1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. J i#t T !*tP«ii { * UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. { 7nf,€2^fr^ THE HISTORY OF CHRIST, ACCORDING TO INSPIRATION CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED IN ONE CONSECUTIVE NARRATIVE. WITH THE REFERENCES. BOSTON: HEATH AND GRAVES, 79 CORNHILL. 1854. ?%lSr Entered according to Act of Congress, in tne year iso±, by ASA WILBUR, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. Stereotyped by HOBART & R0EB1N8, New England Type and Stereotype Foi\ndry, BOSTON. Damrell & Moore, Printers, Boston. PREFACE. Some twenty-five years ago, the compiler had the charge of a large and intelligent Bible-class. After having studied the contents of several question books, he proposed a critical and thorough examination of the '-'sayings and doings 7 ' of Christ. In doing this, he was desirous of proceeding, as nearly as possible, in the order in which the events transpired. He then felt the need of a work similar to the one before us. He obtained aid from Prof. Michaelis' "Table of the Gospels Harmonized/' also from Dr. Doddridge and others ; and thus completed his course of lessons with apparent satisfaction to the class, and certainly with much profit to himself. But the book, containing a consecutive narrative of Christ's life, as written by the evangelists, he could not find. It has been somewhat surprising to him that, in the overflowing tide of book- making, the one he so much desired should be neg- lected. He has, at times, named it to literary men ; but, perhaps fearing it "would not pay," it has not been undertaken. In the autumn of 1853, he suggested it to a presi- dent of one of our colleges, who answered, "Do it yourself; you can do it as well as any one else." , He then thought, " Well, if no one else will, Iivill try" He did so, and the result is the present little volume : though he found the task much more difficult PREFACE. and laborious than he had expected. The object has been to give a full and complete history of Christ, in one continuous narrative, in the language of inspira- tion, but without repetition, except where it is evident Christ himself repeated. He acknowledges assistance from several works, but is mainly indebted to Dr. Robinson's excellent "English Harmony of the Gos- pels,' 7 the chronological order of which he has gener- ally followed, but not strictly. There are events in Christ's life upon which every man must exercise his own judgment as to the time of their occurrence ; and he can only satisfy himself by their relation to other events. In some few in- stances, therefore, he has departed from his otherwise time text-book. If the reader should derive one half the satisfaction and benefit in studying these pages that the compiler has in arranging them, he will find himself amply rewarded. Note. — It is thought necessary to insert both the genealogies of Christ, as given by Matthew and Luke ; for it is generally understood that that given by Matthew is the regular line from Joseph to David, showing that Christ, as his eldest legal son, was heir to his father David's throne ; and that according to Luke is the regular line from Mary, through her father Heli, up to David, also. It is supposed Heli had no son. The inheritance, there- fore, and consequently the genealogical line, would fall to his eldest daughter, while she remained single, but on her marriage it fell to her husband. Hence, in the tables, Joseph, the husband of Mary, would be registered " the son of Heli." Thus, Christ is a legal descendant and "heir of David," through Joseph, and a blood descendant through Marv and Heli. CONTENTS, CHAPTEE I. Page The Genealogies of Christ 5 CHAPTER II. Zachariah sees an angel in the Temple, who announces the birth of John — Christ's birth announced to Mary — She visits Eliza- beth 8 CHAPTEE III. Birth of John — Birth of Christ — His birth announced to the shep- herds — His circumcision — Simeon blesses Christ and prophesies — Anna blesses Christ 13 CHAPTER IV. Wise men from the east visit Christ — The children slain by Herod — Christ with the doctors in the temple 18 CHAPTER V. The preaching of John the Baptist — Christ baptized 21 CHAPTER VI. Christ tempted in the wilderness — John the Evangelist's testimony of Christ 24 CHAPTER VII. John's testimony of Christ, continued 27 i* VI CONTENTS. CHAPTER VIII. Jesus attends a marriage, and turns water into wine — Goes up to the first passover after his baptism 30 CHAPTER IX. Christ converses with and instructs Nicodemus — Travels in Ju- dea 32 CHAPTER X. John the Baptist bears testimony of Christ — Reproves Herod, and is cast into prison 34 CHAPTER XI. Christ leaves Judea to return to Galilee — Stops on the way, and converses with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well 36 CHAPTER XII. Christ arrives in Galilee — Preaches in the synagogue with great success — Heals a nobleman's son — Comes to Nazareth — Preaches in the synagogue -r- Is rejected by the Jews 39 CHAPTER XIII. He leaves Nazareth and goes down again to Capernaum — Preaches out of a boat at the sea-side — The great draught of fishes — Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John — Heals a demoniac — Heals Simon Peter's wife's mother 42 CHAPTER XIV. Christ heals a leper — Heals a palsied man. 45 CHAPTER XV. Christ calls Levi — Goes up to Jerusalem to the second Passover — Heals a man at the pool — Explains his character in the Tem- ple 48 CONTENTS. VII CHAPTER XVI. The disciples pluck the ears of corn — Christ restores the withered hand, and heals many 52 CHAPTER XVII. Christ appoints the twelve apostles — Heals many — Commences his sermon on the mount 55 CHAPTER XVIII. Sermon continued 58 CHAPTER XIX. Sermon continued 61 CHAPTER XX. Sermon continued 64 CHAPTER XXI. Christ heals the centurion's servant — Raises to life the widow's son — and answers John's messengers 68 CHAPTER XXII. Christ vindicates the woman who washed his feet in the Pharisee's house 72 CHAPTER XXIII. Christ heals a demoniac, and is accused of casting out devils through Beelzebub 74 CHAPTER XXIV. The foolish rich man — The faithful servant rewarded, and the un- faithful punished — The people discern not the signs of the times 79 Till CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXV. The barren fig-tree — The parable of the sower, and the appli- cation. 81 CHAPTER XXVI. The tares of the field — The mustard-seed — The leaven in the meal — The treasure in the field — The pearls — The net — Ex- planation 85 CHAPTER XXVII. Christ stills the tempest — Met by demoniacs — The swine perish — Returns to his own city 88 CHAPTER XXVIII. The Pharisees complain that he ate with publicans and sinners — The parable of the new and old cloth, and new and old bottles — A woman touches his garment, and is healed — He raises Jairus' daughter 91 CHAPTER XXIX. Restores sight to two blind men — Is rejected in his own country — Empowers the apostles, and orders them out to preach — Exhorts them 95 CHAPTER XXX. His charge to the apostles 98 CHAPTER XXXI. Sends forth the apostles — John the Baptist slain in prison. . .100 CHAPTER XXXII. The apostles return — The five thousand fed — Christ walks on the sea 102 CONTENTS. IX CHAPTER XXXIII. Christ teaches the people — Explains his relation to the Father — Shows that he is the bread of God which came down from heaven 105 CHAPTER XXXIY. The Pharisees complain that the disciples eat with unwashed hands — Christ explains what denies the man 109 CHAPTER XXXY. The Syrophenician woman's daughter healed — The deaf and dumb man healed — The seventy sent out — The four thousand fed, 112 CHAPTER XXXY I. The Pharisees ask a sign — The disciples forget to take breads- A blind man receives his sight — Christ inquires who men say he is — Reproves Peter 116 CHAPTER XXXVII. Christ transfigured — Casts an evil spirit out of a man's son. . 119 CHAPTER XXXYIII. Tribute-money found in the fish's mouth — The disciples taught humility, and warned against offences 123 CHAPTER XXXIX. The seventy return and report — Christ denounces the wicked cities — Invites all to come to him — Instructs the disciples as to of- fences and forgiveness 126 CHAPTER XL. The servant forgiven who owed ten thousand talents — Jesus goes up to the feast of tabernacles — On their way the apostles ask to command fire from heaven — Ten lepers cleansed . . . .129 X CONTENTS. CHAPTER XLI. Christ teaches in the temple 132 CHAPTER XLII. The woman taken in adultery — Christ continues preaching in the temple 135 CHAPTER XLIII. Christ continues his instructions in the temple 138 CHAPTER XLIV . Christ tempted by a lawyer — The good Samaritan — Martha en- cumbered with serving — Sight given to a man who was born blind — -The Pharisees murmur, and cast the man out of the synagogue 140 CHAPTER XLV. The sheep-fold and door 145 CHAPTER XLVI. Lazarus raised from the dead 148 CHAPTER XLVII. Christ heals a woman in the synagogue — Travels toward Jerusalem — Exhorts to enter in at the strait gait — Heals a man of the dropsy. 152 CHAPTER XLVIII. Christ exhorts to be humble by the parable of taking seats at feasts — The parable of the supper — Exhorts to forsake all and follow him 155 CONTENTS. XI CHAPTER XLIX. The parable of the lost sheep — Ten pieces of silver — The prodigal son 157 CHAPTER L. The unjust steward — The parable of the rich man and Lazarus. 160 CHAPTER LI. The unjust judge — The Pharisee and publican — Instruction re- lative to putting away a wife — Little children brought to Christ — The young ruler inquires how to obtain eternal life. . . . 163 CHAPTER LII. The laborers in the vineyard — Christ foretells his death — The two disciples ask to sit at his right hand 167 CHAPTER LIII. Jesus gives sight to a blind man at Jericho — Calls Zaccheus — The ten pounds given to ten servants 170 CHAPTER LIV. Christ rides into Jerusalem in triumph — Children praise him in the temple 173 CHAPTER LY. The barren fig-tree — Christ casts out those that sold doves, &c. — Asks from whence was the baptism of John — The two sons ordered into the vineyard — The vineyard let out to wicked husbandmen 177 CHAPTER LVI. The marriage-supper of the king's son — Christ is questioned whether it be lawful to pay tribute to Caesar — The seven brethren who had one wife. 181 XII CONTENTS. CHAPTER LVII. A Pharisee lawyer asks which is the greatest commandment — Christ asks what they think of the Messiah — Condemns the scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites 184 CHAPTER LYIII. The widow's mite — Greeks inquire after Jesus — Christ teaches concerning himself. 189 CHAPTER LIX. The disciples call his attention to the temple — He prophesies the destruction of the Jewish polity 192 CHAPTER LX. Christ foretells the destruction of Jerusalem and the final dissolution — The ten virgins 195 CHAPTER LXI. The parable of the talents — The sheep and the goats 198 CHAPTER LXII. Mary anoints Jesus in the house of Simon the leper — Judas cov- enants with the chief priests to betray Christ — The disciples strive who shall be greatest — Are reproved by Christ. . . . 201 CHAPTER LXIII. Christ washes the disciples' feet — They sit down at the passover — Judas receives the sop and goes out — The supper instituted. 204 CHAPTER LXIY. Christ addresses his disciples — The Comforter promised. . . .209 CHAPTER LXV. Christ the vine — The disciples exhorted to love one another — Warned of persecution. 212 CONTENTS. XIII CHAPTER LXYI. The Comforter's office — Christ further exhorts the disciples. . 214 CHAPTER LXYII. Christ's prayer 217 CHAPTER LXVIII. Jesus goes out to the garden of Gethsemane — His prayers and agony — Judas comes with a band — Peter cuts off the ear of the high priest's servant — Christ is lead away to Annas, who sends him to Caiaphas 220 CHAPTER LXIX. Peter denies that he knew Christ — Christ condemned in the coun- cil — Is carried to Pilate 223 CHAPTER LXX. Christ examined by Pilate, and declared innocent — Is sent to Herod — Sent back to Pilate — After a long examination is declared innocent, but condemned from the influence of the priests and the multitude 226 CHAPTER LXXI. Judas returns the money and hangs himself — Christ is led away to be crucified — Women lament him 231 CHAPTER LXXII. There is an earthquake, and the graves open, &o. — The soldiers break the legs of the thieves, but pierce Christ with a spear — He is taken down from the cross and laid in the sepulchre. . 236 CHAPTER LXXIII. A watch set at the sepulchre — There is an earthquake — Women come to the sepulchre, and find the stone rolled away and the body of Christ gone: — Mary Magdalene runs to inform the disciples — O XIV CONTENTS. Christ shows himself to the other women — Peter and John go to the sepulchre — Mary goes with them — They return, but Mary remains, and Christ shows himself to her 239 CHAPTER LXXIV. Christ shows himself to two of his disciples at Emmaus — He ap- pears in the room with his disciples — Thomas doubts. . . . 243 CHAPTER LXXV. Christ at the sea of Galilee — Draught of fishes — Questions Peter as to his love — Meets a large body of disciples on the mount — The apostles return to Jerusalem — Are commissioned — Christ ascends to heaven 247 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTER L The Genealogies of Christ, GENEALOGICAL LINE ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. Mt. 1. 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the Son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob ; 3 and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar; and Pharez begat Hezron ; and Hezron begat Ram ; 4 and Ram begat Aminadab ; and Aminadab begat 5 Nahshon ; and Nahshon begat Salmon ; and Sal- mon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed 6 of Ruth ; and Obed begat Jesse ; and Jesse begat David the king ; and David the king begat Solo- 7 mon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat 8 Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa ; and Asa begat Je- hoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and 9 Joram begat Uzziah ; and Uzziah begat Jotham ; and Jotham begat Ahaz ; and Ahaz begat Heze- io kiah ; and Hezekiah begat Manasseh ; and Ma- nasseh begat Amon ; and Amon begat Josiah ; 6 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt.1.11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Baby- 12 Ion : and, after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat 13 Zerubbabel ; and Zerubbabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 and Azor begat Zadoc ; and Zadoc begat Achim ; 15 and Achim begat Eliud ; and Eliud begat Elea- zar : and Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan 16 begat Jacob. And Jacob begat Joseph the hus- band of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations ; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations ; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. GENEALOGICAL LINE ACCORDING TO LUKE. Lk.3.23 Jesus Christ (as was supposed) was the son 24 of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son 25 of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Nahum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Naggai, 26 which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Shimei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk.3.27 of Judah, which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zembbabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which 28 was the son of Neri, which was the son of Mel- chi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, 29 which was the son of Er, which was the son of Joses, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, 30 which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Judah, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of 31 Jonan, which was the son of Eliakini, which was the son of Meleah, which was the son of Mai- nan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 32 which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Boaz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Nahshon, 33 which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Earn, which was the son of Hezron, which was the son of Pharez, which was the son of Judah, 34 which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Terah, which was the son of Nahor, 35 which was the son of Serug, which was the son of 'Eeu, which was the son of Pel eg, which was the son of Eber, which was the son of Salah, 36 which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Shem, which 2* THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. was the son of Noah, which was the son of La- Lk3.37 mech, which was the son of Methuselah, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Mahalaleel, which was the son of 38 Cainan, which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. CHAPTER II. Zechariak sees an angel in the Temple, who announces the birth of John — Chris fs birth announced to Mary — She visits Elizabeth. ut. l. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the course of Abijah; and his wife was of the daugh- 6 ters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord 1 blameless. And they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well 8 stricken in years. And it came to pass that while he executed the priest's office before God, in the 9 order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he 10 went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at n the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of 12 the altar of incense. And when Zechariah saw THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 9 Lk.i.i3 hini, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zechariah : for thy prayer is heard ; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness : and many 15 shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ; and he shall be filled with the 16 Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the it Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just ; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 18 And Zechariah said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this ? for I am an old man, and my 19 wife well stricken in years. And the angel answer- ing, said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God ; and am sent to speak unto thee, 20 and to show thee these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, be- cause thou believest not my words, which shall be 21 fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zechariah, and marvelled that he tarried so long in 22 the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them : and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple : for he beckoned unto 23 them, and remained speechless. And it came to 10 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. Lk.1.24 And after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, 25 and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. 26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Naz- 27 areth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the vir- 28 gin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly fa- vored, the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou 29 among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what 30 manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary : for thou hast 31 found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, anc2 32 shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest : and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his 33 father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever ; and of his kingdom there shall 34 be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How 35 shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore, also, that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 11 Lk. 1.36 God. And, behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age : and this is the 37 sixth month with her, who was called barren. For 38 with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed 39 from her. And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of 40 Judah. And entered into the house of Zechariah, 41 and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ; and Elizabeth was filled 42 with the Holy Ghost : and she spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my 44 Lord should come to me ? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the 45 babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed : for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord. 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his hand- maiden ; for, behold, from henceforth, all gener- 49 ations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things ; and holy is his 50 name. And his mercy is on them that fear him 51 from generation to generation. He hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath scattered the proud 12 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. Lk.1.52 in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them 53 of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich he hath sent empty 54 away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in re- 55 membrance of his mercy ; as he spake to our fa- 56 thers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. And having been Mt.i.i8 espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph, her espoused husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, 20 was minded to put her away privily. But, while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary. thy wife ; for that which is conceived in her is of 21 the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus : for he shall 22 save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 23 of the Lord, by the prophet, saying, * Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which, 24 being interpreted, is, God with us. Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife ; 25 and knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son. * Isa. 7 •. 14. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 13 CHAPTER III. Birth of John — Birth of Christ — His birth announced to the shepherds — His circumcision — Simeon blesses Christ and prophesies — Anna blesses Christ. Lk. 1.57 Now Elizabeth's full time came, that she should 58 be delivered ; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her ; and they re- 59 joiced with her. And it came to pass, that, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child ; and they called him Zechariah, after the name of his 60 father. And his mother answered and said, Not 61 so ; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is 62 called by this name. And they made signs to his 63 father, how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His 64 name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue 65 loosed, and he spake, and praised God. And fear came on all that dwelt round about them ; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the 66 hill-country of Judea. And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be ? And the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And his father, Zechariah, was filled with the 68 Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the 14 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and re- Lk.i.69 deemed his people, and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David;* to as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,! 71 which have been since the world began : that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the 72 hand of all that hate us ; to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy 73 covenant ; the oath which he sware to our father 74 Abraham,! that he would grant unto us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, 75 might serve him without fear,§ in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 76 And thou, child, shalt be called The Prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of 77 the Lord, to prepare his ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of 78 their sins, through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited 79 us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way so of peace. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. Mt. 2. l And it came to pass, in the days of Herod the king, that there went out a decree from Caesar, Lk. 2. i^ugustus, that all the world should be taxed. *lSam. 2: 10. Ps. 132 : 17. fls. 11: 1. Jer. 23 : 5,6. t Gen. 22 : 16 — 18. § Is. 54 : 13, 14. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 15 Lk. 2.2 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was 3 governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, 4 every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lin- 5 eage of David, to be taxed with Mary his espoused 6 wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished 7 that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling- clothes, and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock 9 by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round io about them : and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not : for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all li people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you ; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a 13 manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and 14 saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said 3 16 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethle- hem, and see this thing which is come to pass, Lk.2.16 which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, 17 and the babe lying in a manger. And, when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying 18 which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it, wondered at those things 19 which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her 20 heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21 And when eight days * were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord, 23 as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the 24 Lord ; f 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, t 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon ; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of 26 Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And * Lev. 12 : 3. f Ex. 13 : 2 ; 34 : 19. { Lev. 12 : 8. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 17 it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lk. 2.27 Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple : and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, 29 and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant de- 30 part in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes 31 have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared 32 before the face of all people ; a light to lighten the Gentiles, # and the glory of thy people Israel. 33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those 34 things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Be- hold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign which shall be 35 spoken against, yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also ; that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daugh- ter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher ; she was of a great age, and had lived with her husband seven 37 years from her virginity ; and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and 38 prayers night and day. And she, coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemp- tion in Jerusalem. * IS. 42 : 65 49 : 6 j 60 : 3. 18 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTER IV. Wise men from the East visit Christ — The children slain by Herod — Christ ivith the doctors in the temple. Lk. 2.39. And when they had performed all things, accord- ing to the law of the Lord, and had returned to Mt. 2. l Bethlehem, behold, there came wise men from the 2 east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the s east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, 4 and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ 5 should be born. And they said unto him, In Beth- lehem of Judea : for thus it is written by the 6 prophet,* And thou, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah : for out of thee shall come a governor, that shall rule 7 my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently 8 what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child ; and, when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship 9 him also. When they had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over * Mi. 5 : 2. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 19 Mt.2.10 where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him; and, when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him 12 gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they were departed, behold the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, say- ing, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and nee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to u destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into 15 Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.* 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Beth- lehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had 17 diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the is prophet, saying, In Raman was there a voice heard, * Hos - n • l. 3# 20 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.* Mt.2.19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel ; for they are 21 dead which sought the young child's life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and 22 came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither : not- withstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he 23 turned aside into the parts of Galilee : and he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He Lk. 2.40 shall be called a JSFazarene.f And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him. 4i Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at 42 the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the 43 custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother 44 knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaint- 45 ance. And when they found him not, they turned * Jer. 31 : 15. f Jud. 13 : 5 ; Is. 53 : 2, 3 ; Amos 2 : 11, 12. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 21 Lk.2.4G back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three clays they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his 48 understanding and answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed : and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? be- hold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me ? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's 50 business ? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Naz- areth, and was subject unto them : but his mother 52 kept -all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. CHAPTER V. The preaching of John the Baptist — Christ baptized. Lk. 3. l Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tibe- rius Csesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of 2 Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, Mt.9.i the word of God came unto John the Baptist, the 3 son of Zechariah in the wilderness of Judea. And 22 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. he came into all the country about Jordan, preach- ing the baptism of repentance for the remission of Mt. 3. 