The Third Hour: Great and Holy Monday

Great and Holy Monday
THE THIRD HOUR
Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.
(if served as a Reader’s Service the Senior
Reader reads: Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God,
have mercy on us.)
I. Reader: Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art
everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of good
things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us, and cleanse
us of all impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Thrice.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our
sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and
heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Priest: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
have mercy on us.)
Reader: Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Twelve times.
O come, let us worship God our King.
Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours, Typika, Vesperal Divine Liturgy
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ our King
and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself,
our King and God.
PSALM 16
Hearken, O Lord, unto my righteousness, attend unto my
supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which cometh not
from deceitful lips. From before Thy face let my judgment
come forth, let mine eyes behold uprightness. Thou hast
proved my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night, Thou hast
tried me by fire, and unrighteousness was not found in me.
That my mouth might not speak of the works of men, for the
sake of the words of Thy lips have I kept the ways that are
hard. Set my footsteps in Thy paths, that my steps may not
be shaken. I have cried for Thou hast hearkened unto me, O
God. Incline Thine ear unto me, and hearken unto my words.
Let Thy mercies be made wonderful, O Thou that savest
them that hope in Thee. From them that have resisted Thy
right hand, keep me, O Lord, as the apple of Thine eye. In
the shelter of Thy wings wilt Thou shelter me, from the face
of the ungodly which have oppressed me. Mine enemies
have surrounded my soul, they have enclosed themselves
with their own fat, their mouth hath spoken pride. They that
cast me out have now encircled me, they have set their eyes
to look askance on the earth. They have taken me as might a
lion ready for his prey, and as might a lion’s whelp that
dwelleth in hiding. Arise, O Lord, overtake them and trip
their heels; deliver my soul from ungodly men, Thy sword
from the enemies of Thy hand. O Lord, from Thy few do
Thou separate them from the earth in their life; yea, with Thy
hidden treasures hath their belly been filled. They have
satisfied themselves with swine and have left the remnants to
their babes. But as for me, in righteousness shall I appear
before Thy face; I shall be filled when Thy glory is made
manifest to me.
PSALM 24
Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. O my God, in
Thee have I trusted; let me never be put to shame, nor let
mine enemies laugh me to scorn. Yea, let none that wait on
Thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed which are
lawless without a cause. Make Thy ways, O Lord, known
unto me and teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth and
teach me, for Thou art God my Saviour; for on Thee have I
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waited all the day long. Remember Thy compassions, O

Lord, and Thy mercies, for they are from everlasting. The
sins of my youth and mine ignorances remember not;
according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for the sake of
Thy goodness, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore will He set a law for them that sin in the way. He
will guide the meek in judgment, He will teach the meek His
ways. All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto
them that seek after His covenant and His testimonies. For
the sake of Thy name, O Lord, be gracious unto my sin; for it
is great. Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He will set
him a law in the way which He hath chosen. His soul shall
dwell among good things, and his seed shall inherit the earth.
The Lord is the strength of them that fear Him, and His
covenant shall be manifested unto them. Mine eyes are ever
toward the Lord, for He it is that will draw my feet out of the
snare. Look upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am one
only-begotten and poor. The afflictions of my heart are
multiplied; bring me out from my necessities. Behold my
lowliness and my toil, and forgive all my sins. Look upon
mine enemies, for they are multiplied, and with an unjust
hatred have they hated me. Keep my soul and rescue me; let
me not be put to shame, for I have hoped in Thee. The
innocent and the upright have cleaved unto me, for I have
waited on Thee, O Lord. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his
afflictions.
PSALM 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy;
and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out
my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin. For I know mine iniquity, and
my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned
and done this evil before Thee, that Thou mightest be
justified in Thy words, and prevail when Thou art judged.
For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my
mother bear me. For behold, Thou hast loved truth; the
hidden and the secret things of Thy wisdom hast Thou made
manifest unto me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I
shall be made clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be
made whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me to hear joy and
gladness; the bones that be humbled, they shall rejoice. Turn
Thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit
within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take
not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy
salvation, and with Thy governing Spirit establish me. I shall
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teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall turn

back unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God,
Thou God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Thy
righteousness. O Lord, Thou shalt open lips, and my mouth
shall declare Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice,
I had given it; with whole-burnt offerings Thou shalt not be
pleased. A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that
is broken and humbled God will not despise. Do good, O
Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of
Jerusalem be builded. Then shalt Thou be pleased with a
sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt
offerings. Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. Thrice.
READING OF THE PSALTER

Seventh Kathisma
II. Chanters: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Reader: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
For the End: A Psalm Concerning the Sons of Kore, 46.

(Psalm 47 - Hebrew Numbering)
Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto God with a

voice of rejoicing, For the Lord Most High is terrible, a
great King over all the earth.
He hath subdued peoples under us, and nations under our
feet.
He hath chosen us for His inheritance, the beauty of Jacob,
which He loved.
God is gone up in jubilation, the Lord with the voice of the
trumpet.
O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King,
chant ye.
For God is king of all the earth, O chant ye with
understanding.
God is king over the nations, God sitteth upon His holy
throne.
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The princes of the peoples are gathered together with the

God of Abraham; for God's mighty ones of the earth are
greatly exalted.
An Ode for the Sons of Kore, for the Second Day of the
Week, 47.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our

God, in His holy mountain, in the well-rooted joy of all the
earth.
The mountains of Zion on the sides of the north, the city of
the great King.
God is known in her towers, when He cometh to help her.
For lo, the kings of the earth were assembled; they came
together.
When they saw her thus they marveled, they were troubled,
they were shaken, trembling took hold of them; there were
pangs as of a woman in travail.
With a vehement wind shalt Thou shatter the ships of
Tharsis.
Even as we have heard, so too we have seen in the city of the
Lord of hosts, in the city of our God. God hath laid her
foundations unto eternity.
We have thought, O God, of Thy mercy in the midst of Thy
people.
According to Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise also unto
the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Let Mount Zion be glad, and let the daughters of Judea
rejoice, because of Thy judgements, O Lord. Encircle Zion
and encompass her; tell her story in her towers.
Set your hearts upon her strength, and consider her bulwarks,
that ye may tell it to another generation.
For He is our God for ever, yea for ever and ever; He shall
shepherd us unto the ages.
For the End: A Psalm for the Sons of Kore, 48.

Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye that inhabit the
world, Both ye that are born of earth, and ye sons of men,
rich and poor men together.
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My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my

heart shall be of understanding.
I will incline mine ear unto a parable, I will unfold my
problem on the psaltery.
Wherefore should I fear in an evil day?
The iniquity at my heel shall compass me about.
There be some that trust in their strength, and boast
themselves in the multitude of their riches.
A brother cannot redeem; shall a man redeem?
He shall not give to God a ransom for himself, nor the price
of the redemption of his own soul, though he hath labored
for ever, and shall live to the end.
For he shall not see corruption, when he shall see wise men
dying.
The mindless man and the witless shall perish together, and
they shall leave their riches to others.
And their graves shall be their houses unto eternity, their
dwelling places unto generation and generation, though they
have called their lands after their own names.
And man, being in honor, did not understand; he is compared
to the mindless cattle, and is become like unto them.
This way of theirs is a stumbling-block for them, yet
afterwards they will please with their mouth.
Like sheep they are laid in hades, death shall be their
shepherd.
And the upright shall have dominion over them in the
morning, and their help shall wax old in hades; they have
been cast out from their glory.
Yet God shall redeem my soul out of the hand of hades,
when he receiveth me.
Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, nor when the glory
of his house is increased.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away, nor shall his
glory descend after him.
For his soul shall be blessed in his lifetime; he will
acknowledge Thee while Thou doest good unto him.
He shall enter into the generation of his fathers; he shall not
see light unto eternity.
And man, being in honor, did not understand; he is compared
to the mindless cattle, and is become like unto them.
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Reader: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit.
Chanters: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
III. Reader: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
A Psalm of Asaph, 49.

The God of gods, the Lord, hath spoken, and He hath called
the earth from the rising of the sun and unto the setting
thereof.
Out of Sion is the magnificence of His comeliness.
God shall come visibly, yea, our God, and shall not keep
silence.
Fire shall blaze before Him, and round about Him shall there
be a mighty tempest.
He shall summon heaven above and the earth that He may
judge His people.
Gather together unto Him His holy ones who have
established His covenant upon sacrifices.
And the heavens shall declare His righteousness, for God is
judge. Hear, O my people, and I will speak unto thee, O
Israel, and I will testify against thee; I am God, thy God.
Not for sacrifices will I reprove thee; nay, thy whole-burnt
offerings are continually before Me.
I will not welcome bullocks out of thy house, nor he-goats
out of thy flocks.
For Mine are all the beasts of the field, cattle on the
mountains, and oxen.
I know all the fowls of the air, and with Me is the beauty of
the field.
If I hunger, not to thee will I tell it; for Mine is the world,
and the fullness thereof.
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Shall I eat of the flesh of bulls?

Or the blood of goats, shall I drink it?
Sacrifice unto God a sacrifice of praise, and pay unto the
Most High thy vows.
And call upon Me in the day of thine affliction, and I will
deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.
But unto the sinner God hath said: Why declarest thou My
statutes and takest up My covenant in thy mouth?
Thou hast hated instruction, and hast cast out My words
behind thee.
If thou sawest a thief, thou didst run with him; and with the
adulterer thou hast set thy portion.
Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, and thy tongue hath
woven deceits.
Thou didst sit down and speak against thy brother, and
against thine own mother's son didst thou lay a
stumbling-block; these things thou didst, and I kept silence.
Thou didst think an iniquity, that I should be like unto thee; I
will reprove thee, and bring thy sins before thy face.
Wherefore, understand these things, ye that forget God, lest
He snatch you away and there be none to deliver you.
A sacrifice of praise shall glorify Me, and there is the way
wherein I shall show unto him My salvation.
For the End: A Psalm of David. When Nathan the

Prophet Came unto Him. When He Went in unto
Bersabee, the Wife of Urias, 50.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy;

and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out
my transgression.
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin.
For I know mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
Against Thee only have I sinned and done this evil before
Thee, that Thou mightest be justified in Thy words, and
prevail when Thou art judged.
For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my
mother bear me.
For behold, Thou hast loved truth; the hidden and secret
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things of Thy wisdom hast Thou made manifest unto me.

Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made
clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than
snow.
Thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that
be humbled, they shall rejoice.
Turn Thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine
iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit
within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy
Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and with Thy
governing Spirit establish me.
I shall teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall
turn back unto Thee.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou God of my
salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness.
O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall
declare Thy praise.
For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had given it; with
whole-burnt offerings Thou shalt not be pleased.
A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken
and humbled God will not despise.
Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Zion, and let
the walls of Jerusalem be builded.
Then shalt Thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness,
with oblation and whole-burnt offerings.
Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
Spirit.
Amen.
IV. Reader: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
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Amen.
For the End: Concerning the Instruction by David. When

Doek the Idumean Came, and Declared to Saul, and Said
unto Him: David is Come to the House of Abimelech, 51.
Why dost thou boast in evil, O mighty man, and in iniquity

all the day long?
Thy tongue hath devised unrighteousness, like a sharpened
razor hast thou wrought deceit.
Thou hast loved evil more than goodness, unrighteousness
more than to speak righteousness.
Thou hast loved all the words of engulfing ruin, and a
deceitful tongue.
Wherefore, God will destroy thee at the end, He will pluck
thee out and remove thee from thy dwelling place, and thy
root out of the land of the living.
The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and
say: Lo, this is the man that made not God his helper, but
trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened
himself in his vanity.
But as for me, I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of
the Lord; I have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, and
unto the ages of ages.
I will give praise unto Thee for ever, for what Thou hast
done, and I will wait on Thy name, for it is good before Thy
saints.
For the End: Concerning Maeleth. Concerning

Instruction by David, 52.
The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God.

They are corrupt and are abominable in iniquities; there is
none that doeth good.
God looked down from heaven upon the sons of man, to see
if there be any that understand or seek after God.
They are all gone astray, they are altogether rendered useless;
there is none that doeth good, no not one.
Shall not all they that work iniquity come to understanding,
they that eat up my people as they eat bread?
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They have not called upon the Lord.

There have they feared with fear where no fear is.
For God hath scattered the bones of man-pleasers; they have
been put to shame, because God hath set them at nought.
Who shall give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?
When God hath turned back the captivity of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad.
For the End: Among the Hymns of Instruction by David.

