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It clearly is the purpose of this narrative now to start at the beginning of David's influence over the nation, and this chapter represents a very brief introduction to this aim. This record is clearly not inclined to dwell on the things of Saul!
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Peter
When we learn that Saul was fighting the Philistines near Gilboa we realise that Saul's kingdom was confined to the hill country. A review of a map will explain that the Philistines were in control of the whole of the coastal plain and the Jezreel valley.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
The details of this chapter have no relation to the preceding genealogies and seem to be inserted solely to introduce the narrative of David's elevation to the throne. The parallel between the books of Samuel and Chronicles commences with this chapter, which relates the issue of the fatal battle of Gilboa almost in the very same words as 1Sam 31:1-13
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
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1. Now the Philistines <6430> fought <3898>(8738) against Israel <3478>; and the men <376> of Israel <3478> fled <5127>(8799) from before <6440> the Philistines <6430>, and fell down <5307>(8799) slain <2491> in mount <2022> Gilboa <1533>.
2. And the Philistines <6430> followed hard <1692>(8686) after <310> Saul <7586>, and after <310> his sons <1121>; and the Philistines <6430> slew <5221>(8686) Jonathan <3129>, and Abinadab <41>, and Malchishua <4444>, the sons <1121> of Saul <7586>.
3. And the battle <4421> went sore <3513>(8799) against Saul <7586>, and the archers <3384>(8688) <7198> hit <4672>(8799) him, and he was wounded <2342>(8799) of the archers <3384>(8802).
4. Then said <559>(8799) Saul <7586> to his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627>, Draw <8025>(8798) thy sword <2719>, and thrust <1856>(8798) me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised <6189> come <935>(8799) and abuse <5953>(8694) me. But his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> would <14>(8804) not; for he was sore <3966> afraid <3372>(8804). So Saul <7586> took <3947>(8799) a sword <2719>, and fell <5307>(8799) upon it.
5. And when his armourbearer <5375>(8802) <3627> saw <7200>(8799) that Saul <7586> was dead <4191>(8804), he fell <5307>(8799) likewise on the sword <2719>, and died <4191>(8799).
6. So Saul <7586> died <4191>(8799), and his three <7969> sons <1121>, and all his house <1004> died <4191>(8804) together <3162>.
7. And when all the men <376> of Israel <3478> that were in the valley <6010> saw <7200>(8799) that they fled <5127>(8804), and that Saul <7586> and his sons <1121> were dead <4191>(8804), then they forsook <5800>(8799) their cities <5892>, and fled <5127>(8799): and the Philistines <6430> came <935>(8799) and dwelt <3427>(8799) in them.
8. And it came to pass on the morrow <4283>, when the Philistines <6430> came <935>(8799) to strip <6584>(8763) the slain <2491>, that they found <4672>(8799) Saul <7586> and his sons <1121> fallen <5307>(8802) in mount <2022> Gilboa <1533>.
9. And when they had stripped <6584>(8686) him, they took <5375>(8799) his head <7218>, and his armour <3627>, and sent <7971>(8762) into the land <776> of the Philistines <6430> round about <5439>, to carry tidings <1319>(8763) unto their idols <6091>, and to the people <5971>.
10. And they put <7760>(8799) his armour <3627> in the house <1004> of their gods <430>, and fastened <8628>(8804) his head <1538> in the temple <1004> of Dagon <1712>.
11. And when all Jabeshgilead <3003> <1568> heard <8085>(8799) all that the Philistines <6430> had done <6213>(8804) to Saul <7586>,
12. They arose <6965>(8799), all the valiant <2428> men <376>, and took away <5375>(8799) the body <1480> of Saul <7586>, and the bodies <1480> of his sons <1121>, and brought <935>(8686) them to Jabesh <3003>, and buried <6912>(8799) their bones <6106> under the oak <424> in Jabesh <3003>, and fasted <6684>(8799) seven <7651> days <3117>.
13. So Saul <7586> died <4191>(8799) for his transgression <4604> which he committed <4603>(8804) against the LORD <3068>, even against the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, which he kept <8104>(8804) not, and also for asking <7592>(8800) counsel of one that had a familiar spirit <178>, to enquire <1875>(8800) of it;
14. And enquired <1875>(8804) not of the LORD <3068>: therefore he slew <4191>(8686) him, and turned <5437>(8686) the kingdom <4410> unto David <1732> the son <1121> of Jesse <3448>.
