sorrowful: for he had great pos- 5 Again he went out about the sessions. sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. t 23 Then said Jesus unto his 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? 7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right that shall ye receive. 8 So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, begin. ning from the last unto the first. t 27 ¶ Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? b 28 And Jesus said unto them, 10 But when the first came, Verily I say unto you, That ye they supposed that they should which have followed me in the re- have received more; and they likegeneration, when the Son of man wise received every man a penny. shall sit in the throne of his glo- c 11 And when they had received ry, ye also shall sit upon twelve it, they murmured against the thrones, judging the twelve tribes good man of the house, of Israel. 9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. b 29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. 30 But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. CHAP. XX. 12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 14 Take that thine is, and go thy OR the kingdom of heaven is way: I will give unto this last, *FOR is way I will householder, which went out ear-t 15 Is it not lawful for me to do ly in the morning, to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. what I will with mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good? 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last for many be called, but few chosen. ƒ 17 ¶ And Jesus, going up to Je 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others stand-rusalem, took the twelve disciples ing idle in the market-place, apart in the way, and said unto 4 And said unto them, Go ye them, also into the vineyard: and what-r 18 Behold, we go up to Jernsasoever is right, I will give you. lem; and the Son of man shall be And they went their way. betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall sitting by the way-side, when they t 19 And shall deliver him to the 32 And Jesus stood still, and c 21 And he said unto her, What called them, and said, What will wilt thou? She saith unto him, ye that I shall do unto you? Grant that these my two sons may t 33 They say unto him, Lord, sit, the one on thy right hand, and that our eyes may be opened. the other on the left, in thy king-m 34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. dom. g A CHAP. XXI. ND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, t 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. t 23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that r 2 Saying unto them, Go into the I am baptized with: but to sit on village over against you, and my right hand, and on my left, is straightway ye shall find an ass not mine to give, but it shall be tied, and a colt with her: loose given to them for whom it is pre- them, and bring them unto me. pared of my Father. f 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. 25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon 3 And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. a 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spok en by the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. f6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way. d 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in say unto this mountain, Be thou the highest. removed, and be thou cast into g 10 And when he was come into the sea; it shall be done. Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? g 11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. 22 And all things whatsoever ye shail ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. ƒ231 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? f121 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 24 And Jesus answered and said a 13 And said unto them, It is unto them, I also will ask you one written, My house shall be called thing, which if ye tell me, I in the house of prayer, but ye have like wise will tell you by what aumade it a den of thieves. thority I do these things. m 14 And the blind and the lame t 15 And when the chief priests ƒ17¶ And he left them, and 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say. From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. i28 ¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went. 18 Now in the morning, as he returned into the city, he hungered. m 19 And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and 30 And he came to the second, found nothing thereon, but leaves and said likewise. And he answeronly, and said unto it, Let no fruit ed and said, I go, sir: and went not. grow on thee henceforward for t 31 Whether of them twain did ever. And presently the fig-tree the will of his father? They say withered away. unto him, The first. Jesus saith 20 And when the disciples saw unto them, Verily I say unto you, it, they marvelled, saying, How That the publicans and the harsoon is the fig-tree withered away! lots go into the kingdom of God t 21 Jesus answered and said un- before you. to them, Verily I say unto you, If .ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, re-whomsoever it sta fall, it will pented not afterward, that ye grind him to powder. might believe him. 45 And when the chief priests i 33 ¶ Hear another parable; and Pharisees had heard his paraThere was a certain householder, bles, they perceived that he spake which planted a vineyard, and of them." hedged it round about, and digged f 46 But when they sought to lay a wine-press in it, and built a hands on him, they feared the multower, and let it out to husband- titude, because they took him for men, and went into a far country: a prophet. 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his ser vants to the husbandmen, that A CHAP. XXII. ND Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, they might receive the fruits of it. and said, 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. t 39 And they caught him, and do unto those husbandmen? and i 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. t 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will het 7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth t 41 They say unto him, He will his armies, and destroyed those miserably destroy those wicked murderers, and burned up their city. men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. t 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, 43 Therefore say I unto you, The both bad and good: and the wedkingdom of God shall be taken ding was furnished with guests. from you, and given to a nation t 11 ¶ And when the king came in bringing forth the fruits thereof. to see the guests, he saw there a t 44 And whosoever shall fall on man which had not on a weddingthis stone, shall be broken: but on garment: 12 And he saitin unto him. Friend 256 Likewise the second also, and how camest thou in hither, not the third, unto the seventh having a weading garment? And he was speechiess f 13 Then said the king to the ser- are chosen. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 23 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them. Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. # 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. ƒ 15¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his tak. a 16 And they sent out unto him # 31 But as touching the resurrectheir disciples, with the Herodians, tion of the dead, have ye not read saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 321 am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tri- 33 And when the multitude bute unto Cesar, or not? heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. t 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them which was 20 And he saith unto them, a lawyer, asked him a question, Whose is this image, and super- tempting him, and saying, scription? 36 Master, which is the great d21 They say unto him, Cesar's. commandment in the law? f22 When they had heard these f23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brethren and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased; and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother. d 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. d 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. ƒ 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, |