|
5 And when he was entered into | 1 After he had ended all his
Capernaum, there came unto him | sayings in the ears of the
a centurion, | people, he entered into
| Capernaum.
| 2 And a certain centurion's
| [5]servant, who was [8]dear
| unto him, was sick and at the
| 3 point of death. And when he
| heard concerning Jesus, he sent
| unto him elders of the Jews,
beseeching him, | asking him that he would come
6 and saying, Lord, my [1]servant| 4 and save his [5]servant. And
lieth in the house sick of the | they, when they came to Jesus,
palsy, grievously tormented. | besought him earnestly, saying,
| He is worthy that thou shouldest
| 5 do this for him: for he loveth
| our nation, and himself built
7 And he saith unto him, I will | 6 us our synagogue. And Jesus
come and heal him. | went with them. And when he was
| now not far from the house, the
| centurion sent friends to him,
8 And the centurion answered | saying unto him, Lord, trouble
and said, Lord, I am not | not thyself: for I am not
[2]worthy that thou shouldest | [2]worthy that thou shouldest
come under my roof: but only | 7 come under my roof: wherefore
say [3]the word, and my | neither thought I myself worthy
[1]servant shall be healed. | to come unto thee: but say
| [3]the word, and my [1]servant
| 8 shall be healed. For I also am
9 For I also am a man [4]under | a man set under authority,
authority, having under myself | having under myself soldiers:
soldiers: and I say to this | and I say to this one, Go, and
one, Go, and he goeth; and to | he goeth; and to another, Come,
another, Come, and he cometh; | and he cometh; and to my
and to my [5]servant, Do this, | [5]servant, Do this, and he
10 and he doeth it. And when Jesus| 9 doeth it. And when Jesus heard
heard it, he marvelled, and | these things, he marvelled at
said to them that followed, | him, and turned and said unto
Verily I say unto you, [6]I | the multitude that followed
have not found so great faith, | him, I say unto you, I have not
11 no, not in Israel. And I say | found so great faith, no, not
unto you, that many shall come | in Israel.
from the east and the west, and|
shall [7]sit down with Abraham,|
and Isaac, and Jacob, in the |
kingdom of heaven [_see Ps. |
12 107:3; Isa. 49:12_]: but the |
sons of the kingdom shall be |
cast forth into the outer |
darkness: there shall be |
weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
13 And Jesus said unto the |
centurion, Go thy way; as thou |
hast believed _so_ be it done |10 And they that were
unto thee. And the [1]servant | sent, returning to the house,
was healed in that hour. | found the [5]servant whole.
[Footnote 1: Or, _boy_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _sufficient_.]
[Footnote 3: Gr. _with a word_.]
[Footnote 4: Some ancient authorities insert _set_: as in Luke
7:8.]
[Footnote 5: Gr. _bondservant_.]
[Footnote 6: Many ancient authorities read _With no man in Israel
have I found so great faith_.]
[Footnote 7: Gr. _recline_.]
[Footnote 8: Or, _precious to him_; or, _honourable with him_.]
Sect. 56. HE RAISES A WIDOW'S SON AT NAIN
Luke 7:11-17
11 And it came to pass [1]soon afterwards, that he went to a city
called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great
12 multitude. Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold,
there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his
mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with
13 her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said
14 unto her, Weep not. And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the
bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee,
15 Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he
16 gave him to his mother. And fear took hold on all: and they
glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and,
17 God hath visited his people. And this report went forth concerning
him in the whole of Judea, and the region round about.
[Footnote 1: Many ancient authorities read _on the next day_.]
Sect. 57. THE MESSAGE[a] FROM THE BAPTIST AND THE EULOGY OF JESUS
Galilee
Matt. 11:2-19 |Luke 7:18-35
|
2 Now when John heard in the |18 And the disciples of John told
prison[b] the works of the |19 him of all these things. And
Christ, he sent by his | John calling unto him [10]two
3 disciples, and said unto him, | of his disciples sent them to
Art thou he that cometh, or | the Lord, saying, Art thou he
4 look we for another? | that cometh, or look we for
|20 another? And when the men were
| come unto him, they said, John
| the Baptist hath sent us unto
| thee, saying, Art thou he that
| cometh, or look we for another?
|21 In that hour he cured many of
| diseases and [11]plagues and
| evil spirits; and on many that
And Jesus | were blind he bestowed sight.
answered and said unto them, Go|22 And he answered and said unto
your way and tell John the | them, Go your way, and tell
things which ye do hear and | John what things ye have seen
5 see: the blind receive their | and heard [_see Isa. 29:18-19;
sight, and the lame walk, the | 35:5-6; 61:1_]; the blind
lepers are cleansed, and the | receive their sight, the lame
deaf hear, and the dead are | walk, the lepers are cleansed,
raised up, and the poor have | and the deaf hear, the dead are
[1]good tidings preached to | raised up, the poor have
6 them. And blessed is he, | [1]good tidings preached to
whosoever shall find none |23 them. And blessed is he,
occasion of stumbling in me. | whosoever shall find none
| occasion of stumbling in me.
7 And as these went their way, |24 And when the messengers of
Jesus began to say unto the | John were departed, he began to
multitudes concerning John, | say unto the multitudes
What went ye out into the | concerning John, What went ye
wilderness to behold? a reed | out into the wilderness to
8 shaken with the wind? But what | behold? a reed shaken with the
went ye out for to see? a man |25 wind? But what went ye out to
clothed in soft _raiment_? | see? a man clothed in soft
Behold, they that wear soft | raiment? Behold, they which are
_raiment_ are in kings' houses.| gorgeously apparelled, and live
9 [2]But wherefore went ye out? | delicately, are in kings'
to see a prophet? Yea, I say |26 courts. But what went ye out to
unto you, and much more than a | see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto
10 prophet. This is he, of whom it| you, and much more than a
is written, |27 prophet. This is he of whom it
Behold, I send my messenger | is written,
before thy face, | Behold, I send my messenger
Who shall prepare thy way | before thy face,
before thee. | Who shall prepare thy way
11 Verily I say unto you, Among | before thee [_see Mal.
them that are born of women | 3:1_].
there hath not arisen a greater|28 I say unto you, Among them that
than John the Baptist: yet he | are born of women there is none
that is [3]but little in the | greater than John: yet he that
kingdom of heaven is greater | is [3]but little in the kingdom
12 than he. And from the days of | of God is greater than he.
John the Baptist until now the |
kingdom of heaven suffereth |
violence, and men of violence |
take it by force [_see Luke |
13 16:17_]. For all the prophets |
and the law prophesied until |
14 John. And if ye are willing to |
receive [4]it, this is Elijah, |
which is to come [_see Mal. |
15 4:5_]. He that hath ears [5]to |
hear, let him hear. |
|29 And
| all the people when they heard,
| and the publicans, justified
| God, [12]being baptized with
|30 the baptism of John. But the
| Pharisees and the lawyers
| rejected for themselves the
| counsel of God, [13]being not
|31 baptized of him. Whereunto then
16 But whereunto shall I liken | shall I liken the men of this
this generation? It is like[c] | generation, and to what are
unto children sitting in the |32 they like? They are like unto
marketplaces, which call unto | children that sit in the
17 their fellows, and say, We | marketplace, and call one to
piped unto you, and ye did not | another; which say, We piped
dance; we wailed, and ye did | unto you, and ye did not dance;
18 not [6]mourn. | we wailed, and ye did not weep.
For John came |33 For John the Baptist is come
neither eating nor drinking, | eating no bread nor drinking
and they say, He hath a | wine; and ye say, He hath a
19 [7]devil. The Son of man came |34 [7]devil. The Son of man is
eating and drinking, and they | come eating and drinking; and
say, Behold, a gluttonous man, | ye say, Behold, a gluttonous
and a winebibber, a friend of | man, and a winebibber, a friend
publicans and sinners! And |35 of publicans and sinners! And
wisdom [8]is justified by her | wisdom [8]is justified of all
[9]works. | her children.