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FAMILIARITY AND CONTEMPT
The picture of Jerusalem and Samaria as two adulterous sisters is a very sad one. These two sisters had everything they could have wanted. God was their husband. They were given everything that was good for them and they lacked nothing. But it seems that familiarity brought contempt. They were no longer satisfied with the LORD and lusted after other gods just as an adulterous wife lusts after other men. No doubt the new men were exciting. They dressed differently, they spoke differently, there were things to learn about them - but the pleasure was short lived. Soon these new men would surround the sisters, strip them, beat them and leave them for dead.
Would we ever abandon God in the same way? Would we do it to our families? Of course not! Yet the same situation does happen very easily when we become familiar with a person or routine. Why is it that our best behaviour is saved for people other than our families? Why is it that going to church each week can be hum-drum, but going to a party is much more exciting?
Yes, the same attitude can happen to us. It is all too easy. Let's always give our best to those that are most important to us. Usually those people are not strangers, they are our family, and most importantly, the Lord God and his Son, Jesus. Let's not treat them with the contempt that comes from familiarity, but with the honour deserved by those we love.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Robert
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1. The word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came again unto me, saying <559>(8800),
2. Son <1121> of man <120>, there were two <8147> women <802>, the daughters <1323> of one <259> mother <517>:
3. And they committed whoredoms <2181>(8799) in Egypt <4714>; they committed whoredoms <2181>(8804) in their youth <5271>: there were their breasts <7699> pressed <4600>(8795), and there they bruised <6213>(8765) the teats <1717> of their virginity <1331>.
4. And the names <8034> of them were Aholah <170> the elder <1419>, and Aholibah <172> her sister <269>: and they were mine, and they bare <3205>(8799) sons <1121> and daughters <1323>. Thus were their names <8034>; Samaria <8111> is Aholah <170>, and Jerusalem <3389> Aholibah <172>.
5. And Aholah <170> played the harlot <2181>(8799) when she was mine <8478>; and she doted <5689>(8799) on her lovers <157>(8764), on the Assyrians <804> her neighbours <7138>,
6. Which were clothed <3847>(8803) with blue <8504>, captains <6346> and rulers <5461>, all of them desirable <2531> young men <970>, horsemen <6571> riding <7392>(8802) upon horses <5483>.
7. Thus she committed <5414>(8799) her whoredoms <8457> with them, with all them that were the chosen <4005> men <1121> of Assyria <804>, and with all on whom she doted <5689>(8804): with all their idols <1544> she defiled <2930>(8738) herself.
8. Neither left <5800>(8804) she her whoredoms <8457> brought from Egypt <4714>: for in her youth <5271> they lay <7901>(8804) with her, and they bruised <6213>(8765) the breasts <1717> of her virginity <1331>, and poured <8210>(8799) their whoredom <8457> upon her.
9. Wherefore I have delivered <5414>(8804) her into the hand <3027> of her lovers <157>(8764), into the hand <3027> of the Assyrians <1121> <804>, upon whom she doted <5689>(8804).
10. These discovered <1540>(8765) her nakedness <6172>: they took <3947>(8804) her sons <1121> and her daughters <1323>, and slew <2026>(8804) her with the sword <2719>: and she became famous <8034> among women <802>; for they had executed <6213>(8804) judgment <8196> upon her.
11. And when her sister <269> Aholibah <172> saw <7200>(8799) this, she was more corrupt <7843>(8686) in her inordinate love <5691> than she, and in her whoredoms <8457> more than her sister <269> in her whoredoms <2183>.
12. She doted <5689>(8804) upon the Assyrians <1121> <804> her neighbours <7138>, captains <6346> and rulers <5461> clothed <3847>(8803) most gorgeously <4358>, horsemen <6571> riding <7392>(8802) upon horses <5483>, all of them desirable <2531> young men <970>.
