§ 120. A lawyer questions Jesus. The two great Commandments. (Third Day Of The Week.) Jerusalem.

Matthew.Mark.
CH. XXII. 34-40.CH. XII. 28-34.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.28 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?
35 Then one of them which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.[242]30 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.
38 This is the first and great commandment.31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is none other commandment greater than these.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.[243]32 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:
33 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.
34 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.

§ 121. How is Christ the Son of David? (Third Day Of The Week.) Jerusalem.

Matthew.Mark.
CH. XXII. 41-46.CH. XII. 35-37.
41 While the Pharisees were gatheredtogether, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ?whose son is he? They say unto him,The son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How thendoth David in spirit call him Lord,saying,35 And Jesus answered and said,while he taught in the temple, Howsay the scribes that Christ is the sonof David?
44 The Lord said unto my Lord,Sit thou on my right hand, till I makethine enemies thy footstool?[244]Holy Ghost, The Lord said unto myLord, Sit thou on my right hand, till Imake thine enemies thy footstool.
45 If David then call him Lord,how is he his son?37 David therefore himself callethhim Lord, and whence is he then hisson? And the common people heardhim gladly.
46 And no man was able to answerhim a word, neither durst any man,from that day forth, ask him any morequestions.
Luke.
CH. XX. 41-44.
41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

§ 122. Warnings against the evil example of the Scribes and Pharisees. (Third Day Of The Week.) Jerusalem.

Matthew.Mark.
CH. XXIII. 1-12.CH. XII. 38, 39.
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,38 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,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be ye not called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even Christ.
11 But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
Luke.
CH. XX. 45, 46.
45 Then in the audience of all the people, he said unto his disciples,
46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

§ 123. Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees. Lamentation over Jerusalem. (Third Day Of The Week.) Jerusalem.

Matthew.Mark.
CH. XXIII. 13-39.CH. XII. 40.
13 But wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in.
14 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.40 Which devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayers these shall receive greater damnation
15 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves.
16 Wo unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
17 Ye fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogue, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.[245]
36 Verily, I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.[246]
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.[247]