2.-And some Pharisees came, who, to try him, asked him, Is it lawful for the husband to divorce his wife? He answering, said to them, What precept has Moses given you on this subject? They replied, Moses has permitted us to write her a bill of divorcement, and dismiss her. Jesus answering, said to them, Because of your untractable disposition, Moses gave you this permission. But from the beginning, at the creation, God made them a male and a female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall adhere to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. They are, therefore, no longer two, but one flesh. What then God has conjoined, let no man separate.

10.-And, in the house, his disciples asked him anew concerning this matter. He said to them, Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if a woman divorce her husband, and marry another, she commits adultery.

13. Then they brought children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Jesus perceiving this, was offended, and said, Allow the children to come to me, do not hinder them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Indeed, I say to you, whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall never enter it. Then taking them up in his arms, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

17.-As he went out into the road, one came running to him, who, kneeling, asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus answered, Why do you call me good? God alone is good. Do you know the commandments? Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not give false testimony; do no injury; honor your father and mother. The other replied, Rabbi, I have observed all these from my childhood. Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and said to him, In one thing, nevertheless, you are deficient. Go, sell all that you have, and give the price to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come, and follow me, carrying the cross. But he was troubled at this answer, and went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

23. Then Jesus looking around him, said to his disciples, How difficult is it for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! The disciples were astonished at his words; but Jesus resuming the discourse, said, Children, how difficult it is for them, who confide in wealth, to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. At this they were still more amazed, and said one to another, Who then can be saved? Jesus looking upon them, said, To men it is impossible, but not to God; for to God all things are possible..

28. Then Peter took occasion to say, As for us, we have forsaken all, and followed you. Jesus answering, said, Indeed, I say to you, there is none who shall have forsaken his house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's; who shall not receive now, in this world, a hundred fold; houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the future state, eternal life. But many shall be first, who are

last, and last, who are first.

SECTION VI.

The Entry into Jerusalem.

32. AS they were on the road to Jerusalem, Jesus walking before them, a panic seized them, and they followed him with terror. Then taking the twelve aside, he told them again what would befall him. Behold, says he, we are going to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, who will condemn him to die, and deliver him to the Gentiles, who will mock him, and scourge him, and spit upon him, and kill him; but the third day he shall rise again.

35.-Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, accosted him, saying, Rabbi, we beg you would grant us, what we purpose to ask. He said to them, What would you have me to grant you? They answered, That when you shall have attained your glory, one of us may sit at your right hand, and the other at your left. Jesus replied, You know not what you ask. Can you drink such a cup as I am to drink; and undergo an immersion like that, which I must undergo? They answered, We can. Jesus said to them, you shall indeed drink such a cup, as I am to drink, and undergo an immersion like that, which I must undergo: but to sit at my right hand, and left, I cannot give, unless to those for whom it is appointed.

41.-The ten hearing this, conceived indignation against James and John. But Jesus having called them together, said to them, You know that those, who are accounted the princes of the nations, domineer over them; and their great ones exercise their authority upon them; but it must not be so amongt you. On the contrary, whoever would be great amongst you, shall be your servant; and whosoever would be the chief, shall be the slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

46. Then they came to Jericho. Afterwards, as he was departing thence, with his disciples, and a great crowd, blind Bartimeus, son of Timeus, who sat by the way side begging, hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, cried, saying, Jesus, Son of Da

vid, have pity on me! Many charged him to be silent, but he cried still the louder, Son of David, have pity on me! Jesus stopping, ordered them to call him. Accordingly they called the blind man, saying to him, Take courage; arise, he calls you. Then throwing down his mantle, he sprang up, and went to Jesus. Jesus addressing him, said, What do you wish me to do for you? Rabboni, answered the blind man, to give me my sight. Jesus said to him, Go; your faith has cured you. Immediately he recovered his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

XI. As they approached Jerusalem, being come as far as Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives; he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the village opposite you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode; loose him, and bring him. And if any person ask you, Wherefore do you this? say, The Master needs him, and he will instantly send him hither. Accordingly they went, and finding a colt tied before a door, where two ways met, they loosed him. Some of the people present said to them, Wherefore do you loose the colt? They having answered as Jesus had commanded them, were allowed to take him. Accordingly they brought the colt to Jesus, on which having laid their mantles, he sat on him. And many spread their mantles in the way; others cut down sprays from the trees, and strowed them in the way. And they who went before, and they who followed, shouted, saying, Hosanna! blessed be He that comes in the name of the Lord! Happy be the approaching Reign of our Father David! Hosanna in the highest Heaven! In this manner Jesus entered Jerusalem and the temple; where, after surveying every thing around, it being late, he departed with the twelve to Bethany.

