The Life of Jesus Christ

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• John 1:1–5primary
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  John 1:1–5

  ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  ²The same was in the beginning with God.

  ³All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.

  ⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

  ⁵And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

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• John 1:1–3primary
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  John 1:1–3

  ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  ²The same was in the beginning with God.

  ³All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.

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• Colossians 1:15–17supporting
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  Colossians 1:15–17

  ¹⁵Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  ¹⁶For in him were all things created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominations, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and in him.

  ¹⁷And he is before all, and by him all things consist.

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• Genesis 3:14–15typological
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  Genesis 3:14–15

  ¹⁴And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

  ¹⁵I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.

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• Genesis 3:15typological
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  Genesis 3:15

  ¹⁵I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.

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• Genesis 12:1–3typological
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  Genesis 12:1–3

  ¹And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father’s house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

  ²And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

  ³I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:

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• 2 Samuel 7:12–16typological
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  2 Samuel 7:12–16

  ¹²And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

  ¹³He shall build a house to my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

  ¹⁴I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

  ¹⁵But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.

  ¹⁶And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.

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• Isaiah 7:14typological
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  Isaiah 7:14

  ¹⁴Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

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• Matthew 1:22–23supporting
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  Matthew 1:22–23

  ²²Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:

  ²³Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

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• Micah 5:1–4typological
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  Micah 5:2–5

  The timeline cites Micah 5:1–4 in modern numbering; this Douay–Rheims edition numbers the same passage Micah 5:2–5.

  ²AND THOU, BETHLEHEM Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.

  ³Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth: and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel.

  ⁴And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord his God: and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth.

  ⁵And this man shall be our peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall set his foot in our houses: and we shall raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

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• Luke 1:5–25primary
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  Luke 1:5–25

  ⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

  ⁶And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

  ⁷And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

  ⁸And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

  ⁹According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.

  ¹⁰And all the multitude of the people was praying without, at the hour of incense.

  ¹¹And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the alter of incense.

  ¹²And Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

  ¹³But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

  ¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.

  ¹⁵For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

  ¹⁶And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

  ¹⁷And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.

  ¹⁸And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.

  ¹⁹And the angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God: and am sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

  ²⁰And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass, because thou hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.

  ²¹And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.

  ²²And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he made signs to them, and remained dumb.

  ²³And it came to pass, after the days of his office were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

  ²⁴And after those days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying:

  ²⁵Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among men.

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• Luke 1:26–38primary
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  Luke 1:26–38

  ²⁶And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

  ²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

  ²⁸And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

  ²⁹Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.

  ³⁰And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.

  ³¹Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus.

  ³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.

  ³³And of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  ³⁴And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?

  ³⁵And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

  ³⁶And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:

  ³⁷Because no word shall be impossible with God.

  ³⁸And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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• Luke 1:39–45primary
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  Luke 1:39–45

  ³⁹And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.

  ⁴⁰And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.

  ⁴¹And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

  ⁴²And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

  ⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

  ⁴⁴For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

  ⁴⁵And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.

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  Luke 1:36

  ³⁶And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:

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• Luke 1:57–66primary
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  Luke 1:57–66

  ⁵⁷Now Elizabeth’s full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son.

  ⁵⁸And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her.

  ⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father’s name Zachary.

  ⁶⁰And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John.

  ⁶¹And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

  ⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

  ⁶³And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

  ⁶⁴And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

  ⁶⁵And fear came upon all their neighbours; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.

  ⁶⁶And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

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• Luke 1:67–79primary
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  Luke 1:67–79

  ⁶⁷And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying:

  ⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:

  ⁶⁹And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant:

  ⁷⁰As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:

  ⁷¹Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us:

  ⁷²To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,

  ⁷³The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,

  ⁷⁴That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,

  ⁷⁵In holiness and justice before him, all our days.

  ⁷⁶And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:

  ⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:

  ⁷⁸Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

  ⁷⁹To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace.

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• Matthew 1:18–25primary
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  Matthew 1:18–25

  ¹⁸Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost.

  ¹⁹Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

  ²⁰But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

  ²¹And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins.

  ²²Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:

  ²³Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  ²⁴And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife.

  ²⁵And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

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• Luke 2:1–5primary
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  Luke 2:1–5

  ¹And it came to pass, that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled.

  ²This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria.

  ³And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.

  ⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David,

  ⁵To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

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• Luke 2:6–7primary
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  Luke 2:6–7

  ⁶And it came to pass, that when they were there, her days were accomplished, that she should be delivered.

  ⁷And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

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• Matthew 1:24–25parallel
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  Matthew 1:24–25

  ²⁴And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife.

  ²⁵And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

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• Luke 2:21primary
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  Luke 2:21

  ²¹And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

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• Luke 2:41–42primary
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  Luke 2:41–42

  ⁴¹And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch,

  ⁴²And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

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• Luke 2:51–52primary
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  Luke 2:51–52

  ⁵¹And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

  ⁵²And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men.

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• Matthew 13:54–56supporting
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  Matthew 13:54–56

  ⁵⁴And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles?

  ⁵⁵Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude:

  ⁵⁶And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence therefore hath he all these things?

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• Mark 6:1–3supporting
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  Mark 6:1–3

  ¹And going out from thence, he went into his own country; and his disciples followed him.

  ²And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine, saying: How came this man by all these things? and what wisdom is this that is given to him, and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands?

  ³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? are not also his sisters here with us? And they were scandalized in regard of him.

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• Luke 3:1–6primary
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  Luke 3:1–6

  ¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina;

  ²Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.

  ³And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;

  ⁴As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

  ⁵Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain;

  ⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

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• Matthew 3:1–6parallel
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  Matthew 3:1–6

  ¹And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.

  ²And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  ³For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

  ⁴And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

  ⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan:

  ⁶And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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• Mark 1:1–6parallel
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  Mark 1:1–6

  ¹The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

  ²As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.

  ³A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

  ⁴John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.

  ⁵And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

  ⁶And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

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• Luke 3:7–14primary
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  Luke 3:7–14

  ⁷He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?

  ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

  ⁹For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down and cast into the fire.

  ¹⁰And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do?

  ¹¹And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner.

  ¹²And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do?

  ¹³But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.

  ¹⁴And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay.

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• Luke 3:15–18primary
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  Luke 3:15–18

  ¹⁵And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ;

  ¹⁶John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

  ¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

  ¹⁸And many other things exhorting, did he preach to the people.

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  Matthew 3:11–12

  ¹¹I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.

  ¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

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  ⁷And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

  ⁸I have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

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• Matthew 3:13–15primary
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  ¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.

  ¹⁴But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

  ¹⁵And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.

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  ¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.

  ¹⁴But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

  ¹⁵And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered him.

  ¹⁶And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.

  ¹⁷And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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  ⁹And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  ¹⁰And forthwith coming up out of he water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit as a dove descending, and remaining on him.

  ¹¹And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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  ²¹Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened;

  ²²And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

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  ¹And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.

  ²And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.

  ³And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine.

  ⁴And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? my hour is not yet come.

  ⁵His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.

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  ¹²After this he went down to Capharnaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they remained there not many days.

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  ²³Now when he was at Jerusalem, at the pasch, upon the festival day, many believed in his name, seeing his signs which he did.

  ²⁴But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

  ²⁵And because he needed not that any should give testimony of man: for he knew what was in man.

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  ¹And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

  ²This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.

  ³Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

  ⁴Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born again?

  ⁵Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

  ⁶That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

  ⁷Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.

  ⁸The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

  ⁹Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?

  ¹⁰Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?

  ¹¹Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.

  ¹²If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?

  ¹³And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

  ¹⁴And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:

  ¹⁵That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.

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  ²²After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.

  ²³And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.

  ²⁴For John was not yet cast into prison.

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  ²⁵And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning purification:

  ²⁶And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  ²⁷John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.

  ²⁸You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.

  ²⁹He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.

  ³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.

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  ³¹He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all.

  ³²And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.

  ³³He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.

  ³⁴For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.

  ³⁵The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand.

  ³⁶He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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• John 4:1–26primary
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  ¹When Jesus therefore understood that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus maketh more disciples, and baptizeth more than John,

  ²(Though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples,)

  ³He left Judea, and went again into Galilee.

  ⁴And he was of necessity to pass through Samaria.

  ⁵He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

  ⁶Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.

  ⁷There cometh a woman of Samaria, to draw water. Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink.

  ⁸For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats.

  ⁹Then that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost thou, being a Jew, ask of me to drink, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews do not communicate with the Samaritans.

  ¹⁰Jesus answered, and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God, and who he is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

  ¹¹The woman saith to him: Sir, thou hast nothing wherein to draw, and the well is deep; from whence then hast thou living water?

  ¹²Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?

  ¹³Jesus answered, and said to her: Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again; but he that shall drink of the water that I will give him, shall not thirst for ever:

  ¹⁴But the water that I will give him, shall become in him a fountain of water, springing up into life everlasting.

  ¹⁵The woman saith to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.

  ¹⁶Jesus saith to her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither.

  ¹⁷The woman answered, and said: I have no husband. Jesus said to her: Thou hast said well, I have no husband:

  ¹⁸For thou hast had five husbands: and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband. This thou hast said truly.

  ¹⁹The woman saith to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

  ²⁰Our fathers adored on this mountain, and you say, that at Jerusalem is the place where men must adore.

  ²¹Jesus saith to her: Woman, believe me, that the hour cometh, when you shall neither on this mountain, not in Jerusalem, adore the Father.

  ²²You adore that which you know not: we adore that which we know; for salvation is of the Jews.

  ²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true adorers shall adore the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father also seeketh such to adore him.

  ²⁴God is a spirit; and they that adore him, must adore him in spirit and in truth.

  ²⁵The woman saith to him: I know that the Messias cometh (who is called Christ). Therefore, when he is come, he will tell us all things.

  ²⁶Jesus saith to her: I am he, who am speaking with thee.

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  ²⁷And immediately his disciples came; and they wondered that he talked with the woman. Yet no man said: What seekest thou? or, why talkest thou with her?

  ²⁸The woman therefore left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men there:

  ²⁹Come, and see a man who has told me all things whatsoever I have done. Is not he the Christ?

  ³⁰They went therefore out of the city, and came unto him.

  ³¹In the mean time the disciples prayed him, saying: Rabbi, eat.

  ³²But he said to them: I have meat to eat, which you know not.

  ³³The disciples therefore said one to another: Hath any man brought him to eat?

  ³⁴Jesus saith to them: My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, that I may perfect his work.

  ³⁵Do you not say, There are yet four months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and see the countries; for they are white already to harvest.

  ³⁶And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting: that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, may rejoice together.

  ³⁷For in this is the saying true: That it is one man that soweth, and it is another that reapeth.

  ³⁸I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour: others have laboured, and you have entered into their labours.

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  ⁴³Now after two days, he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

  ⁴⁴For Jesus himself gave testimony that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

  ⁴⁵And when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things he had done at Jerusalem on the festival day; for they also went to the festival day.

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  ⁴⁶He came again therefore into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain ruler, whose son was sick at Capharnaum.

  ⁴⁷He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

  ⁴⁸Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not.

  ⁴⁹The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before that my son die.

  ⁵⁰Jesus saith to him: Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way.

  ⁵¹And as he was going down, his servants met him; and they brought word, saying, that his son lived.

  ⁵²He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him.

  ⁵³The father therefore knew, that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.

  ⁵⁴This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee.

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  ¹⁴And after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

  ¹⁵And saying: The time is accomplished, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.

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  ¹²And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:

  ¹³And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;

  ¹⁴That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:

  ¹⁵Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

  ¹⁶The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.

  ¹⁷From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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  ²¹And they entered into Capharnaum, and forthwith upon the sabbath days going into the synagogue, he taught them.

  ²²And they were astonished at his doctrine. For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes.

  ²³And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

  ²⁴Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

  ²⁵And Jesus threatened him, saying: Speak no more, and go out of the man.

  ²⁶And the unclean spirit tearing him, and crying out with a loud voice, went out of him.

  ²⁷And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying: What thing is this? what is this new doctrine? for with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

  ²⁸And the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of Galilee.

