18 Jesus seeing himself crowded on all sides, gave orders to 19 pass to the opposite shore. Meantime a scribe accosted him, saying: Rabbi, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 Jesus answered, The foxes have caverns, and the birds of the air have places of shelter, but the Son of Man hath not where to repose his head. 21 Another, one of his disciples, said to him: Master, permit Lu. 9:59. 22 me to go first, and bury my father. Jesus answered: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead. 23 THEN entering the bark, his disciples followed him. Soon 24 after there arose in the sea so great a tempest, that the Mar. 4.37. bark was covered with the billows. But he being asleep, his Lu. 8:23. 25 disciples came and waked him, saying: Save us, Master, we 26 perish. He then answered: Why are ye timorous, O ye dis trustful? Then he arose, and having commanded the winds 27 and the sea, a great calm ensued; insomuch, that every one exclaimed with admiration: What personage is this, whom even the winds and the sea obey! 28 When he was come to the other side, into the country of the Mar. 5. I. Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs, issuing out of the Lu. 8; 26. 29 monuments, so furious, that nobody durst pass that way. These instantly cried, saying: What hast thou to do with us, Jesus, Son of God? Art thou come hither to torment us before the 30 time? Now there was feeding at some distance a great herd 31 of swine. And the fiends besought him, saying: If thou expel 32 us, permit us to go into the herd of swine. He answered, Go. Mar. 2. 3. And when they were cast out, they went into the swine; on which the whole herd rushed down a precipice into the sea, and 33 perished in the waters. Then the herdsmen fled into the city, and reported every thing, and what happened to the demoniacs. 34 Presently the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and having seen him, entreated him to depart out of their territory. IX. Then having gone aboard the bark, he repassed, and went 2 to his own city; where they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed. Jesus perceiving their faith, said to the paralytic: Lu. 5: 18. 3 Son, take courage, thy sins are forgiven thee. Whereupon 4 some of the scribes said within themselves,' This man blasphe- Lu. 7: 48. meth.' But Jesus knowing their sentiments, said: Why do ye 5 harbor evil thoughts? which is easier; to say, 'Thy sins are for6 given;' or to say with effect, Arise and walk?' But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins: Arise, (said he then to the paralytic), take up 7 thy bed and go home. Accordingly he arose, and went home. 8 And the people saw and wondered, glorifying God, who had given such power to men. 9 As Jesus departed thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, Mar. 2. 14. Lu. 5: 27. Mar. 2: 15. Lu. 5. 29. Hos. 6. 6. ch. 12. 7. 1 Tim. 1. 15. Mar. 2. 18. Lu. 5. 33. Mar. 5. 22. Mar. 5. 25. Mar. 5. 38. Lu. 11. 14. 10 sitting at the toll-office; to whom he said: Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Afterwards Jesus, being at table in a house, many publicans and sinners came and placed themselves with him and his dis11 ciples. Some Pharisees observing this, said to his disciples: 12 Why doth your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? Jesus hearing them, answered: The whole need not a physician, but 13 the sick. Go, therefore, and learn what this meaneth, "I require humanity, and not sacrifice:" for I came to call, not the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 14 Then John's disciples accosting him, said: We and the 15 Pharisees often fast: why do thy disciples never fast? Jesus answered: Do the bridemen mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom shall 16 be taken from them, and then they will fast. Nobody mendeth an old garment with undressed cloth; else the patch itself tear17 eth the garment, and maketh a greater rent. Neither do peo 18 ple put new wine into leathern bottles; otherwise, the bottles burst; and thus, both the wine is spilt, and the bottles are rendered useless. But they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. While he was speaking, a ruler came, and prostrating himself, said: My daughter is by this time dead; but come, and 19 lay thy hand upon her, and she will revive. And Jesus arose, 20 and, as he followed him, with his disciples, a woman, who had been twelve years afflicted with a bloody issue, coming behind, 21 touched the tuft of his mantle; for she said within herself, 'If I but touch his mantle, I shall recover:' Jesus turning about, saw 22 her, and said: Daughter, take courage, thy faith hath cured thee. And the woman was well from that instant. 23 Being come into the ruler's house, and seeing the players on the flute, with the crowd making a bustle, he said to them: 24 Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but asleep. And they 25 derided him: But when the people were put out, he entered, 26 and having taken her by the hand, the damsel arose. Now the fame of this action spread through all that country. 27 When Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, 28 crying: Son of David, have pity upon us. Being come into the house, the blind men approached: and Jesus said to them: Do you believe that I can do this? They answered, yes, Master. 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying: Be it unto you according 30 to your faith. Immediately their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charging them, said: Take care that nobody know 31 it. But being departed, they spread his fame through all that country, 32 They were scarcely gone, when a dumb demoniac was pre 33 sented to him. The demon being expelled, the dumb spake, and the people wondered, saying: Nothing like this was ever 34 seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said: He expelleth the de- Mar. 3: 22, mons by the prince of the demons. 35 SECTION V.-THE CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES. ch. 13: 22. THEN Jesus went through all the cities and villages, teach- Mar. 6. 6. ing in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad tidings of the reign, and curing every disease and every malady among the 36 people. But when he saw the multitudes he had compassion Mar. 6. 34. upon them, because they were scattered and exposed, like a 37 flock without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples: The Lu. 10. 2. 38 harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are few: entreat, therefore, Lu. 9. 1. the Lord of the harvest, that he would send laborers to reap it. X. And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them Mar. 3, 13. power to expel unclean spirits, and cure diseases and maladies Lu. 6. 13. 