MATT. XXIII.

Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of plunder and injustice. 26 Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the dish, that the outside also of them may be clean. Woe for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepul. chres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous uuto men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, 30 and say, 'If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.' 31 Wherefore ye bear testimony unto yourselves, that ye are sons of them that killed the prophets. 32 And fill ye up the measure of your fathers! 83 Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers, how can ye escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Where. fore, behold I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and

some of them ye will kill

MATT. XXIII. XXIV. and crucify; and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how often would I have gathered thy children together unto me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38 Behold, your house is left by you desolate. 39 For I say unto you, Ye will not see me henceforth, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.""

§12.

CH. XXIV. And Jesus And as he was deAnd as some spake went forth, and was de-parting out of the concerning the temple, parting from the temple: temple, one of his dis- that it was adorned with and his disciples came ciples saith unto him, goodly stones and gifts, to him to show him the buildings of the temple. * But Jesus said unto them, "See ye not all these things? verily 1 say unto you, There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down."

• "These things

"Rabbi! behold! what he said,
stones and what build-
ings!" 2 And Jesus an-
swered and said unto which ye behold-the
him, "Seest thou these days will come, in which
great buildings? there
will not be left one stone
upon another, that will
not be thrown down."

there will not be left one
stone upon another, †
that will not be thrown
down."

SECT. VI.

DISCOURSES ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES: Part I. Prophecy respecting

the Destruction of Jerusalem: Exhortations to Watchfulness.

MATT. XΧΙV.

3 AND as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"*

4 And Jesus

3 AND as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 7 AND they asked him, 4 "Tell us, when shall saying, "Rabbi! when these things be? and therefore will these things what will be the sign be? and what will be the when all these things are sign when these thingsare about to be fulfilled?" about to come to pass!" 5 But Jesus answering & But he said, "Take heed answered and said unto them began to say, "Take that ye be not deceived ; them, "Take heed lest heed lest any one deceive for many will come in my any one deceive you: you: 6 for many will name, saying, 'I am he;' 5 for many will come in come in my name, saying, and 'The time draweth my name, saying, 'I am I am he; and will near: go ye not therethe Christ; and will deceive many. But fore after them. 9 But deceive many. But ye when ye shall hear of when ye shall hear of will hear of wars and wars and rumours of wars and commotions, rumours of wars; see wars, be ye not troubled: be not terrified: for these that ye be not troubled; for these things must things must first come to for all things must come come to pass; but the pass; but the end is not to pass; but the end is end is not yet. For straightway." 10 Then not yet. 7 For nation nation will rise against said he unto them, "Nawill rise against nation, nation, and kingdom tion will rise against and kingdom against against kingdom : and nation, and kingdom

7

8

against kingdom: " and there will be great earthquakes in divers places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

12 "But before all these things, they will lay their hands upon you, and will persecute you, delivering

• Or, of the termination of this age (i. e. dispensation), της συντελείας του αιώνος.
† ωδίνων, peculiarly the pangs of labour.

MATT. XXIV.

MARK XIII.

LUKE XΧΙ.

JOHN

sake.*

nations for my name's ye will be beaten, and you up to synagogues and prisons, after ye have been brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. 13 And this will befall you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to premeditate what defence ye shall make.

11

15

14

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which not all your adversaries shall be able to gainsay or resist. 16 But

ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them. 10 And the gospel must first be published among all the nations. But when they shall bring you, and 10 And then will deliver you up, take no many be caused to fall anxious thought beforeaway; and they will de- hand what ye shall speak, liver up one another, and nor meditate: but whathate one another. "And soever shall be given you many false prophets will in that hour, speak ye: arise, and will deceive for it is not ye that ye will be delivered up many. 12 And because speak, but the holy spirit. both by parents, and iniquity shall be mul- 12 But brother will de- brethren, and kindred, tiplied; the love of many liver up brother to death; will wax cold. 13 But and father, his child; and he that endureth unto children will rise up athe end, the same will gainst their parents, and be preserved.+ 14 And will cause them to be this gospel of the king- put to death. 13 And ye dom will be preached will be hated by all men in all the world for a for my name's sake: but testimony unto all the he that endureth unto nations; and then will the end, the same will be the end come. preserved.+

and friends; and some of
you they will cause to be
put to death. 17 And ye
will be hated by all men
for my name's sake.

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19

Yet a hair of your head shall not perish. By your endurance ye will maintain your lives.‡

20 "But when ye shall

15 "When therefore ye 14 " But when ye shall shall see the abomination see the abomination see Jerusalem compassed

*

Matthew has omitted here several things before delivered in the Instructions to the Apostles. † σωθησεται.

1 κτησασθε τας ψυχας ύμων, the imperative having the force of the future.

MATT. XXIV.

19 "But woe for them that are with child, and for them that give suck, in those days! 20 And pray ye that your flight be not in stormy weather, nor on the sabbath: 21 for then will he great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever will be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh could be preserved: but for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

،

17 "But woe for them 23 "But woe for them
that are with child, that are with child,
and for them that give and for them that give
suck, in those days!
18 And pray ye that your
flight be not in stormy
weather. 19 For those days
will be tribulation, such
as hath not been from the
beginning of the creation
which God created, until
this time, and will never
be. 20 And unless the
Lord shortened those
days, no flesh could be
preserved: but for the
sake of the elect, whom
he hath elected, he hath
shortened the days.

suck, in those days!
for there will be great
distress in the land, and
wrath on this people. χειμωνος

23 "Then if any one 21 "And then if any shall say unto you, Lo, one shall say to you, 'Lo, here is the Christ' or, here is the Christ,' or 'Here;' believe it not: 'Lo, there;' believe it 24 for there will arise not: 22 for there will arise false Christs and false prophets; and they will show signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, even the elect.. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all

false Christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders; so as to dedeive, if possible, even the elect.* 25 Behold, I have foretold you all things. 26 If, therefore, things. they say unto you, 'Lo, he is in the desert;' go not forth: 'Lo, he

24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be be fulfilled.

σωθησεται

• Or, the chosen, τους εκλεκτους. So in Mark xiii. 20, οὓς εξελέξατο, whom he hath chosen. The verb and adnoun, in Hellenistie usage, had the force of selected for privileges and approved for excellence. See Schleusner.