soever will not, like a child, receive the kingdom of God, he 16 shall in no wise enter it. Then, having taken them in his arms, he laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

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And as he was setting out on his journey, one came running, and kneeling down before him, asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit an everlasting life? 18 Thereupon Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? 19 There is none good but God only. Thou knowest the commandments-thou shalt not commit adultery-thou shalt not commit murder-thou shalt not steal-thou shalt not bear 20 false testimony-thou shalt not defraud-honour thy father 21 and thy mother. He answering, said to him, Teacher, All these I have observed from my childhood. Then Jesus, looking stedfastly on him, loved him, and said to him, One thing is wanting to thee. Go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. Then come, and having taken up the cross, follow me. At this word, he was grieved and went away sorrowful, for he had great posses23 sions. Thereupon Jesus, looking round, saith to his disciples, How difficult it is for them who have riches to enter into the 24 kingdom of God! At these words of his, his disciples being

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astonished, Jesus, addressing them again, saith, Children, How difficult a thing it is for them who trust in riches to enter 25 into the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to pass

through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the 26 kingdom of God. At this they were still more astonished, and 27 said among themselves, Who then can be saved? Whereupon Jesus, looking stedfastly on them, saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God. For with God all things are 28 possible. Upon this Peter took occasion to say to him, Be29 hold we have forsaken all and followed thee. In reply to this, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, There is none who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or 30 children, or fields, for the sake of me and the glad tidings, who shall not now, even in the present time, receive an hundred fold compensation for houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, as well as for persecu.

VOL. IV.

31 tions* and in the age to come, everlasting life. But

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many who When they were on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking before them, they were seized with a horror, and followed him with fear. Whereupon Jesus, again taking the twelve aside, took occasion to tell them what would soon be33 fal him. Behold, said he, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and 34 the Scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him up to the Gentiles, who will insult him, and scourge him, and spit upon him, and put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.

are first, shall be last, and the last, first.

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When James and John, the sons of Zebedee, accosted him, saying, Teacher, we desire that thou wouldst do for us 36 what we are going to ask; thereupon he said to them, What 37 do you desire me to do for you? And they said to him, Grant

us, that one of us may sit on thy right hand, and the other on 38 thy left, in thy glory. Thereupon Jesus said to them, You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup which I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism with which 39 I am about to be baptized? They said to him, We can. Then Je

sus said to them, You shall indeed drink the cup which I am 40 about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism, with which I am about to be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is 41 prepared. Now the ten, when they heard this, began to express 42 indignation in respect to James and John; but Jesus, having

called them to him, said to them, You know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them; and their grandees exercise authority over them; but it shall not be so among 43 you. But whoever would be great among you, let him be your 44 attendant: and whoever of you would be first, let him be the 45 servant of all. For the son of man did not come to be waited on, but to serve; and to give his life as a ransom for many.

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Then they proceeded on to Jericho, and as he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimeus, son of Timeus, was sitting by the way side, beg

*See Luke 11. 7.

47 ging. And when he heard that it is Jesus, the Nazarene, he began to cry aloud, and say, Jesus, son of David, have pity on 48 me. And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace; 49 but he cried the louder, Son of David, have pity on me. There50 upon Jesus, stopping, ordered him to be called. So they call

the blind man, Saying to him, Take courage; arise; he calleth 51 thee. Upon which, throwing aside his mantle, he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus, addressing him, said, What dost thou desire me to do for thee. And the blind man said to him, 52 Rabboni, that I may again receive sight: Thereupon Jesus said to him, Go thy way. Thy faith hath cured thee. And instantly he recovered his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. XI.

And when they approach Jerusalem, being come as far as Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount of olives, he sendeth 2 two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go to that village over against you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, 3 on which no man ever rode. Loose it, and bring it. And if any one say, Why do ye this? Say, The master hath need of 4 it, and will quickly send it back hither. So they went, and 5 found the colt tied before the door, at a place where two ways

met. And as they were loosing it, some of the people standing there, said to them, What do you mean by untying the colt? 6 And they answered them as Jesus had ordered; upon which 7 they let them go. So they brought the colt to Jesus; and when 8 they had laid their mantles thereon, he sat upon it. And many

spread their mantles on the way; and others cut sprigs from 9 the trees, and strewed them in the way. And they who went before, and they who followed, cried, saying, Hosanna! Bless10 ed he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Blessed the approaching reign of our father David! that coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna, in the highest!

