ng a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take
her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

20:29. There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife
and died without children.

20:30. And the next took her to wife: and he also died childless.

20:31. And the third took her. And in like manner, all the seven: and
they left no children and died.

20:32. Last of all the woman died also.

20:33. In the resurrection therefore, whose wife of them shall she be?
For all the seven had her to wife.

20:34. And Jesus said to them: The children of this world marry and are
given in marriage:

20:35. But they that shall be accounted worthy of that world and of the
resurrection from the dead shall neither be married nor take wives.

20:36. Neither can they die any more for they are equal to the angels
and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

20:37. Now that the dead rise again, Moses also shewed at the bush, when
he called the Lord: The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God
of Jacob.

20:38. For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all
live to him.

20:39. And some of the scribes answering, said to him: Master, thou hast
said well.

20:40. And after that they durst not ask him any more questions.

20:41. But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of
David?

20:42. And David himself saith in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to
my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

20:43. Till I make thy enemies thy footstool.

20:44. David then calleth him Lord. And how is he his son?

20:45. And in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:

20:46. Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love
salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues
and the chief rooms at feasts:

20:47. Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These
shall receive greater damnation.

Luke Chapter 21

The widow's mites. The signs that should forerun the destruction of
Jerusalem and the end of the world.

21:1. And looking on, he saw the rich men cast their gifts into the
treasury.

21:2. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites.

21:3. And he said: Verily, I say to you that this poor widow hath cast
in more than they all.

21:4. For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of
God: but she of her want hath cast in all the living that