the ass and the colt, and put on them their garments, and he sat on them. And most of the multitude spread 8 their own garments in the way; but others cut branches. from the trees, and spread them in the way. And the 9 multitudes going before him and those following cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed be he that comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. And when he entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved 10 saying, Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is the 11 prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out 12 all the sellers and buyers in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them selling the doves, and says unto them, It is written, My 13 house shall be called an house of prayer; but ye are making it a den of robbers. And blind and lame came to him in the 14 temple, and he healed them. But when the chief priests 15 and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were indignant, and said unto him, 16 Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says unto them, Yea; did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou didst perfect praise? And he left them 17 and went out of the city into Bethany, and lodged there.

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he 18 was hungry. And when he saw one fig tree on the way, 19 he came to it and found nothing thereon but leaves only, and says unto it, Let no fruit come forth from thee henceforward for ever. And suddenly the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw, they mar- 20 velled, saying, How suddenly did the fig tree wither away! And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say 21 unto you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do the thing of the fig tree but if ye even say unto this mountain, Be removed and cast into the sea; it shall come to pass and all things, whatsoever ye 22 shall ask in your prayer, believing, ye will receive.

And when he came into the temple, the chief priests 23

and the elders of the people came up unto him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these 24 things? and who gave thee this authority? But Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what 25 authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he 26 will tell us, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we say, from men, we fear the multitude; for all count John 27 as a prophet. And they answered Jesus and said, We know not. And he said unto them, Neither do I tell you 28 by what authority I do these things. But what think ye? A man had two children: he came to the first and said, 29 Child, go work to-day in the vineyard. But he answered and said, I will not; afterwards he repented and went 30 away. And he came to the other and spake in the same

manner. And he answered and said, Yea, sir, and went 31 not away. Which of the two did the will of the father?

They say, The first. Jesus says unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go before 32 you into the kingdom of God. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and when ye saw it, ye repented not afterwards, so as to believe him. 33 Hear another parable: there was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husband34 men, and went abroad. And when the season of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to 35 receive his fruits. And the husbandmen took his servants, 36 beat one, killed another, stoned another. Again he sent

other servants, more than the first; and they did unto 37 them in the same manner. But afterwards he sent unto 38 them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have 39 his inheritance. And they took and cast him out of

the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the lord of 40 the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably 41 destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus says unto them, Did ye never read 42 in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made head of the corner: this proceeded from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore I say 43 unto you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his 45 parables, they knew that he spake of them; and though 46 seeking to lay hold of him, they feared the multitudes, because they counted him a prophet.

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AND Jesus answered and spake again in parables XXII. unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven was likened 2 unto a king, who made a marriage-feast for his son. And 3 he sent his servants to call them that had been called to the marriage-feast, and they would not come. Again 4 he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who have been called, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready: come in to the marriage-feast. But they neglected and 5 went away; one to his own farm, another to his merchandise; and the rest laid hold of his servants, illtreated and 6 killed them. And the king was wrath, and sent his 7 armies and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then says he to his servants, The marriage-feast is 8 ready, but they who have been called were not worthy. Go 9 ye therefore to the crossways, and as many as ye shall find, call in to the marriage-feast. And those servants went 10 out into the ways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both evil and good: and the bride-chamber was filled with guests. But when the king came in to look 11 at the guests, he saw there a man who had not put on a marriage garment. And he says unto him, Friend, how 12 camest thou in hither not having a marriage garment?

13 And he was speechless.

Then said the king to the

ministers, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the 14 gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen.

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Then went the Pharisees and took counsel that they 16 might entangle him in discourse. And they send unto him. their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest for no one: for thou regardest not the 17 person of men. Tell us, therefore, what thinkest thou, is 18 it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? But Jesus

knew their wickedness and said, Why tempt ye me, ye 19 hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought 20 unto him a denarius. And Jesus says unto them, Whose 21 is this image and the superscription? They say, Caesar's. Then says he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things 22 that are God's. And when they heard, they marvelled and left him and went away.

23 In that day came to him Sadducees, saying that there 24 is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses said, If one die, having no children, his brother shall 25 marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren; and the first married and died, and, having no seed, left his wife unto his 26 brother. In like manner also the second and the third, 27, 28 unto the seven. And last of all the woman died. In the

resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? 29 for all had her. But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye are deceived, because ye know not the scriptures, nor 30 yet the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God 31 in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, 32 saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not God of dead, but of living. 33 And when the multitudes heard, they were astonished at his teaching.

But when the Pharisees heard that he put the Sadducees 34 to silence, they were gathered together; and one of them, 35 a lawyer, asked, tempting him, Teacher, which command- 36 ment is great in the law? And he said unto him, Thou 37 shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first 38 commandment. A second is like unto it, Thou shalt love 39 thy neighbour as thyself. On these, the two commandments, 40 hang the whole law and the prophets.

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus 41 asked them, saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose 42 son is he? They say unto him, David's. He says unto 43 them, How then does David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till 44 I put thine enemies under thy feet? If therefore David calls 45 him Lord, how is he his son? And no one was able to 46 answer him a word; neither durst any one from that day question him any more.

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THEN spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his dis- XXIII. ciples, saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have seated 2 themselves on Moses' seat. All things, therefore, whatever 3 they tell you, do and keep, but do not after their works for they say, and do not. But they bind heavy burdens and 4 lay them on men's shoulders; yet they themselves are unwilling to move them with their finger. And all their 5 works they do to be seen by men: for they broaden their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes, and love the chief 6 place at the feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and the salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your 8 teacher, and all ye are brethren. And call none your 9

father upon the earth: for one is your Father, the heavenly. Neither be ye called leaders: for one is your leader, the 10 Christ. But the greatest of you will be your minister. 11 And whosoever shall exalt himself will be humbled; and 12 whosoever shall humble himself will be exalted.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 13 for ye shut the kingdom of heaven before men: for ye