1 And the Pharisees and the Sadducees cam, and in a twafauld way speirʼt at him, “Gin he wadna schaw them a token frae Heeven?”
Than the Pharisees gaed oot, and counsellʼt thegither, how they micht mak awaʼ wiʼ him.
Than cam Writers and Pharisees oʼ Jerusalem to Jesus; and quoʼ they,
And Jesus said to them, “Tak tent, and troke ye‐na wiʼ the barm oʼ the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
And Pharisees cam to him, way?-?layin him, and sayin, “Isʼt lawfuʼ for a man to pit awa his wife, for ony cause ava?”
Then gaed the Pharisees, and counsellʼt thegither hoo they micht fank him in his talk.
But Jesus, takin tent oʼ their wickedness, said to them, “Why fausely deal wiʼ me, ye hypocrites?
That vera day cam till him the Sadducees, wha say thar is nae Risin‐again, and they speirʼt at him:—
“The Writers and the Pharisees are sutten doon in Mosesʼ seat.
Noo the neist day — the day eftir the “Preparation” — the Heid‐priests and the Pharisees gaitherʼt thegither to Pilate, sayin to him,
“For I say till ye, Gin yere gudeness gang‐na yont the Scribes and Pharisees, neʼer sal ye win intil the kingdom oʼ Heeven!
And whan the Pharisees saw that, quoʼ they till his disciples, “Hoo isʼt that yere maister taks meat wiʼ tax‐folk and ill‐deedie anes?”
And the Pharisees cam nar till him, and they wad ken, “Is it lawfuʼ for a man to pit awa a wife?” tempin him.
“Sal we gie, or sal we refuse?” But he, seein their fauseness, said to them, “Why‐for are ye tempin me? Schaw me a siller‐penny that I may see.”
And thar cam to him the Sadducees, wha say, “Risin‐again thar is nane;” and they speirʼt at him, sayin,
And, now see! a Writer raise, tempin him, and sayin, “Maister! what maun I do that I may hae an everlastin inheritance?”
And ithers oʼ them tempit him, seekin a ferlie frae Aboon,
But, kennin their guile, he said to them,
And thar cam to him a wheen oʼ the Sadducees, wha say thar is nae Risin‐again; and they speirʼt at him, sayin,
This said they for temptation, to hae something to wyte him wiʼ. But Jesus loutit doon, and gaed on writin in the yird wiʼ his fingʼer.
And, as they war speakin to the folk, thar cam on them the priests, and the Captain oʼ the Temple, and the Sadducees;
Than raise up the Heigh‐priest, and aʼ they that war wiʼ him (they oʼ the sect of the Sadducees), and war fuʼ oʼ anger,
For baith Jews for ferlies are speirin, and Greeks for wisdom are seekin: