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had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. 9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

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LUKE IX.

which they had seen.

MARK IX.

9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with_another what the rising from the dead should mean. And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

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10 And his disciples asked him, say-
ing, Why then say the scribes that 11
11 Elias must first come? And Jesus
answered and said unto them, Elias
truly shall first come, and restore
12 all things. But I say unto you, That
Elias is come already, and they
knew him not, but have done_unto
him whatsoever they listed. Like-
wise shall also the Son of man suf-
13 fer of them. Then the disciples
understood that he spake unto them
of John the Baptist.

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$76. THE HEALING OF A DEMONIAC, WHOM THE DISCIPLES COULD NOT HEAL. Region of Cæsarea Philippi.

MATT. XVII. 14-21. And when they were 14 come to the multitude,

there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, 15 and saying, Lord, have

MARK IX. 14-29.

And when he came 37
to his disciples, he saw
a great multitude about
them, and the scribes
questioning with them.
15 And straightway all
the people, when they
beheld him, were
greatly amazed, and
running to him saluted
16 him. And he asked
the scribes, What ques-
tion ye with them?
And one of the mul- 38
titude answered and
said, Master, I have
brought unto thee my
son, which hath a dumb
spirit; and whereso-
ever he taketh him, he
teareth him: and he
foameth, and gnash-
eth with his teeth, and

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mercy on my son: for he is lunatick,3 and 18 sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into 16 the water. And I

Mal. 4. 5, 6. Comp. 1 Kings 18. 17-21, 30-40.

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LUKE IX. 37-43. And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth

argument against the fact of his being also, in the strict sense, a demoniac, that is, one harassed and possessed by an evil spirit. In ver. 18, Matthew shows as clearly as the other evangelists, that the lunatick was truly a demoniac.

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pineth away and I
spake to thy disciples
that they should cast 40
him out; and they
could not. He answer-
eth him, and saith, O 41
faithless generation,
how long shall I be
with you? how long
shall I suffer you?1
bring him unto me.
20 And they brought him
unto him and when 42
he saw him, straight-
way the spirit tare
him; and he fell on
the ground, and wal-
21 lowed foaming. And

LUKE IX.

again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you?1 Bring thy son hither. And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him.

he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? and he said, Of a child. 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help 23 us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe,

all things are possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help 25 thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the

18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the Ichild was cured from 19 that very hour. Then

came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, 26 Why could not we cast 20 him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say 27 unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mus- 28 tard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yon- 29 der place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible un21 to you. Howbeit this kind3 goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

1 Comp. Num. 14. 11, 27.

2 Comp. 1 Cor. 13. 2.

And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God.

people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no 43 more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind3 can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

unclean spirits, which could not be cast out by the disciples without the most wrestling prayer

3 This kind: meaning, probably, this kind of to God.

§ 77. JESUS AGAIN FORETELLS HIS OWN DEATH AND RESURRECTION. [See § 74.]

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Galilee.

MARK IX. 30-32.

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And they departed 43
thence, and passed
through Galilee; and
he would not that any
man should know it.
31 For he taught his dis-
ciples, and said unto
them, The Son of man
is delivered into the
hands of men, and they 45
shall kill him; and
after that he is killed,
he shall rise the third
day. But they under-
stood not that saying,
and were afraid to ask
him.

Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into 23 the hands of men and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. 32 And they were exceeding sorry.

LUKE IX. 43-45.

-But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

$78. THE TRIBUTE-MONEY MIRACULOUSLY PROVIDED.-Capernaum.

MATT. XVII. 24-27.

MARK IX. 33.

24 And when they were come to 33 And he came to Capernaum.— Capernaum, they that received

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tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers ? 26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the 27 children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

JESUS EXHORTS

$79. THE DISCIPLES CONTEND WHO SHOULD BE THE GREATEST.
TO HUMILITY, FORBEARANCE, AND BROTHERLY LOVE.-Capernaum.

MATT. XVIII. 1-35.

1 At the same time 33
came the disciples un-
to Jesus, saying, Who
is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven?3

MARK IX. 33-50.

And being in the 46 house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 47

Son of God.

LUKE IX. 46-50.

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.3 And Jesus, perceiving

2 A piece of money, properly a stater (σTaTnp), which was equal to a shekel, and hence sufficed exactly to pay the tax for both Christ and Peter.

1 Tribute. The Greek ra didpaxua, the di-garded as an indirect declaration that he was the drachms, rendered tribute twice in this verse, is different from the word (кñvaos, census) in ver. 25, which is correctly so translated. The word used here is the name of a coin, (value two drachms, that is, fifteen pence of our money,) which was equal to the half-shekel of the Jews, and which probably stands here for the yearly tax in support of the temple-service (Ex. 30. 13; 2 Chron. 24. 9). The claim for exemption which our Lord makes (ver. 26) may, therefore, be re

3 Who the greatest? The agitation of this question by the twelve was probably occasioned by what had been said to Peter, (Matt. 16. 17-19; see § 73,) and by the selection of the three (Matt. 17. 1; see § 75) to accompany Christ to the mount of transfiguration.

MATT. XVIII.

2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the 3 midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the king4 dom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the king5 dom of heaven. And

whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth

me.

MARK IX.

34 But they held their
peace: for by the way
they had disputed
among themselves,
who should be the great-
35 est. And he sat down,
and called the twelve,
and saith unto them,
If any man desire to
be first, the same shall
be last of all, and serv-
36 ant of all. And he
took a child, and set
him in the midst of
them and when he 48
had taken him in his
arms, he said unto
them, Whosoever shall
receive one of such
children in my name,
receiveth me: and
whosoever shall re-
me, receiveth not me,
but him that sent me.

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38 And John answered 49
him, saying, Master,
we saw one casting out
devils in thy name, and
he followeth not us:
and we forbad him, because he
39 followeth not us. But Jesus 50
said, Forbid him not: for there
is no man which shall do a mira-
cle in my name, that can lightly
40 speak evil of me. For he that
is not against us is on our part.1
41 For whosoever shall give you
a cup of water to drink in my
name, because ye belong to
Christ, verily I say unto you, he
shall not lose his reward.

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MARK IX.

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone

by an ass, which was far heavier than that of a hand-mill, Luke 17. 35.

MATT. XVIII.

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were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth 43 7 of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come;1 but woe to that man by whom the offence 8 cometh! Wherefore if thy hand2 or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into 9 everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast 46 it from thee it is better for thee 47 to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

MARK IX.

were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast 48 into hell fire: where their worm dieth not, and the fire 49 is not quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire, 50 and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. [See in § 94.]

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10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which 11 is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost." 12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, 13 and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily Í say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine 14 which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is 15 in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee 16 and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth 17 of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the 18 church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: 19 and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 10 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is 20 in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin 22 against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I 23 say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. There

1 It must be, &c.: because of human depravity, and for proving and discriminating characters,

1 Cor. 11. 19; 1 John 2. 19.

2 Comp. Deut. 13. 6-10.

3 Comp. Isa. 66. 24.

4 Lev. 2. 13.

5 Comp. Luke 15. 8-10; 1 Tim. 1. 15.

6 Comp. Luke 15. 3-7; Isa. 53. 6.

7 Comp. Lev. 19. 17, 18.

8 Deut. 19. 15; Heb. 10. 28.

91 Cor. 5. 11-13; 2 Thess. 3. 6, 14, 15.
10 Comp. Matt. 16. 19.

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