H^- 
 
 1 J. ^^' 
 
 LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 
 
 PRINCETON, N. J. 
 
 Dxvhwn jB..S.. 2^ 2 O 
 
 2 p/' 
 
 'ifrv.'^'f!\ ^V\ - 
 
 :;'^'->'^K^<^'\_v\w;-?i 'pos^a 
 
/ 
 
 A me near 
 
 ,#»*^^'*^% 
 
 1924 
 
 OOKkl %m'0^ 
 
 The Story of 
 
 Jesus The Christ 
 
 Compiled from The Evangel, 
 
 BY 
 
 Rev. B. J. SAVAGE. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY 
 
 MERCANTILE PRINTING COMPANY, 
 
 WILMINGTON, DEL. 
 

The Story of 
 
 Jesus The Christ. 
 
 I. Introduction, I 
 
 II. The Story of John The Baptist, The Forerunner, 7 
 
 III. The Story of Jesus The Christ, 19-204 
 
 John's Introduction, jo 
 
 Luke's Preface, 20 
 
 I. Angelic Messages to Mary and Joseph, 20 
 
 II. The Birth, Childhood, and Early Youth of Jesus. (About 
 
 m Years,) 21 
 
 III. The Baptism, Fasting and Temptation of Jesus, and Be- 
 
 ginning of His Pubhc Ministry. (Probably About 5 
 Months,) 28 
 
 IV. From the First Passover of Christ's Public Ministry 
 
 Until the Second. (1 Year,) 3X 
 
 V. From the Second Passover of Christ's Pubhc Ministry 
 
 Until the Third. (1 Year,) 52 
 
 VI. From the Third Passover of Christ's Public Ministry to 
 
 the Ensuing Feast of Tabernacles. (6 Months— April 
 to October,) g2 
 
 VII. From the Feast of Tabernacles TiU Christ's Arrival in 
 
 Bethany Six Days Before His Last Passover. (6 
 Months, Less 6 Days— October-April, 94 
 
 VIII. The Christ's Last Passover Week— (7 Days, lst-8th 
 
 A. D. 30.) His Passion, Death, and Burial, 132 
 
 IX. Our Lord's Resurrection to His Ascension. (40 Days- 
 
 April 9th-May 18th, I79 
 
 X. Post Ascension Christophanies, 189-204 
 
 1. Appearance to S. Stephen. (About 3 Years After the Ascension,) . 189 
 
 2. Appearance to Saul of Tarsus. (About 8 Years After the Ascension.) 189 
 
 3. Appearance to S. Ananias of Damascus, 190 
 
 4. Appearance to S. Paul (Saul) in Jerusalem. (About 11 Years After 
 
 the Ascension,) j9j 
 
 5. Third Appearance to 8. Paul. (Corinth, About 22 Years After the 
 
 Ascension,) jg. 
 
Page 
 
 6. Fourth Appearance to S. Paul. (In the Castle of Antonia at Jerusa- 
 lem, the Night After He Had Defended Himself Before the San- 
 hedrin. (About 25 Years After the Ascension,) 191 
 
 Appearances to !S. John as Related by Him in the Apocalypse. 
 (Patmos. Date Variously Estimated from 35-65 Years After 
 the Ascension,) 192-204 
 
 7.- -(a) To Dictate His Seven Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia, . 192 
 
 8. — (5) In Heaven, as the Lamb That Had Been Slain ; and Who Has 
 Prevailed to Unseal the Roll ; and as the Object of Universal 
 Worship, 196 
 
 9.— (c) In Heaven, Enthroned, Accompanied and Worshipped by Hosts 
 
 of Angels, and by Myraids of the Redeemed and Purified Ones, 198 
 
 10.— (dj Opening the Seventh Seal, 199 
 
 11. — (e) Standing on Mount Zion, Accompanied by His One Hundred 
 
 and Forty-Four Thousand, 199 
 
 12. — (/) As the Sovereign, and Victorious Leader of the Armies of 
 
 Heaven, 199 
 
 13. — {g) As Reigning on the Earth for a Thousand Years, With His 
 
 Faithful Ones of the First Resurrection, 200 
 
 14.— (A) As the August Judge, 200 
 
 The Lamp of the Heavenly Jerusalem, 201 
 
 His Last Testimonies, • 203 
 
 IV. Analysis of The Story of Jesus The Christ, 205-253 
 
Introduction. 
 
 The text of "The Story of Jesus The Christ " is in the very words 
 of His inspired biographers ; mainly as rendered in the revised version 
 of 1891; and known as the " Improved Edition " of the "American 
 Bible Union Version." 
 
 It embraces together with the Evangelistic record of His earthly 
 life, the record of the Post- Ascension Christophanies ; with the words 
 which He uttered in these. The whole is arranged in the now generally 
 recognized order of time from His birth in Bethlehem to His last words 
 to John in Apocalyptic vision. 
 
 The story is all in the Bible ; but it is there in sketches. 
 To prove a matter in our courts of justice, plural, independent, in- 
 dividual, characteristic testimony is essential. To convict the generations 
 that see Him not, that Jesus is the Messiah — the Anointed Lord of the 
 human race— a Saviour to the uttermost; and that His teaching is 
 divine. Providence hath supplied the indispensable testimony. Each 
 inspired witness has testified in his own way : that " In the mouth of 
 many witnesses every word may be established." 
 
 As the advocate who labors to set the whole truth in the clearest 
 light before the jurors, may reduce the manifold, reliable testimony to a 
 single, simple story ; still connecting it with its sources, so the compiler 
 has carefully woven the threads of the Christ's biographers into one. It 
 is one story, and is connected, as seen in the marginal heading of each 
 section, with the source or sources from which it is drawn. 
 
 Being in the words of the inspired writers, it is natural to claim as 
 its peculiar merits, 
 
 1. Sublimity : Where is the writing that compares with theirs ? 
 ^. Directness: Not leading the mind away by somewhat foreign mat- 
 ter ; but fixing it upon its Great Subject, the Christ. 
 3. Brevity : It is the Story ; not a commentary. And who can tell so 
 
 much in little as they ? 
 4.. Reliableness: Who that studies modestly can doubt their report ? 
 6. Completeness : Combining what His inspired biographers have writ- 
 ten — not leaving Him at His ascension ; but giving 
 us glimpses of His heavenly estate— of His interest 
 in our world, and especially in His church, which 
 He left as His witness. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 The reader has then before him the true Story of the Messiah. It 
 should be read and re-read, read and re-read in the spirit of modesty 
 and earnest desire for truth : with a view to knowing the Christ. As 
 physical nature yields itself to the vernal sunshine, and receives its 
 benedictions, so should the mind of the student yield itself to the Evan- 
 gel, and to the Spirit who inspires it ; until with the benediction divine 
 which is connected therewith, it realizes the presence of " Him who is 
 invisible": "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day and for- 
 ever." 
 
 Preceding the "Story of the Christ," and leading up to it, is "The 
 Story of John the Baptist, the Forerunner," wrought in the same man- 
 ner. Its relation and place will be recognized by the student ; who sees 
 in it, how the prophecy through Malachi was fulfilled : 
 
 " Behold, I send My messenger. 
 And he shall prepare the way before Me." 
 
 An Analysis will be seen subjoined to the Story of Jesus. 
 
 The plan of the book is designed to place the Christ as the all-en- 
 grossing object of the reader's vision. 
 
 The Analysis will need no commendation to the student. The 
 memory and the imagination, moving so much faster than the eye, may 
 refresh themselves by its aid : reviewing the wonderful life frequently, 
 in a very brief space. The best student of the text can reap the most 
 benefit from reviewing the Analysis. Its words are selected to perform 
 a suggestive office : as key-notes may suggest, and bring the soul under 
 the influence of the whole tume. Its sections correspond with those 
 which divide the text. 
 
 To avoid the frequent use of notes, which break the continuity of 
 thought, the Analysis, where it was deemed necessary, is interpretative 
 of the text. Its continuous form, instead of standing between the sec- 
 tions is also with a view to that end. 
 
 It also serves as a sufficiently complete index to the text. 
 
 Under the Divine blessing alone — only as used by the Holy Spirit, 
 can any of our work be of real value. Its influence without His life- 
 giving breath may be nil. Without his eternal, perpetual determination 
 thereof, it may be harmful in its result. With a deep sense of this, the 
 compiler places his work at the disposal of that Spirit : praying that He 
 may use it to induce many of the rebel, but redeemed race, to call Jesus 
 " Lord," and to do the things which He says. 
 
 Amen. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 The Story of John The Baptist, 
 
 The Forerunner of Jesus The Christ. 
 
 Superscription . 
 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. s. John i: 
 The same came for testimony, to testify concerning the Light, "^ 
 that through him all might believe. He was not the Light ; 
 but came to testify concerning the Light. The true Light 
 which lights every man was coming into the world. 
 
 John's Birth, Character and Office Foretold to 
 Zachariah, His Father, by the Angel Gabriel. 
 
 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judsea, a cer- s. Luke u 
 tain priest, Zachariah by name, of the course of Abijah ; and ^"'^ 
 he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was 
 Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walk- 
 ing in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord 
 blameless. And they had no child, because Elizabeth was 
 barren ; and they were both advanced in their days. 
 
 Now it came to pass, while he was serving as priest in 
 the order of his course before God, it fell to his lot according 
 to the custom of the priest's office, to go into the temple 
 of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of 
 the people were praying without, at the hour of incense. And 
 there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the 
 right side of the altar of incense. And Zachariah seeing 
 him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel 
 said to him. Fear not Zachariah : for thy prayer was heard, 
 and thy wife Elizabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt 
 call his name John. And thou wilt have joy and gladness ; 
 and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in 
 the presence of the Lord ; and he will drink no wine, nor 
 strong drink ; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, 
 even from his mother's womb. And many of the sons of 
 Israel will he turn to the Lord their God. And he will go 
 before His face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 hearts of the father's to the children, and the disobedient to 
 the wisdom of the righteous ; making ready a people prepared 
 for the Lord. And Zachariah said to the angel, By what 
 shall I know this ? For I am an old man, and my wife is 
 far advanced in her days. And the angel answering said to 
 him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God ; and 
 I was sent to speak to thee, and to bring to thee these glad 
 tidings. And behold, thou shalt be silent, and not able to 
 speak, until these things come to pass, because thou didst not 
 believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season. 
 And the people were waiting for Zachariah ; and they won- 
 dered at his tarrying in the temple. And when he came out 
 he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he 
 had seen a vision in the temple ; and he was making signs to 
 them, and remained dumb. 
 
 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration 
 were completed, he departed to his home. And after these 
 days his wife Elizabeth hid herself five months, saying. Thus 
 has the Lord done to me, in the days wherein He looked upon 
 me to take away my reproach among men. 
 
 Elizabeth, the Mother of John, Visited by the 
 Virgin Mary. 
 
 fcLukei: And Mary arose in those days, and went into the moun- 
 
 tain-district with haste, into a city of Judah ; and entered 
 into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth. And it 
 came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the 
 babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the 
 Holy Spirit. And she lifted up her voice with a loud cry 
 and said, Blessed art thou among women ! and blessed is the 
 fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the 
 mother of ray Lord should come to me ? For behold, as the 
 voice of thy salutation came into my ears, the babe leaped in 
 my womb for joy. And happy is she who believed; for 
 there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been told 
 her from the Lord. 
 And Mary said : 
 
 My soul magnifies the Lord ; 
 
 And my spirit greatly rejoiced in God my Saviour : 
 
 Because He looked on the low estate of His hand-maid ; 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 For behold, henceforth all generations will call me happy, 
 
 Because the Mighty One did great things for me ; 
 
 And holy is His name. 
 
 And His mercy is unto generations and generations, — 
 
 To those who fear^Him. 
 
 He wrought might with His arm ; 
 
 He scattered men proud in the imagination of their heart. 
 
 He cast down princes from thrones ; 
 
 And exalted persons of low degree. 
 
 Hungry ones He filled with good , 
 
 And the rich He sent empty away. 
 
 He brought help to Israel His servants : 
 
 To remember mercy (as He spoke to our fathers). 
 
 Toward Abraham and his seed forever. 
 
 And Mary abode with her about three months, and re- 
 turned to her house. 
 
 The Birth of John— His Circumcision, Naming, and 
 Childhood. 
 
 Now Elizabeth's time was fulfilled that she should give s. Luke i 
 birth ; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbors and ^' 
 her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified His mercy 
 with her; and they rejoiced with her. 
 
 And it came to pass on the eighth day, they came to cir- 
 cumcise the child ; and they were calling him by the name of 
 his father, Zachariah. And his mother answering said, Nay; 
 but he shall be called John. And they said to her. There is 
 none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they 
 made signs to his father, what he would wish him to be 
 called. And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, 
 John is his name. And they all wondered. And his mouth 
 was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, 
 blessing God. And fear came on all that dwelt around them. 
 And in the whole mountain-district of Judaea all these say- 
 ings were told abroad. And all who heard them laid them 
 up in their hearts, saying. What then will this child be ? For 
 the hand of the Lord was with him. 
 
 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy 
 Spirit, and prophecied, saying : 
 
 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel ! 
 Because He visited and wrought redemption for His 
 people ; 
 
10 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And raised up a horn of salvation for us, 
 
 In the house of David His servant, 
 
 (As he spake by the mouth of His holy prophets from 
 
 of old*) 
 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all 
 
 that hate us ; 
 To show mercy towards our fathers, 
 And to remember His holy covenant ; 
 The oath which He swore to Abraham our father 
 To grant to us ; that being rescued from the hand of our 
 
 enemies, we should serve Him without fear; 
 In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days. 
 And thou also, child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most 
 
 High: 
 For thou wilt go before the face of the Lord to prepare 
 
 His ways ; 
 In order to give knowledge of salvation to His people 
 
 in remission of their sins ; 
 Through the heart of compassionf of our God, 
 In which the Dayspring from on high will visit us, 
 To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow 
 
 of death ; 
 To guide our feet in the way of peace. 
 
 And the child grew and was strengthened^ in spirit, and 
 was in the deserts till ihe day of his manifestation to Israel. 
 
 The Word of God Comes to John. 
 
 s. Luke 3: Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius 
 
 Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod 
 tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea 
 and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of 
 Abilene, in the time of the high priest] | Annas and Caiaphas, 
 the word of Gi)d came to John the son of Zachariah in the 
 desert. 
 
 John's Ministry. 
 
 s.s.Marki: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, God's son. 
 
 Matt. 3: In those days§ comes John the Baptist, preaching in the 
 
 Lu'kes: wildemess of Judaea, saying, Repent! for the kingdom of 
 
 ^"^^ heaven is at "hand. And he came into all the country round 
 
 tiKpaTacouTio. ^When Jesus was living in Nazareth. 
 l|The original, according with the Jewish doctrine of the high- 
 priesthood, is in the singular. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. . 11 
 
 about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentence unto 
 remission of sins ; as it is written in the book of the words 
 of Isaiah the prophet : 
 
 Behold, I send my messenger before Thy face, 
 Who shall prepare Thy way. 
 
 For this is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the 
 prophet, saying : 
 
 The voice of one crying in the wilderness. 
 
 Prepare the way of the Lord ! 
 
 Make straight His paths ! 
 
 Every valley shall be filled, 
 
 And every mountain and hill shall be brought low, 
 
 And the crooked shall become straight. 
 
 And the rough ways smooth ; 
 
 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 
 
 John came, he who baptized in the wilderness, and 
 preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. 
 
 And John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leath- 
 ern girdle about his loins ; and his food was locusts and wild 
 honey. 
 
 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all the country 
 of Judsea, and all the region round about Jordan, and they 
 were baptized by him in the river Jordan confessing their 
 sins. But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees com- 
 ing to his baptism, he said to them — to the multitudes that 
 went out to be baptized by him : Offspring of vipers ! who 
 warned you to flee from the impending {iie)16bar](:) wrath. 
 Bring forth therefore, fruit worthy of repentance; and begin 
 not — think not to say within yourselves. We have Abraham for 
 our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones 
 to raise up children to Abraham. And already the axe also 
 lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that brings 
 not forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. 
 
 And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall 
 we do? And he answering said to them. He that has two 
 coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has 
 food, let him do likewise. And there came publicans also to 
 be baptized ; and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we 
 do? And he said to them, Exact no more than that which 
 is appointed you. And soldiers on service also asked him, 
 
12 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 saying, What shall we also do ? And he said to them, Do 
 violence to no one, neither accuse wrongfully (auKO^avrjaaTe); 
 and be content with your wages. 
 
 And as the people were in expectation, and all were 
 reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps 
 he himself were the Christ, John answered, saying to them 
 all, I indeed baptize you in wate^ unto repentance. And he 
 preached saying. There comes after me He that is mightier 
 than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear — the latchet 
 of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose ; 
 He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire; whose 
 fan (TtToou) is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse 
 his threshing-floor ; and he will gather His wheat into his 
 garner ; but the chaff He will burn up with fire unquench- 
 able. 
 
 With many other exhortations, therefore, he preached 
 good tidings to the people. 
 
 John Baptizes Jesus the Christ. 
 S.S. Matt. 3: ^ii(j [^ came to pass in those days, when all the people 
 
 Mark I : were baptized, then cometh Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee 
 Luke 3 : to the Jordau, to John, to be baptized by him. But Johu 
 '"""^ sought to prevent Him, saying, I have need to be baptized 
 by Thee, and Thou comest to me ! And Jesus answering 
 said to him. Suffer it now ; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all 
 righteousness. Then he suffers Him. And having been 
 baptized, Jesus went up straightway out of the water ; and 
 praying, lo, the heavens were opened to Him. — He saw the 
 heavens parting, and the Spirit of God — the Holy Spirit de- 
 scending in bodily form as a dove, and coming upon Him. 
 And, lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying : Thou art — 
 This] is My Beloved Son, in whom — in Thee, I am well 
 pleased. 
 
 John's Testimony to Jesus, and of Himself. 
 
 S.John I : John testifies of Him, and cries, saying: This was He 
 
 of whom I said, He that cometh after me has become before 
 me : for he was before me. For out of His fullness we all 
 received, and grace for grace. For the law was given 
 through Moses ; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 
 
 »5-37 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 13 
 
 No one has seen God at any time ; God only begotten, who is 
 in the bosom of the Father, He declared Him. 
 
 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent 
 priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him. Who art 
 thou ? And he confessed, and denied not ; and he confessed, 
 I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then ? 
 Art thou Elijah ? And he says, I am not. Art thou the 
 prophet? And he answered. No. They said therefore to 
 him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to those 
 who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am 
 the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the 
 way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. And they had 
 been sent from the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said 
 to him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, 
 nor Elijah, nor the prophet ? John answered them, saying, 
 I baptize in water. In the midst of you stands One Whom 
 ye know not. He that cometh after me, the latchet of whose 
 sandal I am not worthy to loose. 
 
 These things took place in Bethany beyond Jordan, 
 where John was baptizing. 
 
 On the morrow, he sees Jesus coming to him, and says : 
 
 Behold the Lamb of God ! 
 
 That takes away the sin of the world. 
 
 This is He of whom I said. After me comes a man who 
 has become before me : for he was before me. And I knew 
 Him not ; but that He might be made manifest to Israel, for 
 this I came baptizing in water. And John testified, saying, 
 I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, 
 and it abode upon Him. And I knew Him not ; but He 
 who sent me to baptize in water. He said to me, Upon whom- 
 soever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding on 
 Him, this is He who baptizes in the Holy Spirit. And I 
 have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God. 
 
 Again, on the morrow, John was [standing ''and two of 
 his disciples ; and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he says, 
 Behold, the Lamb of God ! And the two disciples heard 
 him speak, and they followed Jesus, 
 
14 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 John's Final Testimony to Jesus. 
 
 S.Johns: After these things* came Jesus and His disciples into 
 
 the land of Judsea ; and there he remained with them and 
 baptized. And John also was baptizing in JEnou near Salim, 
 because there was much water there ; and they came, and 
 were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. 
 There arose therefore a discussion on the part of John's disci- 
 ples with a Jew concerning purification. And they came to 
 John, and said to him, Rabbi, lie who was with thee beyond 
 Jordan, to whom thou hast testified, behold, he baptizes, and 
 all come to him. John answered and said, a man can receive 
 nothing unless it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves 
 bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I 
 am sent before Him. He that has the bride is the bride- 
 groom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and 
 hears him, exults with joy (x^P9 X^P^') because of the bride- 
 groom's voice. This my joy therefore is made full. He 
 must increase, but I must decrease. 
 
 He that comes from above is above all ; he that is from 
 the earth is from the earth ; and speaks from the earth ; He 
 that comes from heaven is above all. What He has seen and 
 heard, that He testifies ; and no one receives His testimony. 
 He that received his testimony has set his seal, that God is 
 true. For He whom God sent speaks the words of God; for 
 He gives not the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the 
 Son, and has given all things into His hand. He that be- 
 lieves on the Sou has eternal life; but he that belives not on 
 the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on 
 him. 
 
 John is Imprisoned By Herod. 
 
 S.S.Lukes: Her od, the tetrarch, being reproved by John, conceru- 
 
 Ailtt. 14: ing Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the 
 Mark 6: evils which Hcrod did, added this also upon them all, that 
 *'""" he shut up John in prison. — Herod himself sent forth and 
 laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison, 
 for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother ; be- 
 cause he had married her. For John said to Herod, It is 
 
 *After the interview of Nicodemus. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 15 
 
 not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. And wishing 
 to kill him, he feared the multitude, because they held him 
 as a prophet. 
 
 And Herodias set herself against him and wished to kill 
 
 him ; and she could not : for Herod feared John, knowing 
 
 that he was a righteous and holy man, and he preserved him. 
 
 : And when he heard him, he was much perplexed ; and he 
 
 heard him gladly. 
 
 John's Message to Jesus, and Its Answer. 
 
 And the disciples of John reported to him concerning ss. Matt, n: 
 all the works of Jesus. LuUe?: 
 
 Now John having heard in the prison the works of the 
 Christ, calling to him certain two of his disciples, He sent 
 them to the Lord, saying to iSim, Art Thou the Coming 
 One; or shall we look for another? And when the men 
 came to Him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to Thee> 
 saying. Art Thou the Coming One ; or shall we look for 
 another ? 
 
 And in that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues 
 and evil spirits ; and on many that were blind he bestowed 
 sight. 
 
 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, and report to 
 John the things which ye saw and heard ; that the blind men 
 receive sight, and lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and deaf 
 hear, dead are raised, and poor have good tidings preached to 
 them. And happy is he whoever finds no occasion of stumb- 
 ling in me. 
 
 Christ's Testimony to John. 
 
 And the messengers of John having departed — as they 
 were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning 
 John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? A 
 reed shaken by the wind ? But what went ye out to see ? A 
 man clothed in [soft raiment ? Behold, they who wear soft 
 raiment — who are gorgeously .apparelled — and live delicately, 
 are in king's palaces. But what went ye out to see ? To 
 see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a 
 prophet. This is he concerning whom it is written, 
 
16 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, 
 "Who will prepare Thy way before Thee. 
 
 Yerily I say to you, araong those that are born of 
 women, there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist. 
 
 — There is none greater than John. But he who is least 
 (jiiKpoTepo:;) in the kingdom of heaven — of God is greater 
 than he. 
 
 And all the people hearing, and the publicans justified 
 God, having been baptized with John's baptism. But the 
 Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel 
 of God, not having been baptized by him. And from the 
 days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven 
 suffers violence, and violent ones seize it. For all the 
 prophets and the law prophecied until John. And if ye are 
 willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come. He 
 that has ears to hear let him hear ! 
 
 Christ's Arraignment of The People For Their 
 Attitude Toward John and Toward Himself. 
 
 But to what shall I liken this generation? And to 
 what are they like ? It is like to children that are sitting in 
 the market places, who calling to their fellows, say. We piped 
 to you, and ye did not dance ; we wailed, and ye did not beat 
 the breast — ye did not weep. 
 
 For John the Baptist has come, not eating bread nor 
 drinking wine ; and ye say, He has a demon. The Son of 
 man has come eating and drinking ; and they say. Behold a 
 glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sin- 
 ners ! And Wisdom is justified by her works — by all her 
 children. 
 
 John is Murdered by Herod. — Buried by His Dis- 
 ciples, Who Keport to Jesus. ■ 
 
 S.S. Matt. 14 : An opportune day having come, when Herod on his 
 
 Mark 6: birth-day made a supper for his nobles, and for the chief 
 
 '*""' captains, and the first men of Galilee, his daughter Herodias 
 
 — the daughter of Herodias, came in and danced before them, 
 
 it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with liim: 
 
 whereupon, he promised with an oath to give her whatever 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 17 
 
 she should ask. — And the king said to the damsel, Ask of me 
 whatever thou wishest, and I will give it thee. And he 
 swore to her, whatever thou askest of me, I will give it thee, 
 unto half of my kingdom. And going out, she said to her 
 mother. What shall I ask ? And she said, The head of John 
 the Baptist. And she being urged on by her mother, came 
 in straightway with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I 
 will that thou forthwith give me on a dish, the head of John 
 the Baptist. And the king became exceedingly sorrowful ; 
 but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who were reclin- 
 ing at table with him, he would not thwart her. And 
 straightway the king sent one of his guard, and commanded 
 to bring his head. And he went and beheaded him in the 
 prison, and brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the 
 damsel ; and the damsel brought it and gave it to her mother. 
 And his disciples hearing of it, came and took up his 
 corpse, and buried it — laid it in a tomb ; and they went and 
 reported to Jesus, 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 19 
 
 The Story of Jesus The Christ. 
 
 John's Introduction. 
 
 In the beginning was the Word, s. John i: 
 
 And the Word was with God, v^'^*^ 
 
 And the Word was God. coi. i: 
 
 The same was in the beginning with God. Hebs. i: 
 
 All things came to be* through Him ; * i John i: 
 
 And without Him, not even one thing came to be* that ct. 
 
 has been created* Gen. 1:2: 
 
 In Him was life ; 
 
 And the life was the light of men. 
 
 And the light shines in the darkness ; 
 
 And the darkness comprehendedf it not. 
 
 There came to be* a man, sent from God, whose name 
 was John. 
 
 The same came for witness, that he might testify con- 
 cerning the Light, that through him all might be- 
 lieve. 
 
 He was not that Light, 
 
 But came to testify of the Light. 
 
 The True Light, which lights every man, coming into 
 the world. 
 
 He was in the world. 
 
 And the world came to be* through Him. 
 
 And the world did not know him. 
 
 He came to His own. 
 
 And His own received Him not. 
 
 But as many as received Him, 
 
 To them He gave authority to become children of God,~ 
 
 To them who believe on| His name : 
 
 Who, not of blood — 
 
 Nor of the will of flesh — 
 Nor of the will of men ; 
 But of God were begotten. 
 
 *i-jrkv£To. 
 IlKarkXajSev. 
 
 The original IS placed in parenthesis or foot note throughout, 
 where the compiler was dissatisfied with the popular trans^ 
 lations; and where it seemed useful for reference 
 
J-4 
 
 20 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And the Word became flesh, 
 
 And dwelt among us, 
 
 And we beheld His glory. 
 
 Glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, 
 
 Full of grace and truth. 
 
 Luke's Preface. 
 
 s.Lukei: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to arrange a 
 
 narrative concerning the things that have been established 
 among us as they delivered them to us, who from the begin- 
 ning became eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it 
 seemed good to me also, having accurately traced the course 
 of all things from the first, to write to thee an orderly 
 account, most excellent Theophilus ; that thou mightest know 
 the certainty concerning those things wherein thou wast in- 
 instructed. 
 
 Angelic Messages to Mary and Joseph. 
 
 6. Luke I : SI. Now lu the sixth month the angel Gabriel was 
 
 26-38 . . 
 
 sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a 
 
 virgin, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the 
 
 house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the 
 
 angel, coming to her said, Hail ! highly favored one : the 
 
 Lord is with thee. But she was troubled at the saying; 
 
 and was considering what manner of salutation this might be. 
 
 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast 
 
 found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in 
 
 thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His* name 
 
 Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the 
 
 Most High ; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne 
 
 of David, His father; and he will reign over the house of 
 
 Jacob forever; and of His Kingdom there will be no end. 
 
 ■*The capital is used in the text of the personal pronoun of Jesus 
 as a recognition of His preeminence — as an act of worship. 
 ( The use of capital in the pronoun of the Father and the 
 Holy Spirit is the expression of the same worship.) When 
 it occurs in language used by demons, it is designed to rep- 
 resent their linowledge of Him. " They knew He was the 
 Son of God." Where it is written with a minor, it occurs 
 in the language of those who were ignorant of His person; 
 or in that of His enemies who intentionally spoke evil of 
 Him. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 21 
 
 And Mary said to the angelj How will this be, seeing that I 
 know not a man ? And the angel answering, said to her, 
 The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the 
 Most High will overshadow thee ; therefore also the Holy 
 thing that is born, will be called the Son of God. And, be- 
 hold, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son 
 in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is 
 called barren. Because no word from God shall be without 
 power. And Mary said. Behold, the hand-maid of the Lord ; 
 may it be to me according to thy word. And the angel de- 
 parted from her. 
 
 § 2. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after this man- s. Matt, i- 
 ner. His mother Mary, having been betrothed to Joseph, ' ~'^ 
 before they came together she was found to be with child of 
 the Holy Spirit. And Joseph, her husband, being a right- 
 eous man, and not willing to expose her, purposed to put her 
 away privately. But when he thought on these things, be- 
 hold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 
 Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife; 
 for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. And 
 she will bring for a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus : 
 for He shall save His people from their sins. 
 
 Now all this has come to pass that it might be fulfilled, 
 which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying: 
 
 Behold, the virgin shall bo with child, 
 And shall bring forth a son. 
 
 And they shall call His name Immanuel ; which is, 
 being interpreted, God with us. 
 
 And Joseph, arising from sleep, did as the angel of the 
 Lord directed him, and took to him his wife; and he knew 
 her not till she brought forth a sou ; and he called his name 
 Jesus. 
 
 II. 
 
 The Birth, Childhood, and Early Youth of Jesus. 
 (About 13 J Years.) 
 
 § 3. And it came to pass in those days, there went out^ Luke2: 
 a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be 
 
22 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 registered. This was the first registration made when Qui- 
 rinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered 
 each one to his own city. And Joseph also went up from 
 Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city 
 of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the 
 house and family of David, to register himself with Mary, 
 his betrothed wife, who was with child. And it came to pass, 
 while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should 
 be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born sou, and 
 wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a man- 
 ger ; because there was no room for them in the inn. 
 
 And there were shepherds in the same country abiding 
 in the field, and keeping night-watches over their flock. And 
 an 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 said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring 
 you good tidings of great joy which will be to all the people. 
 Because there has been born to you this day in the city of 
 David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this is the sign 
 for you : Ye will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes 
 and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the 
 angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and say- 
 ing: 
 
 Glory to God in the highest. 
 
 And on earth, peace toward men of good pleasure. 
 
 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from 
 them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another. Let us 
 go now all the way to Bethlehem, and see this thing which 
 has come to pass, which the Lord made known to us. And 
 they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the 
 babe lying in the manger. And having seen it, they made 
 known the saying which was told them concerning this child. 
 And all that heard wondered at the things which were told 
 them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, 
 pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, 
 glorifying, and praising God for all that they had heard and 
 seen, even as it was told them. 
 
 S.S. Luke 2 : § 4. ^jj^ whcn eight days were fulfilled for circumcis- 
 
 Matt. I : 
 as 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 23 
 
 ing Him, His name was called Jesus ; the name called by the 
 angel before He was conceived in the womb. 
 
 § 5. And when the days of their purification, accord- s. Luke : 
 ing to the law of Moses, was fulfilled, they brought Him up ^^ 
 to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, (as it is written in 
 the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall 
 be called holy to the Lord) ; and to offer a sacrifice according 
 to that which is said in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle- 
 doves, or two young pigeons. And, behold, there was a man 
 in J^,rusalem 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 re- 
 vealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death 
 before he should see the Christ of the Lord. And he came 
 in the Spirit into the temple ; and when the parents brought 
 in the child Jesus to do concerning Him after the custom of 
 the law, he received Him into his arms, and blessed God, 
 and said. 
 
 Now O Master* Thou releasest Thy servant in peace, 
 
 according to Thy word : 
 Because my eyes have seen Thy salvation 
 Which Thou preparest before the face of all the peoples, 
 A Light for a Revelation to the Nations, 
 And the Glory of Thy people Israel. 
 
 And His father and mother were wondering at the things 
 spoken concerning Him. And Simeon blessed them, and 
 said to Mary His mother, Behold, this child is set for the 
 fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign that 
 shall be spoken against, (and a sword shall pierce through 
 thine own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may 
 be revealed. 
 
 And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, 
 of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, having lived 
 with a husband seven years from her virginity ; and she had 
 been a widow as much as eighty-four years, who departed not 
 from the temple, serving with fastings and supplications night 
 and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks 
 
24 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 to God, and spoke concerning him to all that were looking 
 for the redemption of Jerusalem, 
 
 And when they had accomplished all things according 
 to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their 
 own city Nazareth. 
 
 § 6. The Human Genealogy of Jesus.* 
 
 S.S. Matt. I : The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of 
 
 Luke - ■ David, son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac ; and Isaac 
 '^"3* begot Jacob ; and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers ; and 
 
 and Judah begot Perez and Zerah, of Tamar ; and Perez be- 
 got Hezron ; and Hezron begot Ram ; and Ram begot Am- 
 minnidab ; and Amminadab begot Nahshon ; and Nahshon 
 begot Salmon ; and Salmon begot Boaz, of Rahab ; and Boaz 
 begot Obed, of Ruth ; and Obed begot Jesse ; and Jesse be- 
 got David the king : 
 
 And David begot Solomon, of her that had been the 
 wife of Uriah ; and Solomon begot Rehoboam ; and Reho- 
 boam begot Abijah ; and Abijah begot Asa ; and Asa begot 
 Jehoshaphat ; and Jehoshaphat begot Joram ; and Joram be- 
 got Uzziah ; and Uzziah begot Jotham ; and Jotham begot 
 Ahaz ; and Ahaz begot Hezekiah ; and Hezekiah begot Ma- 
 Dasseh ; and Manasseh begot Amon ; and Amon begot Josiah; 
 and Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of 
 his removal to Babylon. 
 
 And after his removal to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Sheal- 
 teal; and Shea! teal begot Zerubbabel; and Zerubbabel begot 
 Abiud; and Abiud begot Eliakim ; and Eliakim begot Azor; 
 and Azor begot Zadok ; and Zadok begot Achim ; and Achim 
 begot Eliud; and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot 
 Matthan ; and Matthan begot Jacob ; and Jacob begot Jos- 
 eph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is 
 called Christ. 
 
 All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto 
 David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the 
 removal to Babylon, fourteen generations : and from the re- 
 moval to Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations. 
 
 Jesus himself, being the son (as was supposed) of 
 
 *Cf. His Eternity (John 1 : 1—14 ; Col. 1 : lo— 19; Hebs. 1: and I 
 Joliu 1 : 1— 14. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 25 
 
 Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of 
 Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of 
 Joseph, the son ot Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son 
 of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son 
 of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the 
 son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the 
 son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealteiel, 
 the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the 
 the son of Cosam, the son of Elraadam, the son of Er, 
 son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the 
 sou of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Symeon, the son 
 of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonara, the son of 
 Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of 
 Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of 
 Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, 
 the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminidab, the son of Ad- 
 min, the son of Arni, the son ot Hezron, the sou of Perez, 
 the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son 
 of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of 
 Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, 
 the son of Shelah, the son of Caiuan, the son of Arphaxad, 
 the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the 
 sou of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the sou of Jared, the 
 sou of Mahalaleel, the son of Kenan, the son of Enos, the 
 sou of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. 
 
 § 7. And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, s. Matt. 2: 
 in the days of Herod the King, behold wise men [fidyoc] from 
 the east came to Jerusalem, saying. Where is He that is born 
 King of the Jews ? For we saw His star in the east, and 
 we came to do Him homage. And the king Herod, hearing 
 it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And assem- 
 bling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he in- 
 quired of them where the Christ should be born. And they 
 said to him. In Bethlehem of Judaea : for thus it is written 
 through the prophet, 
 
 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, 
 Art by no means least among the princes of Judah : 
 For out of thee shall come forth a Governor, 
 Who shall be Shepherd of My people Israel. 
 
26 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, 
 learned accurately from them the time of the appearing of 
 the star. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and 
 inquire accurately concerning the child ; and when ye have 
 found him, bring me word, that I also may come and do 
 him homage. And they, having heard the king, went on 
 their 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 seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding 
 great joy. And coming into the house, they saw the young 
 child with Mary, His mother, and fell down and did homage 
 to Him ; and opening their treasures, they offered to Him 
 gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being divinely 
 instructed in a dream, not to return to Herod, they withdrew 
 into their own country by another way. 
 
 s. Matt. 2: § 8. And when they had departed, behold, an 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 there until I tell thee : for Herod is about to seek the 
 young child to destroy Hira. And he arose and took the 
 young child and His mother by night, and withdrew into 
 Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: that it 
 might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through 
 the prophet, saying, 
 
 Out of Egypt I called My Son. 
 
 s. Matt 2 : § 9. Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the 
 
 wise men, was full of wrath ; and sent forth, and slew all the 
 male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, 
 from two years old and under, according to the time which he 
 had carefully learned of the wise men. Then was fulfilled 
 that which was spoken through Jeremiah, the prophet, saying, 
 
 A voice was heard in Ramah, 
 
 Weeping and great mourning, 
 
 Rachel weeping for her children ; 
 
 And she would not be comforted, because they are not. 
 
 ^'^^23'' §10. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of 
 
 the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 27 
 
 Arise and take the young child and His raotlier, and go into 
 the land of Israel : for they are dead who sought the young 
 child's life. And he arose and took the young child and His 
 mother and came into the land of Israel. But hearing that 
 Archelaus was reigning over Judsea instead of his father 
 Herod, he was afraid to go thither ; and being divinely in- 
 structed in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee, 
 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might 
 be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets : 
 
 He will be called a Nazarene. 
 
 §11. And the child grew, and became strong, being s. Luke 2 : 
 filled with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon Him. 
 
 § 12. And His parents went every year to Jerusalem s. tuUe 2 : 
 at the feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years 
 old, they went up according to the custom of the feast ; and 
 having completed the days, as they were returning, the boy 
 Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem ; and His parents knew 
 it not ; but supposing Him to be in the company, they went 
 a day's journey ; and they sought Him among their kindred 
 and acquaintance ; and not finding Him, they returned to 
 Jerusalem, seeking Him. And it came to pass, after three 
 days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of 
 the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 
 And all that heard Him were astonished at His understand- 
 ing and answers. And seeing Him they were amazed ; and 
 His mother said to Him, Child, why didst Thou thus deal 
 with us ? Behold, Thy father and I were seeking Thee sor- 
 rowing. And He said to them, Why is it that ye were seek- 
 ing Me? Did ye not know, that I must be in the things of 
 My Father? (iv rdiq tou narpoz fxou) And they under- 
 stood not the saying which He spake to them. And He 
 went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was sub- 
 ject to them. And His mother kept all the sayings in her 
 heart. 
 
 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor 
 with God and men. 
 
25 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 3 : 
 13-17 
 Mark i : 
 9-11 
 Luke 3 : 
 21-23 
 
 III. 
 
 BAPTisii, Fasting, and Temptation of Jesus, and Be- 
 ginning OF His Public Ministry. (Prob- 
 ably About 5 Months.) 
 
 § 13. Now it came to pass when all the people were 
 baptized, then in those days cometh Jesus from Nazareth of 
 Galilee to the Jordan unto John to be baptized by him. But 
 John sought to prevent Him, saying, I liave need to be bap- 
 tized by Thee, and Thou comest to me ? But Jesus answer- 
 ing said to him, Suifer it now : for tlius it becometh us to 
 fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered Him. And Jesus 
 when he was baptized went up straightway out of the water; 
 and praying, He saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit 
 of God descending in bodily form as a dove, and coming 
 upon Him. And lo, a voice came out of the heavens^ say- 
 ing. Thou art — This is* My Beloved Son in Whom I am well 
 pleased. 
 
 s.s. Matt, i 
 i-ii 
 Mark : 
 12, 13 
 Luke 4 
 1-13 
 
 § 1 4. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from 
 the Jordan. And straightway the Spirit driveth Him forth 
 into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And He was 
 led by the Spirit in the wilderness during forty days, being 
 tempted by the devil — fSatan. And He was with the wild 
 beasts. And He did eat nothing in those days. And when 
 He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterwards 
 hungered. 
 
 And the tempter — the devil canie and said to Him, If 
 thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become 
 bread. But Jesus answered him and said. It is written, not 
 on bread alone shall man live; but by every word that pro- 
 ceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh 
 Him into the holy city, Jerusalem ; and he set him on the 
 wing of the temple, and saith to Him, If thou art the Son 
 of God, cast thyself down from hence : for it is written. 
 
 *Matt. (oDroc ^(ftcv This is.) 
 
 tThe dash is commonly used in the text to divide between inde- 
 pendent expressions of the different biographers. Some- 
 times these expressions are different ways of reporting the 
 same thing ; (the report of Peter's denials §§167, 170 is a 
 striking example) but fidelity, even at the detriment of the 
 composition, often requires that they be kept distinct. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 29 
 
 He will give His angels charge concerning thee, to 
 
 guard thee, 
 And on their hands they will bear thee up, 
 Lest happly thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 And Jesus, answering, said to him, Again it is written, 
 Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 
 
 Again the devil taketh Him into an exceedingly high 
 mountain ; and he led Him up, and showed Him all the 
 kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them in a moment 
 of time. And the devil said to Him, To thee will I give all 
 this authority, and the glory of them : (for it hath been de- 
 livered unto me ; and to whomsoever I will, I give it) — All 
 these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and wor- 
 ship me. — If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall 
 all be thine. 
 
 Then Jesus answered, and said to him. Get thee hence ' 
 Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy 
 God, and Him only shalt thou serve. 
 
 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he 
 departed from him until a season. And behold, angels came, 
 and ministered unto Him. 
 
 § 15. John testifies of Him, and cryeth, saying, This*-J°|^y 
 was He of whom I said. He that cometh after me has become 
 before me : because He was before me. For out of His ful- 
 ness we all received, and grace for grace. For the law was 
 given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus 
 Christ. No one has ever seen God; God only begotten, 
 Who is in the bosom of the Father, He declared Him. 
 
 On the morrow* he seeth Jesus coming to him, and '^"^* 
 saith. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of 
 the world ! This is He of Whom I said, After me cometh 
 a man Who is become before me : because He was before me. 
 And I knew Him not ; but that He might be made manifest 
 to Israel, for this I came baptizing in water. And John tes- 
 tified, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove 
 out of heaven, and it abode upon Him. And I knew Him 
 not ; but He who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 
 Upon whomsover thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and 
 
 *After his answer to the Pharasaic deputation. 
 
35-51 
 
 30 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 abiding upon Him, the same is He Who baptizeth in the 
 Holy Spirit. And I have seen, and have testified that this 
 is the Sou of God. 
 
 sjohni: §16. Again, on the morrow, John was standing, and 
 
 two of his disciples; and looking on Jesus as He walked, he 
 saith, Behold, the Lamb ot God ! And the two disciples 
 heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And Jesus turn- 
 ing, and beholding them following, saith to them. What seek 
 ye ? They said unto Him, Rabbi (which is to say being in- 
 terpreted, Teacher), where dost Thou abide ? He saith to 
 them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore, and saw 
 where He abode ; and they abode with Him that day. (It 
 was about the tenth hour.) Andrew,* the brother of Simon 
 Peter, was one of the two who heard it from John, and fol- 
 lowed Him. He finds first his brother, Simon, and saith, to 
 him. We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, 
 the Christ.) He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon 
 him, said. Thou art Simon the son of John, thou shalt be 
 called Cephas, (which is, interpreted, Peter. f) 
 
 On the morrow. He willed {^deh^aev) to go forth into 
 Galilee. And He findeth Philip; and Jesus saith to him 
 Follow me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of 
 Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathaniel and saith to 
 him. We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and 
 the prophets wrote, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from 
 Nazareth. Nathaniel said to him. Can any good thing come 
 out of Nazareth ? Philip saith to him, come and see. Jesus 
 saw Nathaniel coming to Him, and saith of him. Behold, an 
 Israelite indeed in whom is no guile ! Nathaniel saith to 
 Him, Whence knoweth thou me ? Jesus answered and said 
 to him. Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the 
 fig-tree I saw thee. Nathaniel answered. Rabbi, Thou art 
 the Son of God ; Thou art the King of Israel. Jesus an- 
 swered and said to him. Because I said to thee, I saw thee 
 under the fig-tree, believest thou ? Thou shalt see greater 
 
 things than these. And He saith to him, Verily, verily, I 
 _____ . 
 
 tRock. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. • 31 
 
 say to you, ye shall see the heaven opened and the angels of 
 God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.* 
 
 § 17. And the third day there was a marriage in Canas. john2: 
 of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus 
 also was bidden, and His disciples to the marriage. And 
 wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith to Him, They 
 have no wine. Jesus saith to her, Woman, what is it to Me 
 and to thee? {re i/xoc koi aoi) My hour is not yet come. 
 His mother saith to the servants, Whatever He saith to you 
 do. Now there were set there six water-pots of stone, after 
 the Jew's custom of purifying, containing two or three firkinsf 
 apiece. Jesus saith to them, Fill the water-pots with water. 
 And they filled them up to the brim. And He saith to 
 them, Draw now, and bear to the ruler of the feast. And 
 they bore it, And when the ruler of the feast tasted the 
 water now become wine, (and he knew not whence it was ; 
 but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler 
 of the feast calleth the bridegroom, and saith to him. Every 
 man puts on the good wine first ; and when they have drunk 
 freely then that which is worse ; thou hast kept the good 
 wine until now. 
 
 This beginning of His signs did Jesus in Cana of Gali- 
 lee : and manifested His glory ; and His disciples believed 
 on Him. 
 
 § 18. After this He went down to Capernaum, He and s- John 2: 
 His mother, and His brothers, and his disciples ; and they 
 abode there not many days. 
 
 IV. 
 
 From the First Passover of Christ's Public Minis- 
 try Until the Second (One Year). 
 
 § 19.t And the Passover of the Jews was at hand ; and ^ Jo^n »: 
 " + ' 13-25 
 
 Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple 
 those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money- 
 
 *8ee Gen. 28 : 10—13. 
 
 ■\fxerprjTa(; =A little within 9 gallons, hence from 17 to 26 gallons 
 
 each. 
 tCf. 1 136. 
 
32 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 changers sitting. And having made a scourge of small 
 cords, He drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and 
 the oxen ; and poured out the changers' money, and over- 
 threw the tables; and to those who sold doves, He said, 
 Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a 
 house of merchandise. His disciples remembered that it is 
 written. The zeal of Thy house will eat me up. 
 
 The Jews therefore answered and said to Him, What 
 sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things. 
 Jesus answered and said to them. Destroy this temple (ydoii) 
 and in three days I will raise it up. The Jews therefore 
 said. Forty and six years was this temple in building, and 
 wilt thou raise it up in three days ? But He was speaking 
 concerning the temple (vaou) of His body. When therefore 
 He was risen from the dead. His disciples remembered that 
 He said this : and they believed the Scripture, and the word 
 which Jesus spake. 
 
 And when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover during 
 the feast, many believed on His name, beholding His signs 
 which He did. But Jesus did not trust Himself to them, 
 because He knew all men, and had no need that any one 
 should testify concerning man : for He Himself knew what 
 was in man. 
 
 s. Luke 3: § 20. And Jesus Himself when He began [His 
 
 ministry] was about thirty years of age. 
 
 1-3 1 
 
 s. John 3: § 21. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named 
 
 Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to Jesus 
 by night, and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art 
 come from God, a teacher : for no one can do these signs 
 which thou art doing except God be with him. 
 
 Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, T say to 
 thee, except one be born anew (dvoidsv) he cannot see the 
 kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith to Him, How can a man 
 be born when he is old ? Can he enter a second time into 
 his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus answered. Verily, 
 verily, I say to thee, except one be born of water and the 
 Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which 
 is born of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 33 
 
 Spirit is Spirit. Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be 
 born anew. The wind bloweth were it listeth, and thou 
 hearest the voice of it, but knowest not whence it cometh and 
 wither it goeth. So is every one that is born of the Spirit. 
 Nicoderaus answered and said unto Him, How can these 
 things be? Jesus answered and said to him. Art thou the 
 teacher of Israel and knowest not these things? Verily, 
 verily, I say to thee, we speak that which we know, and tes- 
 tify that which we have seen ; and ye receive not our testi- 
 mony. If I told you the earthly things, and ye believe not, 
 how shall ye believe, if I tell you the heavenly things ? And 
 no one hath ascended into the heavens, but He who descended 
 out of the heavens, the Son of man, [Who is in heaven.*] 
 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must 
 the Son of man be lifted up : that every one who believeth 
 on Him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world, 
 that He gave His only-begotten Son, that every one who be- 
 lieveth on Him should not perish ; but have eternal life. 
 For God sent not His Son into the world to judge the world; 
 but that the world through Him might be saved. He that 
 believeth on Him is not judged; he that believeth not has al- 
 ready been judged, because he has not believed on the name 
 of the only-begotten Son of God. And this is the judgment 
 that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the 
 darkness rather than the light : for their works were evil. 
 For every one that practices evil hates the light, and comes 
 not to the light lest his works should be reproved. But he 
 that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may 
 be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. 
 
 § 22. After these things came Jesus and His disciples s Johns: 
 into the land of Judsea ; and there he remained with them, 
 and baptized. And John also was baptizing in ^non near 
 Salim, because there was much water there ; and they came 
 and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. 
 There arose therefore a discussion, on the part of John's dis- 
 ciples with a Jew about purification. And they came to John 
 and said to him. Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the 
 
 *The clause in brackets is rejected by Westcott and Hort as an 
 interpolation. 
 
34 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizes, 
 and all come to him. John answered and said, A man can 
 receive nothing except it hath been given him from lieaven. 
 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the 
 Christ, but that I am sent before Him. He that has the 
 bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom 
 who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the 
 bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is made full.| 
 He must increase, but I must decrease. 
 
 He that cometh from above is above all ; he that is from 
 the earth is from the earth, and speaks from the earth ; He 
 that cometh from heaven is above all. What He hath seen and 
 heard, that He testifies ; and His testimony, no one receives. 
 He that received His testimony hath sealed {iacppdycatv), 
 that God is true. For He whom God sent speaketh the 
 words of God : for He giveth not the Spirit by measure. 
 The Father loves the Son and hath given all things into His 
 hand. He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life ; but 
 he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath 
 of God abides on him. 
 
 disciples than John (although Jesus himself baptized not, but 
 His disciples) He left Judaea* — When He heard that John 
 
 s.s. Matt. § 23. When therefore the Lord knew that the Phari- 
 
 Ma^rk sees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more 
 
 i: 14 
 Luke 
 4 : 14 
 John 4 . ^ 
 
 j-4 was delivered up He withdrew*, and departed again in the 
 
 power of the Spirit into Galilee. And He must needs pass 
 through Samaria. 
 
 s. John 4 . § 24. He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, called 
 
 '"*' Sychar, near to the piece of land (^cop'too) that Jacob gave 
 
 to his son Joseph. And Jacob's well (^JJ)^) was there. Jesus 
 therefore, being wearied with the journey, sat thus by the 
 well. It was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman 
 of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her. Give me to 
 drink. For His disciples were gone away into the city to 
 buy food. The Samaritan woman saith to Him, How is it 
 that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me who am a Samari- 
 tan woman ? [For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.] 
 Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 35 
 
 God, and Who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou 
 wouldst have asked of Him, and He would have given thee 
 living water. The woman saith to Him, Sir, (Kupce) thou 
 hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Whence 
 then hast thou the living water ? Art thou greater than our 
 father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, 
 and his sons, and his cattle ? Jesus answered and said to her, 
 Every one that drinketh of this water will thirst again ; but 
 whosoever drinketh of the water that I will give him will 
 never thirst ; but the water that I will give him will be- 
 come in him a well of water springing up into eternal life. 
 The woman saith to Him, Sir, give me this water, that I may 
 not thirst, neither come all the way hither to draw. Jesus 
 saith to her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The 
 woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said 
 to her. Thou saidst well, I have no husband : for thou hast 
 had five husbands ; and he whom thou now hast is not thy 
 husband. This thou hast said truly. The woman saith to 
 Him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers 
 worshipped in this mountain ; and ye say, that in Jerusalem 
 is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith to her, 
 Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming, when ye will neither 
 in this mountain nor in Jerusalem worship the Father. Ye 
 worship that which ye know not ; we worship that which we 
 know : for salvation is from the Jews. But an hour is com- 
 ing, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the 
 Father in Spirit and truth ; for such the Father also seeks to 
 be His worshippers. God is Spirit : and the worshippers of 
 Him, must worship in Spirit and truth. The woman saith 
 to him, I know that Messiah cometh (who is called Christ); 
 when He is come. He will declare to us all things. Jesus 
 says to her, I that speak to thee am He. } 
 
 And upon this came His disciples; and they marvelled j 
 
 that He was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, What ' 
 
 seeketh thou? or. Why talkest Thou with her? The woman 
 then left her waterpot, and went away into the city , and said 
 to the men. Come, see a man who told me all things that 
 ever I did. Is this the Christ ? They went out of the city 
 and were coming to Him. In the meanwhile the disciples 
 prayed Him, saying. Rabbi, eat. But He said to them, I 
 
36 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 have food to eat that ye know not. The disciples therefore 
 said one to another, Has anyone brought Him anything to 
 eat ? Jesus says to them, My food is to do the will of Him 
 who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, that 
 there are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? 
 Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the 
 fields, that they are already white for harvest. He that 
 reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal : 
 that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth may rejoice 
 together. For herein is the saying true, One soweth and 
 another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye have 
 not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into 
 their labor. 
 
 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on 
 Him because of the word of the woman, who testified. He told 
 me all that ever I did. When therefore, the Samaritans came 
 to Him, they besought Him to abide with them. And he abode 
 there two days. And very many {noXXu) frXeloot;) believed be- 
 cause of His word ; and said to the woman, We no longer 
 believe through thy saying ; for we ourselves have heard, and 
 know that this is indeed the Savior of the world. 
 
 s.john^4: § 25. And after the two days. He departed thence into 
 
 Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no 
 honor in his own country. When therefore, he came into 
 Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all which 
 He did in Jerusalem at the feast : for they also went to the 
 feast. 
 
 He came therefore, again into Cana of Galilee, where 
 He made the water wine. 
 
 s. John 4: §26. And there was a certain king's officer, whose son 
 
 46-54 
 
 was sick in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was 
 
 come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and besought 
 
 Him that He would come down and heal his son ; for he was 
 
 about to die. Jesus therefore, said to him. Except ye see 
 
 signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe. The king's 
 
 officer said to Him, Sir, (Kupie) come down ere my child die. 
 
 Jesus saith to him, Go thy way : thy son lives. The man 
 
 believed the word that Jesus spake to him, and went his wtiy 
 
THE STOKY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 37 
 
 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, say- 
 ing, that his child lived. He enquired of them, therefore, 
 the hour in which he became well (Koyupoxtpov layzv^ They 
 said therefore to him, Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever 
 left him. So the father knew that it was at that hour in 
 which Jesus said to him. Thy son lives. And he himself be- 
 lieved, and his whole house. This again, a second sign Jesus 
 did having come out of Judea into Galilee. 
 
 §27. And a fame went out concerning Him through s. Luke 4: 
 all the region round about. And He taught in their syna- 
 gogues, being glorified of all. 
 
 §28. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been s. Luke 4 : 
 
 16-30 
 brought up. And he went, according to His custom, into 
 
 the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 
 And there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet 
 Isaiah. And unrolling the book. He found where it is writ- 
 ten : 
 
 The Spirit of the Lord is upon rae : 
 
 Wherefore He anointed me to publish good tidings to 
 
 the poor : 
 He has sent me to proclaim release to captives. 
 And recovering of sight to the blind. 
 To send away crushed ones free, 
 To proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord. 
 
