Four thousand fed.

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32.

n Mark 7, 24.

o Isa. 53, 6. with

ST. MATTHEW.
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false wit-
ness, blasphemies:

20" These are the things which defile a man: but
to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
211 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into
the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but 1Pet. 2, 25. unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Jer. 50, 6,

17.

Ezek. 34, 5,

6. with

verse 23.

Zec. 11, 17.

& 10, 5, 6. Luke 1,54,

55.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me!

26P But he answered and said, It is not meet to chap. 9, 36 take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat John 1,11. of the crumbs which fall from their master's table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as p ch. 7, 6. thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Acts 3, 25,

26. & 13, 46. Rom. 15, 8.

q Mark 7, $1.

29 14 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

Isa. 35, 5. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having? with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

8 Mark 8, 1.

2 Kings

43.

& 19, 3. &

22. 18.

Mark 8, 11.

31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said. I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

33' And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

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Christ foresneweth his death. day; for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

4 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 left them, and departed.

51 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, e ch. 15, 54. and how many baskets ye took up?

11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? f Ps. 8, 4, 5. 12 Then understood they how that he bade them with not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine Dan. 7, 13, of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

19' And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on Ps. 9, 13 & earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou Isa. 38, 10. shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 1" From that time forth began Jesus to shew 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusatook up of the broken meat that was left seven bas-lem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief Rom. 1, 16. kets full. priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

1 The Pharisees require a sign....5 Of the leaven of the Phari-
sees and of the Sadducees, &c.

THE Pharisees also with the Sadducees came,
and tempting, desired him that he would
Luke 11, 16. shew them a sign from heaven.
John 4, 43. 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is
1 Cor. 1, 22 evening, ye say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is
red:

& 12, 54.

3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to

CHAPTER XVII....XVIII.

He teacheth humility. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto DOMINI the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what έ you. shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of Luke 9,25. his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward 1 Job 34, 11. every man according to his works.

22 1 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed stand-into the hands of men; 23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he Luke 9,22, shall be raised again. And they were exceeding 24, 26.

ST. MATTHEW.
you, He rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the
ninety and nine which went not astray.

14 Even so, it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 151Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass 1 Cor., is against thee, go and tell him his fault between plass James 5, 18. and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

1 Pet. 3, 1. Num. 35,

30.

Deut. 17, 6.

10.

19, 15.

16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or 1 Kings 21, three witnesses every word may be established John 8, 17. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it leb. 10, 28. unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, n Rom. 16, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publi

2 Cor. 13, 1

17.

1 Cor. 5, 5, Can.

} 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall 2 Thes. 3, 6, bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what

9.

2 Cor. 2, 6.

14.

1 Tim. 5,20. soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in verse 10. heaven.

2 John

o ch. 16, 18.

John 20, 23. John 9, James 5, 16.

31.

1 John 3, 22. & 5, 14.

19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you? shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

AND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finish- Mark and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan: ed these sayings, he departed from Galilee, healed them there. 2 And great multitudes followed him: and he

31 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting put away his wife for every cause? him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to

not read, that he which made them at the beginning, 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye made them male and female;

father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave
they twain shall be one flesh?

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man
put asunder.
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.

20 For where two or three are gathered together
in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord,ness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your
8 He saith unto them, Moses, because of the hard-
how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
him? till seven times?

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then com- d Deut. 24,
her away?
mand to give a writing of divorcement, and to put chap. 5, 31.

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. 23 1 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his

servants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents:

25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and will pay thee all.

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

28 But the same servant went out, and found one Ordenary of his fellow-servants which owed him a hundred penny was pence; and he laid hands on him, and † took him pence half by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. chap. 20, 2. 29 And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, 1Gr.throat- and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, ed him, or, and I will pay thee all.

penny,

30 And he would not; but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

32 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:

33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also chap. 8, 14. unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every J 213 one his brother their trespasses.

Mark 11,26,

10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the f Pr. 21, 18 man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. ceive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot reborn from their mother's womb: and there are some 12 For there are some cunuchs, which were so 4,5. eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that there be eunuchs, which have made themselves is able to receive it, let him receive it.

17" And he said unto him, Why callest thou me 17. thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. good? there is none good but one, that is God: but if 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou EL 20, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness; shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Deut. 5, 17 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, follow me. thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and Acts 2 44

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 592

The labourers in the vineyard.

I

CHAPTER XX....XXI.

Christ foresheweth his crucifixion.

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33.

f ch. 16, 21.

Luke 18, 21

1 } 23 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily 17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, into the kingdom of heaven. 18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and Mark 10,32 {unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

1 Cor. i, 26.

10.

24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a Com camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

James 2, 5.

r Job 10, 13. & 42, 2

25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

r

26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, Jer. 32, 17. With men this is impossible; but with God all things Luke 1, 37. are possible.

Zech. 8, 6.

■ Dent. 35,9.

271 Then answered Peter, and said unto him, chap. 5, 3. Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee: Luke 18,28. what shall we have therefore?

