any man should carry any ves-Jerusalem: and as he was walksel through the temple. ing in the temple, there come 17 And he taught, saying un- to him the chief priests, and the to them, Is it not written, My scribes, and the elders, house shall be called, of all na- 28 And say unto him, By tions, the house of prayer? but ye what authority doest thou these have made it a den of thieves. things? and who gave thee this 18 And the scribes and chief authority to do these things? priests heard it, and sought how 29 And Jesus answered and they might destroy him: for said unto them, I will also ask of they feared him, because all the you one question, and answer people was astonished at his me, and I will tell you by what doctrine. authority I do these things.

19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.

30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? an

20 I And in the morning, swer me. as they passed by, they saw the 31 And they reasoned with fig-tree dried up from the roots. themselves, saying, If we shall

21 And Peter calling to re- say, From heaven; he will say, membrance, saith unto him, Why then did ye not believe Master,behold,the fig-tree which him?

thou cursedst is withered away. 32 But if we shall say, Of 22 And Jesus answering, saith men; they feared the people : unto them, Have faith in God. for all men counted John, that

23 For verily I say unto you, he was a prophet indeed. That whosoever shall say unto 33 And they answered and this mountain, Be thou remov- said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. ed, and be thou cast into the And Jesus answering saith unto sea; and shall not doubt in his them, Neither do I tell you by heart, but shall believe that those what authority I do these things. things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatso-1 ever he saith.

CHAP. XII.

The parable of the vineyard.... 13 Touching the paying of tribute....18 The Sadducees confuted....35 A difficulty proposed to the scribes, &c.

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire AND he began to speak unto when ye pray, believe that ye them by parables. A cerreceive them, and ye shall have tain man planted a vineyard, and them. set a hedge about it, and dig

25 And when ye stand pray-ged a place for the wine fat, and ing, forgive, if ye have_aught built a tower, and let it out to against any that your Father husbandmen, and went into a far also which is in heaven may country. forgive you your trespasses.

2 And at the season he sent

26 But, if ye do not forgive, to the husbandmen a servant, neither will your Father which that he might receive from the is in heaven forgive your tres-husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

passes.

27 ¶ And they come again to 3 And they caught him, and

beat him, and sent him away gardest not the person of men, empty. but teachest the way of God in 4 And again, he sent unto truth: Is it lawful to give tribute them another servant: and at to Cesar, or not? him they cast stones, and woun- 15 Shall we give, or shall we ded him in the head, and sent not give? But he, knowing their him away shamefully handled. hypocrisy, said unto them, Why 5 And again he sent another; tempt ye me? bring me a penny, and him they killed, and many that I may see it. others; beating some, and killing 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is 6 Having yet therefore one this image and superscription ! son, his well-beloved, he sent And they said unto him Cehim also last unto them, saying, sar's.

some.

They will reverence my son. 17 And Jesus answering, said

7 But those husbandmen said unto them, Render to Cesar the among themselves, This is the things that are Cesar's, and to heir; come, let us kill him, and God the things that are God's. the inheritance shall be ours. And they marvelled at him. 18 Then come unto him

8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the the Sadducees, which say there vineyard. is no resurrection; and they ask

9 What shall, therefore, the ed him, saying, lord of the vineyard do? He 19 Master, Moses wrote unto will come and destroy the hus- us, If a man's brother die, and bandmen, and will give the vine-leave his wife behind him, and yard unto others. leave no children, that his 10 And have ye not read this brother should take his wife, scripture; The stone which the and raise up seed unto his builders rejected is become the brother.

head of the corner:

20 Now, there were seven 11 This was the Lord's do- brethren: and the first took a ing, and it is marvellous in our wife, and dying left no seed. eyes? 21 And the second took her, 12 And they sought to lay and died, neither left he any hold on him, but feared the peo-seed: and the third likewise. ple; for they knew that he had 22 And the seven had her, spoken the parable against them: and left no seed: last of all the and they left him, and went woman died also.

their way.

23 In the resurrection there13 ¶ And they send unto him fore, when they shall rise, whose certain of the Pharisees, and of wife shall she be of them? for the Herodians, to catch him in the seven had her to wife. his words. 24 And Jesus answering, said

14 And when they were unto them, Do ye not therefore come, they say unto him, Master, err, because ye know not the we know that thou art true, and scriptures, neither the power of carest for no man: for thou re- God!

25 For when they shall rise 34 And when Jesus saw that from the dead, they neither mar- he answered discreetly, he said ry, nor are given in marriage; unto him, Thou art not far from but are as the angels which are the kingdom of God. And no in heaven. man after that durst ask him any

26 And as touching the dead, question. that they rise; have ye not read

35 ¶ And Jesus answered and in the book of Moses, how in said, while he taught in the temthe bush God spake unto him, ple, How say the scribes that saying, I am the God of Abra- Christ is the son of David? ham, and the God of Isaac, and 36 For David himself said by the God of Jacob? the Holy Ghost, The LORD said

27 He is not the God of the unto my Lord, Sit thou on my dead, but the God of the liv- right hand, till I make thine ing: ye therefore do greatly err. enemies thy footstool.

28 1 And one of the scribes 37 David therefore himself came, and having heard them calleth him Lord, and whence reasoning together, and per- is he then his son? And the ceiving that he had answered common people heard him gladthem well, asked him, Which ly. is the first commandment of all?

