Christ foretelleth the

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.h

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, i Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

CHAPTER XXIV.

1 The destruction of the temple foretold. 29 Of Christ's coming to judgment.

AND a Jesus went out, and de

parted from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple.

A. D. 33.

h Zec. 11.6. i ch.21.9. Ps. 118.26. a Mar. 13.1. Lu.21.5.

b iki.9.7. Je.26.18. Lu. 19.44. c 1Th.5.1,

&c.

d Col.2.8. 2Th.2.3.

e Je. 14.14.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily If Da.XI. say unto you, There b shall not be g Hag.2.21,22 left here one stone upon another, h Lu.21.12. that shall not be thrown down. i Jno. 16.2. 3 And as he sat upon the mount Ac.7.59. of Olives, the disciples came unto k ch.13.21. him privately, saying, Tell us, 12Pe.2.1. when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world ?c 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Taked heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my e name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

1Jno.4.3. m ITi.4.1. n Re.3. 15, 16. o Re.2.10. p ch.28.19.

Ro. 10.18. Re. 14.6. q Da.9.27. 12.11.

6 And when ye shall hear of wars f and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things r Lu.23.29. must come to pass, but the end is s Da. 12.1. not yet. t Is.65.8,9. 7 For g nation shall rise against u De.13.1-3. nation, and kingdom against king-v ver. 5.11. dom and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

w2Th.2.9-11.

Re. 13.13.

destruction of the temple.

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 Andr wo unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath-day:

21 Fors then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: butt for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 Then u if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 Forv there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and to shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, (if it were possible,) they shall deceive the very elect.

25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 For as the lightningy cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever z the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 Immediately after the tribu

sorrows.

9 Then h shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill i you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many bek offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

29.

y Zec.9.14. Lu. 17.24,&c. z Job 39.30. a Is. 13.10.

Eze.32.7.

Am.5.20. Ac.2.20. Re.6.12. b 2Pe.3.10.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive m many. 12 And because iniquity shall c Da.7.13. abound, the love of many shall: wax n cold.

13 But o he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be p preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

1

Re. 1.7. d ch.16.27.

Mar. 13.26. Lu.22.69. or, with a trumpet and a great

voice.

15 When ye, therefore, shall see e 1Th.4.16. the abomination of desolation, spo-f Zec. 14.5. keng of by Daniel the prophet, g Lu.21.29. stand in the holy place, (whoso 2 He. readeth, let him understand :)

16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains:

h He.3. 18,19. Re.22.11.

be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavensb shall be shaken.

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man c in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they d shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels 1 with a great sound e of a trumpet; and they shall gather together his elect f from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32 Now learn g a parable of the fig tree: When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even h at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled.

o chỉ 13.52. p ch.25.21. q 1Th.5.3. Re.3.3.

3 or, cut him off.

r ch.25.30.

6 And at midnightg there was a cry h made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out i to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.k

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your

a Ps.45.14. Ca.6.8,9. 2Co. 11.2.

42 Watch m therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the good-b Jno.3.29. man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come. he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

c ch.22.10. Je.24.2,9. d Is.48.1.

e 1Jno.2.20. f1Th.5.6.

g Re. 16. 15. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise h 1Th.4.16. servant, whom his lord hath made; Am.4.12. ruler over his household, n to give 1 or, going. them meat in due season? o

46 Blessed is that servant, whom k Lu. 12.35. his lord when he cometh shall find 1 18.55.1,6. so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you, that he shall make him ruler p over all his goods.

m Am.8.12,

n Ja.5.9.

13.

He. 12.17.

48 But and if that evil servant shall o ch.7.21-23. say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fel-p Hab. 1.13. low-servants, and to eat and drink 9 ch.24.42.44. with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day q when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of;

51 And shall 3 cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there r shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

CHAPTER XXV.

Mar. 13.33

35.

Lu.21.36. rLu. 19.12,&c.

2 A talent is 1871.10s. ch. 18.24. $ Ro. 12.6. 1Co.12.4, &c. Ep.4.11.

1 The parable of the ten virgins; 14| of the talents, and the reward to t ch.24.48. those who improve them. 31 Of the u ch.18.23,24. last judgment.

Tven be likened unto ten virgins, a which took their lamps, and

THEN shall the kingdom of hea

v Lu. 12.44. 22.29. Re.3.21.

10 And while m they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.n

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, o Lord, Lord, open

to us.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, Ip know you not. 13 Watch 4 therefore, for ye know q neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

14 T Forr the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five 2 talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability;s and straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same and made them other five talents.

17 And likewise he that had receiv

ed two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19 After a long time,t the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth u with them.

20 And so he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

21 His lord said unto him, Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make the rulerv over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

35 Heaven i and earth shall pass | away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 But k of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

A. D. 33.

i Ps. 102.26. Is.51.6.

k Zec. 14.7. 1Th.5.2.

