scourge him in the severest manner* and assign him his por51 tion with the hypocrites. Weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there.

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Now with respect to this, the reign of the heavens may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went 2 out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were prudent 3 and five foolish. They who were foolish took their lamps, but 4 did not take oil with them. But the prudent took oil in their 5 vessels with their lamps. And while the bridegroom tarried 6 they all became drowsy and fell asleep. And at midnight there 7 was a cry, Behold the bridegroom is coming; Go out and

meet him. Then all the virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us some of your 9 oil, for our lamps are going out. In reply to which the prudent

said, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you. There10 fore go rather to them who sell, and buy for yourselves. And

while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and they who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door 11 was shut. And after that the other virgins came, saying, Mas12 ter, master, Open to us. But he in reply, said, Verily I say to 13 you, I do not know you. Watch therefore, because you do

not know the day, nor the hour, when the son of man cometh. 14 For he is like a man who, intending to travel, called his servants 15 and committed to them his effects, and to one gave five talents,†

and to another two, and to another one-to every one accord16 ing to his respective ability, and straightway set out on his 17 journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and

traded with them, and made five other talents; and in like man18 ner he who had received the two gained also other two; but he who received the one went and digged a hole in the ground 19 and hid his master's money: and after a long time the master 20 of these servants cometh and reckoneth with them: whereupon he who had received the five talents came and brought

*Scourge him in the severest manner: cut him as it were asunder by scourging.

other five talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, here are besides them five other talents, which I have 21 gained and his master said to him; "Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much greater; enter into the joy of thy master : 22 then he who had received the two talents came and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents, here are, besides them, two 23 other talents, which I have gained his master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much greater, enter thou 24 into the joy of thy master: then he, who had received the one talent, came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou 25 didst not scatter; so, being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Here it is. Thou hast what is thine own. Thereupon 26 his master said to him in reply, Malignant and slothful servant! Thou knowest that I reap where I did not sow, and 27 gather where I did not scatter! Thou shouldst therefore have

lodged my money with the bankers, that at my return I might 28 have received mine own with interest. Take therefore the ta29 lent from him; and give it to him who hath the ten talents. For

to every one who improveth more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him who improveth not, even what he hath 30 shall be taken away and turn out this unprofitable servant

into outer darkness; weeping and gnashing of teeth will be 31 there. So when the son of man shall come in his glory, and

all the holy angels with him; he will then sit on the throne of 32 his glory. And before him shall be assembled all the nations.

And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd 33 separateth the sheep from the goats. And he will place the 34 sheep on the right hand and the goats on his left. Then the

king will say to them on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which hath been prepared for you 35 from the formation of the world: for I was hungry, and you 36 gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a

stranger, and you lodged me; naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you took care of me; I was in prison, and you visited 37 me. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee; or thirsty, and give

38 thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and lodged thee; 39 or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in 40 prison, and came to thee? And the king in reply will say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done this to one of these my brethren, even the least, you have done it 41 to me. Then he will say to them on his left, Depart from me,

ye cursed, into the fire which is everlasting-that prepared for 42 the devil and his angels! For I was hungry, and you gave me 4.3 no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a

stranger, and you did not lodge me; naked, and you did not 44 clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then

they also will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in 45 prison, and did not minister to thee? And he will answer

them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have not done this to any, the least of these, you have not done it to me. So these shall go to everlasting punishment and the righteous to an everlasting life.

XXVI. When Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said 2 to his disciples, You know that two days hence is the passover, when the son of man is to be delivered up to be cruci3 fied. At that time the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, were convened to the court of the high 4 priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and were consulting how 5 they might take Jesus by surprise and kill him. And they said, Not at the festival, that there may not be a tumult among the people.

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Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came to him a woman, having an alabaster 7 box of precious balsam, which she poured on his head while 8 he was at table. At seeing this, his disciples expressed indig9 nation, saying, Why this profusion! For this balsam might 10 have been sold for a great sum, and given to the poor. Jesus,

knowing it, said to them, Why trouble ye the woman? For 11 she hath done a good office for me. For you have the poor al12 ways with you; but me you have not always. For in pouring 13 this balsam on my body, she hath done it to embalm me. Verily I say to you, In what part soever of the world these glad

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tidings shall be proclaimed, mention will also be made of what she hath done, for a memorial of her.

Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said, What will you give me, and I will de15 liver him up to you. And they weighed to him thirty shekels* 16 of silver: And from that time he watched an opportunity to deliver him up.

17 Now, on the first day of unleavened bread, his disciples came to Jesus, and said to him, Where wilt thou have us 18 make preparation for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go to the city, to such a person, and say to him, The teacher saith, My time is near. At thy house I am about to celebrate 19 the passover with my disciples. Accordingly the disciples did 20 as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the passover. And

when the evening was come he placed himself at the table, 21 with the twelve. And while they were eating, he said, Verily 22 I say to you, One of you is to deliver me up. And they being

very sorrowful, began every one of them to say to him, Master, 23 am I? Whereupon he answering, said, One who hath dipped his 24 hand in the dish with me is to deliver me up. The son of man

goeth indeed as it is written of him. But alas for that man by whom the son of man is delivered up. Good were it for that 25 man if he had never been born. Even Judas who was about to

deliver him up, having taken occasion, said, Am I, Rab26 bi? He saith to him, As thou hast said. Now as they were

eating, Jesus having taken the loaf and pronounced a blessing, 27 broke and gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; This is

my body. Then having taken the cup and given thanks, he 28 gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. For this is my

blood-that of the new covenant-that shed for many, for the 29 remission of sins. Now I say to you, I will not henceforth

drink of the product of the vine; until the day when I shall 30 drink it new with you in my father's kingdom. And after the 31 hymn they went out to the mount of olives. Then Jesus saith

to them, You will all be stumbled at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock 32 will be dispersed.† But after I am risen, I will go before you

*Shekel equal in weight nearly to half a dollar. + Zach. 13. 7.

33 to Galilee. Thereupon Peter addressing him, said, Though all should be stumbled at thee; as for me, I will never be 34 stumbled. Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, This very

night, before cock crowing, thou wilt three times deny me. 35 Peter saith to him, Though I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. And so said all the disciples.

36 Then Jesus goeth with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Stay here while I go yonder to pray. 37 And having taken with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebe38 dee, he began to be in an agony of grief and distress. Where

upon he saith to them, My soul is overwhelmed with anguish 39 even to death. Stay here and watch with me. Then, advanc

ing a little further, he fell prostrate on his face, and prayed, saying, O my father, if it be possible, let this cup be removed from me. Nevertheless not as I would, but as thou willest. 40 Then he cometh to the disciples, and finding them asleep, he

saith to Peter, So, could you not watch one hour with me? 41 Watch and pray, that you may not come to a trial. The spi42 rit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak. Again he went away the second time, and prayed, saying, O my father! If this cup cannot be removed from me, without my drinking 43 it; thy will be done. Then coming, he findeth them again 44 sleeping; for their eyes were weighed down. So, leaving them

he withdrew again, and prayed a third time, to the same pur45 pose. Then he cometh to these disciples of his, and saith to

them, Are you still sleeping and taking repose? Behold the hour is come, and the son of man is delivered up into the 46 hands of sinners. Arise; let us go. Behold he who delivereth me up is at hand.

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Aad while he was yet speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, and the elders of the people. 48 Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, The person I 49 shall kiss is he; Secure him. So coming directly up to Jesus, he 50 said, Hail, Rabbi! and kissed him. And Jesus said to him, Com

panion! for what purpose art thou come? Then others, ad51 vancing, laid hands on Jesus, and held him. Upon which one

of them who were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew