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107. Jesus a third time foretells his Death

MATTHEW.
CH. XX. 17-19.

17 And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and 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.

MARK.

CH. X. 32-34.

32 And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles;

34 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.

108. James and John prefer their ambitious

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22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I 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.

CH. X. 35-45.

35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

37 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.

38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give ; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

Matth. xx. 21, she saith.] As all three came to Jesus, the action of the sons expressed, that they joined in the petition uttered by the mother. They are therefore represented as saying what was said with their consent, and probably by their sug

and Resurrection. [See § 74, § 77.] Perea.

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gestion. Luke xix. 11, will show how suitable this request was to the time, accord

ing to the ideas of our Lord's disciples. NEWCOME.

108. James and John prefer their ambitious

MATTHEW.

CH. XX. 20-28.

MARK.
CH. X. 35-45.

25 But Jesus called them unto him, 42 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the princes and saith unto them, Ye know that of the Gentiles exercise dominion they which are accounted to rule over them, and they that are great over the Gentiles, exercise lordship exercise authority upon them. over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 26 But it shall not be so among 43 But so shall it not be among you but whosoever will be great you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; among you, shall be your minister: 27 And whosoever will be chief 44 And whosoever of you will be among you, let him be your servant: the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

§109. The healing of two

CH. XX. 29-34.

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

CH. X. 46-52.

46 And they came to Jericho and as he went out of Jericho with his 30 And behold, two blind men sit-disciples, and a great number of people, ting by the wayside, when they heard blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, that Jesus passed by, cried out, say- sat by the highway side, begging. ing, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them,

47 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.

48 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.

49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: and they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus answered and said

and said, What will ye that I unto him, What wilt thou that I shall do unto you? should do unto thee? The blind man

See Mark vi. 1, Mark x. 46,) not

Luke xviii. 35, come nigh.] According to St. Mark, Jesus comes to Jericho; by which may be meant that he is a temporary inhabitant of that city. and viii. 22. Jesus therefore may be represented, (Matth. xx. 29; as finally leaving Jericho for Jerusalem, but as occasionally going out of Jericho ; in which city he had made some abode, it matters not for how few days. See Mark xi. 19. Jericho was a very considerable city; and we do not read that it was visited by our Lord at any other time. We may therefore suppose that Jesus, accompanied by his disciples and the multitude, and intent on his great work of propagating the gospel, went out of this city, knowing that a fit occasion of working a miracle would

request. Perea.

LUKE.

JOHN.

blind men near Jericho.

CH. XVIII. 35-43. CH. XIX. 1. 35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging;

36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy

on me.

40 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

41 Saying, What wilt thou that I

present itself; and that on his return, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, (Luke xviii. 35,) he restored the blind men to sight. It is likewise probable that Jesus, having given this proof of his divine mission, or foreseeing that so great a miracle would create too much attention in the people, prudently and humbly passed through Jericho on his return to it, (Luke xix. 1,) and continued his journey to Jerusalem.

As to the remaining difficulty, that Matthew mentions two blind men, and the other Evangelists only one, I must refer to Le Clerc's maxim, before quoted; (see § 57, note); adding that Bartimeus may have been the more remarkable of the two, and the more eminent for his faith in Jesus. NEWCOME.

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