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  ³¹And he went down into Capharnaum, a city of Galilee, and there he taught them on the sabbath days.

  ³²And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his speech was with power.

  ³³And in the synagogue there was a man who had an unclean devil, and he cried out with a loud voice,

  ³⁴Saying: Let us alone, what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.

  ³⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold thy peace, and go out of him. And when the devil had thrown him into the midst, he went out of him, and hurt him not at all.

  ³⁶And there came fear upon all, and they talked among themselves, saying: What word is this, for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go out?

  ³⁷And the fame of him was published into every place of the country.

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  ²⁹And immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

  ³⁰And Simon’s wife’s mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.

  ³¹And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

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  ¹⁴And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying, and sick of a fever:

  ¹⁵And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them.

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  ³⁸And Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever, and they besought him for her.

  ³⁹And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them.

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  ³²And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils.

  ³³And all the city was gathered together at the door.

  ³⁴And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases; and he cast out many devils, and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

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  ¹⁶And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed:

  ¹⁷That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

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  ⁴⁰And when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought them to him. But he laying his hands on every one of them, healed them.

  ⁴¹And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak, for they knew that he was Christ.

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  ³⁵And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he prayed.

  ³⁶And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him.

  ³⁷And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.

  ³⁸And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.

  ³⁹And he was preaching in their synagogues, and in all Galilee, and casting out devils.

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  ⁴²And when it was day, going out he went into a desert place, and the multitudes sought him, and came unto him: and they stayed him that he should not depart from them.

  ⁴³To whom he said: To other cities also I must preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent.

  ⁴⁴And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

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  ⁴⁰And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down said to him: If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

  ⁴¹And Jesus having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand; and touching him, saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean.

  ⁴²And when he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

  ⁴³And he strictly charged him, and forthwith sent him away.

  ⁴⁴And he saith to him: See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the high priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

  ⁴⁵But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the word: so that he could not openly go into the city, but was without in desert places: and they flocked to him from all sides.

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  Matthew 8:1–4

  ¹And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him:

  ²And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

  ³And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.

  ⁴And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.

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  ¹²And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, and falling on his face, besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

  ¹³And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will. Be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

  ¹⁴And he charged him that he should tell no man, but, Go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

  ¹⁵But the fame of him went abroad the more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

  ¹⁶And he retired into the desert, and prayed.

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  Mark 2:1–12

  ¹And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.

  ²And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.

  ³And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.

  ⁴And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was; and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.

  ⁵And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

  ⁶And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:

  ⁷Why doth this man speak thus? he blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?

  ⁸Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit, that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?

  ⁹Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk?

  ¹⁰But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

  ¹¹I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

  ¹²And immediately he arose; and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all; so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.

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  ¹And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city.

  ²And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

  ³And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.

  ⁴And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?

  ⁵Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk?

  ⁶But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

  ⁷And he arose, and went into his house.

  ⁸And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

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  Luke 5:17–26

  ¹⁷And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

  ¹⁸And behold, men brought in a bed a man, who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

  ¹⁹And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof, and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.

  ²⁰Whose faith when he saw, he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

  ²¹And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

  ²²And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering, he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts?

  ²³Which is easier to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

  ²⁴But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

  ²⁵And immediately rising up before them, he took up the bed on which he lay; and he went away to his own house, glorifying God.

  ²⁶And all were astonished; and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen wonderful things today.

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  ⁹And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.

  ¹⁰And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

  ¹¹And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

  ¹²But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.

  ¹³Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.

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  Mark 2:13–17

  ¹³And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

  ¹⁴And when he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him.

  ¹⁵And it came to pass, that as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him.

  ¹⁶And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disiples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

  ¹⁷Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.

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  ²⁷And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.

  ²⁸And leaving all things, he rose up and followed him.

  ²⁹And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others, that were at table with them.

  ³⁰But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

  ³¹And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.

  ³²I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance.

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  Mark 2:18–22

  ¹⁸And the disiples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?

  ¹⁹And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

  ²⁰But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them; and then they shall fast in those days.

  ²¹No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.

  ²²And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.

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  ¹⁴Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?

  ¹⁵And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

  ¹⁶And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fullness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent.

  ¹⁷Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.

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  ³³And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?

  ³⁴To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is with them?

  ³⁵But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then shall they fast in those days.

  ³⁶And he spoke also a similitude to them: That no man putteth a piece from a new garment upon an old garment; otherwise he both rendeth the new, and the piece taken from the new agreeth not with the old.

  ³⁷And no man putteth new wine into old bottle: otherwise the new wine will break the bottles, and it will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost.

  ³⁸But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

  ³⁹And no man drinking old, hath presently a mind to new: for he saith, The old is better.

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  Mark 2:23–28

  ²³And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward, and to pluck the ears of corn.

  ²⁴And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

  ²⁵And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?

  ²⁶How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

  ²⁷And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.

  ²⁸Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

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  ¹At that time Jesus went through the corn on the sabbath: and his disciples being hungry, began to pluck the ears, and to eat.

  ²And the Pharisees seeing them, said to him: Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days.

  ³But he said to them: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him:

  ⁴How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only?

  ⁵Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame?

  ⁶But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple.

  ⁷And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.

  ⁸For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

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  ¹And it came to pass on the second first sabbath, that as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

  ²And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?

  ³And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they that were with him:

  ⁴How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of proposition, and gave to them that were with him, which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests?

  ⁵And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

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  ¹And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand.

  ²And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.

  ³And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst.

  ⁴And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace.

  ⁵And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.

  ⁶And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

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  ⁹And when he has passed from thence, he came into their synagogues.

  ¹⁰And behold there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

  ¹¹But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that hath one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up?

  ¹²How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.

  ¹³Then he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other.

  ¹⁴And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

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  ⁶And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And there was a man, whose right hand was withered.

  ⁷And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.

  ⁸But he knew their thoughts; and said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And rising he stood forth.

  ⁹Then Jesus said to them: I ask you, if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy?

  ¹⁰And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.

  ¹¹And they were filled with madness; and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.

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  ⁷But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea,

  ⁸And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him.

  ⁹And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

  ¹⁰For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.

  ¹¹And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:

  ¹²Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.

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• Luke 6:12–16primary
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  ¹²And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.

  ¹³And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles).

  ¹⁴Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

  ¹⁵Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,

  ¹⁶And Jude, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.

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  ¹³And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.

  ¹⁴And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.

  ¹⁵And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils.

  ¹⁶And to Simon he gave the name Peter:

  ¹⁷And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

  ¹⁸And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananean:

  ¹⁹And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

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  ¹And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities.

  ²And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

  ³James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

  ⁴Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

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  ¹And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him.

  ²And opening his mouth, he taught them, saying:

  ³Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

  ⁴Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

  ⁵Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

  ⁶Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.

  ⁷Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

  ⁸Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.

  ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.

  ¹⁰Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

  ¹¹Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

  ¹²Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

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  ⁵And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

  ⁶And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grieviously tormented.

  ⁷And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.

  ⁸And the centurion making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

  ⁹For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

  ¹⁰And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

  ¹¹And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:

  ¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  ¹³And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.

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  ¹And when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capharnaum.

  ²And the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die.

  ³And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.

  ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

  ⁵For he loveth our nation; and he hath built us a synagogue.

  ⁶And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

  ⁷For which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to thee; but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

  ⁸For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

  ⁹Which Jesus hearing, marvelled: and turning about to the multitude that followed him, he said: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith, not even in Israel.

  ¹⁰And they who were sent, being returned to the house, found the servant whole who had been sick.

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  ¹¹And it came to pass afterwards, that he went into a city that is called Naim; and there went with him his disciples, and a great multitude.

  ¹²And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow: and a great multitude of the city was with her.

  ¹³Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not.

  ¹⁴And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it, stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise.

  ¹⁵And he that was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

  ¹⁶And there came a fear on them all: and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people.

  ¹⁷And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the country round about.

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  ²Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him:

  ³Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another?

  ⁴And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen.

  ⁵The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them.

  ⁶And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me.

