written, My house shall be called the | I also will ask you one word, which house of prayer: but you have made if you shall tell me, I will also tell it a den of thieves. you by what authority I do these things. 14 And there came to him the blind, and the lame in the temple; and he healed them. 15 And the chief priests and scribes seeing the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; were moved with indignation, 25 The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying: 26 If we shall say from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say from men, we are afraid 16 And said to him: Hearest of the multitude: for all held John thou what these say? And JESUS as a prophet. said to them: Yea, have you never 27 And answering Jesus they read: Out of the mouth of infants said: We know not. He also said and of sucklings thou hast perfected to them: Neither do I tell you by praise? what authority 1 do these things. 17 And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there. 18 And in the morning returning into the city, he was hungry. 28 But what think you? A certain man had two sons, and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. 29 And he answering, said: 1 will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went. 30 And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, sir, and he 19 And seeing a certain fig-tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only, and he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig- went not: tree withered away. 31 Which of the two did the fa20 And the disciples seeing it ther's will? They say to him : The wondered, saying: How is it pre-first. Jesus saith to them: Amen sently withered away? I say to you, that the publicans and 21 And JESUS answering said the harlots shall go into the kingto them: Amen I say to you, if dom of God before you. you shall have faith, and stagger 32 For John came to you in the not, not only this of the fig-tree way of justice, and you did not beshall you do, but also_if you shall lieve him. But the publicans and say to this mountain, Take up and the harlots believed him but you; cast thyself into the sea, it shall be seeing it, did not even afterwards done. repent, that you might believe him. 22 And all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer believing, you shall receive. 23 And when he was come into the temple, there came to him as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? and who hath given thee this authority? 24 Jesus answering said to them: 33 Hear ye another parable: There was a man an householder who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge round about it, and dug in it a press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen: and went into a strange country. 34 And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits thereof. 35 And the husbandmen laying likened to a king, who made a manhands on his servants, beat one, and riage for his son. killed another, and stoned another. And he sent his servants, to call 36 Again he sent other servants them that were invited to the marmore than the former and they riage and they would not come. did to them in like manner. 4 Again he sent other servants, 37 And last of all he sent to them saying: Tell them that were inhis son, saying: They will re-vited: Behold, I have prepared my verence my son. dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage. 38 But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance. 5 But they neglected, and went their ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandize. 6 And the rest laid hands on his 39 And taking him they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and servants, and having treated them killed him. contumeliously put them to death. 40 When therefore the lord of 7 But when the king had heard the vineyard shall come, what will of it, he was angry, and sending he do to those husbandmen? his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. 41 They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end: and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall render him the fruit in due season. 8 Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready: but they that were invited, were not worthy. 42 JESUS saith to them: Have 9 Go ye therefore into the high you never read in the scriptures: ways; and as many as you shall The stone which the builders re- find, call to the marriage. jected, the same is become the head 10 And his servants going forth of the corner? By the Lord this into the ways, gathered together has been done, and it is wonderful all that they found, both bad and good and the marriage was filled with guests. in our eyes. 43 Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them. 46 And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet. CHAP. XXII. The parable of the marriage-feast. ND JESUS answering, spoke A again in parables to them, say ing The kingdom of heaven is 11 And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. 12 And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment? But he was silent. 13 Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen. 15 Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to ensnare him in his speech. disciples with the Herodians, say 16 And they send to him their ing: Master, we know that thou that which was spoken by God art a true speaker, and teachest the saying to you: way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man for thou dost not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not? 18 But JESUS knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny, 20 And JESUS saith to them; Whose image and inscription is this? 21 They say to him, Cesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's: and to God, the things that are God's.. 22 And hearing this they wondered, and leaving him went their ways. 23 That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection and asked him, 24 Saying: Master, Moses said, If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up issue to his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brethren and the first having married a wife died, and not having issue, left his wife to his brother. 26 In like manner the second, and the third, and so on to the seventh. 27 And last of all the woman died also.. 28 At the resurrection therefore whose wife of the seven shall she be? for they all had her. 29 And JESUs answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married: but shall be as the Angels of God in heaven. 