CH. 15. SECT. VIII. of the night 18, Jesus went to them, walking upon 26 the sea. When the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, being terrified, they exclaimed, An appa27 rition! and cried out for fear. Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Take courage, it is I, be 28 not afraid. Peter answering, said to him, If it be thou, Master, bid me come to thee upon the water. 29 Jesus said, Come. Then Peter getting out of the 30 bark, walked upon the water towards Jesus. But finding the wind boisterous, he was frightened; and 31 beginning to sink, cried, Master, save me. Jesus instantly stretching out his hand, caught him, and said to him, Distrustful man, wherefore didst thou 32 doubt? When they had gone aboard, the wind ceasThen those in the bark came, and prostrated themselves before him, saying, Thou art assuredly a Son of God. 33 ed. Mar. 6; 53.34 Having passed over, they landed on the territory 35 of Gennesaret 9; the inhabitants whereof knowing him, sent through all that country, and brought to 36 him all the diseased, who besought him to let them touch but a tuft of his mantle; and as many as touched, were cured. Mar. 7; 1. XV. Then some Scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem 2 addressed him, saying, Why do thy disciples trans gress the tradition of the elders? For they wash 3 not their hands before meals. Jesus answering, said unto them, Why do ye yourselves, by your 18 Between three and six in the morning. 19 In the Old Testament, Chinnereth. SECT. VIII. CH. 15. Deu. 5; 16. tradition, transgress the commandment of God? 4 For God hath commanded, saying, "Honour thy Ex. 20; 12. "father and mother;" and, "Whosoever re- Ex. 21; 17. "vileth father or mother shall be punished with Lev. 20; 9. 5 "death." But ye affirm, If a man say to father or mother, I devote whatever of mine shall pro'fit thee,' he shall not afterwards honour, by his 6 assistance, his father or his mother. Thus, by Pro. 20; 20. your tradition, ye annul the commandment of 7 God. Hypocrites, well do ye suit the character 8 which Isaiah gave of you, saying, "This people Isa. 29; 13. "address me with their mouth, and honour me "with their lips, though their heart is estranged 9" from me. But in vain they worship me, while they teach institutions merely human." 10 Then having called the multitude, he said to Mar. 7; 14. 11 them, Hear, and be instructed. It is not what goeth into the mouth which polluteth the man; but it is what proceedeth out of the mouth which polluteth 12 the man. Thereupon his disciples accosting him, said, Didst thou observe how the Pharisees, when 13 they heard that saying, were scandalized? He answered, Every plant which my heavenly Father 14 hath not planted, shall be extirpated. Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind; and Lu. 6; 39. if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the Mar. 7; 17. 15 ditch. Then Peter addressing him, said, Explain to 16 us that saying. Jesus answered, Are ye also still 17 void of understanding? Do ye not yet apprehend, that whatever entereth the mouth, passeth into the 18 belly, and is thrown out into the sink? But that CH. 15. SECT. VIII. which proceedeth out of the mouth, issueth from 19 the heart, and so polluteth the man. For out of the heart proceed malicious contrivances, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testi20 monies, calumnies. These are the things which pollute the man; but to eat with unwashen hands polluteth not the man. Mar. 7; 24. 21 ch. 10; 6. THEN Jesus withdrew into the confines of Tyre 22 and Sidon; and behold! a Canaanitish woman of these territories came to him, crying, Master, Son of David, have pity upon me; my daughter is 23 grievously afflicted by a demon. But he gave her no answer. Then his disciples interposed, and intreated him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cla24 moureth after us. He answering, said, My mission is only to the lost sheep of the stock of 25 Israel. She, nevertheless, advanced, and prostrat ing herself before him, said, O Master, help me! 26 He replied, It is not seemly to take the children's 27 bread, and throw it to the dogs. True, Sir, re turned she, yet even the dogs are allowed the 28 crumbs which fall from their master's table. Then Jesus, answering, said to her, O woman! great is thy faith. Be it unto thee as thou desirest. And that instant her daughter was healed. 29 Jesus having left that place, came nigh the sea of Galilee, and repaired to a mountain, where he 30 sat down and great multitudes flocked to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the cripple, and several others [in distress], whom SECT. VIII. сн. 16. 31 they laid at his feet; and he healed them: insomuch, that the people beheld, with admiration, the Isa. 35; 5. dumb speaking, the cripple sound, the lame walk 32 ing, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called to him his disciples, and said, Mar. 8; 1. I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now attended me three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not dismiss them fasting, lest 33 their strength fail by the way. His disciples answered, Whence can we get bread enough in 34 this solitude to satisfy such a crowd? He asked them, How many loaves have ye? They said, Se35 ven, and a few small fishes. Then commanding 36 the people to lie down upon the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fishes, which, having given thanks, he divided and gave to his disciples, who 37 distributed them among the people. When all had partaken, and were satisfied, they carried off seven maunds full of the fragments that remained. 38 Now they that had eaten were four thousand men, beside women and children. Lu. 12; 54. 39 Then having dismissed the multitude, he embarkXVI. ed, and sailed to the coast of Magdala. Thither Mar. 8; 11. some Pharisees and Sadducees repaired, who, to try him, desired that he would show them a sign 2 in the sky. He answering, said to them, In the evening ye say, 'It will be fair weather, for the 3 sky is red;' and in the morning, There will 'be a storm to-day, for the sky is red and lowerYe can judge aright of the appearance 'ing.' ch. 12; 39. Mar. 8; 14. ch. 14; 15. CII. 16. SECT. VIII. of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the 4 times. An evil and adulterous race demandeth a 5 sign, but no sign shall be given them, save the sign of the Prophet Jonah. Then leaving them, he departed. Now his disciples, before they came over, had for6 gotten to bring loaves with them. Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 7 and of the Sadducees. Whereupon they said, reasoning among themselves, This is because we have 8 brought no loaves with us. Jesus perceiving it, said to them, What do ye reason amongst yourselves, O ye distrustful? That I speak thus, because ye have 9 brought no loaves? Have ye no reflection? Or do ye not remember the five loaves among the five thousand, and how many baskets ye filled with ch. 15; 32. 10 the fragments; nor the seven loaves among the four thousand, and how many maunds ye filled? 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake not concerning bread, when I bade you beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then they understood that he cautioned them not against the leaven which the Pharisees and the Sadducees used in bread, but against their doctrines. |