- ' A // T' BS 2560 .P45 1880a Bible. The interwoven Gospels and Gospel harmony I *<3 U O a^^^!^£j^.^ y THE INTERWOVEN GOSPELS AND f<^ NOV 23 • GOSPEL HARMON^ioGicALst^ THE FOUR HISTORIES OF JESUS CHRIST BLENDED INTO A COMPLETE AND CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE IN THE WORDS OF THE GOSPELS, WITH A COM- PLETE INTERLEAVED HARMONY According to the REVISED VERSION of 1881 with the readings and renderings preferred by the AMERICAN Committee of Revistof incorporated into the t€xt by President RosAvell D. Hitchcock, D.D,, of the Union Theological Seminary, New York COMPILER REV. WILLIAM PITTENGER AiTTHOROF "Oratory, Sacred AND Secular,'" "Extempore Speech, "The Great Locomotive Chase," etc. Eleventh Thousand, Revised Edition, BOSTON Ube pilgrim press CHICAGO Copyright, 1888, BT WIl/«LIAM PITTENGER. PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION OF "INTERWOVEN GOSPELS AND GOSPEL HARMONY." This new and enlarged edition contains novel features of great value. In addition to the in- terwoven account which presents in Bible words everything in the Four Gospels, all parallel accounts are given on opposite pages, in finer type, so that at a glance their relation is seen. Every clause and word taken from these par- allel accounts to make up the interwoven nar- rative is underlined so that the mode of com- pilation is made perfectly obvious. In the Transfiguration account, for instance, we have Mark taken as the standard, and all the facts peculiar to Matthew and Luke are woven into it ; then on opposite pages the full accounts by Matthew and Luke are given in fine type, with the words that have been added to Mark ex- hibited by underlining. The student who uses this work thus gets three important things before him without labor or the possibility of error : the full story combined from all the Gospels ; the pecuHarities of each Gospel ; and the precise points of agreement or divergence between them. Many excellent Gospel Har- monies have been published, and also a few attempts to frame a continuous Gospel narra- tive; but so far as the present compiler is aware, no attempt has been made to place both the complete consecutive narrative and the Harmony before the eye at once. PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDI. TION OF THE ''INTERWOVEN GOSPELS." The design of this compilation is to take the four biographies of our Lord which are found in the New Testament, and combine them into a single narrative. As an inspired authority, and for the purpose of consulta- tion and study, the common arrangement is no doubt far better than any other. But a mode of presentation which employs only the famihar Gospel words, which can be read in a few hours as a continuous narrative, and yet gives the whole story in a single impres- sion, may be very useful. Each of the four Gospels is independent, and has certain peculiarities that the others do not possess. It is curious and instructive to notice how some sayings and incidents in the life of Jesus are found in all four of the Gospels, some in three, some in two, and quite a large number in but one. In like man- ner the same incident will be narrated with greater or less detail in the different places where it occurs. A full conception of this marvelous history cannot be obtained till all the accounts are in some manner fused into one. The diligent student will make this fusion mentally, and perhaps unconsciously; but may not this essential process be greatly hastened by a careful combination printed and placed before the eye? Many persons rest satisfied with thoroughly knowing but one Gospel, while their idea of the others is hazy and im- perfect. This is to be regretted. All the ac- counts are needed to give us the best attain- able conception of the earthly life of our Saviour. The reader who omits to give each Gospel its full weight in his conception of the iv THE INTERWOVEN GOSPELS. work of Christ will be the loser. Very often what is obscure or perplexing in one account is made clear in another ; and thus, when we know all that the four Evangelists have re- corded, and have mentally arranged their ac- counts in due order, Ave have the best — or rather, the least inadequate — view of the wonderful human life of the Christ. It is hoped that this volume will interest and profit two classes of readers, perhaps in almost equal degree. If put into the hand of a child as his first introduction to the study of the New Testament, it will be read as an ordinary connected history ; and when the Gospels in their common form are afterward read, the relation of their different parts will be at once understood, and many otherwise perplexing questions will never even arise. But a person v/ho has been diligently read- ing the Gospels in the New Testament for years is equally sure to be delighted and in- structed when he finds them all combined into one stor}^, thus putting before his eye fully and in print what he has long been men. tally approximating. There is a fulness in many particulars, a new light cast on the story from the order and succession of events, which is almost invariably a pleasing surprise, even to the well-informed. Many attempts have been made to perfect a combination of the Evangelists in their own language. The harmonies which give par- allel accounts in parallel columns on the same page are valuable for the study of detached passages, but are unsuited for consecutive reading. Some attempts at making a single narrative have been very ingenious and use- ful ; but none have hitherto been quite satis- factory. Some have attempted too much, and by the use of cumbrous machinery have made the result unreadable, thus defeating their own purpose. The difficulties lie on every hand, and are much greater than would PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION. ▼ tippear at first view. If the compiler adds many words of his own to make easy connec- tions, the authority of the Gospel narrative is impaired ; on the contrary, many omissions are fatal to completeness; while if every word from the four accounts is brought into the text, the style will be broken and involved, and there will be much wearisome repetition ; if no references are given, the reader does not know what portion of the sacred record he is reading, and the sense of authenticity and security is lost; while frequent referen- ces, parentheses, and typographical devices disfigure the page and mar the reader's pleas- ure. These are by no means all the difficul- ties encountered, but they are sufficient to explain the Hmited nature of the acceptance that such works have hitherto met. Whatever may be its fate, the present at- tempt enjoys several considerable advanta- ges. The issue of the Revised Version of 1 88 1 furnishes valuable aid. It is not only more accurate than the common version, but possesses two qualities which contribute di- rectly toward the success of this undertaking. The renderings are far more uniform, and a large number of spurious readings have been removed, thus bringing the several Gospels in their English dress more close together, and rendering more easy the work of blend- ing them smoothly. The labor of interweav- ing is thus reduced fully one half. Another great advantage secured by the Revised Version, is the placing of chapter and verse numbers in the margin, leaving the page to take the usual form of paragraphs. This ren- ders it possible to retain the familiar notation by chapter and verse without change. The readings and renderings preferred by the American Committee of Revisers have been adopted because they carry still further the principle of uniformity in rendering. Fords, Howard & Hulbert have kindly given per- vi THE INTERWOVEN GOSPELS. mission to use their " American Version," edited by Roswell D. Hitchcock, President of Union Theological Seminary, New York. A very simple device has removed many of the difficulties that have hitherto proved very formidable. When parallel accounts occur they are not woven together on equal terms, but one of them is selected as the standard — either that one which is fullest, or which blends best with what precedes and what follows — and only the peculiarities of the others are add- ed. The Gospel, chapter, and verses of the standard account are as fully indicated as if it stood entirely alone, while the word, clause, or sentence from another Gospel is introduced by an inconspicuous character, showing the book of its origin at a glance. This mode of completing one account by a few carefully in- serted additions has been found, after many trials, easier and far more satisfactory than to build up a new text out of the fragments of two, three, or four accounts. No attempt has been made to include every word, or every variation in the mere form of expression. That would be to sacrifice the substance to the shadow, and is the rock on which some learned and laborious compilations have been wrecked ; but nothing which makes any ad- dition either in fact or in expression has been knowingly omitted. The reader of this vol- ume will be able to begin with the intro- duction of St. John and take up event by event of the Saviour's life in the words of each Gospel. Where there is one account only, this is simply inserted ; but where several occur, the fullest is given, with all the additions that the others make. In choosing these additions where they are found in more than one Gospel, the same principle of choos- ing the fullest and most important first is adopted. The order of time where it could be deter- mined has been followed in all ordinary cases ; PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION, vii but to preserve the unity of subject, and to avoid cutting the different accounts into minute fragments, the order of subject has sometimes been preferred, with a clearly marked statement of the chronology as well. The compiler does not claim the authority of an original investigator in the field of Gospel harmony, but has carefully studied the works of the great masters in that field, and has made such a selection as seemed best for the purpose in view. The succession of events in the majority of instances has been deter- mined by general consent. Where doubts exist, reasons have been carefully weighed; and where absolute certainty seems not at- tainable, that arrangement has been preferred which makes the clearest and most intelli- gible biography, and least disturbs the asso- ciation of events with which we are famihar in the Gospels themselves. For instance, the Sermon on the Mount has been given as sepa- rate from the very similar discourse in Luke, against the views of the majority of harmon- ists, because this allows the presentation of two noble discourses in unbroken form, keeps for each the position with which Bible read- ers are already familiar, and permits a more natural arrangement of the early part of our Saviour's ministry. The same considera- tions apply to the long passage in Luke from the 9th to the 19th chapter, which is by many harmonists broken into fragments and distrib- uted in various places — hardly fair treatment for an evangelist who professes to write " in order." It has seemed much better to follow the leadership of Dr. G. W. Clark in placing these chapters almost in a body — an arrange- ment probable in itself, and far better for the purpose of biograph)\ A few questions of harmon}^ are treated in notes, and a few spec- imen modes of reconciling discrepancies — but only a few, for this work is not intended to be a commentary. Agreements are far viii THE INTERWOVEN GOSPELS. more numerous than differences, which are only such as to prove the independence of the Gospels ; but it is not our purpose to call at- tention even to the most striking confirma- tions. If all the marvelous wealth of the four Gospels can be thrown into one smooth and continuous narrative, we will be well content to let the story make its own impression. The advantages claimed for " The Inter- woven Gospels " may perhaps be clearly con- ceived by imagining the four Evangelists to be reciting orally the wonderful things they had seen and heard. If each in turn told the whole story so far as he recalled it in one un- interrupted effort, we would have some things told but once, some twice, and some four times ; the order of events would differ, and there would be many verbal variations. This would be putting their story in the very strongest possible form as evidences in a court of law ; though any story less interesting than that of the Gospels w^ould become tedious when told four times over in such a manner. But in this volume one evangelist relates an incident, and the others add the particulars that their memories supply; then another carries the story forward, and is supplemented in like manner ; and this is continued until the whole incomparable story, from the An- nunciation to the Ascension, is placed before us, without repetitions, and on the authority of the four witnesses. Can there fail to be a gain in ease of reading, and in freshness and unity of impression ? No doubt, if we at the same time lost the original four Gospels, the evi- dence upon which rests the history of Christ would be weakened ; but we do not lose them, and the convenience with which they may be referred to is one of the merits of the present volume. A reader who uses it will be better able, from comparison with the combined account, to appreciate the charac- teristics of the several Gospels. CHARACTERISTICS AND AGREE- MENTS OF THE GOSPELS. No one of the four Gospels is in the form of a modern biography. They contain com- paratively few notes of time, and do not al- ways observe chronological order. They are professedly incomplete, giving only a par- tial record of a life which even inspired pens could not fully write. (See John xxi. 25, and the frequent reference to the " many other things that Jesus did.") Naturally they did not always select the same matters for record or the same particulars and phases of the same event. Their complete independence is thus made evident ; and in these four vivid, artless, and most truth-like sketches of a marvelous life there is laid a firm basis for faith. The more they are studied the more the conviction grows of the absolute impossi- bility of the Gospels originating in any other way than through the attempt of honest men to state what came within their own knowledge. Our space will only permit a bare statement of a few of the characteristics of the several Gospels, without giving the evidence on which the statement is based. Those who are interested can easily continue this line of research with the aid of competent investi- gators. Matthew (though a publican) is especially interested in those phases of the life of Jesus which fulfil the Old Testament predictions regarding the Messiah. His is the longest Gospel. Mark is supposed to Avrite under the dicta- tion of the Apostle Peter, or at least in direct X THE INTERWOVEN GOSPELS. consultation with him. He places less stress on what is said than on what is done ; has few long discourses, though many pithy say- ings ; but in few words photographs the sur- roundings and minute details of the Saviour's '' mighty works." The narrative has the hurry and impetuosity of Peter's own char- acter. The word '' straightway " is ever re- curring. Matthew and Mark are mainly occupied with the works of Jesus in Galilee, and their accounts run more nearly parallel than any other two. Luke, at the outset, claims to set forth events *'in order." He is therefore much more full in the introduction to the ministry than the other three, and gives many miracles and parables occurring beyond Jordan which they omit. There is a rounded fulness in his accounts which suits well with his Greek name. Tradition represents John as writing later than the others, with the especial purpose, in- dicated in his introduction, of showing the Divinity of Jesus. He alone gives the works done at the several passovers, and thus fur- nishes the only available means of computing the length of the public ministry of Jesus. It is also natural that the discourses at Jerusa- lem, the scholastic and priestly capital of the nation, should be more profound and doctri- nal than those uttered to Galilean peasants. A careful study of the relations of the Gos- pels reveals the wonderful manner in which they supplement each other. Without Matthew we would lack the Sermon on the Mount; without Mark, a hundred striking de- tails which could have come only from an eye-witness ; without Luke, the prelude of angels and the parable of the Prodigal Son ; without John we would lack the conversa- tions with Nicodemus and the woman of Sa- maria, and the matchless pathos of the last CHARACTERISTICS AND AGREEMENTS, xi discourse. All of these, and many more, are presented here in regular order, and with careful consideration, but without the per- plexities of minute criticism ; and each nar- rative is so indicated that the reader will al- ways know, without the trouble of reference, just whose Gospel he is reading and from what source each particular is added. In preparing this compilation the lovely and mighty figure of Jesus, the Christ of prophecy, — the Son of Man, and the Son OF THE Living God, — has seemed to be- come more definite, and to draw ever nearer. May this experience extend to all readers ! EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS AND DIVISIONS. 1. The letters *, ^, ^ and ^ indicate respec- tively the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The words /o//owi7i£- such letters are taken from the corresponding Gospel. 2. At the top of each page and at the be- ginning of each Section the Gospel and the chapter are given. When a section is not all taken from one Gospel or chapter, the change is indicated in the margin. The verses are also given at the outside margin under the chapters, so that a glance will show the chap- ter and verse. 3. The marginal readings of the Revised Version are indicated by small figures, and are printed at the bottom of the page. The compiler has left them unchanged except that references to parallel passages or read- ings are mostly omitted, as the passages re- ferred to are often woven into the text. 4. Words inserted by the compiler to properly connect interwoven passages are enclosed in brackets, thus [and] *,— the star referring to the words " inserted by the com- piler" at the bottom of the page. The num- ber of such words is not great. m EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS, ETC. xiii 5. The whole volume is divided into six periods, as follows : Period I. The Time 01 Preparation. " II. First Year of Public Ministry. " III. Second Year of Public Ministry. " IV. Third Year of Public Ministry. " V. The Passover Week. " VI. After the Resurrection. To avoid confusion with the ordinary division into chapters and verses which are noted in the margin, chapters are not other- wise employed in this work. Sections (§) take their place. They are 171 in number, are of irregular length, and will be found very convenient for reference. Many indi- cations of localities are given in brackets un- der the section titles, which if compared with the maps will add greatly to the inter- est of the narrative. TABLE FOR FINDING ANY PASSAGE WHEN CHAPTER AND VERSE ARE KNOWN. ITIattbeiir. CHAP. VERSE. § CHAP. VERSE. § I. I-I7 3 XVI. I-I2 65 18-25 8 13-28 67 II. 1-23 II XVII. I-I3 68 III. I-I2 14 14-23 69 13-17 15 24-27 70 IV. I-II 16 XVIII. I-I4 71 13 56 15-35 72 13-16 26 XIX. I-I2 109 12,17 24 13-15 no 18-22 27 16-22 III 23-25 29 23-30 112 V. 1-48 30 XX. I-I6 113 VI. 1-34 30 17-28 114 VII. 1-29 30 29-34 115 VIII. I- 4 31 XXI. I-II 118 5-13 43 12-22 123 14-17 28 23-27 124 18-27 52 28-32 125 28-34 53 33-46 126 IX. I 53 XXII. I-I4 127 2- 8 32 15-22 128 9-13 33 23-33 129 14-17 34 34-46 130 18-26 35 XXIII. 1-36 131 27-34 36 37-39 132 35-38 54 XXIV. 1-28 134 X. 1-42 55 29-51 135 XI. I 55 XXV. 1-13 136 2-19 45 14-30 137 20-27 46 31-46 138 28-30 47 XXVI. I- 6 140 XII. 1-2 T 39 6-13 139 22-37 49 14-16 141 38-50 50 17-20 142 XIII. 1-53 51 21-25 143 54-58 54 26-30 145 XIV. 1-12 56 31-36 144 13-21 58 37-46 148 22-36 59 47-56 149 XV. 1-20 61 57 151 21-28 62 58 150 29-31 63 59-68 151 32-39 64 68-75 150 xvi TABLE FOR FINDING PASSAGES. Mattbeis^. CHAP. VERSE. § CHAP. VERSE. § XXVII. I 151 XXVII. 34-44 158 2 153 45-56 160 3-IO 152 57-66 161 11-14 153 XXVIII. I-IO 162 15-26 155 10-15 163 27-31 156 16-18 169 32-33 157 19-20 171 Mark. I. I- 8 14 X. I-I2 109 9-1 1 15 13-16 no 12-13 16 17-31 III 14-15 24 32-45 114 16-20 27 46-52 115 21-34 28 XI. I-II 118 35-39 29 12-14 122 40-45 31 15-25 123 II. 1-12 32 26-33 124 13-17 33 XII. I-I2 126 18-22 34 13-17 128 22-28 39 18-27 129 III. I- 6 39 28-37 130 7-12 40 38-40 151 13-19 41 41-44 133 20-30 49 XIII. 1-23 134 31-35 50 24-37 135 IV. 1-34 51 XIV. I-II 139 35-41 52 12-16 141 V. 1-2 1 53 17-21 143 22-43 35 22-25 145 VI. I- 6 54 26-31 144 7-13 55 32-42 148 14-29 56 43-52 149 30-31 57 53-65 151 32-44 58 65-72 150 45-56 59 XV. I- 5 153 VII. 1-23 61 6-15 155 24-30 62 16-20 156 31-37 63 21-23 157 VIII. I- 9 64 24-32 158 10-21 65 33-41 160 22-26 66 41-47 161 27-38 67 XVI. I-II 162 IX. I 67 12-13 164 2-13 68 14 165 14-32 69 15-18 170 33-50 71 19-20 171 TABLE FOR FINDING PASSAGES. xvii Lake. CHAP. VERSE. § CHAP. VERSE. § I. I- 4 2 XI. 29-36 82 5-25 4 37-54 83 26-38 5 XII. 1-12 84 39-56 6 13-59 85 57-80 7 I- 5 87 II. I- 7 8 6-9 88 II. 8-20 9 XIII. 10-17 91 21-40 10 18-21 92 41-52 13 22-35 93 III. 1-18 14 XIV. 1-24 95 19-20 22 25-35 96 21-22 25 XV. I- 7 97 23-38 3 8-10 98 IV. 1-13 16 j 11-32 99 14-15 24 XVI. 1-13 100 16-30 26 14-31 lOI 31-41 28 XVII. I-IO 102 42-44 29 11-19 105 V. i-ii 27 20-37 106 12-16 31 XVIII. I- 8 107 17-26 32 9-14 108 27-32 33 15-17 no 33-39 34 iS-23 III VI. i-ii 39 24-30 112 12-16 41 31-34 114 17-49 42 35-43 "5 VII. I-IO 43 : XIX. I-IO 116 11-17 44 ! 11-28 117 18-35 45 ! 29-40 118 36-50 48 1 41-44 119 VIII. I- 3 48 ' 45-48 123 4-18 51 XX. I- 8 124 19-21 50 9-19 126 22-25 52 j 20-26 128 26-39 53 27-44 129 40-56 35 45-47 131 IX. I- 6 55 i XXI. I- 4 133 7- 9 56 i 5-26 134 10-17 58 27-36 135 18-27 67 37,38 123 28-36 68 XXII. I- 6 139 37-45 69 7-13 141 46-50 71 14-20 145 51-63 73 21-23 143 X. 1-24 77 24-30 142 25-37 78 31-38 144 38-42 79 39-46 148 XI. 1-13 80 47-54 149 14-28 81 1 54-62 150 xviU TABLE FOR FINDING PASSAGES. Iiuke. CHAP. VERSE. § CHAP. VERSE. § XXII. 63-71 151 XXIII. 44-49 160 XXIII. I- 5 153 50-56 161 6-12 154 XXIV. I 161 13-25 155 2-12 162 26-31 157 13-35 164 32-38 158 36-49 165 39-43 159 50-53 171 John. I. I-I8 I 37-50 121 19-34 17 XIII, 1-20 142 35-51 18 21-30 143 II. I-I2 19 31-38 144 13-25 20 XIV. 1-3 1 146 III. 1-2 1 21 XV. 1-27 146 22-36 22 XVI. 1-33 146 IV. 1-42 23 XVII. 1-26 147 43-45 24 XVIII. I 148 46-54 25 2-1 1 149 V. 1-18 37 12-14 151 19-47 38 15-18 150 VI. 1-14 58 19-24 151 15-21 59 25-27 150 22-71 60 28-38 153 VII. I 60 39-40 155 2-10 73 XIX. 1-16 156 11-53 74 17 157 VIII. i-ii 75 18-27 158 12-59 76 28-30 160 IX. 1-4 1 88 31-42 161 X. 1-18 89 XX. 1-18 162 19-42 90 19-23 163 XI. 1-46 103 24-29 166 XI. 47-57 104 30-31 172 XII. i-ii 139 XXI. 1-14 167 12-19 118 15-23 168 20-36 120 24-25 172 GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAG^ 1. Object of the Work iiv 2. Characteristics and Agreements of the Gospels ix 3. Explanations of Characters and Divisions xii 4. Table for finding any Passage when Chapter and Verse are known xv 5. General Table of Contents xix 6. How to use Interwoven Gospels xxvi 7. The Interwoven Gospels 1-240 8. Alphabetical Index 241-245 INDEX TO SECTIONS AND GOSPELS. Period I.— The Time of Preparation. Gospels from Sec- tion. Page. which each Section is taken.* Title of Section. I I John. Preface by John. 2 2 Luke. Luke's Introduction. 3 3 Matt., Luke. The Ancestry of Jesus Christ. 4 5 Luke. The Birth of John Announced. 5 7 «< Birth of Jesus Announced. 6 8 " Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth 7 9 " Birth of John. 8 II Matt., Luke. Birth of Jesus. 9 12 Luke. The Shepherds and the Angels. 10 13 4 " Jesus Presented in the Temple. II 15 Matthew. The Wise Men from the East. 12 16 " The Journey into Egypt. 13 17 Luke. Child Jesus in the Temple. 14 H Luke, Matt., Mark. Preaching of John Baptist. 15 -1 Matt., Mark, Luke. Baptism of Jesus. 16 21 Matt., Luke, Mark. r The Temptation. ♦ The leading Gospel is named first. xix XX INDEX TO SECTIONS AND GOSPELS. Period II. — First Year of Public Ministry. Gospels from Sec- tion. Page. which each Section is taken.* Title of Section. 17 23 John, Luke. Testimony of John. 18 24 John. First Disciples Called. 19 26 " Marriage at Cana of Galilee. 20 26 tf Cleansing the Temple. 21 27 " Nicodemus. 22 29 " Jesus and John Baptize. 23 30 " Woman of Samaria. 24 33] John, Matt., Mark, Luke. [• Preaching in Galilee. 25 33 John. The Nobleman's Son. 26 34 Luke, Matt. Rejection at Nazareth. 27 36] Luke, Matt., Mark. [Catching Fish and Fisher ) men. 28 37 Mark, Luke. Miracles at Capernaum. 29 39 Matthew, Growing Fame of Jesus. 30 39 Matt. (Luke). Sermon on the Mount. 31 43 j Mark, Luke, Matt. >• A Leper Cleansed, 32 49] Mark, Luke, Matt. \ A Palsied Man Healed. 33 50] Mark. Luke, Matt. [• Call of Levi. 34 H Mark, Luke, Matt. t Dispute about Fasting. H Mark, Luke, t Jairus. 35 Matt. 36 54 Matthew. Two Blind Men. Period III. — Second Year of Public Ministry. 37 55 John, Pool of Bethesda. 38 56 " Discourse about the Father. 39 ss| Matt,, Mark, Luke. >• Dispute about the Sabbath. 40 60 Mark. Gathering at the Sea. 41 61 Mark, Luke. The Disciples Chosen. 42 62 Luk. (Matt. ) Sermon on the Plain. 43 64 Luke, Matt. The Centurion's Servant. 44 65 Luke. The Widow's Son. The leading Gospel is named first. INDEX TO SECTIONS AND GOSPELS. xxi Period III.— Second Year of Public Ministry.— C«/. Sec- tion. Page. Gospels from which each Section is taken.* Title of Section. Ill 112 113 114 115 116 117 159] 159^ 160 1 162 163] 164 164 Matt., Mark, Luke. Matt., Mark, Luke. Matt., Mark, Luke. Matt., Mark. Mark, Matt., Luke. Luke. [• The Young Ruler. y Riches and the Kingdom. [■ Laborers in the Vineyard. Ambition Rebuked. (■The Blind Man at Jericho. Zaccheus. Parable of the Pounds. Period V. — The Passover Week. 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 167] ! 169] 170 -] 173 173] 174 175 176] 177 178] 179] 180 181 1 John, Matt., Mark, Luke. Luke, Matt., Mark, John. John. John, Mark, Matt. Mark, Matt. Mark, Matt., Luke. Mark, Matt., Luke. Matthew. Matt., Mark, Luke. Matthew. Matt., Mark, Luke. Matt., Mark, Luke. Mark, Matt. Matt., Mark, Luke. ) Triumphal Entry of Jerusa- ) lem. |- Weeping over the City. Inquiry of the Greeks. >• The Wavering of the People. The Withered Fig-tree. ) Second Cleansing of the Tem- \ pie. [ The Question of Authority. The Two Sons. [ The Rebel Servants. The King's Supper. Question of Tribute. |- Marriage and Resurrection. The Greatest Commandment. I Woes upon Scribes and Phari- \ sees. * The leading Gospel is named first. XXIV INDEX TO SECTIONS AND GOSPELS. Period V. — The Passover Week. — Continued. Sec- tion. 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 Page. 184 184 185] 188 • 190 191 192 193 194 195] 196] 198] 199 200 j 201 208 210 211 213 214 216 217 219 219 I Gospels from which each Section is taken.* Matthew. Mark, Luke. Matt., Mark, Luke. Matt., Mark, Luke. Matthew. Matt., Mark, John. Matt., Mark, Luke. Luke, Mark, Matt. John, Luke, Matt., Mark, John, Matt., Mark, Luke. John, Luke. Matt,, Mark, Luke, John. John. Matt., Luke, Matt., Luke, Matt., Luke, John, Mark. Mark, John. Mark, John. Mark John. Matt., Luke. Matt. (Acts). Matt., Mark. Luke, John. Luke. Matt., Mark. Luke, John. Matt., Mark, Luke, John. Matt., Luke, Mark, John. Title of Section. Lamentation Repeated. The Widow's Mite. Destruction of the Temple Foretold. Coming of the Son Foretold. The Ten Virgins. Parable of the Talents. The Judgment Depicted. The Supper at Bethany. ;- The Traitor. \ The Passover Prepared. Washing the Disciples' Feet. The Traitor Revealed. Several Predictions. (• The Lord's Supper Instituted. The Sermon before the Cross. The Passover Prayer. [• Gethsemane. t Jesus Arrested. )■ Peter's Denial. The First Trial of Jesus. Remorse of Judas. >• Jesus before Pilate. Jesus Sent unto Herod. \ Barabbas Released. Jesus Mocked. The Journey to the Cross. * Tile ie iding Gos|>tl is named tirsi. INDEX TO SECTIONS AND GOSPELS. xxv Period V. — The Passover Week. — Continued. Sec- tion. Page. Gospels from which each Section is taken.* Title of Section. 158 159 160 161 224 227] Matt., Mark, Luke, John. Luke. Matt., Mark, Luke, John. xMatt., Mark, Luke, John. j-The Crucifixion. The Penitent Malefactor. [ The Death of Jesus. [• The Burial of Jesus. Period VI. — After the Resurrection. 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 229] 231 232 234] 235 236 237 238 239 240 1 Matt,, Mark, Luke, John. Matthew. Luke, Mark. Luke, Mark, John. John. k< Matthew. Mark, Matt., Luke, Mark, Acts. \ The Women Visit the Sepul- f chre. The Story of the Guard. The Journey to Emmaus. [■ Evening Revelation. Revelation to Thomas. Revelation at the Seaside. Peter Confirmed. Revelation on the Mountain. The Great Commission. (■The Ascension. * The leading Gospel is named first. COLORED MAPS. 1. From Nazareth to Capernaum To face page i 2. From CapernaUxM to Jerusalem, and Return. . . 27 3. From Capernaum through many Villages to Nazareth, and Return 61 4. From Capernaum to the Coasts of Tyre and SiDON, AND Return 97 5. Final Journey to Jerusalem iii HOW TO USE "INTERWOVEN GOSPELS." The best of all ways is to begin at the beginning and read the whole book consecutively, carefully noting the divisions into periods and sections, and the locations as shown in the text and maps. If time does not permit this, read a period consecutively, with the same atterition to details. Should the student wish to consult any special subject, he may refer to the index at the close of the volume or to the table of contents just preceding this note. If not readily iCound by subject in these, he may look for the chapter and verse in the table on page xv, and opposite to them he will find the section {not page) in which the account is given. If the chapter and verse for which he looked appear in the mar- gin of the text, he will know that his reference was to the standard account; if not, that it was to a parallel account, only the peculiarities of which have been woven into the standard. An instance will make this plain. Wishing to find the account of the feeding of the five thousand, he sees in the index the words ' ' Five thousand fed " opposite section 58, page 88; or he finds the same reference in the table of contents. The latter may. be the more convenient if he knows about what period in the Saviour's life the incident occurs. Or if he knows that the account begins at Mark vi. 32, he finds Mark vi. in the first column of page xvi, and opposite 32-34 is 58, the number of the section. Turning to this, he finds, that Mark is the standard, to which addi- tions are made from the other gospels. Had he looked, however, for John, vi. 1-14 he would have found the same reference to section 58; but on turning to that he would pos- sibly be perplexed by finding no mention of John! But he would find several clauses introduced by the small letter ' "* ;" such as, " "^ and this he said to prove, etc.," " ^ and when they were all filled, he said unto his disciples, etc." And on the opposite page, also under § 58, he would see, in fine print, the account of John together with that of Matthew and Luke. Underlining would be seen to distinguish the words that have been added to the standard account. Thus the student has all the accounts before his eye at once, with the pecul- iarities of each clearly indicated. PLATE I. (See next page.) From Nazareth to Capernaum. §§ 12-19. These five maps are arranged to show, by means of colored lines, the journeys of Jesus, and also to call attention to the places and order of time connected with prominent events of his life. At Nazareth the birth of Jesus was announced. He was born at Bethlehem, carried into Egypt, and afterwards to Nazareth, where the years preceding his public ministry were spent. These first journeys are not indicated by lines. As shown by the blue line, Jesus journeyed from his home at Nazareth, to the river Jordan, where John was baptizing (§ 15); thence, through the wilderness of Judea (Temptation, § 16), to Jerusalem, and back to Jordan (§§17 and 18), where the first disciples were called. As shown by the red line, Jesus went from Bethabara back to Galilee, where his first miracle was performed, at Cana (§ 19), and then made a brief stay at Capernaum. Thus was completed his first circuit, of which the record is very concise. From this time Capernaum is the starting-point of each circuit, as shown in succeeding plates xxvi THE INTERWOVEN GOSPELS, PERIOD I. Ube XTlme of ipreparatton* [From the Announcement of the Birth of John the Baptist to the Beginning of Christ's PubHc Ministry — a period of about thirty- two years.] § I. Preface by John.* John 1. 1 •* In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word 2 was God. The same was in the beginning 3 with God. All things were made tT.rough him ; and without him ' was not anything 4 made that hath been made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in the darkness ; and the darkness ^apprehended it not. 6 There came a man, sent from God, whose 7 name was John. The same came for wit- ness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came that he 9 might bear witness of the light. ^ There was the true light, even the light which lighteth * every man, coming into the 10 world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the Key, — * Matthew, *• Mark, " Luke, ^ John. * Or, was not anything made. That which hath been made was life in him; and the life dfc. 2 Or, overcame. ^ Or, The t7'ue light, which lighteth every man, was coming. * Or, Every man as he cometh. * The introductions to the several Gospels beautifully supplement each other. Luke narrates the events preceding Christ's advent; John declares his divine nature and pre-ex- istence; Matthew (virith Luke) gives his ancestral tables; while Mark, in a single sentence, leads at once to the proclama- tion of the Gospel, The order here adopted differs from most harmonists, who also differ widely among themselves. In these opening sections the clearest arrangement is best. 2 THE TIME OF PREPARATION. John I.. world knew him not. He came unto 'his ii own, and they that were his own received him not. But as many as received him, to 12 them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name : who were 'born, not of ^ blood, nor 13 of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became r4 flesh, and * dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of 'the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. John beareth witness of him, and crieth, /5 saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me : for he was ^before me. For of his fulness ^6 we all received, and grace for grace. For 77 the law was given through Moses ; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No ?3 man hath seen God at any time ; ' the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him, S 2. Luke's Introduction. ^ I.uke f "" Forasmuch as many have taken in i hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been 'fulfilled among us, even as they delivered them 2 unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it 3 seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most ex- cellent Theophilus ; that thou mightest 4 know the certainty concerning the " things " wherein thou wast instructed. Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, «= Luke, ^ John. » Gr. his own things. ' Or. begotten. 3 Gr. bloods. "* Gr. tabernacled. * Or, an only begotten from a father. « Some ancient authorities read {this was he that said), ■' Qx. first in regard of me. ® Many very ancient authorities read God only begotten. « Or, fully established. '° Gr. words. ** Or, which thou wast taught by word of mouth. ANCESTRY OP CHRIST. 3 § 3. The Ancestry of Jesus Christ.* Matthew 1. 1 '^The book of 'generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abra- ham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judah and his 3 brethren ; and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar ; and Perez begat Hezron; 4 and Hezron begat ' Ram ; and ' Ram be- gat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon ; and Nahshon begat Salmon ; 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab ; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth ; and Obed be- 6 gat Jesse ; and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that 7 had been the wife of Uriah ; and Solomon begat Rehoboam ; and Rehoboam begat 8 Abijah ; and Abijah begat 'Asa ; and *Asa begat Jehoshaphat ; and Jehoshaphat be- 9 gat Joram ; and Joram begat Uzziah ; and uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat 10 Ahaz ; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah ; and Hezekiah begat Manasseh ; and Manasseh begat 'Amon; and ^Amon begat Josiah ; 11 and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his breth- ren, at the time of the ' carrying away to Babylon. 12 And after the 'carrying away to Baby- lon, Jechoniah begat ' Shealtiel ; and 13'Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; and Zerub- babel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat 14 Eliakim ; and Eliakim begat Azor ; and Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat iSAchim; and Achim begat Ehud; and Key, — * Matthew, ^ Mark, "" Luke, * John. ' Or, The genealogy of Jesus Christ. « Or, birth. » Gr. Aram. ■* Gr. Asaph, * Gr. Amos. * Or, removal to Babylon. ' Gr. Salathiel. * These tables were probably copied from public records which t' e Jews kept with great care. That of Matthew is generall r supposed to present the legal descent of Jesus through Joseph ; that of Luke, the actual descent through Mary. 4 THE TTME OF PREPARATION. Matthew 1. Eliud begat Eleazar ; and Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan begat Jacob ; and i6 Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham 17 unto David are fourteen generations , and from David unto the ' carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations ; and from the 'carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations. i-ute 3. ' And Jesus himself, when he began to 23 teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the soTi^ of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of 24 Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,the son of Mattathias, the 25 son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esh, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, 26 the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the san of Joda, the son of 27 Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerub- babel, the son of ' Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son 28 of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Jesus, the son of Ehezer, the 29 son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, 3c the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melae, the son of 31 Menna, the son of Mattatha, the san of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse. 32 the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of ' Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of 33 Amminadab, *the son of ' Arni, the san of Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, ' Luke, * Joho. * Or, removal to Babylon. ' Gr. SalaiJad. ' Some ancient authorities write Sala. * Many ancient authorities insert the son of Admin : and one writes Admin for Amminadab. » Some ancient authorities write Aram. * Commentators usually consider the " son " c "" Heli as equivalent to '" son-in-law,"' thus making Heli the father of Mary. A few authorities dissenL BIRTH OF JOH^' A>"NOUVCED. 