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whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art *the Christ.

30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

31 And he began to teach them, that

⚫ the long expected Messias of the world.

P not proclaim him as yet to any that he was the Christ: see Matt. xvi. 20.

the Son of man a the prophecies of the Messias could not be fulfilled, must suffer many unless he suffer, and be rejected, and at last put to things, and be re- death by the great consistory or sanhedrim of Jerujected of the elders, and of the chief salem, (see note [c] on ch. v.) and rise again the third priests, and scribes, day.

and be killed, and

after three days rise again.

32 And he spake

that saying 'openly. * in the hearing of the people (see note [a] on John And Peter took him, vii.), or without any figure or parable to involve it, and began to rebuke which formerly he had often used, John ii. 19, and iii. 14. Matt. xvi. 4.

him.

33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked

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Peter, saying, Get * telling him, that his proposal was contrary to the thee behind me, Sa- will of God, the prophecies, the end of his coming, tan: for thou savour- the salvation of men, and such only as was fit for the est not the things that be of God, but adversary of all these to propose to him.

the things that be of

men.

34

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them,

Whosoever 'will t will undertake to be my disciple, must resolve not come after me, let to care what becomes of his own secular advantages, him deny himself, or of even life itself, but prepare himself for the same and take up his cross, and follow me. death that I shall die before him, and to follow me as 35 For whosoever a disciple both in life and death.

lose it; but whoso

shall save it.

will save his life shall 35, 36. And let me tell him, that the great care of ever shall lose his preserving himself, if it make him to deny or forsake life for my sake and me in the pursuit of it, shall not be a probable course the gospel's, the same of standing him in any stead in this world, it shall be the very means to destroy many, who, if they con36 For what shall tinued firm to their profession, might probably escape, it profit a man, if he (see Matt. xvi. 25,) and however, the advantages to shall gain the whole world, and lose his the constant and losses to the cowardly in another life are infinitely above all other considerations.

own soul?

37 Or what shall

37. The losing of life here, if it happen by an una man give in ex- christian desire to save it, or however, everlasting change for his soul? Whosoever death, is so great a loss, that nothing else is worth therefore shall be having which is so purchased.

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ashamed of me and 38. See notes [m] and [n] on Matt. xvi.

of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

AND he said unto them, Verily I say

unto you, "That there

shall not taste of

CHAP. IX.

In this generation, Matt. xxiv. 34, before the be some of them that death of some that are here, particularly of John, stand here, which John xxi. 22, shall be that famous coming of Christ death, till they have as a king, for that act of revenge upon his crucifiers seen the kingdom of and destroying the Jewish state: see note [c] on Matt. with iii., note [a] on Matt. xvii., and note [b] on Matt. xxiv.

God come

power.

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snow; SO as no

[a] fuller on earth can white them.

4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

5 And Peter an

Jesus, Master, it is

b

changed into another form or manner of appear

ance before them.

said to Jesus, Lord, what a blessing is this to us swered and said to to be made partakers of this dignity! let us abide here good for us to be always. And not knowing what to speak, being, tohere: and let us make gether with his transportation of joy, in a great fright three tabernacles; also, (as the rest of them were, so that they fell on one for thee, and one their faces, Matt. xvii. 6,) he spake he knew not what, for Moses, and one saying, We will make three tents or tabernacles; one 6 For he wist not for thee and us, &c.

for Elias.

for

what to say;
they were sore afraid.
7 And there was a
cloud that over-
shadowed them: and
a voice came out of
the cloud, saying,

"This is my beloved This is he whom I have appointed to reveal my Son: hear him. whole will unto you; whatsoever he tells you is per8 And suddenly, fectly my will and pleasure, and he himself the only when they had looked round about, eternal Son of God, whom therefore you and all the world are obliged to hearken to and obey. any more, save Je- • Elias and Moses were vanished out of sight, and sus only with them- none left, save Jesus

they saw no man

selves.

the

9 And as they came down from mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.

10 And they kept that saying with themselves, ques

tioning one with 11.

should mean.

