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37 first and they did unto them likewise. But last of all, he sent unto them his son, saying, 38 They will respect my son. But when the hus

bandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him, 39 and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, 40 and slew him. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto 41 those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will cause those wicked men to perish miserably, and, will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits 42 in their seasons. 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 the Lord has done, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore I say unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a 44 nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.* And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will 45 grind him to powder. And when the chief

priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, 46 they perceived that he spake of them. But though they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude since they esteemed him as a prophet.

*It appears that many of these parables had reference to the rejection of the Jewish nation for their unbelief and wickedness, and to the calling of the Gentiles.

CHAP. XXII.

spake unto them The kingdom of king, who made And sent forth

come.

1 AND Jesus answered, and 2 again by parables, and said, heaven is like unto a certain 3 a marriage feast for his son. his servants to call them who were invited to the wedding and they would not 4 Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to 5 the marriage feast. But they, slighting the invitation, went away one to his farm, another 6 to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and treated them cruelly, and slew 7 them. But when the king heard it, he was wroth and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their 8 city. Then saith he to his servants, The marriage feast is ready, but they which were 9 invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the high-ways, and as many as ye shall 10 find, invite to the marriage feast. So those servants went out into the high-ways, and-gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the marriage feast was 11 furnished with guests. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man 12 who had not on a wedding garment:

And

he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? 13 and he was speechless. Then said the king

to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of 14 teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.

15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel

how they might ensnare him in his discourse. 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 17 thou regardest not the person of men: Tell us therefore, what seemeth fit to thee? Is it 18 lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? But

Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why 19 tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the

tribute-money. And they brought unto him a 20 penny.† And he saith unto them, Whose image 21 and inscription is this? Then they say unto him, Cæsar's. Then said he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar, the things which are Cæsar's; and unto God, the things which are 22 God's. When they had heard this reply, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

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The same day the Sadducees, who say there 24 is no resurrection, came to him, and asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses said, if a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, 25 and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there

were with us seven brethren and the first,

* The Herodians were particular friends of Herod, the king. They were mere politicians, unprincipled, irreli

gious men.

↑ A Roman coin, of the value of about seven-pence.

when he had married a wife, died; and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother. 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, and 27 so to the seventh. And last of all the woman 28 also died. Now in the resurrection, whose

wife shall she be of the seven? for they all 29 had her. Jesus answered and said unto them,

Ye err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the 30 power of God. For in the resurrection, they

neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but 31 are like the angels of God in heaven. But as to the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, 32 saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob: God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

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But when the Pharisees heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they collected 35 about him. And one of them a lawyer,* ask

ed him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in 37 the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love

the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with 38 all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is 39 the first and great commandment. And

the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy 40 neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments all the law and the prophets depend.

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While the Pharisees were gathered togeth42 er, Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye

A doctor of the Jewish law.

of Christ? whose son is he? They say 43 unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit* call 44 him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my

Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make 45 thine enemies thy footstool? If David then 46 call him Lord, how is he his son?t And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

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CHAP. XXIII.

THEN Jesus spake to the multitude, and to 2 his disciples, saying, The scribes and the Phar3 isees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but do not ye after their works for they 4 say, and do not. 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 to be seen of men : they make broad their phylacteries,§ and enlarge

* That is, when inspired by the Holy Spirit. See also Acts ii. 25.

+ See Acts ii. 36, which explains the sense in which David speaks of Christ, whom God has made both Lord and Christ.

We are then under obligations to observe the laws of society and of religion, though our instructors may be bad

men.

§ Phylacteries were a sort of label filled with words and phrases proclaiming their pretensions to superior goodness.

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