baptized: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, unless to them for whom it is prepared by my 24 father. When the ten heard, they were moved with indigna25 tion against the two brothers. Whereupon Jesus having called them to him, said, You know that the chiefs of the nations exercise dominion over them; and they who are grandees exercise authority over them: but it shall not be so among you. 26 But whoever among you would wish to be great, let him be 27 your attendant. And whoever among you would wish to be 28 first, let him be your servant; even as the son of man came not to be waited on, but to wait, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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Now when they were going from Jericho a great multi30 tude followed him. And lo! two blind men who sat by the way side, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried, saying, 31 Have pity on us, O master, son of David. And when the people reprimanded them that they might hold their peace, they 32 cried the louder, saying, Haye pity on us, O master, son of David. Whereupon, Jesus, stopping, called them and said, What do you desire me to do for you? They say to him, 33 Sir! that our eyes may be opened. And Jesus had compas34 sion and touched their eyes; and instantly they received sight. And they followed him.

XXI. And when they approached Jerusalem and were come 2 to Bethphage, near to the mount of olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, Go to that village which is over against you, and straightway you will find an ass tied and a colt 3 with her. Loose her and bring them to me. And if any one say any thing to you; say, The Lord hath need of them and 4 will quickly send them back. Now all this was done, so that there was an accomplishment of what was spoken by the pro5 phet, saying, "Say to the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and mounted on an ass; even on a 6 young colt the foal of an ass.*" So the disciples went, and having done as Jesus commanded them, they brought the ass and the colt and threw their mantles on them, and set him thereon.

*Zach. 9. 9.

8 And the greater part of the multitude threw their mantles on the way, and some cut branches from the trees and strewed 9 them in the way. And the crowds that went before, and they who followed, shouted, saying, Hosannah to the son of David! Blessed he, who is coming in the name of the Lord! 10 Hosannah in the highest! And as he entered Jerusalem, all 11 the city was in commotion, saying, Who is this? And the

multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet, who is of Nazareth 12 in Galilee. And Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the stalls of 13 them who sold doves, and said to them, It is written, " My house shall be called a house of prayer,*" but you have made 14 it a den of robbers. Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them.

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When the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonders which he did, and the children shouting in the temple, and say16 ing, Hosannah to the son of David, they were filled with indignation, and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? Jesus saith to them, Yes. Have you never read, "From the mouth 17 of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?+" Then leaving them he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.

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In the morning, when he was coming to the city, he was 19 hungry, and seeing a fig tree near the way, he went to it and

found nothing thereon but leaves. Whereupon he saith to it, 20 Henceforward let no fruit ever grow on thee. And imme

diately the fig tree withered. When the disciples saw this they expressed astonishment, saying, How suddenly the fig tree is 21 withered! And Jesus answering, said to them, Verily I say to

you, if you have faith, without wavering, you may do not only as much as is done to this fig tree; but if you should even say to that mountain, Be thou lifted up and thrown into the sea, it 22 shall be done. And whatever you ask in prayer, with faith, you shall obtain.

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And when he was come to the temple, the chief priests and

the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? And, Who 24 gave thee this authority? In reply to which, Jesus saith to them, Let me also ask you a question, which if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Whence was 25 the baptism of John? From heaven, or of men? Upon this they

reasoned among themselves, saying, if we say, From heaven, 26 he will say, Why then did you not believe him: and if we

say, Of men, we fear the people; for they all hold John as ą 27 prophet. So in answer to Jesus, they said, We cannot tell.

Thereupon Jesus said, Neither do I tell you by what authority 28 I do these things. But what think you? A man had two sons.

And coming to the first, he said, Son, go work to day in my 29 vineyard. And he in reply said, I will not. But afterwards he 30 repented and went. And coming to the second, he ordered him

in like manner; and he in reply said, I will, sir; but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him,

The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots lead the way for you to the kingdom of 32 God. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him. And though you saw this, you did not afterwards repent and believe him.

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Hear another parable. There was a certain landlord who planted a vineyard and hedged it around, and dug therein a wine lake, and built a tower, and let it to tenants and went to 34 a distant country. And when the fruit season approached, he 35 sent his servants to the tenants to receive the fruits of it. But

the tenants seizing his servants, beat one and killed another, 36 and stoned another. Again he sent other servants in greater

number than the first, and they treated them in the same man37 ner. At last he sent to them his son, saying, They will reve38 rence my son. But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come let us kill him and 39 keep possession of his inheritance. So, seizing him, they turn40 ed him out of the vineyard and slew him. Now when the lord

of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to these tenants? 41 They say to him, "Wretches! he will put them to a wretched death: and his vineyard he will let to others; who will render

42 him the fruits in their seasons!" Jesus saith to them, Have you never read in the scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected was the very one for the head of the corner. This [salvation] was from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our 43 eyes.*" Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation producing the fruits 44 thereof. And he who falleth on that stone will be bruised, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

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Now the chief priests and the Pharisees, when they heard his parables, knew that he spake of them: but when they sought to seize him, they were afraid of the multitude, because they XXII. regarded him as a prophet. So Jesus, continuing his 2 discourse, addressed them again in parables, saying, The

reign of the heavens may be compared to a temporal king, who 3 made á marriage feast for his son. And he sent his servants to call them who were invited to the wedding, but they would 4 not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who have been invited, Behold I have prepared my dinner. My bullocks and my fatlings are killed and all things are rea5 dy. Come to the wedding feast. But they turned away with

indifference, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; 6 and the rest seized his servants, insulted, and slew them. 7 When the king heard this he was incensed, and sent forth his

armies, and destroyed the murderers, and burned their city. 8 Then he saith to his servants, The wedding is indeed ready, 9 but they who have been invited are unworthy; Go ye therefore

to the highways, and invite to the wedding as many as you 10 meet with. Accordingly the servants went out to the highways and assembled all that they met, bad and good. And the wedding 11 was plentifully supplied with guests. And when the king came

in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wed12 ding garment, and saith to him, Companion, how camest 13 thou hither without having on a wedding garment. And he

was struck speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, Bind his hands and feet and carry him out and cast him into

*Ps. 118. 22.

14 the outer darkness. Weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there. For there are many called, but few chosen.

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Then the Pharisees went out and consulted how they might 16 ensnare him by a discourse. So they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, We know that thou art true and teachest the way of God truly, and carest for no 17 one. For thou respectest not the persons of men. Tell us

therefore what thou thinkest. Is it lawful to pay tribute to Cæ18 sar, or not? But Jesus, knowing their malice, said, Hypo19 crites! Why do ye try me? Shew me the tribute money. So 20 they brought him a deniar,* then he saith to them, Whose 21 image and inscription is this? They say to him, Cæsar's.

Then he saith to them, Render then to Cæsar the things which 22 are Cæsar's; and to God, the things which are God's. Upon hearing this they were struck with surprise, and left him and

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On the same day there came to him Sadducees, who say, 24 There is no future state. And they asked him, saying, Teach

er, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother 25 shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother. Now

there were with us seven brothers. And the first married a wife and died; and having no children, he left his wife for his bro26 ther. In like manner also the second and the third, even to the 27 seventh. And last of all, the woman also died: in the future state 28 therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? For they all 29 married her. In reply to which, Jesus said to them, Ye err, 30 not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the

future state, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but 31 are as the angels of God in heaven. But in respect to the revival of the dead. Have you not read what was spoken to you 32 by God, saying, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of 33 Isaak, and the God of Jacob." God is not the God of the dead; but of the living. When the people heard this they were astonished at his manner of teaching.

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*See ch. 20. 2.

† Ex. 3. 6.