The Life of Jesus

But newe wine must be powred into newe vessels: so both are preserued.

Also no man that drinketh olde wine, straightway desireth newe: for he sayth, The olde is more profitable.

And it came to passe on a second solemne Sabbath, that hee went through the corne fieldes, and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, and rub them in their hands.

And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,

Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

And he sayd vnto them, The Sonne of man is Lord also of the Sabbath day.

It came to passe also on another Sabbath, that hee entred into the Synagogue, and taught, and there was a man, whose right hand was dryed vp.

And the Scribes and Pharises watched him, whether he would heale on the Sabbath day, that they might finde an accusation against him.

But he knew their thoughts, and sayd to the man which had the withered hand, Arise, and stand vp in the middes. And hee arose, and stoode vp.

Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?

And he behelde them all in compasse, and sayd vnto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored againe, as whole as the other.

Then they were filled full of madnes, and communed one with another, what they might doe to Iesus.

And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, and spent the night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

(Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:

Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,

Iudas Iames brother, and Iudas Iscariot, which also was the traitour.)

Then he came downe with them, and stood in a plaine place, with the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Iudea, and Hierusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyrus and Sidon, which came to heare him, and to be healed of their diseases:

And they that were vexed with foule spirits, and they were healed.

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went vertue out of him, and healed them all.

And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.

Blessed are ye that hunger nowe: for ye shalbe satisfied: blessed are ye that weepe now: for ye shall laugh.

Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, and reuile you, and put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: for beholde, your reward is great in heauen: for after this maner their fathers did to the Prophets.