YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DIATESSARON: THE HISTORY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, COMPILED FROM THE FOUR GOSPELS, ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORIZED VERSION. WITH VARIOUS READINGS FROM THE MOST ESTEEMED PARAPHRASES, AND DR. BLAYNEY'S REFERENCES. SECOND EDITION. OXFORD, JOHN HENRY PARKER; AND 377, STKA^'1), LOKDON. MDCCCXLVIII. ]\4fcm7iE 837 b ADVERTISEMENT The plan of the present wwk is to unite the Four Gospels in one continued narrative, omitting only such passages as are obviously repetitions, buf retaining every circumstance in the life of Christ, and every expression, however minute, which is recorded by any one of the four Evangelists. The arrangement followed has been generally that of Dr. White's Greek Diatessaron : the teact and punc tuation are strictly those of the authorised version. Refer ences are given in the margin on one side to the place from which each passage is taken ; and on the opposite side Dr. Blayney's references to the Old Testament, and to the Acts and Epistles, are collected from all the four Gospels. Various readings are given at the foot of the page from the most esteemed Paraphrases. Oaford, October, 1837. CONTENTS. PART L THE EVANGELICAL HISTORY BEFORE THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, CONTAINING THE SPACE OP THIRTY YEARS AND SIX MONTHS. Sec Page 1 The preface of St. Luke to his whole Gospel 1 2 The divinity, humanity, and office of Jesus Christ. . . 1 3 The conception of John the Baptist 2 4 The annunciation 4 5 The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary concerning Christ 5 6 The nativity and circumcision of John 6 7 An angel appears to Joseph 7 8 The nativity of Christ 8 9 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to Joseph. . . 8 10 The genealogy of Christ from Joseph upwards. ... 9 1 1 An angel appears to the shepherds 11 12 The circumcision and presentation of Christ in the temple 12 13 Offering of the magi. Flight into Egypt. Slaughter of the innocents. Return from Egypt 13 14 Jesus, when twelve years of age, questions and answers the doctors in the temple 15 15 The ministry of John the Baptist 16 PART IL THE TRANSACTIONS OF ABOUT SIX MONTHS, PROM THE BAPTISM OF JESUS TILL THE BEGINNING OF THB ENSUING PASSOVER. 16 The baptism of Christ 18 1 7 The temptation of Christ 18 18 The testimony of John the Baptist to Jesus 19 19 The marriage-feast at Cana in Galilee 22 aS CONTENTS. PART IIL TRANSACTIONS OP TWELVE MONTHS, FROM THE BEGINNING OP THE FIRST PASSOVER. Sec. Page 20 Christ goes to Jerusalem at the first passover, and drives the traders out of the temple 23 21 Christ's discourse with Nicodemus 24 22 The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John 25 23 Jesus retires into Galilee after John the Baptist's im prisonment. Revealeth himself to the woman of Sa maria. Many Samaritans believe on him 26 24 In Galilee Jesus exercises his jjublic ministry. In Cana he heals the ruler's son, who lay sick at Capernaum. . 29 25 Jesus goes to Nazareth ; applies to himself Isaiah's pre diction of the Messiah ; dwelleth in Capernaum. . . 30 26 The miraculous draught of fishes 32 27 Jesus in the synagogue at Capernaum healeth one that had a devil 33 28 Jesus healeth Peter's mother in law, and many diseased persons ! 34 29 Jesus cleanseth the leper 35 30 Christ healeth one sick of the palsy 35 31 Matthew is called 36 PART IV. THE TRANSACTIONS OP TWELVE MONTHS, PROM THE BEGINNING OP THE SECOND PASSOVER. 32 Jesus on the sabbath day healeth an impotent man at Bethesda in Jerusalem gy 33 The disciples pluck and eat the ears of corn on the sabbath day; Jesus reproveth the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the sabbath 40 34 Christ healeth the withered hand on the sabbath. ... 41 35 Christ chooseth his twelve apostles 42 36 The sermon on the mount 43 Continuation of the sermon on the mount 47 A second continuation of the sermon on the mount. . . 50 CONTENTS. Sec. Page 37 The centurion's servant healed 52 38 Christ raiseth the widow's son at Nain 53 39 Christ's testimony concerning John the Baptist. ... 54 40 Christ upbraids those who had seen his miracles without repentance ; and invites sinners to come to him. . . 56 41 The woman with the alabaster box of ointment. ... 57 42 Healeth one possessed with a devil ; reproveth the Pha risees for blasphemy 58 43 The scribes and Pharisees are rebuked for seeking after a sign 60 44 Christ declareth who are truly blessed 61 45 And who are his brethren 6I 46 Reproveth the outward shew of holiness in the Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers 62 47 Christ preacheth to his disciples and the people against hypocrisy, covetousness, &c 63 48 The parable of the fig tree 67 49 The parable of the sower, and other parables 68 50 Christ stilleth the tempest 73 5] Christ casteth out devils 74 52 Christ eateth with publicans and sinners. He raiseth Jairus' daughter 75 53 He giveth sight to t%vo blind men 78 54 He casts out a dumb spirit 78 55 He is again rejected at Nazareth 78 56 He hath compassion on the multitude 79 57 The twelve are instructed, and sent forth 79 58 Jesus continues his journey through Galilee 82 59 The twelve preach repentance 82 60 The death of John the Baptist 82 61 Herod desires to see Christ 82 62 The twelve return 83 63 Christ feedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes 83 64 He walketh on the sea 84 65 Christ the true bread of life 85 CONTENTS. PART V. THE TRANSACTIONS OF TWELVE MONTHS, PROM THE BEGINNING OP THE THIRD PASSOVER. Sec. ^^S" 66 The Pharisees rebuked for breaking the commandment of God by the traditions of men 89 67 He healeth the daughter of a Syrophenician woman. . 9I 68 He restoreth a man to hearing and speech 91 69 Christ feedeth the people miraculously 92 70 The Pharisees and Sadducees again seek a sign from heaven 93 71 The disciples are warned against the leaven of the Pha risees and Sadducees 93 72 Christ giveth a blind man his sight 94 73 Peter repeats his confession that Jesus is the Christ. . 9* 74 Jesus foresheweth his death : reproveth Peter, and ex horts all to self-denial 95 75 The transfiguration of Christ 96 76 Jesus casts out a dumb and deaf spirit 97 77 Jesus again foretels his sufferings and resurrection. . 98 78 Jesus works a miracle to pay the tribute-money. . . 99 79 The disciples contend who shall be the greatest. Jesus exhorteth them to humility 99 80 The seventy disciples are instructed and sent forth. . 103 81 Jesus reproveth his kinsmen: goeth up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles : teacheth in the temple. The Pharisees chide with Nicodemus 104 82 Christ delivereth the woman taken in adultery. . . .107 83 Christ the light of the world : he answereth the Jews that boasted of Abraham : conveyeth himself awav. 108 84 The man that was born bUnd restored to sight. The Pharisees question the miracle Ill 85 The seventy return 115 86 The parable of the good Samaritan II6 87 Christ teacheth to pray II7 88 He healeth the crooked woman. Parable of the mustard seed, and of the leaven lj§ 89 He exhorteth to enter in at the strait gate : reproveth Herod, and Jerusalem ng CONTENTS. Sec. Pago 90 Christ healeth the dropsy on the sabbath ; teacheth humility. The parable of the great supper. . . .120 91 The disciples of Christ must be ready to forsake all for his sake 122 92 Parable of the lost sheep ; of the piece of silver ; and of the prodigal son 123 93 Parable of the unjust steward ; and of the rich man and Lazarus 125 94 Christ teacheth the disciples to avoid offences ; to for give one another, &c 128 95 The Samaritans will not receive Jesus. James and John are rebuked 129 96 Christ healeth ten lepers 129 97 Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of man 130 98 Parable of the importunate widow; of the Pharisee and publican 131 99 Christ reprehendeth Martha, and commendeth Mary. 132 100 He proveth by his works that he is the Son of God. . 132 101 Jesus goes again to Bethabara beyond Jordan. . . 133 102 Christ raiseth Lazarus from the dead 134 103 Christ healeth the sick; answereth the Pharisees con cerning divorcement 137 104 Christ receiveth little children . . 138 105 Christ instructeth the rich young man how to attain eternal life. Parable of the labourers in the vine yard 138 106 Christ foretelleth his own death and resurrection. . .141 107 He answereth the mother of Zebedee's children, and teacheth his disciples to be lowly 141 108 Christ restoreth sight to Bartimaeus 142 109 Christ visiteth Zacchseus a publican. Parable of the ten pieces of money 143 110 Jesus arrives at Bethany six days before the passover. 145 111 Jesus rideth into Jerusalem with triumph ; weepeth over it. He foretelleth his death. The Jews are generally blinded 145 112 Christ curseth the barren fig tree : purgeth the temple. 150 113 He exhorteth his disciples to stedfastness of faith. . .151 114 Parable of the vineyard; of the wicked husbandmen; and the marriage of the king's son 151 CONTENTS. Sec Page 115 Of paying tribute to Caesar; Christ confuteth the Sad ducees ; he answereth the lawyer which is the first and great commandment 154 116 Jesus reproveth the scribes and Pharisees: prophe- sieth the destruction of Jerusalem 157 117 The poor widow's two mites l60 118 Jesus foretelleth the destruction of the temple, &c. and the signs of his second coming l60 119 The description of the last judgment. . ._ • . . .167 120 The rulers conspire against Christ. Mary anointeth his feet. Satan prepares Judas to betray him. . .168 PART VI. THE TRANSACTIONS OP THREE DAYS, FROM THE DAY ON WHICH THB POURTH PASSOVER WAS KILLED, TILL THE END OP THE DAY BBFORE THB RESURRECTION. 121 The apostles prepare the passover 170 122 Jesus washeth the disciples' feet 170 123 Jesus foretelleth that Judas should betray him. . .172 124 Jesus foretelleth to the apostles the fall of Peter and their common danger 174 125 Christ instituteth his holy supper 175 126 Christ comforteth his disciples with the hope of heaven. 175 127 The mutual love between Christ and his members. . 178 128 Christ prayeth for the apostles and all believers. . .182 129 Christ's agony in the garden 184 130 Judas betrayeth Jesus 185 131 Jesus is brought before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter denies him thrice 187 132 Jesus questioned before Caiaphas, and afterward before the whole Jewish council, confesseth himself to be the Christ, and is pronounced guilty of death. . . 188 133 Jesus is taken before Pilate I89 134 Pilate sends Jesus to Herod igi 135 Herod sends Jesus again to Pilate. Pilate seeks to release him 191 136 Christ is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten ; and is led to be crucified igg CONTENTS. Sec. Pago 137 Judas repents, and destroys himself. 194 138 Christ is led away to be crucified 195 139 The crucifixion I96 140 Death and burial of Christ. The holy sepulchre. . .198 141 The day after the crucifixion 200 PART VII. THE TRANSACTIONS OF PORTY DAYS, FROM THB DAY OP THE RESURRECTION TO THE ASCENSION. 142 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ. . . . 201 143 Peter and John visit the sepulchre 202 144 Jesus appeareth first to Mary ftlagdalene 202 145 He appeareth to the disciples 203 1 46 The high priests give the soldiers money to say that he was stolen out of his sepulchre 203 147 Christ's resurrection is declared by two angels. . . . 204 148 Christ himself appeareth to the two disciples who went to Emmaus 205 149 He appeareth to the apostles • . . 206 150 The incredulity and confession of Thomas 207 151 Christ appeareth again to his disciples 208 152 His charge and promise to his disciples 210 153 The ascension of Christ 211 DIATESSARON. PART I. THE EVANGELICAL HISTORY BEFORE THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OP JESUS CHRIST, CONTAINING THE SPACE OP THIBTy YEARS AND SIX MONTHS. 1. The 'preface of St. Luke to Ms whole Gospel. L. 1. Jb ORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things 2 which are most surely ^believed among us, ^even 'Heb.2.3. as they delivered them unto us, which from the 2PetU6! beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of iJohni.i. 3 the word; ''it seemed good to me also, ^having "Acts 15. had perfect understanding of all things from the icor.7'.4o! very first, to write unto thee ""in order, ** most ¦= Acts 11. 4 excellent Theophilus, that thou mightest knowf^^tsu, the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been * instructed. 2. The divinity, humanity, and office qf Jesus 22,23, "&c. a,.,-,/ CoL 1. 17. '"'• lJohnl.1. J.l. In the beginning 'was the Word, and the aYaVs^' Word was "with God, ¦= and the Word was God. \^'°^-^- 2, 3 ""The same was in the beginning with God. ^AU 1 John 1.2. things were made by 'him; and without him was uohns.?'. 4 not anything made that was made. 'In him eps^"^J; was life; and the life was the light of men. C0I.1.16. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the Heb.' 1.' 2! darkness ^ comprehended it not. n 7ohn k 11. ^ hnown. Tyndale. accomplished. Rheims. Campbell. ^ hav ing exactly traced, C. * orally inatructed. ' it. T. C. * admitted. C. B 2 The incarnation of the Word. eMai.3.1. eThere was a man sent from God, whose name J. 1. ''Aci9.4.M7flw John. •'The same came for a witness, to 6, 7 ' Is. 49. 6. bear witness of the Light, that all men through ^HeS him might believe. He was not that Light, but 8 & 1^1- 3- was sent to bear witness of that Light. ' That 9 & 13. 46. 'was the true Light, which lighteth every man E-Jm^ais. that cometh into the world. He was in the lo G^aL 3.26. world, and ^ the world was made by him, and iJohn3.i. the world knew him not. 'He came unto his ii i'pJti.'23; ^ own, and his own received him not. But "" as 12 °iTim.3. many as received him, to them gave he jpower pRom.i.a to become the sons of God, even to them that •jHebiii, believe on his name: "which were born, not 13 ' is.^4a a! "^^ hlood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the 2Pet.i.i7l will of man, but of God. '&2.'3', 9.' °And the Word ^ *was made 'flesh, and Mwelt 14 » Eph.' l' among us, (and ' we beheld his glory, the glory c I'f'iq ^® *^^ *^^ ''^^y begotten of the Father,) ^fall of &2.9,i6. grace and truth. &^'^Deut John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, is &*33*4*'^" ^^^^ ^^ ^^ '^^ whom I spake, He that cometh J Rom. 3. after me is preferred before me : ' for he was ^&t.\i^' before me. And of his " fulness have all we 16 ^uUJ2 '¦^'^^i^^d, and * grace for grace. For " the law i7 1 Tim. 1.' was given by Moses, but ^grace and truth came 1 John 4. by Jesus Christ. ''No man hath seen God at 18 =ijohn4^"y time; "the only begotten Son, which is in 9. the bosom of the Father, he hath declared hini. 3. The conception of John the Baptist. There was in the days of Herod, the king df lo^g^'Na Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, *of the L. 12 i i, 17. course of Abia : and his wife ivas of the daugh- MJen.7.1. .(.gj.g Qf Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. . If ^2^^!; And they were both "righteous before God, 6 Job 1. 1. walking in all the commandments and ordi- & 24.^i6!" nances of the Lord blameless. And they had 7 PhU. 3. 6. ^ own land, and his own people. C. ' right, or, privilege, marg. * became. Bishops' Bible. * pitched his tabertiacle. Doddridge. '' favozir for favour. T. grace upon grace. D. The conception of John the Saptist. 8 L. 1. no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's ofiice before God "in the order of " i c:hr.24. 9 his course, according to the custom of the s. 'u. ^t"^' priest's office, his lot was ''to burn incense when ^\^- 10 he went into the ^ temple of the Lord. ' And s.^rsam.' the whole multitude of the people were prayinar ^ ^8. 11 without at the time of incense. And there 13. 2Chr! appeared unto him an angel of the Lord stand- 29. 11. ing on the right side of *^the altar of incense. 17/Rev." 12 And when Zacharias saw Mm, ^he was troubled, f 3, 4. 13 and fear fell upon him. But the angel saidsjudg."6! unto him, Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer 22. & 13. is heard ; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee 10! s. "" 14 a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And Acts 10.4. 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 nei- "Nu. 6.3. ther wine nor strong drink ; and he shall be •'"^s-13-4. filled with the Holy Ghost, 'even from his'^^r. 1.5. 16 mother's womb. ''And many of the children k jiki. 4. of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. s, 6. 17 'And he shall go before him in the spirit and 'Mai 4. 5. power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wis dom of the just ; to make ready a people pre pared for the Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, ""Whereby " J^^"- 17- shall I know this? for I am an old man, and 19 my wife well stricken in years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am " Gabriel, that " J*^' "*• stand in the presence of God ; and am sent to 21J 22, 23. speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad^^^'-^^ 20 tidings. And, behold, ° thou shalt be dumb, and If^^f not able to speak, until the day that these things 27. shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their sea^ 21 son. And the people waited for Zacharias, and " sanctuary. C. B2 4 The angeVs visit to Mary. marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. L. 1. And when he came out, he could not speak 22 unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple : for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. And it came to 23 p See pass, that, as soon as '' the days of his ministra^ ictegi't tion were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after those days his wife Elisabeth con- 24 ceived, and hid herself five months, saying. Thus 25 hath the Lord dealt with me in the days where- 1 Gen. 30. in he looked on me, to "^ take away my reproach 23. Is.4.1. J J r & 54. 1,4. among men. 4. The annunciation. L 1 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel " was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin ^ espoused to a man whose 27 name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel 28 'Dan.933. Came in unto her, and said, "Hail, thou ihat art & 10. 19. 3 higlily favoured, ''the Lord is with thee: blessed ¦ •> Judg. 6. o •' ' ill 1 12. art thou among women. And when she saw 29 him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her. Fear not, 30 Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. = Is. 7. 14. "And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, 31 and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called 32 "2 Sam. 7. the Son of the Highest: and ''the Lord God is'9^ 6 7 ®hall give unto him the throne of his father &16. '5. David: "and he shall reign over the house of 33 Ps jSn. Jacob for ever ; and of his kingdom there shall Rev. 3.7. be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, 34 &7!i4'27! ^*^^ ^hall this be, seeing I know not a man ? Obad. 21. And the angel answered and said unto her. The 35 Heb.La Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore ^ betrothed. C. " graciously accepted, or, much graced, marg. The salutation of Mary. 5 L. 1. also that holy thing which shall be born of thee 36 shall be called '^the Son of God. And, behold, '^^^\^l thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a ° ' ' ' son in her old age : and this is the sixth month 37 with her, who was called barren. For ^ with » g™- la 38 God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary je,. 32. 17. said. Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be itzech.a6. unto me according to thy word. And the angel *""¦ departed from her. 5. Tlie prophecy of Elisabeth and qf Mary concerning Christ. And Mary arose in those days, and went into ' the hiU country with haste, " into a city of Juda; "Josh. 21. 40 and entered into the house of Zacharia's, and ' ' 41 saluted Ehsabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth 42 was filled with the Holy Ghost : and she spake out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed ar^'Judg.s. thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of ^*" 43 thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the 44 mother of my Lord should come to me ? for, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for 45 joy. And ^blessed is she Hhat believed: for there Ps.342,'3! shall be a performance of those things which ^l^'^\^ 46 were told her from the Lord. And Mary said, " 1 Sam. 1. 47 "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit pi 13a 6. 48 * hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For * he f j^*7f }| hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden : ^i26.2,a for, behold, from henceforth * all generations hGen-iw 49 shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty f ^"los.^" 'hath done to me great things; and ^holy 'i^V^^asi 50 his name. And ''his mercy is on them that fear & 11a is! 51 him from generation to generation. ' He hath &'/i*"9.**" shewed strength with his arm; ''he hath scat- fpS^^Jj^ tered the proud in the imagination of their 1 Pe't 5. 5,' " happy. D. C. ' which believed that there shall be, marg. * re joiceth. T.: B3 6 The nativity and circumcision of John. '^1 Sam. 2. hearts. 'He hath put down the mighty fit)m L. 1. Job si 11. their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 52 -\" Sam®'" He hath filled the hungry with -good things; 53 ls*'34io ^"*^ *^^ "^*^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ empty away. He 54 »Ps.9a3! hath ^holpen his servant Israel, °in remembrance Jer. 31. 3, ^£ ^^-^ mercy ; "as he spake to our fathers, to 65 i9^pti32 Abraham, and to his seed for ever. And Mary 56 li. Rom." abode with her about three months, and re- oau. 16. turned to her own house. 6. The nativity and circumcision of John. Now Elisabeth's full time came that she ' should be delivered ; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her ' cousins heard 68 how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her ; and they rejoiced with her. And it came 69 » Gen. 17. to pass, that " on the eighth day they came to ijev. i2.a circumcise the child; and they called him Zei- charias, after the name of his father. And his 60 mother answered and said. Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There 61 is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, how 62 he would have him called. And he asked for 63 a writing table, and vsTote, saying. His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth 64 2'^p°' 80 ^^^ opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, 17. & 89. and he spake, and praised God. And fear came 65 ii!2i.''^ on all that dwelt round about them: and all =.joema these * sayings were noised abroad throughout 1. 48."^^ all the hill country of Judaea. And aU they that 66 &^72.^ia' heard them laid tJiem up in their hearts, saying, & ioa48. What manner of child shall this be ! And "the & 4.'3'i. ' hand of the Lord -w^as with him. And his father 67 f^Ps"32^' Zacharias " was filled with the Holy Ghost, and 17. prophesied, saying, ""Blessed be the Lord God of 68 e.'&'so^io! Israel ; for ' he hath visited and redeemed his ^^^|- 24- people, ''and hath raised up an horn of salvation 69 Rom.'i. 2." for us in the house of his servant David ; ^ as 7o " supported. Macknight. ^ relations. C. » things. C. M. An angel appears to Joseph. 7 L.I. he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, >> Lev. 26. 71 which have been since the world began : that a &^05^^ we should be saved from our enemies, land from ^gV"! 72 the hand of all that hate us ; "to perform the la 6o. mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember 3.^'\7^4; 73 his holy covenant ; ' the oath which he sware to ^^^^' 74 our father Abraham, that he would grant unto a 13, 17.' us, that we being delivered out of the hand of \^^ ^ 75 our enemies might '' serve him without fear, ' in Heb. 9. 14 holiness and righteousness before him, all the sg,^.^' 76 days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called fl^etf a the prophet ofthe Highest: for ""thou shalt go ia2Tim.19 Tit 2 before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; ik'iPet." 77 to give knowledge of salvation unto his people gpe^ j 4 78 by the remission of their sins, through the tender ° is.40.a mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from &4.5." " 79 on high hath visited us, ° to give light to them °^^^-J^- that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, & 49. 9! to guide our feet into the way of peace. f^^^ ^ 7. .^n angel appears to Joseph. * ' Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was 19 found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Jo seph her husband, being a just man, and not willing *to ^make her a publick example, was » Deut 24. 20 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 21 conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call ¦ his name JESUS : for " he shall save his people "Acts 4. 22 from their sins. Now all this was done, that it 3^ ^ fg^ might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord 23, 3a 23 by the prophet, saying, "Behold, °a virgin shall ¦= i* ?¦ i*- be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and €. " divorce, C. * a messenger. C. " the virgin. C, B 4 8 The nativity of Christ. they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being M". : interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being 24 raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : and knew her not till she had brought forth 25 iEx.ia2. 1 her firstborn son. 8. The nativity ofChrist. L 2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Csesar Augustus, that ? Acts 5. all the world should be taxed. (^yind\hxs taxing 2 was first ^made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one 3 into his own city. And Joseph also went up 4 from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into '1 Sam. Judaea, unto '' the city of David, which is called ' ' Bethlehem ; (because he was of the house and lineage of David :) to be taxed with Mary his 5 espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, 6 the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn 7 son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 9. The genealogy qf Christ from .Abraham to 11. is.ii."i. Joseph. Jer. 2a 5. ^ M". " Ac^2.3o. The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, Rom.i. 3. "the son of David, ''the son of Abraham. "Abra- &S'ia^' ham begat Isaac ; and * Isaac begat Jacob ; and ?Ge ^2i' ° J^*^°h begat Judas and his brethren ; and ^ Ju- 3 2,a " ' das begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and ^ Gen. 25. gphares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; ^ Gen. 29. and Aram begat Aminadab ; and Aminadab be- 4 f Gen. 3a gat Naasson ; and Naasson begat Salmon ; and 5 ^uth 4 Salmon begat Booz of Rachab ; and Booz begat ic£!2. Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; and 6 6, 9,&c " carried into execution. M. took effect. C. was made before Cyrc nius was governor. GreswelL The genealogy of Christ. 9 MM. *" Jesse begat David the king; and 'David the "isam.ia king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife 1 2 sam. " 7 of Urias ; and '' Solomon begat Roboam ; and J2. 24 8 Roboam begat Abia ; and Abia begat Asa ; and 10, &! Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Jo- 9 ram ; and Joram begat Ozias ; and Ozias begat Joatham ; and Joatham begat Achaz ; and Achaz 10 begat Ezekias ; and ' Ezekias begat Manasses ; ' 2 Kings and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat i(;[,,^j3 11 Josias ; and "" Josias begat Jechonias and his ¦" See brethren, about the time they were " carried jg ,g°"" " 12 away to Babylon : and after they were brought "2Kin.24 to Babylon, " Jechonias begat Salathiel ; and ^'^tnl 13 Salathiel begat ^ Zorobabel; and Zorobabel be-2Chr.36. gat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eliakim ; and je'r.^27.20. 14 Eliakim begat Azor; and Azor begat Sadoc; & 39.9. & and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat gg' 29 30! 15 Eliud ; and Ehud begat Eleazar ; and Eleazar Dan. i. 2. "1 Chr 3 16 begat Matthan ; and Matthan begat Jacob ; and 17^ 19. ' Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of ¦" Ezra a whom was bom Jesus, who is called Christ. Neh. 12.1. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to Da- Hag. 1. 1. vid are fourteen generations ; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are four teen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen genera tions. 1 0. The genealogy of Christ from Joseph upwards. T Q ¦ ¦ JESUS was (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, which was the son of Matthat, which was the san 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 Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26 which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 1 0 The genealogy of Christ. which was the son of Joanna, which was the son L. of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which 27 was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, which was the son of Melchi, which was 28 the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, which was the son of Jose, which was 29 the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Simeon, which was 30 the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, which was the son of Melea, which 3i was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mat- »zech.i2. tatha, which was the son of "Nathan, "which ^2 Sam. 5. ""'as the son of David, ''which was the son of Jesse, 32 14 which was the son of Obed, which was the son of }^„'^'^'Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was 18, &c the son of Naasson, which was the son of Ami- 33 lo' &&" ^ nadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of 34 Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was .Ll, Rev. 5.1a one to another. Let us now go even unto Beth- fis. 57. 19. lehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, ^°™-^-^- 16 which the Lord hath made known unto us. And coi.1.20. they came with haste, and found Mary, and^Eph.2. 17 Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And 2'Thess.2. when they had seen it, they made known abroad J V /„"''" the saying which was told them conceming this ' 18 chUd. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shep- 19 herds. ''But Mary kept all these things, and "Gen. 37 20 pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds "' retumed, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. * stood hard by them. T. ' the people. E. C. 12. The circumcision and presentation ofChrist in the temple. , » Gen. 17. »And wheu eight days Were accomplished for ^^' Lv 12 3 *^^ circumcising of the child, his name was ^^' ' 'called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. "Lev. 12. And when "the days of her purification ac-22 2, 3, 4, a cQpding to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord ; (as it is written in the law of the 23 «Ex.ia2. Lord, "Every male that openeth the womb shall &34ia he called holy to the Lord;) and to offer a sa-24 Nu.aia crifice according to ""that which is said in the & I'a 15 ^^^ ^^ *he Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two ¦1 Lev. 12. young pigeons. 2, 6, a And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, 25 whose name was Simeon ; and the same man "18.40.1. was just and devout, "waiting for the consola tion of Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the 26 fPs.89.4a Holy Ghost, that he should not ^see death, be- Heb.11.5. £Qj.g he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he 27 came by the Spirit into the temple : and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do B Gen 46 ^^^ ^^™ after the custom of the law, then took 28 3a he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and Phil 1 23 » Is. 52! lo! said. Lord, ^now lettest thou thy servant depart 29 & y^'b^' ™ peace, according to thy word : for mine eyes so & 49! a " have seen thy salvation, which thou hast pre- 31 2,i^'h\s pared before the face of all people ; ' a light to 32 &'2a'2a hghten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people '¦is.ai4 Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled 33 Rom.!W2; at those things which were spoken of him. And 34 1^23 %T ^™6on blessed them, and said unto Mary his 2'coJ.2.i'a mother. Behold, this child is set for the "fall ¦ Acte 'la' aiiMaLai.bgghold, I send my messenger before thy face, 2 « Is. 4a a which shall prepare thy way before thee. "The 3 voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain L. 3. and hill shall be brought low ; and the crooked 6 shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall ''Ps.9a2.^e made smooth; and ''all flesh shall see thee »2Kin!i!8. salvation of God. And the same John ' had his M". 3. Zech.ia4 raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle 4 f Lev. 11. about his loins; and his meat was locusts and MSam. ^ wild honey. 14 25,2a Then went out to him Jerusalem, and alls Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, h Acts 19. "and were baptized of him in Jordan, confess- 6 4, 18. . ,1 . . ^ mg their sms. " at my Father's, D. C. ¦¦ proclaiming. C. * reformation. C. JohfCs testimony of Christ. 17 M". 3. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and a. d. 29. 7 Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers. Mho hath warned syon to flee from 'the ^ wrath to come? bring 'Rom. 5.9. 9 forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: and J^'fhes.i. think not to say within yourselves, "We have i- Acts la Abraham to our father : for I say unto you, that f\ ^™g God is able of these stones to raise up children 10 unto Abraham. And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn J g down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, 'What 'Acts2.37 ' shall we do then ? He answereth and saith unto them, "" He that hath two coats, let him impart •" 2Cor.a to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, 2.^*™.^' 12 let him do likewise. Then came also publicans 1 John a to be baptized, and said unto him. Master, what i?-*^4.2a 13 shall we do ? And he said unto them. Exact no 14 more than that which is appointed you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying. And what shall we do ? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, "neither accuse awy"Ex.2ai. falsely; and be content with your wages. ^^' * 16 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether 16 he were the Christ, or not ; John answered, say ing unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to un loose : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost 17 and with fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he wUl throughly purge his floor, and " will gather °Mic,4i2. the wheat into his gamer ; but the chaff he will bum with fire unquenchable. ^ impending vengeance. C. PART II. THE TRANSACTIONS OP ABOUT SIX MONTHS, FROM JESUS' BAPTISM TILL THB BEGINNING OP THB ENSUING PASS OVER. 1 6. The baptism of Christ. A.D. 3a Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan ' ' unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ? And Jesus is answering said unto him. Suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteous ness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when 16 he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened » Is. 11. 2. unto him, and he saw ^the Spirit of God de-L. 3. ^ ^ ^" scending in a bodily shape like a dove, and light- 22 >¦ Ps. 2. 7 ing upon him : and lo a voice from heaven, M". 3. Eph. i-6. saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom Ii7 2Pet'i!^ am well pleased. "See Nu. And Jesus himself began to be " about thirty L. 3. 43f'47^^^' years of age. 23 17- The temptation ofChrist. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost re- L. 4. tumed from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit i into the wilderness, being forty days tempted 2 of the devil ; and was with the wild beasts. M\ 1. •Ex.34.2aAnd Mn those days he did eat nothing: andis when they were ended, he afterward hungered. L. 4. 2 And the devil said unto him. If thou be the 3 Son of God, command this stone that it be made "Deu. a a bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, ""It 4 " is written. That man shall uot live by bread " alone, but by every word of God." And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set 9 him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto Christ is tempted of the devil. 19 L. 4. him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself a. d. 3a 10 down from hence : for "it is written. He shall °P8.91.ii. give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee : 11 and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, '' " It is "' Deut a " said. Thou shalt not Hempt the Lord thy God." '*'' 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms 6 of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him. All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for ^that is deli- ' Re^- is. vered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I ' 7 give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all 8 shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, "Get thee behind me, Satan: for ^ it 'Deut a IS & 1ft " is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy 20! " God, and him only shalt thou serve." 13 And when the devil had ended all the temp- M". 4. tation, he departed from him «for a season. And, «Heb.4i5. 11 behold, " angels came and ministered unto him. "Heb.i.u. 18. The testimony of John the Baptist to Jesus. J. 1. And this is the record of John, when the 19 Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem 20 to ask him. Who art thou? And "he confessed, 'Actsia25 and denied not; but confessed, I am not the 21 Christ. And they asked him. What then ? Art thou "Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou 'Mai 4 5. 22 "that prophet? And he answered. No. Then" Deut la said they unto him. Who art thou ? that we ^*' ^^ may give an answer to them that sent us. What 23 sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make straight the way of the Lord, as ''said the prophet Esaias. * is- 4a a 24 And they which were sent were of the Phari- 26 sees. And they asked him, and said unto him. Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that 26 Christ, nor Elias, neither ' that prophet ? John ' make trial of. C. " the. C. C2 20 John's testimony of Christ. A.D.3a answered them, saying, I baptize with water: J. 1. 'MaLai. ^but there standeth one among you, whom ye f Acts 19.4 know not; ^he it is, who coming after me is 27 preferred i3efore me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done 28 B Judg. 7. Bjn Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto 29 "Ex. 12. a him, and saith. Behold "the Lamb of God, 'which Acts a 32. taketh away the sin ofthe world. This is he of so 1 Pet 1.19. whom I said. After me cometh a man which is s^2' ' ' preferred before me : for he was before me. 'Is. sail. And I knew him not: but that he should be 31 Gari. 4 made manifest to Israel, '' therefore am I come Heb. 1. a baptizing with water. And John bare record, 32 &9!2a saying, I saw the Spirit descending from hea- iPet2.24 ven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And 33 ijohn2aI knew him not: but he that sent me to bap- & 3. 5. tize with water, the same said unto me. Upon Rev.i.'a whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and ' MaL a 1. remaining on him, 'the same is he which bap- ^2.'l'^'tizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and 34 & la 44 bare record that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after John stood, and 35 two of his disciples ; and looking upon Jesus as 36 he walked, he saith. Behold the Lamb of God ! And the two disciples heard him speak, and 37 they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and 38 saw them following, and saith unto them, "What " seek ye ?" They said unto him. Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted. Master,) where dwellest thou ? He saith unto them, " Come and 39 " see." They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day : for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John 40 speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own bro- 41 ther Simon, and saith unto him. We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And 42 The calling of Andrew, Peter, S^c. 21 . l.when Jesus beheld him, he said, "Thou art A.D.3a " Simon the son of Jona : thou shalt be " called Cephas," which is by interpretation, A stone. 43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, 44 " Follow me." Now Phihp was of Bethsaida, the 45 city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Na thanael, and saith unto him. We have found him, of whom "" Moses in the law, and the " g™- 3. " prophets, did vsrite, Jesus of Nazareth, the son {ol ^eut. 46 of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him. Can is-ia there any good thing come out of Nazareth ? &^7 ij^^ 47 Philip saith unto him. Come and see. Jesus & a 6. saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, m^5^2. "Behold "an Israelite indeed, in whom is noZech.ai2. 48 "guile!" Nathanael saith unto him. Whence fp^s_*2. 2. knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said & 7a i. unto him, " Before that Philip called thee, when f9°&|'^6' " thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee." 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God ; thou art the King 50 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 61 " greater things than these." And he saith unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, ^ Hereafter i" Oen- 2a "ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of^Jt^iiQ, " God ascending and descending upon the Son " of man." C 3 19. The marriagefeast at Cana in Galilee. A. D. 3a And the third day there was a marriage in ^ ' ^"s^i " Cana of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was Josh. 19. ^here: and both Jesus was called, and his dis- 2 ciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted 3 wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him. They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, " Woman, 4 » So 2 Sa. « b 2 what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is & 19.22. " not yet come." His mother saith unto the 5 servants. Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, 6 after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three ^ firkins apiece. Jesus 7 saith unto them, " Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. And he 8 saith unto them, " Draw out now, and bear unto " the governor of the feast." And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the 9 water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was : (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him. Every man at lo the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse : but thou hast kept the good vdne until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in ii Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, 12 and his mother, and his brethren, and his dis ciples : and they continued there not many days. ¦" what hast thou to do mth m« ? D. C. » measures. D. PART IH. TRANSACTIONS OP TWELVE MONTHS, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST PASSOVER. 20. Christ goes to Jerusalem at the first passover, and drives the traders out qfthe temple, J 2 ¦ ¦ * And the Jews' passover was at hand, and A.D.3a Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found in the "Ex-i^h temple those that sold oxen and sheep and j jg^ 15 doves, and the 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' 16 money, and overthrew the tables ; and said unto them that sold doves, "Take these-things hence; " make not my Father's house an house of mer- M". 