[Footnote 1: Or, _the gospel_.]
[Footnote 2: Many ancient authorities read _But what went ye out
to see? a prophet?_]
[Footnote 3: Gr. _lesser_.]
[Footnote 4: Or, him.]
[Footnote 5: Some ancient authorities omit _to hear_.]
[Footnote 6: Gr. _beat the breast_.]
[Footnote 7: Gr. _demon_.]
[Footnote 8: Or, _was_.]
[Footnote 9: Many ancient authorities read _children_: as in Luke
7:35.]
[Footnote 10: Gr. _certain two_.]
[Footnote 11: Gr. _scourges_.]
[Footnote 12: Or, _having been_.]
[Footnote 13: Or, _not having been_.]
[Footnote a: Observe that his fame as having raised the dead, and as
being "a great prophet," spread widely, and reaching John, led to his
message of inquiry (connect Luke 7:17 and 18).]
[Footnote b: John's prison was at Machaerus, east of the Dead Sea. Jesus
was somewhere in Galilee, probably near Nain, which was in the southern
part of Galilee.]
[Footnote c: Parable of the Children Playing in the Market Place.]
Sect. 58. WOES UPON THE CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY. THE CLAIMS OF CHRIST AS
THE TEACHER ABOUT THE FATHER.
Galilee
Matt. 11:20-30
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his [1]mighty
21 works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee,
Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the [1]mighty works had
been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would
22 have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit I say unto
you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of
23 judgement, than for you [_see Isa. 14:13-15_]. And thou,
Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt [2]go
down unto Hades: for if the [1]mighty works had been done in Sodom
which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.
24 Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee [_see Gen.
19:24_].
25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I [3]thank thee, O Father
[_see John 3:35; 17:2_], Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst
hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst
26 reveal them unto babes: yea, Father, [4]for so it was
27 well-pleasing in thy sight. All things have been delivered unto me
of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither
doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the
28 Son willeth to reveal _him_. Come unto me, all ye that labour and
29 are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke[a] upon
you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
30 shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light [_see Jer. 6:16; Sirach 51:23_].
[Footnote 1: Gr. _powers_.]
[Footnote 2: Many ancient authorities read _be brought down_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _praise_.]
[Footnote 4: Or, _that_.]
[Footnote a: Rabbinical figure for going to school. Jesus thus definitely
pictures himself as the expert on God in a Johannean passage (_cf._ Luke
10:21-24). He conceives himself as the Teacher who alone is able to
interpret the Father.]
Sect. 59. THE ANOINTING[a] OF CHRIST'S FEET BY A SINFUL WOMAN IN THE
HOUSE OF SIMON A PHARISEE. THE PARABLE OF THE TWO DEBTORS
Galilee
Luke 7:36-50
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him.
And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
37 And behold, a woman which was in the city, a sinner; and when she
knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she
38 brought [1]an alabaster cruse of ointment, and standing behind at
his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and
wiped them with the hair of her head, and [2]kissed his feet, and
39 anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had
bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if
he were [3]a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of
40 woman this is which toucheth him, that she is a sinner. And Jesus
answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee.
41 And he saith, [4]Master, say on. A certain lender had two debtors:
42 the one owed five hundred [5]pence, and the other fifty. When they
had not _wherewith_ to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them
43 therefore will love him most? Simon answered and said, He, I
suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou
44 hast rightly judged. And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon,
Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me
no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears,
45 and wiped them with her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss: but she,
46 since the time I came in, hath not ceased to [6]kiss my feet. My
head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet
47 with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are
many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is
48 forgiven, _the same_ loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins
49 are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say
50 [7]within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins? And he
said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
[Footnote 1: Or, _a flask_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _kissed much_.]
[Footnote 3: Some ancient authorities read _the prophet_. See John
1:21, 25.]
[Footnote 4: Or, _Teacher_.]
[Footnote 5: The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth about
seventeen cents.]
[Footnote 6: Gr. _kiss much_.]
[Footnote 7: Or, _among_.]
[Footnote a: This anointing in Galilee must be distinct from the
anointing at Bethany, near Jerusalem, more than a year later. This sinful
and penitent woman is represented by a very late tradition as being Mary
Magdalene, and hence all the popular uses of the term Magdalen. But that
notion has no historical support whatever, and it becomes violently
improbable when we find that in the very next paragraph Luke introduces
Mary Magdalene as a new figure in the history. Some men even identify
Mary of Bethany with this woman that was a sinner and also with Mary
Magdalene, a medley of medieval mysticism.]
_In sections 60 to 63 Jesus makes a second (three in all) tour of
Galilee, this time with all the Twelve. Intense hostility of the
Pharisees is aroused by the work. They make the blasphemous accusation
that Jesus is in league with Satan. Even the kindred of Jesus fear that
he is beside himself because of the excitement and the charges._
Sect. 60. THE SECOND TOUR OF GALILEE
Luke 8:1-3
1 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through
cities and villages, preaching and bringing the [1]good tidings of
2 the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, and certain women
which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary that
3 was called Magdalene, from whom seven [2]devils had gone out, and
Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many
others, which ministered unto [3]them of their substance.
[Footnote 1: Or, _gospel_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _demons_.]
[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities read _him_.]
_Notice that the events of Sects. 61-66 all occurred on the same day,
called the Busy Day._[a]
[Footnote a: This "Busy Day" is just one of many such days in the
Master's Ministry. See, for instance, the last day of his public ministry
in the temple in Jerusalem. Observe Jesus in the _forenoon_ teaching a
crowded audience (Mark 3:19), some of whom insult and blaspheme him, and
others demand a sign, and at length his mother and brethren try to carry
him off as insane (comp. Mark 3:21); in the _afternoon_ giving a group of
most remarkable parables, several of which he interprets; towards night
crossing the Lake in a boat, so tired and worn that he sleeps soundly
amid the alarming storm; then healing the Gadarene demoniacs, and
returning by boat, apparently the same evening. What a day of toil and
trial.]
Sect. 61. BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION OF LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB
Galilee
Mark 3:19-30 |Matt. 12:22-37
|
19 And he cometh into a house. |
20 And the multitude cometh |
together again, so that they |
could not so much as eat bread.|
21 And when his friends heard it, |
they went out to lay hold on |
him: for they said, He is |
beside himself. |
|22 Then was brought unto him
| [1]one possessed with a devil,
22 And the scribes which came | blind and dumb: and he healed
down from Jerusalem said, He | him, insomuch that the dumb man
hath Beelzebub, and, [3]By the |23 spake and saw. And all the
prince of the [2]devils casteth| multitudes were amazed, and
23 he out the [2]devils. And he | said, Is this the son of David?
called them unto him, and said |24 But when the Pharisees heard
unto them in parables, How can | it, they said, This man doth
24 Satan cast out Satan? And if a | cast out [2]devils, but [3]by
kingdom be divided against | Beelzebub the prince of the
itself, that kingdom cannot | [2]devils [_see John 7:20;
25 stand. And if a house be |25 8:48, 52; 10:20_].[a] And
divided against itself, that | knowing their thoughts he said
house will not be able to | unto them, Every kingdom
26 stand. And if Satan hath risen | divided against itself is
up against himself, and is | brought to desolation; and
divided, he cannot stand, but | every city or house divided
hath an end. | against itself shall not stand:
|26 and if Satan casteth out Satan,
| he is divided against himself;
| how then shall his kingdom
|27 stand? And if I [3]by Beelzebub
| cast out [2]devils, [3]by whom
| do your sons cast them out?