5 Hezron, the son of Perez, the scti c>' T'lnah. 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac of Abraham, the son of Terah, t: t . of 35 Nahor, the son of Senig, the j: : Rt :. the son of Peleg, the sonoi Eber, : t / . 36 Shelah, the son of Cainan, the j^^: : Ar r- axad, the sonoi Shem, iheson of N 37 son of Lamech, the son of Methu ^ r : son of Enoch, the son of Jared. : r : 38 Mahalaleel, the sonoi Cainan, t r ::-i o: Enos, the son of Seth, the son of A :: \ r:. . i he 5 Mark, *= Luke, ^ John. * Gr. bondmaid. ^ Or, believed that there shall be, ' Gr. bondmaiden. BIRTH OF JOHISr. liuke 1. On them that fear him. 5 1 He hath shewed strength with his arm ; He hath scattered the proud ' in the imagination of their heart. 52 He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree, 53 The hungry he hath filled with good things ; And the rich he hath sent empty away. 54 He hath holpen Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy 55 (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever. 56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house. § 7. The Birth of John. [In the hill country of Judea.] liUke 1. 57 "^Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought 58 forth a son. And her neighbours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magni- fied his mercy towards her ; and they re- 59 joiced with her. And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to cir- cumcise the child ; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of 60 his father. And his mother answered and said. Not so; but he shall be called 61 John. And they said unto her. There is none of thy kindred that is called by this 62 name. And they made signs to his father, 63 what he would have him called. And he asked for a wanting tablet, and wrote, say- 64 ing, His name is John. And they mar- velled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he 65 spake, blessing God. And fear came on Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, " Luke, ^ John. » Or, by. 10 THE TIME OF PREPARATION. L.uke 1. all that dwelt round about them : and all these sayings were noised abroad through- out all the hill country of Judaea. And 66 all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with 6/ the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, Blessed de the Lord, the God of Israel ; 68 For he hath visited and wrought re- demption for his people, And hath raised up a horn of salvation 69 for us In the house of his servant David (As he spake by the mouth of his holy 70 prophets that have been of old), Salvation from our enemies, and from 71 the hand of all that hate us ; To shew mercy towards our fathers, 72 And to remember his holy covenant; The oath which he sware unto Abra- 73 ham our father, To grant unto us that we being deliv- 74 ered out of the hand of our ene- mies Should serve him without fear. In holiness and righteousness before 75 him all our days. Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the y6 prophet of the Most High : For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways ; To give knowledge of salvation unto yy his people In the remission of their sins, Because of the ' tender mercy of our yS God, " Whereby the dayspring from on high ^ shall visit us. Key. — * Matthew, •'Mark, « Luke, •* John. ' Or, ^earl of mercy. ^ Or, Wherein. 3 Many ancient authorities read hath visited us. BIRTH OF JESUS. 11 liuke 1. 79 To shine upon them that sit in dark- ness and the shadow of death ; To guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. § 8. The Birth of Jesus. [At Bethlehem.] Matthew 1. 1 8 ^ Now the ^ birth * of Jesus Christ was v^n this wise : When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the 19 Holy Spirit. And Joseph*^ her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to 20 put her away privily. But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, say- ing, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is ^ conceived in her is of the Holy 21 Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son ; and thou shalt call his name Jesus ; for it is he that shall save his people from their 22 sins. Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. And they shall call his name *Imman- uel; which is, being interpreted, God with us. 24 And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, 25 and took unto him his wife ; and knew her Key. — "Matthew, ^ Mark, "= Luke, ^ John. ' Or, generation. ^ Some ancient anthorities read of the Christ. ^ Gr. begotten. ^ Gr. Emmanuel. * In Matthew's account Joseph is most prominent; but in Luke's, Mary occupies the first place. 12 THE TIME OF PREPARATION. Matthew 1. not till she had brought forth a son : and he called his name Jesus. tuke 2- *= Now it came to pass in those days, there i went out a decree from Csesar Augustus, that all 'the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when 2 Quiriniuswas governor of Syria. And all 3 went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. And Joseph also went up from 4 Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judasa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David ; to enrol himself with 5 Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. And it came to pass, 6 while they were there, the days were ful- filled that she should be delivered. And 7 she brought forth her firstborn son ; and she wrapped him in swaddhng clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. § 9. The Shepherds and the Angels. [Near Bethlehem.] L.iike 2, And there were shepherds in the same 8 country abiding in the field, and keeping " watch by night over their flock. And an 9 angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them : and they were sore afraid. And the angel 10 said unto them, Be not afraid ; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people : for there 11 is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is 'Christ the Lord. And 12 this ts the sign unto you ; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. And suddenly there 13 was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Key.—* Matthew, *> Mark, "= Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. tAe inhabited earth. * Or, night-watches ^ * Or, Anointed Lord, PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE. 13 |.ake S. 14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth ^peace among 'men in whom he is well pleased. X$ And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another. Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this * thing that is come to pass, which the Lord lu hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to 18 them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were 19 spoken unto them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these * sayings, pondering 20 them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them. § 10. Jesus Presented in the Temple. [At Jerusalum.] Luke 3. 21 ^ And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to pre- 23 sent him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, Key.— » Matthew, ^ Mark, <= Luke, ** John. ^ Many ancient authorities rea.dpeare, good pleasure among men. ' Gr. men of good pleasure. ^ Or, saying. * Or, things. 14 THE TIME OF PREPARATION. I.uke 3. whose name was Simeon ; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel : and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed 26 unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came in the 27 Spirit into the temple : and when the par- ents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law, then he received him into his 28 arms, and blessed God, and said, Now lettest thou thy ' servant depart, 29 O ' Lord, According to thy word, in peace ; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 30 Which thou hast prepared before the 31 face of all peoples ; A light for ^revelation to the Gentiles, 32 And the glory of thy people Israel. And his father and his mother were mar- 33 veiling at the things which were spoken concerning him ; and Simeon blessed them, 34 and said unto Mary his mother. Behold, this M/d is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel ; and for a sign which is spoken against; yea and a sword shall 35 pierce through thine own soul ; that thoughts out of many hearts may be re- vealed. And there was one Anna, a pro- 36 phetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was *of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, and she had been a 37 widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, wor- shipping with fastings and supplications night and day. And coming up at that 38 very hour she gave thanks unto God, and Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, <= Luke, ^ John. - * Gr. bondservant. ^ Gr. Master. 2 Or, the unveiling of the Gentiles, * Gr. advanced in many days. THE WISE MEN. 15 Lake 2. spake of him to all them that were looking 39 for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong, ' filled with wisdom : and the grace of G(^d was upon him. § II. The Wise Men from the East. [Jerusalem and Bethlehem.] Ilatthew 3. 1 '•" Now when Jesus was born in Bethle- hem of Judsea in the days of Herod the king, behold, ^ wise men from the east came 2 to Jerusalem, saying, ' Whei-e is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to * worship him. 3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with hmi. 4. And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise lease among the princes of Judah : For out of thee shall come forth a gov- ernor. Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel. 7 Then Herod privily called the ^ wise men, and learned of them carefully "what time 8 the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said. Go and search out Key. — » Matthew. ''Mark, '=Luke, •'John. ^ Gr. becomuig full of wisdom. ' Gr. Magi. 2 Or, Where is the King of the Jews that is born? ^ The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to man or to God. ' Or, the time of the star that appeared. 16 THE TIME OF PREPARATION. Matthew 3. carefully concerning the young child ; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. And they, having heard the king, went their 9 way ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. And 10 when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And they came into 1 1 the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother ; and they fell down and worshipped him ; and opening their treas- ures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and mj^rrh. And being 12 warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. § 12. The Journey into Egypt. Matthew 3. ^ Now when they were departed, behold, an 1 3 angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying. Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee : for He- rod will seek the young child to destroy him. And he arose and took the young 14 child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death 15 of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the pro- phet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was 16 mocked of the ' wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the 'wise men. Then 17 was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying. Key.—* Matthew, ^ Mark. "= Luke, ^ John. ' Gr. Magi. THE CHILD JESUS. 17 Matthew 2. i8 A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children ; And she would not be comforted, be- cause they are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to 20 Joseph in Egypt, saying. Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead that 21 sought the young child's life. And he arose and took the young child and his mother, 22 and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither ; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the 23 parts of Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be ful- filled which was spoken through the pro- phets, that he should be called a Nazarene. § 13. The Child Jesus in the Temple. [At Jerusalem.] L.uke 2. 41 '^ And his parents went every year to Jeru- 42 salem at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up 43 after the custom of the feast; and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; 44 and his parents knew it not ; but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey ; and they sought for him among 45 their kinsfolk and acquaintance : and when they found him not, they returned to Jeru- 46 salem, seeking for him. And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the tem- ple, sitting in the midst of the * doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions : 47 and all that heard him were amazed at his 48 understanding and his answers. And when Key.— » Matthew, ^ Mark, «Luke, •* John. ' Or, teachers. 18 THE TIME OF PREPARATION. l.uke 2. they saw him, they were astonished : and his mother said unto him, ' Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing. And he said 49 unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be ' in my Father's house ? And they understood not the say- 50 ing which he spaKeunto them. And he went 51 down with them, and came to Nazareth ; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all t/iese ^ sayings in her heart. And Jesus advanced in wisdom and " stat- 52 ure, and in "■ favour v/ith God and men. § 14. Preaching of John the Baptist. ^-^^ [Near the River Jordan.] Mark 1. **The beginning of the gospel of Jesus i Christ the Son of God ; even as it is written 2 in Isaiah the prophet. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way. i>ui«e 3. *^Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of i Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being gov- ernor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, in the high- 2 priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John ^the Baptist, *^ the son of Zacharias in the wilderness, ''' of Judaea. ^And he came into all the region 3 round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; '* say- ing. Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; ""as it is written in the book of 4 the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilder- ness, Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, " Luke, ^ John. 1 Gr. CAi/d. ^ Or, adouf my Father s business. Gr. in the things of my Father. ^ Or, things. ■* Or, age. ^ Or, grace. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 14. Preaching of John the Baptist. Mark's Account. Chap. !• 1 The beginning of the gosp el of Jesus Christ, the Son of 2 Even as it is writte n in Isaiah the prophet , Behold, I send my messe nger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way; 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; 4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached 5 the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the 6 river Jordan, confessing their sins. And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, 7 and did "eat locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worth y to stoop down 8 and unloose. I baptize you in water; but he shall bap- tize you in the Holy Spirit. 18 [The words un Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Or, practiseth. ^ Or, convicted. ^ Or, because, * Gr. were many waters. 30 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 3« yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bride- 29 groom : but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full. He 30 must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all: 31 he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh : * he that cometh from heaven is above all. What he hath 32 seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness. He that 33 hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom 34 God hath sent speaketh the words of God : for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given 35 all things into his hand. He that believeth 36 on the Son hath eternal life ; but he that ' obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. § 23. The Woman of Samaria. John 4. ^ When therefore the Lord knew how i that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself baptized not, 2 but his disciples), he left Judaea, and de- 3 parted again into Galilee. And he must 4 needs pass through Samaria. So he com- 5 eth to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph: and Jacob's' well was there. 6 Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat * thus by the ' well. It was Key.—* Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, <* John. ' Some ancient authorities read he that cometh from heaven beareth witness of what he hath seen and heard. 'Or, believeth not. 'Gr. spring : and so in ver. 14; but not in ver. 11, 12. * Or, as he was. THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA. 31 John 4. 7 about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water : Jesus 8 saith unto her, Give me to drink. For his disciples were gone away into the city to 9 buy food. The Samaritan woman there- fore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, asketh drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman ? (Tor Jews have no 10 dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answer- ed and said unto her, If thou knewest the gilt of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee 11 living water. The woman saith unto him, ' Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence then hast 12 thou that living water ? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his 13 sons, and his cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of 14 this water shall thirst again : but whoso- ever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well 15 of water springing up unto eternal life. The woman saith unto him, ' Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all 16 the way hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her. Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, 18 Thou saidst well, I have no husband : for thou hast had five husbands ; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : this hast 19 thou said truly. The woman saith unto him, ' Sir, I perceive that thou art a proph- 20 et. Our fathers worshipped in this moun- tain ; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the Key.—* Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, * John. * Some ancient authorities omit For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans, »Or, Lord. 32 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 4. place where men ought to worship. Jesus 21 saith unto her. Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this moun- tain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. Ye worship that which ye know 22 not: we worship that which we know : for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour 23 cometh, and now is, when the true wor- shippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth : ' for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. " God is a Spirit : 24 and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. The woman saith unto 25 him, I know that Messiah cometh (who is called Christ): when he is come, he will de- clare unto us all things. Jesus saith unto 26 her, I that speak unto thee am he, (W And upon this came his disciples ; and 27 ^^ they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman ; yet no man said, What seekest thou ? or. Why speakest thou with her? So 28 the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and saith to the men. Come, see a man, who told me all things 29 that ever I did: can this be the Christ? They went out of the city, and were com- 30 ing to him. In the mean while the disci- 31 pies prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But 32 he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not. The disciples therefore said 33 one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat ? Jesus saith unto them, 34 My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work. Say not 35 ye. There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are ' white already unto harvest. He that reapeth receiveth wages, and 36 Key.— " Matthew, »> Mark, *Luke, <^ John. * Or, for such the Father also seeketh. 'Or, God is spirit. 'Or, white t*fpto harvest. Already h( that reapeth ^^c. The Departure from Judaea. The following reasons are given by Matthew and Mark why Jesus left Judaea. Compare with John 4 : 1-3. Matthew's Account. Chap. 4. 12 Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he with- drew into GaUlee. Mark's Account. Chap. 1. 14 Now after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God. 82 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 24. Preaching in Galilee. Mark's Account. Chap. 1. Now after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into 14 Galilee preaching the gospel of God, and saying, The time 15 is fulfi lled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel. Lukes Account. Chap. 4. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into 14 Galilee: and a fame went out conce rning him through all the region round about. And he taught in their syna- 15 gogues, being glorified of all. 83 THE NOBLEMAN'S SON. 33 John 4. gathereth fruit unto life eternal ; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may re- 37 joice together. For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not laboured : others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour. 39 And from that city many of the Samari- tans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all 40 things that ever I did. So when the Sa- maritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them : and he abode there 41 two days. And man}' more believed be- 42 cause of his word ; and they said to the woman. Now we believe, not because of thy speaking : for we have heard for our- selves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. § 24. Preaching in Galilee. John 4. 43 '^And after the two days he went forth 44 from thence ''in the power of the Spirit •^into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own 45 country. So when he came into Galilee, the Galilasans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast : for they also went unto the feast. ''And a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about : and he taught in their synagogues being glorified of all ; ^ preaching the gospel of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand ; repent ye, and believe in the gospel. §25. The Nobleman's Son. [At Cana.] John 4. ' r^ t 46 ^ He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. 34 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 4. And there was a certain 'nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he 47 heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into GaHlee, he w^ent unto him, and be- sought him that he would come down, and heal his son ; for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said unto him, Ex- 48 cept ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. The ' nobleman saith un- 49 to him, ' Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him. Go thy way ; thy son 50 liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his" ser- 51 vants met him, saying, that his son lived. So he inquired of them the hour when he 52 began to amend. They said therefore un- to him. Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that // 53 was at that hour in which Jesus said unto him. Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the 54 second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judaea into Galilee. § 26. Rejection at Nazareth. ti-ke 4. *^And he came to Nazareth, where he had 16 been brought up : and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And 17 there was delivered unto him * the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the " book, and found the place where it was written. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 18 ' Because he anointed me to preach ' good tidings to the poor : He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, Key. — * Matthew, *• Mark, = Luke, •* John. * Or, king's officer, ' Gr. Lord. ' Or, bond-servants. * Or, a roll. ^ Or, roll, « Or, Wherefore. ' Or, the gospel. REJECTION AT NAZARETH. 35 liuke 4. And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the ' book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened 21 on him. And he began to say unto them. To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in 22 your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth : and they said, 23 Is not this Joseph's son ? And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable. Physician, heal thyself: what- soever we have heard done at Capernaum, 24 do also here in thine own country. And he said. Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own coun- 25 try. But of a truth 1 say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there 26 came a great famine over all the land ; and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to ' Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, 27 unto a woman that was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet ; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the 28 Syrian. And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard 29 these things ; and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down 30 headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way. 13 Matthew 4. *And Icaviug Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, " a city of Gali- Key.— •Matthew, •'Mark, « Luke, <»John. » Or, r Mark, » Luke, <* John. ' Gr. T^e way of the sea. * Gr. nations : and so elsewhere. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 27. Catching Fish and Fishermen. Matthew's Account. Chap. 4. iS And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, cast- 19 ing a net into the sea; for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you 20 fishers of men. And they straightway left the nets, and 21 followed him. And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending 22 their nets ; and he called them. And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him. Mark's Account. Chap. 1. . o- 16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea. Lukes Account. Chap. 5. 9 For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the 10 draught of the fishes which they had taken ; and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not ; 11 from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him. 36 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 28. Miracles at Capernaum. Matthew* s Account. Chap. 8. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw 14 his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched 15 her hand, and the fever left her ; and she arose, and min- istered unto him. And when even was come, they brought 16 unto him many possessed with demons : and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick : that 17 it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. 37 MIRACLES AT CAPERNAUM. 37 Liuke 6. when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me ; for I am a sinful 9 man, O Lord. For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of Mark 1. the fishes which they had taken. 17 ^And Jesus said unto them. Come ye after me, and I will make you to become 18 fishers of men. And straightway they 19 left the nets, and followed him. And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also 20 were in the boat mending the nets. And straightway he called them : and "= when they had brought their boats to land ^ they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. § 28? Miracles at Capernaum. Mark 1. 21 ^ And they go into Capernaum, ^ a city of Galilee, ^ and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and 22 taught. And they were astonished at his teaching : for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes ; ^ for his 23 word was with authority. ^ And straight- way there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit [or] ^ demon; ^ and he cried out, ^ with a loud voice, ^ saying, 24 ''Ah ! ^ what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ? art thou come to de- stroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the 25 Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked ' him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come 26 out of him. And the unclean spirit, *= when he had thrown him down in the midst, ^' tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him, "^ having done him no 27 hurt. ^ And they were all amazed, inso- much that they questioned among themselves, saying. What is this "" word ? * Or, it. 2 Or, convulsing. 38 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Markl. ^a new teaching! with authority^ and power ^he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. And the report of 28 him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about. And straightway, when they were come 29 out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's wife's mother lay 30 sick of a '^great ^fe ver; and straightway they tell him of her ^and besought him for her: ^ and he came and took her by the hand, 31 ^ and stood over her, and rebuked the fever, ^ and raised her up ; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. And at even, when the sun did set, they 32 brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons. And all the city was gathered together at 33 the door. And he healed many that were 34 sick with divers diseases, ^ and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases ; '^ and demons also came out from many, crying out and saying, Thou art the Son of God; ^ and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him '^ that he was the Christ. ^ And in the morning, a great while be- 35 fore day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were 36 with him followed after him; and the}^ 37 found him, and say unto him, AH are seek- ing thee. ° And the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them. ^ And he saith unto them. Let 38 us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach ''the good tidings of the Key.—* Matthew, *• Mark, <= Luke, •* John, [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] §28. Miracles at Capernaum. — Continued. Luke's Account, Chap. 4. And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. 31 And he was teaching them on the sabbath day : and they 32 were astonished at his teaching: for his word was with authority. And in the synagogue there was a man, that 33 had a spirit of an unclean demon ; and he cried out with a loud voice, Ah ! what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus 34 of Nazareth ? art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked 35 him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt. And amaze- 36 ment came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying. What is this word ? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. And there went forth a rumour concerning 37 him into every place of the region round about. And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into 38 the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever ; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, and re buked the fever ; and it left 39 her : and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them. And when the sun was setting, all they that had any 40 sick with divers diseases brought them unto him ; and he la id his hands on every one of them, and hea led them. And demons also came out from many, c rying out, and 41 saying, Thou art the Son of God^ And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. And when it was day, he came out and went into a 42 desert place : and the multitudes sought a fter him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he s hould not go from them. But he said unto them, I must preach 43 the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also : for therefore was I sent. 38 IThe words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 29. The Growing Fame of Jesus. Mark^s Account. Chap. 1. And he went into their synagogues throughout all Gali- 39 lee, preaching and casting out demons. Luke's Account. Chap. 4. And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. 44 89 SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 39 Mark 1. kingdom of God ^ there also; for to this end came 1 forth. § 29. The Growing Fame of Jesus. Matthew 4. 23 And 'Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching- in their synagogues, and preach- ing the 'gospel of the kingdom, and heal- ing all manner of disease and all manner of 24 sickness among the people. And the re- port of him went forth into all Syria : and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, 'possessed with demons, and epileptic, and 25 palsied ; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from beyond Jordan. §30. The Sermon on the Mount.* [Probably the " Horns of Hattin," about seven miles from Capernaum.] Matthew 5. 1 ^ And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain : and when he had sat 2 down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and taught them, say- ing, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 * Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Key.—' Matthew, »> Mark, « Luke, * John. ^ Some ancient authorities read he. ' Ox , good tidings : and so elsewhere. ' Or, demoniacs. ^ Some ancient authorities transpose ver. 4 and 5. * Most harmonists treat the Sermon on the Mount as identical with the discourse of Luke 6. Several of weight, however, as Greswell, Doddridge, Clark, Alexander, and others, regard them as utterances separated by a consider- able interval. We prefer this arrangement not only because of the strong arguments by which it is supported, but also because it leaves unchanged the familiar beauty of this marvellous passage. " The Sermon on the Plain" (§ 42) is a noble but much briefer discourse. 40 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 5. Blessed are the meek : for they shall in- 5 herit the earth. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst 6 after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall 7 obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they 8 shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers : for they 9 shall be called sons of God. Blessed are they that have been perse- 10 cuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are 3^e 11 when men shall reproach you, and perse- cute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, 12 and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you. Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the 13 salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of 14 the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp, and 15 put it under the bushel, but on the stand ; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine 16 before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I came to destroy the 17 law or the prophets : I came not to de- stroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto 18 you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accom- plished. Whosoever therefore shall break 19 one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the Key. — ' Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, «• John. SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 4t Matthew 5. kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great 20 in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and who- soever shall kill shall be in danger of the 22 judgement : but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother* shall be in danger of the judgement ; and whoso- ever shall say to his brother, ' Raca, shall be in danger of the council ; and whoso- ever shall say, ' Thou fool, shall be in dan- 23 ger * of the ' hell of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught 24 against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be recon- ciled to thy brother, and then come and 25 ofier thy gift. Agree with thine adver- sary quickly, while thou art with him in the way ; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge "deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into 26 prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. 27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou 28 shalt not commit adultery : but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed 29 adultery with her already in his heart. And it thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it Key.—* Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, * John. ' Many ancient authorities insert without cause. * An expression of contempt. ' Or, Moreh, a Hebrew expression of condemnatioo, * Gr. unto or into. ' Gr. Gehenna of fire. * Some ancient authorities omit deliver (hec. 43 FIRST YEAR OF PXTBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 6. is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- bers should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into ' hell. And if thy right 30 hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one ot thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into 'hell. It was said also. Whosoever shall 31 put away his wife, let him give her a writ- ing of divorcement : but I say unto you, 32 that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her w^hen she is put away commit- teth adultery. Again, ye have heard that it was said to 33 them of old time. Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not 34 at all ; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is 35 the footstool of his feet ; nor ' by Jerusa- lem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for 36 thou canst not make one hair white or black. ' But let your speech be Yea, yea; 37 Nay, nay : and whatsoever is more than these is of * the evil one. Ye have heard that it w^as said. An eye 38 for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I 39 say unto you. Resist not ' him that is evil : but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if 40 amy man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall ' compel thee 41 to go one mile, go with him twain. Give 42 to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Key.— 'Matthew, *> Mark, <= Luke, **John. ' Gr. Gehenna. ^ Or, toward. ' Some ancient authorities read But your speech shall be, ' Or, evil. ^ Gr. impress. SEBMON ON THE MOUNT. 43 Matthew 5. 43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine 44 enemy : but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute 45 you ; that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and send- 46 eth rain on the just and the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the ' publicans the 47 same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more t/ian others ? do not 48 even the Gentiles the same ? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father Matthew 6. is pCrfcct. 1 Take heed that ye do not your right- eousness before men, to be seen of them : else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypo- crites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you. They have received 3 their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right 4 hand doeth : that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites : for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you. They have 6 received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner cham- ber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 7 And in praying use not vain repetitions, as Key.—' Matthew, »> Mark, « Luke, * John. * That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes: and so else- where. 