Mark 10,28.

23 "And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, † but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. 25 ° But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise o Mark 10, authority upon them.

26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let vine-him be your servant:

3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place, b Phil. 1, 7. 4. And said unto them, Go ye also into the Pe 1,1. yard; and whatsoever is right, I will give you. they went their way.

Col. 4, 1.

€ 1 Cor. 15,

26

Ruth 2,19.

↑ Gr. Fellow,

1 Cor. 3, 9.

And

5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

us.

28 PEven as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

them, &c. John 5, 19.

29 I And as they departed from Jericho, a great & multitude followed him.

13, 4, 5.

Philip. 2, 7. 1 Tini. 2, 6. 2, 14.

30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way Tus 24 side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried 1 Pet. 1, 19. out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son q Mark 10,

7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired
He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vine-of David!
yard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vine-
yard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and
give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the

first.

46.

Luke 18,35

& 12, 23.

31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they reh. 9, 27. should hold their peace: but they cried the more, say- with ing, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David! John 7, 81. 32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? 33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and e

have borne the burden and heat of the day.

13 But he answered one of them, and said, † Friend, ech. 2, 14 I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me & 19, 30. & for a penny?

22, 14.

Mark 10,31.

Luke 13,30.

14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give with unto this last even as unto thee.

chap. 8, 11.

& 2i, sí.

Luke 7, 29

12, 32.

15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good? 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled b1 62, 11 which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King

Zech. 9, 9.
John 12, 15

The fig-tree cursed.

e ch. 2, 23. & 16. 14.

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cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and {
a colt the foal of an ass.

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Of the wicked husbandmen. 28 1 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son go 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus com- work to-day in my vineyard. manded them,

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

29 He answered and said, I will not; but afteronward he repented, and went.

30 And he came to the second, and said likewise.

r

8 And a very great multitude spread their gar-And he answered and said, I go, sir; and went not.
ments in the way; others cut down branches from
the trees, and strawed them in the way.

d

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord;} Hosanna in the highest!

10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the Luke 7, 16. prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

& 24, 29.

John 6, 14.

& 7, 40, 52. & 9, 17.

33.

31 Whether of them twain did the will of his Luke 7 father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith, 30. unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

13.

32 For John came unto you in the way of right- s Luke 5,12, cousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

t

15.

33 I Hear another parable: There was a certain 12 Chr. 36, 12 1'And Jesus went into the temple of God, householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged P. 80, 9. and cast out all them that sold and bought in the it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and fong 8, 11, temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-chan-built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went Isaiah 5, 1. Mark 11,15. gers, and the seats of them that sold doves; into a far country:

12.

Jer. 2, 21.
Mark 12, 1.
Luke 20,9.

22, 24.

2 Chr. 24, 21. & 36, 16

Neh. 9, 26.

Jer. 35, 15 ch. 5, 12. & 23, 34, 37.

Acts 7, 52

1 Thess. 2,

35" And the husbandmen took his servants, and 1 Kings beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 16h And said unto him, Hearest thou what these 38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: have ye never said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thouus kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. hast perfected praise? 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

k

18 Now in the morning, as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig-tree withered away. 20' And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, mth. 17, 20, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I James 1,6. say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall

¡ Mark 11,

20.

Luke 17, 6.

n ch. 7, 7. & 18, 19. Mark 11,24.

Luke 11,9

John 14, 13. & 15, 7. & 16, 24.

not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also,
if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed,
and be thou cast into the sea, it shall be done.

22 And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

231°And when he was come into the temple, James 5, 16. the chief priests and the elders of the people came 1 John 3,22 unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what ch. 7, 29. authority doest thou these things? and who gave Loke 3,1. thee this authority?

40 When the lord, therefore, of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy z ch. 24, 15 those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto & 15, 7. & other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits 28: in their seasons.

a

Acts 13, 46.

a Ps. 118, Isa. 28, 16. Luke 20, 17.

Mark 12.10. Acts 4, 11. 1Pet. 2, 7.

Rom. 9, 33.

42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in 22. the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

C

b

44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

24 PAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, I also Will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.1 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with them

45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

46 But when they sought to lay hands on him,
they feared the multitude, because they took him
for a prophet.

CHAPTER XXII.
The marriage of the king's son....9 The calling of the
Gentiles....11 The wedding garment....21 Tribute ought to
be paid to Cesar....23 Christ silenceth the Sadducees.

selves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will AND Jesus answered and spake unto them again

ch. 14, 5. Say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

Mark 6, 20.
Luke 20, &

26 9 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

a

by parables, and said,

b Ps. 47, 9.

Dan. 2, 44

ch. 3, 2. & 4, 17. & 10,

7.

John 9, 39. 28, 19, 28.

& 23, 2 Cor. 3, 14. & 4, 3.

2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain a Est. 1,3, king, which made a marriage for his son,

3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell

Prov. 8, 2 chap. 25, 10 Luke 14, 16.

Rev. 19,7,