2 sins : and saying, Repent ye : for the kingdom of s heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken Mk.1.2 of by the prophets,* Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before Lk. 3. 4 thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths 5 straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways 6 shall be made smooth ; and all flesh shall see the Mt. 3. 4 salvation of God. And the same John had his & raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Mk.1.5 Then w^ent out to him they of Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, Mt. 3. 6 and were baptized of him in the river Jordan, con- 1 fessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, generation of vipers! who hath 8 warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring 9 forth, therefore, fruits meet for repentance ; and think not to say, within yourselves, We have Abra- ham to our father : for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abra- io ham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root Lk. 3. 9 of the trees ; every tree, therefore, which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the * Mai. 3:1. t Is. 40 : 34 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 23 Lk.3.10 fire. And the people asked him, saying, What 11 shall we do, then ? He answereth and saith unto them, he that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do 12 likewise. Then came, also, publicans to be bap- tized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do ? 13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that u which is appointed you. And the soldiers, like- wise, demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do ? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he 16 were the Christ or not ; John answered, saying Mt. 3.ii unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water unto Mk. i. 7 repentance ; but there cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not wor Lk. 3.16 thy to stoop down and unloose. He shall baptize 17 you with the Holy Ghost and with fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. 18 And many other things, in his exhortation, preached he unto the people. 21 Now, when all the people were baptized, it came to Mk.i.9 pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth Mt. 3.13 of Galilee, to Jordan, unto John, to be baptized of u him. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ? 24 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. Mt.3.15 And Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer it to be so now ; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all right- 16 eousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the Lk.3.21 water: and, praying, lo, the heavens were opened 22 unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God in a bodily shape like a dove descending and lighting upon him. Mt.3.17 And, lo, a voice came from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. CHAPTER VI. Christ tempted in the wilderness — John the Evangelist's testimony of Christ. Lk. 3.23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years i^ii °^ a & e - ^ n( ^ k em S ft^ °f tne Holy Ghost, he re- & turned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into Mk.i.i3 tne w iid ern ess, to be tempted of the devil. And he Lk. 4. was there in the wilderness forty days and forty 1—13 n ights, and was with the wild beasts. And in those days he did eat nothing, and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil came unto him, and said, If thou be the Son of God, com- mand that these stones be made bread. Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro- ceeded out of the mouth of God.* Then the devil Deut. 8 : 3. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 25 taketh him up to Jerusalem, the holy city, and set- teth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence : for it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee ; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.* Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.t Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, in a moment of time. And he said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them : for that is delivered unto me ; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If, therefore, thou wilt fall down and worship me, all shall be thine. Jesus saith unto him, Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.J Then the devil departed from him for a season ; and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. Jn.1.1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word 2 was with God, and the Word was God. The same 3 was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing 4 made that was made. In him was life ; and the 5 life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness ; and the darkness comprehended it not. * Ps. 91 : 11, 12. t Deut. 6 : 16. J Deut. 10 : 20. 26 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST, Jn. i. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name 7 was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him 8 might believe. He was not that Light, but was 9 sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh io into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him n not. He came unto his own, and his own received 12 him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to 13 them that believe on his name : which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. u And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and 15 truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, say- ing, This was he of whom 1 spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me : for he was before 16 me. And of his fulness have all we received, 17 and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time ; the only be- gotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.* * These eighteen verses are a declaration of John concerning Christ ; and have no particular place, as to time, in Christ's history, but are appropriate at any time. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 27 CHAPTER VII. Johns testimony of Christ, continued. Jn. 1.19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask 20 him, Who art thou ? And he confessed, and denied 21 not ; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet ? 22 And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wil- derness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said 24 the prophet Isaiah.* And they which were sent 25 were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou, then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water ; but there standeth one among you, whom ye know 27 not ; he it is, who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to 28 unloose. These things were done in Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 30 away the sin of the world ! This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred * Is. 40 . 3. 28 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn. i. 3i before me ; for he was before me. And I knew him not : but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode 33 upon him. And I knew him not : but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which bap- 34 tizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 35 Again, the next day after, John stood, and two 36 of his disciples ; and looking upon Jesus as he 37 walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God ! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they fol- 38 lowed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye ? They said unto him, Rabbi, which is to say, being 39 interpreted, Master, where dwellest thou ? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day, 40 for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was 41 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, 42 the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonah : thou shalt be called Cephas, 43 which is, by interpretation, A stone. The day fol- THE HISTORY OY CHRIST. 29 Jn.1.43 lowing, Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and find- 44 eth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and 45 Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the 46 son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth ? 47 Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold 48 an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile ! Nathan- ael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig- 49 tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God ; thou so art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou ? thou shalt see 51 greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.* * Gen. 28 : 12. 30 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTER VIII. Jesus attends a marriage, and turns water into wine — Goes up to the first pass over after his baptism. Jn. 2. l And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there ; 2 and both Jesus was called and his disciples to the 3 marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother 4 of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with 5 thee ? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, 6 do it. And there were set six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, con- 7 taining two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And 8 they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor 9 of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants which drew the water knew), the governor of the io feast called the bridegroom, and said unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse ; but thou hast kept the good wine n until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 31 Jn.2.12 After this, he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples ; and they continued there not many days. 13 And the Jews' passover was at hand ; and Jesus H went up to Jerusalem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the 15 changers of money, sitting. And, when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew is the tables ; and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence ; make not my Father's 17 house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.* 18 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou 19 doest these things ? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will 20 raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it 21 up in three days ? But he spake of the temple of 22 his body. When, therefore, he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them ; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. * Ps. 69 : 9. 4# 32 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTER IX. Christ converses with and instructs Nicodemus — Trav- els in Judea. Jn. 2.23 Now, when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when 24 they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew 25 all men ; and needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man. Jn. 3. l There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nico- 2 demus, a ruler of the Jews ; the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God 3 be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Yerily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? Can he enter the second 5 time into his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot 6 enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of 7 the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto 8 thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Jn. 3. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can 10 these things be ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not n these things ? Verily, verily I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have 12 seen, and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things ? 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man, which is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent * in the wil- derness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up, 15 that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 17 should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned ; but he that believeth not is condemned already ; because he hath not believed in the name of the only begot- 19 ten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were 20 evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the * Num. 21 : 9. 34 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. light, neither coineth to the light, lest his deeds Jn.3.21 should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea, and there he tarried with them and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there ; and 24 they came, and were baptized ; for John was not yet cast into prison. CHAPTER X. John the Baptist bears testimony of Christ — Reproves Herod) and is cast into prison. jn.3.25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all 27 men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from 28 heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before 29 him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom ; but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is ful- THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 35 Jn.3.30 filled. He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all ; he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth ; 32 he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth ; and 33 no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that 34 God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God ; for God giveth not the Spirit 35 by measure unto him. The Father loveth the Son, 36 and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life ; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abide th on him. Lk.3.i9 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John & for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife (for he had Mk.6.17 married her), and for all the evils which Herod had Lk.3.20 done, added yet this above all, that he shut him up Mk.6.i8 in prison. For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. 19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and 20 would have killed him ; but she could not. For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man, and a holy, and observed him ; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 36 THE HISTOKY OF CHKIST. CHAPTER XI. Christ leaves Judea to return to Galilee — Stops on the way, and converses with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Jn. 4. 1 When, therefore, the Lord knew how the Phari- sees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more 2 disciples than John (though Jesus himself baptized Mt.4.12 not, but his disciples), and had heard that John was s cast into prison, he left Judea, and returned in the Lk.4.i4 power of the Spirit into Galilee ; and he must Jn. 4. 5 needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.* 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the 7 well ; and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water ; Jesus 8 saith unto her, Give me to drink (for his disciples 9 were gone away unto the city to buy meat). Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? For the Jews have no io dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he n would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, * Qen. 33 : 19. Josh. 24 : 32. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 37 and the well is deep ; from whence, then, hast thou Jn. 4.12 that living water ? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle ? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drink- 14 eth of this water shall thirst again ; but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into 15 everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither 16 come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, 17 call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband ; 18 for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband ; in that saidst thou 19 truly. The woman said unto him, Sir, I perceive 20 that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain ; and ye say, That in Jerusalem is 21 the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Je- 22 rusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what ; we know what we worship ; for salvation 23 is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh such 24 to worship him. God is a spirit ; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in 38 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn.4.25 truth. The woman said unto him, I know that Messiah cometh, which is called Christ ; when he is 26 come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman; yet no man said, "What seekest thou ? or, Why talkest thou with her ? 28 The woman then left her water-pot, and went her 29 way into the city, and saith to the men, Come see a man which told me all things that ever I did ; is 30 not this the Christ ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, say- 32 ing, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have 33 meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought 34 him aught to eat ? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish 35 his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest ? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; for they 36 are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eter- nal ; that both he that soweth and he that reapeth 37 may rejoice together. And herein is that saying 38 true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor ; other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors. 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on- him for the saying of the woman, which testified, THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 39 Jn.4.40 He told me all that ever I did. So when the Sa- maritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them ; and he abode there 41 two days. And many more believed because of his 42 own word, and said unto the woman, Now we be- lieve, not because of thy saying ; for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. CHAPTEE XII. Christ arrives in Galilee — Preaches in the synagogue with great success — Heals a nobleman's son — Comes to Nazareth — Preaches in the synagogue — Is re- jected by the Jews, Jn.4.43 Now, after two days, he departed thence, and 44 went into Galilee ; for Jesus himself testified that 45 a prophet hath no honor in his own country. Then, when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans re- ceived him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast ; for they also went unto the feast. Mt.4.i7 From that time Jesus began to preach the gospel Mk.i.i5 of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand ; repent Lk. 4.14 ye, and believe the gospel ; and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 5 40 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn. 4.46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain 47 nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down and heal his son ; for he was 48 at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere 50 my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his 51 way. And, as he was now going down, his ser- vants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. 52 Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday, at 53 the seventh hour, the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself 54 believed and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did when he was come out of Judea into Galilee. Lk.4.16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for 17 to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was 18 written,* The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because * Isa. 61 : 1. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 41 he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind ; to set at liberty them that Lk.4.i9 are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the 20 Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fas- 21 tened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gra- cious words which proceeded out of his mouth. 23 And they said, Is not this Joseph's son ? And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy 24 country. And he said, Yerily I say unto you, No 25 prophet is accepted in his own country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was 26 throughout all the land ; but unto none of them was Elijah sent, save unto Zarephath, a city of Sidon, 27 unto a woman that was a widow.* And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the 28 Syrian.! And all they in the synagogue, when 29 they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and flirust him out of the city, and led him * 1 Ki. 17 : 9—16. t 2 Ki. 5 : 8—14. 42 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that the j might cast him down headlong. Lu.4.30 But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way. CHAPTER XIII. He leaves Nazareth and goes down again to Caper- naum — Preaches out of a boat at the sea-side — The great draught of fishes — Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John — Heals a demoniac — Heals Simon Peter's wife's mother. Mt.4.i3 And, leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea-coast, in the bor- 14 ders of Zebulon and Naphtali ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, 15 saying,* The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, 16 G-alilee of the Gentiles ; the people which sat in darkness saw great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up. Lk. 5. l And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the Mt.4.18 lake of Gennesaret, which is the sea of Galilee, Lk. 5. 2 and saw two ships standing by the lake, but the & fishermen were gone out of them. And he saw two Mt.4.18 brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, who had heen casting their nets into the sea (for they were fishers), and they were washing * Is. 9 : 1, 2. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 43 Lk. 5. 3 their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now, when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your 6 nets for a draught. And Simon answering, said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing : nevertheless, at thy word I 6 will let down the net. And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes : and 7 their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful 9 man, Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which 10 they had taken : and so was also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Si- Mt.4.19 mon. And Jesus said unto them, Fear not. Fol- Mk.1.17 low me, and I will make you to become fishers of 18 men. And straightway they forsook their nets, Mt.4.21 and followed him. And when he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mend- Mk.1.20 ing their nets, straightway he called them : and immediately they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 5* 44 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mk.i.2i And they went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the Sabbath-day, he entered into the synagogue, Lk.4.32 and taught. And his word was with power. Mk.1.22 And they were astonished at his doctrine ; for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as Lk. 4.33 the scribes. And in the synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and he 34 cried out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone ; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Naz- areth ? Art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee 35 who thou art ; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, and torn him,* he came out of him, and 36 hurt him not. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word Mk.i.27 is this ! what new doctrine is this ? For with Lk. 4.36 authority and power, he commandeth the unclean Mk.i.28 spirits, and they do obey him. And the fame of Lk. 4.37 him went out into every place of the country round about. Mk.i.29 And when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, Lk. 4.38 with James and John. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever ; and they besought 39 him for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked Mk.i.3ithe fever; and took her by the hand, and lifted her up ; and immediately the fever left her, and she Lk. 4.39 arose, and ministered unto them. * Probably his clothes. THE 1IIST011Y OF CHRIST. 43 Mk.1.32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were 33 possessed with devils. And all the city was gath- ered together at the door , and he cast out many Lk. 4.41 devils ; who cried out, saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered them not to speak : for they knew that he was 40 Christ ; and he laid his hands on all that were lit. 8.16 s i c ]^ an Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years : 20 take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool ! this night thy soul shall be required of thee ; then whose shall those 21 things be which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich tow- ard God. 12S1 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou 42 this parable unto us, or even to all ? And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise stew- ard, whom his lord shall make ruler over his house- hold, to give them their portion of meat in due 43 season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, 44 when he cometh, shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all 45 that he hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall be- gin to beat the men-servants, and maidens, and to 46 eat and drink, and to be drunken ; the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion 24.51 with the hypocrites and unbelievers. There shall 1&47 ^ e weeping and gnashing of teeth. And that serv- ant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be 48 beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. 81 much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 12 ,54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, 55 There cometh a shower ; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be 56 heat ; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites ! ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth ; 57 but how is it that ye do not discern this time ? Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right ? CHAPTER XXV. The barren Jig-tree — The parable of the sower and the application. Lk. 13.1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had min- 2 gled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they 3 suffered such things ? I tell you, Nay ; but, except 4 ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above 5 all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 82 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk. 13.6 He spake also this parable : A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came and 7 sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree - and find none : cut it down ; why cumbereth it the 8 ground ? And he answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, 9 and dung it. And if it bear fruit, well ; and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. Mt. 13.1 The same day went Jesus out of the hGuse, and 2 sat by the sea-side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat ; and the whole multitude stood on the 3 shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Hearken ; behold, a sower went Mk. 4. 4 forth to sow; and it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth : and imme- diately it sprang up, because it had no depth of 6 earth ; but when the sun was up, it was scorched ; 7 and, because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, 8 and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up, and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred Lk. 8. 8 fold. And, when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 83 Mk.4.io And when he was alone, his disciples asked him, Lk.8.9 saying, What might this parable be? and why Mt. speakest thou unto them in parables ? He answered 13 - n and said unto them, Because unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God ; but unto them that are without it is not given ; there- Mt. fore, all these things are done in parables ; because 13 - 13 they seeing, see not ; and hearing, they hear not ; 14 neither do they understand. And in them is ful- filled the prophecy of Isaiah,* which saith, By hear- ing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; and 15 seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive : for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal 16 them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; 17 and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men and Lk * ^ kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things Mk.4.i3 w hi c h ye hear, and have not heard them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how, then, will ye know all parables ? Lk 8. N ow the parable is this : The seed is the word & of God. Those by the way-side are they that hear ; Mk.4.15 J J J but, when they have heard, Satan cometh imme- diately, and taketh away the word that was sown * Is. 6 : 9, 10. 84 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. in their hearts, lest they should believe and be Mt. saved. But he that received the seed into stony 13 - 20 places, the same is he that heareth the word, and 21 anon with joy receiveth it ; yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while ; for when tribula- tion or persecution ariseth because of the word, by 22 and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns, is he that heareth the word ; and the care of this world, and the deceitful ness of Mk.4.i9 riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, Mt. choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But 13.23 he ^hat received seed into the good ground, is he that heareth the word and understandeth it ; which also beareth fruit with patience, and bringeth forth, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty. And Mk.4.24] ie sa id un t them, Take heed, therefore, how ye Lkt8 . hear, for nothing is secret that shall not be made 17 > 18 manifest ; neither anything hid that shall not be known and come abroad; with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again : and unto Mt ' 12 y° u tnat near > s kall more k e gi yen - F° r whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance ; but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 85 CHAPTER XXVI. The tares and the wheat — The mustard-seed — The leaven in the meal — The treasure in the field — The pearls — The net — Explanation. Mt. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, 13.24 t^ kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which 25 sowed good seed in his field ; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, 26 and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares 27 also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in 28 thy field ? from whence, then, hath it tares ? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go 29 and gather them up ? But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the 30 wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest ; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them ; but gather the wheat into my barn. Mk.4.26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a 27 man should cast seed into the ground ; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should 28 spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the uuuuuuuUMIIU IMHIII il n - * ■ ■ wua lea vim That parali and M i • M lUPppiiimniMi';- THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 87 Mt. the children of the kingdom; but the tares are 13.39 the children of the wicked one. The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world ; and the reapers are the 40 angels. As, therefore, the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this 41 world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things 42 that offend, and them which do iniquity ; and shall cast them in a furnace of fire ; there shall be wail- 43 ing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treas- ure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found he hideth, and, for joy thereof, goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a 46 merchant-man, seeking goodly pearls ; who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every 48 kind ; which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, 49 but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world : The angels shall come forth, and sever 50 the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire ; and there shall be wailing 51 and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, 9 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Have ye understood all these things ? They say Mt. unto him, Yea, Lord. Then said he unto them, 13.52 Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treas- ure things new and old. 53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. CHAPTER XXVII. Christ stills the tempest — Met by demoniacs — The swine perish — Returns to his own city. Mt.8.18 And it came to pass the same day, when Jesus Mk 4 35 saw great multitudes about him, and the even was & come, he went into a ship with his disciples ; and ' * 22 he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other Lk.9.57 side of the lake. And, as they went in the way, a certain scribe said unto him, Lord, I will follow 58 thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to Mt.8.21 lay his head. And he said unto another of his disci- Lk.9.59 pies, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first 60 to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead ; but go thou and 61 preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee ; but let me first go bid them farewell which are at home at my house. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 89 Lk.9.62 And Jesus said unto him, No man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the Mk.4.36 kingdom of God. And, when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little 37 ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep Mt. 8.24 on a pillow ; and they came unto him and awoke Mk.4.39 him, saying, Lord, save us ! we perish. And he arose, and rebuked the wind; and said unto the sea, Peace, be still ; and the wind ceased, and there 40 was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful ? How is it that ye have no faith ? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him ? Mt.8.28 And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gradarenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, ex- ceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that Mk.5.3 way ; and one of them had his dwelling among the tombs ; and no man could bind him, no, not with 4 chains ; because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; 5 neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying and cutting himself with stones. 6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and wor- 90 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mk. 5.t shipped hiin, and cried with, a loud voice, and said, What have I do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou Lk.8.29 torment me not. For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often- 30 times it had caught him. And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name ? And he said, Legion ; Mk.5.10 because many devils were entered into him. And he besought him much, that he would not send 11 them away out of the country. Now, there was there, nigh unto the mountains, a great herd of 12 swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, Mt. 8.31 saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away Mk.5.13 into the herd of swine. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine ; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea (they were about two thousand), and perished in the waters. Lk.8.34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city, and in 35 the country. Then they went out to see what was done ; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind; and 36 they were afraid. They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the Mk.5.i6 devils was healed, and also concerning the swine. Lk.8.37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes, round about, besought him to depart Mk.5.i7 out of their coasts ; for they were taken with great THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 91 Mk.5.i8 fear. And, when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devils prayed him 19 that he might be with him. Howbeit, Jesus suf- fered him not, but saith unto him, Glo home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on 20 thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis, how great things Jesus had done for him ; and all men did marvel. 21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto Lk. 8.40 him, and received him gladly, for they were all Mt. 9.1 waiting for him. And he came into his own city. CHAPTER XXVIII. The Pharisees complain that he ate with publicans and sinners — The parable of the new and old cloth, and new and old bottles — A woman touches his garment, and is healed — He raises Jairus 1 daughter. Lk.5.29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own Mt. 9.10 house. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with him and his disciples ; Mk.2.15 for there were many, and they followed him. And 16 when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publi- 9* 92 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt.9.12 cans and sinners ? But, when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a phy- 13 sician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sac- rifice;* for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Mk.2.18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast; and they come, and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John, and of the Phari- 19 sees fast, but thy disciples fast not ? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride- chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them ? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, 20 they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and Lk. 5.36 then shall they fast in those days. And he spake a Mt. 9.16 parable unto them : No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment ; for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the Lk.5.37 rent is made worse. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles ; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles ; and 39 both are preserved. No man also, having drunk old wine, straightway desireth new; for he saith, Mt.9.i8 The old is better. Mk.5.22 And while he spake these things unto them, behold there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. For he had one only * Hosea 6 : 6. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 93 Lk. 8.42 daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a Mk.5.23 dying. And he besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death, if not Mt. 9.18 even now dead. I pray thee, come and lay thy Mk.5.23 hands on her, that she may be healed, and she shall 24 live. And Jesus went with him, and so did his Mt. 9.19 disciples ; and much people followed him, and Mk. 5.24 thronged him. 25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of 26 blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press Mt. 9.20 behind, and touched the hem of his garment ; Mk.5.28 for she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I 29 shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up ; and she felt in her body 30 that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself, that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and Lk.8.45 said, Who touched my clothes ? When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee, and say- 46 est thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me; for I perceive that 47 virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling ; and falling down before him, she declared unto him be- fore all the people for what cause she had touched 48 him, and how she was healed immediately. And he 94 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort : thy faith hath made the whole ; go in peace. Lk.8.49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy 50 daughter is dead ; trouble not the Master. But, when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not : believe only, and she shall be made whole. Mt. 9.23 ^nd w hen he came into the ruler's house, he Mk.5.28 suffered no man to go in save Peter, and James, . & and John, and the father and mother of the maiden. Lk. 8.51 ' And he seeth the tumult, the minstrels and the people making a noise, for all wept and bewailed her. And he saith unto them, Give place : why make ye this ado ? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. Lk.8.53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she Mk.5.40 was dead. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where 41 the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha Cumi ; which is, being interpreted, Damsel (I say unto thee), Lk.8.55 arise. And her spirit came again. And straight- Mk.5.42 way the damsel arose, and walked ; for she was of the age of twelve years ; and they were astonished 43 with a great astonishment. And he charged them straightly that no man should know it ; and com- manded that something should be given her to eat. Mt.9.26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all the land. THE HISTORY OF CHHIST. 95 CHAPTER XXIX. Restores sight to two blind men — Is rejected in his own country — Empowers the apostles and orders them out to preach — Exhorts them. Mt.9.27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, 28 have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him ; and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do 29 this ? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your 30 faith, be it unto you. And their eyes were opened ; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that 31 no man know it. But they, when they were de- parted, spread abroad his fame in all that country. 32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him 33 a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake : and the multi- tudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in 34 Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out dev- ils, through the prince of the devils. Mk. 6.1 And he went out from thence, and came into his 2 own country ; and his disciples followed him. And when the Sabbath-day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue ; and many hearing him, were as- tonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things, and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by 96 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. Mk 6.3 his hands ? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, and of Judah and Simon ? and are not his sisters here with 4 us ? And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and 13.58 in his own house. And he did not many mighty Mk.6.5 works there because of their unbelief, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed Mt. 9.35 them. And Jesus went about all the cities and vil- lages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sick- ness, and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly 38 is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. Mt. io.i And when he had called unto him his twelve dis- ' ciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sick- Mk. 6.7 ness, and all manner of disease. And he sent them Mt.10.5 forth by two and two, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any 6 city of the Samaritans, enter ye not ; but go rather 7 to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And, as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at 8 hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 97 dead, cast out devils ; freely ye have received, Mt.10.9 freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor 10 brass, in your purses, nor scrip for your journey ; neither bread, neither two coats, neither shoes, Mk. 6.8 nor yet staves, save a staff only, and be shod Mt. with sandals ; for the workman is worthy of his io.li mea t # And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and 12 there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come 13 into a house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not wor- 14 thy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house, or city, shake off the dust 15 of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomor- rah, in the day of judgment, than for that city. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye, therefore, wise as serpents, and 11 harmless as doves. But beware of men : for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will 18 scourge you in their synagogues ; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how Lk - or what ye shall speak. The Holy Ghost shall teach you, in the same hour, what ye ought to say ; 10.20 for it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 98 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTER XXX. His charge to the apostles. Mt. Fear ye not, therefore, for the brother shall de- 10.21 ii ver U p t h e b ro ther to death, and the father the child ; and the children shall rise up against their 22 parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake ; but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another ; for, verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son 24 of man be come. The disciple is not above his mas- 25 ter, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them 26 of his household ? But there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shall not be 27 known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in the light ; and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house-tops. And I say unto 4—12 y ou ' m y fri en d s > Fear n °t them which kill the body, & and after that have no more that they can do. But 2^—37 ^ w ^ forewarn you whom ye shall fear. Fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings ? or two sparrows sold for one farthing ? And not one THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 99 of them is forgotten before God; nor shall one of them fall to the ground without your Father. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not, therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Also I say unto you, whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before the angels and my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before the angels and my Father which £ k - is in heaven. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you nay. I came not to send peace, but rather division and sword ; for, from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided : three against two, and two against three. I am come to set a man at variance against his father ; and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in law ; and a man's foes shall be they of his own household. Lk. 12. 1 am come to send fire on the earth, and what will 49,50 j } if it foe already kindled ? But I have a baptism to be baptized w T ith ; and how am I straitened Mt. until it be accomplished ? He that loveth father or 10.37 mother more than me, is not worthy of me ; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not 38 worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, 39 and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it ; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me ; and he that 41 receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. He that 10 100 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a Mt. righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, 10 - 42 shall receive a righteous man's reward. And who- soever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a dis- ciple, verily I say unto you, He shall in no wise* lose his reward. CHAPTER XXXI. Sends forth the apostles — John the Baptist slain in prison. Mk.11.1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he de- parted thence, to teach and to preach in their cities. Mk.6. And the apostles went out, and preached that men & should repent. And they went through the towns, Lk. 9.6 preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. Mt. 14. At that time Herod the tetrarch, heard of the 1—3 & fame of Jesus (for his name was spread abroad), Mk - 6 - and he said unto his servants, Who is this of whom & I hear such things ? And some said that Elijah had Lk - 9 - appeared; and others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. But Herod said, It is John the Baptist, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead, and therefore do mighty works show forth THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 101 themselves in him; and he desired to see him. Mk.6.21 For when Herod's birth-day was kept, he made a supper to his lords, high-captains, and chief estates in Galilee. And when the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it 23 thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half 24 of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask ? And she said, 25 The head of John the Baptist. And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me, by and by, in a 26 charger, the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry ; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would 27 not reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought ; 28 and he went and beheaded him in the prison ; and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and Mt - took up his body, and laid it in a tomb, and went jn. 6.4 an d told Jesus. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 102 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTER XXXII. The apostles return — The Jive thousand fed — Christ ivalks on the sea. Mk.6.30 And the apostles, when they were returned, gath- ered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they 31 had taught. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while ; for there were many coming and going, and 32 they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they Lk. 9.10 departed by ship privately into a desert place be- Mk.6.33 longing to the city called Bethsaida. And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. 34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, be- cause they were as sheep not having a shepherd. Lk. 9.11 And he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of Mt. 14. healing. And when the day was now far spent, he &. saith unto Philip, whence shall we buy bread that Mk. 6. these may eat ? And this he said to prove him, for Jw & he himself knew what he would do. His disciples Lk - 9 came and said unto him, Send the multitude away, "" & that they may go into the towns and country round Jn - 6 - about, and lodge, and get victuals ; for we are here 5—14 in a desert place, and they have nothing to eat. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 103 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart ; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred penny-worth of bread and give them to eat, that every one of them may take a little? He saith, How many loaves have ye ? go and see. One of his disciples, An- drew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes : but what are they among so many ? And he said, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded them to make all sit down by compa- nies upon the green grass (now there was much grass in the place), and they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties. And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them ; and, when he had given thanks, he brake the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before the multitude. And the two fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat, and were filled. And he said unto his dis- ciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them to- gether, and filled twelve baskets full with the frag- ments of the five barley loaves, and of the fishes, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is, of a truth, that prophet that should come into the world. 10* 104 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt.u. j[ nc i when Jesus, therefore, perceived that they & would come and take him by force, and make him a Mk.6. ki n g ? straightway he constrained his disciples to get Jn.6. into the ship and to go before him, over the sea to- ward Capernaum, unto Bethsaida, on the other side, while he sent the multitude away. And when he had sent them away, he departed again into a mountain himself alone to pray. And when the even was come, the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with the waves ; for the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come unto them. So when they had rowed about five-and-twenty or thirty furlongs, he saw them toiling and rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them. And about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out for fear. But straight- way Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid ; for they all saw him, and they considered not the miracle of the loaves, for their heart was hardened. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and, beginning to gink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And imme- THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 105 diately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto hhn, thou of little faith ! wherefore didst thou doubt ? And when they were come, they willingly received him into the ship ; and the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship were sore amazed in themselves beyond meas- ure, and came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth, thou art the Son of Grod; and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. And they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. And, when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, and ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch, if it were but the border of his gar- ment ; and as many as touched him were made whole. CHAPTER XXXII. Christ teaches the people — Explains his relation with the Father — Shows that he is the bread of God which came down from heaven. jn.6.22 The day following, when the people, which stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not 106 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. with his disciples into the boat, but that his disci- Jn.6.23 pies were gone away alone (howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias, nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had 24 given thanks) ; when the people, therefore, saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for 25 Jesus. And, when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, 26 when earnest thou hither ? Jesus answered them, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye 27 did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you ; for him hath God the 28 Father sealed. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God ? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said, therefore, unto him, What sign show- est thou, then, that we may see, and believe thee ? 31 What dost thou work ? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert ; * as it is written, He gave them bread 32 from heaven to eat.t Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven ; but my Father giveth you 33 the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God * Ex. 16 : 4—12. f Neh. 9 : 15 j Ps. 78 : 24, 25 ; 105 : 40. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 107 is he which cometh clown from heaven, and giveth Jn.6.34 life unto the world. Then said they unto him, 35 Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life ; he that cometh to me shall never hunger ; and he that believeth on 36 me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, that 37 ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me ; and him that 38 cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, 39 but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should 40 raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have ever- lasting life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said I am the bread which came down from heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the Son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know ? how is it, then, 43 that he saith, I came down from heaven ? Jesus, therefore, answered and said unto them, Murmur 44 not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him ; 45 and I will raise him up at the last day. It is writ- ten in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. # Every man, therefore, that hath heard, and 46 hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not *Is. 54: 13; Jer. 31 : 33,34. 108 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. that any man hath seen the Father, save he which Jn.6.47 is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath ever- 48,49 lasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.* 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, 51 that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven ; if any man eat of this bread he shall live forever ; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give 52 for the life of the world. The Jews, therefore, strove among themselves, saying, How can this man 53 give us his flesh to eat ? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye 54 have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will 55 raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat 56 indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in 57 me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth 58 me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven : not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he that eateth of 59 this bread shall live forever. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 60 Many, therefore, of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying, who can hear * Numb. 11 : 8. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 109 Jn.6.6i it ? When Jesus knew in himself that his disci- ples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this 62 offend you ? What and if ye shall see the Son of 63 man ascend up where he was before ? It is the Spirit that quickeneth : the flesh profiteth nothing ; the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, 64 and they 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 should 65 betray him. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. CHAPTER XXXIV. The Pharisees complain that the disciples eat with un- washed hands — Christ explains what defiles the man* Jn.6.66 From that time many of his disciples went back, 67 and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus 63 unto the twelve, Will ye, also, go away ? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall 69 we go ? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, 70 the Son of the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a * About this time Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and attended the third passover after his baptism ; but returned immediately to Galilee. 110 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 3iiS.il devil ? He spake of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon ; for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. Jn.7.i After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee : for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought Mk.7.1 to kill him. Then came together unto him the Phar- isees, and certain of the scribes, which came from 2 Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disci- ples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with 3 unwashen hands, they found fault. For the Phar- isees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the 4 elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, and brazen ves- 5 sels, and tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with un- 6 washen hands ? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied of you, hypocrites, as Mt. 15.8 it is written,* This people draweth nigh unto me Mk.7.6 with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips, 7 but their heart is far from me. Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the com- 8 mandments of men. For, laying aside the com- mandment of Grod, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups : and many other such *Is. 29: 13. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Ill Mt.15. liJ^e things ye do. Why do ye, therefore, trans- & gress the commandment of God by your tradition ? Mk.7. p or (3|- oc [ commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother ; # and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me ; and honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free; and ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Mt. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, 15.10 Hear, and understand : not that which goeth into 11 the mouth defileth a man ; but that which cometh Mk.7.16 out of the mouth, this defileth a man. If any man Mt. have ears to hear, let him hear. Then came his 15 - 12 disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this say- 13 ing ? But he answered, and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall 14 be rooted up. Let them alone ; they be blind lead- ers of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Mk.7.i7 And, when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the is parable. And he said unto them, Are ye also yet without understanding ? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the * Ex. 20 : 12 ; 21 : 17. 11 112 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mk.7.19 man, it cannot defile him ; because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into Mt. the draught, purging all meats ? But those things 15.18 w hich proceed out of the mouth come forth from Mk.7.21 the heart ; and they defile the man. For, from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil 22 thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an 23 evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness ; all these evil Mt. things come from within, and defile the man. But 15.20 to eat with unwashen hands, defileth not the man. CHAPTER XXXV. The Syrophenician woman's daughter healed — The deaf and dumb man healed — The seventy sent out — The four thousand fed. Mk.7.24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it ; but he 25 could not be hid. For a certain woman of Canaan, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard Mt . of him, and she cried unto him, saying, Have mercy 15.22 on me, Lord, thou son of David ; my daughter 23 is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and be- sought him, saying, Send her away ; for she crieth 24 after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 113 >it 15 - Then came she and fell at his feet (the woman & was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation), and wor- Mk.7. gripped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he an- swered and said, Let the children first be filled ; it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of the children's crumbs which fall from their master's table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, woman, great is thy faith ! go thy way : be it unto thee even as thou wilt ; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found it even so. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. Mk.7.3i And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through Mt - the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And he went 15.29 . . Mk.7.32 up into a mountain and sat down there. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an im- pediment in his speech ; and they beseech him to S3 put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his 34 ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue ; and, looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto 35 him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And straight- way his ears were opened, and the string of his 36 tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell no man; but the more he charged them, so much the more a 37 great deal they published it ; and were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things 114 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. well ; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the Mt. dumb to speak. And great multitudes came unto 15.30 j 1 i ni) having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them 31 down at Jesus' feet, and he healed them ; insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see ; and they glorified the Grod of Israel. Lk.io.i After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself 2 would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he 3 would send forth laborers into his harvest. Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs 4 among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor 5 shoes : and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to 6 this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it : if not, it shall turn to you 7 again. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give ; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive 9 you, eat such things as are set before you ; and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, 10 The kingdom of Grod is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 115 not, go jour ways out into the streets of the same, Lk.io.ii and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you; not- withstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom 12 of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable in that day for 16 Sodom than for that city. He that heareth you, heareth me ; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. Mk.8.i j n those days the multitude being very great, and Mt. 15. having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples 34—38 un t hi mj and saith unto them, I have compassion 2 on the multitude, because they have now been with 3 me three days, and have nothing to eat ; and if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way : for divers of them came from 4 far. And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in 5 the wilderness ? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven, and a few 6 little fishes. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground ; and he took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them ; and they 8 did set them before the people. So they did all eat, and were filled ; and they took up of the broken 9 meat that was left, seven baskets full. And they that had eaten, were about four thousand men, be- ll* 116 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt. side women and children. And he sent away the 15.39 multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala and Dalmanutha. CHAPTER XXXVI. The Pharisees ask a sign — The disciples forget to take bread — A blind man receives his sight - — Christ in- quires who men say he is — Reproves Peter. Mt. i6.i The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and, tempting, desired him that he would show them a 2 sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair 3 weather ; for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day ; for the sky is red and lowering. ye hypocrites ! ye can discern the face of the sky ; but can ye not discern the Mk.8.12 signs of the times ? And he sighed deeply in his & spirit, and saith, Why doth this wicked and adul- Mt.i8.4 terous generation seek after a sign ? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this Mk.8.i3 generation, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and, entering into the ship again, de- parted to the other side. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than 15 one loaf. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the THE niSTOKY OF CHRIST. 117 Mk.8.16 Sadducees, and of the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because 17 we have no bread. And, when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye because ye have no bread ? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand ? 18 Have ye your heart yet hardened ? Having eyes, see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not ? and do 19 ye not remember ? When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of frag- ments took ye up ? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? And 21 they said, Seven. And he said unto them, How is Mt. it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to 16,11 you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees ? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees. Mk.8.22 And he cometh to Bethsaida ; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch 23 him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town ; and, when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him 24 if he saw aught. And he looked up and said, I see 25 men as trees walking. After that, he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up ; and 26 he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 118 IHE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt - And Jesus went out into the towns of Cesarea & Philippi ; and by the way, he being alone praying Mk.8.27 ^hjg di sc ipi es on iy being with him), he asked them, Lk. 9.18 saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, Mt. am ? And they said, Some say that thou art John 16 - 14 the Baptist; some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, 15 or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But 16 whom say ye that I am ? And Simon Peter an- swered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the 17 living Grod. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona ; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my 18 Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ; and the gates of hell shall 19 not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatso- ever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, 20 shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised 22 again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, 23 Lord : this shall not be unto thee. But he turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan : THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 119 thou art an offence unto me ; for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Mk.8.34 And when he had called the people unto him Lk.9.23 with his disciples, he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take 35 up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake and the gospel's, the same 36 shall save it. For, what shall it profit a man, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? Mt. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his 16.27 Father, with his angels ; and then he shall reward Mk.8.38 every man according to his works. Whosoever, therefore, shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him, also, shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy Mk.9 1 angels. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. CHAPTER XXXVII. Christ transfigured — Casts an evil spirit out of a man's son. Mt.17. And it came to pass about six days after these sayings, Jesus took Peter, and John, and James, 120 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mk - 9 - and went up into an high mountain apart by them- & selves, to pray. And as he prayed, he was trans- Lk.9. n> urec i before them. The fashion of his count e- 28—31 & nance was altered ; his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller on earth can white them. And behold, there appeared in glory, .Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. And they spake of his decease Lk. 9.32 which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter, and they that were with him, were heavy with sleep ; and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah : not 34 knowing what he said. While he thus spake, there Mt.17.5 came a cloud, and overshadowed them; and, behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye 6 him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on 7 their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not 8 afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, Mk.9.9 they saw no man, save Jesus only. And, as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. io And they kept that saying with themselves, ques- tioning one with another what the rising from the THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 121 Mt. dead should mean. And his disciples asked him, 17,10 saying, Why, then, say the scribes that Elijah must 11 first come ? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elijah truly shall first come, and restore all 12 things. But I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall 13 also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the dis- ciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. Mt.i7. And it came to pass, that on the next day, when &" they were come down from the hill, he came to his Mk.9. disciples, and saw a great multitude about them, and & the scribes questioning with them. And straight- Lk * 9- way all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and, running to him, saluted him. And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? And behold, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for he is mine only child. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he sud- denly crieth out ; and it teareth him that he foam- eth again, and, bruising him, hardly departeth from him. And I besought thy disciples to cast him out ; and they could not. And Jesus answer- ing, said, faithless and perverse generation! Mk.9.19 how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I 20 suffer you ? Bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him ; and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him ; and he fell on the ground, and 122 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 21 wallowed, foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him ? And he 22 said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him ; but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on 23 us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou mine 25 unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And the spirit cried and rent him sore, and came out of him ; and he was as one dead ; insomuch 27 that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up ; and he arose, and Lk.9.43 was cured from that very hour ; and he delivered him again to his father. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. Mk.9.28 And when he was come into the house, his disci- ples asked him privately, Why could not we cast Mt . him out ? And Jesus said unto them, Because of 17.20 y 0ur unbelief; for, verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove ; and nothing shall be impossible 21 unto you. Howbeit, this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 123 Lk.9. And th e y departed thence, and passed through & Galilee ; and he would not that any man should Mt.17. k now it. And he taught his disciples, saying, Let & these sayings sink down into your ears : The bon Mk.9. f man gkgji fo Q betrayed into the hands of men ; 30,32 J and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. CHAPTER XXXVIII. Tribute-money found in the fish's mouth — The dis- ciples taught humility, and warned against offences. Mt. And when they were come to Capernaum, they 17 - 24 that received tribute-money came to Peter, and 25 said, Doth not your Master pay tribute ? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon ? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute ? of their own children, or of strangers ? 26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith 27 unto him, Then are the children free. Notwith- standing, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up, and, when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money ; that take, and give unto them for me and thee. 12 124 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. Mt.i8.i At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Mk.9.33 heaven ? But he asked them, What was it that ye 34 disputed among yourselves by the way ? But they held their peace ; for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same 36 shall be last of all, and servant of all. And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them; and, when he had taken him in his arms, he said, Mt.18.3 Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the 4 kingdom of heaven. Whosoever, therefore, shall humble himself as this little child, the same is 5 greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name, re- Lk.9.48 ceiveth me. Therefore, he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. Mk.9.38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followed not us ; and we forbade him, because he followeth 39 not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not : for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that 40 can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not Mt# against us is on our part. Take heed that ye 18 - 10 despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold n the face of my Father which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 125 Mt. How think ye ? if a man have a hundred sheep, 18 - 12 and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, 13 and seeketh that which is gone astray ? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoic- eth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine 14 which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of 6 these little ones should perish. And whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come ; but woe to that 8 man by whom the offence cometh ! Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands, or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire ; Mk.9.14 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not 47 quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than 48 having two eyes to be cast into hell fire ; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every 50 sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good, but & if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will yo u. 35. season it ? It is neither fit for the land, nor yet 126 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. for the dunghill ; but men cast it out. Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. CHAPTER XXXIX. The seventy return and report — Christ denounces the wicked cities — Invites all to come to him — Instructs the disciples as to offences and forgiveness, Lk. And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, 10.17 Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through 18 thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan 19 as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy ; and nothing shall 20 by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. Mt. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most n-20 f n i s mighty works were done, because they re- 21 pented not : Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ; for if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and 22 ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tol- erable for Tyre and Sidon, at the day of judgment, 23 than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell ; THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. 127 for if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have re- Mt. mained until this day. But I say unto you, That 1L24 it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 At that time, Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, **. I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. n.26 Even so, Father : for so it seemed good in thy 27 sight. All things are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy 29 laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your so souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is art. light. Moreover, Jesus said unto his disciples, If 18.15 thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone ; if he 16 shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three wit- 17 nesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church ; but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto 18 thee as a heathen man and a publican. Verily I 12* 128 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever ye shall Mt. loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. Again I 18 - 19 say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in 20 heaven. For where two or three are gathered to- gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? 22 till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, Take heed to yourselves ; I say not unto thee, Until seven Lk.17.4 times ; but, Until seventy times seven. And if thy brother trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, 5 I repent, thou shalt forgive him. And the apostles 6 said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard- seed, ye might say unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in 7 the sea ; and it should obey you. But which of you having a servant ploughing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from 8 the field, Go and sit down to meat ? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat 9 and drink. Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him ? I trow THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 129 Lk.i7.io not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants ; we have done that which was our duty to do. CHAPTER XL. The servant forgiven who owed ten thousand talents — Jesus goes up to the feast of Tabernacles — On their way the apostles ask to command fire from heaven — Ten lepers cleansed. Mt. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto 18 - 23 a certain king, which would take account of his ser- 24 vants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand 25 talents. But, forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be 26 made. The servant, therefore, fell down, and wor- shipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, 27 and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that ser- vant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, 28 and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred pence; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, 29 Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 130 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt.i8.3oAnd he would not; but went and cast him into 31 prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that 32 was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, thou wicked servant ! I for- gave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me ; 33 shouldst not thou, also, have had compassion on thy 34 fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee ? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tor- mentors, till he should pay all that was due unto 35 him. So, likewise, shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. Jn.7.2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at 3 hand. His brethren, therefore, said unto him, De- part hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples 4 also may see the works that thou doest. For there is no man that doeth anything in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do 5 these things, show thyself to the world. For neither 6 did his brethren believe in him. Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come ; but your time 1 is always ready. The world cannot hate you ; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works 8 thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this fea^ ; I go not up yet unto this feast ; for my time is not yet 9 full come. When he had said these words unto 10 them, he abode still in Galilee. But when the time Lk.9.51 was come that he should be received up, and his THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 131 brethren were gone unto the feast, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem ; not openly, but as it Lk.9.52 were in secret; and sent messengers before his face; and they went, and entered into a village of the 53 Samaritans to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he 54 would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah* did? 55 But he turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye 56 know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. Lk . And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, 17.11 he entered into a certain village ; and there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar 13 off; and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, u Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, 15 they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a 16 loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks ; and he was a Sa- 17 maritan. And Jesus answering, said, Were there 18 not ten cleansed ? but where are the nine ? Thero * 2 Ki. 1 : 10—12. 132 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. Lk. are not found that returned to give glory to God, 17 - 19 save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. CHAPTER XLI. Christ teaches in the temple. Jn. 7.11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, 12 Where is he ? And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him ; for some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay; but he deceiv- 13 eth the people. Howbeit, no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 14 Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up 15 into the temple, and taught. And the Jews mar- velled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, hav- 16 ing never learned ? Jesus answered them, and said, 17 My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doc- trine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of 18 myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory ; but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in 19 him. Did not Moses give you the law,* and yet none of you keepeth the law ? Why go ye about 20 to kill me ? The people answered and said, Thou 21 hast a devil : who goeth about to kill thee ? Jesus * Ex. 24 : 2 5 Deut. 33 : 4. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 133 answered and said unto them, I have done one Jn.7.22 work, and ye all marvel. Moses, therefore, gave unto you circumcision not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers,^ and ye on the Sabbath-day 23 circumcise a man. If a man on the Sabbath-day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken ; are ye angry at me because I have made a man every whit whole on the Sabbath-day ? 24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge 25 righteous judgment. Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he whom they seek to kill ? 26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know, indeed, that this is 27 the very Christ ? Howbeit, we know this man whence he is; but when Christ cometh, no man 28 knoweth whence he is.f Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am ; and I am not come of my- self, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know 29 not. But I know him ; for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 30 Then they sought to take him ; but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than 32 these which this man hath done ? The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things con- cerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. * Gen. 17 : 10—14 ; Lev. 12 : 3. f Is. 53 : 8. 134 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jd.7.33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me ; and where 35 1 am, thither ye cannot come. Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him ? Will he go unto the dispersed 36 among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me ? and where I am, thither 37 ye cannot come ? In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any 38 man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive ; for the Holy Ghost was not yet given ; because that Jesus was not yet glorified. 40 Many of the people, therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, 42 Shall Christ come out of Galilee ? Hath not the Scripture said,* That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethle- 43 hem, where David was ? So there was a division 44 among the people because of him. And some of them would have taken him ; but no man laid hands on him. 45 Then came the oflicers to the chief priests and * Ps. 132 : 11 ; Is. 11 : 1 j Jer. 23 : 5 * Mi. 5 : 2. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 185 Pharisees, and they said unto them, Why have ye Jn.7.46 not brought him ? The officers answered, Never 47 man spake like this man. Then answered them the 48 Pharisees, Are ye also deceived ? Have any of the 49 rulers, or of the Pharisees, believed on him? But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. 50 Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to Jesus 51 by night, being one of them), Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he 52 doeth ? # They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, and look ; for out 53 of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went unto his own house. CHAPTER XLII. The woman taken in adultery — Christ continues preach- ing in the temple, Jn.8.i Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. And 2 early in the morning he came again into the temple ; and all the people came unto him; and he sat down s and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery, and, 4 when they had set her in the midst, they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in 5 the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, That such should be stoned ; t but what say est 6 thou ? This they said, tempting him, that they * Deut. 1 : 17. t Lev. 20 : 10 ; Deut. 22 : 24. 13 136 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though Jn.8.7 he heard them not. So, when they continued ask- ing him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast 8 a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and 9 wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman io standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers ? hath n no man condemned thee ? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee ; go, and sin no more. 12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world ; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of 13 life. The Pharisees, therefore, said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. u Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true ; for I know whence I came, and whither I go ; but ye cannot 15 tell whence I come, and whither I go. Ye judge 16 after the flesh : I judge no man. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true ; for I am not alone, 17 but I and the Father that sent me. It is also writ- ten in your law, that the testimony of two men is THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 137 Jn.8.18 true.* I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father ? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me nor my Father; if ye had known me, ye should have 20 known my Father also. These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple ; and no man laid hands on him ; for his hour was not yet 21 come. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your 22 sins ; whither I go, ye cannot come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, 23 Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath ; I am from above ; ye 24 are of this world ; I am not of this world. I said, therefore, unto you, That ye shall die in your sins : for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in 25 your sins. Then said they unto him, Who art thou ? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same 26 that I said unto you from the beginning, I have many things to say, and to judge of you ; but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world 27 those things which I have heard of him. They un- derstood not that he spake to them of the Father, 28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my 29 Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me ; the Father hath not * Deut. 17 : 6 5 19 : 15. 140 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. my honor is nothing ; it is my Father that honoreth Jn.8.55 me, of whom ye say, That he is your God ; yet ye have not known him ; but I know him ; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you; but I know him, and keep his saying. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and 57 he saw it, and was glad.* Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou 58 seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, Yerily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him ; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. CHAPTER XLIY. Christ temped by a lawyer — The good Samaritan — Martha encumbered with serving — Sight given to a man who was born blind — The Pharisees murmur, and cast the man out of the synagogue. Lk# And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and 10.25 tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to 26 inherit eternal life ? He said unto him, What is 27 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 28 neighbor as thyself.t And he said unto him, Thou * Gen. 22 : 8—18. t Deut. 6 : 5. Lev. 10 : 18. THE HISTOilY OF CH1UST. 141 Lk liast answered right ; this do, and thou shalt live. 10.29 B u t foe, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, 30 And who is my neighbor ? And Jesus answering, said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, 31 leaving him half dead. And, by chance, there came down a certain priest that way ; and when he saw 32 him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked 33 on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him, he had compassion on 34 him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of 35 him. And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will re- 36 pay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves ? 