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A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS 
 
 BEING THE 
 
 LIFE OF JESUS 
 
 IN THE WORDS OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS. 
 
 ARRANGED BY 
 
 W. H. WITH ROW, D.D., F.R.S.C. 
 
 ^rom lljc gcbiscb ilcrsioii of Hjc gtbi STrstimuul. 
 
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 TORONTO: 
 
 WILLIAM BRIGGS. 
 
 Montreal: C. VV. C0ATP:S. Hal;fax: b. F. HUESTIS. 
 
 1804. 
 
Entered, according^ to the Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one 
 thousand eijjht hundred and ninety-four, by William Brioqs, Toronto, in 
 the Office of the Minister of Aj^riculture, at Ottawa. 
 
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GEOGRAPHY OF PALESTINE. 
 
 BY PROF. II. M. IIAMILIi. 
 
 I. Location. 
 
 Palestine, the land of Christ, is in the south-western part 
 of Asia. It is at the junction of three cmUinenta — Asia, 
 Europe, Africa. 
 
 It is somi-tropical in location. Jerusalem is about 32° 
 nortl. latitude^ and 35° east lonijitnde. It is nearly in the 
 line east and west with Savannah, Ga. 
 
 Ancient Palestine, from its splendid commercial position, 
 was the centre of ancient commerce. 
 
 IL Extent. 
 
 The coast line along the Mediterranean Sea, on the west, 
 is about one hundred and eighty miles in length. 
 
 The Jordan line, on the east, in air line from Mount 
 Hermon to southern end of the Dead Sea, is about one 
 hundred and fifty miles. 
 
 The area of Palestine proper (west of the Jordan) is 
 nine thousand square miles; or, with Perea, about twelve 
 thousand. 
 
 The distances east and west are : Across Judea, seventy- 
 five miles ; across Samaria, fifty miles ; across Galilee, 
 twenty-five to fifty miles. 
 
 HI. Surface. 
 
 The surface ranges from the highest snow-covered moun- 
 tains (like Hermon) to a valley thirteen hundred feet below 
 sea level, furnishing every variety of fruit or cereal. There 
 are three clearly defined divisions : 
 
i 
 
 Geotjraphy of Palestine. 
 
 The inarititnc plain along tho Mediterranean coast, ranging 
 from two to twenty niileM in width, and extremely ft-rtilo. 
 
 The monntdin ramies, sweeping north and sourh through 
 the centre of Palestine, broken here and there by transverse 
 valleys, and rising in elevat on toward the south until 
 Hebron is reached. 
 
 The Jordan valley, running below the sea level, a huge 
 canyon from two to eight miles wide. Beyond tlsis, th& 
 higii table lands of Perea. 
 
 IV. Wateus. 
 
 The waters of Palestine are of importance only from their 
 historic c< nnections. Along the western boundary for four 
 hundred miles is the " (Jreat Sea," or Mediterranean, with 
 two or three insecure sea-ports. 
 
 At the upper end of the Jordan is " Oeiuiesaret," or the 
 Sea of Galilee, eight miles by thiiteen in size. In Christ's 
 time it was covered with comiierce and surrounded ]>y a 
 jjopidation of a niost inconceivable density. 
 
 At the lower end of tiio Jordan, thiiteen hundred feefc 
 below the sea, Lay the " Dead Sea," forty-six miles h ng by 
 ten miles wide, a scene of desolation then and n(nv. 
 
 The Jordan river was the chief stream, tortuous and swift 
 and narrow, except in time of annual overflow. 
 
 V. Cities. 
 
 There were cities, many and populous, beyond our esti- 
 mate. Josephtis states that the population of Palestine at 
 the time of Christ or so(m after was six million. Remem- 
 bering that Palestine proper is about one-half the area of 
 Nova Scotia, one-third the area of New Brnuswid; a little 
 
Geoyrajihy of Palestine. 
 
 over one-half the area of Manitoba^ it is not easy to conceive 
 its dense popuhition. 
 
 The capital citiea were: Cesarea, tlie Roman capital; 
 Tiberias, on the Sea of CJaliloe, the capital of Herod the 
 T rarch ; Samaria, ancient capital of the ten tribes, and 
 nominally of Samaria the province ; Gadara, ca.st (»f the 
 Jordan, ca])ital of Perea. 
 
 The commercial cities chiefly were : Joppa, Gaza and 
 Ptolemais, the Mediterranean sea-])orts ; Capernaum, the 
 chief centre of commerce ; and Jericho, "city of pahns." 
 
 The sacred cities were, above all, Jerusr^-^m, the great 
 temple city ; Nazareth, seventy miles north . it, the home 
 of Clirist ; Bethlehem, six miles south of Jt rusalem, the 
 place of His birth. 
 
 VI. Provinces. 
 
 Palestine was divided into four provinces ; Judea, Galilee, 
 Samaria and Perea, the last-named lying east of the Jordan. 
 
 Judea, on the south, was the province of Jerusalem, the 
 temple, and the [)riesthood, and was the centre of an exclu- 
 sive Jewish aristocracy. 
 
 Samaria, next on the north, was a small province, with a 
 mongrel Jewish-Assyrian people, despising the Jews and 
 despised by them. They kept the Pentateuch and had their 
 own temple. 
 
 Galilee was most populous and cosmopolitan, and chief 
 commercially and politically. 
 
 Perea, beyond the Jordan, was nomadic and ])astoral, 
 with few large cities and an unsettled population. 
 
PEEFACE. 
 
 The purpose of the compiler of this Harmony op the 
 Gospels Ims been to so interweave the nurnvtives of the 
 four Evangelists as to give as full and flowing an account as 
 possible of the life of our Lord. He has therefore sought 
 to bring into the text every sentence, indeed every word, 
 which could add to the completeness of the rcoord. The 
 footnote references will show how intricate this interweav- 
 ing in many cases has Veen ; and a careful examination will 
 show what increased light the introduction of even a single 
 word from a parallel account will give. In a few instimces, 
 however, to secure the completeness sought, the difi'erent 
 accounts of the same event are repeated in full, as in the 
 narrative of the institution of the Lord's Supper, the denial 
 of Peter, the resurrection of Jesus, and a few others. In a 
 few instances these, for the sake of clearness, are printed in 
 parallel columns, and are sometime? enclosed in brackets. 
 The two versions of the Sermon on the Mount are given in 
 full, for reasons indicated in a footnote. 
 
tv 
 
 Preface. 
 
 The advantage of such a Harmony, or Munotessiiron, will 
 l>e shown by tlie following extracts from an article by Prof. 
 Amos R. Wells, in the Sunday-school Timet: 
 
 '* Far above Concordance, Bible Index, Bible Dictionary, 
 I count the Monotessaron tlie very best help to Bible study. 
 The Monotessaron, it might be parenthetically remarked for 
 the benetit of the lexicon-lazy folk, is a Harmony cf tho 
 four Gospels so arranged as to make one continuous and 
 complete story, in Scripture words alone. Speaking for 
 one, I may say that through recent first acqu?'ntance with 
 a Monotessaron, that matchless life has shone upon me with 
 an entire splendor of beauty and majesty before unimagined. 
 
 "A further inestimable advantage is the appreciation of 
 Hurroundin<iH. What light is cast, for example, on the story 
 of Lazarus in John by its insertion in Luke ; the contact of 
 these parted elements of the Gospel story sometimes rouses 
 a current of thrilling thoughts, making a veritable electric 
 battery of the Monotessaron. 
 
 "It has given the life and person of Christ marvellous 
 vividness, setting facts in their due order, location, relations 
 and proportions, while the facility it affords is constant 
 inspiration to fresh delightful study. This is the experience 
 of thousands, and yet I am sure that there nre many thou- 
 sands who are yet unacquainted with this Bible-help. Not 
 only every Sunday-school teacher, but every Bible scholar 
 should own one." 
 
 That this Harmony of the Gospels may make the life 
 of our Lord a more vivid reality and abiding power in the 
 hearts of its readers is the earnest prayer of 
 
 The Editor. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
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 St. John's Introduction .... 
 
 The Genealogy of Jeans .... 
 
 The Annunciation of the Birth of John and of Jesus 
 
 The liirth of Jolin ..... 
 
 The Birth of Jesjus 
 
 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple 
 
 Tlie Worship of the Wise Men 
 
 The Flight into Kgypt and Return to Nazareth 
 
 The ChiUlhood of Jesus . 
 
 The Ministry of John the Baptist . 
 
 The Baptism of Jesus .... 
 
 The Temptation of Jesus 
 
 Jolm's Testimony concerning Jesus 
 
 The Call of the First Disciples 
 
 The First Miracle of Jesus 
 
 Jesus Purges the Temple (the First Time) 
 
 The Discourse of Jesus with Nicodennis 
 
 John the Baptist's Last Testimony to Jesus 
 
 Jesus Teaches the Woman of Samaria . 
 
 Jesus Heals a Nobleman's Son 
 
 Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth 
 
 The Call of Peter, James and John 
 
 Jesus Heals a Demoniac, and othera 
 
 The Miraculous Draught of P'ishes 
 
 Jes'. 1 Heals a Leper and a Paralytic 
 
 The Call of Matthew .... 
 
 The Teaching of Jesus concerning the Sahhath 
 
 Jesus Ifeals a Sick Man at the Pool of Bethesda 
 
 Jesus Reproves the Persecuting Jews . 
 
 Jesus Works many Miracles by the Sea Side 
 
 The Call of the Twelve Apostles . 
 
 The Sermon on the Mount — Mattliew's Version 
 
 The Sermon on the Mount — Luke's Version . 
 
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 Jesus Heals the Centurion's Servant and Raises a 
 
 Widow's Son to Life 47 
 
 The Testimony of Jesus concerning John the Baptist . 49 
 A Woman Anoints the feet of Jesus . . . .50 
 Jesus Heals a Demoniac and Rebukes the Pharisees . 51 
 Parabl !S of the Sower, the Lamp, and the Seed . , 54 
 Jesus Discourses on Formalism and on Godliness . . 57 
 The Parables of the Rich Man, and of the Servants and 
 
 the Steward 59 
 
 Jesus Foretells the Persecution of His Disciples . . 61 
 The Slaughter of tiie Galilajans ..... 61 
 
 Jesus Heals an Infirm Woman on the Sabbath Day . 62 
 The Parable of the Mustard Seed, and otlier Parables . 63 
 Jesus Stills the Storm on the Sea of Galilee . . .65 
 Jesus Heals Two Demoniacs ...... 66 
 
 Jesus Raises the Daughter of Jairus, and Performs other 
 
 Miracles 68 
 
 Jesus Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles . . .70 
 
 The Death of John the Baptist ..... 73 
 
 Jesus Feeds Five Thousand by a Miracle . . .74 
 Jesus Walks upon the Sea ...... 76 
 
 .Tesus Discourses concerning the T»'ue Bread . . .77 
 Jesus Teaches the True Cause ot Defilement . . . 8J) 
 Jestis Heals the Daughter of a Syrophtienician Woman . 81 
 Jesus Feeds the Four Tliousand . . . . .83 
 
 Jesus Warns His Disciples Against the Pharisees . . 83 
 Jesus Heals a Blind Man ...... 84 
 
 Jesus Foretells His Atonement and Exaltation . . 85 
 The Transfiguration ....... 86 
 
 Jesus Casts Out a Dumb and Deaf Spirit . . .88 
 Jesus Foretells His Death and Pays the Tribute Money 89 
 The Parable of the King and his Servants . . .92 
 Jesus Teaches Publicly in the Temple . . . .93 
 
 The Woman Taken in Adultery Brought to Jesus . . 95 
 Jesus Proclaims Himself the Son of (xod . . .96 
 Jesus Gives Sight to a Man Born Blind . ► . .99 
 Jesus the Good Shepherd . . . . . . lOl 
 
 Jesus Teaches that He is the Son of God . . . 102 
 
 The Deat'c cf Lazarus 103 
 
 The Journey to Bethany 104 
 
 The Pftrabios of the Great Supper and the Lost Sheep . 105 
 
Contents. 
 
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 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 107 
 
 The Parables of the Unjust Steward and of Dives and 
 
 Lazarus ........ 109 
 
 The Raising of Lazarus .110 
 
 Jesus Again Visits Jerusalem . . . . .112 
 The Sending Forth and Return of the Seventy . .113 
 The Parable of the Good S.miaritan . . . .115 
 
 Mary Chooses the " Good Part " 116 
 
 Jesus Teaches Perseverance in FVayer . . . .116 
 
 Jesus Teaches Forgiveness and Failli . . . .117 
 
 Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers . . . . . .118 
 
 Jesus Foretells the Sufldenness of the Judgement . 118 
 The Parable of the Unrighteous Judge . . .110 
 
 Jesus Discourses on Marriage and Divorce . . . 120 
 Jesus Blesses Little Cliildren ..... 121 
 
 The Rich Young Ruler 122 
 
 The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard . . 123 
 Jesus Foretells His Death and Resiu'rection . . 124 
 
 Jesus Gives Sight to Baitinueus and Visits Zacchaeus . 125 
 
 The Parable of tlie Ten Pounds 126 
 
 The Chief Priests Conspire to Kill Jesus — Mary 
 
 Anoints Him ....... 127 
 
 Jesus Makes His Triumphal Entry into Jerusal^^ni . 129 
 Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem ..... 130 
 
 The Multitudes and the Children Praise the Lord . 131 
 The Barren Fig Tree and the Second Purging of tlie 
 
 Temple 131 
 
 Jesus Foretells His "Lifting Up" . . . .132 
 
 The Barren Fig Tree VVitiiered 134 
 
 The Parable of the Two Sous, and other Parab'es . 13r> 
 Jesus Replies to the Pharisees concerning the Tribute 
 
 Money 137 
 
 The Two Great Commandments . . . . .139 
 Jesus Shews that the Christ is David's Son and David's 
 
 Lord 139 
 
 Jesus Warns His Disciples Against the Scribes anu 
 
 Pharisees 140 
 
 The Widow's Mite 142 
 
 Jesus Foretells the Destruction of Jeru.salem and the 
 
 Coming of the Son of Man It'S 
 
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 Sec. Paob 
 
 105. The Parables of the Ten Virgins and of the Five 
 
 Talents 147 
 
 106. The Chief Priests Conspire with Judas Iscariot . . loO 
 
 107. The Disciples Prepare the Last Supper . . . 151 
 
 108. Jesus and His Disciples Begin the Last Supper . . 151 
 
 109. Jesus Waslu's His Disciples' Feet .... 152 
 
 110. Jesus Foretells His Betrayal by Judas and His Denial 
 
 by Peter 1 5:i 
 
 111. The Institution of the Lord's Supper .... l."»5 
 
 112. Jesus' Farewell Discouise to His Disciples . . . 15(5 
 
 113. Jesus' Discourse on the Way to (.Jet liscniane . . 158 
 
 114. The Intercessory Prayer of Jesus for His Disciples . KU 
 
 115. The Agony in the Ciarden ...... Ki.S 
 
 1 1 0. Jesus Betrayed and Deserted . . . . .1 05 
 
 117. The Arraignment of Jesus 107 
 
 118. Jesus is Condemned . . . . . . . HkS 
 
 119. The Denial of Jesus by Peter . . . . .109 
 
 120. Jesus is Mocked and Beaten . . . . .171 
 
 121. The Remorse and Death of Judas . . . .172 
 
 122. Pilate Declares Jesus Innocent . . . . . 1 72 
 
 123. The Jews Reject Jesus and Choose Barabbas . .174 
 
 124. The Soldiers Mock Jesus . . . . . .175 
 
 125. Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crucified . . . .176 
 
 126. The Crucifixion 178 
 
 127. The Burial of Jesus 181 
 
 128. The Resurrection of Jesus . . . . . .183 
 
 129. Jesus Appears (1) to Mary Magdalene, (2) to Mary 
 
 Magdalene and the " Other Mary " . . .185 
 
 130. The Guards give a False Account of the Resurrection . 186 
 
 131. Jesus Appears (3) to the Disciples on the Way to 
 
 Emmaus . . . . . . . .187 
 
 132. Jesus Appears (4) to Peter 188 
 
 133. Jesus Appears (5) to the Disciples in the Absence of 
 
 Thomas . . . . . . . .188 
 
 134. Jesus Appears (6) to the Disciples when Thomas is 
 
 Present . . . . . . . . .190 
 
 135. Jesus Appears (7) to the Disciples at the Sea of Galilee 190 
 
 136. Jesus Appears (8) again to the Disciples, (9) to the 
 
 Five Hundi-ed, (10) to James, the Lord's Brother . 192 
 
 137. The Ascension of Jesus 193 
 
A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS. 
 
 §1 ST. JOHNS INTRODUCTION. 
 
 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with 
 God, and the Word was God. The same was in the begin- 
 ning with God. All things were made by liim ; and witliout 
 liim WHS not anything made that hath been made. In liim 
 was Hfe ; and the hfe was the light of men. And the light 
 shineth in the darkness ; and the darkness apprehended it 
 not. There came a man, sent from God, whose name was 
 John. The same came for witness, that he might bear wit- 
 ness of the light, that all might believe through him. He 
 was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of 
 the light. There was the true light, evoc the light which 
 lighteth every man, coming into the world. He was in the 
 world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew 
 him not. He came unto his own, and they that were his 
 own received him not. But as many as received him, to 
 them gave he the right to become children of G<xl, eteii to 
 them that believe on his name : whicli were born, not of 
 blood, nor of the will of the tiesh, nor of the will of man, 
 but of God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among 
 us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten 
 from the Father), fidl of grace and truth. John beareth 
 witness of him, and crieth, saying. This was he of whom I 
 said. He that cometh after me is become before me : for he 
 was before me. For of his fulness we all received, and grace 
 fur grace. For the law was given by Moses ; grace and truth 
 came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time ; 
 the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, 
 he hath declared him.^ 
 
 1. Jolin 1 : 1-18. 
 
"2 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 §2 — THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS. 
 
 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son oi 
 David, the son of Abraham. 
 
 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob 
 l)egat Judah-and his brethren; and Judah l>egat Perez and 
 Xerah of Tamar ; and Perez begat Hezron ; and Hezron 
 begat Ram; and Ram begat Amminadab ; and Amminadab 
 begat Nahshon ; and Nahshon begat Sahnon ; and Salmon 
 begat Boaz of Rahab ; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth ; and 
 Obed begat Jesse ; and Jesse legat David the king. 
 
 And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of 
 Uriah ; and Solonxon begat Rehoboam ; and Rehoboam begat 
 Abijah ; and Al)ijah begat Asa; and Asa begat Jthoshaphut; 
 and Jehosha])hat begat Joram ; and Joram begat Uzziah ; 
 and Uzziah begat Jo^ham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and 
 Ahaz begat Ilezekiah and Hezekiah begat Manasseh ; and 
 Manasseh begat Amon ; and Anion begat Josiah; and Josiah 
 begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carry- 
 ing away to Babylon. 
 
 And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat 
 Shealtiel ; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel ; and Zerubbabel 
 begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eliakmi ; and Eliakim begat 
 Azor ; and Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat Achim ; and 
 Achim begat Eliud ; and Eliud begat Eleazar ; and Eleazar 
 'begat Matthan ; and Matthan begat Jacolj ; and Jacob begat 
 Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who 
 : is called Christ. 
 
 So all the generations from Abraham unto David are four- 
 teen generations ; and from David unto the carrying away to 
 Babylon fourteen generations ; and from the carrying away 
 to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.^ 
 
 And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about 
 
 thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of 
 
 • Joseph, the soil of Heli, the son of Matthat, the sun of Levi, 
 
 •the 8on of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the 
 
 1. Matt. 1 : 1-17. 
 
Annuticiation of the JJlrth of John. 3 
 
 ton of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahiim, tlie 
 son of Esli, the son of Nnggai, the son of Maatli, the son of 
 Mattathias, the son of Seiuein, *^he son of Josech, the son of 
 Joda, the son of .loanau, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerub- 
 babel, the so)i of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, 
 the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Ehnadam, the 
 smi of Er, the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, tlio son of 
 Jorim, the son of Matthat, the srm of Levi, the son of Symeou, 
 the son of Judas, the .so7(. of Joseph, the son of Jonain, the son 
 of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of 
 Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the so7i of David, the son of 
 Jesse, the wn of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, 
 the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, 
 the son of Ilezron, the .son of Perez, the son of Judah, the 
 son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the .son 
 of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, 
 the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son 
 of Cainan, tlie son of Arphiixad, tlie son of Shem, the son of 
 Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methusehih, the son of 
 Enoch, the son of Jared, the soji of Mahalaleel, the son of 
 Cainan, the son of Enos, the son, of Seth, the son of Adam, 
 the so?t of God.' 
 
 §3 — THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BIRTH OF 
 JOHN AND OF JESUS. 
 
 Tliere was in the days of Herod, king of Judrea, a certain 
 priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had 
 a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisa- 
 betli. And they were both righteous before God, walking 
 in all the connnandments and ordinances of the Lord blame- 
 less. And they had no child, because tliat Elisab;»th was 
 barren, and they both were noio well stricken in years. 
 
 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office 
 before God in the order of his course, according to the cus- 
 tom of the priest's c flice, his lot was to enter into the tem])le 
 of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of" 
 
 1. Luke 3 : 23-38. 
 
 2. Luke 1 : B-IO. 
 
A lliirmony of the Gosjjels. 
 
 tho people were prayinj^ without at the hour of incense. 
 Anil there ap|)eare(l unto liiui an angel oi the Lord standing 
 on th(!! right side of the altar of incense. And Zacharias was 
 troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon hitn. But the 
 angel said unto hiin, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy sup- 
 plication is lieard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a 
 son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt 
 have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 
 For he shall l)e great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall 
 drink no wine nor strong drink; and lie shall be filled with 
 the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many 
 of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their 
 God. And he shall go before his face in the spirit and 
 power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the 
 children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the 
 just ; to make ready for the Lortl a peo])le i)repared for him. 
 And Zacharias said unto the angel. Whereby shall I know 
 this ? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in 
 years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, 
 that stand in the presence of God ; and I was sent to speak 
 unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings. And behold, 
 thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that 
 these things shall come to pass, because tliou believedst not 
 my words, which shall be fultilled in their season. And the 
 people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while 
 he tarried in the temple. And when he came out, he could 
 not speak unto them : and they perceived that he had seen a 
 vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto 
 them, and remained dumb. And it came to pass, when the 
 days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his 
 house. 
 
 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived ; and 
 she hid herself five months, saying. Thus hath the Lord 
 done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to 
 take away my reproach among men. 
 
 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from 
 God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin' 
 
 1. Luke 1 : 10-27. 
 
Annunciation of the Birth of Jes^is.' 
 
 betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house 
 of David; and the vir;^in's name was Mary. And he came 
 in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favouroil, 
 the Lord is with thee. But sho was greatly troubled at the 
 saying, and east in her mind what manner of salutation this 
 might be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary : 
 for thou hast found favour with God. And behold, thou 
 shalt eonceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son., and shalt 
 call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall bo ealhd 
 the Son of the Most 1,! igh : and tl'o Lord God shall give 
 unto him the throne of his father David : and he shall reign 
 over the house of Jacob for ever ; and of his kingdom there 
 shall be no end. And Mary said unto the angel, How shall 
 this be, seci'ig I know not a man ? And the angel ajiswercd 
 and said unto her, The Holy Cihost shall come upon thee, 
 and the {)ower of the Most High •shall overshadow thee: 
 whereft lie also that which is to be born shall be called holy, 
 the i'oxi of God. And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, 
 she also hath conceived a son in her old age : and this is the 
 sixth month with her that was called barren. For no word 
 from God shall be void of ])ower. And Mary said. Behold, 
 the handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy 
 word. And the angel departed from her. 
 
 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill 
 country with haste, into a city of Judah ; and entered into 
 the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. And it came 
 to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the 
 babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was tilled with the 
 Holy Ghost; and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, 
 .and said. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the 
 fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the 
 mother of my Lord should come unto me? For behold, 
 when the voice of thy salutation came into mine cars, the 
 babe leaped in my wond> for joy. And blessed /.s she that 
 believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the thing.s which 
 have been spoken to her fr. m the Lord. And Mary said, 
 
 My soul doth magnify the Lord, 
 
 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.^ 
 
 1. Luke 1 : 27-47. 
 
6 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his hand- 
 maiden : 
 
 For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call 
 me blessed. 
 
 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; 
 
 And holy is his name. 
 
 And his mercy is unto generations and generations 
 
 On them that fear him. 
 
 He hiith shewed strength with his arm ; 
 
 He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of t^eir 
 heart. , 
 
 He hath put down princes from their thrones, 
 
 And hath exalted them of low degree. 
 
 The hungry he hath filled with good things; 
 
 And the rich he hath sent empty away. 
 
 He hath holpen Israel his servant, 
 
 That he might remember mercy 
 
 (As he spake unto our fathers) 
 
 Toward A braham and his seed for ever. 
 And Mary abode with her about three months, and re- 
 turned unto her house. ^ 
 
 §4— THE BIRTH OF JOHN. 
 
 Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be 
 delivered ; and she brought forth a son. And her neigh-, 
 hours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified 
 his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her. And it 
 came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise 
 the child ; and they would have called him Zacharias, after 
 the name of hi^ father. And his mother answered and said, 
 Not so ; but he shall be called John. And they said unto 
 her. There is none of thy kindred that is called by this 
 name. And they made signs to his father, what he would 
 have him called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and 
 wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. 
 And his mouth was opened immeciiately, and his tongue" 
 
 1. Luke 1 : 48-56. 
 
 2. Luke 1 : 67-64. 
 
The Jiirth of John. 
 
 loosed, and he spjike, blessing God. And fear came on ad 
 that dwelt ntutid about them: and all these sayings were 
 noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judjea. 
 And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, 
 What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord 
 was with him. 
 
 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, 
 *tnd prophesied, saying, 
 
 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel ; 
 
 For he hath visited and wrought redemption for hia 
 
 people, 
 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us 
 In tlie house of his servant David 
 (As he spake by the mouth of his noly ])rophets which 
 
 have been since the world began), 
 'Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all 
 
 that hate us ; 
 To shew mercy towards our fathers, 
 And to r'-member his holy covenant; 
 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, 
 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the 
 
 hand of our enemies 
 Should serve him without fear, 
 
 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 
 Yea and thou, child, sha) ; be called the prophet of the 
 
 Most High : 
 For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make 
 
 ready his ways ; 
 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people 
 In the remission of their sins. 
 Because of the tender mercy of our God, 
 Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us. 
 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow 
 
 of death ; 
 To guide our feet into the way of peace. 
 And the child grew, and waxed urong in spirit, and was 
 in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.^ 
 
 1. Luke 1 : 64-80. 
 
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 A llannoiuj of the (iosj/pJk. 
 
 m. 
 
 §5— TIIK niRTH OF JESUS. 
 
 Now tlie biith of Jesus Christ was on this wise: WhfM> 
 his mother M.iiy h;id bi^en biitrothod to Joseph, before tliey 
 came together she was fouiul with ehihl of the Holy (jihost. 
 And Joseph her husband, being a rigliteous man, and not 
 willing to make her a public example, was minded to put 
 her away ])rivily. Jiut when he thought on these things, 
 behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, 
 saying, Jose|)h, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee 
 Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the 
 Holy (ihost. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou 
 shalt call his name Jesus; for it is he that shall save his 
 people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass, that 
 it might be ful tilled which was spoken by the Lord through 
 the prophet, saying. 
 
 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring 
 
 forth a son, 
 And they shall call his name Immnnuel; 
 which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph arose 
 from his sleej), and did as the angel of the Lord connnanded 
 him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she 
 had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus. ^ 
 
 Now it came to pass in those days, there went \^vt a 
 decree from Osesar Augustus, that all the world should be 
 enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius 
 was governor of Syria. And all went to enrol themselves, 
 every one to liis owii city. And Joseph also went up from 
 Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judnea, to the city 
 of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he w.is of the 
 house and family of David; to enrol himself with Mary, 
 who was betrothed to him, being great with child. And it 
 came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled 
 that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her 
 firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, 
 and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for 
 them in the inn.^ 
 
 1. Matt. 1 : 18-25. 
 
 2. Luke 2 : 1-7. 
 
Presentalioii of Je^ua in tlie 2'emjjle. 
 
 9 
 
 And there were ahophords in the same country fthiding in 
 the fiehl, Jind keopini,' watch by nij^lit over tht-ir ilock. And 
 nn angel of the Lord stood by them, .-md tlie gh)ry of the 
 Lord sho.e round about them: and they were sore afraid. 
 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid ; for behold, I 
 bi'ing you'good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the 
 people: for there is born to ytju this day in the city of David 
 a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this w the sign 
 unto you ; Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling c othes, 
 and lying in a manger. And suddeidy there was with the 
 angel a nudtitude of the heavenly host praising God, and 
 saying. 
 
 Glory to God in the highest. 
 
 And on (\arth peace among men in whom he is well 
 pli;, .ud. 
 
 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from 
 them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another. Let us 
 now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that ia 
 come to pass, which the Lord hath made known inito us. 
 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, 
 and the babe lying in the manger. And when they saw it, 
 they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to 
 them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at 
 the things which were spoken unto them by the shej)herds. 
 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her 
 heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising 
 <jrod for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as 
 it was spoken unto them.^ 
 
 §6 — THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE 
 
 TEMPLE. 
 
 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, 
 his name was called Jesus, which was so called by the angel 
 before he was conceived in the womb. 
 
 And when the days of their purification according to the 
 law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusa- 
 
 I. Luke 2 : 8-20. 
 
10 
 
 A Ilnrmony of tlie Gospels. 
 
 lem, to ])rcsent him to the Lord (as it is written in the law 
 of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb hIuiII be 
 called holy to the Lord), and to offer a sacrifice accordinj^ to 
 that which is said in the law of the Lord, A j)air of turtle- 
 doves, or two younjj; j)igeonH, And behold, there was a man 
 in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon ; and this man was 
 righteous and devout, looking for the consdlation of Israel: 
 and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had Iteen re- 
 vealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see 
 death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came 
 in the Spirit into the temple : and when the parents brought 
 in the child Jesus, th.vt they might do concerning him after 
 the custom of the law, then he received him into his arms, 
 and blessed God, and said, 
 
 Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord, 
 
 According to thy word, in peace ; 
 
 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 
 
 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples; 
 
 A light for revelation to the (j entiles. 
 
 And the glory of thy people Israel. 
 And his father and his mother were marvelling at tl^:" things 
 which were spoken concerning him ; and Simeon blessed 
 them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is 
 set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel ; and lor a 
 sign which is spoken against ; yea and a sword shall pierce 
 through thine own soul ; that thoughts out ^f many hearts 
 may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, 
 the daughter of Phaiuiel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a 
 great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her 
 virginity, and she had been a widow even for fourscore and 
 four years), which departed not from the temple, wcnihip- 
 ping with fastings and supplications night and day. Anrf 
 coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, ano 
 spake of him to all them that were looking for the rer(. «n:n' 
 tion of Jerusalem. ' 
 
 1. Luke 2: 21^. 
 
The Worship of the Wue Men, 
 
 11 
 
 87 — THE WORSHIP OF THE WISE MEN. 
 
 Now when Jesus was born in liethU'lie.ii of Judff^a in the 
 days of Horod the king, hihold, wiso men from the east 
 came to JerusaK'ni, saying, Who u is ho that is l)(»rn King of 
 the Jews / for wo saw his star in ihe east, and are come to 
 worsliip him. And wheii Herod the king heard it, ho was 
 troubled, and all Jerusalem with liitn. And gathering to- 
 gether all the chief prit'sts and scribes of the people, he 
 inquired of them whcio the Christ should be bcrn. And 
 they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judiea: for thus it is 
 written by the pro[)h(;t. 
 
 And thou 13ethlehem, land of Judah, 
 Art in no wiso least among the princes of Judah : 
 For out of thee shall come forth a governor. 
 Which shall be .shepherd of my people Isr.ael. 
 Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of 
 them carefully what time the sbir Mppeared. And he sent 
 them to Bethlehem, and said, fio and sv.irch out carefully 
 concerning the young child ; and when ye have found /im, 
 bring me word, that I also may come ;ind worship him. 
 And they, having heard the king, went their way ; and lo, 
 the star, which they saw in the east, went V)efoio them, till 
 it came anu stood over where the young child was. And 
 when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great 
 joy. And they came into the house and saw the young 
 child with Mary his mother ; and they fell d(.wn and wor- 
 shipped him; and opening their treasures ihey offered unto 
 him gifts, gold and frankincense and mvrrh. And being 
 warned of God in a dream that they should not return to 
 Herod, they departed into their own country another way.' 
 
 1. Matt. 2 : 1-12. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 ..I 
 
 ^8 — THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT, MASSACRE OF THE 
 
 INNOCENTS, AND RETURN TO NAZARETH. 
 
 Now wlien tJiey were clepartMi, DeJiold, an angel of the 
 Lord appeareth to Jo.sei)h in a dream, sayin<(, Arise and 
 take tlio young child and his iiother, and flee into Egypt, 
 and be tluju there until I tell thee : for Herod will seek the 
 young child to destroy him. And he arose and took the 
 young child and his mother by night, and departed into 
 Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: that it 
 might be fulfilled which was s])oken by the Lord through 
 tlie prophet, saying. Out of Egy|)t did I call my son. Then 
 Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise nieii, was 
 exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male chil- 
 dren bl^at were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, 
 from two years old and uudei", according to the time which 
 he had caivfully learned of the wise men. Then was fulfilled 
 that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 
 
 A voice was he;ud in Ram;i,h, 
 
 Weeping and great lourning, 
 
 Rachel weeping for >r children ; 
 
 And she would not I , comforted, because they are not. 
 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord 
 appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying. Arise and 
 take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of 
 Israel : for they are dead that p,ouglit the young child's life. 
 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and 
 came into the land of Lsrael. But when he heard that 
 A»'chelaus was reigning over Judtea in the room of his father 
 Herod, he was afraid to go thither ; and being warned of God 
 in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, and came 
 and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled 
 which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called 
 a Nazarene. 
 
 [And when they had accomplished all things that were 
 according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, 
 to their own city Nazareth.'"'] 
 
 1. Mute. 2 : 13-'23. 
 
 2. Luke 2 : 39. 
 
The Ministry of John the Baptist. 
 
 i;i 
 
 * 
 
 §9 — THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. 
 
 And the child grow, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom : 
 and the grace of God was upon him. 
 
 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast 
 of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they 
 went up after the custom of ihe feast; and when they had 
 fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus 
 tarried behind in Jerusaleni ; and his ])arents knew it not ; 
 but HU[)posing him to be in the company, they went a day's 
 journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and 
 acquaintance : and when they found him not, they returned 
 to Jerusalem, seeking for him. And it came to pass, after 
 three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the 
 midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking tiiem 
 questions : and all that heard him were amazed at his under- 
 standing and his answers. And when they saw him, they 
 were astonished: and his mother said unto him, Son, why 
 hast thou thus dealt with us i behold, thy father and 1 
 sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it 
 that ye sought me ? wist ye not that I nuist be in my 
 Father's house ? And they undei itood not the saying which 
 he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and 
 came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his 
 mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 
 
 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour 
 with Clod and nien.^ 
 
 §10 — THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 
 
 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cfcsar, 
 Pontius Pilate being governor of Judiea, and Herod being 
 tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philij) tetrarch of the 
 region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of 
 Abilene, in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caia[)has, the 
 word of God came unto John the son of Z.icharias in the 
 wilderness. And he came into all the region round about 
 Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission 
 
 1. Luke 2 : 40-52. 
 
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 14 
 
 A Ilai'mony of the Gospels. 
 
 m 
 
 
 of sins,' saying, Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at 
 hand. For tliis is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the pro- 
 phet, saying," 
 
 Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, 
 
 Who shall prepare thy way ;'* 
 
 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 
 
 Make ye ready the way of the Lord, 
 
 Make his paths straight. 
 
 Every valley shall be filled, 
 
 And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; 
 
 And the cooked shall become straight, 
 
 And the rough ways smooth ; 
 
 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.* 
 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a 
 leathern girdle about his loins ; and his food was locusts and 
 wild honey. Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all 
 Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan; and they 
 were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their 
 sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Saddu- 
 cees coming to his ba])tism, he said unto them. Ye ofispring 
 of vij)ers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? 
 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: and think 
 not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our 
 father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones 
 to raise u]) children unto Abraham. And even now is the 
 axe laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore that 
 bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into 
 the fire. 1 indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : 
 but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes 
 I fun not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the 
 H0I3'' Ghost and ivilli fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he 
 will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather 
 his wheat into the garner, but the chaflf he will burn up with 
 unquenchable fire."^ 
 
 And the multitude asked him, saying, What then must we 
 do ? And lie answered and said unto them, lie that hath 
 
 1. Luke 3 : 1-4. 
 S. Matt. 3 : 2, 3. 
 
 3. Mark 1 
 
 4. Luke 3 
 
 2. 
 4-6. 
 
 6. Matt. 3 : 4-12. 
 
The Jiiiptism of Jesiis. 
 
 15 
 
 two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that 
 hath food, let him do likewise. And there came also publi- 
 cans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Master, what 
 must we do? And he said unto them. Extort no more tljan 
 that which is appointed you. And soldiers also asked him, 
 saying. And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, 
 Do violence to no man, neither exact anything wrongfully; 
 and be content with your wages. 
 
 And as the people were in expectation, and all men rea- 
 soned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he 
 were the Christ ; John answered, saying unto them all, I in- 
 deed baptize you with water; but there conieth he that is 
 mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes 1 am not worthy 
 to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy (ihost and 
 with tire: whose fan is in his hand, throughly to cleanse his 
 threshing-floor, and to gather tiie wheat into his garner; but 
 the cliati'he will burn up with unquenchable tire. 
 
 With many other exhortations therefore jireached he good 
 tidings unto the people; but Herod the tetrarch, being n 
 proved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all 
 the evil things wliich Herod had done, added yet this above 
 all, that he shut up John in prison.^ 
 
 §11 — THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. 
 
 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, 
 to be baptized of him. But John would have liindered him, 
 saying, 1 have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou 
 to me? But Jesus answering said unto him, Sutler it now: 
 for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he 
 suflfereth him.*^ 
 
 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, 
 that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying,^ lo, the 
 heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of 
 •God descending as a dove, and coming upon him ; and lo, a 
 voice out of the heavens, saying. This ia my beloved Son, in 
 whom I am well pleased.* 
 
 1. Lu!co 3 : 10-20. 
 
 2. Matt. 3 : 13-16. 
 
 3. Luke 3 : 21. 
 
 4. Matt. 3 : 16, 17. 
 
 
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 §12— THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS. 
 
 AndJesus,fnll of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, 
 and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness during forty days, 
 being tempted of the devil/ and ho was with the wild beasts.'' 
 And he did eat nothint^ in those days : and when they were 
 completed, he hungered. And the devil said unto him, If 
 thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become 
 bread. And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man 
 shall not live by br'.-ad jdone,'^ but by every word that pro- 
 ceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh 
 him into the holy city ; and he set him on the pinnacle of 
 the temple, and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, 
 cast thyse.f down: for it is written, 
 
 He sliall give his angels charge concerning thee^ (to guard 
 
 thee'') : 
 And on their hands they shall bear thee up, 
 Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 Jesus said unto him. Again it is written. Thou shalt not 
 tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil taketh him unto 
 an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the king- 
 doms of the world, and tiie glt)ry of them,'' in a moment of 
 time. And the devil saitl unto him. To thee will I give all 
 this authority, and the glory of them ; for it hath been 
 delivered unto me; and «to vvhomst>ever I will I give it. If 
 thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.' 
 Then saith Jesus unto him. Get thee hence, Satan : for it 
 is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him 
 only shalt thou serve. ^ And when the devil had completed 
 every temptation, he departed from him for a season ;** and 
 behold, angels came and ministered unto him.^'^ 
 
 1. Luke 4 : 1, 2. 
 
 2. .Mark 1 : 13. 
 
 3. Luke 4 : 2-4. 
 
 4. Matt. 4 : 4-e. 
 
 6. Luke 4 : 13. 
 
 6. Matt 4: G-8. 
 
 7. Luke 4 : 5-7. 
 
 8. Matt. 4 : 10. 
 
 9. Luke 4 : 13. 
 10. Mutt. 4 : 11. 
 
Johii's Testimony Coricei'iiiiuj Jesus. 
 
 17 
 
 §13— JOFINS TESTIMONY CONCERNING JKSUS. 
 
 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto 
 him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Wh<» 
 art thou ? And he confessed, and denied not ; and lie con- 
 fessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What 
 then ? Art thou Elijah ? And he saith, I am not. Art 
 thou the prophet ? And he answered, No. Tiiey said there- 
 fore unto him, Who art thou ? that we may give an answer 
 to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself ? He 
 said, I am the voice of one crying in the wik^ 'rness, ]\Iake 
 straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah Jie ])ropliet. 
 And they had been sent from the Pharisees. And they asked 
 him, and said unto him. Why then baptizest thou, if thou 
 art not the Christ, neither Elijali, neither the prophet ? 
 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water : in the 
 midst of you standeth one wliom ye know not, even he that 
 Cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy 
 to unloose. These things were done in Bethany beyond 
 Jordan, where Jolin was baptizing. 
 
 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, 
 Behold, the Lamb of (Jod, which taketh away the sin of the 
 world ! This is he of whom I said. After me cometh a man 
 which is become before me : for he was before me. And 1 
 knew him not ; ])ut tliat he should be made manifest to 
 Israel, for this cause came I baptizing with water. And 
 John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descend- 
 ing as a dove out of heaven ; and it abode upon him. And 
 I knew him not : but he that sent me to baptize with water, 
 he said unto me. Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit 
 descending, and abiding upon him, tlu* same is he that i)ap- 
 tizeth with the Holy Spirit. And I have seen, and have 
 borne witness that this is the Son of God. 
 
 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his 
 disciples; and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith. 
 Behold, the Lamb of Ood ! And the two disciples heard 
 him speak, and they followed Jesus. ^ And Jesus turned, and 
 
 1. John 1 : 19-37. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
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 beheld tliein followinij, and saitli unto them, What seek ye? 
 And they said unto hiui, Kabbi (which is to say, being inter- 
 preted, Master), where abidest tliou ? He saitli unto them, 
 Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw wliere 
 ho abode ; and they abode with him that day : it was about 
 the tenth hour.^ 
 
 § It — THE CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES. 
 
 And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about 
 thirty years of age." 
 
 One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, 
 was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He tindeth tirst his 
 own brother Simon, and saith unto him. We have found the 
 Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ). He brought 
 him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou 
 art Simon the son of John : thou shalt be called Cephas 
 (which is by interpretation, Peter). 
 
 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, 
 and he tindeth Philip : and Jesus saith unto him. Follow 
 me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, (»f the city of Anilrew 
 and Peter. Philip tindeth Nathanael, and saith unto him. 
 We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the 
 prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 
 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out 
 of Nazareth? Philij) saitli unto him. Come and see. Jesus 
 saw Natlianael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an 
 Israelite indeed, in whom is no guih^ ! Nathanael saith unto 
 him. Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said 
 unto him. Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under 
 the tig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, 
 thou art the Son of God ; thou art King of Israel. 
 Jesus answered and said unto him. Because I said unto thee, 
 I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou ? thou 
 shalt see gi'eater things than these. And he paitli unto him, 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven 
 opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending 
 u{)on the Son of man.^ 
 
 i.. John 1 : 38-39. 
 
 2. Luke 3 : 23. 
 
 8. John 1 : 40-61. 
 
Jesus Puryes the Temple. 
 
 19 
 
 §15 — THE FIRST MIRACLE OF JKSUS. 
 