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  ¹⁸And John’s disciples told him of all these things.

  ¹⁹And John called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he that art to come; or look we for another?

  ²⁰And when the men were come unto him, they said: John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that art to come; or look we for another?

  ²¹(And in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases, and hurts, and evil spirits: and to many that were blind he gave sight.)

  ²²And answering, he said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached:

  ²³And blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me.

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  ⁷And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

  ⁸But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings.

  ⁹But what went you out to see? a prophet? yea I tell you, and more than a prophet.

  ¹⁰For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  ¹¹Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  ¹²And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away.

  ¹³For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:

  ¹⁴And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

  ¹⁵He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  ¹⁶But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place.

  ¹⁷Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned.

  ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say: He hath a devil.

  ¹⁹The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children.

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  ²⁴And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

  ²⁵But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately, are in the houses of kings.

  ²⁶But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

  ²⁷This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  ²⁸For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet that John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

  ²⁹And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John’s baptism.

  ³⁰But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.

  ³¹And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

  ³²They are like to children sitting in the marketplace, and speaking one to another, and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept.

  ³³For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say: He hath a devil.

  ³⁴The Son of man is come eating and drinking: and you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.

  ³⁵And wisdom is justified by all her children.

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  ³⁶And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat.

  ³⁷And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment;

  ³⁸And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet, with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

  ³⁹And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

  ⁴⁰And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. But he said: Master, say it.

  ⁴¹A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

  ⁴²And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most?

  ⁴³Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly.

  ⁴⁴And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she with tears hath washed my feet, and with her hairs hath wiped them.

  ⁴⁵Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

  ⁴⁶My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet.

  ⁴⁷Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less.

  ⁴⁸And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee.

  ⁴⁹And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

  ⁵⁰And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace.

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  ¹And it came to pass afterwards, that he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God; and the twelve with him:

  ²And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,

  ³And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.

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  ¹The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.

  ²And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.

  ³And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

  ⁴And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.

  ⁵And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.

  ⁶And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away.

  ⁷And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.

  ⁸And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.

  ⁹He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  ¹⁰And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

  ¹¹Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.

  ¹²For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.

  ¹³Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

  ¹⁴And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.

  ¹⁵For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  ¹⁶But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

  ¹⁷For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them.

  ¹⁸Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.

  ¹⁹When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side.

  ²⁰And he that received the seed upon stony ground, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.

  ²¹Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.

  ²²And he that received the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless.

  ²³But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.

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  ¹And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.

  ²And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

  ³Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.

  ⁴And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

  ⁵And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.

  ⁶And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

  ⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

  ⁸And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

  ⁹And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  ¹⁰And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

  ¹¹And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:

  ¹²That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand: lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

  ¹³And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?

  ¹⁴He that soweth, soweth the word.

  ¹⁵And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, and as soon as they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

  ¹⁶And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

  ¹⁷And they have no root in themselves, but are only for a time: and then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are presently scandalized.

  ¹⁸And others there are who are sown among thorns: these are they that hear the word,

  ¹⁹And the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts after other things entering in choke the word, and it is made fruitless.

  ²⁰And these are they who are sown upon the good ground, who hear the word, and receive it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

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  ⁴And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude.

  ⁵The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

  ⁶And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

  ⁷And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

  ⁸And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  ⁹And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

  ¹⁰To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing may not understand.

  ¹¹Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

  ¹²And they by the way side are they that hear; then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.

  ¹³Now they upon the rock, are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy: and these have no roots; for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation, they fall away.

  ¹⁴And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit.

  ¹⁵But that on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.

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  ²⁴Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds in his field.

  ²⁵But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.

  ²⁶And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.

  ²⁷And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?

  ²⁸And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?

  ²⁹And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.

  ³⁰Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.

  ³⁶Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.

  ³⁷Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man.

  ³⁸And the field, is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle, are the children of the wicked one.

  ³⁹And the enemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels.

  ⁴⁰Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world.

  ⁴¹The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.

  ⁴²And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  ⁴³Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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  ³¹Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

  ³²Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.

  ³³Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.

  ³⁴All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them.

  ³⁵That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

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  ³⁰And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?

