The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

¶The .xx. Chapter.

4 Christe stoppeth the pharisees mouthes with another question, 9 he sheweth their destructiō by a parable of the vineyarde. 17 Christe the stone reproued, 19 the priestes seke to kyll hym. 22 Tribute to be payde. 25 Geue to Caesar, and to God, whiche to them belongeth. 27 He disputeth with Saducees of the resurrection. 41 Christe the sonne of Dauid, 45 he describeth the scribes.

[unspec A] 1 AND it came to passe, that on one of those dayes, as he taught y^e people in the temple, & preached the Gospell, the hie priestes and the scribes came vpō hym, with the elders.

2 And spake vnto him, saying: * 1.1Tell vs by what aucthoritie doest thou these thynges? Eyther who is he that gaue thee this aucthoritie?

3 Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto them: I also wyll aske you one thyng, & aun∣swere me.

4 The baptisme of (a) 1.2 Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men?

5 And they reasoned within thē selues, saying, Yf we say from heauen, he wyll say, why then beleued ye hym not?

6 But and yf we say of men, all the peo∣ple wyll stone vs: For they be perswa∣ded that Iohn is a prophete.

7 And they aunswered, that they coulde not tell whence it was.

8 And Iesus saide vnto them: Neither tell I you by what aucthoritie I do these thynges.☜

[unspec B] * 1.39 Then began he to put foorth to the people this parable. ☞A certayne man planted a vineyarde, and let it foorth to husbande men, and went hym selfe into a straunge countrey for a great season.

10 And when the time was come, he sent a seruaunt to the husbande men, that they shoulde geue hym of the fruite of the vineyarde. And they beat hym, and sent hym away emptie.

11 And agayne, he sent yet another ser∣uaunt: and hym they did beate, and en∣treated hym shamefully, and sent hym away emptie.

12 Agayne, he sent the thirde also: and hym they wounded, and cast hym out.

13 Then said the Lord of the vineyarde: What shal I do? * 1.4 I wyl send my deare sonne, it may be they wyll reuerence hym, when they see hym.

14 But when the husbande men sawe [unspec C] him, they reasoned within them selues, saying: This is the heyre, * 1.5come, let vs kyll hym, that the inheritaunce may be ours.

15 And they cast him out of the vineyard, and kylled hym. What shall the Lorde of the vineyarde therfore do vnto them?

16 He shall come and destroye these hus∣bande men, & shall let out his vineyarde to other. When they hearde this, they sayde, God forbyd.

17 And he behelde them, & sayde:* 1.6 What is this then that is written, The stone that (b) 1.7 the buylders refused, the same is become the head of the corner.

18 Whosoeuer doth stumble vppon that stone, shalbe broken: but on whōsoeuer it falleth, it wyll grinde hym to powder.

19 And the hye priestes & the scribes, the

••••me houre went about to laye handes o•• hym: *and they feared the people. For they perceaued that he had spoken this similitude agaynst them.

[unspec D] 20 And they watched hym, & sent foorth spyes, which shoulde fayne them selues ryghteous men, * 1.8 to take hym in his wordes, and to delyuer hym vnto the power and aucthoritie of the deputie.

21 And they asked him, saying: Maister, we knowe that thou sayest and teachest ryght, neither considerest thou the out∣warde appearaunce of any man, but ••achest the way of God truely:

22 Is is lawfull for vs to geue tribute vn∣to Caesar, or no?

23 He perceaued their craftynesse, & saide vnto them: * 1.9why tempt ye me?

24 Shewe me a penie, whose image and superscription hath it? They aunswe∣red and sayde, Caesars.

25 And he sayde vnto them: Geue then vnto Caesar, the thynges which belong vnto Caesar, and to God the thynges that perteyne vnto God.

