it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

a Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it, Exod. xx. 8-11. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD; whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death, xxxi. 12-15. In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. Then I contended with the nobles of

Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till

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after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? If ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy, Neh. xiii. 15-22. Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers, Jer. xvii. 21, 22.

temple, and said unto him, Behold thou art made whole: asin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

a And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you seven times for your sins, Lev. xxvi. 23, 24. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man is worse than the first, Matt. xii. 45.

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτοῖς· Ὁ πατ τής μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαί.

But Jesus answered them, a My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

a See on Matt. vii. ver. 21. clause 4. b Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake, John xiv. 10, 11.

c See on chap. i. ver. 3.

VER. 18.

Διὰ τοῦτο οὖν μᾶλλον ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι οὐ μόνον ἔλυε τὸ σάββατον, ἀλλὰ καὶ πατέρα ἴδιον ἔλεγε * τὸν Θεὸν, ἴσον ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν τῷ Θεῷ.

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a 1 can of mine own self do nothing: is just, ver. 30. as I hear, I judge: and my judgment Then said Jesus

the Son of man, Then shall ye know unto them, When ye have lifted up that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him, viii. 28, 29. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak, xii. 49. Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake, xiv. 10, 11.

b For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will, ver. 21. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him, xiv. 25. In the beginning God created the hea

ven and the earth, Gen. i. 1. Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself, Isa. xliv. 24. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is, Acts iv. 24. For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God, Heb. iii. 4. Compared with-In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made, John i. 1-3. For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers all things were created by him, and for him, Col. i. 16.

Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee, Neh. ix. 6. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast, Psal. xxxvi. 6. Compared with -And he (Christ) is before all things, and by him all things consist, Col. i. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah, Psal. 1. 6. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another, Ixxv. 7. Compared with-For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son, John v. 22.

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Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be holden of it, Acts ii. 24. Compared with-Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up, John ii. 19. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have

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power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father, x. 18. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you, Rom. viii. 11. Compared with-Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation, John v. 28, 29. For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself, Phil. iii. 20, 21.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD, Psal. xxvii. 14. Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed, Isa. xlv. 24. Compared with-And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient, for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me, 2 Cor. xii. 9. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me, Phil. iv. 13. And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Ex. iv. 11. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding, Prov. ii. 6. Compared with-For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist, Luke xxi. 15.

Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD, Jer. xxiii. 24. Compared with-Which is his body, the fulness of him (Christ) that filleth all in all, Eph. ii. 23. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God, John vi. 45. Compared with-For I neither received it of man,

neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ, Gal. i. 12.

I am the LoRD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go, Isa. xlviii. 17. Compared with -And he (Christ) calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out, John x. 3. To them that are sanctified by God the Father, Jude 1. Compared with-For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Heb. ii. 11. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him, John vi. 44. Compared with─And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me, John xii. 32.

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men ;) 1 Kings viii. 39. I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings, Jer. xvii. 10. Compared with And I (Christ) will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works, Rev. ii. 23.

VER. 20.

Ο γὰρ πατὴς φιλεῖ τὸν υἱὸν, καὶ πάντα δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ ἃ αὐτὸς ποιεῖ· καὶ μείζονα τούτων δείξει αὐτῷ ἔργα, ἵνα ὑμεῖς θαυμά. ζητε.

For the Father loveth the Son, band sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

a See on Matt. iii. ver. 17. clause 2. b Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? John x. 32. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him, Matt. xi. 27. and Luke x. 22.

VER. 21.

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"Ωσπερ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἐγείρει τοὺς νεκ ροὺς καὶ ζωοποιεῖ, οὕτω καὶ ὁ υἱὸς οὓς SEXE (TTULET.

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, beven so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

a See now that 1, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand, Deut. xxxii. 39. (As it is written, I have made thee a Father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were, Rom, iv. 17. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you, viii. 11.

b Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? John xii. 25, 26. And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin, 43, 44. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother, Luke vii. 14, 15. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat, viii. 54, 55.

VER. 22.

Οὐδὲ γὰς ὁ πατὴρ κρίνει οὐδένα, ἀλλὰ τὴν κρίσιν πᾶσαν δέδωκε τῷ υἱῷ.

For the Father judgeth no man, a but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

a And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man, ver. 27. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he