  ³¹It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:

  ³²And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.

  ³³And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear.

  ³⁴And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.

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  ¹⁸He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?

  ¹⁹It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof.

  ²⁰And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?

  ²¹It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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  ⁴⁴The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

  ⁴⁵Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.

  ⁴⁶Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.

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  ³⁵And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass over to the other side.

  ³⁶And sending away the multitude, they take him even as he was in the ship: and there were other ships with him.

  ³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that the ship was filled.

  ³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow; and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth it not concern thee that we perish?

  ³⁹And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm.

  ⁴⁰And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet? And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him?

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  ²³And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:

  ²⁴And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.

  ²⁵And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.

  ²⁶And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm.

  ²⁷But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?

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  ²²And it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a little ship with his disciples, and he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

  ²³And when they were sailing, he slept; and there came down a storm of wind upon the lake, and they were filled, and were in danger.

  ²⁴And they came and awaked him, saying: Master, we perish. But he arising, rebuked the wind and the rage of the water; and it ceased, and there was a calm.

  ²⁵And he said to them: Where is your faith? Who being afraid, wondered, saying one to another: Who is this, (think you), that he commandeth both the winds and the sea, and they obey him?

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  ¹And they came over the strait of the sea into the country of the Gerasens.

  ²And as he went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit,

  ³Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains.

  ⁴For having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had burst the chains, and broken the fetters in pieces, and no one could tame him.

  ⁵And he was always day and night in the monuments and in the mountains, crying and cutting himself with stones.

  ⁶And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and adored him.

  ⁷And crying with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus the Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not.

  ⁸For he said unto him: Go out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

  ⁹And he asked him: What is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is Legion, for we are many.

  ¹⁰And he besought him much, that he would not drive him away out of the country.

  ¹¹And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding.

  ¹²And the spirits besought him, saying: Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

  ¹³And Jesus immediately gave them leave. And the unclean spirits going out, entered into the swine: and the herd with great violence was carried headlong into the sea, being about two thousand, and were stifled in the sea.

  ¹⁴And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the fields. And they went out to see what was done:

  ¹⁵And they came to Jesus, and they see him that was troubled with the devil, sitting, clothed, and well in his wits, and they were afraid.

  ¹⁶And they that had seen it, told them, in what manner he had been dealt with who had the devil; and concerning the swine.

  ¹⁷And they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts.

  ¹⁸And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.

  ¹⁹And he admitted him not, but saith to him: Go into thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercy on thee.

  ²⁰And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men wondered.

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  ²⁸And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.

  ²⁹And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

  ³⁰And there was, not far from them, an herd of many swine feeding.

  ³¹And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.

  ³²And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters.

  ³³And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.

  ³⁴And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coasts.

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  Douay–Rheims American Edition of 1899; public-domain text courtesy of eBible.org.
• Luke 8:26–39parallel
  Sacred Scripture · Douay–RheimsRead Luke 8:26–39

  Douay-Rheims American Edition, 1899 · Public-domain text

  Luke 8:26–39

  ²⁶And they sailed to the country of the Gerasens, which is over against Galilee.

  ²⁷And when he was come forth to the land, there met him a certain man who had a devil now a very long time, and he wore no clothes, neither did he abide in a house, but in the sepulchres.

  ²⁸And when he saw Jesus, he fell down before him; and crying out with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

  ²⁹For he commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For many times it seized him, and he was bound with chains, and kept in fetters; and breaking the bonds, he was driven by the devil into the deserts.

  ³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying: What is thy name? But he said: Legion; because many devils were entered into him.

  ³¹And they besought him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

  ³²And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

  ³³The devils therefore went out of the man, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were stifled.

  ³⁴Which when they that fed them saw done, they fled away, and told it in the city and in the villages.

  ³⁵And they went out to see what was done; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at his feet, clothed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

  ³⁶And they also that had seen, told them how he had been healed from the legion.

  ³⁷And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear. And he, going up into the ship, returned back again.

  ³⁸Now the man, out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying:

  ³⁹Return to thy house, and tell how great things God hath done to thee. And he went through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done to him.

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