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Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast of15 ten, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shallTM 16 they fast. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, 17 and the rent is made worse.* Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.*

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While he spake these things unto them," behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she. 19 shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

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(And behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came be hind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch 22 his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turn

ed him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made 23 whole from that hour.) And when Jesus came

* In these verses, Christ recommends consistency of con duct that it was sometimes proper to rejoice, and at other times there was less reason for it, &c. &c.

into the ruler's house, and saw the servants, 24 and the people making a noise, he said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.And they laughed him to scorn. 25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid 26 arose. And the fame of this miracle went abroad into all that land.

27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Thou son 28 of David, have mercy on us.* And when he

was come into the house, the blind men came to him and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, 29 Yea, Lord. Then he touched their eyes, saying, 30 According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know 31 it. But when they were departed, they spread abroad his fame in all that country.

32 As they went out, behold, they brought to

to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake; and the multitudes marvelled, saying, 34 It was never so seen in Israel. But the Phar

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isees said,† He casteth out the devils through. 35 the prince of the devils. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of

See chap. i. ver. 1. The Jews expected Christ would spring from the stock of David, and they called him the Son of David-that was one of his titles.

A proof of their wilful and determined opposition to Christ for the idea implies a palpable absurdity.

the kingdom of heaven,* and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was

moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as $7 sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plen38 teous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.

CHAP. X.

1 AND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits,† to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of dis2 ease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son 3 of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and 4 Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus: Si

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mon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who 5 also betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not

* A new and spiritual kingdom.

+ That is, evil spirits or persons possessed.

For an account of the twelve apostles, see appendix at

the end of the volume.

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into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city 6 of the Samaritans enter ye not. But go rather 7 to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And

as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of 8 heavent is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely 9 ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 10 nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves; (for the 11 workman is worthy of his meat.) And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go 12 thence. And when ye come into an house, 13 salute it. And if the house be worthy, let

your peace come upon it: but if it be not 14 worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house, or 15 city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily, I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.

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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as ser17 pents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their 18 synagogues. And ye shall be brought before governors and Kings for my sake, for a testi19 mony against them and the gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought

* That is, the kingdom of the Messiah..

how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall 20 speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.* 21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and 22 cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. * 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another. For verily I say unto you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, 24 till the Son of man be come.t. The disciple

is not above his master, nor the servant above 25 his Lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they 26 call them of his household? Fear them not

therefore for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not 27 be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light and what ye hear in the car, 28 that preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and

Evidently extraordinary assistance and direction as apostles.

† Alluding to his judgments upon Jerusalem; particularly its destruction by the Romans. See chap. xvi. 28, xxiv. 3. 14.

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