The Life of Jesus

Nowe learne a parable of the figge tree. When her bough is yet tender, and it bringeth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.

So in like maner, when ye see these things come to passe, knowe that the kingdom of God is neere, euen at the doores.

Verely I say vnto you, that this generation shall not passe, till all these things be done.

Heauen and earth shall passe away, but my woordes shall not passe away.

But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no, not the Angels which are in heauen, neither the Sonne himselfe, but the Father.

Take heede: watch, and praie: for yee knowe not when the time is.

For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, and leaueth his house, and giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch.

Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not whe ye master of the house will come, at eue, or at midnight, at the cocke crowing, or in the dawning,)

Least if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping.

And those things that I say vnto you, I say vnto all men, Watch.

And two daies after followed the feast of the Passeouer, and of vnleauened bread: and the hie Priests, and Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

But they sayde, Not in the feast day, least there be any tumult among the people.

And when hee was in Bethania in the house of Simon the leper, as he sate at table, there came a woman hauing a boxe of oyntment of spikenarde, very costly, and shee brake the boxe, and powred it on his head.

Therefore some disdained among themselues, and sayde, To what ende is this waste of oyntment?

For it might haue bene sold for more then three hundreth pence, and bene giuen vnto the poore, and they murmured against her.

But Iesus saide, Let her alone: why trouble yee her? shee hath wrought a good worke on me.

For yee haue the poore with you alwaies, and when yee will yee may doe them good, but me yee shall not haue alwaies.

She hath done that she coulde: she came afore hand to anoynt my body to the burying.

Verely I say vnto you, wheresoeuer this Gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done, shalbe spoken of in remembrance of her.

Then Iudas Iscariot, one of the twelue, went away vnto the hie Priestes, to betray him vnto them.

And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised that they woulde giue him monie: therefore he sought howe he might conueniently betraie him.

Nowe the first day of vnleauened bread, when they sacrificed the Passeouer, his disciples sayde vnto him, Where wilt thou that we goe and prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer?

Then hee sent foorth two of his disciples, and sayde vnto them, Goe yee into the citie, and there shall a man meete you bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

And whithersoeuer he goeth in, say yee to the good man of the house, The Master sayeth, Where is the lodging where I shall eate the Passeouer with my disciples?

And he wil shewe you an vpper chamber which is large, trimmed and prepared: there make it readie for vs.