26 And they coulde not reproue his say∣ing before the people: and they maruey∣led at his aunswere, & helde their peace.

[unspec E] 27 Then * 1.10came to hym certayne of the saducees, * 1.11which denie that there is any resurrection, and they asked hym,

28 Saying: * 1.12Maister, Moyses wrote vn∣to vs, yf any mans brother dye, hauyng a wyfe, and he dye without chyldren: that then his brother shoulde take his wyfe, & rayse vp seede vnto his brother.

29 There were therfore seuen brethren, and the first toke a wyfe, & dyed with∣out chyldren.

30 And the seconde toke her, and he dyed chyldlesse.

31 And the thirde toke her, & in lykewise the residue of the seuen, and left no chyl∣dren behynde them, and dyed.

32 Last of all, the woman dyed also.

33 Nowe in the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be? For 〈◊〉〈◊〉 her to wyfe.

34 Iesus aunswered and saide vnto thē: [unspec F] The chyldren of this (c 1.13 worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed:

35 But they which shalbe counted wor∣thy to enioy that worlde, and the resur∣rection from the dead, do not marrye wyues, neither are marryed,

36 Nor yet can dye any more: For they are equall vnto the angels, and are * 1.14the sonnes of God, inasmuche as they are chyldren of the resurrection.

37 And that the dead shall ryse agayne, Moyses also sheweth besides the bushe, when he calleth the Lorde* 1.15 the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, & the God of Iacob.

38 For he is not a God of dead, but of ly∣uyng: For all lyue vnto hym.

39 Then certayne of the pharisees aun∣swered, and sayde? Maister, thou hast well sayde.

40 And after that, durst they not aske him any question at all.

41 And he sayde vnto them: * 1.16 Howe saye [unspec G] they that Christe is Dauids sonne:

42 And Dauid hym selfe sayeth in the booke of the psalmes: * 1.17The Lord saide to my Lord, syt thou on my right hand,

43 Tyll I make thine enemies thy foote-stoole?

44 Dauid therfore calleth hym Lorde, & howe is he then his (d) 1.18 sonne?

45 Then in the audience of all the people, he saide vnto his disciples.

46 * 1.19Beware of the scribes, whiche wyll go in long robes, and loue greetinges in the markets, and the hyest seates in the synagogues, and the chiefe rowmes at feastes:

47 Which deuour widowes howses vn∣der colour of longe prayers: The same shall receaue greater dampnation.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Math. xxii c Mark. xi. d.
• (a) 1.2

  That is, the whole mi∣nisterie of Iohn.
• * 1.3

  Mat. xxi •• Mark x.••. a. Esaias ••••. a Gene. ••x. c. Ierem vii. c
• * 1.4

  Iohn iii ••. Rom ••iii a. Gala. iiii. a
• * 1.5

  Gen. •• c. Math xxi. •• Mark x•• ••.
• * 1.6

  Psal. cxviii
• (b) 1.7

  By the corner stone▪ he meaneth Christe hym∣self▪ who was refused of the Iewes
• * 1.8

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.9

  Ma•• xx ••. Ma••••. •• b
• * 1.10

  Mat. xxi. c. Mark. x•• ••. 〈…〉〈…〉 b 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xv b
• * 1.11

  Mat. xxi. c. Mark. x•• ••. 〈…〉〈…〉 b 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xv b
• * 1.12

  Mat. xxi. c. Mark. x•• ••. 〈…〉〈…〉 b 〈◊〉〈◊〉 xv b
• (c 1.13

  That is, all 〈…〉〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and a•• ••he br••ng therin.
• * 1.14

  Iohn iii. a. 1. Iohn a. b.
• * 1.15

  Exod. iii. c. Mat. xxii. c Mark. xii. c.
• * 1.16

  Mat. xxii. d Mark. xii. d.
• * 1.17

  Psal cx. a.
• (d) 1.18

  For the sonne is not lord ouer hi•• father, & ther∣fore it folow∣eth •• Christe is God.
• * 1.19

  Mat. xxiii a Mark. xii. d.