When the Ziphites Came, and Said to Saul: Lo, is not
David Hidden with Us? 53.
O God, in Thy name save me, and in Thy strength do Thou

judge me.
O God, hearken unto my prayer, give ear unto the words of
my mouth.
For strangers are risen up against me, and mighty men have
sought after my soul and have not set God before
themselves.
For behold, God helpeth me, and the Lord is the protector of
my soul.
He will bring evils upon mine enemies.
Utterly destroy them by Thy truth.
Willingly shall I sacrifice unto Thee; I will confess Thy
name, O Lord, for it is good.
For out of every affliction hast Thou delivered me, and mine
eye hath looked down upon mine enemies.
For the End: Among the Hymns of Instruction by David,

54.
Give ear, O God, unto my prayer, and disdain not my

supplication; attend unto me, and hear me.
I was grieved in my meditation, and I was troubled at the
voice of the enemy and at the oppression of the sinner;
Because they have turned iniquity upon me, and with wrath
were they angry against me.
My heart is troubled within me, and the terror of death is
fallen upon me.
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Fear and trembling are come upon me, and darkness hath
covered me.
And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove?
And I will fly, and be at rest.
Lo, I have fled afar off and have dwelt in the wilderness.
I waited for God that saveth me from faintheartedness and
from tempest.
Plunge them into the depths, O Lord, and divide their
tongues, for I have seen iniquity and gainsaying in the city.
Day and night they go round about her upon her walls;
iniquity and toil and unrighteousness are in the midst of her.
And usury and deceit have not departed from her streets.
For if mine enemy had reviled me, I might have endured it.
And if he that hateth me had spoken boastful words against
me, I might have hid myself from him.
But thou it was, O man of like soul with me, my guide and
my familiar friend, Thou who together with me didst
sweeten my repasts; in the house of God I walked with thee
in oneness of mind.
Let death come upon such ones, and let them go down alive
into hades.
For wickedness is in their dwellings, and in the midst of
them.
As for me, unto God have I cried, and the Lord hearkened
unto me.
Evening, morning, and noonday will I tell of it and will
declare it, and He will hear my voice.
He will redeem my soul in peace from them that draw nigh
unto me, for they among many were with me.
God will hear, and He will humble them, He that is before
the ages.
For to them there is no requital, because they have not feared
God; He hath stretched forth His hand in retribution.
They have defiled His covenant; they were scattered by the
wrath of His countenance, and their hearts have convened.
Their words were smoother than oil, and yet they are darts.
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and He will nourish thee; He
will never permit the righteous to be shaken.
But Thou, O God, shalt bring those men down into the pit of
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destruction.
Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
but as for me, O Lord, I will hope in Thee.
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
V.
LENTEN VERSES
Priest (or Senior Reader): O Lord, Who didst send down
Thy Most-holy Spirit at the third hour upon Thine apostles:
Take Him not from us, O Good One, but renew Him in us
who pray unto Thee.
Choir: [Sticheron melody] Tone 6:
O Lord, Who didst send down Thy Most-holy Spirit /
at the third hour upon Thine apostles: /
Take Him not from us, O Good One, //
but renew Him in us who pray unto Thee. Prostration.
Priest (or Senior Reader): Create in me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Choir: O Lord, Who didst send down Thy Most-holy Spirit /
Priest (or Senior Reader): Cast me not away from Thy
presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Choir: O Lord, Who didst send down Thy Most-holy Spirit /
Priest (or Senior Reader): Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Theotokion: O Theotokos; thou art the true vine that hath
blossomed forth for us the Fruit of Life. Thee do we
supplicate: Intercede, O Lady, together with the holy
apostles, that our souls find mercy.
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VI.
GOSPEL READINGS
Senior Reader: The Reading is from the Holy Gospel
according to St. Matthew.
Chanter: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Reader:
Chapter 1
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham.
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Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat Judas and his brethren;
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And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares
begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
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And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson;
and Naasson begat Salmon;
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And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed
of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
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And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat
Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
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And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and
Abia begat Asa;
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And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and
Joram begat Ozias;
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And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and
Achaz begat Ezekias;
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And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon;
and Amon begat Josias;
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And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time
they were carried away to Babylon:
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And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat
Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
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And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and
Eliakim begat Azor;
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And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and
Achim begat Eliud;
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And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and
Matthan begat Jacob;
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And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom
was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen
generations; and from David until the carrying away into
Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying
away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as
his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing
to make her a public example, was minded to put her away
privily.
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But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of
the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou
son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for
that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
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And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his
name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
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Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
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Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a
son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.
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Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the
Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
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And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn
son: and he called his name Jesus.
VII.
Chapter 2
2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the
days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem,
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Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we
have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes
of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ
should be born.
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And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it
is written by the prophet,
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And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least
among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a
Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men,
enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
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And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search
diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him,
bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
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When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the
star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it
came and stood over where the young child was.
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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
joy.
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And when they were come into the house, they saw the
young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and
worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures,
they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and
myrrh.
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And being warned of God in a dream that they should not
return to Herod, they departed into their own country another
way.
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And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the
Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take
the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be
thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the
young child to destroy him.
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When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt:
15
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise
men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the
children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof,
from two years old and under, according to the time which
he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
17
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the
prophet, saying,
18
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and
weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her
children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
16
20
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,
and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought
the young child's life.
21
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel.
22
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in
the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned
aside into the parts of Galilee:
23
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He
shall be called a Nazarene.
VIII.
Chapter 3
3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the
wilderness of Judaea,
2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and
wild honey.
5
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the
region round about Jordan,
6
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of
vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham
to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these
stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he
that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not
worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost,
and with fire:
17
12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn
up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him.
14
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of
thee, and comest thou to me?
15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now:
for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he
suffered him.
16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out
of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and
he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting
upon him:
17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased.
IX.
Chapter 4
4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted of the devil.
2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was
afterward an hungred.
3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the
Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
5
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth
him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself
down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt
the Lord thy God.
8
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high
mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world,
and the glory of them;
9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou
wilt fall down and worship me.
10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
18
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.
11
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and
ministered unto him.
12
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison,
he departed into Galilee;
13
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum,
which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim:
14
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying,
15
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the
way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to
them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is
sprung up.
17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two
brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men.
20
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren,
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship
with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called
them.
22
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and
followed him.
23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease
among the people.
24
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought
unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases
and torments, and those which were possessed with devils,
and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy;
and he healed them.
25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from
Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from
Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
19
X.
Chapter 5
5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.
10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for
my sake.
12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were
before you.
13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his
savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good
for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot
of men.
14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill
cannot be hid.
15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the
prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.
19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
20
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called

the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do
and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven.
20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall
exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou
shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of
the judgment:
22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in
danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire.
23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first
be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy
gift.
25
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the
way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to
the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou
be cast into prison.
26
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou
shalt not commit adultery:
28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to
lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart.
29
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it
from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should
be cast into hell.
30
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it
from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should
be cast into hell.
31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let
him give her a writing of divorcement:
32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his
wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to
21
commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is

divorced committeth adultery.
33
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto
the Lord thine oaths:
34
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for
it is God's throne:
35
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst
not make one hair white or black.
37
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and
a tooth for a tooth:
39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy
coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with
him twain.
42
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would
borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in
heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than
others? do not even the publicans so?
48
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.
XI.
Chapter 6
6 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen
22
of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which

is in heaven.
2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I
say unto you, They have their reward.
3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth:
4
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which
seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites
are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in
the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly.
7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen
do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking.
8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven.
11
Give us this day our daily bread.
12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever. Amen.
14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you:
15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may
appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash
23
thy face;
18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father
which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and
steal:
20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal:
21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness!
24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat,
and the body than raiment?
26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do
they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies
of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin:
29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to
day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these
things.
24
33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof.
XII.
Chapter 7
7 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again.
3
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own
eye?
5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out
of thy brother's eye.
6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their
feet, and turn again and rend you.
7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,
will he give him a stone?
10
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is in
heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the
prophets.
13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad
is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat:
14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
25
15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes
of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
20
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my
Father which is in heaven.
22
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his
house upon a rock:
25
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it
was founded upon a rock.
26
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which
built his house upon the sand:
27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great
was the fall of it.
28
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings,
the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes.
XIII.
Chapter 8
8 When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
2
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,
26
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

3
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I
will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was
cleansed.
4
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy
way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came
unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the
palsy, grievously tormented.
7
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy
that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word
only, and my servant shall be healed.
9
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me:
and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another,
Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he
doeth it.
10
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that
followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great
faith, no, not in Israel.
11
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou
hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was
healed in the selfsame hour.
14
And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his
wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she
arose, and ministered unto them.
16
When the even was come, they brought unto him many
that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits
with his word, and healed all that were sick:
17
prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses.
18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave
27
commandment to depart unto the other side.

19
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I
will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the
birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where
to lay his head.
21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me
first to go and bury my father.
22
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury
their dead.
23
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples
followed him.
24
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he
was asleep.
25
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying,
Lord, save us: we perish.
26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little
faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and
there was a great calm.
27
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is
this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28
And when he was come to the other side into the country
of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils,
coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man
might pass by that way.
29
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to
torment us before the time?
30
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many
swine feeding.
31
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out,
suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out,
they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd
of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and
perished in the waters.
33
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the
city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the
possessed of the devils.
34
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and
28
when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart
out of their coasts.
XIV.
Chapter 9
9 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into
his own city.
2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,
lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick
of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves,
This man blasphemeth.
4
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye
evil in your hearts?
5
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
say, Arise, and walk?
6
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on
earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7
And he arose, and departed to his house.
8
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and
glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
9
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man,
named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith
unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house,
behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with
him and his disciples.
11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples,
Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
12
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be
whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy,
and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance.
14
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do
we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with
them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be
taken from them, and then shall they fast.
29
16
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment,
for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment,
and the rent is made worse.
17
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the
bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles
perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are
preserved.
18
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came
a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is
even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she
shall live.
19
And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his
disciples.
20
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue
of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment:
21
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment,
I shall be whole.
22
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said,
Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee
whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the
minstrels and the people making a noise,
24
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25
But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took
her by the hand, and the maid arose.
26
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
27
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed
him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on
us.
28
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came
to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able
to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith
be it unto you.
30
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged
them, saying, See that no man know it.
31
But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame
in all that country.
32
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man
30
possessed with a devil.

33
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the
multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the
prince of the devils.
35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people.
36
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they fainted, and were
scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is
plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send
forth labourers into his harvest.
XV.
Chapter 10
10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he
gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first,
Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the
publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose
surname was Thaddaeus;
4
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed
him.
5
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city
of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes,
nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
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11
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire
who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12
And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it:
but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words,
when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of
your feet.
15
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land
of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for
that city.
16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:
be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the
councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my
sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what
ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour
what ye shall speak.
20
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaketh in you.
21
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and
the father the child: and the children shall rise up against
their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but
he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into
another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone
over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above
his lord.
25
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and
the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the
house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his
household?
26
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that
shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what
ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to
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kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both
soul and body in hell.
29
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them
shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many
sparrows.
32
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him
will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also
deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came
not to send peace, but a sword.
35
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father,
and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law
against her mother in law.
36
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy
of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me.
38
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is
not worthy of me.
39
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his
life for my sake shall find it.
40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth
me receiveth him that sent me.
41
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous
man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous
man's reward.
42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little
ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple,
verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
XVI.
Chapter 11
11 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to
teach and to preach in their cities.
2
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ,
he sent two of his disciples,
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3
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we
look for another?
4
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John
again those things which ye do hear and see:
5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and
the poor have the gospel preached to them.
6
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
7
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
8
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings'
houses.
9
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto
you, and more than a prophet.
10
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way
before thee.
11
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women
there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:
notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he.
12
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it
by force.
13
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to
come.
15
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto
children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not
danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not
lamented.
18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,
He hath a devil.
19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her
children.
34
20
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his
mighty works were done, because they repented not:
21
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if
the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.
22
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
23
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt
be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have
been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this day.
24
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them
unto babes.
26
Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man
the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will
reveal him.
28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest.
29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
XVII.
Chapter 12
12 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the
corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck
the ears of corn and to eat.
2
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold,
thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the
sabbath day.
3
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did,
when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the
shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for
them which were with him, but only for the priests?
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5
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days
the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are
blameless?
6
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the
temple.
7
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy,
and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the
guiltless.
8
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9
And when he was departed thence, he went into their
synagogue:
10
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand
withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on
the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among
you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the
sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it
is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against
him, how they might destroy him.
15
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence:
and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16
And charged them that they should not make him known:
17
prophet, saying,
18
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in
whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him,
and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his
voice in the streets.
20
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall
he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil,
blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind
and dumb both spake and saw.
23
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the
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son of David?
24
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth
not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and
every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself;
how shall then his kingdom stand?
27
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your
children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the
kingdom of God is come unto you.
29
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then
he will spoil his house.
30
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth abroad.
31
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and
blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy
against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the
Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this
world, neither in the world to come.
33
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make
the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known
by his fruit.
34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good
things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh.
35
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth
forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure
bringeth forth evil things.
36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of
judgment.
37
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words
thou shalt be condemned.
38
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered,
saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and
37
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no

sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's
belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights
in the heart of the earth.
41
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at
the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is
here.
42
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the
uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;
and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
43
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I
came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept,
and garnished.
45
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there:
and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so
shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
46
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and
his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy
brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is
my mother? and who are my brethren?
49
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and
said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in
heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
XVIII.
Chapter 13
13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the
sea side.
2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so
that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude
stood on the shore.
3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
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4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and
the fowls came and devoured them up:
5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much
earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no
deepness of earth:
6
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because
they had no root, they withered away.
7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and
choked them:
8
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest
thou unto them in parables?
11
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto
you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to
them it is not given.
12
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall
have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him
shall be taken away even that he hath.
13
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing
see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they
understand.
14
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which
saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and
seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are
dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any
time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
and should understand with their heart, and should be
converted, and I should heal them.
16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for
they hear.
17
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and
righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see,
and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye
hear, and have not heard them.
18
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and
catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he
which received seed by the way side.
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20
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is
he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,
by and by he is offended.
22
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful.
23
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that
heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth
fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty,
some thirty.
24
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good
seed in his field:
25
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares
among the wheat, and went his way.
26
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares also.
27
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him,
Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence
then hath it tares?
28
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants
said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root
up also the wheat with them.
30
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn.
31
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which
a man took, and sowed in his field:
32
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown,
it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that
the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of
heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in
three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables;
and without a parable spake he not unto them:
40
35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things
which have been kept secret from the foundation of the
world.
36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the
house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto
us the parable of the tares of the field.
37
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man;
38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the
end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this world.
41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them
which do iniquity;
42
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a
field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for
joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that
field.
45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
seeking goodly pearls:
46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and
sold all that he had, and bought it.
47
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down,
and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?
They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is
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instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that

is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure
things new and old.
53
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed thence.
54
And when he was come into his own country, he taught
them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were
astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and
these mighty works?
55
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called
Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and
Judas?
56
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath
this man all these things?
57
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them,
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country,
and in his own house.
58
And he did not many mighty works there because of their
unbelief.
XIX.
Chapter 14
14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is
risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew
forth themselves in him.
3
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put
him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
4
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the
multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of
Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her
whatsoever she would ask.
8
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give
me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
9
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake,
and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be
given her.
10
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
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11
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the
damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
12
And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried
it, and went and told Jesus.
13
When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a
desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof,
they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was
moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their
sick.
15
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him,
saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send
the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and
buy themselves victuals.
16
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye
them to eat.
17
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and
two fishes.
18
He said, Bring them hither to me.
19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass,
and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up
to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of
the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men,
beside women and children.
22
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into
a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he
sent the multitudes away.
23
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into
a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come,
he was there alone.
24
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with
waves: for the wind was contrary.
25
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them,
walking on the sea.
26
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they
were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for
fear.
27
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good
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cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

28
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid
me come unto thee on the water.
29
And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out
of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and
beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and
caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt?
32
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him,
saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
34
And when they were gone over, they came into the land of
Gennesaret.
35
And when the men of that place had knowledge of him,
they sent out into all that country round about, and brought
unto him all that were diseased;
36
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of
his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly
whole.
XX.
Chapter 15
15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of
Jerusalem, saying,
2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and
mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the
death.
5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother,
It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free.
Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect
by your tradition.
7
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
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9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men.
10
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and
understand:
11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but
that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou
that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this
saying?
13
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly
Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if
the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us
this parable.
16
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the
mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come
forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with
unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of
Tyre and Sidon.
22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O
Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed
with a devil.
23
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came
and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after
us.
24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
25
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help
me.
26
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the
children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs
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which fall from their masters' table.

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Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is
thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter
was made whole from that very hour.
29
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the
sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down
there.
30
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them
those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many
others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed
them:
31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the
dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk,
and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have
compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me
now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send
them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so
much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye?
And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the
ground.
36
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave
thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.
37
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of
the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
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And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside
women and children.
39
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came
into the coasts of Magdala.
XXI.
Chapter 16:1-12
16 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from
heaven.
2
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye
say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the
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sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the

face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the
prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
5
And when his disciples were come to the other side, they
had forgotten to take bread.
6
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
7
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because
we have taken no bread.
8
Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of
little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye
have brought no bread?
9
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves
of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10
Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how
many baskets ye took up?
11
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to
you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
12
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of
the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and
of the Sadducees.
XXII.
Reader: Blessed is the Lord God, blessed is the Lord day by
day; the God of our salvation shall prosper us along the way;
our God is the God of salvation.
TRISAGION PRAYERS
Thrice.
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have mercy on us.)
Reader: Amen.
Kontakion
Then he readeth the kontakion of Great and Holy Monday —
Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, but his righteous son was
seated in a chariot and honoured as a king. For he was not
enslaved to the pleasures of Egypt, but he was glorified by
God who sees the hearts of men and bestows on them a
crown incorruptible.
Then: Lord, have mercy. Forty times.
And the Prayer of the Hours:

Thou Who at all times and at every hour, in heaven and on
earth, art worshipped and glorified, O Christ God, Who art
long-suffering, plenteous in mercy, most compassionate,
Who lovest the righteous and hast mercy on sinners, Who
callest all to salvation through the promise of good things to
come: Receive, O Lord, our prayers at this hour, and guide
our life toward Thy commandments. Sanctify our souls,
make chaste our bodies, correct our thoughts, purify our
intentions, and deliver us from every sorrow, evil, and pain.
Compass us about with Thy holy angels, that, guarded and
guided by their array, we may attain to the unity of the faith
and the knowledge of Thine unapproachable glory; for
blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare

more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption
gavest birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do
we magnify.
If with priest:
Reader: In the name of the Lord, master bless.
Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus
Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
If served as reader’s service:
Reader: O Lord, bless.
Senior Reader: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O
Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
The Prayer of St Ephraim:

Priest (or Senior Reader): O Lord and Master of my life, a
spirit of idleness, despondency, ambition, and idle talking
give me not. (Prostration)
But rather a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience,
and love bestow upon me Thy servant. (Prostration)
Yea, O Lord King, grant me to see my own failings and not
condemn my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of
ages. Amen. (Prostration)
Then twelve reverences. With each one we say: O God,
cleanse me a sinner.
O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness,
despondency, ambition, and idle talking give me not. But
rather a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience, and
love bestow upon me Thy servant. Yea, O Lord King, grant
me to see my own failings and not condemn my brother; for
blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. (Prostration)
Reader: Amen.
Then the Prayer of St. Mardarius:

O Master God, the Father Almighty, O Lord, the
Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and O Holy Spirit, one
Godhead, one Power: Have mercy on me a sinner, and by the
judgments which Thou knowest, save me, Thine unworthy
servant; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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Here endeth the Third Hour
XXIII.
THE SIXTH HOUR
Reader: O come, let us worship God our King.
and God.
our King and God.
PSALM 53
O God, in Thy name save me, and in Thy strength do Thou
judge me. O God, hearken unto my prayer, give ear unto the
words of my mouth. For strangers are risen up against me,
and mighty men have sought after my soul and have not set
God before themselves. For behold, God helpeth me, and the
Lord is the protector of my soul. He will bring evils upon
mine enemies. Utterly destroy them by Thy truth. Willingly
shall I sacrifice unto Thee; I will confess Thy name, O Lord,
for it is good. For out of every affliction hast Thou delivered
me, and mine eye hath looked down upon mine enemies.
PSALM 54
Give ear, O God, unto my prayer, and disdain not my
supplication, attend unto me, and hear me. I was grieved in
my meditation, and I was troubled at the voice of the enemy
and at the oppression of the sinner; Because they have turned
iniquity upon me, and with wrath were they angry against
me. My heart is troubled within me, and the terror of death is
fallen upon me. Fear and trembling are come upon me, and
darkness hath covered me. And I said: Who will give me
wings like a dove? And I will fly and be at rest. Lo, I have
fled afar off and have dwelt in the wilderness. I waited for
God that saveth me from faintheartedness and from tempest.
Plunge them into the depths, O Lord, and divide their
tongues, for I have seen iniquity and gainsaying in the city.
Day and night they go round about her upon her walls;
iniquity and toil and unrighteousness are in the midst of her.
And usury and deceit have not departed from her streets. For
if mine enemy had reviled me, I might have endured it. And
if he that hateth me had spoken boastful words against me, I
might have hid myself from him. But thou it was, O man of
like soul with me, my guide and my familiar friend, Thou
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who together with me didst sweeten my repasts; in the house

of God I walked with thee in oneness of mind. Let death
come upon such ones, and let them go downalive into hades.
For wickedness is in their dwellings, and in the midst of
them. As for me, unto God have I cried, and the Lord
hearkened unto me. Evening, morning, and noonday will I
tell of it and will declare it, and He will hear my voice. He
will redeem my soul in peace from them that draw nigh unto
me, for they among many were with me. God will hear, and
He will humble them, He that is before the ages. For to them
there is no requital, because they have not feared God; He
hath stretched forth His hand in retribution. They have
defiled His covenant; they were scattered by the wrath of His
countenance, and their hearts have convened. Their words
were smoother than oil, and yet they are darts. Cast thy care
upon the Lord, and He will nourish thee; He will never
permit the righteous to be shaken. But Thou, O God, shalt
bring those men down into the pit of destruction. Bloody and
deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but as for me,
O Lord, I will hope in Thee.
PSALM 90
He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High shall abide in
the shelter of the God of heaven. He shall say unto the Lord:
Thou art my helper and my refuge. He is my God, and I will
hope in Him. For He shall deliver thee from the snare of the
hunters and from every troubling word. With His shoulders
will He overshadow thee, and under His wings shalt thou
have hope. With a shield will His truth encompass thee; thou
shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow
that flieth by day, Nor for the thing that walketh in darkness,
nor for the mishap and demon of noonday. A thousand shall
fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but unto
thee shall it not come nigh. Only with thine eyes shalt thou
behold, and thou shalt see the reward of sinners. For Thou, O
Lord, art my hope. Thou madest the Most High thy refuge;
No evils shall come nigh thee, and no scourge shall draw
nigh unto thy dwelling. For He shall give His angels charge
over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. On their hands shall
they bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against
a stone. Upon the asp and basilisk shalt thou tread, and thou
shalt trample upon the lion and dragon. For he hath set his
hope on Me, and I will deliver him; I will shelter him
because he hath known My name. He shall cry unto Me, and
I will hearken unto him. I am with him in affliction, and I
will rescue him and glorify him. With length of days will I
satisfy him and I will show him My salvation.
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READING OF THE PSALTER

Eighth Kathisma
XXIV. Chanters: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Amen.
For the End: Concerning the People Distant from the

Holies. By David, for a Pillar Inscription. When the
Foreigners Took Him in Geth, 55.
Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me down

all the day long; making war, he hath afflicted me.
Mine enemies have trodden me down all the day long, for
many are they that war against me from on high.
By day I shall not fear; but as for me, I will hope in Thee.
In God will I commend my words, in God I have set my
hope; I will not fear what flesh shall do to me.
All the day long they detested my words, all their thoughts
were against me for evil.
They will dwell near and will hide themselves; they will
watch where I set my heel, even as they have waited for my
soul.
On no account wilt Thou save them, in wrath wilt Thou
bring down the peoples, O God.
My life have I declared unto Thee; Thou hast set my tears
before Thee.
Even as in Thy promise, mine enemies shall be turned back.
In what day soever I shall call upon Thee, behold, I know
that Thou art God.
In God will I praise His word, in the Lord will I praise His
speech; in God have I put my hope, I will not fear what man
shall do unto me.
In me, O God, there be vows, which I will render in praise of
Thee.
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For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from
tears, and my feet from sliding, that I may be well-pleasing
before the Lord in the light of the living.
For the End: Destroy not. By David; for a Pillar

Inscription. When He Fled from the Presence of Saul to
the Cave, 56.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for my soul

trusted in Thee.
And in the shadow of Thy wings will I hope, until iniquity
shall pass away.
I will cry unto God the Most High, unto God my benefactor.
He hath sent out of heaven and saved me, He hath given over
to reproach them that were trampling me down.
God hath sent forth His mercy and His truth, and hath
delivered my soul from the midst of lions' cubs; I lay me
down to sleep as one troubled.
As for the sons of men, their teeth are weapons and arrows,
and their tongue a sharp sword.
Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and Thy glory
above all the earth.
They have prepared a snare for my feet, and bowed down my
soul.
They have dug a pit before my face and have fallen into it
themselves.
Ready is my heart, O God, ready is my heart; I will sing and
chant in my glory. Awake, O my glory; awake, O psaltery
and harp; I myself will awake at dawn.
I will confess Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I will chant
unto Thee among the nations.
For magnified even unto the heavens is Thy mercy, and Thy
truth even unto the clouds.
Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and Thy glory
above all the earth.
For the End: Destroy not. By David; For a Pillar

