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Of trusting in riches. CHAP. XVIII. Christ giveth sight to the blind. adultery, Do not kill, Do not 31 Then he took unto him steal, Do not bear false witness, the twelve, and said unto them, Honour thy father and thy Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, mother. and all things that are written 21 And he said, All these by the prophets concerning the have I kept from my youth up. Son of man shall be accom22 Now, when Jesus heard plished.

these things, he said unto him, 32 For he shall be delivered Yet lackest thou one thing: sell unto the Gentiles, and shall be all that thou hast, and distribute mocked, and spitefully entreatunto the poor, and thou shalt ed, and spitted on; have treasure in heaven: and 33 And they shall scourge come, follow me. him, and put him to death: and

23 And when he heard this, the third day he shall rise he was very sorrowful: for he again. was very rich.

34 And they understood none

24 And when Jesus saw that of these things: and this saying he was very sorrowful, he said, was hid from them, neither How hardly shall they that have knew they the things which riches enter into the kingdom were spoken. of God!

35 And it came to pass, that

25 For it is easier for a camel as he was come nigh unto Jerito go through a needle's eye, cho, a certain blind man sat by than for a rich man to enter into the way-side begging;

the kingdom of God.

36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it

26 And they that heard it, said, Who then can be saved? meant. 27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God.

37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 38 And he cried, saying,

28 Then Peter said, Lo, we Jesus, thou son of David, have have left all, and followed mercy on me. thee.

39 And they which went

29 And he said unto them, before rebuked him, that he Verily, I say unto you, There is should hold his peace: but he no man that hath left house, or cried so much the more, Thou parents, or brethren, or wife, or son of David, have mercy on children, for the kingdom of me. God's sake,

40 And Jesus stood and com

30 Who shall not receive manded him to be brought unto manifold more in this present him: and when he was come time, and in the world to come near, he asked him,

life everlasting.

41 Saying, What wilt thou

Christ visiteth Zaccheus.

LUKE,

The ten pieces of silver. that I shall do unto thee? And to the poor; and if I have taken he said, Lord, that I may re-any thing from any man by false ceive my sight. accusation, I restore him four

42 And Jesus said unto him, fold. Receive thy sight: thy faith 9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to

hath saved thee.

43 And immediately he re- this house, forasmuch as he also ceived his sight, and followed is a son of Abraham. him, glorifying God: and all the 10 For the Son of man is people, when they saw it, gave come to seek and to save that praise unto God.

CHAP. XIX.

Of Zaccheus the publican.

which was lost.

AND Jesus entered and pass- parable, because he

11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a was nigh through Jericho. to Jerusalem, and because they 2 And behold, there was a thought that the kingdom of man named Zaccheus, which God should immediately apwas the chief among the publi- pear. cans, and he was rich.

12 He said therefore, A cer

3 And he sought to see Jesus tain nobleman went into a far who he was; and could not for country to receive for himself a the press, because he was little kingdom, and to return. of stature.

13 And he called his ten ser

4 And he ran before, and vants, and delivered them ten climbed up into a sycamore-tree pounds, and said unto them, to see him; for he was to pass Occupy till I come.

that way.

14 But his citizens hated him,

5 And when Jesus came to and sent a message after him, the place, he looked up, and saying, We will not have this saw him, and said unto him, man to reign over us. Zaccheus, make haste, and come down: for to-day I must when he was returned, having 15 And it came to pass, that abide at thy house. received the kingdom, then he

6 And he made haste, and commanded these servants to came down, and received him be called unto him, to whom he joyfully. had given the money, that he

7 And when they saw it, they might know how much every all murmured, saying, That he man had gained by trading. was gone to be guest with a man 16 Then came the first, saythat is a sinner. ing, Lord, thy pound hath gained

8 And Zaccheus stood, and ten pounds. said unto the Lord; Behold, 17 And he said unto him, Lord, the half of my goods I give Well, thou good servant: be

The unprofitable servant. CHAP. XIX. Christ rideth into Jerusalem. cause thou hast been faithful in which would not that I should a very little, have thou authority reign over them, bring hither, over ten cities.

and slay them before me.

18 And the second came, 28 And when he had thus saying, Lord, thy pound hath spoken, he went before, ascendgained five pounds.

ing up to Jerusalem. 19 And he said likewise to 29 And it came to pass, when him, Be thou also over five he was come nigh to Bethphage cities. and Bethany, at the mount call

20 And another came, say-ed the mount of Olives, he sent ing, Lord, behold, here is thy two of his disciples, pound, which I have kept laid 30 Saying, Go ye into the up in a napkin : village over against you; in the

21 For I feared thee, because which at your entering ye shall thou art an austere man: thou find a colt tied, whereon yet takest up that thou layedst not never man sat: loose him, and down, and reapest that thou bring him hither.

didst not sow.

