but Jesus not making her any answer, his disciples came and entreated him to grant her request; for, said they, she is very importunate with us.

there a great crowd of people came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus feet, and he healed them:

Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way. but his disciples said to him,

Then the Pharisees and the Sadducees came, with a captious design, and desired him to show them some miracle in the sky.

then Peter taking him aside, began to expostulate with him, saying, God forbid, Sir, this should ever happen to you.

Then addressing himself to his disciples, if any man, said he, would follow me, let him renounce himself, take up his cross, and so follow me.

and presently they saw Moses and Elias conversing with him.

while he was speaking, a bright cloud surrounded them: and suddenly a voice broke out of the cloud, saying, "this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."

As they went down the mountain, Jesus gave them this charge, don't speak of the vision, said he, to any body, till the son of man be risen again from the dead: but his disciples asked him,

but I tell you, that Elias is already come, tho' they knew him not, but treated him in an arbitrary manner; with such usage as the son of man shall likewise suffer at their hands.

And when they were come to the multitude, a man came kneeling to him, and cry'd,

I presented him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.

bring him hither to me. and Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him: so that the child was cured from that very hour.

then came the disciples to Jesus in private, and said, why could not we cast him out?

they will kill him, but the third day he shall be raised again. at which they were exceeding sorry.

he said, yes. and when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, what think you Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of others?

and Jesus called a child to him, set him in the midst of them,

But whoever shall occasion such an humble believer to fall off from the faith, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hang'd about his neck, and that he were plung'd to the bottom of the sea.

Now in case such a brother do you an injury, go and expostulate with him in private: if he repents, thou hast saved thy brother.

if he does not relent, tell it to the church: but if he is not moved by the church, show him no more regard than you would to a pagan or a publican.

Then Peter advancing to him, said, Lord, if my brother injures me, how many injuries must I forgive him? must I forgive him seven?

when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him indebted the sum of ten thousand talents.

the servant therefore fell prostrate before him, and cry'd out, Lord, allow me but time and I will pay the whole.

upon which the lord of that vassal, touch'd with compassion, gave him his liberty, and discharged him of the debt.

but this very servant presently after met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him an hundred pence: and violently seizing him, said, pay me the debt.

and his fellow-servant fell at his feet, and embraced him, saying, allow me time, and I will pay thee all.

which he would not allow: but immediately threw him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

then his lord order'd him to be call'd, and said to him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all thy debt, upon your request:

so that his lord in great displeasure delivered him to the jayler till he should pay the whole debt.

where multitudes of people followed him, and he healed their sick.

The Pharisees likewise came to him, and maliciously propos'd this question, may a man lawfully put away his wife at discretion?

as there are some eunuchs, who were such from their very birth: and others who were made such by men: so there are some who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of religion. he that can bear the state of celibacy, let him bear it.

Then they brought children to him in order to have his blessing: and the disciples rebuked them.

Immediately one came near him, saying, good master, what good shall I do, to obtain eternal life?

and he said to him, why do you stile me good? there is but one that is good, that is God. but if you would enter into life, keep the commandments.

they answer'd him, because we are not hired; go work then. said he, in my vineyard, and I will give you what's reasonable.

we are now going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die,

and deliver him up to the Gentiles, to be insulted, scourged, and crucified: but the third day he shall rise again.

Then the mother of Zebedee's children, with her two sons, came and threw herself at his feet, desiring a favour of him.

but Jesus answered them, ye know not what ye ask. can ye bear to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? they said to him, we can.

but Jesus calling them to him, said, ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise arbitrary dominion over them, and they that are great exercise their authority.

but it must not be so among you: on the contrary, whoever would rise among you, let him be your minister.

and whoever would be chief among you, let him be your servant.

At their departure from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

they said to him, grant Lord that we may have sight.

Jesus then having compassion on them, touched their eyes: and immediately they had their sight, and they followed him.

they brought the ass with the colt, threw their clothes on them, and mounted him thereon:

Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them:

and said to him, do you hear what they say? yes, said Jesus; have ye never read, "out of the mouth of babes and sucklings I will make a consort of praise?"

When he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the magistrates came to him as he was teaching, and said, by what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

the baptism of John, whence was it? was it a divine or a human Institution? and they reasoned thus with themselves, if we say, it was divine; he will say, then, why did ye not believe him?

then he came to the other, and bid him do the same. and he answered, yes, sir; but went not.

for John instructed you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the licentious believed him. and tho' you saw that, you did not yet repent, so as to believe him.

but when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and then seize on his inheritance.

so seizing upon him, they turn'd him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

and they endeavoured to seize him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

but upon the king's coming in to see the guests, he observ'd one there without a wedding garment: and he said to him,

then said the king to the servants, bind him hand and foot, take him away, and turn him out in the dark: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Upon this the Pharisees withdrew, and consulted how they might insnare him in his discourse.

they dispatch'd therefore some of their disciples, together with the Herodians, who thus address'd themselves to him; master, we know that you are sincere, and faithfully teach the divine law without fear or flattery: for you have no regard to the outward quality of men.

shew me the tribute money. and they brought him a penny.

on hearing this, they were filled with admiration, and so leaving him, they went their way.

In the mean time one of them, a Doctor of the law, to try him, started this question, master,

Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

how comes it then, said he, that David by inspiration calls him Lord, in these words,

why then does David call him Lord, if He be David's son?

but not a man was able to answer him a word, and from that time there was no body so hardy as to ask him any more questions.

wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who ransack sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is gain'd, ye make him deserve Gehenna much more than your selves.

and whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

As Jesus was going from the temple, his disciples came and desired him to take a view of the buildings.

And when he was upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and said, tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of this age?

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, mention'd by Daniel the prophet, stand about the holy place, (let him that readeth,

he that is on the battlements, let him not venture to go in to take any thing out of his house.

if any man be in the field, let him not return back to take his coat.

I tell you, he shall make him steward of all his estate.

and shall turn him out of the family, and give him the reward due to such behaviour: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

and at midnight there was a sudden cry, see the bridegroom comes; go and meet him.

and while they were gone to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready, entred with him into the hall, and the door was shut.

his lord said to him, well done, thou art an honest faithful servant; thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much larger trust; go in and partake of thy master's diversions.

his lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much larger trust: go in and partake of your master's joy.

his lord answered and said unto him, thou vile slothful wretch, you knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not scatter'd:

here, take the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten.

for he that makes use of what he has, shall have more; but if he makes no improvement thereof, it shall be taken from him.

take then that worthless fellow, turn him out in the dark, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

then all nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.

then will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

there came to him a woman with an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, while he was at table.

and said, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? and they promised him thirty pieces of silver.

from which time he watched a favourable opportunity to deliver him.

and he said, go into the city to such a man, and say to him, the master sends you word that his time is at hand, and he designs to keep the passover now at your house with his disciples.

then Judas, he who was to betray him, said, master, is it I? Jesus replied, yes.

but he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be in a very great agony of grief.

now he that was to betray him, gave them this signal, the person I shall kiss, is the very man, be sure to secure him.

and immediately advancing to Jesus, he said, master, I salute you, and kissed him.

Jesus said to him, friend, what are you come about? when the others advancing, seized upon Jesus, and secur'd him.

but Jesus said to him, put up your sword in its place: for all that take to the sword, shall perish by the sword.

do you think my father, if I should now desire it of him, would not instantly send me more than twelve legions of angels?

but all this was to be done, in pursuance of what the prophets had predicted. then all the disciples abandon'd him, and fled.

And they that had apprehended Jesus, led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the Scribes and the senators were assembled.