 And the tliird day there was a niarriat'e in Ciina of Gali- 
 lee ; and the mother of Jesus was there : and Jesus also was 
 bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage. And wlien the 
 wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have 
 no wine. And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I 
 to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother 
 saith unto the servants. Whatsoever he saith unto you, do 
 it. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after 
 the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three 
 firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the watorpots 
 with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he 
 saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of 
 the feast. And they bare it. And when the ruler of the 
 feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not 
 whence it was (but the servants which had drawn the water 
 knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom, and 
 saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine ; 
 and when men have drunk freely, then that which is wor.se : 
 thou hast kept the gf)()d wine until now. This beginning of 
 his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his 
 glory ; and his disciples believed on him. 
 
 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his 
 mother, and his brethren, and his disciples : and there they 
 abode not many days.^ 
 
 §16 — JE.SUS PURGES THE TEMPLE (TIIE FIRST TIME). 
 
 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus 
 went up to Jerusalem. And he found in the temple those 
 that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of 
 money s tting : and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all 
 out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen ; and he 
 poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables ; 
 and to them that sold the doves he said. Take these things 
 hence ; make not my Fathers house a house of merchandise. 
 
 1. John 2 : l-\t. 
 
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 A lIa7"mony of the Gospels. 
 
 His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of 
 thine house shall eat me up. The .Jews therefore answered 
 and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing 
 that thou doest these things ? Jesus answered and said unto 
 them, Destroy this temple, and in three days 1 will raise it 
 up. The Jews therefore said. Forty and six years was this 
 temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days ? 
 But he spake of the temple of liis body. When therefore 
 he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered tiiat 
 he spake this ; and they believed the scripture, and the 
 word which Jesus had said. 
 
 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during 
 the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs 
 which he did. But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, 
 for that he knew all men, and because he needed not that 
 any one should bear witness concerning man ; for he himself 
 knew what was in man.^ 
 
 §17 — THE DISCOURSE OF JESUS WITH NICODEMUS. 
 
 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a 
 ruler of the Jews : the same came unto him by night, and 
 said to him, Kabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come 
 from God : for no man can do these signs that thou doest, 
 except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto 
 him. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born 
 anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith 
 unto him. How can a man be born when he is old ? can he 
 enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 
 Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a 
 man be born of water and the S])irit, he cannot enter into 
 the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is 
 Hesli ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel 
 not that I said unto thee. Ye must be born anew. The wind 
 bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, 
 but knowest not whence it conieth, and whither it goeth : 
 so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus 
 
 1. John 2 : 13-26. 
 
John the Bajdist's Last Testimony to Jesus. 21 
 
 answorfid and snifl wvXo him, How can those thin;^s be? 
 Jesus answered and said unto iiin), Art thou the teacher of 
 Israel, and understandest not these things? Verily, verily, 
 I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear wit- 
 ness of that we liave seen ; and ye receive not our witness. 
 If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how sjiall 
 ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things ? And no man hath 
 ascended into heaven, but lie that descended oixt of heaven, 
 even the Son of man, which is in heaven. And as Moses 
 lifted up the sirpent in the wilderness, even so must the 
 S(m of Mian be lifted \\\) : that wh(Jsoever believeth may in 
 him liave eternal life. 
 
 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only 
 begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not 
 perish, but have eternal life. For (lod sent not the Son 
 into the world to judge the world ; but that the world 
 should be saved through him. He that believeth on 'lim is 
 not judged : he that believeth not hath been judged already, 
 because he hath not believed on the name of the only 
 begotten Son of (lod. And this is the judgement, that the 
 light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness 
 rather than the light; for their works were evil. For every 
 one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the 
 light, lest his works should be re[)roved. But he that doeth 
 the truth cometh to the light, that his works n)ay be m»de 
 manifest, that they have been wrought in God.^ 
 
 §18 — JOHN THE 
 JKSUS. 
 
 baptists last testimony 
 John's imprisonment. 
 
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 After those things came Jesus and his disciples into the 
 land of Judtea; and there he tarried with them, and bap- 
 tized. And John also was baptizing in ^-Enon near toSalim, 
 because there was much water there : and they came, and 
 were baptized. For John was not yt;t cast into prison. 
 There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's 
 disciples with a Jew about purifying. And they came unto 
 
 I, • 
 
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 1. John 3 : 1-21. 
 
22 
 
 A Uannony of (lui (joxjtela. 
 
 Jc^hn, and said to him, Rabl)i, he that was with thee beyond 
 Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behokl, the same 
 bapti/oth, and all niL'n come to him. John answered and 
 said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been 'j;iven 
 liim from heaven. Ye youiselves bear me witness, that I 
 said, I am not the Christ, l)ut, tliat I am sent before him. 
 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : l)ut the friend of 
 the bridej^room, which standeth and heaieth him, rejoiceth 
 greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this my joy 
 therefore is filtilled. He must increase, but 1 must 
 dcicrease. 
 
 lie that cometh from above is above al? : he that is of the 
 earth is of the eartli, and of the earth ho ^speaketh : he that 
 Cometh from heaven is above all. What he hath seen and 
 heard, oi that he bcareth witness ; and no man receivetli 
 his witness. He that hath received his witness hath set his 
 seal to tliis, that (jod is true. For he whom God hath sent 
 siieaketh the words of CJod : for he giveth not the Sj)irit by 
 measure. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all 
 things into his hand. He that believeth (m the Son hath 
 eternal life; but he that obeyeih not the Son shall not see 
 life, })ut the wrath of (uid abideth on him,^ 
 
 When therefore the Lord knew how that the Pharisees 
 had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing moie dis- 
 ciples than John (altlu)ugh Jesus himself baptized not, but 
 his disciples), he left Judaja, and departed again into Gal- 
 ilee." For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon 
 John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, 
 his brother Philip's wife : for he had married her. For 
 John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy 
 brother's wife. And Herodias set herself against him, and 
 desired to kill him ; and she could not ; for Herod feared 
 .fohn, knowing that he was a righteous man and a holy, and 
 kept him safe ;' [and] he feared the multitude because they 
 counted him as a prophet.* And when he heard him, he 
 was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.^ 
 
 1. John 3: 22-36. 
 
 2. Johr 1: 1-3. 
 
 3. Mark (i : 17-20. 
 
 4. Matt. 14 : 6. 
 
 5. Mark 6 : 20. 
 
Jesus I'eaches tlui Woman of Samaria. 
 
 2J 
 
 § 19 — JESUS TEACUKS THK \V(JMAN OF SAMARIA. 
 
 And he [Jesus] must needs pass thrttu<,di Saiiiiiria. So lie 
 Cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, ui'ur to the parcel 
 of ground that Jacob ^avc to his si-n dnsi'ph : and .Jacol)'8 
 well was there. .Fesus therefore, hein'^ wearied with his 
 journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. 
 There cometh a woman of Samaria to di-aw water: Jesus 
 saith unto her, Give me to drink. For his disciples were 
 gone away into the city to buy food. The Sauiaritan woman 
 therefore saith untcj him. How is it that thou, l)(;in<4 a'Ji'W, 
 Hskest drink of me, which am a Samaritan wonum ? (For 
 Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered 
 and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of (»od, and who 
 it is that saith to thee, (Jive me to drink ; thou wouldtst 
 have asked of hiui, and he would have given thee living 
 water. The woman .saith unto hiu', Sir, thou hast nothing 
 to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence then hast 
 thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father 
 Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, 
 and his sons, and his cattle ? Jesus answered and said unto 
 her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst agiiin : 
 but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him 
 shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall 
 become in him a well of water springing np unto eternal 
 life. The woman saith unto him. Sir, give me this water, 
 that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw. 
 Jesus saith unto her. Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 
 The woman answered aud said unto him, I have no husband. 
 Jesu.s .saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband : 
 for thou hast had hve husbands ; and he whom thou now 
 hast is not thy husband: this hast tlum said truly. The 
 woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a pro- 
 phet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain ; and ye 
 say, that in Jerusaleui is the place where men ought to wor- 
 ship. Jesus saith unto hei". Woman, believe me, the hour 
 cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, 
 shall ye wwmiiip the Father.' Ye worship that which ye 
 
 1. John 4 : i-21. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 know not: we worship tliat which we know : for salvation is 
 from the Jews. lUit tho liour cnnu-ih. and now is, when 
 the true worshippers shall worship the Fatlier in spirit and 
 truth: for such doth the fatlier seik to he his worshippers. 
 God is a Spirit: and they that worsliip him nnist worsliip in 
 spirit and truth. The W()man saith unto hinj, 1 know tliat 
 Messiah Cometh (which is called Christ): when he is come, 
 lie will declare unto us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I 
 that speak unto thee am lie. 
 
 And upon this came his disciples ; and they rnirvelled 
 that ho was spi'akinsj; with a woman; yet no man said. What 
 seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou witl her? So the 
 woman left her vvaterj»ot, and went avv;r, nito t';to '^ity, and 
 eaith to the men. Come, see a man, wluch told me all things 
 that ere/- 1 did : can this be the Christ^ They went out of 
 the city, and were coming to him. In the meanwhile the 
 disciples prayed hini, saying, llal)hi, eat. I>ut he said unto 
 them, I have moattoeatthatye know not. The disciples there- 
 foni said one to another, Hath any man bnnight him aiujlit to 
 <iiit'i Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to da the will of him 
 that sent me. and to accomplish his work. Say not ye. There 
 are yet four months, and iJie.n cometh the harvest? behold, I 
 say unto you. Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that 
 they are white already unto harvest. He that reapeth 
 receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal ; that 
 he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 
 For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another 
 reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not 
 laboured: others have laboured, and ye are entered into 
 their lationr. 
 
 And from that city mtiny of the Samaritans believed on 
 him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told 
 me all things that ever I did. So when the Samaritans came 
 unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode 
 there two days. And many more believed because of his 
 word ; and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not 
 because of thy speaking : for we have heard for ourselves, 
 and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. ^ 
 
 1. John 4 : 22-42. 
 
Jesus is Hejected at Nazaretk, 
 
 25 
 
 §20 — JESUS HEALS A NOBLEMAN'S SON. 
 
 And after the two days' Jesus rerurned in the power of the 
 Spirit into Galilee." For Jesus himself testified, tluit a pro- 
 phet hath no honour in his own country.' And a fame went 
 out ('oneerniiiL,' him tliioui.'h all ilu- leirion round ahout. 
 And he taught in the synagogues, being ulorihrd of all,^ So 
 when he Ciimo into Gailee, the (iaiiheans received him, 
 having stH-n all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the 
 feast: for thry also wrnt uiito the feast. 
 
 He came theri'foiu Mgain unto Cana of Galilee, where ho 
 made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, 
 who.'ie son was s ck at Capein;ium. Wlun he heaid that 
 Jesus was C(jme out of Judjea into (ialilee, he went unto 
 him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal 
 his son ; for he was at the point of death. Jesus tlierefore 
 said unto him. Excerpt ye see signs and wonders, ye will in 
 no wise believe. 1'he ni'blcman saith unto him, Sir, come 
 down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; 
 thy son livcth. The man l)elie\fd the word that Jesus 
 spake unto him, and he went his way. And as ho was now 
 going down, his servants met him, saying, that his .'■on 
 Jived. So he inijuired of them tlie hour when lie V)egan to 
 amend. They said thertfore inito him, Yt sterday at the 
 seventh hoiu- the fever left him. So the father knew that 
 it was at that liour in which Jesus said unto him, Thy son 
 liveth : and himself helii'ved, and his whole house. This is 
 again the second sign that Jcsus did, having come out of 
 Judaja into Gab lee." 
 
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 §21 — JESUS IS REJECTED AT NAZARETH. 
 
 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought 
 up : and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue 
 on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there wa& 
 delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And 
 
 1. John 4 : 43. 
 
 2. Luke 4 : 14. 
 
 3. John 4 : 44. 
 
 4. Luke 4 : 14, 15 
 
 5. John 4 : 4.')-54. 
 
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 A Harmony of Uie Gospds. 
 
 he opened the book, and found tlie place where it was 
 written, 
 
 The Spirit of the Lord is upon nie, 
 
 Because he anointed nie to preach good tidings to the 
 ])()()r : 
 
 He hath sent me to prochiim release to the captives. 
 
 And recovering of sight \o the blind, 
 
 To set at lil)erty them that are bruised, 
 
 To proclaim the acceptable yt^ar of the Lord. 
 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, 
 and sat down : and the eyes of all in tlie synagogue were 
 fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, To-day 
 hath this scri})ture been fulfilled in your ears. And all bare 
 him witness, and wontlered at the words of grace which ])ro- 
 ceeded out of his mouth : and they said, Is not this Joseph's 
 son? And he said unto them. Doubtless ye >vill say unto 
 me this ])aral)le, Phyf<ician, heal thyself : whatsoever we 
 liave heard done at Cajternium, do also here in thine own 
 country. And he said. Verily I say inito you, No j)rophetis 
 acceptable in his own country. Jiut (;f a truth I say unto 
 you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of 
 Elijah, Aviien the heaven was shut uj) three ytsars and six 
 months, when there came a great famine over all the land ; 
 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zare- 
 phath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 
 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha 
 the jirophet ; and none of them was cleansed, but ordy 
 Naaman the Syrian. And they were all tilled with wrath in 
 the synagogue, as they heard these things ; and they rose 
 u[), and cast him forth out of the city, and led him mito the 
 brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that th. y 
 might throw him down headlong. Ihit he passing through 
 the midst of them went his way.' 
 
 1. Luke 4 : 16-.S0. 
 
Jesus Heals a Demoniac, and Others. 
 
 27 
 
 §22 — THE CALL OF PETER, JAMES AND JOHN. 
 
 And leaving Nazareth, [Jesus] came and dwelt in Caper- 
 naum, which is l)y the sea, in the borders of Zchuhni and 
 Naphtali : that it miyht be fulfilled which was spoken by 
 Isaiah the prophet, saying, 
 
 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 
 
 Toward the sea, beyond Jordan, 
 
 Galilee of the Gentiles, 
 
 The people which sat in darkness 
 
 Saw a great light. 
 
 And to them which Bat in the region and shadow of 
 death, 
 
 To them did light spring up. 
 From that time began Jesus to preach' the gospel of God, 
 saying, The time is fultilled, and the kingdom of God is at 
 hand : repent ye, and believe in tlie gospel." 
 
 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, 
 Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting 
 a net into the sea ; for they were fishers. And he saith 
 unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers 
 of men. And they straightway left the nets, and followed 
 him. And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, 
 James the xon of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the 
 boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets.* And 
 straightway he called them : and they left their father 
 Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after 
 him.* 
 
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 S 23— JESUS HEALS A DEMONIAC, AND OTHEllS. 
 
 And they go into Capernaum ; and straightway on the 
 sabbath day he entered into the synagogue aiid tauglit. And 
 they were astonished at his teaching : for he taught them as 
 having authority, .and not as the scribes. And straightway 
 there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean sjiirit ; 
 and he cried out,^ with a loud voice," saying, What have we 
 
 1. Matt. 4 : 13-17. 
 
 2. Mark 1 : 14, 15. 
 
 3. Matt. 4: 18-21. 
 
 4. Mark 1 : 20. 
 
 6. Mark 1 : 21-24. 
 6. L\ike 4 : 34. 
 
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28 
 
 A lliirmony of th<i Goi^jjels. 
 
 to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nuzaretli ? art thou come to 
 destroy us? I kiu>\v thee who thou art, tlie Holy One of 
 God. And Je.si'.^ rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and 
 come our. <»f him. And the unclean spirit, tearing him and 
 crying with a loud voice, came out of him,^ having done him 
 no hurt.-' And they were all amazed, insomuch that they 
 questioned among themselves, saying. What is this? a new 
 teaching ! with authority he commandeth even the unclean 
 spirits, and they obey him. And the report of him went 
 out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee 
 round about. 
 
 And straightway, when they were come out of the syna- 
 gogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, 
 with James and John. Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick 
 of a fever ; and straightway they tell him of her : and he 
 came'' and stood over her, and rebuked the fever,* and took 
 her by the hand, and raised her up ; and the fever left her, 
 and she ministured unto them.*^ 
 
 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick 
 with divers diseases brought them unto him ; and he laid 
 his hands on every ene of them, and healed them," tiiat it 
 might be fullilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, 
 saying. Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases." 
 And all the city was gathered together at the door. And he 
 healed many that were sick with divers diseases.* And 
 devils also came out from many, crying out, and saying. 
 Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered 
 them not to speak, because they knew that he was the 
 Christ." 
 
 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up 
 and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there 
 prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed 
 after him ; and they found him, and say unto him. All are 
 seeking thee. And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere 
 into the next towns, that I may preach there also ; for to 
 
 1. Mark 1 : 24-27. 
 
 2. Luke 4 : 3.5. 
 
 3. Mark 1 : 26-30. 
 
 4. Luke 4 : .S9. 
 
 5. Mark 1 : ao, 31. 
 ». Luke 4 : 40. 
 
 7. Matt. 8 : 17. 
 
 8. Mark 1 : 33, 34. 
 
 9. Luke 4 : 41. 
 
The Miraculous Drmiyht of Fishes. 
 
 29 
 
 this end cume I forth. And he went into their synagogues 
 throughout all Galilee,' teaching in their synagogues, and 
 j)reaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner 
 of disease and all uKinner of sickness among the i)eoi)le. And 
 the report of him went forth into all Syria : and they brought 
 unto him all that were sick, lujlden with divers diseases and 
 torments, possessed with devils, and epileptic, and palsied ; 
 and he healed them. And there followed him great multi- 
 tudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea 
 awX from beyond Jordan." 
 
 §24 — THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES. 
 
 Now it came to pass while the multitude pressed upon hira 
 and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake 
 of Gennesaret ; and he saw two boats standing by the lake : 
 but the fishermen had gone out of thrm, and were washing- 
 their nets. And he entered into one of the boats, which was 
 Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. 
 And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat. 
 And when he had left speaking, Le said unto Simon, Put out 
 into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And 
 Simon answered and said. Master, we toiled all night, and 
 took nothing: butatthy word 1 will letdown the nets. And 
 when they had this done, they inclosed a great inultitude of 
 fishes ; and their nets were breaking ; and they beckoned 
 unto their partners in the other boat, that they should como 
 and help them. And they came, and filled b)th the boats, 
 so that they began to sink. But Simon Peter, when he saw 
 it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me ; for I 
 am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was amazed, and all that 
 were with him, at the draught of the Hshes which they had 
 taken ; and so were also James and John, sons (jf Zebedee, 
 which were j)artners with Simon. And Jesus said unto 
 Simon, Fear not ; from lu'uceforth thou shalt catch men. 
 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left 
 all, and followed hiin.^ 
 
 I 
 
 1. Mark 1: 35-39. 
 
 2. Matt. 4 : 23-25. 
 
 8. Luke 5 : 1-11. 
 
30 
 
 A Harmony of tlce Gospels. 
 
 W 
 
 ''' 
 
 §25 — JESUS HEALS A LEPEll AND A rAUALYTIC. 
 
 And it catno to pass, wliilo lie was in one of the cities, 
 behold, a man full of leprosy : and when he saw Jesus, he 
 fell on liis face, and besought hiin, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, 
 thou canst make me clean. And' being moved with compas- 
 sion," he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, .Nj^ying, 
 I will ; be thou made clean. And straightway the lej)rosy 
 dejjarted from him,'' and he was made clean. And he strictly 
 charged him, and straightway sent him out, and saith inito 
 him, See thou say nothing to any man : but go th}' way, shew 
 thyself to the piiest, and offer for thy cleansing tin; things 
 which Moses commanded, for a testiiudny unto them. But 
 he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread 
 abroad the matter,'' and great multitudes came together to 
 hear, and to be healed of their infirmities," insomuch that 
 Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was with- 
 out in desert places : and they came to him from every 
 quarter." 
 
 And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came 
 into his own city.' And when he entered again into Caper- 
 naum after some days, it was noised that he was in the 
 house.^ 
 
 And it came to pass on one of those days that he was 
 teaching ; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law 
 sitting by, which were come out of every village of Galilee 
 and Judtea and Jerusalem : and the ptnver of the Lord was 
 with him to heal."* And many w'cre gathered together, so 
 that there was no longer room for Uir})i, no, not even about 
 the door.'" And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was 
 palsied : and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him 
 i)efore him. And not finding by what iray they might bring 
 him in because of the nuiltitude, they went up to the house- 
 top, and" uncovered the roof where he was : and when they 
 had broken it up, they'" let him down through the tiles 
 
 1. Luke 5 : 12. 
 
 2. Mark 1 : 41. 
 
 3. I -like 5: 13. 
 
 4. Mark 1 : 43 45. 
 
 5. I.uke 5 : 15. 
 
 C. Mirk 1: 45. 
 
 7. Malt, i): 1. 
 
 8. ilark 2 : I. 
 
 9 Luke 5 : 17. 
 
 10. Mark 2 : 2. 
 
 11. Luke 5: 18, ID. 
 
 12. Mark 2 : 6. 
 
 
TJia Call of Mattlicw. 
 
 31 
 
 *\'ith his couch into the midst liefore Josus.* Aiul Jesus 
 seeing their ffiitli saith unto the sick of tlio palsy, kSon, thy 
 sins are foigiven. I'ut tht'ie were certain of tlie scribes sit- 
 ting there, and reasoning in their hearts, W liy doth this man 
 thus s])eak ? he blasphemetli : who can forgive sins but one, 
 even God? And straiglitway .lesus. perceiving in h's sjiii-it 
 tliat they so leasoned within themselves, saith unto them, 
 Why reason ye these things in your hearts ^ \\'hether is 
 easier, to say to tlie sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven ; 
 or to say. Arise, and take up tliy bed, and walk ? lUit that 
 ye may know tliat the Son of man hath power on earth to 
 foruive sins (he saith to the sick of the jtalsy), I say tuito 
 thee. Arise, take up tliy bed, and go unto thy house. And 
 he arose, and straiiihtway took np the bed, and went forth 
 before them all' to liis house, glorifying (;lod. And amaze- 
 ment took hold on all, and they glorified God, ^ which liad 
 given such power unto men ;^ and they were tilled with 
 fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day/ 
 
 §2G — THE CALL OK .^L\r|•^K^V AND DISCOURSE AT 
 
 ULS HOL'SE. 
 
 And as Jesus passed by from thence,'^ he went forth again 
 by the sea side ; and all the multitude resorted luito him, 
 and he taught them. And as he ]»a>sed by, he saw" a 
 publican named' Levi the son of Alplueus sitting at the 
 place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me." And he 
 forsook <dl, and rose up and folhnved him. And Levi made 
 him a great feast.'" And it came to jiass, that he was sitting 
 at meat in his house, and many pul)licans and sinners sat 
 down with Jesus and his disci])les : for then' were many, 
 and they followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, 
 when they saw that he was eatiiiLC with the sinnei's and pub- 
 licans, said unto his discijtles. lie eateth and diinketh with 
 publicans and sinners. And when Jesus heard it, he saitU 
 
 1. Luke ,5 : 10. 
 
 2. Mark 2 : r>-12. 
 
 3. Luke 5 : -if), 26. 
 
 4. Alatt. y : 8. 
 
 5. 1,11 ke .5 : 2G. 
 
 (). N iiii. 1): 
 
 7. Mark 2: 13, 1 4. 
 
 8. Luke f): 27. 
 9 Mark 2: 14. 15. 
 10. l.ttke i : 28, 29. 
 
^52 
 
 A. Ihirmonj of the Gospels. 
 
 unto tlicDi, Tlioy that are wliolo have no need of a physi- 
 cian, but they that are sick.' But go ye and learn \\hat this 
 ineanetli, 1 desire mercy, and not sacritice : for 1 came not 
 to call the righteous, l)ut siiniers." 
 
 And .J(»hn's di.scii)les and the Pharisees were fasting : and 
 they come and say unto him,^ The disciples of John fast 
 often, and make supplications ; likewise also the diaciples of 
 tlie Pharisees,* but tliy disciples fast not. And .Jesus said 
 unto them, Can the .sons of the bride-chamber fast, while 
 the bridegroom is with them ( as long as they have the 
 bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. But the days will 
 come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from tliem, 
 and then will they fast in that day.^ And he spake also a 
 parable unto them ; No man rendeth a piece from a new 
 garment and [)utteth it upon an t)ld garment; else he will 
 rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not 
 agree with the old," and a worse rent is made.^ And no 
 man j)utteth new wine into old wineskins ; else the new 
 wine will burst the skins, and itself will be s{)illed, and the 
 skins will j)eri.sh. But new wine must be put into fresh 
 wine-skins" and both are preserved." And no man having 
 drunk old ivhie desireth new : for he saith. The old is 
 ^ood.'*' 
 
 v'! 27 —THE TEACHING OF JESUS CONCERNING THE 
 
 SA1'.H.\TH. 
 
 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through 
 the cornticlds ; and his disciples were an hinigred, and 
 began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. But" certain of" the 
 Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him. Behold, thy 
 disciples do that which it is not lawful to do U{)on the sab- 
 bath. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what 
 David did, wlien he was an hungred, and they that were 
 
 1. Mark 1: 1,V17. 
 '2. M.ii t, !) : l;i. 
 
 3. Murk 2: IS. 
 
 4. Luke 5 : 33. 
 
 .'■.. Mark 2: lS-20. 
 
 6. Luke 5 : m. 
 
 7. Mark 2 : 2U 
 
 8. Luke f> : 37, 38. 
 
 0. Matt. !) : 17. 
 10. Luke 5: 3t). 
 IL Matt. 11: 1. 
 12. Luke G : 2. 
 

 ::7^*-i a«* a *.>»-3a-^i^*-*v.^«w^- ■ 
 
 Teaching of Jesus Concerni'ng the Sabbath. 35 
 
 
 I 
 
 with him ; how he entered into the house of (j(»d' when 
 Abiatliar was high priest, and did eat the ahewbread, whicli 
 it is not lawful to eat save for the priests- [alone"], and gave 
 also to them that were with him?^ Or have ye not read in 
 the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests in the 
 temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless i' Jiut I say 
 unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. iJut if 
 ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and nob 
 sacrifice, ye would not have condennied the guiltless. ' And 
 he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not 
 man for the sabbath : so that the Son of man is lord even^ 
 of the sabbath." 
 
 And he departed thence, and^ it came to pass on another 
 sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and tauuht : 
 and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. 
 And the scribes and the Pliarisees watched him, whether ha 
 would heal on the sabbath ; that they might find how to 
 accuse him. But he knew their thoughts ; and he said to 
 the man that had his hand withered. Rise up, and stand 
 forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. And 
 Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath 
 to do good, or to do harm ? to save a life, or to destroy 
 itf And he said unto them. What man shall there be of 
 you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a j)it on 
 the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out ? 
 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep ! 
 Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day." But 
 they held their peace. And when he had looked round 
 about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening 
 of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy 
 hand. And he stretched it forth : and his hand was re- 
 stored.'*^ But they were filled with madness ; and com- 
 muned one with another what they might do to Jesus." And 
 the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians 
 took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.'^ 
 
 i 
 
 1. Matt. 12 : 2-4. 
 
 2. Mark •> : 26. 
 
 3. Luke « : 4. 
 
 4. Mark 2 : 26. 
 
 5. Matt. 12 : 5-7. 
 
 6. Mark •> : 27, 28. 
 
 7. Matt. 12 : 9. 
 
 8. Luke 6 : 6-9. 
 
 9. Matt. 12: 11, 12. 
 
 10. .Mark li : 5. 
 
 11. Luke : 2. 
 
 12. Mark 3 : 6. 
 
34 
 
 A Harmony of the Gosjjels. 
 
 §28 — JESUS HEALS A SICK MAN AT THE POOL 
 
 OF BETHESDA. 
 
 After these things there was a feast of the Jews ; and 
 Jesus went up to Jei'usalem. 
 
 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which 
 is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five j)orches. In these 
 lay a multitude of them that were sick, ))lind, halt, 
 withered. And a certain man was there, which had been 
 thirty and eight years in his infirmity. When Jesus saw 
 him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time 
 in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made 
 whole ? The sick man answered him. Sir, I have no man, 
 when the water is troubled, to put me into tiie pool : but 
 while I am coming, another steppeth d(jvvn before me. 
 Jesua saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. 
 And otraiglitway the man was made whole, and took up his 
 bed and walked. 
 
 Now it was the sabbath on that day. So the Jews said 
 unto him that was cured. It is the siibbath, and it is not 
 lawful for thee to take up thy bed. But he answered them, 
 He that made me whole, the same said unto me. Take up thy 
 bed, and walk. They asked him, Who is the man that said 
 unto thee. Take up tJin bed, and walk ? But he that was 
 healed wist not who it was : for Jesus had conveyed himself 
 away, a multitude being in the place. Afterward Jesus 
 findeth him in the tem[)le, and said unto him. Behold, thou 
 art made whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. 
 The man went away, and t(»ld the Jews that it was Jesus 
 which had made him whole. And for this cause did the 
 Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the 
 sabbath. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh 
 even until now, and I work. For this cause therefore the 
 Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake 
 the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making 
 himself equal with God.^ 
 
 1. .John 5 : 1-18. | 
 
Jesus litq^roves the Persecuting Jews. 
 
 35 
 
 §29 — JESUS REPROVES THE PERSECUTING JEWS. 
 
 Josus therefore answered and said unto them, 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of 
 himself, but what he seeth the Father doing : for what 
 things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like 
 nifiniier. For the Father loveth the Son, and shewetii him 
 all things that himself doeth : and greater works than these 
 will he shew him, that ye may marvel. For as the Father 
 raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son also 
 quickeneth whom he will. For neither doth the Father 
 judge any man, but he hath given all judgement unto the 
 Son ; that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the 
 Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the 
 Father which sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto y(-u. He 
 that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath 
 eternal life, and cometh not into judgement, but hath passed 
 out of death into life. Verily, veril}', 1 say unto you. The 
 hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice 
 of the Son of (iod ; and they that hear shall live. For as 
 the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son 
 also to liave life in himself : and he gave him authority to 
 execute judgement, because he is the Son of man. Marvel 
 not at this : for the hour cometh, in whicli all that are in 
 the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall come forth ; they 
 that havu done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they 
 that have done ill, unto the resurrection of judgement. 
 
 1 can of myself do nothing : as I lie;ir, 1 judge : and my 
 judgement is righteous ; because I seek not mine own will, 
 but the will of him that sent me. If I bear witness of 
 myself, my witness is not true. It is another that beareth 
 witness of me ; and I know that the witness which he 
 witnesseth of me is true. Ye have sent unto John, and he 
 hath borne witness inito the truth. But the witness which 
 I receive is not from man : howbeit 1 say these things, that 
 ye niay be saved. He was the lamp that burnetii and 
 shineth : and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his' 
 
 1. John 5 : lU-36. 
 
 :,-i| 
 
 * ! 
 
 1^ 
 
 I I - 
 
 I I 
 
I 
 
 ;5() 
 
 A JlaiDioiiy of the G'osj/cis. 
 
 !lil 
 
 light. But the witness which I have is greater than thut of 
 John : for tlio works which the Father liath given nio to 
 accomplish,, the veiy works that 1 do, bear witness of nie, 
 that the Father hath sent me. And the Father which sent 
 me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard 
 his voice at any time, nor seen his form. And ye have 
 not his word abiding in you : for whom he sent, him ye 
 believe not. Ye search the scriptures, because ye think 
 that in them yo have eternal life ; and these are they 
 which bear witness of me ; and ye will not come to me, 
 that ye may have life. I receive not gh>ry from men. 
 But 1. know you, that ye have not the love of God in your- 
 selves. I am come in my Fathei's name, and ye receive 
 me not : if another shall come in his own nami', him ye 
 will receive. How can ye believe, which receive glory one 
 of another, and the glory that vomelJt from the only (Jod 
 ye seek not? Think not that 1 will accuse you to the 
 Father: there is one that accuseth you, eroi, Moses, on 
 whoin ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye 
 would believe me ; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe 
 not his writings, how shall ye believe my words ?^ 
 
 §30 — JESUS WORKS MANY MIRACLES BY 
 
 THE SEA SIDE. 
 
 And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea : and a 
 great multitude from Galilee followed : and from Judjea, and 
 from Jerusalem, and from Idunuea, and beyond Jordan, and 
 about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great 
 things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, 
 that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, 
 lest they should throng him : for he had healed many ; inso- 
 much tliat, as many as had plagues pressed upon him that 
 they might touch him. And the unclean spirits, whensoever 
 they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying', 
 Thou art the Son of God. And he charged them muci^i 
 that they should not make him known, ^ that it might be 
 fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 
 
 I. John 5 : 36-47. 
 
 2. Mark 3 : 7-12. 
 
 m 
 
The Call of the Twelve Apostles. 
 
 37 
 
 Behold, my servjint whom I have chosen ; 
 
 My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased : 
 
 I will put my Spirit upon him, 
 
 And lie shall declare judi^'ement to the Gentiles. '* 
 
 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud ; 
 
 Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. 
 
 A bruised reed shall he not break, 
 
 And smoking flax shall he not quench, 
 
 Till he send forth judgement unto victory. 
 
 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.' 
 
 §31 — tup: (.'ALL OF THK TWELVE ATOSTLES. 
 
 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into 
 the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer 
 to God. And when it was day, he i'al!ed'"' unto hiui whom he 
 himself would : and they went unto him. And he appointed 
 twelve,'' whom also he named apostles,^ th;it they might 
 be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 
 and to have authority" over unclean s[)irits, to cast them 
 out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of 
 sickness,*^ [and] to cast out devils : and Simon he sur- 
 named Peter ; and James the .so/i of Zebedee, and John 
 the brother of James ; and them he surnameu Boanerges, 
 which is, Sons of thunder: and Andrew, and I'hilip, and 
 Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the 
 soil of Alplueus, and Thadd{i.>us, and Simon ilie Canan;ean,^ 
 which was called the Zealot, and Judas ^Ac .son of James, 
 and Judas Iscariot, wliich was the traitor,** which also be- 
 trayed him." And he came down with them, and stood on 
 a level place, and a great multitude of his discii)les, and 
 a great number of the peo|)le from all Judaja and Jeru- 
 salem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to 
 hear him, and to be healed of their diseases ; and they that 
 were troubled with unclean s[)irits were healed. And all 
 the multitude sought to touch him : for power came forth 
 from him, and healed them i\W^ 
 
 1. Matt. 12: 17-21. 
 
 2. Luke 6 : 12, 13. 
 .3. Mark C : 13 
 
 4. Luke ti : \'i. 
 
 6. Mark 3: 14. 
 
 6. Matt. 10:1. 
 
 7. Marks: 15-18. 
 
 8. Luke 6: 15,18. 
 y. Mark 3 : 19. 
 10. Luke 6 : 17-lfll 
 
88 
 
 A Harmony of (he Gospels. 
 
 i< I 
 
 §32 — THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT* 
 Matthew's Version — Chapters 5, 6, 7. 
 
 And seeiiifif the mnltitudus, he went upinfcotlio mountain: 
 and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him : and 
 he opened his mouth and taui^lit them, saying, 
 
 Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is tho kingdom 
 of lieaven. 
 
 Blessed are they that mourn ; for they shall be comforted. 
 
 Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. 
 
 Blessed are they that huns^er and thirst after righteous- 
 ness : for they shall l)e lilled. 
 
 lilessed are the merciful ; for they shall obtain mercy. 
 
 Blessed are tiie pure in heart : for they shall see God. 
 
 Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called sons 
 of God. 
 
 Blessed are they that have been ])ersecuted for righteous- 
 ness' sake : for theirs is the kiiij^alom of heaven. Blessed 
 are ye when men shall re[)roach you, and persecute you, and 
 say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 
 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in 
 heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were 
 before you. 
 
 \e are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost its 
 savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good 
 for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of 
 men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill 
 cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp, and put it 
 under the bushel, but on the stand ; and it shineth unto alP 
 
 * The Smnon on the Mortnt. —This is jirobably the same discourse, at least 
 in tlie main, as that, recorded in the sixth chapter, and in part of the seventh, 
 of fit. Luke's Gosi>el ; altlioni,'ii doubtless our Lord repeated the substance of 
 his discourse at ditTerent times. Tlie apjiarent discrejiancies as to place where 
 the sormoii was spoken are not itu'apable of satisfactory explanation. It 
 would be easy t^ interweave the account of St. Matthew and St. Luke into a 
 harmonious wliole ; Vmt this would in laru^e measure mar the familiar beauty 
 of both. It is thouy:ht best, therefore, as there is no chronological or doc- 
 trinal point involved, to give them sejiarately. 
 
 1. Matt. 5 : 1-16. 
 
The K>erition on the Mount — Mdlllfu-'x Version. 39 
 
 tlmt are in tlio house. Even bo let j'oiir liglit sliiiic hefore 
 men, that tliey niiiy see your good works, timl glm'ify your 
 Father which is in heaven. 
 
 Think not that I caiue to destroy the hiw or the prophets; 
 I cunie not to destroy, but to fullil. For verily 1 say unto 
 you, Till heaven and earth i)aHs away, one jot or one tittle 
 shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all thinj^'s bo 
 aei'omplished. Whosoever therefore shall hreak one of these 
 least conniiandments, and shall teach nu'n so, shall he called 
 least in the kingdom of heaven : hut whosoever sliall do and 
 teach them, he sliall bo called great in the kingdom of 
 heaven. For I sa^ unto you, that except your righteousness 
 shall exceed the riijIiteoKsncssoi the scribes and Pharisees, ye 
 shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heavt-n. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou 
 shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall lie in danger of 
 the judgement : but I say mito you, that cvcr^' one who ig 
 angry with his brother shall be in dangi-r of the jndgeinent; 
 and whosoever shall say to his brother, iJaca, shall be in 
 danger of the council ; and whosoever shall say. Thou fool, 
 shall be in danger of the hell of fire. If therefore thou art 
 offering thy gift at the altar, and there rcmemberest that thy 
 brotht-r hath aught against thee/ leave there thy gift before 
 the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brotlier, 
 and then c(tme and ofler thy gift. Agi'ee with thine adver- 
 sary quickly, whiles tlmu art with him in the way ; lest 
 haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge 
 deliver thee to the (officer, and thou be cast into prison. 
 A'erily 1 say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out 
 thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit 
 adultery : but I say unto you, that eveiy one that looketh 
 on a woman to lust after her hath committed advdtery with 
 her already in his heart. And if thy right eye causeth thee to 
 stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profit- 
 able for thee that one of thy members should perish, and 
 not thy winkle body be cast into hell. And if thy right' 
 
 I 
 I' . 
 
 i 
 
 1. Matt. 5 : lG-30. j 
 
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 i 
 
 40 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels, 
 
 hand causetli thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from 
 thee : for it is proHtable for thee tliat one of thy members 
 sliouhl perish, and not thy whole body go into hell. It 
 was said also. Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him 
 give her a writing of divorcement : but 1 say unto you, 
 tliat every one tliat putteth away his wife, saving for the 
 cause of fornication, niaketh her an adulteress : and who- 
 soever shall marry her when she is put away committeth 
 adultery. 
 
 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, 
 Thou slialt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the 
 Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you. Swear not at all ; 
 neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of (!od ; nor by 
 the eartli, for it is the footstool of his feet ; nor by Jeru- 
 salem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt 
 thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one 
 hair white or black. But let your sj)eech be. Yea, yea ; 
 Nay, nay : and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil 
 one. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a 
 tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, Resist not liim that 
 is evil ; but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, 
 turn to him the other also. And if any man would go to 
 law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy 
 cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go one 
 mile, go with him twain. Give to him thatasketh thee, and 
 from him that would ])orrow of thee turn \H)t thou away. 
 
 Ye have heard that it was said, Thor shalt love thy 
 neiuhbour, and hate tliine enemy : but I say unto you, 
 Love your enemies, pray for them that persecute you, that 
 ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven : for he 
 maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth 
 rain on the just and the vnijust. For if ye love them that 
 love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans 
 the same ?' And if ye salute your b'ethren only, what do 
 ye more than others ? do not even the Gentiles the same f 
 
 1. Matt. 5 : 31-47. 
 
 1 
 
The Sevnion on the Mount — Mattheiv's Version. 41 
 
 Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is 
 perfect. 
 
 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, 
 to be sven of them : else ye have no reward with your 
 Father which is in heaven. 
 
 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet 
 before thee, as the hy[)ocrites do in the s3'nagoj,'ues and in 
 the streets, that they may have glory of »nien. Verily 1 say 
 unto you. They have received their reward. But when thou 
 doest alms, let not thy left hand knov what thy right hand 
 doeth : that thine alms may be in secret ; and thy Father 
 which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. 
 
 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as tlie hypocrites : for 
 they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the 
 corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. 
 Verily I say unto you. They have received their reward. 
 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, 
 and having shut thy door. ])ray to thy Father which is in 
 secret, and thy Fatlier which seeth in secret shall recom- 
 pense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as 
 the Gentiles do : for they think that they shall be heard for 
 their nnich speaking. Be not therefore like unto them : 
 for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, 
 before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye : 
 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thj- name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on 
 earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us 
 our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And 
 bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil 
 one. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly 
 Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men 
 their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your, 
 trespasses. 
 
 Moreover when ye fast, l)e not. as the hypocrites, of a 
 sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they 
 may be seen of men to fast. Verily I .say unto you. They 
 have received their reward. But thou, when thou fastest,' 
 
 1. Matt. 5 : 48 to Matt. 6 : 1-17. 
 
42 
 
 A llarTriony of the Gosjyels. 
 
 anoint thy head, and wasli thy face ; that thou be not seen 
 (jf men to f;i,stj hut of thy Father which is in secret : and 
 thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. 
 
 Jjay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where 
 moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves break 
 throui,di and steal : but lay \x\) for yourselves treasures in 
 heaven, where neither nujth nor ru?& doth consume, and 
 wheie thieves do nut breakthrough nor steal : for where thy 
 treasure is, there will thy heart he also. The lamp of the 
 bo'ly is the 'eye : if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole 
 body shall bi^ full of light. J^>ut if thine eye be evil, thy 
 whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light 
 that is in thee be daikiiess, Ikjw great is the darkness ! No 
 man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, 
 and love the other ; or else he will hold to one, and despise 
 the other. Ye cannot serve (Jod and mammon. Therefore 
 I say unto you, \^^i not anxious for your life, what ye shall 
 eat, or what ye sh;ill drink : nor yet for your body, what ye 
 shall put on. Isnot th(i life more than the food, and the body 
 than the raiment? Behold the .birds (jf the heaven, that 
 they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; 
 and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not of 
 nuich more value than they ? And which of you b)^ being 
 anxious can add one cubit unto his stature? And why are 
 ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the 
 field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin : 
 yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not 
 arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass 
 of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the 
 oven, sliidl he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith 1 
 Be not tiierefore anxious, saying. What sliall we eat? or, 
 What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 
 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek ; for your 
 heavenly Fathi;r knoweth that ye have need of these things. 
 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and 
 all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore' 
 
 1. Matt. 6 : 18-34. 
 
The Se7'mun on ihe Mount — Matfheic's Version. 43 
 
 tH, t 
 
 anxious for the morrow : for the morrow \\\\\ bo anxious for 
 itself. Sutlicieiit unto the day is the evil thorrof. 
 
 Judge not, that ye be not, judged. For with wliat judgement 
 ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with what measure ye 
 mete, it shall be measured unto you. And why bi-hoklest 
 thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, ])ut considerest 
 not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou 
 say to thy brother. Let me east out the mote out of thine 
 eye ; and lo, the l)eam is in thine own eye ? Thou hy[)ocrite, 
 cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ; and then shall 
 thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy In'other's 
 eye. 
 
 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast 
 your pearls before tlie swine, lest haply they trample them 
 under their feet, and turn and rend you. 
 
 Ask, and it shall be gi\ en you ; seek, 'lud ye sliall tind , 
 knock, and it shall be o{tened unto you : for every one that 
 Hsketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh tindeth ; and to him 
 that knocketh it shall be opeiu'd. Or what man is th'i'e (-f 
 you, who, if !iis son shall ask him for a loaf will give him a 
 stone ; or if he shall ask for a tish, wdl give him a ser[)ent ? 
 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your 
 cliildren, how much uu>re shall your Father which is in heaven 
 give good things to them that ask him } All things there- 
 fore whatsoever ye would that ni' n should do unto you, even 
 so do ye also unto them : for this is the law aixl the j)rophets. 
 
 Enter ye in by the narrow gate : for wide is tin; gate, and 
 broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be 
 they that enter in there!;y. For narrow is the gate, and 
 straitene>l the way, that leadeth utito life, and few be they 
 that lind it. 
 
 Beware of false prophets, wliieh come to you in sheep's 
 clothing, but inwardly are r.tvening wolves. \\\ their fruits 
 ye shall know them. Do inea gather gia[)es f)f thorn-', or 
 tigs of thistles !* Even so every good tree bringeth forth 
 good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringetii forth evil fruit. 
 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a' 
 
 I 
 
 1. Matt. 6 : 34 t« 7 : MS. ! 
 
44 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 Corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that 
 bviiigt'th not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast 
 into the tire. Tlierefore by their fruits ye shall know 
 them. Not every one that .saith unto nie, Lord, Lord, 
 ^hall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth 
 the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say 
 to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not ])rophesy by thy 
 name, and by thy name c At out devils, and by thy name 
 d(j many migiity works ? And then will I profess unto them, 
 1 never knew you : depart from nie, ye that work iniquity. 
 Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, 
 and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, wliicli 
 built his house upon the rock : and the rain descended, and 
 the floods came, and the winds blev,. and beat upon that 
 house ; and it fell not : for it was founded u[)on the rock. 
 And every one that lieareth these words of mine, and doeth 
 them not, sIimII be likened unto a foolish man, which built 
 his house upon the s;ind : and the rain descended, and the 
 floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; 
 and it fell : and great was the fall thereof. 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the 
 multitudes were astonished at his teaching : for he taught 
 them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.' 
 
 §33 — THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 
 Luke's Version- Luke 6: 20-36; 12: 22-34; 6: 37-49. 
 
 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed 
 are ye poor : for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are 
 ye that hunger now : for ye sliall be tilled Blessed arc ye 
 that weep now : for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when 
 men shall hate you, and when they sliall separate you from 
 their company, and rcsproach yim. and cast out your name 
 as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice in tliat day, 
 and leap /or jo// : for behold, your reward is great in heaven : 
 for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 
 But woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have received your'^ 
 
 I 
 
 1. Matt. 7 : 19-29. 
 
 2. Luke 6 : 20-24. 
 
] 
 
 2'he Serinoii on the Mount — Lukes Version. 45 
 
 consolation. Wne unto you, ye that ai-e full now ! for ye 
 shall huni^er. Woe unto yon, ye that laui^h now ! for ye 
 shall mourn and weep. Woe iinto you, when all men shall 
 speak well of yon ! for in the same manner did their fathers 
 to the false pro[thets. 
 
 But 1 say unto you which hear. Love your enemies, do 
 good to them that hate you, l)less them th;it curse you, pray 
 for them that (U'S[)itefully use you. To him that smiteth 
 thee on the one cheek otler also the other ; and from hini 
 that taketh away thy cloke withhold not thy coat also. Give 
 to every one that asketh thee ; and of him that taketh away 
 thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men 
 should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. And if 
 ye love tliem that love you, what thank have ye? for 
 even sinners love those that love them. And if ye do <rood 
 to them that do good to ycm, what thank have ye ? for even 
 siimers do the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye 
 hope torecei\e, what thank have ye ? even sinners leml to 
 sinners, to receive agiiin as much. But love your enemies, 
 and do ^/kwi good, and lend, never despairing ; and your re- 
 ward shall lie gi(!at, and ye shall he sons of the Most High : 
 for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. B.e ye mer- 
 ciful, even as ymr Father is merciful.' 
 
 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, 
 Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat ; nor yet for 
 your body, wiiat ye shall put on. For the life is nu)re than 
 the food, and the body than the raiment. Consider the 
 ravens, that they sow not, neither reap ; which have no store- 
 chamber nor barn ; and God feedeth them : of how much 
 more value are ye than the birds ! And which of you by 
 being anxious can add a cul)it unto his stature ? If then ve 
 are not Jible to do even that which is least, why are ye 
 anxious concerning the rest ? Consider the lilies, how they 
 grow : they toil not, neither do they s])in ; yet I say unto 
 you, Even Solcunon in all liis glory was not arrayed like one 
 of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, 
 which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven ; h(nv- 
 
 l. Luke 6 : 25-36. 
 
 2. Luke 12 : 22-28. 
 
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 46 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels, 
 
 inncli more &)mll he clothe you, O yo of little f;iith ? And 
 se^ k not ye wliat ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, 
 neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the 
 nations of the world seek after : but your Father knoweth 
 tliat ye have need of these things. Howbeit .seek ye his 
 kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. Fear 
 not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give 
 you the kingdom. Hell that ye have, and give alms ; make 
 f«jr yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the 
 heavens that faileth not, where no thief diaweth near, neither 
 moth destroyeth. For where your treasure is, there will 
 your heart be also.^ 
 
 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged : and condemn 
 not, and ye shall not be condemned : release, and ye shall 
 be released : give, and it. shall be given unto you ; good 
 measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall 
 they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete 
 it shall be measuied to you again. 
 
 And he spake also a ])arable unto them. Can the blind 
 guide the blind ? shall they not both fall into a pit 1 The 
 discij)le is not above his master : but every one when he is 
 j)erfe« ted shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou 
 the n', te that is in tliy brother's eye, but considerest not the 
 beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how canst thou say to thy 
 brother. Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine 
 eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in 
 thine own eye ? Thou hypoci'ite, cast out tirst th" beam out 
 of thine own eye, and then slialt thou see clearly to cast out 
 the nu)te that is in thy brother's eye. For there is no good tree 
 that l)ringeth forth corrupt fruit ; nor again a corrupt tree 
 that bringeth foi'th good fruit. For each tree is known by 
 its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather tigs, nor of 
 a bramble bush ^-ather they grapes. The good man out of 
 the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is 
 good ; and the evil tnan out of the evil treasure bringeth 
 forth that which is evil : for out of the abundance of the 
 heart his mouth speaketh." 
 
 I. Luke 12 : 29-3t. 
 
 2. Luke 6 : 37-46. 
 
Jesus Heals the Centurion^ s Servant. \T 
 
 And ^vlly call ye me, Lord, Lore], ixnd do not tlie thiiiya 
 which I say i PiVery one thai coinetli unto nie, and hearoth 
 uiy words, and doetli them, I will shew you to whom lie is* 
 like : ho is like a man huilding a house, who digm-d antl 
 went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when 
 a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could 
 not shake it: liecause it had been well huilded. But he that 
 heareth, and doethnot, is like a man that built a house upon 
 the earth without a foundation ; ai^ainst which the stream 
 brake, and straightway it fell in ; and the ruin of that house 
 was great/ 
 
 §3-1 — JESUS HEALS THE CENTURION S SERVANT 
 AND RAISES A WIDOW's SON TO IJFE. 
 
 After he had ended all his sayings in the cars of the 
 people," when he was come down from the mountain, groat 
 multitudes followed him.' 
 
 [And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came 
 unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying. Lord, 
 my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously 
 tormented. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal 
 him.^] 
 
 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto 
 him, was sick and at the ])oint of death. And when he 
 heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the 
 Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant. 
 And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, 
 saying. He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him: 
 for he huc'th our nation, and himself l)uilt us our synagogue. 
 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far 
 from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying 
 unto him. Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy 
 that thou shouldest come under my roof: wherefore neither 
 thought 1 myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the 
 word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man 
 
 1. Luke : 40-49. 
 
 2. Luke 7 : I. 
 
 3. Matt. 8 : 1. 
 
 4. Matt. S : 5-7. 
 
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 48 
 
 A I/armo7ii/ of the Gospels. 
 
 I 'ill 
 
 set under autlioiity, having under myself soldiers: and I say 
 to this one, (jii), and he goctli; and to another, Come, and 
 he comet li ; and to my stu'vant. Do this, and he doeth it. 
 And when Jesus heard these thini^'s, he marvelled at him, 
 and turned and said unto the nndtitude that followed him, 
 I say unto you, 1 have not found so great faith, no, not in 
 Israel.' And I say unto you, that many shall couie from the 
 east and tlie west, and shall sib down with Abraham, and 
 Isaac, and .Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of 
 the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness : 
 there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And 
 Jesus said unto the centurion. Go thy way; as thou hast 
 believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was 
 healed in that hour." [And they that were sent, returning 
 to the house, found the servant whole. '] 
 
 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a 
 city call '^1 x>ain; and his discij)les went with him, and a 
 great niu.uitude. Now when he drew near to the gate of the 
 city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the 
 only son of his mother, and she was a wido^^ : and unich 
 people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw 
 her, he had couipassion on her, and said unto her. Weep 
 not. And he cauie nigh and touched the bier: and the 
 bearers stood still. And he said. Young num, I say unto 
 thee. Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and beg;in to 
 speak. And he gave him to his mother. And fear took 
 hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet 
 is arisen among us : and God hath visited liis people. And 
 this report went forth concerning him in the whole of Judiiea, 
 and all the region round about. "* 
 
 1. Luke 7 : 2-9. 
 
 2. Matt. 8 : 11-13. 
 
 3. Luke 7 : 10. 
 
 <. Luke 7 : 11-17. 
 
Testunotnj of Jesus coiicernimj John the Jntptist. 49 
 
 §35 — THE TESTIMONY OF JKSrS CONCERMNQ 
 JOHN THE BAPTIVr. 
 
 And tlie disciples of Jolni told him of ;ill tliose tilings' in 
 the prison.- And John calling' unto him two of his disciplca 
 sent them to tlie Lord, saying. Art thou he that coiueth, (ir 
 hxik we for aiujtlier ? And when the men were come unto 
 him, they said, .John tlie Baptist hatli sent us unto thee, 
 sayiti!^, Art tliou he that cometl'., or h)ok we for iwiother? 
 In that liour he ciuxmI many of diseases and pUii,'ues and evil 
 spii'its ; and on many that were hlind he bestowed sight. 
 And he answered ami said unto tliem, (Jo your way, and tell 
 John wliat things ye liave seen and ht;ard ; the hlind receive 
 their siglit, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the 
 deaf heai', the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings 
 ])reached to them. And hlessed is he, whosoever shall find 
 none occasion of stumbling in me. 
 
 And when the messengers of John were departed, he be- 
 gan to say unto the multitudes concerning .John, What went 
 ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with 
 the wind? But what went ye out to see? a man clothed 
 \n soft raiment ? I*)eli(»ld, they which are gorgeously 
 apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. But 
 what went j'e out to see ? a j)ro[)het ? Yea, I say unto you, 
 and much more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is 
 written. 
 
 Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, 
 
 Who shall prepare thy way before thee.^ 
 Yerily I say unto you. Among them that are born of women 
 there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist ; yet he 
 that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater tlian he. 
 And from tlui days of John the Ba[)tist until now the kingdom 
 of heaven sufleretli vic^lence, and men of violence take it by 
 force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied initil 
 John. And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, 
 which is to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.* 
 
 1. Luke 7:18. 
 
 2. Matt. 11 : 2. 
 
 3. Luke 7 : 19 27. 
 
 4. Matt. 11 : 11-15. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels, 
 
 I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there 
 is none greater tlian John : yet he that is hut little in the 
 kingdom of iJod is greater than he. And all the |)eoj)le when 
 they heard, and the judjlieans, jiistiHed God, being baptized 
 with the baj)tism of John. But tlie Pharisees and the law- 
 yers rejected for themselves the counsel of (jiod, being not 
 baptized of him. Whereunto then shall I liken the men of 
 this generation, and to what are they like ? Tlxey are like 
 unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to 
 another ; which say. We i)iped unto you, and ye did not 
 dance ; we wailed, and ye did not weep. For John the 
 Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine ; and ye 
 say. He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and 
 drinking ; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine- 
 bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! And wisdom is 
 justilied of all her children.' 
 
 §30 — A WOMAN ANOINTS THE FEET OF JESUS IN 
 THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE PHARISEE. 
 
 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat 
 with him. An<l he entered into the Pharisee's house, and 
 sat down to meat. And behold, a woman which was in the 
 city, a sinner ; and Avhen she knew that he was sitting at 
 meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse 
 of ointment, and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she 
 began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with 
 the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them 
 with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had 
 bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This 
 man, if he were a prophet, would have ])erceived who and 
 what manner of woman this is which toucheth him, that she 
 is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I 
 have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say 
 on. A certain lender had two debtors : the one owed five 
 hundred peiK "., and the other fifty. When they had not 
 wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them 
 
 1. Luke 7 : 28-36. 
 
Jesiift J/ca/s a Demoniac. 
 
 61 
 
 therefore will love limi must ? Simon iinswcred jiiid said, 
 He, I suppose, to whom ho forgave the most. Atul he said 
 unto him. Thou hast ri<:;litly judi^ed. And turning,' to tlie 
 woman, he s;iid unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I 
 entered into thine house, thou Ljavest me no water for my 
 feet : but she liath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped 
 tliem with her hair. Thou gavest nu; no kiss: but she, since 
 the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. JNFy 
 head with oil thou didst not anoint : but she liath anointed 
 my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, 
 which are many, are fori,Mven ; for she l(»ved niucli : hut to 
 whom little is foi'.^iven, llie anvie loveth little. And he said 
 unto her, Thy sin.s are forgiven. And they that sat at meat 
 with him began to say within themselves, Wiio is this that 
 even forgiveth sins? And he said unto the woman, Thy 
 faith hath saved thee ; go in peace.' 
 
 if 
 
 §37 — JESUS HEALS A DEMONIAC AND REBUKES 
 THE PilAllISEES. 
 
 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went aboui 
 through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good 
 tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, and 
 certain women which had been healed of evil si)irits and 
 infirmities, Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom 
 seven devils had gone out, and J<janna the wife of Chuza, 
 Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which min- 
 istered unto them of their substance." 
 
 And he coir "th into a house. And the multitude cometh 
 together again, so that they c(juld not so much as eat bread. 
 And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay h(»ld on 
 him : for they said. He is beside himself.'^ 
 
 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, 
 blind and dumb : and he healed him, insomuch that* when 
 the devil was gone out" tlie dumb man sj)ake and saw. And 
 all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of 
 
 1. Luke 7 : 3ft-50. 3. Mark 3 : 20, 21. 
 
 2. Luke 8 : 1-3. 4. Matt. 12 : 22. 
 
 5. Luke U : 14. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 U 
 
 David ? But when' the scribes which came down from Jeru- 
 salem'' [and] the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth 
 not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 
 And knowing their thoughts he'' called them unto him, and 
 said unto them in i)arables, Mow can Satan cast out Satan ?* 
 Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desola- 
 tion ; and every city or lunise (livi<led against itself shall not 
 stand : and if Satan casteth out Satiin, he is divided against 
 himself; how then shall his kingdom stand ? And if I by 
 Beelzel)ub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them 
 out? therefore shall they V)e your judges. But if I by the 
 S})irit of (j(jd cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God 
 C(jme upon you." When the strong man fully armed guardeth 
 his own court, his gocjds are in })eace : but when a stronger 
 than he shall come \x\w\\ him, and overcome him, he taketh 
 from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth 
 his spoils. He that is not with me is against me ; and he 
 that gathereth not with me scattereth.* Therefore I say 
 unto you, E\ ery sin and >)lasphemy shall be forgiven unto 
 men,' and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall 
 blaspheme;"^ but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not 
 1)0 ft)rgiven. And whosoever shall speak a word against the 
 Son of man, it shall be forgiven him ; but whosoever shall 
 speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, 
 neither in this world, nor in that which is to come ;® but is 
 guilty of an eternal sin : because they said, He hath an 
 unclean spirit.^" 
 
 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good ; or make 
 the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known 
 by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, 
 si)eak good things ? for out of the abundance of the heart the 
 mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good treasure 
 bringeth forth good things : and the evil man out of his evil 
 trensure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto you, 
 that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give 
 
 1. Matt 12 : 22-24. 
 
 2. Mark 3 : 22. 
 
 3. >ratt. 1 2 : 2i, 25. 
 
 4. Mark 3 : 28. 
 
 5. Matt, 12 : 25-23. 
 
 6. I.uke 11 : 21-23. 
 
 7. Matt. 12 : 31. 
 
 8. Mark 3 : 28. 
 
 9. Matt. 12 : 31, 82. 
 10. Mark 3 : 29, 30. 
 
Je8U8 liebnkes the Pharisees, 
 
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 account thereof in the day of ju(l<,'ement. For by thy wortla 
 thou shalb be justilied, and by thy words thou ahalt be con- 
 deiimed. 
 
 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, 
 saying', Master, we would see a sij^n fi-oni thee.' 
 
 And when the multitudes were gathered togetiier unto him, 
 he began to say, This generation is an evil" and adulterous' 
 generation : it seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign 
 be given to it but tlie sign of Jon.ih' the prophet''. For 
 even as Jonah became a sign unto tl»e Ninevites, so shall also 
 the Son of man be to this generation* For as .lonali was 
 three days and three nights in the belly of the whale ; so 
 shall the Son of man be three days and tliree nights in the 
 heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall stand u}) in the 
 judgement with thisgeneration,and shall condemn it: for they 
 repented at the preaching of .lonah ; and behold, a greater 
 than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise uj) in 
 the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it : for 
 she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of 
 Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is hefe. But 
 the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth 
 through waterless places, seeking rest, and tindeth it not. 
 Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came 
 out; and when he is come, he hndeth it empty, swept, and 
 garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven 
 other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and 
 dwell there : and the last state of that man becometh worse 
 than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil gener- 
 ation.^ 
 
 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his 
 mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to 
 him :** and they could not come at him for the crowd." And 
 a multitude was sitting about him ; and they say unto him. 
 Behold, thy mother and thy brethren'" stand without, seeking 
 
 ii 
 
 k . 
 
 I 
 
 
 1. Matt. 12 : 33-38. 
 
 2. Luke 11 : 29. 
 8. Matt. 12 : 39. 
 4. Luke 11 : 29. 
 
 5. Matt. 12 : 39. 
 
 6. Luke 11 : 30. 
 
 7. Matt. 12 : 40-45. 
 
 8. Matt. 12 : 46. 
 
 9. Luke 8 : 19. 
 10. Mark 3 : 32. 
 
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 A Ilannony of i)ie Gospels. 
 
 to speuk to thee. But he answered and said unto him that 
 told Jiini, Wlio is my mother? and Who are my brethren?^ 
 And lookint^ round on them who sat about hUn," he stretched 
 forth liis hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold, my 
 mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall do the will 
 of my P^ither which is in heaven, he is my brother, and 
 sister, and n)other.^ 
 
 §38 — PARABLES OF THE SOWER, THE LAMP, 
 
 THE SEED. 
 
 On that day went Jesus out of the hou^e, and sat by the 
 seaside,^ and be<,'an to teacli'by tJie sea side,'' and there were 
 gathered unto him great multitudes,'' and they of every city 
 resorted unto him,' so that he entered into a boat, and sat 
 in the sea ; and all the nniltitude were by the sea on the 
 land. And he taught them many things in parables, and 
 eaid unto them in his teaching, Hearken : Behold, the sower 
 went forth to sow : and it came to pass, as he sowed, some 
 sce^/ fell by the way side^ and it was trodden under foot,^ and 
 the birds came and devoured it. And other fell on the 
 rocky (jwnnd, where it had not much earth ; and straight- 
 way it si)rang up, because it had no deej)ness of earth : and 
 when the sun was risen, it was scorched ; and because it had 
 no root, it withered away. And other fell among the 
 thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it 
 yielded n^ fruit. And others fell into the good ground, and 
 yielded fruit, growing up and increasing ; and brought forth, 
 thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. And he said. 
 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 
 And when he was alone, tlusy that were about him with 
 the twelve asked of him,"^ ^Vliy speakest thou unto them in 
 parables? And he answered and said unto them, Unto you 
 it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, 
 
 1. Matt. 12: 47,48. 
 
 2. Mark 3 : 34. 
 
 8. Matt, 12 : 49, 60. 
 4. Matt. 13 : 1. 
 
 5. Mark 4 : 1. 
 
 6. Matt. 13:2. 
 
 7. Luke 8 : 4. 
 
 8. Mark 4 : t-4. 
 
 9. Ltike 8 : 5. 
 10. Mark 4 : 4-10. 
 
The Parable of the Soicer. 
 
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 but to them it is not given/ Unto them that are without, 
 all things are done in parables." For whosoever hath, to 
 him shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but who- 
 soever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that 
 which he hath. Therefore si)eak I to them in parables ; 
 because seeing they see not, and hearing tliey hear not, 
 neither do they understand,^ lest haply they should turn 
 again, and it should be forgiven them,* And unto them is 
 fultiUed the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, 
 
 By hearing ye shall liear, and shall in no wise under- 
 stand ; 
 
 And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive : 
 
 For this people's heart is waxed gross, 
 
 And their ears are dull of hearing, 
 
 And their eyes they have closed ; 
 
 Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, 
 
 And hear with their ears. 
 
 And understand with their heart, 
 
 And should turn again. 
 
 And I should heal them. 
 But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; and your ears, for 
 they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets 
 and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, 
 and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, 
 and heard them not.* 
 
 And he saith unto them. Know ye not this })arable ? and 
 how shall ye know all the parables f The seed is the word 
 of God.^ The sower soweth the word. And these are they 
 by the way side, v/here the word is sown ; and when they 
 have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the 
 word' from their heart," which liath been sown in them,"' that 
 they may not believe and be saved.'' And these in like 
 manner are they that are sown upon the rocky pZacfs, who, 
 when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with 
 joy ; and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a 
 
 l!i 
 
 1. Matt. 13 : 10, 11. 
 
 2. Miirk 4 : 11. 
 
 3. Mutt. 13 : 12, 13. 
 
 4. Mark 4 : 12. 
 
 5. Matt. 13 : 14-17. 
 
 6. Mark 4 : lU. 
 
 7. liUkeS: 11. 
 
 8. Mark 4 : 14, 16. 
 
 9. Luke 8 : 12. 
 
 10. Mark 4 : 16. 
 
 11. Luke 8 : IS. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 while ; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because 
 of the word, straightway they stumble.^ [Wiiich for awhile 
 believe, and in time of temptation fall away."] And others 
 are they that are sown among the thorns ; these are they 
 that have heard the word, and the cares of the world, and 
 the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things 
 entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful ;'' 
 [and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and 
 riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to per- 
 fection].* And those are they that were sown upon the 
 good ground ; such'' as in an honest and good heart, having 
 heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with 
 patience, ** thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 
 
 And he said unto them,^ No man, when he hath lighted a 
 lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; 
 but putteth it on a stand, that they which enter in may see 
 the light. For nothing is hid, that shall not be made mani- 
 fest ; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come 
 to light. ^ If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
 And he said unto them. Take heed what ye hear : with what 
 measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you : and more 
 shall be given unto you. For he that hath, to him shall be 
 given : and he tliat hath not, from him shall be taken away 
 even that which'' he thinketh he hath."^ 
 
 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should 
 cast seed upon the earth ; and should sleep and rise night 
 and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he know- 
 eth not how. The earth beareth fruit of herself ; first the 
 blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. But 
 when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the 
 flickle, because the harvest is come.'^ 
 
 1. Mark 4 : 16, 17. 
 
 2. Luko 8 : 13. 
 
 8. Mark 4 : 18, 19. 
 4. Luke 8 : 14. 
 
 6. Mark 4 : 20. 
 
 6. Luke 8: 15. 
 
 7. Mark 4 : 20, 21. 
 
 8. Luke 8 : 16, 17. 
 
 9. Mark 4 : 23-25. 
 
 10. Luke 8: 18. 
 
 11. Mark i : 26-29. 
 
Jesus Discourses on True Blessedness. 
 
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 §39 — JESUS DISCOURSES ON TRUE BLESSEDNESS, 
 ON FORMALISM, AND ON GODLINESS. 
 
 And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain 
 woman out of tlio multitud'* lifted up her voice, and said 
 unto him, Hlessed is the womb tliat hare thee, and tlie 
 breasts which thou didst suck. But lie said, Yea rather, 
 blessed are they th.nt hear the wor<l oi Ciod, and keep it.* 
 
 No man, )klicu he hath lit^dited a lamp, putteth it in a 
 cellar, neither uiulcr the bu.shel, but on the stand, that they 
 which enter in may see the light. Tiie lamp of thy body is 
 thine eye : when thine eye is single, thy whole boily also is 
 full of light ; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of 
 darkness. Look tlu'refore whether the light that is in thee 
 be not darknes.s. If therefore thy whole body be full of 
 light, having no ])art dark, it shall be wholly fidl of light, as 
 when the lam]) with its bright shining doth give thee light. 
 
 Now as he s[iake, a Pharisee askuth him to dine with him : 
 and he went ni, aiul sat down to meat. And when the 
 Pharisee saw it, he niaivelled that he had not first washed 
 before dinner. And the Lord .sairl unto him. Now do ye 
 Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the phitter ; 
 but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. 
 iTe foolish ones, did not he that made the outside niiike the 
 inside also ? Howlieit give for alms those things which are 
 within ■ and behold, all things are clean unto you. 
 
 But woe unto you Pharisees ! for ye tithe mint and rue 
 And every herl), and j)ass over judgement and the love of 
 God : but these ought ye to have <lone, and not to leave the 
 other undone. Woe unto you Pharisees ! for ye love the 
 ihief scats in the synagogues, and the salutati<ms in the 
 aiarketplacv s. Woe unto you ! for ye are as the tombs 
 ivhich appear not, and the men that walk over thein know it 
 not. 
 
 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Master, 
 in saying this thou rei)roachest us also. And he said, Woe' 
 
 1 Luke 11 : 27. '2S. 
 
 2. Luke 11 : 33-46. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Goftpels. 
 
 
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 unto you lawyers also ! for ye lade men with burdens griev- 
 ous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not tlie burdens 
 with one of your fingers. Woe unto ydu ! f<»r ye build the 
 tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. So ye 
 are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers : 
 for they killed them, and ye build their tombs. Therefore 
 also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto then) prophets 
 and apostles ; and some of them they shall kill and perse- 
 cute ; that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed 
 froni the foundation of the world, may be required of this 
 generation ; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of 
 Zachariah, who perished l)etween the altar and the sanctuary: 
 yea, I say unto you, it shall be recjuired of this generation. 
 Woe unto you lawyers ! for ye took away the key of know- 
 ledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were 
 entering in ye hindered. 
 
 And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and 
 ihe Pharisees began to press upon him, vehemently, and to 
 provoke him to speak (jf many things ; laying wait for him, 
 to catch something out of his mouth. ^ 
 
 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multi- 
 tude were gathered together, insomuch that they trode one 
 u[ton another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, 
 ] >eware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 
 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed : 
 and hid, that shall not be known. -Wherefore vhatsoever 
 ye have said in the darkness shnll be heard in the light; and 
 what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall 
 be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you my 
 friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the bcjdy, and after 
 that 'i ',ve no more that they can do. But 1 will warn you 
 whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed 
 hath power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you. Fear him. 
 Are not live s})arrows sold for two fartliiiigs ? and not one of 
 them is forgotten in the sight of God. But the very hairs of 
 your head are all numbered. Fear not : ye are of more 
 value than many spirrows. And I say unto you. Every one'^ 
 
 1 Luke 11 : 4C-54. 
 
 2. Luke 12 : 1.& 
 
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 The Parable of the Self-deluded Rich Man. 59 
 
 who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man 
 also confess before the angels of God : but he that denieth 
 me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of 
 the angels of God. And every one who shall speak a word 
 against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but unto 
 him that blasphemeth agains t^he Holy Spirit it shall not be 
 forgiven. And when they l* , you before the synagogues, 
 and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or 
 what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : for the Holy 
 Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to 
 say.^ 
 
 §40 — THE PARABLES OF THE SELF-DELUDED RICH 
 MAN AND OF THE SERVANTS AND THE 
 STEWARD WAITINO FOR THEIR LORD. 
 
 And one of the multitude said unto him. Master, bid my 
 Orother divide the inheritance with me. But he said unto 
 nim, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 
 And he said unto them. Take heed, and keep yourselves 
 from all covetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the 
 abundance of the things Avhich he possesseth. And he spake 
 a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich 
 man brought forth plentifully : and he reasoned within- him- 
 self, saying, What .shall I do, because I have not where to 
 bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do : I will pull 
 down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I bestow 
 all my corn and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, 
 thou hast much goods laid uj) for many years ; take thine 
 ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, Tliou 
 foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee ; and the 
 things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? So 
 is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich 
 toward God." 
 
 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning ; 
 and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, 
 
 ;■' 
 
 1. Luke 12 : 9 12. 
 
 ?. Luke 12 : 13-21. 
 
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 A Ilarmoiiy of the Goaj^els. 
 
 when he shall return from the marriage feast ; that, when 
 he Cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto 
 him. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he 
 Cometh shall find watching : verily I say unto you, that he 
 shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and 
 shall come and serve them. And if he shall come in the 
 second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed 
 are those servmits. But know this, that if the master of the 
 house had known in what hour tlie thief was coming, he 
 would have watched, and not have left his house to be 
 broken through. Be ye also ready : for in an hour that ye 
 think not the Son of man Cometh. 
 
 And Peter said. Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, 
 or even unto all ? And the Lord said, Who then is the 
 faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his 
 household, to give them their portion of food in due season ? 
 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh 
 shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will 
 set him over all that he hath. But if that servant shall say 
 in his heart. My lord dolayeth his coming ; and shall begin 
 to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat 
 and drink, and to be drunken ; the lord of that servant 
 shall come in a day when ho expecteth not, and in an hour 
 when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and 
 appoint his portion with the unfaithful. And that servant, 
 which knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did 
 according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes ; but 
 he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall bo 
 beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, 
 of him shall much be required : and to whom they conmiit 
 much, of him will they ask the more.^ 
 
 1. Luke 12 : 36-48. 
 
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 §41 — JESUS FORETELLS THE PERSECUTION OF HIS 
 
 DISCIPLES. 
 
 I came to cast fire upon the earth ; and what will 1, if it 
 is already kindled ? But I have a baptism to ho baptized 
 with ; and liovv am I straitened till it be accomplished ! 
 Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth i I tell 
 you, Nay ; but rather division : for there shall be from 
 lienceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and 
 two against three. They shall be divided, father against 
 son, and son against tather ; mother against daughter, and 
 daughter against her mother ; mother in law against her 
 daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in 
 law. 
 
 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud 
 rising in the west, straightway ye say. There cometh a 
 shower ; and so it cometh to pass. And when ye see a south 
 wind blowing, ye say. There will be a scorclfing heat ; and 
 it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret 
 the face of the earth and the heaven ; but how is it that ye 
 know not how to interpret this time? And why even of 
 yourselves judge ye not what is right? For as thou art 
 going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the 
 way give diligence to be quit of him ; lest haply he hale thee 
 unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the 
 officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison. I say 
 unto thee. Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till 
 thou have paid the very last mite.^ 
 
 §42 — THE SLAUGHTER OF THE GALILEANS. 
 PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE. 
 
 Now there were some present at that very season which 
 told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled 
 with their sacrifices. And he answered and said unto them, 
 Think ye that these Galihwans were sinners above all the 
 Galilfeans, because they have sutl'ered these things? I tell 
 
 1. Luke 12 : 49-59. 
 
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 11 
 
 62 
 
 A Ilarniony of the Gvspels. 
 
 you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner 
 perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam 
 fell, and killed them, think ye that they were oflenders 
 above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem ? I tell you, 
 Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 
 
 And he spake this parable ; A certain man had a fig tree 
 planted in his vineyard ; and he came .seeking fruit thereon, 
 and found none. And he said unto the vinedresser, BehoUl, 
 these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and 
 find none : cut it down ; why doth it also cumber the 
 ground ? And he answering saith unto him. Lord, let it 
 alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it : 
 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well ; but if not, thou shalt 
 cut it down.^ 
 
 §43 — JESUS HEALS AN INFIRM WOMAN ON THE 
 
 SABBATH DAY. 
 
 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the 
 sabbath day. And behold, a woman which had a spirit of 
 infirmity eighteen years ; and she was bowed together, and 
 could in no wise lift herself up. And when Jesus saw her, 
 he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from 
 thine infirmity. And he laid his hands upon her : and 
 immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And 
 the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation 
 because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said 
 to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to 
 work : in them therefore come and be healed, and not on 
 the day of the sabbath. But the Lord answered him, and 
 said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath 
 loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to 
 watering ? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of 
 Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, 
 to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the 
 sabbath ? And as he said these things, all his adversaries 
 were put to shame : and all the multitude rejoiced for all 
 the glorious things that were done by him.'' 
 
 1. Luke 13 : 1-9. 
 
 2. Luke 13 : 10-17. 
 
The Parable of the Mustard Seed. 
 
 69 
 
 §44 — THE PARABLES OF THE MUSTARD SEED— THE 
 LEAVEN — THE WHEAT AND TARES — THE 
 TREASUHE HID IN A FIELD — THK PKARL OF 
 GREAT PRICE — THE NKT CAST INTO THE SKA. 
 
 And he said, How shall wo likuu tho kingdom of CJod? or 
 in what })arable shall we sot it forth? It i-i like a grain of 
 inustiird setd, which, whrii if is sown upon tho earth, though 
 it bo loss than all tho seeds that are \x\nn\ tho earth, yet when 
 it is sown, growoth up, and becouieth greater than all the 
 herbs, and puttolh out groat branches ; so that the birds of 
 the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.' And auain 
 he said, Whereunto shall I likon tho kingdom of God ? It 
 is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three 
 measures of meal, till it was all leavoned." 
 
 Another parable sot ho before them, saying. The king- 
 dom of lieavon is likened unto a man that sowed good seed 
 in his field : but while men slept, his enemy camo and soAved 
 tares also among the wheat, and wont away. But. when the 
 blade s[)rang up. and brought forth fruit, then af»pearod the 
 tares also. And the .servants of the housolujlder came and 
 said unto him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field ! 
 whence then hath it tares ? And ho said unto them, An 
 enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt 
 thou then that we go and gather them u[) ? But ho saith. 
 Nay ; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the 
 wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest ? 
 and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers. 
 Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn 
 them : but gather the wheat into my barn.^ 
 
 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multi- 
 tudes ; and without a parable spake he nothing unto thi-m : 
 that it might bo fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, 
 saying, 
 
 1. Mark 4 : 30-32. 
 
 2. Luke 13 : 20, 21. 
 
 3. Matt. IS : 24-30» 
 
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 A TTannony of the Gospels. 
 
 I will open my mouth in pjir.-ibles ; 
 
 I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the 
 world. ^ 
 
 And with many such jKirablos spake he the word unto them, 
 as they were able to hear it : and without a paraV)le 8])ake he 
 not unto thorn : but privately to his own disciples he ex- 
 pounded all things." 
 
 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and 
 liis disciples came unto him, saying. Explain unto us the 
 parable of the tares of the Held. And he answered and said, 
 He that soweth the good sied is the Son of man ; and the 
 field is the world ; and the good seed, these are the sons of 
 the kingdom ; and the tares are the sons of tlie evil one ; and 
 the enemy that scnved them is the devil : and the harvest is 
 the end of the world ; and the reapers are angels. As there- 
 fore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall 
 it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send 
 forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all 
 things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and 
 shall cast them into the furnace of tire : there shall be weep- 
 ing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine 
 forth as the sun in the kingdom of their father. He that 
 hath ears, let him hear. 
 
 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a 
 field ; which a man found, and hid ; and in his joy he goetli 
 nnd selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 
 
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is 
 n merchant seeking goodly pearls : and having found one 
 pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and 
 bought it. 
 
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was 
 cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : which, when 
 it was filled, they drew up on the beach ; and they sat down, 
 and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast 
 away. So shall it be in the end of the world : the angels 
 shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the^ 
 
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 1. Matt. 13: 34,35. 
 
 2. Mark 4 : 33, 34. 
 
 8. Matt. 13 : 36-49. 
 
Jesus Sd/ls the Storm. 
 
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 righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there 
 shall be the weepiii;^ and gna.shinjj; of teeth. 
 
 Have ye understood all these things i They say unto him. 
 Yea. And he said unto theiu, Therefore every scribe who 
 hath been made a disciple to the kinudoni of heaven is like 
 unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out 
 of his treasure things new and f)ld. 
 
 And it came to pass, wlien Jesus had finished these par- 
 ables, he departed thence/ 
 
 
 MS — JESUS STILLS THE STORM ON THE SEA 
 
 OF GALILEE. 
 
 And on that day, when even was come, when Jesus saw 
 great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to 
 depart unto the other side. And there came a scribe, and 
 said unto him, Master, 1 will follow thee whithersoever 
 ^hou goest. And Jesus saith unt(j him. The foxes have 
 holes, and the birds of the heaven )iave nests ; but the Son 
 of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of 
 the disciples said unto him. Lord, sutler me first to go and 
 bury my father. But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me ; 
 and leave the dead to bury their own dead. 
 
 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples fol- 
 lowed him.^ [And leaving the multitude, they take him 
 with them, even as he was, in the Vjoat. And other boats 
 were with him.''] And he said unto them, Let us go over 
 unto the other side of the hike : and they launched forth. 
 But as they sailed he fell asleep : and there came down a 
 storm of wind on the lake ; and they were filling xcith watery 
 and were in jeopardy.* 
 
 [And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves 
 bea.t into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.] 
 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion : and 
 they awake him, and say unto him,*^ Save, Lord,' Master, 
 
 :■! 
 
 1. Matt. 13 : .50-53. 
 
 2. Mark 4 : 35. 
 
 3. Matt. 8 : l:i-23. 
 
 4. Mark 4 : 36. 
 
 5. Luke 8 : 22, 23. 
 
 6. Mark 4 : 37, 38. 
 
 7. Matt. 8 : 25. 
 
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 A I/a r mo HI/ of the Gotipels. 
 
 carost thou not tli.it, we iierish ? And ho awoke, and re- 
 l>uki!d tlio wind' and the raging of the water," and said unto 
 the sea, Peace, bo Htill. And the wind ceased, and there 
 was a great eahn. And ho said unto them. Why are ye fear- 
 ful 'i have ye not yet faith f And l)eing afraid, they mar- 
 velled, saying (me to another, Who then is this, that he 
 commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey 
 him V 
 
 §46— JESUS HEALS TWO DKMONIACS. 
 
 And when he was come to the other side into the country 
 of the Gadarenes,* when ho was come out of the boat, 
 straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an 
 unclean spirit, who had his dwelling in the tomlts : and no 
 man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain ; because 
 that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, ai.d 
 the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters 
 broken in pieces : and no man had strength to tame him." 
 And for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not 
 in any house, but in the tombs/ And always, night and 
 day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, 
 and cutting himself with stones. And when he saw Jesus 
 from afar, he ran* and fell down before him^ and worshipped 
 him, and crying out with a loud voice, he saith. What have 
 I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God ? 
 I adjure thee by God, torment me not.'° For he commanded 
 the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For often- 
 times it had seized him : and he was kept under guard, and 
 bound with chains and fetters ; and breaking the bands 
 asunder, he was driven of the devil into the deserts. And 
 Jesus asked him. What is thy name ? And he said. Legion ; 
 for many devils were entered into him. And they entreated 
 him that he would not command them to depart into the 
 abyss. Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding 
 on the mountain." And they besought him, saying, Send us 
 
 I 
 
 1. Mark 4 : 38, 39. 
 
 8. Luke 8 : 24. 
 
 8. Mark 4 : 39, 40. 
 
 4. Luke 8 : 25. 
 
 5. Matt. 8 : 28. 
 
 6. Mark 5 : 2-4. 
 
 7. Luke 8 : 27. 
 
 8. Mark 5 : fi, 6. 
 
 9. Luke 8 : 28. 
 
 10. Mark 5 : 6, 7. 
 
 11. Luke 8 : 29-32. 
 
Jeaus Heals Tivo Demoniacs. 
 
 er 
 
 I 
 
 into tlio swine, that we may enter into them. And he gave 
 them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered 
 into the swine : and the herd rushed down the steey) info 
 the sea, in mimbei' ahout two tliousand ; and they were 
 choked in the sea.' And when they that fed tliem saw what 
 had come to pass, they* went away into the city, and told 
 everything, and what was befalK'ii to them that were pos- 
 sessed with devils. And behold, all the city came out to 
 meet .lesus.'* And they came to see what it was that had 
 Come to pass. And they come to .lesus, and behold him 
 that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his 
 right mind^ at the feet of Jesus, ^ even, him that had the 
 legion : and they were afraid. And the}' that saw it declared 
 unto them how it befell him that was possessed with devils, 
 and concerning the swine." And all the j)eo{)le of the 
 country of tiie Gerasenes round about asked him to depart 
 from them ; for they were holdcn with great fear.^ 
 
 And as he was entering into the boat, ho that had been 
 possessed with devils besought him that he might be with 
 him. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to 
 thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how groat things 
 the Lord hath done for thee, and Juno he had mercy on thee. 
 And he went his way, and began to ])ublish in Decapolia 
 how great things Jesus had done for him : and all men did 
 marvel. 
 
 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto 
 the other side* and came into his own city," a great multi- 
 tude was gathered unto him'" [and] welcomed him ; for they 
 were all waiting for him ;" and he was by the sea.'^ 
 
 1. Mark .'> : 12, 13. 
 
 2. Luke 8 : 34. 
 
 8. Mutt. 8 : 33, 34. 
 4. Mark b : 14, 15. 
 
 6. I.nke 8 : 35. 
 
 «. Mark 5:15, 16. 
 
 7. Luke 8 : 37. 
 
 8. Mark 5 : 18-21. 
 
 9. Matt. 9 : 1. 
 
 10. Mark 5 : 21. 
 
 11. I.ukc8: 40. 
 
 12. Mark 5 : 21. 
 
G8 
 
 A Ilannonij of the Gvsjjels. 
 
 §47 — JESUS RAISES TO LIFE THE DKAD DAUGHTER 
 OF JAIRUS, HEALS A WOMAN HAVING AN 
 ISSUE OF BLOOD, TWO BLIND MEN AND A 
 DUMB DEMONIAC. 
 
 ^Vhile he spake tliose things unto them, behohl, there 
 came' one of tho rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by Uiime ; 
 and seeing him,'"* he fell down at Jesus' feet, and be- 
 sought him to come into his house ; for he had an only 
 daugliter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. '^ 
 And [he] worshipped hitu, saying,* My little daughter is at 
 the i)oint of death : I pray fhet, that thou come and lay thy 
 hands cm her, that she may be made whole, and live. And 
 lie went with him; and a great m\iltituJe followed him, and 
 they thronged liim. 
 
