MATTH. XIII.

MARK IV.

LUKE VIII.

ing they might not understand.

ing, they hear not;
neither do they under-
14 stand. And in them is
fulfilled the prophecy
of Esaias, which saith,"
By hearing ye shall
hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see,
15 and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed
gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and
their eyes
they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their
eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
10 their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But
blessed are your eyes, for they see. and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men
have desired to see those
things which ye see,
and have not seen them;
and to hear those things
which ye hear, and
have not heard them.

and hearing they may
hear, and not under-
stand; *
a lest at any
time they should be converted, and
their sins should be forgiven them.

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MARK IV.

13 And he said unto them,

Know ye not this para-
ble ? and how then
will ye know all para-

bles ?

Hear ye therefore the 14 The sower soweth 11 parable of the sower. 15 the word. And these

19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that

which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way-side. But he 16 into received the seed that stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 81 1 yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for " a while for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

He also that

received seed among the thorns is he that

heareth the word; and

are they by the way-
side, where the word is
sown; but when they
have heard, Satan com-
eth immediately, and
taketh away the word
that was sown in their
hearts.

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they

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13

LUKE VIII.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way-side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall awav.

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are offended. And these 14 And that which fell

are they which are

sown among thorns;
such as hear the word,

among thorns, are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and plea

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which "enter in may see the light. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known, and come abroad. Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

21 And he said unto them, Is a candle 16
brought to be put under a bushel, or
under a bed? and not to be set on a
22 candlestick? For there is nothing
hid, which shall not be manifested;
neither was any thing kept secret,
23 but that it should come abroad. If
any man have ears to hear, let him
24 hear. And he said unto them, Take
heed what ye hear: with what mea-
sure ye mete, it shall be measured to
you and unto you that hear, shall
more be given. For he that hath,
to him shall be given: and he that
hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he hath.

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§ 55. Parable of the Tares. Other Parables.-NEAR CAPERNAUM?

MATTH. XIII. 24—53.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven 25 is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: ' but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his 26 way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then ap97 peared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? from whence then 28 hath it tares?' He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The serI vants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat 30 with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

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26

MARK IV. 26-34.

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed 7 into the ground; ' and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth

MARK IV.

forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the

99 the ear.

31

MATTH. XIII.

Another parable put he forth unto 30 them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustardseed, which a man took, and sowed 82 in his field: which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Another parable spake he unto them: The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto 36 them that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

sickle, because the harvest is come.

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustardseed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that 32 be in the earth: but when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

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86 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good 88 seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the 40 world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered 41 and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom 12 all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; ' and shall cast them 49 into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant-man seeking goodly 46 pearls who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the 48 sea, and gathered of every kind: ' which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth,

a 35. Ps. 78,2

MATTH. XIII.

1

50 and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say 62 unto him, Yea, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

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§ 56. Jesus directs to cross the Lake. Incidents. The tempest stilled · LAKE OF GALILEE.

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20

MATTH. VIII. 18-27.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

MATTH. VIII.

35

MARK IV. 35-41.

And the same day, 22 when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou go

est.

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LUKE VIII. 22-25. IX. 57-62.

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let

us go over unto the other side of the lake.-IX. 57 And it came to pass, that as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow

And Jesus saith unto him, 58 thee whithersoever thou goest. And

The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his 21 head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first 22 to go and bury my father. But Je

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Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, 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 he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and

sus said unto him, Follow me; and 60 bury my father. Jesus said unto let the dead bury their dead.

him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the king

61 dom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell which are at home at my 62 house. And Jesus said unto him, No man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

$57. The two Demoniacs of Gadara.-S. E. COAST OF THE LAKE Of Galilee.

MATTH. VIII. 28-34. IX. 1.

28

And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

1

26

LUKE VIII. 26-40.

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. Ana when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

MARK V. 1-21.
And they came over
unto the other side of
the sea, into the coun-
try of the Gadarenes. 27
"And when he was come
out of the ship, imme-
diately there met him
out of the tombs a man
with an unclean spirit,
I who had his dwelling
among the tombs; and no man could
bind him, no, not with chains: be-
cause that he had been often bound
with fetters and chains, and the chains had been
plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in
B pieces: neither could any man tame him. And al-
ways, night and day, he was in the mountains, and
in the tombs, crying, and cutting him-
self with stones.

But when he saw Je- 28 When he saw Jesus, sus afar off, he ran and he cried out, and fell worshipped him, ' and down before him, and cried with a loud voice, with a loud voice said, and said, What have I What have I to do with to do with thee, Jesus, thee, Jesus, thou Son of thou Son of the Most God most high? I beHigh God? I ad- seech thee torment me jure thee by God, that not. thou torment me not.