13. Then I saw <7200>(8799) that she was defiled <2930>(8738), that they took both <8147> one <259> way <1870>,
14. And that she increased <3254>(8686) her whoredoms <8457>: for when she saw <7200>(8799) men <582> pourtrayed <2707>(8794) upon the wall <7023>, the images <6754> of the Chaldeans <3778> pourtrayed <2710>(8803) with vermilion <8350>,
15. Girded <2289> with girdles <232> upon their loins <4975>, exceeding <5628>(8803) in dyed attire <2871> upon their heads <7218>, all of them princes <7991> to look to <4758>, after the manner <1823> of the Babylonians <1121> <894> of Chaldea <3778>, the land <776> of their nativity <4138>:
16. And as soon as she saw <4758> them with her eyes <5869>, she doted <5689>(8799) upon them, and sent <7971>(8799) messengers <4397> unto them into Chaldea <3778>.
17. And the Babylonians <1121> <894> came <935>(8799) to her into the bed <4904> of love <1730>, and they defiled <2930>(8762) her with their whoredom <8457>, and she was polluted <2930>(8799) with them, and her mind <5315> was alienated <3363>(8799) from them.
18. So she discovered <1540>(8762) her whoredoms <8457>, and discovered <1540>(8762) her nakedness <6172>: then my mind <5315> was alienated <3363>(8799) from her, like as my mind <5315> was alienated <5361>(8804) from her sister <269>.
19. Yet she multiplied <7235>(8686) her whoredoms <8457>, in calling to remembrance <2142>(8800) the days <3117> of her youth <5271>, wherein she had played the harlot <2181>(8804) in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>.
20. For she doted <5689>(8799) upon their paramours <6370>, whose flesh <1320> is as the flesh <1320> of asses <2543>, and whose issue <2231> is like the issue <2231> of horses <5483>.
21. Thus thou calledst to remembrance <6485>(8799) the lewdness <2154> of thy youth <5271>, in bruising <6213>(8800) thy teats <1717> by the Egyptians <4714> for the paps <7699> of thy youth <5271>.
22. Therefore, O Aholibah <172>, thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Behold, I will raise up <5782>(8688) thy lovers <157>(8764) against thee, from whom thy mind <5315> is alienated <5361>(8804), and I will bring <935>(8689) them against thee on every side <5439>;
23. The Babylonians <1121> <894>, and all the Chaldeans <3778>, Pekod <6489>, and Shoa <7772>, and Koa <6970>, and all the Assyrians <1121> <804> with them: all of them desirable <2531> young men <970>, captains <6346> and rulers <5461>, great lords <7991> and renowned <7121>(8803), all of them riding <7392>(8802) upon horses <5483>.
24. And they shall come <935>(8804) against thee with chariots <2021>, wagons <7393>, and wheels <1534>, and with an assembly <6951> of people <5971>, which shall set <7760>(8799) against thee buckler <6793> and shield <4043> and helmet <6959> round about <5439>: and I will set <5414>(8804) judgment <4941> before <6440> them, and they shall judge <8199>(8804) thee according to their judgments <4941>.
25. And I will set <5414>(8804) my jealousy <7068> against thee, and they shall deal <6213>(8804) furiously <2534> with thee: they shall take away <5493>(8686) thy nose <639> and thine ears <241>; and thy remnant <319> shall fall <5307>(8799) by the sword <2719>: they shall take <3947>(8799) thy sons <1121> and thy daughters <1323>; and thy residue <319> shall be devoured <398>(8735) by the fire <784>.
26. They shall also strip <6584>(8689) thee out of thy clothes <899>, and take away <3947>(8804) thy fair <8597> jewels <3627>.
27. Thus will I make thy lewdness <2154> to cease <7673>(8689) from thee, and thy whoredom <2184> brought from the land <776> of Egypt <4714>: so that thou shalt not lift up <5375>(8799) thine eyes <5869> unto them, nor remember <2142>(8799) Egypt <4714> any more.
28. For thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Behold, I will deliver <5414>(8802) thee into the hand <3027> of them whom thou hatest <8130>(8804), into the hand <3027> of them from whom thy mind <5315> is alienated <5361>(8804):
29. And they shall deal <6213>(8804) with thee hatefully <8135>, and shall take away <3947>(8804) all thy labour <3018>, and shall leave <5800>(8804) thee naked <5903> and bare <6181>: and the nakedness <6172> of thy whoredoms <2183> shall be discovered <1540>(8738), both thy lewdness <2154> and thy whoredoms <8457>.
