The Life of Jesus

Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.

And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

For all the Prophetes and the Lawe prophecied vnto Iohn.

And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come.

He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes,

And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented.

For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill.

The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Beholde a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend vnto Publicanes and sinners: but wisedome is iustified of her children.

Then began he to vpbraide the cities, wherein most of his great workes were done, because they repented not.

Woe be to thee, Chorazin: Woe be to thee, Bethsaida: for if ye great workes, which were done in you, had bene done in Tyrus and Sidon, they had repented long agone in sackecloth and ashes.

But I say to you, It shalbe easier for Tyrus and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.

And thou, Capernaum, which art lifted vp vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe to hell: for if the great workes, which haue bin done in thee, had bene done among them of Sodom, they had remained to this day.

But I say vnto you, that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom in the day of iudgement, then for thee.

At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes.

It is so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such.

All things are giuen vnto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Sonne, but ye Father: neither knoweth any man ye Father, but the Sonne, and he to whom ye Sonne will reueile him.

Come vnto me, all ye that are wearie and laden, and I will ease you.

Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules.

For my yoke is easie, and my burden light.

At that time Iesus went on a Sabbath day through ye corne, and his disciples were an hungred, and bega to plucke ye eares of corne and to eate.

And when the Pharises sawe it, they saide vnto him, Beholde, thy disciples doe that which is not lawfull to doe vpon the Sabbath.

But he said vnto them, Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred, and they that were with him?

Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?

Or haue ye not read in the Lawe, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priestes in the Temple breake the Sabbath, and are blameles?