 And a woman, which liad an issue of blood twelve years, 
 and had suft'ered many things of many physicians, and had 
 spent jJl r}t'it she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather 
 grew wo'ni!, having heard the tliings concerning Jesus, came 
 in the crowd Ix'hind, and touched" the bt)rder of*^ his 
 ^ifar.nent. For she said, If 1 touch liut his garments, I shall 
 be vlh:^ i vvht^le. And stiviightway th.;. fountain of her blood 
 was dried up ; and she felt in her body tha' she was healed 
 of her plague. And straightway Jesus, perceiving in him- 
 self that the power froceeding from him hiid gone forth, 
 turned him about in the crowd, and said. Who touched my 
 gar'uents f And when all denied, Peter said, and they that 
 wex. with him. Master, the multitudes press thee and crush 
 ^/ice,* and sayest thou. Who touched me f But Jesus said, 
 Some one did touch me : lor I perceived that ])ower had 
 gone forth from me.'" And he looked round about to see 
 her that had done this thing.'* And when the woman saw 
 that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down 
 
 1. Matt. 9 : 18. 
 1. Mark 5 : 22. 
 
 3. Luke 8 : 41, 42. 
 
 4. Matt. 9 : 18. 
 
 5. Mark 5 : 23-27. 
 
 6. Luke 8: 44. 
 
 7. Murk 5 : 27-30. 
 
 8. Luke 8 : 45. 
 
 9. Mark 5 : 31. 
 
 10. Luke 8: 46. 
 
 11. Mark 5 : 32. 
 
 J 
 
■*f 
 
 Jesus JRaises to Lijh Jairus Dau(j}dci\ 
 
 69 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 before him declared in the presence of all the people for 
 what cause she touched him, and how she was healed 
 immediately.' But Jesus turnim; and seeing her, said, 
 Daughter, be of good cheer ; thy faith hath made thee 
 whole." Go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.^ And the 
 woman was made whole from that hour.* 
 
 While he yet spake, there Cometh one from the ruler of 
 the synagogue's house, saying,^ Thy daughter is dead : why 
 troublest thou the Master anj' further? But Jesus, not 
 heeding the word s{>oken, saith unto the ruler of tlie 
 synagogue, Fear not, only believe,*' and she shall be made 
 whole.' 
 
 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue ; 
 and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing 
 greatly.^ And when he came to the house, he suthued not 
 any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and 
 James, and the father of the maiden and her mother." And 
 when Jesus came into the rulers house, and saw the flute- 
 players, and the crowd making a tumult, he said,'" Why 
 make ye a tumult and weep ^" Weep not.'' Give jilace : for 
 the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And thty laughed 
 liim to scorn,'' knowing that she was dead.'* But he, having 
 put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her 
 mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where 
 the child was. And taking the child by the hand, he saith 
 unto her, Talitha cumi ; which is, being interpreted, Dam- 
 sel, I say unto thee. Arise.'" And her spirit returned and'" 
 straightway the damsel rose uj), and walked ; for she was 
 twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with 
 a great amazement. And he charged them much that no 
 man should know this : and he conunanded thut souietliimi 
 should be given her to eat.'^ And the fame hereof went 
 forth into all that land.'^ 
 
 1. Luke 8: 
 
 47. 
 
 
 7. 
 
 Luke 8 : 
 
 •1!>. 
 
 
 1.3. 
 
 Matt. !) : 24. 
 
 2. Matt. 9 
 
 22. 
 
 
 8. 
 
 Mark 5 : 
 
 38. 
 
 
 14. 
 
 Luko 8 : .'■.3. 
 
 3. Mark 5 : 
 
 34.' 
 
 
 9. 
 
 Luke 8 
 
 51. 
 
 
 1.-.. 
 
 Murk .-. : 40, 41. 
 
 4. Matt. 9 
 
 : 22. 
 
 
 10. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 : 23, 
 
 24. 
 
 M. 
 
 Luke 8 : .'.5. 
 
 6. Luke a : 
 
 40. 
 
 
 1'. 
 
 Mark 5: 
 
 39. 
 
 
 17. 
 
 Mark 5: 42. 
 
 6. Mark 6 : 
 
 35. 
 
 36. 
 
 12. 
 
 Luke 8 : 
 
 52. 
 
 
 18. 
 
 .Matt. 1) : 2ft. 
 
 I 
 
 s 
 
I 
 
 70 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men 
 followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, 
 thou son of David. 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 say unto him. 
 Yea, Lfml. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According 
 to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were 
 opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying. See that 
 no man know it. But they went forth, and spread abroad 
 his fame in all that land. 
 
 And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him 
 a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil 
 was cast out, the dumb man spake : and the multitudes 
 marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the 
 Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils casteth he out 
 devils.' 
 
 §48 — JESUS SENDS FORTH THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 
 
 And he went out from thence and he cometh into his own 
 <;ountry ; and his disciples follow him. And when the 
 sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue : and 
 many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath 
 this man these things ? and, What is the wisdom that is 
 given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works 
 wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son 
 of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and 
 Simon ? and are not his sisters here with us ? And they 
 were offended in him. And Jesus said unto them, A pro- 
 phet is not without honour, save in his own country, and 
 among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could 
 there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon 
 i few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled be- 
 cause of their unbelief.^ 
 
 And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, 
 teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of 
 the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all 
 
 1. Matt. 9: 27-31, 
 
 2. Mark 6 : 1-6. 
 

 Jesus Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. 
 
 71 
 
 miinner of sickness. But \\\w\\ lie suw the niultitiules, lio 
 WHS niove.l with coinpassit)!! for theiu, because they were 
 distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a sheplierd. 
 Tlien saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is 
 ])lente<)us, but the labourers ai-e few. Pray ye therefore 
 the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into 
 his harvest/ 
 
 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : The 
 first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother ; 
 James the sou of Zebedee, and John his brother ; Philip, 
 and Bartholomew ; Thomas, and Matthew the i)ublican ; 
 .lames the nun of Alphieus, and Thadd.-eus ; Simon the 
 {-ananasan, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 
 These twelve Jesus sent forth," by two and two, and he gave 
 them^ power and authority over all devils, and to* heal all 
 manner of disease and all manner of sickness.^ And he sent 
 them forth to preach the kingdom of (iod, and to heal the 
 sick. And he" charged them, saying. Go not into any way 
 of the Gentiles, and enter ncjt into any city of the Samari- 
 tans : but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
 And as ye go, preach, saying. The kingdom of heaven is at 
 hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the leper3, cast 
 out devils : freely ye received, freely give. Get yon no 
 gold, nor silver, nor brass in your ])urses ; no wallet for 
 j/onr journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor statt': for the 
 labourer is worthy of his food. And into whatsoever city or 
 village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy ; and 
 there abide till ye go forth. And as ye enter inio the house, 
 salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come 
 upon it : but if it ne not w(jrthy, let your peace return to 
 you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your 
 words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, sh;''-e 
 otF the dust of your feet" for a testimony unto them.* Verily 
 T say unto you, It shall bo more tolerable for the land of 
 Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for 
 that city." 
 
 ^ 
 
 1. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 9: 
 
 3.'i-33. 
 
 4. 
 
 Luke 
 
 9: 
 
 1. 
 
 7. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 10 
 
 : 5-14. 
 
 2. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 10 
 
 : i-b. 
 
 B. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 !(» 
 
 : I. 
 
 8. 
 
 Mark (i: 
 
 11. 
 
 8. 
 
 Mark 
 
 " . 
 
 1. 
 
 6. 
 
 Luke 
 
 !> : 
 
 2.3. 
 
 J). 
 
 Mutt. 
 
 10 
 
 : If). 
 
72 
 
 A Harmony of (he Gospels. 
 
 Behold, I send you fortli as sheep in the midst of wolves: 
 be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 
 But beware of men: f<n' they will deliver ycni up to coun- 
 cils, and in their synagogues tliey will scourge you ; yea and 
 before governors and kings shall ye be brought f(»r my sake, 
 for a testimony to them and to the Oentiles. But when they 
 deliver y<ju up, be not anxious how or what ye shall s])eak : 
 for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. 
 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Fatlier 
 that speaketh in you. And brother shall <leliver up brother 
 to death, and the father his child: and children shall ri-e uj) 
 against parents, and 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, the same shall be saved. But when 
 they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily 
 I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of 
 Israel, till the 8on of man be come. 
 
 A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant above his 
 lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, 
 and tlie servant as his lord. If they have called the master 
 of the house Beelzebub, how much more alxdl tliey coll them 
 of his household ! Fear them not therefore : for there is 
 nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, that 
 shall not be known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak 
 ye in the light : and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon 
 the housetops. And be not afraid of them which kill the 
 body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him 
 which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are 
 not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them 
 shall fall on the ground without your Father: but the very 
 hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore ; ye 
 are of more value than many sparrows. Every one there- 
 fore who shall confess me before me, him will I also confess 
 before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall 
 denv me before men, him will I also deny before my Father 
 v/hich is in heaven. 
 
 Think not that I came to send peace on the earth : I r '>ine^ 
 
 1. Matt. 10 : lfi-3.t. 
 
The Di'dth of John the Baptist. 
 
 73 
 
 not to send peiico, but a sword. For I came to set a man at 
 variance against his father, and the dauyliter against her 
 motlier, and the daughter in haw against her mother in law : 
 and a mans foes nJndl he they of his own househohl. He 
 that hnelli father or mother more tlian me is not worthy of 
 me ; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not 
 worthy of me. And lie that doth not tike his cross and fol- 
 low after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life 
 shall lose it ; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall 
 find it. 
 
 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth 
 me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a pro- 
 phet in the name of a prophet shall receive a propiiet's re- 
 ward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of 
 a riiichteous man sliall receive a righteous man's reward. 
 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little 
 ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, 
 verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.^ 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of com- 
 manding his twelve discii)les, he departed thence to teach 
 and preach in their cities." 
 
 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 
 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many 
 that were sick, and healed them.' 
 
 §49 — THE DEATH OF JOHN THE BAFITST. 
 
 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his 
 birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, 
 and the chief men of Galilee; and when the daughter of 
 Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod 
 and them that sat at meat with him ; and the king said unto 
 the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and J will give 
 it thee. And he sware unto her. Whatsoever thou shalt ask 
 of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 
 And she went out, and said unto her mother. What shall I 
 ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. And 
 she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked. 
 
 1. Matt. 10 : 34-42. 
 
 2. Matt. 11 : 1. 
 
 3. Mark b : 12, IS. 
 
ill ■ 
 
 i: 
 
 74 
 
 ^1 Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 saying, I will that tlinii forthwith give me in a charger the 
 head of John the Baptist And the king was exceeding 
 sorry ; Vjut for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at 
 meat, he would not reject her. And straightway the king 
 sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to biing 
 his head : and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 
 and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the dam- 
 sel ; and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his 
 disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, 
 and laid it in a tomb,' and they went and told Jesus.' 
 
 Now Ilerod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and 
 he was much per])lexed, becau>e that it was said by some, 
 that John was risen from the dead:'* and therefore do these 
 powers work in hiui ;^ and l)y some, that Elijah had 
 appeared ; and by others, that one of the old prophets was 
 risen again. And Herod said. John I beheaded: but who 
 is thi«, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to 
 see him.'' 
 
 §50 — JESUS FEEDS FIVP: THOUSAND BY A MIRACLE. 
 
 And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; 
 and they told him all things, whatsoever t^hey had done, and 
 whatsoever they had taught. And he saith 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. And they went away 
 in the boat to a desert f»lace a])art° to the other side of 
 the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias." And the 
 people saw them going, and many knew tJieni, and they 
 ran there together on foot from all the cities, and outwent 
 tliem. And he came forth and saw a great nudtitude,* and 
 he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of 
 God, and them that had need of healing he healed :" and ho 
 had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not 
 having a shepherd : and he began to teach them many things.'" 
 
 1. Mark « : '21-'2l). 
 
 6. Luke 9 : S, 9. 
 
 8. 
 
 >raik <i : 
 
 33, 34. 
 
 2. Matt. 14 : 12. 
 
 6. Mark 6 : 30-32. 
 
 9. 
 
 Luke 9 : 
 
 11. 
 
 8. Luko 9 : 7. 
 
 7. Jolin 6 : 1. 
 
 10. 
 
 Mark C : 
 
 34. 
 
 4. Mark 6 : 14, 15. 
 
 
 
 
 
JesHti Fct'dx Flee Thousand by a Mlniflc. Jo 
 
 And Jesus went u}) into the mountain, and there ho sat 
 with his disciples. Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, 
 was at hand. Jesus therefore lifting; up his eyes, and seeing 
 that a great nuiltitude conieth unto him, saith unto Phihp, 
 Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat '{ And this 
 he said to j)rove liim : for he himself knuw what he would 
 do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread 
 is not suthcient for them, that every one may tal<e a little.' 
 And when the day was now far sjient, his disciples came unto 
 him, and said, 'J'he place is desert, and the day is now far spent: 
 send them away, that they may go into the country and 
 villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat." 
 But Jesus said unto them, 'I'hey have no need to go away ; 
 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? And he saith unto them, IIow many loaves have 
 ye? go (uid see.* One of his disciides, Andrew, Siumn 
 Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad liere, which 
 hath tive barley loaves, and two tislies : but what are these 
 among so many?"' And he commanded them that all should 
 sit down by companies upon the green glass. And they sat 
 down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And he took 
 the five loaves jukI the two ti.shes, and looking up to heaven, 
 he blessed, and brake the loaves ; and he gave to the disciples 
 to set l)efore them ; and the two fishes divided he anu)ng 
 them all. And they did all eat, and were hlled.*^ 
 
 And when they were tilled, he saith luito his disciple-?, 
 Gatlier uj) the broken ])ieces which remain over, that nothing 
 bo lost. So they gathered them up, and tilled twelve baskets 
 with broken pieces from the tive barley loaves, which remained 
 over unto them that hail eaten.' And they that ate the 
 loaves were five thousand men," besides women and children.'' 
 When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they 
 said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the 
 world.'" 
 
 f N 
 
 1. John 6 : 3-7. 
 
 2. Mark tj : 35, 36. 
 
 3. Matt. 14 : 16. 
 
 4. Mark 6 : 37, 38. 
 
 5. John 6 : 8, 9. 
 
 6. Mark«: 39-42. 
 
 7. John 6 : 12, 13. 
 
 8. .Mark 6: 44. 
 
 9. .Malt. 14 : 21. 
 10. John 6 : 14. 
 
76 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 
 §51 — JESUS WALKS UPON THE SEA. 
 
 And strai^'litvvay he constrained his disciples to enter into 
 the boat, and to go liefore hiTn unto the other side to Beth- 
 saida, wliile he himself sendeth the multitude away.* 
 
 Jesus tlierefore perceiving that they were about to come 
 and take liini by force, to make him king, withdrew again 
 into the mountain himself alone" to ])ray.^ 
 
 And when evening came, his disci])les went down unto the 
 sea ; and they entered into a boat, and were going over the 
 sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had 
 not yet come to them. And the sea was rising by reason of 
 a great wind that blew.* And when even was come, the 
 boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 
 And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was con- 
 trary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he 
 Cometh unto them, walking on the sea.*" When therefore 
 they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they 
 behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the 
 boat." And he would have passed by them : but they, when 
 they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was an 
 apparition, and cried out : for they all saw him, and were 
 troubled. But he straiglitway spake with them, and saith 
 unto them, Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid.^ And 
 Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me 
 come unto thee upon the waters. And he said, Come. And 
 Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters, 
 to come to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid ; 
 and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. 
 And innnediately Jesus stretched f(»rth his hand, and took 
 hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, where- 
 fore didst thou doubt? And when they were gone up into 
 the boat, the wind ceased.* And they were sore amazed in 
 themselves ; for they understood not concerning the loaves, 
 but their heart was hardened." And straightway the boat 
 
 1. Mark 6 : 45. 
 
 2. John 6 : 15. 
 8. Matt. 14 : 23. 
 
 4. John 6 : 16-18. 
 
 5. Mark (i : 47, 48. 
 
 6. John 6: 19. 
 
 7. Mark 6 : 48-50. 
 
 8. Matt. 14 : 28-32. 
 
 9. Mark 6 : 51, 52. 
 
Jesus Discourses ConciTtiiiKj the True Jlrcad. 77 
 
 I 
 
 was at the l.iiul wliither thoy were goiji*,'.' Ami they that 
 Avere in the Ijoat wiiishippi d liiiii, sayiiij^, Of a trutli thou art 
 the JSon of (Jod." Aiul wliuii they were come out of the 
 boat, straightway the projilc knew him, and ran round aliout 
 that whole region, and liegan to carry jibout on their beds 
 thi)se that were sick, where they heard he was. And 
 wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into 
 the country, they laid the siik in the niaiketplaees, and 
 besought liini that they might touih if it wire but the border 
 of his garment: and as nmny as touched him were made 
 whole."* 
 
 §52 — JESrS DISCOUKSES CONCEUXING THE THUE 
 BREAD WHICH COMETH IxnVN FROM HEAVEN. 
 
 On the morrow the nndtitude which stood on tlie other 
 side of the sea sa'" that tliei'e was none other boat theie, 
 save one, and that .Jesus enteriMl not with his disciples into 
 the boat, but tli<it his disciples went away alone (howlteit 
 there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where 
 they ate the bread after the Lord had given thaidvs) : when 
 the nudtitude therefore saw that .lesus v,as not then', 
 neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and 
 came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And when they f(»und 
 him <m the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Ivabbi, 
 when camest thou hither? Jesus answei'ed them and said, 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye 
 saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and wei'e tilled. 
 Work not for the nu^at which peiisheth, but for the meat 
 which abidcth imto eternal life, which the Son of man shall 
 give unto you : for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. 
 They said therefoie unto him. What uuist we do, that we 
 may work the works of (Jod ? Jesus answered and said unto 
 them. This is the work of (Jod, that 3'e believe on him whom 
 he hath sent. They said therefore unto him. What then 
 doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee V 
 
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 1. John fi: 21. 
 
 2. Mali. 14 : 38. 
 
 3. Mark G : 51 ,J. 
 
 4. John 6 : 22-30. 
 
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 A Ifavmony of the Gospels. 
 
 what workest thou t Our fatliers ate the in.anna in the 
 wihlorness ; as it in written, He gave them bread out of 
 heaven to eat. Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, 
 verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the 
 bread out of heaven ; l)Ut my Father giveth you the true 
 l)read out of heaven. For the ))read of God is that which 
 Cometh down out of lieaven, and giveth life unto the world. 
 They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us tliis 
 bread. Jesus said unto them, I am tlie bread of life : lie 
 that Cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth 
 on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, that ye liave 
 seen me, and yet believe not. All that wliich the Father 
 giveth me shall come unto me ; and him that cometh to me 
 I will in no wise cast out. For I am come down from 
 heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that 
 sent me. And this is the will of him that sent me, that of 
 all tliat which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but 
 should raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my 
 Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth 
 on him, should have eternal life ; and I will raise him up at 
 the last day. 
 
 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he 
 said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. And 
 they said, Is not this Jesus, tlie son of Joseph, whose 
 father and mother wy know ? how doth he now say, I am 
 come down out of heaven ? Jesus answered and said unto 
 them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to 
 me, except the Father which sent me draw him : and I will 
 raise him up in the last day. It is written in the prophets. 
 And they shall fdl be taught of God. Every one that hath 
 heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. 
 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is 
 from God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say 
 unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life. I am the 
 bread of life. Your fathers did eat the manna in the wilder- 
 ness, and they died. This is the bread which cometh down 
 out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I' 
 
 1. John 6 : 30-50. 
 
Jesus Dlsroaraes Conccriiiiuj the Tnic limad. VO 
 
 am the living l)re;i(l wliii-h came down out of liejvven : if any 
 man cat of thi.s ln'oad, he shall live for ever : yi-a and tlie 
 bread which 1 will give is my llesh, for the life of the world. 
 
 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How 
 can tliis man give us his flesh to eat i Jesus therefore said 
 unto them, Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, E.\ce})t ye eat tiu! 
 Hesli of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye liave not life 
 in yourselves. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh niy 
 blood hath eternal life ; and 1 will raise him up at the last 
 day. For my Hesh is meat incU'ed, and my blood is driid< 
 indeed. He that eateth my Hesh and drinketh my bloud 
 abideth in me, and 1 in him. As the living Father sent me, 
 and 1 live because of the Father ; so he that eateth me, he 
 also shall live because of nie. This is the bread which came 
 down out of heaven : not as the fathers did eat, and died : 
 he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. These things 
 said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Ca])ernaum. 
 
 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard tJiis, said. 
 This is a hard saying ; who can hear it ? But Jesus knowing 
 in himself that his discii)ies murnmred at this, said unt(» 
 them. Doth this cause you to stumble 1 JVIiat then if ye 
 should behold the Son of man ascending where he was 
 before ? It is the sj)irit that quickeneth ; tlie flesh i)rofiteth 
 nothing : the words that I have spoken unto you arc spirit, 
 and are life. But there are some of you that believe not. 
 For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that 
 believed mit, and who it was that should betray him. And 
 he said. For this cause have I said unto you, that no man 
 can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father. 
 
 Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no 
 more with him. Jesus said therefore unto the twelve. 
 Would ye also go away ? Simon Peter answered him, Lord, 
 to wliom shall we go ? thou hast the w<n'ds of eternal life. 
 And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One 
 of God. Jesus answered them. Did not I choose yovi the 
 twelve, and one of you is a devil ? Now he spake of Judas 
 the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray 
 him, beinrj one of the twelve.^ 
 
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 §53- 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 -JESUS TEACHES THE TRUE CAUSE OF 
 DEFILEMENT. 
 
 And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he 
 would not walk in Judiea, because the Jews sought to kill 
 hiui/ 
 
 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, 
 and certain of the scribes, which had come from Jerusalem, 
 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with 
 defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. For the Pharisees, and 
 all the Jews, except they wash their ha'uls diligently, eat 
 not, holding the tradition of the elders: and ichcn they amie 
 ironx the market) >lace, except they Avash themselves, they 
 eat not: and many other things there be, which they have 
 received to hold, wasliings of cups, and pots, and brasen 
 vessels. And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him. Why 
 walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the 
 elders" [for they wash not their hands when they eat 
 bread'], but eat their bread with detiled hands ? And he 
 said unto them. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, 
 as it is written, 
 
 Tliis j^eople honoureth me with their lips, 
 
 But their heart is far from me. 
 
 liut in vain do they worship me, 
 
 Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. 
 Ye leave the conmian<lment of God, and hold fast the tradi- 
 tion of men. And he said unto *hem, Full well do ye reject 
 the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradit.on. 
 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, 
 He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the 
 death: but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his 
 mother. That wherewith thou mightest have been jjrotited 
 by me is Corban, that is to say, (iiven to God; ye no longer 
 sutler him to do aught for his father or his mother; making 
 void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have 
 delivered: and many such like things ye do. And he called 
 
 1. John 7 : 1. 
 
 2. Mark 7 : 1-5. 
 
 8. Matt. 16 : 8. 
 
Jesus Heals the Syrophienicia'ti WmiKins Dmii/hter. SI 
 
 to him the multitude awain, and said unto thmi, Hoar me jdl 
 of you, and undcrst^ind: there is nothini^ from without tlio 
 man, that going into him can defile him : but the things which 
 proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. And 
 when he was entered intt) the house from the multitude, his 
 disciples asked of him the jarable,' and said unto him, 
 Knowest thou that the Pharisees were otlended, when they 
 heard this saying ? l>ut he answt-red and said. Every })lant 
 which my heavenly Father |)l'nted not, shall be rooted u|). 
 Let them alone: they are blinrl guides. And if the blind 
 guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. And Peter an- 
 swered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable. 
 And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?^ 
 Perceive not that whatsoever from without goeth into the 
 man, it cannot defile him; because it goeth not into his 
 heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? 
 This he said, making all meats clean. And he said. That 
 which proceedeth out of the man, that defiU'th the man. 
 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts pro 
 ceed, fornications, thefts, nmrders, adulteries, covetings, 
 wickednesses, deceit, laseivicmsness, an evil eye, railing, 
 pride, foolishness: all these evil things proceed from within, 
 and defile the man;^ but to eat with unwa.shen hands delileth 
 not the man.* 
 
 §54 — JESUS HEALS THE DAUGHTER OF A SYRO- 
 PHCENICIAN WOMAN, AND WORKS OTHER 
 MIRACLES. 
 
 And Jesus went out thence, and withdiew into the parts 
 of Tyre and Sidon.* And he entered into a house, and 
 would have no man know it: and he could not bo hid. But 
 straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean 
 spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 
 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophrenician by race. 
 And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil 
 out of her daughter,* and cried, saying, Have mercy on nie, 
 
 1. Mark 7 : 1417. 
 
 2. Matt. 15 ; 12 10. 
 
 8. Mark 7 : 18-23. 
 4. Matt. 15 : 20. 
 
 5. M itt. 15 : 21. 
 0. ^.a^k 7 : 24-2i3. 
 
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 A IJannony of the Gospels. 
 
 O Lord, thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously vexed 
 with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his 
 disciples eauic and besought hiui, saving, Send her away; 
 for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I was nob 
 sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she 
 came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. And he 
 answered and said' unto her. Let the children first be filled: 
 for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to 
 the dogs." But she said, Yea, Lord : for even the dogs oat 
 of the cruml)s v lich fall from their masters' table. Then 
 Jesus answered and gaid unto her, O woman, great is thy 
 faith: be it done ur»to thee even as thou wilt.** For this 
 saying go thy way ; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 
 And she Avent away unto her house, and found the child laid 
 upon the bed, and the devil gcme out. 
 
 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and 
 came thnhigh Sidon unto the sea of Galileo, through the 
 midst of the borders of Decapolis,* and he went up into 
 the mountain and sat there. ^ And they bring unto him one 
 that was deaf, and Uad an impediment in his speech ; and 
 they beseech him to lay his hand upon him. And he took 
 him aside from the nmltitude privately, and put his fingers 
 into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; and 
 looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Eph- 
 phatha, that is, Be opened. And his ears were opened, and 
 the bond of his t(uigue was loosed, and he spake plain. 
 And he charged them that they should tell no man : but the 
 more he charged theui, so much the more a great deal they 
 published it. And they were beyond measure astonished, 
 saying, He hath done all things well : he maketh even the 
 deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.® 
 
 And there came unto him great multitudes, having with 
 them the lame, blind, dumb, mr.imed, and many others, and 
 they cast them down at his feet ; and he healed them : inso- 
 nmeh that the multitude wondered, when they saw the 
 dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, 
 and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Lsrael.' 
 
 1. Matt. 15 : 22-20. 
 
 2. Murk 7: '27. 
 
 8. Matt. 15 : 27, 88. 
 
 4. Mark 7 : 2!)-31. 
 
 5. Matt. 15 : 29. 
 
 (!. Mark 7 : .S2-37. 
 7. Matt. 1 J : 30, 31. 
 
JesHS Warns Ilw Disciples Ayainst the Pharisees. 83 
 
 • §55— JESUS FEEDS THE FOUR THOUSAND. 
 
 In those days, when there w.as again a great nuiltitude, 
 and they had nothing to eat. lie called luito him his disci- 
 ples, and saith unto them, I have comi)assi()n on the nnilti- 
 tude, because they continue with nie now tiiree days, and 
 have nothing to eat: and if I send them away fasting to 
 their home, they will faint in the way ; and some of them 
 are come from far. And his disciples answered him, AVheuce 
 shall one be able to till' so gre.it a multitude'' with bread 
 here in a desert place f And Jesus saith unto them. How 
 many loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven, and a few 
 small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down 
 on the ground ; and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; 
 and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, 
 and the disciples to the multitudes/ [And they had a few 
 small fishes: and having blessed them, he couimauded to 
 set these also before them.] And they did eat, and were 
 filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained 
 over, seven baskets'' full. And they that did eat were four 
 thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent 
 away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came 
 into the borders of Magadan" [and] Dalmanutha.^ 
 
 §56— JESUS WARNS HIS DISCIPLES AGAINST THE 
 , LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES. 
 
 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and" began to ques- 
 tion with him,'' and tempting him, asked him to sliew them a 
 sign from heaven.^" And he sighed deeply in his spirit," and 
 said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair 
 weather : for the heaven is red. And in the morning, It 
 vnll be foul weather to-day : for the heaven is red and low- 
 ring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven ; but 
 
 a. Mark 8 : 1-4. 
 2. Matt. 15 : 33. 
 S. Mark 8 : 4. 
 4. Matt. 15 : 34-3G. 
 
 5. Mark 8 : 7, 8, 
 
 6. Matt. 15 : 38, 30. 
 
 7. Mark 8 : 10. 
 
 8. Matt. 16 : 1. 
 
 9. Marks: 11. 
 
 10. Matt. Ifi: 1. 
 
 11. Mark 8 : 12. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 An evil and adul- 
 ;' verily I say unto 
 
 ye cannot discern the signs of the times. 
 
 terous generation seeketh after a sign 
 
 you," There shjjjl no sign be given unto it but the sign of 
 
 Jonah." And he left them, and again entering into the boat 
 
 de})arted to the other side.* 
 
 And the disciples* forgot to take bread; and they had not 
 in the l)oat witli them more than one loaf.' And Jesus said 
 unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the 
 Pharisees and Sadducees,^ and the leaven of Herod. And 
 tliey reasoned one witli another, saying, We have no bread. 
 And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them,' O ye of little 
 faith,® why reason ye, because ye have no bread ? do ye 
 not yet perceive, neit]\er understand ? have ye your heart 
 hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear 
 ye not ? and do ye not remember ? When I brake the five 
 loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of 
 broken pieces took ye up ? They say unto him. Twelve. 
 And when the seven'" loaves" among the four thousand, how 
 many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up ? And they say 
 unto him. Seven. And he said unto them,''^ How is it that 
 ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread ? 
 But beware of the leaven of the Phari^^es and Sadducees. 
 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of 
 the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and 
 Sadducees." 
 
 §57 — JESUS HEALS A BLIND MAN. 
 
 And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him 
 a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. And he took 
 Tiold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of 
 the village ; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his 
 hands upon hiui, he asked him, Seest thou aught ? And he 
 looked up, and said, 1 see men ; for I behold them as trees, 
 
 1. Matt. 16 : 2-4. 
 
 6. 
 
 Mark 8 : 14. 
 
 10. 
 
 Mark 8 : 17-2o. 
 
 2. Mark 8 : 12. 
 
 7. 
 
 Matt. 16 : 6. 
 
 11. 
 
 Matt. 16 : 10. 
 
 3. Matt. 16 : 4. 
 
 8. 
 
 Mark 8 : 15-17. 
 
 12. 
 
 Marks: 20, 21. 
 
 4. Mark 8 : 13. 
 
 9. 
 
 Matt. 14 : 8. 
 
 13. 
 
 Matt. 16: 11, It. 
 
 6. Matt. 16 : 6. 
 
 
 
 
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 'Wi'".. •■•>:•»• 
 
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Jests Foretells His Atonement and Exaltation. 85 
 
 walkiiii^. Then again he laid liis hands upon his eye«; ; and 
 he hjoked stedfastly, and wua restored, and saw all things 
 cbarly. And he sent liim away to his home, saying, Do 
 
 not even enter into the village.' 
 
 , ^i — JEsUS FORETELLS HIS ATONEMENT AND 
 
 EXAI/IATION. 
 
 And Jesus went forth, and bis disciples, into the villages 
 of Ca\sarea Philippi.'"* And it came to pass, as ho was pray- 
 ing alone, the disciples were with him : and he asked 
 them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am ? And 
 they answering said,'* Some say John the Baptist ; some, 
 Elijah : and others, Jeremiah, or* that one of the old pro- 
 phets is risen again. And he said unto them, But who say ye 
 that I am f And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art 
 the Christ, the Son of the living Ood. And Jesus answered 
 and said unto him, Blessed art tliou, Simon Bar-Jonah : for 
 flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father 
 which is in heaven. And I ixlso say unto thee, that thou art 
 Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ; and the 
 gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give unto 
 thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven : and whatsoever 
 thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and 
 whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in 
 heaven. Then charged he the disciples that they should 
 tell no man that he was the Christ. 
 
 From that time began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, 
 how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many 
 things," and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, 
 and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise 
 again. And he spake the saying openly. And Peter took 
 him, and began to rebuke him,' saying. Be it far from thee, 
 Lord : this shall never be unto thee. But he turned, and 
 said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan : thou art a 
 
 ! \ 
 
 1. Mark 8 : 22-20. 
 
 2. Mark 8 : 27. 
 
 8. Luke 9 : 18, 19. 
 
 4. Matt. 16 : 14. 
 
 5. Luke 9 : 19, 20. 
 
 6. Matt. 16: 16-21. 
 
 7. Mark 8 : 31, 32. 
 
 I.vV.kV.t. 
 
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 A I/arnioiii/ of Iha Goxj)i'.h. 
 
 I 
 
 8t,uinlilin<^lil«)ck unto me : for thou mindest not the things of 
 God, hut \\\(' ihinj^s of niuii.' 
 
 And lie called unto liim the niultitutle with his disciples, 
 and .sai<l unto them, Tf any man would come after me, let 
 him deny hiu)self, and take up his cross" daily,' and follow 
 me. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it ; and 
 whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's 
 shall save it. For what doth it profit a man, to gain the 
 whole world, and forfeit his life ? For what should a man 
 give in exchange for his life? For whosoever shall ho 
 ashamed of mo and of my words in this adulterous and sin- 
 ful generation, the Son of man also shall he ashamed of him, 
 when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy 
 angels,^ and then shall he render unto every man according 
 to his deeds. Verily I say unto you, There be some of them 
 that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till 
 they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom'' [till they 
 see the kingdom of God come with power'']. 
 
 §59 — THE TRANSFIGURATION. 
 
 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, 
 he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up 
 into' a high mountain apart by themselves,^ to pray," and he 
 was transfigured before them.'" And as he was praying, the 
 fashion of his countenance was altered," and his face did 
 shine as the sun,'" and his garments became glistering, 
 exceeding white ; so as no fulK'" on earth can whiten 
 them.''* And behold, there talked ivith him two men, which 
 were Moses and Elijah ; who a|)peared in glory, and spake 
 of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jeru- 
 salem. Now Peter and they that were witli him were lieavy 
 with sleep : but when they were fully awake, they saw his 
 glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it can\e 
 
 ii 
 
 1. Matt. IG : 22, 23. 
 
 2. Murk 8 : 34. 
 8. Luke 9 : 23. 
 
 4. Mark 8 : 34-38. 
 6. Matt. 16 : 27, 28. 
 
 6. Mark 9 : 1. 
 
 7. Luke 9 : 28. 
 
 8. Mark 9 : 2. 
 0. Luke 9 : 23. 
 
 10. Mark 9 : 2. 
 
 11. Luke 9 : 29. 
 
 12. Matt. 17 : 2. 
 
 13. Mark 9 : 3. 
 
TJio, Tra ns/hj a rat io n. 
 
 87 
 
 to pass, as they were |)ai'tin<j; from him, 1"" ;tor said unto 
 Jesus, Master, it is gixxl for us to be here : and let us uiako 
 three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one 
 for Elijah : not knovvini^ what he said.' While he was yet 
 speaking, behold, a bright cloud overahadowi'd them :'"' and 
 they feared as they entered into the cloud :' and bthold a 
 voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in 
 Avhom I am well pleased ; hear ye him. And when the 
 disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore 
 afraid. And Jesus came and touched them and said. Arise, 
 and be not afraid.* And suddenly looking round about, 
 they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselveH, 
 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he 
 charged them that they should tell no man what things they 
 had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen 
 again from the dejid. And they kept the saying, (luestioning 
 among themselves what the rising again from the dead 
 should mean. And they asked him, saying. The scribes say 
 tha£ Elijah must first come. And he said unto them, Elijah 
 indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things : and how is it 
 written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many 
 things and be set at nought?" But I say unto you, that 
 Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto 
 him whatsoever they listed,*' even as it is written of him.^ 
 Even so shall the Son of man also snflfer of them. Then 
 understood the disciples that he spake unto them of .lohn 
 the Baptist.* And they held their peace, and told no man 
 in those days any of the things which they had seen.' 
 
 1. Luke 9 : 30-38. 
 
 2. Matt. 17 : 5. 
 S. Luke 9 : 84. 
 
 4. Jlatt. 17 : 5-7. 
 
 5. Mark 9 : 8-12. 
 
 6. Matt. 17 : 12. 
 
 7. Mark 9: 13. 
 
 8. Matt. 17 : 12, 13. 
 
 9. Luke 8 : 30. 
 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
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 §60 — JESUS CASTS A DITMB AND DEAF SPIHIT 
 OUT OF A CHILD. 
 
 And it came to pass, on the next day, when* they were 
 come down from the mountain,' wlien they came to the 
 disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes 
 questioning with them. And straightway all the multitude, 
 when they saw him, were greatly ama/Anl, and running to 
 him saluted him. And he asked them, What question ye 
 with them ? And one of the multitude answered him," 
 Master, 1 beseech thee to look upon my son ; for he is mine 
 only child '^ [h he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously : 
 for oft-times ht lalleth into the fire, and oft-*:imes into the 
 water,*] w hich ha h a dumb spirit ; and wheresoever it taketh 
 him, it (iasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth 
 his teeth, and ])ineth away '!" and it hardly departeth from 
 him, bruising him sorely. And I besought thy disciples," 
 that they should cast it out ; and they were not able. And 
 he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how 
 long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you 1 
 bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him : and 
 when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously ; 
 and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he 
 asked his father. How long time is it since this hath come 
 unto him? And he said, From a child. And oft-times it 
 hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to 
 destroy him : but if thou canst do anything, have compas- 
 sion on us, and help us. And Jesus said unto him, If thou 
 canst ! All things are possible to him that believeth. 
 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I 
 believe ; help thou mine unbelief. And when Jesus saw 
 that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the un- 
 clean spirit, saying unto him. Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I 
 command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into 
 him. And having cried out, and torn him much, he came 
 
 1. Luke 9 : 37. 
 
 2. Mark 9 : 14*17. 
 
 3. Luke 9 : 38. 
 
 4. Matt. 17 : 15. 
 
 6. Mark 9 : 17, 18. 
 6. Luke 9 : 89. 
 
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Jesus Furelells His Death. 
 
 89 
 
 out : and the child became as one dead ; insonnich that the 
 more part said, He is dead,' But Jesus rebuked tlie unclean 
 spirit and healed the boy, and" took him by the hand and 
 raised him up ; and he arose," and [Jesus] ^avo him back to 
 his father, and they were all astonished at the majesty of 
 God.* And when he was coino into the liouse, his disciples 
 asked him privately, saylu^j. We could not cast it out. And 
 he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save 
 by prayer.* 
 
 [Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why 
 could we not cast it out ( And he saith unto them, Because 
 of your little faith : for verily I say unto you, If ye have 
 faith as a yiain of mustiird seed, ye shall say unto this 
 mountain. Remove htnce to yonder ]>lace ; and it shall 
 remove ; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."] 
 
 §61 — JESUS F()UETKIJ.S HIS DKATH, PAYS THE TRI- 
 BUTE MONEV, AND TEACHES HUMILITY, FOR- 
 BEARANCE AND BROTHERLY LOVE. 
 
 And they went forth from thence, and passed tli rough 
 Galilee ; and lie would not that atiy man should know it.^ 
 
 But while all were marvelling at all the things which he 
 did, he said unto his disciples, Let these words sink into 
 your ears:* The Son of man is delivered up into the hands 
 of men, and they shall kill him ; and when he is killed, 
 after three days he shall rise again." And they were exceed- 
 ing sorry. ^^ 
 
 But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed 
 from them, that they should not perceive it : and they were 
 afraid to ask him about this saying.'^ And they came to 
 Caj)ernauni.'" 
 
 And when they were c^me to Capernaum, they thai 
 received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not 
 your master pay the half-shekel ? He saith, Yea. And 
 
 1. Mark 9 : 18-26. 
 
 2. Luke 9 : 42. 
 
 3. Mark 9: 27. 
 
 4. Luke 9 : 42, 43. 
 
 5. Mark 9 : 28, 29. 
 
 6. Matt. 17: 19, 20. 
 
 7. JIark 9 : 30. 
 
 8. Luke 9 : 43, 44. 
 
 9. Mark 9 : 31. 
 10. Matt. 17 : 23. 
 IL LuleU: if,. 
 12. Mar.v 9 : a3. 
 
00 
 
 A Harmon y of the Goxjteh. 
 
 I 
 
 when he caino intd tlio lioii.se, Jesus spake first t«» liiiu, say- 
 inL(, What, tliinkest tlinii, Simon/ the kings of the earth, 
 from whom (h) they receive toll or tribute ? from their sons, 
 or from strani^ers V And when he said, From strangers, 
 Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. But, lest 
 wo ca\ise them to stumble, go th(»u to the sea, and cast a 
 hook, and take uj) the fish tliat first conieth up ; and when 
 thou hast ojiened I\is mouth, iliou shalt find a shekel : that 
 take, and give unto them for me and thee.' 
 
 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them 
 should l)e greatest," and when he was in the house he asked 
 them, ^Vhat were ye reasoning in the way ? But they held 
 their peace : for they had disputi'd one with another in the 
 way, who was the greatest. And he sat down, and called the 
 twelve ; and iie saith unto them. If any man would be first, 
 he shall be last of all, and minister of all. And he took a 
 little child, and set him in the midst of them : and taking him 
 in his ariiifi, he said unto them,^ Verily I say unto you, 
 Excejit ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no 
 wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever there- 
 fore shal! humble himself as this little child, the same is the 
 greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive 
 one sucli little child in my name receiveth me,* and whoso- 
 ever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent nie,^' 
 for he that is least among you all, the same is great.* 
 
 Jol).n said unto him, ISIaster, we saw one casting out devils 
 in thy name : and we forbade him, because he followed not 
 us. But Jesus said. Forbid him n(jt : for there is no man 
 which shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able 
 <}uickly to s])eak evil of me. For he that is not against us is 
 for us. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to 
 drink, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he 
 shall in no wise lose his reward. And whosoever shall cause 
 <me of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it 
 were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about 
 his neck,' and thai he should be sunk in the depth of the 
 
 1. Matt. 17 : ^4-27. 
 
 2. Luko I) : -IG. 
 
 3. Mark 9 : 3J-»6. 
 
 4. Matt 18 : 3-6. 
 
 6. Luke 9 : 48. 
 
 5. Mark 8 : 37. 
 
 7. Mark 9 : 38-42 
 
Jesus T'Mches Brotherly Love. 
 
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 sea. Woe unto the worM bec.iuse of occasions of stiunbling ! 
 for it must needs be thnt tlit* occasions come; but woe to 
 that man through whom the occasion cometh ! And if thy 
 hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it of}', and cast 
 it from thee : it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or 
 halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into 
 the eternal tire.' And if thy foot cause thee to stundde, cut 
 it off : it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than 
 having thy two feet to bo cast into hell. And if thine eye 
 cause thee to stumble," pluck it out and cast it from thee ;' it 
 is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of (Jod with <>no 
 eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell ; where 
 their worm dieth not, and the tire is not quenched. For 
 every one shall be salted with tire. Salt is gcx^l : but if the 
 salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it ? Have 
 salt in yourselves, and be at })eace one with another.* 
 
 See that ye de.s})ise not one of these little ones ; for I say 
 unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the 
 face of my Father which is in heaven, llow think ye ? if 
 any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone 
 astray, doth he not leave tne ninety and nino, and go unto 
 the laountains, and seek that which g(jeth astray i And if so 
 be that he find it, verily 1 say unto you, he rejoiceth over it 
 more than over th« ninety and nine which have not gone 
 astray. Even so it is not the will of yoiu- Father which is in 
 heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 
 
 And if thy brother sin agaijist thee, go, shew him his 
 fault between thee and him alone : if he hear thee, thou 
 hast gained thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take with 
 thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or 
 three every word may be established. And if he refuse to 
 hear them, tell it unto the church ; and if he refuse to hear 
 the church also, let him be luito thee as the Gentile and the 
 publican. Verily I say unto you. What things soever ye 
 shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and what 
 things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in 
 heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall 
 
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 1. Matt. 18 : 6-3. 
 
