MATTHEW XXIII. beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, 28 and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and 39 iniquity. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the 30 sepulchres of the righteous, and say; If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with 31 them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be wit nesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them 32 which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of 33 your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers! how can 34 ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them shall, ye MATTHEW XXIV. 1 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 not all these things? verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying; Tell us, when saw LUKE XXI. And he looked up and the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow, casting in thith3 er two mites, and he said; Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all. 4 For all these have of their MATTHEW XXIII. scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city 35 to city; 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 be 36 tween the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, that 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 gather38 eth her chickens under her wings! and ye would not. Be39 hold, your house is left unto you desolate. 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. MATTHEW XXIV. shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of 4 the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them; Take heed that no man de5 ceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying; I am Christ; and shall de 6 ceive many. 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 7 end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning 9 of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you; and ye shall be hated of all nations 10 for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended; and shall betray one another, and shall hate one 11 another. And many false MARK XIII. Andrew, asked him private4 ly; Tell us, when shall these things be, and what shall be the sign, when all these things shall be ful5 filled? And Jesus answering them, began to say; Take heed lest any man deceive 6 you. For many shall come in my name, saying; I am Christ; and shall deceive 7 many. 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 8 be yet. 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 9 beginnings of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves; for they shall deliver you up to councils, and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten, and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings, for my sake, for a testimony against them. And the gospel must first be published among all nations. when they shall lead you, dure unto the end, the same and deliver you up, take no 14 shall be saved. And this thought beforehand what ye gospel of the kingdom shall shall speak, neither do ye be preached in all the world premeditate; but whatsoevfor a witness unto all na- er shall be given you in that tions; and then shall the end hour, that speak ye; for it When ye there- is not ye that speak, but the fore shall see the abomina-12 Holy Ghost. Now, the prophets shall rise, and shall 12 deceive many. And be-10 cause iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax 11 13 cold. But he that shall en 15 come. But LUKE XXI.' that ye be not deceived. For many shall come in my name, saying; I am Christ, and the time draweth near. Go ye not therefore after 9 them. But when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not 10 by and by. Then said he unto them; Nation shall rise against nation, and king11 dom against kingdom; and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights, and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 13 And it shall turn to you for 14 a testimony. Settle it there 12 fore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye 15 shall answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to 16 gainsay or resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause 17 to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men 18 for my name's sake. But there shall not a hair of your MATTHEW XXIV. tion 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 moun17 tains; let him which is on the house-top not come down to take the things in his 18 house; neither let him which is in the field return back to 19 take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give 20 suck, in those days! But pray ye, that your flight be not in the winter, neither on 21 the sabbath-day. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall 22 be. And except those days 13 14 16 17 MARK XIII. brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 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. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not; (let him that readeth understand ;) then let them that be in Judea 15 flee to the mountains; 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; and let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those 18 days! And pray ye; that your flight be not in the 19 winter. For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation, which God created, unto this time neither shall be. And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21And then if any man shall say to you; Lo, here is Christ; or; Lo, he is there; should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved; but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 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 20 25 deceive the very elect. Be hold, 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 |