1 Or, Teacher 2 Some ancient au Mark x. 17; Luke thorities read born from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Then were there brought unto him little children, 13 that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer 14 the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is* the kingdom of heaven. And he 15 laid his hands on them, and departed thence. And behold, one came to him and said, 12Master, 16 thorities read what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal Good Master. See life? And he said unto him, "Why askest thou me 17 xviii. 18. concerning that which is good? One there is who 2 Some ancient au- is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep Why callest thou the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? 18 me good? None And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not even God. See commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy 19 mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these 20 things have I observed: what lack I yet? Jesus 21 said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. But 22 when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions. is good save one, Mark x.18; Luke xviii. 19. And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say 23 unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It 24 is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And when the disciples heard it, they were 25 astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them said to them, 26 With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter and said unto 27 him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? And Jesus said unto them, 28 Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. *For "of such is" read "to such belongeth" with marg. Or, of such is So in Mark x. 14; Luke xviii. 16.-Am. Com. Many ancient auwife: as in Luke xviii. 29. thorities add or 2 Some ancient authorities read manifold. 28. marginal 29 And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or 1 sisters, or father, or mother,' or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, 30 and shall inherit eternal life. But many shall be 20 last that are first; and first that are last. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is* a householder, which went out early in the morning 2 to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he 3 See had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, note on ch. xviii. 3 he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the 4 marketplace idle; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will 5 give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and 6 did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto 7 them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He 8 saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. 9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a 3penny. 10 And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received 11 every man a 3penny. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying, 12 These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the 13 burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he 4 Or, hot wind answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a 14 'penny? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as 15 unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am 16 good? So the last shall be first, and the first last. 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and in the way he said 18 unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, 19 and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, *For "that is" read "that was "-Am. Com. and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up. Then came to him the mother of the sons of 20 Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, 21 What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not 22 what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able. He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall 23 drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father. And 24 when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. But Jesus call-25 ed them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Not so shall it 26 be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your 'minister; and whosoever 27 2 Gr. bondservant. Would be first among you shall be your servant: 1 Or, servant even as the Son of man came not to be ministered 28 unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. And as they went out from Jericho, a great mul- 29 titude followed him. And behold, two blind men 30 sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And the multitude re- 31 buked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And Jesus stood still, 32 and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, 33 that our eyes may be opened. And Jesus, being 34 moved with compassion, touched their eyes and straightway they received their sight, and followed him. And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and21 came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying unto them, Go 2 into the village that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any 3 one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send 4 them. Now this is come to pass, that it might be 5 fulfilled which was spoken 'by the prophet, saying, 1 Or, through Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus ap7 pointed them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon. 8 And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from 9 the trees, and spread them in the way. And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna 10 in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this? 11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee. 12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, 13 and the seats of them that sold the doves; and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of 14 robbers. And the blind and the lame came to him 15 in the temple: and he healed them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son 16 of David; they were moved with indignation, and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast 17 perfected praise? And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. 2 Many ancient au thorities 18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he 19 hungered. And seeing a fig tree by the way side, 3 Or, a single he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the 20 fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree 21 immediately wither away? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the omit 1 Gr. word. 2 Gr. Child. sea, it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever 22 ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. And when he was come into the temple, the chief 23 priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I 24 also will ask you one 'question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? from 25 heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, From men; we fear the 26 multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. And 27 they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. But what think ye? A 28 man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. And 29 he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went. And he came to the 30 second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of the 31 twain did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came unto you 32 in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him. Hear another parable: There was a man that was 33 a householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. And when the season 34 3 Gr. bondservants. Of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the 4 Or, the fruits of husbandmen, to receive his fruits. And the hus-35 it bandmen took his 'servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other 36 3servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner. But afterward he sent unto 37 them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said 38 among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance. And they took him, 39 and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed |