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Mt. xxii. 8.

9.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, Jerusalem. but they which were bidden were not worthy.

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye
shall find, bid to the marriage.

10. So those servants went out into the highways, and ga-
thered together all as many as they found, both bad and
good and the wedding was furnished with guests.

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12.

13.

14.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

MATT. xxi. part of ver. 23, 24, 25, 26. ver. 27. part of ver. 34.
ver. 35, 36. and part of ver. 37.

23 the chief priests-and said, By what authority doest
thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 And Jesus answered and said unto them

25-from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with them-
selves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say-
26 for all hold John as a prophet.

27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And
he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do
these things.

34 he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

37 But-be sent unto them his son, saying, They will rever-
ence my son.

MARK Xi. part of ver. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. xii. part of ver. 1,
2, 3, 4. ver. 7, 8. part of ver. 9. ver. 10, 11. and part of ver. 12.

27 -there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders,

28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority

29-I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 The baptism of John

31-Why then did ye not believe him?

32 But if we shall say, Of men

1 And he began to speak unto them by parables, A certain
man planted a vineyard-and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country.

2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant-
3 And they-

4-and sent him away

7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the
heir;, come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the
vineyard.

2 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do-and

Mat.xxii.15.

Lu. xx. 20.

destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto Jerusalem. others.

10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. LUKE XX. part of ver. 1. ver. 3, 4, 5. part of ver. 6, 7. ver. 8. part of ver. 9, 10, 11. 14. ver. 15. part of ver. 16, 17. ver. 18. and part of ver. 19.

1-came upon him, with the elders,

3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say,
From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
6 But and if we say, Of men—-

7 And they answered, That they could not tell

8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

9

A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country

10 that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyardand sent him away empty.

11 And again he sent another servant

14 But when the husbandmen saw him-saying, This is the
heir come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall
give the vineyard to others-

17 --The stone which the builders rejected, the same is be-
come the head of the corner?

18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

but

19 And the chief priests—the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that

he

SECTION XIV.

Christ replies to the Herodians.

MATT. xxii. 15-22. MARK Xii. 13-17. LUKE XX. 20-26.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they
might entangle him in his talk.

And they watched him, and sent forth

Mark xii.13. unto him certain of

Mat.xxii.16. their disciples with the Herodians,

Lu. xx. 20. spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words; that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

Mark xii.14.

And when they were come,

La. xx. 21. they asked him,

Mat.xxii.16, saying, Master, we know that thou art true,

Ln. xx. 21. that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any,

Markxii.14. and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the of men, but teachest the way of God in truth:

person

Mat.xxii.17. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not?

Markxii.15.

Shall we give, or shall we not give?

Mat.xxii.18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said,

Markxii.15. knowing their hypocrisy,

Mat.xxii.18. Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19. Shew me the tribute money.

Markxii. 15. bring me a penny, that I may see it.

Mat.xxii. 19. And they brought unto him a penny.

20.

21.

Luke xx. 26.

Mat.xxii.22.

And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people and

When they had heard these words, they marvelled,

Lukexx. 26. at his answer, and held their peace.
Mat.xxii.22. and left him, and went their way.

MATT. xxii. part of ver. 16.

16 And they sent out unto him-and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men.

MARK Xii. part of ver. 13, 14, 15. and ver. 16, 17.

13 And they send-of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

14 they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true -Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?

15-But he said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is
this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar's.
17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cesar the
things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
And they marvelled at him.

LUKE XX. part of ver. 21. ver. 22, 23, 24, 25. and part of ver. 26.
21 And saying, Master, we know-but teachest the way of
God truly:

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no?

23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar's.

25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

26-they marvelled

SECTION XV.

Christ replies to the Sadducees.

MATT. xxii. 23-33. MARK Xii. 18-27.

LUKE XX. 27-40.

Jerusalem.

Luke xx. 27.
Mat.xxii.23.

Then came to him

The same day,

Lukexx.27. certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any Jerusalem. resurrection"; and they asked him,

28.

Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, brother die,

If any man's Mar. xii. 19. and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Mat.xxii.25.

Now there were with us

Luke xx.29. therefore, seven brethren: and the first

Mat.xxii.25. when he had married a wife, deceased, and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother.

Luke xx.30.

31.

And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
And the third

Mark xii.21. likewise

Luke xx. 31. took her, and in like manner the seven also
Mark xii. 22. had her,

Luke xx.31. and they left no children, and died.

32.

Mark xii. 23.

Last of all, the woman died also.

In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be

Mat.xxii.28 of the seven? for they all had her

Mark xii.23. to wife.

24.

And Jesus answering, said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God?

Lukexx.34. The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage.

Mt. xxii. 30. In the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

"Bishop Warburton endeavoured to show that the doctrine of the resurrection could not be proved from the law of Moses; he omitted, in this paradoxical attempt, to confute the argument which may be derived from the traditional interpretation of their Scriptures, by the Jews. The Sadducees, like sects in all Churches, became a party, by rejecting the common faith of their countrymen, and by affecting a singularity of opinion. The Jews were accustomed to censure all who denied that the resurrection could be proved from the law: Hi sunt qui partem non habent in seculo futuro: qui dicunt, legem non esse de

et resurrectionem non probari אין תחיית המתים מן התורה,celo

posse ex lege (a).

The Sadducees asked the question that follows, for the purpose of ridiculing the doctrine of the resurrection. In our Lord's answer, he not only rectified their opinions, but so explained the doctrine, as to overthrow the erroneous decision of the Pharisees on the same point; who had decided that if two brothers married one woman, she should be restored at the resurrection to the elder, or to him to whom she had been first married (b).

(a) Avoda Sara, fol. 18. 1. Sanhedrim, fol. 90. 1. Ap Schoetgen, Horæ Heb. vol. i. p. 176. (b) The same idea, that in the resurrection, &c. Matt. xxii.30. is found in Massecheth Derech Erez, in Jalkut Rubeni, fok 134.1.

ולא אכילה ושתייה (in culo non sedent (ad mensam אין ישיבה למעלה

neque edunt aut bibunt; neque liberos generant. It like-
wise occurs in Berachoth, fol. 171. and in Sohar. Exod. fol. 48. col.
190. and Jalkut Rubeni, fol. 178. 2.

Luke xx.35.

But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that Jerusalem. world, and the resurrection from the dead,

Mark xii.25, when they shall rise from the dead, they

Luke xx. 35, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
Mat.xxii.30, but are as the angels of God

Mark xii.25, which are in heaven.

Luke xx.36. Neither can they die any more; for they are equal unto the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Mat.xxii.31.

But as touching the resurrection of the dead,
Luke xx.37. now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed:
Mark xii.26. have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush
God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mat.xxii.32. God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Luke xx.38. for all live unto him.

Mark xii.27. ye therefore do greatly err.

Luke xx.39.

40.

Then certain of the Scribes answering, said, Master, thou hast well said.

all.

And after that, they durst not ask him any question at

Mat.xxii.33. And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

MATT. Xxii. part of ver. 23. ver. 24. part of ver. 25. ver. 26, 27,
28, 29. and part of ver. 30, 31, 32.

23 came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no
resurrection, and asked him,

24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

25-seven brethren: and the first

26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.

28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of
the seven? for they all had her.

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

30 For in heaven

31-have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob ?-

MARK Xii. ver. 18. part of ver. 19. ver. 20. and part of ver. 21,
22, 23. 25, 26, 27.

18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no
resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die—
20 Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife,
and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and died; neither left he any
seed: and the third-

22 And the seven-and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

23 of them? for the seven had her

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