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guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel, 15-24. Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: And many such like things do ye, Mark vii. 5

13.

CHAP. VIII. VER. 1.

A. D. 31.

Mark i. 40. And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean, Luke v. 12.

b Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give, Matt. x. 8. He is a leprous man, he is unclean : the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be, Lev. xiii. 44-46. Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell, Numb. v. 2, 3. Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Mi

Καταβάντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους, ἠκο- riam by the way, after that ye were λούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί.

When he was a come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

a See parallels 'on clause 2, ver. 1. chap. v.

b See parallels on clause 1, ver. 25. chap. iv.

come forth out of Egypt, Deut. xxiv. had a censer in his hand to burn in8,9. Then Uzziah was wroth, and cense and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar. And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if leper; for he was cut off from the house and dwelt in a several house, being a

VER. 2.

Καί ἰδοὺ, λεπρὸς ἐλθὼν προσεκύνει αὐτῷ, λέγων Κύριε, ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με και θαρίσαι.

And, a behold, there came a leper

thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

a And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean,

of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land, 2 Chron. xxvi. 19— 21. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that

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were lepers, which stood afar off, Luke xvii. 12.

See parallels on last clause, ver. 2. chap.ii.

d And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, believe ye that I am able to do this? they said, unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you, Matt. ix. 28, 29. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief, xiii. 58. And oft-times 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 us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief, Mark ix. 22-24.

VER. 3.

Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα, ἔψατο αὐτοῦ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγων· Θέλω, καθαρίσθητι. Καὶ εὐθέως ἐκαθαρίσθη αὑτοῦ ἡ λέπρα.

And Jesus a put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, b 1 will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

a But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 2 Kings v. 11.

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And

on him, vii. 32. And looking up to
heaven, he sighed, and saith unto
him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened,
34. When Jesus saw that the peo-
ple came running together, he re-
buked the foul spirit, saying unto
him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I
charge thee, come out of him, and
enter no more into him, ix. 25.
he put forth his hand, and touched
him, saying, I will: be thou_clean.
And immediately the leprosy depart-
ed from him, Luke v. 13. And he
came and touched the bier: and they
that bare him stood still. And he
said, Young man, I say unto thee,
Arise, vii. 14. For as the Father
raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth
them; even so the Son quickeneth
whom he will, John v. 21. And when
he thus had spoken, he cried with a
loud voice, Lazarus, come forth, xi.
43. If I had not done among them
the works which none other man did,
they had not had sin: but now have
they both seen and hated both me

and

my

Father, xv. 24.

c Jesus answered and said unto them, Go, and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them, Matt. xi. 4, 5. Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean, 2 Kings v. 14. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go, shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, Luke xvii. 14, 15.

VER. 4.

b And God said, Let there be light: and there was light, Gen. i. 3. For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast, Psal. xxxiii. 9. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean, Mark i. 41. And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm, iv. 39. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is,, is μaprúpiov avtoïç. being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise, v. 41. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand up

Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· "Ορα μηδενὶ εἴπης· ἀλλὰ ὕπαγε, σεαυτὸν δεῖξον τῷ ἱερεῖ, καὶ προσένεγκε τὸ δῶρον ὃ προσέταξε Μω

And Jesus saith unto him, a See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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MATT. VIII. 4, 5.

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Εἰσελθόντι δὲ τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς Καπερνα

καλῶν αὐτὸν,

And when Jesus was a entered into

Capernaum, there came unto him ba centurion, beseeching him,

a And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea-coast, on the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim, Matt. iv. 13. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city, ix. 1. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day, xi. 23. And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house, Mark ii. 1. Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum, Luke vii. 1.

a Take heed that ye do not your alms | law, and make it honourable, Is. xlii. before men, to be seen of them: 21. And when he saw them, he said otherwise ye have no reward of your unto them, Go, shew yourselves unto Father which is in heaven, Matt. the priests. And it came to pass, vi. 1. And their eyes were opened; that, as they went, they were cleansed. and Jesus straitly charged them, sayVER. 5. ing, See that no man know it, ix. 30. And charged them that you should not make him known: That it might ουμ, προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παραbe fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles, He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets, xii. 16-19. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ, xvi. 20. 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, xvii. 9. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, Mark i. 43, 44. And he charged them that they should tell no man but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it, vii. 36. And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, Luke v. 14. I receive not honour from men, John v. 41. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him, vii. 18. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth, viii. 50.

b And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him, iii. 15. Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil, v. 17. The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness sake; he will magnify the

b Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God, Matt. xxvii. 54. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God, Mark xv. 39. And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? Acts xxii. 25. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night, xxiii. 17. 23. And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other

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prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band, xxvii. 1. Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved, 31. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land, 43.

VER. 6.

Καὶ λέγων· Κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, παραλυτικός, δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος.

And saying, Lord, a my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

a If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Job xxxi. 13, 14. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free but Christ is all, and in all, Col. iii. 11. Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven, iv. 1. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort, 1 Tim. vi. 2. Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? Philem. 16.

And his fame went throughout all Syria and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them, iv. 24. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee, ix. 2, And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word

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unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, Mark ii. 2, 3. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them : and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed, Acts viii. 7. And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy, ix. 33. VER. 7.

Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν·

And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

a While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples, Matt. ix. 18, 19. And besought him greatly,saying. My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him, Mark v. 23, 24. Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof, Luke vii, 6.

VER. 8.

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη· Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἕνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθης· ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγον, καὶ αθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, a I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: b but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

a I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Matt. iii. 11. 14. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

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And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table, xv. 26, 27. I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands, Gen. xxxii. 10. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord, Luke v. 8. Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed, vii. 6, 7. He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose, John i. 27. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter said unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me, xiii. 6-8.

b See parallels on clause 2, ver. 3. VER. 9.

Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπ ̓ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας· καὶ λέγω τούτῳ· Πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ· Ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται· καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου·

Ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.

a For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; band to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

a Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? Job xxxviii. 34, 35. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are

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at their wit's end. Then they cry
unto the LORD in their trouble, and
he bringeth them out of their dis-
tresses. He maketh the storm a calm,
so that the waves thereof are still,
Ps. cvii. 25-29. They continue this
day according to thine ordinances:
for all are thy servants, cxix. 91. Fire,
and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy
wind fulfilling his word, cxlviii. 8. Ŏ
thou sword of the LORD, how long
will it be ere thou be quiet; put up
thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be
still. How can it be quiet, seeing
the LORD hath given it a charge
against Ashkelon, and against the
sea-shore? there hath he appointed it,
Jer. xlvii. 6, 7. Or if I bring a sword
upon that land, and say, Sword go
through the land; so that I cut off
man and beast from it: Though these
three men were in it, as I live, saith
the Lord GOD, they shall deliver nei-
ther sons nor daughters, but they only
shall be delivered themselves.
Or if
I send a pestilence into that land, and
pour out my fury upon it in blood, to
cut off from it man and beast: Though
Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as
I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall
deliver neither son nor daughter; they
shall but deliver their own souls by
their righteousness. For thus saith
the Lord GOD, How much more
when I send my four sore judgments
upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the
famine, and the noisome beast, and

the pestilence, to cut of from it man and beast? Ezek. xiv. 17-21. And be arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and sea obey him, Mark iv. 39-41. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out, Luke iv. 35, 36. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever;

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