CHAPTER XVII. PART OF FOURTH YEAR OF MINISTRY. § CLXXXIX- -SCCVII. Residence beyond Jordan AND The week before the Resurrection of Lazarus. Time. A period of about a month, dealt with in summaries, and of an additional week of which details are given. 40 4T 42 CLXXXIX. CHRIST WHERE JOHN AT FIRST BAPTIZED. Time. A period of about a month from the Feast of Dedication. S. John x. 40—42. AND he went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode. And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. CXC. PORTION OF SUMMARIES REPEATED S. Matt. xix. 1, 2. AND......Jesus......came into the borders of Judæa 1 beyond Jordan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them 2 there. S. Mark x. I. And he...cometh into the borders of Judæa and beyond Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. CXCI. CHRIST TEACHES THE DISCIPLES TO PRAY. Time. Whilst Christ was still in the place where John was at the first baptizing. S. Luke xi. I—4. AND it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain I place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 2 5 3 'Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come2. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation*. CXCII. CHRIST REMONSTRATES AGAINST THE WANT OF PERCEPTION OF HIS TRUE CHARACTER IMPLIED IN THE ABOVE REQUEST AND EXPLAINS HIS REASON FOR HAVING GRANTED IT*. S. Luke xi. 5-8. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I 7 have nothing to set before him; and he from within shall answer and say, 8 Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee? I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth. 1 Many ancient authorities read Our Father, which art in heaven. See Matt. vi. 9. 2 Many ancient authorities add Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. See Matt. vi. 10. 3 Gr. our bread for the coming day. 4 Many ancient authorities add but deliver us from the evil one (or, from evil). See Matt. vi. 13. • Or, whatsoever things * See Introduction, Ch. VIII. CXCIII. PRAYER TO THE FATHER CANNOT FAIL TO BE ANSWERED. S. Luke xi. 9--13. AND I say unto you, 9 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one 10 that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask 'a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give 12 him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto 13 your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? CXCIV. WANTS MADE KNOWN TO CHRIST SUPPLIED THOUGH NOT IN THE MANNER EXPECTED. Time. The first two days of the week before the Resurrection of Lazarus. S. John xi. 1-6. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the I village of Mary and her sister Martha. And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with 2 ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 1 Some ancient authorities omit a loaf, and he give him a stone? or. 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, 4 5 Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was. CXCV. CHRIST PROPOSES TO GO AGAIN INTO Time. The day on which Lazarus died and the third day in the week before his resurrection. (See John xi. 17. The burial would probably according to Jewish custom take place on the day of death.) 9 Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he Io seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. II These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 The disciples therefore said unto him, |