Inscription, 57.
If ye indeed speak of righteousness, judge rightly, ye sons of

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men.
For in your heart ye work iniquity in the earth; your hands
weave unrighteousness.
Even from the womb, sinners are estranged; even from the
belly, they are gone astray, they have spoken lies.
Their rage is like that of a serpent, like that of an asp that is
deaf and stoppeth her ears, Which shall not hearken to the
voice of the charmers, nor is spellbound by the spells of a
wizard. God will shatter their teeth in their mouth, the great
teeth of the lions the Lord hath broken.
They shall vanish like passing waters; He will bend His bow
till they be weakened.
Like wax that is melted shall they be taken away; fire hath
fallen upon them and they saw not the sun.
Before your thorns can know their brier, while they are yet
alive, in His wrath shall He swallow them up.
The righteous man shall be glad, when he seeth the
avengement, he shall wash his hands in the blood of the
sinner.
And man shall say: If indeed there is fruit for the righteous
man, there is indeed a God that judgeth them upon the earth.
Spirit.
Amen.
XXV. Reader: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
For the End: Destroy not. By David; For a Pillar

Inscription. When Saul Sent and Watched His House to
Slay Him, 58.
Rescue me from mine enemies, O God, and from them that

rise up against me redeem me.
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Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and from men of

blood do Thou save me.
For lo, they have hunted after my soul, the mighty have set
upon me.
Neither is it mine iniquity, O Lord, nor my sin; without
iniquity I ran, and directed my steps; arise to meet me, and
behold.
And Thou, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, be
attentive to visit all the heathen; be not merciful to any that
work iniquity.
They shall return at evening, and shall hunger like dogs, and
shall go round about the city.
Behold, they shall utter sounds with their mouth, and a
sword is in their lips: For who, say they, hath heard?
And Thou, O Lord, shalt laugh them to scorn; Thou shalt
bring to nought all the heathen.
O my Strength, I will keep watch for Thee, for Thou, O God,
art my helper.
As for my God, His mercy shall go before me; my God shall
make it manifest unto me among mine enemies.
Slay them not, lest at any time they forget Thy law; scatter
them by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord my
defender.
The sin of their mouth is the speech of their lips; yea, let
them be taken captive in their pride.
And from their curse and falsehood shall their final
destruction be made known in the wrath of their utter
destruction, and they shall be no more.
And they shall know that God is sovereign of Jacob and of
the ends of the earth.
They shall return at evening, and shall hunger like dogs, and
shall go round about the city.
They shall be scattered abroad that they may eat; if they be
not satisfied, they shall murmur.
But as for me, I will sing of Thy power; and in the morning I
will rejoice in Thy mercy.
For Thou art become my helper and my refuge in the day of
my tribulation.
Thou art my helper, unto Thee will I chant; for Thou, O God,
art my helper; O my God, Thou art my mercy.
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For the End: Concerning Those Verses That Are to be

Alternated; Furthermore, for the Pillar Inscription of
David, for Instruction When He Had Burned
Mesopotamia of Syria and Syrian Sobal, and Joab Had
Returned and Had Smitten Edom. Even Twelve
Thousand in the Valley of Salt, 59.
O God, Thou hast cast off and hast destroyed us; Thou hast
been wroth and hast had pity upon us.
Thou madest the earth to quake and troubled it; heal the
breaches thereof, for it hath been shaken.
Thou hast shown Thy people hard things, Thou hast made us
to drink the wine of contrition.
Thou hast given a sign unto them that fear Thee, that they
may flee from before the face of the bow.
That Thy beloved ones may be delivered, save Thou with
Thy right hand and hearken unto me.
God hath spoken in His sanctuary: I will rejoice and I will
divide Sikima, and the vale of tabernacles will I measure out.
Mine is Galaad, and Mine is Manasses, and Ephraim is the
strength of My head.
Judah is My king, Moab is the cauldron of My hope. Upon
Idumea will I stretch out My shoe; the foreign tribes have
been subjected unto Me.
Who will bring me into a fortified city?
Or who will lead me into Idumea?
Wilt Thou not, O God, Who hast spurned us?
And wilt Thou not, O God, go forth with our forces?
Give us help from affliction, for vain is the salvation of man.
In God we shall work mighty deeds, and He will bring to
nought them that afflict us.
For the End: Among the Hymns of David, 60.

Hearken, O God, unto my supplication; attend unto my

prayer.
From the ends of the earth unto Thee have I cried, when my
heart was despondent; on a rock hast Thou lifted me on high.
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Thou hast guided me, for Thou art become my hope, a tower
of strength against the face of the enemy.
I will dwell in Thy tabernacle unto the ages, I shall be
sheltered in the shelter of Thy wings.
For Thou, O God, hast heard my prayers; Thou hast given an
inheritance to them that fear Thy name.
Days shalt Thou add to the days of the king, his years unto
days for generation and generation.
He shall abide before the face of God in the age to come.
As for His mercy and truth, who shall seek them out?
So will I chant unto Thy name unto the ages, that I may pay
my vows from day to day.
Spirit.
Amen.
XXVI. Reader: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
For the End: A Psalm of David Concerning Idithum, 61.

Shall not my soul be subjected to God?

For from Him is my salvation.
For He is my God, my saviour and my helper, and I shall be
shaken no more.
How long do ye assail a man?
Ye kill, all of you, as ye might assail a leaning wall and a
tottering rampart.
But they made plans to cast aside mine honor, they ran in
falsehood; with their mouth they bless, but with their heart
they curse.
But be subject unto God, O my soul, for from Him is my
patient endurance.
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For He is my God, my saviour and my helper, and I shall not

be moved from hence.
In God is my salvation and my glory; He is the God of my
help, and my hope is in God.
Hope in Him, all ye congregation of the peoples; pour out
your hearts before Him, for God is our helper.
For the sons of men are vain, the sons of men are a lie in the
balance; out of vanity they gather themselves together that
they might do injustice.
Set not your hopes on injustice, and lust not after plunder; if
riches flow in, set not your hearts thereon.
Once hath God spoken; these two things have I heard, that
dominion belongeth to God, and mercy is Thine, O Lord; for
thou wilt render to every man according to his works.
A Psalm of David. When He Was in the Wilderness of

Judea, 62.
O God, my God, unto Thee I rise early at dawn.

My soul hath thirsted for Thee; how often hath my flesh
longed after Thee in a land barren and untrodden and
unwatered.
So in the sanctuary have I appeared before Thee to see Thy
power and Thy glory, For Thy mercy is better than lives; my
lips shall praise Thee.
So shall I bless Thee in my life, and in Thy name will I lift
up my hands.
As with marrow and fatness let my soul be filled, and with
lips rejoicing shall my mouth praise Thee.
If I remembered Thee on my bed, at the dawn I meditated on
Thee.
For Thou art become my helper; in the shelter of Thy wings
will I rejoice.
My soul hath cleaved after Thee, Thy right hand hath been
quick to help me.
But as for these, in vain have they sought after my soul; they
shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth, they shall be
surrendered unto the edge of the sword; portions for foxes
shall they be.
But the king shall be glad in God, everyone shall be praised
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that sweareth by Him; for the mouth of them is stopped that

speak unjust things.
For the End: A Psalm of David, 63.

Hearken, O God, unto my prayer, when I make supplication

unto Thee; rescue my soul from fear of the enemy.
Shelter me from the concourse of them that do wickedness,
from the multitude of them that work unrighteousness.
They have sharpened their tongues like a sword, they have
bent their bow, a bitter thing, that they may shoot in secret at
the blameless man.
Suddenly shall they shoot at him and shall not fear; they
have strengthened themselves in a wicked word.
They have spoken of hiding snares; they said: Who shall see
them?
They have searched after iniquity, in searching they are
grown weary of searching. A man shall draw nigh, and the
heart is deep; and God shall be exalted.
As an arrow of infants are their blows, and their tongues are
made strengthless against them.
All that saw them were troubled, and every man was afraid.
And they declared the works of God, and His deeds they
understood.
The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope
in Him; and all the upright in heart shall be praised.
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
XXVII.
LENTEN VERSES
Priest (or Senior Reader): O Thou who on the sixth day and
in the sixth hour didst nail to the Cross Adam’s daring sin in
Paradise, tear asunder also the handwriting of our sins, O
Christ God, and save us.
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O Thou who on the sixth day and in the sixth hour /

didst nail to the Cross /
Adam’s daring sin in Paradise, /
tear asunder also the handwriting of our sins, //
O Christ God, and save us. Prostration.
Priest (or Senior Reader): Give ear, O God, unto my prayer,
and disdain not my supplication.
Choir: O Thou who on the sixth day and in the sixth hour /
Priest (or Senior Reader): As for me, unto God have I cried,
and the Lord hearkened unto me.
Choir: O Thou who on the sixth day and in the sixth hour /
Priest (or Senior Reader): Glory to the Father and to the
Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Theotokion: Seeing that we have no boldness on account of
our many sins, do thou beseech Him that was born of thee, O
Virgin Theotokos for the supplication of a mother availeth
much to win the Master's favor. Disdain not the prayers of
sinners, O all-pure one, for merciful and mighty to save is He
Who deigned also to suffer for our sake.
Reader: The Troparion of the Prophecy, in the Sixth Tone.

With a contrite soul we fall down before Thee, and we pray
unto Thee, O Saviour of the world: for Thou art the God of
the repentant.
Chanters: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
With a contrite soul we fall down before Thee, and we pray
unto Thee, O Saviour of the world: for Thou art the God of
the repentant.
Deacon (Priest): Let us attend!

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Reader: In the Fourth Tone: When the Lord turned again the
captivity of Sion.
Chanters: When the Lord turned again * the captivity of
Sion.
Reader: Stichos: Then was our mouth filled with joy.
Chanters: When the Lord turned again * the captivity of
Sion.
Reader: When the Lord turned again:
Chanters: The captivity of Sion.
Deacon (Priest): Wisdom!

Reader: The Reading is from the Prophecy of Ezekiel.
Deacon (Priest): Let us attend.
Reader:
(Ezekiel 1:1-20)
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month,
on the fifth day of the month, that I was in the midst of the
captivity by the river of Chobar; and the heavens were
opened, and I saw visions of God. On the fifth day of the
month — this was the fifth year of the captivity of king
Joachim — the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest,
the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river of
Chobar; and the hand of the Lord was upon me. And I
looked, and, behold, a sweeping wind came from the north,
and a great cloud on it, and there was brightness round about
it, and gleaming fire, and in the midst of it as it were the
appearance of amber in the midst of the fire, and brightness
in it. And in the midst as it were the likeness of four living
creatures. And this was their appearance; the likeness of a
man was upon them. And each one had four faces, and each
one had four wings. And their legs were straight; and their
feet were winged, and there were sparks, like gleaming
brass, and their wings were light. And the hand of a man was
under their wings on their four sides. And the faces of them
four turned not when they went; they went everyone straight
forward. And the likeness of their faces was the face of a
man, and the face of a lion on the right of the four; and the
face of a calf on the left of the four; and the face of an eagle
to the four. And the four had their wings spread out above;
each one had two joined to one another, and two covered
their bodies. And each one went straight forward: wherever
the spirit was going they went, and turned not back. And in
the midst of the living creatures there was an appearance as
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of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning

among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and
out of the fire came forth lightning. And I looked, and,
behold, the four had each one wheel on the ground near the
living creatures. And the appearance of the wheels was as the
appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their
work was as it were a wheel in a wheel. They went on their
four sides: they turned not as they went; neither did their
backs turn: and they were high: and I beheld them, and the
backs of them four were full of eyes round about. And when
the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and
when the living creatures lifted themselves off the earth, the
wheels were lifted off. Wherever the cloud happened to be,
there was the spirit ready to go: the wheels went and were
lifted up with them; because the spirit of life was in the
wheels.
Deacon (Priest): Let us attend!

Reader: In the Fourth Tone: Except the Lord build the
house, in vain do they labour that build it.
Chanters: Except the Lord build the house, * in vain do they
labour that build it.
Reader: Stichos: Except the Lord guard the city, in vain doth
he watch that guardeth her.
Chanters: Except the Lord build the house, * in vain do they
labour that build it.
Reader: Except the Lord build the house:
Chanters: In vain do they labour that build it.
XXVIII.
GOSPEL READINGS
according to St. Matthew.
Reader:
Chapter 6:13-28
13
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son
of man am?
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14
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist:
some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the living God.
17
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,
Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this
rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it.
19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
20
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man
that he was Jesus the Christ.
21
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his
disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer
many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and
be killed, and be raised again the third day.
22
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be
it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me,
Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the
things that be of God, but those that be of men.
24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me.
25
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and
whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul?
27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father
with his angels; and then he shall reward every man
according to his works.
28
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which
shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming
in his kingdom.
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Chapter 17
17 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his
brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as
the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
3
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias
talking with him.
4
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good
for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for
Elias.
5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed
them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and
were sore afraid.
7
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be
not afraid.
8
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man,
save Jesus only.
9
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged
them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man
be risen again from the dead.
10
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the
scribes that Elias must first come?
11
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall
first come, and restore all things.
12
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they
knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they
listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of
John the Baptist.
14
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to
him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
15
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore
vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the
water.
16
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure
him.
17
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I
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suffer you? bring him hither to me.