7 Ge.6.2.
m Lu. 12.39,
40.

Re.3.3.
16.15.

38 For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noen Je.3. 15. entered into the ark,

39 And knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left.

41 Two woman shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

o ch.13.52.

p ch.25.21. 9 1Th.5.3. Re.3.3.

3 or, cut him off.

Parable of the ten virgins.

went forth to meet the bridegroom.b

2 And five c of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil d with them: 4 But the wise took oile in their vessels with their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnightg there was a cry h made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out i to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are 1 gone out.k

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather l to them that sell, and buy for your

42 Watch m therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the good-b Jno.3.29. man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

c ch.22.10. Je.24.2,9. d Is.48.1.

e 1Jno.2.20. f1Th.5.6.

g Re. 16. 15.

46 Blessed is that servant, whom k Lu. 12.35. his lord when he cometh shall find 18.55.1,6. so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, that hem Am.8.12, shall make him ruler p over all his goods.

n Ja.5.9.

13.

He. 12.17.

48 But and if that evil servant shall o ch.7.21-23. say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 And shall begin to smite his fel-P Hab. 1. 13. low-servants, and to eat and drink 9 ch.24.42.44. with the drunken;

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day q when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of;

51 And shall 3 cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there r shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

CHAPTER XXV.

Mar. 13.33

35.

Lu.21.36. rLu. 19. 12,&c.

2 A talent is 1871.109.

ch. 18.24. & Ro. 12.6. 1Co.12.4,

&c.

Ep.4.11.

1 The parable of the ten virgins; 14 of the talents, and the reward to t ch.24.48. those who improve them. 31 Of the last judgment.

THEN shall the kingdom of hea

ven be likened unto ten virgins, a which took their lamps, and

u ch. 18.23,24.

v Lu. 12.44. 22.29. Re.3.21.

10 And while m they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.n

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, o Lord, Lord, open

to us.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, Ip know you not. 13 Watch q therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

14 Forr the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

15 And unto one he gave five 2 talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability;s and straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same and made them other five talents.

17 And likewise he that had receiv ed two, he also gained other two.

18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19 After a long time,t the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth u with them.

20 And so he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

21 His lord said unto him, Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make the rulerv over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Parable of the ten talents.

22 He also that had received two talents, came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

A. D. 33.

w Job 21.15. Je.2.31.

y Pr.26.13. Re.21.8.

z ch. 18.32. Job 15.5,6. Lu. 19.22. Jude 15.

a ch.13.12. 24 Then he which had received Mar.4.25. the one talent, came, and said, Lu.8.18. Lord, I knew thee that thou art an 19.26. hard man, w reaping where thoub Lu. 10.42. hast not sown, z and gathering c ch.8.12. where thou hast not strawed:

25 And I was afraid, y and went! and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked z and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

d ch.16.27.

19.28. Da.7.13. Zec. 14.5. Mar.8.38. Ac. 1.11. ITh.4.16. 2Th. 1.7. Jude 14.

Re. 1.7.

2Co.5.10. Re.20.12.

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, e Ro. 14.10. and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.

29 For unto a every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away b even that which he hath.

30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: c there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

fch. 13.49.

Eze.20.38. g Ps.78.52. Jno. 10.14, 27. h He. 1.3. Ps. 115.15.

k Ro.8.17. 1 Pe.1.4. 11Th.2.12.

Re.5.10. m ICo.2.9.

The last judgment.

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch s as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting u fire, prepared for the devil and his

angels:

42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: 1 was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch w as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to

me.

n Is.58.7.

Eze. 18.7. o 1 Pe.4.9.

31 When d the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before e him shall be ga-P Ja.2.15,16. thered all nations: and he shall 9 Ja. 1.27. r2Ti. 1. 16. separate them one from another, He. 13.2. as a shepherd g divideth his sheep from the goats:

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, h but the goats on the left.

s Pr. 19.17.

Mar.9.41.
He.6.10.

t Lu. 13.27. 13.40.42.

Re. 14.11.

34 Then shall the King say untouch. them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed i of my Father, inherit the v Jude 6. kingdom prepared m for you from the foundation of the world.

Re.20.10. w Zec.2.8. Ac.9.5.

x Da. 12.2.

35 For In was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger,o Jno.5.29. and ye took me in: (CHAP. 26.) 36 Naked, p and ye clothed me: a Mar.14.1, &c. I was sick, and ye visitedą me: I was Lu. 22. 1,&c. in prison, r and ye came unto me. Jno. 13.1,&c. 37 Then shall the righteous an- b Ps.2.2. swer him, saying, Lord, when saw c Jno. 11.1,2. we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

12.3.

had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

2 Ye know a that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be cruci

fied.

3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4 And consulted b that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 There camec unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

9 For this ointment might have