disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 79. John vi. 70, 71. 70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of is a devil? you 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. Book V. THIRD YEAR OF OUR BLESSED LORD'S PUBLIC MINISTRY. THE 1. Matt. xv. 1-20; Mark vii. 1-23. HEN came together unto Jesus the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which were of Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 6 Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that | Syrophenician by nation; and she the Pharisees were offended, after cried unto him, saying, Have mercy they heard this saying? on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, false witness, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. 2. Matt. xv. 21-28; Mark vii. 24-30. 24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. : 27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table: the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 3. Matt. xv. 29; Mark vii. 31-37. 29 And Jesus departed from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, and came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis, and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon 26 The woman was a Greek, ahim. F 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And straightway his ears were 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. 4. Matt. xv. 30, 31. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 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. 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. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 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. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha,1 into the coasts of Magdala. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? 5. Matt. xv. 32-39; Mark viii. 1-10. 2 And he said unto them, When 32 In those days the multitude it is evening, ye say, It will be fair being very great, and having no-weather: for the sky is red. thing to eat, Jesus called his dis- 3 And in the morning, It will be ciples 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; for divers of them came from far. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. 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. I Dalmanutha, a town east of Gennesaret, and in the district of Magdala. 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 7. Matt. xvi. 5-12; Mark viii. 14-21. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have 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? 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? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 8. Mark viii. 22-26. 22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto Son of man am? thou art John the Baptist: some, 14 And they said, Some say that Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? said, Thou art the Christ, the Son unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon thou art Peter, and upon this rock 19 And I will give unto thee the 2 Alone, i. e., alone with his disciples; the "multitude" were away. |