21. " chandise. It is vrritten, "My house shall be'is-sa?. 13 " called the house of prayer; "but ye have made « Jer.7.11. J. 2. " it a den of thieves." And his disciples remem- 17 bered that it was written, ''The zeal of thine ¦'Ps. 69. 9. house hath eaten me up. IB Then answered the Jews and said unto him. What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that 19 thou doest these things ? Jesus answered and said unto them, "Destroy this temple, and in 20 " three days I will raise it up." Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days ? 21, 22 But he spake " of the temple of his body, When ¦= col 2. 9. therefore he was risen from the dead, his dis- gp^i'cor! ciples remembered that he had said this unto s- 16. them; and they believed the scripture, and thegcor.aia word which Jesus had said. 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the pass- over, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. C 4 24 Chrisfs conference with Nicodemus. A.T>.3o. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, J. 2. ?^i*ChJ^' because he knew all men, and needed not that 24, 26 2'a9. '¦ any should testify of man: for ^he knew what Acts 1.24 '' . '' Rev. 2. 2a was in man. 21. Chrisfs discourse with Nicodemus. J S There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, 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 : >Acts232. for "no man can do these miracles that thou Acts la doest, except "God be vidth him. Jesus answered 3 and said unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto "Gaiaia " thee, "Except a man be born again, he cannot Jam.i.ia" see the Mdngdom of God." Nicodemus saith 4 1 Pet 1.2a unto him, How can a man be born when he is ¦ old ? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus answered, 5 "Acts 2. « Verily, verily, I say unto thee, ''Except a man " be born of water and o^the Spirit, he cannot " enter into the kingdom of God. That which 6 " is bom of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is " born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that 7 " I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 'Eccles. « ^The wind bloweth where it hsteth, and thou 8 icor.2.11. " hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell 3a " whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so " is every one that is born of the Spirit." Nico- 9 demus answered and said unto him. How can these things be ? Jesus answered and said unto 10 him, "Art thou a 'master of Israel, and knowest " not these things ? verily, verily, I say unto ll " thee. We speak that we do know, and testify " that we have seen ; and ye receive not our ^5/^'Prov.3a " witness. If I have told you earthly things, 12 :t4'^i''co?: " ^"^ y® believe not, how shall ye beHeve, if I E'f49 "*^^^ ^'^^ o/" heavenly things? and ''no man 13 \l ¦ ' " hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came " reign. C. » teacher. M. GotTs great love to mankind. 25 J. 3. " down from heaven, even the Son of man which a. p. sg " is in heaven." 14 " ^And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the « Num.21. " wilderness, even so must the Son of man be * 16 " lifted up : that whosoever believeth in him " should not perish, but have eternal life." 16 " " For God so loved the world, that he gave '¦Rom.s.a " his only begotten Son, that whosoever believ- '•^''''"4.a " eth in him should not perish, but have ever- 17 " lasting life. 'For God sent not his Son into 'i John 4 " the world to condemn the world ; but that *'*' " the world through him might be saved." 18 " He that believeth on him is not condemn- " ed : but he that believeth not is condemned " already, because he hath not believed in the 19 " name of the only begotten Son of God. And " this is the condemnation, that light is come " into the world, and men loved darkness rather 20 " than light, because their deeds were evil. For " ''every one that doeth evil hateth the light, '' Job 24 13 17 " neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds EpKaia 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. The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John. ' ' After these things came Jesus and his dis ciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in jEnon near to *Salim, because there was much water there: ' i Sam.9. 24 and they came, and were baptized. For John ^ was not yet cast into prison. 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 ^ accordmg to God. Greneva English. agreeable to God. C. 26 John^s doctrine concerning Christ. A-D-3a baptizeth, and all men come to him. John an- J. 3. '¦icor.4 swered and said, "A man can receive nothing, 27 Jam^n'7 except it be given him from heaven. Ye your- 28 ' selves bear me witness, that I said, I am not °MaL3.i. the Christ, but "that I am sent before him. ''He 29 ^^^°J;^j- that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but *the 25,27. friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and ^^^^gj] heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease, so fRom.a5. He that cometh from above 'is above all: ^he3i 47. ' ' that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of MCor.15. the earth: "he that cometh from heaven is Eph. 1.21. above all. And what he hath seen and heard, 32 Phii.2.a ^hat he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony 33 iRom.a4'hath set to his seal that God is true. For he 34 ia° ° * whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God : for God giveth not the Spirit by measure >'Heb.2.8. unto Mm. ''The Father loveth the Son, and 35 'Hab. 2. 4 hath given all things into his hand. 'He that 36 f John a believeth on the Son hath everlasting life : and 10. he that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him. t g And' many other things in his exhortation ' preached he unto the people. -J 23. Jesm retires into Galilee qfter John the Bap- tisfs imprisonment. Revealeth himself to the woman qf Samaria. Many Samaritans be lieve on him. M" 1 A.D. 31. Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus ., . ' ' came into Galilee. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid M". 6. hold upon John, and bound him in prison for 17 Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife : for he °i6^&'2a' ^^^ married her. For John had said unto He-, 18 21.' ' rod, -¦ It is not lawful for thee to have thy bro- Christ talketh with a woman of Samaria. 27 M". 6. ther's wife. Therefore Herodias = had a quarrel a.d.:)i. 19 against him, and would have killed him; but 20 she could not: for Herod 'feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and ob served him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. J. 4. And he must needs go through Samaria. 4, 6 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground "that "Gen-sa 6 Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's ^ j„^h' well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied 24 32. with his journey, sat thus on the well : and it 7 was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water : Jesus saith 8 unto her, " Give me to drink." (For his disci ples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 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 ° 2 Kings Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Actl^a 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, " If thou 2a " knewest the gift of God, and who it is that " saith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou would- " est have asked of him, and he would have 11 " given thee ''living water." The woman saith "' i^- 12. a unto him. Sir, thou hast * nothing to draw with, jer. 2. la and the well is deep : from whence then hast Zech.iai. 12 thou that living water ? art thou greater than ^ our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his 13 cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, " Who- " soever druiketh of this water shall thirst again : 14 " 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 16 " water springing up into everlasting life." "The L^J"?'J^" woman saith unto him. Sir, give me this water, 5, 2a that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 Jesus saith unto her, "Go, call thy husband, and " hung upon him. D. ' reverenced. D. * no bucket. C 28 Chrisfs xeal to do A. D. 31. « come hither." The woman answered and said, J. 4. I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, "Thou 17 " hast well said, I have no husband : for thou 18 " hast had five husbands ; and he whom thou " now hast is not thy husband : in that saidst " thou truly." The woman saith unto him. Sir, 19 I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers 20 f judg.9.7 worshipped in ' this mountain ; and ye say, that 6 Deut 12. in ^Jerusalem is the place where men ought to 1 Kin 9 a worship. Jesus saith unto her, " Woman, believe 21 2Chr.7.i2. " me, the hour cometh, "when ye shall neither iTfmys' " ^^ *bis mountain, nor yet at Jemsalem, wor- ' 2 Kin. 17. " ship the Father. Ye worship 'ye know not 22 ^is 23" what : we know what we worship : for '' sal- Rom. 9.4, " vation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, 23 ^' " and now is, when the true worshippers shall ' Phaa a " worship the Father in 'spirit and in truth: " for the Father seeketh such to worship him. ¦»2Cor.a « ™ God is a Spirit : and they that worship him 24 " must worship him in spirit and in tmth." The 25 woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ : when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, 26 " I that speak unto thee am he." And upon this came his disciples, and mar- 27 veiled that he talked with ^ the woman : yet no man said. What seekest thou ? or. Why talkest thou with her? The woman then left her water- 28 pot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men. Come, see a man, which told me 29 all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto 30 him. In the mean while his disciples prayed him, 3i saying. Master, eat. But he said unto them, 32 " I have meat to eat that ye know not of." Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath 33 "Job 2a ^"y ^^^ brought him oughtto eat? Jesus saith 34 12. ' unto them, " " My meat is to do the will of him "a. C. the work of God. 29 J. 4. " that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not a.d.3i. 35 " 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 are 36 " white already to harvest. "And he that reap- -> Dan. 12. " eth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto ^• " life etemal : that both he that soweth and he 37 " that reapeth may rejoice together. And here- " in is that saying true. One soweth, and another 38 " reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye " bestowed no labour : other men laboured, and " ye are entered into their labours." 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city be lieved on him for the saying of the woman, which testified. He told me all that ever I did. 40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with 41 them : and he abode there two days. And many 42 more believed because of his own word ; and said unto the woman. Now we believe, not be cause of thy saying: for ''we have heard Am pi John 4. \y ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. 24. In Galilee Jesus eser cises his public min istry. In Cana he heals the ruler's son, who lay sick at Capernaum. Now after two days he departed thence, and Ty^k *'' went into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the 14 15 kingdom of God, and saying, " "The time is ful- ^Dan.9. ' " filled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : e;i. 4. 4. " ^repent ye, and believe the gospel." Eph. 1.1a L. 4. And there went out a fame of him through 14 all the region round about. J. 4. For Jesus himself testified, " that a prophet 44, 45 " hath no honour in his own country." Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilseans received him, having seen all the things that he , j,g^,^,g did at Jemsalem at the feast : " for they also n. " reform, and believe the good tidings, C, 4. 43 30 Christ healeth a noblemajrCs son. A.D.31. -went unto the feast. So Jesus came again into J. 4. Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. 46 And there was a certain ^ nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that 47 Jesus was come out of Judsea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son : for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, 48 «iCor.i. '"= Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will " not believe." The nobleman saith unto him, 49 Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith so unto him, " Go thy way ; thy son liveth." And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was 51 now going down, his servants met him, and told Mm, saying. Thy son liveth. Then enquired he 62 of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him. Yesterday at the se venth hour the fever left him. So the father 63 knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him. Thy son liveth: and him self believed, and his whole house. This is again 64 the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee. 25. Jesus goes to Nazareth; applies to himself IsaiaKs prediction qf ihe Messiah ; dwell eth in Capernaum. L. 4. And he taught in their synagogues, being ' glorified of all. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been 16 = Acts la brought up : and, as his custom was, * he went i4&i7.2.jjj^Q the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered 17 unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had ^opened the book, he found the "Is. 61. 1, place where it was written, "The Spirit of theis Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me ¦¦' officer of the court. C. ^ unrolled. D. Christ beginneth to preach. 31 L. 4. to ^preach the 'gospel to the poor; he hath sent a.d.3i. me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deli verance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are 19 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 21 were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, " This day is this scripture fulfilled 22 " in your ears." And all * bare him witness, and "wondered at the gracious words which pro- ¦'Ps. 45. 2. ceeded out of his mouth. And they said. Is not 23 this Joseph's son ? And he said unto them, " Ye " will surely say unto me this proverb, Physi- " cian, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard " done in Capernaum, do also here in thy coun- 24 " try." And he said, " Verily I say unto you, " No prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 " But I tell you of a truth, *many widows were "i Kin. 17. " in Israel in the days of Elias, when the hea- j^^ '^^7 " ven was shut up three years and six months, " when great famine was throughout all the 26 " land ; but unto none of them was Elias sent, " save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a 27 " woman that was a widow. "And many lepers ' 2 Kin. 5. " were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the pro- ^*' " phet ; and none of them was cleansed, saving 28 " Naaman the Syrian." And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were 29 filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they 30 might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way. M*'. 4. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt 13 in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in 14 the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim : that ^ proclaim. C. ^ good news. D. ' rolled up. D. ° ser vant. M. '' expressed their admiration. C. 32 The miraculous draught of fishes. A.D- 31. it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias M". 4. as. 9. 1,2. the prophet, saying, 'The land of Zabulon, and is the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, Ms. 42. 7. beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; « the 16 / people which sat in darkness saw great light; / and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 26. The miraculous draught of fishes. And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two 2 ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, 3 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. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto 4 Simon, "Launch out into the deep, and let " down your nets for a draught." And Simon 6 answering said unto him. Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: never theless at thy word I vidU let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a 6 great multitude of fishes : and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which 7 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. When 8 Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' »2Sam. knees, saying, "Depart from me; for I am a 1 Kin. 17. sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, 9 la and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: and so was'i.Q also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto them, "Come ye after MM. " me, and I will make you to become fishers of 17 " men." And straightway they forsook their 18 Jesus healeth one that had a devil. 33 M . 1. nets, and followed him. And when he had gone a. d. 3i. 19 a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were 20 in the ship mending their nets. And straight way he called them : and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. ,/ 27- Jesus in the synagogue at Capernaum healeth one that had a devil. M . 1. And they went into Capernaum ; and straight way on the sabbath day he entered into the 22 synagogue, and taught. And they were asto nished at his ^ doctrine : for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And there was in their synagogue a man 24 with an unclean spirit ; and he cried out, say ing. Let zis alone; 'what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the 26 Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, " Hold thy peace, and come out of him." 26 And when the unclean spirit had *torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this ? what new doctrine is this ? for with authority commandeth he even the un- 28 clean spirits, and they do obey him. And im mediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. " manner of teaching, C/ " what hast thou io do with us. C. i * thrown him into convulsions. C. I D 28. Jesus healeth Peter's mother in law, and many diseased persons. M" 8 'A.D.31. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, a 1 Cor. 9. he saw * his wife's mother laid, and sick of a *• fever. And he came and took her by the hand, M\ 1. and lifted her up; and immediately the fever 3i left her, and she ministered unto them. And at even, when the sun did set, they 32 brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. Ahd all 33 the city was gathered together at the door. And he healed many that were sick of divers 34 diseases, and he cast out the spirits with his M". 8. word, and healed all that were sick : that it 16, i7 might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias ''Is.5a4the prophet, saying, "Himself ^took our infir- 1 Pet2.24 jjji^jgg^ g^j^(j ]^a,re our sicknesses. And in the morning, rising up a great while M''. 1. before day, he went out, and departed into a 36 solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon 36 and they that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they said 37 unto him. All men seek for thee. And he said 38 unto them, "Let us go into the next towns, • Is. 61. 1. « that I may preach there also : for " therefore " came I forth." And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching M". 4. in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel 23 of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all 24 Syria : and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed With devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy ; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of 26 people from Galilee, and /row Decapohs, and * carried off. C. Jesus cleanseth the leper, 35 from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from a. d. 3i. beyond Jordan. 29. Jesv,s cleanseth the leper. ' ' And it came to pass, when he was in a cer tain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me M''. 1. clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put 41 forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto 42 him, " I will ; be thou clean." And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy de- 43 parted from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent 44 him away; and saith unto him, "See thou say " nothing to any man : but go thy way, shew " thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleans- " ing those things " which Moses commanded, ° Lev. 14 46 " for a testimony unto them." But he went ' ' ' out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was L. 5. without in desert places : and great multitudes 16 came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 30. Christ healeth one sick qf the palsy. '"' M". 2. 1 And again he entered into Capernaum. And L. 5. it came to pass on a certain day, as he was 17 teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jeru- M''. 2. salem : and straightway many were gathered 2 together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the L. 5. 17 door : and the power of the Lord was present 18 to heal them. And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy : and they sought mean^ to bring him in, and to lay 19 him before him. And when they could not find D 2 36 One sick of the palsy healed. A.D.31. by what way they might bring him in because L. 5. of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tihng with his couch into the midst before Jesus. And when 20 he saw their faith, he said unto him, "Man, " thy sins are forgiven thee." And the scribes 21 and the Pharisees began to reason, saying. Who »Ps.32.5. is this which speaketh blasphemies? ^who can Is. 4a 25. forgive sins, but God alone ? But when Jesus 22 perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, "What reason ye in your hearts? whe- 23 " ther is easier, to say. Thy sins ^be forgiven " thee ; or to say. Rise up and walk ? but that 24 " ye may know that the Son of man hath power " upon earth to forgive sins," (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) " I say unto thee. Arise, and " take up thy couch, and go unto thine house." And immediately he rose up before them, and 26 took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were 26 all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen * strange things to day. 31. Matthew is called. M^ 2 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of 14 Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, " Follow me." And he left all, L. 5. rose up, and followed him. 28 " are. C. = incredible. C. PART IV. THE TRANSACTIONS OF TWELVE MONTHS, FROM THE BEGIN NING OF THE SECOND PASSOVER. 32. Jesu,s on the sabbath day healeth an impotent man at Bethesda in Jerusalem. J 5 After * this there was a feast of the Jews ; a. p. 3i. and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there ''Lev.2a2. is at Jerusalem "by the sheep ^market a 'pool, b Neh. a i. which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, & 12- 39- 3 having five porches. In these lay a great mul titude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, 4 waiting for the moving of the water. For an * angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 6 And a certain man was there, which had an 6 infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, 7 " Wilt thou be made whole ?" The impotent man answered him. Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool : but while I am coming, another steppeth down 8 before me. Jesus saith unto him, " Rise, take 9 " up thy bed, and walk." And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked : and on the same day was the sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day : " it is not lawful !?"]!"¦'"• 11 for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, ja.n'.zi. He that made me whole, the same said unto ^<=- 12 me. Take up thy bed, and walk. Then asked they him. What man is that which said unto 13 thee. Take up thy bed, and walk ? And he that "¦' gate. C. ^ bath. C. * messenger. C. D 3 38 Christ asserteth the power A. D- 31. -,yas healed wist not who it was : for Jesus had J. 5. conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the 14 temple, and said unto him, " Behold, thou art " made whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing " come unto thee." The man departed, and told 16 the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. And therefore did the Jews per- 16 secute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered them, " My Father work- 17 " eth hitherto, and I work." Therefore the Jews 18 sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that ^Phii.2.aGod was ^his Father, ''making himself equal with God, Then answered Jesus and said unto them, 19 " Verily, verily, I say unto you. The Son can " do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the " Father do : for what things soever he doeth, J 2 Peti. « these also doeth the Son likewise. For "the 20 " Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all " things that himself doeth : and he will shew " him greater works than these, that ye may " marvel. For as the Father raiseth up the 2i " dead, and quickeneth them ; even so the Son " quickeneth whom he will. For the Father 22 f Acts 17. "judgeth no man, but '^hath committed all 1 Pet 4 5. "judgment unto the Son: that all men should 23 " honour the Son, even as they honour the e] John 2." Father, s jje that honoureth not the Son " honoureth not the Father which hath sent " him. Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that 24 " heareth my word, and believeth on him that " sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not M John a « come into condemnation ; " but is passed from " death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 25 k^&'s.u' " "^^^ ^°™ ^® coming, and now is, when ' the CoL 2.13. " dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God : ^ his own, D. and jtidgment committed unto him. 39 J. 5. " and they that hear shall live. For as the a. d. 31. 26 " Father hath life in himself; so hath he given 27 " to the Son to have life in himself; and "hath ''Actsia " given him authority to execute judgment also, 31; ^ *^' 28 " ' because he is the Son of man. Marvel not ' D""- 7 " at this : for the hour is coming, in the which ^^' ^*' " all that are in the gi-aves shall hear his voice, 29 " "and shall come forth ; "they that have done "¦is-2ai9. " good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they }^i con " that have done evil, unto the resurrection of is- 62. 30 " damnation. I can of mine own self do no-2.°^°'^^' " thing : as I hear, I judge : and my judgment " is just ; because I seek not mine own will, but " the will of the Father which hath sent me. 31 " ° If I bear witness of myself, my witness is °Rev.ai4 32 " not true. ''There is another that beareth ""i Johns. " witness of me ; and I know that the witness ' ' 33 " which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye sent " unto John, and he bare witness unto the 34 " tmth. But I receive not testimony from " man : but these things I say, that ye might 36 " be saved. He was a burning and 'a shining ^ 2 Pet 1. " light : and ye were willing for a season to " rejoice in his light. 36 "But 'I have greater witness than that of 'i John a " John : for the works which the Father hath " given me to finish, the same works that I do, " bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent 37 " me. And the Father himself, which hath sent " me, hath bome vidtness of me. Ye have nei- " ther heard his voice at any time, "nor seen "Deu. 412. 38 " his shape. And ye have not his word abiding {7^1 john " in you : for whom he hath ^ sent, him ye 4 12. " believe not. 39 " ' ^ Search the scriptures ; for in them ye 'Jil'?^- " think ye have eternal life : and " they are Acts 17.' 40" they which testify of me. And ye will not^^g^^^jg " come to me, that ye might have life. JS; is. 41,42 ""I receive not honour from men. But I 2.6, ^^''' ' commissioned. C. " Ve search. C. D 4 40 The Pharisees reproved^ A- D. 31. « know you, that ye have not the love of God J. 5. " in you. I am come in my Father's name, 43 " and ye receive me not : if another shall come " in his own name, him ye will receive. How 44 " can ye believe, which receive honour one of jRom-a " another, and seek not ''the honour that cometh ^^- " from God only? 'Rom. 2. " Do not think that I will accuse you to the 45 »Gen3i5 " F^-thcr : "^ there is one that accuseth you, even &12-3.& " Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye be- 46 22.ia'& "lieved Moses, ye would have believed me: Deu.i'ai5 " ^ f"'!' h^e wrote of me. But if ye believe not 47 18- -Acts ' " his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" 33. The disciples pluck and eat the ears of corn on the sabbath day ; Jesus reproveth the blindness qf the Pharisees concermng the sabbath. And it came to pass on ^ the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the com fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of com, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, 2 »Ex2aia Why do ye that " which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days ? And Jesus answering them 3 l'i Sam. gaid, "Have ye not read so much as this, "what " David did, when himself was an hungred, and " they which were with him ; how he went into M''. 2. " the house of God in the days of Abiathar the 26 " high priest, and did eat the ^ shewbread, which M", 12, " was not lawful for him to eat, neither for 4 32*^|j29. " them which were with him, " but only for the 'i.ev.8.31. " priests? or have ye not read in the ''law, how 5 ^Nu.'2a9. " ^^^^ ^^ *h® sabbath days the priests in the ' 2 Chron. " temple profane the sabbath, and are blame- Mai! a i. " less? but I say unto you. That in this place 6 w1c.'6.V' " ^® ' ^'^^ greater than the temple. But if ye 7 7, a' ' ' " had known what this meaneth, ^I will have ^ the first sabbath afler the second. D. ' loaves of the pre sence. C. The withered hand healed. 41 " mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have a. d. 31. " condemned the guiltless. M''. 2. " The sabbath was made for man, and not 27 " man for the sabbath : therefore the Son of 28 " man is Lord also of the sabbath." 34. Christ healeth the withered hand on the sabbath. M . 12. ¦ And when he was departed thence, he went j^ g into their synagogue : and there was a man ^ ¦ whose right hand was withered. And the scribes ' and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day ; that they might find 8 an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, "Rise up, and stand forth in M". 12. " the midst." And he arose and stood forth. 10 And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal L. 6. 9 on the sabbath days ? Then said Jesus unto them, " I will ask you one thing ; Is it lawful " on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? M". 12. " to save life, or to destroy itf" And he said 11 unto them, " What man shall there be among " you, that shall have one sheep, and * if it fall " See Ex. " into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay ^ul.^.4 12 " hold on it, and lift it out ? how much then is M". 3. " a man better than a sheep ?" But they held 4, 6 their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, " Stretch forth thine hand." And he stretched it out : and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straight way took counsel with the Herodians against 7 him, how they might destroy him. But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea : and a great multitude from Galilee followed 8 him, and from Judaea, and from Jemsalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan ; and 42 The twelve apostles chosen. A. D. 31. they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, M". 3. when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, 9 that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. For he had healed many; insomuch that theyio pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, when theyii saw him, fell dovra before him, and cried, say ing. Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly 12 charged them that they should not make him known. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken M". 12. >> Is. 42.1. by Esaias the prophet, saying, "Behold my ser-i7, 18 vant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased : I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry ; 19 neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and 20 smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send * forth judgment unto victory. And in his name 21 shall the Gentiles tmst. 35. Christ chooseth his twelve apostles. '^ And it came to pass in those days, that he * went out into a mountain to pray, and con tinued all night ^ in prayer to God. And when 13 it was day, he calleth unto him whom he would : M^ 3. and they came unto him. And he ordained 13, 14 twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to 16 have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils, whom also he named apostles ; Simon, L. 6. (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his 13, 14 brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John M^ 3. the brother of James ; and he surnamed them 17 Boanerges, which is. The sons of thunder : Phi- L. 6. lip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, 14, 15 '¦' an oratory. D. C. The sermon on the mount. 48 L. 6. James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called a. d. 31. 16 Zelotes, and Judas " the brother of James, and " J"de 1. Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. 17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be 18 healed of their diseases ; and they that were vexed with unclean spirits : and they were 19 healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. 36. TTie sermon on the mount. M''. 5. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into » see Ps. a mountain : and when he was set, his disciples proi^'ia 2 came unto him : and he opened his mouth, and ^ * 2|- 3 taught them, saying, "* ^Blessed are the poor in la&eai " spirit : for their's is the kingdom of heaven. 2 c'or!'L7; 4 " " Blessed are they that moum : for they shall ^*^- 21- 4- 6 " be comforted. " Blessed are the meek : for i see Ro. 6 " "^ they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are f j^- " they which do hunger and thirst after right- & 65.1a' 7 " eousness : " for they shall be filled. Blessed 2^rr\m.'i. " are the merciful : ^for they shall obtain mercy. i*';„^^''- 8" ^Blessed are the pure in heart: for "they Jam. 2.1a 9 " shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers : ^^i'^^f^^' " for they shall be called the children of God. Hehiau. 10 "'Blessed are they which are persecuted fonaijohn " righteousness' sake : for their's is the kingdom f^'^- 11 " of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall 17 2 Tim. " revile you, and persecute you, and shall say ipf'tau " all manner of '' evil against you falsely, for my ' 1 P^t- 4 L. 6. " sake. 'Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for lActs 5.41. 23 " joy : for, behold, your reward is great in hea- jame's^/^. " ven : for "" in the like manner did their fathers "Acts?. 24 " unto the prophets. "But woe unto you that n^mosa " are rich ! for ye have received your consolation. V •' •' James 5.1. D. C. 44 Chrisfs sermon A. D. 31. « o Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall L. 6. ° is.65.ia " hunger " Woe unto you that laugh now ! for 26 L""""'""" ye shall moum and weep. "Woe unto you, 26 1 1 John « -vphen all men shall speak well of you ! for so *¦ *' " did then- fathers to the false prophets. " Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the M". 5 " salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it 13 " be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, " but to be cast out, and to be trodden under ' Prov. 4 " foot of men. ' Ye are the light of the world. 14 PhiL 2. 13. " A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. " Neither do men light a candle, and put it 15 " under a bushel, but on a candlestick ; and it " giveth light unto all that are in the house. " 1 Pet 2. " Let your light so shine before men, ' that they 16 u Cor. 14 " may see your good works, and ' glorify your 25, " Father wliich is in heaven. "Rom. a ""Think not that I am come to destroy the 17 ^¦jd ^ " law, or the prophets : I am not come to de- GaLa24 " stroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto 18 " you. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or " one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, - Jam. 2. " till all be ^ fulfilled. " "WTiosoever therefore 19 ^^' " shall break one of these least commandments, " and shall teach men so, he shall be called the " least in the kingdom of heaven : but whoso- " ever shall do and teach them, the same shall " be called great in the kingdom of heaven. " For I say unto you, That except your right- 20 rRom.9. " eousness shall exceed ^ the riqhteoustiess ofthe ¦ " scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case " enter into the kingdom of heaven. "Ye have heard that it was said 'by them of 21 -Ex.2aia " old time, ''Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever Deut5.i7. « gi^j^u j.i2j gj^j^jj ^^ jj^ danger ofthe judgment: MJohna " but I say unto you. That "whosoever is angry 22 '*• " Avith his brother without a cause shall be in " danger of tlie judgnient : and Avhosoever shall "James 2." gay to his brother, "Raca, shall be in danger ^ effected. D. 'i to the ancients. D. C. on the mount. 45 M". 5. " of the council : but whosoever shall say. Thou a. d. 31. 23 " 2 fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore " if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there " rememberest that thy brother hath ought 24 " against thee ; " leave there thy gift before the ' see job " altar, and go thy way ; first ' be reconciled to i Tim.2.a " thy brother, and then come and offer thy i Pet a ^. 26 " gift. * Agree with thine adversary quickly, "Ptov. 25. " " whiles thou art in the way with him ; lest ^^^ p^ " at any time the adversary deliver thee to the 32. a " judge, and the judge deliver thee to the ofiicer, '' ^^' 26 " and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say " unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out " thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost far- " thing. 27 " Ye have lieard that it was said by them of "old time, *^Thou shalt not commit adultery : '^Ex,20.14 28 " but I say mito you. That whosoever ^looketh rj"t3].i! " on * a woman to lust after her hath committed Prov.a25. 29 " adultery with her already in his heart. And afa!^^"" " if thy right eye "offend thee, "pluck it out, 2 Sa. 11.2. " and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for j cor.9.27. " thee that one of thy members should perish, CoL a 5. " and not that thy whole body should be cast 30 " into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, " cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is " profitable for thee that one of thy members " should perish, and not that thy whole body 31 " should be cast into hell. It hath been said, " 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him'Deu.24i. 32 " give her a writing of divorcement : but I say ^"' ^ ^' "unto you. That ''whosoever shall put away 'Rom. 73. " his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, n^ ' " causeth her to commit adultery : and whoso- " ever shall marry her that is divorced com- " mitteth adultery. 'Ex. 2a 7 33 " Again, ye have heard that it hath been Jj^'^^^gQ?' " said by them of old time, 'Thou shalt not for- Deu.5.11. ' miscreant. C. ^ procure reconciliation with. C. ' another man's wife. C. ' ensnare. C. 46 A. D. 31. "Deut 2a 2a " James 5. 12. "Is. 6ai. pp8.4a2. & 87. a 1 CoL 4. a ' Jam. 5. 12. 'Ex3ia4 Lev.24.2aDeu.19.21.¦ Prov. 2a 22. &24 29. Rom. 12. 17, 19. 1 Cor. a 7. 1 Thess. 5. la 1 Pet a 9. « Is. sa a Lam.a3a » Deu. 15. 8, la " Lev. 19. la jDeu^aa Ps.4i.ia ' Rom. 12. 14, 2a "Acts 7.60. lCor.412, la1 Pet2.23. &aa '>job2aa Chrisfs sermon swear thyself, but " shalt perform unto the M". Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, ° Swear 34 not at all ; neither by heaven ; for it is "God's throne : nor by the earth ; for it is his foot- 36 stool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is "the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou 36 swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. ^ But let your 37 communication be. Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these cometh ^ of evil. *' Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'An 38 ¦ eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but 39 • I say unto you, 'That ye resist not ' evil : 'but • whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, ¦ turn to him the other also. And if any man 40 ¦ yn\l sue thee at the law, and take away thy ' coat, let him have thy cloke also. And who- 41 ' soever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with ' him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, 42 ' and " from him that would borrow of thee ' turn not thou away. " Ye have heard that it hath been said, ^ Thou 43 ' shalt love thy neighbour, '' and hate thine ' enemy. But I say unto you, ^ Love your 44 ' enemies, bless them that curse you, do good ' to them that hate you, and pray " for them ' which despitefaUy use you, and persecute ' you ; that ye may be the children of your 46 ' Father which is in heaven : for " he maketh ' his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, ' and sendeth rain on the just and on the un- ' just. For if ye love them which love you, L. 6. ' what thank have ye ? for sinners also love 32 ' those that love them. And if ye do good to 33 • them which do good to you, what thank have • ye ? for sinners also do even the same. And 34 ¦ if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, • what thank have ye ? for sinners also lend to " from the evil vne. D. ^ the injurious person. D. on the mount. 47 L. 6. " sinners, to receive as much again. But love a. d. 31. 36 " ye your enemies, and do good, and "lend, «Ps.372a " hoping for nothing again ; and your reward " shall be great, and ye shall be the children " of the Highest : for he is kind unto the un- 36 " thankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore " merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Continuation ofthe sermon on the mount. v M" 6 " Take heed that ye do not your alms before " men, to be seen of them : otherwise ye have " no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 " Therefore " when thou doest thine alms, do « Ro. 12. a " not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypo- " crites do in the synagogues and in the streets, " that they may have glory of men. Verily I 3 " say unto you. They have their reward. But " when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand 4 " know what thy right hand doeth : that thine " alms may be in secret : and thy Father which " seeth in secret himself shall reward thee " openly. 5 " And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be " as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray " standing in the synagogues and in the corners " of the streets, that they may be seen of men. " Verily I say unto you. They have their re- 6" ward. But thou, when thou prayest, " enter ' 2 Kings " into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy^^- " door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; " and thy Father which seeth in secret shall 7 " reward thee openly. But when ye pray, '^ use -^Eccles. 5. " not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : ^ for f^ j^j^^^ " they think that they shall be heard for their la 26,29. 