The calling of the Gentiles. both bad and good MATTHEW, XXIII. ding was furnished with guests. 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him m away, and cast him into outer darkness: n there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For o many are called, but few are chosen. 15 T Then p 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? 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said. Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Show me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a 1 penny. k Ps.45.14. 1 Je.2.26. m Is.52.1. Re.21.27. n ch.8.12. 1 in value 2 q tion. ch.17.25,27. Ro. 13.7. " Mal.4.6.8. 3.8-10. s Mar. 12. 18, &c, The resurrection proved. 35 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels w of God in heaven. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 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 y at his doctrine. 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then z one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law. 37 Jesus said unto him. Thoua shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto Lu.20,27,&c. it, b Thou shalt love thy neighbour t Ac.23.8. as thyself. u De.25.5. Ru.1.11. 3 seven. 20 And he saith unto them, Whose Then saith he unto them, Render q w ch. 18.10. 16. 22 When they had heard these He.11.16. words, they marvelled, and left y ch.7.28. him, and went their way. Mar.12.17. 23 The s same day came to him Lu. 10.25,&c the Sadducees, which t say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 21 Saying, Master, Moses said, If u 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 a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the 3 seventh. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 23 Therefore in the resurrection z a De.6.5. b Le. 19.18. d Mar. 12.35. Ac.2.34,35. If Lu. 14.6. g Mar. 12.34. 40 On these two commandments c hang all the law and the prophets. 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What d think ve of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call hime Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 46 Andƒ no man was able to answer him a word; neitherg durst any man, (from that day forth,) ask him any more questions. CHAPTER XXII. 1 Of the scribes and Pharisees' good doctrine, but evil examples of life. 34 The destruction of Jerusalem foretold. HEN spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples. 2 Saying, Thea scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and whose wife shall she be of the (CHAP. 23.) do; but do not ye after their works: seven? for they all had her. a Mal.2.7. 29 Jesus answered and said unto Ro.2.21-23. them, Ye do err, not v knowing the c Ac. 15. 10. scriptures, nor the power of God. forb 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 Scribes and Pharisees reproved. MATTHEW, XXIII. themselves will not move them with A. D. 33. one of their fingers. 5 But d all their works they do for d ch.6.1-16. to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, e and en-e Nu. 15.38. large the borders of their garments, 6 And f love the uppermost rooms f Mar. 12.38, at feasts, and the chief seats in the &c. Lu. 11.43,&c. synagogues. 7 And greetings in the markets, g Ja.3.1. and to be called of men, Rabbi, / ch.6.9. Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi:i ch.20.26,27. for one is your Master, even Christ; k Pr. 15.33. and all ye are brethren. Ja.4.6. 9 And call no man your father. upon the earth: for one is your h Father, which is in heaven. 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11 But i he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 1 2Ti.3.6. Tit. 1.11. Im Jno.8.44. A c. 13.10. Ep.2.3. n ch. 15.14. o Ps.94.8. 1 or, debtor, or, bound. 12 And k 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 P Ex.29.37. men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that q 2Ch.6.2. are entering to go in. Ps.26.S. 11 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, I and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 30.29. r ch.5.34. Ps. 11.4. Is.66.1. s Lu.11.42. 1Sa. 15.22. uMar.7.4,&c. 16 Wo unto you, ye blind n guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but o Lu. 11.44. whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! 17 Ye fools o 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 whoso ever sweareth by the gift, that is upon it, he is 1 guilty. 19 Ye fools, and blind! for whether j is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth p the gift? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear) by the altur, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swear by thee temple, sweareth by it, and by himg that dwelleth therein. Ac.23.3. w Ac.7.52. IT 1.2.15. x Ge. 15. 16. ITh.2.16. y ch.3.7. z Ac.7.59. a Ac.5.40. 205.11.21, 25. b He. 11.37. c Re. 18.24. d Ge.4.8. Ch.24.20, 21. f Lu. 13.34. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throner g De.31.11. of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. F's.91.4. Woes denounced. 23 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! fors ye pay tithe of mint and 2 anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matterst 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 u ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and 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 untov 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 killedw the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation y of vipers! how can ye escape the damnation of hell?' 31 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall killz and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge a in your synagogues, and persecute them from city b to city: 35 That c upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel d unto the blood of Zacharias e son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 37 Of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered'g thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Christ foretelleth the MATTHEW, XXIV. 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.h 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, i Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER XXIV. 1 The destruction of the temple foretold. 29 Of Christ's coming to judgment. AND a Jesus went out, and de parted from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. A. D. 33. h Zec. 11.6. Ps. 118.26. a Mar. 13.1. &c. d Col.2.8. 2Th.2.3. e Je.14.14. i Jno. 16.2. destruction of the temple. 17 Let him which is on the housetop 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 Andr wo unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath-day: 21 Fors then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then u if any man shall say Junto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily If Da.XI. say unto you, There b shall not be g Hag.2.21,22 left here one stone upon another, Lu.21.12. that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto k ch. 13.21. him privately, saying, Tell us, 12Pe.2.1. when shall these things be? and 1Jno.4.3. what shall be the sign of thy comm 1Ti.4.1. ing, and of the end of the world ?c 4 And Jesus answered and said n Re.3.15, 16. ders; insomuch that, (if it were unto them, Taked heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my e name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. o Re.2.10. Ro. 10. 18. q Da 9.27. 12.11. 