16 ¶ When the even was come, they when they were come out, they went brought unto him many that were into the herd of swine; and, behold, possessed with devils; and he cast out the whole herd of swine ran violently the spirits with his word, and healed down a steep place into the sea, and all that were sick; perished in the waters.

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esai'as the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities,

and bare our sicknesses.

18 ¶ Now, when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other

side.6

19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead." 23 T And when he was entered into a ship his disciples followed him.

24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.

25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.

26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

pos

28 ¶ And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes', there met him two sessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee,

Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

33 And they that kept them fled, and went their way into the city, and told every thing; and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and, when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

Questions. What was a centurion?

How great was the faith of the centurion ?

v. 9, and note.

How many miracles are recorded in this chapter?

Remark. The letter g is hard in Gergesenes'.

CHAP. IX.

Jesus cureth the palsy, 9 calleth Matthew, 10 eateth with publicans and sinners.

AND he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

2 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.

said within themselves, This man blas3 And, behold, certain of the scribe's phemeth.

4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your

hearts?

5 For whether is easier to say, Thy and walk? sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise

6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

7 And he arose, and departed to his house.

they marvelled, and glorified God, 8 But when the multitude saw it, which had given such power unto

men.

9. And as Jesus passed forth from 30 And there was a good way off from thence, he saw a man named Matthem an herd of many swine feeding.thew, sitting at the receipt of custom;1 31 So the devils besought him, say-And he arose and followed him. and he saith unto him, Follow me. ing, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 32 And he said unto them, Go. And,

6 The other side of the lake.

7 Let the dead, &c. Let those who are dead in trespasses and sins, and are insensible to the concerns of the soul and eternity, employ themselves in burying those, who are really and literally dead."

10 T And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eat

1 Receipt of custom, the toll or custom house.

13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice for i am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

14 T Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can. 30 And their eyes were opened; the children of the bride-chamber and Jesus straitly charged them, saymourn as long as the bridegroom is ing, See that no man know it. with them? but the days will come, 31 But they, when they were dewhen the bridegroom shall be taken parted, spread abroad his fame in all from them, and then shall they fast. that country.

17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles ;3 else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish; but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are pre-devils. served.

35 And Jesus went about all the 18 While he spake these things unto cities and villages, teaching in their them, behold, there came a certain synagogues, and preaching the gospel ruler, and worshipped him, saying, of the kingdom, and healing every My daughter is even now dead; but sickness, and every disease, among the come and lay thy hand upon her, and people. she shall live.

23 And when Jesus came into the 1 The apostles are sent to do miracles, ruler's house, and saw the minstrels1 and the people making a noise,

AND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease.

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Si'mon, brother; James the son of Zebedee, who is called Pe'ter, and Andrew his and John his brother;

3 Phil'ip, and Bartholomew; Thom'las, and Mat'thew the publican; James

the son of Alphe'us, and Leb'beus, and they will scourge you in their whose surname was Thad'deus; synagogues:

4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas 18 And ye shall be brought before Iscariot, who also betrayed him. governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye

not:

6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

7 And, as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received, freely give.

19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass, in your purses; 10 Nor scrip1 for your journey, nei- 22 And ye shall be hated of all men ther two coats, neither shoes, nor yet for my name's sake; but he that enstaves; for the workman is worthy of dureth to the end shall be saved. his meat. 23 But when they persecute you in 11 And into whatsoever city or town this city, flee ye into another; for veye shall enter, inquire who in it is rily I say unto you, Ye shall not have worthy; and there abide till ye go gone over the cities of Israel till the thence. Son of man be come.

12 And when ye come into an house, salute? it.

13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it;3 but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to

you.

14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city shake off the dust of your feet.4

24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

26 Fear them not, therefore; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid that shall not

15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judg-be known. ment than for that city.

27 What I tell you in darkness, that 16 T Behold, I send you forth as speak ye in light; and what ye hear sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye, in the ear, that preach ye upon the therefore, wise as serpents, and harm-housetops. less as doves.

17 But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to the councils,

1 Scrip, a small bag; see 1 Sam. xvii. 40. 2 Salute, to wish health and prosperity; to greet or kiss.

3 Let your peace, &c. i. e. the blessings of peace and consolation, which you pronounce, shall rest on it.

28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

4 Dust of your feet. The Jews thought 31 Fear ye not, therefore, ye are of there was so peculiar a holiness in the land of more value than many sparrows. Israel, that when they came from a heathen 32 Whosoever, therefore, shall concountry, they stopped at its borders, and wiped fess me before men, him will I confess the dust from their shoes, lest it should pollute also before my Father which is in

the Holy Land.

heaven.