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And the multitudes hearing it, were in admiration at his doctrine. 34 But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together : 35 And one of them a doctor of the law asked him, tempting him : 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 JESUS said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. 38 This is the greatest and the first commandment. 39 And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets. 41 And the Pharisees being gathered together JESUS asked them, 42 Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David's. 43 He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord; saying: 44 The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy foot-stool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. CHAP. XXIII. 2 Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair 31 And concerning the resurrec- of Moses. tion of the dead, have you not read 3. All things therefore whatso ever they shall say to you, observe risees, hypocrites: because you and do but according to their go round about the sea and the works do ye not: for they say, and land to make one proselyte: and do not. when he is made, you make him the child of hell twofold more than yourselves. 4 For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens: and lay them on men's shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them. 5 And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes. 6 And they love the first places at feasts, and the first chairs in the synagogues, 7 And salutations in the marketplace, and to be called by men, Rabbi. 8 But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your master, and all you are brethren. 9 And call none your father upon earth: for one is your father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, Christ. 11 He that is the greatest among you shall be your servant. 16 Wo to you blind guides, that say, whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing: but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple, is a debtor. 17 Ye foolish and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple, that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor. 19 Ye blind for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar, that sanctifieth the gift! 20 He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it: 21 And whosoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it: 22 And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of 12 And whosoever shall exalt God, and by him that sitteth therehimself shall be humbled and he on. : that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13 But wo to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men, for you yourselves do not enter in; and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter. 23 Wo to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because you tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and have left the weightier things of the law, judgment, and mercy, and faith. These things you ought to have done, and not to leave those undone. 14 Wo to you scribes and Pha- 24 Blind guides, who strain at risees, hypocrites: because you a gnat and swallow a camel. devour the houses of widows, pray- 25 Wo to you scribes and Phaing long prayers. For this you risees, hypocrites: because you shall receive the greater judgment. make clean the outside of the cup 15 Wo to you scribes and Pha-land of the dish: but within you Ver. 5. Phylacteries, i. e. Parchments, on which they wrote the ten commandments, and carried them on their foreheads before their eyes: which the Pharisees affected to wear broader than other men; so to seem more zealous for the law Ver. 9, 10. Call none your father-neither be ye called masters, &c. The meaning is, that our Father in heaven is incomparably more to be regarded than any father upon earth: and no master to be followed who would lead us away from Christ. But this does not hinder but that we are, by the law of God, to have a due respect both for our carnal and spiritua Bathers, (1 Cor. iv. 15.) and to masters and teachers. are full of rapine and uncleanness. things shall come upon this gener.» 26 Thou blind Pharisee, first tion. 7 make clean the inside of the cup 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou and of the dish that the outside may that killest the prophets, and stonest become clean. 27 Wo to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones, and of all filthiness. 28 So you also outwardly indeed appear to men just; but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Wo to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, that build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the just. 30 And say: If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of them that killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 You serpents, generation of vipers, how will you flee from the judgment of hell! 34 Therefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes and some of them you will put to death and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not? 38 Behold, your house shall be left to you, desolate. 39 For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAP. XXIV. Destruction of the temple foretold. AND JESUS being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And he answering said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed. 3 And when he was sitting on Mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world? 4 And JESUS answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you: 5 For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ: and they will seduce many. 35 That upon you may come all 6 And you shall hear of wars, the just blood that hath been shed and rumours of wars. See that ye upon the earth, from the blood of be not troubled. For these things Abel the just, even unto the blood must come to pass, but the end is of Zacharias the son of Barachias not yet. whom you killed between the temple and the altar. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against king36 Amen I say to you all these dom; and there shall be pestilences, Ver. 29. Build the sepulchres, &c. This is not here blamed, as if it were in itself evil to build or adorn the monuments of the prophets: but the hypocrisy of the Pharisees is here taxed; who, whilst they pretended to honour the memory of the prophets, were persecuting even unto death the Lord of the prophets |