31 And if any man ask you,

22 And he saith unto him, Why do ye loose him? thus Out of thine own mouth will I shall ye say unto him, Because judge thee, thou wicked servant. the Lord hath need of him. Thou knewest that I was an 32 And they that were sent austere man, taking up that I went their way, and found even laid not down, and reaping that as he had said unto them.

I did not sow:

33 And as they were loosing

23 Wherefore then gavest the colt, the owners thereof not thou my money into the said unto them, Why loose ye bank, that at my coming I might the colt?

have required mine own with

usury ?

34 And they said, The Lord

hath need of him.

24 And he said unto them 35 And they brought him to that stood by, Take from him Jesus: and they cast their garthe pound, and give it to him ments upon the colt, and they

that hath ten pounds.

25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

set Jesus thereon.

36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the

26 For I say unto you, That way. unto every one which hath, 37 And when he was come shall be given; and from him nigh, even now at the descent that hath not, even that he of the mount of Olives, the hath shall be taken away from whole multitude of the discihim. ples began to rejoice and praise 27 But those mine enemies, God with a loud voice, for all

Christ lamenteth over Jerusalem. LUKE, He silenceth the chief priests. the mighty works that they had of prayer, but ye have made it

seen;

a den of thieves.

38 Saying, Blessed be the 47 And he taught daily in the King that cometh in the name temple. But the chief priests, of the Lord: Peace in heaven, and the scribes, and the chief and glory in the highest. of the people sought to destroy

39 And some of the Phari-him, sees from among the multitude 48 And could not find what said unto him, Master, rebuke they might do: for all the people thy disciples. were very attentive to hear

40 And he answered and said him.

unto them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace,

the stones would immediately A

cry out.

CHAP. XX.

Christ avoucheth his authority. ND it came to pass, that on one of those days, as

41 And when he was come he taught the people in the near, he beheld the city, and temple, and preached the goswept over it, pel, the chief priests and the

42 Saying, If thou hadst scribes came upon him, with the known, even thou, at least in elders, this thy day, the things which 2 And spake unto him, saybelong unto thy peace! but ing, Tell us, By what authority now they are hid from thine doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this

eyes.

43 For the days shall come authority? upon thee, that thine ene- 3 And he answered and said mies shall cast a trench about unto them, I will also ask you thee, and compass thee round, one thing; and answer me: and keep thee in on every 4 The baptism of John, was it side, from heaven, or of men?

44 And shall lay thee even 5 And they reasoned with with the ground, and thy chil-themselves, saying, If we shall dren within thee: and they shall say, From heaven; he will say, not leave in thee one stone Why then believed ye him upon another: because thou not? knewest not the time of thy 6 But and if we say, Of men; visitation. all the people will stone us: for

45 And he went into the they be persuaded that John temple, and began to cast out was a prophet. them that sold therein, and them 7 And they answered, That that bought, they could not tell whence it

46 Saying unto them, It is was. written, My house is the house 8 And Jesus said unto them,

CHAP. XX.

Of paying tribute.

Of the wicked husbandmen. Neither tell I you by what au- said, What is this then that is thority I do these things. 9 Then began he to speak to builders rejected, the same is the people this parable: A cer- become the head of the corner? tain man planted a vineyard, 18 Whosoever shall fall upon and let it forth to husbandmen, that stone, shall be broken : but and went into a far country for a on whomsoever it shall fall, it long time.

written, The stone which the

will grind him to powder.

10 And at the season he sent 19 And the chief priests a servant to the husbandmen, and the scribes the same hour that they should give him of the sought to lay hands on him; fruit of the vineyard: but the and they feared the people: for husbandmen beat him, and sent they perceived that he had him away empty. spoken this parable against

11 And again he sent another them. servant: and they beat him also, 20 And they watched him, and entreated him shamefully, and sent forth spies, which and sent him away empty. should feign themselves just 12 And again he sent a third: men, that they might take and they wounded him also, and hold of his words, that so they cast him out. might deliver him unto the

13 Then said the lord of the power and authority of the vineyard, What shall I do? I governor. will send my beloved son: it 21 And they asked him, saymay be they will reverence him ing, Master, we know that thou when they see him. sayest and teachest rightly, nei

14 But when the husband-ther acceptest thou the person men saw him, they reasoned of any, but, teachest the way of among themselves, saying, This God truly:

is the heir: come, let us kill 22 Is it lawful for us to give him, that the inheritance may tribute unto Cesar, or no? be ours.