her, Weep not. And he came and said to him, Teacher, the Jews were touched the couch, and those bearing but now seeking to stone thee; and it stood still: and he said, Young goest thou thither again? Jesus anman, I say to thee, Arise. And the swered, Are there not twelve hours dead one sat up, and began to speak: in the day? If a man walk in the and he delivered him to his mother. day, he stumbleth not, because he 2 And there came a man named seeth the light of this world. But if Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue: a man walk in the night, he stumand he fell down at Jesus' feet, and bleth, because the light is not in besought him that he would come him. into his house: for he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

3 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but is asleep and they laughed him to scorn, being confident that she was dead. But he put them aside, took her by the hand, and called, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway and he commanded to give her meat.

4 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary who anointed the Master with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Master, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

6 These things spake he: and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. The disciples therefore said to him, Master, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.

7 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

8 When Mary had come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Master, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

9 But when Jesus saw her wailing, and the Jews also who came with her wailing, he was moved with indignation in himself, and was troubled: and he asked, Where have you laid him? They said, Master, come

and see.

10 Jesus wept; then the Jews said, Behold how he loved him! and some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that this man also should not have died?

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When there- II Jesus, on this account, being fore he heard that he was sick, he again moved with indignation in abode at that time two days in the himself, came to the tomb. It was place where he was. Then after a cave, and a stone lay against it. this he said to the disciples, Let us Jesus said, Take away the stone: go into Judæa again. The disciples then they took away the stone.

12 Jesus lifted up his eyes, and He answered, A man that is called said, Father, I thank thee that thou Jesus made clay, and anointed mine hast heard me. eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool 13 And when he thus had spoken, of Siloam, and wash: and I went he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, and washed, and I received sight. come forth. He that was dead came Then said they to him, Where is forth, bound hand and foot with he? He said, I know not. grave-bands; and his face was tied about with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go.

SELECTION XVII.

An example of the cowardice and shame of suppressing opinions through fear of popular disfavor.

4 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind: the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others

AND as Jesus passed by, he saw said, How can a man that is a transman who was blind from gressor, do such wonders? And

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his birth.

there was a division among them.
5 They said to the blind man
again, What sayest thou of him
that hath opened thine eyes? He

2 And his disciples asked him,
Master, who did err, this man, or his
parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus answered, Neither hath this said, He is a prophet.

man erred, nor his parents: but 6 But the Jews did not believe that the works of God should be concerning him, that he had been made manifest in him. I must work blind, and received his sight, until the works of him that sent me, while it is day the night cometh when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am a light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he anointed the eyes of the blind man with clay, and said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

3 The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. Then said they to him, How were thine eyes opened?I

they called his parents. And they asked them, Is this your son, whom ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: but by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Messiah, he should be put out of the synagogue: for this reason said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

7 Then again called they the man

God the praise: we know that this The kingdom of God is a kingdom of man is a transgressor. He answered, love and peace, and includes the good and Whether he be a transgressor, I know true of all nations and ages.

9 And Jesus said, For judgment and entered into a village of the I am come into this world, that Samaritans, to make ready for him. they who see not might see; and that they who see might be made blind.

man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

4 And John said, Master, we saw one casting out unclean spirits in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

5 When the son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all the tribes: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Master, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?

6 Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom Then shall he answer them, saying, prepared for you from the foundation Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as ye of the world: For I was an hungred, did it not to one of the least of these, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, ye did it not to me. and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.

3 And these shall go away into enduring retribution: but the righteous into life everlasting.

4 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, 7 Then shall the righteous answer who took their lamps, and went him, saying, Master, when saw we forth to meet the bridegroom: five of thee an hungred, and fed thee? or them were wise, and five were foolish. thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? And the King shall answer, Truly, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.

5 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

6 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept and at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and