Luke - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1128

LUKE. 16-···-14 You cannot serve both God and Abbrev in £I¤n2g~`3H¤r¤l;ipp¢rs. 14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of 16 20 21 22 money, sueered at Him. however. when they heard all these remarks. As for you. you palm yourselves 0H as just in the presence of men; but God knows your hearts: for what is held up to human admiration is abhorred by God. ‘ You had the law and the provhets

until the coming of john ; from then the good news of the Kingdom of God has been preached, and all press into it. It is easier however, for the heaven and the earth to pass away. then for a single hairstroke of the law to be repealed. Ghz Rial; Mm: unh Eagarus. ‘ There was once a man who was

rich, and arrayed himself in purple and line linen, and who every day lived in pleasure and luxury. And there was a beggar, named Lazarus, who, covered over with sores, was laid before his gate; and he longed to be fed with the broken pieces which were thrown from the rich man's table; but, instead, the dogs camo and licked his sores. By·a¤d-by, how- ever, the beggar died; and he was conveyed by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. And, in the spirit land, being in torment, he looked np, and saw Abraham afar 05, and Lazarus in his bosom. And, shrieking out, he said, ' Father Abraham, have pity upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his tinge: in water, and cool my tongue; for I em in torture in this dame I ’ ’Child,’ said Abraham, in reply,

‘ remember that you exhausted your pleasures during your lifetime; and Lazarus in the same way his suB`er· ings;. but now here he is comforted, while you are agouized. Beside all this, a huge chasm lies between us and you; so that those who might

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bg some old copyist, for the subject of the a dress was against the sins oi avarloe and selhsh luxury, and nor upon the law of marriage. Every one dismissing his own wi e and marrying another commits adultery: and any man marrying a woman who has been dismissed by ]]

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desire to go from here towards you cannot do so; neither can any come to us from where you are} 1`hen i beg of you, father} re-

plied the other, ' to send him to my father’s house : for I have tive brothers; that he may entreat them; so that they also may not come into this place of torment.’ I`hey have Moses and the pro-

phets} replied Abraham; ‘let them listen to them. ‘ N ot so, father Abraham} was his

answer; ‘but if some one would go to them from the dead, they would change their minds} 'If they will not listen to Moses

and the prophets} was his reply, 'neither will they be persuaded even if one were to rise from among the $lxt1r.hIing· Q lurks. It

_ is impossible for stumbling~blocks to be avoided ; but alas for him by means of whom they come! Take care of yourselves. If your brother sins, remonstrate with him; and if he change his mind, forgivehim. Andieven if he should sin against you seven times a day, and come again to you, saying, ‘I‘ mean to do better} you must forgive him. Ernst mth Quin. The apostlesthen said tothe Master, ‘ If you possessed a faith like but a

replied the you could say to this mul- berry-tree, ‘Be instantly up-rooted, and planted in the sea ’ ; and it would obey you I But who is th ere among go having a servant ploughing or s e g- hordiug, would say to him on h s return from the Held 7-—‘ Como at once, and have your dinner! On the contrary, will he not say ?·-·‘Gct soma- thiug ready for my dinner; also tidy yourself and wait upon me while I eat and drink; and after that you can lf eat and drink} I Does he feel

yoursendebted to his servant for thus carry- ing out his instructions? I think not. In the same way, you, too, when you have discharged everything entrusted to you, should say, ‘ We are worthless servants, who have done what it was 28 17 to

1 Por v. 3, o. xvi!. ,seec. xviii. v. 17, in corgeg.

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