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came where he was:15 and when he saw him, he had 'compassion on him,

34 And went to him, and 'bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.16

35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence," and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him: and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will 'repay thee.18

36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He that showed mercy on

15 near him. Rh. 16 made provision for him. Co. Ma. Cr. "See MAT. xx. 2. A.V. 18 pay thee at coming back. Pu.

me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. ACTS, x. 28: Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company or come unto one of another nation: but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

EXOD. ii. 6: And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. MAT. ix. 36: When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion.

a Ps. cxlvii. 3: He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Isa. i. 6: From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

b PRO. xix. 17: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. LUKE, xiv. 14: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

© PRO. xiv. 21: He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. Hos. vi. 6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Mic. vi. 8: He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? MAT. xxiii, 23: Woe unto you, Scribes and

him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named "Martha received him into her house.

39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

40 But Martha was cumbered 19 about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art 'careful20 and troubled about many things:

42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath

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Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

JOHN, xi. 1: Of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. do. xii. 1,2 : Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany.-There they made him a supper, and Martha served.

* LUKE, viii. 35: Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind. Acтs, xxii. 3: Brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel.

f1 COR. vii. 32, 35: But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord. And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

Ps. xxvii. 4: One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. do. lxxiii. 25: Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. ECCLES. xii. 13: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. MAT. vi. 33: Seek ye first the king

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chosen that "good part, which shall not be taken away 'from her.

CHAP. XI.

1 Christ teacheth to pray, and that instantly: 11 assuring that God so will give us good things: 14 he casting out a dumb devil, rebuketh the blasphemous Pharisees: 28 and showeth who are blessed : 29 preacheth to the people, 37 and reprehendeth the outward show of holiness in the Pharisees, Scribes, and Lawyers.

A. D. 33. AND it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed1 be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

3 Give us day by day2 our daily bread.3

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the good portion. Ham. 'sacredly reverenced. Pu. for the day. A.V. according to the day. Pu. day after day. Whit. our each day's bread. Wi. the bread necessary to our sustenance. Wh.

dom of God, and his righteousness. MARK, viii. 36: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? LUKE, Xviii. 22: Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 1 COR. xiii. 2, 3: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

1 HEB. xi. 25, 26: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. For he [Moses] had respect to the recompense of the reward.

MAT. vi. 20: Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. JOHN, vi. 27: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth to everlasting life.

CHAP. XI.

a MAT. vi. 9: The Lord's prayer. See on MAT. vi. 9, &c.

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4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 For a friend of mine in his journey" is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

9 And I say unto you, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer hin a scorpion?

* who trespasses against us. Pu. out of his way. A. V. 6 in the chamber. Ma. Cr. Ud.

MARK, Xi. 25, 26: And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

GEN. xxxii. 26: I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. LUKE, xviii. 1, &c: He spake a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.

See on MAT. vii. 7.

MAT. vii. 9: What man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

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14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was 'dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people

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15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, "sought of him a sign from heaven.

17 'But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.R

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

20 But if I with the 'finger of God cast out

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Beelzebul, so ver. 18, 19. A. V.

fMAT. ix. 32: They brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. do. xii. 22: Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

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See on MAT. ix. 34.

h See on MAT. xii. 38.

MAT. xii. 25: Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. MARK, iii. 24: If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

* JOHN, ii. 25: [Jesus] needed not that any should testify of man; for he knew what was in man. See on MAT. ix. 34. 'EXOD. viii. 19: The magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God.

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