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came to him, with her sons, worshipping him, 22 and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand; and the other 23 on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup of which I shall drink, and to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? They say 24 unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give; except to them 25 for whom it is prepared by my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with 26 indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great, exer27 cise authority upon them. Let it not be so among you; but whosoever will be great 28 among you, let him be your minister: And whosoever will be chief among you, let him 29 be your servant : Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 30 And as they departed from Jericho, a great 31 multitude followed him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of

32 David.* And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, 33 O Lord, thou son of David. And Jesus stood

still, and called them, and said, What will ye 34 that I should do unto you? They say unto 35 him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. And Jesus being moved with compassion touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes receiv. ed sight, and they followed him.

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CHAP. XXI.

AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethpage, unto the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her loose them and 3 bring them unto me. And if any one say any thing to you, ye shall say, the Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send 4 them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,† 5 saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting 6 upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And

the disciples went, and did as Jesus command7 ed them, and brought the ass, and the colt,

* Son of David was one of the titles applied to the Méssiah by the Jews.

† See Zachariah ix. 9.

and put on them their clothes, and they set him 8 thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in 9 the way. And the multitude that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David :* blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna, 10 in the highest strains. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, 11 saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth in Galilee.

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And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that 13 sold doves. And he said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in 15 the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the 16 son of David; they were sore displeased, and said unto him, Hearest thou what these say ? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea, and have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and 17 sucklings thou hast perfected praise? And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there.

That is, God preserve the Son of David.

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Now in the morning, as he returned into 19 the city, he was hungry. And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig-tree withered 20 away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree 21 withered away? Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be 22 done. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? and who 24 gave thee this authority ?* And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in likewise will will tell you by what authority I do these 25 things. The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, from heaven; he will say unto us, why did ye not 26 then believe him? But if we shall say, Of

* Why did they not ingenuously confess with Nicodemus, that Christ could not have done such mighty works except God were with him? There was no way to account for the miracles he performed, but by admitting that he had divine power and authority.

for all consider answered Jesus, And he said unto

men; we fear the people 27 John a prophet. And they and said, We cannot tell. them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

28 But what think ye? A man had two sons;

and he came to the first, and said, Son, go 29 work to-day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repentAnd he came to the second, and said likewise: And he answered and said, 31 I will; yet went not. Whether of the two

30 ed,* and went.

did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first, Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots 32 precede you into the kingdom of God. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not but the publicans and the harlots believed him, and ye, when ye had seen, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

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Hear another parable: There was a certain householder who planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to hus34 bandmen, and went into a far country. And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and 36 killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants of more dignity than the

* That is, changed his mind.

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