And upon occasion of what they saw and heard another what the in the mount, (see note [a] on Matt. xvii.) they asked rising from the dead Christ, saying, Is it not resolved by all that are skilled II [ And they in the prophecies of scripture, that Elias must come asked him, saying, before that great day that Moses and Elias talked of * Why say the with thee?

must first come?

scribes that Elias 12, 13. And he answered them, saying, It is no 12 And he answer- doubt prophesied of Elias, Mal. iv. 5, that he should ed and told them, come before the great and terrible day of the Lord, Elias verily cometh that is, the destruction of the Jews, on purpose to first, and restoreth convert and deliver them from it, ver. 6. But let me all things; and how it is written of the tell you, John Baptist is this Elias; and he, ye know, Son of man, that he is come already as well as I, and they have used him must suffer many as Ahab used Elias when he was here on earth, stood things, and be set at out obdurate against all his threats; and as they have nought. done with him, so shall they deal with me, persecute, 13 But I say unto you, That Elias is despise, and put me to death, according to the preindeed come, and dictions of the old prophets concerning the Messiah, they have done unto and as was intimated by John Baptist in those words him whatsoever they of his, Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away listed, as it is written the sins of the world, meaning that I should bear 14 ¶ And when he your punishments as a lamb, be sacrificed, and slain came to his disciples, by and for you. See Matt. xvii. 11, 12.

of him.

1 held a discourse, disputing among themselves, τὸν λόγον ἐκράτησαν πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς συζη 2 The scribes say, "Οτι λέγουσιν οἱ γραμμ. s also is come, καὶ Ηλ. ἐλήλυθε.

τοῦντες.

he saw a great multitude about them,

and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, 'g What question ye with them?

17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

About what do you question the disciples? ver. 14.

ver. 25.

ha disease, which when it is upon him takes away 18 And whereso- his speech (an epilepsy, Luke ix. 39.) and hearing, ever he taketh him, he [b]teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could

not.

196 He answereth

19. He said to his disciples, or, In his answer to

him, and saith, O the man he said to his disciples: see Matt. xvii. 17.

faithless generation,

how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 20 And they brought him unto him and when he saw him, straightway the spirit

7 [c] tare him; and i put him into a fit,

he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into

What do ye dispute among yourselves? according to some copies, which read, auroùs, not

αὐτούς.

5 it throws him down.

MS. reads, ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῖς λέγει.

6 Or, he answereth and saith to them: for the King's

7 boiled within him, troubled him.

the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

23 Jesus said unto him, 'If thou canst believe, all things

* so as to endanger his life.

If thou canst believe me to be able to do it, thou

are possible to him mayest then be capable of this miracle; for all things

that believeth.

24 And straight

way the father of the

child cried out, and

said with tears, Lord,

I believe;

m

help

m and whatever degree of faith is wanting in me,

thou mine unbelief. I beseech thee to pardon, and repair it in me.

25 When Jesus

saw that the people

came running to

gether, he rebuked

n commanded the devil that inflicted that disease, the foul spirit, say- saying, Thou evil spirit, which afflictest this person so ing unto him, Thou sorely that he can neither speak nor hear, I chargedumb and deaf spirit,

I charge thee, come out of him, and enter

no more into him.

26 And the spirit

26. And he fell into a sore fit of epilepsy, and cried, and rent him therewith was for ever freed of the disease. sore, and came out

:

of him and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and hearose.

28 And when he

was come into the

• recovered.

house, his disciples P his disciples, thinking verily that they were not asked him privately, able to cure this disease, asked in private what the [d] Why could not reason was.

29 And he said

can

we cast him out? 29. And he told them, that to the curing of this unto them, This kind disease they ought to have fasted and prayed, and come forth by their not using that means (which they ought to have nothing, but by used) was it that made them not able to do it, and prayer and fasting. that was the culpable omission which he reprehended 30 And they departed thence, and in them, ver. 19. See Matt. xvii. 21.

passed through Ga- 9 and Christ now determined to be more private, lilee; and he would seeing and telling his disciples how little good was should know it. now likely to be done by his further miracles, it being 31 For he taught certain that the chief of the Jews would, instead of

not that any man

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