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20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

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20. See note [a] on Luke v.

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21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 22 And they were 22. And they wondered extremely at his way of astonished at his instructing them, Matt. vii. 28. For his manner of doctrine : for he teaching was not like that of the doctors of their that had authority, law, who only expound the law and tell them the and not as the scribes, traditions of their fathers the Jews; but he as one 23 And there was that came with power from heaven to give new rules in their synagogue a of life delivered his doctrine with great authority. man 4f with an unf possessed with a devil, (Luke iv. 33, see Mark iii. 22. 30,) which cast him into a fit of epilepsy; and—

a city of Galilee, called Capernaum, Matt. iv. 13.

taught them as one

clean spirit; and he cried out,

24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to * destroy us? I know

8 subdue, quell, undo us, cast us out of our posses

thee who thou art, sions? I know

the Holy One of

God.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves,

saying, What thing h This is more than was ever heard of before, and is this? what new therefore sure his doctrine comes from heaven in an doctrine is this? for with authority comextraordinary manner; for it appears that he hath an mandeth he even the authority over the devils themselves, and they are unclean spirits, and subject to him.

they do obey him.

in an unclean spirit; so ch. v. 2: see note [a] on 2 Cor. xii. 5 the unclean spirit having disquieted him, (troubled him, wrought or boiled within him: see note [c] on ch. ix.) and having cried, σπαράξαν καὶ κράξαν. 6 what is this new doctrine? that, is ʼn didaxǹ ʼn kaiνὴ αὕτη, ὅτι.

28 And immediately

his fame spread abroad

throughout

i through all Galilee, a third partition of Palestine, all the region round called the ambient or circumjacent region of the nations which encompassed Judæa. See note [e] on Matt. iv.

about Galilee.

29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and

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of her.

31 And he came

and took her by * took hold of her hand, and raised or lifted her up; the hand, and lifted and as soon as he did so, the disease forthwith left her, her up; and immediately the fever left and she was so well that immediately she attended and her, and she minis- made provision for them.

tered unto them.

32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

33 And all the city 1 well nigh all the inhabitants of that place were

was gathered toge- gathered—

ther at the door.

34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

36 And Simon and

they that were with in the rest of the disciples, whom he had called, purhim followed after sued and sought after him.

him.

37 And when they

had found him, they

* into the whole adjacent region of Galilee, ὅλην τὴν περίχωρον τῆς Γαλιλ. ebtéws.

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said unto him, "All men seek for thee. 38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the [b]next towns, that I may preach there also: "for therefore came I forth. 39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, "If thou wilt,

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Sir, thou art extremely inquired for and sought after by all.

for that was the appointment and employment for which I was sent by my Father.

If it be thy pleasure to shew forth thy power, thou

thou canst make me art most able to cure me of my leprosy.

clean.

41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged him, and

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It is my pleasure; be thou cured of thy leprosy.

with threats commanding him not to speak of it,

forthwith sent him (see note [b] on Matt. viii. 4,) he forthwith

away;

44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no

* See notes [c] [d] on Matt. viii.

no longer with safety come publicly into the city, more openly enter in- but was fain to withdraw himself into places of to the city, but was without in desert solitude, (see note [b] on Matt. viii.) and yet even places and they there the people found him out, and in great multicame to him from tudes came to him from all parts.

every quarter.

AND again he en

CHAP. II.

1. And after a while he came openly in the day tered into Caperna- time into the city Capernaum, ch. i. 21, 45, (see Matt. um after some days; ix. 1,) and went, as it is probable, into Simon's and that he was in the Andrew's house, ch. i. 21; and it was

and it was noised

house.

2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

3 And they come

3. And there was a company which came unto

unto him, bringing him, bringing—

one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

5 When Jesus saw

'their faith, he said a the great confidence which the sick man and his unto the sick of the friends had of Christ's power to cure him, he said— palsy, Son, thy sins

be forgiven thee.

6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 Why doth this

7. This must needs be a wicked blasphemous thing

man thus speak blas- to assume that to himself which belongs only to God; phemies? who can for sure none can forgive sins—

forgive sins but God

only?

8 And immediately

when Jesus b per- b discerned by his divine spirit, which alone is able ceived in his spirit to know the secrets of the heart, (see note [a] on that they so reasoned

within themselves, Rom. ix.) he said—

he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,

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Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

III say unto thee, d Arise, and take up

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a Receive health, or recover from this disease, and

thy bed, and go thy takeway into thine house.

12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We

never

saw it on this fashion. 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me.. And he arose and followed him.

sat

15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus. sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with

publicans and sin- * If your master be a pious and holy person, how ners, they said unto comes it to pass that he observeth not that which all his disciples, How pious Jews (those of the sect of the Pharisees, ch. vii. and drinketh with 3, 4.) observe most carefully? viz. to abstain from all publicans and sin- pollutions, and so not to eat or converse with any heathen person, or such as frequently trade with such.

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ners?

1 Or, came also and sat (or lay) together; for the King's MS. reads, waì åμaptwλoi ¿XbóvTES συνανέκ.

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