titude in the midst of the earth. And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head. And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim, and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh, 9-20. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young, 1 Sam. i. 24. And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them and his disciples rebuked those that brought them, Mark x. 13. And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch it, them: but when his disciples saw they rebuked them, Luke xviii. 15. 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, Acts ii. 39. Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee, Matt. xvi. 22. VER. 14. Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· "Αφετε τὰ παιδία, καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με· τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν. But Jesus said, a Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. a But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein, Mark x. 14, 15. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little A. D. 33. children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God, Luke xviii. 16. b At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes, Matt. xi. 25. And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter in the kingdom of heaven, xviii. 3. Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men, 1 Cor. xiv. 20. Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby, 1 Pet. ii. 1, 2. VER. 15. ἐκεῖθεν. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. herd: he shall gather the lambs with a He shall feed his flock like a shephis arm, and carry them in his bosom, with young, Isa. xl. 11. And he took and shall gently lead those that are them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them, Mark x. 16. And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus, 2 Tim. iii. 15. VER. 16. Καὶ ἰδοὺ, εἷς προσελθὼν, εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθὲ, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω, ἵνα ἔχω ζωὴν αἰώνιον; And, behold, a one came and said unto him, b Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have ceternal life? a And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Mark x. 17. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, What shall I do to inherit eternal life? Luke xviii. 18. b And, behold, a certain Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit A. D. 33. ΜΑΤΤ. ΧΙΧ. 16, 17. A. D. 33. eternal life? Luke x. 25. Labour not | servants to God, ye have your fruit for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent, John vi. 27 -29. And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? Acts xvi. 30. c And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal, Matt. xxv. 46. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt, Dan. xii. 2. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life, John iii. 15. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life, iv. 14. Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life and they are they which testify of me, v. 39. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life, vi. 47. Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life, 68. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand, x. 28. He that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal, xii. 25. As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent, xvii. 2, 3. To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour, and immortality, eternal life, Rom. ii. 7. That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord, v. 21. But now unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord, vi, 22, 23. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting, 1 Tim. i. 16. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses, vi. 12. Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life, 19. In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began, Tit. i. 2. That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life, iii. 7. (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us), 1 Johni. 2. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life, ii. 25. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God, v. 11-13. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life, 20. Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life, Jude 21. VER. 17. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν ; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς, εἰ μὴ εἶς, ὁ Θεὸς. Εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς. And he said unto him, Why callest being made free from sin, and become | thou me good? a there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. a There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee; neither is there any rock like our God, 1 Sam. ii. 2. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually, Psal.lii.1. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The LORD is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works, cxlv. 7-9. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning, Jam. i. 17. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins, 1 John iv. 8-10. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him, 16. ► Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD, Lev. xviii. 5. And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them, Ezek. xx. 11, 12. He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live, Luke x. 26-28. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them, Rom. x. 5. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, A. D. 33. the just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree, Gal. iii. 11-13. VER. 18. Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ποίας; Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε· Τό, Οὐ φονεύσεις· Οὐ μοιχεύσεις· Οὐ κλέψεις· Οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις· He saith unto him, a Which? Jesus said, b Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them, Gal. iii. 10. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law, Jam. ii. 11. b Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart, Matt. v. 21-28. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's, Exod. xx. 12-17. Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill. Neither shalt thou commit adultery. Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's, Deut. v. 16 -21. Thou knowest the command ments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother, Mark x. 19. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother, Luke xviii. 20. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law, Rom. xiii. 8-10. A. D. 33. and, b Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. a 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 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, Matt. xv. 4-6. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God, Lev. xix. 3. The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it, Prov. xxx. 17. Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise, Eph. vi. 1, 2. b See parallels on chap. xxii. ver. 39. VER. 20. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος· Πάντα ταῦτα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου· τί ἔτι ὑστερῷ; The young man saith unto him, a All these things have I kept from my youth up: bwhat luck I yet? a And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth, Mark x. 20. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, 1 thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess, Luke xviii. 11, 12. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her, John viii. 7. Now we know that whatthings soever the law saith, itsaith to them that are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righa Honour thy father and thy mother: teousness of God which is by faith of VER. 19. Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου, καὶ τὴν μητέρα· καὶ· ̓Αγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν. Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, Rom. iii. 19-23. For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died, vii. 9. Wherefore the law was our school-master to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith, Gal. iii. 24. Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless, Phil. iii. 6. b Then Jesus beholding him, loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me, Mark x. 21. Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven and come, follow me, Luke xviii. 22. a See on chap. v. ver. 48. clause 1. b Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal, Matt. vi. 19, 20. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth, Luke xii. 35. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple, xiv. 33. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting VOL. I. A. D. 33. habitations, xvi. 9. And sold their posessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need, Acts ii. 45. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, iv. 32-34. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, 1 Tim. vi. 17, 18. For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an en during substance, Heb. x. 34. c See on chap. iv. ver. 19. clause 1. VER. 22. ̓Ακούσας δὲ ὁ νεανίσκος τὸν λόγον, ἀπῆλθε λυπούμενος· ἦν γὰρ ἔχων κτήματα πολλά. But when the young man heard that saying, a he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. a He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful, Matt. xiii. 22. And the king was sorry; nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her, xiv. 9. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions, Mark x. 22. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich, Luke xviii. 23. b No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon, Matt. vi. 24. For what is a man 2 A |