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if satan expels satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom last?

besides, how could any one enter into the house of a man of might to rob him of his goods, except he first master the strong man? and then indeed he might plunder his house.

Now while he was talking to the people, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak with him.

and holding out his hand towards his disciples, see there, said he, my mother, and my brothers.

when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground,

Another parable he propos'd to them in these words. the state of the gospel in this world may be compar'd to a man who sowed good grain in his field:

but while the people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.

Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Then Jesus leaving the multitude, went into the house: and his disciples coming to him, said, explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

the son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that make others offend, and those who do iniquity;

they reply'd, yes, Lord. then said he to them, thus every teacher who is instructed in the doctrine of the gospel, is like the master of a family, who taketh out of his treasure things new and old.

and when he was come into his native country, he taught them in their synagogue, in such a manner that they cry'd out with astonishment, how came this man by all this wisdom, and extraordinary power?

is not this the carpenter's son? is not Mary his mother? and James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas, are they not his brothers?

and his sisters, don't they live just by us? how came he then by all this?

and they were scandaliz'd at him. but Jesus said to them, a prophet is not without honour, except in his own country and in his own family.

and said to his servants, this is John the baptist, he is risen from the dead, and consequently is invested with miraculous power.

for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

whence his head was brought in a charger, and given to the young lady, who carried it to her mother.

upon which, his disciples came to take away the body, and having buried it, they went to tell Jesus what had happened.