27 But no one can | therefore shall they be your
enter into the house of the |28 judges. But if I [3]by the
strong _man_, and spoil his | Spirit of God cast out
goods, except he first bind the| [2]devils, then is the kingdom
strong _man_; and then he will |29 of God come upon you. Or how
28 spoil his house. | can one enter into the house of
| the strong _man_, and spoil his
| goods, except he first bind the
| strong _man_? and then he will
Verily I say |30 spoil his house. He that is not
unto you, All their sins shall | with me is against me; and he
be forgiven unto the sons of | that gathereth not with me
men, and their blasphemies |31 scattereth. Therefore I say
wherewith soever they shall | unto you, Every sin and
29 blaspheme: but whosoever shall | blasphemy shall be forgiven
blaspheme against the Holy | [4]unto men; but the blasphemy
Spirit hath never forgiveness, | against the Spirit shall not be
but is guilty of an eternal |32 forgiven. And whosoever shall
30 sin: because they said, He hath| speak a word against the Son of
an unclean spirit. | man, it shall be forgiven him;
| but whosoever shall speak
| against the Holy Spirit, it
| shall not be forgiven him,
33 neither in this [5]world, nor in that which is to come. Either make
the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and
34 its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring
of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of
35 the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of
his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man
36 out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto
you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give
37 account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou
shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
[Footnote 1: Or, _a demoniac_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _demons_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _in_.]
[Footnote 4: Some ancient authorities read _unto you men_.]
[Footnote 5: Or, _age_.]
[Footnote a: Luke (11:14-36) gives another blasphemous accusation later
in Judea. Matthew (9:27-34) also has another blasphemous accusation. Note
Christ's use of parables in replying to the accusations.]
Sect. 62. SCRIBES AND PHARISEES DEMAND A SIGN
Same day. Galilee
Matt. 12:38-45
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying,
39 [1]Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said
unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the
40 prophet: for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly
of the [2]whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three
nights in the heart of the earth [_see Jonah 1:17; 2:1-2; 3:5;
41 4:3; 1 Kings 10:1-10_]. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the
judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they
repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, [3]a greater than
42 Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came
from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and
43 behold, [3]a greater than Solomon is here. But the unclean spirit,
when [4]he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless
44 places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. Then [4]he saith, I will
return into my house whence I came out; and when [4]he is come,
45 [4]he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth [4]he,
and taketh with [5]himself seven other spirits more evil than
[5]himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state
of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be
also unto this evil generation.
[Footnote 1: Or, _Teacher_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _sea-monster_.]
[Footnote 3: Gr. _more than_.]
[Footnote 4: Or, _it_.]
[Footnote 5: Or, _itself_.]
Sect. 63. CHRIST'S MOTHER AND BRETHREN SEEK TO TAKE HIM HOME
Same day. Galilee
Mark 3:31-35 |Matt. 12:46-50 |Luke 8:19-21
| |
|46 While he was yet |
31 And there come his| speaking to the |19 And there came to
mother and his | multitudes, behold, | him his mother and
brethren; and, | his mother and his | brethren, and they
standing without, | brethren stood | could not come at
they sent unto him, | without, seeking to | him for the crowd.
32 calling him. And a |47 speak to him. [1]And|20 And it was told
multitude was | one said unto him, | him, Thy mother
sitting about him; | Behold, thy mother | and thy brethren
and they say unto | and thy brethren | stand without,
him, Behold, thy | stand without, | desiring to see
mother and thy | seeking to speak to |21 thee.
brethren without | thee. |
33 seek for thee. And |48 But he | But he
he answereth them, | answered and said | answered and said
and saith, Who is my| unto him that told | unto them,
mother and my | him, Who is my |
34 brethren? And | mother? and who are |
looking round on |49 my brethren? And he |
them which sat round| stretched forth his |
about him, he saith,| hand towards his |
| disciples, and said,|
Behold, my mother | Behold, my mother | My
35 and my brethren! For|50 and my brethren! For| mother and my
whosoever shall do | whosoever shall do | brethren are these
the will of God, the| the will of my | which hear the
same is my brother, | Father which is in | word of God, and
and sister, and | heaven, he is my | do it [_see John
mother. | brother, and sister,| 15:14_].
| and mother. |
[Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities omit ver. 47.]
_In Sects. 64 to 69 we have the first great group of Parables with the
visit to Gerasa and the return to Nazareth._
Sect. 64. THE FIRST GREAT GROUP OF PARABLES[a]
Same day. Beside the Sea of Galilee. Introduction to the Group
Mark 4:1, 2 |Matt. 13:1-3 |Luke 8:4
| |
1 And again he began| 1 On that day went |
to teach by the sea | Jesus out of the |
side. And there is | house, and sat by | 8 And when a great
gathered unto him a | 2 the sea side. And | multitude came
very great | there were gathered | together, and they
multitude, so that | unto him great | of every city
he entered a boat, | multitudes, so that | resorted unto him,
and sat in the sea; | he entered into a |
and all the | boat, and sat; and |
multitude were by | all the multitude |
the sea on the land.| stood on the beach. |
2 And he taught them | 3 And he spake to them|
many things in | many things in | he spake by a
parables, and said | parables, saying, | parable:
unto them in his | |
teaching, Hearken: | |
[Footnote a: We have met various _separate_ parables heretofore, but here
is a _group_ of at least ten. Two other great groups will occur
hereafter, one group given in Luke only, and the last group during the
last week of our Lord's public ministry.]
_1. To the Crowds by the Sea_
(a) Parable of the Sower
Mark 4:3-25 |Matt. 13:3-23 |Luke 8:5-18
| |
3 Behold, the sower | 3 Behold, the sower | 5 The sower went
went forth to sow: | went forth to sow; | forth to sow his
4 and it came to pass,| 4 and as he sowed, | seed: and as he
as he sowed, some | some _seeds_ fell by| sowed, some fell by
_seed_ fell by the | the way side, and | the way side; and
way side, and the | the birds came and | it was trodden
birds came and | 5 devoured them: and | under foot, and
5 devoured it. And | others fell upon the| the birds of the
other fell on the | rocky places, where | heaven devoured
rocky _ground_, | they had not much | 6 it. And other fell
where it had not | earth: and | on the rock; and
much earth; and | straightway they | as soon as it
straightway it | sprang up, because | grew, it withered
sprang up, because | they had no deepness| away, because it
it had no deepness | 6 of earth: and when | had no moisture.
6 of earth: and when | the sun was risen, |
the sun was risen, | they were scorched; |
it was scorched; and| and because they had| 7 And other fell
because it had no | no root, they | amidst the thorns;
root, it withered | 7 withered away. And | and the thorns
7 away. And other fell| others fell upon the| grew with it, and
among the thorns, | thorns; and the | 8 choked it. And
and the thorns grew | thorns grew up, and | other fell into
up, and choked it, | 8 choked them: and | the good ground,
and it yielded no | others fell upon the| and grew, and
8 fruit. And others | good ground, and | brought forth
fell into the good | yielded fruit, some | fruit a
ground, and yielded | a hundredfold, some | hundredfold. As he
fruit, growing up | sixty, some thirty. | said these things,
and increasing; and | | he cried,
brought forth, | |
thirtyfold, and | |
sixtyfold, and a | |
9 hundredfold. And he | |
said, Who hath ears | 9 He that hath | He that
to hear, let him | ears[1], let him | hath ears to hear,
hear. | hear. | let him hear.
