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Then the mother of Zebedee's children, with her two sons, came and threw herself at his feet, desiring a favour of him.

master, said they, by the law of Moses, in case a man die without children, his brother is oblig'd to marry his wife, in order to perpetuate his brother's name.

whereby you yourselves own that ye are indeed the children of those who killed the prophets,

children that can't fail to fill up the measure of your fathers iniquities.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!

for as at the time that usher'd in the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying themselves and their children, till the day that Noe entred into the ark,

then was fulfilled what Jeremy the prophet said, "and they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price at which he was valued, by the children of Israel,

at this all the people cry'd out, "his blood be on us, and on our children."

among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and of Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

Jesus therefore said to her, let the children first be satisfy'd; for it would not be decent to take the children's bread, and throw it to puppys.

she answer'd, true, Lord, yet puppys eat of the crumbs, which children drop under the table.

Then they brought young children to him, that he might lay his hands upon them: but his disciples rebuked those that presented them.

which Jesus observing was much displeas'd with them, and said, suffer little children to come unto me, do not hinder them: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered him, I declare unto you, there is not a man who has forsaken his house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, out of love to me and to the gospel,

but shall receive at present in this age, what will be a hundred times better to him, than houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, tho' with persecution: and in the age to come eternal life.

saying, master, Moses has left it us in writing, that if a man dies, and leaves his wife without any children, his brother should marry his widow, in order to perpetuate his name.

now there were seven brothers: the first married a wife and died, leaving her without any children.

the second married her, and he died too without leaving her any children: the third did the same.

so that all the seven married her, but left no children. last of all she died.

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his son: children shall prosecute their parents, and be the instruments to take away their lives: