Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where {is} the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk {therein}.

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: {for us: some read, for you}

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, {even} unto the end of the world. Amen.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he {is} just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. {having...: or, saving himself}

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}

(Now the man Moses {was} very meek, above all the men which {were} upon the face of the earth.)

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, {in whom} my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and {he} to whomsoever the Son will reveal {him}.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; {imaginations: or, reasonings}

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: {taking: or, yielding}

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. {like...: or, as myself}

Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

[A Song of degrees of David.] LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. {exercise...: Heb. walk} {high: Heb. wonderful}

But ye have not so learned Christ;

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Come unto me, all {ye} that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. {guide...: Heb. counsel thee, mine eye shall be upon thee}

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Blessed {are} the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; {imaginations: or, reasonings}

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

But {let it be} the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, {even the ornament} of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

{It is} good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}

Who {is} a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

But ye have not so learned Christ;

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

(Now the man Moses {was} very meek, above all the men which {were} upon the face of the earth.)

[A Song of degrees of David.] LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. {exercise...: Heb. walk} {high: Heb. wonderful}

{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: {for us: some read, for you}

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he {is} just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. {having...: or, saving himself}

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {if: or, although}

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, {but} gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. {were...: Heb. passed away}

The meek also shall increase {their} joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. {increase: Heb. add}

The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Good and upright {is} the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and {he had} nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness {and} righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. {ride...: Heb. prosper thou, ride thou}

But Jesus called them {unto him}, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I {will chastise you} with scorpions. {my father put: Heb. my father laded}

And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD {be} of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

Our necks {are} under persecution: we labour, {and} have no rest. {Our...: Heb. On our necks are we persecuted}

Behold, thou {art} fair, my love; behold, thou {art} fair; thou {hast} doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair {is} as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. {that...: or, that eat of, etc}

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all {things}: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.