THE TEMPTATIONS
Matt.4
[1] Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted by the devil.
[2] And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he
was hungry.
[3] And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of
God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
[4] But he answered, It is
written, `Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
[5] Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the
pinnacle of the temple,
[6] and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself
down; for it is written, `He will give his angels charge of you,' and
`On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot
against a stone.'"
[7] Jesus said to him, "Again
it is written, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
[8] Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and
showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
[9] and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will
fall down and worship me."
[10] Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! for it is written, `You
shall worship the Lord
your God and him only shall
you serve.'
[11] Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and
ministered to him.
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[1] And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the
Jordan, and was led by the Spirit
[2] for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And
he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.
[3] The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command
this stone to become bread."
[4] And Jesus answered him, "It
is written, `Man shall not live by bread alone.'"
[9] And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of
the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself
down from here;
[10] for it is written, `He will give his angels charge of you,
to guard you,'
[11] and `On their hands they will bear you up,lest you strike
your foot against a stone.'"
[12] And Jesus answered him, "It is said, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
[5] And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms
of the world in a moment of time,
[6] and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and
their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I
will.
[7] If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours."
[8] And Jesus answered him, "It
is written, `You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you
serve.'"
13] And when the devil had ended every temptation,
he departed
from him until an opportune time.
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ON SERVING TWO
MASTERS
Matt.6
[24] No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and
love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
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[13] No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and
love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
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THE WARNING
Matt.7
[21] Not every one who
says to me, `Lord, Lord,'
shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven.
[22] On that day many will
say to me, `Lord, Lord,
did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and
do many mighty works in your name?'
[23] And then will I
declare to them, `I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.'
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[46] Why do you call me `Lord, Lord,' and not do what
I tell you?
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THE LORD OF
THE HARVEST
Matt.9
[35] And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching
in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every disease and every infirmity.
[36] When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because
they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
[37] Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the
laborers are few;
[38] pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send
out laborers into his harvest.
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[1] After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them
on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself
was about to come.
[2] And he said to them, The
harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send
out laborers into his harvest.
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BEWARE OF MEN
Matt.10
[17] Beware of men; for
they will deliver you up to councils, and flog you in their synagogues,
[18] and you will be
dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear testimony
before them and the Gentiles.
[19] When they deliver you
up, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say; for
what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;
[20] for it is not you who
speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
[21] Brother will deliver
up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise
against parents and have them put to death;
[22] and you will be hated
by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
[23] When they persecute
you in one town, flee to the next; for truly, I say to you, you will
not have gone through all the towns of Israel, before the Son of man
comes.
[24] A disciple is not
above his teacher, nor a servant above his master;
[25] it is enough for the
disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called
the master of the house Be-el'zebul, how much more will they malign
those of his household.
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JESUS'
THANKSGIVING
Matt.11
[25] At that time Jesus declared, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and
revealed them to babes;
[26] yea, Father, for such
was thy gracious will.
[27] All things have been
delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the
Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom
the Son chooses to reveal him.
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[21] In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and
revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
[22] All things have been
delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except
the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the
Son chooses to reveal him.
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LORD OF THE
SABBATH
Matt.12
[1] At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the
sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of
grain and to eat.
[2] But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your
disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath."
[3] He said to them, Have
you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were
with him:
[4] how he entered the
house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful
for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the
priests?
[5] Or have you not read
in the law how on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the
sabbath, and are guiltless?
[6] I tell you, something greater than
the temple is here.
[7] And if you had known
what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not
have condemned the guiltless.
[8] For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
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[23] One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as
they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.
[24] And the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing
what is not lawful on the sabbath?"
[25] And he said to them, Have
you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he
and those who were with him:
[26] how he entered the
house of God, when Abi'athar was high priest, and ate the bread of the
Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and
also gave it to those who were with him?
[27] And he said to them, The
sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath;
[28] so the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
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[1] On a sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields,
his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in
their hands.
[2] But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is
not lawful to do on the sabbath?"
[3] And Jesus answered, Have
you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were
with him:
[4] how he entered the
house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is
not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those
with him?
[5] And he said to them, The
Son of man is lord of
the sabbath.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE WEEDS
Matt.13
[24] Another parable
he put before them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his
field;
[25] but while men were
sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went
away.
[26] So when the plants
came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.
[27] And the servants of
the householder came and said to him, `Sir, did you not sow good
seed in your field? How then has it weeds?'
[28] He said to them, `An
enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, `Then do you want us to
go and gather them?'
