A.D. 29.

e...The resurrec

tion of the body.

It is sown in corruption; it is

raised in incorsown in dishon

ruption it is

our, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised

in power. 1 Co.

15, 42, 43. f Ex. 3, 6.

They desire a better country, that is, an beavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God:

for he hath pre

pared for them a

city. He. 11,16.

h Mat. 22, 35.

from the dead, they neither marry, | of David?
nor are given in marriage; but are
as the angels which are in heaven.
26 And as touching the dead, that they
rise: have not read in the book of
ye
Moses, how in the bush God spake
unto him, saying, 'I am THE GOD
OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC,
AND THE GOD OF JACOB?'
27 He is

not the God of the dead, but the God
of the living: ye therefore do greatly
err."

A.D. 29.

36 For David? himself said by the Holy Ghost, "THE LORD p Ps. 110, 1. SAID TO MY LORD, SIT THOU ON MY RIGHT HAND, TILL I MAKE THINE ENEMIES THY FOOTSTOOL.' 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?" And the common people heard him gladly. Jesus denounces penal retribution on the 143 scribes and pharisees.

38

8 And he said unto them in his doctrine, "Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, Jesus answers the question, Which is the B and love salutations in the market

greatest commandment?

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together,

places,

39 and the chief seats" in the
and the uppermost rooms
which devour widows'

synagogues,
at feasts:

40

these shall receive greatert

prayers:
damnation."

7 Mat. 23, 1. Lu.

20, 46.

Ye have respect

to him that weareth the gayclothing and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good (or seemly)place,

and say to the

poor, Stand thou

there, or sit here

under my footstool. Ja. 2, 3.

Lu. 21, 1.

8 2 Ti. 3, 6.

and perceiving that he had answered houses, and for a pretence make long Lu. 11, 43. them well, asked him, "Which is the first commandment of all?''h 29 And Jesus answered him, "The first of De. 6, 4, 5. Lu. all the commandments is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL; THE Lord our God is one LORD: 30 LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART,

41 And Jesus sat over against the
treasury," and beheld how the people
cast "money into the treasury: and
many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor
widow, and she threw in two 'mites,
which make a farthing. 43 And he
called unto him his disciples, and
saith unto them, "Verily I say unto
you, That this poor widow hath castλ
more in, than all they which have
cast into the treasury: 44 for all they
did cast in of their abundance; but
she of her want did cast in all that
she had, even all her living."

greater
than these." 32 And the scribe said
unto him, "Well, Master, thou hast
said the truth: for there is one God;
and there is none other but he: 33 and
to love him with all the heart, and
with all the understanding, and with
all the soul, and with all the strength,
and to love his neighbour as himself,
is more than all whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices."m
13
34 And when Jesus
saw that he answered discreetly, he
said unto him, "Thou art not far
from the kingdom of God."
And no
man after that durst" ask him any
question.

Jesus questions the pharisees concerning

the Christ.

142

35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, "How say the scribes that Christ is the son

Jesus foretells the abrogation of the Mosaic
dispensation.

145

ND as he went out of the
A
saith unto him, "Master, see what
temple, one of his disciples
manner of stones and what buildings
2 And Jesus answering
are here!"
said unto him, "Seest thou these
great buildings? there shall not be
left one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown" down." 3 And as he
sat upon the mount of Olives over
against the temple, Peter and James
and John and Andrew asked him

a

u...Jehoiada the priest took chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it and set it beside the altar on the right side, as one cometh into the house of the Lord, and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord. 2 Ki. 12, 9.

A piece of brass money.

It is the seventh part of one piece of that brass mo

ney
v...And all the
princes & all the

people rejoiced,
and brought in,
and cast into the
chest, until they
hadmade an end.
2 Ch. 24, 10.
1 Ch. 29, 3.

In a great trial of affliction, the abundance

A.D. 29.

diviners that be

you, deceive you;

which ye cause to be dreamed. Je. 29, 8. e Ac. 5, 36, 39.. 1 Jno. 4, 1.

d Be not afraid of

lation of the

The word in the

eth, the pains of a

those things

suffer; behold,

into prison, that

and ye shall

faithful unto

A.D. 29.

shall I take to witness for thee? What thingshall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I e

qual to thee, that

may comfort thee, O virgin

daughter of Zi

on; for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? La. 2, 13.

24, 23. Lu. 21,8. o... Ye, therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before,

beware lest ye

also being led away with the error of the wicked,

privately, "Tell us, when shall | 17 But woe to them that are with child,
and to them that give suck in those m... What thing
days!
18 And pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter.
19 For in
those days" shall be affliction, such
as was not from the beginning of the
creation which God created unto this
20 And ex-
time, neither shall be.
cept that the Lord had shortened
those days, no flesh should be saved:
but for the elect's sake, whom he
hath chosen, he hath shortened the Lu. 17, 23. Mat.
days. 21 And then if any man shall
say to you, Lo, here is Christ;" or,
lo, he is there; believe him not:
22 for
false Christs and false prophets shall
rise, and shall show signs and won-
ders, to seduce, if it were possible,
even the elect. 23 But take
behold, I have foretold you all things.
24 But in those days, after that tribu-
lation," the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light,
25 and the stars of heaven shall fall,
and the powers that are in heaven
shall be shaken.o 26 And then shall
they see the Son of man" coming in
the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then shall he send his angels,
and shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from the utter-
most part of the earth to the utter-
most part of heaven.

ye

heed:"

fall from your

own stedfastness 2 Pe. 8, 17.

That day is a

day of wrath, a day of trouble &

distress, a day of solation, a day of darkness and

wasteness & de

b... Let not your these things be? and what shall be prophets & your the sign when all these things shall in the midst of be fulfilled ?" 5 And Jesus answerneither hearken ing them began to say, "Take heed to your dreams lest any man deceive you : 6 for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and sudden fear, nei- rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: ther of the deso- for such things must needs be; but wicked when it the end shall not be yet. 8 For nacometh. Pr.3, 25. tion shall rise against nation, and original import kingdom against kingdom: and there woman in travail. shall be earthquakes in divers places, ... Fear none of and there shall be famines and trouwhich thou shalt bles." These are the beginnings of the devil shali "sorrows. 9 But take heed to yourcast some of you selves: for they shall deliver you up ye may be tried, to councils; and in the synagogues have tribulation ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be ten days: be thou brought before rulers and kings for death, and I will my sake, for a testimony against give thee a them. 10 And the Gospel must first be Re. 2, 10. Mat. published among all nations. 11 But 10, 17; and 24,9. when they shall lead you, and deliver 15, 19; and 16,2. you up, take no thought beforehand filled with the what ye shall speak, neither do ye Holy Ghost, premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye for it is not ye that speak, but h...If the world the Holy Ghost. 12 Now? the broknow that it hat-ther shall betray the brother to death, ed me before it and the father the son; and children 28 Now learn a parable of the fig-gain. Is. 24, 20. shall rise up against their parents, and tree; When her branch is yet tender, know shall cause them to be put to death. and putteth forth leaves, ye 3 And 29 shall be hated of all men for that summer is near: so ye in like my name's sake; but he that shall manner, when ye shall see these endure unto the end, the same shall things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass

14" But when ye shall see the delicate woman abomination of desolation, spoken of which would not by Daniel, the prophet, standing adventure to set where it ought not, (let him that the readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mounderness, her eye tains: 15 and let him that is on the ward the hus-housetop not go down into the house, band of her bo- neither enter therein, to take any her son, and to- thing out of his house: 16 and let ward her daugh him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

shall be evil to

som, and toward

ter. De. 28, 56; and see v. 57.

away.'

29. The end of the world will also be sudden
and unexpected.

gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Zep. 1, 15.

The earth shall like a drunkard, and shall be re

reel to and fro

moved like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall and not rise a

fadeth, but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Is. 40, 8.

u The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him. ...Re.

1, 1.

......for my head 14 feast of the passover, and he sendeth forth two of his disciples, |

A.D. 30.
The

Lord Jesus the same night in which

when he had

brake it, &c.
1 Co. 11, 23, 24.

P... This is that

Jesus institutes the Lord's supper. 155 22 And as they did eat, Jesus took he was betrayed bread, and blessed, and brake it, and took bread, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat: given thanks he this is my body."? 23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto heaven: not as them, "This is my blood of the new eat manna and testament, which is shed for many. are dead, he that 25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the ...... The cup of kingdom" of God."

bread

which

came down from

your fathers did

eateth of this bread shall live for ever. Jno. 6, 58.

blessing which

we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? 1 Co. 10, 16.

26 And when they had sung an Joel 3, 18. Am. hymn, they went out into the mount

9, 13, 14.

o Or, psalm.

s Ze. 13, 7.

tered every man

his own home),

I am not alone,

of Olives.

SMITE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP t Behold, the hour SHALL BE SCATTERED." 28 But after "t cometh, yea, is now come, that that I am risen, I will go before you ye shall be scat-into Galilee." 29 But Peter said unto his own (or to him, "Although all shall be of and shall leave fended, yet will not I." 30 And Jesus me alone, & yet saith" unto him, "Verily I say unto because the Fathee, That this day, even in this night, ther is with Me. before the cock crow twice, thou shalt Mat. 26, 34. Lu. deny me thrice." 31 But he spake 22, 34. Jno. 13, the more vehemently," "If I should A man's pride die with thee, I will not deny thee low; but honour in any wise." Likewise also said humble in spirit. they all.

Jno. 16, 32.

38.

shall bring him

shall uphold the

Pro. 29, 23.

x Mat. 26, 36. Lu. 22, 39. Jno. 18, 1.

when he had of

mon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou
watch one hour? 38 Watch ye and
The spirit truly is ready, but the
lest
pray, ye enter into temptation.
flesh is weak.a" 39 And again he went
away, and prayed, and spake the
same words. 40 And when he re-
turned, he found them asleep again,
(for their eyes were heavy,) neither
wist they what to answer him.'

41 And he cometh the third time,
and saith unto them, "Sleep on now,
hour is come; behold, the Son of
and take your rest: it is enough, the
man is betrayed into the hands of
42 Rise up, let us go; lo,
he that betrayeth me is at hand."

sinners.

Jesus is betrayed and apprehended. 163

Thy will, O my God, yea, Thy law is within my heart.

Ps. 40, 8.

43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the Lord, how are twelve, and with him a great multituded with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, that

e Faithful are the
wounds of а
friend, but the
kisses of an ene-
my are deceitful.
Pro. 27, 6.
And why call
ye me Lord, Lord,
and do not the
things which I
say? Lu. 6, 46.

same is he; take him, and lead him
away safely." 45 And as soon as he
was come, he goeth straightway to
him, and saith, "Master, master;"
and kissed him. 46 And they laid g And David said.
their hands on him, and took him.

"Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for

or what evil is in mine hand?" 1 Sa. 26, 18.

h Ps. 22, 6; and 69, 10. Is. 53, 12. Mat. 26, 56. Lu. 24, 25.

32 And they came to a place which 47 And one of them that stood by was named Gethsemane: and he drew a sword, and smote a servant of what have Idone, ...Who in the saith to his disciples, days of his flesh, while I shall pray." "Sit ye here, the high priest, and cut off his ear. 33 And he tak-48 And Jesus answered and said unto fered up prayers eth with him Peter and James and them, "Are ye come out, as against and supplications with strong John, and began to be sore amazed, a thief, with swords and with staves crying & tears, and to be very heavy; 34 and saith to take me? 49 I was daily with you I have trodden was able to save unto them, "My soul is exceeding in the temple teaching, and ye took Him from death, sorrowful unto death; tarry ye here, me not: but the Scriptures must be and watch." 35 And he went forward fulfilled." 50 And they all forsook a little, and fell on the ground, and him, and fled.

unto Him that

and was heard in that he feared

(or for his piety). He. 5, 7.

the wine press alone; and of the people there was none with me. Is. 63, 3.