The danger of rich men.

ST. MARK.

How to be the greatest.

Matt. 6. 19,

& 19. 21. Luke 12. 23. * 16. 9.

Matt. 19. 23.

o Job SI. 24.

P: 52. 7. &c. 2 10, 1Tiin. 6. 17.

z Luke 22. 25.

Jer. 32 17. Mall. 19. 20. Lake I. 37.

Luke 18. 28.

a Matt. 20. 26, 28. ch. 9. 35. Luke 9. 48.

b John 13. 14. Phil. 2. 7.

A. D. 33. soever thou hast, and give to the poor, 37 They said unto him, Grant unto A. D. 33.

and thou shalt have treasure in heav- us that we may sit, one on thy right
en : and come, take up the cross, and hand, and the other on thy left hand,
follow me.

in thy glory.
22 And he was sad at that saying, 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye
and went away grieved: for he had know not what ye ask: can ye drink
great possessions.

of the cup that I drink of? and be 23 T. And Jesus looked round about, baptized with the baptism that I am Luke 18. 24.

and saith unto his disciples, How baptized with ?
hardly shall they that have riches 39 And they said unto him, We can.
enter into the kingdom of God! And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall

24 And the disciples were astonished indeed drink of the cup that I drink
at his words. But Jesus answereth of; and with the baptism that I am
again, and saith unto them, Children, baptized withal shall ye be baptized :
how hard is it for them that trust in 40 But to sit on my right hand and
riches to enter into the kingdom of God! on my left hand is not mine to give;

25 It is easier for a camel to go but it shall be given to them for whom
through the eye of a needle, than for it is prepared.
a rich man to enter into the kingdom 41 Y And when the ten heard it, they y Matt. 20. 24.
of God.

began to be much displeased with
26 And they were astonished out of James and John.
measure, saying among themselves, 42 But Jesus called them to him,
Who then can be saved ?

and saith unto them, 2 Ye know that
27 And Jesus looking upon them they which are accounted to rule 1 Or, think

good. saith, With men it is impossible, but over the Gentiles exercise lordship not with God: for Pwith God all things over them; and their great ones exerare possible.

cise authority upon them.
9 Matt. 19. 27. 28 ( 4 Then Peter began to say unto 43 a But so shall it not be among

him, Lo, we have left all, and have you : but whosoever will be great
followed thee.

among you, shall be your minister :
29 And Jesus answered and said, 44 And whosoever of you will be the
Verily I say unto you, There is no chiefest, shall be servant of all.
man that hath left house, or breth- 45 For even the Son of man came
ren, or sisters, or father, or mother, not to be ministered unto, but to min-
or wife, or children, or lands, for my ister, and to give his life a ransom

sake, and the gospel's, 2 Chr. 25. 9. 30 · But he shall receive a hundred- 46 1 And they came to Jericho : a Matt. 20. 29. Luke 18. 30.

fold now in this time, houses, and and as he went out of Jericho with
brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and his disciples and a great number of
children, and lands, with persecutions; people, blind Bartimeus, the son of
and in the world to come eternal life. Timeus, sat by the highway side beg-

31 'But many that are first shall be ging.
last; and the last first.

47 And when he heard that it was
32 | ' And they were in the way Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry
going up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of Da-
went before them: and they were vid, have mercy on me.
amazed ; and as they followed, they 48 And many charged him that he

were afraid. "And he took again the should hold his peace : but he cried 9. 2 twelve, and began to tell them what the more a great deal, Thou Son of

things should happen unto him, David, have mercy on me.

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Je- 49 And Jesus stood still, and com-
rusalem; and the Son of man shall be manded him to be called. And they
delivered unto the chief priests, and call the blind man, saying unto him,
unto the scribes; and they shall con- Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth
demn him to death, and shall deliver thee.
him to the Gentiles :

50 And he, casting away his gar-
31 And they shall mock him, and i ment, rose, and came to Jesus.
shall scourge him, and shall spit upon | 51 And Jesus answered and said un-
him, and shall kill him; and the third' to him, What wilt thou that I should
day he shall rise again.

do unto thee? The blind man said
35 [ * And James and John, the sons unto him, Lord, that I might receive
of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, my sight.
Master, we would that thou shouldest 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy
do for us whatsoever we shall desire. way; thy faith hathil made thee whole. | Or, saved

36 And he said unto them, What And immediately he received his sight,
would ye that I should do for you? and followed Jesus in the way. 1

for many:

e Matt. 20. 28.

1 Tim. 2. 6. Tit. 2. 14.

Luke 18. 35.

