is healed. Region of Tyre and Sidon. LUKE.

JOHN.

Four thousand are fed.

The Decapolis.

draw out, as it were, the great faith of the woman, in order to teach them the effect of faithful and persevering supplication. To attain these objects, he took the direct and most obvious method. In this instance also, as in those of the centurion, (Matth. viii. 5-13,) and of the Samaritan leper, (Luke xvii. 16-18,) he indicated that the gospel would be more readily received by the Gentiles than by the Jews. See A. CLARKE, in loc. NEWCOME, Obs. on our Lord, p. 165.

§ 69. A deaf and dumb man healed; also many others.

MATTHEW.

CH. XV. 29-38.

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.

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CH. VII. 24-37. CH. VIII. 1-9. opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

CH. VIII.

IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing

to eat :

3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way for divers of them came from far.

4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

6 And he commanded the people to 35 And he commanded the multi-sit down on the ground: and he took tude to sit down on the ground. the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

7 And they had a few small fishes : and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

8 So they did eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets.

9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

and Sadducees again

CH. VIII. 10-12.

39 And he sent away the multi- 10 And straightway he entered into tude, and took ship, and came into a ship with his disciples, and came the coasts of Magdala. into the parts of Dalmanutha.

Matth. xv. 39, Magdala.] Cellarius and Lightfoot think that Dalmanutha and Magdala were neighboring towns. See Calmet, voc. Dalmanutha. It is probable that

Four thousand are fed. The Decapolis.
LUKE.

JOHN.

require a sign. Near Magdala.

Dalmanutha and Magdala were in Gaulanitis, towards the southeast part of the lake. See Matth. xv. 21; Mark vii. 24. NEWCOME.

THE Pharisees also with the Sad- 11 And the Pharisees came forth, ducees came, and, tempting, desired and began to question with him, seekhim that he would show them a signing of him a sign from heaven, temptfrom heaven. ing him.

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

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

12 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 unto this generation.

§ 71. The disciples cautioned against the leaven CH. XVI. 4-12.

4 And he left them, and departed. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

CH. VIII. 13-21.

13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again, departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

6. Then Jesus said unto them, 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed and beware of the leaven Take heed, beware of the leaven of of the Pharisees and of the Saddu- the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

cees.

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?

9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

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

17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

Matth. xvi. 9, 10.] Our Lord's words, Matth. xvi. 9, 10, and Mark viii. 19, 20, are the same in substance, though differently modified. The evangelists are not scrupulous in adhering to the precise words used by Christ. They often record them in a

LUKE.

require a sign. Near Magdala.

JOHN,

of the Pharisees, &c. N. E. coast of the lake of Galilee.

general manner, non numerantes, sed tanquam appendentes; regarding their purport, and not superstitiously detailing them. However, in this place, after uttering what Matthew relates, Jesus may have asked the questions recorded by Mark. NawсOME.