The Life of Jesus

Then his disciples came, and awoke him, saying, Master, saue vs: we perish.

And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and so there was a great calme.

And the men marueiled, saying, What man is this, that both the windes and the sea obey him!

And when he was come to the other side into ye countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, which came out of the graues very fierce, so that no man might goe by that way.

And beholde, they cryed out, saying, Iesus the sonne of God, what haue we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to tormet vs before ye time?

Nowe there was, afarre off from them, a great heard of swine feeding.

And the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe into the heard of swine.

And he said vnto them, Go. So they went out and departed into the heard of swine: and beholde, the whole heard of swine ranne headlong into the sea, and died in the water.

Then the heardmen fled: and when they were come into the citie, they tolde all things, and what was become of them that were possessed with the deuils.

And beholde, all ye citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they sawe him, they besought him to depart out of their coastes.

Then hee entred into a shippe, and passed ouer, and came into his owne citie.

And loe, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, laid on a bed. And Iesus seeing their faith, saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good comfort: thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

And beholde, certaine of the Scribes saide with themselues, This man blasphemeth.

But when Iesus saw their thoughts, he said, Wherefore thinke yee euil things in your hearts?

For whether is it easier to say, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee, or to say, Arise, and walke?

And that ye may knowe that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes, (then saide he vnto the sicke of the palsie,) Arise, take vp thy bed, and goe to thine house.

And hee arose, and departed to his owne house.

So when the multitude sawe it, they marueiled, and glorified God, which had giuen such authoritie to men.

And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, hee sawe a man sitting at the custome, named Matthewe, and saide to him, Followe me. And he arose, and followed him.

And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharises sawe that, they saide to his disciples, Why eateth your master with Publicanes and sinners?

Nowe when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole neede not a Physition, but they that are sicke.

But goe yee and learne what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

Then came the disciples of Iohn to him, saying, Why doe we and the Pharises fast oft, and thy disciples fast not?

And Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber mourne as long as the bridegrome is with them? But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.