his coming;' and begin to strike the men-servants and the 46 maid-servants, and to eat and drink and be drunken; the

master of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour of which he is not aware; and having discarded him' will appoint him his portion with the 47 unfaithful. And that servant, who knew his master's will

and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall 48 be beaten with many stripes: but he who knew it not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much hath been given, of him much shall be required: and to whom men have trusted much, of him they will ask the more.

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"I came to send fire on the earth; and what do I desire? 50 O that it were already kindled?! I have also a baptism to be baptized with: and how am I straitened till it be accom51 plished! Suppose ye that I came to spread peace on earth? 52 I say unto you, No; but rather3 division. For henceforth

five in one house will be divided, three against two, and 53 two against three. The father will be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the motherin-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in54 law against her mother-in-law." And he said to the multitudes also: " When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately ye say, 'There cometh a shower;' and so it 55 happeneth: and when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, 56 There will be heat;' and it happeneth. Ye hypocrites,

ye can discern the appearance of the earth and of the sky: 57 but how is it that ye do not discern this time? And why 58 even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? For when

thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, while thou art on the way, use thine endeavour to be delivered from

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Campbell. will cut him asunder, and, N. 2 and what do I desire, if it be already kindled? Now, N. See Grotius, Pearce, Griesbach, and Newcome's note. 3 only, N. See Schleusner Lex.

him; lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into pri59 son. I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means depart thence, till thou have paid the very last mite."

CH. XIII. Now there were present at that time some who told

Jesus of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with 2 their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all 3 the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I say unto you, No: but, unless ye repent, ye will all perish in such 4 a manner. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were trans5 gressors above all men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I say unto you, No; but, unless ye repent, ye will all perish in like 6 manner." He spake also this parable: "A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seek7 ing fruit on it, and found none. Then he said to his vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it 8 even take up the ground?' And he answered and saith unto him, 'Sir, suffer it to remain this year also, till I shall dig 9 about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well; but if not, afterward thou mayest cut it down." "

10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the 11 sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman that had a spi

rit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and 12 could in no wise raise herself up. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, "Woman, thou 13 art loosed from thine infirmity." And he put his hands on

her: and forthwith she was made straight, and glorified 14 God. And the ruler of the synagogue spake, being moved with indignation because Jesus had wrought a cure on the sabbath, and said to the multitude, "There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be 15 cured, and not on the sabbath-day." The Lord therefore

answered him, and said, "Thou hypocrite1, doth not every one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the 16 manger, and lead him away to water him? And ought not

this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan * hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this 17 bond on the sabbath-day?" And as he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things done by him.

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He said also, "To what is the kingdom of God like? 19 and to what shall I liken it? It is like a grain of mustardseed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree, and the fowls of the air lodged in 20 its branches." [And] again he said, "To what shall I 21 liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and mixed with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."

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And he went through the cities and towns, teaching and 23 journeying toward Jerusalem. Then one said unto him, "Master, are there few who will be saved?" And he said 24 unto them, "Strive to enter in by the narrow door3: for

many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and will not be 25 able; when once the master of the house hath risen up, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us.' But he will answer and say unto you, I know not whence 26 ye are.' Then ye will begin to say, 'We have eaten and

drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.' 27 But he will say, 'I tell you, I know not whence ye are; 28 depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.' There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham,

1 Ye hypocrites, Mss. 2 Gr. hid in. 3 strait door, N. gate, R. T.

* Satan is the personification of the principle of opposition: diseases are attributed to Satan, not because the devil is, or was supposed to be, the author of them, but, because they are destructive to health, ease, and enjoyment. See Acts x. 38; 1 Cor. v. 5; 2 Cor. xii. 7; 1 Tim. i. 20; and Newcome's note.

and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom 29 of God, and you yourselves removed out. And men shall

come from the east and the west, and [from] the north and 30 the south, and shall be guests' in the kingdom of God. And,

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behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first 31 who will be last." On the same day some of the Pharisees came near, saying unto him, "Go forth, and depart 32 hence: for Herod desireth to kill thee." And he said unto them, "Go and tell that fox, Behold, I shall cast out demons, and I shall work cures to-day and to-morrow, and 33 the third day I shall be perfected. However, I must needs continue my course3 to-day and to-morrow; and depart the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of 34 Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those that are sent unto thee: how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen ga35 thereth her brood under her wings! but ye would not. Behold, your habitation shall be left by you. And I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, till the time come when ye shall say, 'Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord." CH. XIV. And it came to pass when Jesus had entered, on the sabbath, into the house of one of the rulers among the Pha2 risees, to eat bread, that they watched him. And, behold, there was before him a certain man, that had a dropsy. 3 Wherefore Jesus spake to the teachers of the law and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to work a cure on the sabbath?” 4 And they remained silent. Then Jesus took him, and cured 5 him, and sent him away; and [spake] unto them, and said, ❝6 Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out on the sabbath

Gr. shall recline. 2 the same hour, Mss. 3 The Syriac reads, I must needs work, &c. 4 left unto (or by) you desolate. R. T. 5 And, verily, R. T. 6 Or, Whose ox or ass among you shall fall into a pit, and he will not immediately draw it out, &c. Some copies for ovos (an ass), read viss (a son), which is supposed to be a corruption of is, a sheep, N, n.

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6 day?" And they could not answer him again to these things. Then he spake a parable to those that were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief places; saying unto 8 them, "When thou art invited by any man to a marriagefeast, take not the chief place; lest a more honourable man 9 than thou be invited by him; and he that invited thee and him come, and say to thee, 'Give place to this man;' and 10 then thou begin to take the lowest place with shame. But when thou art invited, go and take the lowest place; that, when he who invited thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher:' then thou wilt have honour in the 11 presence of those that are at meat with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

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Then he said to him also that invited him, "When thou makest a dinner, or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, 14 the lame, the blind; and thou shalt be happy: (for they cannot recompense thee ;) for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous."

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And when one of the guests heard' these things, he said unto Jesus, "Happy is he who shall eat bread in the king16 dom of God." Then Jesus said unto him, "A certain man 17 made a great supper, and invited many: and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, 'Come, 18 for all things are now ready.' And they all, with one consent, began to excuse themselves. The first said unto him, 'I have bought a field, and I must needs go and see it: I 19 beseech thee have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I be

So W. When one of those who were guests with Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, N. 2 a dinner, Mss.