 And rolling up the book He gave it back to the attend- 
 ant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue 
 were fastened on Him. And He began to say to them. To- 
 day has this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. And all 
 bore witness to Him, and wondered at the words of grace 
 which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said. Is not 
 this Joseph's son ? And He said to them, Ye will doubtless 
 say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself. Whatever 
 we heard done in Capernaum, do here also in thy country. 
 And He said. Verily I say to you, no prophet is acceptable 
 in His own country. But of a truth I say to 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 
 came a great famine over all the land; and to no one of 
 them was Elijah sent, but only unto Zarephath in the land of 
 
38 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 S.«. Matt. 4: 
 
 13-17 
 Mark I : 
 M. 15 
 Luke 4: 
 3» 
 
 Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were 
 many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, 
 and no one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the 
 Syrian. And they were all filled with wrath in the syn- 
 agogue as they heard these things, and they rose up, and cast 
 Him forth out of the city, and led Him to the brow of 
 the hill, whereon their city was built, to throw Him down 
 headlong. But He, passing through the midst of them went 
 His way. 
 
 § 29. And leaving Nazareth, He came down to, and 
 dwelt in Capernaum, a city of Galilee, which is by the sea, 
 in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali : that it might be 
 fulfilled which was spoken though Isaiah the prophet, say- 
 ing: 
 
 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 
 
 By the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, 
 
 Galilee of the Gentiles, 
 
 The people that sat in darkness, saw a great light ; 
 
 And to those sitting in the region and shadow of death, 
 
 To them light sprang up. 
 
 From that time Jesus began to preach — preaching the 
 gospel of God, and saying, Repent ye : for the kingdom of 
 heaven is at hand. — The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom 
 of God is at hand : repent ye, and believe the good tidings. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 4 : 
 1&-33 
 Mark I : 
 16-30 
 
 S.S. Mark I : 
 31-28 
 Luke 4 : 
 3»-37 
 
 § 30. And walking along by the sea of Galilee, He 
 saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his 
 brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. And 
 Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to 
 become fishers of men. And straightway they left their nets 
 and followed Him. And going on thence a little further. 
 He saw other two brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and 
 John, his brother, who also were in the boat with Zebedee, 
 their father, mending their nets. And straightway He called 
 them." And they straightway left their father Zebedee, in the 
 boat with the hired servants, and followed Him. 
 
 § 31. And they go into Capernaum ; and straightway 
 on the Sabbath He went into the synagogue, and taught. 
 And He was teaching them on the Sabbath ; and they were 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 39 
 
 I.. __ — 
 
 astonished at His teaching, because His word was with 
 authority. — He taught them as having authority; and not as 
 the scribes. 
 
 And straightway, there was in their synagogue a man 
 who had an unclean demon — spirit. And he cried out with 
 a loud voice. Ah ! what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus 
 of Nazareth ? Art Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee 
 who Thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked 
 him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him. And the 
 unclean demon having hurled him in the midst, convulsing 
 him, crying with a loud voice, came out from him, doing 
 him no harm. And amazement came upon all, insomuch 
 that they questioned among themselves, and they talked with 
 one another, saying. What is this word ? A new teaching ! 
 for with authority and power he commands even the unclean 
 spirits, and they obey him — and they come out. And the 
 the report of Him went out straightway. — And there went 
 out a rumor concerning Him into every place — everywhere 
 into all the region of Galilee round about. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 8 : 
 
 14-17 
 Mark i; 
 29-34 
 
 § 32. And He rose up from the synagogue. And 
 straightway when they were come out of the synagogue they 
 came into the house of Simon Peter and Andrew, with James ^g""''^- 
 and John. And Simon's wife's mother lay sick, holden with 
 a great fever. And straightway they tell Him of Her, and 
 besought Him for her. And He came, and standing over 
 her. He rebuked the fever, and took her by the hand, and 
 raised her up. And the fever left her. And straightway 
 she rose up and ministered to them. 
 
 And at even when the sun was setting, all they that had 
 any sick with manifold diseases brought them to Him. And 
 they brought to Him many demoniacs. And all the city was | 
 
 gathered together at the door. And He cast out the spirits » 
 
 with a word. And He laid His hands on every one of them f 
 
 that were sick, and healed them all : that it might be fulfilled * 
 
 which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying. 
 
 Himself took our infirmities, 
 And bore our diseases. 
 
 And demons came out from many, crying out, and say- 
 ing, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, He 
 
40 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 suflfered them not to speak, because they knew that He was 
 the Christ. 
 
 S.S. Mark i : § 33. A.nd rfsiflg up in the morning very early (while it 
 
 Luke 4 : was as night), He went out, and departed into a desert place. 
 
 42-43 
 
 and there prayed. And Simon, and they who were with Him 
 followed after Him. And having found Him, they say to 
 Him, All are seeking thee. And He saith to them, Let us 
 go elsewhere, into the neighboring towns, that I may preach 
 there also : for to this end I came forth. And the multitudes 
 were seeking after Him, and came to Him, and tried to re- 
 strain Him from going away from them. And He said to 
 them, I must publish the good news of the kingdom of God 
 to the other cities also : because for this I was sent forth. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 4 : § 34. And Jesus went about in all Galilee teaching in 
 
 Mark i : their syuagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, 
 
 Luke 4: casting out demons, and healing every disease and every in- 
 
 ^ firmity among the people. And He was preaching in the 
 
 synagogues of Judaea. 
 
 And the report of Him went forth into all Syria : and 
 they brought unto Him all that were sick, holden with many 
 kinds of diseases and torments, demoniacs, and epileptics and 
 paralytics; and He healed them. And there followed Him 
 great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem 
 and Judaea and from beyond Jordan. 
 
 !-tI 
 
 s Luke 5 : § 35. No w it camc to pass, as the multitude pressed 
 
 upon Him and heard the word of God, that He was standing 
 by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by 
 the lake ; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were 
 washing their nets. And entering into one of the boats 
 which was Simon's, He asked him to put out a little from 
 the land. And sitting down, He taught the multitudes out 
 of the boat. 
 
 And when he ceased speaking. He said to Simon, Put 
 out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And 
 Simon answering, said, Master, through the whole night we 
 toiled and took nothing, but at Thy word, I will let down 
 the nets. And doing this, they inclosed a great multitude of 
 fishes : and their nets were breaking. And they beckoned to 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 41 
 
 their partners in the other boat, to come and help them. 
 And they came, and tilled botJi the boats, so that they were 
 sinking. And Simon Peter seeing it fell down at the knees 
 of Jesus, saying. Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O 
 Lord. For astonishment seized him, and all that were with 
 him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken ; and 
 likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were 
 partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; 
 from henceforth thou shalt catch* men. And having brought 
 the boats to the land, they left all and followed Him. 
 
 § 36. And seeing the multitudes. He went up into the s.s. Matt, s:—^: 
 mountain ; and when He had sat down. His disciples came to ^' 
 Him. And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying, '7-49 
 
 Blessedf are the poor in spirit : 
 
 For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are they that mourn : 
 
 For they shall be comforted. 
 
 Blessed are the meek : 
 
 For they shall inherit the earth. 
 
 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteous- 
 ness : 
 
 For they shall be filled. 
 
 Blessed are the merciful : 
 
 For they shall obtain mercy. 
 
 Blessed are the pure in heart : 
 
 For they shall see God. 
 
 Blessed are the peacemakers : 
 
 For they shall be called sons of God. 
 
 Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteous- 
 ness' sake : 
 
 For their's is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Blessed are ye, when they reproach you, and persecute 
 you: 
 
 And say all evil against you falsely, for My sake. 
 
 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : 
 
 For great is your reward in heaven ; 
 
 For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you. 
 
 Ye are the salt of the earth ; 
 
 But if the salt be savourless, 
 
 Wherewith shall it be salted? 
 
 *^(OYpa)V, to take alive. 
 i[fxaKdpioi, Happy; (a felicitation 
 
42 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 It is thenceforth good for nothing, 
 
 But to be cast out and trodden under foot by men. 
 
 Ye are the light of the world. 
 
 A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 
 
 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a bushel ; 
 
 But on a lamp-stand : 
 
 And it shines to all that are in the house. 
 
 Thus let your light shine 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 law, or the proph- 
 ets; 
 
 I came not to destroy but to make full. 
 
 For verily, I say to 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 accomplished|(7'ev;yraf). Who- 
 soever, therefore, shall break one of the least com- 
 mandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called 
 least in the kingdom of heaven ; but whosoever shall 
 do, and teach them, he shall be called great in the 
 kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that unless 
 your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and 
 Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom 
 of heaven. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said by the ancients. Thou 
 shalt not kill; and whoever kills shall be in danger (Ivopc) 
 of the judgment. But I say to you, that every one who is 
 angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment; 
 and whosoever says to his brother, Raca*, shall be in danger 
 of the Sanhedrin ; and whoever says. Fool ! (fJtcope) shall be 
 in danger of the hell of fire. If, therefore, thou art offering 
 thy gift at the altar, and there remeraberest that thy brother 
 has aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, 
 first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer 
 thy gift. 
 
 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with 
 him in the way ; lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to 
 the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and 
 thou be cast into prison. Verily I say to thee, thou shalt in 
 no wise come out thence, till thou hast paid the last farthiug.f 
 
 ♦Worthless fellow. 
 
 ■\Ro3paiTrjV = about | farthing. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 43 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit 
 adultery. But I say to you, that every one who looks on a 
 woman, to lust after her, has already committed adultery with 
 her in his heart. And if thy right eye causes thee to stum- 
 ble, pluck it out and cast it from thee ; for it is profitable for 
 thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body 
 be cast into hell. And if thy right hand causes thee to stum- 
 ble, cut it off and cast it from thee ; for it is profitable for 
 thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body 
 go away into hell. And it was said. Whoever puts away his 
 wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement. But I say 
 to you, that every one who puts away his wife except for the 
 cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery ; and who- 
 ever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. 
 
 Again ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, 
 Thou shalt not swear falsely ; but shall perform to the Lord 
 thine oaths. But I say to you, Swear not at all ; neither by 
 heaven : for it is God's throne ; nor by the earth : for it is 
 the footstool of His feet ; nor by Jerusalem : for it is the city 
 of the Great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head ; 
 for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let 
 your word be. Yea, yea ; Nay, nay ; and that which is more 
 than these is from the evil one. {too rcovrjpoi)) 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said. Eye for eye, and tooth 
 for tooth. But I say to you. Resist not the evil ; but who- 
 ever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other 
 also. And if any man will go to law with thee, and take 
 thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whoever shall 
 impress thee to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him 
 that asketh thee, and from him that wishes to borrow of thee 
 turn not away. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said. Thou shalt love thy 
 neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy. But I say to you. 
 Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you : 
 that ye may be sons of your Father Who is in heaven ; for 
 He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and 
 sendeth rain on righteous and unrighteous. For if ye love 
 those who love you, what reward have ye ? Do not even the 
 publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, 
 what do ye more than other's ? Do not even the Gentiles 
 
44 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 the same? Ye therefore shall be perfect {riXeeoe) as your 
 heavenly Father is perfect. 
 
 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, 
 to be seen by them ; otherwise you have no reward with your 
 Father Who is in heaven. 
 
 When therefore, thou doest alms, do not sound a trum- 
 pet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in 
 the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I say 
 to you, they have received their reward. But when thou do- 
 est alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand is 
 doing; that thine alms may be in secret; and Thy Father 
 who seeth in secret will recompense thee. 
 
 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for 
 they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the cor- 
 ners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily, I 
 say to you, they have received their reward. But thou, when 
 tliou prayest, enter into thy inner chamber, and having shut 
 thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father 
 who sees in secret will recompense thee. 
 
 And in praying use not vain repititions, as the Gentiles 
 do ; for they think that they shall be heard for their much 
 speaking. Be not therefore, like to them ; for your Father 
 knows what things ye have need of before ye ask Him. In 
 this way therefore, pray ye, 
 
 Our Father Who art in heaven. 
 
 Hallowed be Thy name. 
 
 Thy kingdom come ; — 
 
 Thy will be done, on earth as in heaven. 
 
 Give us this day our daily bread. 
 
 And forgive us our debts, 
 
 As we also have forgiven our debtors. 
 
 And bring us not into temptation ; 
 
 But deliver us from the evil one. 
 
 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly 
 Father will also forgive you ; but if ye forgive not men their 
 trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 
 
 And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad 
 countenance ; for they disfigure their faces, that they may ap- 
 pear to men to fast. Verily, I say to you, they have received 
 their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head 
 and wash thy face ; that thou appear not to men to fast, but 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 45 
 
 to thy Father who is in secret , and thy Father who sees in 
 secret will recompense thee. 
 
 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where 
 moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and 
 steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
 neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not 
 break through and steal. For where thy treasure is, there 
 will thy heart be also. 
 
 The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore, thine 
 eye be single, thy whole body will be light ; but if thine eye 
 be evil, thy whole body will be full of darkness. If there- 
 fore, the light that is in thee is darkness, how great ia the 
 darkness ! No man can serve two masters ; for either he will 
 hate the one, and love the other ; or he will hold to one, and 
 dispise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 
 
 Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, 
 what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor for your body, 
 what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and 
 the body than raiment ? Behold the birds of the air, that 
 they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and your 
 heavenly Father feeds them. Are not ye of much more 
 value than they ? And which of you by being anxious can 
 add one cubit to his stature? {^hda)/) And why are ye 
 anxious concerning raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, 
 how they grow. They toil not, nor spin ; and I say to you, 
 that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one 
 of these. And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which 
 to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will He not 
 much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? Be not there- 
 fore anxious, saying. What shall we eat ? or, What shall we 
 drink ? or. Wherewith shall we be clothed ? For after all 
 these do the Gentiles seek. For your Heavenly Father 
 knoweth that ye have need of all these. But seek ye first. 
 His kingdom and His righteousness ; and all these shall be 
 added to you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow ; for 
 the morrow will be anxious itself. Sufficient to the day is 
 the evil of it. 
 
 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judg- 
 ment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure 
 ye mete, it shall be measured to you. And why seest thou 
 
46 THE STOEY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 the mote {fcdpfO(:) that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest 
 not the beam (doKov*) that is in thine own eye ? Or how 
 wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of 
 thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! 
 Cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ; and then thou 
 wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 
 Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls 
 before swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and 
 turn and rend you. 
 
 Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
 
 Seek, and ye shall find ; 
 
 Knock, and it shall be opened to you ; 
 
 For every one that asks, receives ; 
 
 And he that seeks, finds ; 
 
 And to him who knocks, it will be opened. 
 
 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask a 
 loaf, will give him a stone ? Or if he shall ask a fish, will give 
 him a serpent ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give 
 good gifts to your children, how much more will you Father 
 Who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him ? 
 All things, therefore, whatsoever ye wish that men should do 
 to you, so do ye also to them ; for this is the law and the 
 prophets. 
 
 Enter ye in through the narrow gate : for wide is the 
 gate, and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many 
 are they who go in through it. Because narrow is the gate, 
 and straightened the way, that leads to life, and few are they 
 who find it. 
 
 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's 
 clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. From their 
 fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from 
 thorns, or figs from thistles ? So every good tree produces 
 good fruit ; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. A good 
 tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a corrupt tree bear good 
 fruit. Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut 
 down, and cast into the fire. So then, from their fruits ye 
 will know them. 
 
 Not every one that says to me. Lord, Lord, will enter 
 into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of 
 
 *A spar or beam of timber. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 47 
 
 My Father Who is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that 
 day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophecy by Thy name, and by 
 Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many 
 mighty works? And then will I profess to them, I never 
 knew you ; depart from Me, ye who work iniquity. Every 
 one therefore, who hears these words of Mine, and does them, 
 shall be likened to a wise man who built his house on the 
 rock. And the rain descended, and the streams came, and 
 winds blew and fell upon that house ; and it fell not : for it 
 was founded on the rock. And every one who hears these 
 words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a fool- 
 ish man, who built his house on the sand. And the rain de- 
 scended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat 
 upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the 
 multitudes were astonished at his teaching. For He was 
 teaching them as one having authority; and not as their 
 scribes. 
 
 § 37. And when he had come down from the mountain « » **»«. 8: 
 great multitudes followed Him. And it came to pass while Mark « 
 He was in one of the cities, behold a man full of leprosy. mkes: 
 And seeing Jesus, he came to Him, and kneeling down, he ""'* 
 fell on his face, beseeching Him, and saying to Him, Lord, 
 if Thou wilt. Thou canst cleanse me. And being moved with 
 compassion, Jesus stretched forth His hand, and touched him 
 saying, I will; be cleansed. And straightway, the leprosy 
 departed from him, and he was cleansed. And sternly 
 charging him. He straightway sent him away : and saith to 
 him, See thou say nothing to any one ; but go, show thyself 
 to the priest, and offer concerning thy cleansing the gift that 
 Moses directed,* for a testimony to them. But he, going out 
 began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter: — 
 All the more went abroad the report concerning Him. — So 
 that He could no longer enter into a city ; but was without in 
 desert places. And great multitudes came together to Him 
 from every quarter to hear, and to be healed of their infirmi- 
 ties. But He was withdrawing in the deserts and praying. 
 
 *See Lev. 14 : 
 
48 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 ■.s. Matt. 9: § 38. And when he entered again into Capernaum after 
 
 Mark 2: some days, it was heard that He was in the house. — And it 
 Luke 5: came to pass on one of those days, that He was teaching ; 
 *'""^ and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, 
 who had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judsea, 
 and Jerusalem ; and the power of the Lord was with Him 
 to heal. And many were gathered together, so that there 
 was no longer room, not even about the door ; and he spake 
 the word to them. And behold they come, bringing to Him 
 a man who was paralyzed lying on a bed borne of four ; and 
 they sought to bring him in and place him before Him. And 
 not finding by what way they might bring him in — Not 
 being able to bring Him in on account of the crowd, they went 
 up on the housetop, and uncovered the roof where He was ; 
 and having dug it out, they let him down through the tilts 
 with the bed whereon the paralytic lay, into the midst before 
 Jesus. And Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, 
 Child, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee. And 
 behold, certain of the Scribes and Pharisees sitting there 
 began to reason, saying within themselves. Why doth this 
 man speak thus? He blasphemes. — "Who is this that speaks 
 plasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone? And 
 straightway Jesus perceiving in His spirit that they so 
 reasoned within themselves — knowing their thoughts — says 
 to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? — Y/here- 
 fore think ye evil in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to 
 the paralytic. Thy sins are forgiven ; or to say, Arise, and 
 take up thy bed and walk ? But that ye may know that the 
 Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins. Then 
 saith He to the paralytic, I say to thee, arise, and take up 
 thy couch, and go thy way to thy house. And rising up — 
 immediately standing up before them — taking up the bed 
 whereon he lay, he went forth before all, and departed to his 
 house, glorifying God. And seeing it, the multitudes feared. 
 —Amazement seized them all. And they glorified God Who 
 gave such authority to men. — They were filled with fear, say- 
 ing, We have seen strange things to-day. — They glorified 
 God, saying, We never saw it thus. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 49 
 
 § 39. And after these things, He went forth again by " ^ '^'*" 9* 
 
 the sea side; and all the multitude resorted to Him, and He Marks: 
 
 13, 14 
 
 taught them. And passing along, He saw a publican named Luke 5: 
 Levij-Matthew, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the tax office, 
 and He saith to him, Follow Me. And forsaking all, he rose 
 up and followed Him. 
 
 § 40. And Levi made Him a great entertainment in * ^ ^^"- s-" 
 his house : and it came to pass that as He was reclining at the ^"^ '• 
 table in his house, behold many publicans and sinners came and Luke 5: 
 sat down with Jesus, and His disciples. — A great crowd of '^~^' 
 publicans and others were reclining with them : for there 
 were many, and they followed Him. And the Pharisees and 
 their scribes, when they saw that He was eating with the 
 sinners and publicans, murmured against His disciples, say- 
 ing. He eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners. 
 Why eateth your teacher with the publicans and sinners ? 
 Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ? And 
 Jesus hearing it, answering said to them, They that are well 
 — strong, need not a physician ; but they who are sick. But 
 go, and learn what this means, I desire mercy and not sacri- 
 fice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners 
 to repentance. 
 
 §41. And John's disciples, and the Pharisees were ^ ^- f !"• 5= 
 fasting ; and they come and say to Him, The disciples of '^'"'' '• 
 John fast often, and make supplications ; likewise also those Luke s,- 
 of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink. — Why do John's ^^^' 
 disciples, and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but 
 thy disciples fast not?— Then came to Him the disciples 
 of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often ; 
 but Thy disciples fast not ? And Jesus said to them. Can ye 
 make the sons of the bride- chamber mourn — fast, while the 
 bridegroom is with them ? As long as they have the bride- 
 groom with them they cannot fast. But the days will come 
 when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them : then 
 will they fast in those days. 
 
 And he spake also a parable to them, No man rendeth 
 a piece from a new garment, and putteth it upon an old gar- 
 ment ; else he will both rend the new, and the piece from the 
 new will not agree with the old. And no one sews a piece 4 
 
50 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 of unfulled cloth on an old garment ; else that which fills it 
 up takes from the garment — the new from the old, and a 
 worse rent is made. And no man puts new wine into old 
 wine-skins : else the wine will burst the skins, and itself will 
 1)6 spilled, and the skins will perish : but they put new wine 
 into fresh wine-skins ; and both are preserved. And no man 
 ! liaving drunk old wine desireth new : for he says, The old is 
 
 good. { 
 
 s-s- Ma«^ 9: § 42. While He was speaking these things to them, 
 
 Mark 5: behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jai- 
 
 Luke's: 'US by name ; and seeing Him, he fell down at Jesus' feet, and 
 
 **~^ besought Him to come into his house : for he had an only 
 
 (laughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying, — 
 
 He besought Him much, saying, My little daughter is at the 
 
 })oint of death — near the end; but come I pray Thee; lay 
 
 Thy hands on her that she may be healed : and she shall 
 
 live. And Jesus arose, and went with him; and so did His 
 
 disciples. And a great multitude followed Him ; and as He 
 
 went, the multitudes thronged Him. 
 
 And behold, a woman who had a flow of blood twelve 
 years ; and had suffered much by many physicians; who had 
 spent all her living — all that she had, on physicians, and 
 could not be healed by any one ; — was not at all benefitted, 
 but rather grew worse ; having heard the things concerning 
 Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched the fringe of 
 His garment. For she said within herself, If I only touch 
 His garment, I shall be made well. And immediately the 
 flow of blood ceased — straightway the fountain of her blood ^ 
 was dried up : and she felt in her body that she was cured of 
 her plague. (jjiaaz-eyS^). And straightway Jesus perceiving 
 ill Himself that the power from Him had gone forth, turned 
 ubout in the crowd, and said, Who touched My garments ? — 
 Who is it that touched Me ? And when all denied it, Peter , 
 :-aid. Master, the crowds hem Thee in and crush Thee — His 
 disciples said to Him, Thou seest the multitude thronging 
 Thee; and say est Thou, Who touched Me? But Jesus said. 
 Some one touched Me : for I perceived that power had gone 
 out from Me. And He looked round about to see her who 
 had done this. And the woman seeing she was not concealed. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 51 
 
 knowing what had been done in her, came fearing, and 
 trembling, and fell down before Him, and told Him all the 
 truth ; — declaring before all the people for what reason she 
 touched Him, and how she was healed immediately. And 
 He said to her, Daughter, be of good cheer : thy faith hath 
 saved thee ; go in peace, and be well of thy plague. And 
 the woman was saved from that hour. 
 
 While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the 
 ruler of the synagogue's house, saying. Thy daughter is dead, 
 why troublest thou the teacher any further ?— Trouble the 
 teacher no more. But Jesus overhearing the word spoken, 
 answered and said to the ruler of the synagogue. Fear not, 
 only believe, and she shall be saved. And He suffered no 
 one to follow with Him, except Peter, and James, and John, 
 the brother of James. And they came to the house of the 
 ruler of the synagogue; and He beholds an uproar, and 
 people weeping and wailing greatly. And Jesus, entering 
 into the house, suffered no one to go in with Him, except 
 Peter and James and John, and the father of the maiden, 
 and her mother.— And Jesus, coming into the house of the 
 ruler and seeing the flute-players, and the crowd making a 
 tumult, (all were weeping, and bewailing her) said. Why do 
 you make a tumult, and weep ? Withdraw :— Weep not, for 
 the damsel is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed at 
 Him ; knowing that she was dead. But He, putting them 
 all out— when the crowd were all put forth, taketh along the 
 father of the child, and the mother and those who were with 
 Him, and goeth in where the child was. And taking the 
 hand of the child. He called to her, saying, Talitha, kum ! 
 which is, being interpreted. Little maiden, I say to thee, 
 Arise. And her spirit returned ; and straightway the damsel 
 rose up and walked ; for she was twelve years old. And 
 they were astonished straightway with a great astonishment. 
 And He charged them much that no one should know this. 
 And He commanded that something should be given her to 
 eat. And her parents were astonished. But He charged 
 them to tell no one what had taken place. And He went out 
 from thence. And the fame of this went forth into all that 
 land. 
 
52 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 * ^jl'^ '■ § 43. And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind 
 
 men followed Him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on 
 us. Son of David. And when He had come into the house, 
 the blind men came to Him. And Jesus saith to them. 
 Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to Him, 
 Yea, Lord. Then He touched their eyes, saying, According 
 to your faith be it done to you. And their eyes were opened. 
 And Jesus sternly charged them, saying. Take heed, let no 
 one know it. But they went out and spread abroad His 
 fame in all that land. 
 
 And as they were going out, behold, they brought to 
 Him a dumb man, a demoniac. And when the demon was 
 cast out, the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes mar- 
 velled, saving:, It was never so seen in Israel. But the 
 Pharisees said. In the prince of the demons he casts out the 
 demons. 
 
 s. John After these things* there was a feast of the Jews ; and 
 
 Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 
 
 V. 
 
 From The Second Passover of Christ's Public Min- 
 istry Until The Third (One Year). 
 
 s. John 5: §44. And there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-gate a 
 
 pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porti- 
 coes. In these lay a multitude of the sick, of blind, lame, 
 withered. And a certain man was there who had been thirty- 
 eight years in his infirmity. Jesus seeing this man lying, 
 and knowing that he had been already a long time thus, says 
 to him, Wouldst thou become whole? The sick man an- 
 swered Him, Sir, {ftupu) I have no man when the water is 
 troubled to put mo into the pool ; but while I am coming, 
 another goes down before me. Jesus says to him. Rise, take 
 up thy bed, and walk. And straightway the man became 
 whole, and took up his bed, and walked. And on that day 
 was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him that Was 
 cured, It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to carry 
 thy bed. But he answered them. He Who made me whole, 
 the same said to me. Take up thy bed, and walk. They 
 
 *4:64. ~~ 
 
 a-47 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 53 
 
 asked him, Who is the man that said to thee, Take it up and 
 walk ? And he who was healed knew not Who it was ; for 
 Jesus had conveyed Himself away, there being a multitude 
 in the place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple. 
 And He said to him. Behold, thou art made whole ; sin no 
 more, that something worse do not befall thee. The man 
 went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus Who had 
 made him whole. And through this the Jews persecuted 
 Jesus, because He did these things on the Sabbath day. But 
 Jesus answered them, My Father worketh until now, and I 
 work. Through this therefore the Jews sought the more to 
 kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also 
 called God His own Father, making Himself equal with 
 God. Jesus therefore answered, and said to them. Verily, 
 verily, T say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but 
 what He sees the Father doing ; for what things soever he 
 does, these the Son does in like manner also. For the Father 
 loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself 
 does ; and greater works than these will He show Him, that 
 ye may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead, and 
 quickens them ; so also the Son makes alive whom He will. 
 For neither does the Father judge any one ; but all judgment 
 He has given to the Son : that all may honor the Son even as 
 they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors 
 not the Father Who sent Him. Verily, verily, I say to you, 
 he that heareth My word, and believeth Him Who sent Me 
 hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment ; but has 
 passed out of death into life. Verily, verily, I say to you, 
 an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the 
 voice of the Son of God ; and they that hear shall live. For 
 as the Father hath life in Himself, so He gave to the Son 
 also to have life in Himself. And He gave Him authority 
 to execute judgment, because He is a Son of man. Marvel 
 not at this : because an hour is coming, in which all that are 
 in the graves will hear His voice, and will come forth ; they 
 that did good, to the resurrection of life, and they that prac- 
 ticed evil, to the resurrection of judgment. 
 
 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear I judge; and 
 My judgment is righteous : because I seek not My own will, 
 but His Who sent Me. If I testify concerning Myself, My 
 
64 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 testimony is not true. There is another that testifies concern- 
 ing Me ; and I know that the testimony which He testifies of 
 Me is true. Ye have sent to John, and he has testified of 
 the truth. But not from man do I receive the testimony ; 
 but these things I say, that ye may be saved. He was the 
 burning and shining lamp ; and ye were willing for a season 
 to rejoice in his light. But I have testimony greater than 
 that of John ; for the works which the Father has given Me 
 ' to finish, the works themselves that I do testify concerning 
 
 Me, that the Father hath sent Me. And the Father Who 
 sent Me, He has testified concerning Me. Ye have neither 
 heard His voice at any time, nor have ye seen His form. 
 And ye have not His word abiding in you : because Whom 
 He sent. Him ye believe not. Ye search the scriptures ; 
 because in them ye think ye have eternal life, and it is they 
 that testify concerning Me ; and ye will not come to Me that 
 ye may have life. Glory from men I do not receive. But I 
 know you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves. 
 I have come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not ; if 
 another comes in His own name, him ye will receive. How 
 can ye believe, receiving glory from one another ; and the 
 glory from the only [God] ye seek not? Do not think that 
 I will accuse you to the Father ; there is one that accuses 
 you, Moses in whom ye have placed your hope. For if ye 
 believed Moses, ye would believe Me : for He wrote concern- 
 ing Me. But if ye believe not His writings, how will ye 
 believe My words? 
 
 *■*■ ^g"" "* § ^^' -^^^ i^ came to pass at that season, on a second — 
 
 Mark 2: first Sabbath — Jesus was passing along through the grain 
 Luke 6: fields; and His disciples were hungry, and began to make a 
 way ; plucking the ears of grain, they ate, rubbing them in 
 their hands. But some of the Pharisees, seeing it, said to 
 Him, Behold, thy disciples are doing that which it is not law- 
 ful to do on a Sabbath. — Why are ye doing that which it is 
 not lawful to do on the Sabbath ? But Jesus, answering said 
 to them. Have ye not read even this that David did, when he 
 had need, and was hungry, he and they that were with him ? 
 How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was 
 high priest, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave also 
 
 «-5 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 55 
 
 to them that were with him ; which it is not lawful to eat, 
 save for the priests alone ? Or have ye not read in the law, 
 that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the 
 Sabbath, and are guiltless. But I say to you, that a greater 
 than the temple is here. But if ye had known what this 
 meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have 
 condemned the guiltless. The Sabbath came into existence 
 for the sake of man, and not man for the Sabbath : So then 
 the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath. 
 
 § 46. And departing thence, it came to pass on another ss. Matt. 12: 
 Sabbath, that He entered into their synagogue and taught. Marks: 
 And behold, there was a man there, whose right hand was Luke 6: 
 withered. And the Scribes and Pharisees were watching ^" 
 Him whether He would heal him on the Sabbath ; that they 
 might accuse Him. But He knew their thoughts and saith 
 to the man that had the withered hand. Arise, and stand forth 
 in the midst. And he rose up and stood. And they asked 
 Him, saying. Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath ? that they 
 might accuse Him. And Jesus said to them, I ask you, Is it 
 lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save a 
 life, or to destroy it ? But they were silent. And He said 
 to them, What man will there be of you, that shall have one 
 sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay 
 hold of it, and lift it out ? Of how much more value then 
 is a man than a sheep ! So that it is lawful to do well on the 
 Sabbath. And looking round on them with anger, being 
 grieved at their hardness of heart. He saith to the man, 
 Stretch forth thy hand ! And he stretched it forth : and his 
 hand was restored to health as the other. But they were 
 filled with madness, (dvo/ac) and conferred with one another, 
 what they should do to Jesus. — And going out the Pharisees 
 straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, 
 how they might destroy Him. 
 
 § 47. But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew thence with His s s. Matt. 12: 
 disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee fol- Mark 3: 
 lowed ; and from Judsea, and from Jerusalem, and from Id- ^'" 
 umsea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a 
 great multitude, hearing what great things He did, came to 
 Him. And He spake to His disciples, that a little boat 
 
56 THE 6TORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 should wait on Him because of the crowd, that they might 
 not throng Him. For He healed many, so that they pressed 
 upon Him to touch Him, as many as had plagues. And He 
 healed them all. And the unclean spirits whensoever they 
 beheld Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying. Thou 
 art the Sou of God ? And He charged them much that they 
 should not make Him manifest : that it might be fulfilled 
 which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 
 
 Behold My Servant* Whom I chose, 
 
 My Beloved, in Whom My soul is well pleased. 
 
 I will put My Spirit upon Him : 
 
 And He will declare judgment to the nations. 
 
 He will not strive, nor cry aloud ; 
 
 Nor will any one hear His voice in the streets. 
 
 A bruised reed He will not break, 
 
 And smoking flax He will not quench. 
 
 'Till He send forth judgment into victory. 
 
 And in His name shall the nations hope. 
 
 *^'^-i9^' § 48. And it came to pass in these days, that He went 
 
 Luke 6: out into the mountain to pray ; and He spent the whole night 
 in prayer to God. And when it was day He called to Him 
 His disciples (whom He Himself wished) ; and they went to 
 Him. And He chose out from them twelve, whom also He 
 named Apostles. — 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. And Simon He 
 surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother ; and James the son 
 of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James ; and He sur- 
 named them, Boanerges, which is. Sons of thunder; and 
 Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew and Thomas, and 
 James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus (Judas of Jamesf), 
 and Simon the Cananaseau (or Zealot), and Judas Iscariot, 
 who also betrayed Him. — Became a betrayer ! 
 
 S.S. Luke6: § 49. And He came down with them and stood on a 
 
 '7~49 
 
 cf. M»tt. 5:-?: level place. And a great crowd of His disciples ; and a 
 great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, 
 and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him, 
 and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were vexed 
 
 tLuke6:16. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 57 
 
 by uucleau spirits were liealed ; and all the crowd were seek- 
 ing to touch Him : because power went forth from Him and 
 healed them all. 
 
 And He, lifting up His eyes on His disciples, said, 
 
 Blessed* are the poor : 
 For yours is the kingdom of God. 
 ' Blessed are ye that hunger now : 
 
 For ye will be filled. 
 Blessed are ye that weep now : 
 For ye will laugh. 
 Blessed are ye when men hate you, 
 And when they ostracise you. 
 And reproach you, 
 And cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the 
 
 Son of man. 
 Rejoice in that day, and leap : 
 For behold, your reward is great in heaven ; 
 For in the same manner did their fathers to the 
 prophets. 
 
 But woe to you that are rich : 
 For ye have received your consolation. 
 Woe to you that are filled now : 
 For ye will hunger. 
 Woe to you that laugh now : 
 For ye will mourn and weep. 
 Woe ! when all men speak well of you : 
 For in the same manner did their fathers to the false 
 prophets. 
 
 But I say to you who hear, 
 
 Love your enemies. 
 
 Do good to those who hate you, 
 
 Bless those who curse you, 
 
 Pray for those who insult you. 
 
 To him who smites thee on the cheek, 
 
 Offer also the other ; 
 
 And him who takes away thy cloak, 
 
 Forbid not to take thy coat also. 
 
 Give to every one that asks thee ; 
 
 And from him who is taking away thy goods, 
 
 Ask them not back. 
 
 And as ye wish that men should do to you. 
 
 Do ye also in like manner to them. 
 
 For if ye love those who love you, 
 
 What gr acef is to you ? 
 
 *;ia/cd^ro^=Happy ; (a felicitation). 
 
58 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 For even the sinners love those who love them. 
 
 And if ye do good to those who do good to you, 
 
 "What grace is to you ? 
 
 The sinners also do the same. 
 
 And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive. 
 
 What grace is to you ? 
 
 Sinners also lend to sinners, 
 
 To receive as much in return. 
 
 But love your enemies, 
 
 And do good and lend, never desparing. 
 
 And your reward will be great, 
 
 And ye will he sons of the Most High : 
 
 For He is kind toward the unthankful and evil. 
 
 Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 
 
 And judge not: 
 
 And ye will not be judged. 
 
 And condemn not: 
 
 And ye will not be condemned. 
 
 Release, and ye will be released. 
 
 Give : and it will be given unto you. 
 
 Good measure. 
 
 Pressed down. 
 
 Shaken together. 
 
 Running over, will they give into your bosom : 
 
 For with what measure ye measure. 
 
 It will be measured to you again. 
 
 And He spake also a parable to them. Can a blind man 
 guide a blind man ? Will they not both fall into a pit. A 
 disciple is not above the teacher ; but every one when com- 
 pleted will be as his teacher. 
 
 And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, 
 but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? How 
 canst thou say to thy brother. Brother, let me cast out the 
 mote that is in thine eye, when thou seest not the beam that 
 is in thine own eye ? Hypocrite ! cast out first the beam out 
 of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out 
 the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 
 
 For there is no good tree that bears corrupt fruit, nor 
 corrupt tree that bears good fruit, for each tree is known by 
 its own fruit. For from thorns they do not gather figs, nor 
 from a bramble bush do they harvest grapes. The good man 
 out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which 
 is good ; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. • 59 
 
 forth that which is evil ; for out of the abundance of the 
 heart, his mouth speaks. 
 
 And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things 
 which I say? Every one that comes to Me, and hears My 
 words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like. 
 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, 
 and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, 
 the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, 
 because it was well built. But he that hears, and does not, 
 is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a 
 foundation ; against which the stream broke, and straightway 
 it fell together ; and the ruin of that house was great. 
 
 § 50. When he had completed all His sayings in the s s. Matt. 8: 
 hearing of the people. He entered into Capernaum. And a Luke?: 
 certain centurion's servant who was dear to Him, being sick, 
 was about to die. And having heard concerning Jesus, he 
 sent to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him that He would 
 come and save his servant. And they, coming to Jesus, be- 
 sought Him earnestly, saying. He is worthy that thou shouldst 
 do this for him : for he loveth our nation, and himself built 
 the synagogue for us. And Jesus went with them. And 
 when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent 
 friends, — came, beseeching Him, and saying. Lord, My ser- 
 vant lies at home paralyzed, greviously tormented. And He 
 saith to him, I will come and heal him. And the centurion 
 answered and said. Lord, trouble not Thyself: for I am not 
 worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof Where- 
 fore neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee : but 
 say only with a word, and my child {Tiait;) will be healed. 
 For I also am a man set under authority, having under my- 
 self soldiers ; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and 
 to another. Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant. Do 
 this, and he doeth it. And hearing these things, Jesus mar- 
 velled at him; and turning, said to the multitude that fol- 
 lowed Him, Verily, I say to you, not even in Israel have I 
 found so great faith. And I say to you, that many will come 
 from the east, and the west, and will recline with Abraham 
 and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven ; but the sons 
 of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. 
 
60 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth ! And 
 Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way ; as thou didst be- 
 lieve, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed in 
 that hour. — And they who were sent, returning to the house, 
 found the servant well. 
 
 s. Luke 7; §51. And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He 
 
 went into a city called Nain ; and His disciples were going 
 with Him, and a great crowd. And as He came near to the 
 gate of the city, behold, there was being carried out dead the 
 only son of his mother ; and she was a widow ; and a great 
 crowd of the city was with her. And seeing her, the Lord 
 had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not. And He 
 came and touched the bier ; and the bearers stood still. And 
 He said, Young man, I say to thee, arise ! And the dead sat 
 up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. 
 And fear took hold on all : and they glorified God, saying, 
 A great prophet has arisen among us ; and, God hath visited 
 His people. And this report went forth concerning Him in 
 all Judsea and all (he region round about. 
 
 s.s. Matt, 11: § 52. And the disciples of John reported to him con- 
 
 Luke 7: cerniug all these things. Now John, having heard in the 
 ' "^' prison the works of the Christ, calling to him certain two of 
 
 his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, Art Thou the 
 Coming One; or are we to look for another? And when 
 the men came to Him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us 
 to thee, saying, Art Thou the Coming One, or shall we look 
 for another ? And in that hour he cured many, of diseases 
 and plagues and evil spirits; and on many blind, He 
 bestowed sight. And Jesus answering said to them, Go, and 
 report to John the things which ye saw and heard ; Blind 
 men receive sight, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf 
 hear, dead are raised, and poor have good tidings preached to 
 them. And happy is he whoever finds no accasion of stumb- 
 ling in Me. 
 
 And tlie messengers of John having departed — As they 
 were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning 
 John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold ? A 
 reed shaken by the wind ? But what went ye out to see ? 
 A man clothed in soft raimant? Behold, they who wear 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. ' 61 
 
 soft raiment — who are gorgeously apparelled, and live 
 delicately are in king's palaces. But what went ye out to 
 see ? A prophet ? Yea, I say to you, and much more than 
 a prophet. This is he concerning whom it is written. 
 Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face. 
 Who will prepare Thy way before Thee. 
 Verily I say to you. Among those that are born of women, 
 there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist. — Therc^ 
 is none greater than John ; but he who is less {ficicpdrepoi;) m 
 the kingdom of heaven— of God, is greater than he. 
 
 And all the people, hearing it, and the publicans justified 
 God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. But 
 the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the 
 counsel of God, not having been baptized by him. 
 
 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, tho 
 kingdom of heaven is forced, {j^id^erac) and forcers {^caaTat) 
 seize upon it. For all the prophets and the law prophecied 
 until John. And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah 
 who was about to come. He who has ears to hear, let him 
 
 hear. 
 
 But to what shall I liken the men of this generation ? 
 And to what are they like ? They are like the children that 
 are sitting in the market-places and calling to one another, 
 saying. We piped to you, and ye did not dance ; we wailed, 
 and ye did not beat the breast*— ye did not weepf. For 
 John the Baptist has come, not eating bread, nor drinking 
 wine • and ye say. He has a demon. The Son of man has 
 come eating and drinking ; and they say. Behold, a glutton 
 and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And 
 wisdom is justified by her works— by all her children. 
 
 § 53. Then began He to upbraid the cities in which s^ ^"^ '■ 
 most of His miracles were done, because they repented not. 
 Woe to thee, Chorazin ! Woe to thee, Bethsaida ! For if 
 the miracles {povdixBcz) that were done in you had been done 
 in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in 
 sackcloth and ashes. Nevertheless I say to you, it will be 
 
 *iKO(pa(Tde (Matt.) 
 ■\iKkao<Tare (Luke.) 
 
62 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment 
 than for you. 
 
 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted to heaven ? 
 To Hades shalt thou go down. For if the miracles that were 
 done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained 
 until this day. Nevertheless I say to you, that it will be 
 more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment 
 than for thee. 
 
 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank Thee, 
 
 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that Thou didst hide 
 these things from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to 
 babes ; yea, O Father, that so it was* well-pleasing beforef 
 Thee ! All things were delivered to Me by My Father ; and 
 no one knoweth the Son except the Father; neither doth any 
 one know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the 
 Son willeth to reveal Him. 
 
 Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 
 and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn 
 from Me : for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall 
 find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My bur- 
 den is light. 
 
 s. Luke 7: § 54. And one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with 
 
 36-50 
 
 iiim. And entering into the house of the Pharisee, He re- 
 clined at table. And behold, a woman who was in the city, 
 a sinner ; and learning that He was reclining at table in the 
 house of the Pharisee, she brought an alabaster cruse of oint- 
 ment, and standing behind at His feet weeping, she began to 
 wet His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs 
 ot her head, and kissed His feet much, and anointed them 
 with the ointment. 
 
 And seeing it, the Pharisee who had bidden Him spake 
 within himself, saying, This man if he were a prophet, would 
 know who and what sort of woman this is that touches him ; 
 for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, 
 
 1 have something to say to thee. And he saith, Teacher, say 
 it. There were two debtors to a certain money-lender. The 
 one owed five hundred denaries, the other fifty. And they 
 
 '(i/nvpoffdiv. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. ' 63 
 
 not having wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which 
 of them therefore will love him most? Simon answering 
 said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And He 
 said to him. Thou didst rightly judge. And turning to the 
 woman, He said to Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I en^ 
 tered into thy house, no water didst thou give Me for My 
 feet ; but she with her tears has wetted My feet, and with 
 her hair has wiped them. No kiss didst thou give Me ; but 
 she, from the time I entered ceased not to kiss My feet. My 
 head with oil thou didst not anoint ; but she anointed My 
 feet with ointment. Wherefore I say to thee, her many sins 
 are forgiven : for she loved much. But he to whom little is 
 forgiven, loves little. And He said to her. Thy sins are for- 
 given. And they who reclined with Him began to say with- 
 in themselves. Who is this that even forgives sins? And 
 He said to the woman. Thy faith hath saved thee : go in 
 peace. 
 
 § 55. And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He s- Luke s: 
 went about by city and village, preaching and publishing the 
 good news of the kingdom of God; and the twelve with 
 Him, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits 
 and infirmities, Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom 
 seven demons had gone out, and Joanna wife of Chuza, 
 Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who minis- 
 tered to them of their substance. 
 
 § 56. And He cometh into a house. And the multi- s s Mark 3: 
 
 20—30 
 
 tude cometh together again, so that they could not even eat Matt. 12: 
 bread. And hearing it. His kinsmen went out to lay hold "^ " 
 on Him : for they said. He is beside himself. 
 
 Then was brought to Him a demoniac, blind and dumb : 
 and He healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. 
 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said. Is this the 
 Son of David? But the Pharisees hearing it, and the 
 Scribes who came from Jerusalem said, This man does not 
 cast out the demons, except through (iv) Beelzebul, prince of 
 the demons. — He has Beelzebul, and through (ip) the prince 
 of the demons, he casts out the demons. And knowing their 
 thoughts — calling them to Him, He said to them in parables. 
 How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be 
 
64 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. — Every 
 kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and 
 every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. — If 
 a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able 
 to stand. And if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided 
 against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand? If 
 Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot 
 stand ; but has an end. And if I through (iv) Beelzebul 
 cast out the demons, through whom do your sons cast them 
 out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I in the 
 Spirit of God cast out the demons, then is the kingdom of 
 God come upon you. Or how can one enter into the house 
 of the strong and seize his goods? — No one can enter into 
 the house of the strong and plunder his goods, except he first 
 bind the strong, then he will plunder his house. He that is 
 not with Me is against Me ; and he that gathereth not with 
 Me scattereth. 
 
 Therefore — Verily I say to you, all sins will be for- 
 given the sons of men, and the blasphemies whatever they 
 blaspheme : but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit 
 hath not forgiveness forever {acajua*), but is guilty of an 
 eternal* sin, — the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be 
 forgiven ;* because they said. He has an unclean spirit. And 
 ■whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be 
 forgiven him ; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, 
 it will not be forgiven Him, neither in this world (accHvi) nor 
 in that which is to come. 
 
 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make 
 the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt, for from the fruit the 
 tree is known. 
 
 Offspring of vipers ! How can ye, being evil, speak 
 good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the 
 mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure bring- 
 eth forth good things; and the evil man out of his evil 
 treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say to you, tliat 
 every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account 
 of it in the day of judgment. For from thy words thou wilt 
 be justified, and from thy words thou wilt be condemned. 
 
 s. MatL 12: I gy^ Then certain of the Scribes and Pharisees an- 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 65 
 
 swered Him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. 
 But He answering said to them, An evil and adulterous 
 generation seeketh after a sign ; and no sign shall be given 
 to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. For as Jonah 
 was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea mon- 
 ster, {/ciJTOoi;) so shall the Son of man be three days and three 
 nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will 
 rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will con- 
 demn it : because they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; 
 and behold, a greater* than Jonah is here. The queen of 
 the South will rise in the judgment with this generation, and 
 condemn it : for she came from the ends of the earth to hear 
 the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold a greater* than 
 Solomon is here. 
 
 But when the unclean spirit has gone out from the man, 
 it goes through dry places seeking rest, and finds none. Then 
 it says, I will return into my house whence I came out ; and 
 coming it finds it empty, swept and set in order. Then it 
 goes, and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than it- 
 self, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of 
 that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also to 
 this evil generation. 
 
 § 58. While He was yet speaking to the multitudes, s.s Matt. »: 
 behold. His mother and His brothers were standing without, Mark 3: 
 seeking to speak to Him ; and they could not get to Him ^^2.1 s-. 
 through the crowd ; but sent to Him, calling Him. And a ''"" 
 crowd was sitting about Him ; and they say to Him, Behold 
 Thy mother and Thy brothers are standing without seeking 
 Thee — wishing to see Thee. But He answering said to them 
 that told Him, Who is My mother, and who are My broth- 
 ers? And looking round on those who sat about Him — 
 stretching forth His hand to His disciples, He said. Behold, 
 My mother and My brothers ! — My mother and My brothers 
 are these who hear and do the word of God. For whoever 
 does the will of God— of My Father Who is in heaven, he ' 
 is My brother, and sister and mother. 
 
 § 59. On that day Jesus went out of the house, and ^-^^ ^^^'- '^^ 
 sat by the seaside; and again He began to teach. And there ^^^'^4 
 
 *;r;£rov=More. Jl",^^ ^ 
 
 5 
 
66 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 were gathered unto Him very great multitudes ; so that He 
 entered into a boat, and sat in the sea ; and all the multitudes 
 \vere standing by the sea on the beach. — As a great multi- 
 tude was coming together, and the people from city after city 
 were going to Him, He spoke by a parable. — He taught 
 them many tnings in parables, and said unto them in His 
 teaching, Hearken ! behold, the sower went forth to sow his 
 seed. And it came to pass, as he sowed, a part fell by the 
 way-side ; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the 
 heaven came and devoured it. And others fell on the rocky 
 places where they had not much earth ; and straightway they 
 sprang up because they had no depth of earth. And when 
 the sun rose they were scorched ; and because they had no 
 root — no moisture, they withered away. And others fell 
 among thorns; and the thorns grew up with them, and 
 choked them ; and they yielded no fruit. And others fell 
 into the good ground, and yielded fruit growing up and in- 
 creasing, and brought forth some thirty fold, some sixty, and 
 some a hundred fold. And as He said these things, He 
 cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
 And when He was alone, they who were about Him 
 with the twelve — His disciples asked Him concerning the 
 parable, what it was ?— and said to Him, Why speakest Thou 
 to them in parables ? And He answering said to them, To 
 you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom ot 
 God — of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whoso- 
 ever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abund- 
 ance; but whoever hath not, even what he hath shall be 
 taken from him. — To those who are without, to the rest, all 
 things are done in parables : that seeing they may see, and 
 not perceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; 
 lest perhaps they should turn, and be forgiven. — I speak to 
 them in parables ; because seeing they see not, and hearing 
 they hear not, nor understand. And to them is fulfilled the 
 prophecy of Isaiah, which says, 
 
 With hearing ye will hear, and will not understand ; 
 And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive. 
 For the heart of this people is become gross. 
 And their ears are dull of hearing, 
 And their eyes they have closed ; 
 Lest they should see with their eyes 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. ' 67 
 
 And hear with their ears 
 
 And understand with their heart, 
 
 And turn, and I should heal them. 
 
 But, 
 
 Blessed are your eyes : for they see, 
 
 And your ears : for they hear. 
 
 For verily I say to you, that many prophets and right- 
 eous men desired to see what ye see, and saw not, and to hear 
 what ye hear, and heard not. 
 
 And He saith to them. Know ye not this parable ? And 
 how will ye know all the parables? 
 
 Hear ye then the parable of the sower. 
 
 Now the parable is this : the seed is the word of God* 
 The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way- 
 side ; where the word is sown, when any one hears the word 
 of the kingdom and understands not, straightway comes 
 Satan — the Devil — the Evil One and snatches away the word 
 from their heart that which has been sown in it : that they 
 may not believe and be saved. This is he that was sown by 
 the way-side. And these likewise are they that are sown on 
 the rocky places ; who when they hear the word straightway 
 receive it with joy ; and have no root in themselves, but are 
 only for a season — for a season believe; afterward when 
 tribulation, affliction or persecution arises because of the 
 word, straightway they stumble. — In time of trial fall away. 
 
 And others are they that are sown among the thorna. 
 These are they that heard the word, and the anxieties of the 
 world {alojv) and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires 
 about other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes 
 unfruitful. — As they go on, are choked with cares and riches, 
 and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 
 
 And these are they that were sown on the good ground, 
 such as hear the word, and understand, and receive it ; — who 
 in a good and honest heart, hearing the word, hold it fast ; — 
 who bear fruit, — who bring forth fruit with patience, in 
 thirtyfold, in sixtyfold, and in a hundredfold. 
 
 And He said to them, Is the lamp brought that it may 5.5. Mark *n4 
 be put under the bushel, or under the bed ? Is it not, that ^"'"' 
 it may be on the lamp-stand? — No one having lighted a 
 lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed ; but 
 puts it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the 
 
68 
 
 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHMST. 
 
 light. For nothing is secret that will not become manifest, 
 nor hidden, that will not be known and come into manifes- 
 tation — nothing is hidden, except that it should be mani- 
 fested ; nor was made secret, but that it should come to light. 
 If any one has ears to hear, let him hear. And He said to 
 them, Take heed therefore how ye hear.— Take heed what ye 
 hear. With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to 
 you, and more will be added to you. For whoever hath, to 
 him shall be given ; and whoever hath not, even what he 
 hath— even what he thinks he has, shall be taken from him. 
 
 s.s.Matt X3: §60. Another parable He set forth before them, say- 
 
 m21m ing, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed 
 '^"^ good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came 
 and .eowed darnel {^^e^dvca)* among the wheat, and went away. 
 And when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, then ap- 
 peared the darnel also. And the servants of the householder 
 came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in 
 thy field? Whence then hath it darnel? And he said to 
 them. An enemy did this. They said to him. Wilt thou then 
 that we go and gather them up ? But he said, Nay, lest 
 while ye gather up the darnel, ye root up the wheat with 
 them. Let both grow together until the harvest. And in 
 the season of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up 
 first the darnel, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but 
 gather the wheat into my barn. 
 
 s. Mark And He said. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man 
 
 casts the seed upon the earth ; and sleeps and rises night and 
 day, and the seed sprouts and grows up he knows not how. 
 The earth bears fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, 
 then the full grain in the ear. But when the fruit permits, 
 straightway he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest is 
 come. 
 
 9.S. Matt. 13: And He said. How shall we liken the kingdom of God, 
 
 m'JtI 4- or in "^vluit parable shall we set it forth ?— Another parable 
 
 ^^^ He put forth to them, saying. The kingdom of heaven is like 
 
 a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field: 
 
 which indeed is less than all seeds — though it is less than all 
 
 the seeds that are upon the earth, yet when it is sown, grows 
 
 *A plant resembling wheat, but yielding no suck grain. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 69 
 
 up, and becomes greater than all herbs — becomes a tree* — 
 puts out great branches ; so that the birds of the heaven caa 
 lodge in its branches, under its shadow. 
 
 Another parable spake He to them : The kingdom of 
 heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in 
 three sataf of meal, till it was all leavened. 
 
 All these things Jesus spake to the multitudes in para- s.s. Matt. 13: 
 bles. And with many such parables He spake the word to Mark 4: 
 them, as they were able to hear ; and without a parable He ^^^ 
 spake nothing to them ; that it might be fulfilled which was 
 spoken through the prophet, saying, 
 
 I will open my mouth in parables, 
 I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the 
 world. 
 
 And in private to His own disciples He explained all 
 things. 
 