 2. ilurk 9 : 45-47. 
 
 8. Matt. 18: 9. 
 
 4. Mark 9 : 47-50. 
 
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 A I/annoni/ of the Gospels. 
 
 agree o" earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it 
 shall b lone for them of my Father which is in heaven. 
 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, 
 there am I in the midst of them.* 
 
 §62 — THE PARABLE OF THE KING AND HIS 
 
 SERVANTS. 
 
 Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my 
 brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? until seven 
 times ? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until 
 seven times ; but. Until seventy times seven. Therefore is 
 the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which 
 would make a reckoning with his servants. And when he 
 had begun to reck(m, one was brought unto him, which 
 owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had 
 not ivherevnth to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, 
 and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment 
 to be made. The servant therefore fell down and worshipped 
 him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay 
 thee all. And the lord of that servant, being moved with 
 compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But 
 that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, 
 which owed him a hundred pence : and he laid hold on him, 
 and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. 
 So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying. 
 Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. And he would 
 not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay 
 that which was due. So when his fell<»w-servants saw what 
 was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto 
 their lord all that was done. Then his lord called him unto 
 him, and saith to him. Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee 
 all inat debt, because thou besoughtest me : shouldest not 
 thou also have had mercy on th fellow-servant, even as I 
 had mercv on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered 
 him to t! e tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. 
 So shall also my heavenly Father do unto yoj, if ye forgive 
 not everyone his brother from your hearts." 
 
 1. Matt. 18 : 10-20 
 
 2. Matt. 18 : 21-35. 
 
Jesus Teaches Fub/lclt/ in the Temple. 
 
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 §63 — JESUS TEACHES PUBLICLY IN THE TEMPLE. 
 
 [And sifter these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for he 
 would not walk in Jud;ea, because the Jews sought to kill 
 him.] 
 
 Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at 
 hand. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, 
 and go into Judoea, that thy disciples also may behold thy 
 works which thou doest. For no man doeth anything in 
 secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If tliou 
 doest these things, manifest thyself to the world. For even 
 his brethren did not believe on him. Jesus therefore saith 
 unto them, My time is not yet come ; but your time is alway 
 ready. The world cannot hate you ; but me it hateth, 
 because I testify of it, that its W(>rks are evil. Go ye up 
 unto the feast: I go not up yet unto this feast ; because my 
 time is not yet fulfilled. And having said these things unto 
 them, he abode s<i7^ in Galilee. 
 
 But when his bretl en were gone up unto the feast, then 
 went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret. The 
 Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is 
 he ? And there was nmch murmuring among the nmltitudes 
 concerning him : some said, He is a good man ; others said. 
 Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray. Howbeit no 
 man spake openly of hih^ for fear of the Jews. 
 
 But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up 
 into the temple, and taught. The Jews therefore marvelled, 
 saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 
 Jesus therefore answered them, and said. My teaching is not 
 mine, but his that sent me. If any man willeth to do liia 
 will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or 
 whether I speak from myself. He that speaketh from him- 
 self, seeketh his own glory : but he that seeketh the glory 
 of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteous- 
 ness is in him. Did not Mo.^es give you the law, ;tnd yet 
 none of you doeth the law ? Why «eek ye to kill me ? The 
 multitude answered, Thou hast a aevil : who seeketh to kill' 
 
 1. John?: l-ao. 
 
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94 
 
 A Ila.'mony of the Gospeh, 
 
 thee? Jesus answered hikI said unto them, I did one work, 
 and ye all marvel. For this cause hath Moses given you 
 circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); iind 
 on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. If a man receiveth 
 circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not 
 be broken ; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man 
 every whit whole on the sabbath ? Judge not according to 
 appearance, but judge rip'hteous judgement. 
 
 Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said. Is not this he 
 whom they seek to kill ? And lo, he speaketh openly, and 
 they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed 
 knew that this is the Christ? Howbeit we know this man 
 whence he is : but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth 
 whence he is. Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching 
 and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am ; and 
 I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom 
 ye know not. I know him ; because I am from him, and he 
 sent me. They sought therefore to take him : and no man 
 laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come. But 
 of the multitude many believed on him ; and they said, 
 When the Christ shall ctmie, will he do more signs than 
 those which this man hath done? The Pharisees heard the 
 multitude murmuring these things concerning him ; and the 
 chief priests and Pli.uisees sent otlicers to take him. Jesus 
 therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go 
 unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not 
 find me : and where lam, ye cannot come. The Jews there- 
 fore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that 
 we shall not find him ? will he go unto the Dispersion among 
 the Greeks, and teach the Greeks ? What is this word that 
 he said. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : and where I 
 am, ye cannot come ? 
 
 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesiis 
 stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him como 
 unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scrip- 
 ture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of livin,^ 
 water. But this spake he of the Spirit, which they tJ' '.t 
 
 1. John 7 : 2l-». 
 
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Tlie Woman Taken in Adultery, 
 
 95 
 
 believed on him wore to receive ; for the Spirit was not yet 
 given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified, t^iome of the multi- 
 tude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is 
 of a truth the propliet. Others said, Tliis is the Christ. 
 But some i-aid. What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee ? 
 Hath not the scri[tture .'•aid that, the Christ cometli of the 
 seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where 
 David was ? So there arose a division in the multitude 
 because of him. And some of them would have taken him; 
 but no man ) ..d hands on him. 
 
 The officers, therefore came to the chief priests and Phari- 
 sees ; and tliey said unto them, Why did ye not bring him? 
 The ofticers answered. Never man so spake. The Pharisees 
 therefore answered them. Arc ye also led astray? Hath any 
 of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? Bub 
 this multitude which knoweth not the law are accursed. 
 Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, 
 being one of them), Doth our law judge a man, except it 
 first hear from liimself and know what he doeth? They 
 answered and said unto him. Art thou also of Galilee? 
 Search, and see that out of (JaHlee ariseth no propliet. 
 
 [And they went every man unto his own house :' but 
 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.'^ 
 
 §64 — THE WOMAN TAKEN IN ADULTERY BROUGHT 
 
 TO JESUS.* 
 
 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, 
 and all the people came unto him ; and he sat down, and 
 taught them. Ami the scribes and the Pharisees bring a 
 woman taken in adultery ; and having set her in tiie nudst, 
 they say unto him. Master, this woman hath been taken in 
 adultery, in the very act. Now in the law Moses commanded 
 us to stone such: what then sayst thou of her ? And tliis 
 they said, tempting him, that they might have irhereof to 
 accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and witli his finger 
 
 1. John 7 : 40-r)3. 2. John 8 : 1. 
 
 • John 7 : R"? to John 8 : 11 is omitted in most ancient versions. 
 
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 A Uarmony '.yf ihe Gospels. 
 
 wrote on the ground. But when they continued asking 
 him, he lifted up himself, nnd said unto theui, He that is 
 witjiout sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 
 And again he scooped down, ard with his Hnger wrote on 
 the ground. And they, when they heard it, went out one 
 hy one, beginning from the eldest, emn unto the last: and 
 Jesus was left alone, and the woman, wiiere she was, in the 
 midst. And Jesus lifted up himself, and s:iid unto her, 
 W(mian, where are they? did no man condemn thee? And 
 she said. No man. Ijord. And Jesus said, Neither do 1 
 con' 3mn thee: go thy way: from henceforth sin no more.'] 
 
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 § 65 — JESUS PROCLAIMS HIMSELF THE SON OF GOD 
 AND REBUKES THE UNBELIEVING JEWS. 
 
 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the 
 light (tf the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in 
 the darkness, but sliall have the light of life. The Pharisees 
 therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself ; 
 thy witness is not true. Jesus answered and said unto 
 them. Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true ; 
 for 1 know whence I came, and whither I go ; but ye know 
 not whence I come, or whither I go. Ye judge aft'^r the 
 flesh ; 1 judge no man. Yea and if I judge, my judgement 
 is true ; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent 
 me. Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of 
 two men is true. 1 am ho that beareth witness of njyself, 
 and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. They 
 Slid therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus 
 answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father : if ye knew 
 me, ye would know my Father also. These words spake he 
 in the treasury, as he taught in the temple : and no man 
 took him ; because his hour was not yet come. 
 
 He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall 
 seek me, and shall die in your sin : whither I go, ye cannot 
 come. The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that* 
 
 ( 
 
 1. .John 8: 2-11. 
 
 1 John 8: 12-21 
 
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Jecus Rebukes the Unbelieving Jews. 
 
 97 
 
 he saith. Whither I go, ye cannot come ? And he said unto 
 them, Ye are from beneatli ; I am from above : ye are of 
 this world ; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto 
 you, that ye shall die in your sins: for excepo ^v believe 
 that I am /le, ye shall die in your sins. They said therefore 
 unto him, Who art thou ? Jesus said unto theni, Even that 
 which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning, I 
 have many things to speak and to judge concerning you : 
 howbeit he that sent me is true ; and the things which I 
 heard from him, these speak I unto the world. They per- 
 ceived not that he spake to them of the Father. Jesus 
 therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then 
 shall ye know that 1 am /te, and that I do nothing of myself, 
 but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. And he 
 that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I 
 do always the things that are pleasing to him. As he spake 
 these things, many believed on him. 
 
 Jesus therefore said to those Jev/s which had believed 
 him, If ye abide in my word, tJicn are ye truly my disciples ; 
 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you 
 free. They answered unto him, We be Abraham's seed, 
 and have never yet been in bondage to any man : how sayest 
 thou. Ye shall be made free ? Jesus an'swered them. Verily, 
 verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the 
 bondservant of sin. And the bondservant abideth not in 
 the house for ever : the s(m abideth forever. If therefore 
 the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I 
 know that ye are Abraham's seed ; yet ye seek to kill me, 
 because my word hath not free course in you. I speak 
 the things which I have seen with mj/ Father: and ye also 
 do the things which ye hoard from your father. They 
 answered and said unto him. Our father is Abraham. 
 Jesus saith unto them. If ye were Abraham's children, ye 
 would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill 
 me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from 
 God: this did not Abraham. Ye do the works of your 
 father.* They said unto him. We were not born of fornica- 
 
 1. Johns: 22-4L 
 
 
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 V. 
 
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 III 
 
 98 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 tion ; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, 
 If God were your Father, ye would love mo: for I came 
 forch and am come from God ; for neither have I come of 
 myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my 
 speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are 
 ■of yoMT father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is 
 your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, 
 and stood not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. 
 When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a 
 liar, and the father thereof. But because I say the truth, 
 ye believe me not. Which of you convicteth me of sin? If 
 I say truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God 
 heareth the words of God : for this cause ye hear them not, 
 because ye are not of God. The Jews answered and said 
 unto him. Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and 
 hast a devil? .Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I 
 honour my Father, and ye dishonour me. But 1 seek not 
 mine own glory: there is one that eekcth and judgeth. 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he 
 «hali never see death. The Jews said unto him, Now we 
 know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the 
 prophets ; and thou sayest. If a man keep my word, he shall 
 never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father 
 Abraham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead : whom 
 makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, 
 my glory is nothing: it is my Father that gloritieth me; of 
 whom ye say, that he is your God ; and ye have not known 
 him : but I know him ; and if I should say, I know him not, 
 I shall be like unto you, a liar : but I know him, and keep 
 his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; 
 and he saw it, and was glad. The Jews therefore said unto 
 him. Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen 
 Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto 
 you, Before Abraham was, I am. They took up stones 
 therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went 
 -out of the temple.^ 
 
 i\ 
 
 1. John 8 : 41-69. 
 
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 Jesus Gives Sight to a Man Born Blind, 
 
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 II 
 
 §66 — JESUS GIVES SIGHT TO A MAN BORN BLIND. 
 
 And as he passed by, hu baw a man blind from his birth. 
 And his disciples asked him, sayin<jj. Rabbi, who did sin, this 
 man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? Jesus 
 answered, Neither did this man sin, n<»rhis parents: but that 
 the works of G<jd should be made manifest in him. Wo must 
 work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : the 
 night Cometh, when no man can work. When I am in the 
 woi-ld, I am the light of the world. When he had thus 
 spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, 
 and anointed his eyes with the clay, and said unto him. Go, 
 wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). 
 He went away therefore, and wa.shed, and came seeing. The 
 neighbours therefore, and they which saw him aforetime, that 
 he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged ? 
 Others said, It is he : others said, No, but he is like him. He 
 said, I am he. They said therefore unto him, How then were 
 thine eyes opened ? He answered, The man that is called 
 Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, 
 Go to Siloam, and wash : so I went away and washed, and I 
 received sight. And they said unto him, Where is he ? He 
 said, I know not. 
 
 They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 
 Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the 
 clay, and opened his eyes. Again therefore the Pharisees 
 also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto 
 them. He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washcil, and do 
 see. Some therefore of the Pharisees said. This man is not 
 from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others 
 said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And 
 there was a division among them. They say therefore unto 
 the blind man again. What sayest thou of him, in that he 
 opened thine eyes ? And he said, He is a prophet. The 
 Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had 
 been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the 
 parents of him that had received his sight, and asked them, 
 saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind ? how 
 (ihen doth he now see ? His parents answered and said, We' 
 
 1. John 9 : l-2a 
 
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 100 
 
 A Ilannoity of the Gosjjels. 
 
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 1 
 
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 know that this is our son, and tliat he was born blind : but 
 how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we 
 know not : ask him ; he is of age ; he shall speak for himself. 
 These things said liis parents, l)ecause they feared tlie Jews: 
 f<»r the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should con- 
 fess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 
 Therefore said his parents, He is of age ; ask him. So they 
 called a second time tiie man that was blind, and said unto 
 him, Give glory to God : we know that this man is a sinner. 
 He therefore answered, Whet.lier he be a sinner, I knoAv not : 
 one thing 1 know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. They 
 said therefore unto him, Wliat did he to thee ? how opened 
 he thine eyes ? He answered them, I told you even now, and 
 ye did not hear : wherefore would ye hear it again ? would ye 
 also become his disciples ? And they reviled him, and said, 
 Thou art his disciple ; but we aie disciples of Moses. W^e know 
 that God hatli spoken unto Moses : but as for this man, we 
 know not wlience he is. The man answered and said unto 
 them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence 
 he is, and yet he opened mine eyes. We know that (Jod 
 heareth not sinners : but if any man be a worshipper of God, 
 and do his will, him he heareth. Since the world began 
 it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man 
 born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do 
 nothing. They ansv/ered and said unto him, Thou wast 
 altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they 
 cast him out. 
 
 Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and finding him, 
 he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? He answered 
 and said. And who is he. Lord, that I may believe on him ? 
 Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and lie it is 
 that speaketh with thee. And he sjiid. Lord, 1 believe. And 
 he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgement came 
 I into this world, that they which see not may see ; and that 
 they which see may become blind. Those of the Pharisees 
 which were with him heard these things, and said unto him, 
 Are we also blind ? Jesus said unto them. If ye were blind, 
 ye would have no sin : but now ye say, We see : your sin 
 remaineth.' 
 
 1. John 9: 20-41. 
 
 

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 Jesus the Good Shepherd. 
 
 §67 — JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 
 
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 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ho that entereth not by the 
 door into the fold of the shecj), but clinihetli uj) some other 
 way, the saine is a thief and a robber. Buu he that entereth 
 in by the door is the 8hei)herd of the sheep. To him the 
 porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voiee ; and he calleth 
 his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. When lie 
 hath put forth all liis own, he goeth before them, and the 
 sheep follow him : for they know his voice. And a stranger 
 will they not follow, but will tlee from him : for they know 
 not ♦"he voiee of strangers. This paray)le spake Jesus unto 
 them : but they understood not what things they were which 
 he spake unto them. 
 
 Jesus therefore said unto them again. Verily, verily, I say 
 unto you, I am the door of the slieep. All that came before 
 me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear 
 them. I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he .shall 
 be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture. 
 The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and 
 destroy : I came that they may have life, and may have it 
 abundantly. 1 am the good shepherd : the good shepherd 
 layeth down his life for the sheep. He that is a hireling, 
 and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth 
 the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the 
 wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth tlieyn : he fleeth because 
 he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good 
 shepherd ; and I know mine own, and mine own know me, 
 even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father ; 
 and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I 
 have, which are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and 
 they shall hear my voice; and they shall become one flock, 
 one shepherd. Therefore doth the Father love me, because 
 I }-\y down my life, that I may take it again. No one taketh 
 it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power 
 to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This 
 commandment received I from my Father.^ 
 
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 A irarmony of the Goftpeh. 
 
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 There arose a division again p.mong the Jews because of 
 thoHe words. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and 
 is mad ; why hear ye him ? Others said, These are not the 
 sayings of one possessed with a devil. Can a devil open the 
 eyes of the blind / ' 
 
 §68— JESUS TEACHES THAT HE IS THE SON OF GOD. 
 
 And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem : it 
 was winter ; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solo- 
 mon's porch. The Jews therefore came n.und about him, 
 and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense ? 
 If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, 
 I told you, and ye believe not : the works that 1 do in my 
 Father's name, these bear witness of me. But ye believe 
 not, because ye are not of my sheep. My sheep hear my 
 voice, and I know them, and they follow me : and I give 
 unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, and no 
 one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father, which 
 hath given them unto me, is greater than all ; and no one is 
 able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 1 and the 
 Father are one. The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 
 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you 
 from the Father ; for which of those works do ye stone me ? 
 The Jews answered him. For a good work we stone thee not, 
 but for blasphemy ; and because that thou, being a man, 
 makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written 
 in your law, I said, Ye are gods ? If he called them gods, 
 unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot 
 be broken), say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified and 
 sent into the world, Thou blasphemest ; because I said, I am 
 the Son of God ? If I do not the works of my Father, believe 
 me not. But if I do them, though ye believe not me, be- 
 lieve the works : that ye may know and understand that the 
 Father is in me, and I in the Father. They sought again to 
 take him : and he went forth out of their hand.'' 
 
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 I.John 10: 19-21. 
 
 2. John 10 : 22-39. 
 
 
Thr D>'<ith of Ldznrns. 
 
 103 
 
 And he went aw.iy ai^vin boy<in(l .Jordan into the plivco 
 where Jolin \/a8 at the first baptizini^ ; and there he ah(j(le. 
 And many came unto him ; ami they said, .Folin indeed did 
 no sign : but all things whatsoever John .s[)ake of this man 
 were true. And many believed on him there. ' 
 
 §G9— THE DEATH OF LAZARUS. 
 
 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Ik'thany, of the 
 village of Mary and her sister Martha. And it was that 
 Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his 
 feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The 
 sisters therefore sent unto him, raying, Lord, beludd, he 
 whom thou lovest is sick. But when .Jesus heard it, he .said, 
 This sickness is not unto death, V)ut for the glory of (iod, 
 that the Son of Clod may bo gloritied thereby. Now Jesus 
 loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When therefore 
 he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in 
 the place where he was. Then after this lie saith to the 
 disciples, Let us go into .Judiiea again. The disci{)les say 
 unto him. Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone 
 thee; and goest thou thither again ? .Tesus answered, Are 
 there not twelve hours in the day ? If a man walk in the day, 
 he stumbleth not, l)ecause he seeth the light of this world. 
 But if a man walk in the night, he stuml)leth, because the 
 light is not in him. These things si)ake he : and after this 
 he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep ; but 
 I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. The disciples 
 therefore said unto him. Lord, if he is fallen asleep, lie will 
 recover. Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they 
 thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep. Tlien Jesus 
 therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I 
 am glad f(jr your sakes that I was not there, to the intent 
 ye may believe ; nevertheless let us go unto hiin. Thomas 
 therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-dis- 
 ciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him." 
 
 1. John 10 : 40-42. 
 
 2. Jolin 11 : 1-16. 
 
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 104 A Harmony of the Gostpch. 
 
 §70 — THE JOURNEY TO BETHANY. 
 
 And ho went on his way thront,'h cities and villageB, 
 teaching, and joiirneyinti <»" unto Jerusalem. And one said 
 unto him, Lord, are they few that bo saved ? And he said 
 unto them, Strive to enter in by the narrow door : for many, 
 I say mito you, sliall seek to enter in, and shall not V)e able. 
 When onco the master of the house is risen up, and hath 
 shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to 
 knock at the door, saying. Lord, open to us ; and lie shall 
 answer and say to you, T know you not whence ye are ; then 
 shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, 
 and thou didst ' '>ach in our streets ; and he shall say, I tell 
 you, I know t^t whence ye are; depart froni me, all ye 
 workers of iniquity. There shall be the weeping and 
 gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, 
 and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, 
 and yourselves cast forth without. And they shall come 
 from the east and west, and from the north and south, and 
 shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And behold, there 
 are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall 
 be last. 
 
 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to 
 him, Get thee out, and go iience : for Herod would fain kill 
 thee. And ho said unto them, Go and say to that fox, 
 Behold, I cast out devils and perform cures to-day and 
 to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. Howbeit I 
 must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the day follow- 
 ing : for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 
 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and 
 %toneth them that are sent unto her ! how often would I 
 have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth 
 her own brood under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, 
 your house is luft unto you desolate : and I say unto you, Ye 
 shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that 
 Cometh in the name of the Lord.^ 
 
 L Lu's9 13 : 22-8&. 
 
The Parable of the Great Su])])e, . 105 
 
 And it came to pass, when he went into the liouse of rmo 
 of tlio rulers of the Pharisees on a 8ahl)ath to eat bread, tliat 
 thoy wore watchmt,' liiiu. And hehold, there was before him 
 H certain man wliit^h had tlie dropsy. And .Jesus answering 
 Hpiike unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to 
 htMJ on the sabbath, or not ? But they held tlieir peace. 
 And l»o took him, and lioaled him, and h't liim go. And he 
 said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox 
 fallen i!»to a well, and will not straightway draw him up on 
 a sabbath day '{ And they could not answer again unto these 
 things.' 
 
 §71 — THE PARABLES OF THE GREAT SUPPER, THE 
 LOST SHEEP, AND THE LOST PIECE OF SILVER. 
 
 And he spake a purable unto those which were bidden, 
 when ho marked how they chose out *Jie chief seats ; saying 
 unto tiieni, When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage 
 feast, sit not down in the chief seat ; lest hajdy a more hon- 
 ourable man than thou be bidden of him, and he that bade 
 thee and him sliall come and sav to thee, Give this man 
 phice ; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the 
 lowest place. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down 
 in the lowest place ; that when he that hath bidden thee 
 cometli, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher : then 
 shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that siu at meat 
 with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall bo 
 humbled ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 
 
 And he said to him also that had bidden him. When thou 
 makest a dimier or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy 
 brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbours ; lest haply 
 they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. 
 But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the 
 lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; because they 
 have not v)hereimth to recompense thee : for thou shalt be 
 recompensed in the resurrection of the just." 
 
 1. Luke 14 : 1-6. 
 
 '2. Luke 14 : 714. 
 
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 106 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard 
 these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he tliat shall cat 
 bread in the kingdom of God. But he said unto him, A 
 certain man made a great supper ; and he bade many : and 
 he sen): forth his servant at SMpper time to say to tiiem that 
 were bidden, Come ; for all things are now ready. And thoy 
 all wii'h one consent began to make excuse. The first said 
 unto liim, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and 
 see it : I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I 
 have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I 
 pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have 
 married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And tlie 
 servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the 
 master of the house being angry said to his servant. Go out 
 quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in 
 hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. And the 
 servant said, Lord, what thou didst connnand is done, and 
 yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go 
 out into the highways and hedges', and ctmstrain them to 
 come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, 
 that none of those men which were bidd'^n shall tac^te of my 
 supper. 
 
 Now there went with him great multitudes : and he turned, 
 and said unto them. If any man cometh unto me, and hateth 
 not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and 
 brethre:?, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be 
 m}' disciple. VVhostjever doth not bear his own cross, and 
 come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, 
 desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count 
 the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it ? Lest 
 haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to 
 finish, all that behold begin to mock him, saying. This 
 man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what 
 king, as he goelh to encounter another king in war, will not 
 sit down first and take counsel w hether he is able with ten 
 thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty 
 thousand ? Or else, while the other is yet a great way oflF,* 
 
 1. Luke 14 : 15.32. 
 
live I'dvdhle of 'hi Prvdujal Son. 
 
 107 
 
 ho sendeth an ainl)iiss;i'^e, an:l asketh conditions of peace. So 
 therefore whosoever lie be of yon that renonnceth not all 
 that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Salt therefore is 
 good : but if even the salt have lost its savour, wherewith 
 shall it be seasoned ? It is tit neither iov the land nor for 
 the dunghill : men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, 
 let him hear.' 
 
 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto 
 him for to hear him. And both the Pharisees and the 
 scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and 
 eateth with them. 
 
 And he spake unto them this parable, saying, Whut man 
 of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of Jiem, 
 doth not leave the ninety and nine in the Avilderness. and go 
 {ifter that which is lost, until he find it I And when he hath 
 found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when 
 he Cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his 
 neighbours, saying unto them. Rejoice with me, for i liave 
 found my sheep which was lost. 1 say unto you, that even 
 so there shall be joy in heaven over <me sinner that repent- 
 eth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, which 
 need no repentance. 
 
 Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one 
 piece, doth not light a lamf», and sweep the house, and seek 
 diligently until she find it? And when she hath found it, 
 she calleth together her friends and neighbours, siying, 
 Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had 
 lost. Evei so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence 
 of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.'"' 
 
 § 72— THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON. 
 
 And he said, A certain man had two sons : and the 
 younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the por- 
 tion of thy sub tance that falleth to me. And he divided 
 unto them his living. And not many days after the younger 
 son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far 
 country ; and there he wasted his substance with riotous 
 
 1. Luke 14 : 32-36. 
 
 2. Luke 15 : 1-ia 
 
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 living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty 
 famine in that country ; and he be^an to be in want. And 
 he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that 
 country ; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And 
 he would fain have been tilled with the husks that the swine 
 did eat : and no man gave unto him. But when he came to 
 himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's 
 have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with 
 hunger ! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto 
 him. Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight ; 
 I am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one 
 of th;/ hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. 
 But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was 
 moveid with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and 
 kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have 
 sinned against heaven, and in thy sight : I am no more 
 worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his 
 eervAnts, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on 
 him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet : and 
 bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make 
 ixierry : for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was 
 .♦ost, and is- found. And they began to be merry. Now his 
 «iMer son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to 
 the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called to 
 him one of the servants, and inquired what these things 
 might be. And he said unto him. Thy brother is come ; 
 and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath 
 received him safe and sound. But he was angry, and would 
 not go in : and his father came out, and intreated him. But 
 he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do 
 1 serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of 
 thine : and yet thou never gavest mo a kid, that I might 
 make merry with my friends : but when this thy son came, 
 which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst 
 for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou 
 art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. But it was 
 iveet to make merry and be glad : for this thy brother was 
 doad, and is alive again ; and iras lost, and is found.* 
 
 1. Luke 15 : 11-32. 
 
 
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I'he Parable of the Unjust Steward. 
 
 101) 
 
 S 73 — THE PARABLES OF THE UNJUST STEWARD 
 AND OF DIVES AND LAZARUS. 
 
 And he said also unto tlie disciples, There was a certain 
 rich man, which had a steward ; and the same was accused 
 unto him that he was wasting his goods. And he called 
 him, and said unto liini, What is this that I hear of thee? 
 render the account of thy stewardship ; for thou canst be no 
 longer steward. And the steward said within himself, What 
 shall I do, Beenig that my lord takoth away the stewardship 
 from me ? 1 have not strength to dig ; to beg I am ashamed. 
 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out ot the 
 stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. And 
 calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the 
 first, How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said, 
 A hundred measures of oil. \nd he said unto him, Take 
 thy bond, and sit down quic iiid write tifty. Then said 
 he to anf)ther, And how much ov/est thou? And he said, A 
 hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him. Take thy 
 bond, and write fourscore. And his lord commended the 
 unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the 
 sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than 
 the sons of the light. And I say unto you, Make to your- 
 selves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness ; 
 that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into tlie 
 eternal tabernacles. He that is faithful in a very little is 
 faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very 
 little is unrighteous al?o in much. If therefore ye have not 
 been faithful in the UiU-ighteous mammon, who will commit 
 to your trust the true riches'i And if ye have nob been 
 faithful in that which is another's, who will give you tliat 
 which is your own ? No servant can serve two n)asters: for 
 either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he 
 will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve 
 God and mammon.^ 
 
 I. Luke 1« : 113. 
 
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 110 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in 
 purple and tine linen, faring sunii)tuously every day: and a 
 certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of 
 sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs tliat fell from 
 tlie rich man's table ; yea, even the dogs came and licked 
 his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and 
 that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's 
 bosom : and the rich man also died, and was buried. And 
 in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth 
 Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried 
 and said. Father Abraliam, have mercy on me, and send 
 Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and 
 cool my tongue ; for I am in anguish in this Hamc. But Abra- 
 ham said. Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst 
 thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: 
 but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish. 
 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf 
 fixed, that they which would pass from hence to you may 
 not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us. 
 And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou 
 wouldest send him to my father's house ; for I have five 
 brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come 
 into this pl.ace of torment. But Abraham saith. They have 
 Moses and the j)rophets ; let them hear them. And he said. 
 Nay, father Abraham : but if one go to them from the dead, 
 they will repent. And he said unto him. If they hear not 
 Moses and the pro[)hets, neither will they be persuaded, if 
 one rise from the dead.^ 
 
 §74 — THE RAISING OP LAZARUS. 
 
 So when Jesus came [to Bethany] he found that he had 
 been in the tomb four days already. Now Bethany was nigh 
 unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; and many of the 
 Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them con- 
 cerning their brother. Martha therefore, when she heard 
 that Jesus was coming, went and met him : but Mary still 
 
 1. Luke 16 : 10-81. 
 
The Raising of Lazarus. 
 
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 sat in the house. Martha therefore saifl unto Jesus, Lord, 
 if thou hadst l)Con here, my l)rother had not died. And 
 even now I know that, wliatsoever thou shalt a?k of God, 
 Ood will give thee. Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother 
 shall rise again, Martlia saith unto him, 1 know that he 
 shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus 
 said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : he that 
 believeth on me, though lie die, yet shall he live : and who- 
 soever livoth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest 
 tliou this? She saith unto him. Yea, Lord: T have believed 
 that thou art thf Christ, the Son of God, even he that conieth 
 into the world. Lud when she had said tliis, she went away, 
 and called Mary her sister secretly, saying. The Master is here, 
 and calleth thee. And she, when she heard it, arose (juickly, 
 And went unto him. (Now Jesus was not yet come into the 
 village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.) 
 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and were 
 comforting her, when they saw Mary, that she rose uj) quickly 
 and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going 
 unto the tomb to weep there. Mary therefore, when she 
 came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, 
 saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother 
 )iad not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and 
 the Jews aUo weejiing which came with Iier, he groaned in 
 the spirit, and was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid 
 him ? They say unto him, Lord, come and see, Jesus wept. 
 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him ! But 
 some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the 
 eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also 
 should not die ? Jesus therefore agair groaning in himself 
 Cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay 
 against it. Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, 
 the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him. Lord, by 
 this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days. 
 Jesus saith unto her. Said I not unto thee, that, if thou be- 
 lievedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God ? So they took 
 away the atone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said,* 
 
 
 1. John 11 : 17-41. 
 
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 A IlarmonTj of the Gosjiels. 
 
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 Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I knew 
 that thou hearest me always : but because of the multitude 
 which standetli around I said it, that they may believe that 
 thou didst send me. And when he had thus spoken, he cried 
 with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. He that was dead 
 came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes ; and his 
 face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, 
 Loose him, and let him go. 
 
 Many therefore of the Jews, which came to Mary and be- 
 held that which he did, believed on him. But some of them 
 went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which 
 Jesus had dtjne. 
 
 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a 
 council, and said. What do we ? for this man doeth many 
 signs. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on 
 him : and the Romans will come and take away both our 
 place and our nation. But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, 
 being high priest that year, said unto them. Ye know noth- 
 ing at all, nor do ye take account that it is exj)edient for you 
 that one man should die for the people, and that the wliole 
 nation perish not. Now this he said not of himself : but 
 being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should 
 die for the nation ; and not for the nation only, but that he 
 might also gather together into one the children of God that 
 are scattered abroad. So from that day forth they took 
 counsel that they might put him to death. 
 
 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, 
 but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, 
 into a city called Ephraim ; and there he tarried with the 
 disciples.^ 
 
 §75 — JESUS AGAIN VISITS JKIIUSALEM. 
 
 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, 
 he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of 
 Jiuhea beyond Jordan ; and great" multitudes came together 
 unto him 
 again.'* 
 
 again ; 
 
 and as he was wont, he taught theni 
 
 1. John 11 : 41 o4. 
 
 2. Matt. 19 : 1, 2. 
 
 3. Mark 10 : L 
 
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The Sending Forth of tlie Seventy. 
 
 113 
 
 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come 
 that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to 
 go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his face : and 
 they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to 
 make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because 
 liis face was as though he were going to Jerusalem. And 
 when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, 
 wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and 
 c»)nsujne them ? But he turned, and rebuked them. And 
 they went to another village. 
 
 And as they went in the way, a certain man said unto 
 him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And 
 Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds 
 of the heaven Jinve nests ; but the Sou of man hath not 
 where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow 
 me. But he said. Lord, sufler me first to go and bury my 
 father. But he said unto him. Leave the dead to bury their 
 own dead ; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdcmi of 
 God. And another also said, I will follow thee. Lord ; but 
 first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house. 
 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to 
 the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of 
 God.^ 
 
 §76 — THE SENDING FORTH AND RETURN OF THE 
 
 SEVENTY. 
 
 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, 
 and sent them two and two before his face into every city 
 and place, whither he himself was about to come. And he 
 said unto them. The harvest is plenteous, but the labourers 
 are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he 
 send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways : 
 behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. 
 Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes : and salute no man on 
 the way. And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first 
 say, Peace be to this house. And if a son of peace be there. 
 
 1. Luke 9 : 61-62. 
 
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 A lliirmony of the Gospels. 
 
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 your peace slmll rest upon him : but if not, it shall turn to 
 you again. And in that same house remain, eating and 
 drinking such things as they give : for the labourer is 
 worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. And 
 into whatsoever city ye enter, and tliey receive you, eat such 
 things as are set before you : and lieal the sick that are 
 therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come 
 nigli mito you. But into wliatsoever city ye shall enter, 
 and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof 
 and say. Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our 
 feet, we do wipe off against you : howbeit know this, that 
 the kingdom of God is come nigh. T say unto you, It 
 shall be uK^re tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that 
 city.' 
 
 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his 
 mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woo 
 unto thee, Chora/in ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida I for if the 
 mighty works had been done in Tyre and 8idon which 
 were done in you, they would have repented long ago in 
 sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit I say unto you, it shall bo 
 more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement 
 than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted 
 unto heaven ? thou shalt go down unto Hades : for if the 
 mighty works liad been done in Sodom which were done in 
 thee, it would have remained until this day. Howbeit I 
 say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of 
 Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee." He that 
 heareth you hoarcth me ; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth 
 me ; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. 
 
 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even 
 the devils are subject unto us in thy name. And he said 
 unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven, 
 l^ehold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents 
 and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and 
 nothing shall in any wise hurt you. Howbeit in this re- 
 joice not. that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rejoice 
 that your names are written in heaven.^ 
 
 L Luke 10 : 1-12. 
 
 2. Matt. 11 : 20-24. 
 
 3. Luke 10 : 16-20 
 

 2'he Pdrahle of the Good Samaritan. 
 
 115 
 
 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, an«l 
 said, I thank tliee, O Father, Lord of lieaveti and earth, that 
 thou didst hide these thing.s from the wise and inuh-rstand- 
 ing, and didst reveal them unto babes : yea, Fatlier ; for 
 so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. All things liave been 
 delivered unto me of my Fatlier ; and no one knoweth who 
 the Sou is, save the Father ; and who the Father is, save 
 the Son, and he to whomsoever the S(m willeth to reveal 
 him} Come unt(j me, all ye that labour and are heavy 
 laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, 
 and learn of me ; for 1 am meek and lowly in heart : and 
 ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, 
 and my burden is light. '■' 
 
 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed 
 are the eyes which see the things that ye see : for I say 
 unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the 
 things which yt see, and saw them not ; and to hear the 
 things which ye Lear, and heard them not.'* 
 
 §77 — THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN. 
 
 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, 
 saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? And 
 he said unto him, What is written in the law ? how readest 
 thou ? And he answering said. Thou shalt love the Lord 
 thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
 all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbour 
 as thyself. And he said unto him. Thou hast answered 
 right: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, desiring to 
 justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 
 .Fesus made answer and said, A certain man was going 
 down from Jerusalem to Jericho ; and he fell among 
 robbers, which both stripped hiin and beat him, and 
 departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain 
 priest was going down that Avay : and when he saw him, he 
 passed by on the other side. And in like manner a Levite 
 also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on 
 
 1. Luke 10 : 21, 22. 
 
 2. Matt. 11 : 28-30. 
 
 8. Luke 10: 23,24. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels, 
 
 the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, 
 came wliere he was : and when he saw liim, he was moved with 
 comj)a.ssi<>ii, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, 
 
 1)ouring on them oil and wine ; and he set liim on his own 
 )ea8t, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 
 And on the morrow he took out two ])ence, and gave them 
 to the host, and said, Take care of him ; and whatsoever 
 thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay 
 thee. Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neigh- 
 bour unto liim that fell among the robbers? And he said, 
 He that shewed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, 
 Oo, and do thou likewise.^ 
 
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 §78 — MARY CHOOSES THE "GOOD PART. 
 
 Now as they wont on their way, he entered into a certain 
 village : and a certain woman named Martha received him 
 into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which 
 also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word. But Martha 
 was cumbered about much serving ; and she came up to him, 
 and said, Lord, dost thou not care tliat my sister did leave 
 me to sorvc alone? bid her therefore that she help me. But 
 the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou 
 art anxious and troubled about many things : but one thing 
 is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which 
 shall not be taken away from her." 
 
 §79 — JESUS TEACHES PERSEVERANCE IN PRAYER. 
 
 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, 
 that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him. 
 Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his 
 disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 
 Fatlier, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give 
 us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins ; 
 for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to 
 «s. And bring us not into temptation. 
 
 1. Luke 10 : 26-37. 
 
 2. Luke 10 : 88-42. 
 
 -4' 5 
 
JesuB Teaches Foryiveneas and Fa ith. 1 1 7 
 
 And lie said unto them, Which of you Kh.ill h.ivo <i friend, 
 and shall go unto him at midni,L;'.t, and say to him, Friend, 
 lend 1110 tiu'co loaves; for a frit d of mine is eoiiio to iiio 
 from a join'iioy, and I have nothiiit; to set before him ; and 
 1)0 from witliin shall answer and say, Troiiltle mo not : tho 
 door is now shut, and my children are with mo in bod ; I 
 cannot rise and ^ive thce^ I say unto you, Though ho will 
 not rise and give him, because ho is his friend, yet because 
 of his importunity ho will arise and give him as many as ho 
 neodeth. And 1 say unto you, Ask, and it shall bo given 
 you; seek, and ye shall Hud; knock, and it shall bo opened 
 unto you. For every one that asketh rceeiveth ; and he 
 that seekoth findoth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be 
 o{)ened. And of which of you that is a father shall his son 
 ask a loaf, and ho give him a stone? or a tish, and he for a 
 fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will ho 
 give him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to 
 give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall 
 ■»/r<?<r heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask 
 iiim?^ 
 
 §80 — JESUS TEACHES FORGIVENESS AND FAITH. 
 
 And he said unto his disciples. It is impossible but that 
 occasions of stumbling should come: but woo unto him, 
 through whom thoj" come! It were well for him if a mill- 
 stone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into 
 the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little 
 ones to stumble. Take heed to yourselves : if thy l)rother 
 sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if ho 
 sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn 
 again to thee, saying, I repent ; thou shalt forgive him. 
 
 And the a])ostles said unto tho Lord, Increase our faith. 
 And the Lord said. If ye have faith as a grain of mustard 
 seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree. Be thou rooted 
 up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would have 
 obeyed you. But who is there of you, having a servant 
 
 1. Luke U : 1-13. 
 
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 A Ihirmoinj of thr (iospeU 
 
 plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he 
 is come in from the field, Come sstraightwiiy and sit down to 
 mcjat ; and will not rather say unto him. Make nsady where- 
 with I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have 
 oate?i and djunken ; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink i 
 Doth he thank the servant hccausc he tlid the things that 
 WL're commandiMl l Kven so ye also, when ye shall have 
 done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are 
 unprotitilile servants; we have done that which it was our 
 duty to do.' 
 
 § 81 — JESUS CLEANSES TEN LEPERS. 
 
 And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, 
 that he was passing through the midst of Samaria and CJali- 
 lee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him 
 ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off : and they 
 lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on 
 U8. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and 
 shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as 
 they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he 
 saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glori- 
 fying God : and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him 
 thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering 
 said. Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 
 Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, 
 save this stranger ? And he saith unto him. Arise, and go 
 thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole." 
 
 § 82 — JESUS FORETELLS THE SUDDENNESS OF 
 
 JUDGEMENT. 
 
 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of 
 God Cometh, he answered them and said. The kingdom of 
 God Cometh not with observation : neither shall they say, 
 Lo, here ! or, There ! for lo, the kingdom of God is within 
 you. 
 
 1. Luke 17 : 1-10. 
 
 2. Luke 17 : 11-ltt 
 
 I 'V 
 
Thfi Parabln of (he L'nvi(jkt>'on>i Judye. 119 
 
 And ho said unto the disciples, The days will come, when 
 ye shiill desire to see one of the days of the ISon of niun, and 
 ye shall not see it And they shall say t(»you, Lo, there ! Lo, 
 here! |j;o not away, nor follow after ^Ae/zt: for ms the lightninj;;, 
 when it lii^hteneth out of the one j)art un.n.r the heaven, 
 shineth unto the other part under heaven ; so shall the Son 
 of jnan l)e in his day. Hut tirst nuist he sutler many things 
 and be rejected of this generation. And as it came to pass 
 in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of 
 the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married, they 
 were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into 
 the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Like- 
 wise even as it came to pass in tlie days of Lot ; they ate, 
 they drank, tlu'y bought, they sold, they planted, they 
 builtled ; but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it 
 rained tire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed thenx 
 all : after the same manner shall it be in the day that the 
 Son oi man is revealed. In that day, he which .shall be on 
 the ht)U8etop, tjnd his goods in the house, let him not go 
 down to take them away : and let him that is in the field 
 likewise not return V)ack. Remember Lett's wife. Whosoever 
 shall seek to gain his life shall lose it : but whosoever shall 
 lose Ilia life shall preserve it. I say unt<j you. In that night 
 there shall be two men on one l)ed ; the one shall be taken, 
 and the other shall be left. There shall be two women 
 grinding together ; the one shall be taken, and the other 
 shall be left. And they answering say unto him, Where, 
 Lord ? And he said unto them. Where the body is, thither 
 will the eagles also be gathered together.' 
 
 § 83 — THE PARABLES OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS JUDGE 
 AND OF THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. 
 
 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they 
 ought always to pray, and not to faint ; saying, There was 
 in a city a judge, which feared not God, and regarded nob 
 
 1. Luke 17 : 20-37. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 ii: 
 
 man : and there was a widow in that city ; and she came oft 
 unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he 
 would not for a while : but afterward he said within him- 
 self, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; yet because 
 this widow troubleth me, 1 will avenge her, lest she wear 
 tne out by her continual coming. And the Lord said, Hear 
 what the unrighteous judge saith. And shall not God 
 avenge his elect, which cry to him day and night and he is 
 longsuffering over them ? I say unto you, that he will 
 avenge them speedily. Howbeit when the Son of man 
 Cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ? 
 
 And he spake also this parable unto certain which trusted 
 in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at 
 nought : Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one 
 a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood 
 and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I 
 am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, 
 or even as this publican. I fast twice in tlie week ; I give 
 tithes of all that I get. But the publican, standing afar off, 
 would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but 
 amote his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. I 
 say unto you, This man went down to his house justified 
 rather than the other : for every man that exalteth himself 
 shall be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself shall be 
 exalted.* 
 
 §84 — JESUS DISCOURSES ON MARRIAGE AND 
 
 DIVORCE. 
 
 And there came unto him Pharisees, tempting him, and 
 saying, Is it lawful /or a man to put away his wife for every 
 cause f And he answered and said unto them. What did 
 Moses conunand you ? And they said, Moses suffered to 
 write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. But Jesus 
 said unto them. For your hardness of heart he wrote you 
 this conmiandment. But from the beginning of the creation, 
 
 1. Luke 18 : 1-14. 
 
 2. Matt 10 : 8. 
 
Jesus Blesses Little Cliildren. 
 
 121 
 
 Male and female made ho tlicm. For this cause shall w 
 man leave his father and iiKtther, and shall cleave to liis 
 wife ; and the twain shall become one Hesh : so that they are 
 no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath 
 joined together, let no man ])ut asunder. And in the house 
 the disciples asked him aij^ain of this uiatter,' [''^^i^l] they 
 say unto him, Why then did Moses comuiiand to give a bill 
 of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, 
 Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away 
 your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. 
 And 1 say unto you, Whosoever shall ])ut away his wife, 
 except for fornication, and shall marry another, counnitteth 
 adultery:'" and if she lierself shall put away her husband, 
 and marry another, she counnitteth adultery.' And he that 
 marrieth her when she is put away counnitteth adultery. 
 The disciples say unto him. If the case of the man is so 
 with his wife, it is not exjiedient to marry. But he said 
 unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to 
 whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, which were so 
 born from their mothers womb: and there are eunuchs, 
 which were made eunuchs by men : and there are eunuchs, 
 which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's 
 sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.* 
 
 §85 — JESUS BLESSES LITTLE CHILDREN. 
 
 And they brought unto him little children, that he should* 
 lay his hands on them and pray: and the disciples rebuked 
 them." But when .fesus :s.-iw it, he was moved with indig- 
 nation.' But desus called them unto hiu)" and said unto 
 them. Suffer the little children to come unto me: forbid 
 them not: for of such is the kingdom of (iod. Verily I say 
 unto you. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God 
 as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. And he 
 took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands 
 upon them." aiul departed thence. 
 
 10 
 
 1. Mark 10 : 3-10. 
 
 2. Matt. 10: 7-0. 
 8. Mark 10 : 12. 
 4. Matt. 19 : 9-12. 
 
 5. Mark 10: 13. 
 (i. MMtt. i:^ : 13. 
 7. Mark 10 : 14. 
 
 8. Luke 18 : 16. 
 0. Mark 10 : 14-10. 
 10. Matt. 19 : 15. 
 
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122 A Harmony of the Gosiyeh. 
 
 §86 — THE RICH YOUNG RULER. 
 
 And as he w>is going forth into the way, there ran to him* 
 a certain ruler,'- and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good 
 Master, what shall 1 do that I may inherit eternal life l And 
 Jesus said unto him. Why callest thou me good? none is 
 good save one, even God.'* 
 
 But if thou wonkiest enter into life, keep the command- 
 ments. He saith unto him, Which ? And Jesus said, Thou 
 shalt not kill, Thou shalt not connnit adultery. Thou shalt 
 not steal. Thou shalt nut bear false witness, Honour thy 
 father and thy mother : and, Thou shalt love thy neiglihour 
 as thyself. Tlie young man saith unto him. All tiiese things 
 have 1 observed * from my youth u]) : ^ what lack I yet ? ^ And 
 Jestis looking iipon him loved him, and said unto him, (^ne 
 tiling thou lackest ' yet.'* ]f thou wouldest be perfect, "go, sell 
 whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt 
 have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. But his 
 countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: 
 for he was one that had great possessions. 
 
 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disci])le8. 
 How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the king- 
 dom of God ! And the disci])les were am.azed at his words. 
 But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, 
 liow hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the 
 kingdom of God ! It is easier for a camel to go through a 
 needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom 
 of God."' 
 
 And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished 
 exceedingly, saying. Who then can be saved ? And Jesus 
 looking upon thvm sai<l to them, With men this is impossible ;'^ 
 but notwith God: for all things are possible with God.'" Then 
 answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and 
 followed thee ; what then shall we have ? And Jesus said 
 
 1. 
 
 Mark 10 : 17. 
 
 f). 
 
 I.uke 18: 
 
 21. 
 
 0. 
 
 Matt. 19 : 
 
 21. 
 
 9 
 
 Luke 18: IS. 
 
 6. 
 
 Matt. U) 
 
 •20. 
 
 10. 
 
 Mark Id: 
 
 21 •J.'). 
 
 ;{. 
 
 Mark 10 : 17, 18. 
 
 7. 
 
 Mark 10 
 
 •21. 
 
 11. 
 
 Matt. 19 : 
 
 2;-., -28. 
 
 4. 
 
 Matt. 19: 1-20. 
 
 8. 
 
 Luke 18 . 
 
 22. 
 
 12. 
 
 Marl; 10 : 
 
 •27. 
 
The Parable of the Labourers in tlie Vineyard. 123 
 
 unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye which have fol- 
 lowed me, in the reiiieneration when the Son of man shall sit 
 on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit uj)on twelve 
 thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel/ There is no 
 man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, 
 or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the 
 gospel's sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold 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. But many that are first shall be last; and 
 the last first." 
 
 §87 — THE PARABLE OF THE LABOURERS IN THE 
 
 VINEYARD. 
 
 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a 
 householder, which went out early in tlie morning to hire 
 labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with 
 the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine- 
 yard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw 
 others standing in the marketplace idle ; and to them he 
 said. Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right 
 I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went 
 out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. 
 And about the eleventh hour ho went out, and found others 
 standing ; and he saith unto them. Why stand ye here all 
 the day idle ? They say unto him. Because no man hath 
 hired us. He saith unto them. Go ye also into the vine- 
 yard. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard 
 saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and j)ay them 
 their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And 
 when they came that were Jiired about the eleventh hour, 
 they received every man a penny. And when the first 
 came, they supposed that they would receive more ; and 
 they likewise received every man a penny. And when they 
 received it, they murmured against the householder, say- 
 ing, These last have sj)ent but one hour, and thou hast 
 
 1. Matt. 19 : 27, 28. 
 
 2. Mark 10 : 29-31. 
 
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 A Harmony of the GonpeU. 
 
 made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden 
 of the day and the scorching lieafc. But he answered 
 and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong : 
 didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take up that 
 which is thine, and go thy way ; it is my will to give unto 
 this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do 
 ■what I will with mine own ? or is thine eye evil, because 1 
 am good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last.^ 
 
 ;88 — JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND 
 RESURRECTION. 
 
 And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem ; and 
 Jesus was going before them : and they were amazed ; and 
 they that followed were afraid. And he took again the 
 twelve" disciples apart," and began to tell them the things 
 that were to happen unto him, sayiiuj, Behold, we go up to 
 Jerusalem ;* and all the things that are written by the 
 proj)hets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man." [And] 
 he the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests 
 and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death," [and] 
 he shall be delivered uj) unto the Gentiles, and shall be 
 mocked, and shamefully entreated, and spit upon : and they 
 shall scourge and kill him : and the third day he shall rise 
 again. And they understood none of these things ; and this 
 saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things 
 that were said.' 
 
 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with 
 her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of 
 him,® saying. Master, we would that thou shouldest do for 
 us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. And he said unto them. 
 What would ye that I should do for you? And they said 
 unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right 
 hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus 
 said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to 
 
 i! 
 
 1. Matt. 20 : 1-16. 
 
 2. Mark 10 : 32. 
 8. Matt. 20 : 17. 
 
 4. Mark 10 : 32, 38. 
 
 5. Luke 18 : 31. 
 
 6. Mark 10 : 33. 
 
 7. Luke 18 : 32-34. 
 
 8. Matt. 20 : 20. 
 
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Jesus Gives Si(jht to Blind Bartimceus. 125 
 
 drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the 
 baptism that I am baptized with'^ And they said unto him, 
 We are able. And Jesus said unto tliem, Tlie cup that I 
 drink ye shall drink ; and with the baptism that I am 
 baptized withal shall ye be baptized : but to sit on my right 
 hand or on my left hand is not mine to give: but it is fw 
 thetn for whom it hath been prepared. And when the ten 
 heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concern- 
 ing James and John. And Jesus called them to him and 
 saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to 
 rule over the Gentiles lord it over them ; and their great 
 ones exercise authority over them. But it is not so among 
 you : but whosoever would become great among you, shall 
 be your minister : and whosoever would be first among you, 
 shall be servant of all. For verily the Son of man came not 
 to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a 
 ransom for many.^ 
 
 §89 — JESUS GIVES SIGHT TO ELIND BARTIM/EUS 
 AND VISITS ZACCHiEUS. 
 
 And they come to Jericho : and as he went out from 
 Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of 
 Tiniixius, Bartinueus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way 
 side'' begging : and hearing a nmltitude going by, he in- 
 (juired what this meant. And they told him, that Jesus of 
 Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou 
 son of David, have mercy on me. And they that went 
 before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace : but 
 he cried out the more a great dea^ Thou stm of David, 
 have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and commanded 
 him to be brought unto him.'^ And they call the blind man, 
 saying unto him, IrJe of good cheer : rise, he caJleth thee. 
 And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came 
 to Jesus."* And when he was come near, he asked him, 
 What wilt thou that 1 should do unto thee ? And he said, 
 
 1. Mark 10 
 
 2. Murk 10 : 
 
 46. 
 
 3. Luke IS : 86-40. 
 
 4. .Mark 10 : 49, 60. 
 
i 
 
 SI 
 
 126 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto 
 him, Receive thy sight : thy faith hath made thee whole. 
 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, 
 glorifying God ; and all the people, when they saw it, gave 
 praise unto God.^ 
 
 And he entered and was passing through Jericho. And 
 behold, a man called by name Zacchseus ; and he was a 
 chief publican, and he was rich. And he sought to see 
 Jesus who he was ; and could not for the crowd, because 
 he was little of stature. And he ran on before, and 
 climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him : for he was 
 to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he 
 looked up, and said unto him, Zacchieus, make haste, and 
 come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy house. And 
 he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 
 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying. He is 
 gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. And 
 Zacch£EUS stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, 
 the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have 
 wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. 
 And Jesus said unto him. To-day is salvation come to this 
 house, forasnmch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the 
 Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.^ 
 
 §90 — THE PARABLE OF THE TEN POUNDS. 
 
 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a 
 parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and hecmise 
 they supposed that the kingdom of God was innnediately 
 to appear. He said therefore, a certain noblcn)an went 
 into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and 
 to return. And he called ten servants of his, and gave 
 them ten pounds, and said unto them. Trade ye herewith 
 till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an am- 
 bassage after liim, saying. We will not that this man reign 
 over us. And it came to pass, when he was come back 
 again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded 
 these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be 
 
 1. Luke 18 : 40-43. 
 
 2. Luke 10 : 1-10. 
 
llie Chief Priests Conspire to Kill Jesus. 127 
 
 called to him, that he might know wliat they had gained 
 by trading. And tlie first came before him, saying. Lord, 
 thy pound liath made ten pounds mcjre. And he said unto 
 him, Well done, thou good servant : because thou wast 
 found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten 
 cities. And the second came, saying. Thy pound. Lord, liath 
 made five pounds. And he said unto him also. Be thou also 
 over five cities. And another came, saying. Lord, behold, 
 here is thy pound, which 1 kept laid up in a napkin : for I 
 feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest 
 up that thou layedst not down, juid reapest that thou didst 
 not sow. He .saith unto him. Out of thine own mouth 
 will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that 
 1 am an austere man, taking u}) that I laid not down, and 
 reaping that I did not sow ; then wherefore gave.st thou 
 not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should 
 have required it with interest ? And he said unto them 
 that stood by. Take away from him the pound, and give it 
 unto him that hath the ten pounds. And they said unto 
 him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. I say unto you, that unto 
 every one tliat hath shall be given ; V)ut from him that 
 hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away front 
 him. Howbeit these mine enemies, which would not that I 
 should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before 
 me.^ 
 
 §91 — THE CHIEF PRIESTS CONSPIRE TO KILL JESUS. 
 MARV^ ANOINTS HLM FOR HIS BURIAL. 
 
 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand : and many 
 went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, 
 to purify themselves. They sought therefore for Jesus, and 
 spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, \\'hat 
 think ye? That he will not come to the feast? Now the 
 chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, 
 that, if any man knew where he was, he should shew it, that 
 they might take him,' 
 
 1. Luke 10 : 1 J--27, 
 
 2. John 11 : 05-57. 
 
 I 
 
128 
 
 A 11 anno II 1/ of tlie Gosj)rh. 
 
 Jesus thetofore six days l)ofore the passovor came to 
 Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the 
 dead.' 
 
 The conmion ])eo{)le therefore of the Jews learned that he 
 was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but 
 that tliey mis^ht see Lazarus als(j, Avliom he had raised from 
 the dead. But the chief priests took counst-l that they 
 might put Lazarus also to death ; because tliat by reason of 
 him many of tlie Jews went away, and l)elieved on Jesus." 
 
 Now wlien .Jesus was in liethany, in the house of Simon 
 the leper,' tliey made him a supper there: and Martha 
 served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with 
 him. Mary therefore took^ [an alabaster cruse of ointment 
 of spikenard very costly; and she l)rake the cruse, and 
 [)oured it over his head'] a pomid of ointment of spikenard, 
 very precious, and anointed the feet of .lesus, and wiped his 
 feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour 
 of the ointment." Ikit when the disci[)les saw it, they had 
 indignation, saying. To what ])uri)ose" hath this waste of the 
 ointment been made?* And they murmured against her.'"' 
 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, which should betray 
 him, saith. Why was not this ointment sold for three hundreil 
 pence, and given to the poor? Now this he said, not 
 because he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, 
 and having the bag took away what was ])ut therein.'" But 
 Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the 
 woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. For 
 ye have the poor always with you," and whensoever ye will 
 ye cm do them good : but me ye have not always. She hath 
 done what she could.'" For in that she poured this ointment 
 upcm my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.'^ And 
 verily I say unto you. Wheresoever this gospel shall be 
 preached throughout the whole world, that also which this 
 woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.'^ 
 
 1. .Tohn 12 : 1. 
 
 2 .i'>l!ii 12: ti-ii. 
 
 3. Milt t. 2 ; : 6. 
 
 4. .lohi) 12: 2. 3. 
 
 5. Mark 14 : 3. 
 
 6. .TnhTi 12 : 3. 
 
 7. .Matt. 2() : 8. 
 
 8. M ivlv 1 1 : 4. 
 <). Maik 1 1 :.'■>. 
 
 It) John 12 : 4-9. 
 
 11. Matt. 20: 10, 11. 
 
 12. Mark 14 : 7, 8. 
 l;i. Matt. 2«: 12. 
 14. Mark 14 : 9. 
 
Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. 129 
 
 §92 — JESUS MAKES HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO 
 
 JERUSALEM. 
 
 And when lie had thus spoken, he went on before, goint^ 
 up to Jerusalem. 
 
 And it came to pass, when he drew ■"■(h unto Beth))ha<^o 
 and Bethany, at the mount that is called the mount of Olives, 
 he sent two of the disciples, saying, Go your way into the 
 village over against yon, ; in the which as ye enter ye shall 
 find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat : loose him, 
 and bi'ing him. And if any one ask you. Why do yo 
 loose him ^ thus shall ye say. The Lord hath need of him/ 
 and straightway he will send him back hither. And they 
 went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in 
 the open street." And as they vere loosing the colt, the 
 owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?^ And 
 they said unto them even as Jesus had said : and they let 
 them go. And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on 
 him their garments ;* and set Jesus thereon.^ 
 
 On the morrow a great multitude that had come to tho 
 feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 
 took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet 
 him, and cried out, Hosanna : Blessed is he that cometh in 
 the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel." 
 
 Now this is come to pass, that it might be fultilled which 
 was spoken by the prophet, saying, 
 
 Tell ye tlie daughter of Zion, 
 
 Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 
 
 Meek, and riding upon an ass. 
 
 And upon a colt the foal of an ass.^ 
 And the most part of the multitude spread their garments 
 in the way ; and others cut branches from the trees, and 
 spread them in the way.* 
 
 And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of 
 
 1. Luke ID : 28-31. 
 
 2. Mark 11 : 3, 4. 
 
 3. Luke 19 : 33. 
 
 4. Mark 11 : 6, 7. 
 
 5. Luke 19 : 35. 
 
 6. John 12 : 12, 13. 
 
 7. Matt. 21 : 4, 5. 
 
 8. Matt. 21 : 8. 
 
 I 
 
^^ 
 
 
 130 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 the mounb of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples 
 begfin to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the 
 mighty works which they had seen ; saying, Blessed is the 
 King that conieth in the name of the Lord : peace in heaven, 
 and glory in the highest,' 
 
 These things understood not his disciples at the first : but 
 ■when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these 
 things were written of him, and that they had done these 
 things unto him. The multitude therefore that was witli 
 him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him 
 from the dead, bare witness. For this cause also the multi- 
 tude went and met hiui, for that they heard that he had 
 clone this sign. The Pharisees therefore said among them- 
 selves. Behold how ye prevail nothing : lo, the world is gone 
 after him.'"^ 
 
 §93 — JESUS WEEPS OVER JERUSALEM. 
 
 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto 
 him. Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and 
 said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the 
 stones will cry out. 
 
 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, 
 saying. If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the 
 things which belong unto peace ! but now they are hid from 
 thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, when thine 
 enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee 
 around, and keep thee in on every side, and shall dash thee 
 to the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall 
 not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou 
 knewest not the time of thy visitation.^ 
 
 I. J.uke 19 : 37, 88. 
 
 2. John 12: 16-19. 
 
 8. Luke 19 : 39-44. 
 
 ! ill 
 
l^he Barren Fly Tree. 
 
 131 
 
 § 94 — THE MULTITUDES AND THE CHILDUEN PRAISE 
 
 THE LOUD. 
 
 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was 
 stirred, saying, Who is this? And tlie multitudes said, ThiS 
 is the ])r()phet, Jesus, from Nazareth of (lalilee.^ 
 
 And the l>lind and the lame came to him in the temple : 
 and he healed them. But when the chief priests and the 
 scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the chil- 
 dren that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to 
 the son of David; they were moved with indignation, and 
 said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying ? And 
 Jesus saith unto them. Yea: did ye never read. Out of the 
 mouth of liabes and sucklings tliou hast })erfected praise V 
 and when he had l^joked round about upon all things, it 
 being now eventide, he went out' of the city^ unto Bethany 
 with the twelve,^ and lodged there.® 
 
 §95 — THE BARREN FIG TREE AND THE SECOND 
 PURGING OF THE TEMPLE. 
 
 And on the morrow, when they were come out from 
 Bethany, he hungered. And seeing a fig tree ; Jar oft' having 
 leaves, he came, if haply he might tind anything thereon: 
 and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for 
 it was not the season of tigs. And he answered and said 
 unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. 
 And his disciples heard it. 
 
 And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the 
 temple, and began to cast out them that sold and theni that 
 '^bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the 
 money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; 
 and he would not sutler that any man should carry a vessel 
 through the temple. And he taught, and said unto them, 
 
 1. Matt. 21 : 10, 11. 
 
 2. Matt. 21, 14-16. 
 
 3. Mark 11 : 11. 
 
 4. Matt. 21 : 17. 
 
 5. Mark 11 : 11. 
 
 6. Matt. 21 : 17. 
 
II 
 
 132 
 
 aI llannouy of llie (JosiicJn, 
 
 Is it not written, IVT3' liousc sliull ho cjillod a house of prayer 
 for all the nations? l)ut ye have made it a den of robbers.' 
 
 And he vva.s teachin<j{ daily in tlie temple. Hut tlio chief 
 juiests and tlie scribes and the principal men of the j)e(tple''' 
 heard it. and sought how they miLjht destroy him: for they 
 feared him, for all the muitituilo was astonished at his 
 teachiiit^.' And they could not find what they might do; 
 for the people all hung upcjn him, listening.* 
 
 f> 
 
 §90 — JESUS FORETELLS HIS " LIFTING UP. 
 
 Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up 
 to worshij) at the feast: tlie.se therefore came to Phili[), 
 which was of IJethsaida of (ialilee, and asked him, saying. 
 Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and tellouii Andrew : 
 Andrew cometh, and Philip, and tliey tell Jesus. And 
 Jesus answereth them, saying. The hour is come, that the 
 Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto 
 you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it 
 abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth nmch fruit. 
 He tliat loveth his life h)seth it; and he that hateth his life 
 in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man 
 serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall 
 also my servant be : if any man serve me, him will the 
 Father honoiu'. Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall 
 I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause 
 cante I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. There 
 came therefore a voice out of heaven, saijing. I have both 
 glorified it, and will glorify it again. The nniltitude there- 
 fore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered : 
 others said. An angel h;ith spoken to him. Jesus answered 
 and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your 
 sakes. Now is the judgement of this world: now shall tho 
 prince of this world be cast out. And 1, if I be lifted up 
 from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. But this he 
 said, signifying by what manner of death 1 e should die.' 
 
 1. Mark 11 : 12-17. 
 
 2. Luke 19 : 47. 
 
 3. Mark 11 : 18. 
 
 4. Luke 19 : 48. 
 
 6. John 12 : 20-33. 
 
 1 
 
 1:1 i 
 
 L 
 
 I;:! 
 
Jesus Forrteils HU ** Ll/finij Up." 
 
 133 
 
 The Tuultitiult! tlioreforo uiiswcrtMl liiiu, We luivo lioanl out 
 t>f the liiw tlmt the Clirist abidoth for over: and how sayost 
 thou, The Son of man must bo lifted up? who is tliis Son of 
 man? .To.sus (horofore said unto thiMu, Yet a littUi wliilo is 
 the h<^ht amoHL,' you. Walk while ye have the H^'ht, that 
 darkneaa overtake you not : and he that walketh in the 
 darkness knoweth not whither ho goeth. While ye have 
 the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of 
 light. 
 
 These things spake Jesus, and ho dej)arted and hid him- 
 self from them. But though he had d(»ne so many si^ns 
 before them, yet they believed not on him : that the word of 
 Isaiah the prophet might bo fultilled, which he spake, 
 
 Lord, who hath believed our report? 
 
 And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed ? 
 For this cause they could not believe, for that Lsaiah said 
 again, 
 
 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their 
 heart ; 
 
 Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with 
 their heart. 
 
 And should turn, 
 
 And [ should heal them. 
 These things said Isaiah, because ho saw his glory ; and he 
 spake of him. Nevertheless even of the rulers many 
 believed on him ; but because of the Pharisees they did not 
 confess it, lest they should be i)ut out of the synagogue : for 
 they loved the glory of men more than the gh^ry of God. 
 
 And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believ- 
 eth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that 
 beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. 1 am come a 
 light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may 
 not abide in the darkness. And if any man hear my sayings, 
 and keep them not, I judge him not : for I came not to 
 judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth 
 me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath (me that judgeth 
 idm : the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the' 
 
 L John 12: 34-48. 
 
I; m 
 
 134 
 
 A Ilarinony of the Gospels. 
 
 last day. For I spake not from myself ; but the Father 
 ■which sent ine, he hath given me a c nimaivdment, what I 
 should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his 
 commandment is life eternal : the thinijs therefore which I 
 sj)eak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak. ^ 
 
 §97 — THE BARREN FIG TREE WITHERED. 
 
 And every evening he went forth out of the city. 
 
 ^.nd as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig 
 tree withered away from the roots." 
 
 And when tlie disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, 
 How did the fig tree immediately wither away T 
 
 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto hiii., Ilabbi, 
 behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 
 And Jesus answering saith unto them. Have faith in God. 
 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this moun- 
 tain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea ; and shall not 
 doub*" in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh 
 to pass ; he shall have it. Therefore 1 say unto you. All 
 things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have 
 received tliem, and ye sh.all have them. And whensoever ye 
 stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one ; 
 that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you 
 your trespasses.* 
 
 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teach- 
 ing the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there 
 came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the 
 elders ; ctnd they spake, saying unto him. Tell us : By what 
 authority doest thou these things ? or who is he that gave 
 thee this authority ? And he answered and said unto them, 
 I also will ask you a question,*" which if ye tell me, I like- 
 wise will tell you by what authority 1 do these things.*^ The 
 baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men V answer 
 me " And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we 
 
 1. John 12 : 48-50. 
 
 2. Mark 11 : 1!), 20. 
 8. Matt. 21 : 20. 
 
 4. Mark 11 
 
 5. Luke 20 
 
 6. Matt. 21 : 
 
 21-25. 
 
 1-3. 
 
 24. 
 
 7. Luke 20 : 4. 
 
 8. Mark 11 : 31. 
 
The Parable of the Wicked I/nsbaiidmen. 135 
 
 sliall say, from heaven ; he will say, Why' their did ye not 
 believe him ? But if we sliall say, From men ; all the people 
 will stone us : for they be persuaded that John was a 
 ])rophet. And they answered, that they knew not whence 
 it ivas. And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by 
 what authority I do these things.^ 
 
 § 98 — THE PARABLES OF THE TWO SONS, OF THE 
 WICKED HUSBANDMEN AND THE VINEYARD, 
 AND OF THE MARRIAGE FEAST. 
 
 But what think ye ? A man had two sons ; and he came 
 to the tirst, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. 
 And he answered and said, I will not : but afterward hti 
 repented himself, and went. And he came to the second, 
 and said likewise. And he answered and said, I f/o, sir : and 
 went not. Whether of the twain did the will of his father i 
 They say, The lirst. Jesus saith unto them. Verily I say 
 unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the 
 kingdom of God before you. For John runie unto you in 
 the way of righteousness, and ye believed him nt)t : but the 
 publicans and the harlots believed him : and ye, when ye 
 saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye 
 might lielievc him. 
 
 Hear another parable : There was a man that was a house- 
 liolder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, 
 and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it 
 out to husbandmen, and went into another country^ for a 
 long time.^ And when the season of the fruits drew near, 
 he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive'' of the 
 fruits of the vineyard. And they t(H)k him, and beat him, 
 and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto theui 
 another servant : and him they wounded in the head, and 
 handled shamefully. And he sent another ; and him they 
 killed : and many others ; beating some, and killing some." 
 
 1, 
 
 Luke 
 
 20 
 
 ."i. 
 
 4. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 21 
 
 28-33. 
 
 6. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 21 
 
 • 34. 
 
 2. 
 
 Mark 11 
 
 :5i. 
 
 6. 
 
 Luke 20 : 
 
 9. 
 
 7. 
 
 Mark 
 
 12: 
 
 2-6. 
 
 3. 
 
 Luke 
 
 ■20 ; 
 
 5-8. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
136 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 And the lord of the vine3'ard said, What shall I do? I will 
 send my beloved son : it may be they will reverence him. 
 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with 
 another, saying, This is the heir: let us kdl him, that the 
 inheritance may be ours.^ And they took him, and cast him 
 forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. When therefore 
 the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unt(i 
 those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably 
 destroy those miserable men, iind will let out the vineyard 
 unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits 
 in their seasons." And when they heard it, they said, God 
 forbid. But he looked upon them, and said,'' Did ye never 
 read in the scriptures, 
 
 The stone which the builders rejected, 
 
 The game was made the head of the corner : 
 
 This was from tlie Lf>rd, 
 
 And it is marvellous in our eyes ? 
 Therefore say I unto you, tlie kingdom of God shall be taken 
 away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth 
 the fruits thereof. And he that falleth on this stone shall 
 be broken to pieces : but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will 
 scatter him as dust. And when the chief priests and the 
 Pharisees heard his i)arables, they perceived that he spake 
 of them.'' And they sought to lay hold on him,'' in that very 
 hour ; and** they feared the multitudes, because they took 
 him for a prophet," and they left him and went away.** 
 
 And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, 
 saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain 
 king, which made a marriage feast for his son, and sent forth 
 his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage 
 feast: and they would not come. Again he sent forth other 
 servants, saying. Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have 
 made ready my dinner : my oxen and my fatlings are killed, 
 and all things are ready : come to the marriage feast. But 
 they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own 
 
 1. 
 
 Luke 
 
 20: 
 
 13, 
 
 14. 
 
 4. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 21 
 
 42-45. 
 
 7. 
 
 Matt. 
 
 21 
 
 46. 
 
 2. 
 
 Mat t. 
 
 21: 
 
 ;j!)-4i. 
 
 5. 
 
 Mark 12 : 
 
 12. 
 
 8. 
 
 Mark 12 : 
 
 12. 
 
 8. 
 
 Luke 
 
 •20: 
 
 10, 
 
 17. 
 
 C. 
 
 Luke 
 
 20: 
 
 19. 
 
 
 
 
 
Jesus^ Reply Concerning Tribute Jfoney. 137 
 
 farm, another to his merchandise : and the rest hiid hold on 
 his servants, and entreated them shamefully, and killed 
 them. But the king was wroth ; and he sent his armies, 
 and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 
 Then saith he to his servants, The weddinfg is ready, but 
 they that were bidden wt^re not worthy. Go ye therefore 
 mito the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall 
 find, bid to tlie marriage feast. And those servants went 
 out into the highways, aud gathered together all as many Jis 
 they found, b(;tii bad and good : and the wedding was tilled 
 with guests. But when the king came in to behold the 
 guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding 
 garment : and he saith unto him, Friend, howcamest thou in 
 hither not having a wedding gawnentV And he was speech- 
 less. Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand 
 and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness ; there 
 shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are 
 -called, but few chosen.^ 
 
 § 99 — JESUS REPLIES TO THE PHARISEES CONCERNING 
 THE TRIBUTE MONEY, AND REVEALS THE 
 STATE OF THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN. 
 
 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they 
 might ensnare him in his talk.^ And they watched him, and 
 sent forth spies, which feigned themselves to be righteous, 
 that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him 
 u]) to the rule, and to the authority of the governor.^ And 
 they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, 
 Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of 
 God in truth, and carest not for any one : for thou regardest 
 not the person of men,* but of a truth teachest the way 
 of God.** Tell us therefore, What thiukest thou ? Is it law- 
 ful to give tribute unto Ciesar, or not f Shall we give, or 
 
 1. Matt. 2'. : 1-14. 
 
 2. Matt. -22 : 15. 
 
 3. Luke 20 : 20. 
 
 4. Matt. 22 : 16. 
 
 6. Luke 20 : 21. 
 6. Matt. 22 : 17. 
 
138 
 
 A Jlnrmony of the Gospels, 
 
 shall we not give ?' But Jesus perceived their wickedness^ 
 and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites I Shew me the 
 tril utc money. And they broui^ht unto him a penny. And he 
 saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription ? 
 They say unto him, Cicsar's. Then saith he unto them, 
 Render therefore unto Ca3sar the things that are Ca3sar's ; 
 and unto God the things that are God's.'' And they were not 
 able t ' take hold of the saying before the people : and they 
 marvelled at his answer, and held their peace,^ and left him, 
 and went their way. 
 
 And on that day,* there came to him certain of the Sad- 
 ducees, they which say that there is no resurrection ; and 
 they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, (hat 
 if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, 
 his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his 
 brother,'' 
 
 Now there were with us seven brethren : and the first 
 married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto 
 his brother ; in like manner the second also, and the third, 
 unto the seventh. And after them all the wcjman died. In 
 the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the 
 seven ? for they all had her. But Jesus answered and said 
 unto them. Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the 
 power of God.® The sons of this world marry, and are given 
 in marriage : but they that are accounted worthy to attain 
 fco that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither 
 niapfy, nor are given in marriage : for neither can they die 
 any more : for they are equal unto the angels ; and are sons^ 
 of God, being sons of the resurrection.^ 
 
 But as touching the dead, that they are raised ; have ye 
 not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the 
 Bush, how God spake unto him, s;iying, I am the God of 
 Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the Gt)d of Jacob?'* 
 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living : for 
 
 1. Mark 12 : 14. 
 
 2. Matt. 22 : 18-21. 
 
 3. Luke 20 : 2(i. 
 
 4. Matt. 22 : 22, 23, 
 6. Luke 20 : 27, 28. 
 6. Matt. 22 : 20-29. 
 
 7. Lnko 20 : ,S4-3& 
 
 8. Mark 12 : 20. 
 
 \ 
 
 I 
 
Jesus Kiheivs that the Christ is David's Son. l.'JD 
 
 all live unto him.' Ye do greatly err." And when the 
 multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.'' 
 And certain of the Sfril)es answering said, Master, thou 
 hast well said. For they durst not any more ask him any 
 question.* 
 
 § 100 — THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS. 
 
 But the Pharisees, when they heard he had put the 
 Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. And 
 one of them, a lawyer, asked him a ([uestion, tem{)ting him. 
 Master, which is the great commandment in the law f 
 Jesus answered. The first is. Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our 
 God, the Lord is one : and thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
 with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
 mind, and with all thy strength." This is the great and first 
 commandment. And a second like iinto it is this. Thou 
 shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.^ There is none otluu- 
 connnandnient greater than these. ^ On these two com- 
 mandments hangeth the wh<jle law, and the pro[)hets.* And 
 the scribe said imto him, Of a truth, Master, thou hast well 
 said that he is one ; and there is none otlier but he : antt 
 to love him with all the heart, and with all the understand- 
 ing, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as 
 himself, is much more than all whole burnt ofierings and 
 sacritices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, 
 he said unto him. Thou art not far froin the kingdom of 
 God. And no man after that durst ask him any question."^ 
 
 §101 — JESUS SHEWS THAT THE CHllIST IS DAVID's 
 SON AND DAVID'S LORD. 
 
 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus 
 asked them a question, saying, Wluit think ve of the Christ/ 
 whose son is he? They say unto him, The son oi. David. 
 
 
 1. Luke 20 : 38. 
 
 2. Mark 1-2 : ?7. 
 
 3. Matt. 21 -.iS. 
 
 4. Luke 20 : 39, 40. 
 
 5. Matt. 22 : 34-36. 
 
 6. Mark 12 : 2i), 30. 
 
 7. Mutt. 22 : 38, 39. 
 
 8. Mark 12 : 31. 
 
 9. Matt. 22 : 40. 
 10. Mark 12: 32-34. 
 
V 
 
 ™" 
 
 140 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call 
 him Lord, saying,^ in the book of Psalms,^ 
 
 The Lord said unto my Lord, 
 
 Sit thou on my riglit hand, 
 
 Till 1 put thine enemies underneath thy feet ? 
 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son ? And 
 no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any 
 man from that day forth ask him any more questions.^ And 
 the common people heard him gladly.* 
 
 § 102— JESUS WARNS HIS DISCIPLES AGAINST THE 
 EXAMPLE OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES 
 AJ^D LAMENTS OVER JERUSALEM. 
 
 Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, 
 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat : 
 all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and 
 observe : but do not yo after their works ; for they say, and 
 do not. Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be 
 borne, and lay them on men's shoulders ; but they them- 
 selves will not move them with their finger. But all their 
 works they do for to be seen of nun : for they make broad 
 their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 
 and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the 
 synagogues, and"* to walk in long robes and to have!"' saluta- 
 tions in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi. 
 But be not ye called Rabbi : for one is your teacher, and all 
 ye are brethren. And call no man your father on the earth: 
 for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye 
 called masters : fur one is your master, ert'u the Christ. 
 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 
 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled ; and 
 whosoever sh ill humble himself shall be exalted. 
 
 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! 
 because ye sliut the kingdom of heaven against men : for ye 
 
 1. Matt. 22 : 43. 
 
 2. Luke 2U : 42. 
 
 3. Matt. 22 : 44-46. 5. 
 
 4. Mark 12 : 37. 6. 
 
 Matt. 23 : 1-6. 
 Mark 12 : 38. 
 
Jeans IVarufi U u Dincij/les AyainsL ike Srrilx'n. Ill 
 
 enter not in yourselves, neitlier siifter ye them that are 
 entering in to enter' [which devour wi(h)vvs' liousea, and for 
 a ])retence make long prayers : these shall receive greater 
 condenmation'"]. 
 
 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, ]iy])ocrites ! for yo 
 compass sea and land to make one j)roselyte ; and when he 
 is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than 
 yourselvei^. 
 
 Woe unto you, ye bli^d guides, which say, \Vhosoever 
 shall swear by the temple, it is nothing ; but whosoever 
 shall swear bv the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. Ye 
 fools and l)lind : for whether is greater, the g<»ld, or the 
 temple that hath sanctified the gold ? And, Whosoever 
 shall swear by the altar, it is nothing ; but whosoever shall 
 swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. Ye blind r 
 for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifietli 
 the gift ? He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth 
 by it, and by all things thereon. And he that sweareth by 
 the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth 
 therein. And he that swcaieth by the heaven, sweareth 
 by the throne of Go i, and by lum tliat sitteth thereon. 
 
 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for y& 
 tithe mint and anise and cuinmin, and have left undone the 
 weightier matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and 
 faith : but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left 
 the other undone. Ye blind guides, Avhich strain out the 
 gnat, and swallow the camel. 
 
 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye 
 cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within 
 they are full from extortion and excess. Thou blind Phar- 
 iaee, cleanse lirst the inside of the cup and of the i)latter, 
 that the outside thereof may become clean also. 
 
 Woe unto yOu, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for yo 
 are like unto whited sei)ulchres, which outwaidly apj)ear 
 beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of 
 all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwartlly appear right- 
 eous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and 
 iniquity.'* 
 
 1. Matt. 23 : 7-13. 
 
 2. Luke 20 : 47. 
 
 8. Matt.23 : 15-28. 
 
142 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye 
 build the sei)ulchres of the ])roi)liets, and garnish the tombs 
 of the righteous, and say, If we had been in tlie days of our 
 fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the 
 ])lood of the prophets. Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, 
 that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. Fill ye up 
 then the measure of your fathers. Ye serjjents, ye ofisj)ring 
 of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgement of hell^ 
 Therefore, behold, I send unto you projihets, and wise men, 
 and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and 
 some of them shall ye scourge in your synag.igues, and 
 ])ersecute froui city to city : that u[)on you may come all the 
 righteous blood shed on the eartli, from the blcjod of Abel 
 the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, 
 whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar. Verily 
 I say unto you. All these things shall come upon this gener- 
 ation. 
 
 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and 
 stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I 
 have gatheied thy children together, even as a hen gathereth 
 her chickci s under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, 
 your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you. 
 Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say. Blessed is 
 he that cometh in the name of the Lord.^ 
 
 §103 — THE widow's MITE. 
 
 And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld 
 how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many 
 that were rich cast in much. And there came a poor widow, 
 and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. And he 
 called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verilj^ I 
 say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they 
 which are casting into the treasury: for they all did cast in 
 of tiieir superfluity ; but she of her want did cast in all that 
 she had, even all her living." 
 
 1. Matt. 23 : 29-39. 
 
 2. Mark 12 : 41-44. 
 
 
JesHS Foretells the Destruction of the Temple. 143 
 
 § 104 — JESUS FORETELLS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE 
 TEMPLE AND JERUSALEM, AND THE COMLNG 
 OF THE SON OF MAN. 
 
 And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on 
 his way; and his di.sciplos came to him to shew him the 
 })iiildings of the temph'.' And one of liis discipkis saith 
 inito him. Master, bi;h()ld, what ujanner of stones and what 
 manner of buildings! And desus said unto him, Seest thou 
 tliese great l)uildings?'- Verily I say unto you,' As for tliese 
 things which yc behold, the days will come, in which there 
 shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not 
 be thrown down/ 
 
 And as he sat on the momit of Olives over against the 
 tem[)le, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him 
 privately/' Master,"' tell us, when shall these things be? and 
 what shall be the sign when these things are all about to be 
 accomplished?' [of thy coming and of the end of the world']. 
 And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man 
 lead you astray. Many shall come in my name, saying, I 
 am" the Christ;"' and shall lead many astray. And when ye 
 shall hear of wars and rumours of wars," see that ye'" be not 
 troubled: these thinga nuist needs come to pass; but the end 
 is not yet" [immediately'^]. For nation shall rise against 
 nation, and kingdom against kingdom : there shall be earth- 
 quakes in divers places ; there shall be famines'"' and pesti- 
 lences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from 
 heaven." These things are the beginning of travail. 
 
 But take ye heed to yourselves: for'' Itefore all these 
 things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall [jersecute 
 you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, 
 bringing you before kings and governors for my name's 
 
 1. Matt. 24 
 
 1. 
 
 7. 
 
 .Mark 13 : 
 
 4. 
 
 13. 
 
 Mark 13 ; 
 
 7. 
 
 2. Mark V.i : 
 
 1,2. 
 
 8. 
 
 .Matt. 24 
 
 3. 
 
 14. 
 
 Luke 21 : 
 
 9. 
 
 3. Matt. -24 
 
 •2 
 
 9. 
 
 Mark 13 : 
 
 5, (J. 
 
 15. 
 
 Mark 13: 
 
 8. 
 
 4. Luke 21 : 
 
 6." 
 
 10. 
 
 Matt. 24 : 
 
 5. 
 
 l(i. 
 
 Luke 21 : 
 
 11. 
 
 5. .Mark 13 : 
 
 3. 
 
 11. 
 
 Mark 13 
 
 0,7. 
 
 17. 
 
 Mark 13 
 
 8, 9. 
 
 «. Luke 21: 
 
 t. 
 
 12. 
 
 Matt. 24 
 
 : G. 
 
 
 
 
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 A Jlarmoiiy of the Gospels, 
 
 sake. It shall turn unto you for a testimony.' Then shall 
 thoy deliver you up unt(. tribulation, and shall kill you: 
 and ye shall he hated of all the nations for my name's sake.'* 
 And the gospel must first be preached Jinto all the nations. 
 And when they lead you to jiulymnrtit, and deliver you up, 
 l)e not anxious beforehand what ye shall sjjeak : but whatso- 
 ever shall bo given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is 
 not ye that s[)eak, but the Holy Ghost. And brother shall 
 deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and 
 children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be 
 put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my 
 name's sake.'' Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to 
 meditate beforehand how to answer: for I will give you a 
 mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be 
 able to withstand or to gainsay. But ye shall be delivered 
 up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsf(jlk, and friends; 
 and some of you shall they cause to be i)ut to death. And 
 ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. And not 
 a hair of your head sliall perish. In your patience ye shall 
 win your souls.* 
 
 And many false prt>phet9 shall arise, and shall lead many 
 astray. And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love 
 of the many shall wax ccjld. But he that endureth to the end, 
 the same shall l)e saved. And this gospel of the kingdom 
 shall be preached in the whole world for a testiniony unto 
 all the nations ; and then shall the end come. 
 
 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, 
 which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the 
 holy i)lace (let him that readeth understand).^ 
 
 [But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then 
 know that her desolation is at hand.] Then let them that 
 are in Judnea Hee unto the mountains ; and let them that 
 are in the midst of her depart out ; and let not them that 
 are in the country enter therein f and let hi)n that is on th& 
 housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of 
 
 1. Luke 21 : 12, 13. 
 
 2. Matt. 24 : 9. 
 
 3. Mirk 13: 10-13. 
 
 4. Luke 21: 14-19. 
 
 6. Matt. 24 : 11-lB. 
 t. Luke 21 : 20, 2L 
 
Jesus ForetfUs the Comiiuj o/ the Son of Man. 145 
 
 liis liouso : jind lut him that is in tlio liokl not n>turn Iwick 
 to tuko liis oloko.' 
 
 Fur theso are days of vengeance, that all things which 
 are written may be fulMlled. Woe unto tliem that are witli 
 child an<l to them that giv»} aiiclv in those (hiys !'■' 
 
 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neitlmr 
 on a sabbath : for then shall be great tribulation, sucli as 
 has not been from the beginning of the'^ creation which (Jod 
 created until now, and never shall be. And except the 
 Lord had shortened the days, no tlesh would have been 
 saved : but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he short- 
 ened the days/ 
 
 For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath 
 upon this p(!ople. Anil they shall fall by the edge of the 
 sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations : and 
 Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the 
 times of the (jentiles be fidtilled.^ 
 
 And then if any man shall sa}' unto you, Lo, here is the 
 Christ ; or, Lo, there ; believe it not : for there sliall arise false 
 Christs and false pi(>i)hets, and shall shew" great" signs and 
 wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible,'* even" the 
 elect. But take ye heed: behold, 1 have told you all things 
 beforehand. ^*^ 
 
 If therefoie they shall say unto you. Behold, he is in the 
 wilderness; go not forth : Behold, he is in the inner cham- 
 bers ; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh forth 
 from the east, and is seen even unto the west ; so sh.iU l)e the 
 coming of the Son of n)an. Wheresoever the carcase is, there 
 will the eagles be gathered together. 
 
 But immediately, after tin; tribulation of tliose days, the 
 sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her 
 light, and the stars shall fall from heaven." And there 
 shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and u[)on the 
 earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the 
 sea and the billows ; men fainting for fear, and for expec- 
 
 1. Mark 13 : 15, 16. 
 
 2. Luke 21 : 2', 23. 
 
 3. Matt. 24 : 2(i, 21. 
 
 4. Mark 13 : 19, 20. 
 
 5. T.uke 21 : 23, 24. 
 
 6. Murk 13: 21, 22. 
 
 7. Matt. 24 : 24. 
 
 8. Mark 13 : 22. 
 
 9. Matt. 24: 24. 
 
 10. itark 13 : 22, 2.S. 
 
 11. Malt. 24 : 26-2'j. 
 
14G 
 
 A llarvioiiy of the Guttpds. 
 
 tation of tliu thiiit,'8 which are coiuinj;? on the world: for the 
 j)ower8 of the hiaveiri shall he shaken,' and then shall 
 Hi)[)ear the si<j;n of Mie Son of man in lieaven : and then shall 
 all the trihes of the earth, mourn, and they shall see the Son 
 of man cominL? on the t'louds of heaven with power and 
 great ;j;lory." And then shall he' send forth his an<^els with 
 a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together 
 his elect from the four winds,'* from the uttermost part of 
 the earth to the uttermost part of heaven/ 
 
 Jiut when these things l>egin to come to i)as8, look u|», 
 and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth 
 nigh." 
 
 Now from the fig tree learn her parable : when her branch 
 is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know 
 that the summer is nigh ; even so ye also, when ye see all 
 these things^ coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of 
 God is nigh," errn at the doors. Verily 1 say unto you, This 
 generation shall not pass away, until all these things be 
 accomplished. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my 
 words shall not [)ass away. But of that day or that hour 
 knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neitlu-r the 
 Son, but the Father" only.'" And as tvcre the days of Noah, 
 so shall ]»e the coming of the Son of man. For as in those 
 days which were before the flood they were eating and 
 drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day 
 that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not until the 
 flood came, and took them all away ; so shall be the coming 
 of the Son of man. Then shall two men be in the field ; 
 one is taken, and one is left: two women sJiall be grinding 
 at the mill: one is taken, and one is left." 
 
 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be 
 overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of 
 this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare : for 
 so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all 
 the earth. But watch ye at every season, making suppli- 
 
 1. Luke 21 : 25, 26. 
 
 2. Matt. 24 : SO. 
 8. Mitrk 13 : 27. 
 4. Matt. 24 : 31. 
 
 5. Mark 13 : 27. 
 
 6. Luke 21 : 28. 
 
 7. Matt. 24: .'V2, 33. 
 
 8. Luke 21 : 31. 
 
 9. Mark 13: 2f)-32. 
 
 10. Matt. 24: 36. 
 
 11, Matt. 24 : 37-4L 
 
2'he Parahln of the Ten Vinj'ina. 
 
 117 
 
 cation, that ye may prevail to escape all these thing's that 
 shall come to pass, aiul to stand l)efore the Son of man.' 
 
 Take ye heed, wateh and i)ray : for ye know not when the 
 time is. It i.s as irjien a man, sojonrnini,' in another country, 
 having; U'ft his house, ami ji^ivcn uuthority to his servants, to 
 each one his work, eonnnanded also the jjoiter to watch. 
 Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the 
 house Cometh, whether at even, or at midniLiht, or at cock- 
 crowint,', or in the mornint^ : lest comiiiL; suddenly he find 
 you sleeping. And wliat I say unto you 1 say unto all, 
 "Watch. ^ 
 
 § 105 — THE PARABLES OF THE TEN VIRGINS AND OF 
 
 THE FIVE TALENTS. 
 
 But know this, that if the master of the house hau viiown 
 in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, 
 and would not have suti'ered his house to he broken through. 
 Therefore be ye also ready : for in an hour that ye think 
 not the Son of man cometh. Wiio then is the faithful and 
 wise servant, wh(»m his lord hath set over his household, 
 to give them their fo<;d in due season ? Bles.svd is that 
 servant, wliom his lord when he cometh shall find so 
 doing. Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all 
 that he hath. But if that evil servant shall say in his 
 heart. My lord tarrieth ; and shall begin to beat his fellow- 
 servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken ; the 
 lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth 
 not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut 
 him asunder, and appoint liis portion with the hypocrites : 
 thei-e shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. ^ 
 
 Then .shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten 
 virgins, which took tlieir lamps, and went forth to meet the 
 bridegroom. And five of them were foolish, and five were 
 wise. For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took 
 no oil with them : but the wise took oil in their vessels with 
 
 i^ 
 
 'y 
 
 1. Luke 21 : 34-36. 
 
 2: Mark 13 : 33-37. 
 
 3. ilatt. 24 : 43-6L 
 
148 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels, 
 
 -»i 
 
 .^1 
 
 their lamps. Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all 
 slumbered and slept. But at midnight there is a cry, Be- 
 hold, the bridegroom ! Come ye forth to meet him. Then 
 all those virgins arose, and trimmed their hanps. And the 
 foolish said unto the wise. Give us of your oil ; for our 
 lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, Per- 
 adventure there will not be enough for us and you ; go ye 
 ratlier to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And 
 while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came ; and 
 tliey that were i-eady went in with him to the marriage feast : 
 and the door was shut. Afterward come also the other 
 virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered 
 and said. Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch 
 therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 
 
 For it is as when a man, going into another country, 
 •called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 
 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another 
 one ; to each according to his several ability ; and he went 
 on his journey. Straightway he that received the five tal- 
 ents went and traded with them, and made other five tal- 
 ents, in like manner he also that received the two gained 
 other two. But he that received the one went away and 
 digged in the earth, and hid his loi'd's money. Now 
 after a lotig time the lord of those servants cometh, and 
 maketh a reckcming with them. And he that received the 
 five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, 
 Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : lo, I have 
 gained other five talents. His lord said unto him, Well 
 done, good and faithful servant : thou hast been faithful 
 over a few things, I will set thee over many things : enter 
 thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that received the 
 two talents came and said. Lord, thou deliveredst unto me 
 two talents : lo, I have gained other two talents. His lord 
 s:iid unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant ; thou 
 hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over 
 many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he 
 also that had received the one talent came and said. Lord, I* 
 
 1. Watt. 25 : 1-24. 
 
^W- 
 
 The Parable of the Five Talents. n9 
 
 "knew thee that thou art a hard ni.in, reaping wliere thou 
 didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter : 
 and 1 was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the 
 earth : lo, thou hast tliine own. But his lord answered 
 and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou 
 knewest that I reap where 1 sowed not, and gather where I 
 did not scatter ; thou oughtest therefore to have put my 
 money to the bankers, and at my coming I shmld have 
 received back mine own with interest. Take ye away there- 
 fore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath 
 the ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be 
 i;iven, and he shall have abundance : but from him that 
 hath not, even that which he hath shall be biken away. 
 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer dark- 
 ness : there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all 
 the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his 
 glory : and before him shall be gathered all the nations : 
 and he shall separate them one from another, as the shep- 
 herd separateth the sheep from the goats ; and he shall set 
 the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then 
 suall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye 
 blessed of my Father, inherit tlie kingdom prepared for 
 you from the foundation of the world : for I was an hun- 
 gred, and ye gave me meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me 
 drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in : naked, and yo 
 clothed me ; I was sick, and ye visited me : I was in prison, 
 and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous an.'^wer him, 
 saying. Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? 
 or athirst, and gave thee drink? And when saw we thee a 
 stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? 
 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto 
 thee ? And the King shall answer and say unto them. Verily 
 I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my 
 brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me. Then shall 
 he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, 
 ye cursed, into the eternal tire which is prepared for the' 
 
 1. Matt. 2:^ : 24-41. 
 
i'i I 
 
 ill 
 
 I I 
 
 150 
 
 A Jlaniuniij of (lie G'ofpals. 
 
 dc\il and his jingels : for T was an hunirred, and ye gave 
 me no meat : 1 was thirsty, and yc gave me no drink : 
 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye 
 clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me 
 not. Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when 
 saw we thee an huiigred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, 
 or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee ? Then 
 shall he answer them, saying. Verily I say unto you, Inas- 
 much as yc did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not 
 unto me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment : 
 but the righteous into eternal life.' 
 
 H! 
 
 ; 106 — THE CHIEF PRIESTS CONSPIRE WITH 
 JUDAS ISC A RIOT. 
 
 And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every 
 night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called 
 the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the 
 morning to him in the temple, to hear him." Now the 
 feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the 
 Passover.^ 
 
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these 
 words, he said unto his disciples. Ye know that after two 
 days the |)assover cometh, and the 8on of man is delivered 
 u}) to be crucified. Then were gathered together the chief 
 pri(^sts, and the elders of the peo])le, unto the court of the 
 high priest, who was called Caiai)has; and they took counsel 
 together that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill 
 him. But they said. Not during the feast, lest a tumult 
 arise among the people.* 
 
 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, 
 being of the nund)er of the twelve. And he went away, and 
 communed with the chief priests and ca[)tains, how he might 
 deliver him unto them,^ and said, What are ye willing to 
 give me, and I will deliver him unto youf And they, when 
 they heard it, were glad, and pronnsed to give hiui 
 
 1. Matt. 25: 41-4(S. 
 
 2. Luke 21 : 37, 38. 
 
 3. Luke 22 : 1. 
 
 4. Matt. 26 : 1-6. 
 
 5. Luke 22 : 3, 4. 
 
 6. Matt. 26 : 15. 
 
Jesus Bcyins th<i Last Siipiier. 
 
 151 
 
 money,' and he consented.' Ami they weij^lied unto him 
 thirty pieces of silver. '''■ And from that tinxe he sou^dit 
 oj)})<)rtunity to deliver him unto them/' in the absence of the 
 multitude.* 
 
 §107 — THE DISCIPLES PREPARE THE LAST SUPPER. 
 
 And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they 
 sacriticed the passovcr, his disciples say unto him, Where 
 wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat 
 the passover?^ And he sent Peter and John, saying. Go 
 and make ready for us the passover, that we ir;ay eat. And 
 they said unto him. Where wilt thou that we make ready? 
 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into 
 the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of 
 water; follow him into the house whereinto he goeth. And 
 ye shall say unto the good man of the house. The Master 
 saith unto thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall 
 eat the passover with my disciples?*' And he will himself 
 shew you a large upper room furnished and ready : aud there 
 make ready for us. And the disciples went forth, and cai- o 
 into the city, and found as he had said unto them : and they 
 made ready the passover.^ 
 
 Ll 
 It 
 
 §108 — JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES BEGIN THE LAST 
 
 SUPPER. 
 
 Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing tliafc 
 his hour was come that he should depart out of this world 
 unto the Father, having loved his own which were in tho 
 world, he loved them unto the end.* 
 
 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the 
 apostles with him. And he said unto them. With desire I 
 
 1. Mark 14 : 
 
 2. Luke •22: 
 
 3. Mutt. 2« : 
 
 4. Luke 22 : <i. 
 
 5. Mark 14 : 12. 
 
 6. Luke 22: 8-11. 
 
 7. M.-irk 14: 15, Ki. 
 
 8. John 13: 1. 
 
 11. 
 
 (). 
 
 15, 16. 
 
 * Equal to £.'i lOs. 8d., about $17.10, the legal value of a slave, if he were 
 killed bv a beast. 
 
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 .1 Harmony of the Gosj^ela. 
 
 have desired to cat this passover with you before I suffer: 
 for I say unto you, I will not eat it, until it be fultilled in 
 the kingdom of God. And he received a cup, find when he 
 had given thanks, he said. Take this, and divide it among 
 yourselves: for I say unto you, I will not drink from hence- 
 ff)rth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall 
 oome/ 
 
 §109— JESUS WASHES HTS DISCIPLES' FEET. 
 
 And during supper, the devil having already put into the 
 heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son^ to betray him, Jeans, 
 knowing that the Father had given all things into his 
 hands, and tliat he came forth from God, and goeth unto 
 Ood, risethfrom supper, and layeth aside his garments; and 
 he took a towel, and girded himself. Then he poureth 
 water into the bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, 
 and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 
 So he Cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, 
 dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto 
 him, What I do thou knowesfc not now; but thou shalt 
 understand hereafter. Peter saith unto him. Thou shalt 
 never wash my feet. Jesus answered him. If I wash thee 
 not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto 
 him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my 
 head. Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not 
 save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are 
 <;lean, but not all. For he knew him that should beti\ay 
 liim ; therefore said he, Ye are not . U clean. 
 
 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, 
 and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what 1 
 have dime to you? Ye call me. Master, and. Lord: and ye 
 say well ; for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Master, 
 have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's 
 feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also should 
 do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
 A servant is not greater than his k)rd ; neither one that is^ 
 
 \u 
 
 1. Luke 22 : 14-18. 
 
 2 John 13 : 2-16. 
 
Jesus Foretells Ills Betrayal. 
 
 Vo'S 
 
 sent greater than lie that sent him. If ye know these things, 
 blessed are ye if ye do them. I speak not of you all : I 
 know whf)m I have chosen; hut that the scripture may bo 
 fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up liis heel against 
 me. From hencef(jrth 1 tell you before it come to jjass, 
 that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He tliat reoeiveth whomsoever 
 I send receiveth me ; and he that recoiveth me receiveth hiui 
 hat sent me.* 
 
 §110 — JKSUS FORETELLS HIS BETRAYAL BY JUDAS 
 AND HIS DENIAL BY PLTEll. 
 
 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, 
 and testified, and said Verily, verily, I say unto you, that 
 one of you shall betray nu\" And they be<j;an to question 
 among themselves, which of them it was that should do this 
 thing,^ doubting of whom he spake.* And they were 
 exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one. 
 Is it 1, Lord ^ And he answered and said. He tiiat (li})ped 
 h's hand with nu; in the dish, the same shall betray me. 
 The Son of mnn goeth, even as it is written of him : but 
 woe unto that man tin'oui^h whom the .Son of man is be- 
 trayed ! good were it for that man if he iiad not been born.* 
 There was at the table reclining in Jesus' bosom one of 
 his disciples, whom Jesus hjved. Simon Peter therefore 
 beckoneth to him, and siith unto him. Tell ms who it is of 
 whom he speaketh. He leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' 
 breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it ? Jesus therefore 
 answereth, He it is, for whom I shall dip the sop, and give 
 it him. So when lie had dipped the so}), he taketh and 
 giveth it to Judas, the son of Siuion Jscariot.** And Judas, 
 which betrayed him, answered and said, is it T, Rabbi? He 
 saith unto him. Thou hast said.' And after the sop, theu 
 entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore saith unto him. 
 
 1. John 13 : 17-20. 
 
 2. John 13 : 21. 
 
 3. Luke 22 : 23. 
 
 4. John 13:22. 
 
 5. Malt. 26 : 22-24. 
 
 6. John 13:23-26. 
 
 7. Matt. 20 : 2.>. 
 
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 That thou ch)ost, do quickly. Now no man at the table 
 knew for what intent hi; s])ake this luito him. For some 
 thought because Judas had the l)ag, that Jesus said unto 
 him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast ; or, 
 that he should give something to the poor. He then having 
 received the sop went out straightway : and it was night. 
 Wheti therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the 
 8on of man glorified, and Ciod is gh)ritied in him ; and Cod 
 shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he glorify 
 him.' 
 
 And there arose also a contention among them, which of 
 them is accoinited to be greatest. And he said unto them. 
 The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them ; and 
 they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. 
 But ye shall not he so: but he that is the greater among 
 you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, 
 as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that 
 Bitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at 
 meat ? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. 
 But ye are they which have continued with me in my teuip- 
 tati(ms ; and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my 
 Father appointed unto me, that ye may eat and drink at my 
 table in my kingdom ; and ye shall sit on thrones judging 
 the twelve tribes of Isriiel. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan 
 asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat : but I 
 made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not : and do 
 thou, when once thou hast tin-ned again, stablish thy 
 brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, with thee I am 
 ready to go both to prison and to death. And he said, I 
 tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou 
 shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. 
 
 And he said unto them. When I sent you forth without 
 purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything ? And 
 they said, Nothing. And he said unto them, But now, he 
 that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet : 
 and he that hath none, let him sell his cloke, and buy a 
 sword. For 1 say unto you, that this which is written must" 
 
 1. Juhii 13 : 2:-'.V2 
 
 1. I,(ikc2-: 
 
The Institution of the Loi'd's Supper, 
 
 155 
 
 be fulfilled in nie, And he was reckoned with transgressors : 
 for that which concerneth nie hath fulfilment. And they said, 
 Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, 
 It is enough.^ 
 
 §111^THE INSTITUTION OF TFIE LORDS SUPPER. 
 
 Matt. 26 : 26-29. 
 And as they were 
 eating, Jesus took 
 bread, and blessed, 
 and brake it ; and 
 he gave to the disci- 
 ples, and said, Take, 
 eat ; this is my body. 
 And he took a cup, 
 and gave thanks, and 
 gave to them, say- 
 ing, Drink ye all of 
 it ; for this is my 
 blood of the cove- 
 nant, which is shed 
 for many unto re- 
 mission of sins. But 
 I say unto you, I 
 will not drink hence- 
 forth of this fruit of 
 the vine, until that 
 day when I drink it 
 new with you in my 
 Father's kingdom. 
 
 Mark 14 : 22-25. 
 And as they were 
 eating, he t(jok bread, 
 and when he had 
 blessed, he brake it, 
 and gave to them, 
 and said, Take ye: 
 this is my body. 
 And he took a cup, 
 and when he had giv- 
 en thanks, he gave 
 to them: and they 
 all drank of it. And 
 ho said unto theui, 
 This is my blood of 
 the covenant, which 
 is shed for many. 
 Verily, I say unto 
 you, I will no more 
 drink of the fruit of 
 the vine, until that 
 day when I drink it 
 new in the kingdom 
 of God. 
 
 Luke 22 : 19, 20. 
 And he took bread, 
 and when he had giv- 
 en thanks, he brake 
 it, and gave to them, 
 saying, This is my 
 body which is given 
 for you : this do in 
 remembrance of me. 
 And the cup in like 
 manner after sup- 
 per, saying. This cup 
 is the new covenant 
 in my blood, even 
 that which is poured 
 out for you. 
 
 1, Luke 22 : 37, 38. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 §112 — JESUS FARKWELL DISCOURSE TO HIS DISCIPI E» 
 AT THE LAST SUPPER. 
 
 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall 
 seek me : and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye can- 
 not come; so now I say unto you, A new commandment I 
 give unto you, that ye love one anf)ther; even as I have 
 loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all 
 men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to 
 anf)ther. 
 
 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goeat thou? 
 Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me 
 now; but thou shalt follow afterward. Peter saith unto 
 him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay 
 down my life for thee. Jesus answereth. Wilt thou lay 
 down thy life for me? Verily, verily, 1 say unto thee, The 
 cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.' 
 
 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, be- 
 lieve also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions;, 
 if it were not so, I would have told you ; for I go to prepare 
 a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I 
 come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
 there ye may be also. And whither I go, ye know the way. 
 Thomas saith unto him. Lord, we know not whither thoU' 
 goest ; how know we the way ? Jesus saith unto him, I am 
 the way, and the truth, and the life : no one cometh unto 
 the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye would 
 have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, 
 and have seen him. Philip saith unto him. Lord, shew us 
 the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have 
 I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, 
 Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how 
 sayest thou, Shew us the Father? Belie vest thou not that 
 I am in tlie Father, and the Father in me? the words that I 
 say unto you I speak not from myself : but the Father abid- 
 inff in me doeth his works. Believe me that I am in the* 
 
 1. John 13 : 33-38. 
 
 2. John 14 : 1-11. 
 
Jesus' Fareivcll Discourse to His Disciples, 157 
 
 Father, and tho Father in me: or else believe nie for the 
 very works' sake. Verily, verily, 1 s.iy unto you, He that 
 believeth on nie, the works that I do shall he do also; and 
 <,'reater irovhs than the-e shall he do; because I ujo unto the 
 Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will 
 I do, that tlie Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye 
 shall ask me anything in my name, that will I do. If ye 
 love me, ye will kee]> my conuuandments. And I will pray 
 the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that 
 he may be with you forever, eccn the Spirit of trutli: whom 
 the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither 
 knoweth him : ye know him, for he abideth with you, and 
 shall be in you. I will not leave you desolate: I come unto 
 you. Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no 
 more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also. 
 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye 
 in me, and I in you. He that hath my connnandments, 
 and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and ho that 
 ioveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, 
 and will manifest myself unto him. Judas (not Iscariot) 
 saith unto him, Lord, What is come to pass that thou wilt 
 manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus 
 answered and said unto him. If a man love me, he will keep 
 my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come 
 unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth 
 me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear 
 is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. 
 
 These things have I spoken unto you, while yet abiding 
 with you. But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom 
 the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all 
 things, and bring to your rememl)rance all that I said unto 
 you. Peace I leave with you ; my peace I give unto you : 
 not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your 
 heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. Ye heard how 
 I said to you, T go away, and I come inito you. If ye loved 
 me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: 
 for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you^ 
 
 1. John 14 : 11-29. 
 
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 before it conic to pass, that, vvlicn it is come to pass, ye iriAy 
 believe. T will no more speak much witli you, for the priiico 
 of the world cometh : and ho hath nothing in me; but that 
 the world may know that I love the Father, and as the 
 Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us 
 go hence.* 
 
 §113 — JESUS CONTINUES HIS DISCOURSE ON THE WAY 
 
 TO GETHSEMANE. 
 
 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto tho 
 mount of Olives.'^ 
 
 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 
 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he takoth it away : 
 and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it 
 may bear more fruit. Already ye are clean because of the- 
 word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I 
 in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it 
 abide in the vine ; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. 
 I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abideth in me, 
 and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from 
 me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast 
 forth as a branch, and is withered ; and they gather them, 
 and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If yo 
 abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever y& 
 will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father 
 glorified, that ye bear much fruit: and so shall yo be my 
 disciples. Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have 
 loved you : abide ye in my love. If ye keep my command- 
 ments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have ke])t my 
 Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These 
 things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, 
 and that your joy may be fulfilled. This is my commands 
 ment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. 
 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down 
 his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do the* 
 
 1. John 14 : 29-31. 
 
 2. Matt. 26 : 30. 
 
 8. John 15 : 1-14. 
 
Jesuit Discourse on (he l\ <ii/ f<> Gethsemnyie. l.")!) 
 
 tilings vvliifh T command you. No loiigor do I call you 
 Bervunts; for the servjinb kuoweth not what his lord dooth : 
 but I have calU'd you friends; for all things that 1 heard 
 from my Father 1 have made known unto you. Ye did not. 
 choose mo, hut I chose you, and appointed you, that yo 
 should go and bear fruit, and //la/ your fruit should abidi* : 
 that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father ni my name, ho 
 may give it you. 'J'liese things 1 connuantl you, that ye may 
 love one another. If the world hateth you, ye know that ig 
 hath hated me before it hadd you. If ye were of the world, 
 the world would love its own : but because ye are not of tho 
 world, hut I chi'Se you (nit of the world, therefore the 
 world liateth you. Retneuiher the word that 1 said unto 
 you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they perse- 
 cuted me, they will also persecute! you ; if they kept my 
 word, they will keep yours als(j. But all these things will 
 they do unto you for my nauie's sake, because they know 
 not him that sent me. If I had not couie and spoken unto 
 them, they had not had sin: hut now they have no excuse 
 for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 
 If I had in)t done among them the wtn-ks which none other 
 did, they had not had sin : but now have they both seen aiul 
 liated both me and my Father. But this conieth to pitas, that 
 the word may be fultilled that is written in their hiw, They 
 hated me without a cause. l>ut when the Comforter is come, 
 whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit 
 of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear 
 witness of me : and ye also bear witness, because yo have 
 been with me from the beginning.^ 
 
 These things have I s[)(»ken unto you, tJiat ye should not 
 be made to stumble. They shall {)ut you out of the syna- 
 gogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you 
 shall think that he ofTereth service unto (iod. And these 
 things will they do, because they have not known the Fa- 
 ther, nor me. But these things have 1 spoken unto you, 
 that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how 
 that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from' 
 
 1. John 15 : 14-27. 
 
 2. John 10 : 1-4. 
 

 IGO 
 
 A JIarnumy of tJie Go/^prJs. 
 
 tlio bc^'i.iiiirif?, because T vvus with you. But now I i,'o unto 
 liini that sent uie ; and none of you a.sketli niu, Whithur 
 goest thou? But hecaust! I have Bj)okc'n thu.se things unto 
 you, sorrow hath tilh'd y(»ur lioart. Nevertheless I tell you 
 the trutli ; It is exjKMlii'ut for you that 1 jj;o away; for if I 
 }^o not away, the Comforter will not couie unto you; hut if I 
 <^o, I will send him unto you. And he, when ho is come, 
 will convict the world in respect of sin, and of rii,dite(>usni'ss, 
 and of judj^ement: of sin, hecause tluiy believe not on me ; 
 of righteousjiess, because I go to the Father, and ye behohl 
 ine no more; of judgement, because the prince of this world 
 hath been judged. 1 have yet many things to say unto you, 
 but ye cannot bear them now. HowbeiL when he, the Spirit 
 of truth, is come, lie shall guide you into all the truth : for 
 lu) shall not s|»eak from himsi'lf ; but what things soever he 
 shall hear, iAc.sr shall bespeak: and he .shall declare unto 
 you the things that are to come. He shall glorify me : for 
 he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you. All 
 things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said 
 I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. A 
 little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little 
 while, and ye shall see me. Some of his disciples therefore 
 said one to anothei'. What is this that he saith unto us, A little 
 while, and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and 
 ye shall see me: and, ]>ecause I go to the Father? They said 
 therefore. What is this that he saith, A little while? We 
 know not what he saith. Jesus perceived that they were 
 desirous to ask him, and he said unto them. Do ye inquire 
 among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, 
 and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall 
 see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall wee]) 
 and lament, but the world shall rej(jice: ye shall be sorrow- 
 ful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman 
 when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is 
 come: but when she is delivered of the child, she renieni- 
 bereth no more her anguish, for the joy that a man is born 
 into the world. And ye therefore now have sorrow : but I^ 
 
 1. John 10: 4-22. 
 
t/(?.s«.s' Interrcuxovy Praijir for //Is Diticijfles. IGI 
 
 will see you !ij:^.'iin, iind your liejirt sliall rejoice, and your joy 
 no one takt'th away from you. And in that day yo shall ask 
 me nothiu<4. Verily, verily, I say unto you. If yo shall ask 
 anything; of the Father, ho will yivo it you in my name. 
 Hitherto have yo asked nothinj^ in my name: ask, and yo 
 shall receive, that your joy may l>o fulliUed. 
 
 These thin<^'s have I spoken unto you in proverbs: tho 
 hour Cometh, when I shall no m(»it^ speak unto you in pro- 
 verl)s, hut shall tell you plainly of tho Father. In that day 
 yo shall ask in my name : and I say not unto you, that [ 
 will pray the Father fur you ; for the Father himself h»veth 
 you, tit'cause ye have loved \ne, and have believed thiit [ 
 came forth from the Fatlur. 1 came out from tho Father, 
 and am come into the world : again, I leave the world, and 
 <,'o unto tho Father. His discii)les say, Lo, now speakest 
 thou plainly, and speakest no prcjverb. Now know wo that 
 tliou knowest all thim^s, and noedest not that any man 
 should ask thee: by this we believe that thou earnest forth 
 from CJod. Jesus answered them. Do yo now })olievo? l>e- 
 hold. the hour comoth, yea, is come, that ye shall be scat- 
 tered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and 
 yet I am not alone, because the Father is with mo. These 
 things have I spoken unto you, that in uw yo may have 
 peace. In the world yo have tribulation: but bo of good 
 cheer; I have overcome the world.' 
 
 §114 — THE INTEIICP:SS0RY prayer of JESUS 
 FOR ins DISCIPLES. 
 
 These things spake Jesus ; and lifting up his eyes to 
 heaven, he said. Father, tho hour is come; glorify thy Son, 
 that the Son may glorify thee: even as thou gavest him 
 authority over all flesh, that whatsoever thou hast given 
 him, to them he should give eternal life. And this is life 
 eternal, that they should know theo the only true God, and 
 him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ. I gloritied 
 
 1. John 10 : 22-38. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
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 thee on tlie earth, having .accomplished the work which thou 
 hast given nie to do. And now, Father, glorify thou me 
 with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee 
 before the world was. I manifested thy name unto the men 
 wh(»m thou gavest me out of the world : thine they were, 
 and thou gavest tliem to me ; and they have kept thy word. 
 l^ow they know that all things whatsoever thou hast given 
 nie are from thee : for the words which tliou gavest me I 
 liave given unto them ; and they received tJicm, and knew of 
 a truth that 1 came forth from thee, and they believed that 
 th(»n didst send me. I pray for them: 1 pray not for the 
 W(jrld, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are 
 thine: and all things that are mine are thine, and thine are 
 mine: and I am glorified in t,.-..m. And I am no more in 
 the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. 
 Koly Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given 
 iiie, that they may be one, even as we are. While I was 
 with them, I kept them iu thy name which thou hast given 
 me : and 1 guarded them, and not one of them perished, 
 but the son of perdition ; that the scripture might be ful- 
 tilled. But now I come to thee ; and these things I speak 
 in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in them- 
 selves. 1 have given them tliy word ; and the world hated 
 them, because they are not of the worlds even as I am not 
 of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them 
 from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the 
 evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the 
 world. Sanctify them in the truth : thy word is truth. As 
 thfiu didst send me into the world, even so sent T them into 
 the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they 
 themselves also may be sanctified in truth. Neither for 
 these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me 
 through their word ; that they may all be one ; even as thou, 
 Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in 
 us : tiiat the world may believe that thou didst send i..e. 
 And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto 
 them ; that they maybe one, even as we are one ; I in tliem,' 
 
 
 1. John 17 : 1-23. 
 
I'he Agony in the Garden. 
 
 163 
 
 and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one ; that 
 the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovodst 
 them, even as thou lovedst me. Father, that which thou 
 hast given me, 1 will that, where I am, tlioy also may be 
 with me ; that they may behold my gloiy, whicli thou hast 
 given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the 
 world. O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but 
 I knew tliee ; and these knew tliat thou didst send me ; and 
 I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known ; 
 that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them.* 
 
 §115 — THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN. 
 
 When Jesus had spoken those words," [and when they had 
 sung a hyum]' he went forth with his disciples over the 
 brook Kidron,' unto the Mount of Olives. 
 
 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in 
 me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, 
 and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered al)road. But 
 after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. But 
 Peter answered and said unto liim. If all shall be otlbnded in 
 thee, I will never be ofTended.^ And Jesus saith unto him, 
 Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-day, even this niuht, 
 before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice. But' 
 Peter^ spake exceeding vehemently,® Even" if I must die 
 with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like maimer also 
 said'" all the disciples." 
 
 And they come unto a place^' where was a garden," which 
 was named Oethsemane : and he [Jesusj saith unto his dis- 
 ciples, Sit ye here, while I'* go yonder and"" pray. And ho 
 taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to 
 be greatly amazed, and sore troubled. And he saith unto 
 them, ^ly soul is exceeding s(jrro\vf ul even unto death : 
 
 1. John 17 : 23-26. 
 
 6. 
 
 Mark 14 : 20, 31. 
 
 11. 
 
 Matt. 26 : 35. 
 
 2. John 18: 1. 
 
 7. 
 
 Matt. 26 : 35. 
 
 12. 
 
 Mark 14: 32. 
 
 8. Mafct. 28 : 30. 
 
 8. 
 
 Mark 14 : :U. 
 
 13. 
 
 .Idhfi IS; 1. 
 
 4. Jolin 18 : 1. 
 
 9. 
 
 Matt. 2(J: :{'.. 
 
 n. 
 
 -Mark 14 : 32, 33. 
 
 6. Matt. 26 : 30-33. 
 
 10. 
 
 Mark 14 : 31. 
 
 15. 
 
 Matt. 2(i : 3U. 
 
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 abide ye here, and watch' with me." Pray that yo enter 
 not into temptation.'' And he went forward a little/ about 
 a stone's cast,' and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if 
 it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. And 
 he said, Abl)a, Father, all things are possible unto thee;" if 
 f/(oii be willing,' remove this cup from me: howbcit not 
 what I will, but what thou wilt.^ And there appeared unto 
 him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being 
 in an agony he prayed more earnestly ; and his sweat became 
 as it were great drops of blood falling down upftn the ground. 
 And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the 
 disciples, and foinid them sleeping for si^'row, and said^ 
 inito Peter, tSimon, sleepest thou ?"^ What, could ye not 
 watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter 
 not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the 
 flesh is weak. Again a second time he wont away, and 
 prayed, saying, O mv Father, if this cannot pass away, 
 except I drink it, thy will be done." 
 
 And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their 
 eyes were very heavy ; and they wist not what to answer 
 him.^" And he left them again, and went away, and prayed 
 a third time, saying again the same words. Then cometh 
 he'' the third time" to the discijdes, and saith unto them, 
 Sleep on now, atid take your rest,'" it is enough :'*^ behold, the 
 hour is at hand, and the Sim of man is betrayed unto the 
 hands of sinners. Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at 
 hand that betrayeth me." 
 
 1. 
 
 Mark 14 
 
 33, 34. 
 
 7. Luke 22: 
 
 42. 
 
 13. 
 
 Matt. 26 : 44, 45. 
 
 2. 
 
 Matt. -25 
 
 :w. 
 
 8. Mark 14 
 
 : 36. 
 
 14. 
 
 Jlark 14: 41. 
 
 3. 
 
 Luke '22 : 
 
 40. 
 
 9. Luke 22 : 
 
 43-46. 
 
 15. 
 
 Jlatt. :'.G : 45. 
 
 4. 
 
 Mark 14 
 
 :i5. 
 
 10. Mark 14 
 
 37. 
 
 16. 
 
 Mark 14 : 41. 
 
 6. 
 
 Luke •.:2 : 
 
 41. 
 
 11. Matt. 2G 
 
 : 40- i2. 
 
 17. 
 
 Matt. 26 : 45, 4& 
 
 6. 
 
 Mark 14 : 
 
 35-36. 
 
 12. Mark 14 : 
 
 4U. 
 
 
 
Jesus Betrayed by Judas Iscariot. 
 
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 §116 — JESUS BETRAYED BY JUDAS ISCARIOT AND 
 DESERTED BY THE DISCIPLES. 
 
 [He went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidroii, 
 where was a garden, into the which he entered, himself and 
 his disciples.] 
 
 Now Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for 
 Jesus oft-times resorti'd tliither with his discij)les. Judas 
 then, havini( received tlic band of soldiers, and ofHcers from 
 the chief ])riests ami the Pharisees, coraeth thither with 
 lanterns nnd torches and weapons.^ 
 
 [And straii^htvvay, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one 
 of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and 
 staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the 
 elders.]'" 
 
 Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming 
 upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye? 
 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto 
 them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, was 
 standing with them. When therefore he said unto them, I 
 am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Again 
 therefore he asked them. Whom seek ye? And they said, 
 Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, 1 told you tliat I am 
 he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way : that the 
 word might be fultilled which he spake. Of those whom thou 
 hast given me I lost not one.^ 
 
 Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, 
 Whomsoever 1 shall kiss, that is he ; take him, and lead lum 
 away safely. And when he was come, straightway he came 
 to him, and saith, IJabbi; and kissed him.'' But Jesus said 
 unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a 
 kiss?^ Friend, do that for wlr'-^h thou art come." 
 
 So the band and the chiel captain, and the othcers of the 
 Jews, seized Jesus and b(jund him.' And when they that 
 
 1. John 18: 1-3. 
 
 2. Ml ! K 14 : 48. 
 8. John 18 : 4-9. 
 
 4. Mark 14 : 44, 45. 
 6. Luke 22 : 48. 
 
 G. MnM. Sfi : 50. 
 7. Joliii 18 : 12. 
 
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 were about him saw wliat would follow, they said, Lord, 
 shall we smite with the sword ?^ 
 
 And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched 
 out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant 
 of the high priest, and struck off his ear.''' But Jesus an- 
 swered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his 
 ear, and healed him. ' 
 
 Matt. 26 : 52-64. 
 
 Then saith Jesus unto him, 
 Put up again thy sword into 
 its place : for all they that take 
 the sword shall perish with 
 tlie sword. Or thinkest thou 
 that I cannot beseech my Fa- 
 ther, and he shall even now 
 send me more than twelve 
 legions of angels ? How then 
 nhould the scriptures be ful- 
 filled, that thus it must be ? 
 
 Matt. 26 : 55, 56. 
 
 In that hour said Jesus to 
 the multitudes. Are ye come 
 out as against a robber with 
 swords and staves to seize me? 
 I sat daily in the temple teach- 
 ing, and ye took me not. But 
 all this is come to pass, that 
 the scriptures of the prophets 
 might be fulfilled. 
 
 John 18 : 10, 11. 
 Simon Peter therefore hav- 
 ing a sword drew it, and 
 struck the high priest's ser- 
 vant, and cut off his right ear. 
 Now the servant's name was 
 Malchus. Jesus therefore said 
 unto Peter, Put up the sword 
 into the sheath : the cup which 
 the Father hath given me, 
 shall I not drink it ? 
 
 Luke 22 : 52, 53. 
 And Jesus said unto the 
 chief priests, and captains of 
 the temple, and elders, which 
 were come agfiinst him. Are 
 ye come out, as against a rob- 
 ber, with swords and staves ? 
 When 1 was daily with you 
 in the temple, ye stretched 
 not forth your hands against 
 me: but this is your hour, 
 and the power of darkness. 
 
 Then all the disciples left him and fled.* And a certain 
 young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast 
 about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him; 
 but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked.^ 
 
 1. Luke 22 : 49. 
 
 2. Matt. 26 : 5L 
 
 3. Luke 22 : 51. 
 ". Matt. 20 : 56. 
 
 6. Mark 14 : 51, 62. 
 
Jesus Arraiyned Before Annas. 
 
 167 
 
 §117 — JESUS IS ARRAIGNED T5EFOUE ANNAS IN THE 
 HOUSE OF CAIAPHAS. 
 
 Matt. 26 : 57. 
 
 And they that had taken 
 Jesus led him away to the 
 house of Caiaphas the high 
 priest, where the scribes and 
 tlie elders were gathered to- 
 gether. 
 
 John 18 : 12, 13. 
 
 So the band and tlie chief 
 captain, and the oHicers of 
 the Jews, seized Jesus and 
 bound him and led liim to 
 Annas first ; for he was father 
 in law to Caiajjhas, which was 
 high priest that year. 
 
 Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, 
 that it was expedient that one man should die for the 
 people.^ 
 
 The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and 
 of his teaching. Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly 
 to the world ; I ever tauglit in synagogues, and in the temple, 
 where all the Jews c<nne together ; and in secret spake I 
 nothing. Why askest thou me? ask them tliat have heard 
 tne, what I spake unto tliem: behold, these know the tilings 
 which I said. And when he had said this, one of the officers 
 standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest 
 thou the high priest so ? Jesus answered him. If I have 
 spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why 
 smitest thou me? Annas theref(jre sent him bound unto 
 Caiaphas the high priest." 
 
 I. John 18 : 14. 
 
 2. John 18 : 19-24. 
 
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 §118 — JESUS IS ARRAIGNED BEFORE CAIAPHAS, ANI> 
 
 IS CONDEMNED. 
 
 Now the chief priests and tlie whole council sought' false- 
 witness against Jesus to put him to death ; and found it not. 
 For many bare false witness against him, and their witness 
 agreed not together. And there stood up certain, and bare 
 false witness against him, saying. We heard him say, I will 
 destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three 
 days 1 will build another, made without hands. And not 
 even so did their witness agree together.' 
 
 [But afterward came two, and said, This man said, I am 
 able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three 
 days/] 
 
 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked 
 Jesus, saying, Answercst thou nothing? what is it which, 
 these witness against thee ? But he held his peace, and 
 answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and 
 saith unto him,'' 1 adjure thee by the living God, that thou 
 tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God" [8on 
 of the Blessed']. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said : 
 nevertheless I say unto you. Henceforth ye shall see the Son 
 of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the 
 clouds of heavi^n. Then the high priest rent his garments, 
 saying, He hath spoken blasphemy : what further need have 
 we of witnesses ? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy ; 
 what think ye f And they all condemned him to be worthy 
 of death. '■* 
 
 1. Mark 14 : 65. 
 
 2. Matt. 26 : 59. 
 8. Mark U : 55-59. 
 
 4. Matt. 26 : 60, 61. 
 6. Mark 14 : (JO, 61. 
 6. Matt. 26 : 63. 
 
 7. Mark 14: 61. 
 
 8. Jlatt. m : 64- 
 
 9. Mark 14: 64. 
 
The Denial of Jesus by Peter, 
 
 169 
 
 §119 — THE DENIAL OF JESUS BY PETER/ 
 
 Now Poter was sittinij without in the court : an<l a maid 
 ■came unto him, sayini,', Thou also wast with Jesus the Gali- 
 Ifean. But he denied before them all, saying, 1 know not 
 what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, 
 another inaid saw liim, and saith unto them that were there, 
 This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. And again he 
 denied with an oath, I know not the man. And after a little 
 while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth 
 tlir)u also art one of them ; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 
 Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. 
 And straightway the cock crew. And Peter remembered 
 the word which Jesus had said. Before the cock crow, thou 
 shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.^ 
 
 And Peter had follo^\ed him afar off, even within, into 
 the court of the high priest ; and he was sitting with the 
 ofticers, and warming himself in the light of the fire." 
 
