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CHAP. which I am to be baptized; but to sit on my right hand, and on my 40 left hand, is not mine to give,unless to those for whom it is prepared." And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against temper of James and John; but Jesus called disciples. the twelve to him, and said unto 42 them, "Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles exercise a harsh authority, and their princes lord it 43 over them; but let it not be so with you; but whosoever wisheth to be greatest among you, let him be your 41 minister; and whosoever wisheth to be first of you, let him become 45 a servant of all. For even the son of man came not so much to be served as to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."

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And if any one say unto 3 you, Why do ye this?' say, The master hath need of it;' and immediately he will send it hither." So they went and found the colt 4 tied by a door without in the open street, and they loose it. And 5 some of those who were standing there said unto them, "What are ye about, loosing the colt?" And 6 they said unto the man as Jesus had commanded: so the men suffered them. And the disciples T brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on it, and set him thereon. And many spread their s garments in the road, and others cut boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the road. And 9 those who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying,

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Save now! blessed be he who cometh in the name of the Lord. 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our Father David, which cometh in the name of the Lord: Save now thou who dwellest in the highest heavens !"

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And they come to Jericho; and as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimeus was sitting 47 by the road-side, begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, saying," Jesus, thou son of 48 David, have pity on me." And many charged him to keep silence: but he cried out so much the more, And Jesus went into Jerusalem; 11 "Thou son of David, have pity and after looking about upon every The barr 49 on me." Then Jesus stood still, thing, when the evening was now fig-tree. and commanded him to be called: come, he went out to Bethany with and they call the blind man, say- the twelve. And on the morrow 12 ing unto him, "Take courage; as they went from Bethany, he was 50 arise, he calleth thee." And he hungry; and seeing a fig-tree at a 13 threw off his garment, and arose distance with leaves on, he went, 51 and went to Jesus. And Jesus if perhaps he might find some saith unto him, "What dost thou fruit upon it, for the season of wish me to do for thee?" The blindthering figs was not yet arrived; man said unto him, "Master, but when he was come to it he 52 to give me my sight." Then Jesus found nothing but leaves. Then 14 saith unto him, "Go thy way; Jesus said unto it," Let no one thy faith hath restored thee.' And eat fruit of thee any more for ever;" he received his sight immediately, and his disciples heard it. and followed Jesus in the way.

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Now as Jesus and his disciples come near to Jerusalem, at BethJesus en- phage and Bethany, by the mount ters Jerusa- of Olives, he sendeth two of his umph. disciples, saying unto them, "Go 2 into the village over against you,

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And they come to Jerusalem; 15 and Jesus went into the temple, and Jesus cle turned out those who were selling and buying in the temple, and 16 overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; and suffered no

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CHAP. one to carry any vessel through the
temple. And he taught, saying
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'My house shall be called an house" If we answer, From heaven,' he 31
of prayer for all nations?' but ye will say, Why then did ye not be-
have made it a den of robbers." lieve him?' And if we say, 'From 32
18 And the scribes, and the chief men,' we are in danger from the
priests heard, and sought how they people ;" for they all held John to
might destroy him; for they feared be a prophet indeed. And they 33
him, because all the multitude was answered Jesus, "We cannot tell."
19 astonished at his doctrine. And in And Jesus answered them, "Nei-
the evening, he went as usual out ther do I tell you by what authority
of the city.
I do these things.

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men? Answer me." And they rea-
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20 And in the morning, as they were Faith in passing by, they saw the fig-tree withered away from the roots; and ed. Peter recollecting the circumstance, 21 said unto him, "Master, behold! this fig-tree which thou didst devote to destruction is withered 22 away." And Jesus answering, saith unto them," Have' faith in 23 God. For verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say to this mountain, • Be thou removed and cast into the sea,' and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he saith will come to pass, he will have whatever he shall say done 24 unto him. Concerning this point, I say unto you, what things soever ye ask for yourselves, when ye pray, believe that ye will receive them, 25 and ye shall have them. And when ye pray, forgive, if ye have aught against any one, that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your offences."

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Now Jesus began to speak unto CHAP. them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence about it, Parable of and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out. to husband- vineyard. men, and went from home. And 2 at the proper season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, to receive from them the fruit of the vineyard. But they took him and beat him, 3 and sent him away empty. Again, 4 he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. And 5 again, he sent another; and him they slew and of many others, some they beat, and some they slew. Now, having still one son 6 beloved by him, he sent him also last unto them, saying, "They will reverence my son. But those 7. husbandmen said among themselves, "This is the heir, come let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' So they took him, 8 and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What therefore will 9 the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and give the vineyard to be occupied by others.

