The Life of Jesus

and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife--for the seven had her as wife?'

And Jesus answering said to them, `Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

`And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, `Which is the first command of all?'

and Jesus answered him--`The first of all the commands is , Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength--this is the first command;

and the second is like it , this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; --greater than these there is no other command.'

And the scribe said to him, `Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;

and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.'

And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.

And Jesus answering said, teaching in the temple, `How say the scribes that the Christ is son of David?

for David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on My right hand, till I place thine enemies--thy footstool;

therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?' And the great multitude were hearing him gladly,

and he was saying to them in his teaching, `Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,

who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;

for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in--all her living.'

And as he is going forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, `Teacher, see! what stones! and what buildings!'

and Jesus answering said to him, `Seest thou these great buildings? there may not be left a stone upon a stone, that may not be thrown down.'