[29] But he said, `No;
lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them.
[30] Let both grow together
until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather
the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the
wheat into my barn.'
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THE GERASENE
DEMONIAC
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[18] And as he was
getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons
begged him that he might be with him.
[19] But he refused, and said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them
how much the Lord has
done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.
[20] And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decap'olis
how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled.
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[38] The man from
whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him;
but he sent him away, saying,
[39] Return to your home,
and declare how much God has done for you.
And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus
had done for him.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE UNMERCIFUL SLAVE
Matt.18
[23] Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be
compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
[24] When he began the
reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;
[25] and as he could not
pay, his lord ordered
him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and
payment to be made.
[26] So the servant fell
on his knees, imploring him, `Lord,
have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'
[27] And out of pity for
him the lord of that
servant released him and forgave him the debt.
[28] But that same
servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed
him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, `Pay what
you owe.'
[29] So his fellow servant
fell down and besought him, `Have patience with me, and I will pay you.'
[30] He refused and went
and put him in prison till he should pay the debt.
[31] When his fellow
servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and
they went and reported to their lord
all that had taken place.
[32] Then his lord summoned him and said
to him, `You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you
besought me;
[33] and should not you
have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?'
[34] And in anger his lord delivered him to the
jailers, till he should pay all his debt.
[35] So also my heavenly
Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother
from your heart.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE UNFRUITFUL FIG TREE
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[1] There were some
present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood
Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
[2] And he answered them, Do
you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other
Galileans, because they suffered thus?
[3] I tell you, No; but
unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
[4] Or those eighteen upon
whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they
were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?
[5] I tell you, No; but
unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
[6] And he told this parable: A man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
[7] And he said to the
vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this
fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the
ground?'
[8] And he answered him,
`Let it alone, sir,
this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure.
[9] And if it bears fruit
next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'
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HEALING ON THE
SABBATH
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[10] Now he was
teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
[11] And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for
eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten
herself.
[12] And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, Woman, you are freed from your
infirmity.
[13] And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was
made straight, and she praised God.
[14] But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had
healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which
work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the
sabbath day."
[15] Then the Lord
answered him, You hypocrites!
Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the
manger, and lead it away to water it?
[16] And ought not this
woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be
loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
[17] As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and
all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by
him.
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THE CLOSED DOOR
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[22] He went on his
way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward
Jerusalem.
[23] And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved
be few?" And he said to them,
[24] Strive to enter by
the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not
be able.
[25] When once the
householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand
outside and to knock at the door, saying, `Lord, open to us.' He will
answer you, `I do not know where you come from.'
[26] Then you will begin
to say, `We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our
streets.'
[27] But he will say, `I
tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you
workers of iniquity!'
[28] There you will weep
and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all
the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out.
[29] And men will come
from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the
kingdom of God.
[30] And behold, some are
last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.
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THE UNJUST
STEWARD
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[1] He also said to
the disciples, There was a rich
man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man
was wasting his goods.
[2] And he called him and
said to him, `What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account
of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'
[3] And the steward said
to himself, `What shall I do, since my master is taking the
stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am
ashamed to beg.
[4] I have decided what to
do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out
of the stewardship.'
[5] So, summoning his master's debtors one by one,
he said to the first, `How much do you owe my master?'
[6] He said, `A hundred
measures of oil.' And he said to him, `Take your bill, and sit down
quickly and write fifty.'
[7] Then he said to
another, `And how much do you owe?' He said, `A hundred measures of
wheat.' He said to him, `Take your bill, and write eighty.'
[8] The master commended the
dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are
more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of
light.
[9] And I tell you, make
friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it
fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
[10] He who is faithful in
a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a
very little is dishonest also in much.
[11] If then you have not
been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the
true riches?
[12] And if you have not
been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which
is your own?
[13] No servant can serve
two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he
will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God
and mammon.
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THE LABORERS
IN THE VINEYARD
Matt.20
[1] For the kingdom of heaven is like a
householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his
vineyard.
[2] After agreeing with
the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
[3] And going out about
the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place;
[4] and to them he said,
`You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.'
So they went.
[5] Going out again about
the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.
[6] And about the eleventh
hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them, `Why
do you stand here idle all day?'
[7] They said to him,
`Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, `You go into the
vineyard too.'
[8] And when evening came,
the owner of the
vineyard said to his steward, `Call the laborers and pay them their
wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'
[9] And when those hired
about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.
[10] Now when the first
came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also
received a denarius.
[11] And on receiving it
they grumbled at the householder,
[12] saying, `These last
worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne
the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'
[13] But he replied to one
of them, `Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me
for a denarius?
[14] Take what belongs to
you, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you.
[15] Am I not allowed to
do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my
generosity?'
[16] So the last will be
first, and the first last.
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ENTERING
JERUSALELM
Matt.21
[1] And when they
drew near to Jerusalem and came to Beth'phage, to the Mount of Olives,
then Jesus sent two disciples,
[2] saying to them, Go
into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass
tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.
[3] If any one says
anything to you, you shall say, `The Lord has need of them,' and
he will send them immediately.
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[1] And when they
drew near to Jerusalem, to Beth'phage and Bethany, at the Mount of
Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
[2] and said to them, Go
into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it you will
find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat; untie it and bring it.
[3] If any one says to
you, `Why are you doing this?' say, `The Lord has need of it and will
send it back here immediately.
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[28] And when he had
said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
[29] When he drew near to Beth'phage and Bethany, at the mount
that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
[30] saying, Go into the
village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which
no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it here.
[31] If any one asks you,
`Why are you untying it?' you shall say this, `The Lord has need of it.'
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THE PARABLE OF
THE TWO SONS
Matt.21
[28] What do you think? A man had two sons;
and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard
today.'
[29] And he answered, `I
will not'; but afterward he repented and went.
[30] And he went to the
second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go.
[31] Which of the two did
the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them,
"Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you.
[32] For John came to you
in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax
collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you
did not afterward repent and believe him.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE WICKED TENANTS
Matt.21
[33] Hear another parable. There was a
householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug
a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and
went into another country.
[34] When the season of
fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit;
[35] and the tenants took
his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
[36] Again he sent other
servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them.
[37] Afterward he sent his
son to them, saying, `They will respect my son.'
[38] But when the tenants
saw the son, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us
kill him and have his inheritance.'
[39] And they took him and
cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
[40] When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes,
what will he do to those tenants?"
[41] They said to him, "He
will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard
to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."
[42] Jesus said to them, "Have
you never read in the scriptures: `The very stone which the builders
rejected
has become the head of
the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?
[43] Therefore I tell you,
the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation
producing the fruits of it.
[45] When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his
parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.
[46] But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the
multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.
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[1] And he began to
speak to them in parables. A man
planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a pit for the
wine press, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into
another country.
[2] When the time came, he
sent a servant to the tenants, to get from them some of the fruit of
the vineyard.
[3] And they took him and
beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
[4] Again he sent to them
another servant, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him
shamefully.
[5] And he sent another,
and him they killed; and so with many others, some they beat and some
they killed.
[6] He had still one
other, a beloved son; finally he sent him to them, saying, `They will
respect my son.'
[7] But those tenants said
to one another, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the
inheritance will be ours.'
[8] And they took him and
killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
[9] What will the owner of the vineyard do?
He will come and
destroy the tenants, and give the vineyard to others.
[10] Have you not read
this scripture: `The very stone which the builders rejected
has become the head of
the corner;
[11] this was the Lord's doing, and it is
marvelous in our eyes'?
[12] And they tried to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for
they perceived that he had told the parable against them; so they left
him and went away.
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[9] And he began to
tell the people this parable: A
man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into
another country for a long while.
[10] When the time came,
he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him some of the
fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him, and sent him away
empty-handed.
[11] And he sent another
servant; him also they beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away
empty-handed.
[12] And he sent yet a
third; this one they wounded and cast out.
[13] Then the owner of the vineyard said,
`What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will
respect him.'
[14] But when the tenants
saw him, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; let us kill him,
that the inheritance may be ours.'
[15] And they cast him out
of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to
them?
[16] He will come and
destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others." When they
heard this, they said, "God forbid!"
[17] But he looked at them and said, What then is this that is written: `The
very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the
corner'?
[18] Every one who falls
on that stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on any one it
will crush him.
[19] The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him
at that very hour, but they feared the people; for they perceived that
he had told this parable against them.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE GREAT BANQUET
Matt.22
[1] And again Jesus
spoke to them in parables, saying,
[2] The kingdom of heaven
may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,
[3] and sent his servants
to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would
not come.
[4] Again he sent other
servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made
ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything
is ready; come to the marriage feast.'
[5] But they made light of
it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
[6] while the rest seized
his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
[7] The king was angry,
and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their
city.
