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12 ¶ And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard and set a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat {Place where grapes are tread} and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went far away.

² And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a slave that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

³ And taking him, they beat him and sent him away empty.

⁴ And again he sent unto them another slave, and casting stones at him, they wounded him in the head and sent him away shamefully handled.

⁵ And again he sent another, and him they killed and many others, beating some and killing some.

⁶ Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

⁷ But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the place shall be ours.

⁸ And taking hold of him, they killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.

⁹ What, therefore, shall the lord of the vineyard do? He shall come and destroy those husbandmen and shall give his vineyard unto others.

¹⁰ And have ye not read this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected is placed as the head of the corner;

¹¹ This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

¹² And they sought to lay hold on him but feared the multitude, for they understood that he had spoken the parable against them, and leaving him, they went away.

¹³ ¶ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to catch him in his words.

¹⁴ And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth who regards no man; for thou dost not look upon the appearance of men, but dost with truth teach the way of God; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?

¹⁵ Shall we give or shall we not give? Then he, understanding their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me the coin that I may see it.

¹⁶ And they brought it. And he said unto them, Of whom is this image and inscription? And they said unto him, Of Caesar.

¹⁷ And Jesus, answering, said unto them, Render that which is of Caesar unto Caesar, and that which is of God unto God. And they marvelled at this.

¹⁸ ¶ Then come unto him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

¹⁹ Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother dies and leaves his wife behind him and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁰ Now there were seven brethren, and the first took a wife and dying left no seed.

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, therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

²⁴ Then Jesus, answering, said unto them, Do ye not therefore err because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

²⁵ For when they shall rise from the dead, neither shall they marry nor husbands take women nor women, husbands; but are as the angels who are in the heavens.

²⁶ And regarding the dead who are to rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses how in the bush God spoke unto him, saying, 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 God of the living; ye therefore do greatly err.

²⁸ ¶ And one of the scribes came, having heard their dispute and knowing that he had given a good response unto them, asked him, Which is the principal commandment of all?

²⁹ And Jesus responded unto him, The principal of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, the Lord is one;

³⁰ and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy thought and with all thy strength: this is the principal commandment.

³¹ And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

³² Then the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth, that God is one, and there is none other outside of him;

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 the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

³⁴ Then Jesus, seeing that he responded wisely, said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that dared ask him any question.

³⁵ ¶ And answering, Jesus said, while he taught in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is Son of David?

³⁶ For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

³⁷ David therefore himself calls him Lord, and where then is he his son? And the many people heard him gladly.

³⁸ And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long clothing and love the salutations in the marketplaces

³⁹ and the first chairs in the synagogues and the first seats at the suppers,

⁴⁰ which devour widows’ houses and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater judgment.

⁴¹ ¶ And with Jesus sitting in front of the ark of the offering, he beheld how the people cast money into the ark and many that were rich cast in much.

⁴² And as there came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

⁴³ Then calling his disciples, he said unto them, Verily I say unto you that this poor widow has cast more in than all those who have cast into the treasury,

⁴⁴ for they all did cast in of their abundance, but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

13 ¶ And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

² And Jesus, answering, said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down.

³ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

⁴ Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all things are to be finished?

⁵ ¶ And Jesus, answering them, began to say, Take heed that no one deceive you,

⁶ for many shall come in my name, saying, I Am Christ, and shall deceive many.

⁷ And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled, for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

⁸ For people shall rise against people and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in each place, and there shall be famines and troubles: these shall be the beginnings of sorrows.

⁹ But take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up in the councils, and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten; and ye shall be called before rulers and kings for my sake for a testimony unto them.

¹⁰ And the gospel needs to be preached unto all the Gentiles first.

¹¹ But when they shall bring you to deliver you up, do not premeditate beforehand what ye shall speak, neither think ye regarding it, but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye, for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.

¹² Now the brother shall deliver the brother unto death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents and shall kill them.

¹³ And ye shall be hated by everyone for my name, but he that shall persevere unto the end, the same shall be saved.

¹⁴ ¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation (spoken of by Daniel the prophet) standing where it ought not, he that reads, let him understand, then let those that are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

¹⁵ and let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein to take any thing out of his house;

¹⁶ and let him that is in the field not turn back again even to take up his garment.

¹⁷ But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days!

¹⁸ Pray, therefore, that your flight not be in winter.

¹⁹ For those days shall be of affliction such as never was from the beginning of the creation of the things which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

²⁰ And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved, but for the elect’s sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.

²¹ And then if anyone should say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or, Behold, he is there, do not believe him;

²² for false Christs and false prophets shall rise and shall show signs and wonders to seduce, if possible, even the elect.

²³ But take ye heed; behold, I have told you everything beforehand.

²⁴ ¶ But in those days after that affliction, the sun shall darken, and the moon shall not give her light,

²⁵ and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.

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 unto the uttermost part of the heaven.

²⁸ ¶ Learn the similitude from the fig tree: When her branch is yet tender and puts 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 near, even at the doors.

³⁰ Verily I say unto you that this generation shall not pass until all these things are done.

³¹ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

³² But of that day and that hour no one knows, no, not even the angels who are in the heaven, neither the Son, but only the Father.

³³ Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time shall be.

³⁴ As the man who, taking a far journey, left his house and gave his estate to his slaves and to each one his responsibility and commanded the porter to watch.

³⁵ Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the Lord of the house comes: at evening or at midnight or at the cockcrowing or in the morning,

³⁶ lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

³⁷ And what I say unto you, I say unto all: Watch.