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them male and female, and said, For this cause 5 shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become one flesh? So that they are no more twain, 6 but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. They say 7 unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses for your 8 hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives but from the beginning it hath not been so. And I say unto you, Whosoever 9 Some ancient shall put away his wife, 'except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery. The disciples say 10 unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. But he said 11 unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, the end of the but they to whom it is given. For there are 12 eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

authorities
read saving
for the cause
of fornication,
maketh her an
adulteress: as
in ch. v. 32.
The follow-

ing words, to

verse, are

omitted by some ancient authorities.

Or, Teacher * Some ancient

authorities read Good

Then were there brought unto him little 13 children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and 14 forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his 15 Some ancient hands on them, and departed thence.

Master. See

Mark x. 17;

Luke xviii. 18.

authorities

read Why

good? None is

And behold, one came to him and said, 16 callest thou me 34 Master, what good thing shall I do, that I good save one, may have eternal life? And he said unto him, 17 even God. See Why askest thou me concerning that which is Luke xviii. 19. good? One there is who is good: but if thou

Mark x. 18;

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wouldest enter into life, keep the command18 ments. He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt 19 not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother and, Thou shalt love thy neigh20 bour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what 21 lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions.

23 And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to 24 enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man 25 to enter into the kingdom of God. And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God 27 all things are possible. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and 28 followed thee; what then shall we have? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of 29 Israel. And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal 30 life. But many shall be last that are first; and

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first that are last. For the kingdom of heaven 1 20 is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed 1 See marginal with the labourers for a 1 penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out 3 about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; and to them he said, 4 Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and 5 the ninth hour, and did likewise. And about 6 the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say 7 unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vine- 8 yard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that 9 were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a 1penny. And when the 10 first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a 1penny. penny. And when they received it, 11 they murmured against the householder, say- 12 ing, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have Or, hot wind borne the burden of the day and the 2 scorching heat. But he answered and said to one 13 of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a 1 penny? Take up that 14 which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not 15 lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the 16 last shall be first, and the first last.

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And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and in the 18 way he said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and 19 they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up.

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Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and 21 asking a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto. him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left 22 hand, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to 23 drink? They say unto him, We are able. He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father. 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. 25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exer26 cise authority over them. Not so shall it be

among you: but whosoever would become 27 great among you shall be your 'minister; and 'Or, servant whosoever would be first among you shall be

28 your 2servant: even as the Son of man came "Gr. bondnot to be ministered unto, but to minister, and servant. to give his life a ransom for many.

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And as they went out from Jericho, a great 30 multitude followed him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they

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heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, that 31 they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And Jesus stood still, and 32 called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you? They say unto him, 33 Lord, that our eyes may be opened. And 34 Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and 1 21
came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives,
then Jesus sent two disciples, saying unto them, 2
Go into the village that is over against you,
and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a
colt with her loose them, and bring them unto
me. And if any one say aught unto you, ye 3
shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and
straightway he will send them. Now this is 4
come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, saying,

Tell ye the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and riding upon an ass,

And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus 6
appointed them, and brought the ass, and the 7
colt, and put on them their garments; and he
sat thereon. And the most part of the multi- 8
tude spread their garments in the way; and
others cut branches from the trees, and spread
them in the way. And the multitudes that 9
went before him, and that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Ho-
sanna in the highest. And when he was come to

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