8 " much speaking. Be not ye therefore like " unto them : for your Father knoweth what " things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 " After this manner therefore pray ye : Our " Father which art in heaven. Hallowed be thy ..Acts 21. 10 " name. Tliy kingdom come. " Thy will be done i4. 48 Chrisfs sermon A-B. 31. « in earth, ^as it is in heaven. Give us this day M". 6. f Ps. loa « OUJ. g cerning John, " What went ye out into the " wilderness for to see ? A reed shaken with " the wind ? but what went ye out for to see ? 26 " A man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they " which are gorgeously apparelled, and live de- " licately, are in kings' courts. But what went 26 " ye out for to see ? A prophet ? Yea, I say *' unto you, and much more than a prophet. "MaLai. « For this is he, of whom it is written, "Behold, M". 11. " I send my messenger before thy &ce, which 10 " shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily 1 11 " say unto you. Among them that are born of " women there hath not risen a greater than " John the Baptist : notwithstanding he that is " least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than " he. And from the days of John the Baptist 12 ' he that cometh. D. ^ graciously bestowed on. D. • to whom I shall not prove a stumblingblock. C. Chrisfs testirrumy conceming John. 55 MMI. "untu now the kingdom of heaven suffereth a. d. 31. " violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 " "For all the prophets and the law prophesied "MaL4a 14 " until John. And if ye will receive it, this is 15 "'' Elias, which was for to come. "He that''MaL45. L. 7. " hath ears to hear, let him hear." And all the if 17 Ig'f' 29 people that heard hitn, and the publicans, justi- & a 6, 13, fied God, being baptized with the baptism of^ 30 John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected ' *^tlie counsel of God against themselves, being 'Acts 2a not baptized of him. ^' 31 And the Lord said, "Whereunto then shall " I liken the men of this generation? and to 32 " what are they like ? they are like unto chil- " dren sitting in the marketplace, and calling " one to another, and saying. We have piped " unto you, and ye have not danced ; we ^ have 33 " mourned to you, and ye have not wept. For " John the Baptist came neither eating bread " nor drinking wine ; and ye say, He hath a ^ 34 " devil. The Son of man is come eating and " drinking; and ye say. Behold a gluttonous " man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans 35 " and sinners ! But wisdom is justified of all " her children." ^ sung mournful songs. C. E 4 40. Christ upbraids those who had seen his mira cles without repentance ; and invites sinners to come to him. M". 11 A. D. 31. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not : " Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! 21 " 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 "Jonah a « long ago "in sackcloth and ashes. But I say 22 ' ¦ " unto you, It shaU be more tolerable for Tyre " and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for " See Is. « you. And thou, Capcmaum, " which art ex- 23 Lam. 2. 1. " alted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to " hell : for if the mighty works, which have " been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, " it would have remained until this day. But 24 " I say unto you. That it shall be more tolerable " for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, " than for thee. " "At that time Jesus answered and said, 1 25 " ^ thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and " See Ps. « earth, because " thou hast hid these things 1 Cor. 1.19, " from the wise and ' pradent, and hast re- 27. & 2.8.'" vealed them unto babes. Even so. Father: 26 d icor.ia " for so it seemed good in thy sight. ''All things 27 27- " are delivered unto me of my Father : and no " man knoweth the Son, but the Father ; nei- " ther knoweth any man the Father, save the " Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will re- " veal Mm. " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are 28 ipet^a^i.' " heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take 29 iJohn2.a" my yoke upon you, "and learn of me; for I Kiaa?!;" ^™ ineek and Howly in heart: «and ye shaU Kjer.aia " find rest unto your souls. " For my yoke is 30 M John 5. « gg^gy^ g^j^jj j^^ ^ burdeu is light." ' ascribe glm'y. D, adore, C. ' understanding, D. 41. The woman with the alabaster box qf oint ment. 7- ' And one of the Pharisees desired him that a. d. 31. he would eat with him. And he went into the 37 Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sin ner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box 38 of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to ^ wash his feet with tears, and did vsdpe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the 39 ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, say ing. This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is 40 that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, " Simon, I have " somewhat to say unto thee." And he saith, 41 Master, say on. "There was a certain creditor " which had two debtors : the one owed five 42 " hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when " they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave " them both. Tell me therefore, which of them 43 " will love him most ?" Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, "Thou hast rightly 44 " judged." And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I " entered into thine house, thou gavest me no " water for my feet : but she hath washed my " feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs 45 " of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss : but " this woman since the time I came in hath 46 " not ceased to kiss my feet. "My head with°Ps.2aa ," oil thou didst not anoint : but this woman 47 " hath anointed my feet with ointment. "Where- " 1 Tim. 1. " fore I say unto thee. Her sins, which are many, " water. D. R. 58 Christ reproveth A. D. 31. « are forgiven ; ^ for she loved much : but to L. 7. " whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little." And he said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven." 4a .And they that sat at meat with him began to 49 say within themselves, "Who is this that forgiv- eth sins also ? And he said to the woman, "Thy 50 " faith hath saved thee ; go in peace." 42. Healeth one possessed with a devil; reproveth the Pharisees for blasphemy. And Jesus went about all the cities and vil- lages, teaching in their synagogues, and preach ing the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. And the twelve were with him, and L. 8. certain women, which had been healed of evil i, 2 spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna 3 the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. And they went into an house. And the mul- M^ 3. titude cometh together again, so that they could 19, 20 not so much as eat bread. And when his friends 21 heard qfit, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said. He is beside himself. Then was brought unto him one possessed M". 12. with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed 22 him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were 23 amazed, and said. Is not this the son of David ? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, 24 This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Jesus 25 »Rev.2aa " knew their thoughts, and said unto them, " Every kingdom divided against itself is brought " to desolation ; and every city or house divided " against itself shall not stand : and if Satan 26 " cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; fore. D. C. the Pharisees. 59 M". 12, " how shaU then his kingdom stand? and if I a^d.3i. 27 " by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do " your children cast them out ? therefore they 28 " shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils " by the Spirit of God, then "the kingdom of ''Dana.44 29 " God is come unto you. "Or else how can one ^•i^4q','h. " enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his " goods, except he first bind the strong man ? 30 " and then he will spoil his house. He that " is not with me is against me ; and he that " gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. 31 " Wherefore I say unto you, ""All manner of^Heb.a4, " sin and ^ blasphemy shall be forgiven unto 26*^29. ^^ " men : " but the blasphemy against the Holy 1 John 5. 32 " Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And e^cts7.5i. " whosoever speaketh a word against the Son " of man, ^ it shall be forgiven him : but who- ^ 1 Tim. 1. " soever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it ^*' " shaU not be forgiven him, neither in this M''.3.30 " world, neither in the world to come : because M". 1 2. " they said. He hath an unclean spirit. Either 33 " make the tree good, and his fruit good ; or " else make the tree ' corrupt, and his fruit " corrupt : for the tree is known by his fruit. 34 " O * generation of vipers, how can ye, being " evil, speak good things ? for out of the abund- 36 " ance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good " man out of the good treasure of the heart " bringeth forth good things: and an evil man " out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil 36 " things. But I say unto you. That every idle " word that men shall speak, they shall give 37 " account thereof in the day of judgment. For " by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by " thy words thou shalt be condemned." ^ detraction. C. ^ bad. C. ' offspring. C. 43. The scribes and Pharisees are rebuked fm- seeking cfter a sign. A. D. 31. » Then certain of the scribes and of the Pha- ' "iCor.L risees answered, saying. Master, we would see ^ a sign from thee. But he answered and said 39 "Is. 57 a unto them, "An evil and "adulterous genera- " tion seeketh after a sign ; and there shaU no " sign be given to it, but the sign of the pro- " Jonah 1. « ph^et Jonas : " for as Jonas was three days and 40 " three nights in the ^ whale's belly ; so shall " the Son of man be three days and three nights " in the heart of the eaith. The men of Nineveh 41 " shall rise in judgment with this generation, " See Jer. « and "^ sliall condemn it: "because they re- oil Ezek. la " pented at the preaching of Jonas ; and, he si, 52. " hold, a greater than Jonas is here. ' The 42 . jOTah a " queen of the south shall rise up in the judg- 5- . " ment with this generation, and shall condemn 1. '"¦ ¦ " it : for she came from the uttermost parts of 2 Chr. 9. 1. « the eai'th to heai" the wisdom of Solomon; " and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. " No man, when he hath lighted a candle, L " putteth it in a secret place, neither under a 33 " bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which " come in may see the light. Tlie light of the 34 " body is the eye ; therefore when thine eye is " single, thy whole body also is full of light ; " but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full " of darkness. Take heed therefore that the 36 " light which is in thee be not darkness. If thy 36 " whole body therefore be full of light, having " no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, " as when the bright shining of a candle doth " give thee light. When the unclean spirit is M e Job 1.7." gone out of a man, ^he walketh through dry 43 ^iPet5.a« pjg^pgg^ seeking rest, and findeth none. Then 44 " he saith, I will return into my house from " whence I came out ; and when he is come, he " great fish. C. D. Who are truly blessed. 61 M". 12. " findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then a. d. 31. 45 " goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other " spirits more wicked than himself, and they " enter in and dwell there: ""and the last state ^ Heh. e.4. " of that man is worse than the first. Even so 2Fei22o " shall it be also unto this wicked generation." 21, 2z L. 11. 27 44. Christ declareth who are truly blessed. And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him. Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou 28 hast sucked. But he said, " Yea " rather, blessed » James 1. " are they that hear the word of God, and keep ^*" « it." 45. And who are Ms brethren. M" 12 ¦ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and "his brethren stood without, de- 'Acts 1.1 4. L. 8. 19. siring to speak with him. And they could not QaU.%! M". 1 2. come at him for the press. Then one said unto 47 him. Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand 48 without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, "Who is my mother? and who are my bre- 49 " thren ?" And he stretched forth his hand to ward his disciples, and said, "Behold my mother 50 " and my brethren! For "whosoever shall do''Gai.5.a " the wiU of my Father which is in heaven, the coLaii. " same is my brother, and sister, and mother." Heb. 2. 11. ''Is.5a7. Dan. 427. 46. Reproveth the outward shew of holiness in the Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers. A.D.31. And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him : and he went in, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it, 38 he marvelled that he had not first washed be fore dinner. And the Lord said unto him, " Now 39 ' do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the » Tit 1.1 5." cup and the Splatter; but "your inward part ' is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye ' fools, 40 ' did not he that made that which is without ' make that which is within also ? " but rather 41 ' give alms * of such things as ye have ; and, ' behold, all things are clean unto you. But 42 ' woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye tithe mint ' and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass ' over judgment and the love of God : these ' ought ye to have done, and not to leave the ' other undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for 43 ' ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, ' and greetings in the markets. Woe unto 44 ° Ps. 5. 9. " you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! " for ' ye are as graves which appear not, and the ' men that walk over them are not aware of ' them'' Then answered one of the lawyers, 46 and said unto him. Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And he said, "Woe unto 46 " you also, ye lawyers ! for ye lade men with " burdens grievous to be borne, and ye your- " selves touch not the burdens with one of your " fingers. Woe unto you I for ye build the se- 47 " pulchres of the prophets, and your fathers " killed them. Traly ye bear witness that ye 48 " allow the deeds of your fathers : for they in- " deed kiUed them, and ye build their sepul- " chres. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, 49 " I wiU send them prophets and apostles, and " dish. D. " thoughtless. D. * in proportion, to your sub stance. D. L. 11. Against hypocrisy. 63 L. 11. " some of them they shall slay and persecute : a. p. 3i. 60 " that the blood of all the prophets, which was " shed from the foundation of the world, may 61 " be required of this generation; ''from the "Gen. 4 a " blood of Abel unto " the blood of Zacharias, « 2 chron. " which perished between the altar and the ^'^ ^''' ^'" " temple : verily I say unto you. It shall be re- 62 " quired of this generation. Woe unto you, " lawyers ! for ye have taken away the key of " knowledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and 53 " them that were entering in ye hindered." And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehement ly, and to provoke him to speak of many things : 54 laying wait for him, and seeking to catch some thing out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. 47- Christ preacheth to his disciples and the peo ple against hypocrisy, covetousness, 8fc. In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, " Be- " ware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which 2 " is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, " that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that 3 " shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye " have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the " light ; and that which ye have spoken in the " ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the 4 " housetops. "And I say unto you my friends, • is. si. 7, " Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and Wa- " after that have no more that they can do. 6 " But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : " Fear him, which after he hath killed hath " power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you, 6 " Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two " farthings, and not one of them is forgotten 7 " before God ? but even the very hairs of your 64 Against covetousness. A.D.31. « head ai-e all numbered. Fear not therefore: L. 12. " ye are of more value than many sparrows. "2 Tim. 2." "Also I Say uuto you, Wliosoever shall con- 8 aba'^"^ " fess me before men, him shaU the Son of man " also confess before the angels of God : but he 9 " that denieth me before men shaU be denied " before the angels of God. And Avhen they ll " bring you imto the synagogues, and unto ma- " gistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how " or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye " shall say : for the Holy Ghost shall teach you 12 " in the same hour what ye ought to say." And one of the company said unto him, 13 Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, 14 " Man, who made me a judge or a divider over "iTim.a« you?" And he said unto them, ""Take heed, 15 ' "¦ " and bewai-e of covetousness : for a man's life " consisteth not in the abundance of the things " which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, sayiag, 16 "The ground of a certain rich man brought " forth plentifully : and he thought within him- 17 " self, saying. What shall I do, because I have " no room where to bestow my fruits ? And he 18 " said. This vrtll I do : I will pidl down my " barns, and build greater ; and there will I " bestow all my fruits and my goods. And 1 19 ^ Ecdes. « ^iii gay to my soul, * Soul, thou hast much icoi-.ia " goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, 32. James « gat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto 20 ' Job 2a " hinij Thoti fool, this night " thy soul shall be ^Jlzf" " ^^^^^^^ ^^ thee : ^ then whose shall those Jara. 4 14 " things be, which thou hast provided? so is he 21 jrr%ni' " ^^^ layeth up treasure for himself, « and is 8iTim.6! " not rich toward God. James 2 a " *" ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^*^^' ^^^ S^^^ ^Ims ; ' provide 33 "Actsi " yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure MTim^e " "^ ^^^ heavens that faUeth not, where no thief 19, ¦ ' " approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For 34 Exhortation to watchfulness. 65 L. 1 2. " where your treasure is, there will your heart a. p. si. " be also. 35 " '' Let your loins be girded about, and your " Eph. a 36 "lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto Jpetj ^ " men that wait for their lord, when he will " return from the wedding ; that when he com- " eth and knocketh, they may open unto him 37 " immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom " the lord when he cometh shall find watching : " verily I say unto you, that he shall gird him- " self, and make them to sit down to meat, and 38 " will come forth and serve them. And if he " shall come in the second watcli^oj cc^mg^in " the third watch, and find them so',~blessed are 39 " those servants. ' And this know, that if the ' i Thess. " goodman of the house had known what hour^p^j^jj^ " the thief would come, he would have watched, Rev. a a " and not have suffered his house to be^broken'^^^^*' 40 " through. "Be ye therefore ready also: foi* ¦" i Thess. " the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye-2'petai2. 41 " think not." Then Peter said unto him. Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to 42 all? And the Lord said, ""Who then is tliat-icor.42. " faithful and wise steward, whom Ms lord shall " make ruler over his houshold, to give them 43 " their portion of meat in due season ? ^ blessed " is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh 44 " shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, " that he will make him ruler over all that he 45 " hath. But and if that servant say in his heart, " My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin " to beat the menservants and maidens, and to 46 " eat and di-ink, 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 with the unbe- sa "™' * 47 "lievers. And "that servant, which knew his J^^^^j^-^- " lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither so. James 4. 17. ° happy. D. " discard, C. F 66 Divisions on account of the gospel. A.D.31. « did according to his wiU, shall be beaten with L. 12. p Lev. a « many stripes. ^ But he that knew not, and 48 i^ia^™" " did commit things worthy of stripes, shaU be " beaten with few stripes. For unto whomso- " ever much is given, of him shall be much re- " quired : and to whom men have committed " much, of him they wiU ask the more. " I am come to send fire on the earth ; and 4S> " ' what will I, if it be already kindled ? but 1 50 " have a Bkptism to be baptized with ; and how " am I straitened till it be accomplished ? Sup- 51 " pose ye that I am come to give peace on ^ Mic 7 6. " earth? I tell you. Nay; ''but rather division: " for from henceforth there shall be five in one 62 " house divided, three against two, and two " against three. The father shall be divided 63 " against the son, and the son against the fa- " ther ; the mother against the daughter, and " the daughter against the mother ; the mother " in law against her daughter in law, and the . " daughter in law against her mother in law." And he said also to the people, "When ye 64 " see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway " ye say. There cometh a shower ; and so it is. " And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, 65 " There will be heat ; and it cometh to pass. " Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the 66 . " sky and of the earth ; but how is it that ye " do not discern this time ? " Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye 67 'Prov. 2a" not what is right? 'When thou goest with 68 • See Ps. " thine adversary to the magistrate, ¦* as thou art 32. a « in the way, give diligence that thou mayest ^' ¦ ¦ " be delivered from him ; lest he hale thee to " the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the " ofiicer, and the ofiicer cast thee into prison. " I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till 69 " thou hast paid the very last mite." " what would I, but that it were kindled ? O. 48. The parable of tlie fig tree. L. 13. There were present at that season some that a. p. 31. told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate 2 had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, "Suppose ye that " these GalUaeans were sinners above aU the " GralUaeans, because they suffered such things ? 3 " I teU you. Nay : but, except ye repent, ye 4 " shaU all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, " upon whom the tower in Siloam feU, and " slew them, think ye that they were sinners 5 " above aU men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? I " teU you. Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall 6 " aU likewise perish." He spake also this pa- " rable ; " "A certain man had a fig tree planted ' is. a 2. " in his vineyard ; and he came and sought 7 " frait thereon, and found none. Then said he " unto the dresser of his vineyard. Behold, these " three years I come seeking frait on this fig " tree, and find none : cut it down ; why cum- 8 " bereth it the ground ? And he answering said " unto him. Lord, let it alone this year also, 9 " tUl I shaU dig about it, and dung it : and if " it bear frnit, well: and if not, then after that " thou shalt cut it down." F2 49. The parable ofthe sower, and other parables. |^w_ jg A. P. 31. The same day went Jesus out of the house, i and sat by the sea side. And he began again W. 4. to teach by the sea side: and there was ga-i thered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea ; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. And he taught them many things by parables, 2 and said unto them in his doctrine, " Hearken ; 3 " Behold, there went out ^ a sower to sow : " and it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell 4 " by the way side ; and it was trodden down, L. 8. 5 " and the fowls of the air devoured it. And M''. 4. " some fell on ' stony ground, where it had 6 " not much earth ; and immediately it sprang " up, because it had no depth of earth : but 6 " when the sun was up, it was scorched ; and " because it had no root, it withered away. And 7 " some fell among thoms, and the thorns grew " up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. »CoLi.a " And other fell on good ground, "and did yields " fruit that sprang up and increased ; and brought , " forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some ^' an hundred." And when he had said these L. 8. 8 things, he cried, " He that hath ears to hear, " let him hear." And when he was alone, they that were about M''.4.lo him with the twelve asked of him the parable, saying. What might this parable be ? and why L. 8. 9 speakest thou unto them in parables? And he MM 3. said unto them, " Unto you it is given to know lo "the * mystery of the kingdom of God: but M". 4.11 •> 1 Cor. a " unto " them that are without, all these things CoL 4 a " *^® done in parables. For whosoever hath, MM 3. iThess.4"to him shall be given, and he shall have 12 1 Tim.a7. " more abundance : but whosoever hath not, " from him shall be taken away even that he " hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables, 13 '^ the sower. C. ' rocky. C. •* secrets. C. Why Christ taught in parables. 69 M". 4. 12 " ' that seeing they may see, and not perceive ; and a.d. si. ' "hearing they may hear, and not understand ;''is-'5- 9- " lest at any time they should be converted, 26. ^ M". 1 3. " and their sins should be forgiven them. And Rom.ii.a 14 " in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, "which saith, ''By hearing ye shall hear, and "is. a a " shall not understand ; and seeing ye shall see, lct^2a^' 16 " and shall not perceive : for this people's heart 26, 27. "is waxed gross, and their ears "are dull offcor."'.^ " hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest i4;i5- " at any time they should see with their eyes, '^^''•^•'^' " and hear with their ears, and should under- " stand with their heart, and should be convert- 16 " ed, and I should heal them. But blessed are " your eyes, for they see : and your ears, for 17" they hear. For verily I say unto you, '^ Tliat "^ Heb. 11. " many prophets and righteous men have de- J^jq ii*" " sired to see those things which ye see, and have " not seen them ; and to hear those things which " ye hear, and have not heard them." 18 " Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. M''.4.14 " The sower soweth the word. When any one M". 1 3. " heareth the word of the kingdom, and under- 19 " standeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, " and catcheth away that which was sown in " his heart. This is he which received seed by 20 " the way side. But he that received the seed " into stony places, the same is he that heareth "the word, and anon ^with joy receiveth it;»is.5a2. 21 " yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth si'^ 32.^^" " for a while : for when tribulation or persecu- " tion ariseth because of the word, by and by 22 " ''he is offended. 'He also that received seed ''2 Tim. 1. " '' among the thorns is he that heareth the 1 1'Tim. a M\4.19" word; and the cares of this world, 'and the 9- 2 Tim. " deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other k'jer!4a " things entering in, choke the word, and it ' 1 Tim. a MM 3. " becometh unfruitful. But he that received ^'^" 23 " seed into the good ground is he that heareth " the word, and understandeth it; which also F 3 70 The parable of thii tares, A- D. 31. « beareth frait, and bringeth forth, some an " hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. " No man, when he hath lighted a candle, L. 8, " covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under 16 " a bed ; but setteth it on a candlestick, that " they which enter in may see the light. For 17 " nothing is secret, that shall not be made " manifest ; neither any thing hid, that shall not " be known and come abroad. Take heed there- 18 " fore how ye hear : for whosoever hath, to him " shall be given ; and whosoever hath not, from / " him shall be taken even that which he seem- " eth to have." Another parable put he forth unto them, say- M". 13. ing, "The kingdom of heaven is likened unto 24 " a man which sowed good seed in his field : " but while men slept, his enemy came and 26 " sowed ^ tares among the wheat, and went his " way. But when the blade was sprung up, 26 " and brought forth frait, then appeared the " tares also. So the servants of the housholder 27 " came and said unto him. Sir, didst not thou " sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then " hath it tares ? He said unto them. An enemy 28 " hath done this. The servants said unto him, " Wilt thou then that we go and gather them " up ? But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather 29 " up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with " them. Let both grow together untU the har- 30 " vest : 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 bam." And he said, M\ 4, " So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should 26 " cast seed into the ground ; and should sleep, 27 " and rise night and day, and the seed should " spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. " For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; 28 " first the blade, then the ear, after that the ' darnel. C. of the mustard seed, S^c. 71 M''.4.29 " ftiU corn in the ear. But when the fruit is a. d. si. " brought forth, immediately " he putteth in " Rev. i4 " the sickle, because the harvest is come." ^^' W. 1 3. Another parable put he forth unto them, say- 31 ing, ""The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain "i8-2.2,a " of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed ™'"=-*-^- 32 " in his field : which indeed is the least of all " seeds : but when it is grown, it is the great- " est among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that " the birds of the air come and lodge in the " branches thereof." 33 Another parable spake he unto them ; " The " kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which " a woman took, and hid in three measures of 34 " meal, till the whole was leavened." All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in para- M". 4. bles ; as they were able to hear it. But without 33, 34 a parable spake he not unto them : and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his M". 1 3. disciples : that it might be fulfilled which was 36 spoken by the prophet, saying, °I will open my°Ps.7a2. mouth in parables; ""I will utter things which ^J^om. la have been kept secret from the foundation oficor.2.7. the world. CoU^26 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house : and his disciples came unto him, saying, ^ Declare unto us the parable 37 of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, "He that soweth the good seed is 38 " the Son of man ; " the field is the world ; the "^^^^-^^ " good seed are the children of the kingdom ; ° ' " " but the tares are ' the children of the wicked "Geaaia 39 " ons; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; 10. ijoiin " ' the harvest is the end of the world ; and the fj^-^j^ ^^ 40 " reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares Rev.i4i6.' " are gathered and burned in the fire ; so shall 41 " it be in the end of this world. The Son of "man shaU send forth his angels, 'and they 'j2^Pet2. " shall gather out of his kingdom all things that ' ' ^ Explain. C. F4 73 Parable of the hidden treasure, Sj'C. A. D. 31. " offend, and them which do iniquity; "and MM 3. "Rev. 19. « shall cast them into a fumace of fire: there 42 20. & 2a „ g-j^^u i^g waihng and gnashing of teeth. ='Then 43 ^ Dan. 12. " shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in 42 S^'sa' " the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears "to hear, let him hear. " Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto 44 " treasure hid in a field ; the which when a man " hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof J PhiL a " goeth and ^ selleth all that he hath, and "^ buy- ^Ksai, " eth that field. Rev. a la " Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto 46 " a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls : who, 46 » Prov. 2. " when he had found " one pearl of great price, la&aio' " went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 19. " Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto 47 " a ^net, that was cast into the sea, and ga- " thered of every kind : which, when it was fuU, 48 '¦' they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered " the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. " So shall it be at the end of the world : the 49 " angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked " from among the just, and shall cast them into 50 " the furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and " gnashing of teeth." Jesus saith unto them, 51 "Have ye understood all these things?" They say unto him. Yea, Lord. Then said he unto 62 them, " Therefore every scribe which is instruct- " ed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto " a man that is an housholder, which bringeth 'Cant 7 « forth out ofhis treasure ^things new and old." And it came to pass, that when Jesus had 63 finished these parables, he departed thence. ' sweepnet. G. 50. Christ stilleth the tempest. M".8. XT 1, T f. , ^g JNow When Jesus saw great multitudes about a. d. si. him, he gave commandment to depart unto the 19 other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him. Master, I will foUow thee whither- 20 soever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, " The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air " have nests; but the Son of man hath not where " to lay his head." 21 And another of his disciples said unto him. Lord, ' suffer me first to go and bury my father. * See 22 But Jesus said unto him, " Follow me ; and let ao'!^"' '^' L. 9. 60 " the dead bury their dead : but go thou and " preach the kingdom of God." 61 And another also said. Lord, "I will follow'' See thee ; but let me first go bid them farewell, 20!""' ^^' 62 which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, " No man, having put his hand " to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the " kingdom of God." M". 8. And when he was entered into a ship, his 23 disciples followed him, and they launched forth. L. 8. 22 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the M". 8. sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with 24 the waves. M''. 4. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, 38 asleep on a pillow : and they awake him, and say unto him. Master, carest thou not that we 39 perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, "Peace, be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, " Why are ye so fear- 41 " ful ? how is it that ye have no faith ?" And '¦¦ they feared exceedingly, and said one to another. What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him ? 51. Christ casteth out devils. A.D.31. And they came over unto the other side of M''. 5.1 the sea, into the country ofthe Gadarenes, which L. 8. 26 is over against Galilee. And when he was come M''. 5. 2 out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man, which had devils long time, L. 8. 27 and ware no clothes, who had his dwelling among M''. 5. 3 the tombs ; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains : because that he had been often 4 bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fet ters broken in pieces : neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was 5 in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw 6 Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, and 7 cried with a loud voice, and said, ^ What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou tor ment me not. For he said unto him, "Come 8 " out of the man, thou unclean spirit." And he 9 asked him, "What is thy name?" And he an swered, saying. My name is Legion : for we are many. And he besought him much that heio would not send them away out of the country, »Rev.20A =1 into the deep. Now there was there nigh unto L. 8. 31 the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. M\ 5. u And all the devils besought him, saying. Send 12 us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the 13 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 thou sand ;) and were choked in the sea. And they 14 that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done ; and came to Jesus, L. 8. 35 and found the man, out of whom the devils were " What hast thou to do with me. M. Christ eateth with publicans. 75 departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, a. d. 31. and in his right mind : and they were afraid. M". 5. And they that saw it told them how it befell to 16 him that was possessed with the devU, and also L. 8. concerning the swine. Then the whole multi- 37 tude of the country of the Gadarenes round about " besought him to depart from them ; for "¦ Acts la they were taken with great fear : and he went ^^' 38 up into the ship, and returned back again. Now the man out of whom the devils were departed M"*. 5. besought him that he might be with him. How- 19 belt Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, " Go home to thy friends, and tell them how " great things the Lord hath done for thee, and 20 " hath had compassion on thee." And he de parted, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 52. Christ eateth with publicans and sinners. He v raiseth Jairus' daughter. M". 9. 1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, M''.5.2i and came into his own city. And much people L. 8. 40 gathered unto him, for they were all waiting for him. L. 5. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own M". 9. house. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at 10 meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his 11 disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples. Why eateth your Master 12 with publicans and "sinners? But when Jesus "GaLaia heard that, he said unto them, "They that be " whole need not a physician, but they that are 13 " sick. But go ye and learn what that mean- " eth, "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for "Hos. a a " I am not come to call the righteous, " but sin- ^g^ ®" "' 14 " ners to repentance." Then came to him the " i Tim. 1. disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the ^^" Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 76 Christ raiseth A.D.31. And Jesus said unto them, " Can the chUdren W. 2. " ofthe bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom 19 " is with them ? as long as they have the bride- " groom with them, they cannot fast. But the 20 " days will come, when the bridegroom shall be " taken away from them, and then shall they " fast in those days." And he spake also a parable unto them; "No L. 5. " man putteth a piece of a new garment upon 36 " an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh " a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the " new agreeth not with the old. And no man 37 " putteth new wine into old bottles ; else the " new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, " and the bottles shall perish. But new wine 38 " must be put into new bottles ; and both are " preserved. No man also having drunk old 39 " wine straightway desireth new : for he saith, " The old is better." While he spake these things unto them, be- M^.g.is hold, there cometh one of the rulers of the M''. 5.22 synagogue, Jairus by name ; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, and besought him greatly, 23 saying. My little daughter lieth at the point of death, (for he had one only daughter :) / pray L. 8. 42 thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she M''. 5.23 may be healed; and she shall live. And Je-M".9.i9 sus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples, and much people followed him, and M''. 5. ^Lev. la thronged him. And a certain woman, '' which 24, 25 had an issue of blood twelve years, and had 26 suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had 27 heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said. If I may 28 touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And 29 straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in /«er body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus said, " Who touched L. 8. 45 Jairus' daughter to life. 77 L. 8. " me ? When aU denied, Peter and they that a. p. si. were with him said. Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, 46 Who touched me ? And Jesus said, " Somebody " hath touched me : for I perceive that virtue 47 " is gone out of me." And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and faUing down before him,^he declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, an'd how she was healed immedi- 48 ately. And he said unto her, "Daughter, be of " good comfort : thy faith hath made thee whole ; M''.5.34 " go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." 35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said. Thy daughter is dead : why troublest thou 36 the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, "Be not afraid, only L. 8. 50 " believe, and she shall be made whole." And M''. 5. he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, 37 and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the sjmagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them 39 that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, "Why make " ye this ado, and weep ? the damsel is not 40 " dead, but sleepeth." And they laughed him to scorn. ^ But when he had put them all out, 'Acts9.4a he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and 41 entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, "Talitha cumi;" which is, being interpreted, 42 Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. And straight way the damsel arose, and walked : for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were 43 astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be 78 Two blind m£n receive sight. A. D. 31. given her to eat. And the fame hereof went M". 9. , abroad into all that land. 26 ^z 53. He qiveth siqht to two blind men. M" Q And when Jesus departed thence, two blind ' ' men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was 28 come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, "Believe ye " that I am able to do this ?" They said unto him. Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, 29 saying, "According to your faith be it unto you." And their eyes were opened ; and Jesus straitly 30 charged them, sajdng, " See that no man know " it." But they, when they were departed, spread 31 abroad his fame in all that country. 54. He casts out a dumb spirit. M". 9. As they went out, behold, they brought to ' him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying. It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, 34 He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. 