5 Sodom and Gomorrah were situated on the borders of the Dead Sea, or, as some suppose, where that sea now is. In the time of Abraham they were notorious for their wick- 7 Scourge, to chastise or whip. edness, which drew down the judgment of 8 If they have called (me) the great head Heaven in their total destruction. See Gen. of the church Beelzebub, or the prince of evil xix. 24, 25.

6 Council, a court of justice.

spirits.

9 In the ear, in secret.

33 But whosoever shall deny me 3 And said unto him, Art thou he before men, him will I also deny be- that should come, or do we look for fore my Father which is in heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her motherin-law.

36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross10 and followeth after me,11 is not worthy of me.

39 He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

40 T He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

another?

4 Jesus answered, and said unto them, Go, and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

5 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.

6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

7 And, as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

10 For this is he of whom it is written,3 Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the 42 And whosoever shall give to Baptist; notwithstanding, he that is drink unto one of these little ones a least in the kingdom of heaven is cup of cold water only in the name of greater than he. a disciple, verily I say unto you, He shall in no wise lose his reward. Questions. What power was given to the apostles ?

What were their names?

Where were Sodom and Gomorrah situated

Who shall be saved?

Who is not worthy of being called a disciple of our Lord!

CHAP. XI.

12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

16 T But whereunto shall I liken

17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

2 John sendeth his disciples to Jesus. The testimony of Jesus concerning this generation? It is like unto chilJohn. 20 Jesus upbraideth the un-dren sitting in the markets, and callthankfulness and impenitence of Choing unto their fellows, razin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, 25 and thanketh his Father for revealing the Gospel to the simple. AND it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now, when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath

a devil.

19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend

10 That taketh not his cross, That will not endure self-denial, affliction, and persecution, Herod with Herodias, the wife of his brother for the sake of the Gospel. Philip; see Matt. xiv. 3, &c. and Mark vi. 17. 11 And followeth after me. To follow 2 He that should come. The Messiah or

Christ is to imitate his example.

1 In prison. John the Baptist was imprisoned, because he objected to the marriage of

Saviour.

3 It is written, see Mal. iii. 1.
4 Elias, or Elijah, Mal. iv. 5, 6

of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified of her children.5

20 T Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

21 Wo unto thee, Chora'zin 6 wo unto thee, Bethsai'da 6 for if the 1 mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.8

Questions. What evidence did our Lord give to John, that he was the true Messiah? Who did Jesus say John was?

On what cities did Jesus denounce wo!
For what did he thank the Father?
Whom does he invite to come unto him?

CHAP. XII.

Jesus reproveth the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the breach of the sabbath. 31 Of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.

22 But I say unto you, It shall be AT that time Jesus went on the more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at sabbath-day through the corn; and the day of judgment than for you. his disciples were an hungered, and 23 And thou, Caper'naum, which began to pluck the ears of corn, and art exalted unto heaven, shalt be to eat. 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.

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath-day.

3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him;

25 T At that time Jesus answered, 4 How he entered into the house and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of God, and did eat the shew-bread, of heaven and earth, because thou which was not lawful for him to eat, hast hid these things from the wise neither for them which were with and prudent, and hast revealed them him, but only for the priests? unto babes.10

26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, savell the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?

6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifico, ye would not have condemn

28 Come unto me, all ye that la-ed the guiltless. bour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke12 upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

5 But wisdom, or true religion will always be supported and defended by its friends.

6 Chora'zin and Bethsaida. Here our Lord opened the eyes of the blind man; and here he preached and performed other miracles. Sackcloth, a coarse cloth worn by the Jews to express mourning.

8 Ashes. To express great humility and grief the Jews sprinkled themselves with ashes.

9 Wise and prudent, the learned and worldly wise. 10 Babes, the ignorant, but humble and

docile.

8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath-day.

9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue. 10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered; and they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse him.

11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath-days.

13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

1 The Jews' Sabbath-day was our Saturday. It continued from Friday at sunset to Satur day at sunset.

2 I will have &c. I will, or desire.