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I'rinted for tlie Compiler ami Sold by JOHN MENZIES & CO., EDINBUR(»H AND GLASGOW; AND WILLIAM DRYSDALE & CO., MONTREAL. 1884. ^cbicatc'o, With every exprestion of respect and afection, (1.) To the Compiler's beloved Mother, to whom, as also to his late revered F4therj for nearty forty years Mintoter of the Parish of Olasford, he owes, under God, much of whatever success he may havA had in his own Ministry, and in his dealings with his fellow- men. ''** (2.) To the Rev. J. R. Macduff, D.D., late of the Parish of Sandyford^ Glasgow, and Author of very many well known and abundantly blessed Works, under whom, as his Parochial Assistant, the Compiler bogan his Ministry and acquired his first ministerial training, atid to whom he is indebted for much ever- wise Fatherly counsel and the privilege of a warm, unvarying, and constant friendship. '<''i"<> (9.) To the Compiler's present Colleagues and Parishioners of Inverness, as also the Parishioners of the other Charges he has previously respectively filled, viz., the Parish of FyviC; Aberdeenshire ; the Parish of Glasford, Ijanarkshire ; and St Andrew's Church, Montreal, Canada, the exceeding love and loyalty received from whom he will hold " in everlasting remembrance," and for whose ' prosperity and peace he will •' pray without ceasing." t t I PREFATORY IfOTE. t The title-page of this unpretending little volume explains the purpose of its publication. No originality can or need be claimed for any portion of it There is not a word in the narrative it embodies which is not in the sacred text of the New Testament ; and, whUe simpler in arrangement and more easily understood, it proceeds upon lines and a principle already laid down in more than one Harmony of the Qospels. The Compiler has been, during his now nearly twenty years' ministry, in the habit of using, in the course of pulpit preparation and teaching, several works having the same general object in view as this, but he has long felt that it was a great drawback to the usefulness of these that the ordinary reader should be obliged to feel his way, so to speak to pick his steps, through an involved labyrinth of parallel passages from all the four Evangelists before being able to make up and put together a chronologically complete and closely connected record, instead of that being presented, as has been attempted in the following pages, in one flowing and continuous story. Such as it is, this compilation, whatever may be its defects or merits, goes forth with the sincere desire and hope that it may be found helpful to many in the perusal and study of THE LIFE OF LIVES. Vestrv, West Parish Church, Inverkehs, 18th Pteember, 188J^, ;ry( )'/ • { ; ! darkened understandingtf th(U we may truly believe in Thee ; thU believing in Thee we may desire Thee ; that denrinf/ ,3^» Thee we may aeek Thee; tJuU seeking toe may find Tfiee: that finding we may love Thee : and i "^^rithat Uyiying Thee we may dwell in Thee for ei^er. Amen. T ( ' ST, AlIcaiSTINE, '>o;«:'* a if /i ■ k » i \ > . I r?t-T. CONTEXTS. J J ;iS< Vv ■ ( Mi 1 1 \) First Period. Birth of John the BaptiHt foretold • Hirth of JemiH foretold . . . • Birth and Childhood of John the Baptist Birth of Jesns and His presentation in the Temple - Testimony and predictions of Simeon and Anna Genealogies of Jesus according to-fit Matthew and Bt Luke Visit of the Wise Men from the East Jesus* flight to and return from Egypt Jesus in the midst of the Doctors, and at Naisareth • Second Period. Jt>hn the Baptist's Public Ministry - • - Baptism and Temptation of Jesus - Witness of John the Baptist to Jesus Miracle of turning water int^ Y^ne at Cana of Galilee Jehus' first Passover, and his interview with Nicodemus Conversation of Jesus ^ith the woman of Samaria Jesus heals a nobleman's son in Capernaum Relection of Jesus at Nazareth Calling of Peter, Andrew, and the sons of Zebedee • Healing of man with iniclean devil, and of Simon's wife's mother at Capernaum . . . . Jesus Itinerating in Galilee ^ • Sermon on the Mount .... Miraculous draught of fishes, and healing of Leprosy and Palsy Calling of Matthew the Publican - Parable of new and old cloth and wine Third Period. The impotent man at Bethesda The Disciples pluck ears of corn on the Sabbath Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath Ordination of the Twelve Apostles • Blessings, Woes, and Exhortations - A Centurion's servant healed at Capernaum Raising of a widow's sou at Nabi Witness of Jesus to John the Btiptlst Pago, 1 2 4 .^ rt » 10 11' 12 14, l.*) Irt 17 IH 20 28, 28 24 •24, 2% 26 2<;— .W .'n, .H2 .9» 84 86' 87 88- 40 41 4i 43 VI. coyTEyrs, Woeiupon Chortsin and Bethwida, and tho great InvitAtion, '*Coin« unto Me " • A woman anolnta Jenua' feet, and He heals one posneised with a devil blind and dumb ...... The Unpardonable Sin of Blasphemy acainet the Holy Ghoot . Parables of the Sower, the Wheat and Tares, the flrraiu of Mustard Seed, Leaven, etc. ...... Conditions of Diacipleship laid down to a certain Scribe and another of .Tesus' Disciples ...... Jesus calms a storm, and cures a Oadarene demoniac • Raising of Jairus' daughter, healing of woman with Ihsuc, opening of tv;o blind men's eyes, and casting out of a devil Jesus again visits Kaiareth, and afterwards sends out twelve Apostles King Herod beheads John the Baptist Miracle of feeding five thousand in the desert Jesus walking on the sea, and trial of Peter's faith • Jesus proclaims Himself the Bread uf Life • Desertion of Josus by many Disciples Fourth PericxL Denunciation of the Pharisees, healing of the daughter of a Bjrrophenician woman, of one that was deaf, and of many others Miracle of feeding four thousand .... Pharisees and Sadducees ask a sign, and Jesus warns against their leaven Another blind man's eyes opened . . • • Jesus promotes Peter, and predicts His own death • , The transfiguration of Jesiis, ard His teaching concerning Ellas A demoniac healed, and paying of Tribute Money The disciples' disputing^, and Humility and Forgiveness enjoined Jesus at the Feast of Tauemacles • The Scribes and Pharisees bring to Jesus a woman taken in adultery .fesus proclaims Himself the Light of the World Blind man healed by Jesus and excommunicated by the Jowh Jesus proclaims Himself the Good Shepherd Jesus at the Feast of Dedication .... Sickness, Death, and Resurrection of Laeams Samaritans reject Jesus, and the seventy disciples sent forth • Parable of the good Samaritan, and Mary's choice of the good part The Disciples of Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer Jesus accused of casting out devils by Beelxebub Woes pronounced upon the hypocrisy of Scribes, Pharisees, and lawj'ers Parable of the rich man and his ground bringing forth pleutlfull}" Exhortations as to trust, watchfulness, and dis^ming the signs of the times .--... Parable of the dresser of the vineyard, and healing of a woman with a spirit of infirmity - r - - . Jesus detects Herod's cunning, and huueuts over Jerusalem • A man having dropsy healed, and the parable of the Great Supper spoken Parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Piece of Silver, the Prodi^^ Son, the Unjust Steward, and Dives and I^aiarus Jesus discourses about offences, heals ten lefMirs, and answers the Pharisees' questionings • ... l*Ag«. 44 44, 4A 4«) 47-51* *l AS, 5:1. 54,55 56—58 » 40 OL 02—64 (H // 05— «t' . iW Hi* .,70, n • 72, 73, '; 7ft; rrt 7«5, 78, 76 • S. 81 ^:V 84—86 % 00 J»l, 92 118-95 fciM I mmil 7/ 87 $!>. 00 90 1,02 08 »?,' ':m\ >uf.^\. t I ■••■■" I'jiKc. PariibluHuf thu t'njunt Jttdgu and Inipurtimutc Widow, und tho Phiiriaeu and Publican nraj'ing in thu Tomplu • . . . 104 Ju8UN on the law of bivoreo ..... j^S Parablo of tho hUwnrers in tho vineyard, and tho roquoNt <»f tho mother of ZebedeoM children • • - 107, 108 Hlind BartimieiH and naothor blind Itoggar healed, and ZttccliHauH brought to Jesu8 ------ 100 Parable of noblenmn delivering Ten PouudM to \\w Norvantfi, and liiH reckoning with them - - - 116 Jesiw anointed by Mary of Bethany, and HIn tritnnplml entry into Jerusalem -----.. 111—114 Certain Greeks desiring to see Jesus, cursing of the Fig Tree, and cast- ing out of the Money Changers .... 114—116 The authority of Jesus questioned, and the parables of the Two Sons, the Vineyard let out to HusljiUidmen, and the Wedding Garment 110—118 Tho Pharisees, 8addticees, and Scribes plot against Jes\i8, and He exposes them - - - - • -118—120 Tho widow and her two mites ; and many of the chief rulers become secret disciples of Jesus • - - • - 120, 121 Withering curses upon the Scribes, Pharisees, and Jerusalem - • 121— 12;l Predictions relating to the Temple and the Future - - . 123—120 Parables of the Ton Virgins and the Talents • -127 A revelation concerning the Judg^uent at tho last day • • 189 Judas Iscariot covenants to betray Jesus - - - 129 Preparation for eating tho Passover, and Josuh washing tho I )i.sciplo8' feet ....... I'j^i^ ijjo Institution of the Lord's Supper, the departure of Judiis Iscttriot, and Peter's warning ...... 131— is.s Jesus addresses His diHciples after partaking of Holy Communion, and offers His High-Priestly prayer .... 133- jay J^us' agony and bloody sweat in Gethsemane, and His betrayal by Judas Iscariot ...... ujp^ 140 tjle sword of Peter cuts off the right ear of Malchus - • -141 The trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrim, the throe-fold deniiil of Peter, and the Repentance of Judas Iscariot • - -141—144 The trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate and Herod, and His condemna- tion to be crucified ...... 144—147 Jpsus crowned with thorns and mocked by the soldiers • . 147 Simon the Cyrenian compelled to bear the cross of Jesus - -' 148 The Crucifixion of Jesus, with two malefactors, at Calvary - • 148 The Penitent Thief promised an entrance into Paradise - 140 The veil of the Temple rent in twain, and tho Centurion's Coufo^Niun • 150 Joseph of Arimathaaa gives Jesus honourable burial • • - }61 Fifth Period. The Glorious Resurrection of Jesus from the dead • • * 162 Wpmen come to the sepulchre and are received by angels • . 152, 168 Jeaus first appears to Mary Magdalene * • • • 164 Jesus Joins two disoiples on the way to Emmaus • • • 16ft Tl«^ doubt of Thomas dispelled • • • •160 Jesus and His Disciples, with many brethren, meet in Galileo • 167 pQt«r roceires his Great Commission to feed the sheep and Iambi • 158 Tho Glorious Ascension of Jesus to heaven • • • • 160 I I mi :«il Ji>l>L- THE HOLY GOSPEL IN CONTINUOUS NARRATIVE. FIRST PERIOD. St Matthew L, IL St Luke L, IL, ilL, 23-38. ARRANOED IN ORDER OF T..li!. L— Birth of John the Baptist B'cetold. St Luke 1. 1-26. Jerumhin — II ill-country of Jmicca. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers of the word ; it seomed good to mo also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, tt> >vrite unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou har»t been instructed. There was in the days of Herod, the king of JudaDa; a certain priet-t named Zacharias, r»f the course of Abia : ani his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name wa8 Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elii^abeth was barren, and they both were mmo well stricken in years. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw Am, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, ANNUNCIATION OF BIRTHS OF FORERUNNER AND SAVIOUR. Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer is heard ; 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 be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn , to the Lord their God. And he shall go before Him in the Spirit and '| power of P^lias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the ' disobedient to the wisdom of the just ; to make ready a people pre- pared for the Lord. 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 am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long 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 : for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying. Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein He looked on »ie, to take away my reproach among men. 2.— Birth of Jesus Foretold. St Matt 1. 18-25 ; St Luke 1. 26-56. Nazareth — HUl Cauntry of Judosa — Nazareth. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name vm» Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said. Hail, tliou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee ; blessed art thou among women. And when she saw /tm, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary : for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and f,' n VISIT OP MARY TO EUSABETH. >eth bhuu For vine from turn and I the pre- ? for skngel ce of glad until eveet eople 1 the : and oned ,t, as to srself ' junto rhose wa» \t art Imen. her )und and bring forth a aon, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be greats :and shall be called the Son of the Highest : and the Lard 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. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? And the angel answered and said uut(» her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age : and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Bahold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel •tleparted from her. And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda ; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and .saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost : and she spake out with a loud voice, and said. Blessed art thou among w^omen, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me ? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed : for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from tie Lord. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden : 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 u on them that fear Him from generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with His arm ; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He -hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath holpeu His servant Israel, in remem- brance of His mercy ; as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and ti* his seed for ever. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her owi) house. N'ow the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as Hia 8 BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she ■was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband being a just wian, and not willinjr to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these "things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Jc»eph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife r for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall liring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus : for He shall save His people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the proj)het, saying. Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. ITien Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife ; and knew her not till she hail brought forth her first-born son. 3.— Birth and Childhood of John the Baptist- St Luke 1. 57-80. UiU-country of Judaea — Wilderness East of Jordan. Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered ; and «he brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her j and they rejoiced Hkdth her. ' And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his 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, how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed^ and he spake, and praised <}od. And fear came on all that dwelt round about them : and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judaea. And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, »(aying, What manner of child shall this be ! And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and pro- pbeeied, saying, Blessed he the Lord God of Israel ; for He hath visited BIHTH OF JESUS. 1 aad redeemed His people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David ; as He spake by the mouth of His holy j>rophet3, which have been since the world began : that we should be aaved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us ; t(» perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant ; the oath which He sware to our father Abraham, that Ho would grant unto us, that we being deliveretl out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him without fear, in lioliness and righteousnes;; before Him, all the days of our life. And thou, ch'Jd, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways ; to give knowledge of salvation unto His p8oj)le by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our <)i.»(l ; whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us, to giv«» light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew, and waxed stnmg in spirit, and was in the And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary His mother, Behold, thi» 6 I DESCENT OF JK8US FROM DAVID AND ABKAHAM. was con- was |eath, into lo for ard Irt in Ition, It to seph [ira» |thi» ehUd ia set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign which shall be spoKen against ; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser : she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity, and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which de{>arted not from the temple, but served (Jod with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of Him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into GaUlee; to their own city Nazareth. Genealogies of Jesus. According to St Matt. 1. 1-17. THROUGH JOSEPH. '4 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren ; and Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar ; and Phares begat Esrom ; and Esrom begat Aram ; and Aram begat Aminadab ; and Aminadab begat Naasson ; and Naasson begat Salmon ; and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab ; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth ; and ,Obed begat Jesse ; and Jesse begat David the king ; And David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of . Urias ; and Solomon begat Hoboam ; and Itoboam begat Abia ; an 8 VISIT OF THE WISE MEN FROM THE EAST. 6— Wise Men worship Jesus, and His Pligrht into Bgrypt. St Matt. 2. 1-23. Jerusalem — Bcih I h em — Etjypt — Nazareth. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judica, in tlie days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerasalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him. Wlien Herod the king had heard these t/thi'/s, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the j>oople together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethleiiem of Judica ; for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda : for out (jf thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule My people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search -9. St Mark I., II., 1-22. St Luke III., 1-23 ; IV., V. St John I., II., III., IV. AIMtANOEI) IN OHDKIl OF TIME. P T -Public Ministry of John the Baptist. St Matt. :}. 1-12 ; St Mark 1. 1-8 ; St Luke 3. 1-20 ; St John 1. 118. Wihlerness East of Jordan — Jilver Jordan. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All thing.s wei-e made l)y Him ; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life ; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness j and the darkness comprehended i'j not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The sani(; came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through liim might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear wit- ness of that Light. J^iat was the true Light, which lighteth every man that Cometh 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 His own received Him not. But as many as i-eceived Him, to them Kave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that b'^lieve on His name : Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh' and tlwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only* begotten f>f the Father), full of grace and truth. 12 vit- 4 was on jsh ;8h» nly» ^ PUBLIC MIMSTUV OF JOHN THE BAITIST. John bare witncHS of Him, and cried, saying, This wa.s He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me : for He was before me. And of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Mosey, hut grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time : the <>nly begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Fathei-, He hath declared Jlini. The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of (Jod ; as it is written in the pro[)hets, Behold I send My messenger before Tiiy face, which shall prepare Thy way before Thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His i>aths straight. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tibeiius Ciesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judica, and Herod being tetrarch of (Jalilee, and his brother Philip tetrariih of Ituriea and of the region of Traehonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of (lod came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. In those days came John the Baptist, pi-eaching in the wilderness •>f Judaea. John did ba[»tise in the wilderness. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins ; saying, Kejient ye : for tlie king- dom of heaven is at hand. For- this is he that was si)oken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Pie- pare ye 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 crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways sitall be ma(]e smooth ; and all flesh shall see the salvation of (jod. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his louis ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. And there went out unto him all the laud of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and all the region round about Jordan, and were all baptised of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, to the multitude that came forth to be baptised of him, O gene- ration of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring foith therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin 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 up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then ? He 13 JESrs BA1TI8ED BY JOHN THE BAPTIST. anHWcretli aud naith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewine. Then came also publicans to be ba]>tiscd, and said unto him. Master, what shall we dx> ? And he said unto them, Exacc no more than tliat whi(;h is appointed you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do ( And he said unto thenj. Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely ; and be content with your wages. And as the people were -in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ or not ; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptise you with water unto repentance : but there cometh One mightier than I after me, the latchet of wliobe shoes I am not worthy t(j stoop down and unloose. I indeed have bap- tised you with water : but He shall baptise you with the Holy (3 host and with fire : whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor, and gather His wheat into the garner ; but He will burn uji tlie chaff with unquenchable fire. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, uilded yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 8.— Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. St Matt. 3 1-17 ; St Mark 1. 9-11 ; St Luke 3. 21-23. Mver Jordan. And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth tii ({alilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him. But John forbad Him, saying, I have need to be baptised of Thee, and comest Thou to nie ? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered Him. Now when all the people were baptised, it ca^ne to pass, that Jesus, also Ijeing baptised, went up straightway out of the water : and praying, la, the heavens were opened unto Him, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven, saying^ Thou art My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And Jesus Himself began to be about thirty years of age. 14 JE8U8 TEMPTED BY THE DEVII* 5> 9.— Temptation of Jesus. St Matt. 4. Ml ; St Mark 1. 12, 13 ; St Luke 4. 1-13. Wihlerness S. and E. of Jordan — Jerusalem. — An high mountain North of Jericho. And JesuB being full oi the Hi)ly Ghost returned from JDrdan, and Avas led by the Spirit into the wil(lernefc'»i, to be tempted of the devil. And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan ; and was with the wild beasts. And in those days He did eat nothing. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He waa af terwanl an hungered. And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If thou be the Son of t - 18 I »iSq!(.*i"- JOHN THE BAPTISTS TESTIMONY TO JESUS CHALLENGED. n«»t tell whence it conieth, and whither it goeth : so is every one that in b jrn of tlie Spirit. Nicodeinus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be ? Jesus answered and said unto him. Art thou a master of Israel, and kuowest not these things ? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We s^teak that we do know, and testify that we have seen : and ye receive not our witness. If I have told yt>u earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you o/ heavenly things ? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, cmi the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the seri>ent in the wilder- ness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up : that whosoever l)elieveth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so !«• 1 the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever bfciicieth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world ; but that tho world through Him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not -condemned : but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Ckxi. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 13.— John the Baptist's Witness, and Jesus in Samaria. St John 3. 22—4. 42. ^Enon, near to Salim — Syc/utr. After these things came Jesus and His disciples into the land of Judica ; and there He tarried with them, and baptised. And John alao was baptising in ^non, near to Salim, because there was much water there ; and they came, and were baptised. For John was not yet cast iutti prison. Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples anct the Jews about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him. Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptiseth, and all mfn coiue to Him. Johr 1% JESUS TALKS WITH THE WOMAN OF SAMAHIA. answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given hinr from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before Him. He that hath the Ijride is the bridegroom : but tlie friend of the bridegroom, which staudeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this mj' joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I vivnt decrease He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the earth is earthly, and s]jeaketh of the earth : He that cometh from heaven i«< above all. And what He hath seen and heard, that He testifieth ; and no man receiveth His testimonv. He that hath received His testimonv hath set to his seal that God is true. For He whom GckI hath sent fipeaketh the words of God : for God giveth not the Spirit bj- measure tinto Him. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life : and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him. When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John (though Jesnis Him- self ba})tised not, but His disciples), He left Judica, and departed again into Galilee. And He must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well : and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water : Jesus saith unto her. Give Me to drink. (For His disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat). Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her. If thou kuewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink ; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto Him, Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence then hast Thou that living water ? Art Thou greater than «ur father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself,, and his children, and his cattle ? Jesus answered and said unto her* Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again : but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst : but the Wfiter that I shall srive him shall be in him a well of water springing up JESUS CONVINCES MANY OK THE SAMARITANS. be given hin> I am not the ! bride is tlie standeth and s Voice : this unt decrease, the earth is >ni heaven it* ^tifieth ; and [i.s testinionv d hath sent t by mf^asure II things into life : an«l he k'l-ath of (iod I heard that Jesus Hini- ^jarted again He to a city round that ere. Jesus eli : and it saith unto lito the city How is it woman of ms. Jesus [1, and who e asked of •man saith is deep : kter than himself^ nto her, hosoever but the inging up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto Him, 8ir, give me this water, that 1 thirst not, neidier come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no '^usband : for thou ha.st had five husbands ; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto Him, Sir, I })erceive that Thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain ; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the j)l»ce where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what : we know what we worship : for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour <;ometh, and now is, when the true worship})ers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship Hini. elieved on Him for the 21 THE SON OF A NOBLKMAN RESTORKD BY A WORD OF JESUS. MkyiDg of the woman, which tcRtified, He told me all that ever I did. Ho when the SamaritanH were come unto Him, they besought Him that He would tarry witli them : and He abode there two days. And many more believed because of His own word ; and said unto the womai.'. Now we believe, not because of thy saying : for we have heard Him our- i^elves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the- world. 14.— The Nobleman's Son Healed. St John 4. 43-54. Cana — Capernaum. Now after two days He departed thence, and went into Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. Then when He was come into Galilee, the Galilseans received Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast : for they also went unto the feast. So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judiea into Galilee, he went unto Him, and besought Him that He would come down and heal his son : for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him. Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto Him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto liim, Go thy way ; thy s(m liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told A/rn, saying, Thy son liveth. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it nas at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole house. This h again the second miracle that Jesus did, when He^ was come out of Judaja into Galilee. 15.-Ilejecl o t ?"' Jesus by His own Countrymen. : , St Luke 4. 14-30. Nazareth. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee : and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. ,|.,i 22 ISUS. -.1 JESUS DESPISED AND UEJECTKD AT NA/AHKTH. !ver I (]hL ; Him that And many le woiiiai;, I Him onv- )ur of the lilee. For I his own 8 received the feast : ) Cana of a certain Galilee, he \ and heal into him, nobleman lith unto the word IS he was Thy son amend. ever left le which and his hen He^ ^Eoien. le : and t. And •! And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brou^dit up : and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the S; llath day, and Rtood up for to read. And there was delivered unto llini the book of the prophel Esaias. And when He had opened theb«)ok, He found the place where it was written. The Spirit of the Lord in upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor ; He hath sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are biuised to preach the acceptaV)le year of the Lord. And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes oi all them that were in the synagogue \n ere fastened on Him. And He began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son ? And He said unto them. Ye will surely say unto Me this proverb. Physician, heal thyself : whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Thy country. And he said, Verily, I say unto you, no I)rophet is accepted in his own country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land ; but untt) nc^ne of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a cit;i of Sidon, unto a woman that ivatt a widow. And many lei)ers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet ; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naanian, the Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong. But He passing through the midst of them went His way. 16.- Four Disciples called, and Jesus at Capernaum. St Matt. 4. 12-22 ; St Mark 1. 14-20 ; St Luke 4. 31. Nazareth — Capernaum. ' Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison. He departed into Galilee ; and leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in 23 I I'ETEK, ANDREW, AND THE SONS OP ZEBEDEE FOLLOW JESUS. Oapernauin, a city of (Jalilee, which is upon the sea coast, in the bordera ^ of Zabulon and Nephthalim : that it might be fulfilled which wa* H[)oken )>y Ksaias the proi)het, Haying, The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, hif the way of the sea, bey^md Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles ; the people which sfit in darkness saw great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach the Gospel of the kingdom of God. and to say, llepent : the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : rei)ent ye, and believe the Gospel. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. And He saith unto them. Follow Me, and I will make j'ou to become fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed Him. And going on a little farther thence, He saw other two brethren, Jame.s the mn of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And straightway He called them : and they immediately left the ship and their father Zebedee in the shi]) with the hired servants, and went after Him. 17 —Jesus teaching' and healing in Capernaum. St Matt. 8. 14-17 ; St Mark 1. 21-34 ; St Luke 4. 31-41. Capernaum. And they went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the Sabbath A. day He enteied into the synagogue, and taught. And they were A astonished at His doctrine: for His word was with power: for He taught ^ them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and ci'ied out with a loud voice, saying, Let as alone ; what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth ? art Thou come to destroy us ? I know Thee who Thou art ; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying. Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had torn him, had thrown him in the midst, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him ; and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying. What thing is this ? What new doctrine is this ? What a word is this ! ■ for with authority and power He commandeth even the unclean *'t'l spirits, and they do obey Him, and they come out. And imniediatejyuif 24 ALL THE SICK OF CAPEltNAUM HEALED ONE EVENING. Hi8 fame Kpread abroad throughout all the region, into every place of the oouutrv round about Galilee. And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever ; and anon they tell Him of hei", and they besought Him for her. And He stood over her, and rebuked the fever ; and took her by the hand, and lifte«l her up ; and immediately the fever left her, and she arose, ami ministered unto them. And at even, when the sun was setting, they brought unto Hina^ all that were diseased, and them that were jiossessed with devils ; and He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them. And all the city was gathered together at the door. And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou ar*: Christ the Son of God. And He rebuking them suffered them not to speak : for they knew that He was Christ : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet; saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18.— Jesus itinerating in Galilee. St Matt. 4. 23-25 ; St Mark 1. 35-39 ; St Luke 4. 42-44. A round Capernaum. And in the morning rising up a great while before day, and when it was day, He went out, and departed into a solitary i>lace, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with Him followed after Him. And when they had found Him, they said unto Him, All men seek for Thee. And He said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also : for therefore came I forth. And the people sought Him, and came unto Him, and stayed Him, that He should not depart from them. And He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also ; for therefore am I sent. And Jesus went about all < ialilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people, and cast out devils. And His fame went throughout all Syria : and they brought unto Him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy ; and He healed them. And there followed Him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and froiu Jerusalem, and from Judaea, nkudfrom beyond Jordan. 2fi JESUS DKUVKH8 HIS OUEATEKT UTTKKANCK. 19.— The Sermon on the Mount. St Matt. 5. Near Capernaum. And seeing the multirude, He went up into a mountain : and when He was set, His disciples came unto Him : And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying, Blesised are tlic |)oor in spirit : for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall l)e comforted. Blessed are the meek: iuv they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which efore men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy Ihe law, or the prophets : T am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach tkem, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteovn- n€88 of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have he j,rd that it was said bv them of old time, Thou shaltiioli. 26 DECLAMATION t'ONCKRNlNG SEVKUAI, (ill AVE QUESTIONS. kill : and whosoever shall kill .-hall be in danger of the judgnuMit : lut 1 rjiy unto you, That whosoever in angry with his brother without a cauHe shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to liis brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whoscuver sLall say. Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altai-, and there ronienibeiest that thy brother hath ought against thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversaiy <|uickly, while>i thou art in the way with him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be ca.st into prison. Verily I say unto thee. Thou shaft by no means come- out thence, till thou hast paid tin; uttermost farthing. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery : but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her alieady iu his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, })luck it out, and cast It from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should l>erish, and not that thy whole ])()dy should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offenecause thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father which seetli in secret shall reward thee -openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repatitions, a^ the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them ; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him. After this manner therefore pray ye: <>ur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed \ye Thy name. Thy kingdom <^oine. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in h*»aven. Give us this day our daily breaii. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debt^M; 28 ON FASTINfl, HEAI, THKASIUK, AM) oVKIM'AHKFrLNKsS. And lead uh not into teniplution, hut deliver uh from evil : Ft»r Thine in the kintjdoni, and the power, at'.d the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive nuni thei' Lre.«^i>a.sse.M, your heavenly Father ^^i^ alno forgive you ; hut if ye forgive not men tlieir treH|»a.-^he8, neither will your Father forgive your trespa-sses. Moreover, when ye fant. he ni>t, an the hypocriten, of a nad counte- nance : for they dirttigure their face.M, that they may appear unto men tofaat. W'rily 1 way unto you, They have theii- reward. Hut thou, when th«»u fastesst, anoint thine head, and wanh thy face ; that thou apptar not unto men to fast, V)ut unto thv Father which is in secret : and thy Father, which Heeth in secret, nhall reward thee o])enly. Lay not up for your.selves treasures upon earth, where moth and ruHt doth corrui)t, and where thieves hreak through and steal : hut lay up f<»r yourHclves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust dotli corrupt, and where thieves do not hreak through nor steal : for wheie your treasure is, there will your heart he also. The light of the hody is the eye : if therefore thine eye he single. thy whole body shall he full of light. But if thine eye he evil, thy whole body shall he full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great /« that darkness ! No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and luainnion. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your lH)dy, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the hody than raiment ? Behold the fowls of the air : fttr tliey sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they ? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? And why take ye thought for raiment 'f Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow : they toil not, neither do they spin : and yet I say unto you, That e\ -A Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall Be not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall 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 Father knoweth that ye have need of •11 these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His right- eeusuess ; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore 29 EXHORTS AS TO HASH JUDGMENT AND SOUL-SAFETY. no thought for the morrow : for the morrow shall take thfught for the tilings of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 21— The Sermon on the Mount— Continued St Matt. 7—8. 1. JVear Capernaum. .Fudge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with v;hat measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in •t ly brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own uld that law and kad is the Ih go in |ich lead- ling, but |lr fruits, ary good Irth evil 1 corrupt Ith good fi-uit is hewn down and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. , Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enicr into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth tlie will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day. Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name ? and in Thy name have cast out devils ? and in Thy name done many wonderful works ? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from Me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, .shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house ujum the sand : «,nd the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell : and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine : for He taught them a8 one having authority, and not as the scribes. When He was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 22 —Miracles, Healing', and Prayer. St Matt. 8. 2-4 ; St Mark 1. 40-45 ; St Luke 5. 1-lL Lake of Gcnneaaret. And it came to pass, that, as the i)eople pressed uj)on Him to hear the word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them, ami were washing their' nets. And He entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down, and taught the people out dE the ship. Now when He had left speaking, He said unto Simtm, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto Him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing : nevertheless at Thy word I will let down the net. Ami when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes : and their net brake. And they beckoned unto Uieir jmrtnerSy which 31 A MAN FULL OF LEPROSY CLEAN SEP. •were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. An sink. When S^mon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me ; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they harsook all, and followed Him. And it camo to pass, when He was in a certain city, behold, theie came a man full of leprosy to Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, worshipped Him, and fell on his face, and Vjesought Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt. Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus,. moved with compassion, put forth His hand, and touched him, and fi»ith unto him, I will ; be thou clean. And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was- cleansed. And He straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away. And JcHus saith untx) him, See thou say nothing to any man : but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things "which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But he went out, and began to pul>lish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places : and He withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. And they came to- Him from every quarter. 23.— Palsy Cured, and Matthe-w Called. St Matt. 9. 2-9 ; St Mark 2. 1-22 ; St Luke 5. 17 39. Capernaum.' And again He entereassed forth from thence, He saw a man, named Matthew — a publican, named Levi— the son of Alphirus, sitting at the receipt of custom ; and He said unto him, Follow Me. And he left all, rose up, and followed Him. And Levi made Him a great feast in his own house. And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and His disciples : for there weie many, and they followed Him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eat with publicans and sinners, they murmured against His disciples, saying, How is it that He eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ? When Jesus heard it. He saith unto them. They that aie whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to rejjentance. And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast : and they ^3 3 i THE I'AKABLE OF CLOTH AND WINE, NEW AND OLD. er fast, while the bridegroom is with them ? As long aa they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. And He spake also a parable unto them : No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment : else the new piece that ftlled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent i(s made worse : and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles : else the new wine will burst the bottles, and l>e spilled, and the btjttles shall perish. But new wine mu t ])e \ut i-ito new bottles ; and both are preserved. No man also hi,vijg drunk old wine straightway desii'eth new ; for he saith, The old is better. HERE ENDETH THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY OF JESUS. «%•. THIRD PERIOD. .St Matthew VIII., 5-13, 18-34; IX., 1, 10-38; X.— XIV- St Mark II , 23-28 ; III.— VI. St Luke VL— IX. 1-17. St John V., VI. ARRANGED IN ORDER OF TIME. 24— Jesus and the Impotent Man. St John 5. Jerusalem. After this there was a feast of the Jews ; and Jesus went np to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a p(K>l, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Beth^'iida, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of im})oteDt folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water ; whosoever then tirst after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case^ He saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whol^ f The impotent man answered Him, Sir, I have no man, when the waier is troubled, to put me into the pool : but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him. Rise, take up thy . bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took. • up his bed, and walked : and on the same day was the Sabbath. ; The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the SabbaUi'. 4lay : it is not lawful idr thee to carry thi/ bed. He answered tfaian. He that made me whole, the same said unto me; Take up thy bed^ alMi's walk. Then asked they him, W^hat man is that which said unW thac^. / 36 ! I ! I flii JKSIK ANSWERS JKWIfJH CAVlLLINdS. Take up thy bed, and walk ? And he that was healed wist not wlut it was : for Jesus had conveyed Himself away, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jchus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou are made whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And therefore did the Jews persecute JesuS; and sought to slay Him, because He had done these things en the Sabbath day. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was His F'ather, making Himself equal with God. Then answered Jesus and said unto tliem, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of Hiiiself, but what He seeth the Father do : for what things soever He doeUi, il 'se u,j.>o doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth Him all things that Him- self doeth : and He will shew Him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quicken eth ^em ; even so the Son quickeneth whom He will. F'or the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son : that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hatli sent Him. Verily, veiily, I say unto you. He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into cr lenmation ; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say -*nto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God : and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in Himself ; so hath He given to the Son to haye lif e in Himself ; and hath given Him authority to execute judg- ment also, because He is the Son of man. Marvel not at this : for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resur- rection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. I can of Mine own self do nothing : as I hear, I judge :' and My judgment is just ; because I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent Me. If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. There as another that beareth witness of Me : and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of Me is true. Ye sent unto John, and he bare 36 THE DISCII»LES PLUCK EAUS OF CORN ON THE SABBATH. witness unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from man : but these things I say, that ye might be saved. He was a burning and a shining light : and ye were wilHng for a season to rejoice in his light. But I have greater witness than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given Me to finish, the same works that I do. bear witness of Me, that the Father hath sent Me. And the Father Himself, whicii hath sent Me, hath borne witness of Me. Ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape. Atid ye have not His word abiding in you : for whom He hath sent, Him ye believe not. Search the scriptures : for in them ye think ye have eternal life : and they are they which testify of Me. And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life. I receive not honour from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not : if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that coineth from God only ? Do not think that 1 will accuse you to the Father : there is one that accuseth you, eren Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me : for he wrote of Me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words ? 25.— The Disciples and the Sabbath. St Matt. 12. 1-8 ; St Mark 2. 23-28 ; St Luke 6. 1-5. Around Jerusalem. And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first, that Jesus went through the corn fields ; and His disciples were anhungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their liands. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto Him, Behold, Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day. But He said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him ? how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him ; which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests ? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, Hrtd are blameless? But I say unto you, That in this place is One greater 87 JEHUS D£CLAU£S HIMSELF UNBOLT THE SABBATH. than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltlei^x. And He said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not maii for the Sabbath : therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath. 26.— Further teaching on the Sabbath. St Matt. 12. 9-14 ; St Mark 3. 1-6 ; St Luke 6. 6-11. At Cajpernaum. And it came to pass also on another Sabbath, when He was depart<'n the Sabbath days to do good, or to do evil ? to save life or to destioy it ? But they held their peace. And He said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift H out f How much then is a man better than a sheep ? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days. And when He had looked round about cm them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He saith unto the man. Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth ; and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness. And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. 27.— The meekness and gentleness of Christ. St Matt. 12. 15-21 ; St Mark 3. 7-12. By the Western shore of the sea of Galilee. . , But when Jesus knew it. He withdrew Himself from thence, with His disciples, to the sea : and a great multitude from Galilee followed JElini, and from Juda}a, and from Jerusalem, and from Iduma?a, and 88 THE TWELVE APOSTLES AKE CHOSEN HY JESUS. will have guiltlefs. not mail Sabbath. 1. departed -here was •ibes and Sabbath Sabbatli He knew ed hand, od forth. awful on r> desti'ov hat man fall hito t it out ? is lawful nd about arts, He tched it ley were kightway I destrov St. 1<: ce, with "oUowed a?a, and /rM» beyond Jordan ; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a prrat multitu Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder ; Philip, and Barthokmew ; Thomas, and Matthew the publican ; and James the sen of AlphpcuK, and LebboGus, whose surname was Thaddfcus ; and Simon, called Zelotes- ; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And He cf me down with them, and stood in the plain, and tie comj:any of His disciples, and a great multitude of pec pie out of rll Jtidaa ar.d Jerusalem, and frcm the =€a coast of Tyre ard Sidon, which crme to hear Him, trd to be healed of Iheir diseases ; &i;d they tl at 30 BLESSINGS, WOES, AND EXHORTATIONS. were vexed with unclean spii-its : and they were healed. And the whole multitude soujjht to touch Him : for there went virtue out of Him, and liealed them all. And He lifted up His eyes on His disciplea, and said, Blessed he ye poor ; for your's is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now : for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now : for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company^ and shall reproach yoUy and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy : for, behold, your reward in great in heaven : for in the like maimer did their fathers unto the prophets. But woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have received your con- solation. Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you ! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them which ilespitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek otf'ei- also the other ; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of 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. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye ? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye ? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye ? tor sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned : forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind ? shall they not both fall into the ditch ? The disciple is not above his master : but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why 40 A CENTURION 8 SERVANT IS HEALED. heholfle-st thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the b^ain that is* iii thine own eye ? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to i)ull out tire mote that is in thy brother's eye. For a ^ooA tree bringoth not forth corrupt fruit ; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil : for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say ? Whosoever comath to Me, and heareth My sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like : he is like a man which built an house, and cligged deep, and laid the foundation on a rocjk : and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it : for it was founded upon a rook. Bat he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house u{)on the earth ; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell ; and the ruin of that house was great. 29.— Jesus and the Centurion's Servant. St. Matt. 8. 5-13 ; St Luke 7. 1-10. Capernaum, Now when He had ended all His sayings in the audituue of the .]»3ople. He entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard <»f Jesus, he sent unto Him the elders of the Jews, baseeching Him that H3 would come and heal his ssrvant. And when they came to Jesus, thsy besought Him instantly, sayiag, Tint he was worthy for whom He should do this : for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a symagogue. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. Then 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 enter under my 41 T UAI8INU A WIDOWS SON AT NAIN. foof : wherefore neither tliought I myself worthy t(^ come unt<» Thee ; but Rpeak the word only, and my Hervant Bhall V)e healed. For I al <» »ni a man set under authority, havingunder nie Soldiers, and I say unto one, Oo, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and t<> my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things. He marvelled at him, and turned Him aVjout. and paid unto the people that followed Him, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And 1 say unto you. That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Tpaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion. Go thy way ; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. And they tliJit were sent, returning to tie house, found the servant whole that had been sick. ' I ii 30.— The Widow's Son and John the Baptist's Messengers. St Matt. Jl. 2-30 ; St Luke 7. 11-35. Nain. And it came to pass the day after, that He went into a city called ^fain ; and many of His disciples went with Him, and much people. Now when He came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there wa.^- a dead nian carried out, the only son of his mother, and s^he was a widow : and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord Faw her. He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And He csme and touched the biei- : and they that bare him stood still. And He said. Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all : and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us ; and, That God hath visited His people. And this rumour of Him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about. And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. Now when John had heard in the priEon the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to Jesus, saying-.. Art thou He that should come ? (»r look we for another? When the 42 JE8US TESTIFIES TO THE (JREATNESH OF JOHN THE BAITIST. it(. Thee ; Por I al (» Isav unio I ; and t<» se things, lie people HO great ball come Ipaac, and kingdom iping and thy way ; rvant was ing to tie ist's ity called )eople. there was >he was a the Lord lot. And ood still. was dead mother. g, That a sited HiK Jaea, and of John in the saying-., '^hen the ^ men were come unto Him, they 8uid, John Baptist hath sent us ui t«» Thee, saying, Art Thou He that should come ? or look we for unollur .' And in that same hour He cureented not: Woe unto thee, Chora/in! 48 JEHUS ANOINTED BY A WOMAN IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON; woe unto thee. Bethsaicla ! for if the mighty works, which wereVlone in you, hatl l)een done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long jigo in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you. And thou, (yapernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell : for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you. That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank Thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these t^.ings from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so. Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight. All things are delivered unto Me of My Father : and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the 8or ^^'ill reveal Him. > 1 I ine unto Me. all ?/c that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke in easy, and My burden is light. 31.— A woman anoints Jesus' feet, and;^^^.„^ a Demoniac is healed i St Matt. 12. 22-50 ; St Mark 3. 19-35 ; St Luke 7. 36-50, 8. 1-3. Na/'m — Capernaum. And one of the Pharisees desired Him that He would eat with him. And He went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And. behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew tiiat Jemis sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box oi ointment, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping, and began to wash His feet with tears, and did wi{)e them with the hairs of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed them with the oint- ment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden Him saw it, he spake within himself, saying. This man, if He were a prophet, would hav6 known who and what manner of woman thin is that toucheth Hitn : fdf she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have womewhat to say unto thee. And he saith. Master, say on. twj^^i'jvii 44 A MAN, DEVIL-POHSKHSED AND BLIND AND DUMB, HKAI.KI). There was a certain creditor which had two deVjtorn : the one owed iive hundred pence, and the other fifty. And wlien they had nothinjjf to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of tlieni will love him most ? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And He said unto him. Thou hast rightly judged. And He turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, thou gavest Me no water for My feet : but she hath washed My feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest Me no kiss : but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss My feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint : but this woman hath anointed My feet with ointment. Wherefore 1 say unto thee. Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is foi-given, the same loveth little. And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with Him began to say within themselves. Who is this that forgiveth sins also ? And He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. And it came to pass afterward, that He went throughout every city and village, pi caching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of (jrod : and the twelve were with Him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went sev^n devils, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministeied unto Him of their substance. And they went into an house. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so nmch as eat bread. And when His friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold 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 the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said. Is not this the Son of David ? But when the Pharisees and the Scribes x'hich came down from Jerusalem heard it, they said, He hath Beelzebub, and this fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and He called them unto Him, and -said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom • be divided against itself, that kingdom oannot stand, and every city or tiouse divided agpiost itself shall not stand : and if Satan 45 SIN OF BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST. cast out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how shall then his kiiig- dooi stand ? he cannot stand, but hath an end. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out ? therefore t'ley shall be your judges. But if 1 cast out devils by the Spirit of (J.^d, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with Me is against Me ; and he that gathereth not with Me scatbereth abroad. Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : but the blasphemy af/ainst the Holi/ Ghost shall noL be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the icorhl to come, but is in danger of eternal damnation : because they said. He hath an unclean spirit. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good ; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : for the tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things : and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you. That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words tbou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying. Master, we would see a sign from Thee. But He answered and said unto them, An evil and adultycrous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas : for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly ; so shall the Sou of man be three days anr she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and, behold, a greater than Solomon ia here. When the unclean spirit is giae out of a man, he walketh through ■dry places, seeking rest, and find )th none. Then he saith, I wiU return JK«US TEACHES IN PARABLES BY THE SEASIDE. his kfllg- leelzebub bherefore Spirit of I can one } he first Lat is not mtfcereth forgiven tey shall II noT, Vje the Son ainst the I, neither because lake the hii fruit, ngs ? for 3od man igs : and L But I ley shall rds thou into my house from whence I came out ; and when he is come, he findeth /> empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with him- s ilf seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even «(j shall it be also unto this wicked generation. While He yet talked to the people, behold, Uin mother and His brethren stood without, desiring to speak with Him. And the multi- tude sat about Him. Then one said unto Him, Behold, Thy mother and Thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with Thee. But He answered and said unto him that told Him, Whr is My mother ? and who are My brethren ? And He looked round about on them wliich sat about Him, and He stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, and said. Behold My mother and My brethren ! for whosoever shall do the will of My Father which is in heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and mother. Eacli of the foregoing 31 Sections could he used as a Gospel Reading for the day of month corresponlinj to its number. DAILY GOSPEL HEADINGS FOR A SECOND MONTH. saymg, ult;erous :o it, but d three ays anle8 asked Him, saying, What might this parable be ? And He said unto them. Unto you it \» given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God ; but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables ; that seeing they may see, and not perceive ; and hearing they may hear, and not understand : lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. And He said unto them, Know ye not this parable ? and how then will ye know all parables ? Hear ye there- fore the parable of the sower. Now the parable is this : The seed is the word of God. The sower soweth the word. Those by the way- side, where the word is sown, are they that hear the word of the king- 4Qin, but when they have heard, and understand it not, then Satan 4» ■ i 4 CONTINUES TO TEACH HIS DISCIPLES IN PRIVATE. I' \ I Cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts, lent they should believe and be saved. This is he which received seed by the wayside. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground ; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness ; and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time : afterward, in time of temptation, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended, and fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they which, when they have heard the word, go forth ; and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulneas of riches, and pleasures of thiH life, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke +he word, and it becometh unfruitfuL And these are they which are sown on good ground, such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience, some thirty-fold, some sixty, d,nd some an hundred. And He said unto them, No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, oi* putteth it under a bushel, or under a bed, but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see th6 light : for there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested ; neither was anything kept secret that shall not be known and come abroad. If any man have 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 to you : and unto you that hear shall more be given. For ho that hath, to him shall be given ; and he that hath not, from him S'lall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. And His disciples cime unto Him, saying. Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man ; the field is the world ; the good seed are the children of the kingdom ; but the tares are the children of the wicked one. The enemy that sowed them is the devil : the hai'vest is the end of the world ; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire : so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall s'jnd forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity ; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field ; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 50 CONDITIONS OF FOLLOWING AND SEKVIN(5 JESUS. I in their received sown on lediately o endure iction or Dfiended, [)h, when >rld, and lusts ol ifruitfuL n honest 'th fruit ed. . candle, ir a bed, see th6 neither 'oad. If o them, shall be m. For om him disciples s of the )od seed are the wicked }he end le tares of this shall lich do hall be orth as ear, let field; goeth Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls : who, when he had found one pearl of great price, 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 full, they drew t'> shore, ane at the end of the world : the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and sshall cast i hem into the furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and gnashing of toeth. Jesus aaith unto them, Have ye understood all these things ? They H\y unto Him, Yea, Lord. Then said He unto them, Therefore every sjribe ivhicA is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. Then came to Him His mother and His brethren, and could not conic at Hini for the press. And it was told Him by cei'tain which said, \ hy mother and Thy brethren stand without, desiring to see Thee. And He answered and said unto them. My mother and My brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it, 3.— Jesus Calms a Storm. St Matt, 13, 53 ; 8. 18-27 ; St Mark 4, 35-41 ; St Luke 8. 22-25, ' Capernaum — TJi^ Sea of Galilee. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parablea,^ He departed thence. And the same day, when the even was come, when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment ta' eace, and he whole of thy plague. And the woman was made whole from that liour. While He yet »pake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead : why troulilest thou the Master any further ? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only beHeve, and she shall be made whole. And He suffered no man to follow Him. save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And wl.c«n Jesus came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, and them that wept and wailed greatly. He suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the nuther of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her. And when He was come in. He saith unto them. Why make ye this ado, and weep ? give place : for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed Him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But when He had put them all out, He taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with Him, and ent«^»""<-h in where the damsel was lying. And He took the damsel by the hand, antl said unto her, Talitha cunii ; which is, being inttrpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway, and walked : for she was of the (uje of twelve years. And her patents were astonished with a great astonishment. And He charged them straitly that no man should know it : and commanded that something shouM l)e given her to eat. And the fame hereof went al>road into all that land. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed Hiui. ^Tying, and saying, Thou tion of David, have mercy on us. And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him : and Jesits saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this ? They said uii o Him, Yea, Lord. Then touched He their eyes, «aying. According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened : and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But thoy, when they were departed, spread abroad His fame in all that countiy. As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumV> man pos- sessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying. It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. 55 THE UISCII'LKS SENT OUT ON A MISSIONARY TOUR. 6. —Jesus visits Nazareth, and sends but Twelve Apostles. St Matt. 9. 35, 36 ; 10. l-t>, 11. 1 : 13. ni-.^S ; St Mark 6. 1-13 ; St Luke 9. 1 G. Nazareth — Around Capernaum. And Ho went out from thence, and came into His own country ; and Hi.sdiHcii)le,s follow Him. And when He wa^ come into His own country, and when the Sabbath day was come, He began to teach in the synagogue : and many hearing Ifim were astonished, saying. From wh-ince hath this man these things ? and what wisdom is this which is givriU unto Him, that even such mighty works are wrought by His hauls ? Is not this the cai'penter ? is not His mother called Mary ? and His brethren, James and Joses, and Simon, and Judas ? and His sisters, are they not all with us '\ Whence then hath this man all these things ? All 1 they wt!re offended in Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, an 1 in hir^ own house. And He did not many mighty works thei-e because of tlieir unbelief, sive that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And He inarvelled because of their unbelief. And J(»sus went aV)out all the cities and villages, teaching in their •synagogues, .ind j»reaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sic'cness and every disease among the people. But \N hen He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then sa'^h He unto His disciples. The harvest truly is i)lenteous, but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lr)id of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest. And wiien He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power and authority over all devils, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. And He sent them forth by two and two, to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : 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. Heil the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils : freely yd<* hav3 rejeived, freely give. And He said unto them, Take nothing foi*^^ 56 .JESU8 (HVES THE APOSTLKH PREVIOUS DTHECTIONS. •V.w.v every gave o heal them \l the ig, Go ritans sraeL He/il ly ye; g for' ifoiir journey, save a ntaff only : provide neither gold, nor Hilver, nor Imvhh in your purses, nor scrip for i/our journey, neither two coat-H, neither shoes, but hf sliod with sandals ; for the workman is worthy of his meat. And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, cn(iuirc who in it is W(»ithy ; and there alnde till ye go thence. And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your ])ea(;e come upon it : but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to y(ni. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your ivords, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodcmi and (lomorrhain the day of judg- ment, than for that city. l^ehoM, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men : for tliey will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues ; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings tor \I y sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that same hour wlipt ye shall speak. For it is not 3'e that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in vou. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up again.=?t tJicir parents, and cause them to be i)ut to death. And ye shall be hated of all metb for My name's sake : but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another : for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, li" the Son of man be come. rho on the house-tops. And fear not 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 , ot two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one of them :shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs 57 KING HEROD ALARMED AT JESUS PROGRESS. f)f your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than mapy sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which ia in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes diall he they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother morc^ than Me is not worthy of Me : and he that loveth son or daug. ter moi o than Me is not woithy of Me. And he that taketh not his cross, and folio weth 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 receivetli Me receiveth Him that sent Me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of theto 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 they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the ■gospel, that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding His twelve discii)les, He departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 7.— King Herod beheads John the Baptist. St Matt 14. 1-12 ; St Mark 6. 14-29 ; St Luke 9. 7-9. Galilee- —Manhcvrus. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, of all that was done by Him : (for His name was spread abroad :) and he v as perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from ihtt dead ; and of some, that Elias had app«^ared ; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, Jolin have I beheaded : but who is this, of whom I hear such tilings ? aitdf said unto his servants, This is John the Baj)tist ; he is risen from the 5S ST'IRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST S TRAGIC DEATH. i of nioi-e I confess liall deny lich is ill came not : variance and the is sliall be lier raor(' ter nioK* TOSS, and life shall iveth Me the name ieiveth a lighteous of thetc , verily 1 hing the vils, ai;d iiiandiiig in their 3t. s, of all he V as m from rs, tlat John ;a ? and( c>m th& dead ; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. And he desired to see Him. Ocners said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard thereof ^ he said, It is John, whom I beheaded : he is risen fiom Uie dead. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold ujion John, and bound him. in prison for Herodias' sake, his brothei Phili}''s wife : for he had married her. For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had a (juarit! against him, u-id would have killed him ; but she could not : for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just men and an holy, and observed him ; and when h«3 heard him, he did mayiy things, and heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high cajjtains, and chief eatateit of Galilee : and when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel,, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever sl:e would ask. And he swaro unto her. Whatsoever thou shalt ask of nie, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, Wliat shall I ask ? And she said. The head of John the Baptist. And she, being befv>re instructed o\' he>- mother, came in straightway with haste unto the king, joid asked, saying, I will that thou give me b^ and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And the king was ej ceeding sorry ; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reiect her. And immediate! v the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded John in the }>rison. And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel : and she brought it to her mother. And when his disciples heard o/ /<, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb, and werM and told Jesus. 8.— Miracle of feeding five thousand in the desert. St Matt. 14. 13-21 ; St Mark 6. 30-44 ; Sr Like 9. 10-17 ; St Jt)HX 6. 1-13. Capernaum — Desert of Bethsaida. And the apostles, when they were returned, gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told Him all things, both what they haart into a desert place, and rest awhile : for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. After these things, Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, into a desert plaee belonging to the city called Bethsaida, by ship privately. And the people saw them departing, and many knew Him,"'and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto Him, because they saw His miracles which He did on them that were diseased. And Jesus, when He came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd : and He began to teach them many things, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, WIS nigh. When Jesus then lifted up His eyes, and saw a great coni- )> my come unto Him, He saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? And this He said to ])rove him : for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, Two hundred penny- w )rth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may ta'ce a little. And when it was evening. His disciples came unto Him, a' id said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed : send them away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, a id loflge, and buy themselves bread : for they have nt)thing to eat. for we are hei'e in a desert place. But Jesus said unto them, They need nol> depart ; 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 ? He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye ? go and see. And when they knew, one of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes : but what are they among so many ? We have no more but five loaves and two fishes ; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. For they were about five thousand men. He said, Bring them hither to Me. And He said to His disciples. Make them .'^it down by fifties in a company upon the green grass. Now there was much grass in the place ; so the men sat down in ranks, by hundreds, an.l bv fifties, in number about five thousand. And when He had taken thft five loaves and the two fishes, and when He had given thanks, look- ing up to heaven, He blessed them, and brake the loaves, and gave'the loaves to His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude that were set d«»wn ; and likewise the two fishes divided He among them all, as much as they would. And they did all eat, and were filled. When they were 60 JESUS v/alks on the sea of cai.ilee. jre many ). After \e sea of saida, by ny kuew lem, and I He did i\\ much hey were m many ed them iain, and he Jews, »aL com- ly bread, Himself \ penny- lem may I to Him, d : send d about, eat. for leed no'j 5 go and ie saith en they th unto nd two o more leat for e said, them ere was ndreils, taken look- ive'the ere .set much y were filled, He said unto His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain,, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves and of thefisl.es which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women ai.d children. 9.— Jesus Walks on the Sea, and tries Peter's Faith. St Matt. 14. 22-36 ; St Mark 6. 45-56 ; St John 6. 14-21. The Sea of Galilee — Gennesaret. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, ai.d to go before Him unto the other side, unto Bethsaida, wliile He sent away the people. When Jesus therefore perceived that they wou cl come and take Him by force, to make Him a king, and when He lu.d sent the multitudes away, He departed again into a Uiountain Himstlf alone to pray. And when even was now coLne, His disciples went down unto the sea, and entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to thenj. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves : for the wind was contrary ; and He alone on the land. And the sea arose by reason of a grea vind that blew. And He saw them toiling in rowing ; for the wind v. hs contrary unto them. !So when they had rowed about five-and-twenty or thirty furlongs, and about the fourth watch of the night, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship : and would have pa.f the hey sent n round lere they )v cities, [im that ; and as her side bhat one with His f alone ; [he place :) when isciples, sus. te. ja, thev id them ye saw filled. which Ve unto It work is the They said therefore unto Him, What sign shewest Thou then, that we may see, and believe Thee ? what dost Thou work ? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert ; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven : but My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He which c«nueth down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jv\-us said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that cometh to Me shall never hunger ; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. B it I said unto you. That ye also have seen Me, and believe not. All t'lat the Father giveth Me shall come to Me, and liim that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, biit the will of Him that sent Me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent Me, that of all which He hath given Me, 1 should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, a.d believeth on Him. may have everlasting life : and I will raise him up at the last day. The Jews then murmure 3 also go }\ we go ? ure that ed theui, spake of ay Him^ ESUS. ;Tr.t FOURTH PERIOD. St Matthew XV.— XXVII. St Mark VII.- XV Luke IX. 18— XXIIl. St John VII.— XIX. ARRANGED IN ORDER OF TIME. St 11.— Jesus denounces the Pharisees. St Matt. 15. 1-20 ; St Mark 7. 1-23. Capernaum. Then came together unto Him the Pharisees, and certain of the Scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwasben, hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their h9.nds oft, eat not. holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels, and of tables. Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked Him, Why do Thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But He answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the command- ment of God by your tradition ? Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition : for God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother : and. He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say. Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me, and honour not his father or his mother, he shall he free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother ; making the word of God of none effect through y of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did e^-* were four thousand men, beside women and children ; and He sent thorn away. 13.— Jesus warns against the Pharisees, and heals a Bhnd Man. St Matt. 15. 39—16. 12 ; St Mark 8. 10-26. .^,. Magdala and DalmanutJia — Bethsaida. And He sent away the multitude, and straightway He entered into a ship with His disciples, and came into the parts of Dalraanutha. And the Pharisees, also with the Sadducees, came forth, and began to question with Him, and tempting desired Hirn that He would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it 18 evening, ye say, It mil be fair weather, for the sky is red. And in the morning, Jt will he foul weather to-day : for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky ; but can ye not dMcem the signs of the times ? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and saith. Why doth this generation seek after a sign ? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given to this generation. And He left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. And when His disciples were come to the other side, they had foi^otten to take bread ; neither had they in the ship with them more thaui one loaf. Then Jesus charged them, saying. Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and of the leaven of Heirod. And. they reasoned among themselves, saying. It is because we %Ye taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, He said unto them, O* 6S A BUND MAN AT BETHSAIDA HEALED. y fasting of thctn lould we iltitmle ? iiid they lultitude and the jciples to ind they hem also took up that did He sent leals a ed into a la. And )egan to lid shew When it id in the owring. ve not leration 5ut the irit, and jay unta to the hey had Dre thaiii ware of iaven of ause we them, O- yeof little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread ? Do ye not yet undersstand, perceive ye not yet, neither under- stand ? have ye youi- heart yet hardened ? Having eyes, see ye not ? and having ears, hear ye not ? and do ye not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up '( They say unto Him, Twelves And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full qf fragments t»Jok ye up ? And they said. Seven. And He said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you con- cerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharinees and of the Sadducees, Then understood they how that He bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And He cometh to Bethsaida ; and they bring a blind man unto Him, and besought Him to touch him. And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town ; and when He had 8{»it on his eyes, and put His hands upon him, He asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that He put JIls hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up : and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And He sent him away to his house^ saying Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 14. —Jesus speaks of His Death and Second Comingr- St Matt. 16. 13-28 ; St Mark 8. 27—9. 1 ; St Luke 9. 18-27. Ccesarea Philippi. And Jesus went out, and His disciples, into the towns of CsesareA Pliilippi. And it came to pass, as He was alone praying, His disciplea vare with Him : and by the way He asked His disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am ? And they said, Some say that Thou art John the Baptist : some, Elias : and others, Jeremias, or that one of the old prophets is risen again. He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am ? And Simon Peter answered and said unto Him, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jeaus answered and said unto him. Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is m heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon 159 ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS DEATH BY JESUS. tms rock T will build My church ; and the gates of hell shall not pre- vail against it. And 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 His disciples that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the Christ. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He the Son of man must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and ScribcH, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And He spake that saying openly. Then Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from Thee, Lord : this shall not be unto Thee. But when He had turned about and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying. Get thee behind Me, Satan : thou art an offence unto- Me : for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that. be of men. And when He had called the people unto Him, with His- disciples also, He said unto them all, Whosoever will come after iMe, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his- life for My sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, what is a man advantaged, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul, or be cast away ? Or, what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels ; and then He shall reward every man according to his works. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful genera- tion ; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He shall come in His own glory, and in Bis Father's, and of the holy angels. And He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand uere, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. 16.— The Transfiguration of Jesus, and Healing f of a Demoniac. St Matt. 17. 1-21 ; St Mark 9. 2-29 ; St Luke 9. 28-42. Mount Hermon. ' " 4-nd after six days Jesus taketh -mjiVA- Him Peter and James and John,. hi3 brother, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by them- selves to pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance t\*ai^ 70 THE TRANSFIGURATION UPON THE HOLY MOUNT. ot pre-' dom of mnd ill osed in 10 man es, how r many ts, and e Hpake :e Him, 3. But ebuked ;e untcv )8e that, ith His. :er iMe, e. For lose hi& >r Avhat ain the- it shall 11 come reward lall be ;enera- 1 come tid He m that en the ng Johii^; them*^ 36 t\*aiSf' altered, and He was transfigured before them. And His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light, ami glistering, exceeding white as snow ; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And, behold, there appeared unto them two men, which were Moses and VAiaa : who ap{)eared in glorj^ and they were talking witli Jesus, and spake of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep : and when they were awake, they saw His glory, and the two men that stood with Him. And it came to pass, as they departed from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here : if Thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he wist not what to say ; for they were sore afraid. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them ; and ' they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came a voice out of the cloud, which said. This is My beloved Son. in whom I ani well pleased ; hear ye Him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And when the voice was past, Jesus came and touched them, and said. Arise, and be not afraid. Antl suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. And they kept it close, anil told no man in those days any of those things which they liad seen. And it came to pass, that on the next day, as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. And His di8cij)les asked Him, saying. Why then say the Scribes that Filias must first come ? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things ; and how it is written of the Son of man, that He must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you. That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that He spake unto them of John the Baptist. When they were come down from the hill, much people met Him. And when He came to Jlis disciples. He saw a great multitude about them, and the Scribes questioning with them. And straightway all the people, when they beheld Him, were greatly amazed, and running to Him, saluted Him. And He asked the Scribes, W^hat question ye with them ? 71 ! If ''I .1 A DUMB SPIRIT CAST OUT BY JESUS. : aUfT A And when they were come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeHng down to Him, and saying, Masiter, I have brought unto Thee my son, whi(;h hath a dumb spirit ; I beseech Thee, look upon my son : for he is mine only child. Lord, have r^ercy on my son : for he is lunatick, and sore vexed : for ofttimes he fallethinto the fii-e, and oft into the water. And, lo, a spirit taketli him, and he suddenly ciieth out ; and wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him : and he foanieth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away : and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And I brought him to Thy disciples, that they should cast him out ; and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long sliall I be with you ? how long shall I suffer you ? Bring thy son hitlier. And they brought him unto Him : and vvhen he saw Him, straightway the spirit tare him ; and he fell on the ground, and wal- lowed foaming. And He asked his father. How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him : but if Thou canst do anything, have compassicjn on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him. If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, 1 believe ; help Thou mine unbelief. When Jeaufj saw that the people came running together. He rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him. Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him : and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many said. He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up ; and he arose. And the child was cured from that very hour, and delivered again to his father. And when He was come into the house, then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and asked Him privately, Why could, not we cast him out ? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief : for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove ; and notliing sliall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. 1 1 72 ji^ -—^ A DISPUTE AS TO WHO SHOULD BE THE (}RKATEST. Him a brought ee, look on my into the and he jh him : i,y : and to Thy ire him. on, how thy son bW Him, nd wal- nce this ath cast if Thou ms said im that ),nd said \n Jeaufi 1 spirit, out of nt him ch that lifted •y hour, jles to m out? 1 say iy unto move ; In come rrmm rrrrJ'f 16— Jesus pays Tribute Money. St Matt. 17. 22-27 : St Mark 9. 30-50 ; St Luke 9. 43-50 : St John 7. 1. V i The Holy Mount to Capernaum. After these things Je.sus departed thence, and passed through Galilee : and He would not that anv man should know it, for He would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill Him. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which JesuH did. He said unto His disciples, Let these sayings sink down into your ears : for tlie Son of man shall be ])etrayed into the hands of men : and they shall kill Him, and after that He is killed. He shall rise the third day. But they understood not that saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not : and they feared to ask Him of that saying, and they were exceeding sorry. Then there arose a reasoniag among them, which of them should be greatest. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute moneij came to Peter, and said. Doth not your Master pay tribute ? He saith. Yes. And when He was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon ? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute ? of their own children, or of strangers ? Peter saith unto Him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou t'^ the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up : and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money : that take, and give unto them for Me and thee. And being in the house He asked them. What was it that ye dis- puted among yourselves by the way ? But they held their peace : for l>y the way they had disputed among themselves, who skoald be the greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heait, sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unt(j them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. And He took a c'.iild, and set him in the midst of them : and when He had taken him in His arms. He said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in My name, receiveth Me : and whosoever shall receive Me, receiveth not Me, but Him that sent Me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. And John answered Him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out davils in Thy name, and he followed not us : and we forbad him, 73 is'' il DISCIPLES OF JESUS MUST BECOME LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN. because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not : for there is no rnan which shall do a miracle in My name, that can lightly speak evil of Me. For he that is not against us is on our part. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drirk in My name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. And whosoever shall offend one of thene little ones that believe in Me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off : it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot oflfend thee, cut it off : it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quen ;hed : where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : it i^ better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into iiell fire : where their worm die*h not, and the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good : but if the salt have lost his saltness, vvherewith will ye season it ? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. IT— Jesus discourses of Humility and Forgiveness. St Matthew 18. Capernaum. At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you. Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye uhall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is great^est in the kingd(»m of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in Mv name receiveth Me. But whoso shall offend one o^ these little ones which believe in Me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be that offences come ; but woe to that man by whom, the oftence cometh f Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off', and cast 74 Forbid me, that on our : in My liall not tie ones banged :l offend id, than shall be lenched. :o enter the fire a,nd the it : it m ye, than e*h not, fire, and the salt salt in mess. .,,1 o is the le child y I say ren, ye e shall ingdoni name s which hanged a. le that )nieth I id cast PARABLES OF THE LOST SHEEP AND THE KING S RECKONING. them from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed,, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting^ fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it is better for thee to entei- into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angeU do always l)ehold the face of My Father which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to save that whicli was lost. How think ye ? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them- be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that nhecp,. than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will ( t > ur Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should pc> \. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall hear thee, thou hfut gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the Church : but if he neglect to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as an heathen mr.,n and a publican. Verily I say unto you, What- soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My naine^ there am I in the midst of them. Then came Peter to Him, and said. Lord how oft shall my l)rother sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven times '. Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times ; but, Until seventy times yeven. Tlierefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun t(v reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord conmianded 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 worship])ed him, saj'ing, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the \ ' 'fi _i — — ^ — ^ — — — ^^— lii! iC JESUS AND HIS BRETHREX AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES. li>rd of that nervant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hundred pence ; and he laid hands on him, and took hi7n by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not ; but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 80 when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me : shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee ? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tor- mentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. -^ 18— Jesus goes to the Feast of Tabernacles. St John 7. 2—8. 1. Capernaum — Jerusalem. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. His brethren thei-efore said unto Him, Depart hence, and go into Juda a, that Thy (VHciples also may see the works that Thou doest. For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known o,jenly. If Thou do these things, shew Thyself to the world. For n iither did His brethren believe in Him. Then Jesus said unto them, ]My time is not yet come : but your time is alway ready. The world c mnot hate you : but Me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this feast : I go not up yet luito this feast : for My time is not yet full come. When He had said these words unto them. He abode still in Galilee. But when His brethren were gone up, then went He also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, Where is He ? And there was much mur- muring among the people concerning Him : for some said. He is a g«jod man : others said, Nay ; but He deceiveth the people. Howbeit no man spake openly of Him for fear of the Jews. ,_^,i^ Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. And the Jews marvelled, saying, How kuoweth this maa 76 I i. .fiidSfP. THE PHARISEES SEND TO TAKE JESUS, t-^ ' lim, and und one I he laid at thou jht him, e would le debt, y sorry, lis lord, servant, lest not »«« I had the tor- ye from ^8. rethreu lat Thy no man known . For o them, le world lat the up yet lad said 11]) unto sought h mur- a good belt no temple, lis vmM letters, having never learned ? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not Mine, but His that sent Me. If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of (Jod, or whcthei' I speak of Myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory : but He that seeketh His glory that sent him, the same is true, and no- unrighteousness is in Him. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law ? Why go ye about to kill Me ? The people answered and said. Thou hast a devil : who goeth about to kill Thee ? Je.«us answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all maivel. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision ; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers ;) and ye on the Sabbath day circumcise a man. li a man on the Sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken ; are ye angrj'^ at Me, because 1 have made a man every whit whole on the Sabbath day ? Judge nc>t according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this He, whom they seek to kill ? But, lo. He speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ ? Howbeit we know this man whence He is : but when Christ conieth no man knoweth whence He is. Then cried Jesus in the temple as He taught, sa}ing, Ye both know Me, and ye know whence I am • and I am nc.t come of Myself, but He that sent Me is true, whom ye know not. But I know Him : for I am from Him, and He hath sent Me. Then they sought to take Him : but no man laid hands on Him, because His hour was not yet come. And many of the people believed on Him, ahr: said. When Christ Cometh, will He do more miracles than these which this ukui hath dune? The Pharisees lieard that the people murmured such things concern- ing Him ; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take Him. Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto Him that sent Me. Ye shall seek Me, and shall not lind Me : and where 1 am, thither ye cannot come. Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will He go, that we shall not find Him? will He go unto the dispersed among the (Jentil«^s, and teach the (ientiles ? What manner of saying is this that He said. Ye shall seek Me, and shall not find Me : and where I am, thither ye cannot come ' In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, aaying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that 77 I It SCRIBES AND PHARISEES ARE CONVICTED OF SIN. "belie veth on Me, an the scripture liath said, out of his belly shall flow river« of liviug water. (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive : for the Holy Ghost was not yet given: because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) Many of the .people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this i.s the Prophet. Others said. This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee ? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ Cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was ? So there was a division among the people because of Him. And some of them would have taken Him ; but no man laid hands on . Him. Then came the officers ix> the chief priests and Pharisees : and they • said unto theui, Wliy have ye not brought Him ? The officers ►answered. Never man spake like this man. Then answered them the 'Pharisees, Are ye also deceived ? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him ? But this people who knoweth not the law ;are cursed. Nicodenms saith unto them^ (he that came to Jesus by .night, being one of them,) Doth our law judge any man, before it hear , him, and know what lift doeth ? They answered and said unto him, .Art thou also of Galilee ? Search, and look : for out of Galilee ariseth .110 prophet. And every man went unto his own house. ;. Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. > 19.— Jesus and the Scribes and Pharisees. St John 8. 2-. 59. '' The Temple at Jerusalem. And early in the morning, He came again into the temple, and all ithe people came unti> Him ; and He sat down, and taught them. And the Scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery ; and when they had set her in the midst, they say untt* Him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now .Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned : but what sayest Thou ? This they said, tempting Him, that they might have U* accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not. So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone l^.t her. And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And 78 ,^rn jestjs the light of the world. [lall flow Lch they vas not f of the h this is id, Shall it Christ n, where of Him. lands on md they ! officers hem the r of the : the law Jei*us by •e it hear nto him, (e ariseth and all 1. 