10 And when he was |10 And the disciples |
alone, they that | came, and said unto | 9 And his disciples
were about him with | him, Why speakest | asked him what
the twelve asked of | thou unto them in | this parable might
him the parables. |11 parables? And he |10 be. And he said,
11 And he said unto | answered and said | Unto you it is
them, Unto you is | unto them, Unto you | given to know the
given the mystery of| it is given to know | mysteries of the
the kingdom of God: | the mysteries of the| kingdom of God:
but unto them that | kingdom of heaven, | but to the rest in
are without, all | but to them it is |
things are done in |12 not given. For |
12 parables: that | whosoever hath, to |
| him shall be given, |
| and he shall have |
| abundance: but |
| whosoever hath not, |
| from him shall be |
| taken away even that|
| which he hath. |
|13 Therefore speak I to|
| them in parables; | parables; that
seeing they may see,| because seeing they | seeing they may
and not perceive; | see not, and hearing| not see, and
and hearing they may| they hear not, | hearing they may
hear, and not | neither do they | not understand.
understand; lest |14 understand. And unto|11 Now the parable is
haply they should | them is fulfilled | this: The seed is
turn again, and it | the prophecy of | the word of God.
should be | Isaiah, which saith,|12 And those by the
forgiven[a] them. | By hearing ye | way side are they
13 And he saith unto | shall hear, and | that have heard;
them, Know ye not | shall in no wise| then cometh the
this parable? and | understand; | devil, and taketh
how shall ye know | And seeing ye | away the word from
all the parables? | shall see, and | their heart, that
14 The sower soweth the| shall in no wise| they may not
15 word. And these are | perceive: | believe and be
they by the way |15 For this people's | saved.
side, where the word| heart is waxed |
is sown; and when | gross, |
they have heard, | And their ears are|
straightway cometh | dull of hearing,|
Satan, and taketh | And their eyes they have closed;
away the word which | Lest haply they should perceive with
hath been sown in | their eyes,
16 them. And these in | And hear with their ears,
like manner are they| And understand with their heart,
that are sown upon | And should turn again,
| And I should heal them [_see Isa.
| 6:9-10_].
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they
17 hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous
men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and
18 to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. Hear then ye
19 the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it not, _then_ cometh the evil _one_,
and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is
| he that was sown by |
|20 the way side. And |
| he that was sown |13 And those
the rocky _places_, | upon the rocky | on the rock _are_
who, when they have | places, this is he | they which, when
heard the word, | that heareth the | they have heard,
| word, and | receive the word
straightway receive | straightway with joy| with joy; and
17 it with joy; and |21 receiveth it; yet | these have no
they have no root in| hath he not root in | root, which for a
themselves, but | himself, but | while believe, and
endure for a while; | endureth for a | in time of
then, when | while; and when | temptation fall
tribulation or | tribulation or | away.
persecution ariseth | persecution ariseth |
because of the word,| because of the word,|
straightway they | straightway he |
18 stumble. And others |22 stumbleth. And he |14 And that
are they that are | that was sown among | which fell among
sown among the | the thorns, this is | the thorns, these
thorns; these are | he that heareth the | are they that have
they that have heard| |
19 the word, and the | |
cares of the | word; and the care | heard, and as they
[2]world, and the | of the [2]world, and| go on their way
deceitfulness of | the deceitfulness of| they are choked
riches, and the | riches, | with cares and
lusts of other | | riches and
things entering in, | | pleasures of
choke the word, and | choke the | _this_ life, and
it becometh | word, and he | bring no fruit to
20 unfruitful. And | becometh unfruitful.| perfection.
those are they that |23 And he that was sown|15 And
were sown upon the | upon the good | that in the good
good ground; such as| ground, this is he | ground, these are
hear the word, and | that heareth the | such as in an
accept it, | word, and | honest and good
| understandeth it; | heart, having
and bear | who verily beareth | heard the word,
fruit, thirtyfold, | fruit, and bringeth | hold it fast, and
and sixtyfold, and a| forth, some a | bring forth fruit
hundredfold. | hundredfold, some | with patience.
| sixty, some thirty. |
21 And he said unto them, Is the |16 And no man, when he hath
lamp[b] brought to be put under | lighted a lamp, covereth it
the bushel, or under the bed, | with a vessel, or putteth it
_and_ not to be put on the | under a bed; but putteth it on
22 stand? For there is nothing hid,| a stand, that they which enter
save that it should be |17 in may see the light. For
manifested; neither was | nothing is hid, that shall not
_anything_ made secret, but that| be made manifest; nor
23 it should come to light. If any | _anything_ secret, that shall
man hath ears to hear, let him | not be known and come to light.
24 hear. And he said unto them, |
Take heed what ye hear: with |18 Take heed therefore how ye
what measure ye mete it shall be| hear: for whosoever hath, to
measured unto you: and more | him shall be given; and
25 shall be given unto you. For he | whosoever hath not, from him
that hath, to him shall be | shall be taken away even that
given: and he that hath not, | which he [3]thinketh he hath.
from him shall be taken away |
even that which he hath. |
[Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities add here, and in ver. 43,
_to hear_: as in Mark 4:9; Luke 8:8.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _age_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _seemeth to have_.]
[Footnote a: Observe that Jesus spoke these words just after the
blasphemous accusation and on the same day (Matt. 13:1).]
[Footnote b: Note here another brief parable of the lamp to enforce the
lesson of the parable of the Sower. Preachers to-day sometimes tell one
story to illustrate another.]
(b) Parable of the Seed Growing of Itself
Mark 4:26-29
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
27 seed upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and
28 the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth
[1]beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then
29 the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit [2]is ripe,
straightway he [3]putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is
come [_see Joel 3:13_].
[Footnote 1: Or, _yieldeth_.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _alloweth_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _sendeth forth_.]
(c) Parable of the Tares
Matt. 13:24-30
24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
25 is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: but while
men slept, his enemy came and sowed [1]tares also among the wheat,
26 and went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth
27 fruit, then appeared the tares also. And the [2]servants of the
householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good
28 seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? And he said unto
them, [3]An enemy hath done this. And the [2]servants say unto
29 him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he saith,
Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat
30 with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the
time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat
into my barn.
[Footnote 1: Or, _darnel_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _bondservants_.]
[Footnote 3: Gr. _A man_ that is _an enemy_.]
(d) Parable of the Mustard Seed
Mark 4:30-32 |Matt. 13:31-32
|
30 And he said, How shall we liken|31 Another parable set he before
the kingdom of God? or in what | them, saying, The kingdom of
parable shall we set it forth? | heaven is like unto a grain of
[1]It is like a grain of | mustard seed, which a man took,
mustard seed, which, when it is| and sowed in his field: which
sown upon the earth, though it | indeed is less than all seeds;
be less than all the seeds that| but when it is grown, it is
are upon the earth, yet when it| greater than the herbs, and
is sown, groweth up, and | becometh a tree [_see Dan.
becometh greater than all the | 4:12, 21_], so that the birds
herbs, and putteth out great | of the heaven come and lodge in
branches; so that the birds of | the branches thereof.
the heaven can lodge under the |
shadow thereof. |
[Footnote 1: Gr. _As unto_.]
(e) Parable of the Leaven and many such Parables
Mark 4:33-34 |Matt. 13:33-35
|
|33 Another parable spake he unto
| them; The kingdom of heaven is
| like unto leaven, which a woman
| took, and hid in three
| [1]measures of meal, till it
| was all leavened.
33 And with many[a] such |34 All these things spake Jesus
parables spake he the word unto| in parables unto the multitudes;
them, as they were able to hear| and without[a] a parable spake
34 it: and without a parable spake|35 he nothing unto them: that it
he not unto them: but privately| might be fulfilled which was
to his disciples he expounded | spoken [2]by the prophet,
all things. | saying,
| I will open my mouth in
| parables;
| I will utter things hidden
| from the foundation [3]of
| the world [_see Ps. 78:2_].
[Footnote 1: The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah, a
measure containing nearly a peck and a half.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _through_.]
[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities omit _of the world_.]
[Footnote a: Note the expression. Matthew gives nine in Chapter 13 and
Mark another. There may have been still others on this day.]
_2. To the Disciples in the House_
(a) Explanation of the Parable of the Tares
Matt. 13:36-43
36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his
disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of
37 the tares of the field. And he answered and said, He that soweth
38 the good seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; and
the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares
39 are the sons of the evil _one_; and the enemy that sowed them is
the devil: and the harvest is [1]the end of the world; and the
40 reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and
41 burned with fire; so shall it be in [1]the end of the world. The
Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out
of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do
42 iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there
43 shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the
righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father
[_see Dan. 12:3_]. He that hath ears, let him hear.
[Footnote 1: Or, _the consummation of the age_.]
