Chapter XVI

PRACTICAL LESSONS, CONTINUED--HEALS CENTURION'S SERVANT.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye
shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed
down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give
into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete
withal it shall be measured to you again.

And he spake a parable unto them,

Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into
the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one
that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou
the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the
beam that is in thine own eye?

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull
out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest
not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast
out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou
see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth
a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is
known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs,
nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of
the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaketh.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I
say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth
them, I will shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man
which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation
on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat
vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was
founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is
like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the
earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and
immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and ready to die.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. And Jesus saith unto him,

I will come and heal him.

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth _it_. When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him,

Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from
the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac,
and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the
kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said unto the centurion,

Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, _so_ be it done unto
thee.

And his servant was healed in the self-same hour. And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.