1 The danger of rich men. A. D. 33. Matt. 6. 19, 20. & 19. 21. Luke 12. 23. 16. 9. Matt. 19. 23. Luke 18. 24. • Job S1. 24. Ps. 52. 7. & 62.10. 1 Tim. 6. 17. P Jer. 32. 17. 4 Matt. 19. 27. Luke 18. 28. r2 Chr. 25. 9. Luke 18. 30. Matt. 19. 30. & 20. 16. Luke 13. 30. t Matt. 20. 17. Luke 18. 31. ST. MARK. soever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for P with God all things are possible. 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. t 32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. "And he took again the 9. 22. & 18. twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, a ch. 8. 31. & 9. 31. Luke 31. How to be the greatest. 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. A. D. 33. 41 And when the ten heard it, they y Matt. 20. 24. began to be much displeased with James and John. 42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 43 But so shall it not be among a Matt. 20. 26, you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister : 44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 46 And they came to Jericho Matt. 20. 29. and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. d 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. b John 13. 14. Phil. 2. 7. e Matt. 20. 28. 1 Tim. 2. 6. Tit. 2. 14. Luke 18. 35. e Matt. 9. 22. ch. 5. 34. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; "thy faith hath made thee whole. Or, saved And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. thee. Jesus entereth Jerusalem. A. D. 33. a Matt. 21. 1. Luke 19. 29. John 12. 14. b Matt. 21. 8. © Ps. 118. 26. d Ps. 148. 1. e Matt. 21. 12. f Matt. 21. 18. g Matt. 21. 19. h Matt. 21. 12. Luke 19. 45. John 2. 14. CHAPTER XI. ST. MARK. Jesus' public entry into Jerusalem. 12 He curseth the fig tree; 15 driveth the traders out of the temple; 20 and exhorteth to faith and forgiveness. He silenceth those who question his authority. a AND 3 when they came nigh to Je rusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. Faith in God encouraged. 20 And in the morning, as they Matt. 21. 19 4 And they went their way, and passed by, they saw the fig tree dried found the colt tied by the door with-up from the roots. out in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 7 And they brought the colt to Je-ain, Be thou removed, and be thou 8 And many spread their garments in the way; and others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith_shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Or. Hare the faith of God. o Matt. 17. 20 & 21. 21. Luke 17.6. 25 And when ye stand praying, ¶ for- 4 Matt. 6. 14. 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our give, if ye have aught against any; father David, that cometh in the name that your Father also which is in of the Lord: Hosanna in the high-heaven may forgive you your tres 27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in Mart. 21. 2 the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? 29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will Or, thing, tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? Parable of the husbandmen. A. D. 33. ST. MARK. 32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men countt Matt. 3. 5. & ed John, that he was a prophet indeed. 14. 5. ch. 6. 20. 33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. CHAPTER XII. The parable of the wicked husbandmen. 13 The question of the Pharisees about paying tribute to Cesar, 18 and of the Sadducees concerning the resurrection. 28 The two great commandments. 35 Christ the son of David. 38 The evil example of the scribes to be avoided. 41 The widow's two mites. AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. 5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. 6 Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: 11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? с 12 And they sought to lay hold on 45. ch. 11. 18. him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them and they left him, and went their way. The Sadducees answered. 14 And when they were come, they A. D. 33. say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man ; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a † penny, that I may + Gr. denasee it. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar's. 17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. 18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, rion. See Matt. 18. 28. e Matt. 22. 23. Luke 20. 27. f Acts 25. 8. 19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If & Deut. 25. 5. 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 Scriptures, neither 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 h1 Cor. 15. 42, angels which are in heaven. h 26 And as touching the dead, that they rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. 49, 52. i Ex. 3. 6. 28 And one of the scribes came, k Matt. 22. 35. and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The The first commandment. A. D. 33. 1 Deut. 6. 4. Luke 10. 27. Matt. 22. 39. Rom. 13, 9. Gal. 5. 14. James 2. 8. ST. MARK. first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely m Lev. 19. 18. 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; there is none other but he : n Deut. 4. 89. Is. 45. 6, 14. & 46. 9. and 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt 6. Mic. 6. 6, offerings and sacrifices. 01 Sam. 15. 22. Hos. 6. 7,8. P Matt. 22. 46. q Matt. 22. 41. Luke 20. 41. r 2 Sam. 23. 2. s Ps. 110. 1. t ch. 4. 2. u Matt. 23. 1, &c. Luke 20. 46. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. 35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is 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. Destruction of the temple. CHAPTER XIII. A. D. 33. a Matt. 24. L Luke 21. 5 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? b there shall not be left one stone up-b Luke 19. 44 on 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, Luke 21.7. 4 Tell us, when shall these things Matt. 24 be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man de- & Jer. 29. ceive you : 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 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 be yet. 8 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 beginnings of sorrows. 9 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. Eph. 5. 6. 1 Thess. 23. e Matt. 24. 8. ↑ Gr.painsesf a toomas trutail f Matt. 16, 17, 18. & 24.9. Rev. 2 10. 38 T And he said unto them in his doctrine, "Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love * Lake 11. 43. salutations in the marketplaces, 10 And the gospel must first be Matt. 2. 14. 39 And the chief seats in the syna-published among all nations. gogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: y Matt. 23. 14. z Luke 21. 1. a 2 Kings 12. 9. 2 Cor. 8. 12. c Dent. 24. 6. 1 Jolm 3. 17. 40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. 41 ¶ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: 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 of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. A time of great affliction. A. D. 33. Luke 21. 23. & 23. 29. Dan. 9. 26. & 12. 1. Joel 22 Matt. 24. 21. • Matt. 24. 23. Luke 17. 23. & 21. 8. 1 2 Pet. 3. 17. Dan. 7. 10. Zeph. 1. 15. Matt. 24. 29, &C. Luke 21. 25. * Dan. 7. 13, ST. MARK. с The head of Jesus anointed. 15 And let him that is on the house- | house, and gave authority to his serv- 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 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. 20 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 short ened the days. 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son 14. Matt. 16. of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27. & 24. 30. ch. 14. 62. Acts 1. 11. 1.7, 10. Rev. 1.7. 27 And then shall he send his an16. 2 Thess. gels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. CHAPTER XIV. The rulers conspire against Jesus. 3 At Bethany a a A. D. 33. e Matt. 24. 42, 44. AFTER two days was the feast of Luke 22.12 the passover, and of unleavened b John 11. 55. & 13. 1. John 12. 1. 3. 37. 3 ¶ And being in Bethany, in the Matt. 26. 6. house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spike- Or, pure nard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? nard, or liquid nard. 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and See Matt. have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 18. 28. c Deut. 15. 11. Luke 22.3, 4. 10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the Matt. 26. 14 twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. e Matt. 26. 17. Luke 22. 7. 12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover. Or sacrihis disciples said unto him, Where ficed. |