(b) The Parable of the Hid Treasure
Matt. 13:44
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the
field; which a man found, and hid; and [1]in his joy he goeth and
selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
[Footnote 1: Or, _for joy thereof_.]
(c) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
Matt. 13:45-46
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
46 merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great
price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
(d) The Parable of the Net
Matt. 13:47-50
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a [1]net, that was cast
48 into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it was
filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered
49 the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be
in [2]the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever
50 the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[Footnote 1: Gr. _dragnet_.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _consummation of the age_.]
(e) The Parable of the Householder
Matt. 13:51-53
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. And
52 he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a
disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new
and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables,[a] he
departed thence.
[Footnote a: Eight of these ten parables go in pairs (the sower and the
seed growing of itself, the tares and the net, the mustard seed and the
leaven, the hid treasure and the pearl of great price). But nothing can
be made out of the number of the parables spoken on this day. We do not
even know what the number was. Jesus had spoken various shorter and more
or less isolated parables before this occasion. An immediate occasion for
the use of so many and such extended parables at this point was the
hostility of the Pharisees and the need of special instruction for the
disciples who were taught by Jesus how to interpret parables, though they
had much difficulty later in applying the instruction about the parabolic
teaching.]
Sect. 65. IN CROSSING THE LAKE, JESUS STILLS THE TEMPEST
Same day. Sea of Galilee
Mark 4:35-41 |Matt. 8:18, 23-27 |Luke 8:22-25
| |
35 And on that day, |18 Now when Jesus saw|
when even was come, | great multitudes |
he saith unto them, | about him, he gave |
Let us go over unto | commandment to |
the other side. | depart unto the |22 Now it came to
| other side. | pass on one of
36 And leaving the |23 And when he was | those days, that
multitude, they take| entered into a boat,| he entered into a
him with them, even | his disciples | boat, himself and
as he was, in the | followed him. | his disciples; and
boat. And other | | he said unto them,
boats were with him.| | Let us go over to
| | the other side of
| | the lake: and they
| | launched forth.
| |23 But as they sailed
| | he fell asleep:
37 And there ariseth a |24 And | and there came
great storm of wind,| behold, there arose | down a storm of
and the waves beat | a great tempest in | wind on the lake;
into the boat, | the sea, insomuch | and they were
insomuch that the | that the boat was | filling _with
boat was now | covered with the | water_, and were
38 filling. And he | waves: but he was | in jeopardy.
himself was in the |25 asleep. And they |
stern, asleep on the| came to him, and |
cushion: and they | awoke him, saying, |24 And
awake him, and say | Save, Lord; we | they came to him,
unto him, Master, | perish. | and awoke him,
carest thou not that| | saying, Master,
39 we perish? And he |26 And he saith | master, we perish.
awoke, and rebuked | unto them, Why are | And he awoke, and
the wind, and said | ye fearful, O ye of | rebuked the wind
unto the sea, Peace,| little faith? Then | and the raging of
be still. And the | he arose, and | the water: and
wind ceased, and | rebuked the winds | they ceased, and
there was a great | and the sea; and | there was a calm.
40 calm. And he said | there was a great |
unto them, Why are | calm. |25 And he said unto
ye fearful? have ye | | them, Where is
not yet faith? | | your faith?
| | And
41 And |27 And the men | being afraid they
they feared | marvelled, saying, | marvelled, saying
exceedingly, and | What manner of man | one to another,
said one to another,| is this, that even | Who then is this,
Who then is this, | the winds and the | that he commandeth
that even the wind | sea obey him? | even the winds and
and the sea obey | | the water, and
him? | | they obey him?
Sect. 66. BEYOND THE LAKE JESUS HEALS THE GERASENE[a] DEMONIAC[b]
Gerasa (Khersa). Same day
Mark 5:1-20 |Matt. 8:28-34 |Luke 8:26-39
| |
1 And they came to |28 And when he was |26 And they arrived
the other side of | come to the other | at the country of
the sea, into the | side into the | the [4]Gerasenes,
country of the | country of the | which is over
2 Gerasenes. And when | Gadarenes, there met| against Galilee.
he was come out of | him two [1]possessed|27 And when he was
the boat, | with devils, coming | come forth upon
straightway there | forth out of the | the land, there
met him out of the | tombs, exceeding | met him a certain
tombs a man with an | fierce, so that no | man out of the
3 unclean spirit, who | man could pass by | city, who had
had his dwelling in |29 that way. | [2]devils; and for
the tombs: and no | | a long time he had
man could any more | | worn no clothes,
bind him, no, not | | and abode not in
with a chain; | | _any_ house, but
4 because that he had | | in the tombs.
been often bound | |
with fetters and | |
chains, and the | |
chains had been rent| |
asunder by him, and | |
the fetters broken | |
in pieces: and no | |
man had strength to | |
5 tame him. And | |
always, night and | |
day, in the tombs | |
and in the | |
mountains, he was | |
crying out, and | |
cutting himself with| |
6 stones. And when he | |28 And
saw Jesus from afar,| | when he saw Jesus,
he ran and | | he cried out, and
7 worshipped him; and | And | fell down before
crying out with a | behold, they cried | him, and with a
loud voice, he | out, saying, What | loud voice said,
saith, What have I | have we to do with | What have I to do
to do with thee, | thee, thou Son of | with thee, Jesus,
Jesus, thou Son of | God? art thou come | thou Son of the
the Most High God? I| hither to torment us| Most High God? I
adjure thee by God, | before the time? | beseech thee,
8 torment me not. For | | torment me not.
he said unto him, | |29 For he commanded
Come forth, thou | | the unclean spirit
unclean spirit, out | | to come out of the
of the man. | | man. For
| | [5]oftentimes it
| | had seized him:
| | and he was kept
| | under guard, and
| | bound with chains
| | and fetters; and
| | breaking the bands
| | asunder, he was
| | driven of the
| | [6]devil into the
| |30 deserts. And Jesus
9 And he | | asked him, What is
asked him, What is | | thy name? And he
thy name? And he | | said, Legion; for
saith unto him, My | | many [2]devils
name is Legion; for | | were entered into
10 we are many. And he | |31 him. And they
besought him much | | intreated him that
that he would not | | he would not
send them away out | | command them to
of the country. | | depart into the
11 Now |30 Now |32 abyss. Now there
there was there on | there was afar off | was there a herd
the mountain side a | from them a herd of | of many swine
great herd of swine | many swine feeding. | feeding on the
12 feeding. And they |31 And the [2]devils | mountain: and they
besought him, | besought him, | intreated him that
saying, Send us into| saying, If thou cast| he would give them
the swine, that we | us out, send us away| leave to enter
may enter into them.| into the herd of | into them. And he
13 And he gave them |32 swine. And he said | gave them leave.
leave. And the | unto them, Go. And |33 And the [2]devils
unclean spirits came| they came out, and | came out from the
out, and entered | went into the swine:| man, and entered
into the swine: and | and behold, the | into the swine:
the herd rushed down| whole herd rushed | and the herd
the steep into the | down the steep into | rushed down the
sea, _in number_ | the sea, and | steep into the
about two thousand; | perished in the | lake, and were
and they were choked| waters. |34 choked. And when
in the sea. | | they that fed them
| | saw what had come
| | to pass, they
|33 And they | fled, and told it
14 And they| that fed them fled, | in the city and in
that fed them fled, | and went away into |35 the country. And
and told it in the | the city, and told | they went out to
city, and in the | everything, and what| see what had come
country. And they | was befallen to them| to pass; and they
came to see what it | that were | came to Jesus, and
was that had come to| [1]possessed with | found the man,
15 pass. And they come |34 devils. And behold, | from whom the
to Jesus, and behold| all the city came | [2]devils were
[3]him that was | out to meet Jesus: | gone out, sitting,
possessed with | | clothed and in his
devils sitting, | | right mind, at the
clothed and in his | | feet of Jesus: and
right mind, _even_ | | they were afraid.
him that had the | |
legion: and they | |
16 were afraid. And | |36 And they that saw
they that saw it | | it told them how
declared unto them | | he that was
how it befell [3]him| | possessed with
that was possessed | | [2]devils was
with devils, and | |37 [7]made whole. And
concerning the | | all the people of
17 swine. And they | and when they saw | the country of the
began to beseech him| him, they besought | [4]Gerasenes round
to depart from their| _him_ that he would | about asked him to
18 borders. And as he | depart from their | depart from them;
was entering into | borders. | for they were
the boat, he that | | holden with great
had been possessed with | fear: and he entered into a
[2]devils besought him that he |38 boat, and returned. But the man
19 might be with him. And he | from whom the [2]devils were
suffered him not, but saith unto| gone out prayed him that he
him, Go to thy house unto thy | might be with him: but he sent
friends, and tell them how great|39 him away, saying, Return to thy
things the Lord hath done for | house, and declare how great
thee, and _how_ he had mercy on | things God hath done for thee.
