King James Version · Under Rome
Matthew 9
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And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and seeing their said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And knowing their said, Wherefore think ye evil in your ? For whether is easier, to say, Thy be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that hath on earth to forgive , (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7And he arose, and departed to his house. But when the saw it, they marvelled, and glorified , which had given such unto men. And as passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named , sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as sat at meat in the house, behold, many and came and sat down with him and his . And when the saw it, they said unto his , Why eateth your Master with and ? But when heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not : for I am not come to call , but to . Then came to him of , saying, Why do we and the oft, but thy not? And said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the is with them? but the days will come, when the shall be taken from them, and then shall they . No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. 17Neither do men put into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the runneth out, and the bottles : but they put into new bottles, and both are preserved. While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and him, saying, My daughter is even now : but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And arose, and followed him, and so did his . And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of twelve years, came behind him, and touched the of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not , but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. And when departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou , have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and saith unto them, ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, . Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. And went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their , and preaching of , and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the , he was on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no . Then saith he unto his , The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; ye therefore of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.