one Hear, O Israel; 'The Lord our God, the Lord is 10r, The Lord is our 30 one: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with God; the Lord is all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 'with all 2 Gr. from. 31 thy mind, and 'with all thy strength. The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Master, 3 Or, Teacher thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none 33 other but he: and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is much more 34 than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus 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. 35 And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son 36 of David? David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 4 Some ancient au Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy thorities read unfeet. derneath thy feet. titude 37 David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly. 5 Or, the great mul38 And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and to have salu39 tations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the 40 synagogues, and chief places at feasts: they which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. 6 Or, even while for a pretence they make 41 And he sat down over against the treasury, and there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, 8 Gr. one. And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against 3 the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things 4 be? and what shall be the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished? And Jesus began to 5 say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. Many shall come in my name, saying, I am 6 he; and shall lead many astray. And when ye shall 7 hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not troubled: these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and 8 kingdom against kingdom: there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail. But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall 9 deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them. And the gospel must first be preached unto all the 10 nations. And when they lead you to judgement, and 11 deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. And brother shall deliver up 12 brother to death, and the father his child; and chil1 Or, put them to dren shall rise up against parents, and 'cause them death 2 Or, him to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all 13 men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye see the abomination of desolation 14 standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains: and let him that is on the 15 housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house: and let him that is in the field not 16 return back to take his cloke. But woe unto them 17 that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! And pray ye that it be not in the win- 18 ter. For those days shall be tribulation, such as there 19 hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be. And except the Lord had shortened the 20 days, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days. And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here 21 is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not: for there 22 shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, 23 if possible, the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand. 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her 25 light, and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in 27 clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth 29 its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, 30 know ye that 'he is nigh, even at the doors. Verily 1 Or, it I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, 31 until all these things be accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass 32 away. But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, 2 Some ancient au33 but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: 34 for ye know not when the time is. It is as when a thorities and pray. omit man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each 3 Gr. bondservants. one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. 35 Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, 36 or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; lest coming 37 suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. 14 Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him 2 with subtilty, and kill him: for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people. 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of spikenard* very costly; and she brake the cruse, and pour4 ed it over his head. But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? 5 For this ointment might have been sold for above *For "spikenard" read "pure nard" (with marg. Or, liguid nard), and omit marg. 5 So in John xii. 3.-Am. Com 4 Or, a flask 5 Gr. pistic nard, pistic being pera local name. Others haps take it to mean genuine; others, liquid. on Matt. xviii. 28. 1 See marginal note three hundred 'pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. But Jesus said, Let 6 her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor always 7 with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. She hath done 8 what she could: she hath anointed my body aforehand for the burying. And verily I say unto you, 9 Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 2 Gr. the one of the twelve. 3 Or, Teacher 4 Gr. reclined. And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, 10 went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them. And they, when they heard 11 it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them. And on the first day of unleavened bread, when 12 they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover? And he sendeth 13 two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him; and wheresoever he shall 14 enter in, say to the goodman of the house, The 3Master saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will 15 himself shew you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us. And the dis- 16 ciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. And when it was evening he cometh with the 17 twelve. And as they sat and were eating, Jesus 18 said, Verily I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me. They began to be 19 sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? And he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he 20 that dippeth with me in the dish. For the Son of 21 man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is be5 Gr. for him if trayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born. that man. 6 Or, a loaf And as they were eating, he took bread, and 22 when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body. And he took 23 a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them and they all drank of it. And he said unto 24 them, This is my blood of 'the covenant, which is 1 Or, the testament 25 shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will no 2 Some ancient aumore drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be 3offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, 28 and the sheep shall be scattered abroad. Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Gali29 lee. But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be 30 'offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me 31 thrice. But he spake exceeding vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all. 32 thorities insert new. 3 Gr. caused to stumble. piece of ground. And they come unto a place which was named 4 Gr. an enclosed Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye 33 here, while I pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly 34 amazed, and sore troubled. And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto 35 death: abide ye here, and watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away 36 from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: 37 howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not 38 watch one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but 39 the flesh is weak. And again he went away, and 40 prayed, saying the same words. And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very 41 heavy; and they wist not what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the 42 hands of sinners. Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 43 And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and 44 the scribes and the elders. Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away 5 Or, Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not |