3 All therefore whatsoever they bid dows' houses, and for a pretence make you observe, that observe and do; but long prayer: therefore ye shall receive do not ye after their works: for they the greater damnation. say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. II But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 13 ¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! 17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Fha- omitted the weightier matters of the risees, hypocrites! for ye devour wi- law, judgment, mercy, and faith: 23,3 SV om. observe after bid you; that observe and do: S* that do, S2V that do and observe 4 SV But they bind; S great heavy burdens, and lay them; SV but they themselves will not 5 SV for they make; SV om. of their garments 7 SV Rabbi instead of Rabbi, Rabbi 8 SV om. even Christ SV your heavenly Father 10 V because your master is one 13 S* om. But 14 SV om. this verse 19 S Ye blind (without fools and) these ought ye to have done, and not scribes: and some of them ye shall kill 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of the blood of Zacharias son of Baextortion and excess. rachias, whom ye slew between the 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse | temple and the altar. first that which is within the cup and 36 Verily I say unto you, All these platter, that the outside of them may things shall come upon this genera be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not tion. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIV. have been partakers with them in the AND Jesus went out, and departed blood of the prophets. from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye 32 Fill ye up then the measure of not all these things? verily I say unto your fathers. you, There shall not be left here one 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of stone upon another, that shall not be vipers, how can ye escape the dam-thrown down. nation of hell? 3 And as he sat upon the mount 34 ¶ Wherefore, behold, I send un- of Olives, the disciples came unto him to you prophets, and wise men, and privately, saying, Tell us, when shall 23 V but these ought ye 26 V* the outside of it 27 S* indeed they appear 32 V* And ye shall fill up the measure 34 SV scribes; some of them 35 S* om. son of Barachias 38 V om. desolate 24, SV went out from the temple and departed 2 SV But he answered and said unto them these things be? and what shall be the abomination of desolation, spoken of sign of thy coming, and of the end of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the the world? holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sor rows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. II And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 16 Then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 15 When ye therefore shall see the 27 For as the lightning cometh out 6 SV for it must come 7 S shall be earthquakes and famines in; V shall be famines and earthquakes in 9 S* of the nations 10 S and shall deliver up one another to tribulation; Som. and shall hate one another 17 SV to take the things out of 18 SV his garment 22 S* were shortened instead of shall be shortened 24 S that, if it were possible, even the elect would be deceived 26 S* om. wherefore of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 ¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 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 in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall away, but my words shall not away. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42 T Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom pass his lord when he cometh shall find pass so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he 36 But of that day and hour shall make him ruler over all his knoweth no man, no, not the angels goods. of heaven, but my Father only. 48 But and if that evil servant shall 27 SV om. also 28 SV om. for 30 S* and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn 31 S with a great trumpet; S and he shall gather together 35 S* om. this verse 36 SV add nor the Son after not the angels of heaven 37 V For as the days 38 V in those days that were 39 V om. also 42 SV what day 45 SV the lord; S shall make ruler 48 S if the evil servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. CHAPTER XXV. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. II Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, THEN shall the kingdom of heaven who called his own servants, and de be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: livered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the 4 But the wise took oil in their ves-five talents went and traded with sels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 48 SV om. his coming; SV and eateth and drinketh 25,2 SV were foolish, and five were wise 4 SV in the vessels 6 SV om. cometh; SV om. him 8 A oil of your oil 9 S* for you and us; SV om. but before go ye 13 SVA om. wherein the Son of man cometh 16 VA2 and gained other; V om. talents 17 SV om. And; SV om. he also 18 A one talent; SV digged the earth 20 A but he that; S received the five, came; SV om. besides them |