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a Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law, Matt. x. 34, 35. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another, xxiv. 10. Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house, Mic. vii. 5, 6. And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth, Zech. xiii. 3. Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Mark xiii. 12, 13. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against the daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law, Luke xii. 51-53. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake, xxi. 16, 17.

VER. 22.

Καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου· ὁ δὲ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος, οὗτος σωθήσεται.

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for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

a Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake, Matt. xxiv. 9. Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies, Is. lxvi. 5, 6. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake, Luke vi. 22. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil, John vii. 7. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you, xv. 18, 19. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world, xvii. 14. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you, 1 John iii. 13. b See parallels on clause 1, ver. 10. chap. v.

c But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved, Matt. xxiv.13. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days, Dan. xii. 12, 13. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved, Mark xiii. 13. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience, Luke viii. 15. To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life, Rom. ii. 7. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not, Gal. vi. 9. For we are made partakers

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MATT. X. 22, 23.

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knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, Matt.

of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end, Heb.iii. 14. And we desire that every one of you, do shew the same dili-xii. 14, 15. And rose up, and thrust gence to the full assurance of hope unto the end, vi. 11. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him, Jam. i. 12. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life, Jude 20, 21. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God, Rev. ii. 7. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life, 10. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it, 17. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations, 26. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne, iii. 21. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be, xxii. 12.

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him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way, And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days, Luke iv. 29-31. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry; because the Jews sought to kill him, John vii. 1. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there, x. 39-42. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into. a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples, xi. 53, 54. And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles, Acts viii. 1. But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket, ix. 24, 25. But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men in the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium, xiii. 50, 51. They were ware of it, and fled into Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: and there they preached the Gospel, xiv. 6, 7. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul,

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drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe, 19, 20. And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still, xvii. 10. 14. And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia, xx. 1.

b Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom, Matt. xvi. 28. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be, xxiv. 27. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory, 30. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming, 48. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh, xxv. 13. Jesus saith unto

him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven, xxvi. 64. Ånd then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory, Mark xiii. 26. I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Luke xviii. 8. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory, xxi. 27.

VER. 24.

Οὐκ ἔστι μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον, οὐδὲ δοῦλος ὑπὲρ τὸν κύριον αὑτοῦ·

The a disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

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servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing, 2 Sam. xi. 11. The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master, Luke vi. 40. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him, John xiii. 16. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me, xv. 20, 21. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin, Heb. xii. 2-4.

VER. 25.

̓Αρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ ἵνα γένηται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ δοῦλος ὡς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ. Εἰ τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκά λεσαν, απόσῳ μᾶλλον τοὺς οἰκιακοὺς αὐτοῦ;

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It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the Master of the house, Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

a But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils, Matt. ix. 34. But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils, xii. 24. And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath devils casteth he out devils, Mark iii. Beelzebub, and by the prince of the 22. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils, Luke xi. 15. The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? John vii. 20. Then answered the Jews,

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and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? viii. 48. Then said the Jews 'unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil, 52. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? x. 20.

VER. 26.

Μὴ οὖν φοβηθῆτε αὐτούς· οὐδὲν γάρ ἐστι κεκαλλυμμένον, ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται· καὶ κρυπτὸν, ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται.

a Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. a And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell, ver. 28. The wicked flee when no man pursueth but the righteous are bold as a lion, Prov. xxviii. 1. The fear of man bringeth a snare, but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe, xxix. 25. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, Isa. xli. 10. 14. But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters; I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee, xliii. 1, 2. Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation, li. 7, 8. I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made us grass; And forgettest the LORD thy maker,

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that hath stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? 12, 13. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lonb, Jer. i. 8. Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land, 17, 18. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house, Ezek. ii. 6. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus, Acts iv. 13. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye, 19. But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled, 1 Pet. iii. 14. But the fearful-shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death, Rev. xxi. 8.

b For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad, Mark iv. 22. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad, Luke viii. 17. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light, and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops, xii. 2, 3.

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MATT. X. 27, 28.

VER. 27. “Ο λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν τῇ σκοτία, εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτί· καὶ ὃ εἰς τὸ οἷς ἀκούετε, κηρύξατε ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων.

What a I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light and what ye hear in the ear, b that preach ye upon the house-tops.

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a He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, b Wisdom crieth without; she utand he shall have more abundance: tereth her voice in the streets: She but whosoever hath not, from him crieth in the chief place of concourse, shall be taken away even that he hath. in the openings of the gates: in the Therefore speak I to them in para- city she uttereth her words, saying, bles because they seeing see not; How long, ye simple ones, will ye and hearing they hear not, neither do love simplicity? and the scorners dethey understand. And in them is ful- light in their scorning, and fools hate filled the prophecy of Esaias, which knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and behold, I will pour out my Spirit unshall not understand; and seeing ye to you, I will make known my words shall see, and shall not perceive: unto you, Prov. i. 20-23. Ďoth not For this people's heart is waxed gross, wisdom cry? and understanding put and their ears are dull of hearing, and forth her voice? She standeth in the their eyes they have closed; lest at top of high places, by the way in the any time they should see with their places of the paths. She crieth at the eyes, and hear with their ears, and gates, at the entry of the city, at the should understand with their heart, coming in at the doors. Unto you, and should be converted, and I should O men, 1 call; and my voice is to the heal them. But blessed are your eyes, sons of man. for they see and your ears, for they stand wisdom and ye fools, be ye of O ye simple, underhear. For verily I say unto you, That an understanding heart, viii. 1–5. many prophets and righteous men Go, stand and speak in the temple to have desired to see those things which the people all the words of this life, ye see, and have not seen them; and Acts v. 20. Did not we straitly comto hear those things which ye hear, mand you that ye should not teach in and have not heard them, Matt. xiii. this name? and, behold, ye have 11-17. All these things spake Je-filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, sus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 1 will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world, 34, 35. And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables ; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand, Luke viii. 10. I have yet many things to say unto

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and intend to bring this man's blood upon us, 28. Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him, xvii. 17.

VER. 28.

Καὶ μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεινόν των τὸ σῶμα, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν μὴ δυναμένων ἀποκτεῖναι· φοβήθητε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνα μενον καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι, γεέννη.

And fear not them which kill the you, but ye cannot bear them now. body, but are not able to kill the soul: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, rather bfear him which is able to is come, he will guide you into all destroy both soul and body in hell. truth: for he shall not speak of him

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