• Matt. 19. 30.
& 2. 16.
Luke 13. 30.
# Matt. 20. 17.
Lake 18. 31.

uch.8 31. &

Luke

31.

Matt 20. 20.

e Mart. 9. 22 ch. 5. 34.

tree.

Jesus entereth Jerusalem.

ST. MARK.

Faith in God encouraged.

A. D. 33.

a Matt. 21. 1. Luke 19. 29. John 12. 14.

k Jer. 7. 11.

46. Lake 19.

m Matt. 7. 281 ch. 1. 22 Luke 4. 2

a Matt. 21. 19

them go.

God o Matt. 17. 2A

2. 21. Luke 17.6.

b Matt. 21. 8.

the tables of the money changers, and A. D. 33 CHAPTER XI.

the seats of them that sold doves;
Jesus' public entry into Jerusalem. 12 He curseth the

16 And would not suffer that any
ng tree: 15 driveth the traders out of the temple; 20
and exhorteth to suith and forgireness. 27 He sia man should carry any vessel through
lenceth those who question his authority.

the temple.
AND when they came nigh to Jea

17 And he taught, saying unto them,
rusalem, unto Bethphage and Is it not written, . My house shall be 1 Is. 56. 7.
Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he called ll of all nations the house of 10r, 2 ks
sendeth forth two of his disciples, prayer ? but k ye have made it a den

2 And saith unto them, Go your way of thieves.
into the village over against you : and 18 And 'the scribes and chief priests 1 Matt. 21. 45,
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye heard it, and sought how they might
shall find a colt tied, whereon never destroy him: for they feared him, be-
man sat; loose him, and bring him. cause m all the people was astonished

3 And if any man say unto you, at his doctrine.
Why do ye this ? say ye that the Lord 19 And when even was come, he
hath need of him; and straightway went out of the city.
he will send him hither.

20 ( "And in the morning, as they
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; 21 And Peter calling to remem-
and they loose him.

brance saith unto him, Master, be-
5 And certain of them that stood hold, the fig tree which thou cursedst
there said unto them, What do ye, is withered away.
loosing the colt?

22 And Jesus answering saith unto
6 And they said unto them even as them, I Have faith in God.
Jesus had commanded : and they let 23 For overily I say unto you, That the faith of

whosoever shall say unto this mount-
7 And they brought the colt to Je- ain, Be thou removed, and be thou
sus, and cast their garments on him; cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt
and he sat upon him.

in his heart, but shall believe that
8 • And many spread their garments those things which he saith shall
in the way; and others cut down come to pass ; he shall have whatso-
branches off the trees, and strewed ever he saith.
them in the way.

24 Therefore I say unto you, PWhat pMoz. 7.7.
9 And they that went before, and things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
they that followed, cried, saying, believe that ye receive them, and ye

Hosanna ; Blessed is he that cometh shall have them. in the name of the Lord :

25 And when ye stand praying," for10 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: d Hosanna in the high- heaven may forgive you your tresest.

passes.
11 e And Jesus entered into Jerusa- 26 But 'if ye do not forgive, neither - Mall 12. 53.
lem, and into the temple : and when will your Father which is in heaven
he had looked round about upon all forgive your trespasses.
things, and now the eventide was 27 | And they come again to Jeru-
come, he went out unto Bethany salem : Sand as he was walking in
with the twelve.

the temple, there come to him the
12 I 'And on the morrow, when chief priests, and the scribes, and the
they were come from Bethany, he elders,
was hungry:

28 And say unto him, By what au-
13 6 And seeing a fig tree afar off thority doest thou these things ? and
having leaves, he came, if haply he who gave thee this authority to do
might find any thing thereon : and these things?
when he came to it, he found nothing 29 And Jesus answered and said
but leaves ; for the time of figs was unto them, I will also ask of you one

Il question, and answer me, and I will Or, thing,
14 And Jesus answered and said tell you by what authority I do these
unto it, No man eat fruit of thee things.
hereafter for ever. And his disciples 30 The baptism of John, was it from
heard it.

heaven, or of men ? answer me.
15 | "And they come to Jerusalem : 31 And they reasoned with them-
and Jesus went into the temple, and selves, saying, If we shall say, From
began to cast out them that sold and beaven; he will say, Why then did
bought in the temple, and overthrew ye not believe him ?

Luke ll. Jotuit.). & 15 7. 16 34. James 1. 5, 6.

c Ps. 118. 26.

Parable of the husbandmen.

ST. MARK.

The Sadducees answered.

ch. 6.

20.

rion. See

see it.

AND · berbegan to speabrumin them

Luke 20. 27. (Acts 23. 8.

A. D. 33. 32 But if we shall say, Of men; they 14 And when they were come, they A. D. 33.

feared the people : for'all men count- say unto him, Master, we know that Mart, 3.5. & ed John, that he was a prophet in- thou art true, and carest for no man; deed,

for thou regardest not the person of
33 And they answered and said un- men, but teachest the way of God in
to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus truth : Is it lawful to give tribute to
answering saith unto them, Neither Cesar, or not?
do I tell you by what authority I do 15 Shall we give, or shall we not
these things.

give? But he, knowing their hypoc

risy, said unto them, Why tempt ye CHAPTER XII.

me? bring me a t penny, that I may + Gr. dena. The parable of the roicked husbandmen. 13 The ques.

Matt. 18. 28. tion of the Pharisees about paying tribute to Cesar, 16 And they brought it. And he 18 and of the Sadducees concerning the resurrection, saith unto them, Whose is this image 28 The tuco great commandments. 35 Christ the son of David. 38 The evil example of the scribes to be and superscription? And they said eroided. 41 The widow's too mites.

unto him, Cesar's. a Matt. 21. 33.

17 And Jesus answering said unto | Luke 20. 9.

parables. A certain man them, Render to Cesar the things that planted a vineyard, and set a hedge are Cesar's, and to God the things that about it, and digged a place for the are God's. And they marvelled at winefat, and built a tower, and let it him. out to husbandmen, and went into a 18 | Then come unto him the Sad- e Matt. 22. 23. far country.

ducees, 'which say there is no res2 And at the season he sent to the urrection; and they asked him, sayhusbandmen a servant, that he might ing, receive from the husbandmen of the 19 Master, 5 Moses wrote unto us, If 5 Deut. 25. 5. fruit of the vineyard.

a man's brother die, and leave his wife
3 And they caught him, and beat behind him, and leave no children, that
him, and sent him away empty. his brother should take his wife, and

4 And again he sent unto them raise up seed unto his brother.
another servant; and at him they 20 Now there were seven brethren:
cast stones, and wounded him in the and the first took a wife, and dying
head, and sent him away shamefully left no seed.
handled.

21. And the second took her, and
5 And again he sent another; and died, neither left he any seed: and
him they killed, and many others; | the third likewise.
beating some, and killing some. 22 And the seven had her, and left

6 Having yet therefore one son, his no seed : last of all the woman died
well beloved, he sent him also last also.
unto them, saying, They will rever- 23 In the resurrection therefore,
ence my son.

when they shall rise, whose wife shall
7 But those husbandmen said among she be of them? for the seven had her
themselves, This is the heir; come, to wife.
let us kill him, and the inheritance 24 And Jesus answering said unto
shall be ours.

them, Do ye not therefore err, because
8 And they took him, and killed him, ye know not the Scriptures, neither
and cast him out of the vineyard. the power of God?

9 What shall therefore the lord of 25 For when they shall rise from
the vineyard do? he will come and the dead, they neither marry, nor are
destroy the husbandmen, and will give given in marriage ; but hare as the h1 Cor. 15. 42,
the vineyard unto others.
angels which are in heaven.

49, 52.
10 And have ye not read this scrip- 26 And as touching the dead, that
ture; b The stone which the builders they rise; have ye not read in the
rejected is become the head of the book of Moses, how in the bush God
corner:

spake unto him, saying, 'I am the God Ex. 3, 6. 11 This was the Lord's doing, and it of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, is marvellous in our eyes?

and the God of Jacob?
• Matt. 21. 45, 12 © And they sought to lay hold on 27 He is not the God of the dead,
hatz. 23. 58: him, but feared the people : for they but the God of the living : ye there-

knew that he had spoken the parable fore do greatly err.
against them: and they left him, and 28 9 * And one of the scribes came, k Matt. 22. 55.
went their way.

and having heard them reasoning to13 f d And they send unto him gether, and perceiving that he had anLake 20. 20.

certain of the Pharisees and of the swered them well, asked him, Which
Herodians, to catch him in his is the first commandment of all ?
words.

29 And Jesus answered him, The

Ps. 118. 22.

& Matt. 22. 15.

his

The first commandment.

ST. MARK.

Destruction of the temple.

I Deut. 6. 4.
Luke 10. 27.

1

A

a Matt 41 Luke 21.5

m Lev. 19. 18.
Matt. 22. 39.
Rom. 13, 9.
Gal. 5. 14.
James 2. 8.

& 46.9.

01 Sam. 15. 22. Hos. 6.

a Jer. 24

1 Ent. 55, 1 Tours 25.

7, 8.

P Matt. 22. 46.

Luke 20. 41.

r 2 Sam. 23. 2. s P8, 110. 1.