20 thee. And he went his way, and | And he went his way, publishing
began to publish in Decapolis | throughout the whole city how
how great things Jesus had done | great things Jesus had done for
for him: and all men did | him.
marvel.[c] |
[Footnote 1: Or, _demoniacs_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _demons_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _the demoniac_.]
[Footnote 4: Many ancient authorities read _Gergesenes_; others
_Gadarenes_.]
[Footnote 5: Or, _of a long time_.]
[Footnote 6: Gr. _demon_.]
[Footnote 7: Or, _saved_.]
[Footnote a: The long famous instance of "discrepancy" as to the _place_
in this narrative has been cleared up in recent years by the decision of
textual critics that the correct text in Luke is Gerasenes, as well as in
Mark, and by Dr. Thomson's discovery of a ruin on the lake shore, named
Khersa (Gerasa). If this village was included (a very natural
supposition) in the district belonging to the city of Gadara, some miles
south-eastward, then the locality could be described as either in the
country of the Gadarenes, or in the country of the Gerasenes.]
[Footnote b: Matthew mentions two demoniacs, Mark and Luke describe one,
who was probably the prominent and leading one.]
[Footnote c: Note in Mark the numerous vivid details and fulness of
narrative.]
Sect. 67. THE RETURN AND THE HEALING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER AND OF THE WOMAN
WHO ONLY TOUCHED CHRIST'S GARMENT
Probably Capernaum
Mark 5:21-43 |Matt. 9:18-26 |Luke 8:40-56
| |
21 And when Jesus had| |40 And as Jesus
crossed over again | | returned, the
in the boat unto the| | multitude welcomed
other side, a great | | him; for they were
multitude was | | all waiting for
gathered unto him: | | him.
and he was by the | |
sea. | |
22 And there cometh | |
one of the rulers of| |
the synagogue, |18 While he spake |41 And behold, there
Jairus by name; and | these things unto | came a man named
seeing him, he | them,[a] behold, | Jairus, and he was
23 falleth at his feet,| there came [1]a | a ruler of the
and beseecheth him | ruler, and | synagogue: and he
much, saying, My | worshipped him, | fell down at
little daughter is | saying, My daughter | Jesus' feet, and
at the point of | is even now dead: | besought him to
death: _I pray | but come and lay thy| come into his
thee_, that thou | hand upon her, and |42 house; for he had
come and lay thy |19 she shall live. And | an only daughter,
hands on her, that | Jesus arose, and | about twelve years
she may be [2]made | followed him, and | of age, and she
24 whole, and live. And| _so did_ his | lay a dying. But
he went with him; | disciples. | as he went the
and a great | | multitudes
multitude followed | | thronged him.
him, and they | |
thronged him. | |
25 And a woman, which|21 And |43 And a woman
had an issue of | behold, a woman, who| having an issue of
blood twelve years, | had an issue of | blood twelve years,
26 and had suffered | blood twelve years, | which [8]had spent
many things of many | came behind him, and| all her living
physicians, and had | touched the border | upon physicians,
spent all that she |22 of his garment: for | and could not be
had, and was nothing| she said within | healed of any,
bettered, but rather| herself, If I do but|44 came behind him,
27 grew worse, having | touch his garment, I| and touched the
heard the things | shall be [2]made | border of his
concerning Jesus, | whole. | garment: and
came in the crowd | | immediately the
behind, and touched | | issue of her blood
28 his garment. For she| | stanched.
said, If I touch but| |
his garments, I | |
shall be [2]made | |
29 whole. And | |
straightway the | |
fountain of her | |
blood was dried up; | |
and she felt in her | |
body that she was | |
healed of her | |
30 [5]plague. And | |
straightway Jesus, | |
perceiving in | |
himself that the | |
power _proceeding_ | |
from him had gone | |
forth, turned him | |
about in the crowd, | |45 And
and said, Who | | Jesus said, Who is
touched my garments?| | it that touched
31 And his disciples | | me? And when all
said unto him, Thou | | denied, Peter
seest the multitude | | said, [9]and they
thronging thee, and | | that were with
sayest thou, Who | | him, Master, the
32 touched me? And he | | multitudes press
looked round about | | thee and crush
to see her that had | |46 _thee_. But Jesus
33 done this thing. But| | said, Some one did
the woman fearing | | touch me: for I
and trembling, | | perceived that
knowing what had | | power had gone
been done to her, | |47 forth from me. And
came and fell down | | when the woman saw
before him, and told| | that she was not
him all the truth. | | hid, she came
| | trembling, and
| | falling down
|23 But Jesus | before him
34 And he said unto | turning and seeing | declared in the
her, Daughter, thy | her said, Daughter, | presence of all
faith hath [3]made | be of good cheer; | the people for
thee whole; go in | thy faith hath | what cause she
peace, and be whole | [3]made thee whole. | touched him, and
of thy [5]plague. | And the woman was | how she was healed
| [2]made whole from |48 immediately. And
| that hour. | he said unto her,
| | Daughter, thy
| | faith hath [3]made
| | thee whole; go in
| | peace.
35 While he yet | |49 While he yet
spake, they come | | spake, there
from the ruler of | | cometh one from
the synagogue's | | the ruler of the
_house_, saying, Thy| | synagogue's
daughter is dead: | | _house_, saying,
why troublest thou | | Thy daughter is
the [6]Master any | | dead; trouble not
36 further? But Jesus, | |50 the [6]Master. But
[7]not heeding the | | Jesus hearing it,
word spoken, saith | | answered him, Fear
unto the ruler of | | not: only believe,
the synagogue, Fear | | and she shall be
not, only believe. | |51 [2]made whole. And
37 And he suffered no | | when he came to
man to follow with | | the house, he
him, save Peter, and| | suffered not any
James, and John the | | man to enter in
brother of James. | | with him, save
38 And they come to the|24 And when | Peter, and John,
house of the ruler | Jesus came into the | and James, and the
of the synagogue; | ruler's house, and | father of the
and he beholdeth a | saw the | maiden and her
tumult, and _many_ | flute-players, and |52 mother. And all
weeping and wailing | the crowd making a | were weeping, and
39 greatly. And when he|25 tumult, he said, | bewailing her: but
was entered in, he | Give place: for the | he said, Weep not;
saith unto them, Why| damsel is not dead, | for she is not
make ye a tumult, | but sleepeth. And | dead, but
and weep? the child | they laughed him to |53 sleepeth. And they
is not dead, but | scorn. But when the | laughed him to
40 sleepeth. And they | | scorn, knowing
laughed him to | | that she was dead.
scorn. But he, |26 But when the |
having put them all | crowd was put forth,|
forth, taketh the | |
father of the child | |
and her mother and | |
them that were with | |
him, and goeth in | |
where the child was.| he entered in, and |
41 And taking the child| took her by the |54 But he, taking her
by the hand, he | hand; | by the hand,
saith unto her, | |
Talitha cumi; which | |
is, being | | called, saying,
interpreted, Damsel,| |55 Maiden, arise. And
I say unto thee, | | her spirit
42 Arise. And | | returned, and she
straightway the | and the damsel| rose up
damsel rose up, and | arose. | immediately: and
walked; for she was | |
twelve years old. | |
And they were amazed| |
straightway with a | | he commanded that
43 great amazement. And|27 And [4]the | _something_ be
he charged them much| fame hereof went | given her to eat.
that no man should | forth into all that |56 And her parents
know this: and he | land. | were amazed: but he
commanded that | | charged them to
_something_ should | | tell no man what
be given her to eat.| | had been done.
