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and the third, unto the seventh. were gathered together, Jesus 27 And last of all the woman asked them, died also.

42 Saying, What think ye of 28 Therefore, in the resurrec- Christ? whose son is he? They tion, whose wife shall she be of say unto him, The son of David. the seven for they all had her. 43 He saith unto them, How 29 Jesus answered and said then doth David in spirit call unto them, Ye do err, not know-him Lord, saying, ing the scriptures, nor the pow- 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, 30 For in the resurrection till I make thine enemies thy they neither marry, nor are giv-footstool?

er of God.

en in marriage, but are as the 45 If David then call him angels of God in heaven. Lord, how is he his son?

31 But as touching the re- 46 And no man was able to surrection of the dead, have ye answer him a word, neither not read that which was spoken durst any man, from that day unto you by God, saying, forth, ask him any more questions.

32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

33 And when the multitude heard this they were astonished at his doctrine.

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2 Saying, The scribes and the 34 But when the Pharisees Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: had heard that he had put the 3 All therefore whatsoever Sadducees to silence, they were they bid you observe, that obgathered together. serve and do: but do not ye 35 Then one of them which after their works: for they say, was a lawyer, asked him a ques- and do not.

tion, tempting him, and saying, 4 For they bind heavy bur36 Master, which is the great dens, and grievous to be borne, commandment in the law? and lay them on men's shoulders;

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou but they themselves will not move shalt love the Lord thy God with them with one of their fingers. all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments,

6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the 7 And greetings in the marprophets. kets, and to be called of men,

41 While the Pharisees Rabbi, Rabbi.

8 But be not ye called Rabbi: whosoever sweareth by the gift for one is your Master, even that is upon it, he is guilty. Christ; and all ye are brethren. 19 Ye fools, and blind! for 9 And call no man your father whether is greater, the gift, or the upon the earth: for one is your altar that sanctifieth the gift? Father which is in heaven. 20 Whoso, therefore, shall 10 Neither be ye called mas- swear by the altar, sweareth by ters for one is your Master, it, and by all things thereon. even Christ. 21 And whoso shall swear by 11 But he that is greatest the temple, sweareth by it, and among you, shall be your ser- by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by 12 And whosoever shall exalt heaven, sweareth by the throne himself, shall be abased; and he of God, and by him that sitteth that shall humble himself, shall thereon.

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be exalted.

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23 Wo unto you, scribes and 13 ¶ But wo unto you, scribes Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye and Pharisees, hypocrites! for pay tithe of mint, and anise, and ye shut up the kingdom of hea- cummin, and have omitted the ven against men: for ye neither weightier matters of the law, go in yourselves, neither suffer judgment, mercy, and faith: them that are entering to go these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 14 Wo unto you, scribes and 24 Ye blind guides, which Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye strain at a gnat, and swallow a devour widows' houses, and for camel. a pretence make long prayer: 25 Wo unto you, scribes and therefore ye shall receive the Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye greater damnation. make clean the outside of the cup 15 Wo unto you, scribes and and of the platter, but within they Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are full of extortion and excess. compass sea and land to make 26 Thou blind Pharisee, one proselyte; and when he is cleanse first that which is within made, ye make him two fold the cup and platter, that the outmore the child of hell than side of them may be clean also. yourselves. 27 Wo unto you, scribes and

16 Wo unto you, ye blind Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye .guides! which say, Whosoever are like unto whited sepulchres, shall swear by the temple, it is which indeed appear beautiful nothing; but whosoever shall outward, but are within full of swear by the gold of the temple, dead men's bones, and of all he is a debtor. uncleanness.

17 Ye fools, and blind! for 28 Even so ye also outwardly whether is greater, the gold, or appear righteous unto men, but the temple that sanctifieth the within ye are full of hypocrisy gold? and iniquity.

18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but

29 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because

ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepul-1 chres of the righteous,

CHAP. XXIV.
Christ foretelleth the destruction of the

temple; 3 what shall happen at his coming ....36 As no man knoweth the day, we 30 And say, If we had been in ought to watch, &c. the days of our fathers, we would AND Jesus went out, and not have been partakers with departed from the temple: them in the blood of the proph- and his disciples came to him, for to shew him the buildings of 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses the temple. unto yourselves, that ye are the 2 And Jesus said unto them, children of them which killed See ye not all these things? the prophets. Verily, I say unto you, There

ets.

32 Fill ye up then the meas- shall not be left here one stone ure of your fathers. upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell!

