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In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man"s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar"s, and to God the things that are God"s. And they marvelled at him.

And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar"s.

Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

This was the Lord"s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our"s.

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.