The 23rd Chapter
     Then spoke Jesus to the people, and to his disciples saying: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat. All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but after their works do not: For they say, and do not. Ye, and they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders: but they themselves will not heave at them with one of their fingers. All their works they do, for to be seen of men. They set abroad their *phylacteries, and make large borders on their garments, and love to sit uppermost at feasts and to have the chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men Rabbi. *phylacteries: either of two leather pouches containing scriptures, one worn on the left arm, the other on the forehead, by these Scribes or Pharisees
     But you shall not suffer (allow) yourselves to be called Rabbi. For one is your master, that is to wit (know) Christ, and all you are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one your father, and he is in heaven. Be not called masters, for there is but one your master, and he is Christ. He that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. But whosoever exalts himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbles himself, shall be exalted. *Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: you yourselves go not in, neither suffer you them that come, to enter in. *Woe: this woe and the following appear as "bold type" in the text.
     Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: you devour widows houses: and that under a colour of praying long prayers wherefore you shall receive greater damnation.
     Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, which compass sea and land, to bring one in to your belief: and when he is brought, you make him two fold more the child of hell, than you yourselves are.
     Woe be unto you blind guides, which say whosoever swear by the temple: it is nothing: but whosoever swear by the gold of the temple, he offends. you fools and blind: whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? And whosoever swears by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoever swears by the offering that lies on the altar, offends. you fools and blind: whether is greater the offering, or the altar which sanctifies the offering? Whosoever therefore swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that thereon is. And whosoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells therein. And he that swears by heaven, swears by the seat of God and by him that sits thereon.
     Woe be to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, which tithe mint, annise and cummin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgement, mercy, and faith. These ought you to have done, and not to have left the other undone. you blind guides which strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.
     Woe be to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, which make clean the outer side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are full of bribery and excess. You blind Pharisee, cleanse first, the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
     Woe be to you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites, for you are like unto painted tombs which appear beautiful outward: but are within full of dead bones and of all filthiness. So are you, for outward you appear righteous unto men, when within, you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
     Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: you build the tombs of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous, and say: If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the Prophets. So then you be witnesses unto yourselves, that you are the children of them which killed the Prophets. Fulfill you likewise the measure of your fathers. you serpents and generation of vipers, how should you scape the damnation of hell?
     Wherefore, behold I send unto you, prophets, wise men and scribes, and of them you shall kill and crucify: and of them you shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, that upon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom you slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, all these things shall light upon this generation. Jerusalem, Jerusalem which kill Prophets, and stone them which are sent to you: how often would I have gathered your children together, as the hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you would not: Behold your habitation shall be left unto you desolate. For I say to you, you shall not see me from this time, till that you say: blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

The 24th Chapter
     And Jesus went out and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him, for to show him the building of the temple. Jesus said unto them: see you not all these things? Verily I say unto you: there shall not be here left one stone upon another, that shall not be cast down.
     And as he sat upon the mount Olivet, his disciples came unto him secretly saying. Tell us when these things shall be: and what sign shall be of your coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered, and said unto them: take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name saying: I am Christ: and shall deceive many. *You shall hear of wars, and of the fame of wars: but see that you be not troubled. For all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and realm against realm: and there shall be pestilence, hunger and earthquakes in all quarters. All these are the beginning of sorrows. *You is found in bold print in the orginal text
     Then shall they put you to trouble, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my names sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one the other. And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall have the upper hand, the love of many shall abate. But he that endures to the end, the same shall be safe. And this glad tidings of the kingdom: shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations: and then shall the end come.
     When you therefore shall see the abomination that betokens desolation, spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, stand in the holy place: let him that reads it, understand it. Then let them which be in *Jury, *fly (flye) into the mountains. And let him which is on the house top, not come down to fetch anything out of his house. Neither let him which is in the field, return back to fetch his clothes. Woe shall be in those days to them that are with child, and to them that give suck. But pray that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be. Yee and except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the chosens sake, those days shall be shortened. *Jury: exactly as shown in original; also spelled Jewry: refering to all of the lands of the Jews. *fly: from the original spelling flye. Elsewhere flee is spelled "fle" in the original and Yee is found in bold in original text
     Then if any man shall say unto you: lo, here is Christ, or there is Christ: believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall do great miracles and wonders. In so much that if it were possible, the very elect should be deceived. Take heed, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you: behold he is in the desert, go not forth: behold he is in the secret places, believe not. For as the lightning comes out of the East and shines unto the west: so shall the coming of the son of man be. For wheresoever a dead carcass is, even over there will the eagles resort. Immediately after the tribulations of those days, shall the sun be darkened: and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall move. And then shall appear the sign of the son of man in heaven. And then shall all the kindreds of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his Angels with the great voice of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen, from the four winds, and from the one end of the world to the other.