55. He is aqain reiected at Nazareth. . M". 6. And he went out from thence, and came into his own country ; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began 2 to teach in the synagogue : and many hearing Mm were astonished, sajdng. Whence hath thisM". 13. 'Is. 49. 7 onan this wisdom, and these mighty works? "Is 54 not this the carpenter's son ? is not his mother 56 called Mary ? and his bretliren, James, and Jo ses, and Simon, and Judas ? and his sisters, are 66 they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things ? and they were offended 57- in him. But Jesus said unto them, " A pro- M". 6. 4 " phet is not without honour, but in his own The twelve apostles sent fm-th. 79 M''. 6. " country, and among his own kin, and in his a. d. si. 6 "own house." "And he could there do iio'-SeeGen. mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon &3^'2fl. 6a few sick folk, and healed them. And ''he mar- "is. 59.1a veiled because of their unbelief 56. He hath compassion on the multitude. ' ' But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, "as sheep "Num. 27 37 having no shepherd. Then saitli he unto his 22! 17. disciples, " Tlie harvest truly is plenteous, but Ezek.34a 38 " the labourers are few ; " pray ye therefore the b 2Vhess. " Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth 3- 1- " labourers into his harvest." 57- The twelve are iiistiiicted, and sent fmili. M" 10 ' ./ And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner M''. 6. 7 of sickness and all manner of disease. And he began to send them forth by two and two ; and M". 10. commanded them, sajdng, "Go not into the way 6 " of the GentUes, and into any city of * the Sa- » See 6 " maritans enter ye not : " but go rather to the 24^'"" ^'^' 7 " " lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye "Acts la " go, preach, saying. The kingdom of heaven is ^18.53.6. 8 " at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, •!«- so. 6, " raise the dead, cast out devUs : ''freely ye have S4!5,6,'i6. 9 " received, freely give. ' Provide neither gold, 1 Pet2.25. 10 " nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip jg JJ,* " for your journej, neither two coats, neither ° 1 Sam. 9. "shoes, nor yet staves: 'for the workman isficrg. 11 " wortiiy of his meat. And into whatsoever city 7, &c •' 11,. • 1 • -.L • 1 Tim. 5. " or town ye shall enter, enquire who m it is ig. " worthy ; and there abide tiU ye go thence. 12 " And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13 " And if the house be worthy, let your peace " come upon it: «but if it be not worthy, let«Ps.3aia 14 " your peace return to you. And whosoever 80 The apostles are instructed. A. D. 31. « ghaU not receive you, nor hear your words, " when ye depart out of that house or city, "Neh. a " ''shake off the dust of your feet, for a testi- L. 9.5 If^'^^ "mony against them. Verily I say unto you, MMO. &iaa " It shall be more tolerable for the land of 15 " Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, " than for that city. " Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the 16 iRo.iai9. " midst of wolves : 'be ye therefore wise as ser- ^f Cor! 14 " psnts, and '' harmless as doves. But beware 17 2a " of men : for they will deliver you up to the 'Acte 5 40 " councils, and ' they will scourge you in their "¦Acts 12. " synagogues ; and "ye shall be brought before 18 kts^ 23 " governors and kings for my sake, for a tes- 2 Tim. 4 " timony against them and the Gentiles. But 19 16- « -when they deliver you up, take no thought "Ex.412." how or what ye shall speak: for "it shall be er. 1.7. « gJYgn you in that same hour what ye shall '>2Sam3a " spoak. " For it is not ye that speak, but the 20 8 &,Tio. " Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 2 Tim. 4 " ""And the brother shall deliver up the brother 21 ^Im- ^ c " to death, and the father the child : and the •'M1C7-D' 1 .1 1 1 11 . 7 • " children shall rise up against their parents, " and cause them to be put to death. And ye 22 " shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : •jpan.12. "Ibut he that endureth to the end shall be 'Acts a 1. " saved. But "when they persecute you in this 23 & 9. 25. " city, flee ye into another : for verily I say ¦ ¦ " unto you. Ye shall not have gone over the " cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. " The disciple is not above his master, nor the 24 " servant above his lord. It is enough for the 25 " disciple that he be as his master, and the ser- " vant as his lord. If they have called the " master of the house Beelzebub, how much " more shall they call them of his houshold ? " Fear them not therefore : for there is nothing 20 " covered, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, ' " that shall not be known. What I tell you in 27 " darkness, that speak ye in light : and what ye A blessing promised. 81 1 0. " hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house- a. p. 3i. 28 "tops. 'And fear not them which kiU the "is. a i2, " body, but are not able to kill the soul : but }pet.3.i4. " rather fear him which is able to destroy both 29 " soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows " sold for a farthing ? and one of them shall not 30 " fall on the ground without your Father. 'But ' i s*™- " the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 2 sam. i4 31 " Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value il- ^'^^ 32" than many sparrows. "Whosoever therefore u Rom. 10. " shall confess me before men, " him will I con- ^: i»- " fess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 "''But whosoever shall deny me before men, '2 Tim. 2. " him will I also deny before my Father which ^' 34 " is in heaven. Think not that I am come to " send peace on earth : I came not to send 36 " peace, but a sword. For I am come to set " a man at variance ''against his father, and the 'Mic. 7 a " daughter against her mother, and the daugh- 36 " ter in law against her mother in law. And * a "P^-^i- *•• " man's foes shall be they of his own houshold. Mic. 7. a 37 " He that loveth father or mother more than " me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth " son or daughter more than me is not worthy 38 " of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and 39 " 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 " GaL4i4 " he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent 41 " me. '^ He that receiveth a prophet in the " 1 K""g8 " name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's &i8.'4. " reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man 2 Kin. 4 a " in the name of a righteous man shall receive 42 " a righteous man's reward. * And whosoever * h*''- 6- " shall give to drink unto one of these little " ones a cup of cold water only in the name of " a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in " no wise lose his reward." G 14 58. Jesus continues his journey through Galilee. A. D. 31. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 59. The twelve preach repentance. And they went out, and preached that men M''. 6. 12 should repent. And they cast out many devUs, 13 » James a » and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them every where. L. 9. 6 60. The death of John the Baptist. M" 14 A.D.32. But when Herod's birthday was kept, the^ daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. Whereupon he promised with? an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. And she, being before instmcted of her mother, 8 said. Give me here John Baptist's head in a ^charger. And the king was sorry: nevertheless 9 for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison, lo And his head was brought in a charger, andii given to the damsel : and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came, and took up 12 the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 61. Herod desires to see Christ. L. 9. Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that^ was done by him; and he was perplexed, be cause that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; and of some, that Elias 8 had appeared ; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, 9 John have I beheaded : but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. ^ large dish. 62. The twelve return. L. 9. 10 And the apostles, when they were returned, a. d. 32. M". 6. 30 gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, 31 and what they had taught. And he said unto them, " Come ye yourselves apart into a desert " place, and rest a whUe :" for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 63. Christ feedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes. J. 6. 1 After these things Jesus went over the sea L. 9. 10 of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, into a desert place belonging to the city called Beth- J. 6. 2 saida. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on 3 them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his dis- 4 ciples. " And the passover, a feast of the Jews, > Lev. 2a 5 was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, b.^' ,„ , and saw a great company come unto him, he M''. 6. 34 was moved with compassion toward them, be cause they were as sheep not having a shep herd : and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, he saith J. 6. 6 unto Philip, " Whence shall we buy bread, that 6 " these may eat ?" And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred ^pennyworth " See of bread is not sufficient for them, that every 21"^. ' 8 one of them may take a little. One of his dis ciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith 9 unto him. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes : " but what " 2 Kings 10 are they among so many? And Jesus said, L. 9. 14 " Make them sit down by fifties in a company." J. 6. 10 Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. ^ denarii. C. G2 84 Christ feedeth five thousand. A- D- 32. Then he took the five loaves and the two L. 9. , / fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed 16 them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and 17 were all filled. When they were filled, he said J. 6. unto his disciples, " Gather up the fragments 12 " that remain, that nothing be lost." Therefore 13 they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when 14 they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, ¦5 Gen. 49. This is of a truth ''that prophet that should la is^ia come into the world. 64. He walketh on the sea. When Jesus therefore perceived that they ' ' would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. And when even was now come, le his disciples went down unto the sea, and en-i7 tered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. But the ship was nowM". 14. in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves : for 24 the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch 25 of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on "Job a a the sea. And when the disciples saw him "walk- 26 ing on the sea, they were troubled, saying. It is ^a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But 27 straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, "Be " of good cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid." And 28 Peter answered him and said. Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And 29 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 30 boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying. Lord, save me. And 31 '^ an apparition. D. He healeth all that touch him. 85 M". 14. immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and a.d.S2. caught him, and said unto him, " O thou of little 32 " faith, wherefore didst thou doubt ?" And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 33 Then they that were in the ship came and wor shipped him, saying. Of a truth "thou art the "P". 2. 7- Son of God. tri.^- M . 6. And when they had passed over, they came 63 into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the 54 shore. And when they were come out of the 66 ship, straightway they knew him, and ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that M^ere sick, where 56 they heard he was. And whithersoever he en tered, 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 ^ bor- "^''^ i9- der of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. 65. Christ the true bread of life. J. 6 ¦ ¦ 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 where- into his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but 23 that his disciples were gone away alone ; (how beit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after 24 that the Lord had given thanks :) when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, 26 and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him. Rabbi, when camest 26 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 did eat of the loaves, and were filled. '^ fringe. D. GS 86 Christ the true bread A. D. 32. « Labour not for the ^meat which perisheth, but J. 6. " for that meat which endureth unto everlasting 27 " life, which the Son of man shall give unto •Acts 2. " you: *for him hath God the Father sealed." 2Peti.i7. "^^^n ^^i^ ^^®y ^'^^^ V^vci, What shall we do, 28 that we might work the works of God ? Jesus 29 i>i John a answered and said unto them, ""This is the 23- « work of God, that ye believe on him whom " he hath sent." They said therefore unto him, 3o «iCor.i. "^What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? ^ Ex. la d Our fathers did eat manna in the desert ; as it 31 Num.11.7. is written, " He gave them bread from heaven Neh. 9. 15. to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, "Verily, 32 icor.iaa .. -f ,, ' •'' '^Ps.7a24, venly, 1 say unto you, Moses gave you not 25- " ^ that bread from heaven ; but my Father giveth " you the trae bread from heaven. For the 33 " bread of God is * he which cometh down from " heaven, and giveth life unto the world." Then 34 said they unto him. Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, " I am the 35 " bread of life : he that cometh to me shall " never hunger ; and he that believeth on me " shall never thirst. But I said unto you. That 36 " ye also have seen me, and believe not. All 37 " that the Father giveth me * shall come to me; '2 ?'™-^- " and *^him that cometh to me *I will in no wise 2. 19. " cast out. For I came down from heaven, not 38 " to do mine own will, but the will of him that " sent me. And this is the Father's will which 39 " hath sent me, that of all which he hath given " me I should lose nothing, but should raise it " up again at the last day. And this is the will 40 " of him that sent me, that every one which " ' seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may " have everlasting life : and I will raise him up " at the last day." 'food. C. ^the. C. * that. C. D. "will. C. ^ I witt not reject. C. ' ¦views toith an atlentive eye. D. recognixeth. C. contemplate th. of Iif e to believers. 87 J. 6. 41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he a.d.32. said, I am the bread which came down from 42 heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came 43 down from heaven ? Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, " Murmur not among yom% 44*' selves. *No man can come to me, except the '^Canti.4 " Father which hath sent me draw him : and 46" I will raise him up at the Jast day. *It is8is.54ia " viTitten in the prophets. And they shall be all M^k^].' a" "taught ^of God. Every man therefore that Heb. aii). "hath heard, and hath leamed of the Father, *" ^"- ^''¦ 46 " cometh unto me. Not that any man hath " seen the Father, save he which is of God, he 47 " 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 60 " are dead. This is the bread which cometh " down from heaven, that a man may eat there- 61 " of, and not die. I am the living bread which " came down from heaven : if any man eat of " this bread, he shall live for ever : and " the " Heb. la " bread that I wiU give is my flesh, which I will ' 52 " give for the life of the world." The Jews there fore strove among themselves, saying. How can 63 this man 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 have no life in you. 64 " Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my " blood, hath etemal hfe ; and I wiU raise him 65 " 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, 57 " ' dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living ^i^John a " Father hath sent me, and I Uve by the Fa- ^^ jg. " " ther : so he that eateth me, even he shall live ^by. D. G4 88 Peter confesseth Christ. A- P- 32. « by me. This is that bread which came down J. 6.58 " from heaven : not as your fathers did eat " manna, and are dead : he that eateth of this " bread shall live for ever." These things said 59 he in the synagogue, as he taught in Caper naum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they60 had heard this, said, This is an hard saying ; who can hear it ? When Jesus knew in himself that ei his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, 'Acts i.a " Doth this offend you ? '' What and if ye shall 62 ^ ' ' " see the Son of man ascend up where he was '2 Cor.aa" before? 'it is the spirit that quickeneth; the 63 " flesh profiteth nothing : the words that I speak " unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But 64 " there are some of you that believe not." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, " Therefore said I unto you, that 65 " no man can come unto me, except it were " given unto him of my Father," From that time many of his disciples went 66 back, and walked no more with him, Then said 67 Jesus unto the twelve, "Will ye also go away?" Then Simon Peter answered him. Lord, to whom 68 "Acts a shall we go? thou hast ""the words of etemal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art 69 ^ that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus 7o answered them, " Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil ?" He spake of Judas 7i Iscariot the son of Simon : for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. After these things Jesus walked in GalUee: J- 7. for he would not walk in Jewry, because the i Jews sought to kill him. "the. D. C. PART V. THE TRANSACTIONS OF TWELVE MONTHS, FROM THE BEGIN NING OF THE THIRD PASSOVER. ly ^0%. Tlie Pharisees rebuked for breaking the commandment of God by the traditions of men. M" 7 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, a. d. 32. and certain of the scribes, which came from Je- 2 rusalem. And when they saw some of his dis ciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with 3 unwashen, hands, they found fault. For the Pha risees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands ^ oft, eat not, holding the tradition ofthe 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, brasen 6 vessels, and of * tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him. Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat 6 bread with unwashen hands ? He answered and said unto them, "Well hath Esaias prophesied " of you hypocrites, as it is vn-itten, *This peo- 'is. 29.1a " pie honoureth me with their lips, but their 7 " heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do " they worship me, teaching for doctrines the 8 " commandments of men. For laying aside the " commandment of God, ye hold the tradition " of men, as the washing of pots and cups : and 9 " many other such like things ye do." And he said unto them, "Full well ye reject the com- ''Ex5ai2. " mandment of God, that ye may keep your own J53X.2U7! 10 " tradition. For Moses said, "Honour thy father ^^J;,2aa " and thy mother ; and, " Whoso curseth father 2a 2 by pouring a little water on them. C. ^ by dipping them. C. * beds. C. couches. D. 90 The Pharisees reproved. A. D. 82. « or motlier, let him die the death : but ye say, M^ 7. " If a man shaU say to his father or mother, ^Itn " is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever " thou mightest be profited by me ; he shall be "free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought 12 " for his father or his mother; making the word 13 " of God of none effect through your tradition, " which ye have delivered : and many such like " things do ye." And when he had called all the people unto 14 him, he said unto them, "Hearken unto me " every one qf you, and understand : There is 15 " nothing from without a man, that entering " into him can defile him : but the things whicli " come out of him, those are they that defile " the man. If any man have ears to hear, let 16 " him hear." And when he was entered into 17 the house from the people, his disciples said M". 15 unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees 12 were 'offended, after they heard this saying? 1 1 Cor. a But he answered and said, " '' Every * plant, which 13 "' *^' " my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall e Is. 9. la « be rooted up. Let them alone : * they be blind 14 ^ ¦ ¦ " leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead " the blind, both shaU faU into the ditch." Then 15 answered Peter and said unto, him. Declare unto us this parable. And Jesus said, "Are ye alsoie "yet without understanding? Do ye not per-M^7. " ceive, that whatsoever thing from without 18 " entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; " because it entereth not into his heart, but 19 " into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, " purging all meats ?" And he said, "That wliich 20 " cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. &8"2f'''" '^^'^ ^°"^ within, out of the heart of men, 21 " proceed evil ^thoughts, adulteries, fornications, " murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, de- 22 " ceit, lasciviousness, * an evil eye, blasphemy, ^ Let it be. D. C. ^ scandalized. C. * plantation. D. ^ reasonings. D. ^ envy, calumny, arrogance. The Canaanites daughter healed. 91 M*.7.23" pride, foolishness: aU these evU things come a. d. 32. M". 15. " from within, and defile the man: but to eat 20 " with unwashen hands defileth not a man." 67. He healeth ihe daughter of a Syrophenician woman. M 7 ' ' And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it : but 26 he could not be hid. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of 26 him, and came and fell at his feet : the woman was a Greek, a Sjrophenician by nation ; and she besought him that lie would cast forth the M". 1 5. devil out of her daughter. But he answered her 23 not a word. And his disciples came and be sought him, saying. Send her away; for she 24 crieth after us. But he answered and said, " Let M''.7-27 " the children first be filled: for it is not meet " to take the children's bread, and to cast it M". 15. " unto the dogs." And she said. Truth, Lord: 27 yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from 28 their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, " O woman, great is thy faith : " be it unto thee even as thou wilt." And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 68. He restoreth a man to hearing and speech. ' ' And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ; and they 33 beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touch- 34 ed his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, " Ephphatha," that 36 is, Be opened. '¦And straightway his ears were =is.M.5,a opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed. 92 Christ feedeth four thousand. A-D-32. and he spake plain. And he charged them that M^ 7. they should tell no man: but the more he 36 charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; and were beyond measures? astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. Q9. Christ feedeth the people miraculously. M'' 8 In those days the multitude being very great, ' ' and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his dis ciples unto him, and saith unto them, "I haveM". 15. " compassion on the multitude, because they 32 " continue with me now three days, and have " nothing to eat : and I will not send them " away fasting, lest they faint in the way : for M^ 8. 3 » 2 Kings " divers of them came from far." *And his dis-M*. 15. ciples say unto him. Whence should we have 33 so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude ? And Jesus saith unto them, 34 " How many loaves have ye ?" And they said. Seven, and a few little fishes. And he com- 35 manded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the 36 "I Sam. 9. fishes, and "gave thanks, and brake them, and ^^' gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were 37 filled: and they took up of the broken meai that was left seven ^ baskets full. And they that 38 did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multi- 39 tude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala and Dalmanutha. M''.8.l0 ¦' maunds. C. 70. The Pharisees and Sadducees again seek a siqn from heaven. M" 16 ¦ The 'Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, a.d.32. and tempting desired him that he would shew " i Cor. i. 2 them a sign from heaven. He answered and^^' said unto them, "When it is evening, ye say, " It will be fair weather : for the sky is red. 3 " And in the morning. It will be foul weather to " day : for the sky is red and lo wring. O ye " hypocrites, ye can discern the face ofthe sky; " but can ye not discern the signs of the times ? 4 " A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh " after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given " unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas." 71. The disciples are warned against the leaven ofthe Pharisees and Sadducees. M" 16 And he left them, and departed. And when ' his disciples were come to the other side, they M''. 8. 14 had forgotten to take bread, neither had they M". 1 6. in the ship with them more than one loaf Then 6 Jesus said unto them, " Take heed and beware " of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sad- M''. 8. " ducees." And they reasoned among them- 16 selves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, "Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? " perceive ye not yet, neither understand ? have 18 " ye your heart yet hardened ? having eyes, see " ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not ? and 19 " do ye not remember ? when I brake the five " loaves among five thousand, how many baskets " full of fragments took ye up ?" They say unto 20 him. Twelve. "And when the seven among four " thousand, how many ^ baskets full of frag- " ments took ye up ?" And they said. Seven. 21 And he said unto them, " How is it that ye do M". 16." not understand that I spake it not to you 11 " maunds. C. 94 A blind man receiveth sight. A.D- 32. « concerning bread, that ye should beware of M". 16. " the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sad- " ducees ?" Then understood they how that he 12 bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 72. Christ giveth a blind man his sight. And he cometh to Bethsaida ; and they bring ' ' a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the 23 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 if he saw ought. And he 24 looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walk ing. After that he put his hands again upon 25 his eyes, and made him look up : and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he 26 sent him away to his house, saying, "Neither " go into the town, nor tell it to any in the « town." 73. Peter repeats his confession that Jesus is the Christ. M\ 16. When Jesus came into the coasts of Csesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, " Whom " do men say that I the Son of man am ?" And 14 they said. Some say that tliou art John the Bap tist : some, Elias ; and others, Jeremias, or one =Actsa37of the prophets. He saith unto them, "But is ijohn'4 " whom say ye that I am?" And Simon Peter 16 Hebil^' answered and said, *Thou art the Clirist, the 'Eph. 2! a Son of the living God. And Jesus answered 17 10 *Ga'u. ^^^ ^^i*^ ^^^^ \am., " ^ Blessed art thou, Simon la " Bar-jona : " for flesh and blood hath not re- 2o^?Uv!' " vealed it unto thee, but " my Father which is ^Jo'^b'38 " ^^ heaven. And I say also unto thee. That 18 17. ' " thou art Peter, and '' upon this rock I will & 107^18 " buUd my church ; and " the gates of heU shall ^^•38-l»- ^ Happy. C. Jesus foresheweth his death. 95 M™. 16. " not prevail against it. And I wiU give unto a. d. 32. 19 " thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven : and " whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be " bound in heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt " loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 74. Jesus fm'esheweih his death : reproveth Peter, and ewhorts all to self-denial. W. 16. 21 I^^OM that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that " the Son of man L. 9. 22 " must suffer many things, and be rejected of " the elders and chief priests and scribes, and M\8.32"be slain, and be raised the third day." And M^ 16. he spake that saying openly. Then Peter took 22 him, and began to rebuke him, saying, ^Be it far from thee. Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, " Get thee " behind me, " Satan : " thou art an ' offence " See " unto me : for thou * savourest not the things 22^*"'" '"' " that be of God, but those that be of men." '¦Rom.a7 M''.8.34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, " Who- " soever will come after me, let him deny him- L. 9. 23. " self, and take up his cross daily, and follow M\ 8. " me. For whosoever will save his life shall 35 " lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for " my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save 36 " it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall " gain the whole world, and lose his own ' soul ? 37 " or what shall a man give in * exchange for his 38 " soul ? Whosoever therefore "^ shall be ashamed ° See " of me and of my words in this adulterous and 2Tim.i.a " sinful generation; of him also shall the Son *^ 2. 12. " of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the " glory of his Father with the holy angels." M''. 9. 1 And he said unto them, " Verily I say unto " God in his mercy forbid. D. " obstacle. C. ' relishest. C. * life ? C. " ransom for his life ? 96 The transfiguration of Christ. A- D. 32. « you. That there be some of them that stand " here, which shall not taste of death, tiU they " have seen the kingdom of God come with " power." 75, The transfiguration of Christ. And it came to pass about an eight days ' / after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray; and was transfigured before them: and M". 17. his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment 2 was white as the light. And, behold, there L. 9. 3o talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias : who appeared in glory, and spake 31 of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with 32 " Dan. a him " were heavy with sleep : and when they ia&iaa.^gj.g 2i,-wak.e, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, 33 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 Ehas. For he M" wist not what to say ; for they were sore afraid. 6 •> 2 Peti. "While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud M". 17- '^' overshadowed them : and behold a voice out of 5 the cloud, which said. This is my beloved Son, "Is. 42.1. ''in whom I am well pleased; ''hear ye him. ifig'-^^'^And when the disciples heard it, they feU on 6 Acts a 22, their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus 7 ^2 Peti. came and 'touched them, and said, "Arise, and la be not afraid." And when they had lifted up 8 ^g^ai!^^ ^h^ii" eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. ia]0,ia And as they came down from the mountain, 9 Jesus charged them, saying, " Tell the vision to " no man, until the Son of man be risen again " from the dead." And they kept that saying M". 9- with themselves, questioning one with another lo what the rising from the dead should mean. M". 17- sMaL4a And his disciples asked him, saying, ^Whyio Tk A dumb and deaf spirit cast out. 97 M". 17. then say the scribes that Elias must first come? a.d.32. 11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Elias " truly shall first come, and "restore all things. "Mai. 4. a 12 "But I say unto you. That Elias is come '*''=" ^¦^'• " already, and they knew him not, but have " done unto him whatsoever they listed. Like- " wise shall also the Son of man suffer ofthem." 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. 76. Jesus casts out a dumb and deaf spirit. M\9.14 And when he came to his disciples on the L. 9. 37 next day, he saw a great multitude about them, M*. 9. and the scribes questioning with them. And 14, 16 straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and ranning to him 16 saluted him. And he asked the scribes, " What M". 17- " question ye with them?" And there came to 14, 15 him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and L. 9. 38 saying. Lord, have mercy on my son : (for he is M". 17. mine only child:) for he is lunatick, and sore 16 vexed : for ofttimes he faUeth into the fire, L. 9. 39 and oft into the water. And, lo, a spirit taketh M\ 9. him, and ^ teareth him : and he foameth, and 18 gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away : and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast 19 him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, " O faithless generation, 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 21 the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, " How long is it ago since this " came unto him ?" And he said, Of a child. 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him : but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and 23 help us. Jesus saijd unto him, "If thou canst ^ convulseth. D. H 98 Jesus foretelleth his sufferings. A- D- 32. « believe, all things are possible to him that M". 9, - " believeth." And straightway the father of the 24 chUd cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe ; help thou mine unbelief When Jesus 25 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." And 26 the spirit cried, and ^rent him sore, and came out of him : and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many said. He is dead. But Jesus took 27 him by the hand, and lifted him up ; and deli- L. 9. 42 vered him again to his father. And they were 43 all amazed at the mighty power of God. And M''. 9j when he was come into the house, his disciples 28 asked him privately. Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, " Because M". 17. " of your unbelief : for verily I say unto you, 20 MCor.i2. " »lf ye havo faith as a grain of mustard seed, ' ¦ " ye shall say unto this mountain. Remove " hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove ; " and nothing shall be impossible unto you. " Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer 21 " and fasting." 77. Jesus again foretels his sufferings and resur rection. w. 9. And they departed thence, and passed thrpugh „ Galilee ; and he would not that any man should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said 31 unto them, " Let these sayings sink doAvn into L. 9. 44 " your ears : for the Son of man shall be deli- " vered into the hands of men, and they shall M^ 9. " kill him ; and after that he is killed, he shall 3i " rise the third day." But they understood not L. 9. this saying, and it was hid from them, that they 46 perceived it not : and they feared to ask him of that saying. " convulsed. C. ' 78. Jesus works a miracle to pay ihe tribute- money. W. 17. A And when they were come to Capernaum, a. d. 32. they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said. Doth not your master pay ^ tribute ? 25 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 26 " own children, or of strangers ?" Peter saith unto him. Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, 27 " Then are the children free. Notwithstand- " ing, lest we should offend them, go thou to " the sea, and cast an 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." 79. The disciples contend who shall be the great est. Jesus exhorteth them to humility. M". 9. And being in the house he asked them, 33 " What was it that ye disputed among your- 34 " selves by the way ?" But they held their peace : for by the way they had disputed among L. 9. 47 themselves, who should be the greatest. And M''.9.35 Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, sat down, and caUed 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, M". 1 8. he said unto them, " Verily I say unto you, 3 " * Except ye be converted, and become as little "Ps. 131.2. " children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom 20*?"' '^' 4 " of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble 1 Pet 2. 2. " himself as this httle chUd, the same is great- " est in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso 2 the didrachma. C. '' stater. C. H2 Christ teacheth to avoid offences. D-32- « shall receive one such little chUd in my name " receiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me, M''. 9. " receiveth not me, but him that sent me." 37 " Num.11. ''And John answered him, saying. Master, we 38 saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us : and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, " Forbid 39 "i Cor. 12. « him not: "for there is no man which shall do ^' " a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak " evil of me. For he that is not against us is 40 " on our part. For whosoever shall give j'ou a 4i " cup of water to drink in my name, because " ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he "shall not lose his, reward. And whosoever 42 " shall offend one of these little ones that be- " lieve in me, it is better for him that a mill- " stone were hanged about his neck, and he || Deut la « -were cast into the sea. '^And if thy hand 43 " offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee " to enter into life maimed, than having two " hands to go into hell, into the fire that never "Rea 24" shall be quenched: "where their worm dieth 44 " not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy 46 " foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for " thee to enter halt into life, than having two " feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that " never shall be quenched : where their worm 46 " dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And 47 " if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : it is " better for thee to enter into the kingdom of " God with one eye, than having two eyes to " be cast into hell fire : where their worm dieth 48 2 13 " ^^^' ^^^ *^® ^^^ ^^ "°* quenched. For every 49 Ezek. 4a " one shall be salted with fire, '^and every sacri- B E h. 4 " ^^^ ^^^^^ ^® salted with salt. Salt is good : 60 29. " but if the salt have lost his saltness, where- h^R ^ 1^2 " ^^^ ^ii^ y® season it ? ^ Have salt in your- la & 14 " selves, and " have peace one with another. 19. 2 Cor. « Take heed that ye despise not one of these M". 18. Heb.i2.i4 " little ones ; for I say unto you. That in heaven lo How to treat an offending brother. 101 M*. 18. " 'their angels do always "behold the face ofA.D.32. 11 " my Father which is in heaven. For the Son '^Ps.347. " of man is come to save that which was lost. neb. 1. 14.' 12 " How think ye ? if a man have an hundred ' J^^'^"- 1- " sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth , " he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth " into the mountains, and seeketh that which 13 " is gone astray? and if so be that he find it, " verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of " that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which 14 " went not astray. Even so it is not the wUl " of your Father which is in heaven, that one " of these little ones should perish. 16 " Moreover ' if thy brother shall trespass ' Lev. 19. " against thee, go and tell him his fault between ^^" " thee and him alone : if he shaU hear thee, 16 " " thou hast gained thy brother. But if he "James " will not hear thee, then take with thee one or i'pet3.i. " two more, that in "the mouth oftwo or three "Deut 17. 17 " witnesses every word may be established. And 2'coU3.i'. " if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto Heb.10.2a " the ^ church : but if he neglect to hear the " church, let him be unto thee as an " heathen " Ko™- is- 18 " man and a publican. Verily I say unto you, 1 cor. 5. 9. " P Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be 2 Thess. a " bound in heaven : and whatsoever ye shall 2'john la " loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. '' 1 Cor. a 19 " Again I say unto you. That if two of you " shall agree on earth as touching any thing " that they shall ask, ^it shall be done for them 'Uohna 20 " of my Father which is in heaven. For where " two or three are gathered together 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 22 1 forgive him ? till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, "I say not unto thee. Until seven 23 " times : 'but. Until seventy times seven. There- 'Coiaia " fore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a ^ congregation. C H 3 102 The unmsrdful servant. A- D- 32. « certain king, which would take account of his M™. 18. " servants. And when he had begun to reckon, 24 " one was brought unto him, which owed him " ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he 26 ^2Kin.4i. " had not to pay, his lord commanded him 'to Neh. a a ,, i^g g^j^^ g^^^ j^jg y^'iie, and children, and all " that he had, and payment to be made. The 26 " servant therefore fell down, and worshipped " him, saying. Lord, have patience with me, and " I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that 27 " servant was moved with compassion, and " loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But 28 " the same servant went out, and found one of " his fellowservants, which owed him an hun- " dred pence : and he laid hands on him, and " took him by the throat, saying. Pay me that " thou owest. And his fello wservant fell down 29 " at his feet, and besought him, saying. Have " patience vidth me, and I will pay thee all. " And he would not : but went and cast him 30 " into prison, till he should pay the debt. So 31 " when his fellowservants saw what was done, " they were very sorry, and came and told unto " their lord all that was done. Then his lord, 32 " after that he had called him, said unto him, " O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that " debt, because thou desiredst me : shouldest 33 " not thou also have had compassion on thy " fello wservant, even as I had pity on thee ? " And his lord was wroth, and delivered him 34 " to the tormentors, till he should pay all that ' Prov. 21. " was due unto him. * So likewise shall my 35 jam.2.ia " heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from " your hearts forgive not every one his brother " their trespasses." 80. The seventy disciples are instructed and sent L 10 •^''''*^' ' After these things the Lord appointed other a. d. 32. seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he 2 himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, " The harvest truly is great, but the "labourers are few: "pray ye therefore the "2 Thess. " Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth 3 " labourers into his harvest. Go your ways : " behold, I send you forth as lambs among 4 " wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor 6 " shoes : and " salute no man by the way. And !^1?