c Acts 12. 1. & 24. 10. & 25. 7, 23. 2 Tim. 4. 16. d Mark 13. 11, 12, 13. Luke 12. 11. & 21. 14, 15. • Ex. 4. 12. Jer. 1. 7. f 2 Sam. 23. 2. g Mic. 7. 6. h Luke 21. 17. i Dan. 12. 12, 13. ch.24. 13. Mark 13. 13. k ch. 2. 13. & 4. 12. & 12. & 9. 25. & 14. 6. 16 ¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and 2 harmless as doves. a 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; b 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but 21 And the brother shall deliver k to his twelve apostles. 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of t 8 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. u A. D. 31. r Luke 12. 8. Rom. 10. 9, 10. • Rev. 3. 5. ! Mark 8. 38. Luke 9. 3. 2 Tim. 2. 12. ☐ Luke 12. 49, 51, 52, 53, 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the Mic. 7.6. daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they P. 41.9 of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother 41 He that receiveth a prophet in 23 But when they persecute you the name of a prophet shall receive a 15. Acts 8.1. in this city, flee ye into another: prophet's reward; and he that receivfor verily I say unto you, Ye shall eth a righteous man in the name of a not have gone over the cities of Is-righteous man shall receive a rightrael, 'till the Son of man be come. 24 m The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. John the Baptist sendeth two of his disciples to Jesus. 27 What I tell you in darkness,AND it came to pass, when Jesus that speak ye in light: and what ye 28 P And fear not them which kill q 1 Sam. 14. 21. 18. Acts 27.34. +Gr. assarion, equal to three farthings sterling, or one cent and a half. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for at farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. e ch. 18. 5. e ch. 18. 5, 6. & 25. 40. Mark 9. 41. Heb. 6. 10. 2 a Now when John had heard in a Luke 7. 18, the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 19, &c. b ch. 14. 3. 3 And said unto him, Art thou he Gen. 49. 10. that should come, or do we look for another? Num. 24 17. 4 Jesus answered and said unto Is. 29. 18. & them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are 1 33. 4, 5, 6. & 42 7. John 223. & 32 & 5.96. & 10. 25, 38. & 14. His testimony concerning John. ST. MATTHEW. cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. k 攀 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. m 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. n 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 But whereunto shall I liken 17, 29. & 3.6, this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, P Luke 7. 31. q ch. 9. 10. Luke 7. 35. Luke 10. 13, & C. 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they Jonah 3.7,8. would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. The gospel revealed to babes. A. D. 31. 13. Lam. 2. 1. 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the x See Is. 14. mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, That it y ch. 10. 15. shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. a thou hast hid these things from the a See Ps. 8. 2. wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and 'lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. k See Ex. 23. 4, 5. Deut. 22. 4. ! ch. 27. 1. Mark 3. 6. 11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, John 5. 18. & like as the other. Luke 6. 11. 10. 39. & 11. 53. Il Or, took counsel. m See ch. 10. 23. Mark S. 7. n ch. 19. 2. o ch. 9. 30. p Is. 42. 1. q ch. 3. 17. & 17. 5. r See ch. 9. 32. Mark S. 11. Luke 11. 14. s ch. 9. 34. Mark 3. 22. Luke 11. 15. + Gr. Beelzebul: and 80 ver. 27. t ch. 9. 4. John 2. 25. Rev. 2. 23. 14 T Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. m 15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: "and great multitudes followed him, and Le healed them all; 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. The unpardonable sin. desolation; and every city or house 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out A. D. 31. 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of Dan. 2. 44. God is come unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. Wherefore I say unto you, &7. 14. Lake 1. 33. & 11. 20. & 17.20, 21. x Is. 49. 24. Luke 11. 21, 22, . Luke 12. 10. 31 All manner of sin and blasphemy Mark 3. shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever a speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. с Heb. 6.4.&c. & 10. 2. 29 1 John 5. 16. z Acts 7. 51. a cb. 11. 19.& 13. 55. Jobs 7. 12, 52. 1 Tim. 1.15 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree ch.7.17. corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. d Luke 6. $, 44. dch, S. 7. & 23. 33. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart Luke 6. 45 the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt 21 And in his name shall the Gen- be condemned. tiles trust. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the Son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to • Joh 1. 7. 1 Pet. 5. 8. Heh, 6. 4. & 2. 20, 21, 22 10. 26. 2 Pet. q Mark 3. 31. Lake 8. 19, 120, 21. 1 r ch. 13. 55. Mark 6. 3. John 2. 12. & 7.3, 5. Acts 1. 14. 1 Cor. 9. 5. Gal. 1. 19. See John 15. 43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: Pand the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do the will HG 5.6. of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and 6. 15. Col. 3. 11. Heb. 2. 11. a Mark 4. 1. b Luke 8. 4. e Luke 5. 3. d Luke 8. 5. mother. CHAPTER XIII. The parable of the sower, 18 and its exposition. 24 The parable of the tares, 31 of the mustard seed, 33 of the leaven, 44 of the hidden treasure, 45 of the pearl, 17 and of the net cast into the sea. 53 Jesus is contemned of his own countrymen. The same and we by the sea side. HE same day went Jesus out of the 2b And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; d 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: | The parable of the sower. 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. A. D. 31. e Gen. 26, 12 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him fch. 11. 15. hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? Mark 4. 9. 16. 17. Mark 4. 11. 1 Cor. 2. 10. 1 John 2. 27. 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know ch. 11. 25. & the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him ch. 25. 29. shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hear| ing, and their eyes they have closed; Heb. 5. 11. lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for ch. 16. 17. they see: and your ears, for they hear. Luke 10. 23. 24. John 20. 29. m Heb. 11. 13. 1 Pet. 1. 10, 11. The parable of the tares, A. D. 31. r ch. 19. 23. Mark 10. 23. Luke 18. 24. 1 Tim. 6. 9. 2 Tim. 4. 10. . Jer. 4. 3. t ch. 3. 12. u Ts. 2. 2, 3. Mic. 4. 1. Mark 4. 30, ST. MATTHEW. 22 'He also that received seed 'among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard &c. Luke 13. seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 18, 19. x Luke 13. 20, &c. + Gr. saton, a measure con taining nearly a peck and a half. y Mark 4. 33, 34. z Ps. 78. 2. 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33¶Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. I 34 Y All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, a Rom. 16. 25, will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 26. 1 Cor. 2. 7. Eph. 3. 9. Col. i. 26. and the exposition of it. 50 P And shall cast them into the p ver. 42 furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe, which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 53¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 9 Cant 3. 17. |