30. I will do <6213>(8800) these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring <2181>(8800) after <310> the heathen <1471>, and because thou art polluted <2930>(8738) with their idols <1544>.
31. Thou hast walked <1980>(8804) in the way <1870> of thy sister <269>; therefore will I give <5414>(8804) her cup <3563> into thine hand <3027>.
32. Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Thou shalt drink <8354>(8799) of thy sister's <269> cup <3563> deep <6013> and large <7342>: thou shalt be laughed to scorn <6712> and had in derision <3933>; it containeth <3557>(8687) much <4767>.
33. Thou shalt be filled <4390>(8735) with drunkenness <7943> and sorrow <3015>, with the cup <3563> of astonishment <8047> and desolation <8077>, with the cup <3563> of thy sister <269> Samaria <8111>.
34. Thou shalt even drink <8354>(8804) it and suck it out <4680>(8804), and thou shalt break <1633>(8762) the sherds <2789> thereof, and pluck off <5423>(8762) thine own breasts <7699>: for I have spoken <1696>(8765) it, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
35. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Because thou hast forgotten <7911>(8804) me, and cast <7993>(8686) me behind <310> thy back <1458>, therefore bear <5375>(8798) thou also thy lewdness <2154> and thy whoredoms <8457>.
36. The LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) moreover unto me; Son <1121> of man <120>, wilt thou judge <8199>(8799) Aholah <170> and Aholibah <172>? yea, declare <5046>(8685) unto them their abominations <8441>;
37. That they have committed adultery <5003>(8765), and blood <1818> is in their hands <3027>, and with their idols <1544> have they committed adultery <5003>(8765), and have also caused their sons <1121>, whom they bare <3205>(8804) unto me, to pass for them through <5674>(8689) the fire, to devour <402> them.
38. Moreover this they have done <6213>(8804) unto me: they have defiled <2930>(8765) my sanctuary <4720> in the same day <3117>, and have profaned <2490>(8765) my sabbaths <7676>.
39. For when they had slain <7819>(8800) their children <1121> to their idols <1544>, then they came <935>(8799) the same day <3117> into my sanctuary <4720> to profane <2490>(8763) it; and, lo, thus have they done <6213>(8804) in the midst <8432> of mine house <1004>.
40. And furthermore <637>, that ye have sent <7971>(8799) for men <582> to come <935>(8802) from far <4801>, unto whom a messenger <4397> was sent <7971>(8803); and, lo, they came <935>(8804): for whom thou didst wash <7364>(8804) thyself, paintedst <3583>(8804) thy eyes <5869>, and deckedst <5710>(8804) thyself with ornaments <5716>,
41. And satest <3427>(8804) upon a stately <3520> bed <4296>, and a table <7979> prepared <6186>(8803) before <6440> it, whereupon thou hast set <7760>(8804) mine incense <7004> and mine oil <8081>.
42. And a voice <6963> of a multitude <1995> being at ease <7961> was with her: and with the men <582> of the common sort <7230> <120> were brought <935>(8716) Sabeans <5436>(8675) <5433>(8802) from the wilderness <4057>, which put <5414>(8799) bracelets <6781> upon their hands <3027>, and beautiful <8597> crowns <5850> upon their heads <7218>.
43. Then said <559>(8799) I unto her that was old <1087> in adulteries <5004>, Will they now commit <2181>(8799) whoredoms <8457> with her, and she with them?
44. Yet they went in <935>(8799) unto her, as they go in <935>(8800) unto a woman <802> that playeth the harlot <2181>(8802): so went they in <935>(8804) unto Aholah <170> and unto Aholibah <172>, the lewd <2154> women <802>.
45. And the righteous <6662> men <582>, they shall judge <8199>(8799) them after the manner <4941> of adulteresses <5003>(8802), and after the manner <4941> of women that shed <8210>(8802) blood <1818>; because they are adulteresses <5003>(8802), and blood <1818> is in their hands <3027>.
46. For thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; I will bring up <5927>(8687) a company <6951> upon them, and will give <5414>(8800) them to be removed <2189> and spoiled <957>.