12. The next day, when he left Bethany, he was hungry; and observing a fig tree at a distance, full of leaves, went to look for fruit on it, for the fig harvest was not yet. And being come, he found nothing but leaves. Then he said to it, Henceforth let no man ever eat fruit off thee. And his disciples heard him.

15.-Being returned to Jerusalem, he went into the temple, and drove out them who sold, and them who bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers, and the stalls of them who sold doves; and would suffer no person to carry vessels through the temple. He also taught them, saying, Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations?" but you have made it a den of robbers. And the scribes and the chief priests hearing this, sought means to destroy him; for they dreaded him, because all the multitude admired his doctrine. And in the evening he went out of the city. 20.-Next morning, as they returned, they saw that the fig tree was dried up from the root. Peter recollecting, said to him,

Rabbi, behold the fig tree, which you devoted, already withered. Jesus answered, Have faith in God. For, indeed, I say to you, Whoever shall say to this mountain, Be lifted, and thrown into the sea, and shall not in the least doubt, but shall believe, that what he says shall happen; whatever he shall command, shall be done for him; for which reason I assure you, that what things soever yon pray for, if you believe that you shall obtain them, they shall be yours.

25.-And when you pray, forgive, if you have matter of complaint against any; that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive you your trespasses.

27.-Again, they arrived at Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders, came and said to him, By what authority do you these things? and who empowered you to do them? Jesus answering, said to them, I also have a question to ask; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was the title which John had to immerse, from heaven, or from men? Answer me. Then they argued thus among themselves; If we say, From heaven; he will reply, Why then did you not believe him? But if we say, From men; we are in danger from the people, who are all convinced that John was a Prophet. They therefore answering, said to Jesus, We cannot tell. Jesus replied, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

XII. Then addressing them in parables, he said, A man planted a vineyard, and hedged it about, and dug a place for a wine vat, and built a tower, and having farmed it out, went abroad. The season being come, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive his portion of the fruits of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty. Again, he sent to them another servant, whom they wounded in the head with stones, and sent back with disgrace. He sent another, whom they killed; and of many more that he sent, some they beat, and some they killed. At last, having an only son, whom he loved, he sent him also to them; for he said, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own. Then they laid hold on him, and having thrust him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this passage of Scripture, "A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner. This the Lord has performed, and we behold it with admiration?" And they desired to have seized him, but were afraid of the multitude: for they knew that he spoke the parable against them.

SECTION VII.

The Prophecy on Mount Olivet.

13. THEN the chief priests, and the elders, leaving Jesus, went away, and sent to him certain Pharisees and Herodians, to catch him in his words. These coming up, said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are upright, and stand in awe of none; for you respect not the person of men, but teach the way of God faithfully. Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? He, perceiving their artifice, answered, Why would you entangle me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it. When they had brought it, he asked them, Whose is this image and inscription? They answered, Cesar's. Jesus replied, Render to Cesar, that which is Cesar's, and to God, that which is God's. And they wondered at him.

18.-Then Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no future life, and proposed this question: Rabbi, Moses has enacted, that if a man's brother die, survived by a wife without children, he shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no issue. The second married her, and died; neither did he leave any issue; so did also the third. Thus all the seven married her, and left no issue. Last of all, the woman also died. At the resurrection, therefore, when they are risen, to which of the seven will she belong; for she had been the wife of them all? Jesus answering, said to them, Is not this the source of your error, your not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God? For there will be neither marrying, nor giving in marriage, among them who rise from the dead. They will then resemble the angels. But as to the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him in the bush, saying, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore you greatly err.

28.-A scribe, who had heard them dispute, perceiving the justness of his reply, came to him, and proposed this question: Which is the chief commandment of all? Jesus answered, The chief of all the commandments is, "Hearken, Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is one:" 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." This is the first commandment. The second resembles it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." There is no commandment greater than these. The scribe replied, Truly, Rabbi, you have answered well. There is one, and only one; and to love him with all the heart,