66 The twelve apostles sent forth. 79 M*. 6. " country, and among his own kin, and in his A. D. 31. 5 own house." b 19. 22. And he could there do no See Gen. mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon & 32.25. 6 a few sick folk, and healed them. And he mar- © Is. 59.16. velled because of their unbelief. M". 9. 36 3 a 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 saith he unto disciples, "The harvest truly is plenteous, but Ezek.34.5. 38" the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the 2 Thess. "Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth 3 1. "labourers into his harvest." M". 10. 1 his 57. The twelve are instructed, and sent forth. 17. 1 Kin. 22. 17. Zech.10.2. b 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, saying, "Go not into the way 5" of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Sa-See 6" maritans enter ye not: but go rather to 7" lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven 8" at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, Jer. 50. 6, "raise the dead, cast out devils: "freely ye have 17. Ezek. 9" received, freely give. Provide neither gold, 1 Pet.2.25. 10" nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip 18, 20. "for your journey, neither two coats, neither 1 Sam. 9. "shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is 1 Cor. 9. 11" worthy of his meat. And into whatsoever city 7, &c. "or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is 18. worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 12" And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13" And if the house be worthy, let your peace 66 66 1 Tim. 5. come upon it: "but if it be not worthy, let Ps.35.13. 14" your peace return to you. And whosoever 66 80 The apostles are instructed. A. D. 31. “ shall not receive you, nor hear your words, 13. Acts 13. 51. 66 h "when ye depart out of that house or city, h Neh. 5. shake off the dust of your feet, for a testi- L. 9. 5 "mony against them. Verily I say unto you, M". 10. "It shall be more tolerable for the land of 15 "Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, "than for that city. & 18. 6. 'Acts 5.40. m 1. & 24.10. & 25.7,23. k m "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the 16 i Ro. 16.19. "midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serEph. 5. 15. *1 Cor. 14" pents, and harmless as doves. But beware 17 20. "of men: for they will deliver you up to the Phil. 2.15.« councils, and 'they will scourge you in their Acts 12" synagogues; and ye shall be brought before 18 governors and kings for my sake, for a tes2 Tim. 4. "timony against them and the Gentiles. But 19 16. "when they deliver you up, take no thought "Ex. 4.12. "how or what ye shall speak: for "it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall 2 Sam.23." speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the 20 2. Acts 4.6 Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 2 Tim. 4. "And the brother shall deliver up the brother 21 "to death, and the father the child: and the "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: Jer. 1.7. 66 8. & 6.10. 17. P Mic. 7. 6. r Acts 8.1. & 9. 25. & 14. 6. 66 r 9 Dan. 12. " but he that endureth to the end shall be 66 disciple that he be as his master, and the ser- 66 66 S A blessing promised. S 13. 81 1 Pet.3.14. 14. 45. M". 10. “hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house- A. D. 31. 28" tops. And fear not them which kill the Is. 8. 12, body, but are not able to kill the soul: but "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 1 Sam. "the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 2 Sam. 14. 31 "Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value 11. Acts 32" than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore Rom. 10. "shall confess me before men, * him will I con- 9, 10. ❝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 12. 34" is in heaven. Think not that I am come to "send peace on earth: I came not to send 35 peace, but a sword. For I am come to set 66 66 66 66 Z u 27.34. u * Rev. 3. 5. a man at variance against his father, and the Mic. 7. 6. daughter against her mother, and the daugh 36 ter in law against her mother in law. And a Ps. 41. 9. "that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that 40 "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and "Gal.414. 66 66 17.10. 41 me. "He that receiveth a prophet in the 1 Kings 66 66 d 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 d 10. A. D. 31. 58. Jesus continues his journey through Galilee. 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. M". 11. 1 AND they went out, and preached that men M*.6.12 should repent. And they cast out many devils, 13 a * James 5. a and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them every where. 14. A. D. 32. L. 9. 6 M". 14. 6 60. The death of John the Baptist. 61. Herod desires to see Christ. L. 9. 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because 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. 2 large dish. 62. The twelve return. L. 9. 10 66 31 and what they had taught. And he said unto J. 6.1 63. Christ feedeth five thousand men with five AFTER these things Jesus went over the sea a 5, 7. desert place belonging to the city called BethJ. 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 dis4 ciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, * Lev. 23. 5 was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, Deu. 16. 1. and saw a great company come unto him, he M*.6.34 was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, he saith J. 6. 5 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 2 pennyworth See of bread is not sufficient for them, that every 21, 22. 8 one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, 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. b Num. 11. C 4. 43. 2 denarii. C. |