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So Jesus entered Jerusalem, and into the temple, and when he had taken a survey of all, as it was now evening, he 12 went out to Bethany with the twelve. And on the morrow, as they were coming out from Bethany, he was hungry, and 13 seeing a fig tree at a distance, full of leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it (for the time to gather figs was 14 not come) but going to it he found nothing but leaves. Thereupon Jesus said to it, Henceforth let no one ever eat fruit of thee. And his disciples heard.

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Then they came to Jerusalem, and Jesus, having entered the temple, began with turning out them who were buying and selling in the temple. And he overturned the tables of the mo16 ney changers, and the stalls of them who sold doves, and suf

fered no one to carry a vessel through the temple. And he 17 taught, saying, Is it not written, "My house shall be called a

house of prayer for all the nations; *" but you have made it a den 18 of robbers. When the Scribes, and the chief priests heard this, they sought how to destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine.

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Now, when evening was come, he went out of the city. 20 And next morning, as they were passing by; they saw the fig 21 tree dried up from the roots. Whereupon Peter, recollecting,

saith to him, Rabbi, Behold the fig tree which thou cursedst, is 22 quite dried up. In reply to which, Jesus saith to them, Have 23 faith in God. For verily I say to you, If one should say to that mountain, Be thou lifted up and cast into the sea; and have no doubt in his mind, but believe that what he saith cometh to pass; whatever he may command shall be done for him. 24 Therefore I say to you, What things soever you ask when you

pray, believe that you will receive, and you shall have them. 25 But when you stand praying, if you have any ground of com.

plaint against any one, forgive him; that your father who is in 26 heaven may forgive you your trespasses. For if you do not forgive, neither will your father, who is in heaven, forgive you your trespasses.

27 Then they come again to Jerusalem; and as he was walking

in the temple, the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders, 28 come to him, and say to him, By what authority doest thou

these things? And, Who hath given thee authority that thou 29 shouldst do such things? And Jesus, answering, said to them,

I also will ask you one question. Answer me; and I will tell 30 you by what authority I do these things. Was the baptism of 31 John from heaven or of men? Answer me. Upon this they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will 32 say, Why then did you not believe him? But if we say, From

*Es. 56. 7.

men; they feared the people; for all held John to be really a 33 prophet. So they in reply; say to Jesus, We cannot tell. There. upon Jesus answering, saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

XII.

Then he addressed them in parables, saying, A man planted a vineyard, and hedged it about, and dug a wine lake, and built a tower, and let it to tenants, and went to a distant 2 country. And at the vintage season he sent a servant to the

tenants, that he might receive from them some of the fruit of 3 the vineyard. But they, having seized him, beat him, and sent 4 him away empty. Again he sent to them another servant; and him they attacked with stones, and wounded on the head, and 5 sent back with disgrace. Again he sent another, whom they killed; and many others, some of whom they beat, and some 6 they killed. Therefore, at last, having an only son, his belov7 ed, he sent him also to them, saying, They will reverence my

son. But the tenants said among themselves, This is the heir. 8 Come; let us kill him; and the inheritance will be our own. So having seized him, they killed him, and threw him out of the 9 vineyard. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do?

He will come and destroy these tenants, and give the vineyard 10 to others. Have you never read this portion of scripture, "The stone which the builders rejected, was the very one for the 11 head of the corner. This [salvation] was from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes.*"

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Upon this they sought to lay hold of him, but were afraid of the people. For they knew that he had spoken the parable 13 against them. So they left him and went away, and send to him some of the Pharisees, and the Herodians,† to entrap him 14 with a speech. And when they came, they say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man. For thou respectest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God with truth. Is it lawful to pay tribute to Cæsar? Or is it not? 15 Should we give? Or should we not give? But he, knowing their 16 hypocrisy, said to them, Why do ye try me? Bring me a deniar, that I may see it. So they brought him one. Then he saith

*Ps. 118. 22. †Herodians, partizans of Herod. See Matt. 18. 28.