38. This is the first and great strength. commandment. mandment.

39. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40. On these two command. ments hang all the law and the prophets.

31. And the second is like, namely, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

There is none other commandment greater than these.

32. And the Scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God: and there is none other but he :

33. And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.

ST. LUKE, XX., X. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind:

and thy neighbour as thyself.

28. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right : this do, and thou shalt live.

29. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

30. And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

31. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came, and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35. And on the morrow, when he departed he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, take care of him and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.

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36. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

37. And he said, He that

ST. MATTHEW, XXIII.

12. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. (1)

13. ¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men. For ye neither go in yourselves; neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

14. Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer, therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (2)

15. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

16. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

17. Ye fools, and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

18. And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

19. Ye fools, and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift;

20. Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

21. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwellth therein.

22. And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and annise and cummin; and have omitted the weightier matters of law, judg. These ment, mercy and faith.

ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

24. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel !

25. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

(2) [v. 14. Not in any ancient MS. -Alford.]

ST. MARK, XII.

(1) L. XIV. 11, P. 129. XVIII. 14, P. 111.

in the markets.

Continued P. 136.

ST. MATTHEW, XXIII.

ST. MARK, XII.

ST. LUKE, XI.

for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

26. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

27. Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are like unto whited sepulchres; which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

28. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

29. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye build the tombs of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres 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 be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

32. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

33. Ye serpents! ye generation of vipers! how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

34. ¶ Wherefore behold, I send unto you Prophets, and wise men,

Chap. XI., from P. 38.

37. tain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in and sat down to meat.

And as he spake, a cer

38. And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

39. And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40. Ye fools! Did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?

41. But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

Continued P. 135,

From P. 135.

44. Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

45. Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, Thus saying, thou reproachest us also.

46. And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! For ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the

ST. JOHN, XIII.

burdens with one of your fingers. M. XXIII. 4. 47. Woe unto you!

for ye build the sepulchres of the Prophets,

and your fathers killed them.

48. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them; and ye build their sepulchres.

49. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them Prophets and Apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

50. That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation;

51. From the blood of Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple.

Verily, I say unto you, It

shall be required of this generation.

52. Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye enter not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

53. And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

54. Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

37. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chicken under her wings; and ye would not!

38. Behold your house is left unto you desolate.

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

For Chap. XII., see P. 54. Chap. XIII., from P. 42.

31. The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out and depart hence; for Herod will kill thee.

32. And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox; beheld I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

33. Nevertheless I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 34. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

35. Behold your house is left unto you desolate and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

For Chap. XIV., see P. 128.