sacrifice; for I am not come to call | the righteous, but sinners to repentance, ix. 13. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not, xi. 20. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here, xii. 41. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: andye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him, xxi. 29-32. Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness, 1 Kings viii. 47. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes, Job xlii. 6. Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow, Isa. i. 16, 17. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon, lv. 6,7. O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? Jer. iv. 14. Thus saith the Lord Gon; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations, Ezek. xiv. 6. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God; and not that he should ! A. D. 26. return from his ways, and live? xviii. 23. Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GoD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GoD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye, 30-32. Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? xxxiii. 11. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, Mark i. 4. And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel, 15. And they went out, and preached that men should repent, vi. 12. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, Luke iii. 3. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish, xiii. 2, 3. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance, xv. 7. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth, 10. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent, xvi. 30. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem, xxiv. 47. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, Acts ii. 38. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord, iii. 19. When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life, xi. 18. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent, xvii. 30. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith to wards our Lord Jesus Christ, xx.21. But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance, xxvi. 20. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death, 2 Cor. vii. 10. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, 2 Tim. ii. 25. Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Heb. vi. 1. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Pet. iii. 9. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do thy first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent, Rev. ii. 5. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not, 21. b Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven, Matt. v. 3. 10. A. D. 26. 19, 20. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, vi. 10. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you, 33. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven, vii. 21. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand, x. 7. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force, xi. 11, 12. He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given, xiii. 11. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field, 24. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field, 31. Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened, 33. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. Again, the kingdom of heaven islikeunto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind, 44-47. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old, 52. At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven, xviii. 1-4. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants, 23. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard, xx. 1. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, xxii. 2. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in, xxiii. 13. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. xxv. 1. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods, 14. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall | break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever, Dan. ii. 44. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire, Mark ix. 47. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God, x. 14. But Jesus answered again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God, 24, 25. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God, xiv. 25. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God, Luke vi. 20. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick, ix. 2. And heal the sick that are therein, and A. D. 26. say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you, x. 9-11. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God, xiii. 28, 29. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you, xvii. 20, 21. For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come, xxii. 16, 18. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God, John iii. 3-5. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, Col. i. 13. VER. 3. Οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ῥηθεὶς ὑπὸ ̔Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος· Φανὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ετοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν Κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ. For this is he that was spoken of a by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, b Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. a The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God, Isa. xl. 3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight, Mark i. 3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins; As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God, Luke iii. 3-6. He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias, John i. 23. b And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones, Isa. lvii. 14, 15. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of Hosts, Mal. iii. 1. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, Luke i. 17. And thou, child, shalt be called, The prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, 76. VER. 4. Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχε τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφῦν αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ τροφὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; band his meat was locusts and wild honey. a But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in king's houses, Matt. xi. 8. And they A. D. 26. answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite, 2 Kings i. 8. And it shall come to pass in that day, thit the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive, Zech. xiii.4. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD, Mal. iv. 5. And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey, Mark i. 6. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil, Matt. xi. 18. Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind, Lev. xi. 22. He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock, Deut. xxxii. 13. And all they of the land came to a wood: and there was honey upon the ground. And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honey-comb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened, 1 Sam. xiv. 25-27. Then a went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, a And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judæa, and from beyond Jordan, Matt. iv. 25. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? xi. 7. And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins, Mark i. 5. A. D. 26. saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost, 31-33. And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying, iii. 23-25. For John truly baptized with water: but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, Acts i. 5. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls, ii. 38-41. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ : (he is Lord of all:) That word, I say, ye know which was published throughout all Judæa, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him, x. 3638. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, xi. 16. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, xix. 4, 5. And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 1 Cor. x. 2. Buried with him in bap |