6 And when ye shall hear of wars ƒ and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things r Lu.23.29. must come to pass, but the end iss Da. 12. 1. not yet. t Is.65.8,9. u De. 13.1-3. 7 For g 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 of v ver. 5.11. y Jno.10.28, 29. Zec.9.14. Lu. 17.24,&c. Eze.32.7. Am.5.20. b 2 Pe.3.10. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive m many, 12 And because iniquity shall e Da.7.13. abound, the love of many shall wax n cold. 13 But o he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be p preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 1 Re. 1.7. d ch.16.27. Mar. 13.26. Lu.22.69. or, with a voice. 24 Fore there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and a shall show great sigus and won 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 if not. 27 For as the lightningy cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoeverz the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall a the sun be darkened, and the moon shail not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavensb shall be shaken. 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man c in heaven: am then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they d shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels 1 with a great sounde of a trum pet; and they shall gather together his elect f from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 Now learn g 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 21 is near, even h at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, Ths generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled. Signs of Christ's coming. MATTHEW, XXV. i Ps. 102.26. Is.51.6. k Zec. 14.7. iTh.5.2. 1 Ge.6.2. Re.3.3. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noen Je.3.15. 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 woman shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. o ch.13.52. p ch.25.21. q 1Th.5.3. Re.3.3. 3 or, cut him off. r ch.25.30. (CHAP. 25.) a Ps.45.14. Ca.6,8,9. 2Co. 11.2. 42 Watch m therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the good- Jno.3.29. 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 bed Is.48.1. broken up. 41 Therefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh. c ch.22.10. Je.24.2,9. e 1Jno.2.20. f1Th.5.6. g Re. 16.15. h 1Th.4.16. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made; Am.4.12. ruler over his household, n to give them meat in due season? o 1 or, going. 46 Blessed is that servant, whom k Lu. 12.35. his lord when he cometh shall find 1 Is.55.1,6. so doing. 13. 47 Verily I say unto you, that hem Am.8.12, shall make him rulerp over all his goods. n Ja.5.9. 18 But and if that evil servant shall o ch.7.21-23. say in his heart, My lord delayeth He. 12.17. his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fel-P Hab. 1. 13. low-servants, and to eat and drink 9 ch.24.42.44. with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day q when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of; 51 And shall 3 cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there r shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. CHAPTER XXV. 1 The parable of the ten virgins; 14 of the talents, and the reward to those who improve them. 31 Of the last judgment. HEN shall the kingdom of heaT ven be likened unto ten virgins, a which took their lamps, and Mar. 13.3335. Lu.21.36. rLu. 19.12,&c. 2 A talent is 1871. 10s. ch. 18.24. s Ro. 12.6. 1Co.12.4, &c. Ep.4.11. t ch.24.48. uch. 18.23,24. v Lu. 12.44. 22.29. Re.3.21. Parable of the ten virgins. went forth to meet the bridegroom.b 2 And five c of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil d with them: 4 But the wise took oil e in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered fand slept. 6 And at midnightg there was a cry h made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out i to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.k 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while m they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.n 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, o Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, Ip know you not. 13 Watch q therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 14 Forr 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 2 talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability;s 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,t the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth u with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make the rulerv 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 beside them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thon hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 21 Then he which had received the one talent, came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, w reaping where thou hast not sown, x and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 And I was afraid, y and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked z and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 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. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto a every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away b even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: c there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. A. D. 33. w Job 21.15. x Je.2.31. y Pr.26.13. Re.21.8. z ch. 18.32. Job 15.5,6. Lu. 19.22. Jude 15. a ch. 13. 12. Mar. 4.25. Lu.8.18. 19.26. Lu. 10.42. e ch.8.12. d ch.16.27. 19.28. Da.7.13. Zec. 14.5. Mar. 8.38. Ac. 1.11. 1Th.4.16. 2Th. 1.7. Jude 14. Re. 1.7. e Ro. 14.10. 2Co.5.10. Re.20.12. fch. 13.49. Eze.20.38. g Ps.78.52. Jno. 10. 14, 27. h He. 1.3. i Ps. 115.15. Re.5. 10. m ICo.2.9. He.11.16. Eze. 18.7. o 1Pe. 4.9. 31 When d the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holyn Is.58.7. angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before e him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd g divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed i of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared m for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For In was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger,o and ye took me in: 36 Naked, p and ye clothed_me: I was sick, and ye visitedq me: I was in prison, r and ye came unto me. Ja.2.15,16. r2Ti. 1.16. s Pr. 19.17. Mar.9.41. He.6.10. t Lu. 13.27. uch. 13.40.42. Re. 14.11. v Jude 6. Re.20.10. w Zec.2.8. Ac.9.5. Da. 12.2. Jno.5.29. (CHAP. 26.) a Mar.14.1, &c. The last judgment. 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch s as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch w as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. CHAPTER XXVI. 3 The rulers conspire against Christ: 14 Judas selleth him. 17 Christ eateth the passover. AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know a that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted b that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There camec unto him a woman having an alabaster box of verv Lu.22.1,&c. precious ointment, and poured it Jno. 13.1,&c. on his head, as he sat at meat. 37 Then shall the righteous an- b Ps.2.2. swer him, saying, Lord, when saw & Jno.11.1.2. we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 12.3. 8 But when his disciples saw i they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste! 9 For this ointment might have |