2 of every kind. Now these are the names of the twelve apostles. The first Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, 3 James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the publican, James son 4 of Alpheus, and Lebbeus surnamed Thaddeus, Simon the Ca5 naanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus commissioned, instructing them, and saying: Acts 13. 46. Go not away to the Gentiles, nor enter a Samaritan city; 6 but go directly to the lost sheep of the stock of Israel. And as 7 ye go, proclaim, saying, 'The reign of heaven approacheth.' 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, expel demons; freely ye have 9 received, freely give. Put not gold, or silver, or brass in your Mar. 6. 8. 10 girdles; carry no scrip, no spare coats, shoes, or staves; for Lu. 10. 7. the workman is worthy of his maintenance. 11 Lu. 9. 3. 1 Tim. 5. 18. And whatever city or village ye enter, inquire what person of worth dwelleth there; and abide with him until ye leave 12 the place. When ye enter the house, salute the family. If 13 the family be worthy, the peace ye wish them shall come upon them if they be not worthy, it shall rebound upon yourselves. 14 Wheresoever they will not receive you, nor regard your words, in departing that house, or city, shake the dust off your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, the condition of Sodom and Gomorrha Acts 15.51. shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment, than the condition of that city. 16 Behold! I send you forth as sheep amidst wolves. Be, Lu. 10. 3. therefore, prudent as the serpents, and harmless as the doves. Missionaries. ch. 9. Lu. 12. 11. 17 But be upon your guard with men; for they will deliver you 18 to councils, and scourge you in their synagogues; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear Mar. 13. 11. 19 testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious, how, or what we shall speak; for what ye should speak, shall be suggested to you in that moment. 20 For it shall not be ye that shall speak; but the Spirit of my 21 Father who will speak by you. Then the brother will consign the brother to death; and the father the child; and children 22 will arise against their parents, and procure their death. And for my name ye shall be hated universally. But the man who persevereth to the end, shall be saved. Lu. 21.16. 23 Therefore, when they persecute you in one city, flee to another, for verily I say unto you, ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, ere the Son of Man be come. Lu. 6. 40. 24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his 25 master. It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and for the servant to be as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call his domestics? Jo. 13. 16. & 15. 20. Mar. 4. 22. Lu. 8. 17. & 12. 2. Lu. 12. 8. & 9. 26. Mar. 8. 38. 2 Tim. 2. 12. Lu. 12. 51. Lu. 14. 26. ch. 16. 24. Mar. 8. 34. Jo. 12. 25. Lu. 9. 23. & 17.33. 26 Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing hidden that shall not be detected; nothing secret that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, publish in the light; and what is 28 whispered in your ear, proclaim from the house-tops. And fear not them who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; fear 29 rather him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ?* Yet neither of them falleth 30 to the ground without the will of your Father. Nay, the very 31 hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not then, ye are 32 much more valuable than many sparrows. Whosoever, therefore, shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also ac33 knowledge before my Father who is in heaven. But whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to bring peace to the earth. I 35 came, not to bring peace, but a sword. For I am come to make dissension betwixt father and son, betwixt mother and 36 daughter, betwixt mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so that a man's enemies will be found in his own family. He who 37 loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. He who loveth son or daughter more than me, is not wor38 thy of me. He who will not take his cross and follow me, is 39 not worthy of me. He who preserveth his life, shall lose it; but he who loseth his life, on my account, shall preserve it. Assarion, value three farthings sterling. 40 Jo. 13. 20. He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth La. 10. 16. 41 me, receiveth him who sent me. He that receiveth a prophet, because he is a prophet, shall obtain a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man, because he is a righteous 42 man, shall obtain a righteous man's reward: and whosoever shall give any of these little ones, because he is my disciple, were it but a cup of cold water to drink; verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. XI. WHEN Jesus had made an end of instructing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and give warning in the cities. Mar. 9. 41. SECTION VI.-THE CHARACTER OF THE TIMES. 2 La. 7. 18. NOW John having heard in prison of the works of the Mes3 siah, sent two of his disciples, who asked him ; Art thou he that 4 cometh, or must we expect another? Jesus answering, said unto them: Go and relate to John what ye have heard and seen. Isa. 35. 5.5 The blind are made to see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear; lepers are cleansed; the dead are raised; and good news is I. 61. 1. 6 brought to the poor: and happy is he to whom I shall not prove a stumbling-block. 7 When they were departed, Jesus said to the people concern- L. 7.24. 8 ing John what went ye out into the wilderness to behold? A Mal. 3. T. Mar. 1. 2. reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye to see? A man effeminately dressed? It is kings' palaces [not deserts] that 9 such frequent. What then went ye to see? A prophet? Yea, 10 I tell you, and something superior to a prophet: For this is he concerning whom it is written, "Behold I send mine angel be11 fore thee, who shall prepare thy way." Verily I say unto you, among those born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least in the reign of heaven, 12 shall be greater than he. From the first appearing of John the Lu. 16. 16. Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is invaded, and inva13 ders take possession by force. For till John appeared, all the 14 prophets and the Law were your instructors; and if ye will 15 bear to be told it, this is the Elijah that was to come. Who- Mal. 4. 5 ever hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like boys in the market-place to whom their play-fellows complain, say17 ing, "We have played to you upon the pipe, but ye have not .. danced; we have sung mournful songs to you, but ye have not 18 lamented.' For John came abstaining from meat and drink, 19 and they say, ' He hath a demon; the Son of Man came using meat and drink, and they say, 'He is a lover of banquets and Lu. 7.31. |