[8] Then he said to his
servants, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
[9] Go therefore to the
thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
[10] And those servants
went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad
and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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[15] When one of
those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is
he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"
[16] But he said to him, A
man once gave a great banquet, and invited many;
[17] and at the time for
the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited,
`Come; for all is now ready.'
[18] But they all alike
began to make excuses. The first said to him, `I have bought a field,
and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.'
[19] And another said, `I
have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you,
have me excused.'
[20] And another said, `I
have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
[21] So the servant came
and reported this to his master.
Then the householder in anger said to
his servant, `Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and
bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.'
[22] And the servant said,
`Sir, what you commanded
has been done, and still there is room.'
[23] And the master said to the servant,
`Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that
my house may be filled.
[24] For I tell you, none
of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'
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THE GREAT
COMMANDMENT
Matt.22
[34] But when the
Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad'ducees, they came
together.
[35] And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test
him.
[36] "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
[37] And he said to him, You
shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind.
[38] This is the great and
first commandment.
[39] And a second is like
it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
[40] On these two
commandments depend all the law and the prophets.
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[28] And one of the
scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing
that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first
of all?"
29] Jesus answered, The first
is, `Hear, O Israel: The Lord
our God, the Lord is
one;
[30] and you shall love
the Lord your God with
all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and
with all your strength.'
[31] The second is this,
`You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other
commandment greater than these.
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[25] And behold, a
lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I
do to inherit eternal life?"
[26] He said to him, What
is written in the law? How do you read?
[27] And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and
with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."
[28] And he said to him, You
have answered right; do this, and you will live.
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THE QUESTION
ABOUT THE RESURRECTION
Matt.22
[23] The same day
Sad'ducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they
asked him a question,
[24] saying, "Teacher, Moses said, `If a man dies, having no
children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for
his brother.'
[25] Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married,
and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.
[26] So too the second and third, down to the seventh.
[27] After them all, the woman died.
[28] In the resurrection, therefore, to which of the seven will
she be wife? For they all had her."
[29] But Jesus answered them, You are wrong, because you know neither
the scriptures nor the power of God.
[30] For in the
resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like
angels in heaven.
[31] And as for the
resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,
[32] `I am the God of
Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
He is not God of the dead, but of the living.
[33] And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his
teaching.
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[18] And Sad'ducees
came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him
a question, saying,
[19] "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies
and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the wife, and
raise up children for his brother.
[20] There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when
he died left no children;
[21] and the second took her, and died, leaving no children; and
the third likewise;
[22] and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also
died.
[23] In the resurrection whose wife will she be? For the seven
had her as wife."
[24] Jesus said to them, Is
not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the scriptures nor
the power of God?
[25] For when they rise
from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are
like angels in heaven.
[26] And as for the dead
being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage
about the bush, how God said to him, `I am the God of Abraham, and the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
[27] He is not God of
the dead, but of the
living; you are quite wrong.
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[27] There came to
him some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection,
[28] and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses
wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no
children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his
brother.
[29] Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and
died without children;
[30] and the second
[31] and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no
children and died.
[32] Afterward the woman also died.
[33] In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman
be? For the seven had her as wife."
[34] And Jesus said to them, The sons of this age marry and are
given in marriage;
[35] but those who are
accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the
dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,
[36] for they cannot die
any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being
sons of the resurrection.
[37] But that the dead are
raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he
calls the Lord the God
of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.
[38] Now he is not God of
the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.
[39] And some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken
well."
[40] For they no longer dared to ask him any question.
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ABOUT DAVID'S
SONS
Matt.22
[41] Now while the
Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
[42] saying, What do you
think of the Christ? Whose son is he? They said to him, "The
son of David."
[43] He said to them, How
is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
[44] `The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
till I put thy enemies
under thy feet'?
[45] If David thus calls
him Lord, how is he his
son?
[46] And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day
did any one dare to ask him any more questions.
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[35] And as Jesus
taught in the temple,
he said, How can the scribes say
that the Christ is the son of David?
[36] David himself,
inspired by the Holy Spirit, declared,
`The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet.'
[37] David himself calls
him Lord; so how is he
his son? And the great throng heard him gladly.
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[41] But he said to them, How
can they say that the Christ is David's son?
[42] For David himself
says in the Book of Psalms,
`The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
[43] till I make thy
enemies a stool for thy feet.'
[44] David thus calls him Lord; so how is he his son?"
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THE LAMENT
OVER JERUSALEM
Matt.23
[37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the
prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have
gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her
wings, and you would not!
[38] Behold, your house is
forsaken and desolate.