     Learn a similitude of the fig tree: when his branches are yet tender and his leaves sprung, you know that summer is nigh. So likewise ye, when you see all these things, be you sure that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass till all these be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall perish, but my words shall abide. But of that day and hour knows no man, no not the angels of heaven, but my father only.
     As the time of Noe was, so likewise shall the coming of the son of man be. For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noe entered in to the ship, and knew of nothing, till the flood came and took them all away: So shall also the coming of the son of man be. Then two shall be in the fields, the one shall be received, and the other shall be refused, two shall be grinding at the mill the one shall be received, and the other shall be refused. Wake therefore, because you know not what hour your master will come. Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would come: he would surely watch, and not suffer (allow) his house to be broken up. Therefore be you also ready, for in the hour you think he would not: will the son of man come. If there be any faithful servant and wise, whom his master has made ruler over his household to give them meat in season convenient, happy is that servant whom his master (when he comes) shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my master will defer his coming, and begin to smite his fellows, yee and to eat and to drink with the drunken: that servants master will come in a day when he looks not for him, and in an hour that he is not ware of, and will divide him, and give him his reward with hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The 25th Chapter
     Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went to meet the bridegroom: five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The foolish took their lamps, but took none oil with them. But the wise took oil with them in their vessels with their lamps also. While the bridegroom tarried, all slumbered and slept. And even at midnight, there was a cry made: behold, the bridegroom comes, go out *against him. Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise: give us of your oil, for our lamps go out. But the wise answered saying: Not so, least there be not enough for us and you: but go rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut up. Afterwards came also the other virgins saying: Master, master, open to us. But he answered and said: verily I say unto you: I know not you. Watch therefore: for you know neither the day not yet the hour, when the son of man shall come. *against ...this is to be with ...heart to heart ...as shown in the old testament when loved ones came to see and hug each other
     Likewise as a certain man ready to take his journey to a strange country, called his servants and delivered to them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straight way departed. Then he that had received the five talents, went and bestowed them, and won other five talents. Likewise he that received two, gained other two. But he that received the one, went and digged a pit in the earth, and hid his masters money. After a long season the Lord of those servants came and reckoned with them. Then came he that had received five talents, and brought other five talents saying: master, you delivered unto me five talents: behold I have gained with them five talents more. Then his master said unto him: well good servant and faithful. You have been faithful in little, I will make you ruler over much: enter in into your masters joy. Also he that received two talents, came and said: master, you delivered unto me two talents: behold, I have won two other talents with them. And his master said unto him, well good servant and faithful. You have been faithful in little, I will make you ruler over much, go in into your masters joy.
     Then he which had received the one talent came and said: master, I considered that you was an hard man, which reap where you sowed not, and gatherest where you strawedst (strawed) not, and was therefore afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: Behold, you have your own. His master answered and said unto him: you evil servant and slothful, you knew that I reap where I sowed not and gather where I strawed not: you ought therefore to have had my money to the changers, and then at my coming should I have received mine own with vantage. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which has ten talents. For unto every man that has shall be given, and he shall have abundance, and from him that has not, shall be taken away, even that he has. And cast that unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
     When the son of man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his glory, and before him shall be gathered all nations. And he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on the left. Then shall the King say to them on his right hand: Come you blessed children of my father, inherit you the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. For I was an hungered, and you gave me meat. I thirsted, and you gave me drink. I was harborless, and you lodged me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him saying: master, when saw we you an hungered, and fed you? or a thirst, and gave you drink? when saw we you harborless, and lodged you? or naked and clothed you? or when saw we you sick or in prison and came unto you? And the king shall answer and say unto them: Verily I say unto you: in as much as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it to me.
     Then shall the king say unto them that shall be on the left hand: depart from me you cursed, into everlasting fire: which is prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was an hungered, and you gave me no meat. I thirsted, and you gave me no drink. I was harborless, and you lodged me not. I was naked, and you clothed me not. I was sick and in prison, and you visited me not.
     Then shall they also answer him saying: master, when saw we you an hungered, or a thirst, or harborless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto you? Then shall he answer them and say: Verily I say unto you, in as much as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. And these shall go into everlasting pain: And the righteous into life eternal.