from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them, all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him, Deut. xviii. 18, 19. Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? Eccles. viii. 4. The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned, Isa. 1. 4. But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin, Mic. iii. 8. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people, Acts iii. 22, 23. And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake, vi. 10. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do, Heb. iv. 12, 13. A. D. 31. honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men, Matt. xv. 1-9. Saying, The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments. And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, xxiii. 2-6. 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 two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear 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 greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to b Then came to Jesus Scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And i leave the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel, 15-24. Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doc- | trines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It 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 for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: And many such like things do ye, Mark vii. 5 13. CHAP. VIII. VER. 1. A. D. 31. Mark i. 40. And it came to pass, when he was in a certain 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 clean, Luke v. 12. raise the dead, cast out devils: freely b Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, ye have received, freely give, Matt. x. 8. He is a leprous man, he is unclean : the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be, Lev. xiii. 4446. Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell, Numb. v. 2, 3. Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Mi Καταβάντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους, ἠκο- riam by the way, after that ye were λούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί. When he was a come down from the mountain, b great multitudes followed him. a See parallels 'on clause 2, ver. 1. chap. v. See parallels on clause 1, ver. 25. chap. iv. VER. 2. Καί ἰδοὺ, λεπρὸς ἐλθὼν προσεκύνει αὐτῷ, λέγων· Κύριε, ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι. And, a behold, there came ba leper and c worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. a And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean, come forth out of Egypt, Deut. xxiv. had a censer in his hand to burn in8,9. Then Uzziah was wroth, and cense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar. And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous out from thence; yea himself hasted in his forehead, and they thrust him also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was ple of the land, 2 Chron. xxvi. 19over the king's house, judging the peo21. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off, Luke xvii. 12. c See parallels on last clause, ver. 2. chap.ii. d 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 said, unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you, Matt. ix. 28, 29. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief, xiii. 58. And oft-times 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 help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief, Mark ix. 22-24. VER. 3. A. D. 31. on him, vii. 32. And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened, 34. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him, ix. 25. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will be thou_clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him, Luke v. 13. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise, vii. 14. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will, John v. 21. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth, xi. 43. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα, ἤψατο αὐτοῦ ὁ they both seen and hated both me Ἰησοῦς, λέγων· Θέλω, καθαρίσθητι. Καὶ εὐθέως ἐκαθαρίσθη αὑτοῦ ἡ λέπρα. And Jesus a put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, b I will; be thou clean. e And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. a But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 2 Kings v. 11. b And God said, Let there be light: and there was light, Gen. i. 3. For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast, Psal. xxxiii. 9. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean, Mark i. 41. 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, iv. 39. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise, v. 41. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand up and my Father, xv. 24. c Jesus answered and said unto them, Go, and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them, Matt. xi. 4, 5. Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean, 2 Kings v. 14. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, Luke xvii. 14, 15. VER. 4. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ̓́Ορα μηδενὶ εἶτης· ἀλλὰ ὕπαγε, σεαυτὸν δεῖξον τῷ ἱερεῖ, καὶ προσένεγκε τὸ δῶρον ὁ προσέταξε Μωσῆς, εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς. And Jesus saith unto him, a See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. A. D. 31. MATT. VIII. 4, 5. A. D. 31. a Take heed that ye do not your alms | law, and make it honourable, Is. xlii. before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven, Matt. vi. 1. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it, ix. 30. And charged them that you should not make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, 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; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets, xii. 16-19. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ, xvi. 20. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead, xvii. 9. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent 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 cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, Mark i. 43, 44. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it, vii. 36. And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, Luke v. 14. I receive not honour from men, John v. 41. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him, vii. 18. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth, viii. 50. b And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him, iii. 15. Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil, v. 17. The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness sake; he will magnify the ❘ 21. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. VER. 5. Εἰσελθόντι δὲ τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς Καπερναοῦμ, προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν, And when Jesus was a entered into Capernaum, there came unto him ba centurion, beseeching him, a And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea-coast, on the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim, Matt. iv. 13. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city, ix. 1. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted 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, xi. 23. And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house, Mark ii. 1. Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum, Luke vii. 1. b Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God, Matt. xxvii. 54. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God, Mark xv. 39. And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? Acts xxii. 25. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night, xxiii. 17. 23. And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other a If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Job xxxi. 13, 14. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all, Col. iii. 11. Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; know ing that ye also have a Master in heaven, iv. 1. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort, 1 Tim. vi. 2. Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? Philem. 16. And his fame went throughout all 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 lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them, iv. 24. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee, ix. 2. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word A. D. 31. unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, Mark ii, 2,3. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed, Acts viii. 7. And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy, ix. 33. VER. 7. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν· And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. a While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples, Matt. ix. 18, 19. And besought him greatly, saying, Mylittle daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him, Mark v. 23, 24. Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof, Luke vii. 6. VER. 8. Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη· Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἵνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθῃς· ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγον, καὶ ἰαθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου. The centurion answered and said, Lord, a I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: bbut speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. a I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Matt. iii. 11. 14. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. |