ST. MATTHEW, XIII.

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 catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

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 hundred fold, 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, there 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 saith unto them, An

ST. MARK, IV.

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.

20. And these are they which are sown on good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

ST. LUKE, X., VIII.

24. For I tell you that many prophets and kings 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.

Continued P. 132.

Chap. VIII. from p. 67. 11. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

12. Those by the way side are they that hear. Then cometh the devil, and taketh away the seed out of their hearts; lest they should believe and be saved.

13. They on the rock are they which, when they hear, receive the word with joy: and

these have no root; which for a time believe and in time of temptation fall away.

14. And that which fell among thorns are they, which when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

15. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Continued P. 33.

The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and hid 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:

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,

From P. 67.

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 bringth 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?

Chap. XIII. from P. 61.

18. Then saith he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? And whereunto shall I resemble it?

19. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden :

and it grew, and waxed a great tree

and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

20. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

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

Continued P. 40.

1. And he went out from thence, and came into his own country;

in so much 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? (1)

And his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (2)

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. (3)

(1) J. VL 42., P. 77.

(2) M. XXVII. 56.

(3) L. IV. 28, P. 72.

the synagogue:

and many, hearing him were astonished: saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is giver 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.

Chap. IV. from P. 18.

16. And he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up:

and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

17. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor: he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind: to set at liberty them that are bruised:

:

19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

22. And all bear him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.

and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

23. And he said unto them,

ST. LUKE, IV., IX.

Ye will surely say unto me this proverb,

Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

24. And he said, Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

25. But I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months; when great famine was throughout all the land:

26. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

27. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed saving Naaman, the Syrian.

28. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city; and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

30. But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.

Continued P. 18.

Chap. IX. from P. 56. 7. Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was done by him and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, That John was risen from the dead:

8. And of some that Elias had appeared: and of others that one of the old prophets was risen again.

9. And Herod said, John have I beheaded: But who is this, of whom I hear such things?