[Footnote 1: Gr. _one ruler_.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _saved_.]
[Footnote 3: Or _saved thee_.]
[Footnote 4: Gr. _this fame_.]
[Footnote 5: Gr. _scourge_.]
[Footnote 6: Or, _Teacher_.]
[Footnote 7: Or, _overhearing_.]
[Footnote 8: Some ancient authorities omit _had spent all her
living upon physicians, and_.]
[Footnote 9: Some ancient authorities omit _and they that were
with him_.]
[Footnote a: Broadus felt that the language in Matt. 9:18 compelled him
to place 9:18 after 9:17. I do not think so, for "while he spake" may be
merely an introductory phrase for a new paragraph. It is best to follow
Mark's order, as Luke does, for Matthew is not chronological in this part
of his Gospel.]
Sect. 68. HE HEALS TWO BLIND MEN, AND A DUMB DEMONIAC. A BLASPHEMOUS
ACCUSATION
Matt. 9:27-34
27 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him,
28 crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And
when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and
Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They
29 say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying,
30 According to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus [1]strictly charged them, saying, See that no
31 man know it. But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in
all that land.
32 And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb
33 man possessed with a [2]devil. And when the [2]devil was cast out,
the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was
34 never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, [3]By the prince
of the [4]devils casteth he out [4]devils.
[Footnote 1: Or, _sternly_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _demon_.]
[Footnote 3: Or, _In_.]
[Footnote 4: Gr. _demons_.]
Sect. 69. THE LAST[a] VISIT TO NAZARETH
Mark 6:1-6 |Matt. 13:54-58
|
1 And he went out from thence; |
and he cometh into his own |
country; and his disciples |
2 follow him. And when the |
sabbath was come, he began to |54 And coming into his own
teach in the synagogue: and | country he taught them in their
[3]many hearing him were | synagogue, insomuch that they
astonished, saying, Whence hath| were astonished, and said,
this man these things? and, | Whence hath this man this
What is the wisdom that is | wisdom, and these [1]mighty
given unto this man, and _what |55 works? Is not this the
mean_ such [1]mighty works | carpenter's son? is not his
3 wrought by his hands? Is not | mother called Mary? and his
this the carpenter, the son of | brethren, James, and Joseph,
Mary, and brother of James, and|56 and Simon, and Judas? And his
Joses, and Judas, and Simon? | sisters, are they not all with
and are not his sisters here | us? Whence then hath this man
with us? And they were |57 all these things? And they were
4 [2]offended in him. And Jesus | [2]offended in him. But Jesus
said unto them, A prophet is | said unto them, A prophet is
not without honour, save in his| not without honour, save in his
own country, and among his own | own country, and in his own
5 kin, and in his own house. And |58 house. And he did not many
he could there do no [4]mighty | [1]mighty works there because
work, save that he laid his | of their unbelief.
hands upon a few sick folk, and|
6 healed them. And he marvelled |
because of their unbelief. |
[Footnote 1: Gr. _powers_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _caused to stumble_.]
[Footnote 3: Some ancient authorities insert _the_.]
[Footnote 4: Gr. _power_.]
[Footnote a: There is no sufficient occasion to identify this visit to
Nazareth with that described by Luke. That was at the very beginning of
the great ministry in Galilee, and this is near its close. The details
are quite different. It is perfectly natural that after a long interval
he should give the Nazarenes another opportunity to hear his teaching,
and to witness miracles, which he would not work for them when demanded,
but now voluntarily works in a few cases, so far as their now _wonderful_
unbelief left it appropriate.]
_In Sections 70 to 71 we have the Third Tour of Galilee (Jesus following
the Twelve) and the effect on Herod Antipas._
Sect. 70. THE THIRD TOUR OF GALILEE AFTER INSTRUCTING THE TWELVE AND
SENDING THEM FORTH BY TWOS
Mark 6:6-13 |Matt. 9:35 to 11:1
|
6 And he went round |35 And Jesus went about all the cities and
about the villages | the villages,[a] teaching in their
teaching. | synagogues, and preaching the gospel of
| the kingdom, and healing all manner of
36 disease and all manner of sickness. But when he saw the
multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they
were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd
37 [_see Num. 27:17; Ezek. 34:5_]. Then saith he unto his disciples,
38 The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye
| therefore the Lord |
| of the harvest, that|
| he send forth |
| labourers into his |Luke 9:1-6
| harvest. |
7 And he called unto| 1 And he called unto| 1 And he called the
him the twelve, and | him his twelve | twelve together,
began to send them | disciples, and gave | and gave them
forth by two and | them authority over | power and
two; and he gave | unclean spirits, to | authority over all
them authority over | cast them out, and | [3]devils, and to
the unclean spirits;| to heal all manner | 2 cure diseases. And
8 and he charged them | of disease and all | he sent them forth
| manner of sickness. | to preach the
| | kingdom of God,
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are | and to heal
these: The first, Simon, who is called | 3 [19]the sick. And
Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the | he said unto them,
3 _son_ of Zebedee, and John his brother; |
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew|
the publican; James the _son_ of Alphaeus, |
4 and Thaddaeus; Simon the [1]Cananaean, and |
Judas Iscariot, who also [2]betrayed him. |
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged |
them, saying, Go not into _any_ way of the |
Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the|
6 Samaritans: but go rather to the lost sheep |
7 of the house of Israel. And as ye go, |
preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at |
| 8 hand. Heal the sick,|
| raise the dead, |
| cleanse the lepers, |
that they should | cast out [3]devils: |
take nothing for | freely ye received, | Take nothing for
_their_ journey, | 9 freely give. Get you| your journey,
save a staff only; | no gold, nor silver,| neither staff, nor
no bread, no wallet,| nor brass in your | wallet, nor bread,
no [17]money in |10 [4]purses; no wallet| nor money; neither
9 their [18]purse; but| for _your_ journey, | have two coats.
_to go_ shod with | neither two coats, |
sandals: and, _said | nor shoes, nor |
he_, put not on two | staff: for the |
coats. | labourer is worthy |
| of his food. And |
10 And he said |11 into whatsoever city| 4 And into whatsoever
unto them, | or village ye shall | house ye enter,
Wheresoever ye enter| enter, search out | there abide, and
into a house, there | who in it is worthy;| 5 thence depart. And
abide till ye depart| and there abide till|
11 thence. And |12 ye go forth. And as |
whatsoever place | ye enter into the |
| house, salute it. |
|13 And if the house be |
| worthy, let your |
| peace come upon it: |
| but if it be not |
| worthy, let your |
| peace return to you.|
shall not receive |14 And whosoever shall | as many as receive
you, and they hear | not receive you, nor| you not, when ye
you not, as ye go | hear your words, as | depart from that
forth thence, shake | ye go forth out of | city, shake off
off the dust that is| that house or that | the dust from your
under your feet for | city, shake off the | feet for a
a testimony unto | dust of your feet. | testimony against
them. |15 Verily I say unto | them.
| you, It shall be |
| more tolerable for |
| the land of Sodom |
| and Gomorrah in the |
| day of judgement, |
| than for that city. |
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
17 therefore wise as serpents, and [5]harmless as doves. But beware
of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their
18 synagogues they will scourge you; yea and before governors and
kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and
19 to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how
or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour
20 what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit
21 of your Father that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up
brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall
22 rise up against parents, and [6]cause them to be put to death. And
ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
23 endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when they
persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel,
till the Son of man be come.
