is seen even unto the west; so shall be the 28 1coming of the Son of man. Wheresoever the Gr. presence. carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered 1Or, vultures together.

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But immediately, after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens 30 shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the sum33 mer is nigh; even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at 'Or, it 34 the doors. Verily say unto you, This gene

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ration shall not pass away, till all these things 35 be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass 36 away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, "neither the Son, but the 37 Father only. And as were the days of Noah, 38 so shall be the 'coming of the Son of man. For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah 39 entered into the ark, and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so 40 shall be the 'coming of the Son of man. Then

shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and 41 one is left: two women shall be grinding at the

Many ancient read with a great trumpet, and they shall gather &c.

authorities

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Or, a trumpet of great sound

ye know

Gr digged through.

3 Gr. bondservant.

Watch 42

mill; one is taken, and one is left.
therefore for ye know not on what day your

Or, But this Lord cometh. But know this, that if the mas- 43
ter of the house had known in what watch the
thief was coming, he would have watched, and
would not have suffered his house to be broken
through. Therefore be ye also ready: for in an 44
hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, 45
whom his lord hath set over his household, to
give them their food in due season? Blessed 46
is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, 47
that he will set him over all that he hath. But 48
if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My
lord tarrieth; and shall begin to beat his 49
fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with
the drunken; the lord of that servant shall 50
come in a day when he expecteth not, and in
an hour when he knoweth not, and shall *cut 51
him asunder, and appoint his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and
gnashing of teeth.

• Or, severely Scourge him

Or, torches

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened 1 25 unto ten virgins, which took their "lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five 2 of them were foolish, and five were wise. For 3 the foolish, when they took their 'lamps, took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their 4 vessels with their 'lamps. Now while the bride- 5 groom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the 6 bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. Then 7 all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of 8 your oil; for our 'lamps are going out. But the 9 wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you go ye rather to

10 them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And
while they went away to buy, the bridegroom
came; and they that were ready went in with
him to the marriage feast: and the door was
I shut. Afterward come also the other virgins,
12 saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
But he an-
swered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know
13 you not. Watch therefore, for ye know not the
day nor the hour.

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For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own 'servants, and delivered 'Gr bond15 unto them his goods. And unto one he gave

five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he 16 went on his journey. Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with 17 them, and made other five talents. In like manner he also that received the two gained 18 other two. But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's 19 money. Now after a long time the lord of those 'servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with 20 them. And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: 21 lo, I have gained other five talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful

servants.

2 servant: thou hast been faithful over a few Gr. bondthings, I will set thee over many things: enter servant. 22 thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that

received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I 23 have gained other two talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the 24 joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew

1 Gr. bondservant.

2 Gr. kids.

thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where
thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou
didst not scatter: and I was afraid, and went 25
away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou
hast thine own. But his lord answered and 26
said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful 1ser-
vant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed
not, and gather where I did not scatter; thou 27
oughtest therefore to have put my money to
the bankers, and at my coming I should have
received back mine own with interest. Take 28
ye away therefore the talent from him, and give
it unto him that hath the ten talents. For 29
unto every one that hath shall be given, and he
shall have abundance: but from him that hath
not, even that which he hath shall be taken
away. And cast ye out the unprofitable 1ser- 30
vant into the outer darkness: there shall be the
weeping and gnashing of teeth.

But when the Son of man shall come in his 31
glory, and all the angels with him, then shall
he sit on the throne of his glory: and before 32
him shall be gathered all the nations: and he
shall separate them one from another, as the
shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats:
and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, 33
but the 2goats on the left. Then shall the King 34
say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the
world: for I was an hungred, and ye gave 35
me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink :
I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, 36
and
ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited
me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, 37
Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed
thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? And 38

when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee 39 in? or naked, and clothed thee? And when

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saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto 40 thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these 41 least, ye did it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, 1Depart from me, Or, Depart ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is pre-curse from me under 42 pared for the devil and his angels: for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was 43 thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye 44 visited me not. Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in 45 prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of 46 these least, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

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And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished 2 all these words, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be cruci3 fied. Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caia4 phas; and they took counsel together that they 5 might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.

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Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the

7 house of Simon the leper, there came unto him

a woman having 2an alabaster cruse of exceeding 2 Or, a flask precious ointment, and she poured it upon his

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