 §61. Then leaving the multitudes. He went into the s. Matt. ly 
 house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to ^ ^^ 
 us the parable of the darnel of the field. And answering 
 He said to them. The one sowing the good seed is the Son of 
 man. The field is the world. The good seed, these are the 
 sons of the kingdom ; but the darnel are the sons of the evil 
 one, and the enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The har- 
 vest is the end of the world, (aicouo:;^) and the reapers are 
 the angels. As therefore the darnel are gathered up, and are 
 burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of the worldj. 
 The Son of man will send forth His angels, and they will 
 gather out from His kingdom all things that cause stumbling, 
 and them that do iniquity, and will cast them into the furnace 
 of fire ; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 
 Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom 
 of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. 
 
 The kingdom of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in 
 a field, which a man found and hid ; and in his joy, he 
 goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 
 
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant 
 
 *(Tcvd7re is probably the shrub, not the herb, the fruit of which 
 
 possesses the pungency of mustard. (Bagster.) 
 fThe ffazd contains a little within 3 gallons. 
 
YO THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 seeking goodly pearls; and having found one pearl of great 
 price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. 
 
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a drag-net cast 
 into the sea, and gathering together of every kind; which, 
 when it was filled, they drew up on the beach, and sat down 
 and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 
 So will it be in the end of the world {aicovo^). The angels 
 will go forth, and will separate the wicked from among the 
 righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire; there will 
 be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth ! 
 
 Did ye understand all these things? They say to Him, 
 Yea. And He said to them. Therefore every Scribe who has 
 been discipled to the kingdom of heaven, is like to a house- 
 holder, who brings forth out of his treasure new things 
 
 and old. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, 
 
 He departed thence. 
 
 8.S. Matt. 8: § 62. And on that day, when evening came, Jesus 
 
 Mkr'k? seeing great multitudes about Him, entered into a boat Him- 
 iuke 8: self, and His disciples followed Him. And He said to them, 
 Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And leaving 
 the multitude, they take Him along as He was in the boat. 
 And they launched forth. (And other boats were with Him.) 
 But as they were sailing He fell asleep. And there came 
 down a storm of wind on the lake.— And, behold, there arose 
 a great tempest in the sea : so that the boat was being cov- 
 ered by the waves ; and the waves were beating into the boat, 
 so that the boat was now filling ; and they were in danger. 
 And He Himself was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. 
 And coming to Him they awake Him, saying. Master! 
 Master ! we are perishing !— Teacher ! carest Thou not that 
 we perish ?— Lord, save, we are perishing ! And awaking. 
 He saith to them. Why are ye fearful ? O ye of little faith ! 
 {d/((r67:i(TTOi). Then rising, He rebuked the winds and the 
 raging of the water— said to the sea, Silence ! {luoTia) be 
 still ! And they ceased : and there was a great calm. And 
 He said to them, Where is your faith ?— Have ye not yet 
 faith ? And they feared exceedingly and wondered, saying 
 one to another. What manner of man is this?— Who then is 
 
 32-25 
 
26-40 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 71 
 
 this, that He commands even the winds and the water and 
 they obey Him ! 
 
 § 63. And they came to the other side of the sea. — s.s. Ma». s: 
 •' 28-9:1 
 
 And they landed in the country of the Gerasenes — Gadarenes Mark 5; 
 — which is over against Galilee. And when He had come mkes: 
 out of the boat, and had gone forth upon the land, there met 
 Him two demoniacs,* coming forth out of the tombs, exceed- 
 ing fierce, so that no one was able to pass by that way. — 
 Straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an 
 unclean spirit. — A certain man out of the city who had 
 demons. And for a long time he had worn no clothing, and 
 abode not in any house, but had his dwelling in the tombs ; 
 and no one could any longer bind him, not even with a 
 chain. — At many times it had seized him, and he was put 
 under guards, bound with chains and fetters — for he had 
 often been bound with fetters and chains ; and the chains had 
 been torn asunder by him, and the fetters chafed in pieces ; 
 and no one had strength to tame him. — And bursting the 
 bands, he was driven by the demon into the deserts. And 
 always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, 
 he was crying out and cutting himself with stones. And 
 seeing Jesus afar off he cried out, and ran, and bowed down 
 to Him, and fell down before Him. — And behold, they cried 
 out, saying. What have we to do with Thee, Thou Son ot 
 God? Didst Thou come hither to torment us before the 
 time? — He cried out with a loud voice, saying, What have I 
 to do with Thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God ? I 
 beseech Thee. — I adjure Thee by God, do not torment me. 
 For He said to him. Come forth, thou unclean spirit out of 
 the man. And Jesus asked him, What is thy name ? And 
 he saith to Him, My name is Legion : for we are many : 
 (because many demons had entered into him). And they 
 besought Him that He would not command them to go away 
 into the abyss — he intreated Him much that he would not 
 send them away out of the country. 
 
 Now there was there afar off from them by the moun- 
 tain a great herd of swine feeding. And the demons besought 
 Him that He would permit them to enter into them, saying, 
 
 *While Matthew mentions the two, Mark and Luke report only 
 upon the most desperate and striking case. 
 
72 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 If Thou cast US out, send us away into the herd of swine. 
 And He gave them leave, saying to them, Go. And coming 
 out of the man, the unclean spirits— demons — went away 
 and entered into the swine. And behold the whole herd, 
 (about two thousand) rushed down the steep into the lake, 
 I and were choked, and died in the waters. And seeing what 
 
 had come to pass, the herdsmen who fed them fled, and went 
 I away into the city, and told everything in the city and in the 
 
 I country ; and what had befallen the demoniacs. And they 
 
 came out to see what had come to pass. And they came to 
 Jesus, and behold the demoniac — the man from whom the 
 demons were gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed 
 and in his right mind, (him who had the legion). And they 
 were afraid. And they who saw it reported to them how he 
 that was possessed by demons was saved. — They recounted to 
 them how it befel the demoniac and concerning the swine. 
 And all the city came out to meet Jesus. — The whole multi- 
 tude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes seeing 
 Him, besought Him that He would depart from their bor- 
 ders : for they were seized with a great fear. 
 
 And as He was entering into the boat, he that had been 
 a demoniac besought Him that he might be with Him. And 
 He suffered him not, but sent him away, saying, Go to thy 
 house, to thy own people, and tell them how great things the 
 Lord God hath done for thee, and how He had compassion 
 on thee. And he went away publishing through the whole 
 city — and began to publish in the Decapolis how great things 
 Jesus did for him ; and all wondered. 
 
 And entering into a boat, Jesus crossed over. And as 
 He returned, the multitude welcomed Him : for they were all 
 waiting for Him. — And when Jesus had passed over again in 
 the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to 
 Him ; and He was by the sea. 
 
 8.S. Mau.g:!, I,: §64. And coming into His own couutry His disciples 
 
 Mark 6: follow Him. — He came into His own city. And when the 
 Sabbath came, He began to teach in their synagogue; so that the 
 many were astonished, saying, Whence has this man this wis- 
 dom, and the miracles? — Whence has this man these things? 
 And, What is the wisdom which is given to this man ? And, 
 
 1-6 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 73 
 
 Such miracles wrought by his hands ! Is not this the carpen- 
 ter's son ? — Is not his mother called Mary ? — Is not this the 
 carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joseph, 
 and Judas and Simon ? And are not his sisters all here with 
 us ? And they were stumbled — offended in Him. And Jesus 
 said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his 
 own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own 
 house. And He did not many miracles there because of their 
 unbelief. — He was not able to do any miracle there, except 
 that He laid His hands on a few sick people, and healed them. 
 And He marvelled because of their unbelief. 
 
 § 65. And Jesus went in a circuit about all the cities *s Matt. 9: 
 
 35-38 
 
 and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Marie 6.- 
 gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every 
 infirmity. And seeing the multitudes, He was moved with 
 compassion for them, because they were harassed, and scat- 
 tered, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith He to His 
 disciples, The harvest is great, but the laborers are few. 
 Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He send forth 
 laborers into His harvest. 
 
 §66. And calling to Him His twelve disciples, He *•* '^'*"- *'^' 
 gave them power and authority over unclean spirits — over all Marie e.- 
 demons, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and Luke 9: 
 every infirmity. 
 
 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; Philip, 
 and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; 
 James the son of Alphseus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the 
 Canansean, and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed him. 
 
 These twelve Jesus began to send forth two by two to 
 preach the kingdom of God, and to heal.* And He charged 
 them, saying. Go not into a way of the Gentiles, and into a 
 city of the Samaritans enter not ; but go rather to the lost 
 sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying. 
 The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the 
 dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. A gift ye received : 
 as a gift impart. And He charged them that they should 
 
 *See 2 65. Cf. § 96. 
 
74 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 16-42 
 
 take nothing for the way, except a staff only ; but to go shod 
 with sandals.— And He said to them, Get not gold, nor 
 eilver, nor brass in your girdles ; nor bag for the journey, 
 nor bread, no money ; and put not on two coats— nor sandals, 
 nor staff: for the workman is worthy of his food. And into 
 whatever city or village ye enter, search out who in it is 
 worthy ; and wherever— into whatever house ye enter, there 
 abide till ye depart thence. And as ye come into the house, 
 salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come 
 upon it, but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 
 And whatever place, and whoever does not receive you, nor 
 hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, 
 shake off the dust of your feet for a testimony to them — 
 against them. Verily I say to you, it will be more tolerable 
 for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judg- 
 ment than for that city. 
 s.iiiatt .0: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of 
 
 wolves: become therefore sagacious (fpovt/uioe) as serpents, 
 and sincere (dfcipaeoi*) as doves. But beware of men : for 
 they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues 
 they will scourge you ; and before governors and kings also 
 ye will be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and 
 to the Gentiles. But whenever they deliver you up, be not 
 anxious how or what to speak : for it will be given you in 
 that hour what to speak. For it is not ye that speak, but 
 the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. And 
 brother will deliver up brother to death, and father child ; 
 and children will rise up against parents and put them to 
 death. And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake ; 
 but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved. But 
 when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next ; for 
 verily I say to you, ye will not finish the cities of Israel, till 
 the Son of man come. 
 
 A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above 
 his lord. It is enough for the disciple to become as his 
 teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they called the Mas- 
 ter of the house, Beelzebul, how much more those of His 
 household ? Fear them not therefore : for there is nothing 
 covered that will not be revealed, and hid that will not be 
 
 * t. e, unmixed, uncompounded, genuine, clear. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 75 
 
 known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak ye in the 
 light; and what ye hear in the ear, preach upon the house- 
 tops. And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are 
 not able to kill the soul ; but rather fear Him Who is able 
 to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows 
 sold for a penny ? And not one of them shall fall on the 
 ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your 
 head are all numbered. Fear not therefore : ye are of more 
 value than many sparrows. Every one therefore, who shall 
 confess Me before men, him will I also confess before My 
 Father Who is in heaven. But whosoever denies Me before 
 men, him will I also deny before My Father Who is in 
 heaven. 
 
 Think not that I came to cast {^aXiiv) peace on the 
 earth ; I came not to cast peace, but a sword. For I came to 
 set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with 
 her mother, and a daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law ; 
 and a man's foes will be they of his household. He that 
 loveth father or mother above (uzep) Me, is not worthy of 
 Me ; and he that loveth son or daughter above Me, is not 
 worthy of Me. And he that does not take his cross and fol- 
 low after Me is not worthy of Me. He that finds his life 
 shall lose it ; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find 
 it. He that receiveth you receiveth Me ; and he that receiv- 
 eth Me receiveth Him Who sent Me. He that receiveth a 
 prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's re- 
 ward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of 
 a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And 
 whosoever gives to drink a cup of cold water only, to one of 
 these little ones, in the name of a disciple. Verily I say to 
 you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 
 
 §67. And it came to pass when Jesus had finisheds.s. Matt, u: 
 commanding His twelve disciples. He departed thence to Mark 6: 
 teach and preach in their cities. And going forth, they went Luke 9: 
 about through the villages publishing the good news — and 
 preached that men should repent. And they cast out many 
 demons, and anointed with olive oil many that were sick, and 
 healed them everwhere. 
 
76 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 s.s.Matt. 14: §63 And at that season* Herod the tretrarch heard 
 
 1-2, 13 " 
 
 Mark 6: the report concerning Jesus — of all the things that were 
 iTkVa?' 'taking place : for His name had become well known. And 
 '"^ Herod was much perplexed : because some were saying, John 
 
 the Baptist has risen from the dead : and therefore do these 
 powers work in him. Others said, It is Elijah ! — Elijah 
 hath appeared ! Others said that. One of the old prophets 
 had risen. And others said. It is a prophet, even as one of 
 the prophets. And Herod said, John I beheaded ; but who 
 is this, about whom I hear such things ? — John whom I be- 
 headed ! he is risen.— This is John the Baptist ! he is risen 
 from the dead: and therefore do the powers work in him. 
 And he was seeking to see Him. 
 
 (Herod had sent forth a soldier of his guard, and com- 
 manded to bring his (John's) head ; and he went and be- 
 headed John in prison. And when his disciples heard thereof, 
 tliey came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb ; and 
 they went and told Jesus.) 
 
 s.s. Mark 6: § 69. And thc apostles gather themselves together unto 
 
 Luke 9: Jesus; and when they were returned they reported to Him 
 all things, whatever they did, and whatever they taught. 
 And He saith to them. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert 
 place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and 
 going, and they had no opportunity even to eat. 
 
 ».s. Matt, 14: I 70. And Jesus hearing, {of the murder of John) took 
 
 Mark 6: tlicm, and withdrcw tliencc lu a boat privately to the other 
 
 Luke 9 : sidc of the sca of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, to a 
 
 John 6: desert place apart, and to a city called Bethsaida. j!^nd the 
 
 '"'"* jieople saw them going on their way, and many knew them. 
 
 And when the multitude heard thereof, a great multitude 
 
 iollowe<l Him, because they beheld the signs which He did 
 
 on them that were sick. And they ran together there on foot 
 
 from all the cities, and outwent them. And coming forth 
 
 1 le saw a great multitude ; and He had compassion on them : 
 
 because they were as sheep having no. shepherd; and He 
 
 v.elcomed them, and began to teach them many things, — and 
 
 f-jjoke to them concerning the kingdom of God ; and those 
 
 \\ho had need of cure He healed. — He healed their sick. 
 
 *dee Matt. 13 : 63-58. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 77 
 
 And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there He sat 
 with His disciples. 
 
 And the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 
 Jesus, therefore, lifting up His eyes, and seeing that a great 
 multitude was coming to Him, saith to Philip, Whence are 
 we to buy bread that these may eat ? And this He said to 
 try him, for He Himself knew what he was about to do. 
 Philip answered Him, Two hundred denaries worth of bread 
 is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a little. 
 And the day began to decline. And when evening came. His 
 twelve disciples came to Him, saying. The place is desert, and 
 the day is far spent — the time is already passed away. Dis- 
 miss the multitudes, that they may go away into the sur- 
 rounding fields and villages — and country around, and buy 
 themselves victuals — and lodge and find food : because we 
 are here in a desert place. But Jesus, answering said to them. 
 They need not go away : give ye them to eat. And they say 
 to Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of 
 loaves, and give them to eat ? But He saith to them. How 
 many loaves have ye ? Go see. One of His disciples, An- 
 drew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to Him, There is a 
 lad here who has five barley loaves and two fishes ; but what 
 are these among so many ? — And having learned, they said. 
 We have no more than five loaves and two fishes ; un- 
 less we ourselves should go and buy food for all this people. 
 (For they were about five thousand men.) And He said. 
 Bring them hither to Me. And He said to His disciples. 
 Make them all recline in companies of about fifty on the 
 green grass. Now there was much grass in the place. And 
 they did so, and made them all recline. And they lay down, 
 ranks, ranks, {npaatai, Tcpaatai*) by hundreds and by fifties. 
 And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to 
 heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves, and kept giving to 
 the disciples to set before the multitude who were reclining ; 
 and likewise the two fishes, as much as they wished. He 
 divided among them all. And they all ate, and were filled — 
 satisfied. And when they were filled, He saith to His dis- 
 ciples. Gather up the pieces which remain over that nothing 
 be lost. So they gathered them together, and filled twelve 
 
 *Garden beds, Garden beds. 
 
78 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 15-ai 
 
 baskets full of pieces from the five barley loaves and from 
 the fishes that remained over to those who had eaten. And 
 they who ate the loaves were about five thousand men, besides 
 women and children. 
 
 The men, therefore, seeing the sign that He did, said, 
 This is of a truth the Prophet that cometh into the world. 
 
 s.s. Ma«. 14: § 71. Jesus therefore, knowing, that they were about to 
 
 Mark 6 : come and take Him by force, to make Him a king, straight- 
 john6: way constrained His disciples to enter into the boat, and to 
 go before Him to the other side to Bethsaida while He Him- 
 self was dismissing the multitudes. And having taken leave 
 of, and dismissed the multitudes. He withdrew again into the 
 mountain apart — alone to pray. — And when evening came, 
 His disciples went down to the sea, and entering into a boat 
 were going over the sea to Capernaum. And it was now 
 dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them ; and as a strong 
 wind was blowing, the sea began to rise. And the boat was 
 now in the midst of the sea distressed by the waves, and He 
 was alone on the land. And seeing them distressed in row- 
 ing; (for the wind was contrary to them), in the fourth watch 
 of the night, He cometh to them walking on the sea. — When 
 therefore, they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty fur- 
 longs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing 
 near to the boat ; and He would pass by them. But the dis- 
 ciples, seeing Him walking on the sea were afraid — troubled, 
 saying, It is a spectre ! And they cried out for fear : for 
 they all saw Him, and were troubled. But straightway, 
 Jesus spoke to them — and talked with them, saying. Be of 
 good cheer ! It is I. be not afraid ! They were willing, 
 therefore, to receive Him into the boat. And Peter answer- 
 ing Him, said, Lord, if it be Thou, bid me to come to Thee 
 on the waters. And He said, Come. And coming down 
 from the boat, Peter walked on the waters and came to 
 Jesus. But seeing the wind, he was afraid ; and beginning 
 to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me ! And straight- 
 way JesuB stretching forth His hand took hold of him, and 
 says to him, Little faith ! Why didst thou doubt ? And 
 He went up to them into the boat ; and when they had gone 
 up into the boat, the wind ceased. And they were greatly 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 79 
 
 amazed in themselves. For they did not understand concern- 
 ing the loaves, but their heart was hardened. And those who 
 were in the boat worshipped Him, saying. Truly Thou art 
 God's Son. And straightway the boat was at the land whither 
 they were going. And crossing over they came unto the land 
 of Gennesaret, and were moored, {npoaojpixiadr^aav'^). 
 
 And when they were come out of the boat, the men of ^•^' '^l^^- 
 that place straightway recognizing Him, sent out into all that '^^^'''• 
 region round about, and began to carry about on beds, those 
 who were sick — brought to Him all who were sick, where 
 they heard He was. And wherever He entered into villages, 
 or into cities, or into fields, they laid the sick in the market 
 places ; and they sought Him that they might touch if it were 
 only the fringe of His garment. And as many as touched 
 were saved — made well. 
 
 § 72. On the morrow the multitude that stood on the^'-K-yi*'' 
 other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there 
 but one,and that Jesus went not with His disciples into the 
 boat, but His disciples went away alone (yet there came boats 
 from Tiberias near to the place where they ate bread, whea 
 the Lord had given thanks) ; when therefore the multitude 
 saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they then*- 
 selves entered into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seek- 
 ing for Jesus. And having found Him on the other side 
 of the sea, they said to Him, Rabbi, when comest thow 
 hither ? Jesus answered them and said. Verily, verily, I say 
 to you, ye seek Me not because ye saw the sign, but because 
 ye ate of the loaves and were filled. Work not for the food 
 that perishes ; but for the food that abides unto eternal life, 
 which the Son of man will give to you : for Him, the Father, 
 ^ God, has sealed. They said therefore to Him, What are we 
 to do, that we may work the works of God ? Jesus answered 
 and said to them. This is the work of God, that ye believe 
 on Him whom he sent. They said therefore to Him, what 
 sign doest thou then, that we may see, and believe ? What 
 dost thou work ? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilder- 
 ness ; as it is written. He gave them bread out of heaven to 
 eat. Jesus therefore said to them. Verily, verily, I say to you, 
 
 *To station a ship or boat. 
 
80 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Moses baa not given you the bread out of heaven ; but My 
 Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. For the 
 bread of God is that which coming down out of heaven, giv- 
 eth life to the world. They said therefore to Him, Lord, 
 evermore give us this bread. Jesus said to them, I am the 
 bread of life. He that cometh to Me shall not hunger, and 
 he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. But I said to 
 you, that ye have seen Me, and do not believe. All that the , 
 Father giveth Me will come to Me ; and him that cometh to 
 Me I will in no wise cast out. For I have come down from 
 heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him Who 
 sent Me. And this is the will of Him "Who sent Me, that of 
 all which He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should 
 raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of My Father, 
 that every one who beholds the Son, and believeth on Him, 
 should have eternal life ; and I will raise Him up at the last 
 day. The Jews therefore murmured concerning Him, because 
 He said, I am the bread that came down out out of heaven. 
 And they said. Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose 
 father and mother we know ? How does he now say, I have 
 come down out of heaven ? Jesus answered and said to them, 
 Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to Me 
 unless the Father who sent Me draw him ; and I will raise 
 him up in the last day. It is written in the prophets. And 
 they shall all be taught of God. Every one that has heard 
 from the Father, and has learned, comes to Me. Not that 
 any one has seen the Father; save He who is from God. He 
 has seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say to you, he that 
 believes hath life eternal. I am the bread of life. Your 
 fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and died. This is 
 the bread that cometh down out of heaven, that one may eat 
 of it, and not die. I am the living bread that came down 
 out of heaven. If any one eat of this bread, he will live for- ' 
 ever ; yea, and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for 
 the life of the world. 
 
 The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, 
 How can this man give us his flesh to eat ? Jesus therefore 
 said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, unless ye eat the 
 flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have not 
 life in yourselves. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 81 
 
 My blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the 
 last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true 
 drink. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, 
 abideth in Me and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, 
 and I live because of the Father, so he that eateth Me, shall 
 live because of me. This is the bread that came down out 
 of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died; he that eats 
 ^ this bread shall live forever. 
 
 These things said He in the Synagogue, teaching in 
 Capernaum. 
 
 Many therefore of His disciples when they heard it, 
 said, This is a hard saying: who can hear it? But Jesus, 
 knowing in Himself that His disciples murmured at this, 
 said to them. This oiFends you* ? What then if ye behold 
 the Son of man ascending where He was before? It is the 
 Spirit that makes alive, the flesh profits nothing ; the words 
 which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. But there 
 are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the 
 beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was 
 that would betray Him. And He said. For this cause I 
 have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it be 
 given him from the Father. Upon this many of His disci- 
 ples went back and walked no more with Him. Jesus said 
 therefore to the twelve. Would ye also go away? Simon 
 Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou 
 hast the words of eternal life. And we have believed and 
 know that Thou art the Holy One of God. Jesus answered 
 them. Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a 
 devil? And He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon 
 Iscariot ; for he it was that was about to betray Him, being 
 one of the twelve. 
 
 f VI. 
 
 From the Third Passover of Christ's Public Min- 
 istry TO THE EnSUEING FeAST OF TaBERNACLES. 
 
 (Six Months, April-October.) 
 § 73. And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee ; s. John ^ -, 
 for He would not walk in Judea, because the Jews were seek- 
 ing to kill Him. 
 
82 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 1-23 
 
 S.S. Matt, is: § 74, And there gather together to Him the Pharisees, 
 
 Mark 7: and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem, and who 
 saw some of His disciples, that they ate their bread 'with 
 common (that is, unwashen hands). For the Pharisees, and 
 all the Jews unless they wash their hands and forearm 
 {jtoyfxTJ), do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders ; and 
 coming from the market unless they sprinkle* themselves, 
 they do not eat ; and there are many other things which they i 
 received to hold, immersionsf of cups, and pots, and brazen 
 vessels. And the Pharisees and the scribes ask Him, saying, 
 Why do not thy disciples walk according to, but transgress 
 the tradition of the elders and eat bread with common hands? 
 For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. And 
 He answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the 
 Commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition? 
 Hypocrites ! Well did Isaiah prophecy concerning you saying. 
 
 This people honor me with their lips. 
 
 But their heart is far from Me. 
 
 But in vain they worship Me, 
 
 Teaching as doctrines commandments of men. 
 
 Leaving the commandment of God, ye hold the tradi- 
 tion of men. And He said to them, Well do ye reject the 
 commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. 
 For God (by Moses) said. Honor thy father and thy mother, 
 and he that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely 
 die. But ye say. Whoever says to his father or his mother. It 
 is Corban*, that is, a Gift, whatever thou mightest be profited 
 with from me, shall not honor his father — ye no longer suffer 
 him to do aught for his father or his mother ; making void 
 the word of God by — for the sake of your tradition which 
 ye handed down. And many such things ye do. And call- 
 ing to Him the multitude. He said to them. Hearken to me 
 all of you, and understand. Not that which enters into the , 
 mouth defiles the man. — There is nothing from without the 
 man ; that going into him can defile him ; but that which 
 
 *pavrtaiovrac 
 
 XKop^dv — brought near (i. e. to God, as a holy thing in His ser- 
 vice.) 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 83 
 
 proceeds out of the mouth — the things that proceed out of 
 the man, are those that defile the man. 
 
 Then come to Him the disciples, and say to Him, Know- 
 est Thou that the Pharisees, when they heard the saying, 
 were stumbled ? And He answered and said. Every plant 
 which My Heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. 
 Let them alone, they are blind guides ; and if blind guide 
 blind, both will fall into a pit. 
 
 And when He entered into the house from the multitude. 
 His disciples asked Him the parable. — Peter answering 
 said to Him, Explain to us the parable. And He said to 
 them, Are ye also even yet, so without understanding ? Per- 
 ceive ye not that whatever from without goes into the mouth 
 — into the man can not defile him ? Because it goes not into 
 his heart, but into his belly, and is cast out into the drain ; 
 making all foods clean. And He said, That which proceeds 
 out of the man, that defiles the man — The things that proceed 
 out of the mouth, come forth out of the heart ; and it is they 
 that defile the man. For from within, out of the heart evil 
 thoughts proceed, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false 
 witnessings, covetousnesses, wickednesses, deceit, wantoness, 
 an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil 
 things proceed from within ; and these are the things that de- 
 file the man ; but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not the 
 man. 
 
 §75. And rising up, going forth from thence Jesusss. Matt. 15: 
 withdrew into the borders of of Tyre and Sidon; and enter- Mark 7: 
 ing into a house. He wished no one to know it. And He '*^'* 
 could not be hid. And behold, straightway a woman of 
 Canaan whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, coming 
 out of those borders, hearing of Him, came and fell at His 
 feet. Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by 
 race ; and she besought Him that He would cast out the 
 demon out of her daughter. She cried, saying. Have mercy 
 on me, O Lord, Son of David ! my daughter is grievously 
 possessed with a demon. But He answered her not a word. 
 And His disciplse came and besought Him, saying. Dismiss 
 her : for she cries after us. But He answering said, I was 
 not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But 
 
84 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 &,S. Matt, is: 
 29-31 
 Mark 7: 
 
 31-37 
 
 8. Mark 
 
 t.t. Matt. 15: 
 
 32-39 
 Marks: 
 I- 10 
 
 she came, and worshipped Him, saying. Lord, help me. And 
 He said to her, Let the children first be satisfied : for it is not 
 good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs. 
 But she answered and said to Him, Yea, Lord, even the dogs 
 under the table eat of the children's crumbs that fall from 
 their master's table. Then Jesus answering said to her, O 
 woman ! great is thy faith ; be it to thee as thou wilt. — For 
 this saying, go thy way ; the demon is gone out of thy daugh- 
 ter. And her daughter was healed from that hour. And 
 going away to her house, she found the child laid on the bed, 
 and the demon gone out. 
 
 § 76. And again going out of the borders of Tyre 
 Jesus came through Sidon near to the sea of Galilee, through 
 the midst of the borders of Decapolis. And going up into 
 the mountain, He sat there. And there came to Him great 
 multitudes having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, 
 and many others, and cast them down at His feet, and He 
 healed them : so that the multitudes wondered when they saw 
 the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and 
 the blind seeing ; and they glorified the God of Israel. 
 
 And they bring to Him one that was deaf, and had an 
 impediment in his speech ; and they beseech Him to put His 
 hand upon him. And taking him aside from the multitude 
 privately. He put His fingers into his ears, and spitting, 
 touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven. He sighed, 
 and saith to him Ephphatha ! that is. Be opened. And his 
 ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and 
 he spoke aright. And He charged them that they should tell 
 no one. But the more He charged them, the more abund- 
 antly they published it. And they were beyond measure 
 astonished, saying, He has done all things well ; He makes 
 even the deaf to hear and dumb to speak. 
 
 § 77. In those days, when there was again a great mul- 
 titude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus, calling to Him 
 His disciples said to them, I have compassion on the multi- 
 tude, because they continue with Me now three days, and have 
 nothing to eat : and I am not willing to dismiss them fasting 
 lest they faint in the way — If I dismiss them fasting to their 
 home, they will faint in the way ; and some of them have 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 85 
 
 come from afar. And His disciples answering say to Him, 
 Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness as 
 to satisfy so great a multitude ? Whence will one be able to 
 satisfy these men with bread, here in a desert place ? And 
 Jesus asked them, How many loaves have ye ? And they 
 said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And He commanded the 
 multitudes to recline on the ground. And He took the seven 
 loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave 
 to the disciples to set before them ; and they set them before 
 the multitude. And they all ate and were satisfied. And 
 they took up of pieces that remained over, seven baskets-full. 
 And they who ate were four thousand men besides women 
 and children. And dimissing the multitudes He entered 
 straightway into a boat with His disciples, and came into the 
 region of Dalmanutha — into the borders of Magadan. 
 
 § 78. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came out andss. wati. i6: 
 began to question Him, asking Him to show them a sign Marks: 
 from heaven, tempting Him. [And He answering said to 
 them, When it is evening ye say, Fair weather ! for the sky 
 is red. And in the morning, A storm to day ! for the sky is 
 red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the 
 heaven, and can ye not the signs of the times?]* And sigh- 
 ing deeply in His spirit. He saith. Why does this generation 
 seek a sign? An evil and audulterous generation seeketh 
 after a sign ; and verily I say to you, there shall no sign be 
 given to this generation, except the sign of Jonah. And 
 leaving them, He embarked again, and went away to the 
 other side. 
 
 § 79. And coming to the other side. His disciples forgot s.s. Matt. i6: 
 to take bread ; and they had none in the boat with them ex- ^^rk s: 
 cept one loaf. And Jesus charged them, saying. Take heed **"*' 
 and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, 
 and the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned among them- 
 selves, saying. We took no bread. — We have no bread. And 
 Jesus perceiving — knowing it, said to them, Why reason ye 
 among yourselves, little-faithed ones because ye have no bread? 
 Do ye not yet consider, nor understand ? Have ye your heart 
 
 *The passage in brackets is somewhat uncertain, being absent 
 from probably a m.ajority of Mss. 
 
86 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 heardeued ? Having eyes, do ye not see ? And having ears, 
 do ye not hear? Do ye not yet perceive nor remember? 
 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how 
 many baskets-full of pieces did ye take up ? They say to Him, 
 Twelve. And when the seven among the four thousand, how 
 many baskets-full of pieces did ye take up ? And they said, 
 seven. And He said to them, How is it that ye do not un- 
 derstand ? How is it that ye do not perceive that I spoke 
 not to you concerning bread ? But beware of the leaven of 
 the Pharisees and Sadducees ! Then they understood, that 
 He did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of 
 the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 
 
 S. Mark 8 ; 
 
 32-26 
 
 § 80. And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to 
 Him a blind man, and beseech Him to touch him. And tak- 
 ing the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the 
 village ; and having spat in his eyes, and putting His hands 
 upon him. He asked him, Seest thou anything ? And look- 
 ing up he said, I see men : because I see them as trees walk- 
 ing. Then again He put His hands on his eyes ; and he 
 looked thoroughly {6isl^h(pev) and was restored, and saw all 
 things clearly. And He sent him away to his home, saying. 
 Do not even go into the village. 
 
 S.s. Matt. i6; 
 J3-20 
 Mark 8: 
 27-30 
 Luke 9 : 
 i8-ai 
 
 Matt only 
 
 § 81. And Jesus went out, and His disciples, into the 
 villages of Csesarea Philippi. And it came to pass as he was 
 praying in solitude, the disciples were with Him. And in the 
 way He asked His disciples, saying. Who do the multitudes 
 say that I the Son of man am ? And they answering said. 
 Some John the Baptist ; others Elijah ; and others, Jeremiah ; 
 and others, that one of the old prophets is risen. And He 
 asked them. But who say ye that I am ? And Simon Peter 
 answering said, Thou art the Christ of God — the Son of the 
 living God. And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art 
 thou Simon Bar-jonah : for flesh and blood did not reveal it 
 to thee, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say 
 to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build 
 My church ; {inKX-^aia) and the gates of Hades shall not 
 prevail against it. I will give to thee the keys of the king- 
 dom of heaven ; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 87 
 
 be bound in heaven ; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth 
 shall be loosed in heaven. 
 
 Then He charged the disciples, and commanded them synoptics 
 that they should tell no one concerning Him — that He was 
 the Christ. 
 
 Mark 8 : 
 31—9: I 
 Luke 9 : 
 32-37 
 
 § 82. From that time began Jesus Christ to show to His^^- ^^»'g '^•■ 
 disciples that He must go to Jerusalem — that the Son of man 
 must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and 
 chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day 
 be raised up — rise again. And He spoke the saying openly. 
 And Peter taking Him aside, began to rebuke Him, saying, 
 Be merciful to Thee Lord ; ( IXecot: aot mpit) this shall not 
 be to Thee. But He turning about and seeing His disciples, 
 rebuked Peter, and said, Get thee behind Me Satan : thou art 
 a stumbling-block to Me : for thou art not thinking the 
 things of God, but those of men. And calling to Him the 
 multitude with His disciples He said to them all. If any one 
 wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up 
 his cross daily, and follow Me. For whosoever wishes to 
 save his life (^y/^'v) shall lose it ; and whosoever loses his 
 life for My sake and the gospel's, shall find it — shall save it. 
 For what will a man be profited if he gain the whole world, 
 and forfeit his soul — lose or forfeit himself? Or what is a 
 man to give as an exchange for his soul? For whoever is 
 ashamed of Me and of My words, in this adulterous and sin- 
 ful generation, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when 
 He comes in His glory, and in that of His Father and that 
 of the holy angels. For the Son of man is about to come in 
 the glory of His Father, with His angels : and then will He 
 render to each one according to his actions. And He said to 
 them, Verily, I say to you, there are some of those standing 
 here who will in no wise taste of death till they see the Son 
 of man coming in His kingdom — till they see the king- 
 dom of God already come with power. 
 
 § 83. And after six days — About eight days after these s.s. Matt. 17: 
 sayings, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his Mark 9: 
 brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart by lJ^c 9 : 
 themselves. — He went up into the mountain to pray. And ^.l^Pet. x: 
 while He was praying, the appearance of His countenance '^"'^ 
 
gg THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 became changed. — He was transfigured before them; and 
 His face shone as the sun, and His raiment became glistening* 
 white — radiantt — such as no fuller on earth can so whiten — 
 white as the light. And, behold, two men were talking with 
 Jesus, who were Moses and Elijah ; who appearing in glory, 
 ^ were speaking of His departure, which He was about to 
 
 accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and they who were 
 with him were heavy with sleep, but keeping awake they saw 
 His glory, and the two men that stood with Him. And it 
 came to pass as they were parting from Him, Peter answering 
 said to Jesus, Rabbi — Master — Lord, it is good for us to be 
 here. If Thou wilt, let us make here three tents ; one for 
 Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah ; not knowing 
 what he said — for he knew not what to answer ; for they be- 
 came afraid. But while he was saying this, behold there 
 came a bright cloud overshadowing them ; and they feared as 
 they entered into the cloud. And behold, there came a voice 
 out of the cloud, saying. 
 
 This is My Beloved, — My chosen Son, 
 In whom I am well pleased, 
 Hear ye Him. 
 
 And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And the 
 disciples hearing it fell on their faces, and were exceedingly 
 afraid. And Jesus came to them, and touching them said, 
 Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, and sud- 
 denly looking around, they no longer saw anyone except 
 Jesus alone with themselves. 
 
 And as they were coming down from the mountain. He 
 charged — commanded them, saying. Tell no one the vision 
 until the Son of man is risen from the dead. And His dis- 
 ciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that 
 1 Elijah must first come ? And He answering said, Elijah in- 
 
 deed cometh first and restoreth 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 say to you that Elijah is 
 already come, and they knew him not ; but they did with 
 him whatever they wished, as it is written of him. So also 
 is the Son of man about to suffer by them. Then the disci- 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHEIST. 89 
 
 pies understood that He spoke to them concerning John the 
 Baptist. 
 
 And they kept silent, and told no one in those days any 
 of the things which they had seen. They kept the saying, 
 questioning among themselves, what is the rising from the 
 dead ? 
 
 § 84. And it come to pass on the next day, when they^-^- ^l^^ *7' 
 had come dome from the mountain, coming to the disciples Mark 9: 
 they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes question- jLukeg: 
 ing with them. And straightway all the multitude seeing ^^ *' 
 Him were greatly amazed, and running to Him, saluted Him. 
 And He asked them, What question ye with them ? And 
 when they had come to the multitude, behold, there came to 
 Him a man from the crowd kneeling to Him, and cried, say- 
 ing. Teacher, I brought to Thee my son, having a dumb 
 spirit. Lord, have mercy on my son — I beseech Thee look 
 upon my son for he is my only child, and behold, a spirit 
 takes him, and he suddenly cries out — he is epileptic, and 
 suffers grievously : for often he falls into the fire, and often 
 into the water — and wherever it lays hold on him, it tears 
 him, and it convulses him with foaming, and with diflBculty 
 departs from him, bruising him, — he foams and gnashes his 
 teeth and pines away. And I brought him to Thy disciples 
 — I besought Thy disciples that they should cast it out, and 
 they could not— they were not able — they could not heal him. 
 And Jesus answering said, O faithless generation, — unbeliev- 
 ing and perverse ! how long shall I be with you ? How long 
 shall I bear with you ? Bring hither thy son to Me. And 
 they brought him to Him. And while he was yet coming, 
 seeing Him, the demon straightway threw him down, and 
 greatly convulsed him ; and he fell on the ground, and wal- 
 lowed foaming. And He asked his father. How long time is 
 
 it, that this has befallen him ? And he said, From a child I 
 
 • I 
 
 And ofttimes it cast him both into the fire, and into the water^ 
 
 to destroy him. But if Thou canst do anything, have com- 
 passion on us, and help us. And Jesus said to him. If thou 
 canst! All things are possible to him that believeth. 
 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I be- 
 lieve; help Thou my unbelief. And Jesus, seeing that a 
 
90 
 
 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, 
 saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, 
 come out ot him, and enter into him no more. And after 
 crying out and convulsing him much, the demon came out 
 from him. And he became as one dead ; so that the greater 
 part said. He is dead. But Jesus taking him by the hand, 
 raised him, and he stood up. He healed the boy, and gave 
 him back to his father. And the boy was healed from that 
 hour. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. 
 And when He had come into the house, the disciples 
 coming to Jesus apart, asked Him privately, Why could not 
 we cast it out ? And He said to them, because of your little 
 faith. For verily I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of 
 mustard, ye will say to this mountain. Remove hence to yon- 
 der place ; and it will remove ; and nothing will be impossi- 
 ble to you. And He said to them, This kind can come out 
 by n^ihing, except by prayer. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 and 
 Mark. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 17 : 
 
 82,23 
 
 Mark 9: 
 30-32 
 Luke 9 : 
 
 43-45 
 
 t,S. Mark 
 9:33 
 Matt. 17 : 
 34-37 
 
 § 85. And going forth from thence, they were passing 
 along through Galilee ; and He would not that anyone should 
 know it : For Jesus was teaching His disciples ; — While they 
 were gathering themselves together in Galilee ; — While all 
 were wondering at all the things which He did, saying to 
 them, Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of man 
 is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they 
 will kill Him ; and having been killed, after three days He 
 will rise again — on the third day He will be raised up. But 
 they understood not this saying, and it was hidden from them, 
 that they should not perceive it ; and they were afraid to ask 
 Him about this saying. — And they were exceedingly grieved. 
 
 § 86. And they came to Capernaum. — And when they 
 came to Capernaum, those who received the half-shekel came 
 to Peter, and said. Does your teacher pay the half-shekel ? 
 He says. Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus an- 
 ticipated him, saying. What thinkest thou, Simon? The 
 kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? 
 From their sons, or from strangers ? He said, From strangers. 
 Jesus said to him, So then, the sons are free. But that we 
 may not cause them to stumble, go to the sea and cast a hook, 
 and draw up the fish that first comes up; and opening its 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 91 
 
 mouth, thou wilt find a shekel ; that take, and give to them 
 for Me and thee. 
 
 § 87. And there had entered (ecff^Xdeu) among them a**-^^"- ^^' 
 reasoning which of them would be greatest. And when He Mark 9: 
 was in the house. He asked them. What were ye reasoning in Luke 9 : 
 the way ? But they were silent ; for they had discussed with * 
 one another in the way, who was the greater. And sitting 
 down, He called the twelve, and saith to them. If any one 
 wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant (dcdfcovo^) 
 of all. — In that hour came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who 
 then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus 
 knowing the reasoning of their hearts, calling a little child to 
 Him, placed it by Himself in the midst of them, and said, 
 Verily I say to you, if ye do not turn and become as the lit- 
 tle children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, 
 he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And folding it 
 in His arms. He said to them, whoever receives one of such 
 little children in My name, receives Me ; and whoever re- 
 ceiveth Me, receiveth not Me, but Him who sent Me ; for he 
 that is least among you all, he is great. 
 
 See that ye despise not one of these little ones : for I say 
 to you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face 
 of My Father who is in heaven. 
 
 What think ye ? If any one has a hundred sheep, and 
 one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety and 
 nine and go to the mountains and seek that which is going 
 astray? And if it be that he find it, verily I say to you, he 
 rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that have 
 not gone astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father 
 who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish. 
 
 And John answering said. Master, we saw one casting 
 out demons in Thy name ; and we forbade him : because he 
 follows not with us. But Jessus said to him, Forbid him 
 not: for there is no one who shall do a miracle in My name, 
 and be able quickly to speak evil of Me — for he that is not 
 against us is for us. For whoever gives you a cup of water 
 to drink in the name that ye are Christs, verily I say to you, 
 he shall in no wise lose his reward. But whoever causes one 
 
92 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 of these little ones that believe on Me to stumble, it is better 
 — profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged 
 about his neck, and he cast into and sunk in the depth of the 
 sea. 
 
 Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks ! For it 
 must needs be that stumbling-blocks come;* but woe to 
 that man through whom the stumbling-block comes ! And 
 if thy hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast 
 it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, 
 rather than having the two hands to go into hell — to be 
 cast into the eternal fire that is unquenchable. And if 
 thy foot causes thee to stumble, cut it oif, and cast it from 
 thee : it is good for thee to enter into life lame, rather than 
 having the two feet to be cast into hell — into the eternal fire. 
 And if thine eye causes thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast 
 it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of 
 God — into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to 
 be cast into the hell of fire ; where their worm dieth not, and 
 the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be salted with 
 fire. Salt is good ; but if the salt becomes saltless, wherewith 
 will ye season it ? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace 
 with each other. 
 
 sMatt i8: § 88. But if thy brother sin, go show him his fault 
 
 between thee and him and alone. If he hear thee, thou hast 
 gained thy brother. But if he hear not, take with thee one 
 or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses 
 every word may be established. And if he refuse to hear 
 them, tell it to the church ; {iiiKXrjaia(;) and if he neglect to 
 hear the church also, let him be to thee as the Gentile and the 
 publican. Verily I say to you, Whatever ye bind on earth 
 shall be bound in heaven ; and whatever ye loose on earth 
 sliall be loosed in heaven. 
 
 Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth, 
 concerning anything that they ask, it shall be done for them 
 by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three 
 are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of 
 them. 
 
 *d.vdYiaj yap iXde7v xa. CKdvdaXa 
 
 15-20 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 93 
 
 §89. Then came Peter and said to Him, Lord, how ^-^^^ '8 = 
 
 O 7 7 21—35 
 
 often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? 
 Until seven times ? Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, 
 until seven times, but until seventy times seven. {k^dofirjKov- 
 vdiccz knrd) 
 
 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, 
 who wished to make a reckoning with his servants, and when 
 he had begun to reckon there was brought to him one, who 
 owed ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, 
 his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children 
 and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant 
 therefore fell down and prostrated himself before him, saying, 
 Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And the 
 lord of that servant, moved with compassion, released him, 
 and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and 
 found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred 
 denaries ; and laying hold of him he began to choke him, say- 
 ing, Pay if thou owest anything ! So his fellow-servant fell 
 down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and 
 I will pay thee. And he would not ; but went and cast him 
 into prison, till he should pay that which was due. So his 
 fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were exceedingly 
 grieved, and came and stated to their lord all that was done. 
 Then calling him to him, his lord says to him. Thou wicked 
 servant ! I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besought- 
 est me. Shouldest not thou also have had pity on thy fellow- 
 servant, as I too had pity on thee ? And his lord was angry, 
 and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all 
 that was due to him. So also will My Heavenly Father do 
 to you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your 
 hearts. 
 
 § 90. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of taberna-s John;? 
 cles, was at hand. His brothers therefore said to Him, De- 
 part hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may be- 
 hold thy works which thou doest. For no one does anything 
 in secret, and he himself seeks to be known openly. If thou 
 doest these things^ manifest thyself to the world. For even 
 His brothers did not believe on Him. Jesus therefore saith 
 to them. My time is not yet come; but your time is always 
 
94 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 ready. The world cjannot hate you ; but Me it hates, because 
 I testify concerning it, that its works are evil. Go ye up to 
 the feast. I go not yet up to this feast : because My time is 
 not yet fulfilled. And having said these things to them, He 
 abode in Galilee. 
 
 s. John 7 . § 91. But when His brothers were gone up to the feast, 
 
 then He also went up, not openly, but as it were in secret. 
 
 s i.uke 9 : And it Came to pass, when the days were being completed that 
 ] le should be received up. He steadfastly set His face to go to 
 Jerusalem. And He sent messengers before His face ; and 
 they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to 
 make ready for Him. And they did not receive Him, because 
 His face was as going to Jerusalem. And His disciples, 
 James and John, seeing it, said. Lord, wilt Thou that we bid 
 fire to come down from heaven and consume them? But He 
 turned and rebuked them. And they went to another village. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 8: § 92. And as they were going, in the way a certain one 
 
 Luklg: — a Scribe came, and said to Him, Teacher, I will follow Thee 
 whithersoever Thou goest. And Jesus said to him. The foxes 
 have holes and the birds of the air have lodging places ; but 
 the Son of man has not where to lay His head. And He 
 said to another. Follow Me. But he — another of His disci- 
 ples, said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my 
 father. But Jesus said to him. Follow Me, and leave the 
 lead to bury their own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad 
 the kingdom of God. And another also said, I will follow 
 Thee, Lord ; but first permit me to bid farewell to those in 
 my house. And Jesus said to him, No one having put his 
 hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of 
 God. 
 
 VII. 
 
 From the Feast of Tabernacles 'Till Christ's Ar- 
 rival IN Bethany, Six Days Before His Last 
 Passover. (Six Months Less Six 
 Days, October — April.) 
 
 a. John 7: § 93. The Jews therefore sought Him at the feast, and 
 
 said, Where is he ? And there was much murmuring among 
 
 S7-62' 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 95 
 
 the multitude concerning Him. Some said, He is a good 
 man ; others said, Nay, but he leads the multitude astray. 
 Yet no one spoke openly concerning Him for fear of the Jews. 
 
 But when it was already the midst of the feast, Jesus 
 went up into the temple, and was teaching. The Jews there- 
 fore wondered, saying. How knows this man letters, having 
 never learned ? Jesus therefore answered them and said. My 
 teaching is not Mine, but His Who sent Me. If any one 
 willeth to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching^ 
 whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself. He 
 that speaks from himself seeks his own glory ; but He that 
 seeks the glory of Him Who sent Him, the same is true, and 
 there is no unrighteousness in Him. Did not Moses give you 
 the law, and none of you doeth the law? Why do ye seek 
 to kill Me? The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon j 
 who seeks to kill thee ? Jesus answered and said to them, I 
 did one work, and ye all marvel. For this cause has Moses 
 given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the 
 fathers) ; and on the Sabbath ye circumcise a man. If a man 
 receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses 
 may not be broken ; are ye angry at Me, because I made a 
 whole man well on the Sabbath ? Judge not according to 
 appearance, but judge the righteous judgment. 
 
 Some therefore of those of Jerusalem said. Is not this he 
 whom they seek to kill ? And lo, he speaks openly, and they 
 say nothing to him. Have the rulers come to know truly that 
 this is the Christ? Yet we know this man, whence he is; 
 but when the Christ comes, no one knows whence He is. 
 Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching, and saying, Ye 
 both know Me, and ye know whence I am ; and I have not 
 come of Myself, but He that sent Me is true, whom ye know 
 not. I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent 
 Me. They sought therefore to seize him ; and no one laid 
 hands on Him ; because His hour had not yet come. But of 
 the multitude many believed on Him, and said. When the 
 Christ comes, will He do more signs than those which this 
 man did ? 
 
 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these 
 things concerning Him ; and the chief priests and Pharisees 
 sent officers to seize Him. Jesus therefore said, Yet a little 
 
•"96 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 while I am with you, and I go to Him who sent Me. Ye 
 will seek Me, and will not find Me ; and where I am, ye can- 
 not come. The Jews said therefore among themselves, 
 AVhither is this man about to go, that we shall not find Him ? 
 Is he about to go the Dispersion among the Greeks, and 
 teach the Greeks ? What is this word that He said, Ye Avill 
 seek Me, and will not find Me ; and where I am, ye cannot 
 come ? 
 
 Now in the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus 
 stood and cried, saying. If any one thirst, let him come to Me 
 and drink. He that believeth on Me, as said the scripture, 
 from within him {Kodiai;) shall flow rivers of living water. 
 And this He spoke concerning the Spirit, which they that 
 believed on Him were about to receive ; for the Spirit was 
 not yet, {cuTto)) because Jesus was not yet glorified. Some of 
 the multitude therefore, hearing these words, said, Of a truth 
 this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But 
 some said. What ! {[xtj jap) cometh the Christ out of Galilee ? 
 Has not the scripture said, that the Christ comes of the seed 
 of David, and from the village of Bethlehem where David 
 was ? A division therefore arose among the multitude because 
 of Him. And some of them were wishing to seize Him : but 
 no one laid hands on Him. 
 
 The officers therefore came to the chief priests and 
 Pharisees ; and they said to them. Why did ye not bring him ? 
 The officers answered, Never man spoke thus {oorw^). Then 
 the Pharisees answered them, Are ye also led astray ? Has 
 any one of the rulers believed on him ? or of the Pharisees ? 
 But this multitude, who know not the law are accursed. 
 Nicodemus saith to them (he who came to Him before, being 
 one of them). Does our law judge a man, unless it first hear 
 from him, and know what he does ? They answered and said 
 to him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out 
 of Galilee ariseth no prophet. ■ 
 
 *[And each one went to his house. Jesus went to the 
 mount of Olives. 
 
 *The passage in brackets is omitted by most ancient documents, 
 and is rejected by Westcott and Hort. It is nevertheless 
 admitted to bear the internal stamp of a genuine incident 
 in the life of our Lord. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. ' 97 
 
 § 94. And early in the morning He came again into the s. John s: 
 temple, and all the people came to hear Him ; and having 
 sat down He was teaching them. And the scribes and Phari- 
 sees bring to Him a woman taken in adultery ; and having 
 placed her in the midst, they say to Him, Teacher, this woman 
 was taken adultery, in the very act. Now in the law Moses 
 commanded us, that such should be stoned ; what then sayest 
 thou ? This they said tempting Him, that they might have 
 an accusation against Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, 
 was writing with His finger on the ground. And as they 
 continued asking Him, raising Himself up. He said to them, 
 He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at 
 her. And again stooping down. He wrote with His finger in 
 the ground. And they, hearing it, went out one by one be- 
 ginning at the eldest, unto the last ; and Jesus was left alone, 
 and the woman as she was in the midst. And Jesus lifted 
 Himself up, and said to her. Woman, where are they ? Did 
 no one condemn thee ? She said. No one. Lord. And Jesus 
 said to her, Neither do I condemn thee : go thy way, hence- 
 forth sin no more.] 
 
 § 95. Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, Is johns: 
 am the Light of the world ; he that follows Me shall not 
 walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Phari- 
 sees therefore said to Him, Thou testifiest concerning thyself; 
 thy testimony is not true. Jesus answered and said to them, 
 Even if I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is true • 
 because I know whence I came, and whither I go ; but ye 
 know not whence I come, or whither I go. Ye judge accord- 
 ing to the flesh; I judge no one. But even if I judge, My 
 judgment is true : because I am not alone, but I and the 
 Father Who sent Me. And in your law also it is written? 
 that the testimony of two men is true. I am He that testi- 
 fies concerning Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies 
 concerning Me. They said therefore to Him, Where is Thy 
 Father? Jesus answered. Ye know neither Me, nor My 
 Father. If ye knew Me, ye would know My Father also. 
 These words He spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the 
 temple ; and no one laid hands on Him, because His hour 
 had not yet come. 
 
98 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He said therefore again to them, I go away, and ye will 
 seek Me, and will die in your sins. Whither I go, ye can 
 not come. The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself? 
 because he says. Whither I go, ye cannot come. And He 
 said them, Ye are from beneath ; I am from above. Ye are 
 from this world ; I am not from this world. I said therefore 
 to you that ye will die in your sins. They said therefore to 
 Him, Who art you ? Jesus said to them, That which also I , 
 told you from the beginning.* I have many things to say 
 and to judge concerning you. But He who sent Me is true; 
 and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak unto 
 tlie world. They knew not that He was speaking to them of 
 the Father. Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up 
 tne Son of man, then ye will know that I am He (iyco ecfic) ; 
 and from Myself I do nothing, but as the Father taught Me 
 these things I speak. And He who sent Me is with Me. 
 Ke has not left Me alone : because I do always the things 
 that are pleasing to Him. As He spoke these things many 
 believed on Him. 
 
 Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed on 
 Him, If ye continue in My word, ye are truly My disciples ; 
 and ye will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. 
 They answered Him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never 
 been in bondage to any one. How sayest thou, Ye will 
 become freemen ? Jesus answered them. Verily, verily, I say 
 to you, every one committing sin is a slave of sin. And the 
 servant abideth not in the house forever. The Son abides for- 
 ever ; if therefore the Son makes ye free, ye will be freemen 
 indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed ; but ye seek to 
 kill Me : because My word has no place in you. I speak 
 what I have seen with My Father ; so ye also do what ye 
 have heard from your Father. They answered and said to 
 Him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus says to them, If ye 
 were children of Abraham, ye would do the works of Abra- 
 ham. But now ye seek to kill Me, a man who has spoken 
 to you the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham 
 di(l not. Ye do the works of your father. They said to 
 Him, Were not born of fornication ; we have one father, God. 
 
 * Tijv dpxTju ore Kai Xakcu ufiiv 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 99 
 
 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love 
 Me : for from God I came forth and am come ; for neither 
 have I come of myself, but He sent me. Why do ye not 
 understand My speech ? Because ye cannot hear My word. 
 Ye are of your father the Devil, and the desires of your father 
 ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and 
 stands not in the truth, because truth is not in him. When 
 he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own : because he is a liar 
 and the father of it. And because I speak the truth ye be- 
 lieve Me not. Which of you convicts Me of sin ? If I 
 speak truth, why do ye not believe Me ? He that is of God 
 hears the words of God ; through this ye hear them not ; 
 because ye are not of God. 
 
