CHAP. XII. resurrection. 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 Of the 12 And they sought to lay | 20 Now there were seven hold on him, but feared the brethren: and the first took a people: for they knew that wife, and dying left no seed. he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. f13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. c 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, therefore, when they shall Master, we know that thou rise, whose wife shall she be art true, and carest for no of them? for the seven had man: for thou regardest not her to wife. the person of men, but teach- 24 And Jesus answering est the way of God in truth: said unto them, Do ye not Is it lawful to give tribute to therefore err, because yo Cesar, or not? know not the scriptures, t 15 Shall we give, or shall neither the power of God? we not give? But he,knowing t 25 For when they shall rise their hypocrisy, said unto from the dead, they neither them, Why tempt ye me? marry, nor are given in marbring me a penny, that I riage; but are as the angels may see it. which are in heaven. 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar's. t 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 d*17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Ce-of Jacob? sar's, and to God the things 27 He is not the God of the that are God's. And they dead, but the God of the livmarvelled at him. ing: ye therefore do greatly f18 Then come unto him err. the Sadducees, which say f28 ¶ And one of the scribes there is no resurrection; and came,and having heard them they asked him, saying, reasoning together, and perL19 Master, Moses wrote un-ceiving that he had answered to us, If a man's brother die, them well, asked him, which and leave his wife behind is the first commandment him, and leave no children, of all? that his brother should take t 29 And Jesus answered his wife, and raise up seed him, The first of all the comunto his brother. mandments is, Hear, O Is The two great S. MARK. 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. gladly. commandments. rael; The Lord our God is common people heard him one Lord: d 30 And thou shalt love the d 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 market places, 39 And the chief seats in d 31 And the second is like, the synagogues, and the upnamely this, Thou shalt permost rooms at feasts: love thy neighbour as thy-p 40 Which devour widows' self. There is none other houses, and for a pretence commandment greater than make long prayers: these these. shall receive greater damnation. t 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: d 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 offerings and sacrifices. 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. f35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? f41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury:and manythat wererich castinmuch. d 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. f CHAP. XIII. AND as he went out of the temple, one of his discit 36 For David himself said ples saith unto him, Master, by the Holy Ghost, The see what manner of stones LORD said to my Lord, Sit and what buildings are here! thou on my right hand, till Ir 2 And Jesus answering said make thine enemies thy foot- unto him, Seest thou these stool. great buildings? there shall t 37 David therefore himself not be left one stone upon calleth him Lord;and whence another, that shall not be is he then his son? And the thrown down.. Persecutions CHAP. XIII. for the gospel. f3 And as he sat upon the it is not ye that speak, but mount of Olives over against the Holy Ghost. the temple, Peter and James 12 Now the brother shall and John and Andrew asked him privately, betray the brother to death, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? d 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: r 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am a 14 ¶ But when ye shall see Christ; and shall deceive the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the many. 7 And when ye shall hear prophet, standing where it of wars and rumours of wars, ought not, (let him that be ye not troubled: for such readeth understand,) then things must needs be; but let them that be in Judea flee the end shall not be yet. to the mountains: 8 For nation shall rise 15 And let him that is on against nation, and kingdom the housetop not go down inagainst kingdom: and there to the house, neither enter shall be earthquakes in di- therein, to take any thing out vers places, and there shall of his house: be famines and troubles: 16 And let him that is in these are the beginnings of the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 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. 10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations. 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. d11 But when they shall lead t 20 And except that the Lord you, and deliver you up, had shortened those days, no take no thought beforehand flesh should be saved: but for what ye shall speak, neither the elect's sake, whom he do ye premeditate: but what- hath chosen, he hath shortsoever shall be given you in ened the days. that hour, that speak ye: for d 21 And then if any man His head anointed. Christ's second coming. S. MARK. shall say to you, Lo, here is d 33 Take ye heed, watch Christ; or, lo, he is there; be- and pray: for ye know not lieve him not: 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 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 inheaven shall beshaken. t 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. * 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. i 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. 30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. t 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. when the time is. i 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a får journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. d 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping, d 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. f CHAP. XIV. AFTER two days was the feast of the passover,and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. d3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and ed it on his head. c 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? pour 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been CHAP. XIV. Passover eaten. 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. d7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. d 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. f10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. c 11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. f12¶ And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? 13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the eity, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. The last supper. chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. a 16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. f 18 And as they sat and did eat,Jesus said,Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. d 19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? 20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. t 21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed: good were it for that man if he had never been born. I 22 ¶ And as they did eat, Jesus took bread,and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the good man of the house, The Master 25 Verily I say unto you, I saith, Where is the guest-will drink no more of the |