38 And he said unto them 29 And Jesus answered him, in his doctrine, Beware of the The first of all the command- scribes, which love to go in long ments is, Hear, O Israel; The clothing, and love salutations in Lord our God is one Lord: the market-places,

i 30 And thou shalt love the 39 And the chief seats in Lord thy God with all thy heart, the synagogues, and the upperand with all thy soul, and with most rooms at feasts: all thy mind, and with all thy 40 Which devour widow's strength this is the first com- houses, and for a pretence make mandment. long prayers: these shall receive 31 And the second is like, greater damnation. namely this, Thou shalt love thy 41 ¶ And Jesus sat over neighbor as thyself: there is against the treasury, and beheld none other commandment great- how the people cast money iner than these. to the treasury and many that

32 And the scribe said unto were rich cast in much. him, Well, Master, thou hast 42 And there came a cersaid the truth: for there is one tain poor widow, and she threw God; and there is none other in two mites, which make a farbut he : thing.

33 And to love him with all 43 And he called unto him the heart,and with all the under- his disciples, and saith unto standing, and with all the soul, them, Verily, I say unto you, and with all the strength, and That this poor widow hath cast to love his neighbour as him- more in than all they which self, is more than all whole burnt- have cast into the treasury. offerings and sacrifices. 44 For all they did cast in of

their abundance; but she of her ye shall be brought before rulers want did cast in all that she and kings for my sake, for a teshad, even all her living. timony against them. 10 And the gospel must be 1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the first published among all nations. temple: 3 he sheweth what signs should

CHAP. XIII.

go before, 24 and what should happen at 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no

the time of his coming, &c.

AND as he went out of the thought beforehand what ye shall temple, one of his disciples speak, neither do ye premedisaith unto him, Master, see what tate: but whatsoever shall be manner of stones, and what given you in that hour, that buildings are here! speak ye: for it is not ye that

2 And Jesus answering, said speak, but the Holy Ghost. unto him, Seest thou these great 12 Now, the brother shall buildings? there shall not be left betray the brother to death, and one stone upon another, that the father the son: and children shall not be thrown down. shall rise up against their parents, 3 And as he sat upon the and shall cause them to be put mount of Olives, over against to death. the temple, Peter, and James, 13 And ye shall be hated of all and John, and Andrew, asked men for my name's sake: but he him privately, that shall endure unto the end,

4 Tell us, when shall these the same shall be saved. things be? and what shall be the 14 But when ye shall see the sign when all these things shall abomination of desolation, spokbe fulfilled? en of by Daniel the prophet,

5 And Jesus answering them, standing where it ought not, (let began to say, Take heed lest any him that readeth understand) man deceive you: then let them that be in Judea 6 For many shall come in flee to the mountains: my name, saying, I am Christ; 15 And let him that is on and shall deceive many. the house-top not go down in7 And when ye shall hear of to the house, neither enter therewars and rumours of wars, be ye in, to take any thing out of his not troubled for such things house: must needs be; but the end shall

not be yet.

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to

8 For nation shall rise against take up his garment. nation, and kingdom against 17 But wo to them that are kingdom: and there shall be with child, and to them that earthquakes in divers places, and give suck in those days! there shall be famines, and

18 And pray ye that your flight

troubles these are the begin- be not in the winter. nings of sorrows.

19 For in those days shall be 91 But take heed to your- affliction, such as was not from selves: for they shall deliver you the beginning of the creation up to councils; and in the syna- which God created unto this gogues ye shall be beaten and time, neither shall be.

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20 And except that the Lord 32 ¶ But of that day and that had shortened those days, no hour knoweth no man, no, not flesh should be saved: but for the angels which are in heaven, the elect's sake, whom he hath neither the Son, but the Fathchosen, he hath shortened the er. days.

33 Take ye heed, watch and for ye know not when

21 And then, if any man shall pray say to you, Lo, here is Christ; the time is.

or lo, he is there; believe him 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who

not.

22 For false Christs, and false left his house, and gave authoriprophets shall rise, and shall ty to his servants, and to every shew signs and wonders, to se- man his work; and commandduce, if it were possible, even the ed the porter to watch.

elect. 35 Watch ye therefore: for 23 But take ye heed: behold, ye know not when the master I have foretold you all things. of the house cometh, at even, or 24 ¶ But in those days, after at midnight, or at the cockthat tribulation, the sun shall be crowing, or in the morning: darkened, and the moon shall 36 Lest coming suddenly, he not give her light, find you sleeping.

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

26 And then shall they see the 1 Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

27 And then shall he send his

37 And what I say unto you, I say unto all, Watch.

CHAP. XIV.

A conspiracy against Christ: 3 a woman poureth ointment on his head.....10 Judas

covenanteth to betray him: 12 he eateth the passover: 22 he instituteth his last supper: 66 Peter thrice denieth him, &c.

angels, and shall gather togeth- AFTER two days was the er his elect from the four winds, feast of the passover, and from the uttermost part of the of unleavened bread: and the earth to the uttermost part of chief priests, and the scribes, heaven. sought how they might take him 28 Now learn a parable of the by craft, and put him to death. fig-tree: When her branch is 2 But they said, Not on the yet tender, and putteth forth feast-day, lest there be an uproar leaves, ye know that summer is of the people.

near:

3 And being in Bethany, in 29 So ye in like manner, the house of Simon the leper, when ye shall see these things as he sat at meat, there came a come to pass, know that it is woman having an alabaster-box nigh, even at the doors. of ointment of spikenard, very

30 Verily, I say unto you, precious; and she brake the box, That this generation shall not and poured it on his head. pass, till all these things be done. 4 And there were some that 31 Heaven and earth shall had indignation within thempass away: but my words shall selves, and said, Why was this not pass away. waste of the ointment made?