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3 loose it, and bring it to me. And if any one say unto you, 'Why do ye this?' say, 'The Master hath need of 4 it :' and immediately he will send it hither." And they went away, and found a colt tied by a door without, in 5 a place where two ways met; and they loose it. And some of those who stood there said unto them, "What 6 do ye, loosing the colt?" And they said to the men as Jesus had commanded; and the men sent them away. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their mantles 8 on it and he sat on it. And many spread their mantles

in the way and others cut down boughs off the trees, 9 and strewed them in the way. And those who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying, "Hosanna*: Blessed be he who cometh in the name of the 10 Lord. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, which cometh [in the name of the Lord :] Hosanna in the 11 highest heavens." And [Jesus] entered into Jerusalem,

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and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and the evening was now come, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And when they were come from Bethany on the mor13 row, he was hungry. And when he saw a fig-tree at a

distance, having leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find any thing upon it; (but when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ;) for the season of gathering 14 of figs was not come. And Jesus spake and said unto it, "Let no man eat. fruit of thee hereafter for ever." And his disciples heard it.

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And they come to Jerusalem and Jesus went into the temple, and began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple: and he overthrew the tables of the money16 changers, and the seats of those who sold doves; and would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel 17 through the temple. And he taught, saying unto them, "Is it not written,

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My house shall be called a house

* Save now, N.

of prayer for all the nations?' but ye have made it a den 18 of robbers." And the scribes and the chief-priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him for they feared him, because all the multitude was amazed at his 19 doctrine. And when evening was come, he went out of the city.

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And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the 21 fig-tree withered away from the roots. And Peter remembered, and saith unto him, "Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou didst devote, hath withered away." 22 And Jesus answered, and saith unto them, "Have faith 23 in God. For verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;' and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith will come to pass; he shall 24 have whatsoever he saith. Concerning this matter I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye ask when ye pray, believe that ye will receive them, and ye shall have them. 25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any that your Father also, who is in heaven, may 26 forgive you your offences. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive your offences."

27 And they come again to Jerusalem and as he was walking in the temple, there come unto him the chiefpriests, and the scribes, and the elders; and say unto 28 him, "By what authority doest thou these things? and 29 who gave thee this authority to do these things?" And

Jesus answered and said unto them, "I also will ask you one question; and answer me, and I will tell you by what 30 authority I do these things. Was the baptism of John

from heaven*, or from men?' answer me." And they 31 reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From

heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did ye not believe 32 him? But [if] we say, 'From men;' they feared the

See Luke xx. 4. and note..

people for all men accounted John to be a prophet in33 deed. And they answered and say unto Jesus, "We know not." And Jesus answered, and saith unto them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."

CH. XII. And he began to say unto them in parables, "A certain man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge about it, and digged a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it 2 out to husbandmen; and went into another country. And, at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the 3 vineyard. But they took him, and beat him, and sent 4 him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant and at him they cast stones, and wounded him 5 in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. And he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; 6 beating some, and killing some. Now having still one

son, beloved by him, he sent him also last unto them, 7 saying, They will reverence my son.' But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, 8 let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' So they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the 9 vineyard. What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.

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"Have ye not read even this part of scripture? The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head 11 stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing; and it is 12 wonderful in our eyes." And they sought to apprehend

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him, (but feared the people ;) for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them and they left him, and departed.

Then they send unto him some of the Pharisees, and of 14 the Herodians, to catch him in his discourse. And when

they were come, they say unto him, " Teacher*, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any man: for thou

* N. m. Master, N. t.

regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or 15 not? shall we give, or shall we not give ?" But he,

knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, "Why do ye 16 try me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it." And they brought it: and he saith unto them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" And they said unto him, "Ce17 sar's." And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Render unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's, and unto God the things which are God's." And they wondered at him.

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Then the Sadducees come unto him, who say that there 19 is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, "Teacher*, Moses hath written unto us : If a man's brother die, and leave behind him a wife, but leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring to 20 his brother.' Now there were seven brethren: and the 21 first took a wife, and, dying, left no offspring. And

the second took her, and died, neither left he any off22 spring and the third in like manner : so the seven had

her, and left no offspring: last of all the woman also 23 died. When therefore they shall rise again at the resur

rection, whose wife of them will she be? for the seven 24 had her as their wife." Then Jesus answered, and said

unto them, "Do ye not err concerning this matter, not 25 knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God? For when persons rise again from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage: but are as the angels that are 26 in heaven. And concerning the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how at the bush God spake unto him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and 27 the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye therefore greatly err."

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Then one of the scribes came near, and, having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that Jesus had

*N. m. Master, N. t.

answered them well, asked him, "Which is the first com29 mandment of all?" And Jesus answered him, "The first

commandment of all is, 'Hear, O Israel; The Lord is 30 our God: the Lord is one*: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind †, and with all thy strength.' This is 31 the first commandment. And the second is like it, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' There is none other 32 commandment greater than these." And the scribe said unto him, "In truth, Master, thou hast said well for there is one God; and there is none other but he and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, 33 and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all 34 whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices." And when Jesus

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saw that he answered wisely, he said unto him, "Thou art not far from the kingdom of God." And no man after that durst ask him any further question.

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Then Jesus spake and said, while he taught in the temple, "How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself said by the holy spirit, Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make 37 thine enemies thy footstool.' David therefore himself calleth him Lord: how is he then his son ?" And the multitude of the people heard him gladly.

38 Then he said unto them in his teaching, "Beware of 39 the scribes, who like to walk in robes, and love salutations in the market-places, and the chief seats in the sy40 nagogues, and the chief places at feasts: who devour the families of widows, and for a show make long prayers: these will receive an heavier condemnation."

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And Jesus sat over-against the treasury, and beheld

* See Clarke," is one Lord," N.

+" and with all thy mind."

MSS.

This clause is omitted in the Camb. and some other

and salutations in the market-places, and like, N.

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