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unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for 30 my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive a hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come, 31 eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to 33 tell them what things should happen unto him, saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall con34 demn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles; and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatso36 ever we shall desire. And he said unto them, What would ye 37 that I should do for you? They said unto him, Grant unto us

that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left 38 hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be 39 baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism 40 that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it shall 41 be given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten

30. With persecutions. Though they would be blessed by the hospitalities and friendships of the Christian brotherhood, they would not be exempt from suffering in the cause of Christianity. Archbishop Nowcome, however, is persuaded that these words are a marginal gloss, and he intimates, too, his belief that the passage originally read as in the other Gospels.

32-34. Mat. xx. 17-19, and comments; Luke xviii. 31-34.

32. Went before them. As a courageous leader, ready to meet danger.

Amazed― afraid. "They were alarmed and agitated at the recollection of what Jesus had told them of his sufferings and death," and also at the prospect of going to Jerusalem, the very seat of his enemies.

35-45. Mat. xx. 20-28, and notes.

42. It was a partial apology for the ambitious disciples, that they had the examples of temporal power and

heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know 42 that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be 43 great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you 44 will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son 45 of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And they came to Jericho and as he went out of Jericho 46 with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway-side begging. And 47 when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And 48 many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: and 49 they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, 50 and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, 51 What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus 52 said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the

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magnificence before their eyes to seduce them from humility.-Accounted to rule. An idiom for rule simply.

46-52. Mat. xx. 29-34, and comments; Luke xviii. 35-43.

46. Bartimeus. Mark mentions only one, probably the more celebrated of the two, whom Jesus cured on that occasion.

47. Thou son of David. His earnest desire to propitiate the favor of Jesus, might have had something to do with his very honorable salutation. 50. Casting away his garment. The flowing garments of the east

would obstruct one in haste; hence the graphic picture of the historian, descriptive of the impetuous movement of the blind man towards Je

sus.

52. Though our Saviour was now on his way to Jerusalem, and the cross was in full view to his mind, it is touching to behold in him the same care and compassion for others, which distinguished him in all his journeys. The same remark is applicable to the case of his blessing the children above. What tenderness united with what collectedness of soul!

CHAPTER XI.

The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, with his subsequent Acts. AND when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his dis2 ciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door

without, in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do 6 ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them even as Jesus 7 had commanded: and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon 8 him. And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the 11 name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus

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entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany, with the twelve.

And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he 13 was hungry. And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon; and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves: for the time of figs was

CHAPTER XI.

1-11. Notes on Mat. xxi. 1-17; also Luke xix. 29–44, and John xii.

12-19.

12-14. Mat. xxi. 18, 19, and com

ments.

13. For the time of figs was not yet, i. e. the time of gathering figs. This clause properly belongs to the words above-might find any thing thereon, and what is intermediate may

be enclosed in parentheses, or, what would amount to the same, this clause might be so punctuated. The whole, properly arranged, as has been done by several great critics, in conformity with like transpositions in Mark xii. 12, xvi. 3, 4, would read as follows: And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon, (for the time of figs was not yet;) and as they had not therefore been gathered,

not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat 14 fruit of thee hereafter forever. And his disciples heard it. And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, 15 and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves; and would not suffer that any man should 16 carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, saying 17 unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called, of all nations, the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought 18 how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. And when even was 19 come, he went out of the city. And in the morning, as they 20 passed by, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots. And 21 Peter, calling to remembrance, saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus, 22 answering, saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say 23 unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I 24 say unto you, What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand 25 praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But, 26 if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in 27 the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, and say unto him, By what authority doest thou 28 these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you 29 one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what author

he might reasonably expect to find some, as the fruit preceded the leaves; and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves.

15-19. Comments on Mat. xxi. 12, 13; also Luke xix. 45-47.

20-26. Parallel to Mat. xxi. 2022. See notes.

21. Cursedst. More mildly, devotedst.

27-33. See notes on Mat. xxi. 23-27; Luke xx, 1-8.

30 ity I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, 31 or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves,

saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did 32 ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people for all men counted John, that he was a prophet in33 deed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

CHAPTER XII.

Parables and Conversations of our Lord.

AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, 2 and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husband3 men of the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught him, and beat 4 him, and sent him away empty. And again, he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him 5 in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating 6 some, and killing some. Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will rev7 erence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall 8 be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out 9 of the vineyard. What shall, therefore, the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give 10 the vineyard unto others. And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the 11 corner this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our 12 eyes? And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them; and they left him, and went their way.

CHAPTER XII. 1-12. Mat. xxi. 33-46, and notes; Luke xx. 9-19.

6. Therefore. An expletive. Tyndale more correctly translates, "yet

had he one sonne whom he loved tenderly," &c.

12. As has been suggested, this verse contains a parallelism, and would read better were it arranged