 The Jews answered and said to Him, Say we not welb 
 that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon ? Jesus answered* 
 I have not a demon ; but I honor My Father ; and ye dis- 
 honor Me. And I seek not My own glory; there is one 
 seeking and judging. Verily, verily, I say to you, if any 
 one keeps My word, he shall never behold death. The Jews 
 said to Him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abra- 
 ham and the prophets died; and thou sayest. If any one 
 keeps My word, he will never taste of death. Art thou 
 greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the 
 prophets died. Whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered. 
 If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father 
 that glorifies Me, of whom ye say, that He is your God. And 
 ye know Him not ; but I know Him. And if I say, I know 
 Him not, I shall be a liar like you. But I know Him, and 
 I keep His word. Abraham, your father, longed {ijYaXcdaara) 
 to see My day ; and he saw it, and was glad. The Jews 
 therefore said to Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and 
 hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said to them. Verily, verily* 
 I say to you, before Abraham came into being,* I am. They 
 took up stones therefore to cast at Him. But Jesus was hid- 
 den {k&pu^TJ) and went out of the temple. 
 
 § 96 cf. § 65. Now after these thingsf the Lord ap-s-Lukew: 
 pointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before His 
 
 tSee Luke 9. 
 
100 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 face into every city and place, whither He Himself was about 
 to come. And He said to them, The harvest is great, but the 
 workers {ifjydrai) are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the 
 harvest, that He will send forth workers into His harvest. 
 Go your ways ; beyond I send you forth as lambs in the 
 midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals ; and 
 salute no one by the way. And into whatever house ye enter, 
 first say, Peace be to this house. And if a son of peace be 
 there, your peace M^ill rest upon it ; but if not it will return 
 to you. And in that same house abide, eating and drinking 
 such things as they give ; for the workman is worthy of his 
 reward [r^cadoii). Do not remove from house to house. And 
 into whatever city ye enter and they receive you, eat what is 
 set before you ; and cure the sick that are therein, and say to 
 them. The Kingdom of God has come nigh to you. But into 
 whatever city ye enter and they receive you not, go out into 
 its streets and say. Even the dust from your city that cleaves 
 to our feet, we wipe off against you ; yet know this, that the 
 Kingdom of God has come nigh. I say to you. It will be 
 more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. 
 Woe to thee, Chorazin ! Woe to thee Bethsaida ! for if the 
 miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and 
 Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sack- 
 cloth and ashes. However, {tiXtjv) it will be more tolerable 
 for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. And thou, 
 Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted to heaven ? To Hades shalt 
 thou thou be brought down. He that heareth you heareth 
 Me; and he that rejects you rejects Me; and he that rejects 
 Me, rejects Him Who sent Me. 
 
 s.Luke lo: § 97^ ^^(j the Seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, 
 
 even the demons submit to us in Thy name. And He said 
 to them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. 
 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and 
 scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy ; and nothing 
 shall hurt you. However in this rejoice not because the 
 spirits submit to you ; but rejoice that your names are written 
 in heaven. 
 
 In the same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and 
 said, I thank Thee O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHEIST. 101 
 
 that Thou didst hide these things from the wise and discern- 
 ing, and reveal them to babes ; yea O Father, that so it was 
 well-pleasing before* Thee. All things were delivered to 
 Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the 
 Father ; and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom 
 the Son willeth to reveal Him. 
 
 And turning to His disciples, He said privately. Blessed 
 are the eyes that see what ye are seeing. For I say to you, 
 that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye see, and 
 saw not, and to hear what ye hear, and heard not. 
 
 §98. And behold a certain lawyer stood up tempting s. Luke lo: 
 Him, saying. Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? 
 And He said to him. What is written in the law ? 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 mind ; and thy neigh- 
 bor as thyself. And He said to him, Thou hast answered 
 right : this do, and thou shalt live. But he, wishing to justif 
 himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor ? And Jesus 
 answering said, A certain man was going down from Jerusa- 
 lem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who stripped and beat 
 him, and went away leaving him half dead. And by chance 
 {Kara aoyKopiav) a certain priest was going down that way ; 
 and seeing him, he passed by on the other side. And in like 
 manner a Levite also, coming to the place and seeing him, 
 passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he 
 was journeying, came where he was, and seeing him, had com- 
 passion ; and coming to him, bound up his wounds, pouring 
 on them oil and wine ; and setting him on his own beast, he 
 brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the 
 morrow he took out two denaries and gave them to the host, 
 and said. Take care of him ; and whatever thou spendest 
 more, I, when I come back again will repay thee. Which of 
 these three thinkest thou, was neighbor to him that fell 
 among robbers ? And he said, He that shewed the compas- 
 sion on him. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou like- 
 wise. 
 
 ^SjHTtpoadeu 
 
102 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 s.Lnke lo § 99^ jJow as they were going on their way, He entered 
 
 into a certain village ; and a certain woman named Martha 
 received Him into her house. And she had a sister called 
 Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and was hearing His 
 word. But Martha was distracted about much serving ; and 
 she came up to Him, and said, Lord, dost Thou not care that 
 my sister left me to serve alone. Bid her therefore that she 
 help me. But the Lord answering said to her, Martha, 
 Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things. 
 But one thing is needful : for Mary chose the good part which 
 shall not be taken away from her. 
 
 s. Luke 11: § 100. And it came to pass, as He was in a certain 
 
 1-13 
 
 place praying, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to 
 Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 
 And He said to them, When ye pray, say. 
 
 Father, hallowed be Thy name. 
 
 Thy kingdom come. 
 
 Give us day by day* our daily bread. 
 
 And forgive us our sins; 
 
 For we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us. 
 
 And bring us not into temptation. 
 
 And He said to them. Which of you shall have a friend, 
 and shall go to him at midnight and say to him. Friend, lend 
 me three loaves : for a friend of mine is come to me from a 
 journey, and I have nothing to set before him ; and he from 
 within shall answer and say, Trouble me not ; the door is 
 already shut, and my children with me are in bed ; I cannot 
 rise and give thee ? I say to you, if he will not rise and 
 give him because he is his friend, yet because of his impor- 
 tunity he will arise and give him as many as he needs. And 
 I say to you. 
 
 Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
 
 Seek, and ye shall find ; 
 
 Knock, and it shall be opened to you : 
 
 For every one that asks receives ; 
 
 And he that seeks finds ; 
 
 And to him that knocks it will be opened. 
 
 And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a 
 loaf, and he give him a stone? A fish, and instead of a fish, 
 
 *i7:iou<Ttov 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 103 
 
 he give him a serpent ? Or if he shall also ask an egg, will 
 he give him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how 
 to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your 
 Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask HimV 
 
 § 101. And He was casting out a dumb demon. And s. Luke m 
 it came to pass when the demon was gone out, the dumb man 
 spoke, and the crowds wondered. But some of them said, 
 In Beelzebul the prince of the demons he casts out the 
 demons. And others, tempting Him, sought of Him a sign 
 from heaven. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 
 Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; 
 and a house divided against a house falls. And if Satan has been 
 divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand ? because 
 ye say that I cast out the demons in Beelzebul. And if I in 
 Beelzebul cast out the demons, in whom do your sons cast 
 them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if 
 through (iv) the finger of God I cast out the demons, then is 
 the kingdom of God come upon you. When the strong fully 
 armed guards his own court, his goods are in peace : but when 
 a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he 
 takes away his whole armor, wherein he trusted, and distrib- 
 utes his spoils. He that is not with Me is against Me : and 
 he that gathereth not with Me scattereth. 
 
 When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, it 
 goes through waterless places, seeking rest ; and finding none 
 it says, I will return into my house from whence I came out. 
 And coming, it finds it empty, swept* and set in order. 
 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked 
 than itself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last 
 state of that man becomes worse than the first. 
 
 And it came to pass, as He was saying these things, a 
 certain woman lifting up her voice from among the crowd 
 said to Him, Happy the womb that carried Thee, and the 
 breasts which Thou didst suck ! But He said, Yea rather, 
 happy they who hear the word of God, and keep it ! 
 
 And as the crowds were gathering upon Him {irtadpocQ 
 o/j.iu(Op) He began to say. This generation is an evil genera- 
 tion ; it seeks a sign ; and no sign will be given it, but the 
 
 *ataapiofitvov — having been agitated, «fec. 
 
104 THE 6T0RY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 sign of Jonah. For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, 
 so will also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen 
 of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of 
 this generation, and will condemn them : because she came 
 from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; 
 and behold, more [nMou) than Solomon is here. The men 
 of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this genera- 
 tion, and will condemn it: because they repented at the 
 preaching of Jonah ; and behold, more than Jonah is here. 
 No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a cellar, nor 
 under a bushel ; but on the lamp-stand, that they who come 
 in may see the light. The lamp of the body is thine eye : 
 when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is light ; but 
 when it is evil, thy body also is dark. Beware (aKOTiec) there- 
 fore, whether the light that is in thee is not darkness. If 
 therefore thy whole body is light, having no part dark, 
 it shall be all light as when the lamp with its bright shining 
 lights thee, {(pcori^rj at) 
 
 ■.Luke II : § 102. Nowas Hcspokc, a Pharisee asks Him to breakfast 
 
 ' {apcazTjaTj) with him : and He went in and reclined at table* 
 
 And the Pharisee seeing it wondered that He was not first 
 baptized {^^aTtriadrj) before breakfast. And the Lord said to 
 him. Now ye, the Pharisees, cleanse the outside of the cup 
 and the dish ; but your inward part is full of rapacity and 
 wickedness. Foolish ones ! Did not He who made the out- 
 side make the inside also? But of the things within give 
 alms : and behold, all things are clean to you. But woe to 
 you Pharisees ! because ye pay tithe of the mint and the rue 
 and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. 
 But these ought ye to have done, and not leave those undone. 
 Woe to you Pharisees ! because ye love the first seats in the 
 synagogues, and the salutations in the markets. Woe to you ! 
 because ye are as the tombs which do not appear ; and the 
 men that walk over know it not. 
 
 And one of the lawyers answering saith to Him, Teacher, 
 in saying these things, thou insultest us also. And He said. 
 Woe to you lawyers also ! because ye load men with burdens 
 grievous to be borne, and you yourselves touch not the bur- 
 dens with one of your fingers. Woe to you ! because ye 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 105 
 
 build the tombs of the prophets; and your fathers killed 
 them. So then ye are witnesses and approve ((TUveudoKine) 
 the works of your fathers : because they killed them, and ye 
 build. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send 
 them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill 
 and persecute : that the blood of all the prophets, which was 
 shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of 
 this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zach- 
 ariah, who perished between the altar and the house ; yea, I 
 say to you, it shall be required of this generation. Woe to 
 you lawyers ! because ye took away the key of knowledge ; 
 ye entered not in yourselves, and those who were entering ye 
 hindered. 
 
 And when He had come out from thence, the scribes and 
 the Pharisees began to press upon Him vehemently to entan- 
 gle and lead Him to speak from the mouth only, {dnoaTOfiar- 
 i^eiv)* concerning more things, lying in wait for Him, to 
 catch something out of His mouth. 
 
 § 103. Meanwhile {iu ofc) the myriads of the multitudes Luke -a: 
 having been gathered together, so that they trod upon each '^ 
 other. He began to say first to His disciples, Beware ye of the 
 leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocricy. But there is 
 nothing covered that will not be revealed ; and hid that will 
 not be known. Wherefore, whatever ye said in the darkness 
 will be heard in the light ; and what ye spoke in the ear in 
 the inner chambers will be proclaimed on the house-tops. 
 And I say to you My friends, fear not those who kill the 
 body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I 
 will warn you whom ye shall fear ; fear Him Who after He 
 has killed has authority to cast into hell ; yea, I say to you, 
 fear Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two pence ? And 
 not one of them is forgotten before God. But even the hairs 
 of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ye are of more 
 value than many sparrows. And I say to you. Every one 
 that confesses Me before men, him will the Son of man also 
 confess before the angels of God ; but he that denied Me be- 
 fore men will be denied before the angels of God. And 
 every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it 
 
 *i. e. unadvisedly. 
 
106 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 will be forgiven Him; but he that blasphemes against the 
 Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven. And when they bring 
 you to the synagogues, and rulers, and authorities, be not 
 anxious how or what defense to make, or what to say. For 
 the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye 
 ought to say. 
 
 And one out of the crowd said to Him, Teacher, tell my 
 brother to divide the inheritance with me. But He said to 
 him, Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you ? 
 
 And He said to them, Beware, and keep yourselves from 
 all coveteousness : because the life of one is not in the super- 
 fluity {7Tspc(T(T£'jeip) of his possessions. And He spoke a parable 
 to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought 
 forth plentifully. And he leasoned within himself, saying, 
 What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits ? 
 And he said, This will I do ; I will pull down my barns and 
 build greater; and there I will store all my grain and my 
 goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many 
 goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be 
 merry. But God said to him. Foolish one ! this night they 
 require thy soul from thee ; and the things which thou hast 
 prepared, whose will they be? So is the one treasuring to 
 himself, and not being rich toward God. 
 
 And He said to His disciples. Therefore I say to you, be 
 not anxious for the life, what to eat, neither for your body 
 what you shall put on. The life is more than food, and the 
 body than raiment. Consider the ravens, that they sow not 
 nor reap ; which have neither store house nor barn ; and God 
 feeds them. Of how much more value are ye than the birds! 
 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his 
 stature ? {fjXiiciav) If therefore ye are not even able to do the 
 less, why are ye anxious about the rest ? Consider the lilies, 
 how they grow ; they toil not nor spin ; but I say to you, 
 Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of 
 these. And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which 
 to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much 
 more you, O ye of little faith? And ye, seek not what to 
 eat, and what to drink; and be not tossed in mind, {fxtrto)- 
 pi^e.adt). For all these things do the nations of the world 
 seek after; and your Father knows that ye have need of 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 107 
 
 these. But seek His Kingdom, and these things shall be 
 added to you. 
 
 Fear not, little flock : for it is your Father's good pleas- 
 ure to give you the kingdom. Sell what ye are possessing, 
 {u7tdp-)^ovTa) and give alms ; make for yourselves purses that 
 grow not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where no 
 thief approaches, neither moth corrupts. For where your 
 treasure is, there also your heart will be. 
 
 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning ; 
 and yourselves like men waiting for their lord when he shall 
 return from the marriage feast; that when he comes and 
 knocks, they may straightway open to him. Happy those 
 servants, whom their lord when he comes shall find watch- 
 ing ! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and 
 make them recline at table, and will come and serve them. 
 And if he comes in the second watch, and if in the third 
 watch, and finds it so, happy are they. But know this, if the 
 master of the house had known at what hour the thief was 
 coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his 
 house to be broken through. Be ye also ready : because in 
 the hour when ye think not, the Son of man cometh. 
 
 And Peter said, Lord, speakest Thou this parable unto 
 us, or also to all? And the Lord said, Who then is the faith- 
 ful, the wise steward, whom his lord will set over his house- 
 hold, to give the portion of food in due season. Happy that 
 servant whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing. 
 Of a truth I say to you, that he will set him over all his pos- 
 sessions. 
 
 But if that servant say in his heart. My lord delay eth 
 his coming; and begins to beat the men-servants and the 
 maid-servants, {jioida^ Koi rac TiacdiaKai;) to eat and drink 
 and become drunken ; the lord of that servant will come in 
 a day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he 
 knows not, and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion 
 with the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his lord's 
 will, and prepared not, nor did according to his will, will be 
 beaten with many stripes; but he that knew not, and did 
 things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And to 
 whomsoever much was given, of him much will be required, 
 
108 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST, 
 
 aud to whom they committed much, of him they will ask the 
 more. 
 
 I came to cast fire upon the earth ; and what will I, if it 
 is already kindled. But I have a baptism to be baptized 
 with; and how am I straightened till it be accomplished! 
 Think ye that I came to give peace in the earth ? I tell you, 
 nay : but rather division. For from this time five in one 
 house will be divided, three against two, and two against three. 
 They will be divided father against son, and son against 
 father, mother against daughter^ and daughter against the 
 mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in law, and 
 daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law. 
 
 And He said to the multitudes also. When ye see a cloud 
 rising in the west, straightway ye say A shower is coming ; 
 and so it comes to pass. Aud when a south wind is blowing, 
 ye say. There will be burning heat ; and it comes to pass. 
 Hypocrites ! Ye know how to interpret the face of the earth 
 and the heaven ; but how is it that ye know not how to inter- 
 pret this time. And why even of yourselves do ye not judge 
 what is right ? For as thou art going with thine adversary 
 before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be deliv- 
 ered from him ; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge 
 deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into 
 prison. I say to thee, thou shalt by no means come out 
 thence, till thou hast paid even the last mite. 
 
 s. Luke 13 : § 104. Now there were some present at that very season 
 
 who brought Him word concerning the Galileans, whose blood 
 Pilate mingled with their sacrifices. And answering He said 
 to them. Think ye that these Galileans were sinners above all 
 tlie Galileans, because they havesuiFered these things? I tell 
 you, nay ; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like manner 
 l)erish. Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, 
 and killed them, think ye that they were offenders (d<peeUTai) 
 al)Ove all the men that dwell in Jerusalem ? I tell you, nay; 
 but unless ye repent, ye will all likewise perish. 
 
 And He spoke this parable : A certain man had a fig-tree 
 planted in iiis vineyard ; and he came seeking fruit theron, 
 and found none. And he said to the vine-dresser. Behold, 
 three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. 
 
 1-9 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 109 
 
 Cut it down : why does it also make the ground useless ? 
 And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year 
 also, till I dig about it, and cast in manure : and if it bear 
 fruit in future — ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. 
 
 §105. And passing along. He saw a man blind from s. John 9 j 
 his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying. Rabbi, who 
 sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind ? 
 Jesus answered. Neither this man sinned, nor his parents ; 
 but that the works of God might be manifested in him. We 
 must work the works of Him that sent Me while it is day : 
 Night Cometh, when no one can work. When I am in the 
 world, I am the light of the world. Having thus spoken, 
 He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and put 
 {Inidr^Ktv) the clay upon his eyes, and said to him. Go, wash 
 in the pool of Siloam (which is interpreted. Sent.) He went 
 away therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 
 
 The neighbors therefore, and they who aforetime beheld 
 (decjpouvTsc:) him that he was a beggar, said, This is not he 
 that was sitting and begging ? Others said. This is he ; others 
 said. Nay ; but he is like him ; he said, I am he. They said 
 therefore to him. How then were thine eyes opened? He 
 answered, The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my 
 eyes, and said to me. Go to Siloam and wash. So I went 
 away and washed, and received sight. They said to him. 
 Where is he ? He says, I know not. 
 
 They bring to the Pharisees him who before was blind. 
 Now it was Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, 
 and opened his eyes. Again therefore the Pharisees also 
 asked him, how he received sight. And he said to them. He 
 put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and I see. (Kac j^Umo). 
 Some therefore of the Pharisees said. This man is not from 
 God, because he keeps not the Sabbath. How can a man 
 that is a sinner do such signs ? And there was a division 
 among them. They say therefore to the blind man again, 
 What say est thou about him in that he opened thine eyes ? 
 He said, He is a prophet. 
 
 The Jews therefore did not believe that he was blind, 
 and received sight, until they called the parents of him that 
 had received sight. And they asked them, saying, Is this 
 
110 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 •ill . — . — — . 
 
 your son, who ye say was born blind ? How therefore does 
 he now see ? His parents therefore answered and said, We 
 know that this is our son, and that he was born blind ; but 
 how he now sees, we know not ; or who opened his eyes we 
 know not. Ask him; he is of age; he will speak for him- 
 self. These things said his parents because they feared the 
 Jews : for the Jews had already agreed, that if any one should 
 confess Him, Christ, he should become separated from the 
 Synagugue {d7ioauvdyioyo(;). Through this his parents said, He 
 is of age ; ask him. So they called a second time the man 
 that was blind, and said to him, Give gloiy to God; we 
 know that this man is a sinner. He answered therefore. 
 Whether he is a sinner, I know not ; one thing I know, that 
 I was blind, now I see. They said therefore to him. What 
 did he to thee ? How opened he thy eyes ? He answered 
 tliem, I told you already, and ye did not hear: why do you 
 wish to hear again? Do ye also wish to become His disci- 
 ples ? And they reviled him, saying, Thou art his disciple ; 
 but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has 
 spoken to Moses ; but this man, we know not whence he is. 
 The man answered and said to them, Why ! herein is the 
 marvel, that ye know not whence He is : and He opened my 
 eyes ! We know that God heareth not sinners ; but if anyone 
 is a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He hears. 
 Since the world began (iw zoo al&voi;) it was not heard that 
 anyone opened the eyes of one born blind. If this man were 
 not from God, He could do nothing. They answered and 
 said to him. Thou wast born altogether in sins; and thou 
 teachest us ? And they cast him out. 
 
 Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and finding him, 
 He said to him, Believest thou on the Son of God* ? He 
 answered and said, And who is he. Lord, that I may believe 
 on Him ? Jesus said to him. Thou hast both seen Him, and 
 He it is that is talking with thee. And he said. Lord, I be- 
 lieve. And he worshipped Him. 
 
 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world : 
 that they who see not may see, and that they who see may be- 
 come blind. Some of the Pharisees, those who were with 
 
 *We8tcott and Hort read Ocov too dvdpwTTOU — Son of man ; es- 
 teeming that as the true reading. The Mss. differ. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. Ill 
 
 him, heard these things, and said to Him, Are we also blind ? 
 Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin ; 
 but now ye say, We see, your sin abides. 
 
 §106. Verily, verily, I say to you, he that entereth s. John lo : 
 not through the door into the sheep-fold ; but climeth up 
 some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he that en- 
 ters in through the door is shepherd of the sheep. To him 
 the porter opens, and the sheep hear his voice ; and he calls 
 his own sheep by name, and leads them out. When He puts 
 forth His own sheep, He goes before them : and the sheep 
 follow Him : because they know His voice. But a stranger 
 they will not follow ; but will flee from him : because they 
 know not the voice of strangers. 
 
 This similitude spake Jesus to them ; but they understood 
 not what things they were which He spake to them. 
 
 Jesus therefore said to them again. Verily, verily, I say 
 to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before 
 Me are thieves and robbers ; but the sheep did not hear them. 
 I am the door. If any one enter through Me, he shall be 
 saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief 
 cometh not but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I came 
 that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 
 
 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd layeth 
 down His life for the sheep. He who is a hireling, and not 
 a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf 
 coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf seizes 
 them, and scatters them ; because he is a hireling, and cares 
 not for the sheep. I am the Good Shepherd, and I know 
 My own, and My own know Me, even as the Father knows 
 Me, and I know the Father ; and I lay down My life for the 
 sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold. 
 ' Them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice : and 
 they will become one flock, one Shepherd. Through this the 
 Father loves Me : because 1 lay down My life, that I may 
 take it again. No one takes it from Me ; but I lay it down 
 of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have 
 authority to take it again. This commandment I received 
 from My Father. 
 
 Again there arose {i-jriveTO)) a division among the Jews 
 
112 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 because of these words. And many of them said, He has a 
 demon, and is mad, why do ye hear Him ? Others said, 
 These are not the words of a demoniac. Can a demon open 
 blind men's eyes ? 
 
 6. John lo: § 107. Then came the feast of the Dedication UvKaiva) 
 
 22—30 
 
 in Jerusalem ; it was winter ; and Jesus was walking in the 
 temple, in the porch of Solomon. The Jews therefore came 
 round about Him, and said to Him, How long dost thou hold 
 us in suspense?* If thou art the Christ; tell us plainly. 
 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye do not believe. The 
 works which I do in My Father's name, these testify concern- 
 ing Me. But ye believe not : because ye are not of My 
 sheep. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they 
 follow Me ; and I give to them eternal life ; and they shall 
 neverf perish, nor shall any one snatch them out of My hand. 
 My Father, who hath given them to Me is greater than all ; 
 and no one is able to snatch out of the Father's hand. I and 
 the Father are one. 
 
 The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus 
 answered them. Many good works have I showed you from 
 the Father ; for which of those works do ye stone Me ? 
 The Jews answered Him, For a good work we stone thee not ; 
 but for blasphemy, and because thou, being man, makest 
 thyself God. Jesus answered them. Is it not written in your 
 law, I said, Ye are gods ? If he called them gods to whom 
 the word of God came, and the Scriptures cannot be broken, 
 say ye of Him, Whom the Father sanctified, and sent into 
 the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of 
 God? If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not. 
 But if I do, though 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 therefore again to seize 
 Him ; and He went forth out of their hand, 
 s. John 10: § 108. And He went away again beyond the Jordan, 
 
 to the place where John was at first baptizing ; and there He 
 abode. And many came to Him, and said, John indeed did 
 
 *£c«>C T^OTE TTfju ipo-pjv Tjfx&v aipCK; — Until when dost thou sus- 
 pend our soul ? 
 
 jfob jxj) uz 70V accHua. 
 
 40-42 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 113 
 
 no sign ; but all things whatsoever John spake concerning 
 this man were true. And many believed on Him there. 
 
 § 109. And He was teaching in one of the synagogues s. i.ukeis: 
 on the Sabbath. And behold, a woman who had a spirit of 
 infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, wholly una- 
 ble to raise herself up. And seeing her, Jesus called to her, 
 and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 
 And He laid His hands on her : and immediately she was 
 made straight, and glorified God. And the ruler of the syna- 
 gogue answering (being indignant because Jesus healed on the 
 Sabbath), said to the crowd. There are six days in which you 
 ought to work : in them therefore come and be healed ; 
 and not on the Sabbath day. But the Lord answered him 
 and said, Hypocrites ! Doth not each one of you on the 
 Sabbath loose his ox or ass from the manger, and lead him 
 away to drink ? And ought not this woman, being a daugh- 
 ter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, eighteen years, to 
 have been loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day ? And 
 as He said these things all His adversaries were put to shame ; 
 and all the crowd rejoiced for all the glorious things that were 
 being done by Him. 
 
 He said therefore. What is the kingdom of God like? 
 And to what shall I liken it ? It is like a grain of mustard 
 which a man took and cast into his own garden ; and it grew, 
 and became a tree, and the birds of the heaven lodged in the 
 branches of it. 
 
 And again He said. To what shall I liken the kingdom 
 of God ? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in 
 three sata of meal* until it was all leavened. 
 
 §110. And He was journeying through cities andsiukeis: 
 villages in order {icaza) teaching, and making His way to 
 Jerusalem. And a certain one said to Him, Lord, are they 
 few that are being saved ? But He said to them, strive i^Ayo)- 
 ve^eade) to enter in through the narrow door : because many, 
 I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able, when- 
 ever the master of the house rises and shuts the door, and ye 
 begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, 
 
 *About 4J pecks. 
 
114 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Lord, open to us, and He answering shall say to you, I know 
 you not whence you are. Then will ye begin to say, We ate 
 and drank in Thy presence, aud Thou didst teach in our 
 streets. And He will speak,* sayingf to you, I know not 
 whence you are ; depart from Me, all workers of unrighteous- 
 ness. There will be the weeping, and the 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 j 
 without. And they will come from east and west, and from 
 north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of 
 God. Aud behold, there are last who will be first, and first 
 who will be last. 
 
 In that very hour there came to Him certain Pharisees, 
 saying to Him, Get out, and go hence ; because Herod wishes 
 to kill thee. And He said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, 
 I cast out demons, and perform cures' to-day and to-morrow, 
 and the third day I am completed (rshcooftcu). But yet, I 
 must journey to-day, and to-morrow, and next {ixofievrj) : for 
 it may not be that a prophet perish, out of Jerusalem. O 
 Jerusalem ! Jerusalem ! that kills the prophets, and stones 
 those that are sent to her ! How often I wished to gather 
 together thy children as a hen gathers her own brood under 
 her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your house is aban- 
 doned to you. And I say to you, Ye shall not see Me, until 
 ye say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord ! 
 
 S.John II : § 111. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Beth- 
 
 ""^ any, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister. And it 
 
 was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and 
 
 wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was 
 I sick. The sisters therefore sent unto Him, saying, Lord, be- 
 
 1 hold, he whom Thou lovest is sick. And Jesus, hearing it, 
 
 said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, 
 
 that the Son of God may be glorified through it. 
 
 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 
 
 When therefore He heard that he was sick. He then abode in 
 
 the place where He was two days. 
 ». Luke 14: §112. And it came to pass, when He went into the 
 
 house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath, to 
 
 1-24 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 115 
 
 eat bread, that they were watching Him. And behold, a 
 certain dropsical man was before Him. And Jesus answer- 
 ing spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful 
 to heal on the Sabbath or not ? But they were silent. And 
 taking hold of him. He healed him, and let him go. And 
 He said to them. Who is there of you whose son or ox shall 
 fall into a well, and he will not straightway draw him up on 
 a Sabbath day ? And they could not answer again to these 
 things. 
 
 And He spake a parable to those wh6 were bidden, hav- 
 ing marked how they chose out the chief places ; saying to 
 them. When thou art invited {kXtjO^;;) by any one to a mar- 
 riage feast, recline not in the first place at table, lest one 
 more honorable than thou may have been invited by him. 
 And he that invited thee and him, shall come and say to 
 thee. Give place to this man ; and then thou shalt begin with 
 shame to take the last place. But when thou art invited, go 
 and recline in the last place ; that when he that has bidden 
 thee comes, he may say to thee. Friend, go up higher. Then 
 wilt thou have glory in the presence of all those who are re- 
 clining at table with thee. For every one that exalts him- 
 self shall be humbled ; and he that humbles himself shall be 
 exalted. 
 
 And He said to him also who had invited Him, When 
 thou makeet a breakfast or supper, call not thy friends, nor 
 thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors ; lest they 
 also call thee again, and it becomes a recompense to thee. 
 But when thou makest an entertainment, call poor men, 
 maimed, lame, blind: and blessed shalt thou be: because 
 they cannot recompense thee ; for thou shalt be recompensed 
 at the resurrection of the just. 
 
 And one of those who reclined at table with Him, hear- 
 ing these thinge, said to Him, Happy is he who shall eat 
 bread in the kingdom of God. But He said to him, A cer- 
 tain man made a great supper, and invited many. And he 
 sent his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say to those 
 who were invited. Come, for things are now ready. And 
 they all, with one mind began to excuse themselves. The 
 first said to him, I have bought a field, and have need to go 
 out and see it ; I pray thee have me excused. And another 
 
116 THE STOKY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them ; 
 I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have 
 married a wife ; and therefore I cannot come. And the ser- 
 vant came, and reported these things to his lord. Then the 
 master of the house, being 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 
 servant said. Lord, it is done as thou didst direct, and yet 
 there is room. And the lord said to the servant. Go out into 
 the highways and side-paths, and constrain them to come in, 
 that my house may be filled. For I say to you, that no one 
 of those men who were invited, shall taste of my supper. 
 
 8, Luke 14: § 113. Now great crowds were going with Him; and 
 
 25-35 
 
 turning. He said to them. If any one comes to Me, and hates 
 not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and 
 brothers, and sisters, and yet further {iu re) his own life also, 
 he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not bear his own 
 cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple. For who 
 of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down, and 
 count the cost, whether he has wherewith to complete it? 
 Lest haply when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to 
 finish it, all that behold begin to mock him, saying. This man 
 began to build, and was not able to finish ! Or what king 
 going to encounter another king, in war, will not sit down 
 first, and consult, whether he is able with ten thousand to 
 meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 
 And if not, while he is yet a great way ofi',he sends an embassy, 
 and asks conditions of peace. So therefore whoever of you 
 renounceth not all that hath cannot be My disciple. Salt 
 therefore is good ; but if the salt has become insipid [fiiopavdrj) 
 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. 
 
 cLnkcis: § 114. Now there were drawing near to Him all the 
 
 publicans and sinners to hear Him. And both the Pharisees 
 and the Scribes murmured, saying. This man receives sinners, 
 and eats with them. 
 
 And He spake to them this parable, saying. What man 
 of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one, does 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 117 
 
 not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after 
 the lost one until he finds it ? And having found it, he lays 
 it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And coming home, he calls 
 together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, Re- 
 joice with me : because I found my sheep which was lost. I 
 say to you, that there will be joy in heaven over one sinner 
 that repents, more than over ninety and nine righteous per- 
 sons, who have no need of repentance. 
 
 Or what woman having ten pieces of money (o^oajf/zac) 
 if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the 
 house, and seek carefully until she find it? And having 
 found it, she ^alls together her female friends and neighbors, 
 saying, Rejoice with me : because I found the piece which 
 was lost. So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the 
 angels of God over one sinner that repents. 
 
 And He said, A certain man had two sons. And the 
 younger of them said to his father. Father, give me the por- 
 tion of the estate that falls to me. And he divided to them 
 his living. And not many days after, the younger son gath- 
 ered all together, and went abroad into a far country, and 
 there wasted his estate in riotous living. And when he had 
 spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country, and he 
 began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to 
 one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his 
 fields to feed swine. And he longed to be filled with the 
 husks that the swine were eating ; and no one gave to him. 
 But coming to himself, he said. How many hired servants of 
 my father have bread enough and to spare {nepcaasuovrau) 
 and I am here perishing of hunger. I will arise and go to 
 my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against 
 heaven and before thee ; I am no longer worthy to be called 
 thy son : make me as one of thy hired servants. And he 
 arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet a great 
 way off his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran and 
 fell on his neck, and kissed him much. And the son said to 
 him. Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee ; 
 I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.* But the father 
 
 *Westcott and Hort have here in brackets [jtoi/jabv fiz a>C 'iva 
 To)v ficadiMV aot)\ The American Bible Union revisers of 
 1891 reject it. 
 
118 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 said to his servants, Bring forth quickly a robe, the best, and 
 put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on 
 his feet ; and bring the fatted calf and kill it ; and let us 
 eat and make merry : for this my son was dead and is alive 
 again, was lost and is found. And they began to make 
 merry. 
 
 Now his elder son was in the field. And as in coming 
 he drew near to the house he heard music and dancing, 
 calling to him one of the servants (jtaiddv) he inquired what 
 these things might be. And he said to him, Thy brother is 
 ^ come ; and thy father killed the fatted calf: because he re- 
 '^^Z' ceived him safe and sound. But he was angry, and would 
 ■-^ not go in ; and his father came out and entreated him. And 
 
 he answering said to his father, Lo, so many years do I serve 
 thee, and never transgressed a commandment of thine ; and 
 to me thou never gavest a kid that I might make merry with 
 my friends. But when this thy son came, who devoured thy 
 living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf. 
 And he said to him. Child, thou art ever with me, and all 
 that is mine is thine. But we ought to have made merry and 
 rejoiced : because this thy brother was dead and is alive j and 
 was lost and is found. 
 
 fc Luke 16: § 115. And He said also to His disciples. There was a 
 
 ~'^ certain rich man, who had a steward ; and he was accused to 
 
 him as wasting his goods. And having called him, he said 
 to him, What is this that I hear about thee ? Render the 
 account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be 
 steward. And the steward said within himself, What shall I 
 do ? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship. I 
 have not strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am re- 
 solved what to do, that, when I am put out of the steward- 
 ship, they may receive me into their own houses. And call- 
 ing to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, 
 How much owest thou to my lord ? And he said, A hundred 
 baths (j^dTooi;) of oil. And he said to him. Take thy writing, 
 and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to 
 another. And how much dost thou owe ? And he said, A hun- 
 dred cors {K,6pou(;) of wheat. He says to him, Take thy writ- 
 ing, and write eighty, And the lord commended the unright- 
 
-51 
 
 14-3 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 119 
 
 eous steward, because he had done prudently. For the sons 
 of this world (ataJvoz) are more prudent toward their own 
 generation than the sons of light. And I say to you, Make 
 to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, 
 that when it fails, they may receive you into the everlasting 
 tabernacles. He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in 
 much ; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous 
 also in much. If therefore ye were not faithful in the un- 
 righteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches ? 
 And if ye were not faithful in that which is another's, who 
 will give you your own ? No household-servant (of Ajsr^yc) cau 
 serve two lords : for either he will hate the one, and love the 
 other, or he will hold to one, and depise the other. Ye can- 
 not serve God and mammon. 
 
 § 116. And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, s. Luice !& 
 were hearing all these things, and scoffing at Him. And He 
 said to them, Ye are they who are justifying yourselves be- 
 fore men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is 
 high among men is abomination before God. 
 
 The law and the prophets were until John ; from that 
 time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every 
 one rushes (j^td^sTai) into it. But it is easier for heaven and 
 earth to pass away than for one title to fall. Every one who 
 puts away his wife and marries another, commits adultery ; 
 and he who marries one that is put away from a husband 
 commits adultery. 
 
 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed 
 in purple and fine linen, making merry, splendidly (Xafnz&z) 
 every day. And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid 
 at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be filled with 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 the poor 
 man diad, and he was borne away by the angels into Abra- 
 ham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried ; and 
 in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees 
 Abraham afar o£F, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried 
 and said. Father Abraham, pity* me, and send Lazarus, that 
 he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; 
 
l20 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 for I am in anguish in this flame. But Abraham said, Child, 
 remember that in thy lifetime thou receivest thy good things 
 in full, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things : but now 
 here, he is comforted and thou art in anguish. And in all 
 this, between us and you a great gulf {ydafxa) is fixed : that 
 they who would pass from hence to you may not be able, and 
 none from thence may cross over to us. And he said, I pray 
 thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my 
 father's house- for I have five brother's : that he may testify- 
 to them, lest they also come into this place of torment. But 
 Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them 
 hear them. And he said. Nay, father Abraham ; but if one 
 arise from the dead, they will repent. But he said to him, 
 If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be 
 persuaded, if one rise froqi the dead. 
 
 I-IO 
 
 s. Luke 17: § 117. And He said to His disciples, It is impossible 
 
 that stumbling-blocks {akdvdala) should not come ; but woe 
 to him through whom they come ! It is profitable for him if 
 a millstone is placed about his neck, and he is thrown into 
 the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little 
 ones to stumble. Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother 
 sin, rebuke him ; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he 
 sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn 
 to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him. 
 
 And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith. 
 And the Lord said. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, 
 ye would say to this sycamine-tree. Be rooted up, and be planted 
 in the sea : and it would have obeyed you. But who is there 
 of you, having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, that will 
 say to him, when he has come in from the field, Come straight- 
 way and recline at table; and will not rather say to him, 
 Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve 
 me, till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt 
 eat and drink ? Does he thank the servant, because he did 
 the things that were commanded ? So also ye, when ye shall 
 have done the things that were commanded you, say. We are 
 unmeritorious (d')(f>e7oi) servants j we have done those things 
 which it was our duty to do. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 121 
 
 § 118. After this* He saith to the disciples, Let us go s. John n: 
 into Judea again. The disciples say to Him, Rabbi, the Jews 
 were seeking but now to stone Thee ; and goest thou there 
 again ? Jesus answered. Are there not twelve hours in the 
 day ? If any man walk in the day, he stumbles not, because 
 he sees the light of this world. But if any one walk in the 
 night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him. 
 
 These things spake He ; and after this He saith to them, 
 Lazarus, our friend, has fallen asleep ; but I go that I may 
 awake him out of sleep. The disciples therefore said to Him, 
 Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover {aoydijatTac). 
 Now Jesus had spoken about his death ; but they thought He 
 spake of taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus therefore said to 
 them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes 
 that I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But let 
 us go to him. Thomas, who is called Didymus, said therefore 
 to his fellow disciples, Let us also go that we may die with 
 him. 
 
 So when Jesus came. He found that he had already been 
 four days in the tomb. Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, 
 about fifteen furlongs [aradccov) off. And many of the Jews 
 had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning 
 their brother. 
 
 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming 
 went and met Him ; but Mary sat in the house. Martha 
 therefore said to Jesus, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my 
 brother had not died. And even now, I know that what- 
 ever Thou askest of God, God will give to Thee. Jesus 
 saith to her. Thy brother shall rise again. Martha said to 
 Him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the 
 last day. Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the 
 Life ; he that belie veth on Me, though he were dead, yet 
 shall he live; and whosoever, liveth and believeth in Me, 
 shall never die.f Believest thou this? She saith to Him, 
 Yea, Lord : I have believed that Thou art the Christ, the Son 
 of God, He that cometh into the world. 
 
 And having said this, she went away and called Mary 
 her sister, secretly, saying. The Teacher is come, and calls thee. 
 
 *See John 11:6 P09. 
 
 '\[X7j oKodd'jTj £ff zo'v acajvo). 
 
122 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and came to Him. 
 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in 
 the place where Martha met Him. The Jews therefore who 
 were with her in the house and comforting her, when they 
 eaw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed 
 her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 
 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, seeing Him, 
 fell down at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if Thou hadst 
 been here, my brother had not died. Jesus therefore, when 
 He saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with 
 her, groaned in spirit, and was agitated, (irapageu laorov) 
 And He said. Where have ye laid Him ? They say to Him 
 , ^ Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. The Jews therefore said, 
 
 Behold how he loved him ! And some of them said, Could 
 . not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have 
 
 caused that even this man should not die ? Jesus therefore 
 again groaning in Himself, cometh to the tomb. Now it was 
 a cave, and a stone lay on it. Jesus says, Take away the 
 stone. The sister of him that was dead, Martha, says to 
 Him, Lord, by this time he is offensive : for he has been dead 
 four days. Jesus says to her. Said I not to thee, that, if thou 
 believest, thou shalt see the glory of God ? 
 
 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up His 
 eyes, and said, Father, I thank Thee that Thou didst hear 
 Me. And I know that Thou always hearest Me ; but for the 
 multitude standing around, I said it : that they may believe 
 that Thou didst send Me. And having thus spoken, He 
 cried with a loud voice, Lazarus ! Come forth ! He that was 
 dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes ; 
 and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus says to 
 them. Loose him, and let him go. 
 
 Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary, and be- 
 held what He did, believed on Him. But some of them 
 went away to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus did. 
 
 s. John II : §119. The chief priests therefore, and the Pharisees 
 
 gathered a Sanhedrin, and said, What do we ? for this man 
 does many signs. If we allow him thus, all will believe on 
 him ; and the Romans will come, and take away both our 
 place and nation. But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being 
 
 47-54 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIS'T. 123 
 
 high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all ; 
 nor do ye consider that it is expedient for you that one man 
 die for the people, and not the whole nation perish. And this 
 he spake not of himself; but being high priest that year, he 
 prophecied that Jesus was about to die for the nation ; and 
 not for the nation only ; but that He might also gather to- 
 gether into one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 
 So from that day forth, they took counsel that they might 
 put Him to death. 
 
 Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews; 
 but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, 
 to a city called Ephraim, and there He abode with His disci- 
 ples. 
 
 § 120. And it came to pass, on the journey to Jerusalem, s. Luke 17: 
 He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And 
 as He was entering into a certain village, there met Him ten 
 leprous men, who stood afar oflF. And they lifted up their 
 voice, saying, Jesus ! Master I {kncardTo) pity us. And see- 
 ing it. He said. Go show yourselves to the priests. And it 
 came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of 
 them, seeing that he was healed turned back, with a loud 
 voice glorifying God, and fell on his face at His feet giving 
 thanks to Him ; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answer- 
 ing said. Were not the ten cleansed ? But where are the nine? 
 Were none found returning to give glory to God, except this 
 stranger. And He said to him. Arise and go ; thy faith hath 
 saved thee. 
 
 § 121. And being asked by the Pharisees, When comes s. Luke 17: 
 the kingdom of God? He answered them and said, The "°"^' 
 kingdom of God cometh not with observation; nor will they 
 say, Lo, here ! or there ! for behold the kingdom of God is 
 in the midst {kvzbz) of you. And He said to the disciples, 
 There will come days, when ye will long to see one of the 
 days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it. And they 
 will say to you, Lo ! there ; or, Lo ! here. Go not away nor 
 pursue. For as the lightning when it lighteneth out of the one 
 part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven, 
 so the Son of man will be. But first He must suflPer many 
 things, and be rejected by this generation. And as it came 
 
124 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST, 
 
 to pass in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of 
 the Son of man. They were eating, were drinking, were 
 marrying, were giving in marriage, until the day when Noah 
 entered into the ark, and the flood (/eara/cAy<T//6c) came and 
 destroyed all. In like manner even as it came to pass in the 
 days of Lot ; (they were eating, were drinking, were buying, 
 wtire selling, were planting, were building ; but in the day 
 when Lot went out from Sodom), and rained fire and brim- 
 stone from heaven, and destroyed them all. After the same 
 manner will it be, in the day that the son of man is revealed. 
 In that day, he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods 
 in the house, let him not go down to take them away ; and he 
 that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back. Remem- 
 ber Lot's wife. Whosoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, 
 but whoever shall lose, will preserve it. I say to you, in 
 that night there will be two in one bed ; one will be taken, 
 and the other left. There will be two women grinding to- 
 gether ; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.* 
 And they answering say to Him, Where, Lord? And He 
 said to them. Where the body is, there will the vultures also 
 be gathered together. 
 
 t. Lukeis: § 122. And He spake a parable to them, to the end 
 
 1-14 
 
 that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying. 
 There was in a city a judge, who feared not God nor regarded 
 man. And there was a widow in that city ; and she kept 
 coming to him, saying. Right me of my adversary. And he 
 would not for a time; but afterward he said within himself, 
 Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this 
 widow troubles me, I will do her justice : lest by her per- 
 petual coming (e/c ri^oc kpy^ofiiv^) she wear me out. And 
 the Lord said. Hear what the judge of unrighteousness says ! 
 And will not God effect the vindication of His elect, who cry 
 to Him day and night, and He is long suffering over them ? 
 I say to you. He will vindicate them speedily. Howbeit, 
 when the Son of man comes, will He find the faith on the 
 earth? 
 
 And He spake also this parable to some who trust in 
 
 *Many ancient documents add, "There shall be two men in the 
 field ; the one will be taken and the other left."— See Matt. 
 24: 40. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. " 125 
 
 themselves that they are righteous, and despise the rest : Two 
 men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and 
 the other a publican. The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus 
 with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of 
 men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 
 I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I acquire. 
 But the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his 
 eyes unto heaven; but was smiting upon his breast, saying, 
 God be merciful {lldadyjzi) to me the sinner ! I say to you, 
 this man went down to his house justified, rather than the 
 other. For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled ; 
 but he that humbles himself shall be exalted. 
 
 § 123. And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these ss. Matt. 19: 
 sayings, rising up thence He departed from Galilee ; and came us^rv m 
 into the borders of Judea beyond Jordan. And great multi- 
 tudes followed Him, and came together to Him again, and 
 He healed them there ; and as He was wont, He again taught 
 them. 
 
 And there came to Him Pharisees, tempting Him and 
 saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every 
 cause ? And He answering them said. What did Moses com- 
 mand you ? And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill 
 of divorcement, and to put her away. And He answering 
 said to them. Have ye not read, that He who made them from 
 the beginning made them male and female, and said, For 
 this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall 
 cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh ? So 
 that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore 
 God joined together, let not man put asunder. 
 
 They say to Him, Why then did Moses command to 
 give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away ? But 
 Jesus said to them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered 
 you to put away your wives, and wrote you this command ; 
 but from the beginning it has not been so; — from the 
 beginning of the creation, male and female made He them. 
 And I say to you, whoever putteth away his wife, except for 
 fornication, and marrieth another, commits adultery. 
 
 And in the house the disciples asked Him again concern- 
 ing this. And He saith to them, Whosoever puts away his 
 
126 
 
 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 19: 
 13-1S 
 Mark 10: 
 13-16 
 Luke 18: 
 1S-17 
 
 S.S. Matt. 19: 
 16-30 
 
 Mark 10 : 
 i7-3» 
 Luke 18: 
 
 18-30 
 
 wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her ; and 
 if she herself puts away her husband, and marries another, 
 she commits adultery. 
 
 The disciples say to Him, If the case of the man is so 
 with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. But He said to 
 them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom 
 it is given. For there are eunuchs, who were so born from 
 the mother's womb; and there are eunuchs, who were made 
 eunuchs by men ; and there are eunuchs who made themselves 
 eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is 
 able to receive it, let him receive it. 
 
 § 124. Then they brought to Him little children — their 
 babes, that He might touch them — put His hands on them 
 and pray. And the disciples seeing it rebuked them. But 
 Jesus seeing it, was much displeased ; and calling them to 
 Him said. Suffer the little children to come to Me, and forbid 
 them not: for of such is the kingdom of heaven — of God. 
 Verily I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of 
 God as a little child, shall in nowise enter therein. And He 
 folded them in His arms and blessed them, putting His hands 
 upon them. And He departed thence. 
 
 § 125. And as He was going forth into (e^c) the way, 
 there ran to Him a certain ruler, who kneeling to Him asked 
 Him, saying. Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I 
 may inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said to him. Why callest 
 thou me good? No one is good but one, God. — Why dost 
 thou ask Me concerning good ? One is the Good. Thou 
 knowest the commandments : — If thou wishest to enter into 
 life, keep the commandments. He says to Him, Which ? 
 And Jesus said. 
 
 Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 Thou shalt not bear false witness. 
 
 Do not steal. 
 
 Do not defraud. 
 
 Honor thy father and thy mother. And 
 
 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 
 The young man says to Him, Teacher, all these things I ob- 
 served from my youth ; what lack I yet ? And Jesus look- 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 127 
 
 ing on him, loved him, and said to him. One thing thou lack- 
 est : if thou wishest to be perfect, go, sell whatever thou hast, 
 and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in 
 heaven ; and come, follow Me. But when the young man 
 heard the saying, he became gloomy [aruyvdaaQ) — very sor- 
 rowful : and he went away grieved : for he was very rich — 
 he was one that had great possessions. 
 
 And Jesus seeing him, looking around on His disciples, 
 said. How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the 
 kingdom of God ! — Verily I say to you, it is difficult for a 
 rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven ! And the dis- 
 ciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answering 
 says to them. Children, how difficult it is to enter into the 
 kingdom of God ! And again I say to you. It is easier for a 
 camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man 
 to enter into the kingdom of God. And the disciples hear- 
 ing it, — they who heard it, were exceedingly amazed, saying 
 to Him, And who then can be saved ? But Jesus looking oa 
 them said to them. With men this is impossible ; but not 
 with God. The things that are impossible with men are pos- 
 sible with God : — for all things are possible with God. 
 
 And Peter answering began to say to Him, Behold, we 
 forsook our own — left all, and followed Thee ; what then 
 shall we have ? And Jesus said to them. Verily I say to 
 you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the 
 Son of man shall sit on the throne of His glory, ye also shall 
 sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
 And every one — there is no one who left houses, or brothers, 
 or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for My 
 name's, and for the gospel's sake — for the sake of the king- 
 dom of God, who shall not receive manifold more — a hun- 
 dred fold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, 
 and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; 
 and in the world {alcjuc) to come inherit eternal life. But 
 many first will be last, and last first. 
 
 § 126. For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man s. Matt. «»: 
 who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to 
 hire laborers into his vineyard* And having agreed with the 
 laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into hi§ vineyard. 
 
128 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And he went out about the third hour, and found others stand- 
 ing in the market-place inactive {dpyout;). And he said to 
 them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right, I 
 will give you. And they went. (dirrjXdou). Again he went 
 out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And 
 about the eleventh he went out, and found others standing, 
 and saith to them. Why stand ye here all the day inactive? 
 They say to him, Because no one hired us. He says to them, ^ 
 Go ye also into the vineyard. And when evening came, the 
 lord of the vineyard says to his steward. Call the laborers, 
 and pay them the hire, beginning from the last unto the first. 
 And them that were hired about the eleventh hour came, and 
 received each a denary. But when the first came, they sup- 
 posed that they should receive more ; and they also received 
 each a denary. And receiving it, they murmured against the 
 householder, saying. These last made one hour, and thou 
 madest them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day, and 
 the burning heat. But he answering one of them said. Friend, 
 I do not wrong thee ; didst thou not agree with me for a 
 denary ? Take up what is thine, and go. But I will to give 
 to this last, even as to thee. Is it not lawfnl for me to do 
 what I will with my own ? Or is thine eye evil because I 
 am good. So the last will be first, and the first last. 
 
 s,5. Matt, so: § 127. And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem ; 
 
 M^k lo: and Jesus was going before them ; and they were amazed, and 
 f 7'' . those who followed were afraid. And again He took with Him 
 
 Luke i8: ° 
 
 ^'■3* the twelve disciples apart and began to tell them the things that 
 were about to happen to Him ; and He said to them. Behold 
 we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things written 
 through the prophets will be accomplished to the Son of 
 man: — The Son of man will be delivered up to the chief 
 priests and scribes ; and they will condemn Him to death, 
 and will deliver Him up to the Gentiles ; and they will mock . 
 Him, and insult Him, and spit upon Him, and will scourge 
 Him, and will crucify and kill Him ; and on the third day 
 He will rise up — will be raised up. 
 
 And they understood none of these things ; and this say- 
 ing was hidden from them, and they knew not the things that 
 were said. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. ■ 129 
 
 § 128. Then came to Him the mother of the sons ofs.s. Matt 20: 
 Zebedee with her sons, James and John, bowing down to Mark 10: 
 Him and asking a certain thing of Him — saying to Him, "^^"^^ 
 Teacher, we would that Thou shouldst do for us whatever we 
 ask. And He said to her. What wilt thou ? She says to Him, 
 Command that these my two sons sit, one on Thy right hand, 
 and one on Thy left in Thy kingdom. — He said to them. 
 What do you wish I should do for you ? And they said to 
 Him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on Thy right hand, 
 and one on the left, in Thy glory. But Jesus answering said 
 to them. Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to 
 drink the cup that I am about to drink, or to be baptized the 
 baptism that I am baptized ? And they said to Him, We are 
 able. Jesus said to them, The cup that I drink — My cup, 
 indeed ye shall drink ; and the baptism that I am baptized 
 ye will be baptized ; but to sit on My right hand, or on INIy 
 left, is not Mine to give ; but is for them for whom it has 
 been prepared of My Father. And the ten, hearing it, began 
 to be much displeased with the two brothers, James and John. 
 And Jesus, calling them to Him, says to them. Ye know that 
 they who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it 
 over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 
 Not so shall it be — it is not so among you ; but whosoever 
 wishes to be great among you, shall be your minister ; and 
 whosoever wishes to be first among you, shall be your servant 
 — shall be servant of all : even as the Son of man also came 
 not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life 
 a ransom for many. 
 
 § 129. And they came to Jericho. And He entered in s s. Mark 10: 
 and was passing through Jericho. And behold a man called by mue 19: 
 name, Zaccheus, a chief publican ; and he was rich. And 
 he was seeking to see Jesus, who He was ; and he could not 
 on account of the crowd, because he was small in stature. 
 And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree to 
 see Him : because He was about to pass along that way. And 
 Jesus, when He came to the place, looked up and said to him, 
 Zaccheus, make haste and come down : for to-day I must 
 abide in thy house. And he made haste and came down, and 
 received Him joyfully. And seeing it they all murmured, 
 
130 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 saying, He went in to be a guest with a man that is a sinner. 
 And Zaccheus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the 
 half of my goods (bTcapy^ovrcov) I give to the poor; and 
 if I have wrongfully exacted aught from any one, I restore 
 fourfold. And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come 
 to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For 
 the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was 
 lost. 
 
 And as they were hearing these things. He added and 
 spake a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem, and it 
 seemed to them (oo/ceTv a^rouc) that the kingdom of God 
 was immediately to appear. He said therefore, A certain 
 nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a 
 kingdom, and to return. And calling ten servants of his, he 
 gave them ten minas,* (;"vac) and said to them. Do business 
 till I come- But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy 
 after him, saying. We do not wish this man to reign over us. 
 And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received 
 the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, to whom he 
 had given the money, to be called to him that he might know 
 what they had transacted {dcBTtpayfiarsuaavto). And the first 
 came before him, saying. Lord, thy mina gained ten minas. 
 And he said to him. Well done, good servant : because thou 
 wast faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten 
 cities. And the second came, saying. Lord, thy mina made 
 five minas. And he said also to this man, Be thou over five 
 cities. And the other came, saying. Lord, behold thy mina, 
 which I kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because 
 thou art a harsh man ; thou takest up what thou layest not 
 down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. He says to him, 
 Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou 
 knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I laid not 
 down, and reaping what I did not sow ; and why didst thou 
 not put my money in bank? {^Tti rparte^^au) and I, at my 
 coming, should have exacted it with interest. And he said to 
 those that stood by. Take away from him the mina, and give 
 it to him that has the ten minas. And they said to him, Lord, 
 he has ten minas. I say to you, to every one that has shall 
 
 *The mina is about £41, 13 s. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 131 
 
 *rrom Luke's use of ivyp^eeu ^ e/ c it is possible, though not 
 probable, that ?130 and ?129 should exchange places. 
 
 fMatthew reports the two, while Mark and Luke again report 
 only the most prominent, most impulsive, most striking 
 case. 
 
