said unto him, 'Master, thus saying thou ' reproachest us also.'

And he said, 'Woe unto you also, ye lawyers for ye lade men with burdens 'grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves 'touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe unto you: for ye build the " sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers 'killed them. Truly ye bear witness that ye 'allow the deeds of your fathers: for they ' indeed killed them, and ye build their sepul'chres. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, "I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute that the blood of all the prophets, 'which was shed from the foundation of the 'world, may be required of this generation; 'from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Za'charias, which perished between the altar and 'the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. Woe unto you, lawyers: for ye have taken away the key of 'knowledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and ' them that were entering in ye hindered."

And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, 'Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, 'which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing 'covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore 'whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall 'be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be 'proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say ' unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them 'that kill the body, and after that have no 'more that they can do. But I will forewarn

you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into

hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are 'not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and 'not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all ' numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of 'more value than many sparrows. Also I say ' unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before 'men, him shall the Son of man also confess 'before the angels of God: but he that denieth 'me before men shall be denied before the 'angels of God. And whosoever shall speak

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a word against the Son of man, it shall be 'forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth

'against the Holy Ghost it shall not be for'given. And when they bring you unto the 'synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, 'take ye no thought how or what thing ye 'shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the 'Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour 'what ye ought to say.'

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide 'the inheritance with me.'

And he said unto him, 'Man, who made 'me a judge or a divider over you?'

And he said unto them, 'Take heed, and 'beware of covetousness: for a man's life 'consisteth not in the abundance of the things 'which he possesseth.'

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought 'forth plentifully and he thought within 'himself, saying, "What shall I do, because 'I have no room where to bestow my fruits?" And he said, "This will I do : I will pull 'down my barns, and build greater; and 'there will I bestow all my fruits and my ' goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, 'thou hast much goods laid up for many 'years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be 'merry." But God said unto him, "Thou 'fool, this night thy soul shall be required of

thee: then whose shall those things be,

'which thou hast provided?" So is he that 'layeth up treasure for himself, and is not ' rich toward God.'

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And he said unto his disciples, 'Therefore say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, < what ye shall put on. The life is more 'than meat, and the body is more than 'raiment. Consider the ravens for they 'neither sow nor reap; which neither have 'storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: 'how much more are ye better than the 'fowls ? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 'If ye then be not able to do that thing which 'is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 'Consider the lilies how they grow: they 'toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto 'you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how 'much more will he clothe you, O ye of little 'faith? And seek not ye what ye shall eat,

or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of 'doubtful mind. For all these things do the 'nations of the world seek after and your 'Father knoweth that ye have need of these 'things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added

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'unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is 'your Father's good pleasure to give you the 'kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; ' provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a 'treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where 'no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupt'eth. For where your treasure is, there will 'your heart be also. Let your loins be girded ' about, and your lights burning; and ye your'selves like unto men that wait for their lord, ' when he will return from the wedding; that 'when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are 'those servants, whom the lord when he 'cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto 'you, that he shall gird himself, and make 'them to sit down to meat, and will come 'forth and serve them. And if he shall come

in the second watch, or come in the third " watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the good" man of the house had known what hour the 'thief would come, he would have watched, ' and not have suffered his house to be broken

through. Be ye therefore ready also for 'the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye 'think not.'

Then Peter said unto him, 'Lord, speakest 'thou this parable unto us, or even to all?'

And the Lord said, 'Who then is that