said that He stands alone, and there is none but He;
012:033 and To love Him with all one's heart, with all one's understanding,
and with all one's strength, and to love one's fellow man
no less than oneself, is far better than all our whole
burnt-offerings and sacrifices."
012:034 Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said
to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God."
No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.
012:035 But, while teaching in the Temple, Jesus asked, "How is it
the Scribes say that the Christ is a son of David?
012:036 David himself said, taught by the Holy Spirit, "`The Lord said
to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, until I have made thy foes
a footstool under thy feet.'
012:037 "David himself calls Him `Lord:' how then can He be his son?"
And the mass of people found pleasure in listening to Jesus.
012:038 Moreover in the course of His teaching He said, "Be on your
guard against the Scribes who like to walk about in long
robes and to be bowed to in places of public resort,
012:039 and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues and at dinner parties,
012:040 and who swallow up the property of widows and then mask their
wickedness by making long prayers: these men will receive
far heavier punishment."
012:041 Having taken a seat opposite the Treasury, He observed
how the people were dropping money into the Treasury,
and that many of the wealthy threw in large sums.
012:042 But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings,
equal in value to a halfpenny.
012:043 So He called His disciples to Him and said, "In solemn truth I
tell you that this widow, poor as she is, has thrown in more
than all the other contributors to the Treasury;