Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν Γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, εἰδὼς ὅτι και λῶς αὐτοῖς ἀπεκρίθη, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν Ποία ἐστὶ πρώτη πασῶν ἐντολή ;

* And one of the Scribes came, and have ing heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

a Then one of them which was a Lawyer, asked him a question tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Matt. xxii. 35, 36.

VER. 29.

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ· Ὅτι πρώτη πασῶν τῶν ἐντολῶν· ̓́Ακουε Ισραὴλ, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, Κύριος εἷς ἐστι.

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, a Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

a Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, Deut. vi, 4, 5.

A. D. 33.

| Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other VER. 33.

but he:

Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ὅτι νουνεχῶς τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ. Καὶ οὐδεὶς οὐκέἀπεκρίθη, εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Οὐ μακρὰν εἶ ἀπὸ τι ἐτόλμα αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι.

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.a And no man after that durst ask him any question.

a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 46.
VER. 35.

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγε, διδάσκων ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· Πῶς γέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς, ὅτι ὁ Χριστὸς υἱός ἐστι Δαβίδ ;

a And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the Scribes that Christ is the son of David ?

a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 41--45.
VER. 36.

τῷ ἁγίῳ· Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου Αὐτὸς γὰρ Δαβὶδ εἶπεν ἐν τῷ Πνεύματι κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχ θρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

A. D. 33.

Βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων, τῶν θελόντων ἐν στολαῖς περιπατεῖν, καὶ ἀσπασε μοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς,

And he said unto them in his doctrine, a Beware of the Scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market-places,

2 See on Matt. xxiii. ver. 5-7.

9.

*A piece of brass money: See Matt. x.

a And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all : For all

these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had, Luke xxi. 1--4.

VER. 42.

Καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα πτωχὴ ἔβαλε λεπτὰ δύο, ὅ ἐστι κοδράντης.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two* mites, which make a farthing.

It is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money.

VER. 43.

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A. D. 33.

Πάντες γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος αὐτοῖς | ἔβαλον· αὕτη δὲ ἐκ τῆς ὑστερήσεως αὐτῆς πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν ἔβαλεν, ὅλον τὸν βίον αὐτῆς.

For all they did cast in of their abundance: but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

CHAP. XIII.-VER. 1.

Καὶ ἐκπορευομένου αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, λέγει αὐτῷ εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ· Διδάσ καλε, ἴδε ποταποὶ λίθοι, καὶ ποταπαὶ οἶκοδομαί.

a And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

a See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 1-9.

VER. 2.

Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκριθεὶς, εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Βλέπεις ταύτας τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς; οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ λίθος ἐπὶ λίθῳ, ὃς οὐ μὴ καὶ ταλυθῇ.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

VER. 3.

Καὶ καθημένου αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν κατ' ἰδίαν Πέτρος, καὶ Ἰάκωβος, καὶ Ἰωάν ἐλαιῶν κατέναντι τοῦ ἱηροῦ, ἐπηρώτων αὐτὴ νης, καὶ ̓Ανδρέας·

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

VER. 4.

Εἰπὲ ἡμῖν πότε ταῦτα ἔσται, καὶ τί τὸ σημεῖον ὅταν μέλλῃ πάντα ταῦτα συντε λεῖσθαι;

Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

VER. 5.

A. D. 33.

A. D. 33.

Καὶ εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη δεῖ πρῶτον κηρυχθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον.

a See on Matt. xxiv. ver. 14.

VER. 11.

Ὅταν δὲ ἀγάγωσιν ὑμᾶς παραδιδόντες, μὴ προμεριμνᾶτε τί λαλήσητε, μηδὲ με λετᾶτε· ἀλλ ̓ ὃ ἐὰν δοθῇ ὑμῖν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ

house :

VER. 16.

Καὶ ὁ εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν ὢν, μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, ἆραι τὸ ἱμάτυον αὑτοῦ.

And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.