8 ' and mother and cleave to his wife; and they two shall 'become one flesh. So they are no more two, but one 9 'flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let 10 'not man put asunder.' And in the house his disciples 11 asked him again about the same.

And he saith unto

them; 'Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry 12 another, committeth adultery with her; and if a woman 'shall put away her husband, and be married to another, 'she committeth adultery.'

13 And they brought little children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought 14 them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them; 'Suffer the little children to come 'unto me, forbid them not; for unto such belongeth the 15 'kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, whoever shall 'not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he will 16 'not enter therein.' And taking them in his arms, and putting his hands on them, he blessed them.

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And as he was going forth on the way, one running up and kneeling to him, asked him; Good Teacher, what 18 'shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?' And Jesus said unto him; 'Why callest thou me good? there is 19 'none good but one, God. Thou knowest the command'ments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not 'steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour 20 thy father and thy mother.' And he answered and said

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unto him; 'Teacher, all these things have I kept from 21 'my youth.' And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said unto him; 'One thing thou lackest; go, sell what' ever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou wilt have 'treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and 22 'follow me.' And he was sad at that saying, and went 23 away grieving, for he had great possessions. And Jesus looking round, saith unto his disciples; 'How hardly 'shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of 'God!' And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them; 'Chil'dren, how hard it is for them that trust in riches to 25 enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel 'to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man 26 'to enter into the kingdom of God.' And they were astonished beyond measure, saying among themselves;

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'Who then can be saved?' And Jesus looking on them, 27 saith; With men it is impossible, but not with God; 'for with God all things are possible.'

Peter began to 28 say unto him; 'Lo, we have left all, and have followed 'thee.' Jesus answered and said; 'Verily I say unto 29 'you, there is no one that hath left house, or brethren, or 'sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or 'lands, for the sake of me and for the sake of the Good 'Tidings, but he shall receive a hundred fold now at this 30 'time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and 'children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come, life everlasting. And many who are first will be 31 'last, and the last first.'

And they were on the way going up to Jerusalem; and 32 Jesus was going before them. And they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And again taking the twelve, he began to tell them what things were to happen unto him. 'Behold, we are going up to Jeru- 33 'salem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the 'high priests and scribes; and they will condemn him to 'death, and will deliver him up to the Gentiles; and they 34 'will mock him, and scourge him, and spit on him, and 'kill him; and on the third day he will rise again.'

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to 35 him, saying; 'Teacher, we wish that thou wouldest do 'for us whatever we ask.' And he said unto them; 36 'What do ye wish me to do for you?' And they said 37 unto him; Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right 'hand, and one on thy left, in thy glory.' But Jesus 38 said unto them; 'Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye 'drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the 'baptism that I am being baptized with?' And they 39 said unto him; 'We can.' And Jesus said unto them;

'Ye will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and ye will

be baptized with the baptism that I am being baptized 'with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left, is 40 'not mine to give; but is for them for whom it is 'prepared.' And when the ten heard, they began to be angry with James and John. But Jesus called them, 42 and saith unto them; 'Ye know that they who think 'to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them, and their

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'not be thus among you; but whoever should wish to 44 'be great among you, he will be your servant; and

'whoever of you should wish to be first, will be slave 45 of all. For the Son of man did not come to be

'served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for 'many.'

46 And they come to Jericho; and as he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a rather large crowd, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the road side 47 begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus the

Nazarite, he began to cry out, and to say; 'Jesus, thou 48 'son of David, have pity on me.' And many charged him that he should hold his peace; but he cried out the more a great deal; Thou son of David have pity on 49 'me.' And Jesus stood still, and ordered him to be called. And they called the blind man, saying unto him; 50 Be of good cheer, arise; he calleth thee.' And casting 51 off his cloak, he stood up and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him; 'What wilt thou that I 'should do for thee?' And the blind man said unto 52 him; Rabboni, that I receive my sight.' And Jesus said unto him; 'Go thy way, thy faith hath healed thee.' And immediately he received his sight, and he followed him on the road.