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And they return to Jerusalem; Jesus vin- and as he was walking about in the onduct. temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, come to him, 28 and say, "By what authority doest thou these things, and who gave thee this authority to do them?" 29 Then Jesus answered, "I will also "Have ye not read this scrip- 10 ask you one thing, and if ye answer ture, The stone which the build- Applied to me, I will tell you by what authori-ers rejected, is become the head of 30 ty I do these things. Was the bap- the corner: this is the Lord's do- Jews.

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CHAP. ing, and it is wonderful in our eyes." And they sought to apprehend him, but feared the people; cxviii. 22. for they knew that he had spoken 12 this parable against them; but they feared the multitude, so they left him and went away.

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her." Then Jesus answered, and CHAP. said unto them, "Do ye not err concerning this matter, from not con- 24 sidering the scriptures nor the power of God? For when the dead rise 25 again, there will be no marrying, nor giving in marriage, but they 13 Then they send unto him some will be as the angels that are in Question of the Pharisees and the Herodians heaven. Now concerning the dead, 26 about pay to catch him by questions. And that they are to be raised, have ye ing tribute. when they were come, they say un-not read in the book of Moses, how 14 to him, "Master, we know that at the bush God spake to him, saythou art true, and fearest no one, ing, I am the God of Abraham, for thou regardest not the persons and the God of Isaac, and the God of men, but teachest the way of God of Jacob?' He is not the God of 27 in truth: Is it lawful to give tri- the dead, but of the living. Ye bute to Cesar or not. Should we therefore greatly err." give, or should we not give ?" Then one of the scribes came 28 15 But he perceiving their hypocrisy, near, and having heard them reasaid unto them, "Why are ye try. soning together, and perceiving ing me? Bring me a denarius, that that Jesus had answered them well, 16 I may see it." Then they brought asked him, "Which is the first one; and he saith unto them, commandment of all?" And Jesus 29 "Whose is this image and super-answered, "The first of all the comscription?" And they said unto mandments is, Hear, O Israel! him, "Cesar's." And Jesus answer-The Lord our God is the only Lord; 30 ed, "Render to Cesar the things and thou shalt love the Lord thy that are Cesar's, and to God the God with all thine heart, and with things that are God's." And they all thy soul, and with all thy mind, wondered at him. and with all thy strength.' This is Then the Sadducees come to the first commandment. And the 31 him, who say there is no resurrec-second is like unto it: Thou shalt Lev. tion, and they asked him, saying, love thy neighbour as thyself.' xix. 18. "Master, Moses gave us this law. There is no other commandment 19 If a man's brother die, and leave a greater than these." And the 32 wife without children, his brother scribe said unto him, "In truth, shall take his wife, and raise up master, thou had said well, for there 20 children for his brother. Now is one God, and there is none other there were seven brethren, and the but he; and to love him with all 33 first took a wife, and died without the heart, and with all the under21 issue; when the second took her, standing, and all the soul, and with 22 and died also without issue; and the all the strength, and to love our third likewise, and all the seven, neighbour as ourself, is better than and left no issue. Last of all the all whole burnt-offerings, and sacri23 woman died also. In the resurrec-fices." And Jesus seeing that he 34 tion therefore, when they return to answered wisely, said unto him, life, whose wife of them all will" Thou art not far from the kingshe be? for all the seven married dom of God." And no man durst

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CHAP, ask him again any further quesXIII. tion. Then Jesus said, as he was Jesus con- teaching in the temple, "Why do ounds the the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? For David himself 36 said by the holy spirit, Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine 37 enemies thy footstool.' David himself therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his 'son?"