^'°^* " into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, 6 " Peace be to this house. And if the son of " peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it : 7 " if not, it shall tum to you again. And in the " same house remain, " eating and drinking such "icor.ia " things as they give : for '' the labourer is wor- d i cor. a " thy of his hire. Go not from house to house. ^, &c. 8 " And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they is. " receive you, eat such things as are set before D " you : and heal the sick that are therein, and " say unto them. The kingdom of God is come 10 " nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye " enter, and they receive you not, go your ways " out into the streets of the same, and say, 11 " ' Even the very dust of your city, which cleav- ° Acts la " eth on us, we do wipe off against you : not- " withstanding be ye sure of this, that the king- 12 " dom of God is come nigh unto you. But I " say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable " in that day for Sodom, than for that city. 13 " Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, " Bethsaida ! ' for if the mighty works had been fEzekaa " done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been " done in you, they had a great while ago re- 14 " pented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But " it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon H4 104 Christ teacheth A.D.32. « at the judgment, than for you. And thou, L. 10. i See Gen." Capernaum, which art « exalted to heaven, 16 Deu.' 1.2a " " shalt be thrust down to heU. He that hear- 16 Jer.^5i!k " eth you heareth me ; and ' he that despiseth fifek 26 " y^^ despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me 2a &' 32.' " despiseth him that sent me." 4 a '81. Jesus reproveth his kinsmen; goeth up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles : teacheth in the temple. The Pharisees chide with Nicodemu,s. » Lev. 2a " Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at J. 7. 2 ^Acts 1. hand. " His brethren therefore said unto him, 3 14 Depart hence, and go into Judsea, that thy dis ciples also may see the works that thou doest. For there is no man that doeth any thing in 4 secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren 6 believe in him. Then Jesus said unto them, 6 " My time is not yet come : but your time is " alway ready. The world cannot hate you ; but 7 " me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the " works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this 8 " feast : I go not up yet unto this feast ; for " my time is not yet full come." When he had 9 said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. But when his brethren were gone up, then 10 went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. Then the Jews sought him 11 at the feast, and said, Where is he ? And there 12 was much ^ murmuring among the people con cerning him : for some said. He is a good man : others said. Nay ; but he deceiveth the people. Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear 13 of the Jews. Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went 14 « Acts 2. 7 up into the temple, and taught. "And the Jews 15 ^ whispering. C. in the temple. 105 J. 7. marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man let- a. p. 32. 16 ters, having never learned ? Jesus answered them, and said, " My doctrine is not mine, but 17" his that sent me. If any man ^will do his " vrill, he shall know of the doctrine, whether " it be of God, or whether I speak of myself 18 " 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 19 " is in him. '' Did not Moses give you the law, "Ex. 24 a " andyet none of you keepeth the law? Why ^^^^'¦y^^g^ 20 " go ye about to kill me ?" The people answered and said. Thou hast a devil : who goeth about 21 to kill thee ? Jesus answered and said unto them, " I have done one work, and ye all mar- 22 " vel. ''Moses therefore gave unto you circum- ''Lev.i2.a " cision; (not because it is of Moses, ^but off Gen. 17. " the fathers ;) and ye on the sabbath day cir- ^''' 23 " cumcise 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 24 " on the sabbath day ? ^ Judge not according to « Pent. 1. Ifi 17 " the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." ^^ow.2i. 25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not 2a James 9 1 26 this he, whom they seek to kill ? but, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very 27 Christ ? howbeit we know this man whence he is : but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth 28 whence he is. 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 myself, but he that sent me " is true, whom " Rom. a 29 " ye know 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 31 yet come. And many of the people believed ^ is minded to. C. 106 Divers opinions concerning Christ. A. D. 32. on him, and said. When Christ cometh, wiU he J. 7- do more miracles than these which this man hath done ? The Pharisees heard that the peo- 32 pie murmured such things concerning him ; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. Then said Jesus unto them, " Yet a little 33 " while am I with you, and then I go unto him ' Hos. 5. a " that sent me. Ye 'shall seek me, and shall 34 " not find me : and where I am, thither ye can- " not come." Then said the Jews among them- 36 selves. Whither will he go, that we sliall not 'Is. 11. 12. find him? vrill he go unto " the dispersed among jp";\Y*he Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? what 36 manner qf saying is this that he said, " Ye shall " seek me, and shall not find me : and where I > Lev. 2a " am, thither ye cannot come ?" ' In the last day, 37 ^®- that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and ¦n Is. sal. cried, saying, " "If any man thirst, let him come ^Deutia " ^^^^ ™®' ^^^ drink. " He that beheveth on 38 la " me, as the scripture hath said, ° out of his l^isaaa " helly shall flow rivers of living water." (^ But 39 & 44 a this spake he of the Spirit, which they that be- joei 2^28. iieve on him should receive : for the Holy Ghost Acts 2. 17, was not yet given; because that Jesus was not ^^'^''- yet glorified.) Many of the people therefore, when they 40 1 Deut la heard this saying, said. Of a truth this is ''the 15, la Prophet. Others said. This is the Clirist. But 41 some said. Shall Christ come out of Galilee? ' Ps. 132. ' hath not the scripture said. That Christ cometh 42 a iwiTal ^f *he seed of David, and out of the town of "isam.ia Bethlehem, "where David was? So there was 43 ^'^ a division among the people because of him. And some ofthem would have taken him; but 44 no man laid hands on him. Then came the officers to the chief priests 45 and Pharisees ; and they said unto them. Why have ye not brought him? The officers answer- 46 ed. Never man . spake like this man. Then 47 Ofthe woman taken in adultery. 107 J. 7- answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also de- a. d. 32. 48 ceived ? ^ Have any of the rulers or of the Pha^ 'Acts a 7. 49 risees believed on him? but this people who 2^ & 2.1?.' 50 knoweth not the law are cursed. Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by 51 night, being one of them,) "Doth our law judge "i>e«-i-i7 any man, before it hear him, and know what he ^\^'^'^' 62 doeth ? They answered and said unto him. Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, and look : for 63 "out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every » is. 9. 1,2. man went unto his oAvn house. J. 8i 1 And Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 82. Christ delivereth the woman taken in adul- / tery. l J. 8. 2 And early in the morning he came again u into the temple, and 'all the people came unto 3 him ; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery ; and when they had 4 set her in the midst, they say unto him. Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very 5 act. ° Now Moses in the law commanded us, ' Lev. 2a that such should be stoned: but what sayest 22! la Deut 22. 6 thou ? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, 7 as though he heard them not. So when they con tinued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, " " He that is without sin among ''Deu.17.7 8 " you, let him first cast a stone at her." And °™'^' ' again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, " being convicted by ° Rom. 2. their own conscience, went out one by one, be ginning at the eldest, ewera unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing loin the midst. When Jesus had lifted up him self, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, "Woman, where are those thine accusers? 11 hath no man condemned thee?" She said, No 108 Christ the light of the world. A. P. 32. man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, " Neither " do I ^ condemn thee : go, and sin no more," 83. Christ the light qf the world : he answereth the Jews that boasted of Abraham: convey eth Mmself away. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, J. 8. " I am the light of the world : he that followeth " me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have " the light of life." The Pharisees therefore said 13 unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not tme. Jesus answered and said 14 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 tell " whence I come, and whither I go. Ye judge 16 " after the flesh ; I judge no man. And yet if 16 " I judge, my judgment is tme : for I am not "Peut 17 " alone, but I and the Father that sent me. " It 17 2 cor.iai! " is 3.1so written in your law, that the testimony Heb.ioaa " of two men is true. I am one that bear wit- 18 " ness of myself, and the Father that sent me " beareth witness of me." Then said they unto 19 him. Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, "Ye " neither know me, nor my Father : if ye had " known me, ye should have known my Father " also." These words spake Jesus in the trea- 20 sury, as he taught in the temple : and nb man laid hands on him ; for his hour was not yet come. Then said Jesus again unto them, " I go 21 " my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die . " in your sins : whither I go, ye cannot come." Then said the Jews, WUl he kiU himself? be- 22 cause he saith. Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he said unto them, "Ye are from beneath; 23 »> 1 John " I am from above : " ye are of this world ; I *¦ *¦ " am not of this world. I said therefore unto 24 " you, that ye shall die in your sins : for if ye " believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your ^ pass sentence on thee. C. He justifieth his doctrine. 109 8. " sins." Then said they unto him. Who art a.d.32. 26 thou ? And Jesus saith unto them, " Even the " same that I said unto you from the beginning. 26 " I have many things to say and to judge of " you : but he that sent me is true ; and I speak " to the world those things which I have heard 27 " of him." They understood not that he spake 28 to them of the Father. 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''Rom.i.4 " do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath 29 " taught me, I speak these things. And he that " sent me is with me : the Father hath not left " me alone ; for I do always those things that 30 " please him." As he spake these words, many 31 believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, " If ye continue in my 32 " word, then are ye my disciples indeed ; and ye " shall know the truth, and ^ the truth shall " Rom. a 33 " make you free." They answered him, ^We be ^gll'^' Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to Jam.i.2a any man : how sayest thou. Ye shall be made f'^^y%^^ 34 free ? Jesus answered them, " Verily, verily, 1 42. " say unto you, ^ Whosoever committeth sin is ¦¦ Rom. a 36 " the servant of sin. And ^ the servant abideth 2Pet2.ia " not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth eGaL43a 36" ever. "If the Son therefore shall make you''Rom.a2. 37 " free, j'e shall be free indeed. I know that ye ^*'" *¦ '• " are Abraham's seed ; but ye seek to kill me, 38 " because my word hath no place in you. I " speak that which I have seen with my Father: " and ye do that which ye have seen with your 39 " father." They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, " ' If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do ' Rom. 2. 40 " the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to GaLs!*?^ " kUl me, a man that hath told you the truth, 29. " which I have heard of God : this did not 41 " Abraham. Ye do the deeds of your father." Then said they to him, We be not bom of 110 Chjisfs authmity and dignity. " 1 John aa " Jude a '1 John 4 A. P. 32. fornication ; " we have one Father, even God. J. 8. >¦ lifis^ia Jesus said unto them, " ' If God were your Fa- 42 ' ther, ye would love me : for I proceeded forth ' and came from God ; neither came I of my- ' self, but he sent me. Wliy do je not under- 43 ' stand my speech ? even because ye cannot hear ' my word. " Ye are of your father the devil, 44 ' and the lusts of your father yo will do. He ' was amm-derer from the beginning, and ''abode ' not in the truth, because there is no truth in ' him. Wlien he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe 45 me not. AVhich of you ^convinceth me of4G sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me ? " He that is of God heareth God's 47 words : ye therefore hear thcni not, because ye are not of God." Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, 48 Say we not well that thou ai't a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, "I have not a 49 " devil ; but I honour my Father, and ye do " dishonour me. And I seek not mine own 60 " glory : there is one that seeketh and judgeth. " Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep si " my saying, he shall never see death." Then 52 said the Jews unto him. Now we know that pzech.i.athou hast a devil. ^ Abraham is dead, and the ^^''¦"'^ prophets ; and thou sayest. If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou 63 greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead : whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered. If I honour myself, 64 ^Actsaia " my honour is nothing : '' it is my Father that " honoureth me ; of whom ye say, that he is " your God : yet ye have not known him ; but 65 " 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. Your father 56 " convicteth, M. One born blind receiveth sight. Ill J. 8. " Abraham ^ rejoiced to see my day : "¦ and he a. d. 32. " saw if, and was glad." 'Heb. 11. 67 Then said the Jews unto him. Thou art not ^^ yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 68 Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto " you, "Before Abraham was, 'I am." -Ex. a 14 69 Then took they up stones to cast at him : 00^^17: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the Rev. i.a temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. 84. The man that was born blind restored to sight. The Pharisees question ihe miracle. J. 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 parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, " Neither hath this man sinned, " nor his parents : but that the works of God 4 " should be made manifest in him. I must " work the works of him that sent me, while " it is day : the night cometh, when no man 6 " can work. As long as I am in the world, I 6 " am the 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 7 the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, "Go, 'wash Mn the pool of Siloam," (which is "Neh. a by interpretation. Sent.) "He went his way usee 8 therefore, and washed, and came seeing. The 2 Ki". 5. 14 neighbours therefore, and they whicli before had seen him that he was blind, said. Is not this he 9 that sat and begged ? Some said. This is he : others said. He is Uke him : but he said, I am 10 he. Therefore said they unto him. How were 11 thine eyes opened ? He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anoint ed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool ' longed. C. ' Before Abraham was born. C. * wash thine eyes. C 112 The Pharisees A. D. 32. of SUoatti, and wash : and I went and washed, J. 9. and I received sight. Then said they unto him, 12 Where is he? He said, I know not. They 13 brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. And it was the sabbath day when 14 Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then 15 again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man 16 is not of God, because he keepeth not the sab bath day. Others said. How can a man that is a sinner do sucli miracles? And there was a division among them. They say unto the blind 17 man again. What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes ? He said. He is a pro phet. But the Jews did not believe conceming him, 18 that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, say- 19 ing. Is this your son, who ye say was bom blind? how then doth he now see? His parents an- 20 swered them and said. We know that this is our son, and that he was bom blind: but by 21 what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not : he is of age ; ask him : he shall speak for himself 'Actsaia These words spake his parents, because "they 22 feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed al ready, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents. He is of age; ask 23 him. Then again called they the man that was 24 * Josh. 7 bhnd, and said unto him, ^Give God the praise: isam.aa ^® know that this man is a sinner. He answered 25 and said. Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not : one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. Tlien said they to him again, 26' question the miracle. 113 J. 9. What did he to thee ? how opened he thine a. p. 32. 27 eyes ? He answered them, I have told you al- ready, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again ? will ye also be his disciples ? 28 Then they reviled him, and said. Thou art his 29 disciple ; but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spalce unto Moses : as for this fellow, 30 we know not from whence he is. The man answered and said unto them. Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence 31 he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that 'God heareth not sinners: but 'Job 279. if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth Ps^i8.'4i. 32 his will, him he heareth. Since the world besran & 34 la was it not heard that any man opened the eyes prov!i.2a 33 of one that was born blind. If this man were & is- 2a 34 not of God, he could do nothing. They answered ^^i^'fj. and said unto him. Thou wast altogether bom Jer. 11. 11. in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast Ezetaia him out. Mic a 4 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 an-n John a swered and said, Wlio is he. Lord, that I might ^^" 37 believe on him ? And Jesus said unto him, " Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that 38 " talketh with thee." And he said. Lord, I be- 39 lieve. And he worshipped him. 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 so7ne of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, * and said unto him. Are « Rom. 2. 41 we 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." J. 10. 1 "Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that en- " tereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but " cHmbeth up some other way, the same is a 2 " thief and a robber. But he that entereth in I 114) Christ the good shepherd. f A- D- 32. « ijy the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To J. 10. " him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear 3 " his voice : and he calleth his own sheep by " name, and leadeth them out. And when he 4 " putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before : " them, and the sheep follow him : for they '¦: " know his voice. And a stranger will they not 6 " follow, but will flee from him : for they know :, " not the voice of strangers." This parable spake 6 Jesus unto them : but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, "Verily, 7 " verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the " sheep. All that ever came before me area " thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not !> Eph. 2. « hear them. " I am the door : by me if any 9 " man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go " in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh lo " not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to de- " stroy : I am come that they might have life, " and that they might have it more abundantly. ' Is. 4a 11. " 'I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd li Ezek 34 o i or 12, 23. " giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is 12 & 37. 24 " an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own Heb 1320 1 Pet.2.2a " ths sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and . & a 4 "'^ leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf 16, 17. " catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The 13 " hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and " careth not for the sheep. I am the good shep- 14 '2 Tim. 2. " herd, and 'know my sheep, and am known of " mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so 15 " know I the Father : and I lay down my hfe - ¦" Is. saa " for the sheep. And " other sheep I have, which 16 "^ are not of this fold : them also I must bring, ; »Ezek.37"and they shall hear my voice; "and there Eph. 2. 14 " shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore 17 iPet2.2a " doth my Father love me, ° because I lay down 8, 12.^^'^' " my life, that I might take it again. No man 18 Heb. 2. a « 2 taketh it from me, but I lay it down of 'forceth.'-C 3 '', ¦ ¦ The seventy return. 115 10. " myself I have jpower to lay it down, and I a. p. 32. " have power to take it again. ^This command-'' Acts 2. " ment have I received of my Father." ^*'*^ 19 There was a division therefore again among 20 the Jews for these sayings. And many of them said. He hath a devil, and is mad ; why hear ye 21 him ? Others said. These are not the words of him that hath a devil. 'Can a devil open the''Ex.4n. eyes of the blind? ^'i^^^; 85. The seventy return. ' And the seventy returned again with joy, a. d. 33. saying. Lord, even the devils are subject unto 18 us through thy name. And he said unto them, "*I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. "Rev. 9,1. 19 " Behold, " I give unto you power to tread on f^^cw^aa " serpents and scorpions, and over all the power a " ofthe enemy: and nothing shall by any means 20 " hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, " that the spirits are subject unto you ; but " rather reioice, because "^your names are writ- «ex32.32. „,.,•' „ "^ Ps.6a2a " ten m heaven. is. 4. 3. 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, Dan. 12.1. " I ' thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and Heutia "earth, that thou hast hid these things from Rev. la a " the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them ^ 21'. 27. " unto babes : even so, Father; for so it seemed 22 " good in thy sight. AU things are delivered to " me of my Father : and no man knoweth who " the Son is, but the Father ; and who the " Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the " Son will reveal him." 23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, " Blessed are the eyes which see 24 "the things that ye see: fori teU you, " that ^ J Pet I. " many prophets and kings have desired to see " those things which ye see, and have not seen « them; and to hear those things which ye hear, " and have not heard them." ^ authority. C. ° adore thee, C. 13 / V 86. The pa/rable of ihe good Samaritan. A. D. 33. And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and ' ' tempted him, saying. Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, "What 26 " is written in the law? how readest thou?" "Deu. a a and he answering said, *Thou shalt love the 27 Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all >¦ Lev. 19. thy mind ; and " thy neighbour as thyself And 28 he said unto him, "Thou hast answered right: ¦^Lev.iaa " this do, and " thou shalt live." But he, wUling 29 Ezek. 2a to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is 11, 13, 21. my neighbour ? And Jesus answering said, " A 3o *""¦ ¦ ¦ " certain man went down from Jerusalem to " Jericho, and fell among ^thieves, which stripped " him of his raiment, and wounded him, and de- " parted, leaving him half dead. And by chance 3i " there came down a certain priest that way : ¦'Ps.saii. " and when he saw him, ''he passed by on the " other side. And likewise a Levite, when he 32 " was at the place, came and looked on him, " and passed by on the other side. But a cer- 33 " tain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where " he was : and when he saw him, he had com- " passion on him, and went to him, and bound 34 " 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 him. And on the 35 " 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 repay thee. Which now of these three, 36 " thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that " fell among the thieves ?" And he said. He 37 that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, " Go, and do thou likewise." ^ robbers. C. 87. Christ teacheth to pray. j And it came to pass, that, as he was praying a. d. sa in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him. Lord, teach us to pray, 2 as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, "WTien ye pray, say. Our Father " which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. " Thy ^ kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in 3 " heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our 4 " daily bread. And forgive us our sins ; for we " also forgive every one that is indebted to us. " And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver 5 " us from evil." And he said unto them, "Which " of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto " him at midnight, and say unto him. Friend, 6 " lend me three loaves ; for a friend of mine " in his journey is come to me, and I have 7 " nothing to set before him ? And he from " within shall answer and say. Trouble me not : " the door is now shut, and my children are " with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee. 8 " I say unto you. Though he will not rise and " give him, because he is his friend, yet because " of his importunity he will rise and give him 9 " as many as he needeth. ^And I say unto you, 'Jam.i.a " Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye ^° "^' " shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto 10 " you. For every one that asketh receiveth ; " and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that 11 " knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall " ask bread of any of you that is a father, will " he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will ,12 " he for a fish give him a serpent ? or if he shall 13 " ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If " ye then, being evil, know how to give good " gifts unto your children : how much more " shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spi- " rit to them that ask him ?" ^ reign, C. 13 vy 88. He healeth the crooked woman. Parable of the mustard seed, and ofthe leaven. A- D. sa And he was teaching in one ofthe synagogues L. 13. on the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman lo, ii which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he 12 called her to Mm, and said unto her, " Woman, "Acts 9.17 " thou art loosed from thine infirmity." * And 13 he laid his hands on her : and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And the 14 ruler of the synagogue answered with indigna tion, because that Jesus had healed on the sab- '¦Ex.2a9. bath day, and said unto the people, "There are six days in which men ought to work : in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. The Lord then answered him, and 15 said, " Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you " on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from " the stall, and lead him away to watering ? and 16 " ought not this woman, being a daughter of " Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these " eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on " the sabbath day ?" And when he had said 17 these things, all his adversaries were ashamed : and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. Then said he, "Unto what is the kingdom of 18 " God like ? and whereunto shall I resemble it ? " it is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man 19 " took, and cast into his garden ; and it grew, " and waxed a great tree ; and the fowls of the " air lodged in the branches of it." And again 20 he said, " Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom " of God ? it is like leaven, which a woman 21 " took and hid in three measures of meal, till " the whole was leavened." 89. He exhcyrteth to enter in at ihe strait gate : reproveth Herod, and Jerusalem. L. 13. „" And he went through the cities and villages, a. d. sa teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few 24 that be saved ? And he said unto them, " Strive " to enter in at the strait gate : for * many, I ' R"™- 9- " say unto you, vrill seek to enter in, and shall 25 " not be able. "When once the master of the ''Ps.32.a " 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 know 26 " you not whence ye are : then shall ye begin " to say. We have eaten and drunk in thy pre- " sence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 " But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not " whence ye are ; '^depart from me, all ye work- •= Ps. a a 28 " ers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and " gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, " and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in " the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust 29 " 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 Pha risees, 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 the third day ^"1 shaU be ^ Heb. 2.^ 33 " perfected. Nevertheless I must walk to day, " and to morrow, and the day following : for it " cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jeru- 34 " salem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest 2 locked. C. =• intendeth to, C. . ''rny course will be completed. C. ¦ ¦ 14 " ¦ 120 Christ teacheth humility. ^- P- ^^- " the prophets, and stonest them that are sentL. 13. " unto thee ; how often would I have gathered " thy children together, as a hen doth gather her " brood under her wings, and ye would not ! 'Lev. 2a « behold, " your house is left unto you desolate : 35 Ps'.69.2a " and verily I say unto you. Ye shall not see Dan;a27. " ms, uutU the time come when ye shall say, ^i*'=-f- 12-" 'Blessed is he that cometh in the name of 26 " the Lord." 90. Christ healeth the dropsy on the sabbath; teacheth humility. The parable of the great supper. And it came to pass, as he went into the * house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before 2 him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answer- 3 ing spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, say ing, " Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ?" And they held their peace. And he took him, 4 and healed him, and let him go ; and answered 6 » Ex. 2a a them, saying, "Which of you shall have an ass Peu. 22. 4 « ^j, g^j^ ^^ fallen into a pit, and will not straight- " way pull him out on the sabbath day ?" And 6 they could not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those which? were ^ bidden, when he marked how they chose out the ^ chief rooms ; saying unto them, "When 8 " thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit " not down in the highest room ; lest a more " honourable man than thou be bidden of him ; " and he that bade thee and him come and say 9 " to thee. Give this man place ; and thou begin "Prov. 2a" with shame to take the lowest room. "Butlo 8, 7- « 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 * invited, D, ^ chief seats. D. Parable of the great supper, 121 14. " presence of them that sit at meat with thee. a.d. 33. 11 " " For whosoever exalteth himself shaU be ° Job 22. " abased ; and he that humbleth himself shall %' p^^f • " be exalted." 2a 2a ^' 12 Then said he also to him that bade him,ip";.'^\ " When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call " not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy " kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours ; lest they " also bid thee again, and a recompence be 13 " made thee. But when thou makest a feast, " caU * the poor, the maimed, the lame, the * Neh. a 14 " Mind : and thou shalt be blessed ; for they ^^' '^• " cannot recompense thee : for thou shalt be " recompensed at the resurrection of the just." 16 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, ^ " Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the king- ^ Rev. 19. 16 dom of God. Then said he unto him, "A certain ®' " man made a great supper, and bade many : 17 " and ^ sent his servant at supper time to say to ^ Prov. a " them that were bidden, Come ; for all things ^' *" 18 " 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 19 " me excused. And another said, I have bought " five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : 20 " I pray thee have me excused. And another " said, I have married a wife, and therefore I 21 " cannot come. So that servant came, and " shewed his lord these things. Then the master " of the house being angTy said to his servant, " 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 servant said. Lord, it is done as thou hast 23 " commanded, and yet there is room. And the " lord said unto the servant. Go out into the " highways and hedges, and compel them to ^ Happy. C. 27 122 Of bearing the cross. ^- P- 33- " come in, that my house may be filled. For 1 24 eActs la " say unto you, ® That none of those men which ^®' " were bidden shall taste of my supper." 91. The disciples ofChrist must be ready to for sake all for his sake. And there went great miUtitudes with him : ' » Deut la and he turned, and said unto them, "*If any' n s, OO Q ¦'if OR "Rom. 9. " ''^^'^ come to me, "and hate not his father,' la " and mother, and wife, and children, and bre- « Rev. 12. " thren, and sisters, " yea, and his own life also, d2'Tim.a"i^6 cannot be my disciple. And '' whosoever 27 12. " doth not bear his cross, and come after me, « Prov.24 " cannot be my disciple. For ' which of you, 28 " intending to build a tower, sitteth not down " first, and counteth the cost, whether he have " sufficient to finish it f lest haply, after he hath 29 " laid the foundation, and is not able to finish " it, all that behold it begin to mock him, say- 30 " ing. This man began to build, and was not " able to finish. Or what king, going to make 31 " 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 twenty thousand ? or else, while the 32 " other is yet a great way off", he sendeth an " ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. " So likewise, whosoever he be of you that for- 33 " saketli not all that he hath, he cannot be my " disciple. " Salt is good : but if the salt have lost his 34 " savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned ? it is 35 " neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dung- " hill ; but men cast it out. He that hath ears " to hear, let him hear." 92. Parableof the lost sheep; of ihe piece of silver; and of the prodigal son. L. 15. 1 Then drew neai- unto him all the publicans A.D.3a '2 and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying. This man receiv eth sinners, " and eateth with them. "ActsU. 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, GaL % 12. 4 " What man of you, having an hundred sheep, " if he lose one of them, doth not leave the " ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go 5 " after that which is lost, until he find it? and " when he hath found it, he layeth it on his 6 " shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh " home, he calleth together his friends and " neighbours, saying unto them. Rejoice with " me ; for I have found my sheep " which was " 1 Pet 2. 7 " 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 dili- 9 " gently till she find it f and when she hath " found it, she calleth her friends and lier neigh- " bours together, saying. Rejoice with me ; for " I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 " Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the " presence of the angels of God over one sinner " that repenteth." 11 And he said, " A certain man had two sons : 12 " and the younger of them said to his father, " Father, give me the portion of goods that " faUeth to me. And he divided unto them his 13 " living. And not many days after the younger " son gathered all together, and took his journey " into a far country, and there wasted his sub- 14 " stance with riotous living. And when he had '' reformation. C. 124) Parable of the prodigal son, A- D. 3a « spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that L. 15. " land ; and he began to be in want. And he 16 " went and joined himself to a citizen of that " country ; and he sent him into his fields to " feed swine. And he would fain have filled 16 " his belly with the husks that the swine did " eat : and no man gave unto him. And when 17 " he came to himself, he said. How many hiired " servants of my father's have bread enough " and to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 1 18 " will arise and go to my father, and will say " unto him. Father, I have sinned against hea- " ven, and before thee, and am no more worthy 19 " to be called thy son : make me as one of thy " hired servants. And he arose, and came to 20 "Acts 2. " his father. But " when he was yet a great way l^is^n " ^^' ^i^ father saw him, and had compassion, " and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. " And the son said unto him, Father, I have 21 •'Ps.51.4" sinned against heaven, "and in thy sight, and " am no more worthy to be called thy son. But 22 " the father said to his servants. Bring forth " the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a " ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet : and 23 " bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and <'Eph.2.i. « let us eat, and be merry: ^for this my son 24 Rev. 3.1. " ^^® dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and " is found. And they began to be merry. Now 25 " his elder son was in the field : and as he came " and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick " and dancing. And he called one of the ser- 26 " vants, and asked what these things meant. " And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; 27 " and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, be- " cause he hath received him safe and sound. " And he was angry, and would not go in : 28 " therefore came his father out, and intreated " him. And he answering said to his father, 29 " Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither " transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and of the unjust steward. 1 25 15. " and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I a. p. 33. 30 " might make merry with my friends : but as " soon as this thy son was come, which hath " devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast 31 « kiUed 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." 93. Parable qf the unjust steward; and qf the , . rich man and Lazarus. 1 1) j' 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 2 " had wasted his goods. And he called him, " and said unto him. How is it that I hear this " of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship ; 3 " for thou mayest be no longer 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 6 " may receive me into their houses. So he " called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, " and said unto the first. How much owest thou 6 " unto my lord ? And he said. An hundred mea- " sures of oil. And he said unto him. Take thy " bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7 " Then said he to another. And how much owest " thou ? And he said. An hundred measures of " wheat. And he said unto him. Take thy bill, 8 " and write fourscore. And the lord commend- " ed the unjust steward, because he had done '^pi'-^-s- " ^ wisely : for the children of this world are in 5. "their generation vriser than "the children ^^^.P^t^- 9" light. And I say unto you, "Make to your-6.i7,i8'i9.' " prudently. 126 ¦ Parable of the ^i5i^ " selves friends ^of the mammon of unrighte-L. 16. " ousness ; that, when ye fail, they may receive " you into everlasting habitations. He that is lo " faithful in that which is least is faithful also " in much : and he that is unjust in the least is " unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not ll " been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who " will commit to your trust the true riches ? " And if ye have not been faithful in that which 12 " is another man's, who shall give you that " which is your own ? No servant can serve two 13 " masters : for either he will hate the one, and " love the other ; or else he wiU hold to the " one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve " God and mammon." And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, 14 heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, "Ye are they which 16 ' Ps. 7 9. « justify yourselves before men ; but " God know- " 1 Sam. « eth your hearts : for '' that which is highly ia7 . " esteemed among men is abomination in the " sight of God. The law and the prophets were 16 " until John : since that time the kingdom of " God is preached, and every man presseth into "= Ps.102. « it. 'And it is easier for heaven and earth to 17 26 27 Is.' 4a a " pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. *l51-^- " ' Whosoever putteth away his wife, and 18 f 1 Cor! 7. " marrieth another, committeth adultery : and 10, 11. « whosoever marrieth her that is put away from , " her husband committeth adultery. " There was a certain rich man, which was 19 " clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared " sumptuously every day : and there was a cer- 20 " tain ' beggar named Lazarus, which was laid " at his gate, full of * sores, and desiring to be 21 " fed with the crumbs which feU from the rich " man's table : moreover the dogs came and " licked his sores. And it came to pass, that 22 " the beggar died, and was carried by the angels . " with. ^ poor man. D. C. < ulcers. D. rich man and Lazarus. 127 L. 16. "into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also a- d. 33. 23 " died, and was buried ; and in ^ hell he lift up " his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abra- 24 " ham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And " he cried and said. Father Abraham, have " mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may " dip the tip of his finger in water, and ^ cool » Zech. 14 " my tongue ; for I " am tormented in this Ji's.6a24 26 " flame. But Abraham said. Son, ' remember ' Job 21. " that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good " things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but " now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 " And beside 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 thou wouldest send him to my father's 28 " house : for I have five brethren ; that he may " testify unto them, lest they also come into 29 " this place of torment. Abraham saith unto "him, ''They have Moses and the prophets; ''is. a 2a 30 " let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father ^cu'ia " Abraham : but if one went unto them from 21. & 17- 31 " the dead, they wUl ' 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 unseen world. D. hades. C. ' reform. C. 94. Christ teacheth the disciples to avoid offences; to forgive one another, ^c. A. p. 33. Then said he unto the disciples, " * It is im- " •1 Cor. 11. " possible but that ^ offences will come : but 19- « -vvoe unto him, through whom they come ! it 2 " were better for him that a 'millstone were " hanged about his neck, and he cast into the " sea, than that he should * offend one of these " little ones. Take heed to yourselves : If thy 3 " Lev. 19. " brother trespass against thee, " rebuke him ; 17! 