The Marriage

The Marriage

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord - thy God hath given unto thee,

and unto thine house,

thou,

and the Levite,

and the stranger that is among you.

When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year,

which is the year of tithing,

and hast given it unto the Levite,

the stranger,

the fatherless,

and the widow,

that they may eat within thy gates,

and be filled;

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And,

behold,

one came - and said unto him,

Good Master,

what - good thing - shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And he said unto - him,

Why callest thou me good?

there is none good but one,

that is,

God:

but if thou wilt enter into life,

keep the commandments.

He saith unto him, Which?

Emmanuel said,

Thou shalt do no murder,

Thou shalt not commit adultery,

Thou shalt not steal,

Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Honour thy father and thy mother:

and,

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth;

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For it increaseth.

Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me,

and increasest thine indignation upon me;

changes and war are against me.

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

I should have been as though I had not been;

I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

Are not my days few?

cease then,

and let me alone,

that I may take comfort a little, Before I go whence I shall not return,

even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

A land of darkness,

as darkness itself;

and of the shadow of death, without any order,

and where the light is as darkness.

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The young man saith unto him,

All these things have I kept from my youth up:

what lack I yet?

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And Jacob said,

Sell me this day thy birthright.

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Emmanuel said unto him,

If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast,

and - - give to the poor,

and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:

and come and follow me.

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I made me pools of water,

to water therewith the wood - that bringeth forth trees:

I got me servants - and maidens, and had servants born in my house;

also I had great possessions of great - and small cattle - above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

gathered me - also silver - and gold,

and the peculiar treasure of kings - and of the provinces:

I gat me men singers - and workmen singers,

and the delights of the sons of men,

as musical instruments,

and that of all sorts.

So I was great,

and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem:

also my wisdom remained with me.

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But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful:

for he had great possessions.

Then said Emmanuel

unto his disciples,

Verily I say unto you,

That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And again I say unto you,

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,

than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

When his disciples heard it,

they were exceedingly amazed,

saying,

Who then can be saved?
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and it came to pass,

when they were in the field,

that Cain rose up against

Abel his brother,

and slew him.

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And it came to pass,

that,

when Abram was come into Egypt,

the Egyptians beheld the workman that she was very fair.

The princes also of Pharaoh saw her,

and commended her before Pharaoh:

and the workman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

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But Emmanuel beheld them,

and said unto them,

With men this is impossible;

but with God - all things are possible.

ISamuelyea