Ver. nyegon and Eff. 14, ch. 1, fec. 2, fubd. 1. 22. When therefore he was raifed from "the "dead, his difciples remembered that he had faid "this unto them: and they believed the Scrip"ture, and the word which Jefus had spoken." That is, they believed both what the Old Teftament prophets had foretold of the death of Christ, and what Jefus himself had predicted concerning his own refurrection from the dead on the third day. Or it may be rendered, “ "they be"lieved the prophecy, (τn yga‡n) even a the (TM "word (or prediction, λoy, fee Schleufner) which Jefus had spoken." The connection favours this meaning. So that this text, either distinguishes between what the ancient prophets foretold, and what Christ himself predicted concerning his own refurrection; or else it represents the whole as the prophecy of our Lord. John xx. 9. "For as yet they knew (or un"derstood) not the Scripture, Tu ygapny, that he "muft rife again from the dead." Or," they "understood not the prediction (i. e. of Jefus) that "he must rife again from the dead." Comp. on Luke xviii. 31 to 34, and John ii. 22. Aas xxvi. 22, 23. "Having therefore ob"tained help from God, to this day, I continue "witneffing both to fmall and great, faying none "other things than those which both the prophets "and Mofes fpake of as about to come: that "Chrift fhould fuffer; and that he, being the first " who rose from the dead, fhould announce light ' "to the people of the Jews, and to the gentiles.', Newcome's tranflation. The public verfion is," and "that he should be the first that should rise from "the dead," which reprefents this claufe as the prediction of the Old Teftament prophets. Archbishop Newcome's leads us to confider it as containing the words of the apostle, which accords with the preceding obfervations on Luke xxiv. 45, 46. 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4, Paul fays, that Chrift died for our fins according to the Scriptures; and that "he was buried, and that he was raised the third "day, according to the Scriptures." Kara fignifies according to, fuitably to, or consistently with, in Luke ii. 29; Acts xviii. 14; Matt. ii. 16; ix. 29; xvi. 27. Paul might well fay that Chrift was raised the third day according to the Scriptures, when Chrift himself fays, Luke xxiv. 46, that this was neceffary in order to fulfil the predictions in the Scriptures concerning him. In a way fimilar to that in which our Lord infers the neceffity of his own refurrection from ancient predictions, in Luke xxiv. 46; he also argues with the Sadducees from the Old Teftament in proof of the refurrection of mankind, that it was an obvious deduction from God's declaring himself to be the God of Abraham, of Ifaac, and of Jacob, after they vere dead, Exod. iii. 6; Luke xx. 36 19 38; Mark xii. 26, 27. MARK III. 21. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay bold on him: for they faid, he is befide himself. THIS is the public verfion, which Archbishop Newcome alfo adopts. But fince it expreffes an idea that is unsuitable to the uniform character of Jefus Chrift, many learned men have tranflated it in a different manner. Dr. Campbell, indeed, interprets the last clause, as a rafh affertion of fome of his relations, who did not then believe in him as the Meffiah. See John vii. 5. But, notwithstanding their unbelief, the attention they paid to him upon this occafion, by leaving the house they were in, ver. 21, waiting at the door of the houfe in which Jefus was, and fending to him to gain an interview with him, in order to relieve him from his fatigue, ver. 31, 32, manifest their affectionate regard to him. And this would furely have prevented any fuch afperfion from escaping their lips; especially as the |