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ceitful wealth; that, when ye fail, they may receive. you into everlasting habitations.

"He that is faithful in a very little, is faithful in much also; and he that is unjust in a very little, is unjust in 11 much also. If therefore ye have not been faithful in un12 just wealth, who will intrust you with true wealth? And if ye have not been faithful in that which will be another's, who will give you that which is your own?

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"No servant† can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and wealth."

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all 15 these things; and they scoffed at him. And he said unto

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them, "Ye are they who justify yourselves before men ; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is high in esteem among men, is abomination in the sight of God. "The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one 17 presseth into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than that one tittle of the law should fail.

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"Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

"Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every 20 day and there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, 21 that was laid at his porch, full of sores; and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table moreover, the dogs also came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom t. The rich man

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To recline there at a heavenly banquet. See John xiii. 25. The circumstances mentioned in ver. 23, 24, are ornaments of the parable, which are not to be understood literally. N.

23 also died, and was buried. And in the unseen state, he

lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and beholdeth Abra24 ham at a distance, and Lazarus in his bosom and he cried out, and said, Father Abraham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am pained in 25 this flame.' But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time didst receive thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now he is 26 comforted, and thou art pained. And, besides all this, between us and you a great gulf is fixed: so that they who would go hence to you, are not able; nor can they 27 pass to us, who would come thence.' Then he said, 'I

beseech thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send 28 him to my father's house; for I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this 29 place of torment.' Abraham saith unto him; They have 30 Moses and the prophets; let them hear these.' And he

said, 'Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them 31 from the dead, they will repent.' Then Abraham said unto him,' If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, even if one rise again from the dead.'

CH. XVII. Jesus said also to his disciples, "It is impossible that causes of offending should not come : but alas for him 2 through whom they come ! It were better for him that

an upper millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of 3 these little ones to offend. Take heed to yourselves.

"Now if thy brother trespass [against thee,] rebuke 4 him and, if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again, saying, I repent;' thou shalt forgive him." 5 And the apostles said to the Lord, " Increase our faith." 6 And the Lord said, "If ye had faith as a grain of mus

tard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou

rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea ;" and it should 7 obey you. But which of you, having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will immediately say to him when he is come from the field, Go, and place thyself at meat?" 8 and will not rather say unto him, ' Make ready whereon I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou thyself shalt eat 9 and drink?' Doth he thank that servant, because he did the things which were commanded him? I suppose not. 10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, 'We are unprofitable servants: for we have done what we ought to have done.""

11 And it came to pass, as he journeyed to Jerusalem, that 12 he went through Samaria and Galilee. And as he enter

ed into a certain town, there met him ten men that were 13 lepers, who stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, 14 saying, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us." And, when he saw them, he said unto them, "Go, show yourselves to the priest." And it came to pass that, as they were 15 going, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he

saw that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with 16 a loud voice; and fell on his face at the feet of Jesus*, 17 giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus

answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? but 18 where are the nine? Not any are found that have return19 ed to give glory to God, except this stranger." Then Jesus said unto him, "Arise, depart: thy faith hath restored thee."

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Now having been asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus answered them and said, “The kingdom of God cometh not with outward 21 showt. Nor will men say, Lo, he is here! or, Lo, he is there for, lo, the kingdom of God is among you.”

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Then he said to the disciples, "The days will come

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+ Or, so as to be observed. Symonds.

when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the son of 23 man, and will not behold it. And men will say to you,

'Lo, he is here!' or, ' Lo, he is there :' go not after them, 24 nor follow them. For as the lightning which lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven; so will the Son of man be in his day. 25 But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by 26 this generation. And as it was in the days of Noah, so 27 will it be also in the days of the Son of man. They ate,

they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage; until the day when Noah entered into the ark, 28 and the flood came, and destroyed them all. In like manner as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built : 29 but on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: 30 thus it will be, in the day when the Son of man is re31 vealed. In that day, whoever shall be on the house-top,

and his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and, in like manner, let not him that 32 is in the field turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Who33 ever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever 34 shall lose his life, shall preserve it. I say unto you, In

that night two men will be on one bed; one will be 35 taken, and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left*." 37 And they answered and say unto him,'" Where, Master?" And he said unto them, "Where the body is, thither the eagles will be gathered together."

CH. XVIII. And he spake a parable also unto them to this end, that they ought to pray always, and not to be weary: 2 saying, "In a certain city there was a judge, who fear3 ed not God, nor regarded man: and there was a widow in that city; who came to him, saying, Judge my cause

* v. 36. Two men shall be in the field: the one shall be taken, and the other left. R. T.

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4 against mine adversary. And he would not for a time: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not 5 God, nor regard man; yet, because this widow giveth me trouble, I will judge her cause t; lest by her con6 tinual coming she tire me.' 7 what the unjust judge saith.

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And will not God execute

judgement in behalf of his own elect, who cry unto him 8 day and night? and will he be slow in their cause? I say unto you, he will speedily execute judgement in their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith in the land ?'”

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And he spake this parable also to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others : 10" Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a 11 Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood

by himself, and prayed thus: God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, oppressors, unjust, adulterers; 12 or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week; I 13 pay tithes of all that I possess.' But the publican, stand

ing at a distance, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, 'God be merci14 ful to me a sinner.' I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified, and not the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."

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And some brought unto him infants also, that he might touch them but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked 16 them. But Jesus called the infants unto him, and said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such-like is the kingdom of God. 17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the

* Or, get justice done me by mine adversary.

+ Or, I will get justice done her.

By the destruction which the Romans will bring on the Jewish nation, before the present race of men passes away. The beginning of this chapter is therefore connected with the close of the foregoing. N.