18
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him:
and the child was cured from that very hour.
19
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why
could not we cast him out?
20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for
verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to
yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be
impossible unto you.
21
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
22
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The
Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
23
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised
again. And they were exceeding sorry.
24
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that
received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not
your master pay tribute?
25
He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus
prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom
do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own
children, or of strangers?
26
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him,
Then are the children free.
27
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to
the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first
cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt
find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me
and thee.
XXX.
Chapter 18
18 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the
midst of them,
3
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,
and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
4
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little
child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name
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receiveth me.
6
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which
believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the
depth of the sea.
7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs
be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the
offence cometh!
8
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off,
and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life
halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to
be cast into everlasting fire.
9
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather
than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I
say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold
the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of
them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,
and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone
astray?
13
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he
rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine
which went not astray.
14
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven,
that one of these little ones should perish.
15
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and
tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear
thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two
more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word
may be established.
17
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church:
but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as
an heathen man and a publican.
18
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be
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done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
21
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times:
but, Until seventy times seven.
23
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain
king, which would take account of his servants.
24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto
him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded
him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he
had, and payment to be made.
26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion,
and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28
But the same servant went out, and found one of his
fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he
laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay
me that thou owest.
29
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought
him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till
he should pay the debt.
31
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were
very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was
done.
32
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him,
O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because
thou desiredst me:
33
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy
fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the
tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if
ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their
trespasses.
XXXI.
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Chapter 19
19 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts
of Judaea beyond Jordan;
2
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them
there.
3
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and
saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife
for every cause?
4
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that
he which made them at the beginning made them male and
female,
5
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and
mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be
one flesh?
6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What
therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give
a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your
hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the
beginning it was not so.
9
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
except it be for fornication, and shall marry another,
committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put
away doth commit adultery.
10
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so
with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying,
save they to whom it is given.
12
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their
mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were
made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have
made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.
He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
13
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he
should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples
rebuked them.
14
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not,
to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15
And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
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16
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master,
what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is
none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into
life, keep the commandments.
18
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no
murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
20
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept
from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure
in heaven: and come and follow me.
22
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of
heaven.
24
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into
the kingdom of God.
25
When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly
amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this
is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
27
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have
forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have
therefore?
28
And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye
which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son
of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit
upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for
my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall
inherit everlasting life.
30
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be
first.
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Chapter 20
20 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an
householder, which went out early in the morning to hire
labourers into his vineyard.
2
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a
day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others
standing idle in the marketplace,
4
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did
likewise.
6
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others
standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the
day idle?
7
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith
unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is
right, that shall ye receive.
8
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto
his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire,
beginning from the last unto the first.
9
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh
hour, they received every man a penny.
10
But when the first came, they supposed that they should
have received more; and they likewise received every man a
penny.
11
And when they had received it, they murmured against the
goodman of the house,
12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou
hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden
and heat of the day.
13
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee
no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14
Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last,
even as unto thee.
15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am good?
16
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be
called, but few chosen.
17
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples
apart in the way, and said unto them,
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18
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall
be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and
they shall condemn him to death,
19
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to
scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise
again.
20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with
her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of
him.
21
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him,
Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right
hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask.
Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be
baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say
unto him, We are able.
23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup,
and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but
to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give,
but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my
Father.
24
And when the ten heard it, they were moved with
indignation against the two brethren.
25
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the
princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and
they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be
great among you, let him be your minister;
27
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your
servant:
28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
29
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude
followed him.
30
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when
they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have
mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
31
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold
their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on
us, O Lord, thou son of David.
32
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will
ye that I shall do unto you?
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33
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes:
and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed
him.
XXXIII.
Chapter 21
21 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come
to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two
disciples,
2
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and
straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her:
loose them, and bring them unto me.
3
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord
hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophet, saying,
5
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto
thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an
ass.
6
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7
And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their
clothes, and they set him thereon.
8
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the
way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed
them in the way.
9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was
moved, saying, Who is this?
11
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of
Nazareth of Galilee.
12
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold
doves,
13
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called
the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and
he healed them.
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15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful
things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and
saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore
displeased,
16
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And
Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the
mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17
And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany;
and he lodged there.
18
Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he
hungered.
19
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and
found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let
no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently
the fig tree withered away.
20
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying,
How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this
which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it
shall be done.
22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believing, ye shall receive.
23
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests
and the elders of the people came unto him as he was
teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these
things? and who gave thee this authority?
24
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you
one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by
what authority I do these things.
25
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of
men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall
say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then
believe him?
26
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold
John as a prophet.
27
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he
said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do
these things.
28
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he
came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my
vineyard.
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29
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he
repented, and went.
30
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he
answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say
unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto
you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom
of God before you.
32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and
ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not
afterward, that ye might believe him.
33
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder,
which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and
digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his
servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the
fruits of it.
35
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and
killed another, and stoned another.
36
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they
did unto them likewise.
37
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will
reverence my son.
38
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among
themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us
seize on his inheritance.
39
And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and
slew him.
40
When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will
he do unto those husbandmen?
41
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked
men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen,
which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is
marvellous in our eyes?
43
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be
taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the
fruits thereof.
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44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but
on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his
parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
46
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the
multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
XXXIV.
Chapter 22
22 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by
parables, and said,
2
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which
made a marriage for his son,
3
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to
the wedding: and they would not come.
4
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which
are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and
my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the
marriage.
5
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his
farm, another to his merchandise:
6
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them
spitefully, and slew them.
7
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent
forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned
up their city.
8
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but
they which were bidden were not worthy.
9
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall
find, bid to the marriage.
10
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered
together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and
the wedding was furnished with guests.
11
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there
a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither
not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot,
and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14
For many are called, but few are chosen.
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15
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might
entangle him in his talk.
16
And they sent out unto him their disciples with the
Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and
teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any
man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt
ye me, ye hypocrites?
19
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a
penny.
20
And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription?
21
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them,
Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's;
and unto God the things that are God's.
22
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left
him, and went their way.
23
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that
there is no resurrection, and asked him,
24
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no
children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed
unto his brother.
25
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when
he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left
his wife unto his brother:
26
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27
And last of all the woman died also.
28
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the
seven? for they all had her.
29
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing
the scriptures, nor the power of God.
30
For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in
marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
31
But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not
read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
32
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the
living.
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33
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at
his doctrine.
34
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the
Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a
question, tempting him, and saying,
36
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38
This is the first and great commandment.
39
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.
41
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked
them,
42
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They
say unto him, The son of David.
43
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him
Lord, saying,
44
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till
I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst
any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
XXXV.
Chapter 23
23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2
Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
3
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe
and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do
not.
4
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and
lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not
move them with one of their fingers.
5
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make
broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their
garments,
6
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats
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in the synagogues,
7
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men,
Rabbi, Rabbi.
8
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even
Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your
Father, which is in heaven.
10
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even
Christ.
11
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he
that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go
in.
14
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15
compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is
made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than
yourselves.
16
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall
swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear
by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the
temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but
whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the
altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it,
and by all things thereon.
21
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and
by him that dwelleth therein.
22
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne
of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23
pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted
the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith:
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these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other

undone.
24
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a
camel.
25
make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but
within they are full of extortion and excess.
26
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the
cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful
outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all
uncleanness.
28
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but
within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because
ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the
sepulchres of the righteous,
30
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we
would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the
prophets.
31
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the
children of them which killed the prophets.
32
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of hell?
34
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise
men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify;
and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and
persecute them from city to city:
35
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon
the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of
Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the
temple and the altar.
36
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
generation.
37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and
stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I
have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth
her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
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39
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye
shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
XXXVI.
Chapter 24
24 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and
his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of
the temple.
2
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?
verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone
upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came
unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things
be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end
of the world?
4
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no
man deceive you.
5
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and
shall deceive many.
6
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye
be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but
the end is not yet.
7
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and
earthquakes, in divers places.
8
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill
you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one
another, and shall hate one another.
11
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive
many.
12
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall
wax cold.
13
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be
saved.
14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end
come.
15
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place,
(whoso readeth, let him understand:)
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16
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take
any thing out of his house:
18
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his
clothes.
19
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that
give suck in those days!
20
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on
the sabbath day:
21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since
the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22
And except those days should be shortened, there should
no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be
shortened.
23
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or
there; believe it not.
24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and
shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were
possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25
Behold, I have told you before.
26
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the
desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers;
believe it not.
27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth
even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of
man be.
28
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be
gathered together.
29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun
be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken:
30
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in
heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory.
31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four
winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is
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nigh:
33
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know
that it is near, even at the doors.
34
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled.
35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
pass away.
36
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the
angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of
the Son of man be.
38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were
eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until
the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all
away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and
the other left.
41
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be
taken, and the other left.
42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord
doth come.
43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known
in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched,
and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think
not the Son of man cometh.
45
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord
hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due
season?
46
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing.
47
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all
his goods.
48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord
delayeth his coming;
49
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and
drink with the drunken;
50
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he
looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
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51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion
with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
XXXVII.
Chapter 25
25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom.
2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil
with them:
4
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5
While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7
Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for
our lamps are gone out.
9
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not
enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and
buy for yourselves.
10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and
they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and
the door was shut.
11
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord,
open to us.
12
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know
you not.
13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh.
14
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far
country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto
them his goods.
15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man according to his several ability;
and straightway took his journey.
16
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded
with the same, and made them other five talents.
17
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained
other two.
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18
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth,
and hid his lord's money.
19
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and
reckoneth with them.
20
And so he that had received five talents came and brought
other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five
talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful
servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord.
22
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord,
thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained
two other talents beside them.
23
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful
servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord.
24
Then he which had received the one talent came and said,
Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where
thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not
strawed:
25
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth:
lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and
slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not,
and gather where I have not strawed:
27
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the
exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received
mine own with usury.
28
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him
which hath ten talents.
29
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall
have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath.
30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the
holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory:
32
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall
separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his
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sheep from the goats:

33
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats
on the left.
34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world:
35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty,
and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I
was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave
thee drink?
38
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked,
and clothed thee?
39
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee?
40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart
from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels:
42
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw
we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or
sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it
not to me.
46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but
the righteous into life eternal.
XXXVIII.
Chapter 26
26 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he said unto his disciples,
2
Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and
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the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

3
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes,
and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high
priest, who was called Caiaphas,
4
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and
kill him.
5
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar
among the people.
6
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the
leper,
7
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of
very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat
at meat.
8
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying,
To what purpose is this waste?
9
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given
to the poor.
10
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble
ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
11
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not
always.
12
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she
did it for my burial.
13
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this
woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
14
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the
chief priests,
15
And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will
deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for
thirty pieces of silver.
16
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
17
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou
that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
18
And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto
him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the
passover at thy house with my disciples.
19
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and
they made ready the passover.
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20
Now when the even was come, he sat down with the
twelve.
21
And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one
of you shall betray me.
22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one
of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
23
And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with
me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
24
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto
that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been
good for that man if he had not been born.
25
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said,
Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
26
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it,
and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body.
27
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them,
saying, Drink ye all of it;
28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed
for many for the remission of sins.
29
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit
of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom.
30
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the
mount of Olives.
31
Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended
because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the
shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad.
32
But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
33
Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be
offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
34
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night,
before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
35
Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will
I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
36
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I
go and pray yonder.
37
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful,
even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
39
And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and
prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup
pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
40
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep,
and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one
hour?
41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except
I drink it, thy will be done.
43
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes
were heavy.
44
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the
third time, saying the same words.
45
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep
on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and
the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46
Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray
me.
47
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came,
and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from
the chief priests and elders of the people.
48
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
49
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him.
50
And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come?
Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
51
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched
out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the
high priest's, and smote off his ear.
52
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his
place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the
sword.
53
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he
shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
54
But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it
must be?
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55
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come
out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I
sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold
on me.
56
But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and
fled.
57
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to
Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders
were assembled.
58
But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's
palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
59
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,
sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came,
yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple
of God, and to build it in three days.
62
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest
thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63
But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and
said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell
us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
64
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say
unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the
right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath
spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses?
behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
66
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of
death.
67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others
smote him with the palms of their hands,
68
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that
smote thee?
69
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came
unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
70
But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what
thou sayest.
71
And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid
saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was
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also with Jesus of Nazareth.

