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80 THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS.
and died without children. And the second took her to
wife, and he died childless. And the third took her ; and
in like manner the seven also : and they left no children
and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife of them is she ? for seven
had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them,
The children of this world marry, and are given in mar-
riage : hut they which shall be accounted worthy to
obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given in marriage : neither can
they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ;
and are the children of God, being the children
of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised,
■ even Moses shewed at the bush when he calleth the Lord
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the
living : for all live unto him. Then certain of the scribes
answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
* And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting
their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain
poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said,
Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath
■cast in more than they all : for all these have of their
abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of
her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
• t There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode-
mus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night,
and said unto him, Rabbi,'we know that thou art a teacher
come from God: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
• * Luke, chap. xxi. I. f John, chap. iii. i.
and died without children. And the second took her to
wife, and he died childless. And the third took her ; and
in like manner the seven also : and they left no children
and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife of them is she ? for seven
had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them,
The children of this world marry, and are given in mar-
riage : hut they which shall be accounted worthy to
obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given in marriage : neither can
they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ;
and are the children of God, being the children
of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised,
■ even Moses shewed at the bush when he calleth the Lord
the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the
living : for all live unto him. Then certain of the scribes
answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
* And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting
their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain
poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said,
Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath
■cast in more than they all : for all these have of their
abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of
her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
• t There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode-
mus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night,
and said unto him, Rabbi,'we know that thou art a teacher
come from God: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
• * Luke, chap. xxi. I. f John, chap. iii. i.