11 taken ay untt* Now ut what have t<» e on the Eind said a stone m. And they which heard it, being convicted by their oiim conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last : and Jesus was left ai' ne, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman. He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accu(-crs ? hath no man condemned thee ? She said. No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her. Neither do I condemn thee : go, and sin no more. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world : he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the liglit of life. The Pharisees therefore said unto Him, Thou bearest record of Thyself ; Thy record is not true. Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of Myself, yet My record is true : for I know whence I came, and whither I go ; but ye cannot tell whence 1 come, and whither I go. Ye judge after the tlesh ; I judge no man. And yet if 1 judge, My judgment is true ; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent Me. It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of Myself, and the Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me. Then said they unto Him, Where is Thy Father ? Jesus answered, Ye neither know Me, nor My Father : if ye luui known Me, ye should have known My Father also. These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as He taught in the temple : and no man laid hands on Him ; for His hour was not yet come. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go My way, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sins : whither I go, ye cannot come. Then «aid the Jews, Will He kill Himself, because He saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. And He said unto them, Ye are from beneath ; 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 if ye believe not that I am //e, ye shall die in your sins. Then said they unto Him, Who art Thou ? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge <»f you : but He that sent Me is true ; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of Him. They understood not that He i^pake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto them. When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am Ue^ and that I do nothing of Myself ; but as My Father hath taught Me, I speak these things. And He that sent Me ia with Me : the Father hath not left Me alone ; for I do always those things that please Him. As He sjmke these words, many believed on Him. 79 f !*fl :? n ENEMIES OF JESUS CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL. I, li IB. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ve con- tinue in My word, then are ye My disciples indeed ; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. ^4 They answered Him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man : how sayest Thou, Ye shall be made free ? Jesus answeref Myself, but He sent Me. Why do ye not understand My speech ? eren because ye cannot hear My word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe Me not. Which of you convinceth Me of sin ? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me ? He that is of God heareth God's words : ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, 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 Mv ^Father, and ye do dishonour Me. And I seek not Mine own glory : 'there is One that seeketh and judgeih. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto Him, Now we know that Thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and Thou sayest. If a man keep My saying, he shall never taste of death. Art Thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead : whom makest Thou Thy- self ? Jesus answered, If I honour Myself, My honour is nothing : it is My Father that honoureth Me ; of whom ye say, that He is your God : yet ye have not known Him ; but I know Him : and if I should say, I SO ve con- 11 know lever in i JesuH imitteth ouse for ake you eel ; but I speak ye have raham if^ dren, ye e, a man ; did not to Him, , Jesus e : for 1 ', but He ;ause ye ! lusts of ling, and Vlien he e father aiich of ye not herefore e Jews, an, and our My glory : to you, aid the ham is 'ing, he )iaham, )u Thy- ig : it is \r God : sav. I MIRACLE PEllKOUMED UPON A BUND BROaAR. know Him not, I shall be a liar like unto you : but I know Him, and keep His saying. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day : and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews 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. Then took they up stones to cast at Him : but Jasus hid Himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. 20.— Blind Man healed, and Parable of the Good Shepherd. ;^ St John 9.— 10. 21. Jerusalem, 'in>if(t*f« And as Jesus passed by. He saw a man which was blind from hU Ijlrth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents : but that the works of Qod should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of Him that .sent Me, while it is day : the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When He had thus spoken, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is, by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said. Is not this he that sat and begged ? Some said. This is he : others said^ He is like him : hut he said, I am he. There- fore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened ? He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me. Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash : and I went and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him. Where is He ? He said, I know not. They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. And it was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received hia sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of Qod, because He keepeth not the Sabbath day. Others said. How can a man 81 « BLIND MAN EXCOMMUNICATED BV THE JEWS. Ihat is a sinner do such miracles ? And there was a division among- them. They say ui.to the blind man again, What saye^t thou of Him^ that He hath opened thine eyes ? He said, He is a i)r»)i)Iiet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the ])arents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, saying. Is this your «on, who ye say was born blind ? how then doth he now see 'i His parents answered tliem and said. We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind : but bv what means he now seetli, we know not : or who hath opened his eyes, we know not : he is of age ; as-k him : he shall speak for himself. These vords si)ake his j)aTents, l)ecau8e they feared the Jews": for the Jews had agreed alieady that if any man did confess that He was Christ, he should be })ut out of tl c synagogue. Theref(^re said his parents, He is of age ; ask him. Then again called they the man that was ))lind, and said unto him. Give God the praise : we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said. Whether He be a sinner or no, I know not : one thing \ know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. Then said they to him again. What did He to thee ? how opened He thine eyes ? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear : wherefore would ye hear it again ? will ye also be His disciples ? Then they reviled him, and said. Thou art His disciple ; but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses : as for this fellow, we know not from whence He is. The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners : but if any man be a worshippei- of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, He could do nothing. They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach lis ? And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and when He had found him, He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? He answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him ? And Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped Him. And Jesus said. For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see ; and that they which see might be made 82 JEtoUti pEt'LAttK3 HlMtiKLK TO BE THE GOOD SHEl'ilKHl^. among^ of Hiniy ad been of him I lis your B '>: His son, and /e know ge ; at^k parents, that if ; of tl e ito him, ns\vere«l ] know, n again, !(l them,. ye liear t we are for this nd said jt from ow that )(1, and it not |nd. If ed and u teach found ? He Him ? Te that hipped [it thev I made blind. And some of the Pliurisees which were with Him hoiud these words, and .said unto Him, Are we blind also '? Jewus said unto them, If ye were bHnd, ye should have no sin : but now ye say, We .see ; therefore your sin remaineth. Verily, verily, I .say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth uj) some other way, the .same is a thief and a robber. P»ut he that entereth in by the door is the shepheid of the sheep. To liim the porter o])eneth ; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his own .sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice. And a sti-anger will they not follow, but will Hee from him : for they know not the voice of .strangers. This paral)le spake Jesus unto them : but they understood nt)t what thhigs they were which He .spake unto them. Then said Jesus u)ito them again. Verily, Terily, I .say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers ; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the dooi- : by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pa.sture. The thief cometh not, Imt for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy : I am come that they may have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth His life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling ileeth, because he is an hireling, and caieth not for the sheep. I am the Good Sheph*>rd, and know My ishetp, and am known of Mine As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father : and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheej) I have, which are not of this f;; Now a certain man was siok, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed tlie JESUS ARRIVKS AT BETHANY AFTER THE DEATH OF LAZARl'S. it was 1, How tell u^ Dt: the e. But ►u. My : and I er shall ,ve them tof My took up i wortj LB do ye we stone I a man, in your iom the of Him, d, Thou not the believe hat the out of where unto I spake of the town itedthe Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hnir, whose bi*othtr Lasarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard tftaty He saii*, 'J'his sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of Qod, that tl e Son of Qod might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, ai d her sister, and Lazarus. When He had heard therefore that he was sick, He abode two da} s still in the same place where He was. Then after that saith He to Ji i« diaciples. Let us go into Judsea again. His disciples say unto Hiii , Master, the Je>\s of late sought to stone Thee ; and goest Thou thitlur again ? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day ? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the ligl.t of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said He : and after that He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but I c^a, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said His disciples. Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death : but they thought that He had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe ; nevertheless, let us go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples. Let us also go, that we may die with Him. Then when Jesus came, He found that he had lain in the grave four days already. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to con« fort them concerning their brother. Then Mai-tha,as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him : but Mary sat still in the house. Then baid Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if Thou hadst been her*', my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of Qod, Qod will give it Thee. Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto Him, I know that ho shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shAll never die. Believest thou this ? She saith unto Him, Yea, Lord : I beUeve that Thou art the Christ, the Sou of Qod, which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary !ier secretly, saying. The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As ■9illiMi she heard thatf she arose quickly, and came unto Him. Now JR8UB SUMMONS LAZARUS FROM THE ORAYK. Jenus WM not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met Him. The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily «nd went out, followed her, saying. She goeth unto the grave to weep thera Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying unto Him, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, and said. Where have ye laid him ? They said unto Him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold, how He loved him ! And 8ome of them said. Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died ? Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the grava It was a cave, and a stone lay upf God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth thef tr>ok counsel together for to put Him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews : but wenl thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, «nd there continued with Hie disciples. 1^3.— Seventy Disciples, and Parable of the Qood Sainaritan. St Lukb 9. 61-62—10. 37. Ephraim— Capernaum, r And it came to pass, when the time was come that He shoald be received up, He stedfastly set His face t-o go to Jerusalem, and arai 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 His face was as though He would go to Jerusalem. ^ And when His disciples James and John saw thU^ they said, Lord, wilt Thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and oon- sxime them, even as Elias did ? But He turned, and rebuked them, and said. Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Sc»n of man i i not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man .■ray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Qive us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins ; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into tempta- tion ; but deliver us from evil. And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and r^ i go untr> him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me tL. ee loave.s ; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him ? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not : the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though ho will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his impor- tunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be of)ened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent ? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpitm ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall pour heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him ? 25.— Jesus accused of ccustingr out Devils by Beelzebub. St Luke 11. 14-54. North of Capernaum. And He was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pa9S, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. And others, tempting Himy sought of Him a sign from heaven. But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom • divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house divided 90 EK. JE8UH SHOWS Tire ABSURDITT OP HIS WORKING BY BRBI^ZKHUa ien away An place, vch us U» m, When hy name, th. Qive r we alflc> > tempta- and fV "U me tL.ee a I have and say, ith me in will not is itnpor- nd I say aU find ; it asketb )cketh it a father, give him ion? If children, iJpirit to by came to i people through , sou^t dngdom divided against a house'falleth. If Satan ahK> be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand ? because ye say that I cast out devils through Reelssebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast tfiem out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I with the finger of God oast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God ia come upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth liis palace, hia goods are in peace : but when a stronger than he shall come upon him« and overcome him, he taketh from him all his 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. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest ; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my liouf«e whence I came out. And when he cometh, he iindeth ii 8 wept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself ; and they enter in, anil dwell there : a ad the last state of that man is worse than the first. And it came t/O pass, as He spake theiie things, a certain woman of the company liftetl up her voice, and said unto Him, Blessed is the womb that bare Thee, and the paps which Thou hast sucked. But He said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. And when the people were gathered thick together. He began to say. This is an evil generation : they seek a sign ; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen f>f the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them : for she came from the utmost parta of the earth to hear the wisdom of Sok)mon ; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with thin generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the f>reaching of Jonas ; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret [ilaee, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. The light of the body is the eye : therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light ; but when thinr ffe is evil, thy body also is fuU of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, aa when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. And as He spake, a certain Pharisee liesought Him to dine with him : and He went in, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee 01 III WOBR rRONOUNCRD UPON HTP0CRITB8 AND HTrOCRIST. U, he manrelled that He had oot first washed before dinner. And the Lord aaid unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter ; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye fools, did not He that made that which is with<»ut make that which is within also ? But rather give alms of such things a« ye have ; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye tithe min^ and i*ue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ve love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Woe unto you. Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over tfiem are not aware of l/tem. Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto Him, Master, thus aaying Thou reproachest us also. And He said. Woe unto you also, ifn lawyers ! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourseltres touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe unto you ! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers : for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. Therefore also said the wisdom of Qod, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute : that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the Wv,rld, may be required of this generation ; from the blood oi Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and' the temple : verily I say unto you. It shall be required of this generation. Woe unto you, lawyers ! for ye have taken away the key of know- Lige : ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. And as He said these things unto them, the Scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him vehemently, and to provoke Him to speak of many things : laying wait for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him. 26.— Jesus warns a^rainst Govetousness, and exhorts «to Diligence.^ St Luks 12. Galilee. s / In the mean time, when there were gathered together an inh^ei^^ able multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one up6n ^dtn^rt 92 H of tfa (Kiit'jyy jt»VB WARNS ACiAINST COVBTOrHNBaS. And the de ol the ikiog aud without oh thiog8 woe unto erbs, and »ve done, i ! for ve a in the or ye are I are not iter, thL» u also, ife I, and ye lete, and Jlow the lild their ind them irsecute : LindatiuD jlood of dtar and' iieratioi). ^f know- ng in ye and the :o speak nietbiug nd 'Ut)VJ : /. intitDef- iiidtli^f; He' began to say unto His disciples first of all, Beware ye of the ieaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be prO' claimed upon the house-tops. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear i Fear him, Tvhich after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you. Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is fc»^otten before God ? But even the very hau? of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore : ye are of more value than many sparrows. Also I say unto you. Whosoever shall con- fess Me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God : but he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but unto him that bias- phemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall «sky : for the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye -ought to say. And one of the company said unto Him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And He said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you ? And He said unto them. Take heed, and beware of covetousness : for a man's life <;onsi8teth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And He spake a parable unto them, saying. The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : and he thought within himself, .saying. What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits ? And he said. This will 1 do : I will pull down my bams, and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my gooda. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many yeikrs : take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him. Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided ? So it he that iayeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. And He said unto His disciples, Therefore I say unto you. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat ; neither for the body, what ye ■shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body u wtore than 98 EXHORTATIONS TO TKUST AND WATCHFULKKSS. mment. Consider the ravens : for they neither sow nor reap ; whiob UMther hftvci .MiorehuuAe nor barn ; and God feedeth them : how much more are ye better than the fowls t And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit i If ye then be not able to do t^t thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest ? Con- Hder the lilien how they grow : they toi' not, they spin not ; and yet I •ay unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then Qod so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more will JJe cluthr you, O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things d<» the nations of the world seek after : and your Father knowetli that yv have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God ; and all these things shaU be added unto you. Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms : provide your- selves bags which wax not old, a treaHure in the heavens that failetli not, where no thief approacheth, neither motJi corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning ; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding ; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Ble^Hcd are those servants, whom the lord when he conieth shall find watching : verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and 4iud them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if tlie goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have sutt'ered blH lioase to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready ako : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. f< Then Peter said unto Him. Lord, speakest Thou this parable unto lis, or even to all? And the Lord said. Who then is that faithful and 'wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his hou8eh<^>ld, to give them their portion of meat in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord wlien he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that her will make him ruler over all that he hath. • But and if that serTUit aay in his hearty My lord delayeth his coming ; aud sliall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink) aDr what ings d<» bhat ye ;s shall to give ,e your- faileth r where and ye return *y open he lord hat he 1 come itch, or a-vauts. at hour red his le Son le uuto ul and lold, to ervant, I say ut anared not him- wdf^ neither did according to Ids will, shall be beaten with many utripry. But he that knew not, and did oonimit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few gtripra. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much retfuired : and to whom men have connnitted much, of him they will ask the more. 1 am come to send fire on the earth ; u. \ what will I, if it be already kindled ? But 1 have a baptism to !•! iiuptised with ; and how- am 1 straitened till it be accompllHhed ! )Upp<>»e y< that 1 am eoir.c to give i)eace on earth ? I tell you, Nay ; hut i itlit-rdiviHion : for from henceforlli ' iere shall be five 'n one h«)Us« 'In Jed, three against two, and two against three. The father shall I o d'v ided against the son, ai:d the hon against the father ; the mother against ihe daughter, and the daughter against the mother ; the mother-in law itgaiiu. her daughter- in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-iu law. And He said also to the people, Whtn ye see a cloud ri«e out of th«» west, straightway ye t-ay, There cometh a shower, and so it is. An^l when ye nee the south wind blow, ye say, There will be luat ; and it oometh t^> pass. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face oi the wky and uf the earth ; but how is it that ye do not discern this time < Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right ? When thou goest with thine adversai'y to the magistrate, «« than art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him ; lest he haJe thee to the judge, and the judge delivei- thee to the otticer, Hn -' ' He spake also this parable : A certain man had a fig tree planted in 'hii vineyard ; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years T come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why cunibereth it the ground ? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let ib alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it ; and if it bear fruit, well : and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, He called Jier to Hinij and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And He laid HI* hands on her : and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work : in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day. The Lord then answered him, and said. Thou hypocrite, 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 hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day ? And when He had said these things, all His adversaries were ashamed : and all the people rejoiced for all the glori- ous things that were done by Him. Then said He, Unto what is the kingdom of God like ? and where- unio shall I resemble it ? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden ; and it grew, and waxed a great tree ; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. And again He said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God 1 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the wholfe was leavened. AT?.d He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journey- ing toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto Him, Lord, are there few that be saved % And 'He said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate : for inaii^,-l> JESUS DETECTS HBROD's CUNNING AND BEWAILS JERUSALEM. he thoiie bhink ye ?, I tell -rfi anted in id none, ^e y^irs m ; why Lord, let and if it wn. Babbath. infirmity se lift up laid unto laid iJI* [ glorified 1, because he people, therefore ord then you on away to Abraham, rom this j3, all His the glori- id where- whieh a a great of God! ^asures of journey- I And my unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once 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, Lord, open unto us ; and He shall answer, and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are : then shall ye be^in to say. We have eaten and drunk in Thy presence, and Thou hast taught in our streets. But He shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are ; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and/7*o?rt the west, and from the north, and from the 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. The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto Him, Get Thee out, and depart hence : for Herod will kill Thee. And He said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox. Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day follow- ing : for it cannot be that a proi>het perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee ; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate : and verify I say unto you, Ye shall not see Me until the time come when ye shall say. Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. , 28.— Dropsy Healed, and Multitude Taught. St Luke 14. On the Last Journey through Galilee. And it came to pass, as He went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath day, that they watched Him. And, behold, there was a certain maifl before Him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day ? And they held their peace. And He took Atm, and healed him, and let him go : and answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and wfllt'not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day ? And they could not answer Him again to these things. fif7 7 PARABLB OF THE OBEAT SUPPER. ,M- And He put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when He marked how they cho.se out the chief rooms ; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of 5\ny man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room ; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room ; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased ; and he that humbleth himself sha)l be exalted. Then said He also to him that bade Him, When thou makest a clinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy tinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours ; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind : and thou shalt be blessed ; for they cannot recompense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. And when one of them that sat at meat with Him heard these things, he said unto Him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said He unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many : and sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come : for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The firat said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go 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. So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimerthy to be d he arose, D, and had And the ind in thy the father him ; and hither the his my son And they drew nigh lone of the unto him, ttted calf, ingry, and ;ated him. do I serve ; and yet \y friends : thy living said unto It was ly brother 80.— Parables of the Unjust Steward and Rich Glutton. St Lukb 16. On the Last Journey through Galilee. And He said also unto His disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward : and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his gocxls. And he called him. and said unto him, How is it that I hear tliis of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship ; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himaelfy What shall I do ? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship : I cannot dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, thaty when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto kim, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said. An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit oth he thank that servartt l)ecause he did the things that were commanded him ? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say^ We are unprofitable servants : we have done that which vi'us our duty to do. And it came to pass, as He went to Jerusalem, that He passed liiTough the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 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, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when He saw thern^ He said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks : and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed ? but where are the nine ? There are not found that returned to give glory to G(k1, save this stranger. And He said unto him, Arise, go thy way : thy faith hath made thee whole. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, He depai-ted from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Juda?a, by the farther side of Jordan : and great multitudes followed Him ; and He healed them there, and, as He was wont, He taught them again. And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come. He answered them and said. The kingdom of God oometh not with observation : neither shall they say, Lo here ! or, lo there ! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. And He said unto the disciples. The days will cr»me, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. Atnd they shall say to you. See here ; or, see there : go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning, thai lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven ; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. But first mirat He suffer many 103 IMi>OBTUNITT OF A WIDOW OVERCOMING AN UNJUST JUDOK. things, and be rejected of this generation. And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot ; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded ; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained Hre and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away : and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose hvi life shall preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed ; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two voomta shall be grinding together ; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two m£n shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto Him, Where, Lord ? And He said unto them. Whereso- ever tlie body is^ thither will the eagles be gathered toe;ether. DAILY aOSPEL READINGS FOR A THIRD MONTH. 1.— Jesus on Prayer, and Divorce. St Matt. 19. 3-12 ; St Mark 10. 2-12 ; St Luke 18. 1-14. Percea. And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ; saying. There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man : and there was a widow in that city ; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adver- sary. And he would not for a while : but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor reganl man ; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 104 iA PHARISRB AND A PUBIJOAN PRAYING IN THB TBMPI^ in <4^ idow ithin lthi« ling And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them ? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall He ^ find faith on the earth ? And He spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselviis that they were righteous, and despised others : Two men went up intt» 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 other men ai'e, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, Gtxl be . merciful to me a sinner ! I tell you, this man went down to his house* justitied rather than the otlier : for every one that exalteth himself «hall be abased ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. The Pharisees also came unto Him, tempting Him, and saying unto Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause ? And He answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you ? And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them. For the hard- ness of your heart he wrot« you this preempt. Have ye not read, that from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall .<. THB REWARD OK FAITHFUL DI8CIPIJ58HII'. 18, ind ich )les lith thes go tke kitigdom of G(k1. When His diHciples heard it^ they were arttonirihcd on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sistera, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, and the Gospel's, shall receive an hundred-fold — now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in the world to come eternal Ufe. But many t/tat are first shall be last ; and the last first. 3.— A Parable, a Prediction, and a Request. St Matt. 20. 1-28 ; St Mark 10. 32-45 ;. St Luke 18. 31-34. Judcea — Jordan^ near Jericho. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an househoUler,. which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vine- yard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a doy, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place, and said unto them ; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right 1 will give yjou. And they w€nt their way. Again he went out abREN. i and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take that thine ?«, and go thy way : I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil, because I am good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, but few chosen. And they were in the way going up to JcruBalem : and Jesus went ]>efore them : and they were amazed ; and as they followed, they were afraid. And He took again the twelve disciples apart in the way, and began to tell them what things should happen unto Him, ttaifing^ Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be A*xoiri[>li8hed. And the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the Scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death, and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they shall mock Him, and shall scourge Him, and shall spit upon Him, and shall kill Him : and the third day He shall rise again. And they underst<^od none of these things : and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, James and John, worshipping Hivfiy and desiring a certain thing of Him, Haying, Master, we would that Thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we «hall desire. And He said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you ? They said unto Him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on Thy right hand, and the other on Thy left hand, in Thy glory. But Jesus answered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink ( '- the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the bap- tism that I am baptized with ? They say unto Him, We are able. And Jesu4 said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I ilrink of ; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized : but to sit on My right hand and on My left hand is not Mine to give, but it shall he given to them for whom it is prepared of My Father. And when the ten heard it. they were moved with indignation -against the two brethren, James and John. But Jesus called them to Him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you : but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister : and whoso- ever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of alL For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. 108 BLIND BARTIMiRrH AND " JRHUS OH NAZARKTH PASKETH HY." m'»( t-« 4 —Two Blind Men Healed. o- St Matt. 20. 29-34 ; St Mauk 10. 46-r)2 ; St Like ]8. 35— li>. 1. East and West of Jericho. And it came to pa^H, that an He was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging : ami hearing the niulti- tude ))ass by, he asked what it meant. And they tohl hiui, that .Ie^^us of Na/areth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jchuh, 7%m son of David, liave mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked hini^ •that he sh 'ild hold his peace : but he cried so much the more, I'/tou son of Da. d, have mercy on me. And Jesus stotKl, and commandc d him to be brought unto Him : and when he was come neai*, He asked him, saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee ? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight : thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God : and all the people, when they saw i7, gave praise unto God. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And as He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartima3U8, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway-side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace : but he cried the more a great deal. Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and com- manded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him. Be of good comfort, rise ; He calleth thee. And he, casting away his garments, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and giaid unto him. What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? The blind man said unto Him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immedi- ately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. 5.— ZcLcchaeus brought to Jesus, and Parable of the Pounda St Luke 19. 2-27. West of Jericho, And, behold, there ims a man named Zacchseus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesua 109 THE CALLING AND CONVERSION CF ZACCHiEUS. ; ^>iAU who He was ; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree tc> see Him : for He was to pass that loay. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchseus, make habte, and come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy liouse. And he made haste, and came down, and received Him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That He was gone to be gue^ with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchajus stood, and said unto the Ljid ; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I 'have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. And as they heard these things, He added and spake a parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a king- dom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered thf m ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying. We will not have this man to reign over us. And it came to pass, that when he wai returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, tliat he might know how much every man had gained by trading. Then came the first, saying. Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him. Well, thou good servant : because thou hast baen faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him. Be thou also over five cities. And another came, saying. Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin : for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst n<»t down, and reapestthat thou didat nut sow. And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou w'cked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that 1 did not sow : where- fore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at ray coming I might have required mine own with usury ? And he said unto them that stood by, Take from hitn the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto him. Lord, he hath; ten; pounds.) For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath fhall be ^y4^ , 110 AN ALABASTER BOX OF OINTMENT POURED UPON JESUS. and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. 6.— Jesus Anointed by Mary of Bethany. St Matt. 26. 6-13 ; St Mark 14. 3-9 ; St Luke 19. 28 ; St John 11. 55—12. 1-11. Bethany. 'i \ji, And when He had Ihus spoken, He went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand : and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify them- selves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple. What think ye, that He will not come to the feast ? Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a com- nmndment, that, if any man knew where He were, he should shew i«, that they might take Him. Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there they made Him a supper ; and Martha served : but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him. Then took Mary an alabaster box of a pound of ointment of spikenard, veiy costly, and she brake the box, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meaty and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair : and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said. Why was this waste of the ointment made ? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. Then faith one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray Him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor ? This he said, not that he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and had tts. And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a mnn trhich had not on awedding garment : and he saith unto him. Friend, htw earnest thou in hither not having a wedding garment ? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot^ and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall 1 c weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle Him in His talk. And they watched Him, and sent forth spies, certain «f the Pharisees and of the Herodians, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of His words, that so they might deliver Him unto the power and authority of the governor. And when they were come, they say unto Him, Master, we know that Thou ajt true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest Thou for any man : for Thou regardest not the person of men ; but teachest the way fif God in truth. Tell us, therefore. What thinkest Thou ? Is it lawful tD give tribute unto Caesar, or not ? Shall we give, or shall we not give ? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said. Why tempt ye Me, ye hypocrites ? Shew Me the tribute money ; bring Me a penny,. that I may see it. And they brought unto Him a penny. And He »aith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription ? They say unto Him, Ca?sar'8. Then saith He unto them. Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are God's. And they could not take hold of His words before the people. When they had heard these words, they marvelled at His answer, and held their peace. il.— The Sadducees and the Pharisees Question Jesus. St Matt. 22. 23-46 ; St Mark 12. 18-37 ; St Luke 20. 27-44. The Temple at Jerusalem. The same day came to Him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection ; and they asked Him, sayings Master^ . iis M< kii THE GREAT COMMANDMENT IN THE LAW. Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die. and leave hl8 wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother shall marry his wife, and rftise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren : and the first, when he had married a wife, died, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother. And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. And the third took her ; and in like manner the seven •iso : and they left no children, and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of the seven ? for they all had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them. Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scrijitures, neither the power of God ? The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : but they which shall be accounte But woe unto you, Scriben and Pharisees, hy|M>crites ! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men ; for ye neither go in youirselirH, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye devour widows* houses, and for a pretence make long prayer : therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hjrpocrites ! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whofioever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing ; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor ! Ye fools and blind : for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold ? And, Whosoever shall ■wear by the altar, it is nothing ; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools and blind ; for whether i» greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift ? Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, apd by Him that sitteth thereon. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, liyp'tsrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have ointted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith ; th&se ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Woe unto you, Scribes a,nd Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are like onto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye als» outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypo- erisy and iniquity. Ir 122 DESTHUCTFON' OK THK TKMITK FOKKTOFD. t' Woe unto you, Srribes and PhariHCCH, hypooriteH ! because ye build the tombH of the projheta, ami garnish the HepulchrcH of the righteous, ainl say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we WDuld not have been partakers with them in the Hood of the pro])het«. Wherefore ye lie witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killet sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed : And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there thou hast that i« thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thmi wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed. Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. '"■^'^U' 16.— The la.st Judgment, and the Covenant of Judas^^' St Matt. 25. 31-46—26. 1-5, 14-16 : St Mark 14. 1, 2, 10, 11 ; St Luke 21. 37, 38— 22. 1-6. Mount of Olives. When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holj^ angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory : And before Him shall be gathered all nations : and He shall separate thent one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats r And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the founda-^' ' tion of the world : For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink : I was a stranger, and ye took Me in r naked, and ye clothed Me : I was sick, and ye visited Me : I was in prison, and ye came unto Me. Then shall the ri^teous answer Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered, and fed Thee ? or thirsty^ and gave TJiee drink ? When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in ? or naked, and clothed Thee ? Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison,. 4nd came unto Thee ? And the King shall answer and say unto them,. Yerily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the iettit of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me. •" •' •'• <• '%&& * 128 \ tl n JUDAS AGREES TO BETRAY JESUS FOR THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER. 'If *■ •i tThen shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, mto everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels : For I was an hungered, and ye gave Me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye 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 Him, saying, Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in piison, and did not minister unto Thee ? Then shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment : but the righteous into life eternal. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings. He said unto His disciples. Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread : and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill Mim. But they said. Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people, for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him unto them, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him unto you ? And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity how he might conveniently betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude. And in the day-time He was teaching in the temple ; and at night He went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of OUves. And all the people came early in the morning to Him in the temple, for to hear Him. 17— Waehingr the Disciples' feet and Institution of .iK - ' the Lord's Supper. SrMkitT; 26. 17-26 ; St Mark 14. 12-22 ; St Luke 22. 7-19, 21-23 ; ' St John 13. 1-30 ; 1st Corinthians 11. 23, 24. ' ' , / Bethany — Jerusalem. Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed, He sent Peter and John, saying. Go and prepare 129 9 PREPARATION FOR JESUS EATING THE PASSOVER. tis the passover, that we may eat. And they said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we go and prepare that Thou mayest eat the passover ^ And He said unto them, Go ye into the city, and, behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And wheresoever he shall go in. say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, My time is at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house with My disciples. Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples ? And he will shew you a large upper room fur- nished and prepared : there make ready for us. And His disciples went forth, and came into thf ci^^ and found as He had said unto them. And the disciples did as Jes'iw had appointed them ; and they made ready the passover. '"^ And in the evening, wher» ^^e • ../was come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. And He said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer : for I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said. Take this, and divide it among yourselves : for I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the world. He loved them ur the end. And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him ; Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He .was come from God, and went to God ; He riseth from supper, and laid aside His garments, and took a towel, and girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded. Wf^ j Then cometh He to Simon Peter : and Peter saith unto Him, Lora, dost Thou wash my feet ? Jesus answered and said unto Him, What 1 do thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto Him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If t 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 washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and ye are clean, but not all. For He knew who should betray Him ; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean. So after He had washed their feet, and had taken His garments^ 180^ THE FIRST PART OF THE LORD S SUPPER. Id aticT Was 'se^ down again, He said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call Me Master and Lord : and ye say well, for so I ^m. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example^ that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord ; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. And as they were eating, the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread, and gave thanks, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said. Take, eat : this is My body, which is broken for vou : this do in remembrance of Me. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth Me is with Me on the" table. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined ; but woe unto that man by whom He is betrayed ! I speak not of you all ; I know whom I have chosen : but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with Me hath lifted up his heel against Me. Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am He. Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth Me ; and he that receiveth Me receiveth Him that sent Mie. And as they sat and did eat, when Jesus had thus said. He was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me. Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom He spake. And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto Him, one by one, Lord, is it I ? And He answered and said unto them. It is one of the twelve that dippeth with Me in the dish ; the same shall betray Me. The Son of man goeth as it is written of Him : but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Xow there was lean- ing on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom He spake. He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto Him, Lord, who is it ? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when He had dipped the sop. He gave it to Judas Iseariot, the »on of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into hitrt. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. Now no man at the table knew for what intent He spake this unto him. For some of ^em thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said 131 JUDAS HA\aNO GONE OUT, PETER IS WARNED. unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast ; or, that he should give something to the poor. Then Judas, which betrayed Him, answered and said, Master, is it I ? He said unto him, Thou lia^i said. He then having received the sop went immediately out : and it was night. 18.— Institution of the Lord's Supper completed. St Matt. 26. 27-29 ; St Mark 14. 23-25 ; St Luke 22. 20, 24-38 : St John 13. 31-38 ; 1st Corinthians 11. 25. The Supper Chamber at Jerusalem. Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God be glorified in Him, God shall also glorify Him in Himself, and shall straightway glorify HinL Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek Me : and as I Said unto the Jews, Whether I go, ye caunot come ; so now I say 'ft> you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one anothei^' ; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall bX\. men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another. '>!^'^^ .. ^ Simon Peter said unto Him, Lord, whither goest Thou ? Jesua answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow Me now ; but thoii shalt follow Me afterwards. Peter said unto Him, Lord, why cannot I follow Thee now ? I will lay down my life for Thy sake. Jesus answered him. Wilt thou lay d(jwn thy life for My sake ? Verily, verily^ I say unto thee. The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied Me thrice. And there was alsc* a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And He said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger ; and he that is chi^f> as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat or he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with Me m My temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto Me ; that ye may eat and drink at My table in Idj kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. , ; '^ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to;iJtfve you, that he may sift you as wheat : but I have prayed fpr thee, ihikt thy faith fail not: an^ when tiibu art converted, strengthen ihy brethren. And he said' iihto Him, Lord, I am ready to go with'T^l^, 132 ■' THE SECOND PART OP THE LORD 8 SUPPER. both mto prison, and to death. And He said, I tell thee, Peter, the «ock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thpu knowest Me. f J \Jind He said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and script and shoes, lacked ye anything ? And they said, Nothing. Then said He unto them, But now, he that liath a purse, let him take ity and like- wise hit scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in Me, And He was reckoned among the transgressors : for the things concerning Me have an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said unto them. It is enough. After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, ^hA when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all oi it : and they all drank of it. And He said unto them. This cup Wf the New Testament in My Blood, which is shed for you, for the remission of sins : this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom. 19.— Jesus discourses to His Disciples after partaking: 1 of Holy Communion. * • St John 14. 15. The Supper Chamber at Jerusalem. Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions : if it were not «o, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself ; thiat where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we know not whither Thou goest ; and how can we know the way ? Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life : no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. If ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also ; and from henceforth ye know Him, and have seen Him. Philip ^th unto Him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus ^th unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not jknown Me, Philip ? he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father ; and hqw sayest thou theUf Shew us the Father ? Believest thou not 133 SUPPER BEING ENDED, JESUS PROMISETU THE HOLY SPIRIT. that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me ? the word^ that I speak unto you I speak not of Myself : but the Father that, dwelletl) in Me, He doeth the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father, ax^ th& Father in Me : or else believe Me for the very works' sake^ Verily^ verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall lie do. ; because I go unto Mv Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask anything in My name, I will do it. If ye love Me, keipp My command- ments. And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever ; even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not^ neither knoweth Him ; but ye know Him ; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless : I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth Me no more ; but ye see Me : because I live, ye shall live alsp^ At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and i in you. He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it m that loveth Me : and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father,, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him. Judas saith unto ^im> not Iscariot, Lord, how is it 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 words : 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 sayings : and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father's which sent Me. These things have I spoken unto you, heing yet present with you^ But the Comforter, which it the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name. He shall teacb you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I - have 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 afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, w^d come; again unto you. If ye loved Me, ye would rejoice, because I said I go unto the Father: for My Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you : for the prjipce ojc this world Cometh, and hath nothing in Me. But that the world nijE^y know thiftt I love the Father; and as the Father gave Me commapdmenl even so I do. Arise, let us go hei^ce. ..,-.. Jm^. 134 [y. THE TRUB TINE AND THE MEED OF THE BRANCHES. i- ^1: tan the true viae, and My Father is the husbandmau. Every bifUX^h in Me that beareth not fruit, He taketh away ; and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in Me, and 1 in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except i^ abide in the vine ; no more 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 bringeth forth much fruit : for without Me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be My disciples. As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you : continue ye in My love. If ye keep My. commandments, ye shall abide in My love ; even as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love. These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. ' This is My commandment. That ye love one another, 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 whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knovveth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that i have heard of My Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain : that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name. He majr give it you. Thjese things I command you, that ye love one another. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Mo l ^fore it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own : but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you ; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for My name's sake, because they know not Him that sent Me. If I had not come and spoken . unto them, they had not had sin : but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth Me hateth My Father also. If I had not done among i^em the works which none other man did, they had not had sin : but now have they both seen and hated both Me and My Father. 135 I i DAYS OF DARKNESS VORE8HADOWBD. But fAu Cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that ib wiitt^i^ in their law, They hated Me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit o) truth, which profceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me : and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning. 20.— Jesus farther Discourses to His Disciples. St John 16. , The Supper Chamber at Jerusalem. These things have I spoken unto you that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the time cometh, that, whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor Me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these thingst J said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. But noW I go My way to Him that sent Me ; and none of you asketh Me, Whither goest Thou ? But because I have said these things unto you^ sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth ; it is expedient for you that I go away : for if I go not away, the Comforter' will not come unto you : but if I depart, I will send Him unto you. And when He is come. He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment : of sin, because they believe not on Me ; of righteousness, because I go to My Father, and ye see Me n6 more ; of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come. He will guide you into all truth : for He shall not speak of Himself, but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak : and He will shew you things to come. He shall glorify Me : for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are Mine : therefore said I tha^ He shall take of Mine, and shall shew it unto you. A little while, and ye shall not see Me : and again, a little while, and ye shall see Me, because I go to the Father. Then said 8om£ of His disciples among themselves. What is this that He saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see Me : and again, a 1 ttle while, and ye shall see Me : and, Because I go to the Faiiher ? Tfaey said therefore, What is this that He saxth, A little while? )we! 136 NOT ALONE BECAtTSB THE FATHER WAS WITH HIM. cannot tell what He saith. Now Jesus knew that they were deitiroiis to ask Him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see Me : and again, a little while, and ye sliall see Me ? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice : and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when 8he is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come : but as sov.ii as «he is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguisii for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have .sorrow : but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing n My name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things have I spoken unto ^6\\ in proverbs : but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak u'nto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in My name : and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you : for the Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world : again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. His disciples said unto Him, Lo, now speakest Thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that Thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask Thee : by this we believe that Thou camest forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave Me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribu- lation : but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the world. 21.— The Hifirh-Priestly Prayer of Jesus, and Peter's Denial. St Matt. 26. 30-35 ; St Mark 14. 26-31 ; St Luke 22. 39 ; St John 17—18. 1. .. . The Supper Chamber at Jerusalem^— Mount of Olives. ^ "These words spake Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and swid. Father, the hour is come ; glorify Thy son, that Thy Son also may JESUS OUR INTERCEDING HIGH PRIEST. , glorify Thee ; as Thou hast given Hinqi power over all flesh, that He Hhould give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him. And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesua Christ, whom Thou hast sent. I have glorified Thee on the earth : I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do. Ai;id now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine own self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was. I have manifested Thy name unto the men which Thou gavest Me out of the world ; Thine they were, and Thou gavest them Me ; and they have kept Thy word. Now they have known that all things what- soever Thou hast given Me ere of Thee. For I have given unto them the words which Thou gavest Me ; and they have received (Jiem, and have known surely that I came out from Thee, and they have believed that Thou didst send Me. I pray for them : I pray not for the world, but for them which Thou hast given Me ; for they are Thine. And all Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine ; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, as We are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Thy name : those that Thou gavest Me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdi- tion ; that the Scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to Thee ; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them Thy word ; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through Thy truth : Thy word is truth. As Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes 1 sanctify Myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these aloiit;, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word ; that they all may be one ; as Thou, Fathel*, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us : that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me. And the glory which Thou gavest Me I have given them ; that they may be one, even as We are one : I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in one ; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me. and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me. Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am ; that they may 138 h k THE AGONY AND BLOODY 8WBAT OP THB GARDEN. loiethold My glory, which Thou hast gi^^en Me : for Thou lovedst Me- before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the worid hath not known Thee : but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent Me. And I have declared unto them Thy namCj and will declare it : that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them^ and I in them. When Jesus had spoken these words, and when they had sung an hymn, He came out, and went, as He was wont, to the mount of Olives ; and His disciples also followed Him over the brook Cedron. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be oflFended because of Me thi» night : for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Peter answered and said unto Him, Though all Tfien shall be offended because of Thee, yet will I never be offended. And Jesus saith unto him. Verily I say unto thee. That this day, eien in tliis night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice, l^ut he spake the more vehemently. If I should die with Thee, I will not deny Thee in any wise. Likewise also said all the disciples. 22.— Jesus* agony and betrayal in Gethsemane. ^ Matt. 26. 36-56 ; St Mark 14. 32-52 ; St Luke 22. 40-53 ; St John 18. l-ll. f The Garden of Gethsemane. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, where was a garden, into the which He entered, and His disciples. And when He was at the place, He said unto them. Pray that ye enter not into temptation. Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast. And He t(K)k with Hini Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye here, and watch with Me. And He went a little further, and kneeled down, and fell on Hia face on the ground, and prayed that, a it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible uoto Thee ; My Father, if it be possible, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me : nevertheless, not My will, but Thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven, strengthening Him.. And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly : and His sweat wm^ f|^ \ti were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. fi*! \s^. JESUS BETRAYED INTO THE HANDS OF SINNER8»(r And He cometh unto the disciples, and findeth thero askep^ and fiaith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou ? What, could ye not watch witJti Me one hour 'i Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation ; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, and spake the same words, saying, My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy ■will be done. And when He returned. He found them asleep again ''*^r their eyes were heavy), neither wist they what to answer Him. . id He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, usmg the same words. And He cometh the third time to His disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest : it is enough. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going : behold, he is at hand that doth betray Me* And when He rose up from prayer, and was come to His disciples. He found them sleeping for sorrow, and said unto them, Why sleep jf^.j rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. * : ^ f :? And Judas also, which betrayed Him, knew the place : for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with His disciples. Judas then, having received a band of men and ofl&cers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. And imme- diately, while He yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and With him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the Scribes and the elders of the people. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? They answered Him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am He. And Judas also, which betrayed Him, stood with them. As soon then as He had said unto them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Then asked He them again. Whom seek ye ? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He : if therefore ye seek Me, let these go their way : that the saying might be fulfilled, which He spake. Of them which Thou gavest Me have I lost none. Now he that betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He : hold Him fast, and lead Him away safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss Him, and saith. Hail, Master, Master ; and kissed Him. And Jeeus said unto )iim. Friend, wherefore art thou come ? betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took Him. When they which were about Him saw what would 140 THE SWORD OF PETER AND THE EAR OF MALCHUS. loUow, they said unto Him, Lord, shall we smite with the sward ? And 6tie bf them that stood by with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew^ hb. swotid, and struck a servant of the high piiest's, and cut ofif his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. And Jesus answered and said^ Suffer ye thus far. And He touched his ear, and healed him» Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath : for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.. The cup which My Father hath given Me, shall I not drink it? Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He shall pre- sently give Me more than twelve legions of angels ? But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? In that same hour Jesus said unto the chief priests and captains of the temple, and tAo elders, which were come to Him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with. swords and staves for to take Me ? When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against Me : but this is your hour and the power of darkness. But all this was done, 'that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook Him,, and fled. And there followed Him a certain young man, having a linen, doth cast about his naked body ; and the young men laid hold on him r ana >■" left the linen cloth, d*uA fled from them naked. digS^— Jesus* Trial before the Sajihedrim, Peter's,,). Denial, and Judas' Repentance. St Matt, 26. 57—27. 10 ; St Mark 14. 53—15. 1 ; St Luke 22. 54— 23. 1 ; St John 18. 12-28. Jerusalem. Then the band and the captain and officera of the Jews took Jesus, and bound Him, and led Him away to Annas first ; for he was father-in« law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led Him, away to Caiaphas the high priest, and brought Him into the high priest's house. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and 9o did another disciple : that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. But Peter stood at ^he door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was knbwp unto the high priest^ and spake unto her that kept the door, Mid l;»rught in Peter. "The high priest then asked Jesus of His disciples and of His doo« 141 THE HIGH PRIEST JESUS BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST CAIAPHAS. trine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world ; I eVier taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews alwayia resort';' and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou Me ? ask them which' heard Me, what I have said unto them : behold, they know what I said. And when He had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck' Jesus with the palm of 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 ? Now Annas had sent Him bound unto Caiaphas the high ))riest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the Scribes. And Peter followed Him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of th^;*' hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among the servant^/ and warmed himself at the fire, to see the end. "" Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought falb^' * witness against Jesus, to put Him to death ; but found none : yea,'^' though many false witnesses came, yet found they none ; their, witness' agreed not together. At the last came two false witnesses, and bare! false witness against Him, saying, We heard Him say, I am able to ' destroy the temple of God, that is made with hands, and within three' days I will build another made without hands. But neither so did their witness agree together. And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest 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 said unto Him, I adjure Thee by the living God, that Thou tell us whether Thou be the Chiist, the Son of God, the Son of the Blessed ? Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you. Hereafter shall . ^o see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming*'; in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy ; what further need have we of witnesses ? *^' behold, now ye have heard His blasphemy. What think ye ? And they' all condemned Him to be guilty of death. And the men that held^* Jesus mocked Him, and smote Bim. And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him. And when they had blind-' '^ f jlded Him, they struck Hii on the face ; and others smote Him with- f the palms of their hands, saying, Prophesy unto us. Thou Christ, whdj * i i be that smote Thee ? And nmny other things blasphemously spiLk*^''^ they against Him. • Ct And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of t'he 142 f PETER DENIES JESUS THRICE BEFORE THE COCK CREW TWICE. >' maids of the high priest, the damsel that kept the door ; and when she saw Peter, as he sat by the fire warming himself, she looked upon him,. «nd said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. Art not thou also one of this man's disciples ? But he denied before them all, sayings Woman, I know Him not ; neither understand I what thou sayest^ And he weiit out into the porch ; and the cock crew. . And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals : for it was cold : and they warmed themselves : and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. And after a little while, and when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there. This is one of them, this fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. They said therefore unto him. Art not thou also one of His disciples ? And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And about the space of one hour after, they that stood by aaiu again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them : for thou art a Galilsean, and thy speech agreeth thei'eto. One of the servants of the high priest, being his kiui^man whose ear^Peter cut off, saith. Did not I see thee in the garden with Him ? But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye apeak. And immediately the second time, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said unto him. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he went out and wept bitterly. And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the Scribes came together, and led Him into their council, saying. Art Thou the Christ ? tell us. And He said unto them, Jf I tell you, ye will not believe : and if I .also ask you, ye will not answer Me, nor let Me go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said they all, Art Thon then the Son of God ? And He said unto them, Ye say that I am. And they saidy What need we any further witness ? for we ourselves have heard of His own mouth. And straightway when the morning was come, all the chief priests held a consultation with the elders of the people and Scribes and tlie whole, council against Jesus to put Him to death ; and when they had bound Him, the whole multitude of them arose, and led Him away from Ca^aphas unto the hall of judgment, and delivered Him to Pontiuft^ Pilate the Governor ; and it was early. , Then Judas, which had beti-ayed Him, when he saw that He was 143 THE MAJESTY OF HEAVEN BEFORE i'KE MAJESTY OF ROUS. condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned in. that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us ? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that Held was called The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled t) \o which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces uf silver, the price of Him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value ; and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 24.— Jesus* Trial before Pontius Pilate. ;V St Matt. 27. 11-14 ; St Mark 15. 2-,5 ; St Luke 23. 2-5 ; ?.'. St John 18. 