[39] For I tell you, you
will not see me again, until you say, `Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord.'
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[34] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the
prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have
gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her
wings, and you would not!
[35] Behold, your house is
forsaken.
And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, `Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord!'
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THE DESOLATING
SACRILEGE
Matt.24
[15] So when you see the desolating
sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place
(let the reader understand),
[16] then let those who are
in Judea flee to the mountains;
[17] let him who is on the
housetop not go down to take what is in his house;
[18] and let him who is in
the field not turn back to take his mantle.
[19] And alas for those
who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!
[20] Pray that your flight
may not be in winter or on a sabbath.
[21] For then there will
be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the
world until now, no, and never will be.
[22] And if those days had
not been shortened, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of
the elect those days will be shortened.
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[14] But when you see the desolating
sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand),
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
[15] let him who is on the
housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything away;
[16] and let him who is in
the field not turn back to take his mantle.
[17] And alas for those
who are with child and for those who give suck in those days!
[18] Pray that it may not
happen in winter.
[19] For in those days
there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of
the creation which God created until now, and never will be.
[20] And if the Lord had not shortened the
days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect,
whom he chose, he shortened the days.
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[20] But when you see Jerusalem surrounded
by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
[21] Then let those who
are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the
city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it;
[22] for these are days of
vengeance, to fulfil all that is written.
[23] Alas for those who
are with child and for those who give suck in those days! For great
distress shall be upon the earth and wrath upon this people;
[24] they will fall by the
edge of the sword, and be led captive among all nations; and Jerusalem
will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles
are fulfilled.
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[33] Take heed, watch; for you do not know
when the time will come.
[34] It is like a man going
on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each
with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.
[35] Watch therefore --
for you do not know when the master
of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow,
or in the morning --
[36] lest he come suddenly
and find you asleep.
[37] And what I say to you
I say to all: Watch.
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Matt.24
[42] Watch therefore, for you do not know on
what day your Lord is
coming.
[43] But know this, that
if the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was
coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be
broken into.
[44] Therefore you also
must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not
expect.
45] Who then
is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his
household, to give them their food at the proper time?
[46] Blessed is that
servant whom his master when
he comes will find so doing.
[47] Truly, I say to you,
he will set him over all his possessions.
[48] But if that wicked
servant says to himself, `My master
is delayed,'
[49] and begins to beat
his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with the drunken,
[50] the master of that servant will
come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not
know,
[51] and will punish him,
and put him with the hypocrites; there men will weep and gnash their
teeth.
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[35] Let your loins be girded and your lamps
burning,
[36] and be like men who
are waiting for their master
to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at
once when he comes and knocks.
[37] Blessed are those
servants whom the master
finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself
and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them.
[38] If he comes in the
second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those
servants!
[39] But know this, that
if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he
would not have left his house to be broken into.
[40] You also must be
ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour.
[41] Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or
for all?"
[42] And the Lord said, Who
then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his
household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
[43] Blessed is that
servant whom his master
when he comes will find so doing.
[44] Truly, I say to you,
he will set him over all his possessions.
[45] But if that servant
says to himself, `My master
is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the
maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
[46] the master of that servant will
come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not
know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful.
[47] And
that servant who knew his master's
will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall
receive a severe beating.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE TEN MAIDENS
Matt.25
[1] Then the kingdom of heaven shall be
compared to ten maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the
bridegroom.
[2] Five of them were
foolish, and five were wise.
[3] For when the foolish
took their lamps, they took no oil with them;
[4] but the wise took
flasks of oil with their lamps.
[5] As the bridegroom was
delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
[6] But at midnight there
was a cry, `Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'
[7] Then all those maidens
rose and trimmed their lamps.
[8] And the foolish said
to the wise, `Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
[9] But the wise replied,
`Perhaps there will not be enough for us and for you; go rather to the
dealers and buy for yourselves.'
[10] And while they went
to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him
to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.
[11] Afterward the other
maidens came also, saying, `Lord,
lord, open to us.'
[12] But he replied,
`Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
[13] Watch therefore, for
you know neither the day nor the hour.
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THE PARABLE OF
THE TALENTS
Matt.25
[14] For it will be as when a man going on a
journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property;
[15] to one he gave five
talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his
ability. Then he went away.
[16] He who had received
the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five
talents more.
[17] So also, he who had
the two talents made two talents more.
[18] But he who had
received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money.
[19] Now after a long time
the master of those
servants came and settled accounts with them.
[20] And he who had
received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more,
saying, `Master, you
delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.'