 And as Peter was ])eneath in the court, there cometh one 
 of the maids of the high priest ; and seeing Peter warming 
 himself, she looked upon him, and saith, Thou also wast 
 with the Nazarene, even Jesus. But he denied, saying, I 
 neither know, nor unders'iand what thou sayest : and he 
 went out into the porch ; and the cock crew. And the maid 
 saw him, and began again to say to them that stood by, 
 This is one of them. But he again denied it. And after a 
 little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth 
 thou art one of them ; for thou art a Galihean. But he 
 began to cui'se, and to swear, I know not this man of whom 
 ye speak. And straightway the second time the cock crew. 
 And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said 
 unto him. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me 
 thrice, and when he thought thereon, he wept.^ 
 
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 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst ot the 
 court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of 
 them. And a certain maid seeinij him as he sat in the lii^ht 
 of the fire, and looking stedfastly upon him, said, This man 
 also was with him. But he denied, saying, Woman, I kiiow 
 him not. And after a little while another saw him, and 
 said, Tliou also art one of them. But Peter said, Man, I am 
 not. And after the space of about one hour another conti- 
 dently affirmed, saying, Of a trutli tliis man also was with 
 him : for he is a Galiltean. But Peter said, Man, I know 
 not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet 
 spake, tiie cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked 
 upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, 
 how that he said unto him. Before the cock crow this day, 
 thou slialt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept 
 bitterly.^ 
 
 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another 
 disciple. Now tliat disciple was known unto the high, 
 priest, and enteied in with Jesus into the court of the high 
 priest; but Peter was standing at the door without. So 
 the other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, 
 went out and sj)ake unto her that kept th(; door, and brought 
 in Peter. The miiid therefore that kept the door saith unto- 
 Peter, Art thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, 
 I am not. Now the servants and the officers were standing 
 there, having made a fire of coals ; for it was cold ; and they 
 were warming themselves : and Peter also was with them, 
 standing and warming himself." 
 
 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. 
 They said therefore unto him. Art thou also one of his dis- 
 ciples? He denied, and said, I am not. Oiio of the servants 
 of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter 
 cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?' 
 Peter therefore denied again : and straightway the cock 
 
 crew. 
 
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 1. Luke 22 : 55-G2. 
 
 2. John 18 : 15 18. 
 
 3. John IS : 25-27. 
 
Jesns is Mucked and Beaten. 
 
 171 
 
 §120 — JESUS IS MOCKED AND BEATEV, AND 
 BROUGHT liEFOllE TlfE HIGH COUNCIL. 
 
 Matt. 26: 67.68; 27: 1.2. 
 
 Then did thoy spit, in Ins 
 face and butret him : and scjine 
 smote him with the pahiis of 
 their hands, saying, Prophesy 
 unto us, thou Clirist: wlio is 
 he that struck thee ? [And 
 the officers received him with 
 blows of their hands.'] 
 
 Now when morning was 
 come, all the chief priests and 
 the elders of the people took 
 counsel against Jesus to put 
 him to death : and they bound 
 him, and led him away, and 
 delivered him up to Pilate the 
 governor. 
 
 Luke 22: 63-71. 
 
 And the men that held JitiHf\ 
 mocked him, and beat him. 
 And they blindfolded him, 
 and asked him, saying, Pro- 
 phesy: who is he that struck 
 thee i And many other tilings 
 spMke they against him, re- 
 viling liim. 
 
 And as soon as it was day, 
 the assembly of the elders of 
 the ])eople was gathered to- 
 gether, both chief priests and 
 scribes; and they led liim 
 away into their council, say- 
 ing. If thou art the Christ, 
 toil us. But he said unto 
 them. If I tell you, ye will 
 not believe: and if I ask yon, 
 ye will not answer. But from 
 henceforth shall the S(vn of 
 man be seated at the right 
 hand of the power of God. 
 And they all said. Art thou 
 then the Son of God? And 
 he said unto them. Ye say that 
 I am. And they said, What 
 further need have we of wit- 
 ness ? for we ourselves have 
 heard from his own mouth. 
 
 1. Mark 14 : 65. 
 
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 A Jlannoni/ of tlie Gospels. 
 
 And the whole ooinp;iny of 
 them rose u[), and brought 
 liini before T'ilate,' [from Caia- 
 plias into the palace: and it 
 was early-]. 
 
 §121 — THK REMORSE AND DEATH OF JUDAS. 
 
 Then Judas, which betrayed him, when ho saw that he 
 was ct^ndemiied, repented liimself, and brouj,f]it back the 
 thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, .siiying, 
 I liave sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they 
 said, What is that to us? see thou to it. And he cast down 
 the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed ; and 
 ho went away and hanged himself. And the chief priests 
 took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put 
 them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood. And 
 they took counsel, and bought with them the potter'.s field, 
 to bury strangers in. Wherefore that iield was called, The 
 field of blood, unto this day. Then was fultilled that which 
 was spoken by Jeremiah the proj)het, siying. And they took 
 the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, 
 whom certain of the children of Israel did price ; and they 
 gave them for the potter's Held, as the Lord appointed me.^ 
 
 § 122 — PILATE EXAMINES JESUS, DECLARES HIS IN- 
 NOCENCE, AND SENDS HIM FOR TRIAL TO 
 HEROD. 
 
 They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the palace: 
 and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the 
 palace, that they might not be dehled, but might eat the 
 ])assover. Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, 
 What accusation bring ye against this man? They answered 
 and said unto him. If this man were not an evil-doer, we 
 •should not have delivered him up unto thee.* [And they 
 
 1. Lulve23: 1. 
 
 2. John 18 : 28. 
 
 3. Matt. 27 : 3-10. 
 
 4. Jolin 18 : 28-30. 
 
Pilate ISetids Jesus for Trial to lli/rod. 
 
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 hegiui to accuse liitn, a!iyin«;, W'o found tliis man pervj'rHng 
 our nation, and fuibiddini,' to j^dv».) tribute to Ca-sar, and 
 sayini,' that In- liinisflf is Christ a king,'] Pilate therefore 
 said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judj^e him 
 aceordiiiL,' to your law. The Jews said unto him. It iH tidt 
 lawful for us to put any man to death: tiiat the word of 
 .lesus might be fultilled, whieh he spake, signifying by what 
 manne'r of death he should die. 
 
 Pilate therefnre entered again into the palace, and called 
 Jesus." 
 
 Now Jesus stood before the govern()r: and the governor 
 asked him, saying. Art thou the King of the Jtws^' Jesus 
 answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did otluus tell it 
 thee concerning me^ Pilate answered. Am 1 a Jew? Thine 
 own nation and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: 
 what hast thou done? Jesus answered. My kingdom is not 
 of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would 
 my servants tight, that I should not be delivered to the 
 Jews: but now is my kingdom not from litmce. Pilate 
 therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jcsuh 
 answered. Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end ha\e 
 I been born, and to this end am 1 ome into the world, that 
 I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of 
 the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What 
 is truth 1 
 
 And when he had said this, he went out again unto the 
 Jews/ 
 
 And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, 
 I find no fault in this man'' [I find no crime in him']. And 
 the chief priests accused him of niany things' |and] he 
 answered nothing. 'J'hen saith Pilate unto him, llearest 
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 he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch 
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 this place. But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the 
 man were a Galiliean. And when he knew that he was of 
 Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself 
 also was at Jerusalem in these days. 
 
 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad : for 
 he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had 
 heard concerning him ; and he hoped to see some miracle 
 done by him. And he (questioned hiui in many words ; but 
 he answered him nothing. And the chief priests and the 
 scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with 
 his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and array- 
 ing him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. And 
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 day ; for before they were at enmity between themselves.^ 
 
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 §123 — THE JEWS REJECT JESUS AND CHOOSE 
 . BARABBAS. 
 
 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto 
 the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. And they 
 had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas," lying bound 
 with them that had made insurrection, men who in the 
 insurrection had committed murder. And the multitude 
 went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do 
 unto them.* 
 
 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers 
 and the jjcople, and said unto them, Ye brought unto me 
 this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, 
 having examined him before you, found no fault in this man 
 touching tliose things whereof ye accuse him ; no, nor yet 
 Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing 
 worthy of death hatii been done by him. I will therefore 
 chastise him, and release him.* But ye have a custom, that 
 I should release unto you one at the passover : will ye there- 
 ft>re that 1 release unto you* Barabbas, or Jesus, which is 
 
 1. Luke 23 : 5-12. 
 
 2. Matt. 27 : 15, 16. 
 
 3. Mark 15 : 7, 8. 
 
 4. Luke 23 : 13-16. 
 
 6. John 18 : 39. 
 
The Soldiers Mock Jesus. 
 
 175 
 
 •called Christ,' the King of the Jews? For he perceived that 
 for envy tlie chief priests had delivered him up.* And while 
 he was sitting on the judgement-seat, his wife sent unto him, 
 saying, have thou nothing to do with that righteous man: 
 for I have sullered many thinys this day in a dream hecause 
 of him. Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the 
 multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy 
 Jesus. l>ut the governor answered and said unto thent, 
 Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? And 
 they said, Barabbas.'' But they cried out all together, say- 
 ing. Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: one 
 who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for 
 murder, was cast into prison.* 
 
 I 1-24— THE SOLDIERS MOCK JESUS, AND THE JEWS 
 DEMAND HIS CRUCIFIXION. 
 
 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And 
 the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, 
 and arrayed him in a purple garment ; and tiiey came unto 
 him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him 
 ■witli their hands. And Pilate went f)ut again, and saith 
 unto them. Behold, I brin^ him out to you, that ye may 
 Tvnow that I find no crime in him. Jesus therefore came 
 out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. 
 And P'dnte saith anto them. Behold, the man !^ 
 
 Matt. 27 : -22, 23. 
 Pilate s;iilh unto 
 them. What then 
 shall I do unto Je- 
 sus which is called 
 €hrist? They all 
 
 Mark 15 : 12-14. 
 And Pilate again 
 
 say, 
 
 Let him be 
 •cruciiied. And he 
 (said, Why, what 
 
 Luke 23 : 20-23. 
 
 And Pilate spake 
 answei'ed and said unto them again, 
 unto them, What desiring to release 
 then shall 1 do unto Jesus; but they 
 him whom ye call shouted, saying, 
 the King of the Crucify, crucify 
 Jews? And they him. And [Pilate] 
 cried out again, said unto them the 
 
 1. Matt. 27 : 17. 
 
 2. Mark 15 : 1», 10. 
 
 3. Matt. 27 : 19-21. 
 
 4. Luke 23 : 18, 19. 
 
 6. John 19 : 1-6. 
 
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 evil hath he done? Crucify him. And 
 But they cried out Pilate said unto 
 
 exceedingly, say- 
 ing. Let him be 
 crucified. 
 
 them. Why, what 
 evil hath he done ? 
 But they cried out 
 exceedingly, Cruci- 
 fy him. 
 
 third time, Why, 
 what evil hath this 
 man done ? I have 
 found no cause of 
 death in him : I will 
 therefore chastisf 
 him, and release 
 him. But they were 
 instant with loud 
 voices, asking that 
 he might be cruci- 
 fied. 
 
 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, 
 they cried out, saying, Crucify /it'm, crucify kim. Pilate 
 saitii unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him : for 
 I tind no crime in him. The Jews answered him, We have 
 a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made 
 himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard this 
 saying, he was the more afraid; and he entered into the 
 palace again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thcni? But 
 Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate theiefore saith unto him, 
 Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have 
 power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee J 
 Jesus auF- ared him. Thou wouldest have no power against 
 me, excejb it were given thee from above: therefore he that 
 delivered me unto thee hath greater sin.* 
 
 §125 — PILATE DELIVERS JESUS TO BE CRUCIFIED. 
 
 Up(m this Pilate sought to release him : but the Jews cried 
 out, saying. If thou release this man, thou art not Ciesar's 
 friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh 
 against Cjesar. When Pilate therefore heard these words, 
 he brought J.,.ius out, and sat down on the judgement-sejitat 
 a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Cabbatha. 
 Now it Wtas the Preparation of the passover: it was about 
 the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your 
 
 1. John 19 : 6-11. 
 
Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crurijied. 177 
 
 King! Tliey therefore cried out, Awuy with Jiim. away 
 with hhn, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Sliall I 
 crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have 
 no king but CtBsar.' So when Pilate saw that he prevailed 
 nothing, but rather that a tumult was ari.sing, he Un)k water, 
 and washed his liands beft)re the multitude, saying, I am 
 innocent of the blood of this righteous man: see ye to it. 
 And all the people answered and said. His blood he on us, 
 and on our children.'^ And Pilate, wishing to content the 
 multitude [released unto them Barabl)asj', gave sentence 
 that what they asked for should be done. And he released 
 him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into 
 yjrison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to 
 their will,* when he had scourged him, to be crucitied.^ 
 
 Then the soldiers of the goveriutr took Jesus into the 
 palace'^ within the court which is called the Pnetoriuin,' and 
 gathered unto him the whole band. And they stripped him, 
 and put on hiin a scarlet robe. And they plaited a crown 
 of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right 
 hand; and they kneeled down before liim, and mocked him, 
 saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! And they .'<p.it upon him, 
 and took the reed and smote him (jn the head,^ and bowing 
 their knees worshipped him. And when they had mocked 
 him, tliey took ofi" fnuu him the purple, and put on him 
 his garments. And they led him out to crucify him." 
 
 [He went out] bearing the cross for himself,"* and they 
 led him away." And as they came out, they found a man 
 of Cyrene, Simon by name,'" coming from the country, the 
 father of Alexander and Rufus ;'^ him they compelled to go 
 u'ith them, that he might bear his cross. '^ 
 
 And there followed liim a great multitude of the people, 
 and of women who bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus 
 turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not 
 
 1. 
 
 .Tohn 10 : 
 
 12-1.5. 
 
 6. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 27. 
 
 11. 
 
 Luke 23 : 
 
 26. 
 
 2. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 : 24, 2,5. 
 
 7. 
 
 Mnikl.5 : 
 
 W. 
 
 12. 
 
 Matt 27 
 
 32. 
 
 3*. 
 
 Mark n : 
 
 1.'). 
 
 8. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 27-30. 
 
 la. 
 
 Mark 15: 
 
 21. 
 
 4, 
 
 Luke 23 : 
 
 24, 2.5. 
 
 9. 
 
 Mitrk 15: 
 
 19, 20. 
 
 14. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 : .32. 
 
 6. 
 
 Mark l.i 
 
 1.5. 
 
 10. 
 
 .John 19 : 
 
 17. 
 
 
 
 
 • " At first ; ami wtipii the wciulii "as seen to l>e more than he could bear, 
 Simon was (.■oinptllt'd to bear it."— Wad.ly. 
 
178 
 
 A Ilarniony of the Gospels. 
 
 1 1; 
 
 'I I 
 
 ^1 
 
 I >■( 
 
 ! i 
 
 ; 
 
 for mo, but weep for yourselves, and for your ehiklren. 
 F(^r behold, the days are oouiing, in which they shall say. 
 Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and 
 the breasts that never jj[ave suck. Then shall they begin to 
 say to the mountains. Fall on us ; and to the hills. Cover us. 
 For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be 
 done in the dry?' 
 
 And there were also two others, malefactors, led with 
 hiui t'^ be put to death." 
 
 And wher. they were eonie unto a place," which is called 
 in Hebrew, Colgotha,^ which is, being interpreted. The 
 place of a skull,"' they gave him wine to drink mingled 
 with galP [myrrh'] : and when he had tasted it he would 
 not drink.'* 
 
 • § 126 — THE CRUCIFIXION. ' 
 
 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. And 
 with him they crucify two robbers, one on his right hand 
 and one on his left," and Jesus in the midst. '° And 
 Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what 
 they do." 
 
 The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, 
 took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a 
 part ; and also the coat : now the co.\t was without seam, 
 woven from the top throughout. They said, thei"efore, one 
 to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it 
 shall be : that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saitii, 
 They j)arted my garments among them. 
 And upcm niy vesture did they cast lots. 
 These things therefore, the soldiers did.'" And they sat 
 and watched him there.''' 
 
 And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. 
 And there was written, jesus of nazareth, the king of 
 
 1. Luke 23 : 27-31. 
 
 2. Luke 23 : 32. 
 :!. Matt. 27: .13. 
 4. .lohn li) : 17. 
 6. Mark 15 : 22. 
 
 fi. Matt. 27 : 34. 
 
 7. Mark 1.1 : 2.3. 
 
 8. Mat. 27: 34. 
 
 9. Mark 1.') : 25 and 27. 
 
 10. John in : 18. 
 
 11. Lnk" 23 : 34. 
 
 12. John 10 : 23, 24. 
 
 13. Matt. 27 : 36. 
 
 m 
 
The Criicijiicion. 
 
 17f? 
 
 THE JEWS. Tills title therefore rciid many of the Jews : for 
 the place where Jesus was crucitied was nigh to the city : 
 and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in (.Jreek. 
 The chief ])riests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write 
 not, The King of the Jews : but, that he said, 1 am King of 
 the Jews. Pilate answered. What 1 luivo written 1 have 
 written.^ 
 
 But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, 
 and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary 
 Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the 
 discij)le standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his 
 mother, VVoman, behold, thy son ! Then saith he to the 
 disciple. Behold, thy nittther ! And from that hour the 
 disci{)le took her unto his own home.' 
 
 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their 
 heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destioyest the temple, and 
 buildest it in three days, save thyself : if thou art the Son 
 of God, come down from the cross. In like manner also 
 the chief priests mocking him,* sccffed at him,'' witli the 
 scribes and elders, said," Let him save himself, if this is 
 the Christ of God his chosen." He saved others ; himself 
 he cannot save. He is the King of Israel ; let him now 
 come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. Ho 
 trusteth on God ; let him deliver him now, if he desireth 
 him : for he said, I am the Son of God.* And the soldiern 
 also mocked him, coming to him, ottering him vinegar, and 
 saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself. '"' 
 And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon 
 him the same reproach.'" 
 
 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on 
 him, saying, Art not thou the Christ ? save thyself and us. 
 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou 
 not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemna- 
 tion? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward 
 of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing ami.ss. And 
 
 1. John 19 : 19-22. 
 
 2. John 19: 25-27. 
 8. Mark l.'i: 20, 30. 
 4. Matt. 27 : 40, 41. 
 
 5. Luke 23 : 35. 
 
 6. Matt. 27 : 41. 
 
 7. Luke 23 : 35. 
 
 8. Matt. 27: 42, 48. 
 
 9. Luke 23 : 36, 87. 
 10. Matt. 27 : 44. 
 
wm 
 
 
 180 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels, 
 
 ;:(1 
 
 he said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy 
 kingdom. And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, 
 To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.' 
 
 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness 
 over the whole land until the ninth hour,'* the sun's light 
 failing.^ And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a louil 
 voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being inter- 
 preted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And 
 some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Be- 
 hold, he calleth Elijah.* 
 
 After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, 
 that the scripture might bo accomplished, saith, I thirst. 
 There was set there a vessel full of vinegar : so they put a 
 sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop,^ on a reed, and 
 brought it to his mouth^ and gave him to drink. And the 
 rest said, Let be ; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save 
 him^ [whether Elijah cometh to take him down']. When 
 Jesus therefore ha(l received the vinegar, he said, It is tin- 
 ished.'" And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said. 
 Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit : and having 
 said this," he bowed his head,'- and yielded up his spirit" 
 [and gave up the ghost'^]. 
 
 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from 
 the top to the bottom ; and the earth did quake ; and the 
 rocks were rent; and the tombs were opened; and many 
 bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised ; and 
 coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they 
 entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. Now 
 the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, 
 when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were 
 done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of 
 God." 
 
 [And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified 
 God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.'**] And 
 
 1. 
 
 Luke 23 : 
 
 39-43. 
 
 7. John 1!) : 
 
 29. 
 
 12. 
 
 John 19 : 
 
 30. 
 
 2. 
 
 Mark 15 : 
 
 33. 
 
 8. Matt. 27 : 
 
 48, 49. 
 
 13. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 : 50. 
 
 3. 
 
 Luke 2:} : 
 
 45. 
 
 9. Mark 15: 
 
 30. 
 
 14. 
 
 Mark 15 : 
 
 37. 
 
 4. 
 
 Mark 15 
 
 34, 35. 
 
 10. John 19 : 
 
 30. 
 
 15. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 51-54. 
 
 5. 
 
 John 19 : 
 
 28. 29. 
 
 11. Luke 23 : 
 
 4a. 
 
 16. 
 
 Luke 23 : 
 
 47. 
 
 «. 
 
 Matt. 27 
 
 : 48. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The- liurinl of Jesus. 
 
 18T 
 
 many women were there beholdinj^ from afar, which hud fol- 
 lowed Jesus from GalihH\ ministering mitdhim:' [And u!l 
 liis acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from 
 Galilee, stood afar oil", seeinj^ these things.'] among whom 
 v^vre. both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James 
 the less and of Joses, and Salome ; who, when he was in Gal- 
 ilee, followed him, and ministered unto him : and many 
 other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem,' 
 And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when 
 they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting 
 their breasts/ 
 
 The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that 
 the bodies siiould not remain on the cross upon the 8ai)bath 
 (for the day of that sabbath was a higii day), asked of Pilate 
 that their legs might l)e broken, and ilud they mit^' t be taken 
 away. The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of 
 the first, and of the other which was crucified with him : bub 
 when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, 
 they brake not his legs : howbeit one of tlie soldiers with a 
 spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood 
 and water. And he that hath seen hath borne witness, audi 
 his witness is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that 
 ye also may believe. For these things came to pass, that 
 the scripture might be fulfilled, A bcme of him shall not be 
 broken. And again another scripture saith. They shall look 
 on him whom they pierced/' 
 
 § 127 — THE BURIAL OF JESUS. 
 
 And when even was now come, Viecause it was the Prepara- 
 tion, that is, the day before the sabbath, there came Joseph 
 [of Arimathsea," a rich man'], a councillor of honourable 
 estate,* a good man and a righteous (he had not consented tt) 
 their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathcea, a city of tho 
 Jews,® who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God,"^ 
 
 1. Matt. 27: 55. 
 
 2. Luke 23 : 49. 
 
 3. Mark 15 : 40, 41. 
 
 4. Luke 23: 48. 
 
 5. John 10 : 31-37. 
 
 6. Mark 1.'. : 42, 43. 
 
 7. Matt. 27 : 57. 
 
 8. Mark 15 : 43. 
 
 9. Luke 23 : 50, 51. 
 10. Mark 15 : 43. 
 
il 
 
 182 
 
 A Ifannony of the Gospels. 
 
 J! 
 
 being a disciple of Jebus, hut secretly for fear of the Jews,' 
 and he boldly went in unto Pilate, juid asked" that he might 
 take away'^ the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he 
 were already dead : and calling unto liiuj the centurion, he 
 asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when 
 he learned it of the centurion, he granted the cttrnse to 
 Joseph.'' [Then Pilate connnan<led it to be given up. ] He 
 came therefore, and took away his body. And there came 
 also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, 
 bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred 
 pound wevjht. So they took the body of Jesus, and bound 
 it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews 
 is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there 
 was a garden ; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was 
 never man yet laid.*^ And [Joseph] bought a linen cloth, 
 and taking hiin down, wound him ni the linen cloth, and laid 
 him in' his own new tomb which he had hewn out of the 
 rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb 
 and dej)arted.* 
 
 [There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the 
 tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.'] 
 
 And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath 
 drew on. And the women, which had come with him out 
 of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his 
 body was laid. [And Mary Magdalene was there, and the 
 other Mary, suung over against the sepulchre."] And they 
 returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the 
 sabbath they rested according to the commandment '^ 
 
 Now on the niorrow, which is the day after the Prepara- 
 tion, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered 
 together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that 
 deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I rise 
 again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made 
 sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and 
 steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from 
 
 1. John 19 : 38. 
 
 2. Mark 15 : 43. 
 8. John 19 : 38. 
 
 4. Mark 15 : 43-45. 
 
 6. Matt. 27 : 58. 
 
 0. John 19 : 38-41. 
 
 7. Mark 15 : 4«. 
 
 8. Matt. 27 : GO. 
 
 9. John 19 : 42. 
 
 10. Luke 23 : 54, 56. 
 
 11. Matt. 27 : 01. 
 
 12. Luke 23 : 56. 
 
The Resurrection nf Jesus. 
 
 183 
 
 the dead : and the last error will be worse than the first. 
 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard : go your way, make 
 it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre 
 sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.' 
 
 §128— THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS. 
 
 Matt. 28 : 1-8. 
 
 Now late on the sabbath 
 <lay, as it began to dawn to- 
 ward the first day of the week, 
 came Mary Magdalene and 
 the other Mary to see the 
 sepulchre. And behold, there 
 was a great earthquake ; for 
 an angel of the Lord descend- 
 ed from hciven, and came and 
 rolled away the stone, and sat 
 upon it. His ajipearance was 
 as lightning, and his raiment 
 white as snow: and for fear 
 of him the watchers did quake, 
 and became as dead men. And 
 the angel answered and said 
 unto the women, Fear not ye : 
 for I know that ye seek Jesus, 
 which hath been crucified. 
 He is not here ; for Lo is 
 risen, even as he said. Come, 
 see the place where the Lord 
 lay. And go quickly, and tell 
 his disciples. He is risen from 
 the dead ; and lo, he goeth 
 before you into Galilee ; there 
 shall ye see him : lo, I have 
 told you. And they departed 
 
 Mark 10 : 1-8. 
 
 And when the sabbath was 
 past, Mary Magdalene, and 
 Mary the mother of James, and 
 8alome, bought spices, that 
 they might come and anoint 
 him. And very early on the 
 first day of the week, they 
 come to the tomb when the 
 sun was risen. And they were 
 saying among themselves, 
 \Mio shall roll us away the 
 stone from the door of the 
 tomb ? and looking up, they 
 see that the stone is rolled 
 back : for it was exceeding 
 great. And entering into the 
 tomb, they saw a young man 
 sitting on the right side, ar- 
 rayed in a white robe ; and 
 they were amazed. And he 
 saith unto them. Be not a- 
 niazed : ye seek Jesus, the 
 Nazarene, which hath been 
 crucified : he is risen ; he is 
 not here: behold, the place 
 where they laid him ! But 
 go, tell his disciples and Pe- 
 ter, He goeth before you into 
 
 1. Matt. 27 : 62-(56. 
 
M 
 
 181 
 
 A llannoiiy of ike Goxpals. 
 
 quickly from the tomb with 
 fear fin<l j^'icjit joy, find ran to 
 bring liis disciples word.j 
 
 Luke 23 : 56 ; 24 : 1-12. 
 
 And on the sabbatli they 
 rested accordint? to tlie com- 
 mandment. Hut on the first 
 day of the week, at early 
 dawn, thoy came unto tiie 
 tomb, biinging the spices 
 which they had prepared. 
 And they found the stone 
 rolled away from the tomb. 
 And they entered in, and 
 found not the body of the 
 Lord Jesus. And it came to 
 pass, while they were per- 
 plexed thereabout, behold, 
 two mcii stoo'l l)y them in 
 dazzling ap])arel: and as thoy 
 were affrighted, and bowed 
 down their faces to the earth, 
 they said unto them, Why 
 seek ye the living among the 
 dead ? He is not here, but is 
 risen: remember how he spake 
 unto you when he was yet in 
 Galilee, saying that the Son 
 of man must be delivered up 
 into the hands of sinful men, 
 and be crucified, and the 
 third day rise again. And 
 they remembered his words. 
 
 Clalilee : there shall ye see 
 him, (IS he said unto you. 
 And they went out, and fied 
 frr u the tomb ; for trembling 
 and astonishment had come 
 upon them : and they said 
 nothing to any one ; for they 
 were afraid. 
 
 John 20 : MO. 
 
 Now on the first day of the 
 week Cometh Mary Magdalene 
 early, while it was yet dark, 
 unto the tomb, and seeth the 
 stcmo taken away from the 
 tomb. She runneth therefore, 
 and Cometh to Simon Peter, 
 and to the other disciple, 
 whom Jesus loved, and saith 
 unto them, They have taken 
 away the Lord out of the 
 tomb, and we know not where 
 they have laid him. Peter 
 therefore went forth, and the 
 other disciple, and they went 
 toward the tomb. And they 
 ran both togethe, ; and the 
 other disciple outran Peter, 
 and came first to the tomb; 
 and stooping and looking in, 
 he seeth the linen cloths ly- 
 ing; yet entered he not in. 
 Simim Peter therefore also 
 Cometh, following him, and 
 entered into the tomb; and 
 he beholdeth the linen cloths 
 lying, and the napkin, that 
 was upon his head, not lying 
 with the linen cloths, but 
 
JesiLS Appea7'8 to Mary Jf(((/'fnfftie. 
 
 185 
 
 and returned from the tomb, 
 and told all these things to 
 the eleven, and to all the rest. 
 Now they were Mary Ma<i;da- 
 lene, and Joanna, and Mary 
 the motlitv of James: and the 
 other women witii them told 
 these thin<,'s unto the apos- 
 tles. And these words ap- 
 peared in their sight as idle 
 talk ; and they disbelieved 
 them. But Peter arose, and 
 ran unto the tond) ; and stoop- 
 ing and looking in, he seeth 
 the linen cloths by them- 
 selves ; and he departed to 
 his home, wondering at that 
 which was come to pass. 
 
 rolled up in a place by itself. 
 Then entta'ed in therefore the 
 other disciple also, which came 
 first to the tomb, iind he saw, 
 atid believed. For as yet they 
 knew not the scripture, that 
 he must rise again from the 
 dead. So the disciples went 
 away again unto tlieir own 
 home. 
 
 30 
 id 
 ,d 
 
 13 
 
 §129 — JESUS APPEARS (1) TO MARY MAGDALENE, 
 
 (2) TO MARY MAGDALENE AND THE 
 MARY." 
 
 OTHER 
 
 But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, 
 as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; and she 
 beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and 
 one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And 
 they say unto her. Woman, why weepest thou? She saith 
 unto them, I^ecause they have taken away my Lord, and I 
 know not where they have laid him. VVhen she had thus 
 said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, 
 and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Wo- 
 man, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, suppos- 
 ing him to be the gardener, saith luito him. Sir. if thou hast 
 borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and 1' 
 
 L John 20 : 1116. 
 
186 
 
 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turn* 
 eth herself, and saith unto hiin in Hebrew, Rabboni; which 
 is to say, Master. Jesus saith to her, Touch me not ; for 
 I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my 
 brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and 
 your Father, and my God and your God. Mary Magdalene 
 cometh and telleth the disciples, I have seen the Lord ; and 
 how that he had said these things unto her.^ 
 
 [Now when he was risen early on the first day of the 
 week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he 
 had cast out seven devils. She went and told them that had 
 been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, 
 when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of 
 her, disbelieved."] 
 
 id behold, Jesus met them,* saying. All hail. And 
 they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 
 'J'hen saith Jesus unto them. Fear not: go tell my brethren 
 that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me." 
 
 § 130 — ^THE GUARDS GIVE A FALSE ACCOUNT OF 
 THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BODY OF 
 
 JESUS. 
 
 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard 
 came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the 
 things that were come to pass. And when they were assem- 
 bled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large 
 money unto the soldiers, saying, Say ye. His disciples came 
 l)y night, and stole him away while we slept. And if this 
 (;ome to the governor'?: ears^ we will persuade him, and rid 
 you of care. So they took the money, and did as they were 
 taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews^ 
 and continueth until this day.* 
 
 8. Mt.tt. 28 : 9, 10. 
 
 4. Matt. 28 : 11-15. 
 
 1. John 20 : 15-18. 
 .:. Mark 16: 9-11. 
 
 * That is, "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary." See Matt. 28 : 1-8.— 
 Waddy. 
 
Jesus Appears to the Two Disciples. 187 
 
 §131 
 
 ESUS APPEARS (3) TO THE DISCIPLES ON THE 
 WAY TO EMMA US. 
 
 
 And after these things he was manifested in another form 
 unto two of thrni, as tliey walked on their way into the 
 country/ 
 
 And behold. tw(^ of thtnn were going that very day to a 
 vilhige named Einniaus, which was threescore furlongs from 
 Jerusalem. And they connnuned with each ».ther of all 
 these things which had happened. \nd it came to pass, 
 while they communed and (juestinned together, that .Jesu» 
 himself drew nvar, and went with them. But their eyes 
 were holden that they should not know him. And he said 
 unto them, What connnunications are these that ye have 
 one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, look- 
 ing sad. And one of them, named Clen])as, answei*in;; said 
 unto him, Dost thou .alone S()j(»urn in Jerusalem and not 
 know the things which are come to |»ass there in these days? 
 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto 
 him. The tilings ccmcerning Jesus of Nazareth, wliicii was a 
 prophet mighty in deed and word before Ood and all the 
 people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered 
 him up to l)e condenuied to death, and crucified him. But 
 we hoped that it was he which should redeem Israel. Yea 
 and beside all this, it is now the third day since these things 
 came to pass. Moreover certain women of our company 
 amazed us, having I an early at the tomb; and when they 
 found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also 
 seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And 
 certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and 
 found it even so as the women had said : but him they saw 
 not. And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of 
 heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Be- 
 lioved it not the Christ to sutler these things, and to enter 
 itito his glory? And beginning from Moses and from all the 
 prophets, he interpret;'d to them in all the scriptures the" 
 
 1. Mark 16 : VI. 
 
 2. Luke 24 : 13-27. 
 
188 
 
 A Uaiiuonij of the G'osjjc/s. 
 
 ii 
 
 things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the 
 vilhige, whither they were going: and he niJide as tliough lie 
 would go further. And they constrained him, saying, Al)ide 
 with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is now far 
 spent. And he went in to abide with them. 
 
 And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to 
 meat, he took the bread, and blessed it, and brake, and 
 gave to them. And their eyes were o])ened, and they knew 
 him ; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said 
 one to another. Was not our heart burning within us, while 
 lie spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the 
 scripture'-?^ 
 
 S 132 —JESUS APPEARS (4) TO PETER. 
 
 And they went away and told it unto the rest : neither 
 believed they them." 
 
 And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jeru- 
 salem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them 
 chat were with them, saying. The Lord is risen indeed, and 
 hath appesvi-ed to Kjimon. And they rehearsed the things 
 thnt happened in the way, and how he was known of them 
 in the breaking of the bread. ' 
 
 W 
 
 §133— JESUS APPEARS (5) TO THE DISCIPLES IN 
 THE ABSENCE OF THOMAS. 
 
 [I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received, 
 how that Christ died for our sins acconling to the scriptures; 
 and that he was buried ; and that he hath been raised on 
 the third day according to the scriptures; and that he 
 appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;* then to all the 
 apostles."^] 
 
 And afterward he was manifested unto the elevon them- 
 selves as they sat at meat." 
 
 1. Luke 24: 27-32. 
 
 2. Mark lt5 : 13. 
 
 3. Luke 24 : 33-35. 
 
 4. 1 Cor. If) : li-;'). 
 
 5. 1 Cor. 15 : 7. 
 
 6. Mark Hi : 14. 
 
Jesus Appears to the Disciples. 
 
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 When therefore it was evening, on that day, tlie first day 
 of the week, and when the dcors were shut where tlie 
 disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood 
 in tlie midst, and saith unto them. Peace 6e unto you/ But 
 they were terrified and atlrighted, and supposed that they 
 beheld a spirit,' And lie upbraided them with their un- 
 belief and hardness of heart, because th 'y believed not 
 them which had seen him after he was risen. ' 
 
 And he said unto them. Why are ye troubled ? and where- 
 fore do reasonings arise in your heart? See my hands and 
 my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a 
 spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having. 
 And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and 
 his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and 
 wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to 
 eat ? And they gave him a piece of a broiled tish. And he 
 took it, and <lid eat before them.* The disciples therefore 
 Avere glad, when they saw the Lord. Jesus therefore said 
 Lo them again. Peace 6e unto you : as the Father hath sent 
 me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he 
 breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the 
 Holy Ghost: whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven 
 unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.^ 
 
 And he said unto them. These are my words which I 
 spake unto you, while I was yet with you, how that all 
 things mus"- needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law 
 of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. 
 Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the 
 scriptures; and he said unto them. Thus it is written, that 
 itu! Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the 
 third day; and that repentance and remission of sins shouhl 
 be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning 
 from Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things. And 
 behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: 
 but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from 
 on high."^ 
 
 1. John 20 : 11). 
 
 2. Luke -24 : 37. 
 
 3. Mark Hi : 14. 
 
 4. Luke 24 : 38-43. 
 
 5. John 20 : 20-23. 
 0. Luke 24 : 44-40. 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gosj)els. 
 
 And, being assembled together with them, he charged 
 them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the 
 promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me : 
 for John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be bap- 
 tized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence/ 
 
 §134 — JESUS APPEARS (6) TO THE DISCIPLES 
 WHEN THOMAS IS PRESENT. 
 
 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not 
 with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore 
 said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto 
 them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, 
 and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my 
 hand into his side, I will not believe. 
 
 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and 
 Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, 
 and stood in the midst, and said. Peace be unto you. Then 
 saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my 
 hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side : 
 and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and 
 said unto him. My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto 
 him. Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : blessed 
 are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.^ 
 
 § 135 — JESUS APPEAllS (7) TO THE DISCIPLES AT THE 
 
 SEA OF GALILEE. 
 
 After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the 
 disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and he manifested himself 
 on this wise. There were together Simon Peter, Thomas 
 called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the 
 sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon 
 Peter saith unto them, 1 go a fishing. They say unto him, 
 We also come with thee. They went fc-rth, and entered inta 
 the boat ; and that night they took nothing.^ But when day 
 
 1. Acts 1 : 4. 5. 
 
 2. John 20 : 24-29. 
 
 3. John 21 : 1-3. 
 
Jesus Appears to the Disci pies. 
 
 191 
 
 was now breaking, Jesus stood on the he<icli : liowbeit the 
 disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus therefore saith 
 unto tliem, Chihlren, have ye auj^ht to eat? They answered 
 him, No. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right 
 side of the boat, and ye sliall tind. They cast therefore, and 
 no>v they were not able to draw it for the multitude of lislies. 
 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, 
 It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the 
 
 Lord, h( 
 
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 d cast 
 
 jorci, ne girt nis coat aDout nun^^tor he was nake'l}, ana cji 
 hiniself into the sea. But the other disciples came in the 
 little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about 
 two hundrfc 1 cubits oft'), dragging the net full of fishes. So 
 when they got out ujjou the land, they see a fire of oals 
 there, and fish laid thereon, and bre:id. Jesus saith unto 
 them, Bring of the fish which ye have now taken. Simon 
 Peter therefore went up, and drew the net to land, fidl of 
 great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three : ana toi all there 
 was so many, the net was not rent. Jesus saith un:o them, 
 Come and break your fast. And none of the d.sciples durst 
 inquire of him. Who art thou ? knowing that it was the Lord. 
 Jesus Cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and 
 the fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus was 
 manifested to the disciples, after that he was risen from the 
 dead. 
 
 So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon 
 Peter, Simon, soil of John, lovest thou me more than these? 
 He saith unto him. Yea, Lord ; thou knowest thj>.t I love 
 thee. He saith unto him. Feed my lamlts. He saith to 
 him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou 
 me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I 
 love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my .sheep. He saith 
 unto him the thiid tiuie, Siuion, son of John, lovest thou 
 me ? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third 
 time, Liivest thou me? And he said unto him. Lord, thou 
 knowest all things ; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus 
 saith unto him. Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto 
 thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself,^ and 
 
 1. John 21 : 4-18. 
 
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 A lIarmo7iy of tJie Gos])els. 
 
 walkedst whither thou wouldest : but when thou shalt be old, 
 thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird 
 thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. Now this 
 he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should 
 glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto 
 them, Follow me. PetiT, turning about, seeth the disciple 
 whom Jesus loved following ; which also leaned back on his 
 breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betray- 
 eth thee? Peter theref<iru seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, 
 and what shall this man do ? Jesus saith unto him, If 1 will 
 that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? follow thou 
 me. This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, 
 that that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not unto 
 him, that he should not die ; but. If I will that he tarry till 
 I come, what is that to thee ? 
 
 This is the disciple which beareth witness of these things, 
 and wrote these things, and we know that his witness is 
 true.^ ■ . . 
 
 § 136 — JESUS APPEARS (8) AGAIN TO THE DISCIPLES, 
 (9) TO THE FIVE HUNDRED, (10) TO JAMES, 
 THE lord's brother. 
 
 But the eleven disciples went into (jlalilee, unto the moun- 
 tain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw 
 him, they worshipped him : but scmie doubted. And Jesus 
 came to them and spake unto them, saying. All authority 
 hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth," And he 
 said unto them. Go ye into all the world, and preach the 
 gospel to the whole creation, '' and make disciples of all the 
 nations, baptizing them in the nam'! of the Father and of the 
 Son and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all 
 things whatsoever I commanded you.* 
 
 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he 
 that disbelieveth shall be condemned. And these signs shall 
 
 1. John 21 : 18-24. 
 
 2. Matt. 28 : 16-18. 
 
 3. Mark 1(3: 15. 
 
 4. Matt. 2S : 19, 20. 
 
The Ascensiuii of Jesus. 
 
 193^ 
 
 follow them that believe : in my name shall they cast out 
 devils ; they shall speak with new tonjjues ; thty aliall take 
 up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in 
 n() wise hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and 
 they shall recover.' 
 
 And lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the 
 world." 
 
 Then he appeared to al)ove five hundred brethren at once, 
 of whom the greater part rt.iiain until now, but some are 
 fallen asleep ; then he appeared to James ; then to all the 
 iipostles," to whom he also shewed himself alive after his 
 passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space 
 of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the 
 kingdom of God.* And last of all, as unto one born out of 
 due time, he appeared to me alfo." 
 
 jl37 — THE ASCENSION OF JESUS. 
 
 And he led them out until they were over against 
 Bethany,® [at] the mount called Olivet, which is nigh utito 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 They therefore, when they were come together, asked 
 him, saying. Lord, dost thou at this time restore the king- 
 dom to Israel ? And he said unto them, It is not for you to 
 know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within 
 his own authority. But ye shall receive power, when the 
 Holy Ghost is come upon you : and ye shall be my witnesses 
 both in Jerusalem, and in all Judsea and Samaria, and unto 
 the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had said 
 these things," he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 
 And it came to pass, while he blessed them,® as they were 
 looking,'" he parted from them and was carried up into 
 heaven," and a cloud received him out of their sight, ''^ and 
 [he] sat down at the right hand of God,'^ 
 
 1. 
 
 Mark 16 : 16-18. 
 
 6. 
 
 Luke 24 : 50. 
 
 10. 
 
 Acts 1 : 9. 
 
 2. 
 
 Matt. 28 : 20. 
 
 7. 
 
 Acts 1 : 12. 
 
 11. 
 
 Luke 24 : 51. 
 
 3. 
 
 1 Cor. l.") : fl, 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 Acta 1 : 6-9. 
 
 12. 
 
 Acts 1 : 9. 
 
 4. 
 
 Acts 1 : 3. 
 
 9. 
 
 Luke 21 : 50, fl. 
 
 13. 
 
 »Iark IG : 19. 
 
 ft. 
 
 1 Cor. 15 : 8. 
 
 
 
 
 
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 A Harmony of the Gospels. 
 
 And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as 
 he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel ; 
 which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye lucking 
 into heaven? this Jesus, which was received up from you 
 into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him 
 going into heaven.* And they worshipped him, and re- 
 turned to Jerusalem with great joy : and were continually 
 in the temple, blessing God.' And they went forth, and 
 preached everywhere, the Lord working witl* them, and 
 confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.' 
 
 Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of 
 the disciples, which are not written in this book : but these 
 are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, 
 the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his 
 
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 name. 
 
 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, 
 the which if they should be written every ore, I suppose 
 that even the world itself would not contain the books that 
 should be written. 
 
 1. Act8 1 : 10, 11. 
 
 2. Luke 24 : 62, 63. 
 
 8. Mark 16 : 20. 
 4. John 20 : 30, 81. 
 
 6. John 21 : 26.