34 And when the season of the fruits drew near,

he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to 'Gr. bond35 receive his fruits. And the husbandmen took servants. 2 Or, the fruits his 'servants, and beat one, and killed another, of it 36 and stoned another. Again, he sent other 'servants more than the first: and they did unto 37 them in like manner. But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence 38 my son. But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inhe39 ritance. And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render 42 him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,

The stone which the builders rejected,

The same was made the head of the

corner:

This was from the Lord,

And it is marvellous in our eyes?

43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given

to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 3 And he that falleth on this stone shall be Some ancient broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, authorities

45 it will scatter him as dust. And when the chief

priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they 46 perceived that he spake of them. And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

22 I

And Jesus answered and spake again in para2 bles unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, which made a

Gr. bond. servants.

3

marriage feast for his son, and sent forth his 3 1 servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come. Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 4 Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast. But they made light of it, 5 and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise: and the rest laid hold 6 on his 'servants, and entreated them shamefully, and killed them. But the king was wroth; and 7 he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then saith he to 8 his 'servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy. Go ye 9 therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast. And those 'servants went out into the ro highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests. But when the king 11 came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding-garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest 12 thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said to 13 Or, ministers the 2servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast

him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many 14 are called, but few chosen.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel 15 how they might ensnare him in his talk. And 16 they send to him their disciples, with the HeroOr, Teacher dians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What 17

thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute 18 unto Cæsar, or not? But Jesus perceived

their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, 19 ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. 20 And they brought unto him a 'penny. And 'See marginal he saith unto them, Whose is this image and xviii. 28. 21 superscription? They say unto him, Cæsar's.

Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's; and 22 unto God the things that are God's. And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

23

On that day there came to him Sadducees,

note on ch.

2 which say that there is no resurrection: and Gr. saying. 24 they asked him, saying, Master, Moses said, 'Or, Teacher If a man die, having no children, his brother

wife.

*shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto 'Gr. shall per25 his brother. Now there were with us seven form the duty of a husband's brethren and the first married and deceased, brother to his and having no seed left his wife unto his 26 brother; in like manner the second also, and 27 the third, unto the seventh. And after them 28 all the woman died. In the resurrection there

6

Compare
Deut. xxv. 5.
Gr. seven,

authorities add

fore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for 29 they all had her. But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scrip30 tures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in 31 marriage, but are as angels in heaven. But as Many ancient touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by 32 God, saying, 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 multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

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But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered

themselves together. And one of them, a 35 lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, 1Or, Teacher Master, which is the great commandment in 36 the law? And he said unto him, Thou shalt 37 love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This 38 is the great and first commandment. And a 39 second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two com- 40 mandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets.

2 Or, And a second is like

unto it, Thou shalt love &c.

Now while the Pharisees were gathered to- 41 gether, Jesus asked them a question, saying, 42 What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He 43 saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit thou on my right hand,

Till I put thine enemies underneath thy

feet?

44

If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his 45 son? And no one was able to answer him a 46 word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to 1 23 his disciples, saying, The scribes and the Pha- 2 risees sit on Moses' seat: all things therefore 3 whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not. Yea, they bind heavy burdens 4 Many ancient and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. But all their 5 works they do for to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the chief 6 place at feasts, and the chief seats in the

authorities omit and grievous to be borne.

7 synagogues, and the salutations in the market8 places, and to be called of men, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your 9 teacher, and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father on the earth for one is 10 your Father, 1which is in heaven. Neither be Gr. the ye called masters: for one is your master, even heavenly.

3

2

3

II the Christ. But he that is greatest among Gr. greater. 12 you shall be your servant. And whosoever & Or, minister shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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15

16

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in your-Gr. before. selves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.5

so,

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become ye make him twofold more a son of than yourselves.

5 Some authorities insert

here, or after ver. 12, ver. 14 scribes and hell Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for

Woe unto you,

a pretence ye

prayers: there fore ye shall receive greater See Mark xii.

condemnation.

40

Luke xx 47.
Gr. Gehenna.

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold 17 of the temple, he is a debtor. Ye fools and blind for whether is greater, the gold, or the 18 'temple that hath sanctified the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift 19 that is upon it, he is a debtor. Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar as in ver. 35. 8 Or, bound by 20 that sanctifieth the gift? He therefore that his oath sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by 21 all things thereon. And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that 22 dwelleth therein. And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

'Or,sanctuary: