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MATT. XIII. 52-54.

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righteous feed many: but fools die with grace in your hearts to the Lord,

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for
want of wisdom, Prov. x. 20, 21.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of
life; and he that winneth souls is
wise, xi. 30. He that handleth a mat-
ter wisely shall find good: and whoso
trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
The wise in heart shall be called pru-
dent and the sweetness of the lips
increaseth learning. Understanding
is a wellspring of life unto him that
hath it but the instruction of fools is
folly. The heart of the wise teacheth
his mouth, and addeth learning to his
lips. Pleasant words are as an honey-
comb, sweet to the soul, and health to
the bones, xvi. 20-24. Bow down
thine ear, and hear the words of the
wise, and apply thine heart unto my
knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing
if thou keep them within thee; they
shall withal be fitted in thy lips, xxii.
17, 18. And moreover, because the
preacher was wise, he still taught the
people knowledge; yea, he gave good
heed, and sought out, and set in or-
der many proverbs. The preacher
sought to find out acceptable words:
and that which was written was up-
right, even words of truth. The words
of the wise are as goads, and as nails
fastened by the masters of assemblies,
which are given from one shepherd,
Eccles. xii. 9-11. For we preach
not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the
Lord; and ourselves your servants for
Jesus's sake. For God, who com-
manded the light to shine out of dark-
ness, hath shined in our hearts, to
give the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Jesus
Christ. But we have this treasure in
earthen vessels, that the excellency of
the power may be of God, and not
of us, 2 Cor. iv. 5-7. As sorrowful,
yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet
making many rich; as having nothing,
and yet possessing all things, vi. 10.
Whereby, when ye read, ye may un-
derstand my knowledge in the mys-
tery of Christ. Unto me, who am less
than the least of all saints, is this
grace given, that I should preach
among the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ, Eph. iii. 4. 8. Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom; teaching and admo-
nishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing

Col. iii. 16.

d A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another, John xiii. 34. Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth, 1 John ii. 7, 8.

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Καὶ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὑτοῦ, ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν· ὥστε ἐκπλήττεσθαι αὐτοὺς, καὶ λέγειν· Πόθεν τούτῳ ἡ σοφία αὕτη, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις ;

And a when he was come into his own

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country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

a And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene, Matt. ii. 23. And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Mark vi. 1, 2. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read, Luke iv. 16.

b I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee, Psal. xxii. 22. I have preached righteousness in

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MATT. XIII. 54-57.

the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation, xl. 9, 10.

And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me, John vii. 15, 16. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus, Acts iv, 13.

VER. 55.

Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός; οὐχὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ λέγεται Μαριάμ, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ Ἰάκωβος, καὶ Ἰωσῆς, καὶ Σίμων, καὶ Ἰούδας,

Is not this a the carpenter's son? bis not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

a But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people, Psal. xxii. 6. Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee, Isa. xlix.7. For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not, liii. 2, 3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him, Mark vi. 3. And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,| being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

A. D. 31. Luke iii. 23. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? iv. 22. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see, John i. 45, 46. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? vi. 42. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of

David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? vii. 41, 42. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is, ix. 29.

b Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost, Matt. i. 18-20.

VER. 56.

Καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ οὐχὶ πᾶσαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἰσι ; πόθεν οὖν τούτῳ ταῦτα πάντα;

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

VER. 57.

Καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ· Ὁ δὲ Ἰησ σοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐκ ἔστι προφήτης ἄτιμος, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὑτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῇ oixía autov.

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, bA prophet is not without_honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

a See on clause 2. ver. 6. ch. xi..

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b And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country, Luke iv. 24. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country, John iv. 44. 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. VER. 58.

Καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν ἐκεῖ δυνάμεις πολλάς, διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὑτῶν.

And a he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

a And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching, Mark vi. 5, 6. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, u city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong, Luke iv. 25-29. Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear, Rom. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To-day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end; While it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden

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not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief, Heb. iii. 12-19. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: (Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long a time; as it is said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.) Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief, iv. 6-11.

CHAP. XIV. VER. 1.

Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἤκουσεν Ηρώδης ὁ τετράρχης τὴν ἀκοὴν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ·

At that time a Herod the btetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

And king Herod heard of him ; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. Others said, That it is Elias. And others said that it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead, Mark vi. 14-16. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod, viii. 15. 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 had appeared; and of others, that one of the old

Now Herod the

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prophets was risen again. And He- For John said unto him, a It is not lawrod said, John have I beheaded: but ful for thee to have her. who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him, Luke ix. 7-9.

b Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pi. late being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Luke iii. 1.

VER. 2.

Καὶ εἶπε τοῖς παισὶν αὑτοῦ· Οὗτός

ἐστιν Ἰωάννης ὁ Βαπτιστής· αὐτὸς ἠγέρθη

ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο αἱ δυνάμεις ἐνεργοῦσιν ἐν αὐτῷ.

And said unto his servants, a This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

a 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, Matt. xi. 11. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or

one of the prophets, xvi. 14. And they

answered, John the Baptist: but some say Elias; and others, One of the prophets, Mark viii. 28. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true, John x. 41.

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Ὁ γὰρ Ηρώδης κρατήσας τὸν Ἰωάννην, ἔδησεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἔθετο ἐν φυλακῇ, διὰ Ηρωδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὑτοῦ.

For a Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, bhis brother Philip's wife.

a Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife, it is thy. brother's nakedness, Lev. xviii. 16. And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless, xx. 21. John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife, Mark vi. 18.

VER. 5.

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Καὶ θέλων αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ἐφοβήθη τὸν ὄχλον, ὅτι ὡς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον.

And a when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, b because they counted him as a prophet.

a Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly, Mark vi. 19, 20. After two days, was the feast bread: and the chief priests and the of the passover, and of unleavened scribes sought how they might take

him by craft, and put him to death.

lest there be an uproar of the people,
But they said, Not on the feast day,
xiv. 1, 2. So when they had further
threatened them, they let them go, find-
ing nothing how they might punish
them, because of the people: for all
men glorified God for that which was
Then went the
done, Acts iv. 21.
captain with the officers, and brought
them without violence : for they feared
the people, lest they should have been
stoned, v. 26.

b But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him, Matt. xxi. 26. 32. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then Ἔλεγε γὰρ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης· Οὐκ ἔξεστί did ye not believe him, But if we shall σοι ἔχειν αὐτήν.

a See on clause 2. ver. 2. chap. xi. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Luke iii. 1. VER. 4.

say, Of men; they feared the people;

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theless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

a And when he would have put him revecíwv dè åyoμévwv Tou 'Hpádou, wexh-to death, he feared the multitude, beσατο ἡ θυγάτηρ τῆς Ἡρωδιάδος ἐν τῷ μέσῳ, καὶ ἤρεσε τῷ Ἡρώδη.

But when Herod's a birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

a And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler, and of the chief baker among his servants, Gen. xl. 20. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains and chief estates of Galilee. And when the daughter of the. said Herodias, came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee, Mark vi. 21-23.

VER. 7.

cause they counted him as a prophet, ver. 5. For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her, Mark vi. 20. 26.

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of

Ammon into mine hands, Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering. And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he

Οθεν μεθ ̓ ὅρκου ὡμολόγησεν αὐτῇ δοῦναι had vowed : and she knew no man, ὁ ἐὰν αἰτήσηται. Judges xi. 30, 31. 39.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

VER. 8.

Ἡ δὲ, προβιβασθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς· Δός μοι, φησὶν, ὧδε ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ.

And she, a being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in bu charger.

a And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist, Mark vi. 24.

And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, Numb. vii. 13. And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, Ezra i. 9.

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VER. 10.

Καὶ πέμψας ἀπεκεφάλισε τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ.

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

a But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them, Matt. xvii. 12. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the

rst: and they did unto them likewise, xxi. 35, 36. And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding, and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his ser

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