 46-52 
 
 Luke 18: 
 
 be given ; but from him that has not, even what he has shall 
 be taken away. But these my enemies, who would not that 
 I shold reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before 
 me. 
 
 And having spoken these things. He went on before, 
 going up to Jerusalem. 
 
 § 130. And as He was going forth from Jericho* with s.s. Matt, aoj 
 His disciples, a great multitude followed Him. And behold, mZu io; 
 two blind menf sitting by the way side.— The son of Timseus, 
 Bartimseus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way-side ^^"^^ 
 begging. And hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what 
 this was. And they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was 
 passing by. — Hearing that Jesus was passing by, they cried, 
 saying, Lord, have mercy on us. Thou Son of David ! — And 
 he (Bartimaeus) began to cry out— he called out aloud, saying 
 Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me ! And many — they 
 who went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. 
 — And the multitudes rebuked them, that they should be 
 silent, but they cried the more, saying. Lord, have mercy on 
 us, Thou Son of David ! — He kept crying all the more. Son 
 of David, have mercy on me ! And Jesus stood still, and 
 called them — and said, Call him. — and commanded him to 
 be brought near. And they call the blind man, saying to 
 him. Be of good cheer ; rise. He calls thee. And he, casting 
 away his garment, sprang up and came to Jesus. And when 
 he was come near. He asked them, saying, What do ye wish 
 I should do to you ? They say to Him, Lord, that our eyes 
 may be opened. — The blind man said to Him, Kabboni, 
 Lord, that I may see again {d.va^Xs(p(D). And Jesus, moved 
 with compassion, touched their eyes. And Jesus said to 
 him. See again [dva^hipov) — go ; thy faith hath saved thee* 
 And straightway they saw again, and folloAved Him in the 
 way ;— he, glorifying God. And all the people, seeing it, 
 gave praise to God. 
 
132 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHEIST. 
 
 s. John II : §131. Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand; 
 
 55-57 
 
 and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country, before the 
 Passover, that they might purify themselves. They sought 
 therefore for Jesus, and said with each other, as they stood 
 in the temple, What think ye ? That he will not come to 
 the feast ? Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given 
 orders, that, if any one knew where He was, he should make 
 it known [fir^voarj), that they might seize Him. 
 
 s. John 18 : §132. Jesus therefore six days before the Passover, 
 
 ^' ^' came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from 
 
 the dead. The great multitude of the Jews therefore knew 
 that He was there : and they came, not because of Jesus only, 
 but that they might see Lazarus also, whom He raised from 
 the dead. But the chief priests consulted that they might put 
 Lazarus also to death; because through him many of the 
 Jews were going away, and believing on Jesus. 
 
 VIIL 
 
 The Christ's Last Passover Week. (Seven Days, 
 
 A. D. 30.) His Passion, Death, 
 
 AND Burial. 
 
 s.s. Matt. 2i: § 133. And it came to pass when they drew near to 
 
 Mark II : Jcrusalcm, to Bethpage, and Bethany, at the mount called the 
 
 Lukeio: mouut of OHves, Jesus sent two of His disciples, saying to 
 
 John* 12- tbsm. Go into the village that is over against you — the oppo- 
 
 "-'9 . site village, in which straightway as ye are entering, ye will 
 
 find an ass tied, and a colt with her — a colt tied whereon no 
 
 man ever yet sat ; loose them, and bring them to Me. And 
 
 if any one say aught to you, if any one ask you, why are ye 
 
 loosing him? Thus shall ye say, The Lord has need of 
 
 them; He sends him again hither. — And straightway he 
 
 will send them. 
 
 Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled 
 which was spoken through the prophet, saying, 
 
 Say to the daughter of Zion, 
 
 Behold, thy King comes to thee, 
 
 Meek, and riding on an ass, 
 
 And on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.* 
 
 *bT:o^oyioo 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 133 
 
 And the disciples that were sent, departed and found a 
 colt tied at the door without on the road — they found even 
 as He said to them — and did as Jesus directed them. And 
 as they were loosing the colt, some of those who were stand- 
 ing there, its owners said to them, Why — what do ye loosing 
 the colt ? And they said to them as Jesus said, The Lord has 
 need of him : and they let them go. And they brought the 
 ass and the colt to Jesus. And having thrown their gar- 
 ments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon. — Jesus having found 
 a young ass, sat upon it ; as it is written. 
 
 Fear not daughter of Zion. 
 Behold, thy King comes, 
 Sitting on an ass's colt. 
 
 And as He went, most of the multitude spread their 
 own garments in the way ; and others cut branches from the 
 trees — cutting them from the fields; and strewed them in the 
 way. — And a great multitude that had come to the feast, hear- 
 ing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of the 
 palm-trees, and went forth to meet Him, and cried, 
 
 Hosanna!* Blessed is he who comes in the name of 
 
 the Lord ! 
 Even the King of Israel. 
 
 And as He was drawing near at the descent of the mount 
 of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to re- 
 joice and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles 
 which they saw, saying. 
 
 Blessed is the King Who comes in the name of the 
 
 Lord ! 
 Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest ! 
 
 And the multitudes that went before Him and that fol- 
 lowed, cried, saying, 
 
 Hosanna to the Son of David ! Hosanna ! 
 Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord ! 
 Blessed is the coming Kingdom of our father, David : 
 Hosanna in the highest ! 
 
 These things understood not His disciples at first ; but 
 when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these 
 things were written of Him, and that they did these things 
 to Him. The multitude therefore that were with Him when 
 
 *i. e. Save now ! See Psalm 118 : 25-26. 
 
134 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the 
 dead were testifying. Through this also the multitude went 
 and met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. 
 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Ye see that 
 ye prevail nothing : behold, the world has gone after him. 
 
 And some of the Pharisees from the crowd, said to Him, 
 Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. And answering He said, I 
 tell you, If these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry 
 out. 
 
 And when He came near, seeing the city. He wept over 
 it, saying, If thou, even thou, hadst known in this day, the 
 things that belong to peace ! But now they are hidden from 
 thine eyes. For days will come upon thee, when thine ene- 
 mies will cast a rampart against thee, and compass thee round, 
 and shut thee in on every side, and will dash thee to the 
 ground, and thy children within thee ; and will not leave 
 stone upon stone {Xldov inc Xidov) because thou knewest not 
 the season of thy visitation. 
 
 And He entered into Jerusalem. — And when He entered 
 into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying. Who is this ? 
 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Naza- 
 reth of Galilee. And He entered into the temple. 
 
 S.S. John 12: § 134. Now there were certain Greeks among those who 
 
 Mark 11: camc up to worship at the feast. These therefore came to 
 Philip who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked Him, 
 saying. Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip comes and tells 
 Andrew: Andrew and Philip come and tell Jesus. And 
 Jesus answers them, saying. The hour is come, that the Son 
 of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say to you, ex- 
 cept a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides 
 alone ; but if it die, it bears much fruit. He that loveth his 
 life, loseth it ; and he that hateth his life in this world [alcov- 
 eov) shall keep it unto life eternal. If any one serve Me, let 
 him follow Me : and where I am, there also shall my servant 
 be. If any one serve Me, him the Father will honor. Now 
 is My soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father, save 
 Me from this hour ? But for this I came unto this hour. 
 Father, glorify Thy name. There came therefore a voice 
 from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 135 
 
 it again ! The multitude therefore that stood and heard, said 
 it had thundered; others said, An angel has spoken to Him. 
 Jesus answered and said. This voice hath not come for Me ; 
 but for you. Now is the judgment of this world : now shall 
 the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted 
 up from the earth, will draw all to Myself. And this He 
 said, signifying the manner of death He was about to die. 
 The multitude therefore answered Him, AVe have heard out 
 of the law, that the Christ abideth for ever : and how sayest 
 thou, that the Son of man must be lifted up ? who is this 
 Son of man ? Jesus said therefore to them, Yet a little while 
 the Light is among you. Walk while ye have the Light that 
 darkness overtake you not : and he that walks in the darkness 
 knows not whither he goes. While ye have the Light, be- 
 lieve on the Light, that ye may become sons of light. 
 
 These things spake Jesus, and departing He hid Himself 
 from them. 
 
 And having looked around on all things, the hour being s. Mark, 
 now late. He went out to Bethany with the twelve. 
 
 § 135. And in the morning, on the morrow when they s.s. Matt. 21: 
 had come out from Bethany, returning to the city, He was Marku: 
 hungry. And seeing a single fig-tree by the wayside afar off """* 
 having leaves, He came, if perhaps He might find anything 
 thereon. And coming to it He found nothing thereon but 
 leaves only ; for it was not the season of figs. And answer- 
 ing He said to it, May no one eat fruit from thee any more 
 forever — No more shall fruit come from thee forever. And 
 His disciples heard it; — And immediately the fig-tree 
 withered away. 
 
 §136.* And they come to Jerusalem. And Jesus en- s.s. Matt. 21: 
 
 tered into the temple, and began to cast out all those who sold ulll. n: 
 
 and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the ^uk^ 
 
 money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves ; and l^~^^ 
 
 suffered not that any one should carry a vessel through the "' "' ^^ 
 temple. And He taught, saying to them. Is it not written — 
 It is written, 
 
 *Cf. § 19. 
 
136 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the 
 
 nations ? 
 But ye have made it a den of robbers. 
 
 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it. — And He was 
 teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and 
 scribes and the foremost men of the people were seeking how 
 to destroy Him : for they feared Him : for all the multitude 
 was astonished at His teaching. And they could not find 
 what to do : for all the people hung upon Him, listening. 
 
 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple ; 
 and He healed them. But the chief priests and the scribes, 
 seeing the wonders that He did, and the children that were 
 crying in the temple, and saying, 
 
 Hosanna to the Son of David ! 
 were indignant, and said to Him, Dost thou hear what these 
 are saying? And Jesus says to them, Yea; did ye never 
 read. From the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast per- 
 fected praise? And leaving them. He went forth out of the 
 city to Bethany, and lodged there. 
 
 And during the days He was teaching in the temple. — 
 And whenever it became late (<5^£) they went forth out of the 
 city. — During the nights, going out. He lodged in the mount 
 that is called the Mount of Olives. And all the people were 
 coming early in the morning to Him in the temple to hear 
 Him. 
 
 S.S Matt. 21 : § 137. And as they passed by in the morning, they saw 
 
 Mirk II : the fig-tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to 
 remembrance says to Him, Rabbi, behold, the fig-tree which 
 Thou didst curse is withered away. And the disciples seeing 
 it wondered, saying How the fig-tree did immediately wither 
 away ! And Jesus answering said to them. Have faith in 
 God. Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and doubt not, 
 not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but even if 
 ye say to this mountain. Be thou taken up and cast into the 
 sea, it shall be done. Whoever says to this mountain. Be thou 
 taken up and cast into the sea ; and doubts not in his hearty 
 but believes that what he says comes to pass ; he shall have 
 it. And all things whatever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye 
 shall receive. Therefore I say to you, All things whatever 
 
 ao-25 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 137 
 
 ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received, and ye shall 
 have them. And whenever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye 
 have aught against any one : that your Father also Who is in 
 heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 
 
 §138. And they come again into Jerusalem. And *s Matt. ai: 
 i when He came into the temple — as He was walking about in Maik u: 
 the temple teaching the people and preaching the gospel, there lJvI ao: 
 came upon Him the chief priests and the scribes with the '"^ 
 elders of the people, and spoke, saying to Him, Tell us ; By 
 what authority art thou doing these things ? Or who is he 
 that gave thee this authority, to do these things? And Jesus 
 answering said to them, I also will ask you one question 
 {Xoyou) which if ye tell Me, I too will tell you by what 
 authority I am doing these things. The baptism of John, 
 whence was it? from heaven or from men? Answer Me. 
 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say. From 
 heaven; he will say. Why then did ye not believe 
 him ? But if we say. From men, we fear the multitude — 
 All the people will stone us : for they are persuaded that John 
 was a prophet. — They feared the people : for all held John 
 to be a prophet indeed. And answering they say to Jesus, 
 We know not whence. And Jesus said to them, Neither do I 
 tell you, by what authority I am doing these things. 
 
 § 139. And He began tospeak unto them in parables. But s.s. Mark «: 
 whatthinkye? A man had two children; (ri/^va) and he came Matt.ai: 
 to the first, and said. Child, go work to-day in the vineyard. ^^"^" 
 And he answering said, I will not ; but afterward he repented, 
 and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. 
 And he answering said, I go, sir ; and went not. Which of 
 the two did the father's will ? They say. The first. Jesus 
 says to them, Verily I say to you, that publicans and harlots 
 go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to 
 you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him ; 
 but the publicans and the harlots believed him ; and ye, when 
 ye saw it, did not even repent afterward, that ye might be- 
 lieve him. s.s Matt^2i: 
 
 33-46 
 
 § 140. Hear another parable. f."^ "' 
 
 There was a man that was a householder, who planted a ^." g* ^°'' 
 
138 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 viDeyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press — 
 a wine fat in it, and built a tower, and let it out to hus- 
 bandmen and went abroad for a long time. And when the 
 season of the fruits drew near, he sent to the husbandmen a 
 servant that he might receive from the husbandmen of the 
 fruits of the vineyard: but the husbandmen took him and 
 beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent to 
 them still another servant ; and him also they beat, and 
 wounded in the head, and handled shamefully, and sent him 
 away empty. And he sent still a third, and they wounded 
 him also, and cast him out. And he sent another ; and him 
 they killed. Again he sent other servants, more than the 
 first — many others ; and they did to them likewise ; beating 
 some and killing some, and stoning some. He had yet one, a 
 beloved son. And the lord of the vineyard said. What shall 
 I do ? I will send my beloved son ; perhaps they will rev- 
 erence him. — And afterward he sent to them his son, saying. 
 They will reverence my son. But the husbandmen seeing the 
 son reasoned with each other, saying. This is the heir ; come, 
 let us kill him : and take his inheritance — and the inheritance 
 will be ours. And taking him, they cast him forth out of the 
 vineyard, and killed him. 
 
 When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what 
 ■will he do to those husbandmen ? They say to Him, He will 
 miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the 
 vineyard to other husbandmen, who will deliver over to him 
 the fruits in their seasons. — He will come and destroy these 
 husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.* And 
 hearing it, they said. Let it not be {firj ysvoiTa)). But He 
 looked on them and said, What then is this that is written ? 
 Have ye not in the scriptures read even this scripture, 
 
 The stone which the builders rejected. 
 
 The same is become the head of the corner ; 
 
 This was from the Lord, 
 
 And it is marvellous in our eyes ? 
 
 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken 
 away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the 
 fruits thereof And every one that falls on that stone will 
 be broken ; but on whomsoever it falls, it will scatter him as 
 
 ♦Christ's response to His own question, as per Matthew and Mark. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 139 
 
 dust. And the chief priests and Pharisees, hearing His para- 
 bles knew that He spoke of them. And they and the scribes 
 sought to lay hands on Him in that very hour ; and while 
 seeking to lay hold of Him, they feared the multitudes, since 
 they held Him as a prophet. And they left Him, and went 
 away. 
 
 § 141. And Jesus answering spoke to them again insMatt. aa: 
 parables, saying, 
 
 The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who 
 made a marriage- feast for his son. And he sent his servants 
 to call those who were invited to the marriage-feast; and 
 they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, 
 Tell those who are invited. Behold, I have prepared my 
 breakfast; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things 
 are ready ; come to the marriage-feast. But they made light 
 of it, and went away, one to his own farm, another to his 
 merchandise ; and the rest laid hold of his servants, and ill- 
 treated and killed them. And the king was angry ; and send- 
 ing his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their 
 city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, 
 but they who were invited were not worthy. Go therefore to 
 the partings (dce^ddoix:) of the roads, and as many as ye find, 
 call to the marriage-feast. And those servants went out into 
 the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, 
 both bad and good : and the bridal hall was filled with guests. 
 
 And the king, coming in to behold the guests, saw there 
 a man not clothed with a wedding-garment ; and he saith to 
 him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither, not having a wed- 
 ding-garment ? And he was speechless. Then the king said 
 to the attendants. Bind him hand and foot, and cast him forth 
 into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the 
 gnashing of teeth ! For many are called, but few chosen. 
 
 § 142. Then the Pharisees went and took counsel, howss. Matt. aa: 
 they might ensnare Him in His speech. And they watched Markia: 
 Him, and sent forth to Him spies, their disciples, with the ?~ll,o: 
 Herodians, who feigned themselves to be righteous men, that "*-"^ 
 they might take hold of His speech, so as to deliver Him up 
 to the rule and the authority of the governor. And they come 
 and say to Him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and 
 
140 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: 
 for thou regardest not the person of men — that thou sayest 
 and teachest rightly, and regardest not the person of any. 
 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to give 
 tribute to Csesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not 
 give? But Jesus perceiving their wickedness — craftiness — 
 knowing their hypocricy, said to them. Why tempt ye Me ? 
 hypocrites! Show Me the tribute money — Bring Me a 
 denary, that I may see it. And they brought to Him a de- 
 nary. And He says to them. Whose is this image and super- 
 scription ? They said to Him, Caesar's. And Jesus said to 
 them, Eender therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, 
 and to God the things that are God's. And they were not 
 able to take hold of the saying before the people — Hearing it 
 they wondered — marvelled exceedingly at Him — They mar- 
 velled at His answer, and became silent, and left Him, and 
 went away. 
 
 s.s. Matt. 22- § 143. And on that day there came up to Him some 
 
 Mark 12: Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. And they 
 
 Luke2o: asked Him, saying. Teacher, Moses wrote for us, that if a 
 
 *''*° man's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no child 
 
 his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his 
 
 brother. Now there were with us seven brothers; and the 
 
 first took a wife, and dying left no seed — left his wife to his 
 
 brother. And the second took her, and died, leaving no seed. 
 
 And the third took her ; and in like manner the seven also 
 
 left no children, and died. Last of all the woman also died. 
 
 In the resurrection therefore, whose wife of them does the 
 
 woman become ? For the seven had her for a wife. 
 
 But Jesus answering said to them. Ye err. — Is it not 
 through this that ye err, because ye know not the scriptures, 
 nor the power of God? The sons of this world (a/a)voc) 
 marry and are given in marriage ; but they who are accounted 
 worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the 
 dead, when they rise from the dead — in the resurrection, 
 neither marry nor are given in marriage, for neither can they 
 die any more : for they are equal to the angels — are as the 
 ano-els who are in heaven, and are sons of God, being sons of 
 the resurrection. But concerning the resurrection of the 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 141 
 
 dead; have ye not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, 
 that which was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God 
 of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? 
 That the dead are raised, even Moses showed, when he calls 
 the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and 
 the God of Jacob. Now He is not the God of the dead, but 
 of the living: for all live to Him. Ye greatly err. 
 
 And the multitudes, hearing, were astonished at His 
 teaching. And some of the Scribes, answering, said. Teacher, 
 thou saidst well. For they no longer dared to ask Him a 
 question. 
 
 § 144. But the Pharisees, hearing that He had put thes.s. Matt. 22: 
 Sadducees to silence, collected together. And one of them, a Mark 12 : 
 lawyer — one of the Scribes came to Him, having heard them ^ '^* 
 questioning together, and knowing that He had answered 
 them well, asked, tempting Him, Teacher, what command- 
 ment is first of all. — which is the great commandment in the 
 law ? Jesus answered and said to him. The first is, Hear, O 
 Israel ! The Lord God, our Lord is one ; and thou shalt 
 love the Lord thy God from all thy heart, and with all thy 
 soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This 
 is the great and first commandment. A second is like to it — 
 this. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no 
 other commandment greater than these. On these two com- 
 mandments hangeth the whole law and the prophets. 
 
 And the Scribe said to Him, Well, Teacher, thou saidst 
 truly that He is one, and there is no other beside Him ; and 
 to love Him from all the heart, and with all the understand- 
 ing, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as 
 himself, is much more than all the whole burnt offerings and 
 sacrifices. And Jesus, seeing that he answered intelligently 
 said to Him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. 
 And no one dared any longer to question Him. 
 
 § 145. Now while the Pharisees were collected together, ss. Matt, is: 
 — Jesus, while teaching in the temple; answering asked them, Mark »: 
 saying. What think ye concerning the Christ? Whose son is iTkLo: 
 He? They say to Him, The son of David. He saith to '""^* 
 them, How then does David in the Spirit call Him, Lord ? 
 
142 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 For David himself says in the Holy Spirit — in the book of 
 
 Psalms, 
 
 The Lord said to my Lord, 
 
 Sit on My right hand, 
 
 Till I make Thine enemies the footstool of Thy feet. 
 
 David therefore calls Him, Lord — If then David calls Him, 
 Lord, how? — whence is He his son? — How say the scribes 
 that the Christ is David's Son ? And no one was able to 
 answer Him a word ; nor durst any one from that day ques- 
 tion Him any more. And the great multitude heard Him 
 gladly. 
 
 s.s. Matt. 23: § 146. Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to His 
 
 Mark 12 : disciples, saying, The scribes and Pharisees sat on Moses' 
 Luke 20: f^eat. All therefore whatever they bid you, do and observe; 
 '*^"*^ but do not according to their works : for they say and do not. 
 
 And they bind heavy burdens, grievous to be borne, and lay 
 them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing 
 to move them with their finger. But all their works they do 
 to be seen by men : for they make broad their phylacteries, 
 and enlarge the fringes ; and love the first place at feasts, and 
 the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the 
 market-places, and to be called of men. Rabbi. But be not 
 ye called, E-abbi: for one is your Teacher, and all ye are 
 brethren. And call no one your father on the earth : for one 
 is your Father, He Who is in heaven. Neither be called 
 leaders : for one is your Leader the Christ. But the greatest 
 of you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt 
 himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble him- 
 self shall be exalted. 
 
 And in the hearing of all the people He said to His dis- 
 ciples in His teaching. Beware of the scribes, who wish to 
 walk about in long robes, and wish for salutations in the 
 market-places, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the 
 first places at feasts ; they who devour widows' houses, and 
 for a pretense make long prayers ; these shall receive greater 
 condemnation. 
 S.S. Matt. But woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! be- 
 
 cause ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before {ifipoadtv) 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST.' 143 
 
 men : for ye go not in, nor suffer those who are entering to 
 go in. 
 
 "Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because 
 ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and when he 
 has become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than 
 yourselves. 
 I Woe to you, blind guides, who say. Whoever swears by 
 
 the temple it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of 
 the temple, he is bound. Ye fools and blind ; for which is 
 greater, the gold or the temple that has sanctified the gold ? 
 And whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever 
 swears by the gift that is upon it, he is bound. Ye blind : 
 for which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the 
 gift ? He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, 
 and by all things thereon. And he that swears by the temple, 
 swears by it, and by Him who dwells therein. And he that 
 swears by heaven swears by the throne of God, and by Him 
 who sits thereon. 
 
 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because 
 ye pay tithe of mint and dill and cummin, and have omitted 
 the weightier things of the law, judgment, and mercy, and 
 faith ; but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left 
 those undone. Blind guides ! straining out the gnat, and 
 swallowing the camel. 
 
 Woe to you. Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because 
 ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within 
 they are full from rapacity and excess. Blind Pharisee ! 
 Cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that its 
 outside also may become clean. 
 
 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because 
 ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed ajspear 
 beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones, and of all 
 uncleanness. So ye also outwardly indeed appear righteous 
 to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 
 
 Woe to you. Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because 
 ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs 
 of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our 
 fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the 
 blood of the prophets. So then ye witness to yourselves, that 
 ye are sons of those who killed the prophets. Fill ye up the 
 
144 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 measure of your fathers ! Serpents ! Offspring of vipers ! 
 How will ye escape from the judgment of hell ? Therefore, 
 behold, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes ; some 
 of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will 
 scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city ; that 
 on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, 
 from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah 
 eon of Berachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the J 
 altar. Verily I say to you. All these things shall come upon 
 this generation. 
 
 O Jeruralem ! Jerusalem ! that killest the prophets, and 
 stonest those who are sent to her ; how often would I have 
 gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her chick- 
 ens under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your house 
 is abandoned* to you. For I say to you. Ye shall not see Me 
 kenceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that comes in the 
 name of the Lord. 
 
 41-44 
 
 Luke 21 : 
 1-4 
 
 S.S. Markiz: § 147. And sittiug over against the treasury, looking 
 
 up. He was beholding how the multitude were casting money 
 — their gifts into the treasury ; and many who were rich were, 
 casting in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and 
 He saw her casting in thither two lepta.f And calling to 
 Him His disciples, He said to them. Amen — Of a truth I 
 say to you, this poor widow cast in more than all who are 
 casting into the treasury. For all these, out of their super- 
 fluity,t cast into the gifts ; but she, out of her want, cast in all 
 that she had, her whole living. 
 
 A Keflection. 
 
 s, John 12 : But though He had done so many signs before them, 
 
 they did not believe on Him ; that the word of Isaiah the 
 prophet might be fulfilled, which He spoke, ^ 
 
 Lord, who believed our report ? * 
 
 And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 
 
 Through this they could not believe, because Isaiah said again, 
 
 He has blinded their eyes. 
 
 And has hardened their heart ; 
 
 That they should not see with their eyes, 
 
 *d(pieTai tThree-fourths of a farthing. |;r£/>^<7(T£:3ovroc 
 
 37-43 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 145 
 
 Aud understand with their heart, 
 And turn, and I should heal them. 
 
 These things said Isaiah, because he saw His glory, and spoke 
 concerning Him. Nevertheless, even of the rulers many be- 
 lieved on Him ; but because of the Pharisees they did not 
 confess, lest they should be put out of the synagogue : for 
 they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. 
 
 §148. And Jesus cried and said, He that believes on s John 12: 
 
 . 44-50 
 
 Me, believes not on Me, but on Him who sent Me. And He 
 
 that beholdeth Me, beholdeth Him who sent Me. I have 
 come a Light into the world, that every one who believes on 
 Me may not abide in the darkness. And if any one hears 
 My words, and keeps them not, I judge him not : for I came 
 not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that re- 
 jects Me, and receives not My words, has one that judges him. 
 The word that I spoke, that will judge him in the last day. 
 For I spoke not from Myself; but the Father who sent Me, He 
 has given Me a commandment, what I should say, and what 
 I should speak. And I know that His commandment is 
 eternal life. What therefore I speak, as the Father has said 
 to Me, so I speak. 
 
 §149. And Jesus went out of the temple, and was s.s. Matt. 24: 
 going on His way. — And as He went forth out of the temple Mark 13: 
 His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the Lu"e 21: 
 temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and offer- ^"^^ 
 ings. — One of His disciples says to Him, Teacher, behold, 
 what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings ! And 
 Jesus said to him, Seest thou these great buildings ? — And He 
 answering said to them, See ye not all these things ? — As for 
 these things which ye behold. Verily I say to you, there will 
 . come days in which there will not be left here one stone upon 
 another that shall not be thrown down. 
 
 § 150. And as He was sitting on the mount of Olives 
 
 over against the temple, the disciples Peter and James and 
 
 John and Andrew came to Him and asked Him privately, 
 
 saying, Teacher, tell us when therefore will these things be ? 
 
 And what is the sign of Thy presence {Tzapooaiaq) and the end 
 
 {aovreXeiaz) of the age? {aliovoz) — What is the sign when 
 
 10 
 
146 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 these things are about to come to pass? — to be accomplished? 
 And Jesus answering, began to say to them, Take heed lest 
 by any one ye be led astray. For many will come in My 
 name saying, I am the Christ, and The time is at hand : and 
 will lead many astray. Go not after them. And ye will 
 hear of wars, and rumors of war. — And whenever ye hear 
 of wars, and rumors of wars, and commotions ; take heed, be 
 not troubled — be not terrified; for these things must first 
 come to pass ; but the end is not straightway. 
 
 Then said He to them, Nation will rise against nation, 
 and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great 
 earthquakes and famines and pestilences in various places; 
 and there will be great portents, and signs from heaven. 
 These things are the beginning of travail. But take heed to 
 yourselves : before all these things they will lay their hands 
 on you, and persecute you : — they will deliver you up to 
 affliction, and will kill you: — they will deliver you up to 
 councils, into the synagogues and prisons; — and in synagogues 
 ye will be beaten ; — and before governors and kings and 
 rulers ye will be brought, and will stand for My name's sake, 
 for a testimony to them. — It shall turn out to you for a testi- 
 mony. And when they lead you away delivering you up, be 
 not anxious beforehand what ye are to speak ; but whatever 
 is given you in that hour that speak : for it is not ye that 
 speak, but the Holy Spirit. Settle it therefore in your hearts, 
 not to premeditate a defense : (npofieXsvau dTioXoyTjdr^vac) for 
 I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversa- 
 ries will not be able to withstand or to gainsay. But ye will 
 be delivered up even by parents, and brothers and kindred, 
 .and friends; and some of you they will put to death. — 
 Brother will deliver up brother to death, and father child ; 
 and children will rise up against parents, and will put them 
 to death. And ye will be hated by all — by all nations for 
 My name's sake. And not a hair of your head shall perish. 
 — In your patience ye shall win your souls. (^^X^O 
 
 And then will many be offended, and will deliver up one 
 another, and will hate each other. And many false prophets 
 will arise, and will lead many astray. And because iniquity 
 is multiplied, the love of many will become cold. But he 
 that endures to the end, this one shall be saved. And this 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 147 
 
 gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for 
 a testimony to all the nations; and then shall come the end. 
 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which 
 was spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing where it 
 ought not — standing in the holy place (let him that reads con- 
 sider — understand), — When ye see Jerusalem encompassed by 
 armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. Then let 
 those who are in Judsea flee to the mountains ; and let those 
 in the midst of it depart ; and let those in the country not 
 enter therein. And he that is upon the house, let him not go 
 down, nor enter in to take an)rthing out of his house. And 
 he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his gar- 
 ment. For these are days of vengeance, that all the things 
 which are written may be fulfilled. But alas for those who 
 are with child, and for them that give suck in those days ! 
 And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a Sabbath. 
 For there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to 
 this people. And they will fall by the edge of the sword, 
 and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem 
 will be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the 
 Gentiles are fulfilled. — For those days will be a time of 
 distress — afiliction, such as there has not been from the be- 
 ginning of the world — from the beginning of the creation 
 which God created until now, and will not be. And unless 
 those days had been shortened. — If the Lord had not short- 
 ened those days, no flesh would have been saved ; but for the 
 sake (oca) of the chosen, those days shall be shortened — for 
 the sake of the chosen, whom He chose, He shortened the 
 days. 
 
 And then if any one say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, 
 or Lo, there, believe not. For there will arise false Christs, 
 and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so 
 as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen. But take ye 
 heed ; — Behold I have told you beforehand — I have foretold 
 you all. If therefore they say to you. Behold, He is in the 
 desert! go not forth. Behold, He is in the private chamber ! 
 believe not. For as the lightning comes forth from the east, 
 and shines unto the west, so shall be the presence {napouma) 
 of the Son of man. Wherever the carcass is, there will the 
 vultures be gathered together. 
 
148 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And there will be signs in sun, and moon, and stars. — 
 And in those days — straightway after the affliction — distress 
 of those days, the sim shall be darkened, and the moon shall 
 not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven ; and 
 on the earth distress of nations,in perplexity for the roaring 
 of the sea and the billows ; men fainting (dnoi/^u^duTtov) from 
 fear, and anticipation of the things coming on the world : For 
 the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall 
 appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : and then shall 
 all the tribes of earth mourn ; and they shall see the Son of 
 man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great 
 glory. But when these things begin to come to pass, look 
 up, and lift up your heads : for your redemption is drawing 
 nigh. And then He will send forth His angels with a great 
 trumpet, and they will gather together His chosen from the 
 four winds, from one end of heaven to the other — from the 
 uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 
 
 And He spoke to them a parable : — Now from the fig- 
 tree learn its parable : when its branch is already become ten- 
 der, and puts forth leaves. — Behold the fig-tree, and all the 
 trees ; when they now shoot forth, seeing it ye know of your- 
 selves that now the summer is near. So also know ye, when 
 ye see these things coming to pass, that the kingdom of God 
 is near. He is at the doors. Verily I say to you, this gener- 
 ation shall not pass away till all these things come to pass. 
 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass 
 away. 
 
 But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not 
 even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 
 For as were the days of Noah, so shall be the presence of the 
 Son of man. For as they were in the days before the flood, 
 eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until 
 the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not 
 until the flood came and took all away ; so shall be the pres- 
 ence of the Son of man. Then there shall be two men in the 
 field, one is taken, and one is left; two women grinding at the 
 mill, one is taken, and one is left. 
 
 Watch therefore : for ye know not in what day your 
 Lord cometh. But know this, that if the master of the 
 house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 149 
 
 would have watched, and would not have suffered his house 
 to be broken through. Therefore be ye also ready : for in an 
 hour that ye think not, the Son of man cometh. 
 
 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his 
 lord set over his household, to give them their food in due 
 season ? Happy that servant, whom his lord when he cometh 
 shall find so doing ! Verily I say to you, that he will set him 
 over all that he hath. But if that evil servant shall say iia 
 his heart. My lord delays ; and shall begin to beat his fellow- 
 servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken ; the lord 
 of that servant will come in a day when he looks not, and in 
 an hour when he knows not, and will cut him asunder, and 
 appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the 
 weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 
 
 But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts 
 be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxie- 
 ties of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly as a 
 snare. For it will come upon all that dwell on the face of all 
 the earth. Take heed, watch : for ye know not when the 
 time is. It is as a man who is abroad, having left his house, 
 and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, and 
 commanded the porter to watch. Watch therefore : for ye 
 know not when the master of the house comes ; at evening, 
 or at midnight, or at the cock crowing, or in the morning ; 
 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say 
 to you, I say to all, Watch. Watch at every season, praying 
 that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come 
 to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 
 
 § 151. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened s. Matt, as 
 to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the ' ^° 
 bridgegroom. And five of them were foolish, and five wise. 
 For the foolish, taking their lamps did not take oil with them» 
 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. And 
 while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 
 But at midnight there is a cry. Behold, the bridegroom ! come 
 out to meet him ! Then all those virgins arose and trimmed 
 their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise. Give us of 
 your oil ; for our lamps are going out. But the wise an- 
 swered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and 
 
150 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 you ; go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. 
 And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom 
 came. And they who were ready went in with him to the 
 marriage-feast; and the door was shut. And afterward come 
 also the rest of the virgins, saying. Lord, Lord, open to us. 
 But he answering said. Verily I say to you, I know you not. 
 Watch therefore : for ye know not the day nor the hour. 
 
 For it is as a man going abroad who called his own ser- 
 vants and delivered to them his goods. And to one he gave 
 five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each ac- 
 cording to his own ability ; and went abroad. 
 
 Straightway he that had received the five talents went 
 and traded with them, and gained other five talents Like- 
 wise he also that received the two gained other two. But he 
 that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and 
 hid his lord's money. Now after a long time the lord of 
 those servants comes, and makes a reckoning with them. And 
 he that received the five talents came and brought other five tal- 
 ents, saying, Lord, thou delivered est to me five talents ; behold, 
 I gained other five talents. His Lord said to him. Well done, 
 good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, 
 I will set thee over much : enter into the joy of thy lord. 
 He also that received the two talents came, and said, Lord, 
 thou deliveredst to me two talents ; behold, I gained other 
 two talents. His lord said to him. Well done, good and faith- 
 ful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, I will set thee 
 over much : enter into the joy of thy lord. And he also that 
 bad received the one talent came and said. Lord, I knew thee, 
 that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, 
 and gathering where thou didst not scatter. And fearing, I 
 went away and hid thy talent in the earth ; lo thou hast thine 
 own. But his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful 
 servant ! Thou knewest that I reap where I did not sow, and 
 gather where I did not scatter. Thou oughtest therefore to 
 have put my money to the bankers : and I at my coming, 
 Bhould have received my own with interest. Take ye away 
 therefore the talent from him, and give to him that has the 
 ten talents. For to every one that has shall be given, and he 
 shall have abundance ; but from him that has not, even what 
 he has shall be taken away. And cast ye out the unprofitable 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 151 
 
 servant into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping 
 and the gnashing of teeth. 
 
 § 152. And when the Son of man comes in His glory, ^-^^^fg^s: 
 and all the angels with Him, then will He sit on the throne 
 of His glory. And before Him will be gathered all the 
 nations : and He will divide them from each other, as the 
 shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. And He will set 
 the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then 
 will the King say to those on His right hand, Come, ye blessed 
 of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 
 foundation of the world : for I was hungry, and ye gave Me 
 to eat ; I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink ; I was a stranger, 
 and ye took Me in ; naked, and ye clothed Me ; I was sick, 
 and ye visited Me ; I was in prison, and ye came to Me. 
 Then will the righteous answer Him, saying. Lord, when saw 
 we Thee hungry and fed Thee, or thirsty and gave Thee 
 drink? And when saw we Thee a stranger and took Thee in, 
 or naked and clothed Thee ? And when saw we Thee sick, 
 or in prison, and came to Thee ? And the king will answer 
 and say to them. Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it 
 to one of the least of these My brethren, ye did it to Me. 
 Then will He say also to those on the left hand. Depart from 
 Me, accursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and 
 his angels ; for I was hungry, and ye did not give Me to eat ■ 
 I was thirsty, and ye did not give Me to drink ; I was a 
 stranger, and ye did not take Me in ; naked, and ye did not 
 clothe Me ; sick, and in prison ; and ye did visit Me. Then 
 will they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee 
 hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in 
 prison, and did not minister to Thee? Then will He answer 
 them, saying. Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not 
 to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me. And these 
 shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into 
 life eternal. 
 
 5 153. Now the feast of unleavened bread which iss.s. Matt.ie: 
 
 i-S 
 
 called the Passover was drawing near — (two days after, was Mark 14: 
 the Passover, and the unleavened bread.) And it came to pass, L^ke 22: 
 when Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disci- 
 
a-8 
 
 152 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 pies, Ye know that after two days the Passover comes, and 
 the son of man is delivered up to be crucified. 
 
 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to put 
 Him to death : for they feared the people. — Sought how they 
 might take Him by craft, and kill Him. For they said, Not 
 during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the peo])le. 
 
 Then were gathered together the chief priests and the 
 elders of the people, into the court of the high priest, who 
 was called Caiaphas ; and they consulted together that they 
 might take Jesus by craft, and kill Him. But they said, Not 
 during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people. 
 
 6,5. Matt. 26: § 154. Now while Jesus was in Bethany, in the house 
 
 Mark 14: of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at table — (they made 
 John 12: Him a supper there) and Martha served; but Lazarus was 
 one of those who reclined at table with Him. Mary there- 
 fore took an alabastar flask of a pound of ointment of spike- 
 nard, (v^Jt^o^oy-^tm/c^c) very precious. — very costly; and she 
 crushed the flask, and poured it over His head as He reclined 
 at table — and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet 
 with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the 
 ointment. But the diciples seeing it were displeased — there 
 were some that were much displeased among (Tzpo^) themselves, 
 saying, To what purpose has this waste of the ointment been 
 made ? For this ointment could have been sold for above three 
 hundred denarii,* and given to the poor. And they were 
 censuring her. — Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was 
 about to betray Him, says, Why was not this ointment sold 
 for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor? And this 
 he said, not because he cared about the poor ; but because he 
 was a thief, and having the bag carried off what was put in 
 it. But Jesus perceiving it, said to them, AVhy trouble ye 
 the woman? Let her alone — Suffer her to keep it for the 
 day of the preparation of My burial, (iuracfiaa/uou.) She 
 wrought a good work upon Me. For the poor ye have always 
 with you, and whenever ye wish ye can do good to them ; but 
 Me ye have not always. She did what she could : — For she, 
 in pouring this ointment on My body, did it to prepare Me 
 
 *$54.00. About as hard to procure then as $500.00 are now. We 
 shall never forget this Mary. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 153 
 
 for burial : — She anointed My body beforehand for the burial. 
 Verily I say to you, wherever this gospel shall be preached 
 in the whole world, that also which this woman did shall be 
 spoken of for a memorial of her. 
 
 § 155. And Satan entered into Judas* who was calleds.s. Matt. 26: 
 
 14-16 
 
 Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went Mark 14: 
 away and consulted with the chief priests and captains, how Luke 22: 
 to deleliver him up to them. And they, when they heard it, ^' 
 were glad, and covenanted to give him money. And he said, 
 What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver Him to 
 you? And they weighed for him thirty pieces of silver. 
 And he promised. And from that time he was seeking a 
 good opportunity to deliver Him up to them without a crowd. 
 
 § 156. And the day of unleavened bread came, on s.s. Matt. 26: 
 which the passover must be killed. And on the first day of Mark 14: 
 the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, His LuUeaa: 
 
 7-13 
 
 disciples came to Jesus, saying. Where wilt Thou that we go 
 and prepare, that Thou mayest eat the passover. And He 
 sent two of His disciples, Peter and John, saying, Go into 
 the city, and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat. 
 And they said to Him, Where wilt Thou that we make 
 ready ? And He said to them, Behold, when ye have entered 
 into the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of 
 water ; follow him into the house wherein he goeth. And ye 
 shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher says to 
 thee, My time is at hand, — I keep the passover at thy house 
 with My disciples — where is My guest-chamber where I am 
 to eat the passover with My disciples ? And he will show 
 you a large upper room furnished ready ; there prepare for 
 us. And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, — they 
 went forth, and came into the city, and found as He had 
 said to them ; and they prepared the passover. 
 
 § 157. And when evening was come. He cometh with s.s. Matt. 26: 
 the twelve. And when the hour came, He reclined at table, Mark 14: 
 and the twelve apostles with Him. And He said to them, Luke 22: 
 With earnest desire I have desired to eat this passover with l\z'^ 
 
 *This disappointed money-lover was manifestly miffed at Christ ; 
 a condition wherein the doors of the soul are open to the Devil. 
 
154 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 you before I suffer. For T say to you, I shall not eat of it 
 until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And having 
 received a cup, when He had given thanks, He said. Take 
 this, and share it among yourselves. For I say to you, I 
 shall not henceforth drink of the fruit (yevij/iazoi;) of the 
 vine, until the kingdom of God comes. 
 
 And there arose also a contention among them, ■which of 
 them was accounted to be greatest. And He said to them. 
 The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them ; and 
 they who have authority over them are called Benefactors 
 (iuepyiTac) But ye are not so ; but let the greater one among 
 you become as the younger, and the leader as he that serves. 
 For which is greater, he that reclines at table, or he that 
 serves ? Is not he that reclines at table ? But I am in the 
 midst of you as he that serves. But ye are they who have 
 continued with Me in My temptations ; and I appoint to you, 
 as jNIy Father appointed to IMe, a Kingdom, that ye may eat 
 and drink at My table in My Kingdom ; and ye shall sit on 
 thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
 
 John 13: §158. Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus 
 
 knowing that His hour had come that He should depart out 
 of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were 
 in the world, He loved them to the end. And during the 
 supper, the Devil already having put it into the heart of 
 Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him ; knowing that the 
 Father had given all things into His hands, and that He 
 came out from God, and was going to God, He rises from the 
 supper, and lays aside His garments, and taking a towel, He 
 girded Himself. Then He pours water into the basin, and 
 began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with 
 the towel wherewith He was girded. 
 
 So He comes to Simon Peter. He says to Him, Lord, 
 Thou washest my feet ? Jesus answered and said to him. 
 What I am doing thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt 
 know hereafter. Peter says to Him, Thou shalt never wash 
 my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast 
 no part with Me. Simon Peter says to Him, Lord, not my 
 feet only, but also my hands and my bead. Jesus says to him, 
 He that has bathed has not need except to wash the feet, but 
 
 x-ao 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 155 
 
 is wholly clean. And ye are clean ; but not all. For He 
 knew His betrayer ; therefore He said, Ye are not all clean. 
 So when he had washed their feet, and taken His gar- 
 ments and reclined again at table, He said to them, Know ye 
 what I have done to you ? Ye call Me the Teacher and the 
 Lord : and ye say well : for I am. If I then, the Lord and 
 the Teacher, washed your feet, ye also ought to wash each 
 others feet. For I gave you an example, that as I did to you, 
 ye also should do. Verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is 
 not greater than his lord, nor one that is sent greater than he 
 who sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye 
 do them. I speak not concerning you all ; I know whom I 
 chose ; but that the scripture might be fulfilled, He that eats 
 the loaf with me lifted up his heel against me. From now 
 I tell you, before it comes to pass, that when it comes to pass, 
 ye may believe that I am (iyto ec/ii). Verily, verily, I say 
 to you, he that receives whomsoever I send receives Me ; and 
 he that receives Me receives Him Who sent Me. 
 
 § 159. Having said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit, s.s. Matt. 26: 
 and as they were eating He testified and said. Verily, verily Mark 14: 
 I say to you, that one of you will betray Me ; one that is eat- Luke m-. 
 ing with Me — Behold, the hand of him that betrays Me is "~^^^ . 
 with Me on the table. And they began to be exceeding sorrow- ^^~^° 
 fill. — The disciples were looking on each other, doubting 
 about whom He spoke. And began to inquire among them- 
 selves, which of them then, it might be that was about to do 
 this thing ? And began to say to Him, each one — one by 
 one, It cannot be I Lord?* And He answering said to them. 
 It is one of the twelve ; he that dipped his hand with Me in 
 the dish, he will betray Me. For the Son of man indeed 
 goeth as it hath been determined, — as it is written concerning 
 Him ; but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is 
 betrayed ! Good were it for that man if he had not been born. 
 
 There was reclining in Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, 
 whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckons to him, 
 and says to him, Ask who it is about whom He speaks. He, 
 leaning back as he was on Jesus' breast, says to Him, Lord, 
 who is it? Jesus therefore answers, He it is, for whom I 
 
 */j.7JTt iya> dfjLt Kupie ; 
 
156 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST, 
 
 shall dip the morsel, and give it to him. So dipping the 
 morsel He takes and gives it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. 
 And after the the morsel, then entered Satan into him. 
 And Judas who was betraying Him, answering said, It 
 cannot be I rabbi ! f He says to him, thou saidst. Jesus 
 therefore says to him, What thou doest, do quickly. And no 
 one at the table knew for what intent He spoke this to him. 
 For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said 
 to him, Buy what we need for the feast ; or, that he should 
 give something to the poor. He then, having received the 
 morsel, went out straightway ; and it was night. 
 
 S.S. John 13: § 160. When therefore he had gone out, Jesus says, Now 
 
 Luke 22: is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. 
 ^''^ And God will glorify Him in Himself, and will straightway 
 
 glorify Him. Little children, yet a little while I am with 
 you. Ye will seek Me j and as I said to the Jews whither 
 I go ye cannot come, so now I say to you. A new command- 
 ment I give to you, that ye love each other ; as I loved you, 
 tliat ye also love each other. By this shall all know that ye 
 are My disciples, if ye have love in (iv) each other. 
 
 Simon Peter says to Him, Lord, whither goest Thou ? 
 Jesus answered. Whither I go, thou canst not follow Me now ; 
 but thou wilt follow Me afterward. Peter says to Him, 
 Lord, why cannot I follow Thee now ? I will lay down My 
 life for Thee. Jesus answers. Wilt thou lay down thy life 
 for Me ? 
 
 s. Luke. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for you, to sift you 
 
 as the wheat. But I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not ; 
 and thou, when thou hast turned again, stablish thy brethren. 
 And he said to Him, Lord, with Thee I am ready to go both 
 to prison and to death. And He said, I tell thee Peter, the 
 cock will not crow this day, till thou shalt thrice deny that 
 thou knowest Me. 
 
 And He said to them. When I sent you without purse, 
 and bag, and sandals, lacked ye anything? And they said. 
 Nothing. And He said to them, But now, he that has a 
 purse let him take it, and likewise a bag ; and he that has no 
 sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. For I say to 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 157 
 
 you, that this which is written must be accomplished in Me, 
 and He was reckoned with the lawless ; for that which con - 
 cerns Me hath end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are 
 two swords. And He said to them. It is enough. 
 
 § 161. And as they were eating Jesus took a loaf, ands.s. Matt. a6: 
 blessed — gave thanks, and broke it ; and gave to the disciples, Mark 14: 
 and said, Take, eat : this is My body which is given for you ; "like 22 : 
 this do in remembrance of Me. And He took a cup in like l^:'\ 
 
 '- Cf. I Cor, xx: 
 
 manner after suj^per, and gave thanks, and gave to them, say- »3-a6 
 ing. This cup is the new covenant in My blood which is being 
 poured out for you. — Drink ye all out (i«) of it : For this is My 
 blood of the covenant which is shed for many, unto remission 
 of sins. This do as oft as ye drink, in remembrance of Me. 
 (And they all drank of it.) Verily I say to you, I will not 
 henceforth drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when 
 I drink it new in the kingdom of God — with you in My 
 Father's Kingdom. 
 
 Christ's Valedictory Address. 
 
 § 162. Let not your heart be troubled : believe in God, s. John i4:-i6: 
 believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many man- 
 sions ; (fiovac)* if it were not so, I would have told you ; for 
 I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a 
 place for you, I come again and will receive you to Myself : 
 that where I am ye may be also. And whither I go ye know 
 the way. 
 
 Thomas says to Him, Lord, we know not whither Thou 
 goest ; how know we the way ? Jesus says to him, I am the 
 Way, and the Truth, and the Life : no one comes to the 
 Father, but through Me. If ye had known Me, ye would 
 know My Father also : from henceforth ye know Him, and 
 have seen Him {scopdfceTs) Philip says to Him, Lord, show us 
 the Father, and it suffices us. Jesus says to him. Am I so 
 long time with you, and thou knowest Me not Philip ? He 
 that hath seen Me, hath seen the Father ; how sayest thou. 
 Show us the Father ? Believest thou not that I am in the 
 Father, and the Father in Me ? The words that I speak to 
 
 *Abodes. 
 
158 THE STOEY OF JESL'S THE CHEIST. 
 
 y Ai I speak not from Myself; but the Father abiding in Me, 
 d )es His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father, and 
 the Father in Me; or else believe Me though {dio) the works 
 themselves. Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believeth in 
 Me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater than 
 these shall he do because I go to the Father. And whatever 
 ye shall ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may 
 be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask Me anything in My 
 name, that I will do. If ye love Me, ye will keep My com- 
 mandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give 
 you another Paraclete ijxapdiiXTjTov*) that He may be with you 
 forever; the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, 
 because it beholds Him not, neither knows Him ; ye know 
 Him : because He abides with you, and will be in you. I 
 will not leave you orphans ; I come to you. Yet a little 
 while, and the world beholds Me no more ; but ye behold 
 Me ; because I live, ye shall live also. In that day ye will 
 know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you. 
 He that hath My commandments and keeps them, he it is 
 that loves Me ; and he that loves Me will be loved by My 
 Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to 
 him. Judas (not Tscariot) says to Him, Lord, what has come 
 to pass that Thou art about to manifest Thyself to us, and 
 not to the world ? Jesus answered and said to him. If anyone 
 loves Me, he will keep My word ; and My Father will love 
 him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him. 
 He that loves Me not, keeps not My words ; and the word 
 which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me. 
 
 These things have I spoken to you while abiding with 
 you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father 
 will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and 
 bring to your remembrace all things which I said to you. 
 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you ; not as the 
 world gives I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, 
 neither let it be fearful. Ye heard that I said to you, I go 
 away ; and I come to you. If ye loved Me, ye would have 
 rejoiced that I go to the Father : for the Father is greater 
 
 *" One called or sent for to assist another, an advocate, one who 
 
 E leads the cause of another, one present to render various 
 eneficial services." 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 159 
 
 than I. And now I have told you before it comes to pass, 
 that, when it comes to pass, ye may believe. 
 
 I will no longer talk much with you ; for the prince of 
 the world comes, and has nothing in Me ; but that the world 
 may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me 
 commandment, so I do. 
 
 Arise, let us go hence. 
 
 I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. 15: 
 Every branch in Me that bears not fruit. He takes it away ; 
 and every one that bears fruit. He cleanses it, that it may 
 bear fruit. Already ye are clean through the word which I 
 have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the 
 branch can not bear fruit itself, unless it abide in the vine, so 
 neither can ye, unless ye abide in Me. I am the vine, ye are 
 the branches. He that abides in Me, and I in Him, the same 
 bears much fruit : for apart from Me ye can do nothing. If 
 one abide not in Me, he is cast forth as the branch, and is 
 withered ; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, 
 and they are burned. If ye abide in Me, and My words 
 abide in you, ask whatever ye wish, and it shall be done to 
 you. In this is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, 
 and become My disciples. As the Father loved Me, and I 
 loved you, abide in My love. If ye keep My command- 
 ments, ye will abide in My love ; as I have kept My Father's 
 commandments, and abide in His love. These things have I 
 spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy 
 may be made full. 
 
 This is My commandment, that ye love each other, as I 
 loved you. Greater love hath no one than this, that one lay 
 down his life for his friends. Ye are My friends, if ye do 
 what I command you. No longer do I call you servants : 
 for the servant knows not what his lord does. But I have 
 called you friends : for all things which I heard from My 
 Father I made known to you. He did not choose Me, but I 
 chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear 
 fruit, and that your fruit should abide : that whatever ye ask 
 the Father in My name, He may give you. These things I 
 command you, that ye may love each other. If the world 
 hates you, ye know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 
 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own ; but 
 
160 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out 
 of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the 
 word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his 
 lord. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you ; 
 if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all 
 these things they will do to you through My name, because 
 they know not Him Who sent Me. 
 
 If I had not come and spoken to them they would not 
 have had sin ; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 
 He that hates Me, hates My Father also. If I had not done 
 among them the works which no other did, they would not 
 have had sin ; but now they have both seen and hated both 
 Me and My Father. But it is to fulfill the word that is writ- 
 ten in their law. They hated Me gratuitously, (dcopedu). But 
 when the Paraclete comes. Whom I will send to you from the 
 Father, the Spirit of truth Who proceeds from the Father, 
 He will testify concerning, Me. And ye also testify, because 
 ye are with Me from the beginning. 
 ■8s These things have I spoken to you that ye may not be 
 
 stumbled. They will make you, Excommunicated : {drroauva- 
 ymyouQ) yea, an hour comes that every one who kills you will 
 think that he is offering sacrifice to God. And these things they 
 will do because they have not known the Father, nor Me. 
 But these things I have spoken to you, that when their hour 
 is come, ye may remember them that I told you. And these 
 things I told you not from the beginning, because I was with 
 you. 
 
 And now I go to Him Who sent Me, and none of you 
 asks Me, Whither goest Thou ? But because I have spoken 
 these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. But I tell 
 you the truth, it is expedient for you that I go away ; for if 
 I go not away, the Paraclete will not come to you ; but if I 
 go away, I M'ill send Him to you. And when He is come, 
 He will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteous- 
 ness, and of judgment. Of sin because they believe not in 
 Me ; of righteousness because I go to the Father, and ye no 
 longer behold Me; and of judgment because the prince of 
 the world has been judged. 
 
 I have yet many things to say to you, but ye cannot bear 
 them now. But when He, the spirit of truth is come, He 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 161 
 
 will guide you into all the truth : for He will not speak from 
 Himself; but whatever He shall hear, He will speak ; and 
 He will declare to you things to come. He will glorify Me : 
 for He will receive of Mine, and will declare it to you. All 
 things whatever the Father has are Mine ; therefore I said 
 that He shall receive of Mine, and will declare it to you. A 
 little while, and ye no longer behold Me ; and again a little 
 while, and ye will see Me. 
 
