EXPLANATION OF TEXT. 1 23 2 THE figure in the text indicates that the portion following it has been taken from Matthew's Gospel. In like manner the figures and indicate the Gospel from which the portions following them are taken, indicating Mark, 'Luke and John. The figure indicates that the words following it are not found in any of the four Gospels, but have been either introduced or substituted. The chapters and verses given at the beginning of cach section show what portions of each Gospel are incorporated in that section. The words in smaller type, in brackets, are those that are not incorporated in the text either 1st, to avoid redundancy, or 2d, because they do not *coalesce with the words that are used in the text, or 3d, because they do not occur in the same relative position in the Gospel from which they came as they do in the other Evangelists, much care having been taken throughout the entire work to preserve the exact sequence of each narrative wherever possible. The figures which refer to the different Evangelists (as previously explained), when used within the brackets, *The correct principle of uniformity in renderings which was adopted in the new version has permitted the coalescing of the sacred narratives, especially of the words of Jesus, to an extent that has been quite unexpected and most gratifying to the compiler, and in a very much more complete manner than it was possible in the common version, where the incorrect principle of diversity in renderings was a characteristic. See remarks on the two versions in the article entitled "A Brief History of the Translations of the English Bible," page 363. +As illustrative of this, see "example "given herewith, where the words from Matthew "to come unto me," are put in the smaller type because they, in the original narrative, follow the words "forbid them not" instead of preceding them as is the case in Mark and Luke. EXPLANATION OF TEXT. xxiii only indicate from where the words in the small type are taken, the text proper not being influenced by them. 23 EXAMPLE. $105. CHRIST BLESSING LITTLE CHILDREN. 12 123 **AND they were bringing ['Then were there brought] '"'unto him 'little children ['also their babes],'''that he should 'lay his hands on them, ['touch them] and pray: 'but when [and] the disciples 'saw it, they'rebuked them. But 'when Jesus 'saw it, he was moved with indignation, and 'called them unto him, and said 'unto them ['saying], 'Suffer the little children to come unto me, 13and 13forbid them not: ['to come unto me:] for to such belongeth the kingdom of 'God ['heaven.] 12 2 2 12 The number "64" in the heading refers to the corresponding number on the "Map of the Pathways of Jesus." The words "(Going South)" indicate the probable direction of his journey at the time when this incident occurred. 23 123 The figures in the first line of the text indicate that the words "And they were bringing" are taken from Mark and Luke; while the brackets, the small type and the figure indicate that these words "Then were there brought" are from Matthew, but are not incorporated in the text of this work. The figures 3 next following, indicate that the words "unto him" are taken from Matthew, Mark and Luke; and the figures before "little," indicate that the words "little children" are taken from Matthew and Mark; while the brackets, small type and figure indicate that the words "also their babes" are taken from Luke, but are not incorporated in the text. In the same way it will be understood that the words "that he should" are from Matthew, Mark and Luke; "lay his 3 1 2 |