10.°" " ^^^ if ^^ repent, forgive him. And if he tres- 4 Jam. a 19. " pass against thee seven times in a day, and " seven times in a day tum again to thee, say- " ing, I repent ; thou shalt forgive him." And 6 the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, " If ye had faith as a 6 " grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this " * sycamine tree. Be thou plucked up by the " root, and be thou planted in the sea ; and it " should obey you. But which of you, having 7 " a servant plowing or feeding cattle, wiU say " unto him by and by, when he is come from " the field. Go and sit down to meat ? and will 8 " not rather say unto him. Make ready where- " with I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve " me, till I have eaten and drunken ; and after- " ward thou shalt eat and drink ? doth he thank 9 "that servant because he did the things that & sa 7. " were commanded him ? I ^ trow not. So like- 10 Romfai'2. " wise ye, when ye shall have done all those &ii-3a « things which are commanded you, say. We 16, 17. " are " unprofitable servants : we have done that Philem. „ ^j^j^jj^ ^g^g ^^j. ^j^^y ^Q ^^„ ^ snares. C. ^ upper millstone. C. * ensnare. ' mulberry. " suppose, C. 95. The Samaritans willnot receive Jesus. James and John are rebuked. L. 9- 61 And it came to pass, when the time was a. d. 33. come that ''he should be received up, he sted- "Acts 1.2 L. 17.fastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. And it 11 came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Gali- L. 9. 62 lee, and sent messengers before his face : and they went, and entered into a viUage of the 63 Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as 54 though he 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 66 " Elias did ? But he turned, and rebuked them, " 2 Kin. 1. and said, " Ye know not what manner of spirit ^"' ^^' 66 " 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. ¦t -,M QQ- Christ healeth ten lepers. j2 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, "which stood ' Lev.ia 13 afar off : and they lifted up their voices, and " 14 said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, " " Go ^^y-^^-"^- " shew yourselves unto the priests." And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were 15 cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud 16 voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a 17 Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, " Were " there not ten cleansed ? but where are the 18 " nine ? there are not found that returned to 19 " give glory to God, save this ^ stranger." And he said unto him, "Arise, go thy way: thy " faith hath made thee whole." ^ alien. C K A. p. 3a » Rom. 14 17 " Gen. 7. " Gen. 19. « Gen. 19. 16, 24 ' 2 Thess. 1.7- ' Gen. 19. 2a s 1 Thess. 4 17- 97. Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of man. And when he was demanded of the Phari- 20 sees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation : neither 21 ' shall they say, Lo here ! or, lo there ! for, be hold, "the kingdom of God is within you." And he said unto the disciples, " The days will 22 ' come, when ye shall desire to see one of the ' days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see ' it. And they shall say to you. See here ; or, 23 ' see there : go not after them, nor follow them. ' For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of 24 ' the one part under heaven, shineth unto the ' other part under heaven ; so shall also the ' Son of man be in his day. But first must he 25 ' suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. "And as it was in the days of 26 Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they mar- 27 ' ried wives, they were given in marriage, until ' the day that Noe entered into the ark, and ' the flood came, and destroyed them all. ' Like- 28 ' wise also as it was in the days of Lot ; they ' did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, ' they planted, they builded ; but '' the same 29 ' day that Lot went out, of Sodom it rained ' fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed ' them all. Even thus shall it be in the day 30 ' when the Son of man ^ is revealed. In that 31 ' day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down ' to take it away : and he that is in the field, ' let him likewise not return back. ^ Remem- 32 ' ber Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save 33 ' his life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose ' his life shall preserve it. ^ I tell you, in that 34 ' night there shall be two men in one bed ; the 17. Parable ofthe vmjust judge. 131 17. "one shaU be taken, and the other shaU be A.psa 36 " left. Two women shall be grinding together ; " the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36 " Two men shall be in the field ; the one shall 37 " be taken, and the other left." And they an swered and said unto him, "Where, Lord ? And " ^°^ ^a he said unto them, " Wheresoever the body w, ^^' " thither wiU the eagles be gathered together." 98. Parable qf the importunate widow ; of the Pharisee and publican. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought "always to pray, and not "R0-12-12- 2 to faint ; saying, " There was in a city a judge, col 4 2. " which feared not God, neither regarded man: 1 Thess. a 3 " and there was a widow in that city ; and she " came unto him, saying, ^Avenge me of mine 4 " adversary. And he would not for a while : " but afterward he said within himself. Though 5 " I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet because " this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, " lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 " And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust 7 " judge saith. And " shall not God avenge his "Rev.aia " own elect, which cry day and night unto him, 8 " though he bear long with them ? I tell you ""that he will avenge them speedily. Never- ° Heb. la " theless when the Son of man cometh, shall he Jg^ g. ^^ 9 " find faith on ' the earth ?" And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in them selves that they were righteous, and despised 10 others : " Two men went up into the temple to " pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a 11 " publican. The Pharisee *'' stood and prayed ''Ps-i-3a2. « thus with himself, *God, I thank thee, that I y^^-^i-^i^- " am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust. Rev. '3.17- 12 " adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast " twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I = Do me justice. C. '¦' the land. D. C. * stood by himself and prayed. C. K 2 132 Of the Pharisee and pubUcan. A. ^.33. « possess. And the publican, standing afar off, L. 18. " would not lift up so much as his eyes unto 13 " heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God " be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this 14 " man went down to his house justified rather ' Job 22. « than the other : ' for every one that exalteth James 4.a " himsclf shall be abased ; and he that hum- iPet5.6,6; " bleth himself shaU be exalted." 99. Christ reprehendeth Martha, and commend eth Mary. Now it came to pass, as they went, that he " entered into a certain village : and a certain woman named Martha received him into her • 1 Cor. 7. house. And she had a sister called Mary, " which 39 bActs'^22. ^^'^ ^ssA, at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 3- But Martha was cumbered about much serving, 40 and came to him, and said. Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus 4i answered and said unto her, " Martha, Martha, " thou art careful and troubled about many ' Ps. 274 " things : but " one thing is needful : and Mary 42 " hath chosen that good part, whicli shall not " be taken away from her." 100. He .proveth by his works that he is the Son of God. J. 10. And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the 22 dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked 23 "Actsaii. in the temple " in Solomon's porch. Then came 24 ^ *• ^^- the Jews round about him, and said unto him. How long dost thou make us to doubt ? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered 25 them, " I told you, and ye believed not : the " works that I do in my Father's name, they "iJohn4"bear witness of me. But "ye believe not, 26 " because ye are not of my sheep, as I said " unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and 1 27 " know them, and they foUow me: and I give 28 Chrisfs unity with the Father. 133 J. 10. " unto them etemal life; and they shall never A.p.sa " perish, neither shall any man pluck them out 29 " of my hand. My Father, which gave them " me, is greater than all ; and no man is able 30 " to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and 31 " my Father are one." Then the Jews took up 32 stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, "Many good works have I shewed you " from my Father ; for which of those works 33 " do ye stone me ?" The Jews answered him, saying. For a good work we stone thee not ; but for blasphemy ; and because that thou, being 34 a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, ""Is it not written in your law, I said, °Ps-82.a 35 " Ye are gods ? If he called them gods, '' unto " Rom. la " whom the word of God came, and the scrip- ' 36 " ture cannot be broken ; say ye of him, whom " the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the " world. Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I 37 " am the Son of God ? If I do not the works 38 " of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, " though ye believe not me, believe the works : " that ye may know, and believe, that the Fa- 39 " ther is in me, and I in him." Tiierefore they sought again to take him : but he escaped out of their hand. 101. Jesus goes again to Bethabara beyond Jor dan. And he went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and 41 there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle : but all things 42 that John spake of this man were tme. And many believed on him there. K3 102. Christ raiseth Lazarus from the dead. J 11 A. D. sa Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the 2 Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, 3 Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, "This sick- 4 " ness is not unto death, but for the glory of " God, that the Son of God might be glorified " thereby." Now Jesus loved Martha, and her 5 sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard there- 6 fore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. Then after? that saith he to his disciples, "Let us go into " Judsea again." His disciples say unto him, 8 Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee ; and goest thou thither again ? Jesus answered, 9 "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If " any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, " because he seeth the light of this world. But lo " if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, be- " cause there is no light in ^ him." These things ii said he : and after that he saith unto them, » So Deut « Our friend Lazarus * sleepeth ; but I go, that Pan. 12. 2." I may awake him out of sleep." Then said 12 ^E,*^ 7- 6a his disciples. Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 18, 51. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death : but they 13 thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, 14 " Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your 15 " sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye " may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him." Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, 16 unto his fellowdisciples. Let us also go, that we may die with him. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had 17 The sickness and death of Lassarus. 135 3. 11. lain in the grave four days already. Now a- p. 33. 18 Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen l9fiirlongs off': and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning 20 their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met 21 him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst 22 been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask 23 of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto 24 her, "Thy brother shall rise again." Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again 25 in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, " I am the resurrection, and the " life : " Col a 4 ""he that believeth in me, though he were j 2° & a 26 " dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth n- " and believeth in me shall never die. Believest 5. jo^". 27 " thou this ?" She saith unto him. Yea, Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of 28 God, which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying. The 29 Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came 30 unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha 31 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 grave 32 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 33 been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned 34 in the spirit, and was troubled, and said, "Wbere " have ye laid him?" They said unto him. Lord, 36, 36 come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, K4 136 Lazarus raised to life again. A- D- 38- Behold how he loved him ! And some of them J. 11. said. Could not this man, which opened the eyes 37 of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again 38 groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, 39 " 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 four days. Jesus saith unto her, "Said I not 40 " unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou " shouldest see the glory of God ?" Then they 41 took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, " Father, I thank thee that thou hast " heard me. And I knew that thou hearest 42 " me always : but because of the people which " stand by I said it, that they may believe that " thou hast sent me." And when he thus had 43 spoken, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, " come forth." And he that was dead came 44 forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes : and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, "Loose him, and let " him go." Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, 45 and had seen the things which Jesus did, be lieved on him. But some of them went their 46 ways to the Pharisees, and told them what 'ips.2.2. things Jesus had done. ''Then gathered the 47 chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and fActs4ia said, "What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will 48 believe on him : and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And 49 f Acts 4 a one of them, named '^ Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them. Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient so for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. And this 51 Caiaphas prophesieth. 137 J. 11. spake he not of himself: but being high priest a. p. 33. that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die 62 for that nation; and ^not for that nation only, Ms. 4a a " but that also he should gather together in one 2.''"'"' ^" the children of God that were scattered abroad. " Eph. 2. 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel to- \*'^^'^'^' 64 gether for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews ; but went thence unto a country near to the wilder ness, into a city called ' Ephraim, and there ' See continued vrith his disciples. 2^chr.ia 103. Christ healeth the sick ; answereth the Pha- ^ risees concerning divorcement. M" 19 . ¦ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Ga lilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea be- 2 yond Jordan ; and great multitudes followed M''. 10.1 him; and, as he was wont, he taught them M". 19. again ; and he healed them there. 2, 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, ^tempting him, and saying unto him. Is it lawfnl for a man 4 to put away his wife for every cause ? And he answered and said unto them, "Have ye not " read, " that he which made them at the begin- » Gen.1.27 5 " ning made them ' male and female, and said, jj^j^ ^ 15 " "For this cause shall a man leave father and"Gen.2.24 "mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and^'''"'^"*'" 6" "they twain shall be one flesh? wherefore "icor.6.a " 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 ^ Deut 24. did Moses then command to give a writing of ' 8 divorcement, and to put her away ? He saith unto them, " Moses because of the hardness of " your hearts suffered you to put away your " wives : but from the beginning it was not so. 9 ""And I say unto you. Whosoever shall put "100^7. " away his wife, except it be for fornication, and *•'''¦ C. 'a male and a female. C. 138 Of divorce and marriage. A.'D.3a " shall marry another, committeth adultery: MM 9. " and whoso marrieth her which is put away " doth commit adultery." His disciples say unto lo f Prov. 21. him, ^If the case of the man be so with his *"• wife, it is not good to marry. But he said unto ii 6 1 Cor. 7 them, " ^ All men cannot receive this saying, 2,7,9,17- « gave they to whom it is given. For there are 12 " some eunuchs, which were so born from their " mother's womb : and there are some eunuchs, h 1 Cor. 7. " which were made eunuchs of men : and "there &'Ps.i4a Lord: •* Hosanna in the highest. And some of L. 19. the Pharisees from among the multitude said 39 unto him. Master, rebuke thy disciples. And 40 he answered and said unto them, "I tell you "Hab. 2. "that, if these should hold their peace, "the " stones would immediately cry out." ' mantles. C. He weepeth over it. ] 47 L. 19. And when he was come near, he beheld the A.D.sa 41, 42 city, and wept over it, saying, " If thou hadst " known, even thou, at least in this thy day, " the things which belong unto thy peace I but 43 " now they are hid from thine eyes. For the " days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies " shall ' cast a trench about thee, and compass '¦is.29.3,4 "thee round, and keep thee in on every side, ¦'^'¦^¦^'*" 44 " and ^ shall lay thee even with the ground, and ^ 1 K'"- 9- " thy children within thee; and they shall not Mit. a 12. " leave in thee one stone upon another ; " be- "^ Dan. 9. " cause thou knewest not the time of thy visi- 2^12 ^^^ "tation." M". 21. And when he was come into Jerasalem, all 10, 11 the city was moved, saying. Who is this ? And the multitude said. This is Jesus the prophet of 14 Nazareth of Galilee. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple ; and he healed 16 them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Ho sanna to the son of David ; they were sore dis- 16 pleased, 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 ' Ps. a 2. " and sucklings thou hast perfected praise ?" J. 12. And there "were certain Greeks among them ' ActYi7 20, 21 ' that came up to worship at the feast : the same 1 1 £!„. g. came therefore to Philip, which was of Beth- ^i> ^- Acts 8 97 saida of Galilee, and desired him, saying. Sir, we 22 would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : and again Andrew and Philip tell 23 Jesus. And Jesus answered them, saying, " The " hour is come, that the Son of man should be 24 " glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, "" Ex- "icor.is. " cept a ^ corn of wheat fall into the ground and " die, it abideth alone : but if it die, it bringeth 25 " forth much frait. He that loveth his life shall " lose it ; and he that hateth his life in this ^ grain. C. L2 l48 Christ foretelleth his death. A.D.3a « world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any J. 12. " 1 Thess. « man serve me, let him follow me; and "where 26 ^ ^^' " I am, there shall also my servant be : if any " man serve me, him will my Father ^ honour. " Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall 1 27 " say ? Father, save me from this hour : but for " this cause came I unto this hour. Father, 28 " glorify thy name." Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, 29 that stood by, and heard it, said that it thun dered : others said. An angel spake to him. Jesus answered and said, " This voice came not 30 " because of me, but for your sakes. Now is 31 "Acts 2a " the judgment of this world: now shall "the 2^Cor.44 " prince of this world be cast out. And I, if 1 32 Eph. 2. 2. "be lifted up from the earth, will draw ''all ?R^on^'a " ^^'^ ^^^^ ™®-" "^i^ ^^ ®^^*^' signifying what 33 la death he should die. The people answered him, 34 ?Ps.'89.* " W® have heard out of the law that Christ 36, .37. abideth for ever : and how sayest thou. The Son Is. a 7.^ of man must be lifted up ? who is this Son of & sa a man ? Then Jesus said unto them, " Yet a little 35 2a^Dm " ^hile is the light with you. ' Walk while ye 2. 44 & " have the light, lest darkness come upon you : Mia 4^7. " ^'^1* ' h^ ^h^^ walketh in darkness knoweth 'jer.ia " not whither he goeth. While ye have light, 36 Eph. 5- 8. "believe in the light, that ye may be 'the = 1 John 2." children of light." These things spake Jesus. M\ 11. «Eph.aa-^^*^ now the eventide was come, he went outii 1 Thess. a unto Bethany with the twelve; and he lodged M". 21. 5-1 John,, •' S 2.9,10,11. 1'll^l^^- 1' But though he had done so many miracles J. 12. before them, yet they believed not on him : that 37, 38 the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fiil- ° Is. 5a 1. filled, which he spake, " Lord, who hath beheved 1^™' "¦ our report ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed ? Therefore they could not 39 ^is.a9,ia believe, because that Esaias said again, ''He40 "¦ reward. C. Many chief rulers believe. 149 J. 12. hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their A- p. 38. heart ; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be con- 41 verted, and I should heal them. ^ These things ' is. a i. said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake 42 of him. Nevertheless among the chief ralers also many believed on him ; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they 43 should be put out of the synagogue : for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 44 Jesus cried and said, " ^ He that believeth on ' i Pet i. " me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent ^'" 46 " me. And he that seeth me seeth him that 46 " sent me. I am come a light into the world, " that whosoever believeth on me should not 47 " 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 48 " the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiv- " eth not my words, hath one that judgeth him : " *the word that I have spoken, the same shall "Deutia 49 " judge him in the last day. For I have not " spoken of inyself; but the Father which sent "me, he gave me a commandment, ^"what I " Peut i a * 18 50 " should say, and what I should speak. And I " know that his commandment is life everlast- " ing : whatsoever I speak therefore, even as " the Father said unto me, so I speak." ' what I should enjoin, a'nd what I should teach. C. L 3 112. Christ curseth the barren fig tree : purgeth the temple. A. p. 33. And on the morrow, when they were come M\ 11. from Bethany, he was hungry : and seeing a fig 12, 13 tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus an- 14 swered and said unto it, " No man eat fruit " of thee hereafter for ever." And his disci ples heard it. . And they come to Jerusalem : and Jesus 15 went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves ; and would 16 not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, saying 17 » Is. 5a 7- unto them, " Is it not written, " My house shall " be called ^ of all nations the house of prayer ? X Jer. 7. 11. « but "ye have made it a den of Hhieves." And L. 19. he taught daily in the temple. But the chief 47 priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, and could not 48 find what they might do : for all the people ¦were very attentive to hear him. And when M''. 11. even was come, he went out of the city. 19 " for. C. ^ robbers. C. 113. He exhorteth his disciples to stedfastness of faith. M''. 11. And in the moming, as they passed by, they a. p. 33. 20, 21 saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him. Master, behold, the fig tree which thou ^cursedst 22 is withered away. And Jesus answering saith 23 unto them, " Have faith in God. For verily I " say unto you. That whosoever shall say unto " this mountain. Be thou removed, and be thou " cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his " heart, but shall believe that those things which " he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have 24 " whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto " you, '' Wliat things soever ye desire, when ye " James 1. " pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall ' 26 " have them. And Avhen ye stand praying, "for-''Coi.aia " give, if ye have ought against any : that your " Father also which is in heaven may forgive 26 " you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, " neither will your Father which is in heaven " forgive your trespasses." 114. Parable of the vineyard ; of the wicked hus bandmen ; and the marriage of the king's son. M'^ 11 ¦ And they come again to Jerusalem : as he T g^ taught the people in the temple, and preached j^k '^ the gospel, there come to him the chief priests, ¦ ¦ and the scribes, and the elders, and say unto ^^ him. By what authority doest thou these things ? and who gave thee this authority to do these 29 things? And Jesus answered and said unto them, " I wUl also ask of you one question, and " answer me, and I wUl tell you by what autho- 30 " rity I do these things. The baptism of John, " was it from heaven, or of men ? answer me." 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying. If we shaU say. From heaven ; he wUI say, Why ^ hast devoted. C. L 4 152 Parableof the vineyard, A. D. 33. then did ye not believe him? But if we shaUM''. 11. say. Of men ; they feared the people : for aU 32 men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We 33 cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, " Neither do I tell you by what authority " I do these things." M\ 12. And he began to speak unto them by parar- 1 bles. " A certain man had two sons ; and he M". 21. " came to the first, and said. Son, go work to 23 " day in my vineyard. He answered and said, 29 " I will not : but afterward he repented, and " went. And he came to the second, and said 30 " likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir : " and went not. Whether of them twain did 31 " tiie will of his father?" They say unto him. The first. Jesus saith unto them, " Verily I say " unto you. That the publicans and the harlots " go into the kingdom of God before you. For 32 " John came unto you in the way. of righteous- " ness, and ye believed him not : but the pub- " licans and the harlots believed him : and ye, " when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, " that ye might believe him. " Hear another parable : There was a certain 33 >Ps.8a9." housholder, ^ which planted a vineyard, and is*5. 1. " hedged it round about, and digged a ^wine- Jer.2.21. « press in it, and built a tower, and let it out " to husbandmen, and went into a far country. " And at the season he sent a servant to the L. 20. " husbandmen, that they should give him of the lo " fruit of the vineyard : but the husbandmen " beat him, and sent Mm away empty. And ll " again he sent another servant : and they beat " him also, and ^ entreated him shamefully, and " sent him away empty. And again he sent a 12 " third : and they wounded him also, and cast " him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, 13 " What shall I do ? I will send my beloved son : - used. C. of the wicked husbandmen, ^c. 153 L. 20. " it may be they will reverence him when they A.D.3a 14 " see him. But when the husbandmen saw " him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, " This is the heir : come, let us kill him, that 15 " the inheritance may be om-'s. So they cast " him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What " therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do 16 " unto them ? he shall come and destroy these " husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to " others. And when they heard it, they said, 17 " God forbid. And he beheld them, and said, " What is this then that is ¦written, "The stone 'Ps-ua " which the builders rejected, the same is be- " M". 21. " come the head ofthe comer? this is the Lord's 42, 43 " doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes ? There- " fore say I unto you. The kingdom of God shall " be taken from you, and given to a nation 44 " bringing forth the fraits thereof. And whoso- " ever "shall fall on this stone shall be broken: "is.au, " but on whomsoever it shall fall, '' it ¦will grind z*ech.i2.a L. 20. " him to powder." And the chief priests and Rom.9.3a 19 the scribes the same hour sought to lay handslfg^g^,2 on him; and they feared the people: for they Pan. 2. 44 perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. M". 22. And Jesus answered 'and spake unto them' Rev. i9. 1, 2 again by parables, and said, " The kingdom of ' ' " heaven is like unto a certain king, which made 3 " a marriage for his son, and sent forth his ser- " vants to call them that were bidden to the 4 " wedding : and they would not come. Again, " he sent forth other servants, saying. Tell them " which are bidden. Behold, I have prepared my " dinner: ^my oxen and my fatlings a/re killed, f Prov. 9.2. " and all things are ready : come unto the mar- 6 " riage. But they made light of it, and went " their ways, one to his farm, another to his 6 " merchandise : and the remnant took his ser- " vants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew 7 " them. But when the king heard thereof, he 154 The marriage of the king's son. A. P. 33. « was wroth : and he sent forth ^ his armies, M". 2: B Pan. 9. « and destroyed those murderers, and bumed ^^' " up their city. Then saith he to his servants, 8 " The wedding is ready, but they which were -Acts la " bidden were not " worthy. Go ye therefore 9 ^' " into the highways, and as many as ye shall " find, bid to the marriage. So those servants lo " 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. And when the king came in to ii '2Cor.aa"see the guests, he saw there a man 'which ^\.3.\o " ^^*^ ^'^^ ^"^ ^ wedding garment : and he saith 12 12. Rev. a " unto him. Friend, how camest thou in hither ^^g'g^*" " not having a wedding garment? And he was " speechless. Then said the king to the servants, 13 " Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, " and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall " be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many 14 " are called, but few are chosen." 115. Of paying tribute to Ccesar; Christ confut eth the Sadducees; he answereth the lawyer which is thefirst and great commandment. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel M". 2i how they might entangle him in his talk. And 16, 16 they sent out unto him their disciples "with the Herodians, that they might take hold of his L. 20. words, that so they might deliver him unto the 20 power and authority of the governor. And they 21 asked him, saying. Master, we know that thou M". 2i art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, 16 neither carest thou for any man: for thou re- gardest not the person of men. Tell us there- 17 fore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Csesar, or not? But Jesus per- 18 ceived their wickedness, and said, " Why tempt " ye me, ye hypocrites ? shew me the tribute 19 " money." And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, "Whose m this image 20 Of paying tribute. 155 M". 22. " and superscription ?" They say unto him, a. p. 33. 21 Csesar's. Then saith he unto them, "' Render » Rom. la " therefore unto Csesar the things which are ^' " Csesar's ; and unto God the things that are L. 20. " God's." And they could not take hold of his 26 words before the people : and they marvelled M". 22. at his answer, and held their peace, and left 22 him, and went their way. 23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, " which say that there is no resurrection, and ''Acts2aa 24 asked him, saying, Master, "Moses said. If a "Pent. 2a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his bro- 26 ther. Now there were ¦with us seven brethren : and the first, when he had married a wife, de ceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto 26 his brother: likewise the second also, and the 27 third, unto the seventh. And last of all the 28 woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven ? for they 29 all had her. Jesus answered and said unto them, " Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the L. 20. " power of God. The children of this world 34, 35 " marry, and are given in marriage : but they " which shall be accounted worthy to obtain " that world, and the resurrection from the " dead, neither marry, nor are given in mar- 36 " riage : neither can they die any more : for " ^they are equal unto the angels; and are thc'icor-ia " children of God, "being the children of theij<,hi3.2. M\ 12. " resurrection. And as touching the dead, that 'Ro- a 2a 26 " they rise : have ye not read in the book of " Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, " saying, ^I am the God of Abraham, and the 'Ex. a a 27 " God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? He is " not the God of the dead, but the God of the M". 22. " living : ye therefore do greatly err." And when 33 the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. t 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he 156 Christ answereth the lawyer, A-D-3a had put the Sadducees to sUence, they were M". 22. gathered together. Then one of them, which 35 was a la^wyer, asked him a question, tempting 36 him, and saying. Master, which is- the first com-M''. 12, mandment of all ? And Jesus answered him, 28, 29 BDeuta4«The first of all the commandments is, ^Hear, " O Israel ; The Lord our God is one Lord : " and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 3o " all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with " all thy mind, and with all thy strength : this " is the first commandment. And the second is 31 ^ Lev. la « like, namely this, " Thou shalt love thy neigh- la 9. " hour as thyself ' On these two command- M". 22. GaL a 14 "ments hang all the law and the prophets." 40 'iTim.1.5! And the scribe said unto him, WeU, Master, M''. 12. thou hast said the truth : for there is one God ; 32 >^ Deut 4 ''and there is none other but he: and to love 33 6,i4.'& tim with all the heart, and with all the under- 48- 9- standing, and with all the soul, and ¦with aU the strength, and, to love his neighbour as himself, 'isam.ia 1 ig more than all whole burnt offerings and sa- Hos. a a orifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered 34 Mic. a 6, 2 discreetly, he said unto him, "Thou art not far ' " from the kingdom of God." While the Pharisees were gathered together, M". 22. Jesus asked them, saying, "What think ye of 41, 42 " Christ ? whose son is he ?" They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, " How 43 " then doth David in spirit call him Lord, say- ¦°Ps.iift " ing, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou 44 Acts 2. 34" on my right hand, till I make thine enemies 1 Cor. la " thy footstool ? If David then call him Lord, 45 i.'ia & " how is he his son ?" And no man was able to 46 la 12,1a answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. " wisely. D. 116. Jesus reproveth the scribes and Pharisees : prophesieth the destruction qf Jerusalem. :M". 23. Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to a. p. a3. 1, 2 his disciples, saying, " "The scribes and the Pha- ' Neh. a 3 "risees sit in Moses' seat: aU therefore what- ^^2. 7. " soever they bid you observe, that observe and " do ; but do not ye after their works : for 4 " " they say, and do not. " For they bind heavy ' Rom. 2. " burdens and grievous to be bome, and lay « A^s^'ia " them on men's shoulders ; but they themselves lo- " will not move them with one of their fingers. ^*'-^•^'• 6 " But all their works they do for to be seen of " men : '' they make broad their phylacteries, *Num.ia " and enlarge the borders of their garments, a & 22^12! 6 " "and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and Prov. a a 7 " the chief seats in the synagogues, and greet- " ings in the markets, and to be called of men, 8 " Rabbi, Rabbi. *But be not ye caUed Rabbi : ^Jam.ai. " for one ie your Master, even Christ ; and all i^^t. 9 " ye are brethren. And call no man your father 1 Pet- s- 3. " upon the earth: ^for one is your Father, which sMai.i.a 10 " is in heaven. Neither be ye called ^ masters : 11 " for one is your ^ Master, even Christ. But he " that is greatest among you shall be your ser- 12 " vant. "And whosoever shall exalt himself "^ Job 22. " shall be abased ; and he that shall humble H] ^3°"' 13 " himself shall be exalted. But woe unto you, &29.2a " scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut i^;/5.5. " up the kingdom of heaven against men : for " ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye 14 " them that are entering to go in. Woe unto "you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 'for'g^^™-^- " ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence li. " make long prayer : therefore ye shaU receive 15 " the 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 make him twofold more the child M. ' Leader. M. 158 A. D. 33. ' Ex. 3a 29. 'Ex.29.37 ¦" 1 Kin. a la 2 Chr. a 2. Ps. 2a a & 132.14 »Ps.ll. 4 Acts 7 49. » 1 Sam. la 22. Hos. a a Mic. a a P Acts 2a a Christ pronounceth divers woes. of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye M" blind guides, which say. Whosoever shall swear 16 by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Ye fools and blind: for whether is 17 greater, the gold, ^ or the temple that sancti fieth the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear 18 by the altar, it is nothing ; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools and blind : for whether is 19 greater, the gift, or 'the altar that sanctifieth the gift ? whoso therefore shall swear by the 20 altar, sweareth by it, and by all things there on. And whoso shall swear by the temple, 21 sweareth by it, and by "him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear by heaven, 22 sweareth by ° the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. Woe unto you, scribes 23 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 leave the other undone. Ye blind guides, which * strain at a 24 gnat, and swallow a camel. Woe unto you, 26 scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the ^ plat ter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that 26 which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto 27 you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! ^ for ye are like unto wliited sepulchres, which in deed appear beautiftil outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all unclean ness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righ- 28 teous unto men, but ¦within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you, scribes 29 ' dill. C. Bishops' B. ' justice, mercy, and fidelity. * dish. . D. * strain out. T. ' The destruction of Jerusalem. 1,59 M". 23. " and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye build a. d. ss. " the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the ^ 30 " sepulchres of the righteous, and say. If we had " been in the days of our fathers, we would not " have been partakers with them in the blood 31 " of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses " unto yourselves, that "^ye are the chUdren of ''Acts 7- 32 " them which killed the prophets. ' Fill ye up i Thess.2. 33 " then the measure of your fathers. Ye ser- is- " pents, ye ^ generation of vipers, how can ye la ^"' ^' 34" escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, be- J^''^*'- 2- " hold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, " and scribes: and ^ some of them ye shall kill '^=''S-^**- " and crucify ; and ' some of them shall ye & 22. 19! " scom'ge in your synagogues, and persecute '^^"'-i i- 36 " them from city to city : " that upon you may - Rev! la " come all the righteous blood shed upon the ^'^¦ " earth, ''from the blood of righteous Abel unto "Gen. 4 a " ^the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom 12.° " ' " ye slew between the ' temple and the altar. ' 2 chron. 36" Verily I say unto you. All these things shaU ^^^ ^''' ^^• 37 " come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, " Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, ' and ' | ^j""""- " stonest them which are sent unto thee, how "often would "I have gathered thy chUdren "Peut 32. • 11 12 " together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens ' 38 " "under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, ^^gj^J'^ K 39 " your house is left unto you desolate. For I " say unto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth, " tiU ye shaU say, " Blessed is he that cometh °^J^- ""• " in the name of the Lord." " offspring. C. " sanctuary. C. , 117. The poor widow's two mites. A n 31 M'' 12 • And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and ¦ 2 Kings beheld how the people cast money " into the ^^ ^' treasury : and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she 42 threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And 43 he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto " 2 Cor. a them, " Verily I say unto you. That " this poor l 12- « widow hath cast more in, than all they which " have cast into the treasury : for all they did 44 " cast in of their abundance ; but she of her ''Deut24« want did cast in aU that she had, "even all ai7. ° "¦" her living." 118. Jesus foretelleth the destructimi ofthe tem ple, Sfc. and the signs qfhis second coming. And as he went out of the temple, one of ' his disciples saith unto him. Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here ! And Jesus answering said unto him, " Seest 2 " thou these great buildings ? the days ¦will L. 21. " come, in the which there shall not be left one 6 " stone upon another, that shall not be thrown " down." And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over M^ 13. against the temple, Peter and James and John 3 and Andrew asked him privately. Tell us, when 4 shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 'Jer- 29. a And Jesus answering them began to say, " *Take 5 1 Thess.2. " heed lest any man deceive you : for " many M". 24. ^ " shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; 5 i4&2a " and shall deceive many: and the time draw-L. 21.8 21, 2a « eth near : go ye not therefore after them. " But when ye shall hear of wars and commo- 9 " tions, be not terrified : for these things must " first come to pass ; but the end is not by and " by." Then said he unto them, " Nation shaU lo " rise against nation, and kingdom against king- The destruction of the temple. 