ducees, which say

there is no resurrec

* Matt. xxii. 23, no future state after this life; and

tion; and they asked they asked him— him, saying,

19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed and the third likewise.

22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because

ye know not the d the doctrine of the scriptures concerning the scriptures, neither resurrection, and the power of God in bringing it to the power of God?

25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

pass ?

26. See note [d] on Matt. xxii.

27 He is not the

27. Those therefore were then alive when God said God of the dead, but this of them, which was long after their death: ye the God of the living: thereforeyetherefore do greatly err.

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of

31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he :

33 And to love him

33. And the real substantial performance of all

with all the heart, duties both towards God and man is to be preferred and with all the un- before all those ritual performances that religion is derstanding,

and

with all the soul, and generally placed in.

with all the strength,

and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said

unto him, "Thou art f This account of thine argues that thou art not far not far fromthe king- from being a Christian, the doctrine of the gospel no man after that containing little more in it beyond this.

dom of God. And

durst ask him any

question.

35 And Jesus answered and said,

while he taught in the

temple, "How say the

How comes it to be generally resolved by the

scribes that Christ is doctors of the law out of the scripture, that Christ

the son of David?

36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

41 And Jesus sat

over against the

40. Matt. xxiii. 14.

hin the temple over against the chest, into which

treasury, and beheld the free-will offerings were cast for pious and charita

how the people cast ble uses, Luke xxi. 1.

money into the trea

sury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44 For all they did

cast in of their abundance; but she 1 of her [b] want did cast in all that

i having scarce enough for herself, yet out of that

she had, even all her very little hath been liberal, and cast in

living.

AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

4 Tell us, a when

and what shall be the

CHAP. XIII.

2. See note [a] on Matt. xxiv.

a when shall this utter destruction of the temple shall these things be? be, and consequently of the Jewish nation, and what sign when [a] all prognostics or forerunners of it shall be observable? these things shall be (see notes [b] [c] on Matt. xxiv.)

fulfilled?

5 And Jesus an

swering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

5. And Jesus answered them, The forerunners that you are most concerned to know are the great dangers that shall be in if ye be not very wary of being ye seduced and drawn off from the truth.

6 For many shall 6. For before that time many false prophets and come in my name, false Christs pretending to deliver the nation from the saying, I am Christ; Roman subjection shall appear among you, and draw

and shall deceive

followers after them.

1 out of her penury, ¿K Tŷs.

2 plucked asunder, karaλvõîî.

rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the

end shall not be yet.

8 For nation shall 8. For there shall be civil wars among you (see rise against nation, note [e] on Matt. xxiv.) and earthquakes in several and kingdom against kingdom: and there parts of your country, and famines and tumults: these shall be earthquakes are as the first grudging of those great pangs of in divers places, and travail which shall after some time come suddenly upon your nation.

there shall be famines and troubles these are the beginnings of

sorrows.

9

But take heed

to yourselves: for

they shall deliver you

beaten : and

ye shall

up to councils; b to the great consistory in Jerusalem, and the and in the syna- lesser in other cities, where you shall be scourged and gogues ye shall be delivered to the Roman powers, that they may put be brought before you to death, (because the Jews cannot,) and this shall rulers and kings for be a means of making known to them the Christian my sake, for a testi- religion (as it was in St. Peter and Paul).

mony against them.

10 And the gospel

10. But before this destruction come on the Jews must first be pub- the disciples shall have preached through all the cities lished among all na- of Jewry, and from them depart to the Gentiles.

tions.

II But when they

с

carry you before those tribunals, be not solicitous shall lead you, and beforehand (see Matt. x. 19.) what answers or pleas deliver you up, take no thought before- to make, for at that time ye shall be by the Spirit of hand what ye shall God extraordinarily instructed what apologies or anspeak, neither do ye swers to make; and what shall then come into your premeditate : but hearts, remember it is an effect of this special promise given you in that of mine, and so to be looked on by you as the dictate hour, that speak ye: of God's Spirit, and not as any invention of your own, for it is not ye that and so without fear or diffidence to be delivered by speak, but the Holy you.

whatsoever shall be

Ghost.

12 Now the brother

rise up against their

12. And these prosecutions and bringing you beshall betray the bro- fore tribunals ye must look for from those that are ther to death, and nearest to you, from Jews of your closest alliances. the father the son; 13. And indeed from all sorts of men the true and children shall Christian professors must look for very sharp opposiparents, and shall tion; all which must not be matter of discouragement cause them to be put to you; for it will be so ordered by the providence of God, that the adhering constantly to Christ will be of 13 And ye shall be all other things the most probable way to deliver you hated of all men for from the present dangers that shall overwhelm the he that shall endure unbelievers and apostates, and the only sure way of 3 the pangs of travail, ¿ðívwv. 4 the councils and consistories, ye shall, eis σvvédpia kal εἰς συναγωγάς, δαρήσεσθε. to them, αὐτοῖς.

to death.

my name's sake: but

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