20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the 3fminister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. f See note [n] on Mark v. 22. And all that heard him did with acclamations express that they were amazed at the power and 22 And all bare him wisdom with which he spake, (see Psalm xlv. 2,) witness, and wonder- wondering whence he had such excellencies, Matt. ed at the gracious xiii. 54; but because they knew he was Joseph's rewords which proceeded out of his puted son, one brought up in an ordinary condition, mouth. And they they did not believe on him. unto them, Ye will heard done in Ca said, Is not this Jo- 23. Whereupon he spake unto them, saying, That seph's son? which among the Jews is by way of gibe vulgarly 23 And he said used to a physician who is himself fallen into any surely say unto me disease or infirmity, "Physician," &c., (which signifies this proverb, Physi- a man that pretends to do cures abroad, but is able to cian, heal thyself: do none at home,) is become appliable to me, who whatsoever we have being believed on by strangers, and by that means pernaum, do also having opportunities to do miracles or healing among here in thy country. them, am despised and rejected among my own 24 And he said, countrymen, very few of whom having that belief of Verily I say unto my power as to come to me for cure, Mark vi. 5, I you, No prophet is cannot consequently do many such miracles here, accepted in his own Matt. xiii. 58, which in Capernaum and other places 25 But I tell you of I have done. country. a truth, many widows 24. And so generally hath it been; when prophets were in Israel in the have been sent to work miracles of mercy, very few days of Elias, when the heaven was shut among their countrymen, to whom they were famiup three years and liarly known, have been found fit to receive them. six months, when 25, 26. As in Elias's time, of the many men and great famine was women, particularly of widows that were in that time throughout all the of famine through all Israel, there was none qualified 26 But unto none to receive that miracle from Elias but one only, the of them was Elias widow of Sarepta, or Zarephath, a city of Sidon, sent, save unto Sa- 1 Kings xvii. 9. land; was a widow. repta, a city of Sidon, 27. And though there were many leprous persons unto a woman that among the Israelites in Elisha's time, yet they being 27 And many lepers his countrymen the observation was there as here, were in Israel in the that no one of them had faith to seek and qualify himtime of Eliseus the self for a cure of his leprosy, only Naaman, which was prophet; and none of them was cleansed, not that countryman, but a Syrian, was by Elisha saving Naaman the converted to the true religion, and healed of his Syrian. leprosy. 3 oficer, ὑπηρέτῃ. 28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 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. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way, 31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his h g without being hurt by any of them went his way, h he spake with authority, Matt. vii. 29, and added word was with power. miracles also to confirm the truth of what he said. 33¶ And in the synagogue there was a man, which had i was possessed by the devil, and tormented with a a spirit of an unclean sore disease consequent to it, and cried out— devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had k thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, 'What a word * cast him into a fit of apoplexy, before or in the presence of them all, the devil and the disease departed from him, and he was very well immediately. This is very wonderful, beyond all that was ever is this! for with au- seen before! for with authority— 37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. 38 ¶ And he "arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and "re m went " commanded the fever to depart from her; and so buked the fever; and it did; and immediately it left her and im mediately she arose and ministered unto them. 40 ¶ Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on by prayer and imposition of hands, without the every one of them, use of any thing else, cured them. and healed them. 41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. 42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and P stayed him, that he should not depart from them. 43 And he said unto P used all means to prevail with him, that he them, I must preach 9 My business is to preach the gospel, (and the the kingdom of God cures which I work are but subservient to that,) and to other cities also: this I must preach to the rest of the villages and for therefore am I towns, and not continue still in one place. sent. 44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. AND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by a the lake of Gennesaret, CHAP. V. a the sea of Galilee, Matt. iv. 18, or lake of Tiberias. See note [c] on ch. viii., and note [e] on Matt. xiv. 2 And saw two 2. And saw two boats, one belonging to Andrew ships standing by and Simon, Matt. iv. 18, the other to Zebedee and the lake: but the his James and John; and the fishermen having [a]gone out of them, made an end of fishing for that time, had carried out and were washing their nets and cleansed them, meaning not to let them down or use them any more. fishermen their nets. 2 were 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so sons, that they began to b both the boats with the weight of the fish sunk sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell 1 into the water discernibly, and were in danger to be lost. having gone out of them had washed 2 came, or flocked about him, mikeîobai avтý. their nets. 3 to catch, εἰς ἄγραν. down at Jesus' knees, с My sins make me uncapable of receiving benefit saying, Depart from from thy miracles: this great miracle of the fish being me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. ready to drown the boat, and to become destructive 9 For he was as- to me, I beseech thee go out of the ship. tonished, and all that 9. This he spake not out of a desire to be rid of were with him, at his company, but out of a great sense of his own unthe draught of the worthiness, and a great dread and amazement wrought fishes which they had in him by the miracle. taken : IO And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; "from catch men. d thou shalt be a fisherman no longer, thy trade henceforth thou shalt shall be changed into a more honourable, that of catching, so as to keep alive, and not (as in hunting II And when they and fishing, &c. it is ordinary) to kill what is caught had brought their by thee; thou shalt catch men, and by so doing preships to land, they forsook all, and fol- serve them to all eternity. lowed him. e 12 ¶ And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth e all four of them forsook all— 13. And he did but touch him, and speak the word, his hand, and touch- and immediately ed him, saying, I will be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 8 but, said he, Go, &c. See note [d] on Matt. viii. |