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he was sitting upon the Mount of CHAP. Olives over against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately. "Tell us, when 4 will these things happen? And what will be the sign when all these things will be accomplished?" Then Jesus answered, and began 5 with saying, "Take heed that no 6 one deceive you; for many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. And the multitude heard him But when ye shall hear of wars and 7 Cautions gladly; and he said unto them, as rumours of wars, be not troubled; is discist he was teaching, "Beware of the for these are to be, but the end will hem. scribes, who like to walk in robes, not be yet. For nation will rise up 8 and love salutations in the streets, against nation, and kingdom against and the first seats in the syna-kingdom, and there will be earth39 gogues; and the first places at quakes in many places, and there 40 feasts; who devour the families of will be famines and tumults. These widows, and for a show, make long things are but the beginning of sorprayers these will receive an hea- rows. vier condemnation,

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"But take ye heed to yourselves, 9 And Jesus sat over against the for ye will be delivered up to coun- Advice to treasury, and observed how the cils, and be beaten in the synaw's mite. multitude put money into the trea-gogues, and be brought before gosury and many rich persons put in vernors and kings for my sake, to 42 much. And a certain poor widow bear testimony to the truth of my came, and put in two mites, which religion before them. And the 10 43 make a farthing. And he called gospel must first, before the dehis disciples to him, and said unto struction of Jerusalem, be preachthem, "Verily I say unto you, this ed to many nations. But when 11 poor widow hath put in more than they deliver you up as criminals, be all those who have put into the not anxious beforehand, nor consi44 treasury; for they all put in out of der about what ye shall speak; but their abundance; but she out of her speak what shall be given you at poverty put in all she had, even all this time; for ye are not in effect the money she then had for her the speakers, but the holy spirit, livelihood." Now the brother will deliver up the 12 brother unto death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against their parents, and will cause them to be put to death; and ye 13 will be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth unto the end, will be preserved.

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salem

And as Jesus was going away XIII. from the temple, one of his discistruc- ples saith to him, "Master, see on of Je- what stones, and what buildings there are." And Jesus answered, 2" Dost thou observe these great buildings? There is not one stone upon another, that will not be loos3 ened and thrown down." And as

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"But the very day and hour no 32 one knoweth, except the Father Time only, not even the angels that are in heaven, nor the son. Take heed, watch and pray, for ye know not 33 when the time will be. For the 34

CHAP. ought not (let him who readeth, generation will not pass away, till CHAP understand), then let those who are all these things be accomplished. in Judea, flee to the mountains; The heaven and the earth will 31 15 and let not him who is on the roof sooner pass away, than these words go down into the house, nor enter of mine pass away. in to take any thing out of his 16 house; and let not him that is in the field turn back to take away his 17 garment. But alas! for them who are with child, and for them who 18 give suck in those days! And pray that your flight be not in the win-son of man is as one going into 19 ter. For the affliction of those another country, who left his house, days will be such as hath not been and gave authority to his servants since the beginning of God's cre- over it, and to every man his work, ation, until now, nor ever will be. and commanded the porter to 20 And unless the Lord had appointed watch. Watch therefore, for ye 35 those days to be short, no one could know not when the master of the be preserved; but because of the house cometh, in the evening, or elect whom he hath chosen, he hath at midnight, or at the cock-crowappointed those days to be short. ing, or early in the morning; lest 36 he come suddenly, and find you sleeping. But what I say unto you 37 I say unto all, Watch,"

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"And then if any one say unto you, Lo! here is the Christ,' or 22 lo! there,' believe him not; for false Christs, and false prophets will rise, and will propose signs and wonders, so as to draw away, if 23 they can, even the elect. But do ye beware: lo! I have told you all these things before-hand

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"But in those days, after that Downfall affliction, the sun will be darkened, of the and the moon will not give her Jewish golight, and the stars of heaven will 25 fall, and the 'powers in the hea26 vens will be shaken. And then will be seen the son of man coming in the clouds with great power and 27 glory; and then he will send his messengers, and will gather together his elect from the four winds. "But learn a comparison from How the the fig-tree: when its branch is now tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that the summer is near; so be known. likewise when ye see these things 29 accomplishing, know that the son of man is near, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, This very

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Now, two days after was the over, and the time of unleavened bread; and the chief priests, and Conspi scribes were contriving how they might take Jesus, privately, and kill him. But, they said, "Not 2 during the festival, lest there be an uproar of the people.'

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And when he was in Bethany, 3 in the house of Simon the leper, as Precious he was at table, a woman came, poured having an alabaster box of mixed his head perfumes, a pure, and very costly ointment; and after shaking the box together, poured the ointment out upon his head.

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Then some expressed their indig- 4 nation to each other, saying, "To which what purpose was this waste of the ointment? for it might have been sold for above three hundred dena- 5 rii, and given to the poor; and they murmured against her. But Jesus 6 said, "Let her alone, why do ye trouble her? She hath done a

Not in person, but in the execution of divine judgment.

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