72
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
73
And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and
said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech
bewrayeth thee.
74
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not
the man. And immediately the cock crew.
75
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto
him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he
went out, and wept bitterly.
XXXIX.
Chapter 27
27 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and
elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to
death:
2
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and
delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he
was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the
thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent
blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and
departed, and went and hanged himself.
6
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is
not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the
price of blood.
7
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's
field, to bury strangers in.
8
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto
this day.
9
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the
price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of
Israel did value;
10
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed
me.
11
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor
asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus
said unto him, Thou sayest.
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12
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders,
he answered nothing.
13
Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many
things they witness against thee?
14
And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the
governor marvelled greatly.
15
Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the
people a prisoner, whom they would.
16
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said
unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas,
or Jesus which is called Christ?
18
For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent
unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just
man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream
because of him.
20
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude
that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21
The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the
twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus
which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be
crucified.
23
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But
they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that
rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his
hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the
blood of this just person: see ye to it.
25
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us,
and on our children.
26
Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had
scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
27
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of
soldiers.
28
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it
upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed
the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of
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the Jews!
30
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him
on the head.
31
And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off
from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away
to crucify him.
32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon
by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha,
that is to say, a place of a skull,
34
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and
when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting
lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon
my vesture did they cast lots.
36
And sitting down they watched him there;
37
And set up over his head his accusation written, This Is
Jesus The King Of The Jews.
38
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the
right hand, and another on the left.
39
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
40
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest
it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come
down from the cross.
41
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the
scribes and elders, said,
42
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King
of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we
will believe him.
43
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have
him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the
same in his teeth.
45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the
land unto the ninth hour.
46
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God,
my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said,
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This man calleth for Elias.

48
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and
filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to
drink.
49
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to
save him.
50
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded
up the ghost.
51
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from
the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent;
52
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints
which slept arose,
53
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went
into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him,
watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that
were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the
Son of God.
55
And many women were there beholding afar off, which
followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.
57
When the even was come, there came a rich man of
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus'
disciple:
58
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then
Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a
clean linen cloth,
60
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in
the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the
sepulchre, and departed.
61
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary,
sitting over against the sepulchre.
62
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he
was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
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Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until
the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him
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away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so
the last error shall be worse than the first.
65
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make
it as sure as ye can.
66
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the
stone, and setting a watch.
XL.
Chapter 28
28 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the
first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other
Mary to see the sepulchre.
2
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of
the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back
the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white
as snow:
4
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as
dead men.
5
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not
ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
6
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the
place where the Lord lay.
7
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from
the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there
shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
8
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and
great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
9
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met
them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the
feet, and worshipped him.
10
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my
brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see
me.
11
Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch
came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the
things that were done.
12
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had
taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
13
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him
away while we slept.
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14
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade
him, and secure you.
15
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and
this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this
day.
16
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a
mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17
And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some
doubted.
18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is
given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto
the end of the world. Amen.
XLI.
Reader: Let Thy compassions quickly go before us, O Lord,
for we are become exceedingly poor. Help us, O God our
Saviour, for the sake of the glory of Thy name; O Lord,
deliver us and be gracious unto our sins for Thy name’s sake.
TRISAGION PRAYERS
Thrice.
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glory: of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
have mercy on us.)
Reader: Amen.
Kontakion
XLII.
Lord, have mercy. Forty times.
Thou Who at all times and at every hour, in heaven and on
we magnify.
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If with priest:
Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus
Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.

Reader: Amen.

Reader: Amen.
And this prayer of Basil the Great:

Reader: O God and Lord of hosts, and Maker of all creation,
Who by the tender compassion of Thy mercy which
transcendeth comprehension, didst send down Thine
Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the salvation
of our race, and by His precious Cross didst tear asunder the
handwriting of our sins, and thereby didst triumph over the
principalities and powers of darkness: Do Thou Thyself, O
Master, Lover of mankind, accept also from us sinners these
prayers of thanksgiving and entreaty, and deliver us from
every destructive and dark transgression, and from all
enemies, both visible and invisible, that seek to do us evil.
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Nail down our flesh with the fear of Thee, and incline not
our hearts unto words or thoughts of evil, but pierce our
souls with longing for Thee, so thatever looking to Thee, and
being guided by Thy light as we behold Thee, the
Unapproachable and Everlasting Light, we may send up
unceasing praise and thanksgiving unto Thee, the unoriginate
Father, with Thine Only-begotten Son, and Thine All-holy
and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the
ages of ages. Amen.
Here endeth the Sixth Hour
THE NINTH HOUR

XLIII. O come, let us worship God our King.
and God.
Our King and God.
Psalm 83
How beloved are Thy dwellings, O Lord of hosts; my soul
longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and
my flesh have rejoiced in the living God. For the sparrow
hath found herself a house, and the turtledove a nest for
herself where she may lay her young, Even Thine altars, O
Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that
dwell in Thy house; unto ages of ages shall they praise Thee.
Blessed is the man whose help is from Thee; he hath made
ascents in his heart, in the vale of weeping, in the place
which he hath appointed. Yea, for the lawgiver will give
blessings; they shall go from strength to strength, the God of
gods shall be seen in Sion. O Lord of hosts, hearken unto my
prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. O God, our defender,
behold, and look upon the face of Thine anointed one. For
better is one day in Thy courts than thousands elsewhere. I
have chosen rather to be an outcast in the house of my God
than to dwell in the tents of sinners. For the Lord loveth
mercy and truth, God will give grace and glory; the Lord will
not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence.
O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man that hopeth in Thee.
Psalm 84
Thou hast been gracious, O Lord, unto Thy land; Thou hast
turned back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the
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iniquities of Thy people, Thou hast covered all their sins.

Thou hast made all Thy wrath to cease, Thou hast turned
back from the wrath of Thine anger. Turn us back, O God of
our salvation, and turn away Thine anger from us. Wilt Thou
be wroth with us unto the ages? Or wilt Thou draw out Thy
wrath from generation to generation? O God, Thou wilt turn
and quicken us, and Thy people shall be glad in Thee. Show
us, O Lord, Thy mercy, and Thy salvation do Thou give unto
us. I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me; for He
will speak peace to His people and to His saints and to them
that turn their heart unto Him. Surely nigh unto them that
fear Him is His salvation, that glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth are met together, righteousness and peace
have kissed each other. Truth is sprung out of the earth, and
righteousness hath looked down from heaven. Yea, for the
Lord will give goodness, and our land shall yield her fruit.
Righteousness shall go before Him and shall set His
footsteps in the way.
Psalm 85
Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hearken unto me, for poor
and needy am I. Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save Thy
servant, O my God, that hopeth in Thee. Have mercy on me,
O Lord, for unto Thee will I cry all the day long; make glad
the soul of Thy servant, for unto Thee have I lifted up my
soul. For Thou, O Lord, art good and gentle, and plenteous in
mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Give ear, O Lord,
unto my prayer, and attend unto the voice of my
supplication. In the day of mine affliction have I cried unto
Thee, for Thou hast heard me. There is none like unto Thee
among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like unto
Thy works. All the nations whom Thou hast made shall
come and shall worship before Thee, O Lord, and shall
glorify Thy name. For Thou art great and workest wonders;
Thou alone art God. Guide me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I
will walk in Thy truth; let my heart rejoice that I may fear
Thy name. I will confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my
heart, and I will glorify Thy name forever. For great is Thy
mercy upon me, and Thou hast delivered my soul from the
nethermost hades. O God, transgressors have risen up against
me, and the assembly of the mighty hath sought after my
soul, and they have not set Thee before them. But Thou, O
Lord my God, art compassionate and merciful, long suffering
and plenteous in mercy, and true. Look upon me and have
mercy upon me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and
save the son of Thy handmaiden. Work in me a sign unto
good, and let them that hate me behold and be put to shame;
for Thou, O Lord, hast holpen me and comforted me.
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And again: Work in me a sign unto good, and let them that
hate me behold and be put shame; for Thou, O Lord, hast
holpen me and comforted me.
both now and ever, and unto the ages of age. Amen.
XLIV.
LENTEN VERSES
Priest (or Senior Reader): O Thou Who at the ninth hour

for our sake didst taste of death in the flesh, deaden the
subtlety of our flesh, O Christ God, and save us.
O Thou Who at the ninth hour /
for our sake didst taste of death in the flesh, /
deaden the subtlety of our flesh, O Christ God, //
and save us. Prostration.
Priest (or Senior Reader): Let my supplication draw nigh
before Thee, O Lord; according to Thine oracle give me
understanding.
Choir: O Thou Who at the ninth hour /
Priest (or Senior Reader): Let my petition come before
Thee, O Lord; according to Thine oracle deliver me.
Choir: O Thou Who at the ninth hour /
Priest (or Senior Reader): Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Theotokion: O Thou Who for our sake wast born of a Virgin,
and didst suffer crucifixion, O Good One, and didst despoil
death by death, and, as God, didst reveal the resurrection:
Disdain not them which Thou hast fashioned with Thy hand;
show forth Thy love for mankind, O Merciful One; accept
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the Theotokos who gave Thee birth, who intercedeth for us;
and do Thou, our Saviour, save a despairing people.
XLV.
GOSPEL READINGS
according to St. Mark.
Reader:
Chapter 1
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of
God;
2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way
before thee.
3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism
of repentance for the remission of sins.
5
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and
they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river
of Jordan, confessing their sins.
6
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle
of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild
honey;
7
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I
after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop
down and unloose.
8
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize
you with the Holy Ghost.
9
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from
Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the
heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon
him:
11
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
12
And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
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13
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of
Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels
ministered unto him.
14
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into
Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God
is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
16
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and
Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were
fishers.
17
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will
make you to become fishers of men.
18
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
19
And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in
the ship mending their nets.
20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after
him.
21
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the
sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
22
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught
them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
23
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean
spirit; and he cried out,
24
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou
Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee
who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come
out of him.
26
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a
loud voice, he came out of him.
27
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned
among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new
doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the
unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
28
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the
region round about Galilee.
29
And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue,
they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with
James and John.
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30
But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon
they tell him of her.
31
And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up;
and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto
them.
32
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him
all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with
devils.
33
And all the city was gathered together at the door.
34
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and
cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak,
because they knew him.
35
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he
went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there
prayed.
36
And Simon and they that were with him followed after
him.
37
And when they had found him, they said unto him, All
men seek for thee.
38
And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I
may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
39
And he preached in their synagogues throughout all
Galilee, and cast out devils.
40
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and
kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt,
thou canst make me clean.
41
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and
touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42
And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy
departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43
And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
44
And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy
cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them.
45
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze
abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly
enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they
came to him from every quarter.
XLVI.
Chapter 2
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2 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and

it was noised that he was in the house.
2
And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch
that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as
about the door: and he preached the word unto them.
3
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy,
which was borne of four.
4
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press,
they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had
broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the
palsy lay.
5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the
palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
6
But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and
reasoning in their hearts,
7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can
forgive sins but God only?
8
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that
they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why
reason ye these things in your hearts?
9
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins
be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
walk?
10
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on
earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
11
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way
into thine house.
12
And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth
before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and
glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
13
And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the
multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
14
And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus
sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow
me. And he arose and followed him.
15
And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house,
many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and
his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
16
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with
publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it
that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
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17
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are
whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I
came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
18
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast:
and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of
John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
19
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as
long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot
fast.
20
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be
taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
21
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old
garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from
the old, and the rent is made worse.
22
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new
wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the
bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new
bottles.
23
And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields
on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to
pluck the ears of corn.
24
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on
the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25
And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David
did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that
were with him?
26
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar
the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not
lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which
were with him?
27
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man,
and not man for the sabbath:
28
Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
XLVII.
Chapter 3
3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a
man there which had a withered hand.
2
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the
sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3
And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand,
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Stand forth.
4
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the
sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they
held their peace.
5
And when he had looked round about on them with anger,
being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto
the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out:
and his hand was restored whole as the other.
6
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel
with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea:
and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from
Judaea,
8
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond
Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude,
when they had heard what great things he did, came unto
him.
9
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait
on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
10
For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon
him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
11
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before
him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
12
And he straitly charged them that they should not make
him known.
13
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him
whom he would: and they came unto him.
14
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and
that he might send them forth to preach,
15
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out
devils:
16
And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of
James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons
of thunder:
18
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew,
and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
and Simon the Canaanite,
19
And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they
went into an house.
20
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they
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could not so much as eat bread.