A. D. 33. first of all the commandments is,

CHAPTER XIII.

A. D. 33.1 Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God Jesus foretelleth the destruction of the temple, 3 and is one Lord :

the calamities that shall precede it. 24 The signs of

his coming. 92 The day and hour thereof unknown.
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy 33 The duty of all to watch,
God with all thy heart, and with all ND as he went out of the temple,
thy soul, and with all thy mind, and
with all thy strength : this is the first him, Master, see what manner of stones

! commandment.

and what buildings are here! 31 And the second is like, namely 2 And Jesus answering said unto this, m Thou shalt love thy neighbour him, Seest thou these great buildings ? as thyself. There is none other com- there shall not be left one stone up- Luke 13. 4. mandment greater than these. on another, that shall not be thrown

32 And the scribe said unto him, down.

Well, Master, thou hast said the 3 And as he sat upon the mount of n Deut. 4. 39. truth: for there is one God; "and Olives, over against the temple, Peter 18. 45. 6, 14. there is none other but he :

and James and John and Andrew 33 And to love him with all the asked him privately, heart, and with all the understanding, 4 Tell us, when shall these things Matt 248 and with all the soul, and with all the be ? and what shall be the sign when strength, and to love his neighbour as all these things shall be fulfilled ?

himself, is more than all whole burnt 5 And Jesus answering them began 6. Mic. 6.4, offerings and sacrifices.

to say, " Take heed lest any man de-
34 And when Jesus saw that he an- ceive you :
swered discreetly, he said unto him, 6 For many shall come in my name,
Thou art not far from the kingdom of saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
God. P And no man after that durst many.
ask him any question.

7 And when ye shall hear of wars q Matt. 22. 41. 35 9 And Jesus answered and said, and rumours of wars, be ye not troub

while he taught in the temple, How led : for such things must needs be;
say the scribes that Christ is the son but the end shall not be yet.
of David ?

8 For nation shall rise against na-
36 For David himself said ' by the tion, and kingdom against kingdom :
Holy Ghost, • The Lord said to my and there shall be earthquakes in
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till divers places, and there shall be fam-
I make thine enemies thy footstool. ines and troubles : e these are the be- e Matt &
37 David therefore himself calleth ginnings of + sorrows.

Gr.jaisea' him Lord ; and whence is he then 9 1 But 'take heed to yourselves: his son? And the common people for they shall deliver you up to counheard him gladly. cils; and in the synagogues ye shall

18. $ 24.9.1 38 1 And he said unto them in his be beaten : and ye shall be brought u Matt. 29. 1, doctrine, "Beware of the scribes, which before rulers and kings for my sake,

love to go in long clothing, and s love for a testimony against them. * Luke 11. 43. salutations in the marketplaces, 10 And 5 the gospel must first be 5 Mali. A 4

39 And the chief seats in the syna- published among all nations.
gogues, and the uppermost rooms at 11 - But when they shall lead you,
feasts :

and deliver you up, take no thought y Juil 23. 14. 40 y Which devour widows' houses, beforehand what ye shall speak, nei

and for a pretence make long pray- ther do ye premeditate : but whatso-
ers: these shall receive greater dam- ever shall be given you in that hour,
nation.

that speak ye: for it is not ye that
2 Luke 21. 1. 41 T 2 And Jesus sat over against the speak, ' but the Holy Ghost.
treasury, and beheld how the people 12 Now k the brother shall betray

* Mic 7 6 1 a 2 Kings 12. cast money a into the treasury: and the brother to death, and the father

many that were rich cast in much. the son; and children shall rise up

42 And there came a certain poor against their parents, and shall cause
widow, an she threw in two mites, them to be put to death.
which make a farthing.

13' And ye shall be hated of all men
43 And he called unto him his disci- for my name's sake: but he that

Jit ke 21.12 ples, and saith unto them, Verily I say shall endure unto the end, the same 52 Cor. 3. 12 unto you, That b this poor widow hath shall be saved.

cast more in, than all they which have 14 | But when ye shall see the
cast into the treasury :

abomination of desolation, spoken of Dau, 2 Z.
44 For all they did cast in of their by Daniel the prophet, standing where
abundance; but she of her want did it ought not, (let him that readeth
cast in all that she had, `even all her understand,) then Plet them that be p Luke 21. 21.'
living.

trutzi. I Matt. 16. 17.

Rev.2 10

A time of great affliction.

ST. MARK.

The head of Jesus anointed.

Luke 21. 23.

Dan. 9. 26. & 12. 1. Joel 2. 2. Matt. 24. 21.

woman anointcth his head,

10 Judas selleth him.

John 11. 55. & 13. 1.