3 ¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples 341 Wherefore,behold, I send came unto him privately, saying, unto you prophets, and wise men, Tell us, when shall these things and scribes; and some of them be? and what shall be the sign ye shall kill and crucify, and of thy coming, and of the end some of them shall ye scourge in of the world?

your synagogues, and persecute 4 And Jesus answered and them from city to city: said unto them, Take heed that

35 That upon you may come no man deceive you. all the righteous blood shed 5 For many shall come in my upon the earth, from the blood name, saying, I am Christ; and of righteous Abel, unto the blood shall deceive many.

of Zacharias, son of Barachias, 6 And ye shall hear of wars, whom ye slew between the and rumours of wars: see that temple and the altar. ye be not troubled: for all these 36 Verily, I say unto you, All things must come to pass, but these things shall come upon the end is not yet. this generation. 7 For nation shall rise against 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, nation, and kingdom against thou that killest the prophets, kingdom: and there shall be and stonest them which are sent famines, and pestilences, and unto thee, how often would I earthquakes, in divers places. have gathered thy children to- 8 All these are the beginning gether, even as a hen gathereth of sorrows. her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall 10 And then shall many be not see me henceforth, till ye offended, and shall betray one shall say, Blessed is he that com- another, and shall hate one eth in the name of the Lord. another.

11 And many false shall rise, and shall

many.

prophets shall shew great signs and wondeceive ders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the

12 And because iniquity shall very elect. abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

25 Behold, I have told you before.

13 ¶ But he that shall endure 26 Wherefore if they shall unto the end, the same shall be say unto you, Behold, he is in saved. the desert; go not forth: Behold, 14 And this gospel of the he is in the secret chambers; kingdom shall be preached in believe it not. all the world for a witness unto 27 For as the lightning cometh all nations; and then shall the out of the east, and shineth even end come. unto the west; so shall also the

15 When ye, therefore, shall coming of the Son of man be. see the abomination of desola- 28 For wheresoever the cartion, spoken of by Daniel the cass is, there will the eagles be prophet, stand in the holy place, gathered together. (whoso readeth, let him under- 29 Immediately after the stand,) tribulation of those days shall 16 Then let them which be in the sun be darkened, and the Judea flee into the mountains: moon shall not give her light, 17 Let him which is on the and the stars shall fall from house-top not come down to heaven, and the powers of the take any thing out of his house: heavens shall be shaken :

18 Neither let him which is 30 And then shall appear the in the field return back to take sign of the Son of man in heahis clothes. ven: and then shall all the tribes 19 And wo unto them that of the earth mourn, and they are with child, and to them that shall see the Son of man coming give suck in those days! in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath-day:

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, 21 For then shall be great and they shall gather together tribulation, such as was not since his elect from the four winds, the beginning of the world to from one end of heaven to the this time, no, nor ever shall be. other.

22 And except those days 32 Now learn a parable of the should be shortened, there fig-tree: When his branch is yet should no flesh be saved: but tender, and putteth forth leaves, for the elect's sake those days ye know that summer is nigh: shall be shortened. 33 So likewise ye, when ye 23 Then if any man shall say shall see all these things, know unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or that it is near, even at the doors. there; believe it not. 34 Verily I say unto you, 24 For there shall arise false This generation shall not pass, Christs, and false prophets, and till all these things be fulfilled.

not pass away.

35 Heaven and earth shall That he shall make him ruler pass away, but my words shall over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant 36 ¶ But of that day and hour shall say in his heart, My lord knoweth no mm, no, not the delayeth his coming; angels of heaven, but my Father only.

49 And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat 37 But as the days of Noe and drink with the drunken; were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he 38 For as in the days that were looketh not for him, and in an before the flood, they were eat- hour that he is not aware of, ing and drinking, marrying and 51 And shall cut him asunder, giving in marriage, until the day and appoint him his portion with that Noe entered into the ark, the hypocrites: there shall be 39 And knew not until the weeping and gnashing of teeth. flood came, and took them all away: so shall also the coming 1 of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,

and the other left.

CHAP. XXV.

The parable of the ten virgins; 14 of the

talents, and the reward to those who improved them....31 Of the last judgment. THEN shall the kingdom of

heaven be likened unto ten

41 Two women shall be grind-virgins, which took their lamps, ing at the mill; the one shall be and went forth to meet the taken, and the other left.

bridegroom.

42 ¶ Watch therefore; for ye 2 And five of them were wise, know not what hour your Lord and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took 43 But know this, that if the their lamps, and took no oil with good man of the house had them:

doth come.

known in what watch the thief 4 But the wise took oil in would come, he would have their vessels with their lamps. watched, and would not have 5 While the bridegroom tarrisuffered his house to be broken ed, they all slumbered and slept. up. 6 And at midnight there was 44 Therefore be ye also a cry made, Behold, the brideready for in such an hour as groom cometh; go ye out to ye think not, the Son of man meet him.

cometh.

7 Then all those virgins arose, 45 Who then is a faithful and and trimmed their lamps. wise servant, whom his lord 8 And the foolish said unto hath made ruler over his house- the wise, Give us of your oil: hold, to give them meat in due for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, say46 Blessed is that servant ing, Not so; lest there be not whom his lord, when he com- enough for us and you: but go eth, shall find so doing. ye rather to them that sell, and 47 Verily, I say unto you, buy for yourselves,

season?

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