44 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 6. the Gentiles do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them : for 8 ' your Father knowest what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After 9 this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 10 will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day 'our daily bread. And 11 forgive us our debts, as we also have for- 12 given our debtors. And bring us not into 13 temptation, but deliver us from 'the evil one,* For if ye forgive men their tres- 14 passes, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men 15 their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the 16 hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you. They have received their reward. But 17 thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face ; that thou be not seen 18 of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 19 the earth, where moth and rust doth con- sume, and where thieve, 'break through and steal : but lay up for jourselves 20 treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not ' break through nor steal : for where 21 thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also. Key.—' Matthew, *» Mark, *Luke, •* John. * Some ancient authorities read God your Father. * Gr. our bread for the coming day, or, our needful bread. » Or, eTnl. * Nany authorities, some ancient, but with variations, add For thine is the kingdom^ and the power ^ and the glory ^ for ever. Amen. ' Gr. di^ through SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 45 Matthew 6. 22 The lamp of the body is the eye : if there- fore thine eye be single, thy whole body 23 shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of dark- ness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness ! 24 No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mam- 25 mon. Therefore I say unto you. Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the 26 raiment ? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of 27 much more value than they ? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit 28 unto 'the measure of his life? And why are ye anxious concerning raiment ? Con- sider the lilies of the field, how they grow; 29 they toil not, neither do they spin : yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more 31 clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Where- 32 withal shall we be clothed ? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye 33 have need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto 34 you. Be not therefore anxious for the Key.— • Matthew, »> Mark, «Luke, "»John. ' Or, his stature. 46 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 6, morrow : for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the ^ evil thereof. Matthew 7. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For i with Avhat judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with what measure ye mete, 2 it shall be measured unto you. And why 3 beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt 4 thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye ; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypo- 5 crite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the 6 dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, 7 and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : for every one that asketh 8 receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his 9 son shall ask him for a loaf, wdll give him a stone ; or if he shall ask for a fish, will 10 give him a serpent? If ye then, being 11 evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? AH things there- 12 fore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them : for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for 13 wide ' is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are Key.—* Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, <* John. * Some ancient authorities omit is the gate. / SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 47 Matthew 7. 14 they that enter in thereby. * For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, that come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are 16 ravening- wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of 17 thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good 19 fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the 20 fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall 21 know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the 22 will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day. Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do 23 many^ mighty works ? And then will I pro- fess unto them, I never knew you : depart 24 from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one therefore who heareth these words of ^ - mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon 25 the rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not: for it was 26 founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the 27 sand : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house ; and it fell : and great was the fall thereof. Key.—' Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, ** John. ' Many ancient authorities read How narrow is the gate ^c. " Gr. powers. 48 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 6. And it came to pass, when Jesus ended 28 these words, the multitudes were aston- ished at his teaching : for he taught them 29 as one having authority, and not as their scribes. Matthew 8. And when he was come down from the i mountain, great multitudes followed him. § 31. A Leper Cleansed. [An unnamed city of Galilee.] Mark 1. ^And *^ while he was in one of the cities 40 ** there cometh to him a leper, ^fuU of lep- rosy, ^ beseeching him, * and kneeling down* to him, and saying unto him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And being moved with compassion, he 41 stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will ; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy de- 42 parted from him, and he was made clean. And he ' strictly charged him and straight- 43 way sent him out, and saith unto him, See 44 thou say nothing to any man : but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses com- manded, for a testimony unto them. But 45 he went out, and began to publish it much, and "" so much the more went abroad the re- port concerning the matter ; and great mul- titudes came together to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities; ^insomuch that "Jesus could no more openly enter into*a Key. — ' Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Some ancient authorities omit and kneeling down to him, * Or, sternly. ^ Or, the city. 3 Gr. he. * Matthew says, " worshipped him," and Luke, "he fell on his face," These are fair specimens of minute verbal diffeiences frequently found in parallel accounts. It was not impossible for the man to prostrate himself, and then rise on his knees to prefer his petition, while both are pos- tures of worship. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] §31. A Leper Cleansed. Matthew's Account. Chap. 8. I And when he was come down from the mountain, great 3 multitudes followed him. And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, 3 thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou made 4 clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses com- manded, for a testimony unto them. Luke's Account. Chap. 6. 12 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying. Lord, if thou 13 wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man : but go thy way, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, ac- cording as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him : and great multitudes came together to hear, and to 16 be healed of their infirmities. But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed. 48 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 32. A Palsied Man Healed. Matthew's Account. Chap. 9. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the 2 palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy. Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins are forgiven. And behold, certain of the scribes said with- 3 in themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus know- 4 ing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are for- 5 given; or to say. Arise, and walk ? But that ye may know 6 that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. And he arose, and de- 7 parted to his house. But when the multitudes saw it, they 8 were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such author- ity unto men. Luke's Account. Chap. 6. And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was 17 teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, men bring on a bed a man 18 that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And not finding by what way they 19 might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus. And seeing their 20 faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the 21 scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying. Who is this that speaketh blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, 22 answered and said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say. Thy sins are forgiven 23 thee; or to say. Arise and walk? But that ye may know 24 that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee. Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up 25 that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God. And amazement took hold on all, and they glori- 26 fied God; and they were fille d with fear, saying. We have seen strange things to-day. 49 PALSIED MAN HEALED. 49 Markl. city, but was without in desert places : and they came to him from every quarter. *^But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed. § 32. A Palsied Man Healed. [Capernaum.] Mark 2, 1 ^And when he entered again into Caper- naum after some days, it was noised that 2 he was in the house. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room /or them, no, not even about the door : and he spake the word unto them. '^And there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem ; and the power of 3 the Lord was with him to heal. ^And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of 4 the palsy, borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they ^vent up to the housetop and ^uncovered the roof where he was, and when the}^ had broken it up, they let down ^'through the tiles ^the bed whereon the 5 sick of the palsy lay. And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, 6 Son, ""be of good cheer, ^thy sins are for- given ^thee. ^But there were certain of the scribes ""and Pharisees ^sitting there, 7 and reasoning in their hearts. Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth ; who can forgive sins but one, even God ? 8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within them- selves, saith unto them. Why reason ye 9 these things in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy. Thy sins are forgiven : or to say. Arise, and 10 take up thy 'bed, and walk ? But that ye Key.—" Matthew, '' Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Or, pallet. 50 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark S. may know that the Son of man hath auth- ority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), I say unto thee, ii Arise, take up thy 'bed, and go unto thy house. And '^im mediately ^he arose, and 12 straightway took up the 'bed, and went forth before them all, ''and departed to his house, glorifying God ; ^insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, *who had given such authority unto men, ^saying. We never saw it on this fashion ; ''and they were filled with fear, saying. We have seen strange things to day. 33. Call of Levi. [Capernaum.] Mark S. *And *as Jesus passed by from thence 13 ^he went forth again by the sea side ; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. And as he passed by, he 14 saw Levi* the so7i of Alphasus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, ''forsook all, ^and followed him. ''And Levi made him 15 a great feast in his house : and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them, ^for there were many, and they followed him. And the scribes 'of the rharisees, when 16 they saw that he was eating with the sin- ners and publicans, said unto his disciples, ' He eateth * and drinketh with publicans and sinners. And when Jesus heard it, he 17 saith unto them, They that are 'whole Key—' Matthew, »* Mark, « Luke, * John. » Or, pallet. ' Some ancient au«:horities read and the Pharisees. ' Or, How is it that he eateth . . . sinners ? * Some ancient authorities omit and drinketh. ' Gr. strong. * In Matthew this name is given as Matthew. Two names for one person were not uncommon. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 33. Call of Levi. Matthew's Account. Chap. 0. 9 And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, be- hold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with 11 Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples. Why eateth your Master with 12 the publicans and sinners ? But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they 13 that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Mark's Account. Chap. S. 15 And he arose and followed him. And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many pub- licans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. Luke's Account. Chap. 5. 27 And after these things he went forth, and beheld a pub- lican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto 28 him, Follow me, And he forsook all, and rose up and 29 followed him. And Levi made him a great feast in his house : and there was a great multitude of publicans and 30 of others that were sitting at meat with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying. Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and 31 sinners ? And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician ; but they that are 32 sick. I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance . 50 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 34. Dispute about Fasting. Matthew's Account. Chap. 9. Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why 14 do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not ? And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride- 15 chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them ? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. And no 16 man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old gar- ment ; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Neither do men put 17 new wine into old wine-skins : else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish : but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved. Lukes Account. Chap. 5. And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast 33 often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees ; but thine eat and drink. And Jesus 34 said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride- chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But 35 the days will come ; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days. And he spake also a parable unto them ; No man rend- 36 eth apiece from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment ; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old. And no man 37 putteth new wine into old wine-skins ; else the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish. But new wine must be put into fresh 38 wine-skins. And no man having drunk old wine desir- eth new : for he saith, The old is good. 51 DISPUTE ABOUT FASTING— JAIRUS. 51 Mark 3. have no need of a physician, but they that are sick : *But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice ; ^ I came not to call the righteous, but sin- ners *^ to repentance. § 34. Dispute about Fasting. [Capernaum.] Mark 2. 18 ^ And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting : and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disci- ples of the Pharisees fast '^ often and make supplications, ^ but thy disciples fast not ? 19 And Jesus said unto them. Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, *[and] * mourn ^ while the bridegroom is with them ? as long as they have the bridegroom with 20 them, they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast 21 in that day. No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment ; else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made: ^ also the piece from the new will 22 not agree with the old. ^ And no man putteth new wine into old ' wine-skins : else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins : but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, ^ and both are preserved. ^ And no man having drunk old wine desireth new : for he saith, the old is good. §35- Jairus. [Capernaum.] Mark 5. 22 ^ And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name ; and seeing 23 him, he falleth at his feet, and beseecheth * That is, skins used as bottles. * A word inserted by the compiler. 53 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 5. him much, ^ to come into his house ; for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying ; ^ say- ing, My little daughter is at the point of death : I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be * made whole, and live. And he ^ arose, and ^ went 24 with him, ^ and so did his disciples ; ^ and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him. And a woman, who had an issue of 25 blood twelve years, and had suffered many 26 things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, having heard the 27 things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched ''the border of *> his garment. For she said, * within her- 28 self, ^ If I touch but his garments, I shall be ' made whole. And straightway the foun- 29 tain of her blood was dried up ; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her ' plague. And straightway Jesus, perceiv- 30 ing in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said. Who touched my garments? ''And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, ^ Thou 31 seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ''But Jesus said, Some one did touch me : for I perceived that power had gone forth from me. ^And he looked round about to see 32 her that had done this thing. But the woman ''saw she was not hid; ^fearing and trembling, knowing what had been 33 done to her, *[she] came and fell down be- fore him, and " declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched Key. — ' Matthew, '' Mark, * Luke, "^ John. * Or, saved. ' Gr. scourge, *A word inserted by the compiler. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] §35. Jairus. ^P^O-'oA Matthews Account. i8*''while he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying. My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, 19 and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, 20 and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and 21 touched the border of his garment : for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole. 22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said. Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. Luke's Account. Chap. 8. ,.,,,!.• 40 And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him ; 41 for they were all waiting for him. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the syna- gogue; and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him 42 to come i nto his house ; for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age , and she lay a dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could 44 not be healed of any, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her 45 blood stanched. And Jesus said. Who is it that touched me ? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him. Master, the multitudes press thee and 46 crush thee. But J esus said, Some one did touch me: for 47 I perceive d that power had gone forth from me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid , she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the pr esence of all the people for what cause she touched him, 48 and how she was hea led immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 35- Jairus. — {Continued^) Matthew^ s Account. Chap. 9. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the 23 flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, he said, 24 Give place : for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd 25 was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose. And the fame hereof went forth 26 into all that land. Luke's Account. Chap. 8. While he yet spake, there comethone from the ruler of 49 the synagogue's /lousc, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trou- ble not the Master. But Jesus hearing it, answered him, 50 Fear not : only believe, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother. And all 52 were weeping, and bewailing her : but he said, Weep not ; for she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed 53 him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But he, taking 54 her by the hand, called, saying. Maiden, arise. And her 55 spirit returned, and she rose up immediately : and he commanded that something be given her to eat. And her 56 parents were amazed : but he charged them to tell no man what had been done. 53 JAIRUS. 53 Mark 5. him and how she was healed immediately. 34 ^ And he said unto her, Daughter, ^ be of good cheer; ^thy faith hath 'made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy ''plague. *And the woman was made whole from that hour. 35 ^ While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying. Thy daughter is dead : why troublest thou 36 the ^ Master any further? But Jesus, ' not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only be- 37 lieve, "= and she shall be made whole. ^And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the 38 brother of James. And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue ; and he beholdeth a tumult, ^ flute-players, ^ and 39 many weeping and wailing greatly. And when he was entered in, he saith unto them. Why make ye a tumult, and weep ? ^ give place ; ^ the child is not dead, but 40 sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn, ^knowing that she was dead. ^ But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in 41 where the child was. And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi ; which is, being interpreted. Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. "" And her spirit 42 returned. ^ And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked ; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed 43 straightway with a great amazement. And he charged them much that no man should know this : and he commanded that some- thing should be given her to eat. ^And the fame hereof went forth into all that land. Key.—' Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Or, saved thee. * Or, scourge. ' Or, Teacher. •* Or, overhearing. 54 FIRST YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. § 36. Two Blind Men; [Capernaum.] Matthew 9. * And as Jesus passed by from thence, 27 two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And when he was come into the 28 house, the blind men came to him : and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this ? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, 29 saying. According to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were opened. 30 And Jesus ' strictly charged them, saying. See that no man know it. But they went 31 forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land. And as they wjent forth, behold, there 32 was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon. And when the demon was 33 cast out, the dumb man spake : and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, 34 'By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons. Key.—' Matthew, * Mark, " Luke, ^ John. > Or, st/'rnly. » Or, In, PERIOD III. Secont) l^ear of public /iDintstti?. [From Second to Third Passover — one year.] § 37. Pool of Bethesda. [At Jerusalem.] John 5. 1 *^ After these things there was ' a feast of the Jews ; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew 3 ' Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, 5 blind, halt, withered *. And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight 6 years in his infirmity. When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case^ he saith unto him, 7 Wouldst thou be made whole ? The sick man answered him, * Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool : but while I am coming, another 8 steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy ^ bed, and 9 walk. And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his ' bed and walked. Key. — " Matthew, •• Mark, « Luke, "* John. ^ Many ancient authorities read the feast. ' Many ancient authorities read Bethsaida, others, Beth- zatha. ' Many ancient authorities insert, wholly or in part, wait- ing for the moving of the %vater: for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and troubled the water : whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was holden, * Or, Urd. ^ Or, pallet. 55 56 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Jolin 6. Now it was the sabbath on that day. So lo the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy 'bed. But he answered ii them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy ^ bed, and walk. They asked him. Who is the man that said 12 unto thee. Take up thy ' bed, and walk ? But he that was healed knew not who it 13 was : for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the place. After- 14 ward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing be- fall thee. The man went away, and told 15 the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. And for this cause did the 16 Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. But Jesus answered 17 them, My father Avorketh even until now, and I work. For this cause therefore the 18 Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making him- self equal with God. § 38. Discourse about the Father. [At Jerusalem.] John 5. ^ Jesus therefore answered and said unto 19 them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing : for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner. For the Father loveth the 20 Son, and sheweth him all things that him- self doeth : and greater works than these Avill he shew him, that ye ma}^ marvel. For as the Father raiseth the dead and 21 quickeneth them, even so the Son also Key. — " Matthew, •» Mark, * Luke, ^ John. > Or, pallet. DISCOURSE ABOUT THE FATHER. 57 John 5. 22 quickeneth whom he will. For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgement unto the Son ; that all may honour the Son, even as they 23 honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father that 24 sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and Cometh not into judgement, but hath 25 passed out of death into life. Verily, verily, I say unto you. The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God ; and they that 26 hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son 27 also to have life in himself: and he gave him authority to execute judgement, be- 28 cause he is a son of man. Marvel not at this : for the hour cometh, in which all that 29 are in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have ' done evil, unto the resurrection of judgement. 30 ^ I can of myself do nothing : as I hear, I judge : and my judgement is righteous ; be- cause I seek not mine own will, but the 31 will of him that sent me. If I bear witness 32 of myself, my witness is not true. It is another that beareth witness of me ; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth 33 of me is true. Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. 34 But the witness which I receive is not from man : howbeit I say these things, that 35 ye may be saved. He was the lamp that burneth and shineth : and ye were willing 36 to rejoice for a season in his light. But the witness which I have is greater than Key.— • Matthew, »> Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Or, practised. 58 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 6. that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the 37 Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form. And ye have 38 not his word abiding in you : for whom he sent, him ye believe not. ' Ye search the 39 scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life ; and these are they which bear witness of me ; and ye will not 40 come to me, that ye may have life. I re- 41 ceive not glory from men. But I know 42 you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves. I am come in 'm.y Father's 43 name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, who receive 44 glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from ' the only God ye seek not ? 45 Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope. For if ye beheve'd Moses, ye would 46 believe me ; for he wrote of me. But if ye 47 believe not his writings, how shall ye be- lieve my words? § 39. Dispute about the Sabbath. [Journeying toward Galilee,] Matthew 13. *At that season Jesus went on the sabbath i day through the cornfields ; and his disci- ples were an hungred, and began ^as they went, * to pluck ears of corn, and to eat, •'rubbing them in their hands. ^But the 2 Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath. But he 3 Key.—' Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Or, Search the scriptures. ' Some ancient authorities read the only one. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 39. Dispute about the Sabbath. Matthew's Account. Chap. IS. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. Mark's Account. Chap. 2. 23 And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples began, as they 24 went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that 25 which is not lawful ? And he said unto them. Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an 26 hungred, he, and they that were with him ? How he en- tered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with 27 him ? And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for 28 man, and not man for the sabbath: so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. Luke's Account. Chap. 6. 1 Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears 2 of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. But cer- tain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day ? 3 And Jesus answering them said. Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was an hungred, he, and 4 they that were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save 5 for the priests alone ? And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 58 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 39. Dispute about the Sa.hha.th. —Coniinufd. Mark's Account. ^ Chap. 3. And he entered again into the synagogue; and there i was a man there who had his hand withered. And they 2 watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the 3 man that had his hand withered, Stand forth. And he 4 saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm ? to save a life, or to kill ? But they held their peace. And when he h ad looked round about on 5 them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man. Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored. Luke's Account. Chap. 6. And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered 6 into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man th ere, and his right hand was withered. And the scribes and the 7 Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on thesab- bath; that they might find how to accuse him. But he 8 knew their thoughts: and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. And Jesus said unto them, I ask 9 you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm ? to save a life, or to destroy it ? And he looked round about 10 on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored. But they were n filled with madness; and communed one with another what ihey might do to Jesus. 59 DISPUTE ABOUT THE SABBATH. 59 Matthew 13. said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he ^ had need and ^ was an hungred, and they that were with him; 4 how he entered into the house of God, ^ when Abiathar was high priest, ^ and ' did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were 5 with him, but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple 6 profane the sabbath, and are guiltless ? But I say unto you, that ' one greater than the 7 temple is here. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacri- fice, ye would not have condemned the . guiltless. ^And he said unto them. The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath : so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. 9 ^ And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue ' on another sabbath and taught : and there was a man there and his right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees ^ asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ? that they 1 1 might accuse him. And he said unto them. What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, 12 and lift it out ? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep ! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. ^ But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with an- ger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, ''Rise up and stand forth in the midst ; and he arose and 13 stood forth. ^ Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched Key.— • Matthew, »> Mark, « Luke, "^ John. ' Some ancient authorities read they did eat. ^Gr. a greater thing. 60 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 12. it forth ; and it was restored whole, as the other. But the Pharisees went out, and 14 took counsel ^ with the Herodians * against him, how they might destroy him. And 15 Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence : and many followed him ; and he healed them all, and charged them that they 16 should not make him known: that it might 17 be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying. Behold, my servant whom I have 18 chosen ; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased : I will put my Spirit upon him. And he shall declare judgement to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry aloud ; 19 Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, 20 And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgement unto vic- tory. And in his name shall the Gentiles 21 hope. § 40. Gathering at the Sea. [The sea of Galilee.] Mark 3. ^ And Jesus with his disciples withdrew 7 to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed : and from Judaea, and 8 from Jerusalem, and from Idumasa, and be- yond Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing ' what great things he did, came unto him. And he 9 spake to his disciples, that a Httle boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him : for he had 10 Key. — • Matthew, ^ Mark, * Luke, ** John. * Or, all the things that he did. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 39. Dispute about the Sabbath. — Continued, Mark's Account. Chap. 3. 6 And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. 60 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 41. The Disciples Chosen. Mark^s Account. Chap. 3. And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him 13 whom he himself would: and they went unto him. And 14 he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to have authority to cast out demons. Lukes Account. Chap. 6. And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into 12 the mountain to pray ; and he continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples: and 13 he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, whom he also named Peter,andAndrewhisbrother, 14 and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, and 15 Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of 16 James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor ; 61 PLATE III. (See next page.) From Capernaum through many Villages, to Naza- reth, AND return. §§ 52-59- At or near Capernaum, Jesus chooses his disciples and delivers the Sermon on the Plain, with many other discourses, and performs several miracles (§§ 40-52). As shovi^n by the blue line Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee, stilling the tempest on the v^^ay, and sends demons into the swine on the eastern coast (§§ 52 and 53). He then revisits Nazareth (§ 54), and afterwards sends forth his disciples (§ 55). As shown by the red line, Jesus comes to Bethsaida and feeds 5000 (§ 58), walks on the sea (§ 59), and discourses on the bread of life, at Capernaum. 54 THE DISCIPLES CHOSEN. 61 Mark 3. healed many ; insomuch that as many as had ^ plagues ' pressed upon him that they 1 1 might touch him. And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down be- fore him, and cried, saying. Thou art the 12 Son of God. And he charged them much that they should not make him known. § 41. The Disciples Chosen. [Near Capernaum.] Mark 3. 13 ^And he goeth up into the mountain,^ to pray : and he continued all night in prayer unto God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and he chose from them twelve whom he named apostles, ^ that they might be with him, and that he might 15 send them forth to preach, and to have 16 authority to cast out demons: and Simon 17 he surnamed Peter; and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James ; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which 18 is. Sons of thunder: and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the so7t of Alphaeus, and Thaddasus, and Simon the 'Cananaean, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him ; 17 i.iike 6. *^and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judsea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their dis- 18 eases ; and they that were troubled with 19 unclean spirits were healed. And all the multitude sought to touch him ; for power came forth from him, and healed them all. Key.— 'Matthew, *• Mark, « Luke, "^ John. » Gr. scourges. » Gr. fell. ^ Or, Zealot. ip 63 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. § 42. Sermon on the Plain.* FNear Capernaum.] Luke 6. '^Aiid he lifted up his eyes on his disci- 20 pies, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are 21 ye that hunger now : for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now : for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when man shall 22 hate you, and when they shall separate you from their cojnpany, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice in that day, and 23 leap for Joy : for behold, your reward is great in heaven : for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. But 24 woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have re- ceived your consolation. Woe unto you, 25 ye that are full now ! for ye shall hunger. Woe tinto you, ye that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, 26 when all men shall speak well of you ! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets. But I say unto you who hear. Love 27 your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless them that curse you, pray for 28 them that despitefully use you. To him 29 that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also. Give 30 to every one that asketh thee ; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should 31 do to you, do ye also to them likewise. And if ye love them that love you, what 32 Key.