42 Saying, 'If thou 10 that thou also wouldst (see note [c] ch. xii.) hadst known, even thou, at least in this yet consider and lay to heart, before it is too late, even in this critical time, what concerns thy future tranthy day, the things which belong unto quillity and prosperity so much! but thou dost not at thy peace! but now all consider it. they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days 43, 44. And now what remains? Why, that within shall come uponthee, a while the Romans should besiege thee close, and that thine enemies famish thee, and take the city, and destroy all that are shall [a]cast a trench about thee, and com- in it, and demolish the temple utterly, (see note [a] pass thee round, and Matt. xxiv.) and all this by way of punishment keep thee in on every for thy not considering what Christ hath by way of side, message from God revealed to thee, that is, for thy not thee even with the repenting upon all his calls. 44 And shall 5 5 lay ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 45. Matt. xxi. 12. k the sanhedrim sat in consultation how they might put him to death. 48 And could not 48. And they could not resolve on any safe course, find what they might because the people were generally so affected to him. do: for all the peo ple 7 were very attentive to hear him. AND it came to pass, that on one of CHAP. XX. those days, as he a he went into the temple, and as he expounded the taught the people in lesson, and on occasion of that made known the 6 dash thee against the ground, édapiovoi σe. 6 rulers: see note [e] John i. heard him, took his part, expéμATO AVTOû ȧKOśwv: see note [f] Matt. xxii. gos 7 as they the temple, and pel to the people, (see note [] Matt. ix.) the sanpreached the gospel, hedrim came to him, and spake unto him— the chief priests and the scribes came up on him with the elders, 2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? 3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and an swer me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? 6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell you by what 2. Matt. xxi. 23. 4. See note [e] Matt. xxi. 9. And after a parable delivered by him, and set authority I do these down, Matt. xxi. 21, he added this other, Matt. xxi. things. 28; A certain man that had a family, planted a vine9 Then began he to yard, and did all that was necessary to that turn, speak to the people this parable; A cer- fenced it with a good strong mound, hewed a trough tain man planted a to press the grapes in, and built a lodge for the keepvineyard, and let it er of it, and then let it out to farmers at a rent, and forth to husband- himself travelled for a time, (noting the care and provision God had made for the church of the Jews, Isaiah v., which made him a strange return for all 10 And at the sea- this, killed his prophets, (which called for fruits of son he sent a servant good life from them,) and at last his Son Christ Jesus to the husbandmen, himself.) men, and went into a far country for a long time. that they should give him of the fruit of b pay him that rent which his vineyard was to yield the vineyard: but him: but the husbandmen the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. II And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. 13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son it may be they will reverence him when they see him. 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the e and seize on his inheritance as our own, of which inheritance may be we have already the possession, Matt. xxi. 38. our's. 15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? husbandmen, and 16 He shall come 16. They of the sanhedrim answered with joint and destroy these consent, Matt. xxi. 41, He will (as it is in any reason shall give the vine- to be expected) come and destroy those husbandmen, yard to others. And and dispose the vineyard into other hands. Which when they heard it, when Christ, from their own confession had taken they said, God for- for a granted truth, and, Matt. xxi. 43, brought home 17 And he beheld and applied to them, as a prediction of what was in them, and said, What any reason to befall them, (see ver. 19,) they then is this then that is expressed a great aversation or dislike of it. bid. written, The stone 17. Matt. xxi. 42. which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? 18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 20 And they watch 20. And the Pharisees sent some of their disciples ed him, and sent forth and some of those that adhered to Herod, Matt. xxii. spies, which should feign themselves just 16, to entrap and ensnare him; to which end, they put men, that they might on the disguise of upright conscientious men, that take hold of his earnestly desired to be instructed in a scruple of every words, that so they day's practice, about paying tribute; meaning by his might deliver him answer to take advantage, and, if he said any thing authority of the go- against Cæsar's right, against Cæsar's right, as they supposed he would, then to accuse and implead him before the procurator unto the power vernor. and 21 And they asked of the Romans. him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no? 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, "Why tempt ye me? 24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæ sar's. 25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar's, and unto God the things which be God's. 26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they mar d Why do ye desire and endeavour to ensnare me? 24. See Matt. xxii. 20, and note [c] on that verse. 1 dash him to pieces, AKμhoeι autóv: see note [g] Matt. xxi. velled at his answer, and held their peace. 27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which [a] deny that there • without any reply departed from him. f affirm that there is no future state of men after is any resurrection; this life; and they- go 8 any man that hath brethren, Matt. xxii. 24, die, brother die, having a having a wife wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 29 There were therefore seven brethren : and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. 32 Last of all the woman died also. 33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of h that future state, neither marry— God, being the i being made partakers of that future eternal estate. i |