Part 14 (1/2)

49 And they that sat at meat with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

-- 47. Jesus, with the Twelve, makes a second circuit in Galilee.

Luke.

CH. VIII. 1-3.

And it came to pa.s.s afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of G.o.d: and the twelve were with him.

2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

-- 48. The healing of a demoniac. The Scribes and Pharisees blaspheme.

_Galilee_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XII. 22-37. CH. III. 19-30.

19 -- and they went into a house.

20 And the mult.i.tude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard _of it_, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb; and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb,(151) both spake and saw.

23 And all the people were amazed(152) and said, Is not this the son of David?

24 But when the Pharisees 22 And the scribes which came heard _it_ they said, This down from Jerusalem, said, He _fellow_ doth not cast out hath Beelzebub, and by the devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils casteth prince of the devils. he out devils.

25 And Jesus knew their 23 And he called them _unto thoughts, and said unto them, him_, and said unto them in Every kingdom divided against parables, How can Satan cast itself, is brought to out Satan?

desolation; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand.

26 And if Satan cast out 24 And if a kingdom be divided Satan, he is divided against against itself, that kingdom himself; how shall then his cannot stand.

kingdom stand?

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast 26 And if Satan rise up out devils, by whom do your against himself, and be children cast _them_ out? divided, he cannot stand but therefore they shall be your hath an end.

judges.

28 But if I cast out devils by 27 No man can enter into a the Spirit of G.o.d, then the strong man's house and spoil kingdom of he will first bind his goods, except he will the strong man; first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

29 Or else, how can one enter 28 Verily, I say unto you, All into a strong man's house, and sins shall be forgiven unto spoil his goods, except he the sons of men, the first bind the strong man? and blasphemies wherewith soever then he will spoil his house. they shall blaspheme: 30 He that is not with me is 29 But he that shall blaspheme against me; and he that against the Holy Ghost hath gathereth not with me, never forgiveness, but is in scattereth abroad. danger of eternal d.a.m.nation: 31 Wherefore I say unto you, 30 Because they said, he hath All manner of sin and an unclean spirit.

blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy _against_ the _Holy_ Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the _world_ to come.

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by _his_ fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Luke.

CH. XI. 14, 15, 17-23.

14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pa.s.s when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.

17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and a house _divided_ against a house, falleth.

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast _them_ out?