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n Matt. v. 32.

some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men:
and there be eunuchs, which have made them-
selves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.
He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

MARK X. ver. 2. part of ver. 3. 6, 7. and ver. 8, 9.

2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

3 And he answered and said unto them—

6

7

But from the beginning-God made them male and female

For this cause shall a man leave-and cleave to his wife ;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

LUKE XVI. ver. 18.

18 n Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

SECTION XXXI 24.

Christ receives and blesses little Children.

MATT. xix. 13-16. MARK X. 13—17. LUKE Xviii. 15—18.

Then were there brought unto him little chil- Matt. xix. 13. dren, that he should put his hands on them, and

pray.

But when his disciples saw it, they rebuked

those that brought them.

Luke xviii. 15.

Mark x. 13.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeas- Mark x. 14. ed, and

called them unto him, and

Luke xviii. 16.

said unto them, Suffer the little children to come Mark x. 14. unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not re- Mark x. 15. ceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein;

44 Pilkington is anxious, on all occasions, to preserve the order of St. Luke, and he has not therefore followed a rule of harmonizing, which in the great majority of instances is a safe guide. The concurrent order of two Evangelists is preferable to the arrangement adopted by one only. Both St. Matthew and St. Mark place this section after their account of the decision of our Lord respecting divorces, I follow their authority, therefore, in observing the present order. Lightfoot, Newcome, Doddridge, and Michaelis, have arranged the sections on the same plan.

Luke xviii. 17. in no wise enter therein.

Mark x. 16.

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them;

Matt. xix. 15. and departed thence.

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MATT. xix. part of ver. 13. ver. 14. and part of ver. 15.

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put

his hands on them,-and the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

15 And he laid his hands on them

MARK X. part ver. 13.

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked

LUKE Xviii. part of ver. 15, 16, 17.

15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them :them.

16-But Jesus-said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall

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Luke xvi. 19.

Luke xvi. 20.

Luke xvi. 21.

Luke xvi. 22.

Luke xvi. 23.

SECTION XXXII 25.

Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.

LUKE xiv. 19, to the end.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs' came and licked his sores.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and. was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

25 Section 32, 33. These sections continue the order of the supplementary chapters in St. Luke's Gospel, which had been interrupted by the insertion of the corresponding passages from St. Matthew and St. Mark, in the last two sections. The five harmonizers are unanimous in placing them in their present position.

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And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have Luke xvi. 24. mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou Luke xvi. 25. in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

And beside all this, between us and you there Luke xvi. 26. is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that Luke xvi. 27. thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

For I have five brethren; that he may testify Luke xvi. 28. unto them, lest they also come into this place of

torment.

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and Luke xvi. 29. the prophets; let them hear them.

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one Luke xvi. 30. went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said unto them, If they hear not Moses Luke xvi. 31 and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

o Matt. xviii.

7.

p Matt, xviii. 21.

SECTION XXXIII.

On Forgiveness of Injuries.

LUKE Xvii. 1—11.

Then said he unto the disciples, "It is impos- Luke xvii. 1. sible but that offences will come: but woe unto

him, through whom they come!

It were better for him that a millstone were Luke xvii. 2. hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea,

than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Take heed to yourselves: " If thy brother tres- Luke xvii. 3. pass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

And if he trespass against thee seven times in a Luke xvii. 4. day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase Luke xvii. 5. our faith.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain Luke xvii. 6. of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine

Luke xvii. 7.

tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be
thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
But which of you, having a servant plowing or
feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when
he is come from the field, Go and sit down to
meat?

Luke xvii. 8. And will not rather say unto him, Make ready
wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve
me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward
thou shalt eat and drink?

Luke xvii. 9.

Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. Luke xvii. 10. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.

Luke ix. 51.

Luke xvii. 11.

Luke ix. 52.

SECTION XXXIV 26.

Christ journeys towards Jerusalem.

LUKE ix. 51, to the end. xvii. 11.

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

And [he] sent messengers before his face and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

26 There is much difference of opinion among the harmonizers, concerning the particular journey in which the conversation related in this section took place. Lightfoot supposes that the journey of Christ to Jerusalem, here mentioned by St. Luke, is the same with that in John vii. 10. Archbishop Newcome places it after the feast of the dedication, subsequent to Christ's completion of his last progress round Galilee, and before his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Newcome's arrangement of this section is here adopted, therefore, in preference to that of Lightfoot. Doddridge has referred this conversation also to the same period. Michaelis does not decide the point; and Pilkington, in his anxiety to preserve the order of St. Luke's Gospel, has not changed its position, but refers it to the same journey. If the word avaλýıç, Luke ix. 51. as Schleusner, Doddridge, the ancient versions, and by far the greater majority of critics, assert, signifies the ascension into heaven, it would fix the period of the circumstance in question to this last journey of our Lord to Jerusalem.

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And they did not receive him, because his face Luke ix. 53. was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

And when his disciples James and John saw Luke ix. 54. this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command

fire to come down from heaven, and consume

10, 12.

s Matt. viii.19.

t Matt. viii.21.

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye Luke ix. 55. know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

For the Son of man is not come to destroy Luke ix. 56. men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the Luke ix. 57. way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, Luke ix. 58. and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And he said unto another, Follow me. But Luke ix. 59. he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their Luke ix. 60. dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of

God.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; Luke ix. 61. but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put Luke ix. 62. his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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u Lev xiv. 2.

SECTION XXXV 7.

Christ heals Ten Lepers.

LUKE Xvii. 12-20.

And as he entered into a certain village, there Luke xvii. 12, met him ten men that were lepers, which stood

afar off:

And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Luke xvii. 13. Master, have mercy on us.

And when he saw them, he said unto them, Luke xvii. 14. "Go shew yourselves unto the Priests. And it

27 Sect. 35-38. The sections, which follow the order of St. Luke's narrative, are placed in their present position on the united authorities of the five harmonizers, whose labours have principally assisted me in this arrangement.