MATTHEW VIII. 31-34; IX. 1-27.
swine, feeding; 31 and |the demons| began to beseech him, saying､
<If thou dost cast us out> Send us away､ into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them､
Withdraw!
So |they| going out､ departed into the swine, — and lo! all' the herd rushed down the cliff, into the sea, and died in the waters. 33 And |they who were feeding them| fled — and､ departing into the city､ reported all things, and what concerned them who had been demonized. 34 And lo! |all' the cityl came out to meet Jesus, — and､ seeing him､ they besought that he would pass on from their bounds.
§ 16. A Paralytic forgiven and healed. Mk. ii. 3-12 ; Lu. v. 18-26.
1 And､ entering into a boat､ he crossed over, and came into his own city. 2 And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic､ |on a couch| laid prostrate; and Jesus､ |seeing| their faith､ said to the paralytic, — Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins. 3 And lo! |certain of the scribes| said within themselves, — |This man| speaketh profanely! 4 And Jesus |knowing| their inward thoughts, said, — To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts ? 5 For which is easier — To say､ Forgiven are thy sins, — Or to say､ Rise and be walking! 6 But <that ye may know､ that the Son of Man hath |authority| upon the earth､ to be forgiving sins> |Then| saith he to the paralytic, — Rise! take up thy couch. And withdraw unto thy house. 7 And､ rising､ he departed unto his house. 8 Now the multitudes |seeing| were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority |such as this| ||unto men||.
§ 17. Matthew called. Mk. ii. 13-17 ; Lu. v. 27-32.
9 And Jesus <passing aside from thence> saw a man presiding over the tax-office､ called |Matthew| and saith unto him, — Be following me. And arising､ he followed him. 10 And it came to pass < as he was reclining in the house> that lo! |many' tax-collectors and sinners| came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And |the Pharisees| ||observing it|| began to say unto his disciples, — Wherefore |with tax-collectors and sinners| doth your Teacher eat? 12 And |he| hearing it､ said, — No need have the strong､ of a physician, but they who are sick. 13 But go ye､ and learn what this meaneth, — [1] ||Mercy|| I desire､ and not |sacrifice| [2];
For I came not､ to call the righteous, but sinners,
§ 18. Then will they fast. Mk. ii. 18-22 ; Lu. v. 33-38.
14 Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, — Wherefore do |we､ and the Pharisees| fast, [3] whereas |thy disciples| ||fast not||? 15 And Jesus said unto them, — Can |the sons [4] of the bridechamber| mourn, so long as |the bridegroom| is |with them| ? But days will come､ when the bridegroom |shall be taken from them|, and |then| will they fast. 16 Howbeit |no one| layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth､ upon an old garment, — for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and |a worse rent| is made. 17 Neither pour they new wine into old skins; otherwise at least, the skins are burst､ and |the wine| runneth out, and |the skins| are spoiled, — but they pour new [5] wine into unused [6] skins, and |both| are together preserved.
§ 19. The Daughter of Jairus raised; and the Woman with a Flow of Blood cured. Mk. v. 22-43; Lu. viii. 41-56.
18 <While |these things| he was speaking unto them> lo! |a [certain] ruler| came, and began bowing down to him, saying, — |My daughter| just now died! But come､ and lay thy hand upon |her|, and she shall live, 19 And Jesus､ arising､ was following him, also his disciples.
20 And lo! ||a woman､ having a flow of blood twelve years|| |coming near behind| touched the fringe of his mantle. 21 For she kept saying within herself, — <If only I touch his mantle> I shall be made well! 22 And ||Jesus|| |turning and seeing her| said, — Take courage! daughter, |Thy faith| hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.
23 And <Jesus |coming| into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confuslon> was saying:
24 Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him. 25 But <when the multitude had been put forth> he went in, and grasped her hand, — and the maiden arose. 26 And forth went this report､ into the whole of that land.
§ 20. Two Blind men､ a Demoniac, and Many Others cured the Kingdom proclaimed; and the Multitudes pitied.
27 And <as Jesus |was passing aside from
