No. 122. Mat. xv. 29-31 FOUR THOUSAND FED. 87 And (Jesus) went up into a mountain, and 29 Same locality. sat down there. And great multitudes came 30 unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: insomuch that the mul- 31 titude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. No. 123. Mat. xv. 32-38. 'In those days the multitude being very great, Mark viii. 19. and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples Same locality. unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send them away fasting, to their own houses, they will faint by the way for divers of them came from far. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread *in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children; and he sent them away. 1 Mk. viii. 1-3. 2 Mat. xv. 33-6. No. 124. (*Here,' &c.-Mk.) 3 Mk. viii. 6, 7. († 'Multitude,' in Mat.) 4 Mat. xv. 37, 8. 5 Mk. viii. 9. SECTION 47.-(124) Jesus comes by sea to Dalmanutha, or Magdula-(125) the Pharisees demand of him a sign from heaven. Mat. xv. 39—xvi. 4; MK. viii. 10-12. 1And straightway he entered into a ship with Mat. xv. 39. his disciples, and came into the parts of DalmaL. to Magdala. nutha.* Mark viii. 10. No. 125. xvi. 4. 1 Mk. viii. 10. (*The coasts of Magdala,' Mat. xv. 39.) 1And the Pharisees also with the Sadducees 1 Mat. xv. 39- 3 came forth, and began to question with him, Mk.viii. 10-12. and tempting, desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. Magdala. He answered and 2 Is. Ixiii. 9. Col. iii. 12. [See p. 77. 1 Mk. viii. 11. 2 Mt. xvi. 1. mountain. Zec. xiv. 4. Mt. v. 1. 2 Pe. i. 18. compassion. Ps. exvii.; cxxxviii. 8. La. iii. 22. Mt. xviii. 27; xx. 34. Ja. v. 11. 1 Jno. iii. 17. See pp. 53 and 67. gave thanks, &c. See p. 77. were filled. I Ki. xvii. 14-6. 2 Ki. iv. 2-7, 42-4. Dalmanutha-leanness;' Magdala-' greatness.' Mk. question. Mk. ix. 14-6. Ln. xx. 20, 1. 1 Ti. i. 4. 88 OF THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair 3 weather for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye 4 not discern the signs of the times ? A wicked and adul ⚫terous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. 'And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 1 Mk. viii. 12. SECTION 48.-(126) Jesus returns to Bethsaida, and cautions his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees. MATT. xvi. 4-12; MARK Viii. 13-21. 'And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread, 3neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 6 3 Mk. viii. 14. No. 126. Line from Dalmanutha to Bethsaida in Decapolis. 'Then Jesus 'charged them, saying, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, ‘and of the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, Why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember 7the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. And he said 1 Mat. xvi. 6. 2 Mk. viii. 15. 6 Mk. viii. 17, 8. 8 ye can. 1 Ch. xii. 32. Lu. xii. 54-7. 2 Ti. iii. 7. beware. Ex. xii. 15-9; xiii. 3, 7. Le. ii. 11; vi. 16,7. Mt. xxiii. 1-12. See 1 Co. v. 6-8. perceived. Mt. xii. 25. Mk. ii. 8. Lu. ix. 47. Jno. ii. 24, 5; xvi. 30. He. iv.13. Re. ii. 23. See p. 42. little. Mt. vi. 30-4; viii. 26; xiv. 31. Lu. xvii. 5. Why. Mt. iv. 4. Lu. xii. 15, 22-4. [v. 12, 3. yet. Job xxxiii.14. Mt. xv.16,7. Lu. xxiv. 25. He. and do. Mt. xv. 37. Jno. xiv, 26. 2 Pe. i. 12, 3. A BLIND MAN HEALED AT BETHSAIDA. 89 unto them, 'How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 1 Mat. xvi. 11, 2. SECTION 49.-(127) Jesus heals a blind man at Bethsaida, in Decapolis. Mx. viii. 22-6. No. 127. And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring 22 Bethsaida. a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and 23 led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 24 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made 25 him look up and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, 26 Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. SECTION 50.-(128) Jesus visits the vicinity of Cæsarea Philippi: he inquires of his disciples, first, whom the people, and then, whom they considered him to be: Peter is blessed by Jesus-(129) Jesus begins to foretel his sufferings and death circumstantially. Peter is sharply rebuked: Jesus discourses on the duty of self-denial. MATT. XVI. 13-28; MARK viii. 27-ix. 1; LUKE ix. 18-27. Mat. xvi. 13-20. Lu. ix. 18-21. No. 128. 1And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the Mk. viii. 27-30. towns of Cæsarea Philippi: 2and it came to pass, Line from Beth. as he was alone praying, his disciples were with saida, Northwd. him: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I, 'the Son of man, am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist : some, and others, Jeremias, or that one of the old prophets is risen again. He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? "And Simon Peter answered and said unto him, 8 Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh Elias; doctrine. Mt. xv. 1-9; xxiil. Ro. x. 3. Ga. vi. 12. 