whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till Í make thine enemies thy footstool? wife shall she be of the seven? for 29 they all had her. But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, 30 nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are 31 as angels in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, say32 ing, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of 33 the dead, but of the living. And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching. 34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered them-. 35 selves together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, 36 tempting him, 'Master, which is the great commandment in the 37 law? And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the great and first_com39 mandment. 3And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy 40 neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets. 1 Many ancient authorities add of God. 2 Or, Teacher Thou shall love &c. 3 Or, And a second is like unto it, 45 If David then call him Lord, 45 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son? 46 how is he his son? And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. CHAPTER XXIII. 1 Christ admonisheth the people to follow the good doctrine, not the evil examples, of the scribes and Pharisees. 5 His disciples must beware of their ambition. 13 He denounceth eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness: 34 and prophesieth of the destruction of Jerusalem. THEN spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, 23 Then spake Jesus to the multi2 tudes and to his disciples, saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit 3 on Moses' seat: all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do 4 not. Yea, they bind heavy burdens 'and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move 5 them with their finger. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the bor6 ders of their garments, and love the chief place at feasts, and the 7 chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, 8 Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, 9 and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father on the earth for one is your Father, 10 'which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your 11 master, even the Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall 12 be your servant. And whoso 13 ever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. 1 Many ancient authorities omit and grievous to be borne. greater. 4 Or, minister 5 Gr. before. 2 Gr. the heavenly. 3 Gr. neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! 17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 15 yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.1 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. 17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the 'temple that hath sanctified the gold? 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that 19 is upon it, he is a debtor. Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth 20 the gift? He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, 21 and by all things thereon. And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that 22 dwelleth therein. And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 1 Some authorities insert here or after ver. 12, ver. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore shall receive greater condemnation. See Mark xii. 40; Luke xx. 47. Or, sanctuary: as in ver. 35. 4 Or, bound by his oath 5 Or, dill 2 Gr. Gehenna. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse | 26 excess. first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 27 and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all unclean28 ness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the 30 righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the 31 prophets. Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of 33 your fathers. Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgement of 'hell? 34 Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from 35 city to city: that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanc36 tuary and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her 1 Gr. Gehenna. 38 Behold, your house is left unto | 38 wings, and ye would not! Beyou desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIV. 1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple: 3 what and how great calamities shall be before it: 29 the signs of his coming to judgment. 36 And because that day and hour is unknown, 42 we ought to watch like good servants, expecting every moment our master's coming. AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. hold, your house is left unto you 39 'desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 24 And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to shew him the buildings of 2 the temple. But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy 2coming, and of the end of the 4 world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that 5 no man lead you astray. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and 6 shall lead many astray. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers 8 places. But all these things are 9 the beginning of travail. Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all the 10 And then shall many be offend- | 10 nations for my name's sake. And ed, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and 1 Some ancient authorities omit desolate. age 2 Gr. presence. 3 Or, the consummation of the |