—* Matthew, *" Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * This discourse, though so much shorter, is very similar in general character to the Sermon on the Mount. But it was spoken in a level place (v. 17): the beatitudes are in the second person, and are followed by corresponding woes ; and Matthew puts the list of the twelve disciples and their commission apparently long after the Sermon on the Mount. The arrangement here given seems more easy and natural. SERMON ON THE PLAIN. 63 I^uke 6. • 1 1 thank have ye ? for even sinners love those 33 that love them. And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same. 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye ? even sin- ners lend to sinners, to receive again as 35 much. But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, ' never despairing ; and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be sons of the Most High : for he is 36 kind toward the unthankful and evil. Be ye merciful, even as your father is merci- 37 ful. And judge not, and ye shall not be judged : and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall 38 be released : give, and it shall be given unto you : good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to yo^i again. 39 ^And he spake also a parable unto them, Ijan the blind guide the blind ? shall they 4ol»t both fall into a pit? The disciple is not above his ' master : but every one when he is perfected shall be as his 'master. 41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not 42 the beam that is m thine own eye ? Or how canst thou say to thy brother. Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy 43 brother's eye. For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth Key.—' Matthew, »> Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Some ancient authorities read despairing of no man. ' Qr, teacher. 64 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC jMINISTUY. L.uke 6. good fruit. For each tree is known by its 44 own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. The good man out of the 45 good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and the evil ma7i out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and 46 do not the things which I say ? Every 47 one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like : he is like a man build- 48 ing a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock : and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: 'because it had been well builded. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is hke 49 a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation ; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in and the ruin of that house was great. § 43. The Centurion's Servant.* [Capernaum.] liUke 7. *^After he had ended all his sayings in the i ears of the people, he entered into Caper- naum. And a certain centurion's ''servant, who 2 was ' dear unto him, was sick ^ of the palsy, grievously tormented, ^ and at the point of death. And when he heard concerning 3 Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, Key. — 'Matthew, ''Mark, " Luke, •* John. ^ Many ancient authorities read for it had been founded upon the rock. ' Gr. bondservant. ^ Ox, precious to him. Or, honourable with him. * In Matthew, the Centurion is represented as himself coming to Jesus. This may be explained on the legal principle that what a man does or says by his agents he does or says himself. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 43. The Centurion's Servant. Matthew's Account. Cbap. 8. 5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came 6 unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying. Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously 7 tormented. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal 8 him. And the centurion answered and said. Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my root : but only 9 say the word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers : and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and lo my servant. Do this, and he 10 doeth it. And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed. Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 64 § 43' The Centurion's Servant. — Continued. Luke's Account. Chap. 7. lo And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole. 65 THE WIDOW'S SON. 65 Luke 7. asking him that he would come and save 4 his ' servant. And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this 5 for him : for he loveth our nation, and 6 himself built us our synagogue. And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him. Lord, trouble not thyself : for I am not " worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof : 7 wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee : but ' say the word, and 8 my * servant shall he healed. For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one. Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to my ' ser- 9 vant. Do this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multi- tude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in 11 Matthews. Israel. =*And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall ' sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of 12 heaven : but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the ' servant was healed in that hour. § 44. The Widow's Son. [Near Nain.1 II "^And it came to pass 'soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain ; and his Key.—' Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, «* John. ' Gr. bondservant. 2 Gr. sufficient. ' Gr. say with a word. * Or, boy. ^ Gr. recline. * Many ancient authorities read on the next day. 66 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. I.uke 7. disciples went with him, and a great mul- titude. Now when he drew near to the 12 gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much people of the city was with her. And 13 when the Lord saw her, he had compas- sion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came nigh and touched the bier : 14 and the bearers stood still. And he said. Young man, I say unto thee. Arise. And 15 he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. And fear took hold on all : and they glori- 16 fied God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us : and, God hath visited his people. And this report went forth con- 17 cerning him in the whole of Judasa, and all the region around about. § 45. John's Questioning. Luke 7. •^And the disciples of John told him *in 18 the prison ^of all these things. And John 19 calling unto him ' two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying. Art thou he that Cometh, or look we for another? And 20 when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying. Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? In that hour he 21 cured many of diseases and ' plagues and evil spirits ; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered and 22 said unto them. Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have 'good tidings preached to them. And 23 Key. — ■Matthew, ^ Mark, 'Luke, ^ John. * Gr. certain two. '-' Gr. scourges, 3 Or, the gospel. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 45. John's Questioning Matthew's Account. Chap. 11. 2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of the 3 Christ, he sent by his disciples, and said unto him. Art 4 thou he that cometh, or look we for another? And Jesus answered and said unto them. Go your way and tell John .5 the things which ye do hear and see : the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear,and the dead are raised up,and the poor have 6 good tidings preached to them. 66 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 45- John's Questioning. — Continued. Matthew's Account. Chap. 11. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of 7 stumbling in me. And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the 8 wind? But what went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in 9 kings' houses. But wherefore went ye out ? to see a prophet? 10 Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written. Behold. I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation ? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, that call unto 17 their fellows, and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not 18 dance ; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a 19 demon. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! And wisdom is justified by her works. 67 JOHN'S QESTIONING. 67 Luke 7. blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me. 24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multi- tudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? a reed 25 shaken with the wind? But what went ye out to see ? a man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they that are gorgeously appar- elled, and live delicately, are in kings* 26 courts. But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much 27 more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written. Behold, I send my messenger before thy face. Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 * Verily, '^ I say unto you. Among them that are born of women there is none ^ arisen ° greater than John : yet he that is * but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 12 Matthew 11. ^ And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take 13 it by force. For all the prophets and 14 the law prophesied until John. And if 15 ye are willing to receive "^it^ this is Eli- jah, who is to come. He that hath Luke 7. ears ' to hear, let him hear. 29 ^^ And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, * being 30 baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, ^ being not 31 baptized of him. Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to 32 what are they like ? They are like unto Key. — * Matthew, *> Mark, « Luke ^ John. * Gr. lesser. 2 Qr, him. 3 Some ancient authorities omit to hear. ^ Or, having been. * Or, not having been. 68 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICMINISTRY. Ijuke 7. children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another ; who say, We piped unto you, and you did not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not weep. For John 33 the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine ; and ye say. He hath a demon. The son of man is come eating and drinking ; and ye say. Behold, a glut- tonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! And wisdom * is justified of all her children, ^ by her works. / § 46. Cities Upbraided. * Matthew 11. * Then began he to upbraid the cities 20 wherein most of his ' mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe 21 unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Beth- saida ! for if the mighty ^ works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, tfiey would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit I 22 say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judge- ment, than for you. And thou, Caperna- 23 um, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt ^go down unto Hades: for if the 'mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. Howbeit I 24 say unto you, that it shall be more tolera- ble for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee. § 47. Privileges of the Lowly. Matthew 11. * At that season Jesus answered and said, 25 I * thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst Key.— • Matthew, »>Mark, «Luke, •* John. ' Or, jvas. 2 Qj. pp^vers. ^Many ancient authorities read he brought'down. ^ Or, praise. THE PHARISEE AND THE SINFUL WOMAN. 69 Matthew 11. 26 reveal them unto babes : yea, Father, ^ for 27 so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. AH things have been delivered unto me of my Father : and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father : neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whom- soever the Son willeth to reveal him, 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye 30 shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. § 48. The Pharisee and the Sinful Woman. Luke 7. 36 ''And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat 37 down to meat. And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner ; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought "" an alabaster 38 cruse of ointment, and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet wath her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and ' kissed his feet, and 39 anointed them with the anointment. Now when the Pharisee who had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying. This man, if he were *a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she 40 is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, ' Master, say on. 41 A certain lender had two debtors : the one Key.—* Matthew, * Mark, « Luke, •* John. ' Or, that. « Or, a flask. ^ Gr. kissed muck. * Some ancient authorities read the prophet. 5 Or, Teacher. 70 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. liuke 7. owed five hundred ' shillings, and the other fifty. When they had not wherewith to 42 pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, 43 to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him. Thou hast rightly judged. And turning to the woman, he said unto 44 Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss : but she, 45 since the time I came in, hath not ceased to "kiss my feet. My head with oil thou 46 didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say 47 unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her. Thy sins are 48 forgiven. And they that sat at meat with 49 him began to sa}^ ^within themselves. Who is this that even forgiveth sins? And he 50 said unto the woman. Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. And it came to pass soon after- i-uke 8. i wards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the *good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, and certain women 2 who had been healed of evil spirits and in- firmities, Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's 3 steward, and Susanna, and many others, that ministered unto them of ' their sub- stance. Key. — ' Matthew, ** Mark, * Luke, ^ John. ^ The work in the Greek denotes a coin worth about eight pence halfpenny. ' Gr. kiss much. ^ Or, among. ^ Or, gospel. ' Many ancient authorities read him. §47* The Privileges of the Lowly. Luke's Account. Chap. 10. 21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Father; for so it was well- 22 pleasing in thy sight. All things have been delivered unto me of my Father : and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to 23 whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see 24 the things that ye see: for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 70 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 49. Blasphemy Reproved. Mark's Account. Chap. 3. And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, 22 He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons castest he out the demons. And he called them unto him, 23 and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that 24 kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against 25 itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan 26 hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. But no one can enter into the 27 house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong 7nan\ and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto 28 the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : but whosoever shall blaspheme 29 against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: because they said. He hath an unclean 30 spirit. 71 BLASPHEMY REPROVED. 71 § 49. Blasphemy Reproved.* [Probably Capernaum.] Mark 3. 19 ^ And he Cometh 'into a house. And the 20 multitude cometh together again, so that 21 they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him : for they said, He is beside 22 Matthew 13. himsclf. * Then was brought unto him 'one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb : and he healed him, insomuch 23 that the dumb man spake and saw. And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can 24 this be the son of David ? But when the Pharisees ^ and the scribes who came down from Jerusalem,^ heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but 'by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts he ^ called them unto him and ^said unto them, ^ in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan ? * Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself shall not 26 stand : and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how then shall 27 his kingdon stand ? And if I ' by Beelze- bub cast out demons, ^ by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they 28 be your judges. But if I 'by the Spirit of God cast out demons then is the king- 29 dom of God come upon you. Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man^ and spoil his goods, except he first Key.— » Matthew, *• Mark, « Luke, "* John. ' Or, home. ' Or, a demoniac. ^ Or, in. * Similar to Luke xi. 14-36 (§ 81), but probably not iden- tical. To make this section and the following one refer to the same events that are recorded in Luke throws one third of the gospel of Luke into great chronological confusion. The authority of G. W. Clark is here followed in consider- ing Luke's account as referring to a later discourse ; and generally, where reasons do not seem quite conclusive for interweaving gospel narratives, they have been kept separate. Sec S 81. 72 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 13. bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with me 30 is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Therefore I say unto 31 you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men ; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And whosoever shall speak a word against 32 the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him ; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit ^ is guilty of an eternal sin : * it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this ' world, nor in that which is to come ; (** because they said. He hath an unclean spirit). ^ Either make the tree good, and 33 its fruit good ; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt : for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, 34 how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of 35 his good treasure bringeth forth good things : and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And 36 I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by 37 thy words thou shaft be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. § 50. A Sign Asked. Matthew 13. Then certain of the scribes and Phari- 38 sees answered him, saying, ' Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he 39 answered and said unto them. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet : for as 40 Jonah was three days and three nights in Key.—' Matthew, •» Mark, « Luke, «* John. 1 Or, age. ' Or, Teacher, § 49. Blasphemy Reproved. — Continued. Luke's Account. [See foot-note on previous page.] Chap. 11. 14 And he was casting out a devil which was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb man 15 spake; and the multitudes marvelled. But some of them said. By Beelzebub the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 16 And others, tempting him^ sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them. Every king- dom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a 18 house divided against a house falleth. And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? be- 19 cause ye say that I cast out devils by Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them 20 out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God 21 come upon you. When the strong man fully armed guardeth 22 his own court, his goods are in peace : but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth 23 his spoils. He that is not with me is against me; and he 24 that gathereth not with me scattereth. The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will turn 25 back unto my house whence 1 came out. And when he is 26 come, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. 72 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] §50. A Sign Asked. Mark's Account. Chap. 3. 51 And there come his mother and his brethren ; and, 32 standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. And a multitude was sitting about him ; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother 34 and my brethren ? And looking around on them that sat round about him, he saith. Behold, my mother and my 35 brethren ! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Lukes Account. Chap. 8. 19 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and 20 they could not come at him for the c rowd. And it was told him. Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, de- 21 siring to see thee. But he answered and said unto tnem, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it. 73 A SIGN ASKED. 73 Matthew 13. the belly of the ' whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in 41 the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and behold," a greater than Jonah 42 is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, ' a greater than 43 Solomon is here. But the unclean spirit, when ^he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, 44 and findeth it not. Then ' he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out ; and when ' he is come, ' he findeth it 45 empty, swept, and garnished. Thengoeth ' he, and taketh with * himself seven other spirits more evil than ' himself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation. 46 While he was yet speaking to the multi- tudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him, ''and they could not come at him for the 47 crowd. ^*And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and th}^ brethren stand with- 48 out, seeking to speak to thee. But he an- swered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother ? and who are my 49 brethren? And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Be- 50 hold my mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall ''hear the word of God and * do the will of my father who is in Key.— • Matthew, *> Mark, « Luke, * John. * Gr. sea-monster. "^ Gr. more than. » Or, it. < Or, itself. *Some ancient authorities omit ver. 47. 74 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 18. heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. § 51. Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven. [Seaside near Capernaum.] Mattbew 13. *On that day went Jesus out of the house, i and sat by the sea side, ^ and again he be- gan to teach. ''And there were gathered 2 unto him great multitudes, so that he en- tered into a boat, and sat; and all the mul- titude stood on the beach. And he spake 3 to them many things in parables, saying. Behold, the sower went forth to sow ; and 4 as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, ^ and it was trodden under foot ; ^ and the birds ^ of the heaven ^ came and de- voured them : and others fell upon the 5 rocky places, where they had not much earth : and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was risen, they were 6 scorched ; and because they had no root, '^and had no moisture, ^ they withered away. And others fell upon the thorns ; and the 7 thorns grew up, and choked them, ^ and [they]* yielded no fruit : * and others fell 8 upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He that hath ears ^ to hear, * let 9 him hear. And ^^ when he was alone ^ the disciples 10 came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? And he an- 11 swered and said unto them. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the king- dom of heaven, but to them ^ that are with- out ^ it is not given. For whosoever hath 12 to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which Key.—* Matthew, •» Mark, « Luke, ** John. * Word inserted by compiler. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 51. Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven. Mark's Account. Chap. 4. 1 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multi- 2 tude were by the sea on the land. And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teach- 3 ing, Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and 4 it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed feel by the way 5 side, and the birds came and devoured it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth ; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of 6 earth; and when the sun was risen, it was scorched ; and 7 because it had no root, it withered away. And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, 8 and it yielded no fruit. And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold,and a hundredfold. 9 And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with 11 the twelve asked of him the parables. And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God ; but unto them that are without, all things are done 12 in parables; that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand ; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable ? and 14 how shall ye know all the parables ? The sower soweth 15 the word. And these are they by the way side, where the Luke's Account. Chap. 8. 4. And when a great multitude came together, and they of 5 every city resorted unto him, he spoke by a parable: The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and 6 the birds of the heaven devoured it. And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it 7 had no moisture. And other fell amidst the thorns; and 8 the thorns grew with it, and choked it. And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hun- dredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what his parable might be. 10 And he said. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God ; but to the rest in parables ; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not 11 understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the II word of God. And those by the way side are they that have \Continued on duplicate page 75. j 74 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 51. Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven. — {Continued.) Mark's Account. Chap. 4. word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway Cometh Satan, and taketh away the word, which hath been 16 sown in them. And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have 17 heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseih because of the 18 word, straightway they stumble. And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have 19 heard the word, and the cares of the world, and the deceit- fulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, 20 choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And those are they that were sown upon the good ground, such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit , Ihirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 30 And he said. How shall we liken the kingdom of God ? 31 or in what parable shall we set it forth? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet, when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. Luke's Account. Chap. 8. heard; thencometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved, 13 And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall 14 away. And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and 15 bring no fruit to perfection. And that in the good ground, these are such as an honest and good heart, having heard the word, Inld it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. 16 And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on 17 a stand, that they that enter in may see the light. For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest, nor any. thing secret, that shall not be known and come to light. 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath. 75 PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 75 Matthew 13. 13 he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables ; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they 14 understand. And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith. By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand ; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no i wise perceive : 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed ; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes. And hear with their ears. And understand with their heart, And should turn again. And I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; 17 and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets anH righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. ^ And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable ? and how shall ye 18 know all the parables ? ^ Hear then ye the 19 parable of the sower. When any one hear- eth the word of the kingdom, and under- standeth it not, theyi cometh ^ Satan, ^ the evil 07ie, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart, Hhat [he]"^ may not believe and be saved. ^ This is he that 20 was sown by the way side. And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway 21 with joy receiveth it ; yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while ; and ''in time of temptation, =* when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, Key.— •Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, "^ John. ^*Word inserted by compiler. 1Q SECOKD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 13. straightway he stumbleth. And he that 22 was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care *^and pleasures ^ of the ' world, and the deceit- fulness of riches, ^ and the lusts of other things, entering in ''choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful, ' and bringeth no fruit to perfection. * And he that was sown 23 upon the good ground, this is he that hear- eth the word, and understandeth, ^ and ac- cepteth it ; * who verily beareth fruit ' with patience, ''and bringeth forth, some a hun- dredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Another parable set he before them, say- 24 ing, The kmgdom of heaven is likened un- to a man that sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept, his enemy came 25 and sowed ' tares also among the wheat, and went away. But when the blade 26 sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. And the 'ser-23 vants of the householder came and said un- to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field ? whence then hath it tares ? And he said unto them, ' An enemy hath 28 done this. And the 'servants say unto him. Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But he saith. Nay ; lest haply 29 while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. Let both grow to- 30 gether until the harvest : and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn. Another parable set he before them, say- 31 ing. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field : which indeed is less 32 Key.—* Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, <* John. > Or, age. '^ Or, darnel 3 Gr. bondservants, * Gr. A man that is an enemy. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, tl Matthew 13. than all ''the seeds that are upon the earth, * but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, ^and putteth out great branches, * and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches [and in]* ^ the shadow thereof. 33 * Another parable spake he unto them ; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three * measures ol meal, till it was all leavened. 21 Mark 4. ^Aud he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or un- der the bed, a/id not to be put on the stand, '^ that they that enter in may see 22 the light ? ^ For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested ; nei: ther was anythiyig made secret, but 23 that it should come to light. If any man 24 hath ears to hear, let him hear. And he sB,id unto them. Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you : and more shall be 25 given unto you. For he that hath, to him shall be given : and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. 26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the 27 earth ; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and 28 grow, he knoweth not how. The earth ^beareth fruit of heiself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. 29 But when the fruit ' is ripe, straightway he ' putteth forth the sickle, because the har- vest is come. 34 Matthew 13. * All thcsc thiugs spakc Jesus in parables unto the multitudes ^as they Key. — * Matthew, " Mark, <= Luke, ^ John, ' The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure containing nearly a peck and a half. '■^ Or, yieldeth. ^ Or, allo^veth, " Or, sendeth forth. * Words inserted by compiler. '^8 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 13 were able to hear it ; ^ and without a par- able spake he nothing unto them, ^ but privately to his own disciples he ex- pounded all things : '^ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the 35 prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation ' of the world. Then he left the multitudes, and went in- 36 to the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. And he answered 37 and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man ; and the field is the world ; 38 and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom ; and the tares are the sons ol the evil one; and the enemy that sowed 39 them is the devil: and the harvest is Hhe end of the world ; and the reapers are an- gels. As therefore the tares are gathered 40 up and burned with fire ; so shall it be in "the end of the world. The Son of man 41 shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : 42 there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth 43 as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a 44 treasure hidden in the field ; which a man found, and hid; and "in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto 45 a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls : and having found one pearl of great 46 Key.—* Matthew, '' Mark, "= Luke, "* John. * Many ancient authorities omit o/ lAe world. ' Or, the consummation of the age, ' Or, for joy thereof. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] §51. Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven. — ConHnued. Mark's Account. CHiap. 4. 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto 34 them, as t hey were able to hear it : and without a parable spake he not unto them : but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things. 78 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 52. Calming the Sea. Matthew's Account. Chap. 8. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he 18 gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples fol- 23 lowed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest iji 24 the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And they came to him, and 25 awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith 26 unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying. What man- 27 ner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? Luke's Account. Chap. 8. Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he en- 22 tered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep : 23 and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. And 24 they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, mas- ter, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith ? And 25 being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another. Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him ? 79 CALMING THE SEA. 79 Matthew 13. price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a ' net, that was cast into the sea, and gath- 48 ered of every kind : which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach ; and they sat down, and gathered the good into ves- 49 sels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be in 'the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from 50 among the righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 Have ye understood all these things? 52 They said unto him. Yea. And he said un- to them. Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a house- holder, who bringeth forth out of his trea- sure things new and old. 53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. § 52. Calming the Sea. [The sea of Galilee.] Mark 4. 35 ^And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them. Let us go over unto the 36 other side. And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat, ''himself and his disciples; and they launched forth. ^ And other boats 37 w^ere with him. And there ariseth a great storm of wind ^ in the sea, *'and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat 38 was now filling. And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion : and they ''come to him, ^awake him, and say unto him, 'Master, ^save! ^carest thou not that we Key. — * Mauhew, *> Mark, •= Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. drag-net. ^ Or, the consummation of the age, » Or, Teacher, 80 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 4. perish ? And he awoke, ^ and arose, ^ and 39 rebuked the wind, ''and the raging of the water, ^ and said unto the sea. Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why 40 are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? And they feared exceedmgly, and said one 41 to another. Who then is this, that "" com- mandeth ^even the wind and the sea, ^and they ^ obey him ? § S3. The Unclean Spirit and the Swine.* Mark 5> ^ And they came to the other side of the i sea, into the country of the Gerasenes, ^ which is over against Galilee. ^ And 2 when he was come out of the boat, straight- way there met him out of the tombs a man '^ of the city, ^ with an unclean spirit, ^ ex- ceeding fierce, ^ who ^ had demons, and for a longtime had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but ^had his dwelling in 3 the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain ; because 4 that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces : and no man had strength to tame him. And always, night and day, in the 5 tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. ^ No man could pass by that way. ^ And when 6 he saw Jesus from afar, he ran ^ and fell down before him ^ and worshipped him ; Key.—* Matthew, ^ Mark, * Luke, "^ John. * Matthew places this miracle in the country of the Gad- arenes; Mark and Luke in the country of the Gerasenes. Probably the location was between the two cities of Gadara and Gerasa, and was called sometimes for one and some- times for the other. Matthew speaks of two demoniacs; Mark and Luke of but one. This is easily reconciled by supposing that there were two, of whom one was much more prominent than the other. The mention of one does not exclude the presence of the other. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 53. The Unclean Spirit and the Swine. Matthew s Account. Chap. 8. 28 And when he was come to the other side into the coun- try of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, 29 so that no man could pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God ? art thou come hither to torment us be- 30 fore the time ? Now there was afar off from them a herd 31 of many swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying. If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of Luke's Account. Chap. 8. , , ^ 26 And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, 27 which is over against Galilee. And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, w ho had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothe s, and abode not in any house, but in the 28 tombs. And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said. What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High 29 God ? I beseech thee, torment me not. For he was com- manding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the 30 deserts. And Jesus asked him. What is thy name ? And he said. Legion; for many demons were entered into him. 31 And they entreated him that he would not command them 32 to depart into the abyss. Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they intreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. 33 And he gave them leave. And the demons came out from the man. and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed 34 down the steep into the lake, and were drowned. And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they [Continued on duplicate page 81.] 80 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] Matthew's Account. Chap. 8. swine. And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, 32 and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went away 33 into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons. And behold, 34 all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought hi7n that he would depart from their borders. Chap. 9. And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came i into his own city. Luke's Account. Chap. 8. fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And they 35 went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid. And they that saw it 36 told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole. And all the people of the country of the 37 Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. But the man from whom the de- 38 mons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying. Return to thy house, and 39 declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him. 81 THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT AND THE SWINE. 81 tnark 5. and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, 7 What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not ^ before the time. 8 ^ For he said unto him. Come forth, thou 9 unclean spirit, out of the man. And he asked him. What is thy name? And he saith unto him. My name is Legion ; for we are many. <^ (For many demons were to entered into him). ^ And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country ^ and would not com- 1 1 mand them to depart into the abyss. ^ Now there was there "" afar off from them ^ on the mountain side a great herd of swine 12 feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter 13 into them. And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out '^from the man, ^and entered into the swine : and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in 7iumber about two thousand ; and they 14 were choked in the sea. And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it 15 was that had come to pass. And they come to Jesus, and behold ' him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, ''at the feet of Jesus, "^ even him that had the legion : and they were 16 afraid. And they that saw it declared un- to them how^ it befel ' him that was pos- sessed with demons, and concerning the 17 swine. And ^all the people of the country ^ began to beseech him to depart from their- borders ; ^for they were holden with great 18 fear. ^And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with de- mons besought him that he might be with 19 him. And he suffered him not, but saith Key. — * Matthew, '^ Mark, " Luke, ^ John, ^ Or, the demoniac. 83 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 5. unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. And he went his way, and began 20 to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him : and all men did marvel. § 54. Home Revisited. [Nazareth.] ^ Mark 6, **And he went out from thence ; and he i cometh mto his own country ; and his dis- ciples follow him. And when the sabbath 2 was come, he began to teach in the syna- gogue : and * many hearing him were aston- ished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and ivhat mean such " mighty works wrought by his hands ? Is not this the carpenter, ^ the carpenter's 3 son, ^theson of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters ^ all ^ here with us ? And they were ' offended in him. And Jesus 4 said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no * mighty work, 5 save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled 6 because of their unbelief. § 55. The Disciples Sent Forth. [Galilee.] Matthew 9. * And Jesus went about all the cities and 35 the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. But when he saw the 36 Key. — • Matthew, *» Mark, « Luke, * John. * Some ancient authorities insert the, * powers. ' Gr. caused to stumble. * Gr. power. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 54. Home Revisited. Matthew's Account. Chap. 13. 53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these par- 54 ables, he departed thence. And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man 55 this wisdom, and these mighty works ? Is not this the carpenter's son ? is not his mother called Mary ? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas ? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us ? Whence then 57 hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own 58 house. And he did not many mighty works there be- cause of their unbelief. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 55. The Disciples Sent Forth. Mark's Account. Chap. 6. And he went round about the villages teaching. And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send ^ them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority- over the unclean spirits; and he charged them that they 8 should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; but to go 9 shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats. And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, 10 there abide till ye depart thence. And whatsoever place 11 shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a tes- timony unto them. And they went out, and preached that 12 men should repent. And they cast out many demons, and 13 anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. Luke's Account. Chap. 9. And he called the twelve together, and gave them i power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, 2 and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take noth- 3 ing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. And into whatsoever 4 house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. And as 5 many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went throughout the vil- 6 lages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere. THE DISCIPLES SENT FORTH. 83 Matthew 9. i • i multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples. The har- vest truly IS plenteous, but the labourers 38 are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers in- 1 Matthew 10. to his harvcst. * And he called un- to him his twelve disciples, ^ and began to send them forth by two and two, * and gave them ''power and ^authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sick- ness. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother ; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew ; Thomas, and Matthew the pubUcan ; James the son of 4 Alphasus, and Thaddseus ; Simon the ' Ca- nanasan, and Judas Iscariot, who also ' be- 5 trayed him. These twelve Jesus sent forth "^ to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick, ^ and charged them, saying. Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans : 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house 7 of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, 8 The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons : freely ye received, freely 9 give. Get you no gold, nor silver, nor 10 brass in your '' purses ; no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his 1 1 food : ^ but go shod with sandals. * And in- to whatsoever city or village ye shall en- ter, search out who in it is worthy ; and 12 there abide till ye go forth. And as ye en- Key — • Matthew, ^ Mark, «^ Luke, •* John. > Or, Zialot. «Or, delivered him up. * Gr. girdles. 84 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 10. ter into the house, salute it. And if the 13 house be worthy, let your peace come upon it : but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not 14 receive you, nor hear your words, as ye forth out of that house or that city, shal off the dust of your feet ^ for a testimony against them. ^Verily I say unto you. It 15 shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judge- ment, than for that city. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in 16 the midst of wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and ' harmless as doves. But 17 beware of men : for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge 3^ou ; yea and before gover^ 18 nors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, 19 be not anxious how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that 20 speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliv 21 er up brother to death, and the father his child : and children shall rise up against parents, and ' cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my 22 name's sake : but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when 23 they persecute you in this city, flee into the next : for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. A disciple is not above his ' master, nor 24 a * servant above his lord. It is enough for 2$ the disciple that he be as his ' master, and the * servant as his lord. If they have Key.—* Matthew, *» Mark, * Luke, ^ John, * Or, simple. ^ Or. put them to death. ' Or, teacher. * Gr, bondservant. THE DISCIPLES SENT FORTH. 85 Matthew 10. called the master of the house 'Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his 26 household ! Fear them not therefore : for there is nothnig covered, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light : and what ye hear in the ear, 28 proclaim upon the housetops. And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul : but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul 29 and body in ' hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall tall on the ground without vour 30 Father : but the very hairs of your head 31 are all numbered. Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32 Every one therefore who shall confess 'me before men, * him will I also confess before 33 my Father who is in heaven. But whoso- ever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven. 34 Think not that I came to ^ send peace on the earth : I came not to ^ send peace, but 35 a sword. For I came to set a man at vari- ance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in 36 law against her mother in law : and a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that lov- eth son or daughter more than me is not 38 worthy of me. And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy 39 of me. He that ' findeth his life shall lose it ; and he that ' ioseth his life for my sake shall find it. Key.— » Matthew, ^ Mark. '■ Luke, ^ John. ' Gr. Beelzebul. ' Gr, Gehenna. ^ Gr. in me. * Gr. in him. ' Gr. cast. « Or, found. ' Or, lost. 86 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 10. He that receiveth you receiveth me, and 40 he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in 41 the name of a prophet shall receive a pro- phet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto 42 one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his re- ward. Matthew 11. And itcame*t(tpass when Jesus had made i an end of comnranding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. § 56. The Death of John the Baptist. [Peraea.] Mark 6. ^nd they went out. and preached that 12 men should repent. And the}^ cast out 13 many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. And king Herod heard thereof-, for his 14 name had become known, ^and all that was done ; and he was much perple^^ed. ^ And * he said, John ^ the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said. It is Elijah. 15 And others said. It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets. But Herod, when he 16 heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. "" And he sought to see him. ^ For Herod himself had sent forth and 17 laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife : for he had married her. For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful 18 for thee to have thy brother's v/ife. And 19 Herodias set herself against him, and de- Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, ** John. * Some ancient authorities read they. » Gr. the Baptizer, [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 56. The Death of John the Baptist. Lukes Account. Chap. 9. 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by 8 some, that John was risen from the dead; and by some, that Elijah had appeared ; and by others, that one of the 9 old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, John I be- headed: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him. Matthew's Account. Chap. 14. 1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report con- 2 cerning Jesus, and said unto his servants. This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do 3 these powers work in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake 4 of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite] § 56. The Death of John the Baptist. — Continued. Matthezd's Account. Chap. 14. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the 5 multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But 6 when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. Whereupon he 7 promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask. And she, being put forward by her mother, saith. Give me 8 here in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And the 9 king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; and he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 10 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the 1 1 damsel: and she brought it to her mother. And his dis- 12 ciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus. 87 DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 87 Mark 6. 20 sired to kill him ; and she could not ; for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy : * and when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet ; ^ and kept him. safe. And when he heard him, he ^ was much perplexed ; and he 21 heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the " high 22 captains, and the chief men of Galilee ; and when 'the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, * she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him ; and the king said unto the damsel. Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the, 24 half of my kingdom. And she went out, and said unto her mother. What shall I ask? And she said. The head of John ' the Bap- 25 tist. And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, 1 will that thou forthwith give me in a charger 26 the head of John ' the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry ; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at 27 meat, he would not reject her. And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head : and he went and beheaded him in 28 the prison, and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel ; and the 29 damsel gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb ; * and they went and told Jesus. Key. — • Matthew. *• Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Many ancient authorities read did many things. ' Or, military tribunes. Gr. chiliarchs. ^ Some ancient authorities read his daughter Herodias, * Or, it. ^ Gr. the Baptizer. 88 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. S 57. Seeking for Rest. Mark 6. ^ And the apostles gather themselves to- 30 gether unto Jesus ; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. And he saith 31 unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. ^ Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. ^ And they went away in the boat 32 *= to a city called Bethsaida,* ^ to a desert place apart, "^ [on] f the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. •"And t/ie people saw them going, and 33 many knew them, and they ran there to- gether ' on foot from all the cities, and out- went them ; ^ because they beheld the signs that he did on them that were sick. ^ And 34 he came forth and saw a great multitude and, he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd : and he ^ welcomed them, [and] t ^ began to teach them many things, *and healed their sick. § 58. Five Thousand Fed. [Near Bethsaida.] Mark 6. ^ And when the day was now far spent, 35 * and when even was come, ^ his disciples came unto him, and said. The place is desert, and the day is now far spent : send 36 them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, "^ and lodge, ^ and buy themselves somewhat to eat: "^for we are here in a desert place. ^ But he answered and said unto them, 37 ^ They have no need to go away ; ^ give ye them to eat. ^ And this he said to prove Key. — •Matthew, *» Mark, 'Luke, •* John. » Or, by land, * Doubtless a desert in the territory of this city, f Word inserted by compiler. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.]! § 57. Seeking for Rest. Matthew's Account. Chap. 14. 13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart : and when the multi- tudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the 14 cities. And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. Luke's Account. Chap. 9. 10 And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, 11 and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. But the multitudes perceiving it followed him : and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he healed. John's Account. Chap. 6. 1 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of 2 the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a gfreat multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs 3 which he did on them that were sick. And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. § 58. Five Thousand Fed. Matthew's Account. Chap. 14. 15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past ; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the 16 villages, and buy themselves food. But Jesus said unto them. They have no need to go away ; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, 18 and two fishes. And he said. Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass ; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled : and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve 21 baskets full. And they that did eat were about five thou- sand men, beside women and children. [Continued on duplicate page 89.] [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 58. Five Thousand Fed. — {Continued.) Ltike's Account. Chap. 9. And the day began to wear away ; and the twelve came, 12 and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions : for we are here in a desert place. But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. 13 And they said. We have no more than five loaves and two fishes ; except we should go and buy food for all this people. For they were about five thousand men. 14 And he said unto his disciples. Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. And they did so, and 15 made them all sit down. And he took the five loaves and 16 the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake ; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and were all filled : and 17 there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets. John's Account. Chap. 6. Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 4 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great 5 multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat? And this he 6 said to prove him; for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings' worth of 7 bread is not suflScient for them, that every one may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's 8 brother, saith unto him. There is a lad here, who hath five 9 barley loaves, and two fishes : but what are these among so many ? Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now 10 there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. Jesus therefore took the 11 loaves ; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down ; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would. And when they were filled, he sa ith unto his 12 disciples. Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled 13 twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten. When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, 14 they said. This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world. 89 JESUS WALKS ON THE SEA. 89 Mark 6. [them] * : for he himself knew what he would do. ^ And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat, 38 ^ that every one may take a little ? ^ And he saith unto them. How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, ^ There is a lad here who hath five barley loaves and two fishes : ^ but what are these among so many ? * And he 39 said, bring them hither to me. ^ And he commanded them that all should 'sit down by companies upon the green grass. ^ Now there was much grass in the place. 40 ^ and they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, 41 and by fifties. And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves ; and he gave to the disciples to set before them ; and the two fishes divided he 42 among them all. And they did all eat, and were filled. ^ And when they were all filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces that remain over that 43 nothing be lost. ^ And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also 44 of the fishes. And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men, ^ besides women and children. ^ When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said. This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world. § 59. Jesus Walks on the Sea. Matthew 14. ^ Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, 22 to make him king, * constrained the disci- ples to enter into the boat, and to go be- fore him unto the other side, till he should 23 send the multitudes away. And after he Key. — * Matthew, *> Mark, " Luke, ^ John. * Gr. recline. ■^"' ' * serted by compiler* 90 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 14. had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray : and when even was come, he was there alone. But 24 the boat ' was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves ; for the wind was contrary, ^ and the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew ; audit was dark, and Jesus had not come unto them. * And 25 in the fourth watch of the night, ** when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, * he came unto them, walk- ing upon the sea, ^ and drawing nigh unto the boat ; ^ and he would have passed by them; ^and when the disciples saw him 26 walking on the sea, they were troubled, sa3ang. It is an apparition ; and they cried out for fear: ^for they all saw him and were troubled. * But straightway Jesus 27 spake unto them, saying. Be of good cheer; it is I ; be not afraid. And Peter answered 28 him and said. Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. And he 29 said. Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters, ^ to come to Jesiis. But when he saw the 30 wind,' he was afraid ; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying. Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his 31 hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were gone 32 up into the boat, the wind ceased. And 33 they that w^ere in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of Goa; ^and they were sore amazed in themselves : for they understood not con- cerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened. Key. — • Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. • Some ancient authorities read was many furlongs distant from the land. 2 Some ancient authorities x^z.A and came. 3 Many ancient authorities add strong. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 59. Jesus Walks on the Sea. Mark's Account. Chap. 6. , . ^. . , 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida while he himself sendeth the multitude away. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into 47 the mountain to pray. And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he Cometh unto them, walking on the sea ; and he would have 49 passed by them : but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was an apparition, and cried out : 50 for they all s aw him, and were troubled. But he straight- way spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good 51 cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the boat ; and the wind ceased : and they were sore 52 amazed in themselves ; for t hey understood not concern- ing the loaves, but their heart was hardened. John's Account. Chap. 6. 15 Jesus therefore perceiving th at they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone. 16 And when evening came, his disciples went down unto 1 7 the sea ; and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and 18 Jesus had not yet come to them. A nd the sea was rising 19 by reason of a great wind that blew. When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh 20 unto the boat : and they were afraid. But he saith unto 21 them. It is I ; be not afraid. They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat : and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. [Continued on duplicate page 91.] 90 ["The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 59. Jesus Walks on the Sea. — {Continued.) Mattherv's Account. Chap. 14. And when they had crossed over, they came to the 34 land, unto Gennesaret. And when the men of that place 35 knew him, they sent into all that region roundabout, and brought unto him all that were sick ; and they besought 36 him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole. 91 DISCOURSE ON THE BREAD OF LIFE. 91 Mark 6. 53 ^ And when they had crossed over they came to the land unto Gennesaret, 54 and moored to the shore. And when they were come out of the boat, straightway 55 the people knew him, and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their ' beds those that w^ere sick, 56 where they heard he was. And whereso- ever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment ; and as many as touched 'him were made whole. § 60. Discourse on the Bread of Life. [Capernaum.] John 6. -Ill 22 ^ On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other ' boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but t/ial his disciples went 23 away alone (howbeit there came * boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had 24 given thanks) : when the multitude there- fore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the * boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking 25 Jesus. And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, 26 Rabbi, when camest thou hither? Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, 27 and were filled. Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you : for him the 28 Father, even God, hath sealed. They said Key.—* Matthew, ^ Mark, " Luke, <* John. 1 Or, pallets. ^ Or, it. 3 Gr. little boat. * Gr. little boats. 92 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 6. therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is 29 the work of God, that ye beUeve on him whom ' he hath sent. They said therefore 30 unto him. What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou ? Our fathers ate the manna 31 in the wilderness ; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. Jesus 32 therefore said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that 33 which Cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. They said 34 therefore unto him. Lord, evermore give us this bread. Jesus said unto them, I am 35 the bread of lite: he that cometh tome shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall n^ver thirst. But I said unto you, 36 that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. All that which the Father giveth me shall 37 come unto me ; 2«nd him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I am 38 come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the will of him that sent me, 39 that of all that which he hath given me 1 should lose nothing, but should raise it tip at the last day. For this is the will of my 4Q Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life ; and ^ I will raise him up at the last day. The Jews therefore murmured concern- 41 ing him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. And 42 they said. Is not this Jesus, the son of Jo- Key. — * Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Or, he sent, '^ Or, thai I should raise him up. DISCOURSE OF THE BREAD OF LIFE. 93 *^° seph, whose father and mother we know ? how doth he now say, I am comedown out 43 of heaven? Jesus answered and said unto 44 them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him : and I will raise 45 him up m the last day. It is written m the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. 46 Not that anv man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the 47 Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 48 that believeth hath eternal life. I am the 49 bread of life. Your fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not 5 1 die. 1 am the living bread which came down out of heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. 52 The Jews therefore strove one with an- other, saying, How can this man give us 53 his flesh to eat ? Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you. Ex- cept 3-e eat the flesh of the Son of man and drmk his blood, ye have not life in your- 54 selves. He that eateth my flesh and drink- eth my blood hath eternal hfe ; and I will 55 raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is ' meat indeed, and my blood is ' drink in- 56 deed. He that eateth my flesh and drink- eth my blood abideth in me, and I in him. 57 As the hving Father sent me, and I live because of the Father ; so he that eateth 58 me, he also shall live because of me. This is the bread which came down out df heaven : not as the fathers did eat, and Key.— » Matthew, »> Mark, *= Luke, ^ John. » Gr. true meat, ' Or. tme dnnk. 94 SECOND YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John6« died : he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in 'the 59 synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when 60 they heard this, said, This is a hard saying ; who can hear ""it? But Jesus knowing in 61 himself that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble? What then if ye should behold 62 the Son of man ascending where he was before ? It is the spirit that quickeneth ; 63 the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. But there are some of you that be- 64 lieve not. For Jesus knew from the be- ginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him. And he said, For this cause have I said un- 65 to you, that no man can come unto me, ex- cept it be given unto him of the Father. Upon this many of his disciples went (^ back, and walked no more with him. Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, 67 Would ye also go away ? Simon Peter 68 answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go "^ thou ' hast the words of eternal life. And 69 we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God. Jesus answered 70 them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil? Now he spake of 71 Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being quo, of the twelve. John 7. ' And after these things Jesus walked i in Galilee : for he would not walk in Judsea, because the Jews sought to kill him. , Key. — * Matthew, •» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. * Or, a synagogue. * Or, him, • Or, hast words. PERIOD IV. Ublrb ISear ot public /HMnlstti?. [From the Third (unvisited) Passover to the be^nning' of the Ftiurth Passover week — almost a year.] § 6i. Discourse on Jewish Traditions. [Capernaum.] Mark 7. 1 *• And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the 2 scribes, that had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with ' defiled, that is, unwashen, 3 hands. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands ' diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders : 4 and wken they come from the marketplace, except they ' bathe themselves, they eat not: and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, * wash- ings of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels'. 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him. Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their 6 bread with ' defiled hands? And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written. This people honoureth me with their hps. But their heart is far from me. 7 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the pre- cepts of men. 8 Ye leave the commandment of God, and 9 hold fast the tradition of men. And he said Key.— » Matthew, •> Mark, <^ Luke, «* John. * Or, common. ' Or, up to the elbow. Gr. with the fist. 3 Gr. baptize. Some ancient authorities read sprinkle themselves. * Gr. baptizings. * Many ancient authorities add and couches. 96 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 7. unto them, Full well do ye reject the com- mandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy iq father and thy mother; and, He that speak- eth evil of father or mother, let him ' die the death : but ye say, If a man shall say to ii his father or his mother. That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, given to God; ye 12 no longer sufferr him to do aught for his father or his mother; making void the word 13 of God by your tradition, which ye have de- livered : and many such like things ye do. And he called to him the multitude again, 14 and said unto them. Hear me all of you, and understand : there is nothing from 15 without the man, that going into him can defile him : but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.^ ^ Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this say- ing ? But he answered and said, Every plant which m}^ heavenly Father planted not shall be rooted up. Let them alone ; they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. ^ And when he was entered into the house 17 from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable. And hesaith unto them, 18 Are ye so without understanding also ? Per- ceive ye not, that whatsoever from with- out goeth into the man, it cannot defile him ; because it goeth not into his heart, 19 but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? T/ii's he said, making all meats clean. And he said. That which proceed- 20 eth out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, 21 Key.— » Matthew, ''Mark, 'Luke, ** John. ' Or, surely die. ^ Many ancient authorities insert ver. i6 : If any hath ears to hear, let him hear. ^ [The words underlined are added to the standard text.] § 6i. Discourse on Jewish Traditions. Matthew's Account. Chap. 15. Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees i and scribes, saying, Why do ihy disciples transgress 2 the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. And he answered and said unto 3 them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God said, Honour 4 thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, 5 Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God; he shall not honour his father. And ye have made 6 void the word of God because of your tradition. Ye hyp- 7 ocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people honoureth me with their lips; 8 But their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, 9 Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, lo Hear, and understand: Not that which etnereth into the ii mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man. Then came the disci- 12 pies, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? But he an- 13 swered and said. Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they 14 are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. And Peter answered and said unto 15 him, Declare unto us the parable. And he said. Are ye 16 also even yet without understanding? Perceive ye not, 17 that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But the things 18 which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come 19 forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: these are the things which 20 defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man. prhe words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 62. The Syrophcenician Woman. Matthew's Account. Chap. 15. And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts 21 of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish woman 22 came out from those borders, and cried, saying. Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. But he answered her 23 not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he 24 answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she came and worshipped him, 25 saying. Lord, help me. And he answered and said, It is 26 not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of 27 the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then 28 Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith : be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. 97 PLATE IV. (See next page.) From Capernaum to the Coasts of Tyre and Sidon, AND Return. §§ 62-69. As shown by the blue line, Jesus journeys from Capernaum to the vicinity of Tyre, where he heals the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman (§ 62); returning he comes to the east side of the Sea of Galilee, feeds 4000 (§ 64), and crosses the sea to Bethsaida and Magdala, where a blind man was restored (§§ 65 and 66). As shown by the red line, Jesus journeyed to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter confessed him the Son of God (§ 67), and on a mountain (probably Hermon) Jesus was transfigured (§68); then an epileptic child was healed (§69), and Jesus re- turned to Capernaum. 94 THE SYROPHCENICIAN WOMAN. 97 Mark 7. ' evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, 22 murders, adulteries, ^ false witness, ^ covet- ings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousnesi, 23 an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness : all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man ; '^ but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not the man. § 62. The Syrophoenician Woman. [The vicinity of Tyre.] Mark 7. 24 "° And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre ' and Sidon. Ana he entered into a house, and would have no man know it : and he could not 25 be hid. But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell 26 down at his feet. Now the woman was a ' Greek, a Syrophoenician — * a Canaanitish woman — ^ by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. * But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and be- sought him, saying, Send her away ; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 27^ And he said unto her. Let the children first be filled : for it is not meet to take the children's * bread and cast it to the dogs. 28 But she answered and saith unto him. Yea, Lord : even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs, ^ which fall from 29 their master's table. ^ And he said unto her, ^ O woman, great is thy faith ; ^ for this say- ing go thy way ; ^ be it done unto thee even as thou wilt : ^ the demon is gone out 30 of thy daughter. And she went away un- Key. — • MaUhew, •* Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. thoughts that are evil. 2 Some ancient authorities omit and Sidon. 