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agogue, and seeth the tumult, 2 And when the Sabbath-day and them that wept and wailed was come, he began to teach greatly. in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel (I say unto thee), arise.

42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her

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3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5 And he could there do no mighty works, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for

or cousins, and the persons here mentioned were, at least in part, very near kinsmen of Jesus. 6. He marvelled. It was indeed suited to excite wonder, that the people of Nazareth should withhold from Jesus their confidence in his claim, after all that they had known of his private life and of his public acts.

7-11. Compare Matt. 10:1-15.

their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

14 And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad); and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

12. That men should repent. on Matt. 3: 2.

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15 Others said, That it is
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it is a prophet, or as one of the
prophets.

16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded he is risen from the dead.

17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.

18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could

not:

20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and a holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod, on his birth-day, made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

the original is, preserved, protected him, that is, probably, from the illwill of Herodias. Herod himself so disliked John's faithfulness, as to be willing to put him to death. See Matt. 14: 5. Yet through fear of the people, and reverence for his holy character, he interposed in his behalf when Herodias sought his death. 21. Convenient day; a time suitable for accomplishing the desires of Herodias.

13. Anointed with oil. Among the Jews, oil was very frequently used as a medical application. Some of the cases of sickness cured during this tour, perhaps, did not need miraculous power; and even when the oil was used, as a means of restoring health, special divine power might have accompanied the application. 14-29. Compare Matt. 14: 1-12. | || Lords; chief men. 15. Elias. See on Matt. 11: 14. 20. Feared John; reverenced him. || Observed him. The idea expressed by

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tains; principal military commanders. | Chief estates of Galilee; the other most distinguished men in Gal

tomb.

22 And when the daughter up his corpse, and laid it in a of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me, by and by, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist.

30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran a-foot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

34 And Jesus, when he came 26 And the king was exceed-out, saw much people, and was ing sorry; yet for his oath's moved with compassion towards sake, and for their sakes which them, because they were as sat with him, he would not re- sheep not having a shepherd: ject her. and he began to teach them many things.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took

35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a Idesert place, and now the time is far passed;

36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread for they have nothing to eat.

30. And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus; that is, on returning from their mission. See v. 7. Compare Luke 9: 10.

ilee. One of the definitions of the word estates, in the plural number, in our language, is, "orders or classes of men in society or government.' 22. Them that sat with him; his guests, 31-44. Compare Matt. 14: 13reclining with him, according to the 21. 34. As sheep. See on Matt. 9: custom of the time, 23. The half of 36. my kingdom. See on Matt. 2:22.

37 He answered and said 47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

37. Troo hundred pennyworth. The coin expressed by the word penny was equal, according to some computations, to nine, according to others, to fourteen cents of our money.

48 And he saw them toiling in rowing, (for the wind was contrary unto them ;) and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

50 (For they all saw him, and were troubled :) and immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

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52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves; for their heart was hardened.

53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,

55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

45-56. Compare Matt. 14: 22→

36.
Unto Bethsaida. From Luke
9: 10, it appears that the Saviour
and his company went to Bethsaida
on the east of the sea of Galilee.

56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment; and as many as touched him were made whole.

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CHAPTER VII.

4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other

things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and tables.

5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to

HEN came together unto the tradition of the elders, but him, the Pharisees and cer-eat bread with unwashen hands? tain of the scribes, which came 6 He answered and said from Jerusalem.

2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled (that is to say, with unwashen) hands, they found fault.

3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

They were at this time returning to the Bethsaida which was on the west of the sea. There were two towns of the same name. The Bethsaida on the east was also called Julias.

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CHAPTER VII.

1-23. With these verses, Matt. 15: 1-20 should be compared. Mark, in verses 3 and 4, mentions certain customs which were frequently observed among the Jews, and which gave occasion to the scribes and Pharisees to find fault with Jesus.

3. All the Jews; the Jews in general. Oft. The meaning of the original word, thus rendered, is not perfectly clear. The primary signification of the word was, probably, fist. To do a thing with the fist was probably equivalent to the expression, to do a thing diligently, carefully. The signification carefully is recommended by sufficient reasons. Wash. The original word, thus rendered in this verse, corresponds well with our word wash.

unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you, hypocrites! as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7 Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of

men.

4. From the market; the place of public concourse, for buying and selling, &c. Except they wash. The original word, here rendered wash, is a different one from the word thus rendered in the preceding verse. It is the word which is usually rendered baptize, and which differs from the word used in the preceding verse, by distinctly conveying the notion of a copious use of water. The evangelist had a particular design in using here a word different from the one which he had employed in the preceding verse; because here he was stating a different case from the one there mentioned. The Jews were so scrupulous in regard to outward defilement, that, as Mark states, they would not partake of food without first washing their hands, even if they had not been away from home, nor among any but well-known friends, lest there might have come upon their hands, ignorantly to themselves, something that would make their food polluted; for their food was taken up

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