sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. for 1 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! ye tithe mint and 1anise and cummin, and have left 1 Or, dill undone the weightier matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, 24 and not to have left the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead 28 men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Gehenna. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish 30 the tombs of the 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 prophets. 31 Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons 32 of them that slew the prophets. Fill ye up then the 33 measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgement of 2 hell? 2 Gr. 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 35 synagogues, and persecute from 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 36 slew between the sanctuary 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 1 Some ancient authorities omit desolate. 2 Gr. 3 Or, the con the age would I have gathered thy children together, even as And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going 24 on his way; and his disciples came to him to shew him the buildings of the temple. But he answered and 2 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. And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the 3 disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy 2 coming, and of 3 the end of the world? And 4 presence. Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that summation of no man lead you astray. For many shall come in my 5 name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: 6 see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. For 7 nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. But all these things are the beginning 8 of travail. Then shall they deliver you up unto tribu- 9 lation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake. And then shall 10 many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall 11 arise, and shall lead many astray. And because ini- 12 quity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same 13 shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall 14 good tidings be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come. 4 Or, these 5 Gr. inha bited earth. 6 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, 15 which was spoken of " by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the moun- 16 tains: let him that is on the housetop not go down to 17 18 take out the things that are in his house: and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke. 19 But woe unto them that are with child and to them 20 that give suck in those days! And pray ye that your 21 flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath: for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor 22 ever shall be. And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the 23 elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, 24 or, Here; believe 1it not. For there shall arise false 1 Or, hiın Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, 25 even the elect. Behold, I have told you beforehand. 26 If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the 27 inner chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning 2 Or, them cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the 3 3 Gr. west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. presence. 28 Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be 4 Or, vultures gathered together. 29 But immediately, after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, 30 and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great 5 Many sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together authorities his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven read with to the other. 32 5 ancient a great trumpet, and the shall gather c. 6 Or, a Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its 33 leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; even so trumpet of ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that great sound 34 7he is nigh, even at the doors. Verily I say unto 7 Or, it you, This generation shall not pass away, till all 35 these things be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall 1 Many pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 1 But 36 of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father authorities, only. And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the 37 ancient, omit 2 coming of the Son of man. For as in those days 38 neither the which were before the flood they were eating and some Son. 2 Gr. presence. 3 Or, But this ye know through. 2 drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew 39 not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Then shall 40 two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left two women shall be grinding at the mill; one 41 is taken, and one is left. Watch therefore for ye 42 know not on what day your Lord cometh. 3 But 43 know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house 4 Gr. digged to be broken through. Therefore be ye also ready: 44 for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is the faithful and wise 5 servant, 45 whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season? Blessed is that 5 ser- 46 vant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, that he will set him 47 over all that he hath. But if that evil servant shall 48 say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; and shall begin 49 to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come 50 in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when 6 Or, severely he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and 51 appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 5 Gr. bondservant. Scourge him 6 5 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto 25 7 Or, torches ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were 2 foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, when 3 they took their 'lamps, took no oil with them: but the 4 wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. Now 5 while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the 6 bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. Then all 7 7 8 those virgins arose, and trimmed their 1lamps. And 1 Or, torches the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for 9 our 1lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for 10 yourselves. And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door 11 was shut. Afterward come also the other virgins, 12 saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 14 For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own 2 servants, and delivered unto them his 2 Gr. bond15 goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another servants. two, to another one; to each according to his several 16 ability; and he went on his journey. Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with 17 them, and made other five talents. In like manner 18 he also that received the two gained other two. But 3 bondservant. he that received the one went away and digged in the 19 earth, and hid his lord's money. Now after a long time the lord of those 2 servants cometh, and maketh a 20 reckoning with them. And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have 21 gained other five talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been 3 Gr. faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many 22 things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other 23 two talents. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter 24 thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not 25 scatter and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy 3 |