4 Mat. xvi. 13, 4. 5 Lu. ix. 19, 20. 8 Mat. xvi. 16-20. Some say. Mal. iv. 5. Mt. xi.14; xiv.1, 2. Jno.i.21. 90 JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH. and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples, 'and commanded them that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. and No. 129. 5 Then Peter 1From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he the Son of man 3 must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things, be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.* And he spake that saying openly. took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: 7thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. And when he had called the people unto him, with his disciples also, he said unto them all, 10 Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross "daily, and follow me. 12 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man,13—what is a man advantaged, "if he shall gain the whole world, and lose ་ 13 Lu. ix. 22. 3 Mat. xvi. 21. 4 Mk. viii. 31, 2. 7 Mat. xvi. 23. 1 Mat. xvi. 21. 5 Mat. xvi. 22. 10 Mk, viii. 34. 2 Mk. viii. 31; 6 Mk. viii. 33. 11 Lu. ix. 23. 12 Mk. viii. 35, 6. 8 Mk. viii. 34. 9 Lu. ix. 23. 13 Lu. ix. 25. 14 Mat. xvi. 26. * Our Lord predicted his sufferings, &c., three times; see but. Is. liv. 13. Da. ii. 21. Mt. xi. 25-7. Jno. 33, 4; xix. 28. 1 Co. xv. 3, 4. suffer many. Lu. xxiv. 26. Ác. xvii. 3. He. ii. 10. rejected. Is. liii. 3. Jno. xix. 12-5. Ac. iv. 11. killed. Mt. xxi. 38. Jno. xix. Ac. iii. 15; viii. 33. rise. Mk. xvi. 9. Ac. v. 31. Ro. viii. 34. Re. i.18. Then. Mt. xxvi. 51-4. Jno.xiii, 6-8. Ac. xxi.11,2. he reb. Pr. ix. 8; xxvii. 5. Lu. xxii. 31-4. He.xii.5. offence. Mt. xi. 6. Jno. vi. 61. Ac. xxiv. 16. Ro. i. 16. Ga. v. 11. 2 Ti. i. 8, 12, 6. Ja. iii. 2. p.54. deny. Mk. x. 21. Ro. viii. 13. 1 Co. ix. 25-7. Ga v. 24. Ph. iii. 7, 8. Col. i. 24; iii. 5. Tit. ii. 12. cross. Mt. x. 38. Mk. x. 29. Lu. xiv. 27. Ac. v. 40. 1; xii. 2-5; xiv. 22; xx. 23,4. 1 Co. xv. 31, 2. 1 Th. iii. 3, 4. He. x. 33, 4. 1 Pe. iv. 16. wills. Est. iv. 13-6. Je. xlii. 14-8. Mt. x. 28,39. Lu.xvii. 33. Jno. xii. 25. He. xi. 30. Re. xx.4 what. Job xxvii. 8. Ps. xlix. 7,8. Lu.xii. 19–21. JESUS IS TRANSFIGURED. 2 3 91 his own soul, 1or be cast away? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Whosoever therefore snall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, with the holy angels. 5 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.* 1 Lu. ix. 25. 2 Mat. xvi. 26, 7. 4 Lu. ix. 26. (* Till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom,' Mat. xvi. 28.) SECTION 51.-(130) Seven days afterwards, Jesus is transfigured in the presence of Peter, James, and John, alone-(131) The next day Jesus discourses with them on the coming of Elias (132) He heals a demoniac-(133) Jesus in private explains his · disciples' inability. MATT. xvii. 1–21; MARK ix. 2-29; LUKE ix. 28-42. No. 130. Mat. xvii. 1-8. Mk. ix. 2-8. Line from 1And after six days* Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, 3 and Lu. ix. 28-36. leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by Cæsarea to themselves, to pray. And as he prayed, the Mount Tabor. fashion of his countenance was altered, and he was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light; and glistering, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And, behold, there appeared unto them 10 two men, which were Moses and Elias: "and they were talking with Jesus, 12 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that 1 Mk. ix. 2. 2 Mat. xvii. 1. 3 Mk. ix. 2. 4 Lu. ix. 28, 9. 5 Mk. ix. 2. 10 Lu. ix. 30. (* Luke says, 'An eight days after.' See Greswell, p. 367, vol. ii.) come. Mal. iii. 2. Mt. xxvi. 64. Lu. xii. 36-43. Jno. xiv. 3, 28. Ac. i. 11. 1 Co. xi. 26. 1 Th. iv. 16. 2 Th. iii. 5. 2Ti. iv. 8. He.x.37. Re.xxii.20. reward. Pr. xxiv. 12. Mt. xxv. 31-46. 1 Co. iii. 8; iv. 5. Ga. vi. 5, 7-9. Ep. vi. 8. 2 Th. i. 7-10. 1 Pe. i. 17. Re. xi. 18; xix. 11-6; xx. 12, 5. ashamed. Mt. vii. 23; x. 32, 3. Lu. xii. 8, 9. Jno. xii. 42, 8. Ac. iii. 13, 4, 23. 2 Ti. i. 8; ii. 12, 3. 1Jno. ii. 23. See cross,' pp. 73 and 90. [x. 37. own gl. Is. xxiv. 23. Mt. xxiv. 30; xxv. 31. Mk. Father's. Ex. xv. 6, 11. Is. xlii. 8. Jno. xvii. 5. angels. Mt. xiii. 41; xxiv. 36. Jno. i. 51. Jude 14. taketh. De.xix. 15. Mk. v. 37; xiv. 33. Ga, ii. 9. Mt. counten. Ex. xxxiv. 29. (2 Co. iii. 7-18.) decease. Ro. v.6-10. Ep. ii.13, 6. Col. i. 20. He. ix. 25, 6. 1 Pe. i. 10, 1, 20. Ke. v. 6-12; vii. 14. |