37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. ss Now it came to pass, as they went, that he en- tered into a certain village ; and a certain woman, 39 named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at 40 Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, 142 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister Lk. hath left me to serve alone ? bid her, therefore, that 10>41 she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled 42 about many things ; but one thing is needful ; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. Jn.9.1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which 2 was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his s parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents ; but that the works of God should be made manifest in 4 him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, when no man 5 can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the 6 light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the 7 clay, and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is, by interpretation, Sent. He went his way, therefore, and washed, and came seeing. s The neighbors, therefore, and they which before had seen him, that he was blind, said, Is not this he 9 that sat and begged ? Some said, This is he ; others 10 said, He is like him ; but he said, I am he. Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened ? n He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash ; and I went THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 143 Jn.9.12 and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him, Where is he? Pie said, I know not. 13 They brought to the Pharisees him that afore- 14 time was blind. And it was the Sabbath-day when x5 Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had re- ceived his sight. He said unto them, He put clay 16 upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. There- fore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the Sabbath-day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such mira- 17 cles ? And there was a division among them. They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes ? He said, He is is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had re- 19 ceived his sight. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind ? how, 20 then, doth he now see ? His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our son, and 21 that he was born blind ; but by what means he now seeth, we know not ; or who hath opened, his eyes, we know not; he is of age, ask him; he 22 shall speak for himself. These words spake his parents, because, they feared the Jews ; for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did con- fess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the 23 synagogue. Therefore said his parents, He is of 24 age, ask him. Then again called they the man 144 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the Jn.9.25 praise ; we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not; one thing I know, that, whereas I was 26 blind, now I see. Then said they to him again, What did he to thee ? how opened he thine 27 eyes ? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear ; wherefore would ye hear it 28 again ? Will ye also be his disciples ? Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but 29 we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses ; * as for this fellow we know not from 30 whence he is. The man ' answered and said unto them, Why, herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened si mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners ; but if any man be a worshipper of God, 32 and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that aDy man opened 33 the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him out. 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and, when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost 36 thou believe on the Son of God ? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on 37 him ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both * Numb. 12 : 7, 8. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 145 jn.9.38 seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. 39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world ; that they which see not, might see ; and that they which see, might be made blind.* 40 And some of the Pharisees, which were with him, heard these words, and said unto him, Are we 41 blind also ? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin ; but now ye say, "We see ; therefore your sin remaineth. CHAPTER XLY. The sheep-fold and door. Jn.io.i Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shep- 3 herd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his 4 own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth be- fore them, and the sheep follow him : for they know 5 his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him : for they know not the voice of 6 strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them ; but they understood not what things they were 7 which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto * Is. 6 : 10 : 44 : 18. 146 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am Jn.10.8 the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers ; but the sheep did not 9 hear them. I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, 10 and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy ; I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it n more abundantly. I am the good shepherd ; * the 12 good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth 13 them and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the 14 sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my 15 sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father ; and I lay 16 down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them, also, I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there 17 shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my is life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself; I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 19 There was a division, therefore, again among the 20 Jews for these sayings. And many of them said, * PS. 23 : 1. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 147 He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? Jn.10.21 Others said, these are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the • blind ? 22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedi- 23 cation, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in 24 the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt ? If thou be the 25 Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not ; the works that I do in 26 my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I 27 said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I 28 know them, and they follow me ; and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, 29 neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all ; and none is able to pluck them out of my Father's 30,31 hand. I and my Father are one. Then the Jews 32 took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father ; for which of those works do ye stone 33 me ? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and be- cause that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, 35 I said, Ye are gods ? * If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the Scripture * Ex. 22 : 28 ; Ps. 82 : 6. 14 148 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn.io.36 cannot be broken, say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blas- phemest ; because I said, I am the Son of God ? 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me 38 not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, be- lieve the works ; that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 39 Therefore they sought again to take him ; but he 40 escaped out of their hand, and went away again beyond Jordan, into the place where John at first 41 baptized ; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle : but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42 And many believed on him there. CHAPTER XLVI. Lazarus raised from the dead. Jn.n.i Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose 3 brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou 4 lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified 5 thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, 6 and Lazarus. When he had heard, therefore, that THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 149 he was sick, he abode two days still in the same jn.11.7 place where he was. Then after that saith he to 8 his disciples, Let us go into Judea again. His dis- ciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought 9 to stone thee ; and goest thou thither again ? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day ? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, be- io cause he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there ii is no light in him. These things said he ; and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleep- eth ; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall 13 do well. Howbeit, Jesus spake of his death ; but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest 14 in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Laz- 15 arus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe ; nev- 16 ertheless, let us go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow-disciples, 17 Let us also go, that we may die with him. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the 18 grave four days already. Now Bethany was nigh 19 unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off ; and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to 20 comfort them concerning their brother. Then Mar- tha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him ; but Mary sat still in the house. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst 22 been here, my brother had not died. But I know, 150 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, Jn.n.23 God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy 24 brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at 25 the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resur- rection and the life ; he that believeth in me, though 26 he were dead, yet shall he live ; and whosoever liv- eth, and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest 27 thou this ? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; I be- lieve that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, 25 which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and 29 calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she 30 arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place si where Martha met him. The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily, and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the 32 grave to weep there. Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been 33 here, my brother had not died. When Jesus, there- fore, saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and 34 was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid him ? 35 They say unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus 36 wept. Then said the Jews, Behold, how he loved 37 him ! And some of them said, Could not this man, THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 151 which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused jn.n.38 that even this man should not have died ? Jesus, therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh ; for he hath been dead 40 four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst 41 see the glory of God ? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank 42 thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always ; but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe 43 that thou hast sent me. And, when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come 44 forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes ; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, 45 Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things 46 which Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Phari- sees a council, and said, What do we ? for this man 48 doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him ; and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 14* 152 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn.11.49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know 50 nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that 51 the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation ; 52 and not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that 53 were scattered abroad. Then, from that day forth, they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Jesus, therefore, walked no more openly among the Jews ; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. CHAPTER XLVII. Christ heals a woman in the synagogue — Travels to- ward Jerusalem — Exhorts to enter in at the strait gate — Heals a man of the dropsy. Lk - And he was teaching in one of the synagogues n on the Sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up 12 herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed 13 from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her ; and immediately she was made straight, and THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 153 Lk. glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue 13.14 answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath-day, and said unto the peo- ple, There are six days in which men ought to work ; in them, therefore, come and be healed, and 15 not on the Sabbath-day. The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite ; doth not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox, or his ass from 16 the stall, and lead him away to watering ? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abra- ham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath-day? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adver- saries were ashamed; and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 22 And he went through the cities and villages teach- ing, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that 24 be saved ? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, 25 will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us : and he shall answer, and say unto you, I 26 know you not whence ye are ; then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, 27 and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are ; 28 depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There 154 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all Lk. the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you your- 13.29 selves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom 30 of God. And, behold, there are last, which shall be first, and there are first, which shall be last. 31 The same day there came certain of the Phar- isees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart 32 hence ; for Herod will kill thee. And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and 33 the third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless, I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day fol- lowing ; for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 14. l And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the 2 Sabbath-day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him, which had the 3 dropsy. And Jesus answering, spake unto the law- yers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on 4 the Sabbath-day ? And they held their peace. And 5 he took him and healed him, and let him go ; and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straight- 6 way pull him out on the Sabbath-day ? And they could not answer him again to these things. THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. 155 CHAPTER XLVIII. Christ exhorts to be humble by the parable of taking seats at feasts — The parable of the supper — Exhorts to forsake all and follow him. Lk.14.7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the 8 chief rooms, saying unto them, When thou art bid- den of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou 9 be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. io But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room ; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher ; then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them ii that sit at meat with thee. For, whosoever exalt- eth himself shall be abased ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makes t a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors ; lest they also bid thee again, 13 and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, 14 the blind ; and thou shalt be blessed ; for they can- not recompense thee ; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 156 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. Lk. And when one of them that sat at meat with him 14 - 15 heard these things, he said unto them, Blessed is he 16 that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great sup- 17 per, and bade many ; and sent his servant at sup- per-time to say to them that were bidden, Come, for 18 all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it ; I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them ; I pray thee have me ex- 20 cused. And another said, I have married a wife ; 21 and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his ser- vant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the 22 maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the ser- vant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, 23 and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be 24 filled. For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper. 25 And there went great multitudes with him ; and 26 he turned, and said unto them, If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his 27 own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And who- THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 157 Lk. soever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, 1428 cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intend- ing to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to 29 finish it ? Lest, haply, after he hath laid the founda- tion, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it so begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, 31 and was not able to finish. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with 32 twenty thousand ? Or else, while the other is a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desir- 33 eth conditions of peace. So, likewise, whosoever he be of you, that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. CHAPTER XLIX. The parable of the lost sheep — Ten pieces of silver — The prodigal son. Lk.15.1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and 2 sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sin- ners and eateth with them. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is 158 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk.15.5 lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, 6 he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me ; for 1 1 have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 8 Either what woman, having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece which I had lost. io Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the pres- ence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. ii And he said, A certain man had two sons ; and the 12 younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he 13 divided unto them his living. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there 14 wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine 15 in that land ; and he began to be in want. And he went' and joined himself to a citizen of that coun- try ; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat ; and no man gave THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. 159 Lk. unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, 15.17 How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough, and to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 18 I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and 19 before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose and came to his father. But, when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and 21 kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and 22 am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his 23 hand, and shoes on his feet ; and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it ; and let us eat and be merry ; 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was . lost, and is found. And they began to be 25 merry. Now, his elder son was in the field ; and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music 26 and dancing. And he called one of the servants, 27 and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him 28 safe and sound. And he was angry and would not go in ; and therefore came his father out, and eu- 29 treated him. And he answering, said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither trans- gressed I at any time thy commandment ; and yet 15 160 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk. thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make 15.30 m eiTy with my friends ; but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with har- 31 lots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and 32 all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. CHAPTER L. The unjust steward — The parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Lk.i6.i And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his 2 goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship ; for thou mayst be no longer 3 steward. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do, for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship ? I cannot dig ; to beg I am 4 ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive 5 me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, 6 How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 161 him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Lk.i6.7 fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou ? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill and 8 write fourscore. And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children of this world are in their generation 9 wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that, when ye fail, they may re- io ceive you into everlasting habitations. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much ; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust li also in much. If, therefore, ye have not been faith- ful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to 12 your trust the true riches ? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own ? 14 And the Pharisees, also, who were covetous, heard all these things ; and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts ; for that which is highly esteemed among 16 men, is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John ; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously 20 every day ; and there was a certain beggar named 162 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk. Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores, 16 - 21 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table ; moreover the dogs came 22 and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom ; the rich man also died, and was 23 buried ; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus 24 in his bosom. And he cried, and said, Father Abra- ham, have mercy on me ; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my 25 tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things ; but now he is comforted, and 26 thou art tormented. And, besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed ; so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot ; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27 Then he said, I pray thee, therefore, father, that 28 thou wouldst send him to my father's house. For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the 30 prophets ; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham ; but if one went unto them from 31 the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 163 CHAPTER LI. The unjust judge — The Pharisee and publican — In- struction relative to putting away a wife — Little children brought to Christ — The young ruler in- quires how to obtain eternal life. Lk. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, 17.20 w hen the kingdom of God should come, he answered them, and said, The kingdom of God cometh not 21 with observation. Neither shall they say, Lo, here ! or lo, there ! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Lk.is.i And he spake a parable unto them, to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ; 2 saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared 3 not God, neither regarded man ; and there was a widow in that city ; and she came unto him, say- 4 ing, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while ; but afterward he said within him- 5 self, Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, 6 lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with 8 them ? I tell you that he will avenge them speed- ily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ? 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which 15* 164 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. Lk. trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and I8.10 despised others : Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a pub- 11 lican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, Grod, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as 12 this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give 13 tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, stand- ing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, 14 God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other ; for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Mti9.3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put 4 away his wife for every cause ? # And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning, made them male 5 and female, t and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not 7 man put asunder. They say unto him, Why did Moses J then command to give a writing of divorce- 8 ment, and to put her away ? He saith unto them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, * Mai. 2 : 14—16. f Gen. 1 : 27 ; 5 : 2. t Deut - 24 : *• THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. 165 suffered you to put away your wives ; but from the Mt.19.9 beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery ; and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this 12 saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb ; and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men ; and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the king- dom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them and pray; Mk - and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 10.13 L & 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of such is 15 the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Who- soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a 16 little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 17 And, when he was gone forth into the way, behold, there came a certain ruler running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what 166 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mk. good thing shall I do that I may inherit eternal 10.I8 life ? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, that is God ; Mfc - but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the command- 19.17 . r is ments. He saith unto him, Which ? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear 19 false witness. Honor thy father and thy mother ; 20 and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.* The young man saith unto him, All these things have I Mk. kept from my youth up ; what lack I yet ? Then 10.21 Jesus beholding him, loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest ; if thou wilt be perfect, go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; and 22 come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved ; for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have 24 riches enter into the kingdom of God ! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter 25 into the kingdom of God ! 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. Mt When his disciples heard it, they were exceed- 19.25 ingly amazed, saying, Who, then, can be saved ? * Ex. 20 : 12—15 ; Lev. 19 : 18. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 167 Ut But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With 19.26 men this is impossible ; but with God all things are possible. 27 Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee ; what shall 28 we have therefore ? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Mk. There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, 10.29 or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, 30 or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive a hundred fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to 31 come eternal life. But many that are first, shall 32 be last ; and the last first. CHAPTER LII. The laborers in the vineyard — Christ foretells his death — The tivo disciples ask to sit at his right hand. Mt.20.1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the 2 morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny 3 a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others 168 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt. 20.4 standing idle in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatso- ever is right I will give you. And they went their 5 way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth 6 hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day 7 idle ? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye 8 receive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last 9 unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every io man a penny. But when the first came, they sup- posed that they should have received more ; and li they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against 12 the good man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and 13 heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst thou 14 not agree with me for a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way ; I will give unto this last even 15 as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil because 16 I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, but few chosen. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 169 Mt. 20. And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem before his ^~ disciples, he took unto him the twelve apart in the Mk. 10. way; and said unto them ; Behold, we go up to Jeru- 32—34 salem, and all things that are written by the prophets Lk. is. concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 31—34 ;p or ne shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles ; and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall put him to death : and the third day he shall rise again. And they were amazed ; and as they followed, they were afraid ; but they understood none of these things ; and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Mt. 20. Then came to him James and John, the sons of on 91 & Zebedee, with their mother, worshipping him, and Mk. 10. saying, Master, we would that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you ? They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy kingdom. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask : are ye able to drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? And they say unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized : but to sit on my right 35—41 170 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give ; but it shall be given to them for whom it is pre- pared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with the two Mt. brethren James and John. But Jesus called them 20 - 25 unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that 26 are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be 27 great among you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your 28 servant : even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. CHAPTER LIII. Jesus gives sight to a blind man at Jericho — Calls Zac- cheus — The ten pounds given to ten servants. Mk - And they came to Jericho : and as he went out & of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of Mt - people, behold two blind men sat by the way side & begging ; and one of them, Bartimeus, son of Tim- Lk o * eus, hearing the multitude pass by, asked what it 37 meant. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth 38 passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son 39 of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace : but he cried so much the more, Thou son THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 171 Mk. of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood 10 - 49 still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good 50 comfort, rise ; he calleth thee. And he, casting 51 away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? The blind man said unto him, Lord, 52 that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Keceive thy sight; go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he re- ceived his sight, and followed Jesus in the way, i8 k 43 gl° r ify m g God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 19 - 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he s was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was ; and could not for the press, because he was little of 4 stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him ; for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and received 7 him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all mur- mured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with 8 a man that is a sinner. And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any- thing from any man by false accusation, I restore 9 him four-fold. And Jesus said unto him, This day 16 172 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he Lk.1910. also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 And, as they heard these things, he added, and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of Grod 12 should immediately appear. He said, therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive 13 for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. H But his citizens hated him, and sent a messenger after him, saying, We will not have this man to 15 reign over us. And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know 16 how much every man had gained by trading. Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained 17 ten pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant ; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. is And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath 19 gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him, 20 Be thou also over five cities. And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I 21 have kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man ; thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou 22 didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 173 thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I Lk.19.23 did not sow : wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might 24 have required mine own with usury ? And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, 25 and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) 26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given ; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. 27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. CHAPTEE LIV. ■ Christ rides into Jerusalem in triumph — Children praise him in the temple. 28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. jn.n.55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand ; and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem, 56 before the passover, to purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye ? that 57 he will not come to the feast ? Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a com- 174 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. mandment, that if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him. Jn.12.1 Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, 9 whom he raised from the dead. Much people of the Jews, therefore, knew that he was there ; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from 10 the dead. But the chief priests consulted, that ii they might put Lazarus also to death ; because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. Mt. 21 On the next day, when they drew nigh unto Jeru- & salem, and were come to Bethphage and Bethany, at Mk - n - the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disci- & pies, saying unto them, Go into the village over Lk.i9. a g ams t y 0U> an( j straightway ye shall find an ass tied, & and a colt with her, whereon never man sat ; loose 12— fo them and bring them to me. And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them, and straightway he will send them. And the disciples went, and found them tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met ; and, as they were loosing them, the owners thereof said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them, The Lord hath need of them, even as Jesus commanded. And they let them go ; and they brought them to Jesus; and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they sat Jesus thereon. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 175 All this was clone that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,* saying, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And many spread their garments in the way; and others cut down branches off the trees and strewed them in the way. And much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm-trees and went forth to meet him. And the whole multitude of the disciples began to re- joice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen. And the multi- tudes that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. j n . These things understood not his disciples at the 12.I6 fi rs t . Du ^ when Jesus was glorified, then remem- bered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. 17 The people, therefore, that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him 18 from the dead, bare record. For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he 19 had done this miracle. The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail * Zech. 9 : 9. 16* 176 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. nothing ? Behold, the world is gone after him. Lk. And some of the Pharisees from among the multi- 19 - 39 tude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, 42 and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from 43 thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every 44 side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knew- est not the time of thy visitation. Mt. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the 2L1 ° city was moved, saying, Who is this ? And the n multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Naza- reth of G-alilee. And he entered into the temple. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him, and he 15 healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore 16 displeased, and said unto him, Hearest thou what these say ? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea ; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and suck- lings thou hast perfected praise ? THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 177 Mk. And when he had looked round about upon all 11 - 11 things, and now the even tide was come, he left Mt2i.i7 them, and went out of the city into Bethany ; and he lodged there. CHAPTER LV. The barren fig-tree — Christ casts out those that sold doves, SfC — Asks from whence was the baptism of John — The two sons ordered into the vineyard — The vineyard let out to wicked husbandmen. Mt. Now in the morning, when they were come from 21 18 & * Bethany, he was hungry ; and, seeing a fig-tree afar Mk - off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon; and, when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was 14 not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever. And his disciples heard it. 15 And they come to Jerusalem : and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves ; 16 and would not suffer that any man should carry any 17 vessel through the temple, saying unto them, It is written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer ; # but ye have made it a den of is thieves. t And the scribes and chief priests heard * Is. 56 : 7. t Jer. 7 : 11. 178 THE HISTOKY OF CHRIST. it, and sought how they might destroy him, but Lk. could not find what they might do ; for they feared 19.48 n i m? because all the people were attentive to hear Mk - him. And when even was come he went out of the 11.19 Lk. city and in the day-time he was teaching in the 21 - 37 temple, and at night he went out, and abode in the 38 mount that is called the Mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. Mk - And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw Mt. the fig-tree dried up from the roots. And when the 2L20 disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon Mk. is the fig-tree withered away ! And Peter calling to 1L21 remembrance, saith unto him, Master, behold the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 22 And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Have faith Mt. in God. For verily I say unto you, If ye have 21,21 faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall Mk. say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be 1L23 thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in your heart, but shall believe that those things which ye 24 say shall come to pass, it shall be done. Therefore, I say unto you, What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall 25 have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive if ye have aught against any ; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you. Mt.21. And they come again to Jerusalem ; and, as he taught the people and preached the gospel in the THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 179 & temple, there came to him the chief priests, and the 27—33 scribes, and the elders, saying unto him, Tell us by & what authority doest thou these things ? and who il_8 gave thee this authority to do these things ? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, which, if ye tell me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it ; from heaven, or of men ? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say, Why, then, did ye not believe him ? But if we shall say, Of men, all the people will stone us ; for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these Mt. things. 21.28 But what think ye ? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go 29 work to-day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not ; but afterward he repented, and 30 went. And he came to the second, and said like- wise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; and 31 went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Yerily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of 32 God before you. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him ; 180 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not after- ward, that ye might believe him. Mt. Hear another parable : There was a certain 2L38 householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and 34 went into a far country. And, when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servant to the hus- bandmen, that he might receive the fruits of it. k.12.3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him 4 away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant ; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully 5 handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others ; beating some, and Lk - killing- some. Then said the lord of the vineyard, 20.13 Mk.12.6 What shall I do ? And having yet one son, his well-beloved, he said, I will send my beloved son ; it may be they will reverence him when they see Mt . him. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they 2L38 said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vine- 40 yard, and slew him. When the lord, therefore, of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those 41 husbandmen ? They say unto him, He will miser- ably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render 42 him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures,* The * Ps. 118 : 22, 23. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 181 stone which the builders rejected, the same is be- come the head of the corner ; this is the Lord's Mt. doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes ? Therefore 2L43 say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the 44 fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall 45 fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, 46 they perceived that he spake against them. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. CHAPTER LYI. The marriage-supper of the king's son — Christ is ques- tioned whether it be lawful to pay tribute to Ccesar — The seven brethren who had one wife. Mt.22.1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again 2 by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage 3 for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding ; and they would 4 not come. Again he sent forth other servants, say- ing, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner ; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the 5 marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchan- 182 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt.22.6 dise : and the remnant took his servants, and en- 7 treated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth ; and he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers, and 8 burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden 9 were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the high- ways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the io marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good ; and the wedding was furnished with guests. ii And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding gar- 12 ment ; and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment ? And 13 he was speechless. Then saith the king to the ser- vants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall be Sweeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. Mt.22. Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how 15—33 they might entangle him in his talk, that they Mk. 12. might deliver him unto the power and authority of 13 7~ 17 the governor. And they sent out unto him their Lk. 20. disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we 2 o_4o k now ^ a t ta 0U art true, and teachest the way of Grod in truth, neither carest thou for any man : for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us, therefore, What thinkest thou ? Is it lawful to THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 183 give tribute unto Caesar, or not ? Shall we give, or shall we not give ? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hyp- ocrites ? Show me the tribute-money, that I may see it. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription ? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render, therefore, unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled at his answer ; and could not take hold of his words before the peo- ple, but held their peace, and left him, and went their way. The same day came to him the Saddu- cees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us ; If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.* Now there were with us seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and died without children. And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. And the third took her ; and in like manner the seven also : and they left no children, and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be ? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering, said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the Scrip- tures nor the power of God. The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : but they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that * Deut. 25 : 5, 6. 17 184 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage : neither can they die any more : for they are equal unto the angels ; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. But, as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abra- ham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye therefore do greatly err. And when the multi- tude heard this, they were astonished at his doc- trine. Then certain of the scribes answering, said, Master, thou hast well said. CHAPTER LVII. A Pharisee lawyer asks which is the greatest command- ment — Christ asks what they think of the Messiah — Condemns the Scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites. Mt. But when the Pharisees had heard that he had 22.34 p U t the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered 35 together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the Mk. law ? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the 12.29 commandments is, # Hear, Israel ! The Lord our 30 God is one Lord. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This * Deut. 6 : 4. 5. THE HIST011Y OF CHRIST. 185 Mk- is the first commandment. And the second is like 12. ol Mt. unto it, # Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and 12.31 the prophets. There is none other commandment 32 greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth : for there 33 is one God ; and there is none other but he : and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the king- dom of God. Mt. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Je- 22.41 . & & . 42 sus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son is he ? They say unto him, The son of 43 David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, in the book of 44 Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot- 45 stool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he 46 his son ? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. Mt.23.i Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his 2 disciples, saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit 3 in Moses' seat. All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do ; but beware of * L«V. 19 : 18. 186 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. tke?n, and do not ye after their works : for they Mt. 23.4 say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoul- ders ; but they themselves will not move them with 5 one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men : they make broad their phy- lacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,* 6 and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the 7 chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi ; for one is your Master, 9 even Christ, and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth ; for one is your io Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters : for one is your Master, even Christ. n But he that is greatest among you shall be your 12 servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased ; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. is But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo- crites ! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men : for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer : therefore ye shall receive the 15 greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and when he is made, ye * Numb. 15: 38,39. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 187 Mt. make him two-fold more the child of hell than your- 23.16 selves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides ! which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing : but whosoever shall swear by the gold of 17 the temple, he is a debtor. Ye fools, and blind ! for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that 18 sanctifieth the gold ? And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing : but whosoever swear- 19 eth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools, and blind ! for whether is greater, the gift, 20 or the altar that sanctifieth the gift ? Whoso, therefore, shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, 21 and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that 22 dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him 23 that sitteth thereon. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and not to 24 leave the other undone. Ye blind guides ! which 25 strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but 26 within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee ! cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may 27 be clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- sees, hypocrites ! for ye are like unto whited sepul- 17* 188 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. chres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but Mt. are within full of dead men's bones, and of all 23.28 uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within, ye are full of hy- 29 pocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the 30 righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with si them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the chil- 32 dren of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye 33 up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers ! how can ye escape the damnation of hell ? 34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them 35 from city to city : that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple 36 and the altar. # Yerily I say unto you, All these 37 things shall come upon this generation. Jerusa- lem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee : how often would I have gathered thy children together,, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, * Gen. 4 : 8 ; 2 Chron. 24 : 20—22. THE HISTORY OV CHRIST. 189 ML and ye would not ! Behold, your house is left 23.38 J 39 unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAPTER LVIII. The ividow's mite — Greeks inquire after Jesus — Christ teaches concerning himself. Mk. And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and 12 - 41 beheld how the people cast money into the treas- 42 ury : and many that were rich, cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in 43 two mites, which make a farthing. And he called Lk. 21.3 his disciples, and saith unto them, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more 4 than they all : for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God : but she of her j n . penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 12.20 And there were certain Greeks among 'them, that 21 came up to worship at the feast : the same came, therefore, to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Gal- ilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see 22 Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew ; and again, Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone : but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 190 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn.12.25 He that loveth his life, shall lose it ; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life 26 eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and where I am, there shall also my servant be ; if any man serve me, him will my Father honor. 27 Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father, save me from this hour ; but for this cause 28 came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people, therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said, That it thundered; others said, An angel so spake to him. Jesus answered and said, This voice came not, because of me, but for your sakes. si Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the 32 prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 33 This he said, signifying what death he should die. 34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law, that Christ abideth forever;* and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up ? 35 Who is this Son of man ? Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you ; for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not 36 whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. 44 Jesus cried, and said, He that believeth on me, be- 45 lieveth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he * 2 Sam. 7 : 13. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 191 Jn.12.46 that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on 47 me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not ; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the 48 world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him ; the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I 50 should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting ; whatso- ever I speak, therefore, even as the Father said 36 unto me, so I speak. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. 37 But though he had done so many miracles before 38 them, yet they believed not on him ; that the say- ing of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed ? * 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Isaiah 40 said again. He hath blinded their eyes, and hard- ened their heart ; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be 41 converted, and I should heal them.t These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 42 Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him ; but because of the Pharisees, they * Is. 53: 1. f Is. 6 : 9, 10. 192 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. did not confess him, lest they should be put out of 43 the synagogue ; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. CHAPTER LIX. The disciples call his attention to the temple — He proph- esies the destruction of the Jewish polity. Mt.24.1 And, as Jesus went out, and departed from the temple, his disciples came to him, for to show him Mk.13.1 the buildings of the temple ; and saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones, and what build- Mt.24.2 ings are here. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And, as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, over against the temple, the disciples came unto him pri- vately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be ? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of 4 the end of the world ? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive 5 you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I 6 am Christ ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars ; see that ye be not troubled ; for all these things must come to 7 pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise Lk . against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 21 - n And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 193 Lk. and famines, and pestilences ; and fearful sights 21.12 and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the syna- gogues, and into prisons, being brought before 13 kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall i± turn to you for a testimony against them. Settle it, therefore, in your hearts, not to meditate before, 15 what ye shall answer ; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be 17 able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be be- trayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, Mt.24.9 and friends ; and they shall deliver you up to be Lk. afflicted, and some of you shall they cause to be put 2L16 to death ; and ye shall be hated of all nations for is my name's sake. But there shall not an hair of 19 your head finally perish. In your patience possess Mt. y e y 0ur sou l s . And then shall many be offended, ' and shall betray one another, and shall hate one li another. And many false prophets shall rise, and 12 shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall 13 abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be 14 saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all 15 nations ; and then shall the end come. When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel * the prophet, stand in the 13. it holy place, where it ought not (whoso readeth, let *Dan. 9: 27; 12: 11. 194 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk.21.20 him understand) ; and when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desola- 21 tion thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains ; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out ; and let not them 22 that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are Mk.^ wr itten may be fulfilled. Then let him that is on the house-top not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take anything out of his house. 16 And let him that is in the field, not turn back again Lk.i7.32for to take up his garment. Remember Lot's wife. Lk.2i.23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this peo- 24 pie. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, Mt 24.20 and shall be led away captive into all nations. But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither 21 on the Sabbath-day ; for then shall be great tribu- lation, such as was not since the beginning of the 22 world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And ex- cept those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved ; but for the elect's sake those Lk - days shall be shortened: but Jerusalem shall be 21.24 J Mt. trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of 24 - 23 the Gentiles be fulfilled. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there ; believe 24 it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and won- ders ; insomuch, that, if it were possible, they THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 195 Mt.2425 shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told 26 you before. Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go not forth : Behold, 27 he is in the secret chambers ; believe it not. For, as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west, so shall also the coming of 17.25 the Son of man be. But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. CHAPTER LX. Christ foretells the destruction of Jerusalem and the final dissolution — The ten virgins. Mfc - Immediately after the tribulation of those days 24.29 shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken ; Lk - and upon the earth distress of nations, with per- °1 25 plexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's 26 hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after Mt. those things which are coming on the earth ; and 24 - 30 then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven ; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect Mk - from the four winds, from the uttermost part of 13.27 Lk. the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. And 21.28 wnen these things begin to come to pass, then look 18 196 THE HISTORY OP CH1UST. up, and lift up your heads ; for your redemption drawetli nigh. Mt. js[ ow i earn a parable of the fig-tree : When his 24.32 branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye 33 know that summer is nigh ; so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not 35 pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man ; no, not the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but my 37 Father only. But as the days of Noah were,* so 38 shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in mar- riage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39 and knew not until the flood came, and took them Lk. all away. Likewise, also, as it was in the days of 17.28 l ^ they did eat, they drank, they bought, they 29 sold, they planted, they builded ; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. t 34 I tell you, In that night there shall be two men in one bed ; the one shall be taken, and the other shall 35 be left. Two women shall be grinding together at the mill ; the one shall be taken, and the other 36 left. Two men shall be in the field ; the one shall * Gen. 6 : 5—8 ; 7 : 21, 22. f Gen. 19 : 22, 25. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 197 Lk. be taken, and the other left. And they answered 17 - 37 and said unto him, Where, Lord ? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. Lk. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time 21.34 y 0ur hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day 35 come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the Mk. whole earth. For the Son of man is as a man 1SM taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his 35 work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye, therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock- 36 crowing, or in the morning ; lest, coming suddenly, Lk - he find you sleeping. Watch ye, therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and Mt. to stand before the Son of man. But know this, 24 - 43 that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to 44 be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready ; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man Mk. cometh. And what I say unto you, I say unto all, i 3 - 37 Watch. Mt.25.1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went 2 forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them 198 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt.25.3 were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them ; 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their 5 lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all 6 slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh ; go ye 7 out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and 8 trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil ; for our lamps are 9 gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you ; but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were ready went in with him to the n marriage ; and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to 12 us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto 13 you, I know you not. Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. CHAPTER LXI. The parable of the talents — The sheep and the goats, Mt. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travel - 25.14 } m g m ^ a f ar country, who called his own servants, 15 and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one ; to every man according to his several ability ; THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 199 Mt - and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with 17 the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained 18 other two. But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, 20 and reckoneth with them. And so he that had re- ceived five talents came, and brought other five tal- ents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents; behold, I have gained besides them five 21 talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy 22 lord. He also that had received two talents came, and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two tal- ents ; behold, I have gained two other talents 23 besides them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant : thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many 24 things ; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Then he which had received the one ' talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering 25 where thou hast not strewed ; and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth ; lo, there thou 26 hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knew- est that I reap where I sowed not, and gather 18* 200 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. Mt - where I have not strewed. Thou ouo;htest, there- 25.27 fore, to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine 28 own with usury. Take, therefore, the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath, shall be given, and he shall have abundance ; but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit 32 upon the throne of his glory ; and before him shall be gathered all nations ; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep 33 from the goats ; and he shall set the sheep on his 34 right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre- pared for you from the foundation of the world ; 35 for I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; I was a stranger, 36 and ye took me in ; naked, and ye clothed me ; I was sick, and ye visited me ; I was in prison, and 37 ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? 39 or naked, and clothed thee ? Or when saw we thee THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 201 Mt - sick, or in prison, and came unto thee ? And the King shall answer, and say unto them, Yerily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, 42 prepared for the devil and his angels : for I was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty, 43 and ye gave me no drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye clothed me not : 44 sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister 45 unto thee ? Then shall he answer them, saying, Yerily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punish- ment ; but the righteous into life eternal. CHAPTER LXII. Mary anoints Jesus in the house of Simon the leper — Judas covenants with the chief priests to betray Christ — The disciples strive who shall be greatest — Are reproved by Christ. Mt. 26. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all 1—16 . Mk. 14. these sayings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know 1 ~ 11 that after two days is the feast of the passover, and 2—e the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 202 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and consulted that they might take Jesus by sub- tlety, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there they made him a supper, and Martha served ; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary an alabaster box, containing a pound of ointment of spikenard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair ; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head ; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, had indignation with- in himself, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made ? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. This he said, not that he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. And they murmured against her. Then said Jesus, Let her alone : why trouble ye her ? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will, ye may do them good ; but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could ; she is come aforehand to anoint THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 203 my body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. Mt. 26. Then entered Satan into Judas, surnamed Iscariot, 14—16 . . & being one of the twelve, and he went his way unto Mk. 14. the chief priests to betray him. And he said unto & them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him Lk. 22. un to you? And when they heard it they were glad; and covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. Lk.22.7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when 8 the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, 9 that we may eat. And they said unto him, Where 10 wilt thou that we prepare ? And he said unto 14.13 them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him. 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the good man of the house, the Master saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with 15 my disciples ? And he will show you a large up- per room furnished and prepared : there make ready 16 for us. And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them : and 22P14 they made ready the passover. And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 24 And there was a strife among them, which of 204 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 2^25 ^ nem should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and they that exercise author- 26 it y upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger ; and he that is chief, as he 27 that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among you as he that 28 serveth. Ye are they which have continued with 29 me in my temptations : and I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me ; 30 that ye may eat and drink at my table in my king- dom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes Jjk of Israel. And he said unto them, With desire I 22.15 have desired to eat this passover with you before I 16 suffer : for I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of Grod. 17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves. CHAPTER LXIII. Christ washes the disciples'' feet — They sit down at the passover — Judas receives the sop and goes out — The supper instituted, Jn.i3.i Now, before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 205 loved his own which were in the world, he loved Jn.13.3 them unto the end. Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was 4 come from God, and went to God, he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments ; and took a 6 towel, and girded himself. After that, he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he 6 was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter : and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my 7 feet ? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do, thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt know 8 hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee 9 not thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands 10 and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed, needeth not, save to wash his feet, but is clean every n whit : and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him ; therefore said he, Ye are 12 not all clean. So, after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have 13 done to you ? Ye call me Master, and Lord : and 14 ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought 15 to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to 16 you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is 206 THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. «* n - sent, greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 18 I speak not of you all ; I know whom I have chosen : but, that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his 19 heel against me.* Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that 20 1 am he. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me ; and Jn# he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. 13.21 When Jesus had thus said, as they sat, and did eat, Mt. 26. ne was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, 21—25 Yerily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. Then the disciples were exceeding sorrowful, and looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. And began to inquire, saying, Lord, is it I ? And another said, Is it I ? And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. The Son of man goeth, as it is written of him : but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! it had been good for &2S ^ a ^ man ^ ^ e k ac ^ no ^ been born. Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom 24 Jesus loved. Simon Peter, therefore, beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom 25 he spake. He then, lying on Jesus' breast, saith 26 unto him, Lord, who is it ? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped * P9. 41 : 9. THE HISTORY OP CHRIST. 207 it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Mk Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. Then Judas an- swered and said, Master, is it I ? He said unto 13 n ' him, Thou hast said. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That 28 thou doest, do quickly. Now no man at the table 29 knew for what intent he spake this unto him. For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast : or, that he 30 should give something to the poor. He then, hav- ing received the sop, went immediately out : and it was night. 31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glori- 32 fied in him. If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway 33 glorify him. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me : and, as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go ye cannot come ; so 34 now I say to you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another ; as I have 35 loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou ? Jesus answered him, Whither 1 go, thou canst not follow me now ; but thou shalt follow me 37 afterward. Peter said unto him, Lord, why can- not I follow thee now ? I will lay down my life 19 208 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Mt. 26. for thy sake. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night ; for it is Mk. 14. written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep 2 shall be scattered.* But after I am risen again, I Lk. 22. will go before you into Galilee. Peter answered 19—38 and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat : but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not : and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison and to death. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said all the disciples. And he said unto them, When I sent you with- out purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip ; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accom- plished in me. And he was reckoned among the transgressors ; t for the things concerning me have an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two . * Zech. 13 : 7. t Is. 53 : 12. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 209 swords. And he said unto them, It is enough, And, as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you ; this do in remembrance of me. Likewise, also, after supper, he took the cup ; and, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it ; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. CHAPTER LXIV. Christ addresses his disciples — The Comforter prom- ised. jn.u.i And Jesus said unto them, Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also 2 in me. In my Father's house are many man- sions ; if it we*e not so, I would have told you. 3 I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and re- ceive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye 4 may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the 5 way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we 6 know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man cometh 210 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn.14.7 unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also ; and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, 9 and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou, then, Show io us the Father ? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself; but the Father, that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. n Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works' sake. 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do, shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do ; because I go 13 unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be u glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments ; and I 16 will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. 17 Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him ; but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, is and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfort- 19 less ; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 211 the world seeth me no more ; but ye see me ; be- jn.u.20 cause I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, 21 and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me ; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 Judas saith unto him (not Iscariot), Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not 23 nnto the world ? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words ; and my Father will love him, and we will come 24 unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings ; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's 25 which sent me. These things have I spoken unto 26 you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you ; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father ; for 29 my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to 30 pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk 19* 212 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. much, with you; for the prince of this world cometh, 31 and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father ; and, as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. CHAPTER LXV. Christ the vine — The disciples exhorted to love one another — Warned of persecution. Jn.15.1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the hus- 2 bandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away ; and every branch that bear- eth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth 3 more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word 4 which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; no more can ye, except 5 ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches ; He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit ; for without me ye can 6 do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are 7 burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done 8 unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye 9 bear much fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you ; THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 213 Jn.i5.io continue ye in my love. If ye keep my command- ments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his 11 love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one 13 another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for 14 his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatso- 15 ever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth ; but I have called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my Father, I have made 16 known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain ; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father 17 in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me 19 before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own ; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the 20 world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you ; if they have kept my 21 saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, 214 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Jn.15.22 because they know not him that sent me. If I had not come, and spoken unto them, they had not had 23 sin ; but now they have no cloak for their sin. He 24 that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin; but now have they 25 both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.* 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall 27 testify of me ; and ye also shall bear witness, be- cause ye have been with me from the beginning. CHAPTER LXVI. The Comforter's office — Christ /wither exhorts the disciples. Jn.i6.i These things have I spoken unto you, that ye 2 should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues ; yea, the time cometh, that whoso- ever killeth you, will think that he doeth God ser- s vice. And these things will they do unto you, be- cause they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that, when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you * Ps. 35 : 19 j 69 : 4. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 215 of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. Jn.i6.5 But now I go my way to him that sent me ; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou ? But 6 because I have said these things unto you, sor- 7 row hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth : It is expedient for you that I go away ; for, if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you ; but, if I depart, I will send him unto 8 you. And, when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judg- 9 ment : of sin ; because they believe not on me : io of righteousness ; because I go to my Father, and li ye see me no more : of judgment ; because the 12 prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them 13 now. Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth ; for he shall not speak of himself ; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak ; and he will show you things to 14 come. He shall glorify me ; for he shall receive 15 of mine, and shall show it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine ; therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you. 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me; and again, a little while, and ye shall see me ; because 17 I go to the Father. Then said some of his disci- ples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me ; 216 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. and again, a little while, and ye shall see me ; and, Jn.16.18 Because I go to the Father ? They said, therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while ? We 19 cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me ; and again, a 20 little while, and ye shall see me ? Yerily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice ; and ye shall be sorrowful, 21 but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come ; but, as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, 22 for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now, therefore, have sorrow ; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no 23 man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Yerily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, 24 he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked noth- ing in my name ; ask, and ye shall receive, that 25 your joy may be full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs ; but the time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I 26 shall show you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name ; and I say not unto you, 27 That I will pray the Father for you ; for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and 2S have believed that I came out from God. I came THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 217 forth from the Father, and am come into the world ; again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. Jn.i6.29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest so thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee ; by this we believe 31 that thou earnest forth from God. Jesus answered 32 them, Do ye now believe ? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone ; and yet I 33 am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribula- tion : but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the world. CHAPTER LXVII. Christ's prayer. Jn.17.1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come ; glo- rify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee ; 2 as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast 3 given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus 4 Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth ; I have finished the work which thou 5 gavest me to do. And now, Father, glorify thou 218 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. Jn.17.6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world ; thine they were, and thou gayest them me ; and they have kept thy 7 word. Now they have known that all things what- 8 soever thou hast given me are of thee ; for I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me ; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have 9 believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them ; I pray not for the world, but for them which thou io hast given me ; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and I am glorified li in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we 12 are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name ; those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition ; that the Scripture might be fulfilled.* 13 And now come I to thee ; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled 14 in themselves. I have given them thy word ; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from * Ps. 55 : 12—15 : 109 : 8—19. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 219 Jn.17.i6 the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them through thy truth ; thy word is 18 truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even 19 so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word ; 21 that they all may be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us ; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them ; that they may be one, even as we are one ; 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one ; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast 24 loved me. Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am ; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me ; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of 25 the world. righteous Father, the world hath not known thee ; but I have known thee, and these 26 have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it ; that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them. 20 220 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. CHAPTEE LXVIII. Jesus goes out to the garden of Gethsemane — His prayers and agony — Judas comes with a band — Peter cuts off the ear of the high pries fs servant — Christ is led away to Annas, who sends him to Caiaphas. Mt. 26. ^ N]D w hen they had sung an hymn, he went forth, & over the brook Cedron unto the mount of Olives, Mk. 14. w here was a garden called Grethsemane, into which 32—36 .... & Jesus entered with his disciples. And Judas knew Jn. 18.2 the place, for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his Lk. 22. disciples. And he saith unto them, Sit ye here, while 41—44 j g an( ^ p ra y yonder. And he took with him Peter, and James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little further, about a stone's cast, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me : never- theless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And, being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly ; and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And he 40—56 rose up from prayer, and cometh unto the disci- Mk. 14. P^ es 5 an d findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, 44 "& 52 What ! could ye not watch with me one hour ? 47l?52 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into tempta- & tion : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 221 Jn. 18. weak. And he went away again the second time, ~~ and prayed, saying, my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. And he came and found ihem asleep again : for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest : behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going ; behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. And while he yet spake, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with a great multitude, with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, say- ing, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he : hold him fast. Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye ? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If, therefore, ye seek me, let these go their way ; that the saying might be ful- filled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me, have I lost none. And forthwith Judas came 222 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master, and kissed him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? Then came they and laid hands on Jesus, and took him and bound him. When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? Then Simon Peter having a sword, drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. He then said unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath ; for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it ■? Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels ? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? # In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staves for to take me ? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. But this is your hour, and the power of dark- ness. But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.! Then all the disci- ples forsook him and fled. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about * Ps. 69 : 20, 21 ; Is. chap. 53. t Gen. 3 : 15 j Lam. 4 : 20 ; Dan. 9 : 24—26 , Zech. 13 : 7. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 223 his naked body : and the young men laid hold on him. And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. And they took Jesus and led him away to Annas first ; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. And Annas sent him bound unto the high priest ; and they brought him into the high priest's house. Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. CHAPTER LXIX. Peter denies that he knew Christ — Christ condemned in the council — Is carried to Pilate. But Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest's palace. And another disciple also followed him ; that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. And the servants and officers stood there. And when they had kindled a fire of coals (for it was cold), in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, and warmed themselves, Peter sat down with the servants and warmed himself at the fire. And when the damsel that kept the door, saw Peter warming 2G* 224 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. himself, she looked upon him and said, Art not thou one of this man's disciples ? But he denied before them all, saying, I am not ; I know not what thou sayest. And he went into the porch, and another saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And about the space of one hour after, another con- fidently affirmed, saying to Peter, Surely thou art one of them, for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. And also one of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him ? Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man of whom ye speak. And im- mediately the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter : and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. Jn - The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, '20 and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world ; I ever taught in the syna- gogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always 21 resort ; and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou me ? Ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them : behold, they know what I 22 said. And, when he had tlyis spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 225 -? n ™ so • Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil ; but if well, why smitest Mk * thou me ? And the chief priests, and all the coun- cil sought for witness against Jesus to put him to 56 death ; and found none : for many bare false wit- Mt. ness against him, but their witness agreed not to- 26.60 gether. At the last came two false witnesses, and 14.58 said, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days 59 1 will build another made without hands. But Mt - neither so did their witness agree together. And 26.62 . . the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing ? what is it which these witness against 63 thee ? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou 64 be the Christ, the Son of God : Jesus saith unto them, Ye say that I am ; nevertheless, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the 65 clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy : what further need have we of witnesses ? Behold, now ye 66 have heard his blasphemy. What think ye ? They Mt. 26. answered and said, He is guilty of death. Then did & they spit in his face, and buffeted him. And when Mk.i5.i they had blindfolded him, the servants smote him Jn. 18. wrtn the palms of their hands, saying, Prophesy 28—38 un t US) thou Christ ! Who is he that smote thee ? And many other things blasphemously spake they 226 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. against him. And when the morning was come, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole council, held a consultation against Jesus to put him to death. And when they had bound him, they led him away unto the judgment-hall, and delivered him unto Pontius Pilate the governor. And it was early ; and they themselves went not into the judgment-hall, lest they should be denied ; but that they might eat the passover. CHAPTER LXX. Christ examined by Pilate, and declared innocent — Is sent to Herod — Sent back to Pilate — After a long examination is declared innocent, but condemned from the influence of the priests and the multitude. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man ? They an- swered and said unto him, If he were not a male- factor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews, therefore, said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death : that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what Lk. 23.2 death he should die. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, say- 1833 * n &' -^at * ie nmise lf is Christ a king. Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall, and called Jesus ; THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. 227 and he stood before the governor. And the governor Jn. asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews ? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thy- 35 self, or did others tell it thee of me ? Pilate an- swered, Am I a Jew ? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me. What 36 hast thou done ? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews : but now is my king- 37 dom not from hence. Pilate, therefore, said unto him, Art thou a king then ? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one 38 that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth ? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith *jftj unto them, I find in him no fault at all. And when he was accused of the chief priest and elders, he 13 answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness 14 against thee ? And he answered him to never a word ; insomuch that the governor marvelled great- Lk. 23.4 ly. Then said Pilate to the chief priests, and to 5 the people, I find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning 6 from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean. 228 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk. 23.7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who 8 himself was also at Jerusalem at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad : for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him ; and he 9 hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with him in many words ; but he an- io swered him nothing. And the chief priests and ii scribes stood, and vehemently accused him. And Herod with his men of war set him at naught, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together : for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13 And Pilate, when he had called together the 14 chief priests, and the rulers, and the people, said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people : and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching those things whereof 15 ye accuse him : no, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him ; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done 16 unto him : I will, therefore, chastise him, and re- ^6—30 lease him. For they had a custom that, at the Mk.*5. P assover > ne should release unto them one prisoner, 6 ^ 16 whomsoever they desired. And they had then a isl 2 ^ nota ^ e prisoner, named Barabbas, which lay bound / Q n - with them that had made insurrection with him, THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 229 who had committed murder in the insurrection. And the multitude, crying aloud, began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate answered them, saying, Whom will ye that I release unto you ? Barabbas, or Jesus, whom ye call the King of the Jews ? For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. When he was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man : for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor answered again, and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you ? And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barab- bas : Pilate, therefore, willing to release Jesus, saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And he said unto them, Why ? what evil hath he done ? I have found no cause of death in him : I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands, before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person ; see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, 230 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. His blood be on us, and on our children. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they re- quired. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired. And when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to their will. Then the soldiers of the governor led him away into the com- mon hall called Praetorium ; and they called to- gether the whole band. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. Jn.19.4 Pilate, therefore, went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that 5 ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, 6 Behold the man ! When the chief priests, there- fore, and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him : for I find no fault 7 in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was 9 the more afraid ; and went again into the judg- ment-hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 231 Jn.19.10 But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and 11 have power to release thee ? Jesus answered, Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above ; therefore he that de- 12 livered me unto thee hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him ; but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend ; whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Caesar. 13 When Pilate, therefore, heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment- seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in 14 the Hebrew, Grabbatha. And it was the prepar- ation of the passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King ! 15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King ? The chief priests answered, 16 We have no king but Caesar. Then delivered he him, therefore, unto them, to be crucified. CHAPTER LXXI. Judas returns the money and hangs himself — Christ is led away to be crucified — Women lament him, Mt.27.3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and 21 232 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the Mt.27.4 chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us ? see thou to that. e And he cast down the pieces of silver in the tem- ple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. e And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treas- V ury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's 8 field to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jer- emiah the prophet, saying,* And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did io value ; and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. Mt.27. And after that they had mocked him, they took & the robe off from him,, and put his own raiment on Lk.23. nmi> an d led him away to crucify him. And Jesus & went forth bearing his cross. And, as they came out, Jn.i9. ^hey laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Eufus, coming out of the country ; and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus, turn- ing unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep * Zech. 11 : 12, 13. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 233 not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ; and to the hills, Cover us. # For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come unto a place called Calvary, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha, that is to say, A place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall ; t and, when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. Mt.27. And it was about the third hour, and they cruci- & fied him and the two thieves with him, one on his Mk.15. right hand, and the other on his left, and Jesus in 24—28 . & the midst. And the Scripture was fulfilled, which Lk - saith, And he was numbered with the transgres- 23.34 ' & & sors.T Jn.i9. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat ; now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said, therefore, among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be ; that * Hosea 10 : 8. f Ps. 69 : 21. f Is. 53 : 12. 234 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.* And sit- ting down, they watched him there. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. This title then read many of the Jews ; for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews 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 writ- ten. Mfc - And they that passed by reviled him, wagging '40 their heads, and saying, Thou that destroy est the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the 41 cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking 42 him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others ; himself he cannot save. If he be Christ, the King of Israel, let him now come down from 43 the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God ; let him deliver him now, if he will have him; Lk - for he said, I am the Son of God.t And the sol- 23.36 diers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering 37 him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 39 And one of the malefactors, which were hanged. * Ps. 22 : 18. t Ps. 22 ; 8, and 42 : 10, and 71 : 11. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 235 railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thy- Di.23.40 self and us. But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in 41 the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds ; but 42 this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest 43 into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Jn.i9.25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Cleophas, and mother of James the less, and Joses, 26 and Mary Magdalene. "When Jesus, therefore, saw his mother, and the disciples standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold 27 thy son ! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. Mk. And, when the sixth hour was come, there was 15 33 darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And, at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast 35 thou forsaken me ? * And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth 36 Elijah. Let alone ; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down. Jn.i9.28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were * Ps. 22 : 1. 21* 236 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. now accomplished, that the Scripture might be ful- Jn.19.29 filled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel Lk ^ 346 full of vinegar; and they filled a sponge with vin- egar, and put it upon a reed, and put it to his Jn.19.30 mouth.* When Jesus, therefore, had received the vinegar, he cried with a loud voice, It is finished. He then said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit ; and, having thus said, he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. CHAPTER LXXII. There is an earthquake, and the graves open, $c. — The soldiers break the legs of the thieves, but pierce Christ with a spear — He is taken down from the cross and laid in the sepulchre. Mt.27. And, behold, the vail of the temple was rent in & twain, from the top to the bottom ; and the earth Mk - 15 - did quake, and the rocks rent ; and the graves were opened ; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resur- rection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now, when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earth- quake, and those things that were done, and that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. And the women were looking on afar off; among * Ps. 69 : 21. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 237 whom also was Salome the mother of Zebedee's children, who also, when he was in Galilee, fol- lowed him, and ministered unto him ; and many other women which came up with him unto Jeru- salem. Jn.i9. Tn e Jews, therefore, because it was the prepar- & " ation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, that the Mt.27. bodies should not remain upon the cross on the 57—60 & Sabbath-day, for that Sabbath-day was a high day, Mk.15. besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, 42—47 ° ° ° & and that they might be taken away. Then came Lk.23. faQ soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of 50—56 . & the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead al- ready, they brake not his legs ; but one of the sol- diers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bear record, and his record is true ; and he know- eth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.* And again, another Scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.t And now when the even was come, there came a rich man named Joseph of Arimathea, a city of the Jews ; an hon- orable counsellor, t who also waited for the kingdom of God. He was a good man, and a just, the same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them, being himself a disciple of Jesus; but * Ex. 12 : 46 ; Ps. 34 : 20. \ Ps. 22 : 16 j Zech. 12 : 10. { Is. 53 : 9. 238 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. secretly, for fear of the Jews; and he went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead : and, calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and took him down. At that time came also Nieodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds' weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now, in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden ; and in the garden was Joseph's new sepulchre, hewn out in the rock, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus, therefore, because of the Jews' prep- aration-day, for the sepulchre .was nigh at hand. And they rolled a stone unto the door of the sepul- chre, and departed. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses followed after, and be- held the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointment; and rested the Sabbath-day, according to the commandment. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 239 CHAPTEE LXXIII. A watch set at the sepulchre — There is an earthquake — Women come to the sepulchre, and find the stone rolled away and the body of Christ gone — Mary Magdalene runs to inform the disciples — Christ shows himself to the other ivomen — Peter and John go to the sepulchre — Mary goes with them — They return, but Mary remains, and Christ shows himself to her. Mt. Now the next day, that followed the day of the 27.62 preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came 63 together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After 64 three days I will rise again. Command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : 65 so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch ; go your way, make 66 it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. Mt. 28. And when the Sabbath was past, as it began to & dawn toward the first day of the week, behold, Mk. 16. there was a great earthquake : for the angel of the & Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled Lk. 24. kc^k the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His 1 — 8 & countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow : and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. Then came Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and 240 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Salome, very early in the morning, unto the sepul- chre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and Joanna and certain others were with them. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away, for it was very great. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. Then Mary Magdalene 'runneth into the city, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepul- chre, and we know not where they have laid him. And it came to pass as the other women were at the sepulchre, and were much perplexed thereabout, they saw a young man, sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment ; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted ; for I know that ye seek Jesus which was crucified. But why seek ye the living among the dead ? He is not here, but is risen as he said. Come see the place where the Lord lay. Remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying, 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 he said unto them, Go your way, tell his disciples and Peter, that he is risen from the dead, and be- hold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; there shall THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 241 Mt.28.8 ye see him : lo, I have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9 And, as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail ! And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there Lk. 24.9 shall they see me. And they told all these things li unto the eleven, and to all the rest. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they be- lieved them not. Mt. Now, when they were going, behold, some of the 28.11 watch came into the city, and showed unto the 12 chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the sol- 13 diers, saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, 14 and stole him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will perusade him, 15 and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught : and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. jn.20.3 Then Peter, therefore, went forth, and that other 4 disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together ; and the other disciple did outrun Peter, 5 and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying : 6 yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre, and 242 THE HISTORY OE CHRIST. Jn. 20.7 seeth the linen clothes lie ; and the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, 8 but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to 9 the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise io again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. n But Mary Magdalene, who had followed them, stood without at the sepulchre weeping : and, as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the 12 sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where 13 the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and 14 1 know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou ? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I is will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni : 17 which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father ; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father ; and to is my God, and your God. Mary came and told the THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 243 disciples as they mourned and wept, that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things Mk. unto her. And when they had heard that he was 16 - n alive, and had been seen of her, they believed not. CHAPTER LXXIV. Christ shows himself to two of his disciples at Emmaus — He appears in the room with his disciples — Thomas doubts, Lk.24.i3 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusa- 14 lem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, 16 and went with them. But their eyes were holden, 17 that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are is sad ? And the one of them, whose name was Cle- ophas, answering, said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days ? 19 And he said unto them, What things ? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God 20 and all the people : and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, 22 244 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk. and have crucified him. But we trusted that it 24 - 21 had been he which should have redeemed Israel : and, beside all this, to-day is the third day since 22 these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which 23 were early at the sepulchre ; and when they found not his body, they came, saying, That they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was 24 alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the 25 women had said ; but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, fools, and slow of heart to believe 26 all that the prophets have spoken ! Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter 27 into his glory ? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the 28 scriptures the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went : and he made as though he would have gone further. 29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us : for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. 30 And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him : 32 and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he 33 opened to us the scriptures ? And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 245 found the eleven gathered together, and them that 24 34 were w ^ a them, saying, the Lord is risen indeed, 35 and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what j n . things were done in the way, and how he was known 20.19 f them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, the doors being shut where they were assem- Jfc- bled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be 37 unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, 38 and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do 39 thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself : handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see 40 me have. And when he had thus spoken, he showed 20 Q 20 them his hands and his feet and his side. Then were 2441 ^ e disciples g^ when they saw the Lord. But while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, 42 he said unto them, Have ye here any meat ? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a 43 honey-comb. And he took it, and did eat before 44 them. And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in 45 the Psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scrip- 46 tures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from 47 the dead the third day ; and that repentance and 246 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. Lk. remission of sins should be preached in his name 24: - 48 among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And 20.21 ye are witnesses of these things. As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, 25 was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples, therefore, said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and Mk. said, Peace be unto you. And he upbraided them 16.14 w ^h. their unbelief and hardness of heart, because j n< they believed not them which had seen him after he 20 - 27 was risen. Then saith he to Thomas, Beach hither thy finger, and behold my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side : and be not 28 faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered 29 and said unto him, My Lord, and my Grod. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou has seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 247 CHAPTER LXXV. Christ at the sea of Galilee — Draught of fishes — Ques- tions Peter as to his lore — Meets a large body of dis- ciples on the mount — The apostles return to Jerusa- lem — Are commissioned — Christ ascends to heaven. A 11 - Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee ; Jo. 21.1 and Jesus showed himself again unto them at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise showed he him- 2 self. There were together Simon Peter, and Thom- as called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Gali- lee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his 3 disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee They went forth, and entered into a ship immedi- 4 ately ; and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore : but the disciples knew not that it was o Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have t5 ye any meat ? They answered him, No. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast, therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the mul- 7 titude of fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Je- sus loved, saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now, when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, for he was naked, « and did cast himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship, for they were not o-2* 248 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits, Jn. 21.9 dragging the net with fishes. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, 10 and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught, n Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three ; and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou ? 13 knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish like- u wise. This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. is So, when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed 16 my lambs. He saith unto him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me ? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith is unto him, Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 249 unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldst : but when thou shalt be old., thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee Jn.2i.i9 whither thou wouldst not. This spake he signify- ing by what death he should glorify God. And, when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow 20 me. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following ; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he 21 that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing him, saith to 22 Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do ? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, 26 what is that to thee ? Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die ; but, If I will that he tarry Mt. 28. till I come, what is that to thee ? 16 > 17 After that, the disciples went up into a mountain l Cor. where Jesus had appointed them. There he was seen 15 - 6 of above five hundred brethren at once. And when they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted. And the disciples returned again to Jerusalem. And Mt. 2S. Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power & is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, Mk. 16. therefore, into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. He that believeth and is 250 THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. baptized shall be saved ; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe : In my name shall they cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ; they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Lk . And, behold, I send the promise of my Father 24 - 49 upon you : but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, jn. until ye be endued with power from on high. And 20.22 w hen he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost : 23 whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them : and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24% ^ n( ^ ne * ec ^ tacm out as ^ ar as to Bethany, an ^ 51 he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted Acts 1.9 from them, and carried up into heaven, and a cloud received him out of their sight. io And, while they looked steadfastly toward heaven, as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in n white apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him 3j& go into heaven. And they worshipped him, and re- £3 turned to Jerusalem with great joy : and were con- tinually in the temple, praising and blessing God. THE HISTORY OF CHRIST. 251 Jn. 20. A n( j there are many other things and signs truly, &2i.25 wn ^ cn J esus did in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book ; the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. But these are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; and, that believing, ye might have life through his name. Mk. And when Pentecost was past, the disciples went I6.20 forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.