 Some of His disciples therefore said to one another* 
 What is this that He says to us, A little while, and ye behold 
 Me not ; and again a little while and ye will see Me ; and 
 because I go to the Father ? They said therefore. What is 
 this He says, A little while ? We know not what He says. 
 Jesus knew that they wished to ask Him. And He said to 
 them. Do ye enquire among yourselves concerning this that I 
 said, A little while, and ye behold Me not ; and again a little 
 while, and ye will see Me? Verily, verily, I say to you, 
 that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice ; and 
 ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 
 A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour 
 is come ; but when she has borne the child, she no longer re- 
 members the anguish for the joy that a man is born into the 
 world. And so ye now have sorrow ; but I will see you 
 again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes 
 away from you. And in that day ye will ask of Me nothing. 
 Verily, verily, I say to you. If ye ask anything of the Father, 
 He will give it you in My name. Hithertoo ye have asked 
 nothing in My name. Ask, and ye will receive, that your 
 joy may be made full. 
 
 These things have I spoken to you in proverbs, {jiapoc 
 fxca:^,) An hour comes, when I will no more speak to you 
 in proverbs; but I will tell you plainly concerning the 
 Father. In that day ye will ask in My name. And I say 
 not to you that I will ask the Father for you : for the Father 
 Himself loves you, because ye have loved Me, and have be- 
 lieved that I came forth from God. I came forth from the 
 Father, and have come into the world ; again, I leave the 
 world, and go to the Father. His disciples say, Lo. now 
 Thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now m e 
 know that Thou knowest all things, and hast no need that any- 
 
 u 
 
162 THE STOKY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 one ask Thee. By this we believe that Thou earnest forth 
 from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? 
 Behold, an hour comes, and has come, for you to be scattered, 
 each one to his own, and to leave Me alone ; and I am not 
 alone, because the Father is with Me. These things have I 
 spoken to you, that in Me ye may have peace. In the world 
 ye will have tribulation ; but be of good cheer : I have over- 
 come the world. 
 
 The Christ's Prayer. 
 S.John 17: §163. These things spake Jesus; and lifting up His 
 
 eyes to Heaven, said. Father, the hour has come ; glorify thy 
 Son, that the Son may glorify Thee : even as Thou gavest 
 Him authority over all flesh, that to all which Thou hast 
 given Him, He should give eternal life. And this is the 
 eternal life, that they should know Thee the only true God, 
 and Jesus Christ whom Thou didst send. I glorified Thee 
 on the earth, having finished the work which Thou hast given 
 Me to do. And now. Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine 
 ownself, with the glory which I had with Thee before the 
 world was. I manifested Thy name to the men whom Thou 
 gavest Me out of the world. Thine they were, and Thou 
 gavest them to Me. And they have kept Thy word. Now 
 they know that all things whatever Thou hast given Me are 
 from Thee ; for the words which Thou gavest Me I have 
 given to them, and they received them, and knew truly that I 
 came forth from Thee, and believed that Thou didst send Me. 
 I pray for them ; I pray not for the world, but for those 
 whom Thou hast given Me : for they are Thine. And all 
 things that are Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine ; and I 
 am glorified in them. 
 
 And I am no longer in the world, but these are in the 
 world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep them in Thy 
 name which Thou hast given Me, that they may be one as 
 We are. While I was with them, I kept them in Thy name 
 which Thou hast given Me ; and I guarded them, and no one 
 of them perished but the Son of perdition, that the Scripture 
 might be fulfilled. And now I come to Thee ; and these 
 things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 163 
 
 made full in themselves. I have given them Thy word ; and 
 the world hated them, because they are not of the world, as 
 I am not of the world. I pray not that Thou should'st take 
 them out of the world ; but that Thou should'st keep them 
 from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am 
 not of the world. Sanctify them in Thy truth ; Thy word is 
 truth. As Thou didst send Me into the world, I also sent 
 them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, 
 that they also may be sanctified in the truth. 
 
 And I do not pray for these only, but for those also who 
 believe in Me through their word ; that all may be one : as 
 Thou, Father, in Me and I in Thee, that they also may be in 
 us ; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. 
 And the glory which Thou hast given to Me I have given to 
 them, that they may be one as We are one. I in them, and 
 Thou in Me, that they may be perfected into one : that the 
 world may know thot Thou didst send Me, and lovedst them 
 as Thou lovedst Me. 
 
 Father, that which Thou hast given to Me, I will that 
 where I am they also may be with Me : that they may behold 
 My glory which Thou hast given Me ; for Thou lovedst Me 
 before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, the 
 world even knew Thee not ; but I knew Thee, and these 
 knew that Thou didst send Me. And I made known to them 
 Thy name, and will make it known : that the love wherewith 
 Thou lovest Me may be in them, and I in them. 
 
 § 164. Having spoken these words, Jesus, when they s.s. Matt. ae-. 
 had sung praises, went out with His disciples beyond the Mlrki4: 
 brook Kedrou, as He was wont, to the mount of Olives. f ?' 
 
 ' ' Luke 22 : 
 
 Then Jesus says to them, All ye will be made to stumble 39 
 
 . . . John 18 : 
 
 in Me this night. For it is written, Smite the Shepherd, and ^ 
 the sheep of the flock will be scattered abroad. But after I 
 have been raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. But 
 Peter answering said to Him, Though all shall be made to 
 stumble in Thee, yet will not I — I will never be made to 
 stumble. Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou 
 to-day, in this night, before the cock crows twice, wilt thrice 
 deny Me. Peter says to Him^ Even if I must die with Thee, 
 I will not deny Thee. — He kept saying most vehemently, If 
 
I<3 
 
 164 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHKIST. 
 
 I must die with Thee, I will not deny Thee. And in like 
 manner also said all the disciples. 
 
 ■■'■^t";'^' § 165. Then cometh Jesus with them to a place called 
 
 Mark 14: Gethsemane — where was a garden, into which He entered and 
 
 32-42 ° ' 
 
 Luke .2: His disciples. And Judas also, who betrayed Him, knew 
 John j8 : the placc ; for Jesus often resorted thither with His disciples. 
 And when He was at the place. He said to them, Pray that 
 ye enter not into temptation* — And He said to the disciples, 
 Sit ye here while I go yonder and pray. And He was parted 
 from them about a stone's throw. And taking with Him 
 Peter, and James, and John, the two sons of Zebedee, He 
 began to be sorrowful — sore amazed, and to be greatly dis- 
 tressed. Then saith He to them, My soul is exceeding sor- 
 rowful, unto death. Abide ye here and watch with Me. And 
 going forward a little. He kneeled down, and fell on the 
 ground on His face, and prayed that, if it were possible, the 
 hour might pass away from Him, — saying, My Father, if 
 Thou art willing — if it is possible, let this cup pass away 
 from Me. — Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; 
 take away this cup from Me ; Nevertheless, not as I will, but 
 as Thou wilt ; not My will but Thine be done. [And there 
 appeared to Him, an angel from heaven, strengthening Him. 
 And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly ; and His 
 sweat became as it were great drops blood falling down upon 
 the ground.]* And rising up from prayer. He cometh to the 
 disciples, and finds them sleeping from sorrow ; and said to 
 them, Why sleep ye ? — Rise ! — And He says to Peter, Simon, 
 sleepest thou ? — Were ye thus unable to watch with Me one 
 hour? Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. 
 The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Again a 
 second time, He went away and prayed, saying the same 
 ■words, — My Father, if this cannot pass away, unless I drink , 
 it, Thy will be done. And returning, He again found them 
 sleeping: for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what 
 to answer Him. And leaving them He went away again, and 
 prayed a third time, saying again the same words. Then He 
 comes the third time to His disciples, and says to them, Sleep 
 
 *The passage in brackets, Luke 22 : 43, 44 is omitted by many an- 
 cient documents. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 165 
 
 on the remaining time, and take your rest ! It is enough. 
 Behold, the hour is at hand — is come : and the Son of man 
 is betrayed into tlie hands of sinners. Arise ! let us be going : 
 behold, he that betrays Me is at hand. 
 
 § 166. And straightway while He was yet speaking, s.s. Matt. 26 : 
 behold, a crowd, and He that is called Judas, one of the liaric 14: 
 twelve, was going before them. — Behold, Judas, one of the Lu'^e^. 
 twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords, '*7-s3 
 
 . John 18 : 
 
 and staves from the chief priests and the scribes and the ^-n 
 elders of the people. 
 
 Judas therefore, having received the band {arMpav) and 
 officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither 
 with torches and lamps and weapons. Jesus therefore, know- 
 ing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and 
 says to them. Whom seek ye ? They answered Him, Jesus 
 the Nazarene. He says to them, I am He. And Judas also 
 who betrayed Him was standing with them. As therefore He 
 said to them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to the 
 ground. Again therefore He asked them. Whom seek ye ? 
 And they said, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus answered, I told 
 you that I am He ; if therefore ye seek Me, suffer these to go 
 away : that the word might be fulfilled which He spake, Of 
 those whom Thou hast given Me, I lost none. 
 
 Now he that betrayed Him gave them a signal, saying. 
 Whomsoever I kiss, that is he ; take him, and lead him away 
 securely. And he drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. But 
 Jesus said to him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with 
 a kiss ? And straightway he came to Jesus and said. Hail ! 
 Rabbi ; and kissed Him much. And Jesus said to him, 
 Companion, do that for which thou art come. And they who 
 were about Him, seeing what would follow, said. Lord, shall 
 we smite with the sword ? 
 
 Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and took 
 Him. And behold, one of those who were standing with 
 Jesus, — Simon Peter, having a sword, stretched out his hand 
 and drew it ; and striking the servant of the high priest, cut 
 off his right ear. Now the servant's name was Malchus. 
 Jesus therefore said to Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath 
 — its place ; for all they who take the sword will perish with 
 
166 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 the sword. Or tliinkest thou that I cannot beseech My 
 Father, and He will even now send Me more than twelve 
 legions of angels ? How then are the scriptures to be ful- 
 filled, that thus it must be ? The cup which My Father has 
 given Me, shall I not drink it ? And Jesus answering said, 
 Suffer ye thus far. And He touched his ear and healed him. 
 
 In that hour Jesus answering said to the chief priests 
 and captains of the temple, and elders and to the multitudes 
 that were come out against Him, Did ye come out, as against 
 a robber, with swords and staves to seize Me ? I sat daily 
 •with you in the temple teaching, and ye took Me not. — When 
 I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth 
 your hands against Me ; but this is your hour, and the power 
 of darkness. But all this has come to pass, that the script- 
 ures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples 
 all left Him and fled. 
 
 So the band, and the chief captain, and the officers of 
 the Jews took Jesus and bound Him, and led Him to Annas 
 first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high 
 priest that year. 
 
 And there was a certain young man who was following 
 with Him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body ; 
 and they lay hold on him. But he left the linen cloth and 
 fled naked. 
 
 s.s.johni8: §167. And Simon Peter and another disciplc followed 
 
 15-18 , ■■■ 
 
 Matt. 26: Jesus — (Peter followed Him afar off".) Now that disciple was 
 
 Mark 14: kuowu to the high priest, and went in with Jesus to the court 
 
 Liike ar ^^ ^^^ ^Igh pricst ; but Peter was standing at the door with- 
 
 54-58 out. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, 
 
 went out and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in 
 
 Peter. The maid therefore that kept Ihe door says to Peter, 
 
 Art thou also one of this man's disciples ? 
 
 And the servants and the officers were standing, having 
 made a fire of charcoal : for it was cold, and were warming 
 themselves; and Peter also was with them, standing and 
 warming himself. — And when they had kindled a fire in the 
 court, and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among 
 them — with the officers, and warming himself at the fire,— 
 He sat with the officers, to see the end. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 167 
 
 Now as Peter was sitting without, in the court below, 
 there comes to him a certain maid — one of the maid-servants 
 of the high priest ; and seeing Peter warming himself, she 
 looked at him, and says. Thou also wast with Jesus the Gali- 
 lean — Thou also wast with the Nazarene, Jesus. — Seeing him 
 as he sat by the light, and looking intently upon him, she 
 said, This man also was with him. But he denied before 
 them all, saying, I am not — I do not know Him, woman — I 
 neither know nor understand : thou, what art thou saying ? 
 And he went out into the forecourt. And having gone out 
 into the portico, another maid saw him. And the maid- 
 servant seeing him began again to say to those who stood by, 
 This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene — This is one of 
 them. 
 
 § 168. The high priest therefore asked Jesus concern- s. John is : 
 ing His disciples, and concerning His teaching. Jesus ^^^ 
 answered him, I have spoken openly to the world ; I always 
 taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews 
 assemble ; and I spoke nothing in secret. Why askest thou 
 Me ? Ask those who have heard, what I spake to them : 
 behold, these know what things I said. And when He had 
 said this, one of the officers who was standing by struck Jesus 
 with a rod (J)6.~tafia), saying, Answerest thou the high priest 
 so ? Jesus answered him, If I spoke evil, testify concrning 
 the evil, ; but if well, why beatest thou Me ? Annas there- 
 fore sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. 
 
 And it was Caiaphas who counseled the Jews, that it was 
 expedient that one man should die for the people. 
 
 § 169. And they who took Jesus led Him away, and ss. Matt.^6^: 
 brought Him into the house of the high priest, — to Caiaphas Mark 14: 
 the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered Luke 22: 
 together. — And there come together with him all the chief ^*' ^ ^ 
 priests and the elders and the scribes. And the chief priests 
 and all the Sanhedrin were seeking false witness against Jesus 
 that they might put Him to death ; and they found none ; 
 though many false witnesses came. For many bore false wit- 
 ness against Him, and their testimonies agreed not together. 
 But afterward certain two rose up, and bore false witness 
 
168 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 against Him, saying, This man said, I am able to destroy the 
 temple of God, and to build it in three days. — We heard him 
 say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and 
 in three days I will build another made without hands. And 
 not even so did their testimony agree. And the high priest 
 arose and stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, 
 Answerest thou nothing? What do these testify against thee? 
 But Jesus remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the 
 high priest asked Him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the 
 Blessed ? — I put thee on oath by the Living God, that tliou 
 tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And 
 Jesus said to him. Thou saidst it. — I am. And besides I say 
 to you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the 
 right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 
 Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He blas- 
 phemed ! What further need have we of witnesses ? Behold, 
 ye have now heard his blasphemy. What think ye ? And 
 they answering said, He is liable* to death. — And they all 
 condemned Him to be subject* to death. And some began to 
 spit on Him, — (they spit in His face) and to cover His face, 
 and buffet Him. — And others smote Him with the palms of 
 their hands. — And the men who held Him mocked Him, 
 beating Him : and having blindfolded Him, they asked Him, 
 saying, Prophecy to us, O Christ, who is he that struck thee ? 
 And many other things they said to Him, reviling Him. And 
 the officers received Him with blows of their hands, f [paz- 
 iofiaacv). 
 
 S.S. Matt. 26: § 170. And Simon was standing and warming himself. 
 
 Mark 14: They said therefore to him. Art thou also one of his disciples ? 
 Luke 22: — Thou also art of them. And again he denied, with an 
 John 18: oath, and said, Man, I am not — I know not the man. And 
 "^""^ after a little while — about the space of one hour after, another 
 
 of them that stood by, — one of the servants of the high 
 priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, con- 
 fidently affirmed, saying. Of a truth this one also was with 
 him : for he is a Galileean too. — And he came and said to 
 Peter, Did not I see thee in the garden with him ? — Truly 
 
 * 
 
 voy^oi 
 
 fOr, with the rods which they held. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 169 
 
 thou art one of them : for thou art a Galileean : for even thy 
 speech makes thee manifest. Then he began to curse and to 
 swear, and said, Man, I know not what thou sayest — I know 
 not. this man of whom ye speak. And immediately, while 
 he was yet speaking, the second time the cock crowed. And 
 the Lord turning looked upon Peter. And Peter remem- 
 bered the word of the Lord Jesus, how He said to him, Before 
 the cock crows twice this day, thou wilt deny Me thrice. And 
 reflecting thereon he wept. — And he went out and wept bit- 
 terly. 
 
 § 171. And straightway in the morning — as it became s.s. Matt. 27: 
 day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered Mark 15; 
 together, both chief priests and scribes ; and they led Him Luke as: 
 into their Sanhedrin, saying. If thou art the Christ, tell us. ^^"^* 
 But He said to them. If I tell you, ye will not believe. And 
 if I question you, ye will not answer. But henceforth will 
 the Son of man be seated on the right hand of the power of 
 God. And they all said, Thou then art the Son of God ? 
 And He said to them, Ye say that {oze) I am. And they said, 
 Why need we any further testitmony ? For we ourselves 
 heard it from his mouth. 
 
 And all the chief priests and the elders of the people 
 took counsel against Jesus, so as to put Him to death. 
 
 The End of the Betrayer. 
 
 Then Judas who betrayed Him, seeing that He was con-s.s. Matt. 27: 
 demneded repented {jitrafithjd£i<:) and brought back the thirty Acts i: 
 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned '^' '^' '^ 
 in betraying innocent blood. But they said. What is that to 
 us? Look thou to it. And throwing the pieces of silver 
 into the sanctuary he withdrew ; and went away and hanged 
 himself. And the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, 
 said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury {fcop^avdv) 
 since it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and 
 bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 
 Wherefore that field was called the field of blood, unto this 
 day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through 
 Jeremiah the prophet, saying. 
 
170 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And they took the thirty pieces of silver, 
 The price of Him that was priced, 
 Whom some of the sons of Israel priced, 
 And gave them for the potter's field, as 
 the Lord directed me. 
 
 Acte: This man then, Judas, who became guide to those who 
 
 Jesus, acquired a field with the wages of unrighteousness ; 
 and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all 
 his bowels gushed out. And it became known to all the 
 dwellers at Jerusalem ; insomuch that, in their own language, 
 that field was called, Aceldama, that is. Field of blood. 
 
 B.s.Matt. 27: § 172. And the whole Sanhedrin having held a con- 
 
 Mark is: sultatiou, bound Jesus and led Him away from Caiaphas into 
 
 Luke 33: the Prsetorium, and delivered Him up to Pilate the Governor ; 
 
 j^n 18: ^^^ it ^^^ early. And they themselves went not into the 
 
 28-38 Prsetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the 
 
 passover. Pilate therefore went out to them, and saith. What 
 
 accusation bring ye against this man ? They answered and 
 
 said to him. If this man was not an evil-doer, we would not 
 
 have delivered Him up to thee. Pilate therefore said to them, 
 
 Take Him yourselves and judge him according to your law. 
 
 The Jews said to him. It is not lawful for us to put any one 
 
 to death : that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled which 
 
 He spake signifying by what manner (tzoccd) of death He was 
 
 about to die. 
 
 And they began to accuse Him, saying. We found this 
 man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to 
 Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king. 
 
 Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and 
 called Jesus, And Jesus stood before the governor ; and the 
 governor questioned Him, saying. Art thou the king of the 
 Jews ? Jesus answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did 
 others tell thee concerning Me ? Pilate answered. Am I a 
 Jew ? Thine own nation, and the chief priests delivered thee 
 up to me. What didst thou do ? Jesus answered, My king- 
 dom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of thi« 
 world, My servants would fight, that I might not be delivered 
 to the Jews ; but now is My kingdom not from hence. Pilate 
 therefore said to Him, Art thou a king then? Jesus 
 answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. Unto this have I 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 171 
 
 been born, and unto this I came into the world, that I should 
 testify to the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears My 
 voice. Pilate says to Him, What is truth? And saying 
 this, he went out again to the Jews, and says to them, I find 
 no crime in him. 
 
 And the chief priests accused Him of many things. — 
 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders. 
 He answered nothing. And Pilate again asked Him, 
 Answerest thou nothing? Hearest thou not how many 
 things they testify against thee ? — Behold, how many things 
 they accuse thee of! But Jesus no longer anwered anything. 
 And He made him no answer, not even to one word ; so that 
 Pilate the governor marvelled greatly. 
 
 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, I 
 find no fault in this man. But they were the more urgent, 
 saying. He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, 
 and beginning from Galilee unto this place. 
 
 And when Pilate heard it, he asked if the man was a 
 Galileean. And learning that He was of Herod's jurisdic- , 
 tion, he sent Him up to Herod, who was himself also in Jersa- 
 lem in these days. 
 
 § 1 73. Now when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly ; s. Luke 23: 
 for he had long wished to see Him, because he had heard con- 
 cerning Him ; and he was hoping to see some sign wrought 
 by Him. And he kept questioning Him in many words ; 
 but He answered him nothing. And the chief priests and 
 the scribes stood, vehemently accusing Him. And Herod 
 with his soldiers set Him at naught, and mocked Him ; and 
 arraying Him in gorgeous apparel sent Him back to Pilate, 
 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other on that 
 very day ; for before they were at enmity between themselves. 
 
 § 174. And Pilate called together the chief priests and s.s. Matt. 27: 
 the rulers of the people, and said to them. Ye brought this mLicis: 
 man, as one perverting the people ; and, behold, I, having ^J^^^ . 
 examined him before you, found no fault in this man, touch- '3-35 
 
 . John 18: 
 
 ing those things whereof ye accuse him. No, nor yet Herod ; 39.4° 
 for he sent him back to us ; and behold, nothing worthy of 
 death has been done by him. I will therefore chastise him 
 
172 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 and release him. Ye have a custom that I should release to 
 you one at the Passover. 
 
 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the 
 multitude one prisoner, whom they asked. And they had 
 there then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas, bound with 
 the insurgents, who in the insurrection had committed murder. 
 And coming up, the multitude began to ask him to do as he 
 was wont to do for them. — When therefore they were gathered 
 together, Pilate said to them, "Whom will ye that I release to 
 you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? — Will ye 
 that I release to you the king of the Jews ? For he knew 
 that through envy the chief priests had delivered Him up. 
 
 And as he sat on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, 
 saying. Have nothing to do with that righteous man ; for I 
 suffered much this day in a dream because of him. 
 
 Now the chief priests stirred up the multitude that he 
 should rather release to them Barabbas. — And the chief priests 
 and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for 
 Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus. And the governor again 
 answering said to them, which of the two will ye that I re- 
 lease to you ? And they cried out all together, saying, Away 
 with this man, and release unto us Barabbas ! Not this one, 
 but Barabbas ! Now Barabbas was a robber ; — one who for a 
 certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was 
 cast into prison. 
 
 And Pilate again answering spake to them, wishing to 
 release Jesus : What then shall I do with him who is called 
 Christ ? — whom ye call the king of the Jews ? But they 
 shouted, saying. Crucify, crucify him! — They all say. Let him 
 be crucified ! And a third time he said to them, Why, what 
 evil has this man done ? I found no cause of death in him. 
 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. But they in- 
 sisted with loud voices, asking that He should be crucified. 
 And they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him ! Let him be 
 crucified! And Pilate seeing that it availed nothing, but 
 rather that a tumult was arising, took water and washed his 
 hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood 
 of this righteous man. Look ye to it. And all the people 
 answering said. His blood be oh us, and on our children. — 
 And their voices prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 173 
 
 what they asked should be done. And he released to them 
 Barabbas, — him who for insurrection and murder had been 
 cast into prison, whom they asked for. 
 
 § 175. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged s.s. Matt. 17: 
 
 . 27~30 
 
 Him. And the soldiers of the governor led Him away Mark is: 
 within the court, which is the Praetorium ; and they call to- joh'ni,: 
 gether to Him the whole cohort. And they clothe Him with "^ 
 purple. — They stripped Him, and put on Him a purple robe. 
 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on 
 His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they kept 
 coming to Him, kneeling down before Him, saluting Him, — 
 doing Him homage — mocking Him, saying. Hail ! king of 
 the Jews ! And struck Him with rods. And they spat 
 upon Him, and took the reed, and smote Him on the head. 
 
 § 176. And Pilate went out again, and says to them, s*. John ig : 
 Behold, I bring Him out to you, that ye may know that I find Matt. 27: 
 no crime in him. Jesus therefore came out, wearing the Mart 15: 
 crown of thorns and the purple robe. And he says to them, ^^^^^ . 
 Behold, the man ! When therefore the chief priests and offi- ^^ 
 cers saw Him, they cried out saying. Crucify ! crucify ! Pilate 
 says to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him ; for I 
 find no fault in him. The Jews answered him. We have a 
 law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made him- 
 self the son of God. 
 
 When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was the more 
 afraid. And he went into the Prsetorium again, and says to 
 Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. 
 Pilate therefore says to Him, Speakest thou not to me? 
 Knowest thou not that I have authority to release thee, and 
 have authority to crucify thee ? Jesus answered him. Thou 
 would'st have no authority against Me, unless it were given 
 thee from above : therefore he that delivered Me up to thee has 
 greater sin. Upon this Pilate sought to release Him. But 
 the Jews cried out, saying. If thou release this man, thou art 
 not a friend of Csesar. Whoever makes himself a king 
 speaks against Csesar. 
 
 When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought 
 Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called 
 the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the 
 
174 
 
 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. 
 And he says to the Jews, Behold, your king ! They there- 
 fore cried out. Away with him ! Away with him ! Crucify 
 him! Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? 
 The chief priests answered. We have no king but Coesar. 
 Then therefore he delivered Jesus up to their will, — to be 
 crucified. 
 
 S.S. Matt. 37 : 
 3'. 33 
 Mark 15: 
 30,31 
 Luke 33 : 
 26-32 
 John ig : 
 16, 17 
 
 S.S. Matt. 27: 
 34-56 
 Mark 15: 
 24-41 
 Luke 23 ; 
 33-49 
 John 19: 
 18-30 
 
 § 177. And when they had mocked Him, they took 
 off from Him the purple robe, and put on Him His own 
 garments, and led Him away to crucify Him. — They took 
 Jesus therefore, and bearing for Himself the cross. He went 
 forth into the place called Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew 
 is called Golgotha. — And when they led Him away — as they 
 came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, a 
 Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country ; the 
 father of Alexander and Hufus ; they laid hold on him, and 
 impressed to bear His cross ; — and laid on him the cross, to 
 bear it after Jesus. 
 
 And there followed Him a great multitude of the people, 
 and of women who bewailed and lamented Him. But Jesus 
 turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem ! weep not for 
 Me, but weep for yourselves, and for yonr children. For 
 behold, days are coming, in which they will say, Happy the 
 barren, and the wombs that bore not, and breasts that gave 
 not suck. Then will they begin to say to the mountains. 
 Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us. For if they do these 
 things in the green tree, what is to take place in the dry? 
 
 And there were two others also, malefactors, led with 
 Him to be put to death. 
 
 § 178. And when they came to the place called Golgo- 
 tha, which is, being interpreted. The place of a skull, they 
 offered to give Him wine mingled with gall — myrrh to drink ; 
 and tasting it He would not drink — He took it not. There 
 they crucified Him, and the malefactors — robbers with Him, 
 one on the right hand, and the other on the left, Jesus in the 
 midst. — And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. 
 And Jesus said. 
 
 Father, forgive them ; 
 
 For they know not what they do. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 175 
 
 And Pilate wrote also a title — (the inscription of the accusa- 
 tion against Him), and put it on the cross. — They set up over 
 His head His accusation written ; and the writing was : 
 
 JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 
 THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 
 THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 
 The title therefore many of the Jews read ; because the 
 place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city, and it 
 was written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek. The chief priests 
 of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not. The King of 
 the Jews, but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate 
 answered, What I have written, I have written. 
 
 The soldiers therefore, when they crucified Jesus, took 
 His garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part, 
 and also the coat. And the coat was without seam, woven 
 from the top throughout. They said therefore to each other, 
 Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose 't shall be ; that 
 the scripture might be fulfilled : 
 
 They divided My garments among them. 
 And upon My vesture they cast lots. 
 
 These things therefore the soldiers did. And sitting 
 down they watched Him there. And the people stood be- 
 holding. 
 
 And they that passed by railed at Him, wagging their 
 heads, and saying. Aha, thou that destroyest the temple, and 
 buildest it in three days; save thyself! If thou art the Son 
 of God, come down from the cross ! In like manner also the 
 chief priests, mocking one with another, together with the 
 scribes, and elders, and rulers, scoffed at Him, saying. Others 
 he saved; himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel; 
 let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe 
 on him. —Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, 
 the Chosen. — Let the Christ, the King of Israel come down 
 now from the cross, that we may see and believe. — He trusts 
 on God ; let him now deliver him, if he delights in him ; for 
 he said, I am God's Son. 
 
176 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHEIST. 
 
 And the robbers also, who were crucified with Him, 
 reproached Him with the same thing. 
 
 And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him, 
 offering Him vinegar,* and saying. If thou art the King of 
 the Jews, save thyself. 
 
 And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed at 
 Him, saying. Art not thou the Christ ? Save thyself and us. 
 But the other answered, and rebuking him, said, Dost thou 
 not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? 
 And we indeed justly ; for we are receiving the due reward 
 of our deeds ; but this man did nothing amiss. And he said 
 to Jesus, Remember me, when Thou comest in Thy Kingdom. 
 And He said to him. Verily I say to thee. To-day thou shalt 
 be with Me in Paradise. 
 
 And there were standing by the cross of Jesus, His 
 mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, 
 and Mary Magdalene. Jesus therefore seeing His mother, 
 and the disciple whom He loved standing by, says to His 
 mother, Woman, behold thy son ! Then He says to the dis- 
 ciple. Behold thy mother ! And from that hour the disciple 
 took her to his own home. 
 
 And it was now about the sixth hour. — And when the 
 eixth hour was come, there came darkness over the whole land 
 (^v) until the ninth hour : the sun's light failing. And at 
 the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, 
 Eloi ! Eloi ! lama sabachthani ? 
 
 Which is, being translated, 
 
 My God! My God! 
 
 Why didst Thou forsake Me ? 
 
 And some of those standing there, hearing it said, Be- 
 hold, he calls for Elijah ! And straightway one of them ran 
 and took a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar and put 
 it on a reed, gave Him to drink. But the rest said, Let alone ; 
 let us see whether Elijah is coming to take him down — to 
 save him. 
 
 After this, Jesus knowing that all things are now finished, 
 that the scripture might be perfectly fulfilled, says, I thirst. 
 There was set a vessel full of vinegar ; so putting a sponge 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 177 
 
 full of vinegar on hyssop, they bore it to His mouth. When 
 Jesus therefore received the vinegar, He said, 
 It is finished ! 
 
 And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, — uttering a 
 loud cry, said. 
 
 Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit. And 
 having said this, bowing His head He gave up His spirit. 
 
 And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain 
 from the top to the bottom ; and the earth quaked, and the 
 rocks were rent; and the tombs were opened; and many 
 bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised ; and 
 coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection went 
 into the holy city, and appeared to many. And the centurion 
 who was standing by over against Him, and they that were 
 with him watching Jesus, seeing that He so expired — seeing 
 the earthquake and the things that were taking place, were 
 exceedingly afraid, and glorified God, saying, Indeed this man 
 was righteous — Truly this man was God's Son. 
 
 And all the multitudes who came together to that sight, 
 having beheld the things that took place, returned, beating 
 their breasts. 
 
 And all His acquaintance, and many women were there 
 standing beholding these things afar off; who followed Jesus 
 from Galilee ministering to Him ; — who, when He was in 
 Galilee, followed Him, and ministered to Him; (Among 
 whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James 
 the less and of Joses, and Salome — the mother of the sons of 
 Zebedee ; and many other women who came up with Him to 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 § 179. The Jews therefore, since it was the Preparation, s John 19: 
 that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath 
 (for that Sabbath was great), asked of Pilate that their legs 
 might be broken, and they be taken away. The soldiers 
 came, therefore, and broke the legs of the first, and of the 
 other who was crucified with Him. But when they came to 
 Jesus, and saw that He was already dead, they broke not His 
 legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, 
 and straightway there came out blood and water. 
 
 And he that has seen has testified, and his testimony is 
 
 12 
 
178 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST, 
 
 true ; and he knows that he says what is true : that ye also 
 may believe. For these things came to pass that the scripture 
 might be fulfilled, 
 
 A bone of Him shall not be broken. 
 And again, another scripture says, 
 
 They shall look on Him whom they pierced. 
 
 s.s.Matt. 27: § 180. And after these things — When evening was now 
 
 Mark is: comc, sincc it was the Preparation (that is, before the Sabbath), 
 LukLa- behold, there came from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, a rich 
 ^"^ . man named Joseph, an honorable counsellor, — a good and 
 38-43 righteous man, (he had not consented to their counsel and 
 deed) who was himself also waiting — looking for the King- 
 dom of God ; — being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly through 
 fear of the Jesus. This man boldly went in to Pilate, and 
 asked of Pilate, that he might take away the body of Jesus. 
 And Pilate marveled if He were already dead ; and calling 
 to him the centurion, he asked him if He had been long dead. 
 And having learned it of the centurion, he gave him leave — 
 he granted the corpse to Joseph, and Pilate commanded it to 
 be given up. He came therefore, and taking it down, he took 
 away His body. And he bought a linen cloth. And there 
 came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to Him by 
 night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred 
 pounds weight. So they took the body of Jesus, and bound 
 it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews 
 to prepare for burial. Now in the place where He was cruci- 
 fied there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, 
 wherein no one was yet laid. There then on account of the 
 Preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they 
 laid Jesus. — In Joseph's own new tomb, which he hewed out 
 in the rock. 
 
 And the Sabbath drew on. And the women who had 
 come with Him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the 
 tomb, and how His body was laid. And returning, they pre- 
 pared spices and ointments — And Mary Magdalene, and Mary 
 the mother of Joses, beheld where He was laid. And having 
 rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb Joseph departed. 
 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting 
 over against the sepulchre. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 179 
 
 And on the Sabbath they rested, according to the com- 
 mandment. 
 
 § 181. Now on the morrow, which is the day after the s. Matt. 27. 
 Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered 
 together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver 
 said, while he was yet alive. After three days, I rise again. 
 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until 
 the third day ; lest his disciples come and steal him away, and 
 say to the people. He is risen from the dead ; and the last 
 error will be worse than the first. Pilate said to them, Ye 
 have a guard ; go, make it secure, as ye know how. And they 
 went, and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, in 
 connection with the guard. 
 
 IX. 
 
 Our Lord's Eesurrection to His Ascension. 
 
 (40 Days, April 9— May 18). 
 
 §182. And behold, there was a great earthquake: for s. Matt. 28: 
 an angel of the Lord, having descended out of heaven, came 
 and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance 
 was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And from 
 fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men. 
 
 §183. And when the Sabbath had intervened, Mary s.s. Matt. aS: 
 Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, Marki6: 
 bought spices that they might come and anoint Him. — And Luke 24: 
 at the close (o^e) of the Sabbath, at the dawning into the TL^o- 
 first of the week {[xiav aa^^dTOJv) — at early dawn — Very 
 early — while it was yet dark, they came to view the sepulchre 
 — They came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they 
 prepared. — They came to the sepulchre, when the sun was 
 risen. And they were saying among themselves. Who will 
 roll away the stone for us, from the door of the tomb? 
 And looking up, they beheld that the stone has been rolled 
 back, — away from the tomb. For it was very great. — And 
 entering in they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. Mary 
 Magdalene runs therefore and comes to Simon Peter, and to 
 the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and says to them. They 
 
 1-2 
 
180 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not 
 where they laid Him. 
 
 s.s.Matt.28: § 184. And it came to pass, while the women were 
 
 Mark 16: much perplexcd about this, entering into the tomb, they saw 
 
 Luke 24: a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white 
 
 ^" robe — behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel ; 
 
 and they were amazed. And as they became afraid, and 
 
 bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek 
 
 ye the Living One among the dead ? He is not here, but is 
 
 risen. Remember how He spake to you when He was yet in 
 
 Galilee, saying that the Son of man must be delivered into 
 
 the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day 
 
 rise again. And they remembered His words. 
 
 And the angel answering said to the women. Fear not 
 ye — Be not amazed : for I Know that ye are seeking Jesus 
 the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is not here : for He is 
 risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay. — Be- 
 hold the place where they laid Him ! And go quickly, and 
 tell His disciples, He is risen from the dead. — Go say to His 
 disciples, and Peter, Behold, He goes before you into Galilee ; 
 there shall ye see Him, as He said to you. Behold, I told 
 you. 
 
 And they went out quickly and fled from the tomb ; (for 
 trembling and astonishment seized them) — with fear and great 
 joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. 
 
 S.S. John 20: § 185. Peter therefore rose up and went forth, and the 
 
 3—10 
 
 Luke 24: other disciple,* and they came to the tomb. And the two 
 ran together ; and the other disciple out ran Peter, and came 
 first to the tomb. And stooping down he sees the linen cloths 
 lying ; yet he went not in. Simon Peter therefore also comes, 
 following him, and stooping to look in he sees the linen cloths 
 alone, and went into the tomb, and beholds the linen cloths 
 lying; and the napkin that was on His head not lying with 
 the linen cloths, but rolled up in in a place by itself. Then 
 went in therefore the other disciple also who came first to the 
 sepulchre; and he saw, and believed. For even yet they 
 knew not the scripture, that He must rise from the dead. The 
 
 * Upon bearing the report of Mary Magdalene § 183. 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 181 
 
 disciples therefore went away again to their own home. — Peter 
 departed to his home, wondering at that which had come to 
 pass. 
 
 § 186. And Mary was standing without by the tomb,s.9. John 20: 
 weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped to look into the tomb, Mark 16: 
 and beholds two angels in white, sitting the one at the head ^ 
 and the other at the feet where the body of Jesus lay. And 
 they say to her, "Woman, why weepest thou ? She says to 
 them. Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know 
 not where they have laid Him. Saying this, she turned back 
 and beholds Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 
 Jesus says to her, "Woman, why weepest thou? "Whom 
 seekest thou? She, supposing that it was the gardener, says 
 to him. Sir, if thou hast borne Him hence, tell me where thou 
 hast laid Him, and I will take Him away. Jesus says to 
 her, Mary ! Turning, she says to Him in Hebrew, Rabboni I 
 (which is to say. Teacher !). Jesus says to her, Touch Me 
 not ; for I have not yet ascended to My Father ; but go to 
 My brethren, and say to them, I ascend to My Father and 
 your Father, and My God and your God. 
 
 And having risen early, on the first day of the week, He 
 appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast 
 out seven demons. 
 
 § 187. And behold, Jesus met them,t saying, All hail ! s.Matt. aS: 
 And they came and took hold of His feet, and worshipped 
 Him. Then Jesus says to them. Fear not ; go, bear word to 
 My brethren, to go away into Galilee, there they shall see Me. 
 
 §188. Mary Magdalene comes bringing word to the 's- John 20: 
 disciples — (those who had been with Him, as they mourned Mark 16: 
 
 10, II 
 
 and wept), I have seen the Lord ; and that He had spoken 
 these things to her. And they, hearing that He was alive, 
 and was seen by her, disbelieved. 
 
 § 189. And returning from the tomb, they reported allss. Luke 24: 
 
 these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. Matt. 28: 
 "-15 
 
 * Mark 16: 9—20 is somewhat uncertain; M.S.S. varying the end- 
 ing of that gospel. 
 t The women mentioned in § 184. 
 
182 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary 
 the mother of James ; and the rest of the women with them 
 who told these things to the apostles. And these words ap- 
 peared in their sight as idle talk ; and they disbelieved the 
 women. 
 s. Matt. And as they were going, behold, some of the guard came 
 
 into the city, and reported to the chief priests all things that 
 came to pass. And having gathered together with the elders, 
 and taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the 
 soldiers, saying. Say, His disciples came by night, and stole 
 him away, while we slept. And if this be brought to a hear- 
 ing by the governor, we will persuade him, and save you from 
 anxiety. {dfxtpi[xvou/; Ttoc-jaofi^v) And they, taking the money 
 did as they were taught. And this saying was spread abroad 
 among the Jews until this day. 
 
 I Cor. »5: § 190. And He appeared to Cephas. 
 
 5 
 
 s.&Marki6: § 191. And after these things, He was manifested in 
 
 Lukea^: another form to two of them, as they walked, going into the 
 country (dypdv) — 
 
 And, behold, two of them that very day, were going to 
 a village named Emmaus, distant sixty furlongs from Jerus- 
 alem. And they were conversing together concerning all 
 these things which had happened. And it came to pass while 
 they were conversing and questioning together, Jesus Himself 
 drew near and went with them. But their eyes were holden 
 that they should not know Him. And He said to them, 
 What words are these, which ye exchange with each other as 
 ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad. And one, 
 whose name was Cleopas answering Said to Him, Thou alone, 
 gojournest in Jerusalem, and knowest not the things that have 
 come to pass in it in these days ? And He said to them, What 
 things? (noTa) And they said to Hira, The things concerning 
 Jesus the Nazarene, Who was a prophet mighty in deed and 
 word before God and all the people; and how the chief 
 priest and our rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to 
 death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was 
 He Who was about to redeem Israel. Yea, and besides all 
 this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 183 
 
 Moreover, certain women also of our company astonished us • 
 having been early at the tomb, and not finding His body, they 
 came saying, that they had seen also a vision of angels, who 
 said that He was alive. And some of those who were with 
 us went away to the tomb, and found it even so as the women 
 had said ; but Him they saw not. And He said to them, 
 O, foolish men and slow in heart of believing; in view of 
 {i-l) all that the prophets have spoken ! Was it not neces- 
 sary for the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into His 
 glory ? And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets. 
 He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things con- 
 cerning Himself. 
 
 And they drew near to the village, whither they were 
 going ; and He made as though (TipoaeTtocTJaaTo) He would 
 go further. And they constrained Him, saying. Abide with 
 us : for it is toward evening, and the day has now declined. 
 And He went in to abide with them. And it came to pass, 
 as He was reclining at table with them, taking the loaf. He 
 blessed it, and breaking, gave to them. And their eyes were 
 opened, and they recognized Him ; and He vanished out of 
 their sight.* And they said to each other, was not our heart 
 burning within us as He talked to us in the way, as He 
 opened to us the scriptures ? 
 
 And rising up at that very hour, they returned to Jerus- 
 alem ; and they found the eleven and those who were with 
 them, gathered together, saying, that. The Lord is risen in- 
 deed, and has appeared to Simon. And they related the 
 things that took place in the way, and how He became known 
 to them in the breaking of the loaf. 
 
 Neither believed they them. s. Mark. 
 
 § 192. When therefore it was evening on that day, thes.s. Mark 16: 
 first day of the week, (jicd aa^^drayu) and when the doors Luke 24: 
 were shut, where the disciples were, through fear of the Jews ; f^^^ 
 — And while they were speaking these things, Jesus came and '^^^ 
 stood in the midst of them, and says to them Peace be to you ! 
 But terrified, and becoming affrighted, they supposed that 
 tiiey beheld a spirit. And He said to them, Why are ye 
 troubled ? And wherefore do reasonings arise in your heart ? 
 
 *d(pavTO^ ^yivtzio drr' dorcbv — became invisible from them. 
 
184 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 See My hands and my feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me, 
 and see : for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold 
 Me having. And saying this, He showed them His hands 
 and His feet and His side. And while they still disbelieved 
 for joy, and wondered. He said to them. Have ye here any- 
 thing to eat ? And they gave him a piece of broiled fish. 
 And He took, and ate before them. 
 
 s. Mark He was manifested to the eleven as they reclined at table, 
 
 and upbraided their unbelief and hardness of heart, because 
 they believed not those who beheld Him after He was risen. 
 
 s- Luke And He said to them. These are My words which I spoke 
 
 to you while I was yet with you, that all things must be ful- 
 filled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets 
 and the psalms concerning Me. Then He opened their mind, 
 that they might understand the scriptures, and said to them, 
 Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and should 
 rise from the dead on the third day ; and that repentence and 
 remission of sins should be preached in His name unto all the 
 nations, beginning from Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these 
 things. And behold, I send forth the promise of My Father 
 upon you. But tarry ye in the city until ye are clothed with 
 power from on high. 
 
 s.john The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord. 
 
 Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be to you. As the 
 Father hath sent Me, I also send you. And when He had 
 said this. He breathed on them, and saith to them. Receive 
 the Holy Spirit. Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted 
 to them ; whosoever ye retain, they are retained. 
 
 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not 
 with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said 
 to him. We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless 
 I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger 
 into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I 
 will not believe. 
 
 s- John 20: § 193. And after eight days, again His disciples were 
 
 Vide within, and Thomas with them, Jesus comes, the doors being 
 
 1 Cor. IS : gj^ut, and stood in the midst, and said. Peace be to you ! 
 
 Then He says to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see 
 
 My hands ; and reach thy hand, and put it into My Side ; 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 185 
 
 and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and 
 said to Him, My Lord, and My God ! Jesus says to him, 
 Because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Happy they 
 who have not seen, and have believed ! 
 
 Eemarks. 
 
 Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of g. john 20: 
 the disciples, which are not written in this book.* But these If.'ijohnx; 
 are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the ^"* 
 Son of God ; and that believing ye may have life in His 
 name. 
 
 And the eleven disciples went away into Galilee. ^' i6^"" ^ ' 
 
 §194. After these things Jesus manifested Himselfs-J°^°='^s 
 again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and He mani- 
 fested Himself thus. There were together Simon Peter, and 
 Thomas called Didymus, and Nathaniel from Cana of Galilee, 
 and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples. 
 Simon Peter says to them, I go a fishing. They say to him. 
 We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into 
 the boat ; and in that night they caught nothing. But when 
 it had become early morning, Jesus stood on the beach ; yet 
 the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus therefore 
 says to them, Little children, have ye anything to eat ? They 
 answered Him, No. And He said to them. Cast the net on 
 the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast it 
 therefore; and now they were not able to draw it for the 
 multitude of fishes. That disciple therefore whom Jesus 
 loved, says to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter, hearing 
 that it was the Lord, girded on his outer garment {iT:euduTrjv) 
 (for he was unclothed), (ju(xvo<;) and cast himself into the sea. 
 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were 
 not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits oflP), 
 dragging the net with fishes. As therefore they went out 
 upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish lying 
 thereon, and bread. Jesus says to them, Bring of the fishes 
 which ye have now caught. Simon Peter therefore went up, 
 and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and 
 fifty-three ; and though there were so many, the net was not 
 
 * i. e. the book of the Gospel by s. John. 
 
186 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 broken. Jesus says to them, Come now, and breakfast. And 
 none of the disciples durst ask Him, Who art Thou ? Know- 
 ing that it was the Lord. Jesus comes, and takes the bread 
 and gives it to them, and the fish likewise. This now is the 
 third time that Jesus manifested Himself to His disciples, 
 after He was risen from the dead. 
 
 So when they had breakfasted, Jesus says to Simon 
 Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou Me more than these ? 
 He says to Him, Yea Lord ; Thou knowest that I love Thee. 
 He says to him. Feed My lambs. He says to him again a 
 second time, Simon, Son of John, lovest thou Me? He says 
 to Him, Yea, Lord ; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He 
 says to him, Shepherd My sheep. He says to him the third 
 time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou Me? Peter was 
 grieved because He said to him the third time, Lovest thou 
 Me ? And he said to Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things : 
 Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus says to him. Feed 
 My sheep. Verily, verily, I say to thee, when thou wast 
 young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou would- 
 est ; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy 
 hands, and another will gird thee, and bear thee whither thou 
 wouldest not. Now this He spake, signifying by what 
 manner of death he would glorify God. 
 
 And when He had spoken this. He says to him, Follow 
 Me. Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom Jesus 
 loved following ; who also at the supper leaned back on His 
 breast, and said. Lord, who is he that betrays Thee ? Peter 
 therefore seeing him, says to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this 
 man do ? Jesus says to him. If I will that he abide till I 
 come, what is it to thee ? Follow thou Me. 
 
 This saying therefore went out among the brethren that 
 that disciple would not die. But Jesus said not to him, that 
 he would not die j but if I wish him to abide till I come, 
 what is it to thee ? 
 
 Eemark. 
 
 s. John si: This is the disciple who testifies concerning these things, 
 
 **'''^ and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is 
 
 true. 
 
THE 6T0EY OF JESUS THE CHEIST. 187 
 
 And there are also many other things which Jesus did ; 
 the which if they should be written every one. I suppose 
 that even the world itself would not contain* the books that 
 would be written. 
 
 § 195. Then Reappeared to above five hundred brethren ^ cor. 15: 
 at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some 
 are fallen asleep. 
 
 I Cor. IS ; 
 7 
 
 § 196. After that He appeared to James. 
 
 § 197. Then to all the Apostles. 
 
 §198. And the eleven disciples went * * * intoss. Matt. aS: 
 
 . 16-20 
 
 the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And seeing Mark 16: 
 
 Him, they worshipped Him ; but some doubted. 
 
 And He said to them, Go into all the world, and preach s. Mark 
 the gospel to the whole creation. He that believes and is 
 baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieves shall be con- 
 demned. And these signs shall accompany those who have 
 believed ; in My name they shall cast out demons ; they shall 
 speak with new tongues ; they shall take up serpents, and if 
 they drink any deadly think, it shall not hurt them ; they 
 shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 
 
 And Jesus came to them, and spake to them, saying, Alls. Matt. 
 authority was given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go there- 
 fore, and disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the 
 name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 
 teaching them to observe all things whatever I commanded 
 you : and behold, I am with you all the days unto the end of 
 the world. {auvreXziaz rob aicovoQ). 
 
 § 199. The former narrative I made, O Theoplilus,'-^:^,''/;:'* 
 concerning all the things that Jesus began both to do and to *"^ 
 teach, until the day when He was taken up, after He had 
 given commandment, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles 
 whom He chose ; to whom He also presented Himself alive, 
 after His Passion, by many proofs, appearing to them during 
 forty days, and speaking the things concerning the Kingdom 
 
 * XwpTJffeev This word by metonomy signifies, to mentally admit 
 et al. 
 
188 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 of God. And being assembled with them, He charged them 
 not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of 
 the Father, which ye heard from Me ; for John indeed bap- 
 tized by water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit, 
 not many days hence. 
 
 They therefore, having come together, asked Him, say- 
 ing, Lord, dost Thou at this time restore the kingdom to 
 Israel ? And He said to them, It is not yours to know times 
 or seasons, which the Father appointed by His own authority. 
 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is coma 
 upon yon ; and ye shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, 
 and in all Judsea, and Samaria, and unto the utmost part of 
 the earth. 
 
 S.S. Luke 24 : § 200. And He led them out until they were over against 
 
 50-53 •^ J is 
 
 Acts I : Bethany. — And when He had said these things, lifting up 
 
 Mark 16 : His hauds, Hc blessed them. And it came to pass, while He 
 
 ^'de blessed them He parted from them, and was borne up into 
 
 PhiU. 2: heaven. — As they were looking, He was taken up, and a 
 
 Eph. i: cloud received Him out of their sierht. And while they were 
 
 20-23,4:8-10 o ./ 
 
 Col. i: gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by 
 14-5 Tii'*' them in white apparel; who also said. Men of Galilee, why 
 l^^^ij' ' ' stand ye looking into heaven ? This Jesus, who was received 
 
 up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye 
 
 beheld Him going into heaven, 
 s. Mark So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, 
 
 was received up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand 
 
 of God. 
 s- ^^^^^^^"^ And they, having worshipped Him, returned to Jerusalem 
 
 from the mount called Olivet, (which is near Jerusalem, a 
 
 Sabbath day's journey) with great joy ; and were continually 
 
 in the temple, blessing God. 
 s. Mark j^j^^ ^jjcy wcut forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord 
 
 working with them, and confirming the word through the 
 
 signs that followed. 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 189 
 
 X. 
 
 Post Ascension Christophanies. 
 
 Appearance to Stephen (About Three Years After 
 THE Ascension). 
 
 §201. Being full of the Holy Spirit, he (Stephen) s. Acts t- 
 gazed into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus ^^' ^ ' ^^' 
 standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see 
 the heavens opened, and the son of man standing on the right 
 hand of God. 
 
 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon, and saying. Lord 
 Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down, he cried with 
 a loud voice, Lord ! lay not this sin to their charge. And 
 saying this, he fell asleep. 
 
 Appearance to Saul of Tarsus (About Eight Years 
 After the Ascension.) 
 
 § 202. And it came to pass, that as I (Saul) journeyed. Acts 9: 
 and came near to Damascus, about noon, there suddenly flashed 2^ e-xi 
 around me a great lit^ht out of heaven ; — above the briarht- vide. 
 
 P 1 1 • • 1 1 , , . . I Cor. 15: 8 
 
 ness 01 the sun, shining around me, and those who journeyed and 
 with me. And I fell to the ground. And we all having "-'S 
 fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying 
 in the Hebrew language, Saul ! Saul ! why persecutest thou 
 Me ? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads. And I 
 answered. Who art Thou, Lord ? And the Lord said to me, 
 I am Jesus the Nazarene, Whom thou persecutest. But rise 
 and stand upon thy feet : for it is for this that I appeared to 
 thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the 
 things in which thou hast seen Me, and of the things in 
 which I will appear to thee ; delivering thee from the people, 
 and from the Gentiles to whom I send thee, to open their 
 eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the 
 dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of 
 sins and an inheritance among those who are santified by faith 
 in Me. 
 
 And they who were with me beheld the light, but the 
 voice of Him Who spake to me they did not understand. 
 (rJKOuaav) 
 
190 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And the men who journeyed with him* were standing 
 speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no one. 
 
 And I said, What shall I do, Lord ? And the Lord 
 said to me. Rise, and go into Damascus ; and there it shall be 
 told thee concerning all things which it is appointed thee to 
 do. And as I could not see for the glory of that light, being 
 led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into 
 Damascus. 
 
 And Saul arose from the ground ; and his eyes being 
 opened, he saw nothing ; and leading him by the hand, they 
 brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without 
 sight, and neither ate nor drank. 
 
 Appearance to Ananias of Damascus. 
 
 Actsg: § 203. And there was a certain disciple in Damascus, 
 
 10-19 . -I . 1 1 • • • • 
 
 22: 12-16 named Ananias; and the Lord said to him, in a vision, 
 
 Ananias ! And he said. Behold, I am here, Lord. And the 
 
 Lord said to him. Arise, and go to the street which is called 
 
 Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named 
 
 Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he prays ; and in a vision he 
 
 saw a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand 
 
 on him ; that he might receive sight. But Ananias answered. 
 
 Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how 
 
 great evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem. And here he 
 
 has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on 
 
 Thy name. But the Lord said to him, Go : for this man is 
 
 to Me a chosen vessel, to bear My name before Gentiles, and 
 
 kings, and the sons of Israel ; for I will show him how great 
 
 things he must suffer for My name's sake. And Ananias 
 
 went away and entered into the house. — Ananias, a devout 
 
 man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who 
 
 dwelt there, came to me, and standing by me. — Putting his 
 
 hands on him, said. Brother Saul, The Lord has sent me, 
 
 even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou earnest, that 
 
 thou mayest receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit 
 
 — Receive sight. — And straightway there fell from his eyes as 
 
 it were scales ; and he received sight. — In that very hour I 
 
 * The student will notice by the change of the first and third 
 personal pronouns in U 202 and 203 the dual sources of the 
 reports. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 191 
 
 looked up upon him. And he said, The God of our fathers has 
 appointed thee to know His will, and to see the Righteous 
 One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth. For thou shalt 
 be a witness for Him to all men, of what thou hast seen, and 
 heard. And now, why tarriest thou? Arise, and be bap- 
 tized and wash away thy sins, calling on His name. 
 
 And he arose, and was baptized ; and having taken food, 
 he was strengthened. 
 
 Appearance to Saul in Jerusalem. (About Eleven 
 Years After the Ascension). 
 
 § 204. And it came to pass, that when I had returned Acts 22 : 
 to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, I fell into a vile 
 trance, and saw Him, saying to me, Make haste, and go forth ^^'^^ 
 speedily out of Jerusalem ; for they will not receive thy 
 testimony concerning Me. And I said. Lord, they themselves 
 know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those 
 who believed on Thee ; and when the blood of Stephen Thy 
 witness was shed, I also myself was standing by, and well 
 pleased, and keeping the garments of those who slew him. 
 And He said to me. Depart ; for I will send thee far hence to 
 the Gentiles. 
 
 Third Appearance to Paul (Corinth, About Twenty- 
 Two Years After the Ascension). 
 
 § 205. And the Lord said to Paul through a vision in Acts 18: 
 the night : Fear not, but speak, and be not silent ; {aiwurjaTiz) 
 for I am with thee, and no one shall assail thee to harm thee ; 
 for I have much people in this city. 
 
