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judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing, 2 Tim. iv. 6-8. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection, Heb. xi. 35. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life, Rev. ii. 10.

is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known, Matt. x. 26. Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread, Isa. viii. 12, 13. I, eren I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass, li. 12. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him, Luke xii. 4, 5. Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me,' neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God, Acts IX. 23, 24. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus, xxi. 13. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, Rom. viii. 35-39. For I am now ready to be ofered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, 1 have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there Are not two sparrows sold for a is laid up for me a crown of righteous-farthing? band one of them shall_not ness, which the Lord, the righteous fall on the ground without your Father.

b My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments, Psal. cxix. 120. For in the multitude of dreams and many words, there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God, Eccles. v. 7. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God, viii. 12, 13. For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word, Isa. Ixvi. 2. Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? Jer. v. 22. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire, Heb. xii. 28, 29.

See parallels on last clause of ver. 22. chap. v.

VER. 29.

καὶ ἐν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γὴν, ἄνευ Οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται ; τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν ;

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a Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows, Luke xii. 6, 7.

bThese wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth, Ps. civ. 27-30.

VER. 30.

Ὑμῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσί.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

a And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan that he died not, 1 Sam.xiv. 45. Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God,

that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth, 2 Sam. xiv. 11. And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die, 1 Kings i. 52. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows, Luke xii. 7. But there shall not an hair of your head perish, xxi. 18. Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you, Acts xxvii. 34.

VER. 31.

Μὴ οὖν φοβηθῆτε πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε ὑμεῖς.

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

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a Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Matt. vi. 26. 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? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath-days, xii. 11, 12. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour, Ps. viii. 5. Consider the ravens for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye

better than the fowls? Luke xii. 24.

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? And ought not this whom Satan hath bound, lo, these woman, being a daughter of Abraham, eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day? xiii. 15,16. For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope, 1 Cor. ix. 9, 10.

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Πᾶς οὖν ὅστις ὁμολογήσει ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροστ θεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁμολογήσω κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.

Whosoever therefore shall a confess me before men, b him will I confess also before cmy Father & which is in heaven.

also before kings, and will not be a I will speak of thy testimonies ashamed, Ps. cxix. 46. Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God, Luke xii. 8, 9. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews for the Jews had agreed

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already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue, John ix. 22. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man be. lieveth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation, Rom. x. 9, 10. 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. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession, 1 Tim. vi. 12,13. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel according to the power of God, 2 Tim. i. 8. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God, 1 John iv. 15. I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth, Rev. ii. 13.

b Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, Mat. xxv. 34. Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed, 1 Sam. ii. 30. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels, Rev. iii. 5.

See parallels on clause 4. ver. 21. chap. vii.

* See parallels on last clause of ver. 16. chap. v.

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ἀνθρώπων, ἀρνήσομαι αὐτὸν κἀγὼ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.

But whosoever shall a deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

a But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And

again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by; and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly, Matt. xxvi. 70-75. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels, Luke ix. 26. But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God, xii. 9. If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself, 2 Tim. ii. 12, 13. But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction, 2 Pet. ii. 1. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also, 1 John ii. 23,

VER. 34.

Μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι ἦλθον βαλεῖν εἰρήνην ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν· οὐκ ἦλθον βαλεῖν εἰρήνην, ἀλλὰ μάχαιραν.

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

a Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast born me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!

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have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me, Jer. xv. 10. I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law, Luke xii. 49-53. Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh oι the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of him. And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulera or of the Pharisees believed on him? But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them), Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet, John vii. 40-52. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo,

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we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women,and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts, Acts xiii. 45-50. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles, xiv. 2. 4.

VER. 35.

Ηλθον γὰς διχάσαι ἄνθρωπον κατὰ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ θυγατέρα κατὰ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ νύμφην κατὰ τῆς πενθερᾶς αὐτῆς·

For I am come a to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. * See parallels on ver. 21. VER. 36.

Καὶ ἐχθροὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, οἱ οἰκιακοὶ αὐτοῦ. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

a And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground, Gen. iv. 8-10. And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart: for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle, 1 Sam. xvii. 28. And David said to Abishai, and to all his

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servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. 2 Sam. xvi. 11. He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaint ance are verily estranged from me. My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight. I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I entreated him with my mouth. My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the children's sake of mine own body. Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. All my inward friends abhored me: and they whom I loved are turned against me, Job xix. 1319. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me, Ps. xli. 9. But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance, lv. 13. For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee, Jer. xii. 6. For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him, xx. 10. I speak not of you all I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me, John xiii. 18.

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said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant, Deut. xxxiii. 9. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple, Luke xiv. 26. That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him, John v. 23. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep, xxi. 15-17. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial; or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel, 2 Cor. vi. 14, 15. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, in him, not having mine own righteousthat I may win Christ, and be found

ness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith, Phil. iii. 7-9.

b Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy, Matt. xxii. 8. But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead,

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