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they brought him to him: and seeing him, the spirit immediately convulsed him; and falling on the ground, he rolled foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long is it since this happened to him? And he said, From childhood: 22And often it hath cast him both into the fire, and into the waters, that it might destroy him but if thou art able to do any thing, help us, having compassion on us. 23 But Jesus said to him, If thou art able to believe, all things are possible to him who believeth. 24Immediately the father of the child crying out, said, I believe; help thou my unbelief. 25 And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Dumb and deaf Spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and no more enter into him. 26And having cried out and greatly convulsed him, it came out and he was as if dead; so that many said, He is dead. 27 But Jesus having taken his hand, raised him; and he stood up. 28 And he having come into the house, his disciples privately asked him, Why could not we cast it out? 29 And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing except by prayer.

Luke ix., 38-42.

38 AND, behold, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is my only child: 39 And a spirit seizeth him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it rendeth and teareth him that he foameth, and with difficulty it departeth from him, bruising him. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not. 41And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42 And as he was yet coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

Matt. xvii., 19, 20.

19THEN the disciples having come to Jesus privately, said, Why could not we cast it out? 20 And he saith to them, Because of your little faith: for verily

THE TRIBUTE MONEY.

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I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence, yonder, and it shall remove and nothing shall be impossible to you.

JESUS AGAIN PREDICTS HIS SUFFERINGS.

Matt. xvii., 22, 23.

man is about to be 23 And they will kill And they

22 AND while they were travelling together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of betrayed into the hands of men: him, and the third day he shall be raised. were exceedingly grieved.

Luke ix., 43, 44.

43 BUT while all were wondering at all things which he did, he said to his disciples, 44Fix these words in your ears for the Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

Matt. xvii., 24-27. THE TRIbute Money.

24 AND they having come into Capharnaum, the receivers of the Didrachms* came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Teacher pay the Didrachms ? 25 He saith, Yes. And having entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive tribute or census? From their own sons or from strangers? 26 And he having said, From strangers, Jesus said to him, Therefore the sons are free. 27 But that we may not offend them, go to the lake and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that cometh up; and on opening his mouth thou shalt find a Stater,t having taken that, give it to them for me and thee.

Mark ix.,

THE DISPUTE AMONG THE DISCIPLES.

33-37.

33 AND they came to Capharnaum: and being in the house he asked them, What were ye disputing about on the way? 34 And they were silent: for on the way they had disputed with one another Who is the greater ? * DIDRACHM-A double drachm, its value in English money about 1s. 3 d.

+ STATER-A Grecian coin equal to about 28. 7d. English.

THE THIRD YEAR OF THE MINISTRY

OF JESUS.

Matt. XV.,

U.C. 783. A.D. 30.

3-11. JESUS DEFENDS HIS DISCIPLES.

UT he answering said to them, Why do ye also

your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and thy mother, and he who revileth father or mother, let him end by death. 5But ye say, Whoever may say to his father or his mother, It is an offering to God, whatever of mine might be profitable to thee; he shall not honour his father and mother. 6And ye have made the law of God of none effect through your tradition. 7Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying, 8This people honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines commandments of men. 10 And having called the multitude, he said to them, Hear, and understand: 11What entereth into the mouth defileth not the man, but what cometh out of the mouth this defileth the man.

Mark vii., 6-15.

me.

6BUT he said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied about you hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from 7But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. 8Having forsaken the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men. 9 And he said to them, Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and he who revileth father or mother, let him end by death: But ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, Corban, which means a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me; 12 Ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his mother; 13Making

JESUS AND HIS DEFENCE OF HIS DISCIPLES. 23

the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 14 And having again called the multitude, he said to them, Hear me all of you and understand: 15 There is nothing from without the man, which entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of the man, those are what defile the

man.

Matt. xv, 12-20.

EXPLANATION OF THE Defence.

12THEN his disciples having come up, say to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees having heard the word were offended ? 13 But he, answering, said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind: And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch. 15But Peter answering said to him, Explain to us this parable. 16And he said, Are ye also still without understanding? 17 Do ye not understand, that every thing entering into the mouth goeth into the stomach and is cast out into the draught. 18But the things proceeding out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and these defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies: 20These are the things defiling the man: but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not the man.

Mark vii., 18-23.

18AND he saith to them, Are ye also thus without understanding? Do ye not perceive that whatever entereth the man from without cannot defile him; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach, and goeth out into the draught, clearing away all the meats ? 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, 22 Adulteries, overreachings, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolish23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

ness:

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THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES.

Mark adds viii. 12.

12AND having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

THE CAUTION AGAINST THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. Matt. xvi. 5-12. Bethsaida.

5AND the disciples having_come to the other side, forgot to take loaves. 6And Jesus said to them, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have not taken loaves. 8And Jesus knowing it said, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have not taken loaves? 9Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11 How is it ye do not understand that I spoke not to you about loaves, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees ? 12Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Mark viii., 14-21.

14 AND they forgot to take bread, and except one loaf they had nothing with them in the boat. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod. 16And they reasoned with one another, saying, It is because we have no loaves. 17 And knowing it he saith to them, Why reason ye because ye have no loaves? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember, 19When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve. 20When also the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they say, Seven. 21And he said to them, Do ye not yet understand?

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