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1364 The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to St. Luke

37 And when he was now coming near the Chapter 20
descent of mount Olivet, the whole multitude of
his disciples began with joy to praise God with And it came to pass, that on one of the days, as
a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had he was teaching the people in the temple, and
seen, preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the
scribes, with the ancients, met together,
38 Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh
2 And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what
in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven, and
authority dost thou these things? or, Who is he
glory on high!
that hath given thee this authority?
39 And some of the Pharisees, from amongst 3 And Jesus answering, said to them: I will
the multitude, said to him: Master, rebuke thy
also ask you one thing. Answer me:
disciples.
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or
40 To whom he said: I say to you, that if these of men?
shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. 5 But they thought within themselves, saying:
41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why
wept over it, saying: then did you not believe him?
6 But if we say, Of men, the whole people will
42 If thou also hadst known, and that in this
stone us: for they are persuaded that John was
thy day, the things that are to thy peace; but
a prophet.
now they are hidden from thy eyes.
7 And they answered, that they knew not
43 For the days shall come upon thee, and whence it was.
thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and 8 And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell
compass thee round, and straiten thee on every
thee by what authority I do these things.
side, 9 And he began to speak to the people this
44 And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and
children who are in thee: and they shall not leave let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for
in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast a long time.
not known the time of thy visitation. 10 And at the season he sent a servant to the
45 And entering into the temple, he began to husbandmen, that they should give him of the
cast out them that sold therein, and them that fruit of the vineyard. Who, beating him, sent
bought. him away empty.
11 And again he sent another servant. But
46 Saying to them: It is written: My house is
they beat him also, and treating him reproach-
the house of prayer. But you have made it a den
fully, sent him away empty.
of thieves.
12 And again he sent the third: and they
47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. wounded him also, and cast him out.
And the chief priests and the scribes and the 13 Then the lord of the vineyard said: What
rulers of the people sought to destroy him: shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may
48 And they found not what to do to him: for be, when they see him, they will reverence him.
all the people were very attentive to hear him. 14 Whom when the husbandmen saw, they