161 L. 21.11 " dom : and great earthquakes shaU be in divers A.D.3a " places, and famines, and pestilences ; and fear- " ful sights and great signs shall there be from M''.13.8 " heaven. These are the beginnings of sorrows. L. 21. ""But before aU these, they shaU lay their "Rev.2.ia 12 " hands on you, and persecute you, delivering "you up to the synagogues, and *into prisons, "Acts 4 a " "being brought before kings and ^rulers ^for^j^^^' 13 " my name's sake. And « it shall turn to you & la 24. 14 " for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your 2^"='^ ^^¦ " hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall'iPeta 16 " answer : for I will give you a mouth and wis- ^ p^.j^ j M" 24 " ^^™' '' "wliich all your adversaries shall not be 2a ¦ " able to gainsay nor resist : and then shall h ac^ e ^' TiTk I Q " many ' be offended. Now '' the brother shall la 12 " ^^*^^y ^^® brother to death, and the father ig'^™io" " the son ; and children shall rise up against la " their parents, and shall cause them to be put '^"^¦''¦^" 13 " to death. And ye shall be hated of all men L. 2 1.18" for my name's sake. But there shall not an M". 24. " hair of your head perish. And 'many false 'Acts 2ft 11 " prophets shall rise, and "shall deceive many. 2Pet2.i. 12 " And because iniquity shall abound, the love "' i Tim. 13 " of many shall wax cold. " But he that shall ^'neb. a " endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 6, h. 14" And this gospel of the kingdom "shall beoRo^'iol " preached in all the world for a witness unto 18- CoH. " all nations ; and then shall the end come. ' 16 " When ye therefore shall see the abomination " of desolation, spoken of by ^ Daniel the pro- "Dan. a " phet, stand in the holy place, C whoso read- ji] * '^' 16 " eth, let him understand :) then let them which 'Pan. 9. 17 " be in Judsea flee into the mountains : let him ' " which is on the housetop not come down to 18 " take any thing out of his house : neither let " him which is in the field return back to take L.21.22 " his ^ clothes. For these be the days of venge- ^„ " ance, that 'aU things which are written may^Oaaa • " be fulfiUed. And woe unto them that are with ze'ch.ii.i. 19 ^ governors. C. ' mantle. C. M 162 The signs of A.D.3a ¦ Daa 9. 2a & 12.1. Joel 2. 2. ' Dan. a 27. & 12. 7 Ro. 11. 2a " Is. 6a 8, a Zech. 14 2, a "Deutia ' 1. 2 Thes. 2.9,10,11. Rev.iaiS. ' y Rom. a 23,29,3a 2 Tim. 2. la " Job 39. sa " Dan. 7. 11, 12. ''is.iaift Ezek. 32.7. Joel 2. 10, , 31. & a la Amos 6. 2a & a a Acts 2. 2a Rev. a 12. ''Dan.7.ia " Zech. 12. 12. « Rev. 1. 7. child, and to them that give suck in those M". 24. days ! But pray ye that your flight be not in 20 the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 'forM\ 13. in those days shall be affliction, such as was 19 not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, L. 21. and shall be led away captive into all nations: 24 and Jerasalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, ' until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And except those days should be M". 24. shortened, there should no flesh be saved : 22 "but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto 23 you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For "" there shall arise false Christs, and 24 false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, '' if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, 1 25 have told you before. Wherefore if they shall 26 say unto you. Behold, he is in the desert ; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret cham bers; believe it not. For as the lightning 27 cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west ; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ' For wheresoever the carcase is, 28 there will the eagles be gathered together. "Immediately after the tribulation of those 29 days " shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven. And there shall be L. 21. upon the earth distress of nations, with per- 25 plexity; the sea and the waves roai-ing; men's 26 hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. " And then shall appear the sign of the Son M". 24. of man in heaven : ^ and then shall all the 30 tribes of the earth mourn, ""and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of Chrisfs second coming. jgg M". 24. " heaven with power and great glory. 'And he a. d. S3. 31 " shaU send his angels with a great sound of ancor.ia " tmmpet, and they shaU gather together his \%^^,, 4 " elect from the four winds, from one end of 16- " heaven to the other. L. 21. "And when these things begin to come to 28 " pass, then look up, and lift up your heads ; " for ^ your redemption draweth nigh. « R"™- 8. . M". 24. " Now learn a parable of the fig tree ; When ^^' ^^' 32 " his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth 33 " leaves, ye know that summer is nigh : so like- " wise ye, when ye shall see all these things, L. 21.31 " know "that the kingdom of God is near, ewewjam-aa M". 24. " at the doors. VerUy I say unto you. This 34 " generation shall not pass, till all these things 35 " be fulfiUed. ' Heaven and earth shall pass ' Ps- 102. M^ 13. " away, but my words shaU not pass away. But f'/^_l]\ 32 " of that day and that hour knoweth no man, 35, sa " no, not the angels which are in heaven, nei- ^^''¦^¦'^" '' M". 24. " ther the Son, but the Father. But as the 37 " days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of 38 " the Son of man be. "^ For as in the days that 'Gen. as, " were before the flood they were eating and i'peta2o! " drinking, marrying and giring in marriage, " until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 " and knew not until the flood came, and took " them aU away ; so shall also the coming of 40 " the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the " field ; the one shall be taken, and the other 41 " left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill ; " the one shaU be taken, and the other left. L. 21. " And 'take heed to yourselves, lest at any'Ro-i3.i3. 34 " time your hearts be overcharged with surfeit- ipetl?.' " ing, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, » 1 Thes. " and so that day come upon you unawares. 2p;taift 35 " For ™ as a snare shall it come on all them Rev. a a " that dwell on the face of the whole earth. m I'hess. M". 24. "Watch therefore: for ye know not what a 2. 42, 43 " hour your Lord doth come. " But know this, ^efa'l"' " that if the goodman of the house had known & la 15.' M2 1 64 Parable of the ten virgins, A- D. sa " in what watch the thief would come, he would M". 24. " have watched, and would not have suffered o 1 Thess. « his house to be broken up. ° Therefore be ye 44 ^' ^' " also ready : for in such an hour as ye think " not the Son of man cometh. " For the Son qf man is as a man taking a M^ 1 3. " far journey, who left his house, and gave 34 " authority to his servants, and to every man . " his work, and commanded the porter to watch. p Acts 2a "PWRo then is a faithful and ^wise servant, M''. 24. 1 Cor. 4 2. " whom his lord hath made ruler over his hous- 45 Heb. a a « hold, to give them meat in due season ? 1 Rev. la " 1 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when 46 " he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say 47 " unto you. That he shall make him ruler over " all his goods. But and if that evil servant 48 " shall say in his heart. My lord delayeth his " coming ; and shall begin to smite Ms fei- 49 " lowservants, and to eat and drink with the " drunken ; the lord of that servant shall come 50 " in a day when he looketh not for him, and in " an hour that he is not aware of, and shall ' cut 61 " him asunder, and appoint him his portion " with the hypocrites : there shall be weeping " and gnashing of teeth. Watch ye therefore :M\ 13. " for ye know not when the master of the 35 " house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or " at the cockcrowing, or in the morning : lest 36 " coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And 37 " what I say unto you I say unto all. Watch. " Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened M". 25. " unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and i >¦ Eph. a " went forth to meet ^ the bridegroom. And 2 Rev Ig 7 " ^^® ^^ them were wise, and five were foolish. & 21.2^9." They that were foolish took their lamps, and 3 " took no oil with them : but the wise took oil 4 =^ 1 Thess. " in tlieir vessels with their lamps. WhUe the 5 5- 6- " bridegroom tarried, ^ they all slumbered and I Y Thess A ^ J 4. Ifi. ' " slept. And at midnight ' there was a cry 6 ^ prudent. D. ' discard. C. and of the talents. 165 25. " made. Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye A.D.sa 7 " out to meet him. Then aU those virgins arose, 8 " and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish " said unto the wise. Give us of your oil ; for 9 " our lamps are gone out. But the wise an- " swered, saying. Not so ; lest there be not " enough for us and you : but go ye rather to 10 " them that seU, and buy for yourselves. And " while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; " and they that were ready went in with him " to the marriage : and the door was shut. 11 " Afterward came also the other virgins, say- 12 " ing. Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered " and said. Verily I say unto you, " I know you - Ps. a a 13 " not. '^ Watch therefore, for ye know neither "^coraa " the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man la " cometh." >.7-,*- 14 " For the kinqdom of heaven is as a man a a Rev. " traveUing into a far country, who called his " own servants, and delivered unto them his 16 " goods. And unto one he gave five talents, " to another two, and to another one ; ^ to ^ Ro. 12. a " every man according to his several ability ; ^ ^^x^ 16" and straightway took his journey. Then heEph.411. " that had received the five talents went and " traded with the same, and made them other 17 " five talents. And likewise he that had received 18 " two, he also gained other two. But he that " had received one went and digged in the 19 " earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long " time the lord of those servants cometh, and 20 " reckoneth with them. And so he that had " received five talents came and brought other " five talents, saying. Lord, thou deliveredst " unto me five talents : behold, I have gained 21 " beside them five 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 ^ intending to travel. C. MS 166 Parable of the talents. A- P- 33. « things : enter thou into ' the joy of thy lord. M". 25. » Heb. 12. " He also that had received two talents came 22 1 12.^™' " and said. Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two 1 Peti. a « talents : behold, I have gained two other " talents beside them. His lord said unto him, 23 " Well done, 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 lord. Then he which 24 , " had received the one talent came and said, " Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard " man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and " gathering where thou hast not strawed : and 25 " I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in " the earth : lo, thei'e thou hast that is thine. " His lord answered and said unto him. Thou is " wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest " that I reap where I sowed not, and gather " where I have not strawed : thou oughtest 27 " therefore to have put my money to the ex- " changers, and then at my coming I should " have received mine own ^ with usury. Take 28 " therefore the talent from him, and give it " unto him which hath ten talents. For unto 29 " 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. And cast ye the unprofitable servant 30 " into outer darkness : there shall be weeping " and gnashing of teeth." " mth interest. C. 119. The description ofthe last judgment. 31 " * ^^^'^ th[6 ^01^ of man shall come in his a. p. 33. " glory, and all the holy angels with him, then "ZecKu. 32 " shall he sit upon the throne of his glory : and n^Thes " "before him shall be gathered aU nations : and 4ia " " he shaU separate them one from another, as j^ ^^ i4^' " a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats : Rev. 1.7. 33 " and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, i^^""- ^^ 34 " but the goats on the left. Then shall the King 2Cor.aia " say unto them on his right hand. Come, ye ^^^l^^^ " blessed of my Father, '' inherit the kingdom 3a & 34 " ' prepared for you from the foundation of the '^^^^ g 35 " world : ^ for I was an hungred, and ye gave 17. " me meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me J ^y'/' " drink: '^I was a stranger, and ye ^took me Rev. 21. 7. 36 "in: ''naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, lJ^°5:2•9• , , . ¦' . . . ' Heb.ll.ia "and ye visited me: '1 was m prison, andfis.sa7 37 " ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous j^^ '1^27 " answer him, saying. Lord, when saw we thee 5Heb.i3.2. " an hungred, and fed thee f or thirsty, and gave Ij^J^ 38 " thee drink ? when saw we thee a stranger, and 15, la 39 " took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee f or 'J '''™' '• " when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came 40 " unto thee ? And the King shall answer and " say unto them. Verily I say unto you, '' Inas- " p^v. 14 " much as ye have done it unto one of the least j^ " of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Heb. a la 41 " me. Then shall he say also unto them on the " left hand, 'Depart from me, ye cursed, into 'Ps- a a "everlasting fire, prepared for ""the devU and^^^P^^^ 42 " his angels : for I was an hungred, and ye gave " me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me 43 " no drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me " not in : naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, 44 " and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then " shall they also answer him, saying. Lord, when " saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a " stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and 2 lodged me. C. ^ looked after me. D. assisted me. C. M 4 1 68 Mary anointeth Chrisfs feet. A- P- 33. « did not minister unto thee ? Then shaU he M". 25. " answer them, saying. Verily I say unto you, 46 "Prov. 14 « " Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least O'I & ¦! 7 K * Zech. 2."8. " of thcsc, ye did it not to me. And ° these 46 Acts a a « ghall go away into everlasting punishment : 2. Rom. 2. " but the righteous into life eternal." 7, Slc And in the day time he was teaching in theL. 21. temple ; and at night he went out, and abode 37 in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning 38 to him in the temple, for to hear him. 120. The rulers conspire against Christ. Mary anointeth his feet. Satan prepares Judas to betray him. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finish- M". 26. ed all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, i " Ye know that after two days is the feast 2 " of the passover, and the Son of man is be- " trayed to be crucified." »Ps.2.2. *Then assembled together the chief priests, 3 &c. '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 4 take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. But they 5 said. Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the 6 house of Simon the leper, there they made him J. 12. a supper ; and Martha served : but Lazarus was 2 one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ^ointment of spike- 3 nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair : and the house was fiUed with the odour of the ointment. But M". 26. when his disciples saw it, they had indignation. 8 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, J. 12.4 Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was 5 not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, ' balsam. C. Judas covenanteth to betray him. 169 J. 12. and given to the poor? This he said, not that a-D.ss. 6 he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put 7 therein. Then said Jesus, " Let her alone : " against the day of my burying hath she kept 8 " this. For the poor always ye have with you ; M". 14. " but me ye have not always. She hath done 8 " what she could : she is come aforehand to 9 " anoint my body to the ^ burying. Verily I say " unto you. Wheresoever this gospel shall be " preached throughout the whole world, this also " that she hath done shall be spoken of for a " memorial of her." L. 22. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Is- 4 cariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him M". 26. unto them. And he said unto them, "What will'Zech.ii. 16 ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you ? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces L. 22. of silver. And he promised, and sought oppor- 6 tunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. ' embalming. C. PART VL THE TRANSACTIONS OF THREE DAYS, FROM THE DAY ON WHICH THE FOURTH PASSOVER WAS KILLED, TILL THB END OF THE DAY BEFORE THB RESURRECTION. 121. The apostles prepare ihe passover. M" 26 A. P. sa ^ Now the first day of the^«*^ o/^ unleavened » Ex. 12. bread, when the passover must be killed, the y „. ^' ^^' disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where i^„ '„ wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he sent Peter and John, saying, j ^^ " Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you -Jn^ ' " a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him. * " And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to " the goodman of the house. The Master saith, " Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat " the passover with my disciples ? And he will 16 " shew you a large upper room fumished and " prepared : there make ready for us." And his disciples went forth, and came into 16 the city, and found as he had said unto them : and they made ready the passover. 122. Jesu,s washeth the disciples' feet. Now when the even was come, Jesus sat down with the twelve. And when he knew j io , that his hom' was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And he said unto them, " With L. 22. 15 " desire I have desired to eat this passover with " you before I suffer : for I say unto you, I will 16 "Actsia " not any more eat thereof, "until it be fulfilled Rev. la 9. " ™ *^® kingdom of God." And ^supper being ended, there was also a J. 13. 2 " supper being come. D. Jesus washeth the disciples' feet. 171 L. 22.24 strife among them, which of them should be ^- D- 33. J. 1 3. 3 accounted the greatest. Jesus knowing "that "Acts 2. the Father had given aU things into his hands, ^g] a;!^"' and that he was come from God, and went to Heb. 2. a 4 God; "he riseth from supper, and laid aside his'PWLa ^ garments ; and took a towel, and girded him- ^' "' 6 self After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was 6 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 8 " know hereafter." Peter saith unto him. Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, " '' If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with ^ 1 cor. a 9 " me." Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not Eph.a2a my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Tit a a 10 Jesus saith to him, " He that is washed needeth " not save to wash his feet, but is clean every 11 " whit : and ye are clean, but not all." For he knew who should betray him; therefore said 12 he, "Ye are not all clean." So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, L. 22. " Know ye what I have done to you ? The kings 26 " of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; " and they that exercise authority upon them 26" are called benefactors. "But ye shall not ^e^iPetaa " so : but he that is greatest among you, let " him be as the younger ; and he that is chief, 27 " as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, " he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth?fphiL2.7. "is not he that sitteth at meat? but 'I am '^^ ^or^^-"- J. 13. " among you as he that serveth. « Ye call me phiL2.11. 13 "'Master and Lord: and ye say weU; for so\^°'"-'^^ 14 " I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have GaL a 1,2. "washed your feet; "ye also ought to wash^J^^^I^; 16 " one another's feet. For ' I have given you an iPet2.2i.lJohn2.a " mantle. ' the Master and the Teacrier. C 172 Jesus foretelleth that A-D-3a « example, that ye should do as I have done to J. 1 3. " you. Verily, verily, I say unto you. The ser- 16 " vant is not greater than his lord ; neither he " that is sent greater than he that sent him. ' James 1. « •'If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye 17 '^^- " do them." 123. Jesus foretelleth that Judas should betray Mm. " Ye are they which have continued with me L. 22. •Heb4.ia« in ""my temptations. ^And "I appoint unto 28, 29 2 Tim. 2.' " you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed ^R, 19 9 " ^^^^ ™®» *^^* "l^ "^^y ^^* ^'^^ drink at my so *Ps.49.i4 " table in my kingdom, '^and sit on thrones i^"-^- 2- " judging the twelve tribes of Israel. I speak J. 13.18 ' ' " not of you all : I know whom I have chosen : «Ps.4i.9. " but that the scripture may be fulfilled, "He " that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his " heel against me. Now I teU you before it 19 " come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may " believe that I am he. Verily, verily, I say 20 " unto you. He that receiveth whomsoever I " send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me " receiveth him that sent me." When Jesus had thus said, (the devil having 21 now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's 2 son, to betray him,) he was troubled in spirit, 21 and testified, and said, "Verily, verily, I say 'Acts 1.17" unto you, that '^one of you shall betray me." 1 John 2. "pjjgjj ^ijg disciples looked one on another, doubt- 22 ing of whom he spake. And they were exceed- M". 26. ing sorrowful, and began every one of them to 22 say unto him. Lord, is it I ? Now there was J. 1 3. 23 leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore 24 beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. He then lying 26 on Jesus' breast saith unto him. Lord, who is ^ And I grant unto you to eat and to drink at my table in my king dom, seeing my Father hath granted me a kingdom. C. Judas should betray him. 173 J. 1 3. 26 it ? Jesus answered, " He it is, to whom I shall A-D.sa M". 26. " give a sop, when I have dipped it The Son 24 " of man goeth ^ as it is written of him : but ^ ps- 22. " woe unto that man by whom the Son of man i)an.9.2a " is ^betrayed! it had been good for that man Acts 17.2, J. 1 3. 26 " if he had not been born." And when he had 22,^23.^' dipped the 'sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, 1 Cor.iaa 27 the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, 28 " That thou doest, do quickly." Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this 29 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 should give some- 30 thing to the poor. He then having 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 " 1 Pet 4 32 " glorified in him. If God be glorified in him, "" " God shall also glorify him in himself, and 33 " shaU straightway glorify him. Little chUdren, " yet a little whUe I am with you. Ye shall " seek me : and as I said unto the Jews, Whi- . ^ , _ , T J. ' Lev- 19. " ther I go, ye cannot come ; so now 1 say to jg, 34 " you. 'A new commandment I give unto you, ^p^-^-^- " That ye love one another ; as I have loved james'a'p! 36 " you, that ye also love one another. "By this |J^"^i-|2. " shaU aU men know that ye are my disciples, g. Isai,' " if ye have love one to another." . fifohu2. ^ delivered up. C. ' morsel. C. a & 4 20. 124. Jesus foretelleth to the apostles the fall of Peter and their common danger. A. D. sa Simon Peter said unto him. Lord, whither J. 13. goest thou ? Jesus answered him, " Whither 1 36 » 2 Peti. " go, thou canst not follow me now; but "thou ^^- " shalt follow me afterwards." Peter said unto 37 him. Lord, why cannot I foUow thee now ? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Then saith M". 26. Jesus unto them, "^AU ye shall be offended 3i "Zech-ia " because of me this night : for it is written, "I ^" " will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the " flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I 32 " am risen again, I will go before you into " Galilee." Peter answered and said unto him, 33 Though all men shaU be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. And the L. 22. nPetaaLord said, "Simon, Simon, behold, "Satan hath 31 " Amos 9. " desired to have you, that he may '' sift you as " wheat : but I have prayed for thee, that thy 32 «P8.6i.ia " faith fail not : " and when ^ thou art converted, " strengthen thy brethren." And he said unto 33 him. Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, " I tell 34 " thee, Peter, That this day, even in this night, M\ 14. " before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny 30 " me thrice." But he spake the more vehe- 31 mently. If I should die vrith thee, I vrill not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. And he said unto them, " When I sent you L. 22. " without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye 35 " any thing ?" And they said, Nothing. Then 36 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, 37 " that this that is written must yet be accom- ^ / shall prove u snare to you. all. C. " thou hast recovered thyself. C. CM-ist instituteth his last supper. 175 L. 22. " pUshed in me, 'And he was reckoned among a. d. sa "the transgressors: for the things concerning' is- sa 12. 38 " me have an end." And they said. Lord, be hold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, " It is enough." 125. Christ instituteth Ms holy supper. W. 26. And as they were eating, "Jesus took ^ bread, "i Cor.u. 26 and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the^'^'*'^*' disciples, and said, "Take, eat; "this is my'iCor.ia L. 22.19 "body which is given for you: "this do ineicor.ii. " ' remembrance of me." 24. M". 26. And he took the cup after supper, and gave 27 thanks, and gave it to them, saying, " Drink ye L.22.20" aU of it; for ''this is my blood "of the new ^ See Ex. M". 26. " "testament, which is shed 'for many for theff^^fiyn, 27, 28 " remission of sins. «jer.3i.3i. M". 14. "Verily I say unto you, I wiU not drink j^""- ^• 26 " henceforth of this Rfruit of the vine, ^untU Heb.a22. ' M". 26. "that day when I drink it new with you in^f"''^"- 29 " my Father's kingdom." And they aU drank M". 14. of it. 23 126. Christ comforteth his disciples with the hope qf heaven. J. 1 4. 1 [And Jesus said,] " Let not your heart be " troubled : ye * believe in God, believe also in 2 " me. In my Father's house are many man- " sions : if it were not so, I would have told 3 " you. I go to prepare a place for you. And " if I go and prepare a place for you, "I will 'Acts 1.11. " come again, and receive you unto myself; 4 " that " where I am, there ye may be also. And " 1 Thess. " whither I go ye know, and the way ye know." 6 Thomas saith unto him. Lord, we know not whither thou goest ; and how can we know the ' the loaf. C. " commemoration. D. * covenant. C. D. " product. C. " believe on God, and believe on me. C. 176 Chrisfs unity with the Fatlier. A.D.33. way? Jesus saith unto him, "I am "the way, J. 14. « Heb, 9. a " the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto 6 " the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, 7 " ye should have known my Father also : and " from henceforth ye know him, and have seen " him." Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the 8 Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto 9 him, " Have I been so long time with you, and ¦"CoLLia " yet hast thou not known me, Philip? *he Heb. 1. a „ ^^^ ^asAh. seen me hath seen the Father ; and " how sayest thou then. Shew us the Father? " believest thou not that I am in the Father, lo " and the Father in me ? the words that I speak " unto you I speak not of myself: but the Fa- " ther that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. " Believe me that I am in the Father, and the ii " Father in me : or else believe me for the very " works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 12 " 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 unto my Father. «jam.i.a" " And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, 13 \i.tl\i, " *^^* ^^^^ I ^^' ^^^^ ^^^ Father may be glori- " fied in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in 14 n John a" my name, I will do it, 'If ye love me, keepi5 ^' " my commandments. And I will pray the 16 e Rom. a " Father, and ^ he shall give you another ^ Com- 15, 2a « forter, that he may abide with you for ever ; M John 4" e»e?^ "the Spirit of truth; 'whom the world 17 ' 1 Cor. 2. " cannot receive, because it seeth him not, 14- " neither knoweth him : but ye know him ; for M John 2." he dwelleth with you, "and shall be in you. " I will not leave you ' comfortless : I will come 18 " to you. Yet a little wliUe, and the world seeth 19 ' 1 Cor. la " me no more ; but ye see me : ' because I live, ^^' " ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know 20 " that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I " 1 John « in you. " He that hath my commandments, 21 ^ Monitor. C. ^ orphans. D. C. The Holy Ghost promised. 177 J. 14. " and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: a. pss. " and he that loveth me shall be loved of my " Father, and I will love him, and wiU manifest 22 " myself to him." Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wUt manifest 23 thyself unto us, and not unto 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 unto him, "Uoi'''^. 24 "and make our abode with him. He that Rev. a 2a " loveth me not keepeth not my sayings : and " the word which ye hear is not mine, but the 25 " Father's which sent me. These things have " I spoken unto you, being yet present with 26 " you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy " Ghost, whom the Father will send in my "name, °he shall teach you all things, and°i'i*n2. " bring all things to your remembrance, what- ' 27 " soever I have said unto you. ^ Peace I leave ""PWI- 47- " 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 ''my Father is greater than I. 'PWLaa 29 " And now I have told you before it come to " pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might 30 " believe. Hereafter I will not talk much vrith " you : for the prince of this world cometh, and 31 " hath nothing in me. But that the world may " know that I love the Father ; and ' as the '^^"^-^f " Father gave me commandment, even so I " do." N 127. The mutual love between Christ and his members. A. D. 33. «I AM the true vine, and my Father is the J. 15. " husbandman. Every branch in me that bear- 1, 2 " eth not fruit he taketh away : and every " branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that » Eph. a « it may bring forth more fruit. * Now ye are 3 1. 22. ^^ " clean through the word which I have spoken "CoL 1.2a " unto you. "Abide in me, and I in you. As 4 " the branch cannot bear frait of itself, except " it abide in the vine ; no more can ye, except " ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the 6 " branches : He that abideth in me, and I in «Hos.i4a « him, the same bringeth forth much "fruit: Phil 1 11 & 4. 13. " for ^ without me ye can do nothing. If a man 6 " 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 bumed. " If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, 7 " ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done « Phil. 1. « unto you. * Herein is my Father glorified, 8 "' " that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my " disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so 9 " have I loved you : continue ye in my love. If 10 " ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in " my love ; even as I have kept my Father's " commandments, and abide in his love. These n " things have I spoken unto you, that my joy M Johni. « might remain in you, and ^that your joy might n Thess. " t>6 fuW- 'This is my commandment. That ye 12 4 a « love one another, as I have loved you. ^Greater 13 1 John a " fo'^® hath no man than this, that a man lay 11. & 421. " down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, 14 7, a"™ " if y® do whatsoever I command you. Hence- 16 Eph. a 2. « forth I call you not servants; for the servant 1(5° ° ' " knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have "See Gen. « called you frieuds ; "for all things that I have Acts 2a " heard of my Father I have made known unto 27 " separate from me. D. Comfort promised in persecution, 179 J. 15. " you. 'Ye have not chosen me, but I have A.p.sa 16 " chosen you, and " ordained you, that ye should ' i John 4 " go and bring forth finit, and that your fruit JcoU.a " should remain : that whatsoever ye shaU ask " of the Father in my name, he may give it 17 " you. These things I command you, that ye 18 " love one another. 'If the world hate you, ye 'i. Tohn a " know that it hated me before it hated you. ''^^" y 19 ""If ye were of the world, the world would "" i Joh" \/ " love his own : but because ye are not of the " world, but I have chosen you out of the world, 20 " therefore the world hateth you. Remeniber " the word that I said unto you. The servant is " not greater than his lord. If they have per- " secuted me, they will also persecute you; "if "Ezek. a " they have kept my saying, they will keep 21 " your's also. But all these things will they do " unto you for my name's sake, because they 22 " know not him that sent me. If I had not " come and spoken unto them, they had not " had sin : ° but now they have no cloke for ° Rom. i. 23 " their sin. ""He that hateth me hateth my j^„, 4^17 24 " Father also. If I had not done among them ""i John 2. " the works which none other man did, they " had not had sin : but now have they both qps.sai9. 25 " seen and hated both me and my Father. But .^^j^jg'sa "this cometh to pass, that the word might be-uohna " fulfiUed that is written in their law, " They f-^^^^ ^ ^ 26 " hated me without a cause. 'But when the 21,22. & 2! " Comforter is come, whom I wUl send unto you ^'^go 33' " from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which & 5. 32. " proceedeth from the Father, ' he shall testify & J^ ^g. 27 " of me : and 'ye also shall bear witness, because 1 pet a'l. " " ye have been with me from the beginning. l\fj^l\_ J. 16. "These things have I spoken unto you, that 1,2. 1, 2 " ye should not be offended. They shall put you ^^^^l^^- " out of the synagogues : yea, the time cometh, 2a 9,10,11. ""that whosoever killeth you wiU think that j^°;^^;| 3"2he doeth God service. And '' these things 1 Tim. i.' 13- ^ he offereth God sacrifice. C. N2 180 The disciples comforted, A- P- as. « y^wi they do unto you, because they have not J. 16. " known the Father, nor me. But these things 4 " have I told you, that when the time shall " come, ye may remember that I told you of " them. And these things I said not unto you " at the beginning, because I was with you. " But now I go my way to him that sent me ; 5 " and none of you asketh me. Whither goest " thou ? but because I have said these things 6 " unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Ne- 7 " vertheless I tell you the truth ; It is expe- " dient for you that I go away : for if I go not " away, the Comforter will not come unto you ; ' Acts 2. " but ^ if I depart, I will send him unto you. Eph. 4 a " -^11*1 when he is come, he will reprove the 8 " world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judg- " Acts 2. " ment : " of sin, because they believe not on 9 "Acts 2. " 1116 ; of righteousness, because I go to my 10 32. " Father, and ye see me no more ; " of judg- 11 18. " * ' " ment, because '' the prince of this world is " Eph. 2.2. « judged. I have yet many things to say unto 12 Col 215 T Heb. 2. 14 " you, " but JQ caunot bear them now. How- 13 «i Cor. 3.2. « belt when he, the Spirit of trath, is come, 'he f 1 John 2. " will guide you into ^ all truth : for he shall 20,27 " not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall " hear, that shall he speak : and he will shew " you things to come. He shall glorify me : 14 " for he shall receive of mine, and shaU shew it " unto you. All things that the Father hath 16 " are mine : therefore said I, that he shall take " of mine, and shall shew it unto you. A little 16 " while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a " little while, and ye shall see me, because I go " to the Father." Then said some of his disciples among them- 17 selves, What is this that he saith unto us, "A " httle while, and ye shall not see me : and " again, a little while, and ye shall see me :" and, " Because I go to the Father ?" They said 18 ¦¦" all the truth. C. and exhorted to prayer. 181 16. therefore, What is this that he saith, "A little a. P. 3a 19 " while ?" we cannot teU what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, "Do ye enquire among " yourselves of that I said, A little while, and " ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, 20 " and ye shall see me ? Verily, 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 sis. 2a 17 " 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, for joy that a man is bom 22 " into the world. And ye now therefore have " sorrow: but I will see you again, and "your '-Acts 2. " heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh 52!*^ '"*' 23 " from you. And in that day ye shall ask me 1 Pet 1. a " nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, What- " soever ye shall ask the Father in my name, 24 " he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked " nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall re- 25 " ceive, that 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 shall shew you 26 " plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall " ask in my name : and I say not unto you, 27 " that I wUl pray the Father for you : for the " Father himself loveth you, because ye have " loved me, and have believed that I came ont 28 " from God. I came forth from the Father, and " am come into the world : again, I leave the 29 " world, and go to the Father." His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, 30 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 camest forth from God. Jesus an- 32 swered them, " Do ye now believe ? behold, the N 3 182 Christ prayeth for his apostles, A. D. 3a « hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall J. 16. " be scattered, every man to his own, and shall '' Is. a a « leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, be- Eph!a 14 " cause the Father is with me. These things 1 33 CoL 1.2a " have spoken unto you, that 'in me ye might a 12.™ " have peace. " In the world ye shall have 'Ro.a37.« tribulation: but be of good cheer; 'I have 4&a4 " overcome the world." 128. Christ prayeth for the apostles and all be lievers. J 17 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his ' eyes to heaven, and said, " Father, the hour is " come ; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may » Dan. 7. " glorify thee : ^ as thou hast given him power 2 la 25 27! " o'^sr all fiesh, that he should give etemal life PhiL2.ia"to as many as thou hast given him. And 3 bilsaii. " "this is life etemal, that they might know Jer. a 24 " thcc "the only true God, and Jesus Christ, 1 ThSs^ 1! " whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee 4 9 " on the earth : I have finished the work which " thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, 6 " glorify thou me ^ with thine own self with the iphiL2.a " glory ^ which I had with thee before the world 17! Hea' " was. " I have manifested thy name unto the 6 1. 3, la " men which thou gavest me out of the world : »Ps.22.22. 4, ^jjijjg ^jjgy were, and thou gavest them me ; " and they have kept thy word. Now they have 7 " known that all things whatsoever thou hast " given me are of thee. For I have given unto 8 " 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 believed that thou didst send me. 1 9 '1 John a " pray for them : 'I pray not for the world, but '^- " for them which thou hast given me ; for they " are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine 10 " are mine ; and I am glorified in them. And 11 " now I am no more in the world, but these * in thine own presence, C. and for all believers, 1 §3 17. " are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy a. d. 3a " Father, ^keep through thine own name those «! Peti. a " whom thou hast given me, that they may be ''"''^ ^• 12 " one, as we are, WhUe I was with them in " the world, " I kept them in thy name : those " Heb. 2. " that thou gavest me I have kept, and ' none i'ljoh,, " of them is lost, but the son of perdition ; 2. 19. 13 ""that the scripture might be fulfilled. And "Ps-ioaa " now come I to thee ; and these things I speak ^'='*^-^''- " in the world, ^ that they might have my joy 14 " fulfilled in themselves. I have given them " thy word; 'and the world hath hated them, 'J John a " because they are not of the world, even as I ' 16 " am not of the world. I pray not that thou " shouldest take them out of the world, but '""that thou shouldest keep them from the "^aL 1.4 16 " evil. They are not of the world, even as I am 3. j john 17 " not of the world. ° Sanctify them through s- n*- "Acts 15 18 " thy trath : ° thy word is truth. As thou hast 9. Eph. 5." " sent me into the world, even so have I also 26. 1 Pet 1 22 19 " sent them into the world. And ^for theiro'2s'am.7. " sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might 28- Ps.iia 142 131 20 " be sanctified through the trath. Neither pray p icor.i. " I for these alone, but for them also which 2, sa 21 " shall believe on me through their word ; "^ that 7. Hea " they all may be one; as thou. Father, art ini^io- " me, and I in thee, that they also may be one oaLa 2a " in us : that the world may believe that thou 22 " hast sent me. And the glory which thou " gavest me I have given them ; ' that they may ' 1 John 1. 23 " be one, even as we are one : I in them, and " thou in me, "that they may be made perfect 'CoL an. " in one ; and that the vi orld may know that " thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as 24 " thou hast loved me. ' Father, I wiU that they ^1 J^ess. " 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 25 " me before the foundation of the world. O ' that their joy in me may be complete. C. N 4 184 Chrisfs agony in the garden, i ^- P- ^- " righteous Father, the world hath not known J. I7. \ " thee : but I have known thee, and these have \ " known that thou hast sent me. And I have 26 " 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." 129. Christs aqony in the garden. M" 26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went ' » 2 Sam. out over " the brook Cedron, into the mount of j .. „ Olives. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a jyV„ " „ place called Gethsemane, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples, j -lo And he saith unto the disciples, " Sit ye here, -j/j-^ ' „ " while I go and pray yonder." And he took " with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, ' and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, " My soul is exceed- 38 " ing sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye here, " and watch with me." And he went a little 39 'Heb. a 7 farther, and fell on his face, and "prayed, say ing, "O my Father, if it be possible, let this <= PhiL 2. a " cup pass from me: nevertheless "not as I " will, but as thou wilt." And when he rose up L. 22.45 from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow. And he saith M''. 