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Jerusalem.

drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day
come upon you unawares.

For as a snare shall it come on all them that Luke xxi. 35. dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye Luke xxi. 36. may be accounted worthy to escape all these things

that shall come to pass, and to stand before the
Son of man.

SECTION XXII.

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.

MATT. XXV. 1—14.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened Matt. xxv. 1. unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

And five of them were wise, and five were Matt, xxv. 2. foolish.

They that were foolish took their lamps, and Matt. xxv. 3. took no oil with them :

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their Matt. xxv. 4. lamps.

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slum- Matt. xxv. 5. bered and slept.

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold Matt. xxv. 6. the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their Matt. xxv. 7. lamps.

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of Matt. xxv. 8.

* Or, going your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

out.

t Ch. xxiv. 42.

Mark xiii. 33.

But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there Matt, xxv. 9. be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather

to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom Matt. xxv. 10. came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Matt. xxv. 11. Lord, Lord, open to us.

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, Matt. xxv.12. I know

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you not.

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day Matt. xxv. 13. nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Matt. xxv. 14.

Matt. xxv. 15.

Matt. xxv. 16.

Matt. xxv. 17.

Matt. xxv. 18.

Matt. xxv. 19.

Matt. xxv, 20.

Matt. xxv. 21.

Matt. xxv. 22.

Matt. xxv. 23.

Matt. xxv. 24.

Matt. xxv. 25.

Matt. xxv. 26.

SECTION XXIII.

Parable of the Servants and the Talents,

MATT. XXV. 14-31.

u Luke xix.

"For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travel- Jerusalem. ling into a far country, who called his own servants, 12. and delivered unto them his goods.

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And unto one he gave five talents, to another * A talent is two, and to another one; to every man according xviii. 24. to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents; behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and · faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

VOL. I.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

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x Ch. xiii. 12. Mark iv. 25.

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money Matt, xxv. 27. to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should

have received mine own with usury.

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it Matt. xxv. 28. unto him which hath ten talents.

* For unto every one that hath shall be given, Matt. xxv. 29. Luke viii. 18. and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer Matt. xxv. 30. darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

y Is. lviii. 7. Ezek. xviii. 7.

SECTION XXIV.

Christ declares the Proceedings at the Day of Judgment.

MATT. XXV. 31, to the end.

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, Matt. xxv. 31. and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

And before him shall be gathered all nations: Matt. xxv. 22. and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, Matt.xxv. 33. but the goats on the left.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right Matt.xxv. 34. hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world 21:

y For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: Matt. xxv.35. I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye Matt. xxv. 96. visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Matt. xxv. 97. Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

21 This is one of the passages on which many excellent men have endeavoured to establish the doctrine of a personal election to eternal life: whereas the expression is a mere Hebraism. The Jews believed that there was a temple in heaven prepared for their nation before the foundation of the world; and in allusion to this received opinion, this expression is here used, roμaoμévny, Heb. IP-Tanchuma, fol. 61. 4. Templum superius, sc. cœleste, y pina xinw :byn xbw, quod præparatum est, antequam mundus crearetur. The whole parable abounds with Hebraisms.-Schoetgen, Hor. Heb. vol. i. p. 219.

Matt.xxv. 38.

Matt. xxv. 39.

Matt. xxv. 40.

Matt. xxv. 41.

Matt. xxv. 42.

Matt. xxv. 43.

Matt. xxv. 44.

Matt. xxv. 45.

Matt, xxv. 46.

When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? Jerusalem. or naked, and clothed thee?

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

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ch. vii. 23.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlast- z Ps. vi. 8. ing fire, prepared for the devil and his angels : For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did

not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

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Dan. xii. 2.

And these shall go away into everlasting pu- John v. 29. nishment but the righteous into life eternal.

SECTION XXV.

Christ retires from the City to the Mount of Olives.
LUKE XXI. 37, 38.

Luke xxi. 37. And in the day time he was teaching in the
temple; and at night he went out, and abode in

Luke xxi. 38.

the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.

SECTION XXVI.

Wednesday, second Day before the Crucifixion-Christ foretells his approaching Death.

Mark xiv. 1.

MATT. XXVI. 1, 2. MARK xiv. part of ver. 1.

Matt. xxvi. 1.

After two days was the feast of the Passover, and of unleavened bread.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

Jerusalem.

b Luke xxii.1.

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Matt. xxvi. 2.

John xiii. 1. Passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be

crucified.

SECTION XXVII.

John xi. 47.

The Rulers consult how they may take Christ.
MARK xiv. part of ver. 1, and ver. 2.
LUKE Xxii. 1, 2.

MATT. xxvi. 3—6.

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, Luke xxii, 1. which is called the Passover.

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Then assembled together the Chief Priests, Matt. xxvi. 3. and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, unto

the palace of the High Priest, who was called
Caiaphas.

And consulted

[and] sought how they might take

Jesus by subtilty,

by craft, and put him to death.

Matt. xxvi. 4.

Mark xiv. 1.

Matt. xxvi. 4.

Mark xiv. 1.

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there Mark xiv. 2.

be an uproar

among the people:

for they feared the people ".

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Matt. xxvi. 5.

Luke xxii. 2.

MATT. XXVI. part of ver. 4, 5.

that they might take-and kill him.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar

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2 And the Chief Priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him.

SECTION XXVIII.

Judas agrees with the Chief Priests to betray Christ 2. MATT. XXVI. 14-17. MARK xiv. 10, 11. LUKE Xxii. 3-7. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Isca- Luke xxii. 3. riot, being of the number of the twelve.

22 The Priests in this instance feared the people, and therefore delivered our Lord to the Roman Governor, whose power and authority would prevent the possibility of a rescue. Such is the opinion of Schoetgen, who quotes Sanhedrim, fol. 89. 1. Hor. Heb. vol. i. p. 225.

23 The question concerning the anointing at Bethany has been already discussed. I have placed the account of Judas going to the Chief Priests to betray Christ in this section, on the authority of Michaelis and Doddridge, who suppose

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