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The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ, According to St. Matthew 1273

14 And if you will receive it, he is Elias that 26 Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in
is to come. thy sight.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 27 All things are delivered to me by my Fa-
16 But whereunto shall I esteem this genera- ther. And no one knoweth the Son, but the Fa-
tion to be like? It is like to children sitting in ther: neither doth any one know the Father, but
the market place. the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son
17 Who crying to their companions say: We to reveal him.
have piped to you, and you have not danced: we 28 Come to me, all you that labour, and are
have lamented, and you have not mourned. burdened, and I will refresh you.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking; 29 Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of
and they say: He hath a devil. me, because I am meek, and humble of heart:
and you shall find rest to your souls.
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking,
and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and 30 For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.
a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners.
And wisdom is justified by her children.
Chapter 12
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities
wherein were done the most of his miracles, for At that time Jesus went through the corn on the
that they had not done penance. sabbath: and his disciples being hungry, began
21 Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Beth- to pluck the ears, and to eat.
saida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought 2 And the Pharisees seeing them, said to him:
the miracles that have been wrought in you, Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful
they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and to do on the sabbath days.
ashes. 3 But he said to them: Have you not read
22 But I say unto you, it shall be more toler- what David did when he was hungry, and they
able for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, that were with him:
than for you. 4 How he entered into the house of God, and
23 And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be ex- did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was
alted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were
unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the with him, but for the priests only?
miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps 5 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the
it had remained unto this day. sabbath days the priests in the temple break the
24 But I say unto you, that it shall be more sabbath, and are without blame?
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of 6 But I tell you that there is here a greater
judgment, than for thee. than the temple.
25 At that time Jesus answered and said: I 7 And if you knew what this meaneth: I will
confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never
earth, because thou hast hid these things from have condemned the innocent.
the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to 8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sab-
the little ones. bath.