But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? "Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 7 LUKE III. Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth 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 10 into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do 12 likewise. Then came also publicans to be baptized, and 13 said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed 14 you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be con15 tent with your wages. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 'whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 16 he MARK I. And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. 11 indeed baptize you 18 17 13 15. The Baptism of Jesus. — THE JORDAN. MATTH. III. 13-17. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be bap14 tized of him. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and com 15 est thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteous ness. Then he suf 16 fered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, 10 And straightway com went up straightway and out of the water lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon 17 him: and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1 ing up out of the water, 22 And there came a voice § 16. The Temptation. MATTH. IV. 1–11. Then was Jesus led 12 up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fast -DESERT OF JUDEA. MARK I. 12, 13. into the wilderness. the wilderness forty ed forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungered. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be 4 made bread. But he answered and said, It is written," Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the LUKE IV. 1-13. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilder2 ness,' being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, 3 he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone 4 that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread a 4. Deut. 8, 3 MATT. IV. 5 mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,' and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a 7 stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again,b Thou shalt not 8 tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the 9 world, and the glory of them;' and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, 12 LUKE IV. alone, but by every word of God. 9-And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself 10 down from hence: for it is written, a He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus answering, said unto him, It is said,b Thou shalt not tempt the, Lord thy 5 God. And the devil taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, 8 all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. -And when the devil had ended the temptation, he departed from him for a season. if thou wilt fall 0 down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and be- 13 hold, angels came and ministered unto him. § 17. Preface to John's Gospel. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the 2 3 Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was 45 made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 07 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that 9 Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh 10 into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, 11 and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own re12 ceived him not. But to as many as received him, to them gave he power 13 to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: ' which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, 4 but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. etc. Ps. 91, 11. by etc. Deut. 6, 16. • 10 etc. Deut. 6, 13. 15 JOHN I. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before 16 17 me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. § 18. Testimony of John the Baptist to Jesus.-Bethabara beYOND JORDAN. 19 JOHN I: 19-34. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites 20 from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied 21 not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And 22 he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may 23 give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?' He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way 24 of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent 25 were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that 26 prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there 27 standeth one among you, whom ye know not: he it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the 30 Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me; for he 31 was before me. And I knew him not; but that he should be made mani32 fest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it 33 abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the 34 Holy Ghost. And I saw and bare record, that this is the Son of God. 35 36 § 19. Jesus gains Disciples.-THE JORDAN. GALILEE? JOHN I. 35-51. Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples; ' and 37 looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And 38 the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where 39 dwellest thou?! He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth 40 hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was 41 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and a 23. Is. 40, 3. JOHN I. saith unto him, We have found the Messias; which is, being interpreted, 42 the Christ. ' And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas; which is, by interpretation, a stone. 43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, 44 and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of 45 Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of 46 Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite 48 indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called 49 thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of 50 Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than 51 these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." 1 § 20. The Marriage at Cana of Galilee. JOHN II. 1-12. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother 2 of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the 3 marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto 4 him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to 5 do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the ser6 vants, Whatsoever he saith unto you do it. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, contain7 ing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots 8 with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they 9 bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water 10 knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good 11 wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and they continued there not many days. a 51. Comp. Gen. 28, 12. |