8 Or, Gentile, * Or, loaf. 98 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 7, to her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out. § 63. A Dumb and Deaf Man Restored. [Decapolis.] Mark 7. ^ And again he went out from the borders 3 1 of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis ; ^ and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. "^ And they 32 bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ; and they be- seech him to lay his hand upon him. And 33 he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue ; and 34 looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And his ears were opened, and the bond 35 of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should 36 tell no man : but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they pub- lished it. And they were beyond measure 37 astonished, saying. He hath done all things well : he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. ^ And there came unto him great multi- tudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet ; and he healed them ; insomuch that the multitude won- dered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walk^'^f^^, and the blind seeing : and they glorified the God of Israel. § 64. Four Thousand Fed. [Decapolis.] Mark 9 ^ In those days, when there was again a i great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and Key, — * Matthew, ** Mark, <= Luke, ^ John. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 63. A Dumb and Deaf Man Restored. Matthew's Account. Chap. 15. 29 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat 30 there. And there came unto him great multitudes, hav- ing with them the lame, dumb, blind, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed 31 them: insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel. 98 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 64. Four Thousand Fed. Matthcivs Account. Chap. 15. And Jesus called unto him his disciples and said, I have 32 compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat : and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way. And the disciples say unto him. Whence should we 33 have so many loaves in a desert place, as to fill so great a multitude ? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves 34 have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the 35 ground; and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and 36 he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they did all eat, and 37 were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And they that did 38 eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the 39 boat, and came into the borders of Magadan. 99 A SIGN REFUSED. 99 Mark 8. 2 saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to 3 eat : and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way ; and 4 some of them are come from far. And his disciples answered him. Whence shall one be able to fill these men with ' bread here 5 in a desert place ? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye ? And they 6 said, Seven. And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them ; and they set 7 them before the multitude. And they had a few small fishes : and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also be- 8 fore them. And they did eat, and were filled : and they took up, of broken pieces 9 that remained over, seven baskets. And they were about four thousand * men, be- side women and children. ^ And he sent 10 them away. And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. § 65. A Sign Refused. [Sea of Galilee.] Matthew 16. 1 ^ And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to shew them a 2 sign from heaven. But he ^sighed deeply in his spirit, ^ and answered and said unto them, ^ why doth this generation seek a sign ? ^ ' When it is evening, ye say, // will be 3 fair weather : for the heaven is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to- day : for the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven ; Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, * Luke, ^ John. * Gr, loaves. ' The following words, to the end of ver. 3, are omitted vy some of the most ancient and other important authorities. 100 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 16. but ye cannot discern the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh 4 after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And ''again entering into the boat, *he left them, and departed. *And the disciples came to the other side 5 and forgot to take ' bread ; ^ and they had not with them in the boat more than one loaf. ^ And Jesus said unto them, Take 6 heed and beware of the leaven of the Phari- sees and Sadducees. And they reasoned 7 among themselves, saying, " We took no ' bread. And Jesus perceiving it said, O 8 ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no * bread ? Do ye not yet perceive, ^neither under- 9 stand? have ye your heart hardened? Having eyes, see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not ? and do ye not remember ^ the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many ^baskets ye took up? Neither the 10 seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many ' baskets ye took up ? How is it that 1 1 ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning ' bread ? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then understood they how that he bade 12 them not beware of the leaven of ' bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. § 66. A Blind Man Restored. [Bethsaida.] Mark 8. ^ And they come unto Bethsaida. And 22 they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. And he took hold of 25 the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village ; and when he had Key. — » Matthew, *» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. loaves. ' Or, It is because we took no bread. ' Basket in ver. 9 and 10 represents different Greek words- [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 65. A Sign Refused. Mark's Account, Chap. 8. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith. Why doth this generation seek a sign ? verily I say unto you. There 13 shall no sign be given unto this generation. And he left them, and again entering into the boat departed to the other side. 14 And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the 15 boat with them more than one loaf. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the 16 Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned 17 one with another, saying, We have no bread. And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither under- 18 stand ? have ye your heart hardened ? Having eyes, see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not ? and do ye not remem- 19 ber? When I brake the five loaves among the five thou- sand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? 20 They say unto him. Twelve. And when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces 21 took ye up? And they say unto him, Seven. And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand? 100 jThe words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 67. Peter's Confession and Rebuke. Mark's Account. Chap. 8. And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the vil- 27 lages of Caesarea Philippi : and in the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? And they told him, saying, John the Baptist: and others, 28 Elijah ; but others. One of the prophets. And he asked 29 them, But who say ye that 1 am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. And he charged 30 them that they should tell no man of him. Matthew s Account. Chap. 16. From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, 21 how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. And Peter took 22 him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee. But he turned, 23 and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumblingblock unto me: for thou mindest not the Luke's Account. Chap. 9. And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the dis- 18 ciples were with him : and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am ? And they answering 19 said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. And he said 20 unto them. But who say ye that I am ? And Peter answering said. The Christ of God, But he charged 21 them, and commanded them to tell this to no man ; say- 22 ing, the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be "raised up. And he said unto 23 all, If any man would come after me, let him deny him- self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For 24 whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For 25 101 PETER'S CONFESSION AND REBUKE. 101 Mark 8. spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught ? 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men ; for 25 I behold them as trees, walking. Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and 26 saw all things clearly. And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even en- ter into the village. § 67. Peter's Confession and Rebuke. [Near Caesarea Philippi.] Matthew 16. 13 * Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cassarea Philippi,'^ as he was praying apart, * he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men 14 say 'that the Son of man is? And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah : and others, Jeremiah, or one of the 15 ^old ^prophets ^ risen again. ^ He saith un- 16 to them, But who say ye that I am ? And Simon Peter answ^ered and said. Thou art 17 the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but 18 my Father w^ho is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that thou art ' Peter, and upon this ' rock I will build my church ; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail 19 against it. I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven : and whatsoever thou shaft bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose 20 on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ. 3 1 Mark 8. ^ And hc began to teach them, that the Son of man must ""go unto Jerusalem, and ^ suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the Key.— » Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, •* John. * Many ancient authorities read that I the Sen of man am, • Gr. Petrol, 3 g^. petta. I©2 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC IVnNISTRY. Mark 8. scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he spake the saying open- 32 ly. And Peter took him, and began to re- buke him, "saying. Be it far from thee, Lord ; this shall never be unto thee. ^^ But he 33 turning about, and seeing his disciples, re- buked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan: "thou art a stumblingblock unto me ; ^ for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. And he 34 called unto him the multitude with his dis- ciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny him- self, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever would save his ' life shall 35 lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it. For what doth it profit a man, to gain the 36 whole world, and forfeit his ' life ? For 37 what should a man give in exchange for his ' Hfe ? For whosoever shall be ashamed 38 of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels ; " and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. ^ And he said unto them, Verily I Mark 9. i say unto you. There are some here of them that stand by, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power. § 68. The Transfiguration. [Probably Mount Hermon.] Mark 9. ^And after six days Jesus taketh with him 2 Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves, 'to pray : ^and 'as he was pray- ing, the fashion of his countenance was altered, *and his face did shine as the sun; Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, " Luke, ^ John. * Or, soul. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 67. Peter's Confession and Rebuke.— (Continued.) Matthew' s Account. 24 things of God, but the things of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and who- 26 soever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life ? or what shall a man give in ex- 27 change for his life ? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he ren- 28 der unto every man according to his deeds. Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Lukes Account. what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, 26 and lose or forfeit his own self ? For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and 27 the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. But I tell you of a truth. There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the king- dom of God. 103 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 68. The Transfiguration. Matthew's Account. Chap. 17. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and i James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart : and he was transfigured 2 before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. And behold, there 3 appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good 4 for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tab- ernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright 5 cloud overshadowed them : and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, G they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus 7 came and touched them and said. Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus 8 only. Mark's Account. Chap. 9. And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses, and 4 they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answereth and 5 saith unto Jesus, Lukes Account. Chap. 9. And it came to pass about eight days after these say- 28 ings, he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, 29 the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling. And behold, there talked 30 with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah ; who 31 appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and they 32 that were with him were heavy with sleep : but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men [Continued on duplicate page 104.] 103 THE TRANSFIGURATION. 103 *'[and]* ^ he was transfigured before them : 3 and his garments became glistering,exceed- ing white ; so as no fuller on earth can 4 whiten them. And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses, ' in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep : but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, as 5 they were parting from him, ^ Peter an- swereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here : and let us, ^ if thou wilt, ^make three ' tabernacles ; one for thee, and 6 one for Moses, and one for Elijah. For he knew not what to answer; for they became 7 sore afraid. And^ while he was yet speak- ing, ^ there came a ^ bright ^ cloud over- shadowing them, ^and they feared as they entered into the cloud : ^ and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son, "mv chosen, ^in whom I am well pleased : '^ hear ye him. ^ And when the disciples heard it they fell on their face and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be 8 not afraid. ^ And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves. ' And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of those things they had seen. 9 ^ And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should lo have risen again from the dead. And they kept the saying, questioning among them- selves what the rising again from the dead Key.—* Matthew, *> Mark, « Luke, ^ John. 1 Or, dooths. * Word inserted by compiler. 104 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 9. should mean. And they asked him, say- ii ing, * 'Why then [do]* ^ the scribes say that EHjah must first come? And he said unto 12 them, EUjah indeed cometh first, and re- storeth all things : and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at naught? But I 13 say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they ^ knew hmi not, but ^ have also done unto him whatsoever they listed, even as it is written of him. * Then understood the dis- ciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. § 69. An Epileptic Child. [Near Casarea Philippi.] MarU 9. ^ And when they came to the disciples, 14 ''on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, ^ they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes ques- tioning with them. And straightway all 15 the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. And he asked them. What question 16 ye with them ? And one of the multitude 17 answered him, "" Master, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit ; * have mercy, '^ for he is mine only child ; * he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously ; ^ and wheresoever it taketh him, it Mash- 18 eth him down : and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away : and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able. And 19 he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you? bring ^ hither ' thy son ^ unto me. And they 20 brought him unto him : and when he saw him, straightway the spirit *tare him Key. — » MaUhew, ^ Mark, <= Luke, ^ John. ' Or, How is it tAaf the scribes say . . . come? ^ Or, Teacher. ^ Or, rendeth him. * Or, convulsed. * Word inserted by compiler. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite,] § 68. The TrsLnsfigursition,— {Continued.) Matthev/s Account, 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, 10 until the Son of man be risen from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes 11 that Elijah must first come ? And he answered and said, 12 Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things: but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. Even 13 so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. Then under- stood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. Ltike's Account. 33 that stood with him. And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah : not 34 knowing what he said. And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they 35 feared as they entered into the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen : 36 hear ye him. And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen. 104 (^e words underlined are added to the.standard text opposite.] § 69. An Epileptic Child. Matthew's Account. Chap. 17. And when they were come to the multitude, there came 14 to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying, Lord, have 15 mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth griev- ously: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and 16 they could not cure him. And Jesus answered and said, 17 O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you ? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out 18 from him: and the boy was cured from that hour. Then 19 came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said. Why could not we cast it out ? And he saith unto them, Because of your 20 little faith: for verily I say unto you. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered 22 up into the hands of men; and they shall kill him, and the 23 third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceed- ing sorry. Mark's Account. Chap. 9. And when he was come into the house, his disciples 28 asked him privately, saying, We could not cast it out. Luke's Account. Chap. 9. And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were 37 come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. And behold, a man from the multitude cried, say- 38 ing, Master, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child: and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he 39 suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him, that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from, him bruising him sorely. And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could 40 not. And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and per- 41 verse generation how long shall I be with you, and bear with you ? bring hither thy son . And as he was yet a 43 coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare hint griev- ously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. And they 43 were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples, Let these words sink int o 44 yours ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. But they understood not this saying, and 45 it was concea led from them, that they should not perceive it: and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. "" 105 AN EPILEPTIC CHILD. 105 Sfark 9. grievously ; and he fell on the ground, and 21 wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him ? And he said, From a 22 child. And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to de- stroy him : but if thou canst do anything, 23 have compassion on us, and help us. And Jesus said unto him. If thou canst ! All things are possible to him that believeth. 24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said', I believe; help thou mine 25 unbelief. And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he re- buked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more 26 into him. And having cried out, and "^ torn him much, he came out : and the child be- came as one dead ; insomuch that the 27 more part said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up ; and he arose, *and was cured from that hour. '^And they were all astonished at the 19 Matthew 17. majcsty of God. ^Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, 20 Why could not we cast it out ? And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith : for verily I say unto you. If 3^e have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove : and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 29 Mark 9. ^ And hc Said unto them. This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer \ 30 And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee ; and he would not 31 that any man should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, *= Let these words sink into your ears. ^ The ' Many ancient authorities add with tears. ' Or, convulsed. 2 Many ancient authorities add and fasting. 106 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 9. Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him ; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again. * And they were exceeding sorry. ^ But they understood not the saymg, and 32 were afraid to ask him ; "" and it was con- cealed from them that they should not perceive it. § 70. Tribute Money provided. [Capernaum.] Matthew 17. *And when they were come to Caper- 24 naum, they that received the ' half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your ''master pay the 'half-shekel.? He saith, 25 Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying. What think- est thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute ? from their sons, or from strangers? And 26 when he said. From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. But, 27 lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up ; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a 'shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. § 71. Little Children as Examples. [Capernaum.] Mark 9. ^ And when he was in the house he 33 asked them. What were ye reasoning in the way ? But they held their peace : for 34 they had disputed one with another in the way, who was the * greatest. And he sat 35 down, and called the twelve ; and he saith unto them. If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all. And 36 he took a little child, and set him *^by his Key. — 'Matthew, ^ Mark, "Luke, *^John. ^ Gr. didrachma. ^ Or, teacher. ^ Gr. stater. * Gr. greater. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 71. Little Children as Examples. Luke's Account. Chap. 9. 46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of 47 them was the greatest. But when Jesus saw the reason- ing of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his 48 side, and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this lit- tle child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me; for he that is leas t among you all, the same i s great. 106^ [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] §71. Little Children as Examples. — Continued. Mattkev/s Account. Chap, la 1 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who 2 then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, Verily I say unto you. Except ye turn, and be- come as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the 54 kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such 6 little child in my name receiveth me: but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stum- ble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and thai he should be sunk in the 7 depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the oc casion S Cometh ! And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having 9 two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. 107 LITTLE CHILDREN AS EXAMPLES. 107 Mark 9. side^in the midst of them, *and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and be- come as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven : whoso- ever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven: ^and taking him in 37 his arms, he said unto them. Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me : and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me ; '^for he that is least among you all, the same is great. 38 ^ John said unto him, ' Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name : and we forbade him, because he followed not us. 39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a ' mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil 40 of me. For he that is not against us is for 41 us. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, 'because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise 42 lose his reward. And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe *on me to stumble, it were better for him if ^a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. * Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling, for it must needs be that the occasions come ; but woe to that man 43 through whom the occasion cometh ! ^ And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into " hell, into the unquenchable fire.' 45 And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off : it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be * Or, Teacher. * Gr. power. ' Gr. in name that ye are. * Many ancient authorities omit on me. ' Gr. a millstone turned by an ass. ' Gr. Gehenna. ' Vcr. 44 and 46 (which are identical with ver, 48) are omitted by the best ancient authorities.) 108 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 9. cast into ' hell. And if thine eye cause 47 thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into ' hell ; where their worm 48 dieth-not, and the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire." 49 Salt is good : but if the salt have lost its 50 saltness, wherewith will ye season it ? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another. Matthew is. ^ See that ye despise not one of these little 10 ones ; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.' How think 12 ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray ? And if so be that he find it, verily 13 I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not *the 14 will of 'your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. § 72. Forgiveness of Brothers. [Capernaum.] Matthew 18. * And if thy brother sin ' against thee, go, 1 5 shew him his fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he hear tJiee not, take with 16 thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be estabhshed. And if he refuse to hear them, 17 Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, <= Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. Gehenna. ' Many ancient authorities add and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 3 Many authorities, some ancient, insert ver. 11 For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. * Gr. a thing willed before your Father. * Some ancient authorities read my. * Some ancient authorities omit against thee. FORGIVENSSS OF BROTHERS. 109 Matthew 18. , -r i tell it unto the 'church: and if he refuse to hear the ' church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. 1 8 Verily I say unto you, What things so- ever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree' on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered to- gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 21 Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until 'seventy 23 times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his 'ser- 24 vants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, who owed him 25 ten thousand * talents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord com- manded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment 26 to be made. The 'servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee 27 all. And the lord of that 'servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and 28 forgave him the 'debt. But that 'servant went out, and found one of his fellow-ser- vants, who owed him a hundred ' shillings : and he laid hold on him, and took him by Key. — * Matthew, *• Mark, <= Luke, ^ John. ^ ' Or, congregation. "^ Or, seventy times and seven, ' Gr. bondservants. * This talent was probably worth about ;^240. * Gr. bondservant. * Gr. loan. ' The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth about eight pence half-penny. 110 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 18. the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. So his fellow-servant fell down and be- 29 sought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. And he would 30 not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. So 31 when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord ail that was done. Then his lord called him unto him, and 32 saith to him. Thou wicked * servant, I for- gave thee all that debt, because thou be- soughtest me : shouldest not thou also 33 have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? And his 34 lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. So shall also my heavenly Father 35 do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. p^ § 73- Journeying to the Feast of Tabernacles. [Samaria.] John *. ^ Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of 2 tabernacles, was at hand. His brethren a therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest. For no man doeth anything in secret, ' and 4 himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world. For even his brethren did 5 not believe on him. Jesus therefore saith 6 unto them. My time is not yet come ; but your time is alway ready. The world can- 7 not hate you ; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. Go 8 ye up unto the feast : I go not up ' unto this feast ; because my time is not vet ful- Key. — * Matthew, *> Mark, "^ Luke, * John. * Gr. bondservant. ' Some ancient authorities read and seeketh it to be known openly. ^ Many ancient authorities add yet PLATE V. (See Map on next page.) From Capernaum to Jerusalem, and Returning to Galilee; again to Jerusalem. §§ 73-118. As shown by the blue line, Jesus leaves Capernaum, jour- neying to the Feast of Tabernacles at Jerusalem, through Sa- maria, where his disciples wish to burn a village with fire from heaven (§ 73). At Jerusalem he taught in the Temple and in the countr}' round about (§§ 74-90). Then he went away beyond Jordan, into Perea, where he taught and uttered many parables, including that of the Prodigal Son (§§ 91-102). As shown by the red line, he then returned to Bethany, where Lazarus was raised from the dead (§ 103), and retired to Ephraim (§104). He then passed through Samaria and made a final circuit of Galilee (§§ 105-107), and once more entered Perea, where, after much teaching (§§ 108-114) he returned toward Jerusalem. At Jericho a blind man was restored and Zaccheus approved (§§ 115 and 116). Then he triumphantly entered Jerusalem (§ 118). During the Passover- week he went out morning and evening to Bethany, and at the close of the week died upon the Cross, and on the first day of the next week ROSE from the dead. The location of the several appearances of Jesus to the disciples after the Resurrection is sufficiently clear without delineation. no THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. Ill John 7. 9 filled. And having said these things unto lo them, he abode still \\\ Galilee. But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret. 51 Luke 9. ^ And it came to pass, when the days ' were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face 52 to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his face : and they went, and en- tered into a village of the Samaritans, to 53 make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though 54 he were going to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this^ they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume 55 them'? But he turned, and rebuked them'. 56 And they went to another village. 57 And as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee 58 whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have * nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his 59 head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to 60 go and bury my father. But he said unto him. Leave the dead to bury their own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad the 61 kingdom of God. And another also said, I will follow thee. Lord ; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my 62 house. But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Key.— » Matthew, »» Mark, <=Luke, 'i John. * Gr were being fulfilled. ' Many ancient authorities add even as Elijah did. ' Some ancient authorities add arid said. Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of . Some, but fewer, add also For the Son of man came not to destroy men's lives, but to save them. ■* Gr. lodging-plages. 113 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MNISTRY. § 74 Teaching in the Temple. [Jerusalem.] ^ ^^^^ ^^ •^ The Jews therefore sought him at the 1 1 feast, and said, Where is he ? And there 12 was much murmuring among the multi- tudes concerning him : some said, He is a good man ; others said, Not so, but he lead- eth the multitude astray. Howbeit no 13 man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. But when it was now the midst of the 14 feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. The Jews therefore marvelled, 15 saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned ? Jesus therefore 16 answered them, and said. My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man 17 willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself. He that speaketh 18 from himself seeketh his own glory : but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteous- ness is in him. Did not Moses give you 19 the law, and yet none of you doeth the law ? Why seek ye to kill me ? The mul- 20 titude answered. Thou hast a demon : who seeketh to kill thee ? Jesus answered and 21 said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof. Moses hath given 22 you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) ; and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. If a man receiveth cir- 23 cumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken ; are ye wroth with me, because I made * a man every whit whole on the sabbath ? Judge not 24 according to appearance, but judge right- eous judgement. Some therefore of them of Jerusalem 25 said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill ? Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ' Gr. a whole man sound. TEACHING IN THE TEMPLE. 113 John 7. 26 And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers 27 indeed know that this is the Christ ? How- beit we know this man, whence he is : but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth 28 whence he is. Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saymg, Ye both know me, and know whence I am ; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, 29 whom ye know not. I know him ; because 30 I am from him, and he sent me. They sought therefore to take him : and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was 31 not yet come. But of the multitude many believed on him ; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done? 32 The Pharisees heard the multitude mur- muring these things concerning him ; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent 33 officers to take him. Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with 3^ou, and I go 34 unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, ye 35 cannot come. The Jews therefore said among themselves. Whither will this man go that we shall not find him ? will he go unto the Dispersion 'among the Greeks, 36 and teach the Greeks ? What is this word that he said. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I am, ye cannot come ? 37 Now on the last day, the great daj^ of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and 38 drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, ^ from within him shall 39 flow rivers of living water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive : ^ for the Spirit was Key. — "Matthew, *» Mark, «= Luke, <*John, ' Gr. 0/. 2 Gr. oui of his belly. ^ Some ancient authorities read for the Holy Spirit was not yet given. 114 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 7. not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified. Some of the multitude therefore, 40 when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. Others said, This 41 is the Christ. But some said. What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee ? Hath not 42 the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was ? So there 43 arose a division in the multitude because of him. And some of them Avould have 44 taken him ; but no man laid hands on him. The officers therefore came to the chief 45 priests and Pharisees ; and they said unto them. Why did ye not bring him ? The 46 officers answered. Never man so spake. The Pharisees therefore answ^ered them, 47 Are ye also led astray? Hath any of the 48 rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees ? But this multitude who knoweth not the law 49 are accursed. Nicodemus saith unto them 50 (he that came to him before, being one of them). Doth our law judge a man, except 51 it first hear from himself and know what he doeth ? They answered and said unto 52 him. Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and 'see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. § 75. The Woman taken in Adultery. [Jerusalem.] John 7. ^'[And they went every man unto his 53 own house : but Jesus went unto John s. i the mount of Olives. And early in the morn- 2 ing he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him ; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and 3 the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adul- tery; and having set her in the midst, they 4 Key. — » Matthew, •» Mark, " Luke, ^ John. ^ Or, see : for out of Galilee ^c. ' Most of the ancient authorities omit John vii. 53 — viii. II. Those which contain it vary much from each other. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 115 Johns. say unto him, ' Master, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such : what then say est thou of her? 6 And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger 7 wrote on the ground. But when they con- tinued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and with his 9 finger wrote on the ground. And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the ID woman, where she was, in the midst. And Jesus lifted up himself, and said unto her, Woman, where are they? did no man con- 11 demn thee? And she said. No man. Lord. And Jesus said. Neither do I condemn thee : go thy way ; from henceforth sin no more.] § 76. The Light of the World. John 8. ^ [Jerusalem.] 12 ^ Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in the dark- 13 ness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said unto him. Thou bearest witness of thyself ; thy witness is 14 not true. Jesus answered and said unto them. Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true ; for I know whence I came, and whither I go ; but ye know not whence 15 I come, or whither I go. Ye judge after 16 the flesh ; I judge no man. Yea and if I judge, my judgement is true ; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 17 Yea and in your law it is written, that the Key.— • Matthew, ^ Mark, «= Luke, ^ John. * Or, Teacher. 116 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Jrohn 8. witness of two men is true. I am he that i8 beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. They 19 said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father ? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor m}- Father : if ye knew me, ye would know my Father also. These words 20 spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple : and no man took him ; because his hour was not yet come. He said therefore again unto them, I go 21 away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sin : whither I go, ye cannot come. The Jews therefore said. Will he kill him- 22 self, that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come ? And he said unto them, Ye are 23 from beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this world. I said 24 therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins : for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. They said 25 therefore unto him. Who art thou ? Jesus said unto them, ' Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning. I have many things to speak and to judge 26 concerning you : howbeit he that sent me is true ; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world. They 27 perceived not that he spake to them of the Father. Jesus therefore said, When ye 28 have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that "^ I am he, and that I do noth- mg of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. And he that 29 sent me is with me ; he hath not left me alone ; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him. As he spake these things, 30 many believed on him. Jesus therefore said to those Jews who 31 had believed hnn. If ye abide in my word, Key. — * Matthew, *> Mark, « Luke, "* John. ' Or, Altogether that which I also speak unto you. ' Or, I am he .• and I do. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 117 32 then are ye truly my disciples ; and ye shall 33 know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man : how sayest thou, 34 Ye shall be made free ? Jesus answered them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant 35 of sin. And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever : the son abideth for ever. 36 If therefore the Son shall make yon free, 37 ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed ; yet ye seek to kill me, because my word ' hath not free course 38 in you. 1 speak the things which I have seen with "" my Father : and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye ' were Abraham's children, ' ye 40 would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which 1 heard from 41 God : this did not Abraham. Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication ; we have 42 one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them. If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God ; for neither have I come of my- 43 self, but he sent me. Why do ye not 'un- derstand my speech? Even because ye 44 cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth Key. — * Matthew, '^ Mark, " Luke, ^ John. ' Or, hath no place in you. 2 Or. the Father: do ye also therefore the things which ye heard from the Father. ^ Gr. are. * Some ancient authorities read^'^^*? the works of Abraham. ^ Or, know. 118 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 8. in him. * When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father thereof. But because I say the 45 truth, ye believe me not. Which of you 46 convicteth me of sin ? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me ? He that is of God 47 heareth the words of God : for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. The Jews answered and said unto 48 him. Say we not well that thou art a Sa- maritan, and hast a demon? Jesus an- 49 swered, I have not a demon ; but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me. But I 50 seek not mine own glory : there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, 61 I say unto you. If a man keep my word, he shall never see death. The Jews said unto 52 him. Now we know that thou hast a de- mon. Abraham died, and the prophets ; and thou sayest. If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death. Art thou 53 greater than our father Abraham, who died ? and the prophets died : whom mak- est thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I 54 glorify myself, my glory is nothing : it is my Father that glorifieth me ; of whom ye say, that he is your God : and ye have not 55 known him : but I know him ; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar : but I know him, and keep his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced 56 ^ to see my day ; and he saw it, and was glad. The Jews therefore said unto him, 57 Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto 58 them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am. They took up 59 stones therefore to cast at him : but Jesus Key.— » Matthew, * Mark, « Luke, "^ John. * Or, When one speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for his father also is a liar. ^ Or, that he should see. SEVENTY DISCIPLES SENT FORTH. 119 John 8. ' hid himself, and went out of the tem^ p\e\ § 77. Seventy Disciples sent forth. I.uke 10. '- - [P'-^bably Jerusalem.] 1 "" Now after these things the Lord ap- pointed seventy ' others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was 2 about to come. And he said unto them, l^he harvest is plenteous, but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers 3 into his harvest. Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of 4 wolves. Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes: and salute no man on the way. 5 And into whatsoever house ye shall * en- 6 ter, first say, Peace de to this house. And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon ^ him : but if not, it shall turn to 7 you again. And in that same house re- main, eating and drinking such things as they give : for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set 9 before you : and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them. The kingdom 10 of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets 1 1 thereof and say. Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe off against you : howbeit know this, that 12 the kingdom of God is come nigh. I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable in that 13 day for Sodom, than for that city. Woe Key.— » Matthew, »> Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ' Or, was hidden, and went ^c. ^ Many ancient authorities add and going through the midst of them went his way, and so passed by. ^ Many ancient authorities add and two: and so in ver. 17. * Or, enter first, say. ^ Or, it. 120 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. L.uke 10. unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Beth- saida ! for if the ^ mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. How- 14 beit it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement, than for you. And 15 thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades. He that heareih you 16 heareth me ; and he that rejecteth you re- jecteth me; and he that rejecteth me re- jecteth him that sent me. And the seventy returned Avith joy, say- 17 ing. Lord, even the demons are subject un- to us in thy name. And he said unto them, 18 I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you author- 19 ity to tread upon serpents and. scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. How- 20 beit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. In that same hour he rejoiced Mn the 21 Holy Spirit, and said, I ' thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea. Father ; * for so it was well-pleasing in th)^ sight. All things have 22 been delivered unto me of my Father : and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father ; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will- eth to reveal him. And turning to the dis- 23 ciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which seethe things that ye see : for I 24 say unto you, that many prophets and kings Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ' Gr. powers. 'Or, by. 8 Or, praise. ^ Or, that. PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN. 121 Luke 10. desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. § 78. Parable of the Good Samaritan. [Judea.] liUke 10. 25 ^ And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tried him, saying, ' Master, what shall 26 I do to inherit eternal life ? And he said unto him, What is written in the law? 27 how readest thou ? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God ' with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy 28 mind ; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him. Thou hast answered 29 right : this do, and thou shalt live. But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, 30 And who is my neighbour? Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho ; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him 31 half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down that way : and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by 33 on the other side. But a certain Samari- tan, as he journeyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he was moved with 34 compassion, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine ; and he set him on his own Least, and brought him to an inn, and took care 35 of him. And on the morrow he took out two ^shillings, and gave them to the host, and said. Take care of him ; and whatso- ever thou spendest more, I, when I come Key. — • Matthew, ^ Mark, = Luke, ^ John. ' Or, Teacher. 2 Gr. from. ' The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth about eight pence halfpenny. 122 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. I.uke 10. back again, will repay thee. Which of 36 these three, thinkest thou, proved neigh- bour unto him that fell among the robbers? And he said, He that shewed mercy on 37 him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. § 79. Martha and Mary. [Bethany.] I.uke 10. ^ Now as they went on their way, he en- 38 tared into a certain village : and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called 39 Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word. But Martha was ' cum- 40 bered about much serving : and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. But the Lord answered and said unto her, 41 " Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things : ^ but one 42 thing is needful : for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. § 80. A Lesson on Prayer. fJ"^^^-l Luke 11. *= And it came to pass, as he was praying i in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him. Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. Aud he said unto them, 2 When ye pray, say, * Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come." Give us 3 Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, " Luke, ** John. ' Gr. distracted. ' A few ancient authorities read Martha, Maiiha, thou art troubled: Mary hath chosen Mark, ' Luke, ^ John. 1 Or, severely scourge him. ' Gr. bondservant. 3 Or, how I would that it were already kindled! 4 Or, hot wind. * Gr. prove. 182 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Luke 12. the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him ; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the ' officer, and the ' officer shall cast thee into prison. I say unto thee. Thou 59 shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite. § 86. Repentance taught. [Judea.] I.uke 13. ^ Now there were some present at that i very season who told him of the Galilseans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered and said un- 2 to them, Think ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, be- cause they have suffered these things? I 3 tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. Or those 4 eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were '^ offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem ? I tell you. Nay : but, 5 except ye repent, ye shall all likewise per- ish. § 87. The Barren Fig Tree. r Jerusalem.] tuke 13. ''And he spake this parable ; A certain 6 man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. And he said unto the vine- 7 dresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why doth it also cumber the ground ? And he answering saith unto 8 him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it : and if it 9 bear fruit thenceforth, ivell\ but if not, thou shait cut it down. Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, *= Luke, ^ John. > Gr. exactor. ^ Gr. debtors. BLIND MAN AT THE POOL OF SILOAM. 133 § 88. The Blind Man at the Pool of Siloam. John 9. , , , 1 1 <^And as he passed by, he saw a man 2 blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying. Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be 3 born blind? Jesus answered. Neither did this man sin, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made manifest in 4 him. We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : the night 5 cometh, when no man can work. When I am in the world, I am the light of the 6 world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, 7 ' and anointed his eyes with the clay, and said unto him. Go, wash in the pool of Si- loam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and 8 came seeing. The neighbours therefore, and they who saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat 9 and begged ? Others said. It is he : others said. No, but he is like him. He said, I am ID ke. They said therefore unto him, How 11 then were thine eyes opened? He an- swered. The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said un- to me. Go to Siloam, and wash : so I went away and washed, and I received sight. 12 And they said unto him, Where is he ? He saith, I know not. 13 They bring to the Pharisees him that 14 aforetime was blind. Now it was the sab- bath on the day when Jesus made the clay, 15 and opened his eyes. Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them. He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, 16 and do see. Some therefore of the Phari- sees said, This man is not from God, be- Key.—* Matthew, ^ Mark, •= Luke, ^ John. ' Or, and with the clay thereof anointed his eyes. 134 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 9. cause he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sin- ner do such signs? And there Avas a di- vision among them. They say therefore 17 unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. The Jews 18 therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, and 19 asked them, saying. Is this your son, who ye say was born blind ? how then doth he now see ? His parents answered and said, 20 We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: but how he now seeth, 21 we know not ; or who opened his eyes, we know not : ask him ; he is of age ; he shall speak for himself. These things said his 22 parents, because they feared the Jews : for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents. He is of age ; 23 ask him. So they called a second time the 24 man that was blind, and said unto him. Give glory to God : we know that this man is a sinner. He therefore answered, 25 Whether he be a sinner, I know not : one thing I know, that, whereas I was bhnd, now I see. They said therefore unto him, 26 What did he to thee ? how opened he thine eyes ? He answered them, I told you 27 even now, and ye did not hear : wherefore would ye hear it again ? would ye also be- come his disciples? And they reviled 28 him, and said, Thou art his disciple ; but we are disciples of Moses. We know that 29 God hath spoken unto Moses : but as for this man, we know not whence he is. The man answered and said unto them, 30 Key.— * Matthew, ^ Mark, «Luke, '^John, THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 135 John 9, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know- not whence he is, and yet he opened mine 31 eyes. We know that God heareth not sin- ners : but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth. 32 Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man 33 born blind. If this man were not from 34 God, he could do nothing. They an- swered and said unto him, Thou wast al- together born in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him out. 35 Jesus heard that the}^ had cast him out ; and finding him, he said. Dost thou believe 36 on ' the Son of God ? He answered and said. And who is he. Lord, that I may be- 37 lieve on him? Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speak- 38 eth with thee. And he said, Lord, I be- 39 heve. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said. For judgement came I into this world, that they who see not may see ; and that they who see may become blind. 40 Those of the Pharisees that were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are 41 we also bhnd ? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin : but now ye say, We see : your sin remaineth. § 89. The Good Shepherd. John 10. [Jerusalem.] 1 ^ Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth m by the door is ' the 3 shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his own sheep hy name, and 4 leadeth them out. When he hath put Key.—* Matthew, *» Mark, •= Luke, ^ John. ^ Many ancient authorities read the Son of man. ' Or, a shepherd. 136 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 10. forth all his own, and goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not 5 follow, but will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. This 6 ' parable spake Jesus unto them : but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Jesus therefore said unto them again, 7 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that came ' before 8 me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me 9 if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find past- ure. The thief cometh not, but that he 10 may steal, and kill, and destroy : I came that they may have life, and may ^ have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd : the 11 good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. He that is a hireling, and not a 12 shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatch- eth them, and scattereth them : he fleeth 13 because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd ; and 14 I know mine own, and mine own know me, 15 even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father ; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which 16 are not of this fold : them also I must * bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and ' they shall become one flock, one shepherd. Therefore doth the Father love me, be- 17 cause I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one " taketh it away from me, 18 Key.— » Matthew, ^ Mark, <= Luke, <* John. ' Or, proverb. ^ Some anciertt authorities omit before me. ^ Or, have abundance. ^ Or, lead. ^ Or, there shall be one flock. • Some ancient authorities read took it away. DIVISION AMONG THE JEWS. 137 John 10. ,r T 1 , but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have ' power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father. § 90. Division among the Jews. [Jerusalem.] John 10. . 19 •^There arose a division agam among the 20 Jews because of these words. And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad ; 21 why hear ye him ? Others said. These are not the sayings of one possessed with a de- mon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? 22 ' And it was the feast of the dedication 23 at Jerusalem: it w^as winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's 24 porch. The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense ? If thou art 25 the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus an- swered them, I told you, and ye believe not : the works that I do in my Father's 26 name, these bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my 27 sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I 28 know them, and they follow me : and I give unto them eternal Ufe ; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them 29 Out of my hand. ' My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch * them out of 30 the Father's hand. I and the Father are 31 one. The Jews took up stones again to 32 stone him. Jesus answered them. Many good works have I shewed you from the Father ; for which of those works do ye 33 stone me.^ The Jews answered him, For Key.—* MaUhew, *> Mark, " Luke, ^ John. ^ Or, right. 5 Some ancient authorities read Atthattifne was the feast. 3 Some ancient authorities read l^hat which my Father hath^iven unto me. * Or, au^ht. 138 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 10. a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy ; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus an- 34 swered them. Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them 35 gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken), say 36 ye of him, whom the Father ' sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphem- est ; because I said, I stm t/ie Son of God ? If I do not the works of my Father, be- 37 lieve me not. But if I do them, though 38 ye believe not me, believe the works : that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. They sought again to take him : and he 39 went forth out of their hand. And he went away again beyond Jor- 40 dan into the place where John was at the first baptizing ; and there he abode. And 41 many came unto him ; and they said, John indeed did no sign : but all things whatso- ever John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. 42 § 91. Woman healed in the Synagogue. [P^^^^-1 I.ukel3. *^And he was teaching in one of the syn- 10 agogues on the sabbath day. And behold, 1 1 a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years ; and she was bowed to- gether, and could in no wise lift herself up. And when Jesus saw her, he called her, 12 and said to her. Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his 13 hands upon her : and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And 14 the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which Key. — * Matthew, ** Mark, " Luke, ^ John. ^ Or, consecrated. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 139 liuke 13. men ought to work : in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of 15 the sabbath. But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the ' stall, and lead him away to 16 watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of 17 the sabbath ? And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame : and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glori- ous things that were done by him. § 92. Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven. [Peraea.] Lake 13. 18 *^He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto 19 shall I liken it? It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden ; and it grew, and be- came a tree ; and the birds of the heaven 20 lodged in the branches thereof. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the 21 kingdom of God? It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three "" measures of meal, till it was all leavened. 22 And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on 23 unto Jerusalem. And one said unto him, 24 Lord, are they few that are saved ? And he said unto them. Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be 25 ^able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at Key. — * Matthew, •* Mark, « Luke, ** John. ' Gr. manger. ' The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah , a measure containing nearly a peck and a half. ' Or, aS/e, when once. 140 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. I^uke 13. the door, saying, Lord, open to us ; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are ; then shall ye be- 26 gin to say. We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets ; and he shall say, I tell you, I know 27 not whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be the 28 weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. And they shall come from the east and 29 west, and from the north and south, and shall ' sit down in the kingdom of God. And behold, there are last who shall be 30 first, and there are first who shall be last. § 93. Lamentation over Jerusalem. [Peraea.l I.uke 13. ^ In that very hour there came certain 31 Pharisees, saying to him. Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee. And he said unto them, Go and say 32 to that fox. Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day "" I am perfected. Howbeit I 33 must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the 34 prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her ! how often would I have gather- ed thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is 35 left unto you desolate : and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Key. — * Matthew, *> Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. recline, '^ Or, I end my course. SUPPER PARABLES. 141 § 94. Dining with a Pharisee. tiUke 14. 1 1 J. • J. 1 ^And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one ot the rulers of the Phari- sees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they 2 were watching him. And behold, there was before him a certain man who had the 3 dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying. Is it 4 lawful to heal on the sabbath or not ? But they held there peace. And he took him, 5 and healed him, and let him go. And he said unto them. Which of you shall have ' an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath 6 day ? And they could not answer again unto these things. § 95. Supper Parables. Luke 14. [Peraea.] 7 '^And he spake a parable unto those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto 8 them, When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, ' sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honourable man 9 than thou be bidden of him, and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest 10 place. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place ; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that 11 sit at meat with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12 And he said to him also that had bid- den him. When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy breth- Key.— * Matthew, ^ Mark, *= Luke, ** John. ' Many ancient authorities read a son, ^ Gr. recline not. 142 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. I.uke 14. ren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours ; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when 13 thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the mained, the lame, the blind : and thou shalt 14 be blessed ; because they have not where- with to recompense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just. And when one of them that sat at meat 15 with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. But he said unto 16 him, A certain man made a great supper ; and he bade many : and he sent forth his 17 ' servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come ; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent 18 began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and 1 must needs go out and see it ; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have 19 bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a Avife, 20 and therefore I cannot come. And the 21 ' servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house be- ing angry said to his ' servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. And the ' ser- 22 vant said. Lord, what thou didst com- mand is done, and yet there is room. And the Lord said unto the ' servant. Go 23 out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that 24 none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper. Key. — » ^Jatthew, *• Mark, * Luke, ^ John. ' Gr. bondservant. THE LOST SHEEP. 143 § 96. Cost of Discipleship. I.uke 14. fP^'-^^-l 25 ''Now there went with him great multi- tudes : and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my 27 disciple. Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be 28 my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have where- 29 with to complete it ? Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, 30 saying, This man began to build, and was 31 not able to finish. Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with 32 twenty thousand ? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an am- bassage, and asketh conditions of peace. 33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot 34 be my disciple. Salt therefore is good : but if even the salt have lost its savour, 35 wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill : men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. § 97. The Lost Sheep. Luke 15. tPeraea.] 1 ^ Now all the pubhcans and sinners were 2 drawing near unto him for to hear him. And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying. This man receiveth sin- ners, and eateth with them. 3 ''And he spake unto them this parable, Key. — * Matthew, *» Mark, « Luke, ^ John. 144 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. lLuk« 15. saying, What man of you, having a hun- 4 dred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found 5 it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth to- 6 gether his friends and his neighbours, say- ing unto them. Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say un- 7 to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, that need no repentance. § 98. The Lost Coin. fP^':^^;! , I.uke 15. •^Or what woman having ten ^pieces of 8 silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light the lamp, and sweep the house, and seek dil- igently until she find it ? And when she 9 hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbours, saying. Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Even so, I say unto you, there 10 is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. § 99. The Prodigal Son. fP^^^^l I.uke 15. ^And he said, A certain man had two 11 sons: and the younger of them said to his father. Father, give me the portion of ' thy 12 substance that falleth to me. And he di- vided unto them his living. And not many 13 days after the younger son gathered all to- gether, and took his journey into a far country ; and there he wasted his sub- stance with rfotous living. And when he 14 kad spent all, there arose a mighty famine Key.— » Matthew, " Mark, ^ Luke, ** John. ' Gr. drachma, a coin worth about eight pence. 2 Gr. the. THE PRODIGAL SON. 145 liUke 15. in that country ; and he began to be in 15 want. And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that countr^^ ; and he 16 sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain 'have filled his belly with ' the husks that the swine did eat : and no 17 man gave unto him. But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to 18 spare, and I perish here with hunger ! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against 19 heaven, and in thy sight : I am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as 20 one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell 21 on his neck, and ' kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no 22 more worthy to be called thy son*. But the father said to his ' servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on 23 his feet : and bring the fatted calf, and kill 24 it, and let us eat, and make merry : for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they be- 25 gan to be merr3^ Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called to him one of the ' servants, and inquired what these things might be. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fat- ted calf, because he hath received him Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, ^ John, ^ Many ancient authorities read have been filled. * Gr. the pods of the carob tree. ' Gr. kissed him tnuch. * Some ancient authorities add makeme as one of thy hired servants. See ver. 19. ^ Gr. bondservants. 146 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. LiUke 15. safe and sound. But he was angry, and 28 would not go in : and his father came out, and intreated him. But he answered and 29 said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine : and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: but when this thy son 30 came, who hath devoured thv living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, ' Son thou art 31 ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. But it was meet to make merry and be 32 glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. IS alive again ; and was lost, and is h i^ ^ liuke 16. And he sai^ also unto the disciples, i There was a certain rich man, who had a steward ; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. And 2 he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee ? render the account of thy stewardship ; for thou canst be no longer steward. And the steward said 3 within himself. What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, 4 that, when I am put out of the steward- ship, they may receive me into their houses. And calling to him each one of his 5 lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he 6 said, A hundred ' measures of oil. And he said unto him. Take thy 'bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. Then said 7 he to another. And how much owest thou? Key.— » Matthew, *> Mark, <= Luke, "^ John. ' Gr. Child. ^ Gr. baths, the bath being a Hebrew measure. ' Gr. writings. THE UNJUST STEWARD. 147 ^uke 16. , 1 , r And he said, A hundred measures ol wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy 8 ' bond, and write fourscore. And his lord commended 'the unrighteous steward be- cause he had done wisely : for the sons of this * world are for their own generation 9 wiser than the sons of the light. And I say unto you. Make to yourselves friends ' by means of the mammon of unrighteous- ness ; that, when it shall fail, they may re- ceive you into the eternal tabernacles. ID He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much : and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. 11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit 12 to your trust the true riches} And if ye have not been faithful in that which is an- other's, who will give you that which is 13 *your own? No ' servant can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things ; and they 15 scoffed at him. And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men ; but Go3 knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and the prophets zt'^r^ until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man enter- 17 eth violently into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for Key. — * Matthew, ''Mark, "Luke, "^John. ^ Gr. cors, the cor being a Hebrew measure. * Gr. writings. 3 Gr. the steward of unrighteousness. * Or, age. ^ Gr. out of. * Some ancient authorities read our own. '" Gr. household-servant. 148 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Luke 16. one tittle of the law to fall. Every one that i8 putteth 3.wsij his wife, and marrieth an- other, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a hus- band committeth adultery. § 10 1. The Rich Man and Lazarus. [Peraea.] Luke 16. ^'Now there was a certain rich man, and 19 he was clothed in purple and fine linen, ' faring sumptuously every day : and a 20 certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be 21 fed w4th the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table ; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that 22 the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom : and the rich man also died, and was buried. And in Hades he hfted up his eyes, being 23 in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried 24 and said. Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am in anguish in this flame. But Abraham said, ^ Son, remember that 25 thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish. And ' beside all this, 26 between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us. And he said, 2y I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house ; for I have five brethren ; that he may testi- 28 fy unto them, lest they also come into this Key.— » Matthew, »» Mark, « Luke, <^ John. ' Or, living in mirth and splendour every day, 2 Gr. Child. 3 Or, in all these things. OCCASIONS OF STUMBLING. 149 Luke 16. All • 1- 29 place of torment. But Abraham saith They have Moses and the prophets; lei 30 them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one go to them from the 31 dead, they will repent. And he said unto him. If they hear not Moses and the pro- phets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead. § 102. Occasions of Stumbling. y [Peraea.] Luke 17. T • 1 T • • 1 ^And he said unto his disciples, It is im^ possible but that occasions of stumbling should come : but woe unto him, through 2 whom they come! It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little 3 ones to stumble. Take heed to yourselves : if thy brother sin, rebuke him ; and if he 4 repent, forgive him. And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, In- 6 crease our faith. And the Lord said. If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree. Be thou rooted up, and be thou pT^ted in the sea ; 7 and it would obey you. But who is there of you, having a ' servant plowing or keep- ing sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field. Come straight- 8 way and sit down to meat ; and will not rather say unto him. Make ready where- with I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken ; and af- 9 terward thou shalt eat and drink ? Doth he thank the ' servant because he did the 10 things that were commanded ? Even so ye Key.— * Matthew, »> Mark, = Luke, "^ John. * Gr. bondservant. 150 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. I.uke 17. also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say. We are un- profitable ' servants ; we have done that which it was our duty to do. § 103. Resurrection of Lazarus. [Bethany.] John 11. ^ Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of i Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sis- ter Martha. And it was that Mary who 2 anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sisters therefore 3 sent unto him, saying. Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But when Je- 4 sus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, 5 and Lazarus. When therefore he heard 6 that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was. Then af- 7 ter this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judasa again. The disciples say unto 8 him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seek- ing to stone thee ; and goest thou thither again ? Jesus answered, Are there not 9 twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man 10 walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. These things spake 11 he : and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep ; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. The 12 disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will ^recover. Now 13 Jesus had spoken of his death : but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus therefore said unto 14 Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, "^Luke, "^John. 1 Gr. bondservants. 2 q,. ^^ saved. RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS. 151 John 11. 15 them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe ; nevertheless 16 let us go unto him. Thomas therefore, who is called ' Didymus, said unto his fellow- disciples. Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, 19 about fifteen furlongs off ; and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Je- sus was coming, went and met him : but 21 Mary still sat in the house. Martha there- fore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst 22 been here, my brother had not died. And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee. 23 Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother shall rise 24 again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at 25 the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life : he that believ- eth on me, though he die, yet shall he live : 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on me 27 shall never die. Believest thou this ? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, 28 even he that cometh into the world. And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary " her sister secretly, saying, The ' Master is here, and calleth thee. 29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, 30 and went unto him. (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in 31 the place where Martha met him.) The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, when they saw Key. — * Matthew, *» Mark, *= Luke, ^ John. * That is. Twin. ^ Or, her sister, saying secretly. 3 Or, Teacher. 153 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 11. Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to ' weep there. Mary 32 therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him. Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus 33 therefore saw her ^ weepmg, and the Jews also ' weeping who came with her, he * groaned in the spirit, and " was troubled, and said. Where have ye laid him ? They 34 say unto him. Lord, come and see. Jesus 35 wept. The Jews therefore said. Behold 36 how he loved him ! But some of them 37 said. Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die? Jesus 38 therefore again ' groaning in himself Com- eth to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone la}^ ^against it. Jesus saith, Take 39 ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said 40 I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God ? So 41 they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I knew 42 that thou hearest me always : but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me. And when he had thus 43 spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. He that was dead came forth, 44 bound hand and foot with ' grave-clothes ; and his face was bound about with a nap- Key. — » Matthew, ^ Mark, "= Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. wail. ^ Gr. wailing. ' Or, was moved with indignation in the spirit. * Gr. troubled himself. ^ Or. being moved with indignation in himself. * Or, upon. ■" Or, grave-bands. CONSPIRACY AGAINST JESUS. 153 John 11. kin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 45 Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld ^ that which he did, C46 believed on him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the x^r"' ^^ thingfe which Jesus had done. Conspiracy against Jesus. [Jerusalem.] John 11. 47 ^ The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do w^e ? for this man doeth many 48 signs. If w^e let him thus alone, all men w^ill believe on him : and the Romans will come and take away both our place and 49 our nation. But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said 50 unto them, Ye know nothing at all, nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 Now this he said not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that 52 Jesus should die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of 53 God that are scattered abroad. So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death. 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim : and there he tarried 55 with the disciples. Now the passover of the Jews was at hand : and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the 56 passover, to purify themselves. They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, Key.—" Matthew, *» Mark, ' Luke, '^ John. * Many ancient authorities read //^ Mew^j- wkicA he did. 154 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. John 11. What think ye ? That he will not come to the feast? Now the chief priests and the 57 Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should shew it, that they might take him. § 105. Ten Lepers Cleansed. [Border of Samaria.] Luke 17. ^And it came to pass, ' as they were on 1 1 the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing ''along the borders of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, 12 there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off : and they lifted up their 13 voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said 14 unto them, Go and shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of 15 them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God ; and he fell upon his face at his feet, 16 giving him thanks : and he was a Samari- tan. And Jesus answering said, Were not 17 the ten cleansed ? but where are the nine ? "Were there none found that returned to 18 give glory to God, save this * stranger ? And he said unto him. Arise, and go thy 19 way : thy faith hath " made thee whole. § 106. Coming of the Kingdom of God. ''And being asked by the Pharisees, when 20 the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said. The kingdom of God com- eth not with observation : neither shall they 21 say, Lo, here ! or, There ! for lo, the king- dom of God is " within you. Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, <= Luke, ^ John. ' Or, as he was. ^ Or, through the midst of. ^ Or, There were none found . . . save this stranger. ** Or, aliefi. '^ Or, saved thee. * Or, in the midst of you. COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. 155 Luke 17. 22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, Avhen ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall 23 not see it. And they shall say to you, Lo, there ! Lo, here ! go not away, nor follow 24 after them : for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven ; so shall the Son of man be ' in his 25 day. But first must he suffer many things 26 and be rejected of this generation. And as it came to pass m the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the 27 Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, un- til the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot ; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they 29 builded ; but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone 30 from heaven, and destroyed them all : after the same manner shall it be in the day that 31 the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away : and let him that is in 32 the field likewise not return back. Re- 33 member Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it : but whosoever 34 shall lose /ns life shall ^ preserve it. I say unto you. In that night there shall be two men on one bed ; the one shall be taken, 35 and the other shall be left. There shall be two women grinding together ; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Key.— * Matthew, ''Mark, "^Luke, <* John. ' Some ancient authorities omit in his day. ' Gr. save it alive. ^ Some ancient authorities add ver. 36 There shall be two men in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 166 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Luke 17. And they answering say unto him, Where, 37 Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, thither will the ' eagles also be gathered together. § 107. The Unjust Judge. [Galilee.] liUke 18. ''And he spake a parable unto them to i the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint ; saying. There was in a 2 city a judge, who feared not God, and re- garded not man : and there was a widow 3 in that city ; and she came oft unto him, saying, "Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while : but after- 4 ward he said within himself. Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet because this 5 widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, ' lest she ' wear me out by her continual coming. And the Lord said. Hear what 6 'the unrighteous judge saith. And shall 7 not God avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, ' and yet he is longsuffering over them ? I say unto you, that he will 8 avenge them speedily. Howbeit when the Son of man cometh, shall he find ' faith on the earth ? § 108. Pharisee and Publican. [Galilee.] I.uke 18. "And he spake also this parable unto cer- 9 tain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set 'all others at nought : Two men went up into the tem- 10 pie to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a pubhcan. The Pharisee stood and 1 1 Key.—* Matthew, *» Mark, "= Luke, ^ John. ' Or, vultures. 2 Or, Do me justice of: and so in ver. 5, 7, 8. ' Or, lest at last by her coming she wear me out. 4 Gr.' bruise. ^ Gr. the judge of unrighteousness. 6 Or, and is he slow to punish on their behalf? ' Or, the faith. ^ Or, the rest. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § io8. Pharisee and Publican. Mark's Account. Chap. 10. I And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judaea and beyond Jordan : and multitudes came together unto him again ; and as he was wont, he taught them again. 156 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 109. Divorce. Mark's Account. Chap. 10. And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, 2 Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him. And he answered and said unto them, What did 3 Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered 4 to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he 5 wrote you this commandment. From the beginning of 6 the creatioif IV^le and female made he them. For this 7 cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become one flesh: 8 so that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What there- 9 fore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house the disciples asked him again of this 10 matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put 11 away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: and if she herself shall put away her husband, I2 and marry another, sh e committeth adultery. DIVORCE. 157 Luke 18. prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, ex- tortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as 12 this publican. I fast twice in the week; I 13 give tithes of all that I get. But the pub- lican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, ' be merciful to me 14 " a sinner. I say unto you. This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 1 Matthew 19. =^And it Came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he ^ arose from thence, and ^departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judsea be- 2 yond Jordan ; and great multitudes fol- lowed him ; and he healed them there ; ^ and as he was wont, he taught them. HfcS^-^1 109. Divorce. ^ ^ ^ Matthew 19. [Peraea.] 3 ^And there came unto him ^Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful /or a man to put away his wife for every cause ? 4 And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who * made them from the be- ginning '^of the creation ^ made them male 5 and female, and said. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife ; and the twain shall be- 6 come one flesh ? So that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What there- fore God hath joined together, let not man 7 put asunder. They say unto him. Why then did Moses command to give a bill of 8 divorcement, and to put her away ? He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness Key.— » Matthew, *> Mark, « Luke, «* John. ^ Or, be propitiated. '^ Or, the sinner. ' Many authorities, some ancient, insert the. * Some ancient authorities read created. 158 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MIKISTRY. Mattliew 19. of heart suffered you to f)ut away your wives : but from the beginning it hath not been so. And I say unto }- ou, Whoso- 9 ever shall put away his wife, ' except for fornication, and shall marry another, com- mitteth adultery ^ against her : "" " and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery ; ^ and if she herself shall put away her husband and marry an- other, she committeth adultery. ^ The dis- 10 ciples say unto him. If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. But he said unto them. All men 11 cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, 12 that were so born from their mother's womb : and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men : and there are eu- nuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. § no. Little Children Received. [Peraea.] Mattliew 19. *Then were there brought unto him 13 little children, " and also their babes, ^ that he should lay his hands on them, and pray : and the disciples rebuked ^ those that brought ^ them. But ^ when Jesus saw it, 14 he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, ^ Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me : for ' to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven. ^ Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. *And he ^took them in his arms and 15 Key. — * Matthew, •> Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ^ Some ancient authorities read saving- /or the cause of for- nication, maketh her an adulteress. ' The following words, to the end of the verse, are omitted by some ancient authorities. ^ Or, of such is. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 110. Little Children Received. Mark's Account. Chap. 10. 13 And they were bringing unto him little children, that he 14 should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter 16 therein. And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. ~ Luke' s Account. Chap. 18. 15 And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they 16 rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them 17 not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. 158 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § III. The Young Ruler. Mark's Account. Chap. 10. And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to 17 him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And 18 Jesus said unto him. Why callest thou me good ? none is good save one, even God. Thou knowest the com- 19 mandments. Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud. Honour thy father and mother. And he said unto him, Mas- 20 ter, all these things have I observed from my youth. And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto 21 him. One thing thou lackest : go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. But his countenance 22 fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful : for he was one that had great possessions, Lukes Account. Chap. 18. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, 18 what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said 19 unto him, Why callest thou me good ? none is good, save one, even God. Thou knowest the commandments. Do 20 not commit adultery, Do not kill. Do not steal, do not bear false witness. Honour thy father and mother. And he 21 said, All these things have I observed from my youth up. And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him. One thing 22 thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. But when he heard these things, 23 he became exceeding sorrowful ; for he was very rich. 159 RICHES AND THE KINGDOM. 159 Matthew 19. blessed them, [and] ^ ^ laid his hands on them, and departed thence. § III. The Young Ruler. [Peraea.] Matthenv' 19. i6 ^And ^as he was going forth into the way ^a certain ruler ^ ran and kneeled to him, *and said, ^Good ^ ' Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal ly life ? And he said unto him, "" Why askest thou me concerning that Avhich is good ? ^ Why callest thou me Good ? "" One there is who is good, ^ even God : ^ but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the command- i8 ments. He saith unto him. Which ? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal, 19 Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother : and. Thou 20 shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed ^ from my )^outh "" up ; 21 * what lack I yet? Jesus ^looking upon him loved him, and *said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : 22 and come, follow me. But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful ; for he was one that had great possessions. § 112. Riches and the Kingdom. [Peraea.] Matthew 19. 23 ''And Jesus ^ looked round about and * said unto his disciples. Verily 1 say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into Key. — * Matthew, '' Mark, " Luke, <* John. » Or, Teacher. ' Some ancient authorities read Why callest thou me good? None is good save one, even God. * Word inserted by compiler. 160 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 19. the kingdom of heaven. ^And the disci- ples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God. ^And again I say unto you, It is 24 easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And when the disciples 25 heard it, they were astonished exceeding- ly, saying. Who then can be saved ? And 26 Jesus lookhig upon them said to them, With men this is impossible ; but with God all things are possible. Then an- 27 swered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have ? And Jesus said unto them, 28 Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And ^9 every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother,' or chil- dren, or lands, for my name's sake, ^and for the gospel's sake; ^shall receive 'a hun- dredfold, ''now in this time with persecu- tions ; ""and shall inherit eternal life ^in the world to come. ^But many shall be last 30 that ^r^iirst ; and first that are last. 0\ >^"^*.§''Trf^ l-abourers in the Vineyard. ^ C , [P^'-^^l Matthew 20. ^ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a i man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed 2 with the labourers for a * shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he 3 Key.— "Matthew, "Mark, ^ Luke, <» John. ' Many anctent authorities add or wife. ^ Some ancient authorities read manifold. * About eightpence halfpenny. [The words underlined are added to the standard te** opposite.] § 112. Riches and the Kingdom- Mark's Account. Chap. 10. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his dis- ciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into 24 the kingdom of God ! And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in 25 riches to enter into the kingdom of God ! It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man 26 to enter into the kingdom of God. And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can 27 be saved ? Jesus looking upon them saith. With men it is impossible, but not with God : for all things are possible 28 with God. Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left 29 all, and have followed thee. Jesus said. Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for 30 my sake, and for the gospel's sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with 31 persecutions ; and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last ; and the last first. Luke's Account. Chap. 18. 24 And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that 25 have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, 26 than a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And 27 they that heard it said, Then who can be saved ? But he said. The things which are impossible with men are pos- 28 sible with God. And Peter said, Lo, we have left oul 29 own, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you. There is no man that hath left house, of or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the king- 30 dom of God's sake, who shall not receive manifold morf in this time, and in the world to come eternal life. 160 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 113. Laborers in the Vineyard. Mark's Account. Chap. 10. And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem ; and 32 Jesus was going before them : and they were amazed ; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, saying. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; 33 and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles : and they 34 shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him ; and after three days he shall rise again. Luke's Account. Chap. 18, And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, 31 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the p rophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. For he shall be delivered up unto the 32 Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully entreated, and spit upon : and they shall scourge and kill him : and 33 the third day he shall rise again. And they understood 34 none of these things ; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said. 161 LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. 161 Mattkew 20. went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; 4 and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and the 6 ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing ; and he saith unto them, 7 Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They say unto him. Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them. Go ye also into 8 the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord, of the vineyard saith unto his steward. Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto 9 the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they re- 10 ceived every man a ^ shilling. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more ; and they likewise re- 11 ceived every man a 'shilling. And when they received it, they murmured against 12 the householder, saying. These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us,who have borne the bur- den of the day and the ' scorching heat. 13 But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst not thou 14 agree with me for a ' shilling ? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way ; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto 15 thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? or is thine eye evil, 16 because I am good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last. 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusa- lem, he took the twelve disciples apart ; **and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. ^ And in the way he Key.—* Matthew, •> Mark, « Luke, * John. * About eightpence halfpenny. » Or, hot ivind* 163 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Matthew 80. said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jeru- i8 salem, '^and all the things that are written through the prophets shall be accom- plished ; ^ and the Son of man shall be de- livered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and 19 shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify ; "^ and [he] shall be mocked, and shamefully en- treated, and spit upon ; and they shall scourge and kill him, ^ and the third day he shall be raised up. ''And they under- stood none of these things ; and this say- ing was hid from them, and they per- ceived not the things that were said. /■■"■ 'x '. ^f^ § ^^4' Ambition Rebuked.* [y [Peraea.] Matthew 2C. *Then came to him the mother of the 20 sons of Zebedee with her sons, ^ James and John, "" worshipping him, and asking a cer- tain thing of him. And he said unto her, 'i\ What wouldest thou ? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and onie on thy left hand, in thy kingdom. But Z2 Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that 1 am about to drink? ^ or to be baptized with the baptism that I am bap- tized with? *They say unto him, We are able. He saith unto them, My cup indeed 23 ye shall drink : ^and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized : *but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they 24 were moved with indignation concerning * Mark speaks of James and John as addressing Jesus. Doubtless the mother spoke for them, and thus both narra- tives are correct — the one naming the agent, the other the principals. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 114. Ambition Rebuked. Mark's Account. Chap. 10. 35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. 36 And he said unto them. What would ye that I should do 37 for you? And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left 38 hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that 39 I drink ? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink ; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal 40 shall ye be baptized : but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give : but it is for them for 41 whom it hath been prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James 42 and John. And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exer- 43 cise authority over them. But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be 44 your minister: and whosoever would be first among you, 45 shall be serv^ant of all. For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 162 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § 115. The Blind Man at Jericho. Matthew's Account. Chap. 20. And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude 29 followed him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the 34 way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying. Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold 31 their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And Jesus stood 32 still, and called them, and said. What will ye that I should do unto you ? They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes 33 may be opened. And Jesus, being moved with compas- 34 sion, touched their eyes: and straightway they received their sight, and followed him. Luke's Acccount. Chap. 18. And it came to pass, as he drew nigh into Jericho, a cer- 35 tain blind man sat by the way side begging: and hearing a 36 multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. And 37 they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And 38 he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And they that went before rebuked him, that he 39 should hold his peace but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus 40 stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him : and when he was come near, he asked him, What wilt thou 41 that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive 42 thy sight : thy faith hath made thee whole. And imme- 43 mediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorify- ing God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 163 THE BLIND MAN AT JERICHO. 163 Matthew 30. 25 the two brethren, ^ James and John. * But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise 26 authority over them. Not so shall it be among you : but whosoever would become great among you shall be your ' minister; 27 and whosoever would be first among you 28 shall be your * servant : even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. § 115. The Blind Man at Jericho.* Mark 10. 46 ^And they came to Jericho : and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timasus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side '^begging: and hearing a mul- 47titude he inquired what this meant. ^And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth ^passing by, ^he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on 48 me. And many Hhat went before ^re- buked him, that he should hold his peace : but he cried out the more a great deal, * Lord, ^ thou son of David, have mercy 49 on me. And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer : 50 rise, he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came 51 to Jesus. And Jesus answered him, and said. What wilt thou that 1 should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, ^ Rabboni, that I may receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, ^Receive thy sight ; ^ go thy way ; thy faith hath * made Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, ^ John. ' Or, servant. ' Gr. bondservant. 2 Or, Teacher. ^ Or, saved thee. * Matthew speaks of two blind men; doubtless Bartimaeus the spokesman, and another less prominent. 164 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. Mark 10. thee whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way, *= glorifying God : and all the people when they saw it, gave praise unto God. § ii6. Zacchaeus. liuke 19, ''And he entered and was passing through i Jericho. And behold, a man called by 2 name Zacchseus ; and he was a chief pub- lican, and he was rich. And he sought to 3 see Jesus who he was ; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. And he ran on before, and climbed up in- 4 to a sycomore tree to see him : for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came 5 to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchasus, make haste, and come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, 6 and received him joyfully. And when 7 they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchgeus stood, and said 8 unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. And Jesus said 9 unto him. To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to 10 seek and to save that which was lost. 117, Parable of the Pounds. [Jericho.] /j ' JLuke 19. 1/ ''And as they heard these things, he 11 added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they sup- posed that the kingdom of God was im- mediately to appear. He said therefore, 12 A certain nobleman went into a far coun- try, to receive for himself a kingdom, and Key. — •MaUhew, ^ Mark, « Luke, *^John. PARABLE OF THE POUNDS. 165 liUke 19. 13 to return. And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten ' pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye hereivith till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not 15 that this man reign over us. And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these 'servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had 16 gained by trading. And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath 17 made ten pounds more. And he said unto him, Well done, thou good ' servant : be- cause thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Thy pound, 19 Lord, hath made five pounds. And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five 20 cities. And ' another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept 21 laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, be- cause thou art an austere man : thou tak- est up that thou layedst not down, and Z2 reapest that thou didst not sow. He saith unto him. Out of thine own mouth will 1 judge thee, thou wicked ' servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that 23 I did not sow ; then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and ' I at my coming should have required it with inter- 24 est? And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. Key.— » Matthew, »> Mark, <= Luke, "*John. * Gr. bondservants. ' Mina, here translated a pound, is equal to one hundred drachmas. 3 Gr. bondservant. ^ Gr. the other, 5 Or, / should have gone and required. 166 THIRD YEAR OF PUBLIC MINISTRY. L.uke 19, And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten 25 pounds. I say unto you, that unto every 26 one that hath shall be given ; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him. Howbeit these 27 mine enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. *^And when he had thus spoken, he went 28 on before, going up to Jerusalem. Key.— » Matthew, *• Mark, « Luke, <^John. i>^ PERIOD V. Ubc Passover Meeft. [From the entrance of Jerusalem to the crucifixion.] § ii8. Triumphal Entry of Jerusalem. ^ohn 11. 55 ^ Now the passover of the Jews was at hand : and many \^eaBi^p to Jerusalem out of the country bertw;^ the passover, to 56 purify themselves. They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple. What think ye ? 57 That he will not come to the feast? Now the chief priests and thePharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he Avas, he should shew it, that they might take him. I John 13. ^Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, w^here Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. 9 The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there : and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised ID from the dead. But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also II to death; because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. 29 Luke 19. ^And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent 30 two of the disciples, saying, Go your way into the village over against j/ou; in the which as ye enter ye shall find a Key. — * Matthew, ^ Mark, « Luke, * John. 1«8 THE PASSOVER WEEK. Lake 19. colt * tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him. And if anyone, 31 ask you Why do ye loose him ? thus shall ye say. The Lord hath need of him, ^ and ; straightway he will send him back hither. ^Now this is come to pass that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet saying. Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold thy king cometh unto thee Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. *And they that were sent went away, and 32 found ^ a colt tied at the door without in the open street "^ even as he had said unto them. And as they Avere loosing the colt, 33 the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? And they said, The 34 Lord hath need of him : ^ and they let them go. "^And they brought him to 35 Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon. And 36 as he went, the}^ spread their garments in the way ; ^and others branches which they had cut from the fields. "^And as he was 37 now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the ' mighty works which they had seen ; [andjf ^ a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, *= saying, Blessed is the King that cometh 38 in the name of the Lord : peace in heaven, and glory in the highest ; ^ blessed is he Key.— » Matthew, ^ Mark, " Luke, ^ John. ^ Gr. powers. * Matthew, who is always careful to observe agreements with prophecy, adds the particular that the ass which was mother of the colt was also brought along. f Word inserted by compiler. [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.) § ii8. Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. Matthew's Account. Chap. SI. • And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came i unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village 2 that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, 3 The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them. Now this is come to pass, that it might be 4 fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying. Tell ye the daughter of Zion, 5 Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass. And upon a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed 6 them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them 7 their garments ; and he sat thereon. And the most part 8 of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way. And the multitudes that went before him, and that 9 followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David ; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest. Marks Account. Chap. 11. And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Beth- i phage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them. Go your way into the village that is over against you : and straight- way as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. And if any one say unto you. Why do ye this ? say ye. The 3 Lord hath need of him ; and straightway he will send him back hither. And they went away, and found a 4 colt tied at the door without in the open street ; and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there 5 said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? And 6 168 [The words underlined are added to the standard text opposite.] § ii8. Triumphal Entry into JernsBlem.— (Continued.) Afark's Account. they said unto them even as Jesus had said : and they 7 let them go. And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast 8 on him their garments; and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, 9 which they had cut from the fields. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed lo is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : Blessed is the kin gdom that cometh, the kingdom of our father David : Hosanna in the highest. John^s Account. Chap. 13. 12 On the morrow a great multitude that had come unto the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusa- 13 lem. took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel. 14 And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon ; as it 15 is written. Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 169 WEEPING OVER THE CITY. 169 liuke 19. that cometh in the name of the Lord : Blessed is the kingdom that cometh, even the kingdom of our father David : Hosanna 39 in the highest ! ^And some of the Phari- sees from the multitude said unto him, 40 ' Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. § 119. Weeping over the City. J. , jg [Jerusalem and Bethany.] 41 ^And when he drew nigh, he saw the 42 city and wept over it, saying,' If thou hadst known in this 'day, even thou, the things which belong unto * peace ! but now they 43 are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a ' bank about thee, and com- pass thee round, and keep thee in on every 44 side, and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leaA^e in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 16 John 13. <^ These things understood not his disciples at the first : but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that 17 they had done these things unto him. The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness. 18 For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had 79 done this sign. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ° Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo,the world is gone after him. ^And when he v/as come into Jeru- Key.—» Matthew, ''Mark, « Luke,