wisdom is this which is given 55 Is not this the carpenter's 58 And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. And they were offended in him.* 4 But Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house." And he was not able to do there any mighty work, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he wondered, because of their unbelief. And he went round the villages in a circuit, teaching.+ SECT. XIV. A Series of Discourses, recorded in connection by St. Luke. ‡ MATT. MARK LUKE XII. 1. Admonitions and Encouragements to the Disciples. • Or, less closely in form, he was a stumbling-block unto them, eσravdaλizovтo ev avty. JOHN ἐν οἷς + This clause of the 6th verse has already been inserted, as in the first edition, in Part IV. Sect. x. (p. 90). The present position is in itself more natural from its connection with the preceding verses; and it is made very appropriate by the insertion in this Part of the following Sections from St. Luke's Gnomology. The Disciples who were with our Lord (Mark iv. 10) when he explains the Parables, appear to have been some of the Seventy; and it is probable that from this class of our Lord's followers that Evangelist received most of the records forming his Gnomology. Clausen, adopting the order of Luke, as well as Lamy, Priestley, &c, who follow that of Matthew, regards the visit recorded in Luke iv. 16-30 (p. 39) as the same with that recorded by the other two Evangelists. I agree with Bengel, Newcome, Greswell, and most others, in regarding them as two separate occurrences. This Section is derived from St. Luke's Gnomology. Why it is introduced in the present position the reader will find stated in the Note at the end of this Part. LUKE XII. they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his JOHN But I say unto you, my friends, Be not made afraid by them that kill the body, and afterwards have no more that they can do: but I will warn you whom ye shall fear: fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, overa Fear him. 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet one of them is not forgotten before God. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. "Now I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man also will confess him before the angels of God: but he that denieth me before men, will be denied before the angels of God. 10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him. 11 "But when they bring you unto the syna- 2. Warnings against Covetousness; Parable of the 13 Now one of the multitude said unto him, • Or, for when any one hath abundauce, his life (or happiness) doth not depend on his possessionsSee Kuinoel. MATT. MARK LUKE XII. JOHN Matt. 6; 25-33. (p. 66.) saying, 'What shall I do, because I have not where 3. Admonitions respecting Anxiety. 22 And he said unto his disciples, "Therefore I 20 not not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, these things do the nations of the world seek and 32" Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's ψυχή ψυχή ψυχή ἡλικια. Lit. they will demand thy life from thee: that is, (without the idiom), thy life will be demanded from thee. 1 See Note, p. 07. The lilies, however, were not in blossom, at the present period. MATT. MARK LUKE XII. JOHN faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth 4. Preparation for the Coming of the Lord. 35 "Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and be yourselves like unto men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage-feast; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom their lord, when he cometh, shall find watching: verily I say unto you, He will gird himself, and place them at table, and come and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants. 39"Now ye know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.+ 40 Be ye therefore ready also for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh." : 41 Then Peter said unto him, "Lord, dost thou • Or, master.-In like manner in ver. 87, and through ver. 42-47. The original of servant throughout this portiou is dovλog; but slave conveys the idea less accurately, in the Gospels at least, than servant. In ver. 45, the original of 'men-servants' is Tovc maidaç. The walls of the houses in the east were made of clay or unburnt bricks; and there was no entrance from without, but by the door: hence broken through gives the correct idea, viz, of working a passage through the wall. So also in Matt. vi. 19, p. 66. Or, scourge him severely. The following clause shows that dixoroμnoet cannot imply the death of the servant: and it appears merely to denote a very severe scourging-like the threatening expression heretofore heard in our own country, 'I will cut him in pieces.' LUKE XII. XIII. 47 "Now that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes. 49 But he that knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. And to whom JOHN soever much is given, from him will much be de- Tavri manded and to whom men have committed much, : of him they will require the more. 5. Consequences of Christ's Mission; Individual 49 "I came to cast fire on the land; and what do 54 And he said also to the multitudes, "When ye see the cloud rising out of the west, ye straightway say, 'A shower is coming;' and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blowing, ye say, 'There will be heat;' and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to discern the face of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 For when thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, give diligence while on the way to obtain reconciliation from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59 I say unto thee, Thou wilt by no means depart thence, till thou shalt pay even the last mite." 6. Calamities not always Judgments. CH. XIII. Now there were present at that time some that told him concerning the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, "Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things! I |