Christ rideth into Jerusalem. CHAP. XXI. The fruitless fig-tree. 2 Saying unto them, Go into the temple, and overthrew the the village over against you, tables of the money-changers, and straightway ye shall find an and the seats of them that sold ass tied, and a colt with her: doves, loose them, and bring them unto me. 13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be call3 And if any man say aughted the house of prayer, but ye unto you, ye shall say, The have made it a den of thieves. Lord hath need of them; and 14 And the blind and the straightway he will send them. lame came to him in the temple; 4 All this was done, that it and he healed them. might be fulfilled which was 15 And when the chief priests spoken by the prophet, saying, and scribes saw the wonderful 5 Tell ye the daughter of things that he did, and the Sion, Behold, thy King cometh children crying in the temple, unto thee, meek, and sitting and saying, Hosanna to the Son upon an ass, and a colt the foal of David; they were sore disof an ass. pleased, 6 And the disciples went, and 16 And said unto him, Heardid as Jesus commanded them, est thou what these say? And 7 And brought the ass and Jesus saith unto them, Yea: the colt, and put on them their have ye never read, Out of the clothes, and they set him thereon. mouth of babes and sucklings 3 And a very great multitude thou hast perfected praise ? spread their garments in the 17 And he left them, and way; others cut down branches went out of the city into Bethafrom the trees, and strewed ny, and he lodged there. them in the way. 18 Now, in the morning, as 9 And the multitudes that he returned into the city, he went before, and that followed, hungered. cried, saying, Hosanna to the 19 And when he saw a figSon of David: Blessed is he that tree in the way, he came to it, cometh in the name of the Lord: and found nothing thereon, but Hosanna in the highest. leaves only, and said unto it, 10 And when he was come Let no fruit grow on thee henceinto Jerusalem, all the city was forward for ever. And presently moved, saying, Who is this? the fig-tree withered away. 11 And the multitude said, 20 And when the disciples This is Jesus the prophet of saw it, they marvelled, saying, Nazareth of Galilee. How soon is the fig-tree withered 12 ¶ And Jesus went into the away! temple of God, and cast out 21 Jesus answered and said all them that sold and bought in unto them, Verily, I say unto MATTHEW, Christ avoweth his authority. The parable of you, If ye have faith, and doubt| 29 He answered and said, I not, ye shall not only do this will not; but afterward he rewhich is done to the fig-tree, but pented, and went. also, if ye shall say unto this 30 And he came to the semountain, Be thou removed, cond, and said likewise. And and be thou cast into the sea; he answered and said, I go, sir: it shall be done. and went not. 22 And all things whatsoever 31 Whether of them twain ye shall ask in prayer, believing, did the will of his father? They ye shall receive. say unto him, The first. Jesus 23 ¶ And when he was come saith unto them, Verily I say into the temple, the chief priests unto you, That the publicans and the elders of the people and the harlots go into the kingcame unto him as he was teach-dom of God before you. ing, and said, By what authority 32 For John came unto you in doest thou these things? and the way of righteousness, and ye who gave thee this authority? believed him not: but the pub 24 And Jesus answered and licans and the harlots believed said unto them, I also will ask him: and ye, when ye had seen you one thing, which if ye tell it, repented not afterward, that me, I in like wise will tell you ye might believe him. by what authority I do these 33 Hear another parable; things. There was a certain household25 The baptism of John, er, which planted a vineyard, whence was it? from heaven, and hedged it round about, and or of men? And they reasoned digged a wine-press in it, and with themselves, saying, If we built a tower, and let it out to shall say, From heaven; he will husbandmen, and went into a say unto us, Why did ye not far country: then believe him? 26 But if we shall say, men; we fear the people: all hold John as a prophet. 34 And when the time of the Of fruit drew near, he sent his serfor vants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 27 And they answered Jesus, 35 And the husbandmen took and said, We cannot tell. And his servants, and beat one, and he said unto them, Neither tell killed another, and stoned anI you by what authority I do other. these things. 36 Again he sent other ser28 ¶ But what think ye? Avants more than the first: and certain man had two sons; and they did unto them likewise. he came to the first, and said, 37 But last of all, he sent Son, go work to-day in my vine- unto them his son, saying, They yard. will reverence my son. the wicked husbandmen. CHAP. XXII. The parable of the marriage CHAP. XXII. 38 But when the husband-| men saw the son, they said The marriage of the king's son. among themselves, This is the AND Jesus answered and heir; come, let us kill him, spake unto them again by and let us seize on his inherit-parables, and said, ance. 2 The kingdom of heaven is 39 And they caught him, and like unto a certain king, which cast him out of the vineyard, made a marriage for his son, and slew him. 3 And sent forth his servants 40 When the lord therefore to call them that were bidden to of the vineyard cometh, what the wedding: and they would will he do unto those husband-not come. men? 4 Again, he sent forth other 41 They say unto him, He servants, saying. Tell them which will miserably destroy those are bidden, Behold, I have prewicked men, and will let out his pared my dinner: my oxen and vineyard unto other husband-my fatlings are killed, and all men, which shall render him the things are ready: come unto the fruits in their seasons. marriage. 