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begin to say; We have eaten and drunk in thy sight, 27 and thou hast taught in our open squares. But he will

" say; I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart 28 from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There will be the 'weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see 'Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, 29 in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. And 'they will come from the east and the west, and from the ' north and the south, and will lie down in the kingdom ' of God. And behold, there are some last who will be 'first; and there are some first who will be last.'

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spake to the teachers of the law and Pharisees, saying; 4 Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?' And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and 5 sent him away; and answering them said; Which of 'you, when his ass or ox shall fall into a pit, will not 6 straightway pull it out on the sabbath day?' And they 7 could not answer him to these things. And he told a

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And he said unto him that bade him; 'When thou 12 'makest a dinner or supper, call not thy friends, nor thy 'brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours, lest they also bid thee again, and a repayment be made 'thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the 13 'maimed, the lame, the blind; and thou wilt be blessed, 14 for they cannot repay thee; for thou wilt be repaid at 'the resurrection of the righteous.' And when one of 15 the guests heard this, he said unto him; 'Blessed is he 'that eateth bread in the kingdom of God.' And he 16 said unto him; 'A certain man made a great supper and 'bade many. And he sent his slave at supper time to 17 say to them that were bidden; Come, for all things are 'now ready. And they all with one consent began to 18 excuse themselves. The first said unto him; I have 'bought a field, and I must go and see it; I pray thee 'have me excused. And another said; I have bought 19 'five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them; I

pray thee have me excused. And another said; I have 20 'married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that 21 'slave came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry, said unto his slave; Go out quickly into the open squares and streets of the

city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind. And the slave said; Lord, it 22 'is done as thou commandedst, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the slave; Go out into the high- 23 ways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that 'my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none ' of those men who were bidden shall taste of my supper.' And great crowds were going with him; and he turned, 25

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And he said unto his disciples; 'There was a certain ' rich man who had a steward; and the same was accused 2 unto him of wasting his goods. And calling him, he 'said unto him; What is this that I hear of thee? give 'in the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no 3 'longer be steward. And the steward said to himself; 'What shall I do ? for my master taketh away from me 'the stewardship; I am not strong enough to dig, to beg 4 'I am ashamed. I know what to do, that when I am 'put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into 5 'their houses. So calling every one of his master's 'debtors, he said unto the first; How much owest thou 6 'to my master? And he said; A hundred Baths [or seven 'hundred and fifty gallons] of oil. And he said unto 'him; Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write 7 'fifty. Then said he unto another; And how much 'owest thou? And he said; A hundred Cors [or seven 'thousand five hundred gallons] of wheat. And he saith 8 'unto him; Take thy bill and write four score. 'the master praised the unjust steward, because he did. 'prudently, for the children of this age are more prudent in their generation than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mam'mon of unrighteousness; that when ye fail, they may 10 'receive you into the everlasting habitations. He that 'is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he 'that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in 11 'much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the 'unrighteous mammon, who will entrust the true to 12 'you? And if ye have not been faithful in that which 13 'is another's, who will give you your own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.' And the Pharisees also, who are fond of money, heard 15 all these things, and laughed at him. And he said unto them; Ye are they that justify themselves in the sight 'of men; but God knoweth your hearts; for what is ' valued among men, is an abomination in the sight of

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