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And as they come nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, towards the Mount of Olives, he sendeth 2 forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them; 'Go 'into the village before you; and as soon as ye enter 'into it, ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man hath 3 'sat; loose it and bring it. And if any one say unto you; Why do ye this? say; The Lord hath need of 'it; and straightway he will send it hither.' And they went, and found a colt tied by the door without, at the 5 cross roads; and they loose it. And some of them that

stood there said unto them; 'What do ye, loosing the 6 'colt?' And they said unto them as Jesus had com7 manded; and they suffered them. And they brought

the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes on it; and he 8 sat on it. And many spread their clothes in the road; and others cut branches off the trees, and strewed them in the road. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying;

• Hosanna ;

'Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David;
'Hosanna in the highest.'

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And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple; 11 and when he had looked round on all things, as it was now evening, he went out into Bethany with the twelve.

And on the morrow, when they were come out from 12 Bethany, he was hungry. And seeing a fig-tree from 13 afar having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon; and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. And he 14 answered and said unto it; 'Let no one eat fruit of thee "hereafter for ever.' And his disciples heard it. And 15 they come into Jerusalem. And entering into the temple he began to cast out those who bought and sold in the temple; and he overthrew the tables of the bankers, and the seats of those who sold doves; and he would not 16 suffer any one to carry a vessel through the temple. And 17 he taught, saying unto them; 'Is it not written, My 'house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations ? 'but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the scribes 18 and high priests heard, and sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. And when it was evening 19 he went out of the city.

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And in the morning as they passed by, they saw the 20 fig-tree withered away from the roots. And Peter re- 21 membering, saith unto him; Rabbi, behold, the fig-tree 'which thou cursedst is withered away.' And Jesus 22 answering, saith unto them; 'Have faith in God. 'verily I say unto you, that whoever shall say to this 'mountain, Be thou taken up, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe 'that those things which he saith do come to pass, he will "have whatever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, what- 24 "ever things ye ask for when ye pray, believe that ye 'receive them, and ye will have them. And when ye 25 'stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any one, 6 that your Father that is in heaven may also forgive you 'your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will 26 "your Father that is in heaven forgive your trespasses.'

And they come again into Jerusalem. And as he was 27

walking in the temple, the high priests, and scribes, and 28 elders, come to him, and say unto him; By what 'authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee 29 'this authority to do these things?' And Jesus answered and said unto them; 'I will also ask of you one question; ' and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority 30 'I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from 31 'heaven, or from men? answer me.' And they reasoned

with themselves, saying; 'If we shall say, From heaven; 32 'he will say; Why then did ye not believe him? But if 'we shall say, From men ;' they feared the people; for all men counted John that he was a prophet indeed. 33 And they answered and said unto Jesus; 'We do not 'know.' And Jesus answered and said unto them; "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these 1 'things.' And he began to speak unto them in parables. 'A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, ' and digged a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out 2 'to husbandmen, and left the country. And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a slave, that he might receive 3 'from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. And 'they took him and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 'And again he sent unto them another slave; and him 'they stoned, and wounded in the head, and sent away 5 'shamefully handled. And he sent another; and him 'they killed; and many others, beating some, and killing some. Therefore, having yet one son, his beloved, he 'sent him also last to them, saying; They will reverence 7 'my son. But those husbandmen said to themselves; 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inherit8 'ance will be ours. And they took him, and killed him, 9 and cast him out of the vineyard. What therefore will 'the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy 'the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. 10 'And have ye not read this scripture? A stone which 'the builders rejected, the same is become the head of 11 the corner; it was from the Lord, and is wonderful in 12 'our eyes.' And they sought to seize him, and feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. And they left him, and went away.

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And they send unto him some of the Pharisees, and of 14 the Herodians, to catch him in his words. And when they were come, they say unto him; 'Teacher, we know