and if he happen to find it, you may be sure he is more affected with that one, than with the ninety and nine which went not astray.

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.

should not you then have had the like compassion for thy fellow servant as I had for thee?

and I tell you, that whoever shall put away his wife, except it be for adultery, and shall marry another, he committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her that is put away, causeth her to commit adultery.

thereupon his disciples said, if the case between man and wife be such, it is best not to marry.

but he reply'd, 'tis not everyman can live single, but only such as have the gift of continency.

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.

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.

honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

the young man answer'd, all these things have I practis'd from my youth: what is it that is further required?

I tell you again, it is easier for a cable to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the divine kingdom.

but Jesus looking at them, said, however impracticable this is to men, all things are possible to God.

For the kingdom of the Messiah is like a family, the master whereof went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.

go ye likewise to my vineyard, and I will give you what is reasonable: accordingly they went thither.

these last have work'd but an hour, and you put them upon the level with us, who have born the whole fatigue and heat of the day.

As Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples in private, and said to them,

as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.

and there were two blind men sitting by the way-side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David."

and the people reprimanded them, to make them hold their tongue: but they bawl'd out the more, have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

saying, go to yonder village, and you will immediately find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them to me.

saying, " tell ye the daughter of Sion, behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass."

and the disciples went, and having done as Jesus commanded them,

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

while the crowd that were marching before, and behind, cried out, "Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna, Hosanna."

and when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was in an uproar, saying, who is this?

and said to them, it is written, " my house shall be the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves."

In the morning as he returned into the city, he was a hungry.

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?

but if we say, it was merely human, we are obnoxious to the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

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.

they answered, he will give those wretches no quarter, and will let out his vineyard to such as shall duly account for the profits thereof.

Jesus reply'd, did ye never read in the scriptures, " that very stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle, this the Lord effected, and it is marvellous in our eyes."

wherefore I declare to you, the gospel dispensation shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that shall make a proper use thereof.

the kingdom of the Messiah is such, as when a certain king made a wedding-feast for his son.

then he sent out other servants, saying, tell those who are invited, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and every thing is ready: come to the entertainment.

then he said to his servants, the feast is ready, but they who were invited were very unworthy.

go therefore into the high streets, and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage:

tell us therefore, what is your opinion? is it lawful to pay tribute to Cesar, or no?

and he said unto them, whose image and inscription is this?

About that time the Sadducees, who say there is no future life, came and propos'd this question,

master, said they, by the law of Moses, in case a man die without children, his brother is oblig'd to marry his wife, in order to perpetuate his brother's name.

now there happen'd among us seven brothers, the first married but died without issue, leaving his wife to his brother:

now if there be another life after this, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all married her.

for in the other life after this, there will be no such thing as marriage; but they will be as the angels of God in heaven.

now as to the state of life after death, have ye not read that expression of God himself,

" I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not a benefactor to the dead, but to the living.

which is the most important commandment of the law?

this is the first and most important precept,

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

what think ye of Christ? whose son is he to be? they answered, David's.

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.

But don't you assume that title, for you have but one doctor, who is the Christ; as for you, you are all brethren alike.

don't stile any one among you, Father upon earth; for he alone is your father, who is in heaven.

neither take the title of masters, for you have but one master, who is the Messias.

he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

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.

wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, if any man swear by the temple he is under no obligation: but if he swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.

ye blind fools, which is most sacred, the treasure of the temple, or the temple that makes the treasure sacred?

again, if any one swear by the altar he is under no engagement but if he swear by the gift that is upon it, he is bound thereby.

ye blind fools, which is most sacred, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

wherefore I shall send you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes; you will kill some, and crucify others, many will ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!

for I tell you, after a while, ye shall not see me again, till ye shall cry out, "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."

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?

ye shall hear likewise of wars, and rumours of wars: take care not to be disturb'd: for these things must happen, but the end of the Jewish age is not yet.

yet all this is but the beginning of sorrow.

and as iniquity becomes more flagrant, the zeal of many will grow cool.

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

Then if any shall cry, the Messiah is here, or he is there: give no credit to it.

for there shall arise false Messiahs, and false prophets, and shall shew such astonishing miracles and prodigies, as to deceive, if that can do it, the very converts themselves.

wherefore, if they shall say to you, now he is in the desert, do not stir: or now, he is in the secret chambers, believe them not.

for as the lightning darts from the east in an instant to the west: such shall the advent of the son of man be.

for whereever the carcase is, there will the eagles be assembled.

this may be illustrated by a comparison taken from a fig-tree: when the branches become tender, and push out their leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

in like manner, when ye shall see all these things happen, know that he is come to your very doors.

As to the day and hour, that no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the father only.

as the days of Noe were, so shall also the advent of the son of man be.

for as at the time that usher'd in the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying themselves and their children, till the day that Noe entred into the ark,

If then there be a servant, appointed by his master to take care of his family, who faithfully and prudently distributes their allowance according to the establishment: happy is the servant,

the master of that servant will come in a day when he least expects it, and at an hour he is not aware of;

The kingdom of the Messiah will then be such, as when ten virgins took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

and the foolish said to the wise, give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out.

but the wise answered, for fear there should not be enough for us and you, go rather to those that sell; and buy for your selves.

Lord, Lord, pray let us in. but he answered, I assure you, I know you not.

fear made me hide the talent under ground: but there you have what is your own.

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.

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.

and the king will reply, I declare unto you, your having done this for one of the least of these my brethren, is the same thing as doing it for me.

to this he will reply, I declare unto you, your not doing this for one of the least of these, is the same thing as not doing it for me.

About this time the chief priests, and the elders of the people, assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

one of his disciples seeing this, with indignation said, to what purpose is this waste?

Jesus perceiving this, said to them, why do you trouble the woman? for what she has done is out of regard to me.

for her pouring this ointment on my body, is preparative to my burial.

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, and said, where would you have us make the preparations for the paschal-supper?

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.

the disciples then did as Jesus appointed, and made ready the passover.