took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third
likewise. And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the
woman died also. In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise,
whose wife shall she be of them, for the seven had her to wife?"
And Jesus answering said unto them, "Do ye not therefore err, because
ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? For when they
shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in
marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. And as touching
the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in
the bush God spake unto him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' He is not the God of the dead,
but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err."
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together,
and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which is the
first commandment of all?"
And Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, O
Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:' and 'thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind, and with all thy strength:' this is the first commandment.
"And the second is like, namely this, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.' There is none other commandment greater than these."
And the scribe said unto him, "Well, Master, thou hast said the truth:
for there is one God; and there is none other but he: and to love Him
with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the
soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself,
is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, "Thou
art not far from the kingdom of God."
And no man after that durst ask him any question.
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple:
"How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? For David
himself said by the Holy Ghost, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit thou on
my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool."' David
therefore himself calleth him 'Lord'; and whence is he then his son?"
And the common people heard him gladly. And he said unto them in his
doctrine:
"Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love
salutations in the market places, and the chief seats in the
synagogues, and t
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