his arms, put his hands upon | tonished at his words. But Jesus them, and blessed them. 17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, that is God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were as 19. Defraud not. In the ten commandments, as originally given (Ex. 20:3-17), these very words do not occur. But the Jews were in the habit, when referring to the decalogue, to quote the commands not always in their original order, or in the precise answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27. And Jesus, looking upon them, saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall receive a hundred fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come, eternal life: 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. 32 And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were words of Moses, but often in other equivalent terms. Our Lord may here be considered as referring to the tenth commandment (Ex. 20: 17), or as expressing a general prohibition of doing wrong to our fellow-men. 32-45. Compare Matt. 20: 17– amazed; and as they followed, | mine to give; but it shall be they were afraid. And he took given to them for whom it is again the twelve, and began to prepared. tell them what things should happen unto him, 33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles; 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him and the third day he shall rise again. 35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. 42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. over 43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you shall be your minister; 44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many, 46 And they came to Jericho : and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can 47 And when he heard that ye drink of the cup that I drink it was Jesus of Nazareth, he of? and be baptized with the bap-began to cry out, and say, Jesus, tism that I am baptized with? thou son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized; 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not 28. 42. They which are accounted to rule. An expression, meaning, sim 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace; but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: ply, they that rule. 46-52. Compare Matt. 20: 29 and they call the blind man, | two ways met; and they loose saying unto him, Be of good him. comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. A CHAPTER XI. ND when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 And saith unto them, Go your way, into the village over against you and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where 5 And certain of them that stood there, said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded; and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their garments in the way, and others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the even-tide was come, he went out unto Bethany, with the twelve. 12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to confidence Jesus delighted to acknowledge and to honor. Compare 9: 23. CHAPTER XI. 34. 52. Thy faith hath made thee whole. It was the confidence which the blind man cherished in the ability and benevolence of Jesus, that induced him to seek aid from Jesus, and that in- 1-11. Compare Matt. 21: 1-17. duced him to persevere, while the 12-14. Compare Matt. 21: 18, 19. crowd sought to restrain him. Such | The time of figs; that is, the time for it, he found nothing but leaves; tree dried up from the roots for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee, hereafter, forever. And his disciples heard it. 21 And Peter, calling to remembrance, saith unto him, Master, behold the fig-tree which thou cursedst, is withered away. 22 And Jesus, answering, saith unto them, Have faith in God. 15 And they come to Jerusalem and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in 23 For verily, I say unto you, the temple, and overthrew the that whosoever shall say unto tables of the money-changers, this mountain, Be thou reand the seats of them that sold doves: 16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. 17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations, the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. 18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. 19 And when even was come, he went out of the city. 20 And, in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig moved, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24 Therefore, I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25 And when ye stand, praying, forgive, if ye have_aught against any, that your Father, also, which is in heaven, may forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father, which is in heaven, forgive your trespasses. lesson. In addition to the sentiment respecting the efficacy of faith in God, enforced the next day, on being told that the fig-tree was dried up (see vs. 21-23), how apt an emblem would the tree be regarded of an unprofitable follower of the Messiah! plucking and gathering them. The tree had leaves; and as fig-trees show the fruit before the leaves, fruit might have been expected on it, especially as the time for gathering figs had not come. If, then, no figs were on it, it would justly be regarded as a barren tree. Some scattering figs were occasionally found on the early fig-trees, the remnants of the preceding year's growth. But on this tree there was 20-24. Compare Matt. 21: 20-22. no fruit at all. Jesus condemned the 25, 26. See Matt. 6: 14, 15. 18: useless tree to speedy decay; not as 21-35. How carefully did our Lord an act of personal indignation, but to enforce the exercise of a forgiving impress on his disciples a useful moral | spirit! 15-19. Compare Matt. 21: 12, 13. 18. At his doctrine; his teaching, both the matter and the manner. 27 And they come again to Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 23 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? 29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven, he will say, Why, then, did ye not believe him? 32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. 33 And they answered, and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus, answering, saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. CHAPTER XII. AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 27-33. Compare Matt. 21: 2327. 2 And, at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen the fruit of the vineyard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again, he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. 5 And again, he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. 6 Having yet, therefore, one son, his well-beloved, he sent him, also, last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 9 What shall, therefore, the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 10 And have ye not read this scripture, The stone, which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner? 11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people; for they knew that he had CHAPTER XII. 1-12. Compare Matt. 21: 33-45. |