21
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold
on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
22
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He
hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out
devils.
23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in
parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand.
25
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot
stand.
26
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he
cannot stand, but hath an end.
27
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his
goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he
will spoil his house.
28
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the
sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall
blaspheme:
29
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath
never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
30
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
31
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing
without, sent unto him, calling him.
32
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him,
Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
33
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my
brethren?
34
And he looked round about on them which sat about him,
and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
35
For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my
brother, and my sister, and mother.
XLVIII.
Chapter 4
4 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was
gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a
ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the
sea on the land.
2
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto
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them in his doctrine,

3
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way
side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much
earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth
of earth:
6
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it
had no root, it withered away.
7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and
choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that
sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and
some sixty, and some an hundred.
9
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the
twelve asked of him the parable.
11
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the
mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are
without, all these things are done in parables:
12
That 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.
13
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how
then will ye know all parables?
14
The sower soweth the word.
15
And these are they by the way side, where the word is
sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately,
and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony
ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately
receive it with gladness;
17
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a
time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the
word's sake, immediately they are offended.
18
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as
hear the word,
19
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and
it becometh unfruitful.
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20
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such
as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some
thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under
a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come
abroad.
23
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you
that hear shall more be given.
25
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath
not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed
should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth
in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of
God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in
the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32
But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater
than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the
fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33
And with many such parables spake he the word unto
them, as they were able to hear it.
34
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when
they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
35
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto
them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him
even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him
other little ships.
37
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat
into the ship, so that it was now full.
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38
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a
pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest
thou not that we perish?
39
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea,
Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great
calm.
40
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it
that ye have no faith?
41
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another,
What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea
obey him?
XLIX.
Chapter 5
5 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes.
2
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there
met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3
Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could
bind him, no, not with chains:
4
Because that he had been often bound with fetters and
chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and
the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in
the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure
thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean
spirit.
9
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered,
saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10
And he besought him much that he would not send them
away out of the country.
11
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd
of swine feeding.
12
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the
swine, that we may enter into them.
13
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean
spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran
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violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about
two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and
in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was
done.
15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed
with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in
his right mind: and they were afraid.
16
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was
possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17
And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been
possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with
him.
19
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go
home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord
hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how
great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
21
And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the
other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh
unto the sea.
22
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the
synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at
his feet,
23
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth
at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on
her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
24
And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him,
and thronged him.
25
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve
years,
26
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had
spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather
grew worse,
27
When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind,
and touched his garment.
28
For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be
whole.
29
And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up;
and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
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30
And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had
gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said,
Who touched my clothes?
31
And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32
And he looked round about to see her that had done this
thing.
33
But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was
done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all
the truth.
34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee
whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the
synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead:
why troublest thou the Master any further?
36
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith
unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
37
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and
James, and John the brother of James.
38
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
39
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make
ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
40
And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them
all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and
them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel
was lying.
41
And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto
thee, arise.
42
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was
of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a
great astonishment.
43
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it;
and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
L.
Chapter 6
6 And he went out from thence, and came into his own
country; and his disciples follow him.
2
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in
the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished,
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saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what
wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such
mighty works are wrought by his hands?
3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of
James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his
sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
4
But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour,
but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his
own house.
5
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his
hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6
And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went
round about the villages, teaching.
7
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them
forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean
spirits;
8
And commanded them that they should take nothing for
their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money
in their purse:
9
But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
10
And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into
an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
11
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when
ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a
testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be
more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.
12
And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
13
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many
that were sick, and healed them.
14
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread
abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from
the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth
themselves in him.
15
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a
prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I
beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John,
and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother
Philip's wife: for he had married her.
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18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to
have thy brother's wife.
19
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would
have killed him; but she could not:
20
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and
an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did
many things, and heard him gladly.
21
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his
birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief
estates of Galilee;
22
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and
danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the
king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt,
and I will give it thee.
23
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I
will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I
ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25
And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and
asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger
the head of John the Baptist.
26
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake,
and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject
her.
27
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and
commanded his head to be brought: and he went and
beheaded him in the prison,
28
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the
damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up
his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30
And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus,
and told him all things, both what they had done, and what
they had taught.
31
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a
desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming
and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33
And the people saw them departing, and many knew him,
and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and
came together unto him.
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34
And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was
moved with compassion toward them, because they were as
sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them
many things.
35
And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came
unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time
is far passed:
36
Send them away, that they may go into the country round
about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for
they have nothing to eat.
37
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And
they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred
pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see.
And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39
And he commanded them to make all sit down by
companies upon the green grass.
40
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes,
he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves,
and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the
two fishes divided he among them all.
42
And they did all eat, and were filled.
43
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and
of the fishes.
44
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five
thousand men.
45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the
ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while
he sent away the people.
46
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a
mountain to pray.
47
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the
sea, and he alone on the land.
48
And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was
contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night
he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have
passed by them.
49
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they
supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
50
For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately
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he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer:

it is I; be not afraid.
51
And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind
ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond
measure, and wondered.
52
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their
heart was hardened.
53
And when they had passed over, they came into the land of
Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
54
And when they were come out of the ship, straightway
they knew him,
55
And ran through that whole region round about, and began
to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard
he was.
56
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or
country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him
that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment:
and as many as touched him were made whole.
LI.
Chapter 7
7 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of
the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
2
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with
defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found
fault.
3
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their
hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4
And when they come from the market, except they wash,
they eat not. And many other things there be, which they
have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots,
brasen vessels, and of tables.
5
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not
thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat
bread with unwashen hands?
6
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias
prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people
honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men.
8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the
tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many
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other such like things ye do.

9
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the
commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and,
Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is
Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; he shall be free.
12
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his
mother;
13
Making the word of God of none effect through your
tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like
things do ye.
14
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said
unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and
understand:
15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into
him can defile him: but the things which come out of him,
those are they that defile the man.
16
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
17
And when he was entered into the house from the people,
his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding
also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without
entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
19
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and
goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
20
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that
defileth the man.
21
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil
thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness,
an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23
All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
24
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of
Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have
no man know it: but he could not be hid.
25
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
26
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and
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she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her
daughter.
27
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for
it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto
the dogs.
28
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the
dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
29
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil
is gone out of thy daughter.
30
And when she was come to her house, she found the devil
gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
31
And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he
came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts
of Decapolis.
32
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an
impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his
hand upon him.
33
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his
fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
34
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him,
Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his
tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
36
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the
more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they
published it;
37
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath
done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the
dumb to speak.
LII.
Chapter 8
8 In those days the multitude being very great, and having
nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith
unto them,
2
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now
been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
3
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they
will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
4
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man
satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
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5
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they
said, Seven.
6
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground:
and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake,
and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set
them before the people.
7
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and
commanded to set them also before them.
8
So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the
broken meat that was left seven baskets.
9
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he
sent them away.
10
And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples,
and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with
him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
12
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this
generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There
shall no sign be given unto this generation.
13
And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed
to the other side.
14
Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had
they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because
we have no bread.
17
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason
ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither
understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
18
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and
do ye not remember?
19
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how
many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto
him, Twelve.
20
And when the seven among four thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not
understand?
22
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man
unto him, and besought him to touch him.
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23
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of
the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his
hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25
After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made
him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man
clearly.
26
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into
the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of
Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples,
saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
28
And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias;
and others, One of the prophets.
29
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And
Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
31
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must
suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the
chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days
rise again.
32
And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and
began to rebuke him.
33
But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples,
he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou
savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be
of men.
34
And when he had called the people unto him with his
disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
me.
35
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but
whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's,
the same shall save it.
36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul?
37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my
words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also
shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the
glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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LIII.
Chapter 9:1-16
9 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be
some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death,
till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James,
and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart
by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow;
so as no fuller on earth can white them.
4
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they
were talking with Jesus.
5
And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for
us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
6
For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
7
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice
came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear
him.
8
And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw
no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
9
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged
them that they should tell no man what things they had seen,
till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
10
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning
one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
11
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias
must first come?
12
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first,
and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of
man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
13
But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they
have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of
him.
14
And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great
multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
15
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him,
were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
16
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
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LIV.
Reader: Deliver us not up utterly, for Thy holy name’s sake,
neither disannul Thou Thy covenant, and cause not Thy
mercy to depart from us, for Abraham’s sake, Thy beloved,
and for Isaac’s sake, Thy servant, and for Israel’s, Thy holy
one.
TRISAGION PRAYERS
Thrice.
have mercy on us.)
Reader: Amen.
Kontakion
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LV.
And the Prayer of the Hours:
Thou who at all times and at every hour, in heaven and on
we magnify.
If with priest:
Priest: God be gracious unto us and bless us, and cause Thy
face to shine upon us and have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
Reader: Amen.

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Then the prayer of Basil the Great:

Reader: O Master, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Who art
long-suffering in the face of our transgressions, and Who
hast brought us even unto this present hour, wherein Thou
didst hang upon the life-giving Tree, and didst make a way
into paradise for the wise thief, and by death didst destroy
death: Be gracious unto us sinners and Thine unworthy
servants; for we have sinned and committed iniquity, and are
not worthy to lift up our eyes and behold the height of
heaven, for we have abandoned the way of Thy
righteousness, and have walked in the desires of our hearts.
But we beseech Thy boundless goodness: Spare us, O Lord,
according to the multitude of Thy mercy and save us for Thy
holy name’s sake; for our days were consumed in vanity.
Rescue us from the hand of the adversary, and forgive us our
sins, and mortify our carnal mind; that, putting aside the old
man, we may be clad with the new, and live for Thee, our
Master and Benefactor; and that thus by following in Thy
commandments, we may attain to rest everlasting, wherein is
the dwelling-place of all them that rejoice. For Thou art
indeed the true joy and gladness of them that love Thee, O
Christ our God, and unto Thee we send up glory, with Thine
unoriginate Father, and Thy Most-holy and good and life-
creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Here endeth the Ninth Hour
TYPIKA
At the completion of the 9th Hour, we read the Typica, quickly as follows:
LVI.
1. In Thy kingdom remember us, O Lord, when Thou comest
in Thy kingdom.
2. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
1. Remember us, O Lord, when Thou comest in Thy
kingdom.
2. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
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kingdom.
2. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
kingdom.
2. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness,
for they shall be filled.
kingdom.
2. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
kingdom.
2. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
kingdom.
2. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the
sons of God.
kingdom.
2. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
kingdom.
2. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for
my sake.
1. Remember us, O Lord, qwhen Thou comest in Thy
kingdom.
2. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in
the heavens.
kingdom.
2. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
kingdom.
2. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
kingdom.
Then both choirs having joined together they chant with sweet melody, in
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a louder voice:
Remember us, O Lord, when Thou comest in Thy kingdom.
Prostration.
Remember us, O Master, when Thou comest in Thy
kingdom. Prostration.
Remember us, O Holy One, when Thou comest in Thy
kingdom. Prostration.
The heavenly choir praiseth Thee and saith: Holy, Holy,
Holy, Lord of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of Thy
glory.
Stichos: Come unto Him, and be enlightened and your faces
shall not be ashamed.
The heavenly choir praiseth Thee and saith: Holy, Holy,
Holy, Lord of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of Thy
glory.
The choir of Holy angels and archangels, with all the
heavenly hosts praiseth Thee and saith: Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.
In plain chant:
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
LVII.
The Creed
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, / Maker of heaven
and earth and of all things visible and invisible. / And in one
Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, / the Only-begotten,
begotten of the Father before all ages; / Light of Light, true
God of true God; / begotten, not made; of one essence with
the Father, by Whom all things were made; / Who for us men
and for our salvation came down from the heavens, / and was
incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became
man; / And was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, / and
suffered and was buried; / And arose again on the third day
according to the Scriptures; / And ascended into the heavens,
and sitteth at the right hand of the Father; / And shall come
again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; /
Whose kingdom shall have no end. / And in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the Giver of life; Who proceedeth from the Father;
/ Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped
and glorified; Who spake by the prophets. / In One, Holy,
Catholic, and Apostolic Church. / I confess one baptism for
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the remission of sins. / I look for the resurrection of the dead,

/ And the life of the age to come. Amen.
Reader: Remit, pardon, forgive, O God, our offenses, both
voluntary and involuntary, in deed and word, in knowledge
and ignorance, by day and by night, in mind and thought;
forgive us all things, for Thou art good and the Lover of
mankind.
Chanter: Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be
Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as
it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive
us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into
Priest: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
have mercy on us.)
Reader: Amen.
LVIII.
seated in a chariot and honored as a king. For he was not
we magnify.
If with priest:
Priest: God be gracious unto us and bless us, and cause Thy
face to shine upon us and have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
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Reader: Amen.

