17 them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. camel to go through a needle's And as he was going forth 1into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good 2 Master, what shall I do that I may 18 inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour 20 thy father and mother. And he said unto him, 2Mas-lands, for my sake, and for ter, all these things have I the gospel's sake, but he 30 observed from my youth. shall receive a hundredfold 21 And Jesus looking upon him now in this time, houses, loved him, and said unto him, and brethren, and sisters, and One thing thou lackest: go, mothers, and children, and sell whatsoever thou hast, and lands, with persecutions; give to the poor, and thou and in the 5 world to come shalt have treasure in heaven: eternal life. But many that 31 22 and come, follow me. But his are first shall be last; and countenance fell at the saying, the last first. and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the king25 dom of God! It is easier for a And they were in the way, 32 going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, saying, Behold, we 33 go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the 1 Or, on his way 2 Or, Teacher 3 Some ancient authorities omit for them that trust in riches. 4 Many ancient authorities read among themselves. 5 Or, age 6 Or, but some as they followed were afraid 34 Gentiles: and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again. 35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, 1Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of 36 thee. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should 37 do for you? And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, 38 in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 39 And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be 40 baptized: but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give: but it is for them for whom it hath been pre41 pared. And when the ten heard it,they began to be moved with indignation concerning 42 James and John. And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it is not so among you: 1 Or, Teacher 5 Or, saved thee but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your 2minister: and whosoever 44 would be first among you, shall be servant of all. For 45 verily the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. And they come to Jericho: 46 and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timæus, Bartimæus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side. And when he 47 heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And many rebuked him, 48 that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and 49 said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee. And he, 50 casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered him, and 51 said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, 4Rabboni, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said 52 unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath 5 made thee whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way. And when they draw nigh 111 unto Jerusalem, unto Beth4 See John xx. 16. 2 Or, servant 3 Gr. bondservant. phage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth 2 two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and 3 bring him. And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he1 will 4 send him back hither. And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and 5 they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loos6 ing the colt? And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go. 7 And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon 8 him. And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they 9 had cut from the fields. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 10 Lord: Blessed is the kingdom that cometh, the kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest. 11 12 they were come out from And they come to Jeru- 15 And every evening "he 19 went forth out of the city. And as they passed by in 20 the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. And Peter calling 21 to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is 2 Or, again 3 Gr. layers of leaves. Some ancient authorities read they. And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. And on the morrow, when 1 Gr. sendeth. evening came. Gr. whenever 22 withered away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, 23 Have faith in God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. 24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received them, and ye 25 shall have them. And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the 28 elders; and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do 29 these things? And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do 30 these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe 32 him? But should we say, From men-they feared the people: for all verily held And he began to speak unto 1 12 them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. And at the 2 season he sent to the husbandmen a 5 servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. And they took him, and beat 3 him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them 4 another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully. And 5 he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some. He had yet one, a beloved 6 son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those hus-7 bandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And 8 they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard. What therefore 9 will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 2 Gr. word. 1 Many ancient authorities add ver. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Or, But shall we say, From men 4 Or, for all held John to be a pro phet indeed. Gr. bondservant. 10 Have ye not read even this scripture; 11 The stone which the build- The same was made the 12 And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away. 13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk. 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, 1Master, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto 15 Cæsar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a 2penny, that I may see it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, 17 Cæsar's. And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him. 18 And there come unto him Sadducees, which say that 1 Or, Teacher there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 1 Mas- 19 ter, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. There 20 were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed; and the second 21 took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise: and the seven 22 left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. In the 23 resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. Jesus 24 said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? For when 25 they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. But as 26 touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of 27 the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err. And one of the scribes came, 28 and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? Jesus 29 answered, The first is, Hear, 2 See marginal note on Matt. xviii, 28. |