. Matt. 21. 23. Luke 17. 23. & 21. 8.

1 2 Pet. 3. 17.

John 12. 1. 3.

37.

I Dan. 7. 10.

Teph. 1. 15.
Matt. 24. 29,

Luke
21. 25.
1

A. D. 33. 15 And let him that is on the house- | house, and gave authority to his serv- A. D. 33.

top not go down into the house, nei- ants, and to every man his work, and
ther enter therein, to take any thing commanded the porter to watch.
out of his house :
35 Watch ye therefore : for ye Matt

. 24. 42,
16 And let him that is in the field know not when the master of the
not turn back again for to take up his house cometh, at even, or at mid-
garment.

night, or at the cockcrowing, or in
17 . But woe to them that are with the morning :
child, and to them that give suck in 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you
those days!

sleeping
18 And pray ye that your flight be 37. And what I say unto you I say
not in the winter.

unto all, Watch.
19 For in those days shall be afflic-
tion, such as was not from the begin-

CHAPTER XIV.
ning of the creation which God cre-

The rulers conspire against Jesus. 3 At Bethany a
ated unto this time, neither shall be.
20 And except that the Lord had 12 Jesus keepcth the passorer ; 22 instituteth the

Lord's supper ; 32 prayeth in the garden; 13 and 18
shortened those days, no flesh should betrayed with a kiss, 53 lle is brought before the
be saved: but for the elect's sake,

high priest and condemned. 66 Peter denieth him. whom he hath chosen, he hath sho FTER a two days was the feast of a Matt. 26, 2

Luke 22.1. ened the days.

21 And then if any man shall say bread : and the chief priests and the
to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is scribes sought how they might take
there ; believe him not :

him by craft, and put him to death.
22 For false Christs and false proph- 2 But they said, Not on the feast
ets shall rise, and shall shew signs day, lest there be an uproar of the
and wonders, to seduce, if it were pos- people.
sible, even the elect.

3 I And being in Bethany, in the b Matt. 26. 6. 23 But 'take ye heed: behold, I house of Simon the leper, as he sat at

See Luke 7. have foretold you all things.

meat, there came a woman having an 24 1 But in those days, after that alabaster box of ointment of spike- Or, pure

nard, or tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, nard very precious; and she brake the

liquid nard. and the moon shall not give her light, box, and poured it on his head.

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, 4 And there were some that had in-
and the powers that are in heaven dignation within themselves, and said,
shall be shaken.

Why was this waste of the ointment
i Dan. 7. 13. 26 * And then shall they see the Son made ?
9... 24. 50. of man coming in the clouds with 5 For it might have been sold for
great power and glory.

more than three hundred pence, and See Mati. 27 And then shall he send his an- have been given to the poor. And 16.2. Thess. gels, and shall gather together his they murmured against her.

elect from the four winds, from the 6 And Jesus said, Let her alone;
uttermost part of the earth to the ut- why trouble ye her? she hath wrought
termost part of heaven.

a good work on me.
28 y Now learn a parable of the fig 7 For ye have the poor with you
Luke 21. 23, tree: When her branch is yet tender, always, and whensoever ye will ye

and putteth forth leaves, ye know that may do them good : but me ye have
summer is near:

not always.
29 So ye in like manner, when ye 8 She hath done what she could :
shall see these things come to pass, she is come aforehand to anoint my
know that it is nigh, even at the body to the burying.
doors.

9 Verily I say unto you, Whereso-
30 Verily I say unto you, that this ever this gospel shall be preached
generation shall not pass, till all these throughout the whole world, this also
things be done.

that she hath done shall be spoken of
31 Heaven and earth shall pass for a memorial of her.
away: but ? my words shall not pass 10 T. And Judas Iscariot, one of the Mott. 26. 11
away.

twelve, went unto the chief priests,
32 [ But of that day and that hour to betray him unto them.
knoweth no man, no, not the angels 11 And when they heard it, they
which are in heaven, neither the Son, were glad, and promised to give him
but the Father.

money. And he sought how he lake 12. 40.

33 - Take ye heed, watch and pray: might conveniently betray bim.
for ye know not when the time is. 12% • And the first day of unleavened

31 • For the Son of man is as a man bread, when they killed the passover, or sacri-
taking a far journey, who left his his disciples said unto him, Where

14. 16.

cb. 14. 62 | Acte 1. 11.

1Thess. 4.

18. 28.

1.7. 10. Rev. 11. 7.

& 21. 31
R 13. 11.
1 Thess. 5. 6.
Mt. 21. 45.

Matt26. 17. Luke 22. 7.