[21] His master said to him, `Well
done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little,
I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.'
[22] And he also who had
the two talents came forward, saying, `Master, you delivered to me
two talents; here I have made two talents more.'
[23] His master said to him, `Well
done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little,
I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.'
[24] He also who had
received the one talent came forward, saying, `Master, I knew you to be a
hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did
not winnow;
[25] so I was afraid, and
I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.'
[26] But his master answered him, `You
wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not
sowed, and gather where I have not winnowed?
[27] Then you ought to have
invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have
received what was my own with interest.
[28] So take the talent
from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
[29] For to every one who
has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who
has not, even what he has will be taken away.
[30] And cast the
worthless servant into the outer darkness; there men will weep and
gnash their teeth.'
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[12] He said therefore, A nobleman went into a far country to
receive a kingdom and then return.
[13] Calling ten of his servants, he gave
them ten pounds, and said to them, `Trade with these till I come.'
[14] But his citizens hated him and sent an
embassy after him, saying, `We do not want this man to reign over us.'
[15] When
he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants,
to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know
what they had gained by trading.
[16] The first came before him, saying, `Lord, your pound has made ten
pounds more.'
[17] And
he said to him, `Well done, good servant! Because you have been
faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'
[18] And the second came, saying, `Lord, your pound has made
five pounds.'
[19] And
he said to him, `And you are to be over five cities.'
[20] Then
another came, saying, `Lord,
here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin;
[21] for I was afraid of you, because you
are a severe man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what
you did not sow.'
[22] He
said to him, `I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked
servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay
down and reaping what I did not sow?
[23] Why then did you not put my money into
the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?'
[24] And he said to those who stood by,
`Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
[25] (And they said to him, `Lord, he has ten pounds!')
[26] `I tell you, that to every one who has
will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be
taken away.
[27] But as for these enemies of mine, who
did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them
before me.'
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THE LAST
JUDGMENT
Matt.25
[31] When the Son of man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
[32] Before him will be
gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as
a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
[33] and he will place the
sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
[34] Then the King will
say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
[35] for I was hungry and
you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger
and you welcomed me,
[36] I was naked and you
clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came
to me.'
[37] Then the righteous
will answer him, `Lord,
when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee
drink?
[38] And when did we see
thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?
[39] And when did we see
thee sick or in prison and visit thee?'
[40] And the King will
answer them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of
these my brethren, you did it to me.'
[41] Then he will say to
those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal
fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
[42] for I was hungry and
you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
[43] I was a stranger and
you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in
prison and you did not visit me.'
[44] Then they also will
answer, `Lord, when did
we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in
prison, and did not minister to thee?'
[45] Then he will answer
them, `Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of
these, you did it not to me.'
[46] And they will go away
into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
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FROM THE FOURTH GOSPEL
AFTER WASHING
THE DISCIPLES FEET
John.13
[12]
When he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and resumed his
place, he said to them, Do you
know what I have done to you?
[13] You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for
so I am.
[14] If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed
your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
[15] For I have given you an example, that
you also should do as I have done to you.
[16] Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant
is not greater than his master;
nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
[17] If you know these things, blessed are
you if you do them.
[18] I am not speaking of you all; I know
whom I have chosen; it is that the scripture may be fulfilled, `He who
ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.'
[19] I tell you this now, before it takes
place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.
[20] Truly, truly, I say to you, he who
receives any one whom I send receives me; and he who receives me
receives him who sent me.
WHO
IS GREATER?
John.15
[9] As the Father has loved me, so have I
loved you; abide in my love.
[10] If you keep my commandments, you will
abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and
abide in his love.
[11] These things I have spoken to you, that
my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
[12] This is my commandment, that you love
one another as I have loved you.
[13] Greater love has no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends.
[14] You are my friends if you do what I
command you.
[15] No longer do I call you servants, for
the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have
called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have
made known to you.
[16] You did not choose me, but I chose you
and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit
should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may
give it to you.
[17] This I command you, to love one
another.
[18] If the world hates you, know that it
has hated me before it hated you.
[19] If you were of the world, the world
would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose
you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
[20] Remember the word that I said to you,
`A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they
will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
[21] But all this they will do to you on my
account, because they do not know him who sent me.
[22] If I had not come and spoken to them,
they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
[23] He who hates me hates my Father also.
[24] If I had not done among them the works
which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have seen
and hated both me and my Father.
[25] It is to fulfil the word that is
written in their law, `They hated me without a cause.'
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