47. And the company <6951> shall stone <7275>(8804) them with stones <68>, and dispatch <1254>(8763) them with their swords <2719>; they shall slay <2026>(8799) their sons <1121> and their daughters <1323>, and burn up <8313>(8799) their houses <1004> with fire <784>.
48. Thus will I cause lewdness <2154> to cease <7673>(8689) out of the land <776>, that all women <802> may be taught <3256>(8739) not to do <6213>(8799) after your lewdness <2154>.
49. And they shall recompense <5414>(8804) your lewdness <2154> upon you, and ye shall bear <5375>(8799) the sins <2399> of your idols <1544>: and ye shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
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V.46-47 Certain things never change. At the time of Jesus they had the scribes here described by Luke. This is not unlike what it is like with many of the organisations that we are surrounded by in the twenty first century.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to John
19:12 Here we have an indication from Jesus that after his resurrection he would not be around for some time but would return. Doubtless at the time Jesus said these things no one understood what he was saying. After his resurrection and promise to the disciples – Acts 1:11 – these words would have made a lot more sense to them.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2016 Reply to Peter
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1. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that on <1722> one <3391> of those <1565> days <2250>, as he taught <1321>(5723) the people <2992> in <1722> the temple <2411>, and <2532> preached the gospel <2097>(5734), the chief priests <749> and <2532> the scribes <1122> came upon <2186>(5627) him with <4862> the elders <4245>,
2. And <2532> spake <2036>(5627) unto <4314> him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Tell <2036>(5628) us <2254>, by <1722> what <4169> authority <1849> doest thou <4160>(5719) these things <5023>? or <2228> who <5101> is he <2076>(5748) that gave <1325>(5631) thee <4671> this <5026> authority <1849>?
3. And <1161> he answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, I <2504> <0> will <2065> <0> also <2504> ask <2065>(5692) you <5209> one <1520> thing <3056>; and <2532> answer <2036>(5628) me <3427>:
4. The baptism <908> of John <2491>, was it <2258>(5713) from <1537> heaven <3772>, or <2228> of <1537> men <444>?
5. And <1161> they reasoned <4817>(5662) with <4314> themselves <1438>, saying <3004>(5723), <3754> If <1437> we shall say <2036>(5632), From <1537> heaven <3772>; he will say <2046>(5692), Why <1302> then <3767> believed ye <4100>(5656) him <846> not <3756>?
6. But and <1161> if <1437> we say <2036>(5632), Of <1537> men <444>; all <3956> the people <2992> will stone <2642>(5692) us <2248>: for <1063> they be <2076>(5748) persuaded <3982>(5772) that John <2491> was <1511>(5750) a prophet <4396>.
7. And <2532> they answered <611>(5662), that they could <1492> <0> not <3361> tell <1492>(5760) whence <4159> it was.
8. And <2532> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Neither <3761> tell <3004>(5719) I <1473> you <5213> by <1722> what <4169> authority <1849> I do <4160>(5719) these things <5023>.
9. Then <1161> began he <756>(5662) to speak <3004>(5721) to <4314> the people <2992> this <5026> parable <3850>; A certain <5100> man <444> planted <5452>(5656) a vineyard <290>, and <2532> let <1554> <0> it <846> forth <1554>(5639) to husbandmen <1092>, and <2532> went into a far country <589>(5656) for a long <2425> time <5550>.
10. And <2532> at <1722> the season <2540> he sent <649>(5656) a servant <1401> to <4314> the husbandmen <1092>, that <2443> they should give <1325>(5632) him <846> of <575> the fruit <2590> of the vineyard <290>: but <1161> the husbandmen <1092> beat <1194>(5660) him <846>, and sent him away <1821>(5656) empty <2756>.
11. And <2532> again <4369>(5639) he sent <3992>(5658) another <2087> servant <1401>: and <1161> they beat <1194>(5660) him also <2548>, and <2532> entreated him shamefully <818>(5660), and sent him away <1821>(5656) empty <2756>.
12. And <2532> again <4369>(5639) he sent <3992>(5658) a third <5154>: and <1161> they wounded <5135>(5660) him <5126> also <2532>, and cast him out <1544>(5627).
13. Then <1161> said <2036>(5627) the lord <2962> of the vineyard <290>, What <5101> shall I do <4160>(5661)? I will send <3992>(5692) my <3450> beloved <27> son <5207>: it may be <2481> they will reverence <1788>(5691) him when they see <1492>(5631) him <5126>.
