For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept, 'but 6 from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. "For this cause shall a man leave his father 7 and mother, and cleave to his wife, 'and they 8 twain shall be one flesh:" so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let 9 not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him 10 again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever 11 shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, 12 and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

AND they brought young children to him, that he should touch 13 them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But 14 when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Who- 15 soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put 16 his hands upon them, and blessed them.

r." And he answered and 20

AND when he was gone forth into the way, there came one 17 running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said 18 unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, "Do not 19 commit adultery;" "Do not kill;" "Do not steal;" "Do not bear false witness;" "Defraud not;" "Honor thy father and mother." said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One 21 thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at 22 that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How 23 hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But 24 Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God? It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, 25 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they 26 were astonished out of measure, saying, among themselves, Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them, saith, With 27 men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have 28 left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, 29 Verily, I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 'but he shall receive a hun- 30 dred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the

world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; 31 and the last first.

AND they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus 32 went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 'saying, Behold, 33 we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles; and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit 34 upon him, and shall kill him and the third day he shall rise again.

AND James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, 35 saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them, What would ye 36 that I should do for you? They said unto him, Grant unto us 37 that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not 38 what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? And they 39 said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: but to sit on my 40 right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten 41 heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye 42 know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but who- 43 soever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and 44 whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to 45 minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

AND they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho 46 with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus (the son of Timeus) sat by the high-way-side begging. And 47 when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And 48 many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me! And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: and 49 they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, 50 and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, 51 What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said 52 unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. AND when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage,11 and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of

his disciples, 'and saith unto them, Go your way into the village 2 over-against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye 3 that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. And they went their way, and found the colt tied 4 by the door without, in a place where two ways met: and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, 5 What do ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them even 6 as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. And they 7 brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way: 8 and others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. And they that went before, and they that followed, 9 cried, saying, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that 10 cometh in the name of the LORD: Hosanna in the highest!

AND Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and 11 when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the even-tide was come, he went out unto Bethany, with the twelve.

AND On the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he 12 was hungry. And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he 13 came, if haply he might find any thing thereon; and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves: for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit 14 of thee hereafter for ever! And his disciples heard it.

AND they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, 15 and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves; and would not suffer that any man 16 should carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, 17 saying unto them, Is it not written,

My house shall be called, of all nations, the house of prayer?
But ye have made it a den of thieves.

And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they 18 might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine. And when even was come, he 19 went out of the city.

AND in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree 20 dried up from the roots. And Peter, calling to remembrance, 21 saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Have 22 faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall 23 say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things 24 soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, 25 if ye have aught against any; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But, if ye do not for- 26 give, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

AND they came again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking 27 in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes, and the elders, 'and say unto him, By what authority doest thou 28 these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of 29 you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from 30 heaven, or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with them- 31 selves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; they 32 feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We 33 cannot tell. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

AND he began to speak unto them by parables: A certain12 man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season he 2 sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught 3 him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again, he 4 sent unto them another servant: and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and 5 many others; beating some, and killing some. Having yet 6 therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husband- 7 men said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and 8 killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall, there- 9 fore, the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And 10 have ye not read this scripture?

AND they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people; 12 for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

AND they send unto him certain of the Pharisees, and of the 13 Herodians, to catch him in his words. And when they were 14 come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not? 'Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, 15 knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 'And they brought it. And 16 he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar's. 'And Jesus answering, said 17 unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

THEN come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no 18 resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 'Master, Moses wrote 19 unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now, 20 there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second took her, and died, neither left he 21 any seed: and the third likewise. And the seven had her, and 22 left no seed: last of all the woman died also. In the resurrec- 23 tion therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering, 24 said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? For when they shall 25 rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage: but are as the angels which are in heaven. And as 26 touching the dead, that they rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying; "Iam the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" He is not the God of the dead, but the 27 God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

AND One of the scribes came, and having heard them reason- 28 ing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus 29 answered him, The first of all the commandments is, "Hear, O Israel; The LORD our God is one LORD: 'and 30 thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength;" this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this; "Thou shalt 31 love thy neighbor as thyself:" there is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, 32 Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: and to love him with all the heart, 33 and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus 34 saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

AND Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, 35 How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? For David 36 himself said by the Holy Ghost,

The LORD said unto my Lord,

Sit thou on my right hand,

Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

David therefore himself calleth him LORD, and whence is he 37 then his son?

AND the common people heard him gladly. 'And he said 38 unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to