Zaccheus the publican. A. D. 33. c ch. 17. 19. d ch. 5. 26. Acts 4. 21. & 11. 18. a Matt. 9. 11. ch. 5. 30 b ch. 3. 14. e Ex. 22. 1. 1 Sam. 12. 3. 2 Sam. 12. 6. d Rom. 4. 11, 12, 16. Gal. 3. 7. e ch. 18. 16. f Matt. 18. 11. See Matt. 10. 6. & 15. 24. Acts 1. 6. b Matt. 25. 14. Mark 13. 34. † Gr. mina. i John 1. 11. ST. LUKE. him to be brought unto him: and when 41 Saying, What wilt thou that I d CHAPTER XIX. Parable of the pounds. A. D. 33. he was returned, having received the and so ver. 23. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou Matt. 25, authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 19 And he said likewise to him, Be AND Jesus entered and passed thou also over five cities. through Jericho. 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, 6 And he made haste, and came ch. 16. 10. 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin : 21 For I feared thee, because thou 1 Matt. 2. A art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. Job 15. 6. 22 And he saith unto him, "Out of 28 1.16. thine own mouth will I judge thee,, thou wicked servant. "Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up | that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow : 23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? 24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. 25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) 28 ¶ And when he had thus spoken, i Phe went before, ascending up to Je- p Mark 10. rusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that were sent went Jesus weepeth over Jerusalem. z Is. 29. 3, 4. Jer. 6. 3, 6. ch. 21. 20. * 1 Kings 9.7, 8. Mic. 3. 12. ST. LUKE. their way, and found even as he had | said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 36And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: "peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. b y 2 41 ¶ And when he was come near, he John 11. 35. beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 45 And he went into the temple, Matt. 21. 12. and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer; but fye have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temMark 11. 18. ple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, b Matt. 24. 2. Mark 13. 2. ch. 21. 6. ⚫ Dan. 9. 24. ch. 1. 68, 78. 1 Pet. 2. 12. Mark 11. 11, 15. John 2. 14, 15. e Is. 56. 7. ! Jer. 7. 11. John 7. 19. & 8.37. 1 Or, hanged on him, Acts 16. 14. a Matt. 21. 23. CHAPTER XX. The parable of the vineyard. gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, b A. D. 33. 2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thoub Acts 4. 7. & these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? 3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? 7. 27. 6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they bee Matt. 14. 5. persuaded that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. 10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. 11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 12 And again he sent a third and they wounded him also, and cast him out. 13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. 15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? 16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. 17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, Jesus silenceth those who question his authority. 9 The * The stone which the builders reparable of the wicked husbandmen. 19 The ques e tion of the priests about paying tribute to Cesar, Zjected, the same is become the head AND it came to pass, that on one stone shall be broken; but on whom Dan 22 of those days, as he taught the soever it shall fall, it will grind him people in the temple, and preached the | to powder. 35. Matt. 21. 44. Of giving tribute to Cesar. A. D. 33. g Matt. 22. 15. b Matt. 22. 16. Mark 12. 14. || Or, of a truth. I See Matt. 18. 28. 1 Mart. 22. 23. Mark 12. 18. k Acts 23. 6, 8. 1 Deut. 25. 5. m 1 Cor. 15. 42, 49, 52. 1 John 3. 2. n Rom. 8. 23. ST. LUKE. 19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly : 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no? 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? 24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar's. 25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. 26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. 27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, 28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29 There were therefore seven breth ren and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. 32 Last of all the woman died also. 33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: m 36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, "being the children of the resurrection. 37 Now that the dead are raised, Destruction of the temple. Acts 2. 34 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto Ps. 110. L my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; X Matt B. 1. Mark 12 58. t Matt. 29. 5. u ch. 11. 43. 47 Which devour widows' houses, 1 Matt 3.14. and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. CHAPTER XXI. A widow's two mites. 5 Jesus foretelleth the destruction of the temple, 7 and the calamities which shall precede it. 25 The signs of his coming, 34 and the duty of watchfulness and prayer. 57 Jesus abideth by night in the mount of Olives. AND he looked up, and saw the Mark 12 41 rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. Events preceding it. A. D. 33. f Matt. 24. 7. Mark 13.9. Rev. 2. 10. hActs 4. 3. & 3.18. & 12. 4. & 16. 24. Acts 25. 23. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 1 Phil. 1. 28. ST. LUKE. 9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. 10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. 12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 13 And it shall turn to you for a 2 Thess. 1.5. testimony. Matt, 10, 19. Mark 13. 11. ch. 12. 11. ■ Acts 6. 10. • Mic. 7. 6. Mark 13. 12. P Acts 7. 59. & 12. 2. Matt. 10. 22. Matt. 10. 30. Matt. 24. 15. Mark 13. 14. 1 Dan. 9. 26, 27. Zech. 11. 1. Matt. 24. 19. I Dan. 9. 27. 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall 20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the Watchfulness urged. 29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 23. e Matt. 24. 32. Mark 13, 28. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass & Matt. 24. 35. away; but my words shall not pass away. 34 ¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. h 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. e Rom. 13. 13. 1 Thess. 5. 6. 1 Pet. 4. 7. f 1 Thess. 5. 2. 2 Pet. 3. 10. Rev. 3. 3. & 16. 15. 37 And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at 1 ch. 22. 39. night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. The passover prepared. A. D. 33. d Zech. 11. 12. Or, without tumult. e Matt. 26. 17. Mark 14. 12. f Matt. 26. 20. Mark 14. 17. Or, I have heartily desired. g ch. 14. 15. Acts 10. 41. Rev. 19. 9. h Matt. 26. 29. Mark 14. 25. i Matt. 26. 26. Mark 14. 22. ST. LUKE. 7 ¶ Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. 8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? 10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. 11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. 13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves : 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which 1 Cor. 11. 21. is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after sup11 Cor. 10. 16. per, saying, 'This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. Jesus warneth Simon. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. A. D. 33. r Mart. . 2. Mark 10. 2 1 Pet. 5.1 t ch. 9.48 26 But ye shall not be so: but he Matt A. that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. And he said unto them, When Matt. 10, 9 I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. 38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. Is. 53. 12. Mark 152 Mark 14.32 39 And he came out, and went, Matt. 2. H as he was wont, to the mount of Ol-Jo 11 ives; and his disciples also followed him. 40 m And when he was at the place, he said unto them. Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Mart. 6. 13. & 26 41. Mark 14. 38 ver. 46. a Matt. 26 S Mark 14.53. 42 Saying, Father, if thou be twill-Gr. liing ing, remove this cup from me: never to remor. |