26. unto Peter, "What, could ye not watch with40 aEphes.a"me one hour? ''watch and pray, that ye en- 41 ^^" " ter not into temptation : the spirit indeed is " willing, but the flesh is weak." He went away 42 again the second time, and prayed, saying, "O " my Father, if this cup may not pass away " from me, except I drink it, thy will be done." ^ And he came and found them asleep again, (for lyrk -i^ their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. And he left them, and went lyrw or away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. And there appeared an angel x^ 90 43 •'Heb.a7 unto him from heaven, strengthening him. "And'" being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: Judas betrayeth him. 185 ^ and his sweat was it were great drops of blood a.d. 33. M . 26. falling down to the ground. Then cometh he to 45 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 46 " the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going : " behold, he is at hand that doth betray me." 130. Judas betrayeth Jesus. ' And "while he yet spake, lo, Judas, (which 'Acts l J 18 2 ^^*^^y®^ ^™' ^'' ^*^ knew the place : for Jesus ^'^' M" 26 ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples) one ¦ of the twelve, came, and with him a great mul- j , 0 titude with lanterns and torches and swords and IVrw aa ^ staves, from the chief priests and elders of the ' people. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that J ..„ 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." And Judas also, which betrayed 6 him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, "I am he," they went back- 7 ward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again, " "Whom seek ye ?" And they said, 8 Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, "I have " told you that I am he : if therefore ye seek 9 " me, let these go their way :" that the sajang might be fulfilled, which he spake, " Of them M". 26. " which thou gavest me have I lost none." Now 48 he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he : hold 49 him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and 60 said. Hail, Master; "and kissed him. And Je-^2Sam. sus said unto him, ""Friend, wherefore art thou .ps.' 41. 9. L. 22.48 " come ? Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man & sa la J. 18. " with a kiss?" Then the band and the captain 12 and ofiicers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him. L.22.49 When they which were about him saw what 2 clubs. C. 186 Peter smiteth qff Malchus' ear. ^- P- 33. would follow, they said unto him. Lord, shall we smite with the sword? Then Simon Peter J. 18. having a sword drew it, and smote the high lo priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. Then said Jesus ii unto Peter, " Put up thy sword into the sheath : " the cup which my Father hath given me, shall ^Gen.9.a« I not drink it? *for aU they that take the M". 26. ¦ " sword shall perish vrith the sword. Thinkest 52, 53 " thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, " 2 Kin. a " and he shall presently give me " more than Dan.7.ia " twelve legions of angels? but how then shall 54 fis. 5a 7, " the scriptures be fulfilled, 'that thus it must " be ?" And he touched Malchui ear, and heal- L. 22. ed him. 61 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and 62 captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, "Be ye come out, as against " a ^ thief, with swords and staves ? when I was 63 " daily with you in the temple, ye stretched " forth no hands against me : but this is your " hour, and the power of darkness." Then all M". 26. the disciples forsook him, and fled. 56 And there followed him a certain young man, M''^ 14. haring a linen cloth cast about his naked body; 51 and ^ the young men laid hold on him : and 62 he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. ' robber. C. ^ the soldiers. C. 131. Jesus is brought before Annas and Caiaphas. Peter denies him thrice. J. 18. 13 And they led him away to Annas first; for a. d. sa he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the 14 high priest that same year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the 24 people. Now Annas had sent him bound unto 16 Caiaphas the high priest. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple : that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high 16 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. 18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals ; for it was cold : and they warmed themselves : and Peter stood with M". 26. them, and warmed himself And [Peter] went I 58 in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. M\ 14. And as Peter was beneath in the ^palace, ^; 66 there cometh the damsel that kept the door. J. 18. 17 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she M''. 1 4. looked upon him, and said. Art not thou also 1 67 one of this man's disciples ? But he denied, J. 18. 17 saying, I know not, neither understand I what M''. 14. thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; 68 and the cock crew. 69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by. This is one of them. 70 And he denied it again. And about the space L.22.69 of one hour after, they that stood by said again M". 14. to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: *for 'Acts2.7. 70 thou art a GalUsean, and thy speech agreeth li thereto. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. L.22.60 And immediately, while he yet spake, the ^ court. C. 188 Jesus confesseth himself A. D. 33. second time the cock crew. And the Lord M". 14. turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter 72 called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, "Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt " deny me thrice." And he went out, and wept M". 26. bitterly. 76 132. Jesus questioned before Caiaphas, and after ward before the whole Jewish council, con^ fesseth himself to be the Christ, and is pro nounced guilty of death. The high priest then asked Jesus of his dis- J. 18. ciples, and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, 19, 20 " I spake openly to the world ; I ever taught " in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither " the Jews always resort ; and in secret have " I said nothing. Why askest thou me ? ask 21 " them which heard me, what I have said unto - " them : behold, they know what I said." And 22 when he had thus spoken, one of the officers » Jer. 2a 2. which stood by "struck Jesus with the palm of Acts2a2. jjjg jjaji^^ saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? Jesus answered him, " If I have spoken 23 " evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why " smitest thou me ?" '>Acts4.2a And as soon as it was day, "the elders ofL. 22. 22^6. " the people and the chief priests and the scribes 66 came together, and led him into their council. And the chief priests and all the council sought M''. 14, for witness against Jesus to put him to death ; 55 and found none. For many bare false witness 56 against him, but their witness agreed not toge ther. And there arose certain, and bare false 67 witness against him, saying. We heard him say, 58 I vrill destroy this .temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build an other made without hands. But neither so did 59 their witness agree together. And the high 60 priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it to be the Christ. 189 61 which these witness against thee ? But " he held a.d.s3. his peace, and answered nothing. Again the ¦= is. sa 7. M". 26. high priest asked him, and said unto him, "I^Lev-ai. 63 adjure thee by the living God, that thou teU us afg"' '^' 64 whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. M\ 14. Jesus saith unto him, "I am: and ye shaU see \ 62 " the Son of man sitting on the right hand of " power, and coming in the clouds of heaven." L. 22. Then said they all, ^ Art thou then the Son of 70 God ? And he said unto them, " Ye say that I M". 26." am." "Then the high priest rent his clothes, "2 Kin.ia 65 saying. He hath spoken blasphemy; what fur-^^*'^*"'' ther need have we of witnesses? behold, now 66 ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye ? They answered and said, ' He is guilty of death. ' Lev. 24 L. 22. 63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, ^^' M"'. 1 4. and smote Mm, And some began to spit on 66 him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, M". 26. and to say unto him, ' Prophesy unto us, thou 68 Christ, who is he that smote thee ? And many L. 22. 66 other things blasphemously spake they against him. 133. Jesus is taken before Pilate. M" 27 I " ¦ When the morning was come, "all the chief "Ps- 2. 2. I priests and elders of the people took counsel 2 against Jesus to put him to death: and when J. 18. 28 they had bound him, they led him away from M". 27. Caiaphas unto the haU of judgment: and " de- "Actsaia 2 livered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. J. 18. 28 "And they themselves went not into the * judg- "Acts la ment haU, lest they should be defiled ; but that ^^'^ 29 they might eat the passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring 30 ye against this man ? They answered and said unto him. If he were not a malefactor, we would 31 not have delivered him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them. Take ye him, and judge him 2 Thou art then the Sm, of God. C. ° Divine. C. " prato- , rium. C 190 Jesus is arraigned before Pilate. A. D. 33. according to your law. The Jews therefore said J. 18. unto him. It is not lawful for us to put any man to death : that the saying of Jesus might be 32 fulfiUed, wliich he spake, signifying what death he should die. And they began to accuse him, L. 23. dActs 17 saying. We found \km fellow ''perverting the 2 ''• nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Csesar, saying that he himself is Christ ^a king. Then J. 18. Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and 33 called Jesus, and said unto him, ^Art thou the King of the Jews ? Jesus answered him, " Say- 34 " est thou this thing of thyself, or did others " tell it thee of me ?" Pilate answered, Am 1 35 a Jew ? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou - 1 Tim. a done ? " Jesus answered, " ' My kingdom is not 36 fDan.244 " ^^ *^^® world : if my kingdom were of this &7.14 " world, then would my servants fight, that I " should not be delivered to the Jews : but now " is my kingdom not from hence." Pilate there- 37 fore said unto him, *Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, "Thou sayest 'that I am a " king. To this end was I bom, and for this " cause came I into the world, that I should " bear witness unto the truth. Every one that Bijohna'sBjs of the truth heareth my voice." Pilate 38 saith unto him. What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. And they were the more fierce, saying. He L. 23. stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all 5 Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. " the king. C. ' Thou art the King of the Jews. C. * Thou , art king then, C. = that I am king. C, :' 134. Pilate sends Jesus to Herod. L. 23. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whe- A.D.3a 6, 7 ther the man were a GalUsean. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's juris diction, he sent him to Herod, who himself 8 also was 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 hoped to have seen some miracle done by 9 him. Then he questioned with him in many 10 words ; but he answered him nothing. And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently 11 accused him. "And Herod with his men of war » is. saa set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to 12 PUate. And the same day " Pilate and Herod ^Acts 4 were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 135. Herod sends Jesus again to Pilate. Pilate seeks to release him. L. 23. And Pilate, when he had called together the 13, 14 chief priests and the ralers 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 15 whereof ye accuse him : no, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him ; and, lo, ^ nothing worthy of 16 death is done unto him. I wiU therefore chas tise him, and release him. M". 27.. Now at that feast the govemor was wont to 16 release unto the people a prisoner, whom they M\ 15. would. And there was one named Barabbas, 7 which lay bound with them that had made in surrection with him, who had committed murder 8 in the insurrection. And the multitude crying " he has done nothing to deserve death. C. 192 Barabbas released. A. P. 33. aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever M^ 15. done unto them. But PUate answered them, 9 saying. Whom will ye that I release unto you ? M". 27. Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ ? For 17, 18 he knew that for envy they had delivered him. When he was set down on the judgment seat, 19 his wife sent unto him, saying. Have thou no thing to do with that just man : for I have suf fered many things this day in a dream because »Actsai4 of him. ^ But the chief priests and elders per- 20 suaded the multitude that they should ask Ba rabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor an- 21 swered and said unto them. Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you ? They said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them. What 22 shall I do then with Jesus'which is called Christ ? But they cried, saying. Crucify him, crucify him. L. 23. And he said unto them the third time. Why, 21, 22 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 cried out the more M". 1 5. exceedingly. Crucify him. 14 1 36. Christ is scourged, crowned with thorns, and beaten ; and is led to be crucified. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, andJ. 19.i scourged Mm. And the soldiers of the govemor M". 27. took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered 27 unto him the whole band qf soldiers. And they 28 stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. "Ps.eaia'' And when they had platted a crown of thorns, 29 Is. aaa ^^^ey put it upon his head, and a reed in his riglit hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, HaU, king of the "Is. saa Jews ! And "they spit upon him, and took the 30 reed, and smote him on the head. Pilate there- J. 19. fore went forth again, and saith unto them, 4 Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came 5 Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thoms, and Christ is led to be crucified. I93 F J. 19. the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, a. d. 33. 6 Behold the man ! "When the chief priests there- "Acts a fore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, '^ Crucify him, cracify him. Pilate saith unto them. Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no 7 fault in him. The Jews answered him, ''We "Lev. 24 have a law, and by our law he ought to die, ^^ because he made himself the Son of God. 8 When PUate therefore heard that saying, he 9 was the more afraid ; and went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? "But Jesus gave him no answer. ° is. sa 7. 10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me ? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? 11 Jesus answered, " Thou couldest have no power " at all against me, except it were given thee " from above : therefore he that delivered me 12 " 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 Csesar's friend : ' whosoever f Acts 17.7 maketh himself a king speaketh against Csesar. 13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judg ment seat in a place that is called the Pave- 14 ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, 16 Behold your King ! But they cried out. Away with him, away with Mm, crucify him. PUate saith unto them, ShaU I cracify your King? The chief priests answered, ^ We have no king ^^ ^en. 49. but Csesar. M". 27. When PUate saw that he could prevaU no-^Deut2i. 24 thing, but that rather a tumult was made, he. beut 19. " took water, and washed his hands before the i»;^j, g jg multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood 1 Kin. 2. 25 6f this just person : see ye to it. Then answered filS"™- aU the people, and said, 'His blood be on us. Acts a 2a O 194 Judas hangeth himself. A. D. sa and on our chUdren. And he released unto L. 23. them him that for sedition and murder was 25 cast into prison, whom they had desu-ed; but I'- he delivered Jesus to their wUl. And after that M". 27. '• they had mocked him, they took the robe off 31 : from him, and put his own raiment on him, ' ' Is. sa7 ^ and led him away to cracify him. 1 37. Judas repents, and destroys himself. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when ' ' : he saw that he was condemned, repented him self, and brought again the thirty pieces of sil ver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have 4 : sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us ? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of 6 "2 Sam. silver in the temple, "and departed, and went Actl\ia ^^^^ hanged himself. And the chief priests took 6 the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawfid for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and 7 bought with them the potter's field, to bury i strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, 8 ¦ "Actsi. "The field of blood, unto this day. Then was 9 *®' fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the « Zech. 11. prophet, saying, "And ^they took the thirty 12, la pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value ; and gave them for the potter's field, as lo the Lord appointed me. ^ I took. C. 1 38. Christ is led away to be crucified. L 23.26 And as they led him away, they laid hold a. p. 33. M^ 15. upon one Simon, a Cyi-enian, who passed by, 21 coming out of the country, the father of Alex- L. 23. ander and Rufus, and on him they laid the 26, 27 cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewaUed and lament- 28 ed him. But Jesus turning unto them said, " Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but , > " weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29 " 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 30 " never gave suck. " Then shall they begin to • is- 2. la " say to the mountains. Fall on us ; and to the j^ev. a \i 31 " hills. Cover us. " For if they do these things & 9- «• " ^ in a green tree, what shall be done in the 31. ^jl^^^i 32 " dry ?" " And there were also two other, male- 29. Ezek. 20 47 33 factors, led with him to be put to death. And &'2i.'s,4. M". 27. when they were come unto a place called Gol- iPet4i7. 83, 34 gotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, they apg.eg'2i' gave him vinegar to drink mingled with ' gall : and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. ' to a green tree. T. ^ wormwood. C. O 2 139. The crucifixion. M" 27 A, P. 3a And the soldiers crucified him, and took his ' ^garments, and made four parts, to every sol-j |q „„ dier a part; and also Ms coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top through out. They said therefore among themselves, 24 Let us not rend it, but -cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the scripture might be fulfilled, ''Ps.22.ia which saith, *They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. And 19 Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZA RETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This 20 title then read many of the Jews : for the place where Jesus was cracified was nigh to the city : and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews 21 to Pilate, Write not. The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate 22 answered. What I have written I have written. And it was the third hour, and they crucified M''. 15. him. And with him they cracify two ' thieves ; 26, 27 the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, 28 "is-saia "^ And he was numbered with the transgressors. -Acts 7. Then said Jesus, "Father, "forgive them; forL. 23. 1 cor.412. " ^ ^^1 know not what they do." And they 34 1 Acts a parted his raiment, and cast lots. And "the 36 eps.22.17. people stood beholding. And 'they that passed M". 27. Zech. 12. by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, 39, 40 fps.22.7. Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest & 10a 2a it in three days, save thyself If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Like- 41 wise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said. He saved others ; 42 himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, ¦' cloak, '" robbers, C. The cruci/iwion. ^,, k,...fJu-,^,.197i>i<; W. 27. and we wiU beUeve him. ^ He trusted in God ; A.D.sa 43 let him deliver him now, if he will have him:^P8-22.a L. 23. for he said, I am the Son of God. And the 36 soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and 37 offering him vinegar, and saying. If thou be the , -39 king of the Jews, save thyself. And one of the / malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying. If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying. Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the 41 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 43 comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, " Verily I say unto thee. To day shalt thou J. 19. " be with me in paradise." Now there stood by 25 the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wfe of Cleophas, and Mary 26 Magdalene. When Jesus , therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, " Woman, be- 27 " hold thy son !" Then saith he to the disciple, " Behold thy mother !" And from that hour that ^'^-- disciple took her unto his own home. M". 27. "Now from the sixth hour there was dark- "Amos a 46, 46 ness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And ^¦ about the ninth hour 'Jesus cried with a loud 'Heb. a 7 voice, saying, " Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ?" that r is to say, " "My God, my God, why hast thou "Ps. 22.1. 47 " forsaken me ?" Some ofthem that stood there, when they heard that, said. This man caUeth for J. 19. 28 Elias. After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, _' that the^ scripture 'Ps- 69.21. i 29 might be fulfilled, saith, "I thirst." Now there 27. was set a vessel fuU of vinegar: and straight- 48 way one of them ran, and took a spunge, ""and J fiUed it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and 49 gave him to drink. The rest said. Let be, let us see whether Ehas wiU come to save him. O 3 198 The death and A. P- 33. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud M". 27. »Ps.3i.avoice, said, "It is finished; "Father, into thy 60 iPet2.2a„ j^g^j^^g I commend" my spirit:" and having J. 1 9. so said thus, he bowed his head, and gave up theL. 2 3. 46 ghost. J. 19.30 140. Death and burial qf Christ. The holy sepulchre. M" 27 »Ex36.3i. And, behold, * the veil of the temple was rent 2Chron.a j^^ twaiu from the top to the bottom ; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the 62 graves were opened ; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the 63 graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when 64 the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and that M\ 1 5. he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, they 39 feared greatly, saying. Truly this was the Son M". 27. of God. And all the people that came together 54 to that sight, beholding the things which were L. 2 3. 48 done, smote their breasts, and returned. "Ps.3aii. "And all his acquaintance, and the women, 49 stood afar off, beholding these things, among M™. 27. which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the 66 mother of James and Joses, and the mother of 65 Zebedee's children, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him : and many other M''. 1 5. women which came up with him unto Jeru- 41 salem. The Jews therefore, because it was the pre- J. 19. ¦^ Peut 21. paration, "that the bodies should not remain 31 ^' upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, 32 and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they 33 came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead al ready, they brake not his legs: but one of the 34 burial of Christ. 199 J. 19. soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forth- a. p. ss. 36 with " came thereout blood and water. And he "i John a that saw it bare record, and his record is trae : ^' ^ and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye 36 might believe. For these things were done, " that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone » Ex. 12. 37 of him shall not be broken. And again another g®',^"™" X scripture saith, 'They shall look on him whom ps. 34 2a y/^ they pierced. le"^!^ 1VI\ 15. And now when the even was come, there Ze'ch. 12. 42 came a rich man named Joseph, of Arimathsea, ^^ j ^ M". 27. a city of the Jews : a counsellor ; and he was a 67 good man, and a just : who also himself waited L. 23. 50 for the kingdom of God: (the same had not 61 consented to the counsel and deed of them.) i. 19. ^Joseph being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly M". 15. for fear of the Jews, came, and went in boldly 43, 44 unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And PUate marveUed ^ if he were afready dead : and caUing unto him the centurion, he asked him 45 whether he had been any whUe dead. And when he knew it of the centurion, he ' gave J. 19. 38 the body to Joseph. He came therefore, and 39 took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and 40 aloes, about an hundred pound weight Then took they the body of Jesus, and « wound it in «Act«aa hnen clothes with the spices, as the manner of 41 the Jews is * to bury. Now in the place where he was cracified there was a garden; and in M". 15. the garden a new sepulchre, hewn out of a 46 rock, wherein was never man yet laid. There " i». s3.9. J. 19. 41 laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' 42 preparation day. And Joseph roUed a great M". 27. stone to the door of the sepulchre, and de eo parted. And the women also, which came with L. 23. 65 him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld 66 the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And ^that. T. 'granted, C. ¦^ lo embalm. C. O 4 200 The sepulchre is sealed, A- P. 33. they retumed, and prepared spices and oint- iEx.20.ia ments ; and rested the sabbath day 'according to the commandment. And there was Mary M". 27- Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over 61 against the sepulchre. 141. The day after the crucifixion. M" 27 Now the next day, that followed the day of ' the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying. Sir, we re- 63 member that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive. After three days I \nll rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made 64 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 : so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said 66 unto them. Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and 66 ' Dan. 6. made the sepulchre sure, " sealing the stone, and setting a watch. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Mag- M"". 16. dalene, and Mary the mother of James, and i Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. PART VII. THE TRANSACTIONS OP FORTY DAYS, FROM TIIE DAY OP THE RESURRECTION TO THB ASCENSION. 142. An angel declareth tlie resurrection of Christ. 2 -^N^ ^6i"y early in the morning the first day a. d. 3a of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at M". 28. the rising of the sun. And, behold, there ^ was 2 a great earthquake : for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3* His countenance was like lightning, and his" Pan. la 4 raiment white as snow : and for fear of him the " keepers did shake, and became as dead men. M''. 16. And they said among themselves. Who shall 3 roll us away the stone from the door of the 4 sepulchre ? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away : for it was very 5 great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment ; and they were 6 affrighted. And he saith unto them. Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified : he is risen ; he is not here : be- 7 hold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye M*. 28. see him, as he said unto you. And they de- 8 parted quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did ran to bring his disciples J. 20. 2 word. Then [Mary Magdalene] cometh to Si mon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. ^ had been. C. 143. Peter and John visit ihe sepulchre. A. p. 3a Peter therefore went forth, and that other J. 20. disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they 3, 4 ran both together: and the other disciple did outran Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the 6 linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. Then 6 cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his head, 7 not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself Then went ins also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as 9 •Ps.iaiftyet they knew not the * scripture, that he must ^•^^^^'rise again from the dead. ia34,3a itr -nr 1 1 144. Jesv^ appeareth first to Mary Magdalene. Then the disciples went away again unto J. 20. their own home. But Mary stood without at lo, ii the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one 12 at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto 13 her. Woman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them. Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And 14 when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, " Woman, why 15 " weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ?" She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him. Sir, if thou have bome him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, " Mary." She 16 turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say. Master. Jesus saitli unto her, 17 " Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to Christ appeareth to the disciples. 203 " my Father : but go to " my brethren, and say a. d. 33. " unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your •Ps.22.22. " Father ; and to " my God, and your God." n^:lfi " Eph. 1. ' ' 145. He appeareth to the disciples. i7- , ¦ g And as they went to teU his disciples, be-r hold, Jesus met them, saying, "All haU." And they came and held him by the feet, and wor- 10 shipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, " Be " not afraid : go tell "my brethren that they go »Ro.a29. " into GaUlee, and there shaU they see me." Heb.2.11. 1 46. The high priests give the soldiers money to say that he was stolen out ofhis sepulchre. M" 28 ./ s- Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were 12 done. And when they were assembled with the elder-s, and had taken counsel, they gave large 13 money unto the soldiers, saying. Say ye. His disciples came by night, and stole him away 14 while we slept. And if this come to the gover nor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 16 So they took the money, and did as they were taught : and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 147. Christs resurrection is declared by two angels. A. D. sa Now upon the first day of the week, very L. 24. i early in the morning, they came unto the sepul chre, bringing the spices which they had pre pared, and certain others with them. And they 2 found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body 3 of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as 4 » Acts 1. they were much perplexed thereabout, ^ behold, ^^- two men stood by them in shining garments : and as they were afraid, and bowed down their 6 faces to the earth, they said unto them. Why seek ye the living among the dead ? he is not 6 here, but is risen : remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, saying, 7 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 8 his words, and retumed from the sepulclire, 9 and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and lo Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to ll ' them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre ; 12 and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. 148. Christ Mmself appeareth to the two disciples who went to Emmaus. L.24.13 And, behold, two of them went that same a. p. 33. day to a viUage caUed Emmaus, which was from Jerasalem about threescore ftirlongs. 14 And they talked together of aU these things 15 which had happened. And it came to pass, that, whUe they communed together and reasoned, , Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden that they should 17 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 sad ?" 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, 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 19 days ? And he said unto them, " What things ?" And they said unto him. Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, ' which was a prophet '' mighty in - Acts 2. deed and word before God and all the people : b Acts 7. 20 " and how the chief priests and our rulers deli- 22. vered him to be condemned to death, and have 27^ 2a 21 cracified him. But we trusted '' that it had been "Acts 1. a 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 24 he was ahve. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said : but him they 26 saw not. Then he said unto them, "O 'fools, " and slow of heart to believe all that the pro- 26 "phets have spoken: "Ought not Clirist to^Actsi7. " have suffered these things, and to enter into ipeti.u. ' thoughtless. C, 206 Christ appeareth A-P-3a « his glory ?" And beginning at ' Moses and L. 24. f Gen.aia B all the prophets, he expounded unto them in 27 &26!4' all the scriptures the things conceming himself & 4ft Ift And they drew nigh unto the village, whither 28 De™iaia they went : and '' he made as thougli he would B Ps. la 9, have gone farther. But ' they constrained him, 29 10 & 22 ' &'i32.ii. saying. Abide with us : for it is toward evening. Is. 7- 14 & and the day is far spent. And he went in to io,ii. & tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he 30 saa&sagat at meat with them, he took 'bread, and & sa 14, blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And 31 M'^t ^^^^ ^y^^ were opened, and they knew him; 37! 2a and he ' vanished out of their sight. And they 32 Dan. ft 24 said ouc to another. Did not our heart bum MaL a 1. within us, while he talked with us by the way, & 4. 2. and while he opened to us the scriptures ? And 33 32.26. ™ they rose up the same hour, and returned to 42-7 Jemsalem, and found the eleven gathered to- Acts la gether, and them that were with them, saying, 34 J5- The Lord is risen indeed, and ''hath appeared 5. °'' 'to Simon. And they told what things were 35 done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of * bread. 149. He appeareth to the apostles. »iCor.ia "And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood ' '• in the midst of them, and saith unto them, " Peace be unto you." But they were terrified 37 and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, " Why are ye 38 " troubled ? and why do thoughts arise in your " hearts ? behold my hands and my feet, that 39 " it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spi- " rit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me " have." And when he had thus spoken, he 40 shewed them his hands and his feet. And while 41 >> Gen. 4a they yet believed not '' for joy, and wondered, ^^' he said unto them, " Have ye here " any meat ?" ' the loaf. C. " disappeared. C. * the loaf, C. ^ any thing to eat ? C. to the apostles, 207 L. 24. 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish a.d.ss. 43 and of an honeycomb. "And he took it, and' Acts la J. 20. 21 did eat before them. Then said Jesus to them"^' again, " Peace be unto you : ^ as my Father hath "Heb.ai. 22 " sent me, even so send I you." And when he^^™"^-^ had said this, he breathed on them, and saith 23 unto them, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whose " soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto " them ; and whose soever sins ye retain, they " are retained." 150. The incredulity and confession qf Thomas. J. 20. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, caUed Didy- 25 mus, was not vrith 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 26 not believe. 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 said, "Peace be unto you." 27 Then saith he to Thomas, "Reach hither thy " finger, and behold my hands ; and ' reach * ij-""''" " hither thy hand, and thrast it into my side : 28 " and be not faithless, but beUevmg." And Thomas answered and said unto him. My Lord 29 and my God. Jesus saith unto him, "Tliomas, " because thou hast seen me, thou hast be- " lieved : " blessed are they that have not seen, j^^Cons^. M". 16. " and yet have believed." And he upbraided 14 them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. ' put my hand to his side. C. 151. Christ appeareth again to Ms disciples. M" 28 A. D. 33. Then the eleven disciples went away mto Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had ap pointed them. And when they saw him, they 17 worshipped him : but some doubted. And Jesus 18 = Dan.7. came and spake unto them, saying, "*A11 power Acts^2 36 " ^® given unto me in heaven and in earth." Rom.i4ft After these things Jesus shewed himself again J. 21. i 27^'ep^i^' to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and on 1. 10, 21. this wise shewed he himself. There were toge- 2 To'^'Heb^' ther Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, 1. 2. & 2. a and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons Rev.'i7.i4°f Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. 3 They say unto him. We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediate ly; and that night they caught nothing. But 4 when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore : but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, 5 " Children, have ye any meat ?" They answered him. No. And he said unto them, " Cast the 6 " 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 multitude of fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith 7 unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt Ms ^fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. And the others disciples came in a little ship ; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. As soon 9 then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them, " Bring of the fish which lO " ye have now caught." Simon Peter went up, ii and drew the net to land fiiU of great fishes, ^ u^pper garment, D. Chrisfs repeated charge to Peter, 209 J. 21. an hundred and fifty and three: and for aU a. d. sa there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Jesus saith unto them, "''Come and dine." And" Acts la none of the disciples durst ask him. Who art **" 13 thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, 14 and fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after 16 that he was risen from the dead. 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 16 him, " Feed my lambs." He saith to 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 •= Acts 2ft 17 him, " ^ Feed my sheep." He saith unto him Heb.i33ft the third time, " Simon, son of Jonas, lovest iPet2.2a " 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 unto 18 him, "Feed my sheep. ''Verily, verily, I say ¦'Acts 12. " unto thee. When thou wast young, thou gird- ^' ^' " edst thyself, and walkedst whither thou would- " est : but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt " stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird " thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest 19 " not." This spake he, signifying " by what death ^ 2 Pet i. he should glorify God. And when he had spoken ^^ 20 this, he saith unto him, "Follow 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 21 he that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing him saith ,^^^^^^ to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do f &, 11.26.' 22 Jesus saith unto him, "If I wiU that he tarry Rev. 2.2a " 'till I come, what is that to thee? foUow thou & 22. 7,2ft 2 Tend. P 210 Christ promiseth the Holy Ghost, A.D.3a « me." Then went this saying abroad among J. 21. the brethren, that that disciple should not die : 23 yet Jesus said not unto him. He shall not die ; but. If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? This is the disciple which testi- 24 fieth of these things, and wrote these things: e 3 John ^,^^ g .^g kuow that Ms testimony is trae. 152. His charge and promise to his disciples. And he said unto them, " These are the L. 24. " words which I spake unto you, while I was 44 " yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, " which were written in the law of Moses, and " in the prophets, and in the psalms, concern- " ing me." Then " opened he their understand- 45 ing, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, " *" Thus it is viTitten, and 46 " thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise " from the dead the third day : and that re- 47 " pentance and " remission of sins should be " preached in his name ^ among all nations, be- " ginning at Jerusalem. And ^ ye are witnesses 48 " of these things. Go ye therefore, and ' ^ teach M". 28. " all nations, baptizing them in the name of 19 " the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy " Ghost : ^ teaching them to observe all things 20 " whatsoever I have commanded you. ^ He M''. 1 6. " that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; 16 " but he that believeth not shall be damned. " 'And, behold, I send the promise of my Fa- L. 24.49 " ther upon you : and these signs shall follow M''. 1 6. " them that believe ; ''^ In my name shall they 17 " cast out devils ; ' they shall speak with new " tongues ; " they shall take up serpents ; and 18 " if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not " hurt them ; ° they shall lay hands on the " sick, and they shall recover. But tarry ye L. 2 4. 49 " in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued " with power from on high. And, lo, I am ' convert. C. proselyte. D. " Acts la 14 t Ps. 22. Is. 5ft a & sa 2, &C. Acts 17 a <=Dan.9.24 Acts la 38, 4a 1 John 2. 12. ¦'Gen.123.Ps.22.27. Is.49.6,22. Jer. 31.34 Hos. 2. 2a Mic. 4 2. MaL 1. 11. "Acts 1.8, 22. & 2. 32. & a la f Is. S2. Ift Acts 2.38, 3ft Ro.lftia Col. 1.2a BActs2.42.>¦ Acts 2. 3R & la 30, 31, 32. Rom.lftft lPet3.21. * Is. 44 a Joel 2. 2a Acts 1. 4. &2.1,&c.'Acts a ia&a7. & la la ¦& 19. 12. •Acts 2. 4 & 1ft 4a & 1ft a 1 Cor. 12. 10, 2a " Acts 2a a " Acts 5. 15,ia&ft17. & 2a a James S. 14, la and ascendelh into heaven. 211 M". 28. " with you alway, even unto the end of the ^-D.sa 20 " world." ^ 153. The ascension of Christ 19 ^^ *^^" "after the Lord had spoken unto =¦ Acts i. L 24.60 *^«™' ^^^.y, tl^eni out ''as far as to Bethany, ^^'ets 1.12. and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 61 "^ And it came to pass, while he blessed them, « 2 Kings iM\ 16. he was received up into heaven, and ''sat on^JJ^jg 19 the right hand of God. Eph. 4 a L.24.62 And they worshipped him, and retumed to^^^^^'j^- I 63 Jerusalem with great joy : and were continually I * in the temple, praising and blessing God. ''Acts2.4a [M''. 16. And they went forth, and preached every \ 20 where, the Lord working with thern, '^and con- 'Acts 5.12. firming the word with signs following. f^^;^ | ^ J 20. 30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the a Heb. 2! presence of his disciples, which are not written *" J. 21.25 in this book, the which, if they should be writ ten every one, ^ I suppose that even the world ^'Amos 7. itself could not contain the books that should J. 20. 31 be vsritten. But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son [ of God ; ^ and that believing ye might have life "iPetLft through his name. Amen. Lately published, THE THIRD EDITION, Svo. LECTURES ON THB DIATESSARON.