42 Jesus saith unto them, 5 But they made light of it, and Did ye never read in the scrip- went their ways, one to his farm, tures, The stone which the another to his merchandise. builders rejected, the same is 6 And the remnant took his become the head of the corner: servants, and entreated them this is the Lord's doing, and it spitefully, and slew them. is marvellous in our eyes? 7 But when the king heard 43 Therefore say I unto you, thereof, he was wroth: and he The kingdom of God shall be sent forth his armies, and detaken from you, and given to a stroyed those murderers, and nation bringing forth the fruits burned up their city. thereof. 8 Then saith he to his ser 44 And whosoever shall fall vants, The wedding is ready, on this stone, shall be broken: but they which were bidden but on whomsoever it shall fall, were not worthy. it will grind him to powder. 9 Go ye therefore into the 45 And when the chief priests highways, and as many as ye and Pharisees had heard his shall find, bid to the marriage. parables, they perceived that 10 So those servants went out he spake of them. into the highways, and gathered 46 But when they sought to together all as many as they lay hands on him, they feared found, both bad and good: and the multitude, because they took the wedding was furnished with him for a prophet. guests. Of paying tribute. 11 ¶ And when the king came which are Cesar's; and unto in to see the guests, he saw God, the things that are God's. there a man which had not on a 22 When they had heard wedding-garment : these words, they marvelled, and MATTHEW, The Sadducees confuted 12 And he saith unto him, left him, and went their way. Friend, how camest thou in 23 The same day came to hither, not having a wedding-him the Sadducees, which say garment? And he was speech- that there is no resurrection, and asked him, less. 13 Then said the king to the 24 Saying, Master, Moses servants, Bind him hand and foot, said. If a man die, having no and take him away, and cast him children, his brother shall marry into outer darkness: there shall his wife, and raise up seed unto be weeping and gnashing of his brother. teeth. 25 Now, there were with us 14 For many are called, but seven brethren: and the first, few are chosen. when he had married a wife, 15 Then went the Phari-deceased; and having no issue, sees, and took counsel how they left his wife unto his brother. might entangle him in his talk. 26 Likewise the second also, 16 And they sent out unto and the third, unto the seventh. him their disciples, with the 27 And last of all the woman Herodians, saying, Master, we died also. know that thou art true, and 28 Therefore, in the resurrecteachest the way of God in tion, whose wife shall she be of truth, neither carest thou for the seven? for they all had her. any man: for thou regardest not 29 Jesus answered and said the person of men. unto them, Ye do err, not know17 Tell us therefore, What ing the scriptures, nor the power thinkest thou? Is it lawful to of God. give tribute unto Cesar, or not? 30 For in the resurrection 18 But Jesus perceived their they neither marry, nor are wickedness, and said, Why given in marriage, but are as tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? the angels of God in heaven. 19 Shew me the tributemoney. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image, and superscription? 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 21 They say unto him, Cesar's. God of Jacob? God is not the Then saith he unto them, Render God of the dead, but of the therefore unto Cesar, the things living. The chief commandments. CHAP. XXIII. 33 And when the multitude] heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. Christ reproveth the scribes Scribes and Pharisees reproved. THE 34 ¶ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the ciples, Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever 35 Then one of them which was a lawyer, asked him a ques- they bid you observe, that obtion, tempting him, and saying, serve and do: but do not ye 36 Master, which is the great after their works: for they say, commandment in the law? and do not. 37 Jesus said unto him. Thou 4 For they bind heavy burshalt love the LORD thy God with dens, and grievous to be borne, all thy heart, and with all thy and lay them on men's shoulders; soul, and with all thy mind. but they themselves will not 38 This is the first and great move them with one of their commandment. fingers. 39 And the second is like unto 5 But all their works they do it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour for to be seen of men: they as thyself. make broad their phylacteries, 40 On these two command- and enlarge the borders of their ments hang all the law and the garments, prophets. 6 And love the uppermost 41 ¶ While the Pharisees rooms at feasts, and the chief were gathered together, Jesus seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the mar42 Saying, What think ye of kets, and to be called of men, Christ? whose son is he? They Rabbi, Rabbi. asked them, say unto him, The son of David. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: 43 He saith unto them, How for one is your Master, even then doth David in spirit call Christ; and all ye are brethren. him Lord, saying, 9 And call no man your father 44 The LORD said unto my upon the earth: for one is your Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Father which is in heaven. till I make thine enemies thy 10 Neither be ye called masfootstool? ters: for one is your Master, 45 If David then call him even Christ. Lord, how is he his son? 11 But he that is greatest 46 And no man was able to among you, shall be your ser answer him a word, neither vant. durst any man, from that day 12 And whosoever shall exalt forth, ask him any more questions. himself, shall be abased; and he |