Reader: Amen.
Here endeth the Typika
AT THE PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY

Stichera at ‘Lord I have cried…’
10 stichera: all from the Triodion.
The Triodion idiomelon, in Tone I —
Stichos 10: Bring my soul out of prison * that I may confess
Thy name.
As the Lord went to His voluntary Passion, * He said to His
apostles on the way: * ‘Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, * and
the Son of man shall be betrayed, as it is written of Him.’ *
Come, then, and let us also journey with Him, * purified in
mind; let us be crucified with Him * and die for His sake to
the pleasures of this life, * that we may also live with Him
and hear Him say: * ‘No longer do I ascend to the earthly
Jerusalem to suffer, * but I ascend to My Father and your
Father, * and to My God and your God; * and I shall raise
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you up to the Jerusalem on High * in the Kingdom of

heaven.’
Stichos 9: The righteous shall wait patiently for me * until
Thou shalt reward me.
The foregoing sticheron is repeated.
These stichera of the Triodion, in Tone V —
Psalm 129
Stichos 8: Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord;
* O Lord, hear my voice.
We have come, O faithful, * to the saving Passion of Christ
our God: * let us glorify His ineffable forbearance, * that in
His tender mercy * He may also raise us up who have been
slain by sin, * for He is good and loves mankind.
Stichos 7: Let Thine ears be attentive * to the voice of my
supplication.
Stichos 6: If Thou shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, O
Lord, who shall stand? * For with Thee there is forgiveness.
O Lord, as Thou camest to Thy Passion, * Thou hast
strengthened the faith of Thy disciples, * taking them aside
and saying to them: * ‘How have ye forgotten what I told
you before? * According to the Scriptures, * it cannot be that
a prophet should be killed save in Jerusalem. * Now is the
time at hand, * of which I spake to you: * for see, I am
betrayed into the hands of sinners; * they shall mock Me and
nail Me to the Cross * and deliver Me up for burial, * with
loathing looking on Me as a corpse. * Yet be of good
courage: * for on the third day I shall rise, * bringing joy and
life eternal to the faithful.’
Stichos 5: For Thy name’s sake have I patiently waited for
Thee, O Lord; my soul hath patiently waited for Thy word, *
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
Stichos 4: From the morning watch until night, from the
morning watch * let Israel hope in the Lord.
O Lord, the mother of the sons of Zebedee, * not
understanding the hidden mystery of Thy dispensation, *
asked Thee to give the honours of a temporal kingdom to her
sons. * But instead of this Thou hast promised to Thy friends
* that they should drink the cup of death; * and Thou hast
said that Thou wouldest drink this cup before them, * to
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cleanse men from their sins. * Therefore we cry aloud to

Thee: * O salvation of our souls, glory to Thee.
Stichos 3: For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is
plenteous redemption; * and He shall redeem Israel out of all
his iniquities.
Psalm 116
Stichos 2: O praise the Lord, all ye nations; * praise Him, all
ye peoples.
O Lord, teaching Thy disciples to think perfect thoughts, *
Thou hast said to them: * ‘Be not like the Gentiles, who
exercise dominion over those who are less strong. * But it
shall not be so among you, My disciples, * for I of mine own
will am poor. * Let him, then, who is first among you be the
minister of all. * Let the ruler be as the ruled, * and let the
first be as the last. * For I Myself have come to minister to
Adam in his poverty, * and to give my life as a ransom * for
the many who cry aloud to Me: Glory to Thee.’
And this sticheron of the Triodion, in Tone VIII —
Stichos 1: For He hath made His mercy to prevail over us, *
and the truth of the Lord abideth forever.
O brethren, let us fear the punishment of the fig tree, *
withered because it was unfruitful; * and let us bring worthy
fruits of repentance unto Christ, * Who grants us His great
mercy.
Doxasticon of the Triodion, in the same tone —
The serpent found a second Eve in the Egyptian woman, *
and with words of flattery he sought to make Joseph fall. *
But, leaving his garments behind him, Joseph fled from sin;
* and like the first man before his disobedience, * though
naked he was not ashamed. * At his prayers, O Christ, have
mercy upon us.
Entrance with the Gospel. We chant the Vesper Hymn, the

work of Sophronius, patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘O Gentle
Light…’ And after the Entrance, the prokeimenon from the
Triodion.
Prokeimenon, Psalm 127, in Tone VI
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Deacon: Let us attend.

Priest: Peace be to all.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Reader: In the Sixth Tone: The Lord bless thee out of Sion,
and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem.
Chanters: The Lord bless thee out of Sion, * and mayest
thou see the good things of Jerusalem.
Reader: Stichos: Blessed are all they that fear the Lord, that
walk in His ways.
Chanters: The Lord bless thee out of Sion, * and mayest
thou see the good things of Jerusalem.
Reader: The Lord bless thee out of Sion:
Chanters: And mayest thou see the good things of
Jerusalem.
FIRST READING
Deacon: Wisdom.
Reader: The Reading from Exodus.
The Reader then readeth the Paramia:
Reading from Exodus

(Exodus 1:1-20)
These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into
Egypt together with Jacob their father; they came in each
with their whole family. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulon, Benjamin, Dan and Naphthali, Gad and
Asher. But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls born of
Jacob were seventy-five. And Joseph died, and all his
brethren, and all that generation. And the children of Israel
increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew
exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them. And there
arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
And he said to his nation, ‘Behold, the race of the children of
Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we: come
then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be
increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also
shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against
us in war, they will depart out of the land.’ And he set over
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them task-masters, who should afflict them in their works;

and they built strong cities for Pharaoh, both Pithom, and
Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis. But as they humbled
them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly
strong: and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of
Israel. And the Egyptians tyrannised over the children of
Israel by force. And they embittered their life by hard
labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in
the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused
them to serve with violence. And the king of the Egyptians
spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one
was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Puah. And he
said, ‘When ye do the office of midwives to the Hebrew
women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male,
kill it; but if a female, save it.’ But the midwives feared God,
and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they
saved the male children alive. And the king of Egypt called
the midwives, and said to them, ‘Why is it that ye have done
this thing, and saved the male children alive?’ And the
midwives said to Pharaoh, ‘The Hebrew women are not as
the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the
midwives go in to them.’ So they bore children. And God did
well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew
very strong.
Prokeimenon, Psalm 128, in Tone VI

Reader: In the Sixth Tone: We have blessed you in the name
of the Lord.
Chanters: We have blessed you * in the name of the Lord.
Reader: Stichos: Many a time have they warred against me
from my youth, let Israel now say.
Chanters: We have blessed you * in the name of the Lord.
Reader: We have blessed you:
Chanters: In the name of the Lord.
The Light of Christ

Deacon: Command.
Facing east, the priest with the candlestick and the censer in
his right hand, makes the sign of the Cross with them, and
says in a loud voice:
Priest: Wisdom. Aright.
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Turning toward the west, the priest says (while the people
prostrate):
Priest: The light of Christ enlighteneth all.
SECOND READING
Deacon: Wisdom.
Reader: The Reading from Job.
The Reader then readeth the Paramia:
Reading from Job

(1:1-12)
There was a certain man in the land of Austis, whose name
was Job; and than man was true, blameless, righteous, and
godly, abstaining from everything evil. And he had seven
sons and three daughters. And his cattle consisted of seven
thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of
oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great
household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and
that man was most noble of the men of the east. And his sons
visiting one another prepared a banquet every day, taking
with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent
and purified them, having risen up in the morning, and
offered sacrifices for them, according to their number, and
one calf for a sin offering for their souls: for Job said, ‘Lest
peradventure my sons have thought evil in their minds
against God.’ Thus, then Job did continually. And it came to
pass on a day, that behold, the angels of God came to stand
before the Lord, and the devil came with them. And the Lord
said to the devil, ‘Whence are thou come?’ And the devil
answered the Lord, and said, ‘I am come from compassing
the earth, and walking up and down in the world.’ And the
Lord said to him, ‘Hast thou diligently considered My
servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man
blameless, true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?’
Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, ‘Does
Job worship the Lord for nothing? Hast Thou not made a
hedge about him, and about his household, and all his
possessions round about? and hast Thou not blessed the
works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?
But put forth Thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he
will bless Thee to Thy face.’ Then the Lord said to the devil,
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‘Behold, I give into thine hand all that he has, but touch not
himself.’ So the devil went out from the presence of the
Lord.
THE GREAT PROKEIMENON

Let My Prayer Be Set Forth
The priest censes the front of the Holy Table. The deacon,
chanters, and people prostrate while the reader sings the
verses. They rise (but the reader prostrates) when the
chanters sing the refrains.
Deacon: Wisdom..
Reader, Great Prokeimenon: Let my prayer be set forth as
incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as an
evening sacrifice.
Chanters: Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee,
the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.
Reader, Verse 1: Lord, I have cried unto Thee, hearken unto
me; attend to the voice of my supplication when I cry unto
Thee.
Reader, Verse 2: Set, O Lord, a watch before my mouth, and
a door of enclosure round about my lips.
After the refrain above, the priest and deacon go to the Table
of Oblation where the priest censes the Holy Gifts
throughout the next verse and refrain. The deacon prostrates
for the verse and rises for the refrain.
Reader, Verse 3: Incline not my heart unto words of evil, to
make excuse with excuses in sins.
After giving the censer to the deacon, the priest prostrates
before the Holy Table during the next verse. (If there is no
deacon, a server puts away the censer.) At the Table of
Oblation, the deacon continues censing the Holy Gifts during
the next verse and its conclusion.
The reader kneels as he sings:
Reader: Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee.
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All rise as the chanters sing the last part of the verse:
Chanters: The lifting up of my hands as an evening
sacrifice.
The deacon puts away the censer.
The Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian

Priest: O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness,
despondency, ambition, and idle talking give me not.
Prostration.
and love bestow upon me Thy servant. Prostration.
Yea, O Lord King, grant me to see my failings and not
condemn my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages.
Amen. Prostration.
THE HOLY GOSPEL

Priest: Wisdom, Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Peace be unto all.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Matthew.
Chanters: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Priest: Let us attend.
The deacon reads the Gospel.
Holy Gospel according to Matthew,

§ 98-101 [24:3-35]
At that time, as Jesus sat upon the Mount of Olives, the
disciples came unto Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when
shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Thy
coming and of the end of the world?’ And Jesus answered
and said unto them, ‘Take heed that no man deceive you; for
many shall come in My name, saying, “I am Christ,” and
shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of
wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must
come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise
against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall
be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers
places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall
they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you, and ye
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shall be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then

shall many lose faith and shall betray one another and shall
hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise and
shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the
love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved. And this Gospel of the
Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations, and then shall the end come.
“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place
(whoso readeth, let him understand), then let them that be in
Judea flee unto the mountains. Let him that is on the
housetop not come down to take anything out of his
house; neither let him that is in the field return back to take
his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to
them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day. For
then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall
be. And unless those days should be shortened, there should
no flesh be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be
shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, “Lo, here is
Christ,” or “there,” believe it not. For there shall arise false
christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and
wonders, insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you
before. Therefore, if they shall say unto you, “Behold, He is
in the desert!” go not forth; or “Behold, He is in the secret
chambers!” believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of
the east and shineth even unto the west, so shall also the
coming of the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the carcass
is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
‘Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun
be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens
shall be shaken, and then shall appear the sign of the Son of
Man in heaven. And then shall all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the
clouds of heaven with power and with great glory. And He
shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from
one end of heaven to the other.
‘Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When his branch is yet
tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is
nigh. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things,
know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you,
this generation shall not pass till all these things be
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fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My Words

shall not pass away.
At the conclusion of the Matins Gospel, we sing:
Chanters: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
And the rest of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

Note: The ‘Litany for Those Preparing of Holy Illumination’
is added to the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
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Great and Holy Monday

THE THIRD HOUR

waited all the day long. Remember Thy compassions, O

teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall turn

READING OF THE PSALTER

For the End: A Psalm Concerning the Sons of Kore, 46.

Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto God with a

The princes of the peoples are gathered together with the

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our

For the End: A Psalm for the Sons of Kore, 48.

My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my

A Psalm of Asaph, 49.

Shall I eat of the flesh of bulls?

For the End: A Psalm of David. When Nathan the

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy;

things of Thy wisdom hast Thou made manifest unto me.

For the End: Concerning the Instruction by David. When

Why dost thou boast in evil, O mighty man, and in iniquity

For the End: Concerning Maeleth. Concerning

The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God.

They have not called upon the Lord.

For the End: Among the Hymns of Instruction by David.

O God, in Thy name save me, and in Thy strength do Thou

For the End: Among the Hymns of Instruction by David,

Give ear, O God, unto my prayer, and disdain not my

commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called

commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is

of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which

saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

commandment to depart unto the other side.

possessed with a devil.

adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no

instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that

cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

which fall from their masters' table.

sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the

And the Prayer of the Hours:

More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare

The Prayer of St Ephraim:

Then the Prayer of St. Mardarius:

Here endeth the Third Hour

who together with me didst sweeten my repasts; in the house

READING OF THE PSALTER

For the End: Concerning the People Distant from the

Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me down

For the End: Destroy not. By David; for a Pillar

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for my soul

For the End: Destroy not. By David; For a Pillar

If ye indeed speak of righteousness, judge rightly, ye sons of

For the End: Destroy not. By David; For a Pillar

Rescue me from mine enemies, O God, and from them that

Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and from men of

For the End: Concerning Those Verses That Are to be

For the End: Among the Hymns of David, 60.

Hearken, O God, unto my supplication; attend unto my

For the End: A Psalm of David Concerning Idithum, 61.

Shall not my soul be subjected to God?

For He is my God, my saviour and my helper, and I shall not

A Psalm of David. When He Was in the Wilderness of

O God, my God, unto Thee I rise early at dawn.

that sweareth by Him; for the mouth of them is stopped that

For the End: A Psalm of David, 63.

Hearken, O God, unto my prayer, when I make supplication