14. But <1161> when the husbandmen <1092> saw <1492>(5631) him <846>, they reasoned <1260>(5711) among <4314> themselves <1438>, saying <3004>(5723), This <3778> is <2076>(5748) the heir <2818>: come <1205>(5773), let us kill <615>(5725) him <846>, that <2443> the inheritance <2817> may be <1096>(5638) ours <2257>.
15. So <2532> they cast <1544>(5631) him <846> out of <1854> the vineyard <290>, and killed <615>(5656) him. What <5101> therefore <3767> shall <4160> <0> the lord <2962> of the vineyard <290> do <4160>(5692) unto them <846>?
16. He shall come <2064>(5695) and <2532> destroy <622>(5692) these <5128> husbandmen <1092>, and <2532> shall give <1325>(5692) the vineyard <290> to others <243>. And <1161> when they heard <191>(5660) it, they said <2036>(5627), God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636).
17. And <1161> he beheld <1689>(5660) them <846>, and said <2036>(5627), What <5101> is <2076>(5748) this <5124> then <3767> that is written <1125>(5772), The stone <3037> which <3739> the builders <3618>(5723) rejected <593>(5656), the same <3778> is become <1096>(5675) the head <2776> of <1519> the corner <1137>?
18. Whosoever <3956> shall fall <4098>(5631) upon <1909> that <1565> stone <3037> shall be broken <4917>(5701); but <1161> on <1909> whomsoever <3739> <302> it shall fall <4098>(5632), it will grind <3039> <0> him <846> to powder <3039>(5692).
19. And <2532> the chief priests <749> and <2532> the scribes <1122> the same <1722> <846> hour <5610> sought <2212>(5656) to lay <1911>(5629) hands <5495> on <1909> him <846>; and <2532> they feared <5399>(5675) the people <2992>: for <1063> they perceived <1097>(5627) that <3754> he had spoken <2036>(5627) this <5026> parable <3850> against <4314> them <846>.
20. And <2532> they watched <3906>(5660) him, and sent forth <649>(5656) spies <1455>, which should feign <5271>(5740) <1511>(5750) themselves <1438> just men <1342>, that <2443> they might take hold <1949>(5638) of his <846> words <3056>, that so <1519> they might deliver <3860>(5629) him <846> unto the power <746> and <2532> authority <1849> of the governor <2232>.
21. And <2532> they asked <1905>(5656) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Master <1320>, we know <1492>(5758) that <3754> thou sayest <3004>(5719) and <2532> teachest <1321>(5719) rightly <3723>, <2532> neither <3756> acceptest thou <2983>(5719) the person <4383> of any, but <235> teachest <1321>(5719) the way <3598> of God <2316> truly <225> <1909>:
22. Is it lawful <1832>(5748) for us <2254> to give <1325>(5629) tribute <5411> unto Caesar <2541>, or <2228> no <3756>?
23. But <1161> he perceived <2657>(5660) their <846> craftiness <3834>, and said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, Why <5101> tempt ye <3985>(5719) me <3165>?
24. Shew <1925>(5657) me <3427> a penny <1220>. Whose <5101> image <1504> and <2532> superscription <1923> hath it <2192>(5719)? They answered <611>(5679) and <1161> said <2036>(5627), Caesar's <2541>.
25. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Render <591>(5628) therefore <5106> unto Caesar <2541> the things which be <3588> Caesar's <2541>, and <2532> unto God <2316> the things which be <3588> God's <2316>.
26. And <2532> they could <2480>(5656) not <3756> take hold <1949>(5635) of his <846> words <4487> before <1726> the people <2992>: and <2532> they marvelled <2296>(5660) at <1909> his <846> answer <612>, and held their peace <4601>(5656).
27. Then <1161> came <4334>(5631) to him certain <5100> of the Sadducees <4523>, which <3588> deny <483>(5723) that there is <1511>(5750) any <3361> resurrection <386>; and they asked <1905>(5656) him <846>,
28. Saying <3004>(5723), Master <1320>, Moses <3475> wrote <1125>(5656) unto us <2254>, If <1437> any man's <5100> brother <80> die <599>(5632), having <2192>(5723) a wife <1135>, and <2532> he <3778> die <599>(5632) without children <815>, that <2443> his <846> brother <80> should take <2983>(5632) his wife <1135>, and <2532> raise up <1817>(5661) seed <4690> unto his <848> brother <80>.
