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You senseless and blind ! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

You foolish and sightless ! for which is greater, the oblation, or the altar that sanctifieth the oblation ?

Woe to you, scribes, Pharishee, hypocrites ! because you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and omit the more grave [fn] of the law,-justice, benignity, and faithfulness. For these you should have done, and those not omitted.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharishee, hypocrites ! for you are like whited sepulchres, which without appear beautiful, but within are full of the bones of the dead and all impurity.

For I say unto you, That you shall not see me from henceforth, until you shall say, Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord.

for many will come in my name and will say, I am the Meshicha; and many will be deceived.

But it will be for you to hear [fn] wars and the noise of battles; (yet) see that you be not perturbed; for all these will take place, but not yet is the end.

For people will rise against people, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

And this annunciation of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony for all nations; and then will come the end.

For then shall be the great affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be (again).

For there shall arise false Meshichas and prophets of untruth; and they shall give forth magnificent signs, so as to seduce, if possible, the chosen also.

For as before the deluge they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, until the day that Nûch went into the ark;

But those foolish ones said to the wise, Give to us from your oil; for, behold, our lamps are gone out.

But the wise ones answered them, saying, Lest it should not suffice for us and for you; but go to those who sell, and buy for you.

Be wakeful therefore, for you know not that day nor the hour.

FOR as a man who journeyed called his servants, and delivered to them his property:

For unto him who hath shall be given, and it shall be added to him; but he who hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him.

Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which was to be for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I thirsted, and you made me to drink; I was a stranger, and you received me;

I was naked, and you covered me; I was sick, and you cared for me; and I was in prison, and you came to me.