27 But, concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 28 He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; there fore ye greatly err.

29 And one of the scribes that heard them reasoning together, and perceived that he had answered them well, came to him and asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

30 and Jesus answered him, The first of all is, "Hear, O "Israel! The Lord our God "is one Lord:

31" and thou shalt love the "Lord thy God with all thy “heart, and with all thy soul, "and with all thy mind, and "with all thy strength :"

32 and the second is this, "Thou shalt love thy neigh"bour as thyself:" there is no other commandment greater than these.

33 The scribe said to him, In truth, Master, thou hast well said for there is one God; and there is no other than he :

34 and to love him with all our heart, and with all our understanding, and with all our strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices:

35 and when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God and no one dared any more to question him.

36 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he answered and said, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David? 37 David himself said by the Holy Spirit, "The LORD said "to my Lord, Sit thou on

my right hand, until I make "thine enemies thy footstool:" 38 David himself calleth him his Lord; and whence then is he his son? and the multitude heard him gladly.

39 And he said to them in his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and receive salutations in the market-places;

40 and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts:

41 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretext make long prayers these will receive greater condemnation.

42 And as Jesus sat over against the treasury, he saw how the people put money into the treasury and many who were rich put in much:

:

43 and a poor widow came, and put in two mites, which make a farthing:

44 and he called his disciples to him, and saith to them,

Luke, xxi. 8.

45 for, they all have put in from their abundance; but she, from her indigence, hath put in all she had, even her whole living.

AND

CHAPTER XV.

ND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, Master, see what stones and what buildings these are!

2 and Jesus answering, said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone will be left here upon another, that will not be thrown down.

3 And whilst he sat on the Mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately;

4 Tell us when these things will be; and what will be the sign when all these things shall be about to be accomplished?

5 And Jesus began to say to them, Beware lest any one deceive you:

6 for many will come in my Matt. xxiv. 5. name, saying that I am the Christ; and will deceive many: 7 and when ye hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not troubled for these things

:

8 for nation will still rise against nation; kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes, there will be famines, in divers places: these will be the beginnings of sor

rows.

9 But, take heed to yourselves; for, they will deliver you up to councils, and to synagogues: ye will be beaten, and will be brought before rulers and kings for my sakė, for a testimony against them :

10 and the gospel must be first preached to all the nations. 11 But when they bring you and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak; but, whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit :

12 and brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death:

13 and ye will be hated by all men for my name's sake: but, he who patiently endureth to the end, will be saved.

14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, (let him who readeth it attend,) then let them who are in Judea, flee to the borders:

15 let not him that is on the housetop go down and enter, to take any thing out of his

house:

16 and let not him that is in

the field, turn back to take his garment.

17 But, wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days!

18 And pray ye that it be not in the winter:

19 for, in those days will be affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, until now, neither will be:

20 and, unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of those whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

21 And then, if any one shall say to you, Lo, the Christ is here; or, lo, there; believe him not:

22 for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and shew signs and wonders, so as to seduce, if it were possible, even the chosen :

23 but, take ye heed: I have told you all things before.

24 But, in those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light;

25 and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers that are in heaven will be shaken :

26 and then they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with great power and glory:

27 and then he will send forth the angels, and gather together his chosen from the four winds; from the end of earth, to the end of heaven.

28 And learn a parable from the fig-tree: When its shoot cometh forth, and putteth out leaves, it is known, that summer is near;

29 so likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.

30 Verily I tell you, that this generation will not pass, till all these things be done:

31 heaven and earth will pass away; but my words will not

pass away.

32 But, of that day, or hour, no one knoweth, not an angel in heaven, neither can know, but the Father.

33 Take heed, watch for ye know not when the time is. 34 As when a man departeth from his country, leaving his house, and committing his authority to his servants; to each his own work; and commandeth his porter to watch;

35 so, therefore, watch ye; for

ye know not when the master of the house cometh: whether at evening, or at midnight, or

at the cock-crowing, or in the

morning :

with you, and whenever ye will ye can always do them

:

find you sleeping:

37 and, what I say to you, I say to all, Watch!

CHAPTER XVI.

AND after two days was the

passover, and the days of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death;

2 for they said, Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people.

3 (Now, whilst he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious, came, as he sat at table, and, turning over the box, poured the whole on his head:

4 and there were some who had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5 for this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor and they murmured against her : 6 but Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work

on me:

always:

8 what she could do, she hath done: she hath undertaken to anoint my body beforehand, for the burial:

9 verily I tell you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be told, for a memorial of her:

10 and Judas the Iscariot, (one of the twelve,) went to the chief priests, to betray him to them:

11 and when they heard him, they were glad, and promised to give him money and he sought how he might conveniently betray him.)

12 And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples said to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the passover?

13 and he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go ye into the city, and a man will meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him:

14 and wherever he entereth, say to the owner of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my dis

15 and he will shew you a large upper room spread and ready; there prepare for us: 16 and his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had told them and they prepared the passover.

17 And when it was evening, he cometh with the twelve:

18 and as they sat and eat, Jesus said, Verily I tell you, That one of you who are eating with me, will betray me: 19 and they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I?

20 and he answered and said to them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish:

21 for, the Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but, wo to the man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been well for that man if he had not been born!

22 And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to them; and said, Take this: this is my body:

23 and taking the cup, and giving thanks, he gave it to them; and they all drank of it:

24 and he said to them, This is my blood of the New CoveHeb. ix. 20. nant, which is shed for many: 25 verily I tell you, That I will drink no more of the fruit

of the vine, until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God:

26 and when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus saith to them, Ye will all be made to doubt of me this night; for it is written, "I will smite the Zech. xiii. 7. "shepherd, and the sheep "shall be scattered:"

go

28 but after I am risen, I will before you into Galilee. 29 Peter said to him, Though all be made to doubt, yet will not I:

30 and Jesus saith to him, Verily I tell thee, That to-day, in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice:

31 but he said the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee: and so also said they all.

32 And they came to a place whose name was Gethsemane : and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray :

33 and he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

34 and he saith to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: stay ye here, and watch.

35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground;

and prayed, that, if it were