29. There were <2258>(5713) therefore <3767> seven <2033> brethren <80>: and <2532> the first <4413> took <2983>(5631) a wife <1135>, and died <599>(5627) without children <815>.
30. And <2532> the second <1208> took <2983>(5627) her to wife <1135>, and <2532> he <3778> died <599>(5627) childless <815>.
31. And <2532> the third <5154> took <2983>(5627) her <846>; and <1161> in like manner <5615> the seven <2033> also <2532>: and they left <2641>(5627) no <3756> children <5043>, and <2532> died <599>(5627).
32. <1161> Last <5305> of all <3956> the woman <1135> died <599>(5627) also <2532>.
33. Therefore <3767> in <1722> the resurrection <386> whose <5101> wife <1135> of them <846> is she <1096>(5736)? for <1063> seven <2033> had <2192>(5627) her <846> to wife <1135>.
34. And <2532> Jesus <2424> answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, The children <5207> of this <5127> world <165> marry <1060>(5719), and <2532> are given in marriage <1548>(5743):
35. But <1161> they which shall be accounted worthy <2661>(5685) to obtain <5177>(5629) that <1565> world <165>, and <2532> the resurrection <386> from <1537> the dead <3498>, neither <3777> marry <1060>(5719), nor <3777> are given in marriage <1548>(5743):
36. Neither <3777> <1063> can <1410>(5736) they die <599>(5629) any more <2089>: for <1063> they are <1526>(5748) equal unto the angels <2465>; and <2532> are <1526>(5748) the children <5207> of God <2316>, being <5607>(5752) the children <5207> of the resurrection <386>.
37. Now <1161> that <3754> the dead <3498> are raised <1453>(5743), even <2532> Moses <3475> shewed <3377>(5656) at <1909> the bush <942>, when <5613> he calleth <3004>(5719) the Lord <2962> the God <2316> of Abraham <11>, and <2532> the God <2316> of Isaac <2464>, and <2532> the God <2316> of Jacob <2384>.
38. For <1161> he is <2076>(5748) not <3756> a God <2316> of the dead <3498>, but <235> of the living <2198>(5723): for <1063> all <3956> live <2198>(5719) unto him <846>.
39. Then <1161> certain <5100> of the scribes <1122> answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627), Master <1320>, thou hast well <2573> said <2036>(5627).
40. And <1161> after that <3765> <0> <2089> they durst <5111>(5707) not <3765> ask <1905>(5721) him <846> any <3762> question at all.
41. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, How <4459> say <3004>(5719) they that Christ <5547> is <1511>(5750) David's <1138> son <5207>?
42. And <2532> David <1138> himself <846> saith <3004>(5719) in <1722> the book <976> of Psalms <5568>, The LORD <2962> said <2036>(5627) unto my <3450> Lord <2962>, Sit thou <2521>(5737) on <1537> my <3450> right hand <1188>,
43. Till <2193> <302> I make <5087>(5632) thine <4675> enemies <2190> thy <4675> footstool <4228> <5286>.
44. David <1138> therefore <3767> calleth <2564>(5719) him <846> Lord <2962>, how <4459> is he <2076>(5748) then <2532> his <846> son <5207>?
45. Then <1161> in the audience <191>(5723) of all <3956> the people <2992> he said <2036>(5627) unto his <848> disciples <3101>,
46. Beware <4337>(5720) of <575> the scribes <1122>, which <3588> desire <2309>(5723) to walk <4043>(5721) in <1722> long robes <4749>, and <2532> love <5368>(5723) greetings <783> in <1722> the markets <58>, and <2532> the highest seats <4410> in <1722> the synagogues <4864>, and <2532> the chief rooms <4411> at <1722> feasts <1173>;
47. Which <3739> devour <2719>(5719) widows <5503>' houses <3614>, and <2532> for a shew <4392> make <4336> <0> long <3117> prayers <4336>(5736): the same <3778> shall receive <2983>(5695) greater <4055> damnation <2917>.