 Fourth Appearance to Paul (In the Castle at 
 Jerusalem, the Night After He Had Defended 
 Himself Before the Sanhedrin ; About Twenty- 
 Five Years After the Ascension). 
 
 § 206. And the night following, the Lord stood by Acts «3: 
 him, and said, Be of good courage ; for as thou hast testified 
 the things concerning Me at Jerusalem, so must thou testify 
 also at Rome. 
 
9-3 
 
 192 the story of jesus the christ. 
 
 Appearances to John, as Related by Him in the 
 Apocalypse. (Patmos. Date Variously Esti- 
 mated FROM Thirty-Five to Sixty-Five Years 
 After the Ascension. 
 
 T) To Send His Messages to the Seven Churches 
 
 IN Asia. 
 
 ^'^^* § 207. I John your brother and partner in the afflic- , 
 
 tion, and kingdom, and patience in Jesus, was in the Island 
 that is called Patmos, through the word of God and the testi- 
 mony of Jesus. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day ; and 
 I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, saying, 
 What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven churches? 
 to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and to Thyatira, 
 and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. And I 
 turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And 
 having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands ; and in the 
 midst of the lampstands one like to the Son of Man clothed 
 with a garment falling to the feet, and girded around at the 
 breasts with a golden girdle. And his head and hair were 
 white, as white wool, as snow ; and His eyes were as a flame 
 of fire ; and His feet like burnished brass, as if it were glow- 
 ing in a furnace ; and His voice as the voice of many waters. 
 And He had in His right hand seven stars ; and out of His 
 mouth went forth a sharp two-edged sword ; and His coun- 
 tenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I 
 saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead* And He laid His right 
 hand on me, saying. Fear not : I am the First and the Last, 
 and the Living One ; and I became dead, and behold, I am 
 alive for evermore ; and I have the keys of death and Hades. 
 Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things 
 which are, and the things which are about to take place after 
 these ; the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest on 
 My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven ' 
 stars are angels of the seven churches ; and the seven lamp- 
 stands are the seven churches. 
 
 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write : These 
 things saith He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, 
 He who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. 
 I know thy works, and thy trouble {rco-ov) and thy patience, 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 193 
 
 and that thou canst not bear evil men ; and didst try them 
 who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find 
 them liars ; and thou hast patience, and didst bear for My 
 name's sake, and hast not grown weary. But I have this 
 against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. Remember 
 therefore whence thou hast fallen and repent, and do the first 
 works ; or else, I come to thee, and will remove thy lamps- 
 stand out of its place, if thou repent not. But this thou 
 hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I 
 also hate. He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit 
 saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him I 
 will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of 
 God. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write : These 
 things saith the First and Last who became dead, and lived 
 again. I know thy affliction and poverty (but thou art rich), 
 and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, 
 and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Fear not 
 the things which thou art about to suifer. Behold, the Devil 
 is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, 
 and ye will have afiliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto 
 death, and I will give thee the crown of life. He that has 
 an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. 
 He that overcomes shall not be hurt of the second death. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write: 
 These things saith He who has the sharp two-edged sword. 
 I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is ; 
 and thou boldest fast My name, and didst not deny My faith, 
 even in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness, who was 
 killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have a few 
 things against thee, because thou hast there men holdiug the 
 teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling- 
 block before the sons of Israel, and to eat things offered to 
 idols, and to commit fornication. Thus thou also hast men 
 holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans, in like manner. Re- 
 pent therefore ; or else, 1 come to thee quickly, and will make 
 war with them with the sword of My mouth. He that has 
 an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To 
 him that overcomes, to him will I give of the hidden manna ; 
 
 13 
 
194 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new 
 name written, which no one knows but he that receives it. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write : These 
 things saith the Son of God, who has his eyes as a flame of 
 fire, and His feet like burnished brass. I know thy works, 
 and thy love, and faith, and ministry, and patience; and thy 
 last works more than the first. But I have against thee, that 
 thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet- 
 ess ; and she teaches and seduces My servants to commit 
 fornication, and to eat things offered to idols. And I gave 
 her time to repent; and she wills not to repent of her 
 fornication. Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those who 
 commit adultery with her, into great affliction, if they repent 
 not of her works. And her children I will kill with death; 
 and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches 
 reins and hearts : and I will give to you every one according 
 to your works. But to you I say, the rest who are in Thyatira, 
 as many as have not this teaching, who knew not the deep 
 things of Satan, as they say, I cast on you no other burden ; 
 but that which ye have, hold fast till I come. And he that 
 overcomes, and he that keeps My works until the end, to him 
 I will give authority over the nations ; and he shall shepherd 
 them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter are dashed 
 in pieces, as I also have received from My Father ; and I 
 will give him the morning star. He that has an ear, let him 
 hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. 
 
 And the angel of the church in Sardis write : These 
 things saith He who hath the seven spirits of God, and the 
 seven stars. I know thy works, that thou hast a name that 
 thou livest, and thou art dead. Become watchful, and 
 strengthen the remaining things which were about to die ; for 
 I have found no works of thine complete before My God. 
 Remember therefore how thou hast received, and heard ; and 
 keep, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will 
 come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will 
 come upon thee. But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which 
 did not defile their garments ; and they shall walk with Me 
 in white : for they are worthy. He that overcometh shall 
 thus be clothed in white garments ; and I will not blot his 
 name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 195 
 
 My Father, and before His angels. He that has an ear, let 
 him hear what the spirit saith to the churches. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write : 
 These things saith the Holy, the True, He who has the key 
 of David, He who opens, and no one shall shut, and shuts, * 
 
 and no one opens. I know thy works. Behold, I have set 
 before thee a door opened, which no one can shut : because 
 thou hast a little power, and didst keep My word, and didst 
 not deny My name. Behold, I give of the synagogue of 
 Satan, those who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie, — 
 behold, I will make them come and worship before thy feet, 
 and to know that I loved thee. Because thou didst keep the 
 word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of 
 trial which is about to come pn the whole habitable earth, to 
 try those who dwell on the earth. I come quickly ; hold fast 
 that which thou hast, that no one may take thy crown. He 
 that overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My 
 God, and he shall go out no more ; and I will write on him 
 the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God ; 
 the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from 
 My God, and My new name. He that has an ear, let him 
 hear what the spirit saith to the churches. 
 
 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write : 
 These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, 
 the beginning of the creation of God. I know thy works, 
 that thou art neither cold not hot. I would thou wert cold or 
 hot. So, because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor 
 cold, I am about to vomit thee out of My mouth. Because 
 thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need 
 of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched one, 
 and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked : I counsel thee 
 to buy of Me gold refined by fire, that thou may est be rich, 
 and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself and that 
 the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest, and 
 eye salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. As 
 many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous there- 
 fore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock : if 
 any one hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to 
 him, and I will sup with him, and he with me. He that 
 overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with Me in My 
 
196 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with My Father in 
 His throne. He that has a ear, let him hear what the spirit 
 says to the churches. 
 
 ^)''» In Heaven, as the Lamb That Had Been Slain, 
 
 AND Who Has Prevailed to Unseal the Koll; 
 
 AND AS THE ObJECT OF UNIVERSAL WORSHIP. 
 
 Rev. 4:5:6: § 208. After these things I saw, and, behold, a door set 
 
 Vide ' ' ' open in heaven, and that first voice which I heard as of a 
 trumpet, speaking with me, saying, Come up hither, and I will 
 show the things that must take place after these. 
 
 Straightway I was in the spirit ; and behold, there was a 
 throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne ; and He 
 who sat was in appearance like a jasper stone and a sardius ; 
 and there was a rainbow round the throne, in appearance like 
 an emerald. And around the throne were twenty-four 
 thrones ; and on the thrones twenty-four elders sitting, clothed 
 in white garments, and on their heads crowns of gold. And 
 out of the throne came forth lightnings, and voices and thun- 
 ders ; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the 
 throne, which are the seven spirits of God ; and before the 
 throne as it were a glassy sea like crystal ; and in the midst of 
 the throne, and around the throne, four living creatures, full 
 of eyes before and behind. And the first creature was like a 
 lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature 
 having the face as of a man, and the fourth creature like an 
 eagle flying. And the four creatures having each of them six 
 wings, around and within are full of eyes. And they have 
 no intermission {avaTzamav) day and night, saying. Holy, holy, 
 holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, Who was, and Who is, 
 and Who is to come. 
 
 And when the living creatures shall give glory, and 
 honor and thanks, to Him who sits on the throne, to Him 
 who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders will fall 
 down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship 
 Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns 
 before the throne, saying, Worthy art Thou our Lord and our 
 God, to receive the glory, and the honor, and the power ; for 
 Thou didst create all things, and because of Thy will they 
 were, and were created. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHKIST. 197 
 
 And I saw by the right hand of Him who sat on the 
 throne, a book written within and on the back, sealed up with 
 seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaim iug with a 
 great voice. Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose 
 its seals ? 
 
 And no one was able, in heaven, nor on the earth, nor 
 under the earth, to open the book, or to look thereon. And 
 I was weeping much, because no one was found worthy to 
 open the book, or to look thereon. And one of the elders 
 says to me. Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe 
 of Judah, the Root of David, prevailed to open the book, 
 and its seven seals. And I saw, in the midst of the throne 
 and of the four Kviug creatures, and in the midst of the 
 elders, a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and 
 seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into 
 all the earth. And He came, and has taken it out of the right 
 hand of Him who sits on the throne. And when He took 
 the book, the four living creatures, and the twenty-four elders, 
 fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and 
 golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of saints. 
 And they sing a new song, Saying, Worthy art Thou to take 
 the book, and to open its seals : for Thou wast slain, and didst 
 redeem to God by Thy blood out of every tribe, and tongue, 
 and people, and nation ; and didst make them to our God a 
 kingdom and priests, and they will reign on the earth. 
 
 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels, around 
 the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the 
 number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and 
 thousands of thousands, saying with a great voice. Worthy is 
 the Lamb that has been slain, to receive the power, and 
 riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and 
 blessing ! And every creature which is in the heaven and on 
 the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that 
 are in them, I heard saying, To Him who sits upon the throne, 
 and to the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the 
 glory, and the might, for ever and ever. And the four living 
 creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and wor- 
 shipped. 
 
 And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seven 
 
198 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 seals, and I heard one of the living creatures saying, as a 
 voice of thunder. Come J * * * 
 
 And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second 
 living creature saying. Come i * * * 
 
 And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third 
 living creature saying, Come t * * * 
 
 And when He opened tlie fourth seal, I heard the voice 
 of the fourth living creature saying. Come r * * * 
 
 And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath 
 the altar the souls of those that had been slain on account of 
 the word of God, and on account of the testimony which they 
 had. * * * 
 
 And I saw when He opened the sixth seal. * * * 
 
 9)c In Heaven, Enthroned, Accompanied and Wor- 
 
 shipped BY Hosts of Angels, and by 
 Myriads of Eedeemed, 
 Purified Ones. 
 
 Rev. 7: § 209. I saw, and behold a great multitude which no 
 
 ^^' one could number, out of every nation and all tribes and 
 
 peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before 
 the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands. 
 And they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation to our God 
 Who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb ! And all the angels 
 were standing round the throne and the elders and the four 
 living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces and 
 worshipped God, saying, Amen : the blessing, and the glory, 
 and the wisdom, and thanksgiving, and the honor, and the 
 power, and the might, be to our God forever and ever. 
 Amen! 
 
 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These 
 who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and whence 
 came they ? And I said to him, My Lord, thou knowest. 
 And he said to me. These are they who come out of the great 
 tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them 
 white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before 
 the throne of God, and they serve Him day and night in His 
 temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His taber- 
 nacle over them. They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any 
 more ; nor shall the sun fall on them, nor any heat : for the 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 199 
 
 Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them, 
 and will lead them to the fountains of the waters of life ; and 
 God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. 
 
 Opening the Seventh Seal. '°) ^ 
 
 § 210. And when He opened the seventh seal, there Rev. 8 : 
 was silence in heaven about half an hour. 
 
 Standing on Mount Zion Accompanied by His One")^ 
 Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand. 
 
 § 211. And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Rev. 14: 
 Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thous- 
 and, having His name, and the name of His Father, written 
 on their foreheads. 
 
 And I heard a voice out of heaven, as the voice of many 
 waters, and as the voice of great thunder; and the voice 
 which I heard was as that of harpers, harping with their 
 harps. And they sing as it were a new song before the throne 
 and before the four living creatures and the elders ; and no 
 one was able to learn the song, but the hundred and forty-four 
 thousand, who had been redeemed from the earth. These are 
 they who were not defiled with women ; for they are virgins. 
 These are they who follow the Lamb, whithersoever He goes. 
 These were redeemed from men, a first fruits to God and to 
 the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no falsehood; 
 they are without blemish. 
 
 As THE Sovereign, and Victorious Leader of the'^)^ 
 Armies of Heaver. 
 
 § 212. And I saw heaven opened, and lo a white horse, R*^^ '9^: 
 and He who sat on him, called Faithful and True ; and in ^ _^^^ 
 righteousness He judges, and makes war. And His eyes are ^/g^"-*^^: 
 as a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems ; and 
 He hath a name that has been written, which no one knows 
 but He Himself And He is clothed with a garment that has 
 been sprinkled with blood ;* and His name is called. 
 The Word of God.f 
 
 * cf. 63: 3. t cf. John 1 : 1, 2, 14. 
 
200 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white 
 horses, clothed in fine linen, white, pure. And out of His 
 mouth goes forth a sharp sword, that with it He may smite 
 the nations ; and He will shepherd them with a rod of iron ; 
 and He treads the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of 
 God, the Almighty. And He has on His garment, and on 
 His thigh, a name written, 
 
 King of kings, and Lord of lords. 
 
 *********** 
 
 And I saw the beast, and the Kings of the earth and 
 their armies gathered together to make war with Him who sat 
 on the horse, and with His army. And the beast was seized, 
 and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his 
 sight, with which he led astray those who received the mark 
 of the beast, and who worshipped His image. The two were 
 cast alive into the lake of fire, that burns with brimstone. 
 And the rest were killed with the sword of Him who sat on 
 the horse, which came forth out of His mouth ; and all the 
 birds were filled with their flesh. 
 
 *3)e As Reigning on the Earth for a Thousand Years, 
 
 With His Faithful Ones of the 
 First Resurrection. 
 
 Rey^ao: § 213. And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and 
 
 judgment was given to them ; and the souls of those who had 
 been beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on 
 account of the word of God, and whoever did not worship 
 the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark on their 
 forehead, and on their hand ; and they lived and reigned with 
 Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead lived not 
 until the thousand years should be finished. This is the first 
 resurrection. Happy and holy is he that has part in the first 
 resurrection ; over these the second death has no power ; but 
 they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall 
 reign with Him a thousand years. 
 
 h • As THE August Judge. 
 
 ^^''if-is § 214, And I saw a great white throne, and Him who 
 
 Matt. 25 : sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 201 
 
 and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the 
 great and the small, standing before the throne. And books 
 were opened; and another book was opened, which is [the 
 book] of life ; and the dead were judged out of the things 
 that were written in the books, according to their works. 
 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it j and death and 
 Hades gave up the dead who were in them ; and they were 
 judged every one according to their works. And death and 
 Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second 
 death, the lake of fire. And if any one was not found written 
 in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire. 
 
 § 215. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth ; for^ev. »i: 
 the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is 
 no more. 
 
 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down 
 out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her 
 husband. And I heard a great voice out of the throne, say- 
 ing. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will 
 dwell with them, and they will be His peoples, and God him- 
 self will be with them, their God. And He will wipe away 
 every tear from their eyes ; and death will be no more, nor 
 will mourning, nor crying, nor pain be any more : for the 
 first things are passed away. And He who sat on the throne 
 said, Behold, I make all things new. And He saith, Write: 
 for these words are faithful and true. And He said to me, 
 They have come to pass. I am the Alpha and Omega, the 
 beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts, of 
 the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcomes 
 shall inherit these things ; and I will be to him, a God ; and 
 he shall be to Me a son. But for the fearful, and unbeliev- 
 ing, and defiled with abominations, and murderers, and forni- 
 cators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part 
 shall be in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, 
 which is the second death. 
 
 The Lamp of the Heavenly Jerusalem. 
 
 §216, And there came one from among the seven Pev.ai; 
 angels, who had the seven bowls full of the seven last 
 plagues, and talked with me, Saying, Come hither : I will 
 
202 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. And he carried 
 me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and 
 showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of 
 heaven from God, having the glory of God ; her luminary 
 like a most precious stone, as it were a jasper stone, clear as 
 crystal : having a wall great and high ; having twelve gates, 
 and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, 
 which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of 
 Israel; on the east three gates, and on the north three gates, 
 and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 
 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them 
 twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 
 
 And he who talked with me had a golden reed for a 
 measure to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. And 
 the city lies four square, and its length is as great as the 
 breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve 
 thousand furlongs; the length, and the breadth, and the 
 height of it are equal. And he measured its wall a hundred 
 and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is of an 
 angel. And the material of its wall was jasper ; and the 
 city was pure gold, like to pure glass. The foundations of 
 the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone. 
 The first foundation was jasper ; the second, sapphire ; the 
 third, chalcedony ; the fourth, emerald ; the fifth, sardonyx ; 
 the sixth, sardius ; the seventh, chrysolite ; the eight, beryl ; 
 the ninth, topaz ; the tenth, chrysoprasus ; the eleventh, hya- 
 cinth; the twelfth, amethyst. And the twelve gates were 
 twelve pearls ; each several gate was of one pearl ; and the 
 street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass. And a 
 temple {vdov) I saw not in it : for the Lord God, the Almighty, 
 is its temple, and the Lamb. And the city has no need of 
 the sun, nor of the moon to shine on it ; for the glory of God 
 lightened it, and its lamp is the Lamb. And the nations will 
 walk by its light ; and the kings of the earth bring their 
 glory into it- And its gates will not be shut by day ; for 
 there will be no night there ; and they will bring the glory 
 and honor of the nations into it. And there shall not enter 
 into it anything unclean, or he that works abomination and 
 falsehood ; but only they who are written in the Lamb's 
 book of life. 
 
the story of jesus the christ. 203 
 
 His Last Testimonies. 
 
 §217. And he showed me a river of water of life Rev. sa; 
 bright as crystal, going forth out of the throne of God and 
 of the Lamb. In the midst of its street, and on each side of 
 the river, was a tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, every 
 month yielding its fruit ; and the leaves of the tree are for the 
 healing of the nations. And there will be no more curse. 
 And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it ; and 
 His servants will serve Hira, and will see His face, and His 
 name will be on their foreheads. And there will be no night 
 there ; and they need no lamplight, nor sun-light, for the 
 Lord God will give them light ; and they will reign for ever 
 and ever. 
 
 And he said to me. These words are faithful and true ; 
 and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets sent His 
 angel to show to His servants the things which must shortly 
 come to pass. And behold, I come quickly. Happy is he 
 that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. 
 
 And I John, am he who heard and saw these things. 
 And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the 
 feet of the angel who showed me these things. And he says 
 to me. See thou do it not : I am a fellow servant with thee, 
 and with thy brethren the prophets, and with those who keep 
 the words of this book ; worship God. 
 
 And he says to me. Seal not the words of the prophecy 
 of this book ; for the time is at hand. He that is unrighteous, 
 let him be unrighteous still ; and he that is filthy, let him be 
 made filthy still ; and he that is righteous, let him do right- 
 eousness still ; and he that is holy, let him be made holy still. 
 
 Behold, I come quickly ; and My reward is with Me, to 
 give to each one according as his work is. I am the Alpha 
 and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and 
 the End. Happy are they who wash their robes, that they may 
 have right over the tree of life, and may enter in by the 
 gates into the city. Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, 
 and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and 
 every one that loves and does a lie. 
 
 I Jesus sent My angel to testify to you these things in 
 the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, 
 the bright, the Morning Star. 
 
204, THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And the spirit and the bride say, Come ! And let him 
 that hears say, Come! And let him that thirsts come; let 
 him that will, take the water of life freely. 
 
 I testify to every one that hears the words of the 
 prophecy of this book, if any one shall add to them, God 
 will add to him the plagues that are written in this book ; 
 and if any one shall take away from the words of the 
 prophecy of this book, God will take away his part from the 
 tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written of in 
 this book. 
 
 He who testifies these things, says, Yea, I come quickly. 
 Amen ; come, Lord Jesus. 
 
 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 205 
 
 Analysis of the Story 
 
 OF 
 
 Jesus the Christ. 
 
 John's Introduction. 
 The Eternal Word of God, s.johnx 
 
 The Agent of Creation, 
 
 The Fountain of life and light, 
 
 Having become Incarnate ; 
 
 As Only Begotten of the Father, 
 
 Is beheld in the world. 
 
 I. 
 
 Angelic Messages to the Virgin Mary and Joseph. 
 
 § 1. The Generation, Incarnation ; 
 
 And birth of Jesus the Son of God, 
 Are foretold to the Virgin Mary 
 By the angel Gabriel. 
 
 § 2. The Divine generation of Jesus 
 
 Is revealed in a dream to Joseph : 
 
 Reassuring him respecting Mary, 
 
 The prophecy of the Virgin is fulfilled. 
 
 II. 
 
 The Birth, Childhood, and Early Youth of Jesus. 
 
 § 3. Jesus is born in Bethlehem. 
 
 His birth, Messiahship, and throne. 
 
 Are told to shepherds by an angel of the Lord. 
 
 A host of angels sing His natal song. 
 
 He is visited by the shepherds : 
 
 And is the the theme of local wonder. 
 
 § 4. He is duly circumcised and called Jesus. 
 
 1-14 
 
206 THE STOKY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 5. He is presented to the Lord in the temple, 
 And there, by Simeon and Anna, 
 Is recognized, blessed, and spoken of. 
 He is taken to Nazareth of Galilee. 
 
 § 6. The human genealogy of Jesus, is traced by Matthew 
 from Abraham, though David; and by Luke, back 
 to Adam. 
 
 § 7. The infant Jesus, again in Bethlehem, 
 Is visited by star-led eastern maggi, 
 Who worship Him as "King of the Jews." 
 His life is sought by the jealous Herod, 
 Who, with all Jerusalem is perturbed. 
 
 §§8,9. Advised of the purpose of Herod; and commanded, 
 Joseph takes mother and child by night into Egypt. 
 Thus, Jesus escapes the massacre by Herod ; 
 And fulfills, " Out of Egypt I called My Son." 
 
 § 10. When Herod the king is dead ; 
 
 Through advice by an angel of the Lord, 
 Jesus is brought back from Egypt, to Nazareth : 
 To fulfill, " He shall be called, A Nazarene." 
 
 § 11. The child Jesus at home, becomes strong, 
 
 Is filled with wisdom, and crowned with grace. 
 
 § 12. Jesus, now twelve years old. 
 Attends " His first passover ;" 
 Tarries behind in Jerusalem, 
 Is found in the temple with the " Teachers," 
 Astonishing them with His wisdom. 
 To His mother's question. He answers, 
 " Why is it that ye were seeking Me ? 
 Wist ye not that I must be in the things of My 
 
 Father?" 
 Goes home with His parents to Nazareth 
 " Is subject unto them, j 
 
 Advances in wisdom and stature, 
 And in favor with God and men*" 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 207 
 
 III. 
 
 Baptism, and Temptation of Jesus ; and Beginning 
 OF His Public Ministry. (About Five Months.) 
 
 § 13. Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan, 
 Is visibly endowed with the Holy Spirit, 
 And is recognized by a " Voice from heaven :" 
 " This is My beloved Sou, 
 In whom I am well pleased." 
 
 § 14. Impelled by the Spirit into the desert, 
 Jesus is with the wild beasts ; 
 Fasts forty days, and forty nights 
 And is tempted by the devil : 
 
 1 To work a miracle for His own supply, 
 
 2 To violate law through trust in God, 
 
 3 To accept the dominion of the world as Satan's gift 
 
 for a single act of worship. 
 
 Through true faith in God, — 
 In true obedience to the scriptures, 
 He vanquishes the tempter ; 
 And is ministered to by angels. 
 
 § 15. He is witnessed to by John, as, " The Christ," 
 
 " The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the 
 world." 
 
 § 16. Again He is witnessed to by John, 
 And gains His first disciples, 
 (John ? and Andrew) then Peter. 
 He is minded to go into Galilee ; 
 Finds Philip, and bids him follow Him ; 
 And wins Nathanael, who confesses Him, 
 " Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God, 
 Thou art the King of Israel." 
 He promises him greater scenes — opened heavens, 
 And angels ascending and descending on the Son of 
 man."* 
 
 § 17. At a marriage-feast in Cana of Galilee 
 Jesus converts water into M'ine ; 
 So manifesting His glory. 
 He won the faith of His disciples. 
 
 § 18. Jesus visits Capernann for a few days. 
 * of. Gen. 28: 10—13. 
 
208 THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHEIST. 
 
 IV. 
 
 JFeom the First Passover op Christ's Public Ministry 
 Until the Second (One Year.) 
 
 § 19. Jesus attends the Passover; and expelling 
 
 And reproving the desecrators of the temple, 
 
 He meets with His first opposition from the Jews ; 
 
 " What sign showest thou to us seeing that thou doest 
 
 these things ?" 
 In proverb, He challenges their violence, 
 And predicts His resurrection. 
 He did not trust Himself to the many who believed 
 
 through His signs ; 
 For He Himself knew what was in man. 
 
 § 20. Jesus began His ministry when about thirty years of 
 age. 
 
 § 21. Jesus, visited by Nicodemus at night, 
 
 Talks with him on the need, and mode of the new 
 
 birth. 
 Upon the atonement by His crucificion, 
 Upon the wondrous love of God, 
 The Light in the world, 
 And the attitude of men thereto. 
 
 § 22. He leaves Jerusalem, 
 
 Makes disciples in Judea, 
 
 (Baptizes through His disciples) 
 
 And receives the final testimony of John. 
 
 §§23, 24. John haying been imprisoned, 
 
 Jesus, now notorious to the Pharisees, 
 
 Leaves Judea for Galilee. 
 
 Passing thence through Samaria, 
 
 He rests at Jacob's well ; 
 
 And talks with a Samaritan woman: 
 
 Of living waters ; of her past life ; 
 
 And teaches that God is a Spirit, ^ 
 
 Who is seeking spiritual worshippers. 
 
 He tells her that He is the Christ. 
 
 He tells His disciples that doing the will of God is 
 
 His food. 
 And calling their attention to a coming crowd, 
 Teaches that the spiritual harvest is ripe ; 
 And that sower and reaper will share wages and rejoice 
 
 together. 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 209 
 
 He wins the faith of many in Sychar ; 
 And abides there two days. 
 
 §§25,26. Arriving in Galilee, Jesus is receivefl. 
 
 And visits Cana, where He turned water into wine. 
 Whence He heals a king's officer's son who lay sick at 
 Carper naum. 
 
 § 27. Jesus, now famous in Galilee, 
 Teaches in their synagogues. 
 Being glorified by all. 
 
 § 28. Visiting Nazareth, He teaches in their synagogue : 
 1 His own mission of mercy to the needy ; 
 ^ That God dispenses favors as a Sovereign ; 
 Not in partiality, or as the right of the Jew ; 
 And so excites the wrath of the congregation, 
 That they seek to kill Him. 
 But passing through their midst. 
 He went His way. 
 
 § 29. He makes Capernaum His residence. 
 
 And so fulfills the prophecy of its Light. 
 
 He preaches, Repent ! 
 
 For the kingdom of heaven — of God is at hand ; 
 
 Believe ye the good tidings." 
 
 § 30. Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, 
 
 Calls four disciples from the business of fishing, 
 
 (Peter, Andrew, James, and John,) saying, 
 
 *• Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men." 
 
 §§31,32. He teaches in the Capernaum synagogue, 
 And heals a demoniac of an unclean demon ; 
 Amazing the people, and growing in mysterious fame. 
 He heals Peter's wife's mother, and many others, 
 And so fulfilled prophecy. 
 
 "He cast out demons, forbidding them to speak: 
 For they knew He was the Christ." 
 
 § 33. Jesus prays very early in a desert place ; 
 
 And refuses the request to remain in Capernaum : 
 Because He was sent to preach to other cities also, 
 
 § 34. He makes His first tour of all Galilee, 
 
 Teaching, preaching, and healing the sick: 
 And is followed by multitudes. 
 
210 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 35. Seated in Simon's boat on the lake, 
 He teaches the multitudes, 
 Gives a miraculous draught of fishes, 
 And reassures Simon of his future mission : 
 " Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt catch man." 
 
 s. Matt, s:-?: § ^Q Jesus prcachcs to His disciples and the multitude the 
 sermon on the mountain. 
 
 ft 
 
 Subject. 
 
 The Subjects, Laws, and Principles of the Kingdom 
 
 OF Heaven. 
 
 5: 3-" 1 Who are the Blessed, and why. 
 
 ^ The office of His disciples 
 13-16 Is to illuminate and preserve the world. 
 
 '7-20 S He teaches that He came to complete [nXrjpwaat) the 
 
 law; 
 
 And that the law will never relax • but obtain. 
 {fivTjTac.) 
 21-48 J/. He expounds the law spiritually, 
 
 In contrast with the merely literal exposition, 
 
 Giving six examples : 
 
 a As to murder, 
 
 b " adultery, 
 
 c " divorce, 
 
 d '' oaths, 
 
 e " retaliation, 
 
 f " love. 
 6: 1-18 5 Alms, prayer, and fasting 
 
 Should be secret, without ostentation : 
 
 Then the Heavenly Father will reward. 
 
 He gives the Model Prayer, 
 (Our Father, &c.) 
 
 And teaches that we must forgive : 
 
 For only thus, can we be forgiven. 
 ^9"3* 6 He warns against worldliness. 
 
 And enjoins devotion to, and repose in God : 
 
 (" Behold the birds of the heaven, &c." 
 
 " Consider the lillies of the field, &c." 
 
 " Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, &c." 
 
 " Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, &c.") 
 7: *-5 7 He warns against judging others instead of self. 
 
 * 8 Forbids prostituting sacred things. 
 
 7-» 9 Teaches that every one's prayer is answered. 
 
 " 10 And gives the " Golden Rule." 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 211 
 
 11 He enjoins entrance by the narrow door to life: 13. m 
 Teaching that the way to destruction is broad. 
 
 12 He warns against false teachers, xs^o 
 (Calling them, " Ravening Wolves.") 
 
 He shows the vanity of mere verbal professions of ax-aj 
 
 homage to Himself; 
 And that only the doers of His word shall enter His 
 
 heaven. 
 That the doers of His word are wise : their work shall 
 
 stand the test ; 
 (Builders on the rock.) 
 
 That mere hearers are foolish : — doomed to ruin. 
 (Builders on the sand.) 
 
 Remark. 
 
 The authoritative teaching of Jesus, 28,29 
 
 So unlike that of the scribes. 
 Astonishes the people. 
 
 37. Having come down from the mountain, 
 Jesus touches : and cleanses a leper : 
 
 (I will, be thou clean.) 
 
 Enjoins silence respecting it, 
 
 And sends him to offer the gift for cleansing. 
 
 Through the man reporting it, Jesus is crowded : 
 
 And retires to the deserts and prays. 
 
 38. Again in Capernaum, in a house, teaching. 
 Surrounded by crowds of the people, 
 
 (" Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting by ") 
 
 He forgives, and heels a paralytic ; 
 
 (Who was brought to Him through the roof.) 
 
 Rebukes the murmurers by a question, 
 
 (Which is easier, &c. ?) 
 
 Asserts His power to forgive sins ; 
 
 And extorts glory to God from the people : 
 
 (" We have seen strange things to-day." 
 
 " We never saw it on this fashion.") 
 
 39. Jesus teaches by the sea side, 
 
 And calls Matthew from the tax-oflSce. 
 
 40. Reclining with publicans and sinners at Matthew's 
 
 feast. 
 He rebukes the self-righteous scribes and Pharisees, 
 (" I came not to call the righteous but sinners to re- 
 pentance.") 
 
212 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 41. In reply to the Pharisees and the disciples of John, 
 
 He shows that while He is with them, His disciples 
 
 cannot fast. 
 And that His teaching is not a mere patch for the old ; 
 But being new, it would demand new forms ; 
 And those accustomed to the old, would not forthwith 
 
 desire it. 
 
 § 42. Responding to the prayer of Jairus for his child, 
 Being followed to his house by a throng, 
 He heals a woman of incurable issue of blood ; 
 And says to her, " Daughter, be of good cheer : 
 
 . Thy faith hath saved thee. Go in peace." 
 
 Arrived at the house of Jairus, 
 He rebukes the tumultuous " Mourners," (?) 
 And is laughed at by them. 
 
 ' Taking her hand, and saying " Talitha cum !" 
 
 He raises his little daughter from the dead. 
 " And the fame hereof went forth in all that land." 
 
 § 43. Jesus opens the eyes of two blind men. 
 
 And charges them to " See that no man know it." 
 
 , i But they go and spread abroad His fame. 
 
 • ' He heels a dumb domoniac, 
 
 Thus exciting grateful wonder ; 
 
 But is also accused of league with Satan. 
 
 V. 
 
 From the Second Passover of Christ's Public 
 ;' Ministry Until the Third (1 Year.) 
 
 ; § 44. Jesus, in Jerusalem, at the Pool of Bethesda, 
 
 Heals an infirm man on the Sabbath day. 
 (Rise, take up thy bed and walk ! ) 
 For this. He is persecuted by the Jews ; 
 And because He called God His Father : 
 Making Himself equal with God, 
 They sought the more to kill Him. 
 Answering the Jews, 
 He claims the Divine perogatives ; 
 And that, hearing His voice, 
 
 The dead shall come from their graves to judgment. 
 He points to His works through the power of God, 
 And to God Himself as His witnesses. 
 He condemns tlie Jews as self-seekers ; 
 And unbelievers of Moses and his writings : 
 Asking, " How then will ye believe My words?" 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 213 
 
 § 45. Convicting the Pharises of inconsistency, 
 
 Jesus defends His disciples in plucking the ears of 
 
 grain; 
 He claims to be " Lord of the Sabbath." 
 " And He departed thence." 
 
 § 46. In a synagogue on the Sabbath day, 
 
 He convicts the unsympathetic scribes and Pharisees 
 
 of inconsistency ; 
 And teaches, " It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath 
 
 day." 
 He is " grieved at their hardness of heart," 
 And with the words " Stretch forth thy hand !" 
 Restores the withered hand of the man 
 Whom He had bidden, " Stand forth in the midst." 
 His life is plotted against by mad Pharisees and 
 
 Herodians. 
 
 § 47. He withdraws to the sea from danger, 
 And is surrounded by multitudes ; 
 " He heals all that are sick, 
 And casts out many demons." 
 Asks for a boat that He might not be thronged ; 
 And enjoining silence respecting Himself, 
 Fulfils Isaiah's prophecy of His modesty, His judg- , 
 ment, and His influence. 
 
 § 48. Jesus, in a mountain, prays all night to God. 
 When it is day He selects His twelve apostles : 
 " That they might be with Him," 
 And be " sent forth to preach and to cast out demons." 
 
 § 49. He descends with His disciples to a level place, s. Luke 6: 
 
 Casts out demons, heels all that are sick ; cf. 
 
 And preaches to the multitudes. *" *"' 
 
 The Sermon on the Plain. 
 
 5:- 
 
 90-33 
 
 1 Who are the Blessed, and why. 
 
 ^ Who are the objects of malediction, and why. m-^ 
 
 3 He enjoins love, and good deeds to enemies ; '7-38 
 And generosity to all men : 
 
 Teaching, " With what measure ye measure," <fec. 
 
 4 That clear sight is essential to a leader, and to a judge 39-4S 
 
 of his brother. 
 That actions are the exhibition and proof of character ; 
 (" Each tree is known by its fruits ") 
 
214 THE STOKY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And that the mouth speaks from the fulhiess of the 
 heart. 
 5 That mere word homage is obnoxious to Him ; 
 5 Bnt those who obey Him shall abide the test, 
 
 (Like a man that builds on the rock.) 
 The mere hearer will be involved in ruin : 
 (Like a man that built on the sand.) 
 
 § 50. Jesus in Capernaum, responding to a Centurion, 
 Marvels at him revealing superlative faith : 
 (A faith which viewed Him as Lord of the invisible 
 
 forces.) 
 He teaches, that with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 
 Many Gentiles will recline at the banquet of heaven ; 
 While many Jews will be banished to darkness. 
 
 At some distance from the house of the officer. 
 He heals his beloved, paralyzed servant ; 
 And sends the petitioner home with the answer. 
 
 § 51. Jesus in Nain, stops a funeral procession; 
 Raises the dead one to life with a word, 
 (" Young man, I say to thee. Arise !") 
 And gives him back to his mother. 
 He is feared, as, " A great prophet," 
 And is the object of fame. 
 
 § 52. Receiving from imprisoned John, a question of His 
 Messiahship, 
 
 He heals many of sickness, and of demons, 
 
 Gives sight to many who were blind ; 
 
 And sends the report as His answer. 
 
 He testifies to John and to his greatness ; 
 
 Reflects on the obstinate fastidiousness of His genera- 
 tion; 
 
 And confesses that the works, and the children of 
 Wisdom, justify her. 
 
 § 53. He denounces Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, 
 (Impenitent cities where most of His miracles were 
 
 done) 
 Extols His Father's wisdom in hiding and revealing 
 
 spiritual things. 
 Asserts that all things were delivered to Him ; 
 And welcomes the weary to His rule, and to His rest. 
 
 § 54. Dining by invitation in Pharisee Simon's house, 
 Jesus is anointed by a penitent woman. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 216 
 
 By the parable of the " Merciful Creditor," 
 
 He rebukes, suspicious Simon ; 
 
 And reflecting on his reception. 
 
 Bids the woman go, forgiven, and in peace. 
 
 55. He goes with the twelve through cities and villages, 
 Preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God ; 
 
 And is ministered to by women " of their substance." 
 
 56. Jesus, by a multitude surrounded. 
 
 Is sought by kinsmen, as " beside himself." 
 
 He heals a dumb demoniac : amazing the people ; 
 
 (" Is this the Son of David ?") 
 
 But is again accused of league with Beelzebul. 
 
 He convicts the scribes and Pharisees of their blas- 
 phemy. 
 
 Teaches that speech against the Holy Spirit will not 
 be forgiven, 
 
 Calls them " offspring of vipers !" &c. 
 
 And tells, that man will be judged by his words. 
 
 57. He refuses to give certain scribes and Pharisees a sign ; 
 But adjudges them an evil and adulterous generation, 
 And points them forward to His three days in the 
 
 grave. 
 He condemns them in contrast with Nineveh, 
 And the " Queen of the South," who will condemn 
 
 them in the judgment. 
 He fortels the reprobate state of the nation, 
 "Which will follow its heartless reform. 
 (" When the unclean Spirit is gone out of the man, &c.") 
 
 58. Advised that His mother and brothers wish to speak 
 
 with Him, 
 Jesus recognizes those who do His Father's will, 
 As His " brother, and sister, and mother." 
 
 59. Sitting in a boat by the sea side, 
 
 He delivers the " Parable of the Sower." 
 
 He answers His disciples why He speaks in parables : 
 
 (The multitude are out of sympathy with the naked 
 
 truth.) 
 " That seeing, they may see not, &c." 
 " Because seeing, they see not, &c." 
 They fulfill Isaiah's prophecy of their wilful, moral 
 
 stupidity. 
 
216 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He felicitates His disciples ' on their own gracious 
 
 estate ; 
 (" Blessed are your eyes, &c.") 
 And explains to them the " Parable of the Sower." 
 (" The seed is the word of God," 
 The preacher is the sower, 
 
 Different minds and hearts are the different ground.) 
 Adverting to the use of lights, 
 He teaches that heavenly knowledge is given to be 
 
 used; 
 And that responsibility is commensurate with the gift. 
 
 § 60. Jesus delivers the " Parable of the Good Seed and the 
 
 Darnel." 
 He likens the kingdom of heaven to the secretly 
 
 growing seed. 
 And by the " Parable of the " Mustard Seed," 
 He teaches the growth of the kingdom of heaven. 
 By the " Parable of the Leaven," 
 He shows the permeating influence of the kingdom of 
 
 heaven. 
 •M*. By speaking in parables, Jesus fulfills prophecy. 
 
 § 61. In the house with His disciples, 
 
 He explains the " Parable of the Good Seed and the 
 
 Darnel," 
 And delivers to them, 
 
 The parables of the " Treasure Hid in a Field," 
 Of the " Pearl of Great Price," 
 And of the " Drag-Net cast into the Sea," 
 He fortels the dreadful doom of the wicked ; 
 And advises His disciples of their office to others. 
 (To *' bring forth out of their treasure, &c.") 
 " And He departed thence." 
 
 § 62. Leaving the multitudes and crossing the sea, 
 
 He falls asleep on the " Cushion " of the boat. 
 
 Awakened by frightened men, 
 
 He rises from His pillow, 
 
 Reproves their lack of faith. 
 
 And, with, "Silence ! Be still ! " 
 
 Hushes the tempest into a great calm : 
 
 Exciting wonder as to Who He is. 
 
 § 63. Arrived on the eastern side of the lake, 
 He saves two wild demoniacs. 
 Allowing the demons to enter the swine. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 217 
 
 At the request of the people, (Gerasenes or Gadarenes) 
 
 He departs from their borders, 
 
 Recrosses the lake to Galilee ; 
 
 And is welcomed by a waiting multitude. 
 
 § 64, Jesus revisits His own city, Nazareth, 
 
 Teaches in their synagogue on the Sabbath day, 
 
 And is again rejected by them ; 
 
 (On account of His lowly family connections.) 
 
 He comprehends this phenomenon, 
 
 (" A prophet is not without honor, except, &c.") 
 
 Can heal but a few people there ; 
 
 " And marvels because of their unbelief." 
 
 § 65. Travelling teaching, preaching, and healing, 
 Compassionating the pastorless people. 
 He urges prayer for more workers in the great harvest, 
 
 § 66. Jesus endows His twelve Apostles with miraculous 
 
 power : 
 And began to ^nd them forth two and two j 
 Charging them, 
 
 Where to go. What to do, How to go ; 
 And foretells a dread doom for those who reject them. 
 He advises them of the dangerous nature of their 
 
 mission ; 
 Counsels them to be sagacious, and sincere. 
 Not to be anxious about their defense in judgment: 
 (Since the Spirit of God will speak in them ;) 
 And to fear God only. Who can destroy both soul and 
 
 body. 
 He tells them that the hairs of their head are num- 
 bered. 
 That He will confess before His Father those who 
 
 confess Him, 
 That He will deny before His Father those who deny 
 
 Him. 
 And that He came to cast a sword in the earth : 
 To make division, even in families. 
 That whoso loves friends more than Him, is not 
 
 worthy of Him, 
 And who will not follow Him, as to death, is not 
 
 worthy of Him. 
 Who saves his life by disowning Him, shall lose it; 
 And whoso loses it in His cause, shall save it. 
 He identifies Himself with them, 
 And tells how their friends shall be rewarded. 
 
218 THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 67. While the apostles go to the villages, 
 
 Jesus goes " to teach and preach in their cities." 
 
 § 68. He hears of the murder of John, 
 
 And His fame arouses the fear of Herod. 
 
 § 69. He receives His twelve Apostles, and their report; 
 
 And, as from the crowds, they had no leisure, | 
 
 He invites them to a desert place to " rest awhile." | 
 
 § 70. He retires with them to the eastern side of the lake, 
 And is met by crowds who went round on foot. 
 He compassionates, welcomes, and teaches them ; 
 And from five loaves, and two fishes. 
 Feeds more than five thousand people. 
 At His command, a large residue is gathered up, 
 (Twelve baskets-full of pieces.) 
 
 And He is regarded as, " The prophet that comes into 
 the world." 
 
 § 71. Knowing the purpose to coerce 'Him to be king, 
 Jesus sends His disciples away in the boat j 
 Dismisses the crowd, 
 Retires into the mountain to pray ; 
 Walks on the stromy sea to His disciples, 
 (Some three and a half miles.) 
 Calms their fears of a spectre, 
 (Be of good cheer, &c.) 
 
 Bids Peter come to Him, and saves him from sinking; 
 Goes into the boat : — And with a calm sea, 
 They are on the western side of the lake. 
 And in cities and villages. He heals all who touch 
 Him. 
 
 § 72. Jesus teaching in a Capernaum synagogue, 
 
 Rebukes the carnal motive of a crowd who had come 
 
 seeking Him : 
 Teaching that He came down from heaven, 
 The only, but certain, eternal support of the eoul, 
 (" I am the Bread, &c.") 
 The sacrifice: — "The bread that I will give is My 
 
 flesh, &c." 
 He is finally deserted by some who had followed Him. 
 Receiving an expression of devotion from Peter for 
 
 the twelve ; 
 He advises them that one of them is a devil. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 219 
 
 VI. 
 
 From the Third Passover of Christ's Ptjblio 
 
 Ministry to the Ensuing Feast of Tabernacles, 
 
 (Six Months: April-October.) 
 
 § 73. Jesus, for safety from the murderous Jews, 
 Avoids Judea, and walks in Galilee. 
 
 § 74. For their traditions, transgressing the law of God, 
 
 Jesus condemns Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes. 
 
 He calls them "hypocrites," vain, heartless wor- 
 shippers ; 
 
 And teaches that, not eating with unwashen hands ; 
 
 But, that only, which comes from the heart defileth 
 man. 
 
 Questioned, as to His teaching offending the Pharisees, 
 
 He teaches that all who are not of God, shall be rooted 
 up. 
 
 Rebuking the dulness of His disciples respecting the 
 teaching, 
 
 He elucidates it for them. 
 
 § 75. Jesus retires toward Tyre and Sidon ; 
 He would, but cannot be hid : 
 And at the persistent prayer of the mother. 
 He saves a Syro-Phoenician girl from an unclean 
 demon. 
 
 § 76. He returns through the Decapolis 
 
 Healing the lame, the maimed, the blind, the deaf, 
 
 and dumb, and many others. 
 He enjoins silence respecting these deeds; 
 But they are the more blazed abroad : 
 And the people were astonished, saying, 
 " He hath done all things well !" 
 
 § 77. In compassion on the crowds who remain with Him 
 without food, 
 Jesus, from seven loaves, and a few small fishes, 
 Feeds more than four thousand people ; 
 Having a residue of seven baskets-full gathered. 
 Having dismissed the multitude, 
 He crosses the lake to Dalraanutha, 
 And goes into the borders of Magadan. 
 
 § 78. Again asked by Pharisees and Sadducees for a sign, 
 
220 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Jesus again sternly refuses. 
 
 By citing their judgment on the signs of the sky, 
 
 He condemns their blindness to the signs of the times. 
 
 He sighs deeply in spirit, 
 
 Refers them again to the sign of Jonah ; 
 
 And entering the boat, " departed to the other side." 
 
 § 79. He warns His disciples against the leaven, 
 
 (Teaching) of Pharisees, Sadducees and Herod. 
 
 He rebukes them for little faith, and lack of preception. 
 
 § 80. At Bethsaida, He gives sight to a blind man, 
 And sends him straight home. 
 
 § 81. Jesus, in the way, in Csesarea Philippi, 
 
 Enquires, " Who do the multitudes say I am ?" 
 
 And, " Who say ye that I am ?" 
 
 Confessed by Peter as, " The Christ, the Son of the 
 
 Living God." 
 He pronounces him " Blessed," and informed by His 
 
 Father ; 
 Promises him spiritual power, position, and authority ; 
 And enjoins silence respecting His Messiahship. 
 
 § 82. He foretels His own suflPerings, death, and resurrection ; 
 And for creature counsel opposed to Divine purpose, 
 Rebukes Peter as "Satan" (Get thee behind Me 
 
 Satan, &c.") 
 Urging the necessity of absolute devotion to Himself, 
 Teaching that life, and Divine recognition, 
 Loss of life, and dishonor at His coming. 
 Will be determined by our course with Himself, 
 He asserts that He will come in Divine — regal glory, 
 And judge every man according to his works. 
 And that some standing there will not die, 
 'Till they see Him " Coming in His Kingdom ;" 
 And " the Kingdom of God come with power." 
 
 § 83. In the mountain praying; transfigured, and glorious, 
 Talking in glory with Moses and Elijah, 
 He is seen by Peter, James and John. 
 Again He is owned from heaven — from the cloud: 
 (This is My beloved Son, <&c., &c.") 
 And when the voice came. He was found alone. 
 Going down from the mountain, 
 He enjoins secrecy respecting the vision. 
 Until He is raised from the dead. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 221 
 
 He advises them that John the Baptist, 
 
 Was the Elijah foretold by the prophets. 
 
 And that He Himself, according to the scriptures, 
 
 Must suffer at the hands of the murderers. 
 
 § 84. Having come down from the mountain, 
 He saves an epileptic, demoniac boy. 
 (His disciples could not cast out the demon.) 
 Privately, He assigns their defeat to a lack of faith ; 
 And asserts the omnipotence of faith. 
 And, " This kind can come out by nothing except by 
 prayer." 
 
 § 85. To His unperceiving, and now awed disciples, 
 Jesus again foretels His death and resurrection ; 
 And " They were afraid to ask Him." 
 
 § 86. Jesus in Capernaum is called upon for tribute : 
 He sends Peter to the lake to catch a fish, 
 And take from its mouth the shekel ; and pay, 
 
 § 87. Warning His disciples against carnal ambition, 
 
 Jesus shows the law of greatness in His Kingdom : 
 
 Presents a little child as an object lesson : 
 
 (" Whoso shall humble himself, &c.") 
 
 Identifies Himself with such ; 
 
 Warns against causing a little one to stumble : 
 
 (" It were better that a great millstone, &c." 
 
 In heaven their angels do always behold the face of 
 
 My Father.") 
 Teaches how His Father values the humble ; 
 And how He seeks to save the lost : 
 (" Doth he not leave the ninety and nine, &c?") 
 At whatever cost. His disciples must save themselves 
 
 from stumbling : 
 (" If thy right hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off,&c." 
 
 § 88. Jesus teaches how to deal with an offending brother. 
 Reveals the power of the local church in discipline ; 
 Promises success to prayer offered in unity, 
 And His presence " where two or three are gathered 
 together in His name." 
 
 § 89. Answering Peter respecting forgiveness, 
 
 He gives the " Parable of the Unmerciful Servant :'' 
 Teaching that to be forgiven by the Father, 
 We must freely and fully forgive." 
 
222 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 90. Refusing to be impelled to Judaea by His brothers, 
 Jesus abides still in Galilee. 
 
 § 91. Going up privately to the Feast of Tabernacles, 
 He is refused lodging by Samaritan villagers ; 
 And rebukes James and John for their ire. 
 " And they went to another village." 
 
 § 92. To a scribe who said, " I will follow Thee, &c." 
 Jesus frankly states His privations. 
 (" The foxes have holes, &c., but the Son of man hath 
 
 not, &c.") 
 And to two others, who had temporary excuses, 
 He shows the devotion needed in a disciple and herald 
 
 of the Kingdom of God. 
 
 VII. 
 
 From the Feast of Tabernacles Till Christ's Ar- 
 rival IN Bethany Six Days Before His 
 Last Passover (Six Months, Less Six 
 Days October-April.) 
 
 § 93. Jesus at the Feast, teaches in the temple. 
 
 Answers the Jews who question His origin and teach- 
 ings 
 (" If any man will do His will, He shall know, of the 
 
 teaching, &c.") 
 Is accused of having a demon ; 
 Justifies His work of healing on the Sabbath ; 
 And by reference to the law of Moses, 
 Again convicts them of inconsistency ; 
 (" On the Sabbath ye circumcise, &c.") 
 He advises them of His going away from them. 
 He invites the unsatisfied (" thirsting ") to Himself, 
 With promise of overflow of the Holy Spirit : 
 Causing discussion, and winning some. 
 He so impresses the officers who are sent to arrest Him, 
 That they return without Him, with answer, 
 " Never man spake thus." 
 He is feebly defended in the Sanhedrin by Nicodemus. 
 
 § 94. [Jesus' judgment in the temple in connection with the 
 woman taken in adultry.] 
 
 § 95. In the temple in Jerusalem, 
 
 Jesus proclaims Himself, " The Light of the world ;" 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 223 
 
 And asserts that God His Father co-witnesses with 
 Him. 
 
 He again foretels His death, 
 
 And His departure to the place from which He came ; 
 
 And where unbelievers could not come. 
 
 He teaches that, in obedience to His word, 
 
 The truth will make them free from sin. 
 I He again accuses the Jews of seeking to kill Him ; 
 
 [ And so, of being " Children of the devil." 
 
 He is again accused of having a demon. 
 
 He asserts His power to give eternal life, 
 
 And claims eternal existence (" Before Abraham, &c.") 
 
 In danger of stoning, He hides Himself from them, 
 
 And thus goes out of the temple. 
 
 § 96. Jesus appoints and charges the seventy ; 
 
 Repeats His denunciations of Choraziu, Bethsaida and 
 
 Capernaum; 
 Identifies Himself with His messengers, 
 (He that heareth you, heareth Me, &c.") 
 And sends them forth two and two where He would 
 
 come. 
 
 § 97, Jesus receives the returned, rejoicing Seventy : 
 
 And bids them rejoice most that their names are 
 written in heaven. 
 
 Rejoicing in Spirit, He extols His Father's dispensa- 
 tions, 
 
 (" I thank Thee O Father ***** that 
 Thou didst hide * * * and didst reveal, &c.) 
 
 And privately felicitates His disciples on their gracious 
 privileges. 
 
 § 98. He answers a lawyer respecting inheriting eternal life ; 
 And by the Parable of the Good Samaritan, 
 Bids him act like a neighbor, 
 Rather than quibble, " Who is my neighbor ? 
 
 § 99. Being entertained at the house of Martha, ^ 
 Jesus will not disappoint Mary in her choice. 
 
 § 100. Praying Himself, and being requested to teach them, 
 He again gives His desciples (in brief) the " Model 
 
 Prayer." 
 Giving them "the Parable of the Friend at Mid- 
 night," 
 And adverting to the attitude of a father to his son, 
 
224 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He assures them of answer to prayer. 
 
 § 101. Jesus heals a dumb demoniac, 
 
 Is again accused of doing it through Beelzebul ; 
 Answers, again asserting that division brings destruc- 
 tion; 
 And claims strength over, and against Satan. 
 Again He asserts the evil of a heartless, negative re- 
 form. 
 Replying to the exclamation, " Blessed is the womb 
 
 that bare Thee, &c." 
 He says, " Yea rather. Blessed are they who hear the 
 
 word of God and keep it." 
 Again condemning the evil, sign-seeking generation, 
 He will give it no sign but Himself, as Jonah to the 
 
 Ninevites. 
 Respecting the witness of the queen of the South, 
 And the men of Nineveh in the judgment, 
 He again asserts His own superiority over Solomon 
 
 and Jonah. 
 He urges care to possess and reflect genuine : and not 
 spurious light. 
 
 § 102. By invitation, He dines with a Pharisee, 
 
 Exciting surprise that He had omitted the ceremonial 
 
 washing. 
 He exposes and condemns their hypocricy. 
 And pronounces woes on the Pharisees : 
 For gross inconsistency. 
 For wordly ambition. 
 And, For treachery. 
 He pronounces woes on the lawyers : 
 For grievously oppressing men, 
 For sympathy with their prophet killing forefathers, 
 And For taking divine knowledge from the people ; 
 So preventing their entering the kingdom of Heaven. 
 Having left the Pharisee's house. 
 He is pressed and baited to speak without thought ; 
 By men " Laying wait to catch something from His j 
 
 mouth." 3 
 
 § 103. Warning the many thousands against Pharasaic hy- 
 pocricy, 
 Jesus teaches that all secret things will be revealed. 
 He warns that God only should be feared. 
 And teaches the He, Omniscient, is solicitous about 
 them. 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 225 
 
 He promises Divine recognition, or denial: as they 
 
 confess or deny Him. 
 Forgiveness of all sins except blasphemy against the 
 
 Holy Spirit. 
 And Spiritual aid to His disciples in the hour of trial. 
 Being applied to, 
 
 He refuses to be a judge between two brothers ; 
 And by the " Parable of the Rich Fool," warns against 
 
 worldliness : — 
 E Teaching that the life (soul) is of superlative value. 
 
 He urges repose in God, Who feeds the birds, and 
 
 adorns the lilies ; 
 Who will provide for those who seek first His kingdom 
 
 and righteousness. 
 He states that it is God's pleasure to give them the 
 
 kingdom; and enjoins generosity. 
 Upon every servant of God, He urges watchfulness ; 
 And shows the dread result of faithlessness. 
 Again He teaches that He came to make division, 
 
 even in families. 
 Again convicts His auditors of using their judgment 
 
 on the sky ; 
 While they refuse to discern the signs of the times ; 
 And urges them to judge for themselves what is right. 
 
 § 104. Discoursing on the slaughter of the Galileans, 
 
 And upon those on whom the tower of Siloam fell ; 
 And by the " Parable of the Barren Fig-tree " 
 Jesus shows that the whole Jewish nation was on pro- 
 bation ; 
 And that without repentance and its fruit. 
 Destruction would overtake it. 
 
 § 105. Revealing zeal to do His Father's work while there is 
 opportunity ; 
 
 And again claiming to be the " Light of the world," 
 
 He opens on the Sabbath, the eyes of a man who was 
 ^ born blind. 
 
 (" Anointed His eyes with clay, &c.") 
 
 By the man whom He caused to see. 
 
 He is intelligently defended as a prophet. 
 
 He finds the excommunicated man, 
 
 Presents Himself to him, as the Son of God, 
 
 Receives his homage. 
 
 States that He came into the world for judgment ; 
 
 And condemns the Pharisees. 
 
226 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 106. Jesus asserts Himself the " Good Shepherd," 
 And the " Door of the Sheep," 
 According to the will of His Father, 
 He will lay down His life for His people. 
 Having authority from His Father, 
 He will lay it down and take it again. 
 Again He is accused of having a demon, and being 
 
 mad. 
 And is intelligently defended by some. 
 (" Can a demon open the eyes of the blind ?") 
 
 § 107- Walking in Solomon's Porch ; 
 
 And asked if He is the the Christ, 
 
 He says they believed not when He told them ; 
 
 And refers them to His works as His witnesses. 
 
 He disowns His questioners ; 
 
 But will give eternal life to His own ; 
 
 None can snatch them out of His hand. 
 
 He claims to be one with God. 
 
 Assaulted, and accused of blasphemy. 
 
 He justifies Himself: and refers them to His works. 
 
 They seek again to seize Him ; 
 
 But He went forth out of their hands. 
 
 § 108. Jesus retires from Jerusalem : 
 
 " And many believed on Him there." 
 
 § 109. He teaches in the synagogue on the Sabbath day. 
 
 And heals a woman of an infirmity, of eighteen years. 
 He condemns the punctilious Jews as, " Hypocrites !" 
 Convicts them of inconsistency respecting the Sabbath ; 
 And rejoices the people by all the things which He 
 
 had done. 
 Repeating the parables of the " Mustard," and the 
 
 " Leaven," 
 He shows how the Kingdom of God should extend. 
 
 § 110. Journeying toward Jerusalem, and teaching, 
 
 He urges earnest striving to enter the " Narrow Door ;" 
 Or too late we may be left out 'n anguish. 
 Answering those who warned Him of Herod, 
 He gives them a message to " that fox :" 
 On the third day His work will be finished there ; 
 And it cannot be that He perish out of Jerusalem. 
 He laments her fatal obstinacy, deplores her fate ; 
 And fortels her desolation until she welcomes Him. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 227 
 
 § 111. Jesus receives news that Lazarus is sick, 
 Explains to His disciples its purpose : 
 (" That the Son of God may be glorified thereby.") 
 And remains two days where He was. 
 
 § 112. Dining with a Pharisee on the Sabbath day, 
 
 He heals a dropsical man, and justifies His act : 
 
 (" Which of you having an ass or an ox fallen into a 
 
 well, &c.") 
 Having observed their bad taste in taking seats. 
 He enjoins modest conduct ; 
 And promises exaltation as reward. 
 He counsels them to invite the unfortunate to their 
 
 feasts, 
 And promises reward at the resurrection of the just. 
 Answering the remark of one of the guests, 
 He delivers the " Parable of the Great Supper :" 
 Teaching that many will slight the invitation, and 
 
 make excuses; 
 (I have bought a field, &c., <fec., &c.) 
 That heaven will be filled with the unfortunate, and 
 
 despised. 
 While God will resent the slight of the refusers. 
 
 § 113. Journeying, and followed by impulsive throngs, 
 He tells them that, not hating kinsfolk. 
 And, not bearing ones own cross after Him, 
 Renders, or reveals inability to be a disciple. 
 And by the parables of " Building the Tower," 
 And of the " King Going to War," 
 He advises them to count deliberately : — 
 Renunciation of all, is essential in a disciple. 
 
 § 114. Surrounded by publicans and sinners, 
 
 Jesus, by the parables of the ^' Lost Sheep," 
 
 " The Lost Piece of Silver," 
 
 And of the " Prodigal Son," 
 
 Answers the murmuring Scribes and Pharisees ; 
 
 And shows the angelic joy, — the Divine welcome, 
 
 When sinners repent and return to God. 
 
 § 115. He delivers to His disciples the "Parable of the Un- 
 righteous Steward," 
 
 Enjoining upon them, as stewards of God, a faithful 
 use of money : 
 
 Advising them that they cannot serve God and mam- 
 mon. 
 
228 THE STOKY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 116. He rebukes the scoffing, money-loving Pharisees: 
 
 Teaching that man's estimate, and God's are contrary. 
 And though the law of grace obtains in the " King- 
 dom of Heaven," 
 The ethics of the " Moral Law," are immutable : 
 (" It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, &c.") 
 By the " Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus," 
 He reveals God's estimate of rich and poor — 
 His judgment on the rich who live in luxury. 
 While the suffering poor are near them ; 
 Such poor as the beggar are borne to the place of honor 
 
 in heaven ; 
 Such as the " Rich Man " are sent to torment in Hades. 
 And that those who objeyed not the teachings of 
 
 Moses and the prophets, 
 Are confirmed, reprobate, hopeless unbelievers. 
 
 § 117. He warns His disciples from giving occasions of 
 
 stumbling. 
 Suggesting a terrible doom for such as cause it. 
 He enjoins plenteous forgiveness of the penitent. 
 Again, states the power of faith as a " grain of 
 
 mustard ;" 
 And enjoins a modest confession by God's servants; 
 (" We are un meritorious servants, &c.") 
 
 § 118. Jesus announces the death of Lazarus of Bethany^ 
 And His purpose to go directly and 'wake him. 
 He journeys, arrives there, and weeps with the sisters. 
 He asserts Himself " The Resurrection and the Life, 
 
 &c." 
 And saying, '' Lazarus ! Come forth ! raises him from 
 
 the dead. 
 He is believed on there by many of the Jews ; 
 But others report all to the Pharisees. 
 
 § 119. He is conspired against by a Sanhedrin, 
 
 His death for the nation is prophecied by Caiaphas. 
 He retires to Ephraim with His disciples. 
 
 § 120. Returning to Jerusalem through Samaria and Galilee, 
 He is met by ten lepers, and heals them ; saying, 
 (Go show yourselves to the priests.") 
 He is thanked by one only, an alien ; and replies, 
 " Arise and go ; thy faith hath saved thee." 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 229 
 
 § 121. Being asked by the Pharisees " "When comes the King- 
 dom of God?" 
 He advises them that it is not an objective spectacle to 
 
 be idly looked for ; 
 But is present, developing through its laws in human 
 
 hearts. 
 He warns His disciples against false reports of His 
 
 presence ; 
 It will be as the far-shining lightning flash. 
 Again He adverts to His coming passion. 
 And teaches that when He is revealed, 
 The world will be engrossed as in the days of Noah 
 
 and Lot. 
 He w^arns against material engrossment as involving 
 
 loss of the soul ; 
 But loss of this life for the kingdom of heaven's sake 
 
 will save it. 
 In His Kevelation, separations will take place. 
 
 § 122. Jesus urges perpetual prayer as a need — as a duty ; 
 And by the parables of " The Importunate Widow," 
 And " The Pharisee and the Publican," 
 Teaches the nature of successful prayer ; 
 And who shall be abased, and who exalted. 
 
 § 123. Jesus, having finally left Galilee, 
 Goes to Perea, east of the Jordan ; 
 Heals the sick, 
 Teaches the multitude, 
 Discourses on divorce, 
 And privately explains to His disciples. 
 
 § 124. Rebuking His disciples for obstructing them, 
 
 Jesus receives little children as of the kingdom of 
 
 heaven. 
 Folding them in His arms. He laid His hands upon 
 
 them. 
 Blessing them. " And He departed thence." 
 
 § 125. Worshiped by a rich young ruler who wants eternal 
 life, 
 Jesus refers him to the Commandments, 
 Demands that he sell all, and give it to the poor: 
 (Promising him thus, treasure in heaven,) 
 And bids him, " Come and follow Me." 
 Seeing him go away gloomy and sorrowful, 
 
230 THE 6T0RY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He teaches that the rich are in extreme difficulty and 
 danger : 
 
 (" It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a 
 needle, &c.") 
 
 Questioned by Peter, 
 
 He promises great dignity and reward to His self- 
 denying followers ; 
 
 " And in the world to come, eternal life." 
 
 § 126. By the parables of " The Householder," 
 And " The Laborers of the Vineyard," 
 He shows that God engages and rewards His servants, 
 Benevolently, according to His own Sovereign will. 
 
 § 127. Jesus, journeying toward Jerusalem, 
 
 Again foretels His sufferings, death, and resurrection. 
 
 § 128. Answering the ambitious request of James and John, 
 He teaches that to give the position they crave is His 
 
 Father's perogative. 
 That among His disciples there shall be no lording it ; 
 That he who would be first and greatest, 
 Must be minister and servant of all : 
 Exemplified in His own ministerial, sacrificial example. 
 
 § 129. Jesus, entertained by Zacchseus, 
 
 Teaches that He came to seek and save the lost. 
 
 By the " Parable of the Minas," 
 
 He teaches tliat He is going away to await, and receive 
 
 His kingdom : 
 (" The Kingdom of Heaven." 
 That He will leave His servants with trusts ; 
 That He will return to reward each according to his 
 
 works ; 
 And to destroy His enemies. 
 
 § 130. Jesus, near to Jericho, 
 
 Gives sight to Bartimseus, and another blind man ; 
 (" He touched their eyes." — " See again !" &c.) 
 
 § 131. Jesus is talked about at the Passover feast. 
 
 And the people are charged to deliver Him up. 
 
 § 132. He arrives in Bethany, 
 
 And is visited by many people, 
 Which excites priestly envy still more. 
 
THE STOKY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 231 
 
 VIII. 
 
 Christ's Last Passover Week, His Death and Burial 
 (April 2-8 A. D. 30.) 
 
 § 133. Jesus, having secured a colt on which no one had 
 ridden. 
 
 Rides to Jerusalem in the attitude of her peaceful 
 Messiah King : 
 
 (Thus fulfilling the prophecy of His meekness,) 
 
 Receiving the homage and acclamations of the multi- 
 tude. 
 
 His triumphal entry, not understood by His disciples. 
 
 Excites still more Pharasaic envy. 
 
 He answers them, 
 
 " If these shall hold their peace. 
 
 The stones will cry out." 
 
 It is the hour of His worship. 
 
 Aproaching Jerusalem, and in view of it, 
 
 He weeps over it, laments, and fortels its doom. 
 
 His entrance into the city causes a stir : 
 
 " Who is this ?" ask the people ; 
 
 And the multitudes answer, 
 
 " This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee." 
 
 " And He entered into the temple." 
 
 § 134. Here He is told that Greeks wish to see Him, 
 Recognizes that His hour has come, 
 Speaks of the germinating force connected with dying, 
 And the way to gain, or lose eternal life and honor: 
 (" He that loveth his life, &c. He that hateth his 
 
 life, &c.") 
 He promises that His servants who follow Him shall 
 
 abide with Him. 
 He confesses that His soul is troubled in view of His 
 
 passion ;" 
 But promptly recognizes that He came for that hour ; 
 He will not pray to be saved from it ; 
 ' He prays instead, Father, glorify Thy name. 
 
 And is answered audibly from heaven, 
 " I have both glorified it. 
 And will glorify it again." 
 He states that the voice came for the sake of the 
 
 people. 
 Exults in the judgment over Satan ; 
 And asserts the attractive power of His crucifixion : 
 (" And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, 
 Will draw all men unto Myself.") 
 
232 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 Answering the Jews respecting Messiah's abiding, 
 He advises them that He will stay but a little while j 
 To walk in the light while they have it; 
 And to believe on the Light that they may become 
 
 sons of light. 
 When He had looked upon all things, 
 He went with the twelve out to Bethany. 
 
 § 135. On His way to the city iu the morning, 
 
 Jesus hungers, and seeks figs from a fig-tree. 
 Finding none, but leaves only. He curses it : 
 " And forthwith it withered away" 
 
 § 136. He expels the traders from the temple, 
 
 Suffers no one to carry a vessel through it, 
 Teaches its sancity as a house of prayer ; 
 And rebukes its desecrators. 
 His life is sought by the leaders, who fear Him ; 
 For the multitudes, astonished, hung upon Him listen- 
 ing. 
 He heals the blind and the lame in the temple ; 
 Receives the children's, " Hosanna ! &c." 
 Answers the murmurers, " Yea, did ye never read, &c." 
 And goes out and lodges in Bethany. 
 Similarly His days and nights were spent. 
 
 § 137. Passing the withered fig-tree on His way to the city 
 
 in the morning, 
 He answers His surprised disciples, " Have faith of 
 
 God;" 
 Repeating His teacliing on the power of faith ; 
 And the efficacy of the prayer of faith. 
 Again He urges them to forgive : 
 " That their Father may forgive their trespasses." 
 
 § 138. Walking in the temple, teaching, preaching the gospel, 
 Jesus is questioned by chief priests, scribes and elders : 
 (" By what authority doest thou these things ? &c.") 
 He counter-questions them as to the source of John's 
 
 baptism ; 
 And when they answer politically, " We cannot tell," 
 He answers, " Neither tell I you by what authority I 
 
 do these things." 
 
 § 139. By the " Parable of the Two Sons," 
 
 He convicts His enemies of hypocricy, 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 233 
 
 Of professing, but deliberately refusing to do the will 
 
 of God ; — 
 Contrasting them unfavorably with publicans and 
 
 harlots : 
 Because of their unbelieving attitude toward John. 
 
 § 140. By the " Parable of the Vineyard," 
 
 He convicts them of their base conduct toward God, 
 Of rejection of the Divinely appointed Corner-Stone ; 
 And foretels their dreadful doom ; 
 (" The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, &c.'* 
 Every one who falls on that Stone shall be broken, 
 But on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as 
 
 dust.") 
 The esteem of the people prevents His arrest. 
 
 § 141. By the " Parable of the Marriage of the King's Son," 
 
 He charges them with gross insult to the Heavenly 
 King; 
 
 Reveals the King's resentment, and also His benevo- 
 lence : 
 
 That the self-satisfied, insolent, shall be expelled from 
 His sight ; 
 
 And that from " many called, few are selected." 
 
 § 142. Answering Pharasaic and Herodian spies, 
 
 Jesus enjoins honesty to Caesar, and to God ; 
 
 And defeats iheir design to betray Him for treason. 
 
 § 143. Answering the Sadducaic question, 
 
 He states that marital relations do not exist after the 
 
 resurrection ; 
 And shows the special reason why. 
 Convicting them of His charge, " Ye do greatly err, 
 Not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God," 
 He asserts that Moses teaches that the dead rise ;" 
 And " All live to God." 
 He astonishes the multitudes. 
 And silences the questioners. 
 
 § 144. Answering a Pharasaic lawyer and scribe, 
 Jesus teaches that absolute love to God, 
 And love to our neighbor as ourselves, 
 Are the two great and foundation commands. 
 ("On these two hangeth the whole law and the 
 
 prophets.") 
 His answer being approved by the scribe, 
 
234 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He appraises His questioner, as, "Not far from the 
 
 Kingdom of God." 
 " And no one dared any longer to question Him." 
 
 § 145. He puzzles the Pharisees as to the generation of the 
 
 Christ, 
 And how David, in the Spirit called Him, " Lord." 
 " No one was able to answer Him a word ; 
 Nor durst any one from that day question Him any 
 
 more. 
 And the great multitude heard Him gladly." 
 
 § 146. Jesus, delivering His last public discourse, 
 
 Bids the multitude, and His disciples obey the scribes 
 
 and Pharisees : 
 (" Because they sat on Moses' seat.") 
 But forbids following their example, 
 (Hypocritical, oppressive, ostentatious, avaricious, am- 
 bitious.) 
 He urges fraternal modesty, humility, equality ; 
 Supreme, filial deference to God alone as their Father ; 
 And relegation of the title, " Leader," to the Christ 
 
 their Leader. 
 He warns against the ostentatious scribes, 
 And states, " These shall receive greater condemnation." 
 He pronounces, " Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, 
 
 hypocrites !" 
 For shutting up the kingdom of heaven before men, 
 For unhallowed zeal in proselyting ; to degrade, 
 For their loose, fictitious doctrine of oaths, 
 For omitting the weightier matters of the law. 
 For formalism, and co-existing internal corruption, 
 And for covering their persecuting prophet killing 
 
 spirit, 
 By building tombs for the martyr prophets. 
 And adorning the tombs of the righteous. 
 He calls them, " Blind guides," " Serpents," and " Off- 
 spring of Vipers." 
 And asks, " How will ye escape the judgment of hell ?" 
 He states the dispensation of God in sending them 
 
 prophets, &c.. 
 Their own murderous attitude and conduct to these 
 
 sent ones ; 
 And predicts the recoil on that generation. 
 He laments again the fate of Jerusalem ; 
 Asserts His yearnings to have saved her; 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 235 
 
 And proclaims her house abandoned to her till she 
 
 welcomes Him : 
 (" Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord.") 
 
 § 147. Jesus, sitting by the treasury in the temple, 
 
 Pronounces the widow's contribution the greatest of 
 
 all: 
 Because '' She cast in all that she had." 
 
 A Reflection. 
 
 Despite His many signs, Jesus was rejected. 
 Fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy of Jewish skepticism. 
 f" They could not believe, &c.") 
 (" He hath blinded their eyes, &c.") 
 " Isaiah saw His glory and spake of Him." 
 Many rulers believed ; but fearing, did not confess : 
 Loving " the glory of men more than the glory of 
 God." 
 
 § 148. Jesus, making His last appeal to the Jews, 
 
 Identifies faith in Himself with faith in God. 
 
 Asserts His identity with God, — 
 
 That He came a Light for the believer, 
 
 And to save the world. 
 
 That His words shall judge the unbeliever, 
 
 That His Father's command is eternal life ; 
 
 And that He speaks as His Father commanded. 
 
 § 149. Leaving the temple for the last time, 
 Being asked to notice its structure. 
 He fortels its complete destruction ; 
 (" There shall not be left here one stone upon another.") 
 
 § 150. Jesus, seated on the mount of Olives, 
 
 Again foretells the coming of false Christs ; 
 And warns His disciples not to heed them. 
 He foretells wars, earthquakes, signs, and persecutions ; 
 And promises them Divine aid in these. 
 He foretells family division, and treachery; 
 And preaching of the gospel to all the nations. 
 He points to the sacrilege foretold by Daniel, 
 And to armies compassing Jerusalem, 
 As the signs that its doom — its destruction is near. 
 He foretells the scattering of the nation by fierce 
 violence ; 
 
23G THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 And such distress as had not been, jior ever again 
 
 should be. 
 He repeats His warning against false Christs and 
 
 false prophets, 
 And again represents the nature of His presence, 
 As swift and extensive as the lightning flash. 
 Again He speaks of coming signs and commotions : 
 And encourages His own, in view of His presence 
 With His angels to gather His chosen. 
 He urges His disciples to notice the signs ; 
 But the hour is known only to the Father. 
 The world will be engrossed as in the days of Noah ; 
 But the selection will suddenly be made. 
 He urges His disciples to watch for His coming, 
 As servants for their lord — as a householder for a 
 
 thief. 
 He urges a faithful discharge of the duties assigned : 
 There is blessing and honor for the faithful steward. 
 He warns them against sensuous engrossment and 
 
 tyranny : 
 There is judgment, weeping, and gnashing of teeth 
 
 for such steward. 
 Leaving the time of His coming — presence uncertain, 
 He urges vigilance, watchfulness, prayer, supplication : 
 That they may " escape, and stand before the Son of 
 
 man." 
 
 § 151. By the " Parable of the Ten Virgins," 
 
 He urges readiness and watching for His coming : 
 Only those who are ready will be admitted to His 
 
 banquet. 
 By the " Parable of the Talents," 
 He foreshadows His lengthy absence from the world, 
 And the office of His disciples in the interim ; 
 His return to reckon with the servants of His trust ; 
 To welcome the good and faithful to His joy ; 
 To banish the " slothful to the outer darkness." 
 
 § 152. Jesus, picturing the final judgment. 
 
 Teaches that He will come, attended in glory ; 
 
 And that seated on the throne of His glory, 
 
 He will separate the gathered nations. 
 
 He will testify to those who aided His needy ones, 
 
 (" I was hungry, <fec." " Inasmuch, &c.") 
 
 And will welcome them to their heavenly kingdom ; 
 
 He will testify against those who neglected them, 
 
 ('' I was hungry, &c." " Inasmuch, <fec.") 
 
 And send them accursed to the fire eternal. 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 237 
 
 § 153. Jesus re-announces to His disciples His betrayal to 
 crucifixion ; 
 And is conspired against by the rulers, 
 Who are restrained through fear of the people. 
 
 § 154. Jesus, reclining at supper in Bethany, 
 
 Is anointed by Mary the sister of Martha. 
 Rebuking the coveteous murmuring disciple. 
 He says that she did it to prepare Him for burial ; 
 And that wheresoever the gospel is preached, 
 Her act shall be spoken of for her memorial. 
 
 § 155. Jesus is conspired against by Judas Iscariot, 
 
 Who, for money, engages to betray Him to His foes ; 
 And seeks opportunity in the absence of the crowd. 
 
 § 156. Jesus sends two of His disciples to the city, 
 To follow a man bearing a pitcher of water. 
 Who, requested by them, will show them a room, 
 Where the Teacher and they may eat the passover. 
 
 § 157. Jesus, at His last Passover with the twelve. 
 Remarks how He wished to eat it with them ; 
 His last 'till the kingdom of God shall come. 
 Rebuking the ambitious contentions of the twelve. 
 He contrasts their relations with those of the nations ; 
 And points to Himself as their Exemplar. 
 He promises regal, judicial dignity to His faithful 
 disciples. 
 
 § 158. The knowledge and changeless love of Jesus are 
 asserted. 
 Rising from the table He washes His disciples' feet : 
 Reseated, He enjoins upon them mutual lowly service; 
 And enforces it by reference to His own example. 
 He speaks of the traitor foretold by the scripture : 
 That when it transpires they may believe Him Mes- 
 siah. 
 And again He identifies Himself with His apostles. 
 
 § 159* He is troubled, and while eating, again foretells the 
 betrayal ; 
 And questioned, finally signifies Judas as the traitor ; 
 And tells him to effect his purpose quickly. 
 ** And Judas went out straightway ; and it was night." 
 
238 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 160. Jesus exults in the mutual glorification of Himself 
 
 and God. 
 Speaks o£ leaving, and of His disciples being unable 
 
 to come to Him. 
 And gives His new Commandment of fraternal love. 
 He foretells Peter's tripple denial of Him. 
 Asks how they fared when He sent them as His 
 
 heralds ? 
 Receives their testimony that they lacked nothing. 
 Then advises them of another dispensation : 
 (" He that hath a purse, let him take it, &c., &c.") — 
 Of danger, beginning from His death as a transgressor. 
 
 § 161. For a time of His abscence from human vision, 
 
 Christ institutes His Symbolic, Memorial, Covenant 
 
 Supper. 
 ("The Lord's Supper.") 
 
 Christ's Valedictory Address. 
 
 s. John 14: I ;^g2. On the threshhold of their bereavement by His death, 
 Christ consoles His disciples, urging them not to be 
 
 troubled : 
 But to believe in God and in Himself. 
 
 1 There are many mansions in His Father's house. 
 
 2 He Himself is going to prepare for them. 
 
 3 He will return, to take them to abide with Him. 
 
 4 He is the Way to the Father — He is the Truth, and 
 
 the Life. 
 
 5 He is one with the Father, speaks His words : 
 
 6 The Father abiding in Him does His works. 
 
 Urging His disciples to faith in Him, 
 He promises that, because He goes to the Father, 
 
 7 Believers in Him shall do greater works than His. 
 
 8 Their prayers to Him in His name shall be granted, 
 "That the Father may be glorified in the Son " 
 Loving, they will obey Him : and He will pray the 
 
 Father, 
 
 9 And He will give them another Paraclete to abide in 
 
 them. 
 
 10 He will not leave them orphaned ; but Avill come to 
 
 them. 
 
 11 Because he lives they shall live and know the Divine 
 
 unity. 
 13 The Triune God will abide with the obedient ones. 
 The man who loves Him not keeps not His — His 
 Father's word. 
 
THE STORY OP JESUS THE CHRIST. 239 
 
 13 The Paraclete will teach them, and bring what He 
 
 had said to mind. 
 14. He gives them His peace, urging joy that He goes to 
 
 His Father. 
 He has fortold the future, namely future things that 
 
 they may believe. 
 But will not speak much further : 
 Because Satan comes, and has nothing in Him. 
 He would convict the world of His love to the 
 
 Father, 
 And will obey His Father's commandment. 
 Jesus teaches by the " Parable of the Vine," 
 That to live, to bring forth fruit. 
 And to have invariable answer to prayer, 
 Men must be vitally, perpetually united with Him. 
 In their bearing much fruit His Father is glorified. 
 He asserts His love of His disciples: as God had 
 
 loved Him. 
 Through obedience they shall abide in Him and in 
 
 His love. 
 He has spoken thus that they may be filled with joy. 
 He again enjoins fraternal love, as He had loved them ; 
 And owns the obedient ones as His friends. 
 He asserts that He chose and appointed them ; and its 
 
 purpose. 
 That the world hates them because they are not of it. 
 And reminds them that they will persecute them as 
 
 they did their Master : 
 Because they know not God Who sent Him. 
 He condemns the Jews as guilty, as haters of God in 
 
 rejecting Him: 
 Because of His unique works and words among them. 
 Remarking, They hated Him gratuitously, as fulfill- 
 ing what is written in their law ; 
 He promises the Holy Spirit, and His disciples shall 
 
 be His witnesses. 
 Explaining why He had thus spoken to them, » 
 
 He advises them that the world, not knowing God, 
 Will persecute them to death, even in religious zeal. 
 Also, why He told them not at first, (He was with 
 
 them.) 
 Returning to God, He observes their heart sorrow. 
 Advising them that the Sjiirit's coming depends on His 
 
 going away, 
 He states the offices of the Paraclete "Whom He will 
 
 send. 
 1 He will convict the world of sin, of righteousness and 
 
 of judgment. 
 
240 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 ^ He will guide the disciples into all truth. 
 
 3 He will declare to them things that are to come. 
 
 J^ He will testify of, and glorify Christ, Whose are the 
 
 things of the Father. 
 Their Lord will be absent from them only a little 
 
 while; 
 (They shall see Him again.) 
 Their sorrow, like that of a woman in travail, 
 Shall be turned into permanent joy. 
 He advises them to pray in His name, that they may ' 
 
 receive: 
 And that their joy may be made full. 
 Concluding His Valedictory Address : 
 Jesus states that He has spoken in proverbs ; 
 But will speak plainly of the Father ere long. 
 They will pray in His name, nor will the Father need 
 
 persuasion : 
 He loves them, because they loved, and believed Him 
 
 as from God. 
 When they testify that His language is no proverb 
 
 but plain ; 
 And profess now to believe that He came forth from 
 
 God, 
 He foretells that they will all desert Him ; 
 But affirms that the Father is with Him. 
 He has spoken that they may have peace in Him; 
 In the world they will have tribulation ; 
 But He bids them, " Be of good cheer ! " 
 He has overcome the world. 
 
 The Christ's Prayer. 
 
 § 163. He prays that the Father will glorify Him, 
 That He also may glorify the Father. 
 He confesses His offices as the Christ: 
 (Lord of all flesh, and Giver of life eternal) 
 And states that life, as, " To know the True God and 
 
 His Christ." 
 (Intelligent sympathy — spiritual harmony with the 
 
 Father and the Son.) 
 He affirms that He has accomplished the work as- 
 signed Him. 
 (Glorifying the Father ;) And prays for His own native 
 
 eternal glory. 
 He testifies to the faith of His disciples, 
 And prays for them who are His j God given, world 
 hated: 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 241 
 
 That they may be kept in His name, unified, guarded, 
 
 sanctified. 
 For all who shall believe on Him through their word ; 
 That they may be one with each other in God : 
 Even as the Father and the Son are one. 
 He had given them Kis glory ; 
 And prays that God may be in them, 
 In order to their being perfected into one, 
 To convict the world that the Father sent Him ; 
 And of the Father's love to believers. 
 He wills that His own may be with Him beholding 
 
 His glory ; 
 And claims that the Father loved Him 
 Before the foundation of the M^orld. 
 In contrast with the world, He knew the Father ; 
 And He had made known His Father's name : 
 That His Father's love and Himself may be in His 
 
 disciples. 
 
 § 164. "When they had sung praises, 
 
 Jesus with the eleven leaves the upper room. 
 Crosses the Kedron, and goes to the mount of Olives. 
 He again foretells their stumbling and desertion ; 
 (Fulfilling the scripture.) 
 
 But raised from the dead. He will lead them to Galilee. 
 Answering Peter's boast of superior fealty. 
 He again foretells his denial. 
 They all vow fealty until death. 
 
 § 165. Jesus agonizes in the Garden of Gethsemane. 
 
 § 166. Jesus, betrayed by Judas, resigns Himself; 
 And bidding Peter, " Put up the sword,'^ 
 j^dvises Him of Angelic legions at His disposal; 
 But He will fulfill the scriptures, and his Father's 
 
 will. 
 Upon Peter's cutting off the ear of Malchus, 
 E He asks clemency for His disciples : 
 
 ( " Suffer ye thus far, &c." ) ^ 
 And touching the ear, heals it. 
 He rebukes His captors for coming to arrest Him as 
 
 a " robber ; " 
 But recognizes their hour, and the power of darkness. 
 He is left by all His disciples, — they flee. 
 He is bound and led away to Annas ; 
 And is followed by " a certain young man." (Mark ?) 
 
 16 
 
242 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 167. Jesus is followed by Peter, and another disciple (John ?) 
 And is denied by Peter at the fire. 
 
 § 168. Questioned by Annas concerning His disciples and 
 teaching, 
 Jesus refers him to those who had heard Him ; 
 Is struck by an officer ; 
 Rebukes the striker, 
 And is sent bound to Caiaphas. j 
 
 § 169. Jesus, before Caiaphas, and his night council, 
 
 Is silent respecting false witnesses, and their testimony. 
 But adjured by the high priest, to tell, 
 He confesses to being the Christ, the Son of God, 
 And, "Ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the 
 
 right hand of power. 
 And coming on the clouds of heaven." 
 He is accused of blasphemy, condemned, and mal- 
 treated. 
 
 § 170. Jesus is denied the second and third time by Peter, 
 *' And the Lord turning looked upon him : " 
 Peter went out, and wept bitterly." 
 
 § 171. Jesus, before the Sanhedrin in the early morning, 
 
 Is urged to say that He is the Christ, the Son of God. 
 He appraises them as reprobate bigots ; 
 And repeats His angust Divine claims. 
 For these His life is conspired against. 
 
 Note, The end of the Betrayer 
 
 And the final disposition of the thirty pieces of silver. 
 
 § 172 Jesus is bound, led forth, delivered to Pilate the 
 
 governor, 
 And is accused of perverting the nation — of treason to 
 
 Csesar. 
 Questioned by Pilate in the Prsetorium, 
 He freely states that He is King of a kingdom not of 
 
 this world, &c. 
 That He was born into the world to bear witness to 
 
 the truth ; 
 And that all who are of the truth hear His voice. 
 Pronounced faultless by Pilate, the Roman ; 
 He is accused of many things by chief priests and 
 
 elders ; 
 But deigns no reply to their false accusations. 
 His silence surprises the governor. 
 
THE STOEY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 243 
 
 He is again pronounced faultless by him ; 
 
 Is urgently accused by the Jews of stirring up the 
 
 people ; 
 And is sent by the governor to Herod. 
 
 § 173. Jesus, before Herod, who is glad to see Him, 
 Is questioned by him in many words ; 
 But gives him no answer. 
 
 He is vehemently accused by chief priests and scribes ; 
 Is set at nought and mocked by Herod, and his 
 
 soldiers ; 
 Is arrayed in gorgeous apparel, 
 And sent back to Pilate. 
 
 § 174. Jesus, again before Pilate, 
 
 Is again exonerated by hira ; 
 
 And Pilate strives to release Him. 
 
 But the crowd, stirred up by chief priests and elders, 
 
 Ask instead for Barrabas : — a murderer ! 
 
 And clamour that Jesus be crucified. 
 
 So Jesus is sentenced according to their will, 
 
 And Barrabas is released in His stead. 
 
 § 175. Jesus is taken by Pilate and scourged ; 
 
 And is made the object of a mock regal farce by the 
 
 soldiers. 
 (Robed, crowned with thorns, sceptered with a reed, 
 Saluted, worshiped, (?) mocked, stricken and spat 
 
 upon.) 
 
 § 176. Jesus, again exonerated by Pilate, 
 
 (Who is striving to release Him.) 
 
 Is presented to the people in the mock-regal attire : 
 
 ( « Behold the man ! " ) 
 
 The chief priests and officers clamor for His cruci- 
 fixion ; 
 
 And advise Pilate that He claimed to be the Son of 
 ^ God. 
 
 Jesus, in the Prsetorium, is silent " Whence " He is? 
 
 But admonishes Pilate, "Thou wouldst have no 
 authority over Me except, &cJ" 
 
 Pilate without the Prsetorium, seeking the release of 
 Jesus, 
 
 Is plied by the Jews with insinuation of treason. 
 
 By Pilate on the judgment-seat seeking His release 
 
 Jesus is finally presented to the Jews, ("Behold, 
 your king ! " ) 
 
244 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 But rejected by the Jews, ( " Away with him ! Away 
 
 with him ! &c." ) 
 And Csesar acknowledged, ( " We have no king but 
 
 Caesar, <&c.") 
 He is delivered up to their will to be crucified. 
 
 § 177. In company with two malefactors, 
 
 And bearing for himself the cross, 1 
 
 Jesus is led out to be crucified. j 
 
 He is aided with the cross by Simon of Cyrene ; 
 
 " Followed by a great multitude of people, 
 
 And of women who bewailed and lamented him." 
 
 Turning, He bids them, " Daughters of Jerusalem I 
 
 weep not for Me ; 
 But weep for yourselves, and for your children." 
 And predicts their coming sorrows. 
 
 § 178. Arrived at Golgotha, about nine in the morning, 
 Jesus refuses to take the anaesthetic mixture. 
 He is crucified between the two malefactors, 
 
 y J And prays, " Father, forgive them : 
 \ For they know not what they do." 
 His title by Pilate is put on the cross, 
 '* Jesus the Nazarene, The King of the Jews." 
 (It was written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek.") 
 His garments are appropriated by the soldiers : 
 " That the scripture prophecy might be fulfilled." 
 He is watched by the soldiers, 
 Beheld by the people. 
 Railed on by the passers by. 
 Mocked, and scoffed at by chief priests, scribes, elders, 
 
 rulers, and soldiers ; 
 And in like manner reproached by the robbers. 
 He answers the prayer of the penitent one, 
 
 2 " To-day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise." 
 And seeing His mother, and John standing by. 
 He commends them to each other as mother and son ; 
 
 ^ f To His mother : " Woman, behold thy Son ! 
 
 '^ \ To the disciple, Behold thy mother !" 
 From noon until three, it is dark ; 
 (" The sun's light failing.") 
 And at three Jesus cries, 
 
 4 "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabacthani ? " 
 
 He is offered vinegar from a sponge, to drink. 
 And again, " that the scripture might be perfectly ful- 
 filled," 
 
 5 He says, « I thirst !" 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 245 
 
 And receives the vinegar that is borne to His mouth. 
 
 6 Then He says, " It is finished !" 
 And uttering a loud cry He said, 
 
 7 " Father ! into Thy hands I commend My spirit !" 
 " Bowed His head, and gave up His spirit." 
 
 Phenomena. 
 
 The vail of the temple is rent in twain from the top 
 
 to the bottom, 
 The earth quakes. 
 The rocks are rent. 
 The tombs are opened, 
 Sleeping saints come forth ; 
 Convictions of Christ's claims are deep ; 
 The spectators are fear stricken. 
 
 Note. " His acquaintance and friends were there beholding 
 from afar." 
 
 § 179. Fulfilling the prophetic scriptures, 
 A bone of Jesus was not broken ; 
 And His side was pierced by a soldier's spear ; 
 " And straightway there came out blood and water." 
 
 § 180. Jesus' body is granted by Pilate to Joseph of 
 Arimathsea, 
 "Who with Nicodemus wraps it in a linen cloth with a 
 
 hundred pounds of spices. 
 And lays it in his own new rock-hewn garden tomb. 
 Women of Galilee follow and watch. 
 
 § 181. Jesus' sepulchre is sealed and guarded. 
 
 IX 
 
 Our Lord's Resurrection to His Ascension. (40 
 Days; April 9 "—May 18.") 
 
 § 182. There is a great earthquake : 
 
 For an angel of the Lord descends from heaven, 
 Rolls the stone from the tomb of Jesus, and sits 
 
 upon it. 
 His appearance like lightning, His raiment white as 
 
 snow, 
 Made the watchers quake for fear, and become as dead. 
 
246 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 § 183, Sought early by loving anxious women, to anoint it, 
 The body of Jesus cannot be found in the tomb. 
 Mary Magdalene runs and advises Peter and John, 
 And they run toward the tomb. 
 
 § 184. The resurrection of Jesus, (according to His word,) 
 
 Is proclaimed by two angels to the women at the 
 
 tomb, * 
 
 They are bidden to tell His disciples, and Peter ; 
 And that He goes, and they shall see Him in Galilee. 
 
 § 185. The tomb is visited by Peter and John ; 
 
 Who, finding only the linen cloths, well ordered. 
 Return, John believing, Peter wondering, to their home. 
 
 § 186. As she stands without the tomb weeping, 
 Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene : 
 Asks " Why " she weeps ? — " Whom " she seeks ? 
 And saith unto her, " Mary !" 
 Recognizing Him, she exclaims, '' Rabboni !" 
 He reassures her that it is Himself — in real body : 
 (" Touch Me not ; for I have not yet ascended to My 
 
 Father.") 
 And sends her to His disciples with a message of 
 
 ascension. 
 
 § 187. He appears to the other women as they return from 
 the tomb, 
 Allows them to hold Him by the feet and worship 
 
 Him; 
 Bids them, " Fear not ;" 
 
 But bear word to His brethren to go into Galilee 
 And there they shall see Him. 
 
 § 188. Mary Magdalene's report is disbelieved by the 
 disciples. 
 
 § 189, The other women's report appears as idle talk to the 
 disciples 
 And is disbelieved by them. 
 
 Note. Some of the guard report to the chief priests ; 
 
 But bribed, and promised security by the assembly, 
 They say, " His disciples came by night and stole him 
 away, &c." 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 247 
 
 § 190. Jesus appears to Cephas, (Peter,) 
 
 § 191. Walking with two of His disciples to Eramaus, 
 He expounds to them the Messianic scriptures : 
 Causing their hearts to burn within them by the way. 
 In breaking of bread He is recognized by them : 
 And then becomes invisible to them. 
 
 § 192. In the evening of the day of His resurrection, 
 
 Jesus appeares to His disciples in the closed room ; 
 
 Salutes them, (" Peace to you ! ") and quiets their per- 
 turbation. 
 And by showing them His hands, His feet, and His side, 
 
 And by eating a piece of broiled fish with them. 
 
 Convinces them that they see not a spirit : but Him- 
 self. 
 
 He refers to His experiences as according with His 
 words, 
 
 How all things written of Him in scripture must be 
 fulfilled. 
 
 " Then opening their mind to understand the script- 
 ures," 
 
 He shows the predictions of His sufferings, and resur- 
 rection ; 
 
 And that repentance and remission of sins should be 
 preached in His name. 
 
 Unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 
 
 He owns and claims them as His witnesses ; 
 
 And promises j and bids them wait for power from on 
 high. 
 
 He salutes them again, (" Peace to you !") 
 
 And states how He sends them forth : 
 
 ('' As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you.") 
 
 Breathes on them, saying, "Receive the Holy Spirit:" 
 
 And recognizes them in remitting, and retaining sins. 
 
 Remark. 
 
 Thomas, not having been present, 
 Disbelieves the report of Christ's appearance. 
 
 § 193. After eight days, 
 
 Jesus appears again to His disciples in the closed room. 
 And convicts incredulous Thomas. 
 He is owned by him as, his ''Lord !" and his " God !" 
 And pronounces those who have not seen but believed, 
 " Blessed." 
 
248 the story of jesus the christ. 
 
 Remark. 
 
 Jesus did many signs that are not written in John's 
 
 book; 
 But John reported that the people might believe in 
 
 the Christ; 
 And that believing they might have life in His name. 
 
 § 194. Standing on the beach of the sea of Galilee at day- 
 break, 
 
 Jesus appears to seven of His disciples who were 
 fishing. 
 
 He questions them respecting their success, 
 
 Gives them a second miraculous draft of fishes, 
 
 And entertains them at breakfast. 
 
 Then he questions Peter respecting his love to Him ; 
 
 Bids him feed His " sheep " and His " lambs ; " 
 
 Foretells the manner of his death, and bids him 
 follow Him ; 
 
 What is His will, respecting the fate of John, to him ? 
 
 Remark. 
 
 The works of Jesus were innumerable, manifold, 
 ponderous. 
 
 § 195. Jesus appears to more than five hundred brethren at 
 once. 
 
 § 196. Jesus appears to James. 
 
 § 197' Jesus appears to all the apostles. 
 
 § 198. According to His appointment, 
 
 Jesus meets His eleven disciples in the mountain in 
 
 Galilee. 
 And asserting all authority in heaven and in earth. 
 He commissions them to disciple all the nations. 
 Baptizing them in the Triune Name : 
 Enjoining obedience to all His commands ; 
 He promises His presence with them all the days. 
 Salvation for the believer ; condemnation for the un- 
 believer. 
 And that miracles shall characterize those who believe. 
 
 § 199. Having charged His apostles to wait in Jerusalem for 
 the promise of the Father : 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 249 
 
 (" Ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.") 
 
 Jesus turns their thoughts from the return of the 
 
 kingdom to Israel : 
 (" It is not yours to know times or seasons, &c.") 
 And again promises them power with the Holy Spirit; 
 And that they shall be His world-wide witnesses. 
 
 f § 200. Having led His apostles out near to Bethany, 
 [ And being engaged with uplifted hands in blessing 
 
 them, 
 
 Jesus ascends to heaven before their eyes ; 
 
 And takes His Seat at the "Eight Hand of God." 
 
 Post Ascension Christophanies. 
 
 § 201. The Son of man standing on the right hand of God 
 Is seen by His proto-martyr, Stephen. 
 He is invoked by him in death, to receive his spirit j 
 And to lay not his murder to the charge of his 
 murderers. 
 
 § 202. The Lord is seen in Divine brightness by Saul the 
 
 persecutor ; 
 Tells him that He is Jesus of Nazareth whom He 
 
 persecutes ; 
 That He has appeared to make him His minister, and 
 
 witness to the nations. 
 •To go into the city, (Damascus), 
 And it shall be told him what is appointed him to do. 
 
 § 203. The Lord appears to Ananias of Damascus : 
 
 And sends him to minister to the blind, and praying 
 
 Saul. 
 
 § 204. The Lord appears to Saul in the temple, 
 And bids him escape from Jerusalem : 
 " He will send him far hence to the nations." 
 
 § 205. The Lord bids Paul speak boldly in Corinth : 
 For He is with him, his Protector ; 
 For He has many people in the city. 
 
 § 206. The Lord stands by Paul in the castle of Antonia, 
 And bids him be of good cheer : 
 For he shall bear witness concerning Him at Rome. 
 
250 the story of jesus the christ. 
 
 Apocalyptic. 
 
 § 207. With a great voice as of a trumpet, 
 
 The Lord speaks to the exiled John in Patmos. 
 
 And in the midst of seven golden lamp stands, 
 
 Holding seven stars in His right hand, 
 
 A sharp two-edged sword going forth from His mouth, 
 
 He appears to Qim an august and glorious form, 
 
 In regal-priestly attire. 
 
 John having fallen at His feet as dead, 
 
 He revives, and reassures him ; 
 
 (Asserting His Eternity, and making Himself known.) 
 
 He asserts His power over death and Hades : 
 
 And commands John to write what he had seen, &c. 
 
 Explains the symbolism of the stars and of the golden 
 
 lampstands ; 
 And dictates His message's for the " Seven Churches." 
 
 The Messages. 
 
 The Lord, as Sustainer and Ruler of the messengers. 
 As Inspector of the churches ; as " The First and the 
 
 Last," 
 As He " Who became dead, and lived again," 
 As He Who " has the sharp two-edged sword " 
 As " The Son of God whose eyes are as a flame of fire, 
 And His feet like burnished brass," 
 As having " The seven spirits of God, and The seven 
 
 stars," 
 (The seven churches and the seven messengers.) 
 As " The Holy, the True ; who has the key of David ; 
 Who opens, and no one shall shut, and shuts, and no 
 
 one opens." 
 As "The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness 
 The Beginning of the Creation of God," 
 Asserts His knowledge of the Churches' works, and 
 
 situations ; 
 And Recognizes and Approves where found. 
 Their works, toil, and patience for His name's sake. 
 Their intense aversion to evil men, 
 Their discipline of pretenders, 
 Their faithfulness in tribulation and poverty. 
 Their endurance, and fidelity in persecution. 
 Their love, faith, ministry, and purity. 
 He Resents, where found. 
 
 Their declension, (leaving their first love, (Ephesus.) 
 Allowance of heretical members and impure teachers. 
 (Pergamus and Thyatyra.) 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 251 
 
 Spiritual apathy, (only a name that it lives. (Sardis.) 
 And lukewarmness, confidence in material wealth, self 
 
 complacency, (Laodicea.) 
 He Counsels. 
 
 Prompt repentance of wrong-doings, 
 Holding fast His name and teachings. 
 Watchfulness, and purchase of the true riches from 
 I Himself, 
 
 And earnest heed to the Spirit's words by all. 
 
 He Threatens, that, if they fail to repent. 
 
 He will come quickly and remove the Lampstand of 
 
 Ephesus, 
 He will make war against the church in Pergamus, 
 He will cast the impure of Thyatyra into a bed, and 
 
 great affliction. 
 He will come as a thief upon Sardis, if she fails to 
 
 watch, 
 And will vomit the lukewarm Laodicean Church out 
 
 of His mouth. 
 He will Give to him who overcomes in Ephesus, 
 " To eat of the tree of life that is in the royal garden 
 
 of God," 
 He that overcomes in Smyrna, 
 " Shall not be hurt of the second death." 
 To him that overcomes in Pergamus, " where Satan's 
 
 throne is," 
 He "will give of the hidden manna, and a white 
 
 stone with secret name engraved." 
 To him that overcomes in Thyatyra, 
 " Authority over the nations," and " the morning star." 
 To him who overcomes in Sardis, 
 To walk with Him in white garments, 
 And confession before His Father and His angels. 
 To him who overcomes in Philadelphia, 
 To be a permanent pillar in the temple of God, 
 Bearing the name of the city of God, and the Divine 
 
 name. 
 And, to him who overcomes in Laodicea, 
 He " will give to sit with Him in His throne." 
 
 § 208. The Lord, as a Lamb that had been slain, 
 Having seven horns, and seven eyes 
 (Which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into 
 
 all the earth ") 
 Is seen standing in the midst of the throne of God in 
 
 heaven. 
 Having prevailed to open the seven-sealed scroll, 
 
252 THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 
 
 He takes it from the hand of Him Who sits on the 
 
 throne, 
 And is worshiped as Redeemer by the hosts of heaven 
 
 and earth. 
 He is seen to open six of the seals in order : 
 And great wonders follow. 
 
 § 209. He is seen in the throne in heaven, as the Lamb ; 
 
 Is attended by the countless myriads of His redeemed ; 
 And with God, is worshiped as the Author of Salva- 
 tion ; 
 Being surrounded by all the angels. 
 
 § 210. And when He opened the seventh seal, 
 
 There was silence in heaven about half an hour. 
 
 § 211. With His hundred and forty-four thousand sealed 
 ones, 
 (His name and His Father's written upon their fore- 
 heads) 
 " The first fruits to God and to the Lamb ; " 
 Who harp with mighty voice upon their harps, 
 And sing a new, peculiar song. 
 The Lamb is seen standing on mount Zion. 
 
 § 212. Sitting upon a white horse, 
 AVith eyes as a flame of fire. 
 Wearing many diadems, 
 Arrayed in blood-sprinkled garments, 
 A sharp sword going forth out of His mouth, 
 ^ „ ■, r "Faithful and True," 
 
 And bearing the name on His garments and on His 
 thigh, 
 
 " King of kings and Lord of lords," 
 
 The Lord is seen leading the white-robed, white-horsed 
 armies of heaven. 
 
 Attacked by the hostile beast, and kings of the earth, 
 
 He takes the beast, and the false, sign-working, de- 
 ceiving prophet ; 
 
 Casts them into the lake of fire and brimstone ; 
 
 And kills the rest with His sword. 
 
 " And all the birds were filled with their flesh." 
 
 § 213. He is reigning for a thousand years on the earth. 
 With His saints of the " first resurrection." 
 
THE STORY OF JESUS THE CHRIST. 253 
 
 § 214. With face from which the earth and heaven fled away, 
 With all the dead standing before him, 
 He is seen seated on the throne of final judgment ; 
 Adjudging all according to the record of their deeds ; 
 Casting into the lake of fire, Death and Hades, 
 And all who were not written in the book of life, that 
 was opened. 
 
 § 215. In the new heaven and earth, 
 
 The dwelling of God with man is affirmed ; 
 With freedom from tears, death, mourning and pain. 
 The Eternal One promises life freely to the thirsting, 
 And Himself, sonship, and inheritance, to him who 
 
 overcomes ; 
 But the part of the wicked is the lake of fire and 
 
 brimstone. 
 
 § 216. The Lamb, with the Lord God Almighty, 
 
 Is the temple, the light, and the lamp of the new 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 § 217. Having sent His angel to show John the new Jerusalem, 
 And to testify respecting it, 
 Jesus again asserts His Eternity ; 
 And affirms, " Blessed are they who wash their robes : 
 That they may have right over the tree of life. 
 And may enter in by the portals into the city ; " 
 The wicked are all without. 
 Declaring that He had sent His angel to testify to the 
 
 churches. 
 He declares also His relation with David, 
 (His Root and Offspring.) 
 And that He is the Bright and Morning Star. 
 He shows the Divine, free welcome to the water of life. 
 He warns of the penalty against adding to, or taking 
 
 from the Relevation. 
 And testifies, " Yea, I come quickly." 
 
 Invocation. 
 Amen ; Come Lord Jesus. 
 
 Benediction. 
 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the Saints. 
 
N. T. 
 
 Titles of Jesus the Christ > 
 
 Jesus. 
 
 Jesus of Nazareth. 
 
 Jesus the Nazarene. 
 
 Jesus the Christ. 
 
 Jesus Christ, 
 
 The Christ. 
 
 The Lord's Christ. 
 
 Messiah. (Heb ) K ^^j^^^^^ 
 
 Christ. (Greek.) j 
 
 The Root and Offspring of David. 
 
 The Son of David. 
 
 The Son of Mary. 
 
 The Son of Man. 
 
 The Second Adam. 
 
 The Last Adam. 
 
 The Second Man. 
 
 The Son of God. 
 
 The Only Begotten Son of God. 
 
 The Only Begotten From the Father. 
 
 His Child Jesus. 
 
 The Son of God's Love. 
 
 "My Beloved Son." 
 
 The Beloved. 
 
 God's Holy Servant. 
 
 The Holy and Righteous One. 
 
 The Holy One of God. 
 
 The Image of the Invisible God. 
 The Impress of His Substance. 
 The Effulgence of His Glory. 
 Immanuel. 
 
Alpha and Omega. 
 
 The First and The Last. 
 
 The Beginning of The Creation of God. 
 
 The Firstborn of all Creation. 
 
 I Am. 
 
 The Amen. 
 
 The Living One. 
 
 The Life. 
 
 A LiFE-GiviNG Spirit. 
 
 The Prince of Life. 
 
 The Lamb of God. 
 
 The Lamb. 
 
 The True Bread From Heaven. 
 
 The Bread of God. 
 
 The Living Bread. 
 
 The Bread of Life. 
 
 The True Vine. 
 
 The Propitiation for the Sms of the World. 
 
 Our Peace. 
 
 Our Pascha. 
 
 The First-Born From the Dead. 
 The First-Fruits of Them That Sleep. 
 The Resurrection. 
 Christ Jesus Our Hope. 
 
 The King of the Jews. 
 
 The King of Israel. 
 
 The Shepherd of Israel. 
 
 The Consolation of Israel. 
 
 Governor, Who Shall Rule * * Israel. 
 
 Prince. 
 
 The King of Kings. 
 
 The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth. 
 
 The Lord of Lords. 
 
 My Lord. 
 
 The Lord op All. 
 
 The Lord. 
 
 The Power of God. 
 
 My God. 
 
The Blessed and Only Potentate. 
 
 Judge of Quick and Dead. 
 
 Our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 Jesus Christ Our Lord. 
 
 The Lord of the Sabbath. 
 
 The Lord of Glory. 
 
 Heir of All Things. 
 
 Savior. 
 
 Captain of Our Salvation. 
 
 Horn of Salvation. 
 
 Deliverer. 
 
 Lion of the Tribe of Judah. 
 
 Salvation. 
 
 The Good Shepherd. 
 
 That Great Shepherd of the Sheep. 
 
 The Chief Shepherd. 
 
 The Shepherd and Bishop of Souls. 
 
 The Head of the Church. 
 
 Rabbi. 
 
 Teacher. 
 
 Prophet. 
 
 The Wisdom of God. 
 
 The Truth. 
 
 Faithful and True. 
 
 The Faithful Witness. 
 
 The Word of Life. 
 
 The Word of God. 
 
 The Word. 
 
 The Bright the Morning Star. 
 
 The Day Spring From on High. 
 
 A Great Light. 
 
 A Light to Lighten the Gentiles. 
 
 The Glory of '^ * Israel. 
 
 The Light of the World. 
 
 The Light. 
 
 The Apostle and High Priest of our Confessiou. 
 A Priest Forever after the order of Melchizedek. 
 
Advocate. 
 Mediator. 
 
 The Door. 
 The Way. 
 
 EOCK. 
 
 The Chief Corner Stone. 
 
 Head of the Corner. 
 
 A Living Stone. 
 
 Elect of God, Precious. 
 
 Foundation. 
 
 A Tried Stone. 
 
 A Sure Foundation. 
 
 Jesus Christ, The Same Yesterday and to Day and Forever. 
 
^I^-- 
 
 
 '/P^J^ 
 
 •^kli"^ 
 
BS2420 .2.S26 
 
 The story of Jesus the Christ. 
 
 Princeton Theological Semmary-Speer Library 
 
 1 1012 00013 1252