In a parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful husbandmen, Christ foretelleth the reprobation of the Jews, and the call ing of the Gentiles.

AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.

8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

10 And have ye not read this scripture; "The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes ?

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e Mat. xxi. 45, 46. ch. xi. 18. John vii. 25, 30, 44.

See § LXIX.

Matthew XXI. 33-46.

§ CXXXIII.

CHAP. XII. 13-27.

Christ avoideth the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Cæsar: convinceth the error of the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.

13 "And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

14 And when they were 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 Cæsar, or not?

15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar's.

17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar

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18 Then come unto him ¶¶ the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

19 Master, Moses wrote 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.

20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

22 And the seven had her and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God?

25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

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26 And as touching the dead,

that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

d Mat. xxii. 15. Luke xx. 20. sevenpence halfpenny, as Mat. 23. Luke xx. 27.- Acts xxiil. h 1 Cor. xv. 42, 49, 52.-i Ex. iii. 6.

Valuing of our money xviii. 28.-e Mat. xxii. 8.-g Deut. xxv. 5.—

See § LXXI.

Matthew XXII. 15-33.

§ CXXXIV.

CHAP. XII. 28-37.

Christ resolveth the scribe, who questioned of the first commandment: refuteth the opinion that the scribes held of Christ.

28 *And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is 'Hear, O Israel; the

Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And 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.

35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?

36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

37 David therefore himself is he then his son ? And the comcalleth him Lord; and whence mon people heard him gladly.

k Mat. xxii. 35.- Deut. vi. 4. Luke x. 27.-m Lev. xix. 18. Mat. xxii. 39. Rom. xiii. 9. Gal. v. 14. Jam. ii. 8.-n Deu. iv. 39. Is. xlv. 6, 14; & xlvi. 9.- 1 Sam. xv. 22. Hos. vi. 6. Mic. vi. 6-8.-p Mat. xxii. 46.4 Mat. xxii. 41. Luke xx. 41.-r 2 Sam. xxiii. 2.- Ps. cx. 1.

See § LXXII.

Matthew XXII. 34-46.

CXXXV.

CHAP. XII. 38-44.

Christ bids the people to beware of the ambition and hypocrisy of the scribes; and commendeth the poor widow for her two mites above all.

38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, "Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market-places,

39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive the greater damnation. 41 ¶ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money 'into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in than all they

which have cast into the trea

sury:

44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

ch. iv. 2.-u Mat. xxiii. 1, &c. Luke xx. 46.- Luke xi. 43-y Mat. xxiii. 14.- Luke xxi. I. A piece of brass money: See Mat. x. 9.-a 2 Kings xii. 9. It is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money.2 Cor. viii. 12.-c Deut. xxiv. 6. 1 John iii. 17.

See § § LXXIII. LXXIV.

Matthew XXIII. 1—26.

The narrative of the poor widow is related only by St. Mark and St. Luke. Concerning the giving of alms, see Matthew vi. 1—4., in § XVIII.

AND " as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings 'there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James

him privately,

4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

5 And Jesus answering them began to say, "Take heed lest any man deceive you :

6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles these are the beginnings of sorrows.

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11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither

13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but " he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 "But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:

15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.