and the God of Jacob?" God is not the
God of the dead, but of the living. (33)And when the multitude heard
it, they were amazingly struck with his doctrine.

(34)But the Pharisees hearing that he had stopped the Sadducees'
mouths, they assembled together: (35)and one of them, a teacher of the
law, put a question to him, to make trial of him, and said, (36)Master,
which is the great commandment in the law? (37)Then Jesus said to him,
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind." (38)This is the first and great
commandment. (39)And the second is like to it, "Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself." (40)On these two commandments, the whole law and
the prophets depend.

(41)The Pharisees being then assembled, Jesus put a question to them,
(42)saying, What think ye of the Messiah, whose son is he? They say
unto him, David's. (43)He saith unto them, How then doth David by the
Spirit call him Lord? saying, (44)"The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at
my right hand, till I put thine enemies as a footstool for thy feet."
(45)If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son? (46)And no man
could answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day,
interrogate him any more.

CHAP. XXIII.

THEN Jesus spake to the multitudes and to his disciples, (2)saying, The
scribes and Pharisees are seated on the chair of Moses; (3)all things
therefore which they prescribe for you to observe, observe and
practise; but do not according to their works, for they say, yet do not
practise. (4)For they bind burdens grievous, and difficultly borne, and
lay them on men's shoulders; but they will not move them with a finger
of their own. (5)And all their works they do to be seen of men: they
make their phylacteries broad, and deepen the fringes of their
garments, (6)and love the principal couch at suppers, and the chief
seats in the synagogues, (7)and salutations in the places of public
concourse, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. (8)But be not ye
called Rabbi, for one is your leader, the Messiah; and ye all are
brethren. (9)And call no man your father upon earth; for one is your
father, who is in heaven. (10)And be not called leaders; for one is
your leader, the Messiah. (11)But he who is greatest among you shall be
your servant. (12)For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and
whosoever abaseth himself shall be exalted.

(13)Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! becaus