The parable of the vineyard. CHAP. XXII. The parable of the marriage. doest thou these things? and who gave 40 When the lord therefore of the vinethee this authority? yard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people for all hold John as a prophet, 27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority do these things. 28 T But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the Erst, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. 33 ¶ Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 33 Again he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken froin you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. CHAP. XXII. The marriage of the king's son. AND Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 2 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the 37 But last of all, he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the marriage. son, they said among themselves, This 10 So those servants went out into the is the heir; come, let us kill him, and highways, and gathered together all as let us seize on his inheritance. many as they found, both bad and good: 39 And they caught him, and cast him and the wedding was furnished with out of the vineyard, and slew him. guests. Concerning the resurrection. S. MATTHEW. Christ reproveth the 11 ¶ And when the king came in to the dead, have ye not read that whick see the guests, he saw there a man was spoken unto you by God, saying, which had not on a wedding-garment: 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? camest thou in hither, not having a wed- God is not the God of the dead, but of ding-garment? And he was speechless. the living 13 Then said the king to the servants, 33 And when the multitude heard this Bind him hand and foot, and take him they were astonished at his doctrine. away, and cast him into outer dark- 34 ¶ But when the Pharisees had heard ness: there shall be weeping and gnash-that he had put the Sadducees to silence, ing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen. 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. 17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not? they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them which was a lawyer, asked nima question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great com. mandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 33 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou 18 But Jesus perceived their wicked- 41 T While the Pharisees were gather 19 Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image, and superscription? 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then deth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 21 They say unto him, Cesar's. Then 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit saith he unto them, Render therefore thou on my right hand, till I make thine unto Cesar, the things which are Ce-enemies thy footstool? sar's; and unto God, the things that are God's. 22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. 23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 Now, there were with us seven brethren and the first, when he had married & wife, deceased; and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother." 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 31 But, as touching the resurrection of 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? a 46 And no man was able to answer him word, neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions. CHAP. XXIII. Scribes and Pharisees reproved. THEN spake Jesus to the inultitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the syna. gogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi, 24 scribes and Pharisees. CHAP. XXIV. Destruction of Jerusalem foretold. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one but within they are full of extortion and is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 9 And call no man your father upon the earth for one is your Father which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11 But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted. 13 ¶ But wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in. 14 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore, ye be witnesses. unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of 16 Wo unto you, ye blind guides! which say, Whosoever shall swear by hell? the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever 34 ¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto shall swear by the gold of the temple, you prophets, and wise men, and he is a debtor. 17 Ye fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. scribes; and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple 19 Ye fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanc-and the altar. tifieth the gift? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, B 36 Verily, I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAP. XXIV. Destruction of the temple foretold. AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye 25 Destruction of the lemple foretold. S. MATTHEW. Christ's coming to judgment. not all these things? verily, I say unto shortened, there should no flesh be sayou, There shall not be left here one ved: but for the elect's sake those days stone upon another, that shall not be shall be shortened. thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the discipies came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars, and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers: believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. gether. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, 28 For wheresoever the carcass is, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will the eagles be gathered to there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 15 When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand,) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field. return back to take his clothes. 19 And wo unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily, I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 ¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in 38 For as in the days that were before the winter, neither on the sabbath-day: the flood, they were eating and drink21 For then shall be great tribulation, ing,marryingand giving in marriage,unsuch as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be til the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42 T Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed us that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. 47 Verily, I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; Parable of the talents. ready, went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily, say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know nelther the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. I 14 T For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey, 16 Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those 49 And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants cometh, and reckoneth with servants, and to eat and drink with the them. drunken; 20 And so he that had received five 50 The lord of that servant shall come talents, came and brought other five in a day when he looketh not for him, talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst and in an hour that he is not aware of, unto me five talents: behold, I have 51 And shall cut him asunder, and gained besides them five talents more. appoint him his portion with the hypo- 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, crites: there shall be weeping and thou good and faithful servant; thou gnashing of teeth. hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came, and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. CHAP. XXV. The parable of the ten virgins, &c. THE HEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh: go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast got sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, 26 His lord answered and said unto Give us of your oil: for our lamps are him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, gone out. thou knewest that I reap where I sow9 But the wise answered, saying, Noted not, and gather where I have not so; lest there be not enough for us and strewed: you but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury 27 |