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up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

8 And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any iman by faise accusation, I restore him fourfold.

9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Of a nobleman and his servants.

11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin :

21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did

not sow:

23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

Lesson 74.-Mary anoints Jesus. LUKE XIX. 28; JOHN xi. 55-xii. 1. MT. xxvi. 6-13; Mк. xiv. 3—9; JOHN xii. 2—11. Geography: Bethany.

[Commit to memory Mark xiv. 3; John xii. 3-8.]

LUKE 19. 28-And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.

JOHN 11, 55--And the Jews' passover was nigh t hand: and many went out of the country up

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to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

JOHN 12. 1-Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

Jesus is anointed by Mary.-Bethany.*

MATT. 26. 6-Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

JOHN 12, 2-there they made him a supper; end Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

3 Then took Mary

MATT. 26. 7-an alabaster box of

JOHN 12. 3-a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly,

MARK 14. 3-and she brake the box, and poured it on his head,

MATT. 26. 7-as he sat at meat,

JOHN 12. 3-and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,

5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

MARK 14. 4-And there were some that had

By careful comparison, this will be seen to be entirely distinct from the anointing recorded by Luke, vii. 36-50. So Doddridge.

indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the olntment made?

5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

MATT. 26. 10-When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? MARK 14. 6-Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me:

JOHN 13. 7-against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

MARK 14. 7-For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

8 She hath done what she could:

MATT. 26. 12-for in that she hath poured this ointment on my body,

MARK 14. 8-she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world,

MATT. 26. 13-there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

The high priests consult to kill Jesus.

JOHN 12. 9-Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

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Lesson 75.-Jesus' triumphal entry

into Jerusalem.

MATT. XXI. 1-11, 14-17; MARK Xi. 1-11; LUKE XIX. 29-44; JOHN xii. 12-36. Geography: Bethany.-Bethphage.-Jerusalem. [Commit &c. Matt. xxi. 1-6, or Mark xi. 7-10.] The people meet Jesus.

JOHN 12. 12-On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Jesus sends from Bethphage for an ass.

MATT. 21. 1-And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come

LUKE 19, 29-nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives,

MATT. 21. 1-then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway,

MARK 11, 2-as soon as ye be entered into it, MATT. 21. 2-ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her;

LUKE 19. 30-whereon yet never man sat;

MATT. 21. 2-loose them, and bring them unto me.

MARK 11, 3-And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that

MATT. 21. 3-The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them MARK 11, 3-hither.

MATT. 21. 4-All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, King cometh unto thee, meek, and an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6. And the disciples

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