24 A disciple is not above his [7]master, nor a [8]servant above his
25 lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his [7]master,
and the [8]servant as his lord. If they have called the master of
the house [9]Beelzebub, how much more _shall they call_ them of
26 his household! Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing
covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be
27 known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and
28 what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And be not
afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the
soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and
29 body in [10]hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and
30 not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: but
31 the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore;
32 ye are of more value than many sparrows. Every one therefore who
shall confess [11]me before men, [12]him will I also confess
33 before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in
heaven.
34 Think not that I came to [13]send peace on the earth: I came not
35 to [13]send peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother,
36 and the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's
37 foes _shall be_ they of his own household [_see Micah 7:6_]. 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 of me.
38 And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not
39 worthy of me. He that [14]findeth his [15]life shall lose it; and
he that [16]loseth his [15]life for my sake shall find it [_see
John 12:25_].
40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me
41 receiveth him that sent me [_see John 13:20_]. He that receiveth a
prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward;
and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous
42 man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever 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.
| |
12 And they went out,| 1 And it came to | 6 And they
and preached that | pass, when Jesus had| departed, and went
_men_ should repent.| made an end of | throughout the
And they cast out | commanding his | villages,
many [3]devils, and | twelve disciples, he| preaching the
anointed with oil | departed thence to | gospel, and healing
many that were sick,| teach and preach in | everywhere.
and healed them. | their cities. |
[Footnote 1: Or, _Zealot_. See Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13.]
[Footnote 2: Or, _delivered him up_: and so always.]
[Footnote 3: Gr. _demons_.]
[Footnote 4: Gr. _girdles_.]
[Footnote 5: Or, _simple_.]
[Footnote 6: Or, _put them to death_.]
[Footnote 7: Or, _teacher_.]
[Footnote 8: Gr. _bondservant_.]
[Footnote 9: Gr. _Beelzebul_: and so elsewhere.]
[Footnote 10: Gr. _Gehenna_.]
[Footnote 11: Gr. _in me_.]
[Footnote 12: Gr. _in him_.]
[Footnote 13: Gr. _cast_.]
[Footnote 14: Or, _found_.]
[Footnote 15: Or, _soul_.]
[Footnote 16: Or, _lost_.]
[Footnote 17: Gr. _brass_.]
[Footnote 18: Gr. _girdle_.]
[Footnote 19: Some ancient authorities omit _the sick_.]
[Footnote a: This is certainly a _second_, and probably a _third_ journey
about Galilee. Dwell on Matt. 9:35 and 11:1 (end of this section), and
try to realize the extent of the Saviour's work in teaching and healing.
He "crowded into three short years actions and labours of love that might
have adorned a century." (Ro. Hall.)]
Sect. 71. THE GUILTY FEARS OF HEROD ANTIPAS IN TIBERIAS ABOUT JESUS
BECAUSE HE HAD BEHEADED THE BAPTIST IN MACHAERUS
Mark 6:14-29 |Matt. 14:1-12 |Luke 9:7-9
| |
14 And king Herod | 1 At that season | 7 Now Herod the
heard[a] _thereof_; | Herod the tetrarch | tetrarch heard of
for his name had | heard the report | all that was done:
become known: and | concerning Jesus, | and he was much
[1]he said, John | 2 and said unto his | perplexed, because
[2]the Baptist is | servants, This is | that it was said
risen from the dead,| John the Baptist; he| by some, that John
and therefore do | is risen from the | was risen from the
these powers work in| dead; and therefore | 8 dead; and by some,
15 him. But others | do these powers work| that Elijah had
said, It is Elijah. | in him. | appeared; and by
And others said, _It| | others, that one
is_ a prophet, | | of the old prophets
_even_ as one of the| | was risen again.
16 prophets. But Herod,| | 9 And Herod said,
when he heard | | John I beheaded:
_thereof_, said, | | but who is this,
John, whom I | | about whom I hear
beheaded, he is | | such things? And he
17 risen. For Herod | | sought to see him.
himself had sent | 3 For Herod had laid |
forth and laid hold | hold on John, and |
upon John, and bound| bound him, and put |
him in prison for | him in prison for |
the sake of | the sake of |
Herodias, his | Herodias, his |
brother Philip's | brother Philip's |
wife: for he had | wife. |
18 married her. For | |
John said unto | 4 For John said |
Herod,[b] It is not | unto him, It is not |
lawful for thee to | lawful for thee to |
have thy brother's | 5 have her. And when |
wife [_see Lev. | he would have put |
19 18:16; 20:21_]. And | him to death, he |
Herodias set herself| feared the |
against him, and | multitude, because |
desired to kill him;| they counted him as |
and she could not; | a prophet. |
20 for Herod feared | |
John, knowing that | |
he was a righteous | |
man and a holy, and | |
kept him safe. And | |
when he heard him, | |
he [3]was much | |
perplexed; and he | |
heard him gladly. | |
21 And when a | |
convenient day was | |
come, that Herod on | |
his birthday made a | |
supper to his lords,| |
and the [4]high | |
captains, and the | |
chief men of | |
22 Galilee; and when | 6 But when Herod's |
[5]the daughter of | birthday came, the |
Herodias herself | daughter of Herodias|
came in and danced, | danced in the midst,|
[6]she pleased Herod| and pleased Herod. |
and them that sat at| |
meat with him; and | |
the king said unto | |
the damsel, Ask of | |
me whatsoever thou | 7 Whereupon he |
wilt, and I will | promised with an |
23 give it thee. And he| oath to give her |
sware unto her, | whatsoever she |
Whatsoever thou | 8 should ask. And she,|
shalt ask of me, I | being put forward by|
will give it thee, | her mother, saith, |
unto the half of my | |
24 kingdom. And she | |
went out, and said | |
unto her mother, | |
What shall I ask? | |
And she said, The | |
head of John [2]the | |
25 Baptist. And she | |
came in straightway | |
with haste unto the | |
king, and asked, | |
saying, I will that | |
thou forthwith give | |
me in a charger the | Give me here in a |
head of John [2]the | 9 charger the head of |
26 Baptist. And the | John the Baptist. |
king was exceeding | And the king was |
sorry; but for the | grieved; but for the|
sake of his oaths, | sake of his oaths, |
and of them that sat| and of them which |
at meat, he would | sat at meat with |
27 not reject her. And | him, he commanded it|
straightway the king|10 to be given; and he |
sent forth a soldier| sent, and beheaded |
of his guard, and | John in the prison. |
commanded to bring |11 And his head was |
his head: and he | brought in a |
went and beheaded | charger, and given |
him in the prison, | to the damsel: and |
28 and brought his head| she brought it to |
in a charger, and | |
gave it to the | |
damsel; and the | |
damsel gave it to | |
her mother. And when|12 her mother. And his |
his disciples heard | disciples came, and |
_thereof_, they came| took up the corpse, |
and took up his | and buried him; and |
corpse, and laid it | they went and told |
in a tomb. | Jesus. |
[Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities read _they_.]
[Footnote 2: Gr. _the Baptizer_.]
[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities read _did many things_.]
[Footnote 4: Or, _military tribunes_. Gr. _chiliarchs_.]
[Footnote 5: Some ancient authorities read _his daughter
Herodias_.]
[Footnote 6: Or, _it_.]
[Footnote a: Mark's connection shows that Herod Antipas was impressed by
the account of miracles which the disciples had wrought, as well as by
those of Jesus himself.]
[Footnote b: Josephus (_Antiquities_, Book XVIII, v., 2) says of John
that Herod "thought it best, by putting him to death, to prevent any
mischief he might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties, by
sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it should be too
late." Josephus in no wise controverts the picture in Mark where Herodias
appears as the one who prods Antipas to put John out of the way to
satisfy her resentment against him for his rebuke of her adulterous
marriage. Josephus merely presents the public and political aspects of
the imprisonment and death of John.]