28—19. 14. Jerusalem. And they themselves went not into th«» judgment hall, lest ihey should be defiled ; but that they might eat the passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man ? They answered and said unto him. If He were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered Him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them. Take ye Him, and judge Him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him. It is not lawful for us to put any man to death : that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which He spake, signifying what death He should die. Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto Him, Art Thou the King of the Jewh- ? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of Me ? Pilate answered. Am I a Jew ? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered Thee unto mt> : what hast Thou done ? Jesus answered. My kingdom is not of this world : if My kingdom were of this world, ihen would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews : now is My kingdom not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art Thou a king then ? Jesus answered. Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the World, that I should bear> witn^s unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth My voice. Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth ? And when he had said this, he went out again unto, the Jews^ an4«axth 144 -^ 153 Pilate's controveiisy with himself and with the jews. unto tliem, I find in Him no fault at ail. But ye have a custom, that I jtihould release unto you one at the passover : will ye therefore that 1 release unto you the King of the Jews ? Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him. And the soldiiers (flatted a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews ! and they smote Him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring Him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in Him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And PUatc saith unto them. Behold the Ma.n ! When the chief priests therefore and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify Him^ crucify Him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye Him, and crucify Him : for I find no fault in Him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made himself the Sou of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid ; and went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art Thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto Him, Speakest Thou not unto me ? knowest Thou not that I have power to crucify Thee, and have power to release Thee? Jesus answered. Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given thee from above : therefore he that delivered Me unto thee hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release Him : but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Ca3sar'8 friend : whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pave- ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour. And Jesus stood before the governor ; and they began to accuse Him, saying. We found thm fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Ceesar, saying that He Himself is Christ a King. And Pilate, the governor, asked Him, saying, Art Thou the King of the Jews ? And Jesus said, unto him, Thou sayest. And the chief priests accused Him of many things : and when He was accused of the chief priests and elders. He answered nothing. And Pilate asked Him again, a$j|ruEig, Answerest Thou nothing ? behold, hearest Thou not how many l^ngs they witness- against Thee ? And He answered him to never a word, insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 145 10 THE MEETING OF JESUS WITH HEROD. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find n<» fault, in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth u^ the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 25.— Jesus sent to Herod, and afterwards condemned by Pilate. St Matt. 27. 15-26 ; St Mark 15. 6-15 ; St Luke 23. 6-25 ; St John 19. 14-16. Jerusalem. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galileean. And as soon as he knew that He belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad ; for he was desirous to see Him of a long season, because he bad heard many things of Him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by Him^ Then he questioned with Him in many words ; but He answered him'- nothing. And the chief priests and Scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. And Herod with his men of war set Him at nought, and mocked //m, and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him again to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together : for before they were at enmity between themselves. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King ! But they cried out, Away with Himy away with Him, crucify Him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King ? The chief priests answered, We have no King but Caesar. And Pilate, when he hatl called tx)gether the chief priests and the rulers and the people, Baid unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people : and, behold, I, having examined Him before you, Live found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse Him : no, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto Him. I will therefore chastise Him, and release Him. Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast). And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrectiou, And the multitude crying aloud began to deBue him to do 9ia h^ hsiid^ 146 THE JEWS DEMAND THAT BAUABBAS BE RELEASED. no the into iued ings land Btise >ple lust tble «ver done unto them. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unt^ you ? Barab* bae, or Jesus which is called Christ, the King of the Jews ? For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him for envy. When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that junt man : for I have suffered many thinc^s this day in a dream because of Him. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask that he should rather release Barabbas unto them, and destroy Jesus. And they cried out all at once, saying. Away with this wmiw, and release untt» us Barabbas (who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison). Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them, Whether of the twam will ye that I release unto ycu ? They said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them. What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ 'i — unto Him whom ye call the Kin^ of the Jews ? And they cried out again, saying, Crucify //*/», let Him be crucified. And the governor said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath He done ? I have found no cause of death in Him : I will therefore chastise Him, and let Ilim go. And they were instant with loud voices, requirizig that He might be crucified. And they cried out the more exceedingly^ Crucify Him. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person : see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His Wood be on us, and on our childi*en. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And so Pilate, willing to con- tent the people, gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto th^m him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired ; but he delivered Jesus, when he had scourged Him, to their will, to be crucified. 26.— Jesus Crowned, Mocked, and Crucified. St Matt. 27. 27-50 ; St Mark 15. 16-37 ; St Luke 23. 26-46 ; St John 19. 16-30. Jerusalem — Calvary. : : Then the soldi^s of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, cfUled Praetorium, and gathered unto Him the whole band of soldiers. Attd they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put U upon His head, and a 147 SIMON THE CYRENIAN BEARS THE CROSS OF JESUS. reed in His right hand : and they bowed the knee before Hinii, and began to salute Him, and mocked Him, sayin(«;, Hail, King of the Jews ! And they smote Him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon Him^ and bowing their knees worshipped Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took ofif the purple from Him, and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. And as they led Him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alex- ander and Rufus, him they compelled, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed Him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented Him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave 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 a green tree, what shall be done in the dry ? And there were also two other, malefactors, led with Him to be put to death. And He bearing His cress went forth. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, which is called Calvary, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull, they gave Him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall : and when He had tasted thereof ^ He would not drink. There they crucified Him, and the two malefactors with Him, one on the right hand, and the other on the left, and Jesus in the midst. Then «*aid Jesus, Father, forgive them ; for they know not what they do. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, Jesus op Najzareth the King op the Jews. This title then read many of the Jews : for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that He said, 1 am King of the Jews. Pilate answered. What I have written, I have written. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part ; and also His coat : now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They sud therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the S ly^ft-ni 148 THE SUN, INDIGNANT, WITHDRAWS HIS UOHT. ♦ii£ )'i"And sitting down they watched Him there ; and set up over His head His accusation, and the superscription of His accusation was written over^ This is Jesus the Kino of the Jews. And with H'.m they crucify two thieves ; the one on His right hand, and the other on His left. And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, And He was numbered with the transgressors. And the people stood beholding. And they that passed by railed on Him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save Thyself. If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priestK mocking Him, with the Scribes and elders, and the rulers also with them derided Him, saying. He saved others ; Himself He cannot save. Let Him save Himself, if He be Christ, the chosen of God. If He be the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, that we may see, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God ; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him : for He said, I am the Son of God. And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him, and offering Him vinegar, and saying. If Thou be the king of the Jews, save Thyself. And a superscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This is the Kino of the Jews. ; The thieves also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in His teeth. One of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him, saying. If Thou be Christ, save Thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remem- ber me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him. Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with Me in paradise. 'i; Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the vnfe of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus , therefore saw His mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith unto His mother. Woman, behold thy son ! Then saith He to the disciple. Behold thy mother ! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour ; and the sun was darkened. And About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, ftlama sabachthani ? which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why eople that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. And all His acquaint- ance, and the womer that followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering urli> Him, stood afar oflf, beholding these things ; among whom wr V j-y Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of and Salome ; the mother of Zebedee's children (who also, when \ whA in Galilee, followed Him, and ministered unto Him ;) and mau^ other women which came up with Him unto Jerusalem. The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day was an high day), besought Pilate that their legs might) be broken, and 1h,at they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with Him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not His legs : but one of the soldiers with a spear pkroed' His 150 JOSEPH OF ARIMATHiEA. DEMANDS THE BODY OF JE8U8 FOR BUHIAL. Hide, and fortliwith came there out blood and water. And lie that 8aw it bare i*ecord, and his record is true : and he kuuweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For thene thing)^ were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of Him shall not be broken. And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on Him whom they pierced. And after this, when the even was come, because it was the prepara- tion, that ia, the day before the Sabbath, there came a rich man of Arimathsca, named Joseph, an honourable counsellor, and he was a go(Ml man, and a just (the same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them :) he was of Arimath»L>a, a city of the Jews : who altto himself waited for the kingdom of God, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews. This man went in boldly unto Pilate, and Ijegged that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if He were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether He had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the centurion, then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered to Joseph. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus- And there came also Nioodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. And when Joseph had taken the body down, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden ; aufl in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore in Joseph's own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, because of the Jews' preparation day., for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drew on. And the women also, Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, the tnother of Joses. which came with Him from Galilee, followed after, and sitting over against the sepulchre, beheld the sepulchre, and how His body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and oint- ments ; and rested the Sabbath day, according to the commandment. Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying. Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while He was yet alive. After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night, and steal Him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last en-ur shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watck : go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. . 151 AN ANGEL APPEARS TO THE WOMEN AT THE SEPULCHRE. '> Mil **J;J>i[.ififij i.i rr FIFTH PERIOD. St Matthew XXVIII. St Mark XVI. St Luke XXIV. f.t St John XX., XXI. ARRANGED IN ORDER OF TIME. ifuua 28.— The Glorious Resurrection of Jesus. St Matt. 28. 1-8, 11-15 ; St Mark 16. 1-11 ; St Luke 24. 1-12 fi 11-15 ; St Mark 16. 1-11 St John 20. 1-18. Outside Jerusalem. u xi > i mtnt And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun. And, behold, there was a great earthquake : for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow : and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And they said among themselves. Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? And when they looked, they saw that the fttone was rolled away ; for it was very great. And the angel ansv.ered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek f>esus, which was crucified. He is not here : for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment ; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them. Be not affrighted : Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified : He is risen ; He is not here : behold the place v^here they if. II .; ( >ii 'VV ■ift 152 THE WATCH A17D THE CHIEF PBIBSTS CONSPIRE TOGETHER. laid Him. But go your way quickly, and tell His disciples, and Pet-er, that He is risen from the dead ; and, behold. He goeth before you into Galilee ; there shall ye see Him, as He said unto you : lo, I have told you. And they went out quicLiy, and fled from the sepulchre, with fear and great joy, for they trembled and were amazed, and did run to bring His disciples word : neither said they any thing to any man ; for obey were afraid. Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole Him atuaj/ while we slept. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will perauade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught : and this saying is com- monly reported among the Jews until this day. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain othera with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the 8epulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it c%me to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments : and as they were afraid, 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 r isen : remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands i^i ainful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered His words, and returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. The first a^a// of the week ...ceth Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, 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 th^ sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid Him. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the nwther of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the .sepulchre. So they ran both together : and the other disciple did out- run Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and 153 JESUS APPEARS FIRST TO MARY MAGDALENE. -^^ looTnkg in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home, Peter wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre iveeping : and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Wpman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and 1 know not where they have laid Him. (Now when Jems was risen early the first day of the]Jweek, Hse appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven devils). And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her. Woman, why weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? She, supposing Him to be the gardener, saith unto Him, Sir, if Thou have borne Him hence, tell me where Thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto Him, Kabboni ; which is to say. Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch Me not ; for I am not yet ascended to My Father ; but go to My brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father ; and to My God and your God. And she went and told the disciples that had been with Him, as they mourned and wept, that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things unto her. And they, when they heard that He was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. M- 29.— Five of Jesus' appearances to His Disciples. ,.-ij ./(< St Matt. 28. 9. 10 ; St Mark 16. 12-14 ; St Luke 24. 13-43 ; St John 20. 19-29 ; 1st Corinthians 15. 5. On the way to Emmaus — Jei'usalem. .r After that He appeared in another form unto two of them that same day as they walked, and went into the country to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And 154 JERUS AND THE TWO DISCIPLES ON THE WAY TO EMMAUS. they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it k^ame to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesu» Himself drew near, and went with them. But. their eyes were holden that they should not know Him. And He said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad ? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas,. answering said unto Him, Art Thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days f And He said unto them, What things ? And they said unto Him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people : and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have cruci- tied Him. But we trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel : and beside pU this, to-day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre ; and when they found not His body, they came, sayine, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that He was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said : but Him they saw not. Then He said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken : ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory ? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets. He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither t'ey went : and He made as though He would have gone further. But t^-oy constrained Him, saying, Abide with us r for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And He went m to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as He sat at meat with them. He took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him ; and He vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another. Did not our heart burn within us, while He talked with us by the way, and while He opened to us the Scriptures ? And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,, saying. The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how He was known of them in breaking of bread ; neir.her believed they them. h(^\ 1 And as they thus spake, the same day at evening, being the first day ' of' the week, when the doors were shut where the dis; »)les were 155 JESUS SATISFIES BUT REBUKES THOMAS FAITHLESS DEMA>'D. assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus Himself siood in the niix^t of them, and saith u jto them. Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supponed that they had seen a spirit. And He said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold ^My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself : handle Mc, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones^ as ye see Me have. And when He had thus spoken. He shewed them His hands and His feet, and His side, Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, He said unto them. Have ye here any meat ? And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And He took it, and did eat before them. Then said Jesus to them again. Peace he unto you : as M^ 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 remit, they are remitted unto them : and whose «oever sins ye retain, they are retair<^d. But Tliomas, 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 Hifi hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe. And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, as they sat at meat, and said. Peace be unto you ; and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen Him after He was risen. Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold My hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side : and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen, and t/et have believed. And as the women went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying. All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell My brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me. '- \t 156 JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES, WITH BRETHREN, IN GALILEE. lot 80. —Three more of Jesus' Appearances to ll? -j Disciples and Brethren. •^r- St Matt. 28. 16-20 ; St John 21. 1-24 ; 1st Cor. 15. 6, 7. Mount Hennon — Sea of Tiberias. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain* I where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw Him, they wor- "^ shipped Him : but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto* them, saying. All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the- Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you : and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. After these things Jesus shewed Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise shewed He Himself. There were together Simon Peter, and 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, I go a fishing. They say unto >Jra, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immedi- ately ; and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore : but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat ? They answered Him, No. And He said .unto them. Cast the- net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore,^ and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him (for he was naked), and did cast himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship ; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fishes. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them. Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three ; and for all there were bo many, yet was not the net broken. Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask Him, Who art Thou ? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then Cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.. 157 JESUS GIVES PBTEll HIS GREAT COMMISSION. This is now the third tim€ that Jesus shewed Himself to His disci ple« after that He was risen from the dead. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of •Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these ? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord ; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed My lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me ? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord ; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him. Feed My sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thoU Me ? Peter was grieved l>ecauBe He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me ? And he «aid unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things ; Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep. Verily, verily, 1 say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst' thyself, and 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. This spake He, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when He had spoken this, H6 saith unto him. Follow Me. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following ; which also leaned on His breast at supper, and said, Loixl;, which is he that betrayeth Thee ? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what sJtall this man do ? Jesus saith unto him, K I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? follow thou Me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said ;iot unto him, He shall not die ; but, If I will . that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things : and we know that his testimony is true. After that. He was seen of above five hundred brethren at once. After that, He was seen of James. 31.— The Glorious Ascension of Jesus. St Mark 16. 15-20 Acts of H id it ) ; St Luke 24. 44-53 ; St John 20. 30, 31 ; 21, 25)' F the Apostles 1. 4-12 ; 1st Cor. 15. 7. t Jerusalem — Mount of Olives. And, being assembled together with them, He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, aaitJi He, ye have heard of Me. And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were 158 V JESUS BLE88ETH HIS DISCIPLES AS HE ASCENDS TO HEAVKN. , Hi ■ i Jiat liae He OU, ere V ■written in the law of Moses,, and in the Prophets, and in the PsaUns, concerning Me. Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written; and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third