An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 17

Matthew. Mark.

CH. VIII. 18-27. CH. IV. 35-41.

18 Now when Jesus saw great And the same day, when the mult.i.tudes about him, he gave even was come, he saith unto commandment to depart unto the them, Let us pa.s.s over unto other side. the other side.

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

20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air _have_ nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay _his_ head.

21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

23 And when he was entered 36 And when they had sent away into a s.h.i.+p, his disciples the mult.i.tude, they took him followed him. even as he was in the s.h.i.+p.

And there were also with him other little s.h.i.+ps.

24 And behold, there arose a 37 And there arose a great great tempest in the sea, storm of wind, and the waves insomuch that the s.h.i.+p was beat into the s.h.i.+p, so that it covered with the waves: but he was now full.

was asleep.

25 And his disciples came to 38 And he was in the hinder _him_, and awoke him, saying, part of the s.h.i.+p, asleep on a Lord, save us: we perish. pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

26 And he saith unto them, Why 39 And he arose and rebuked are ye fearful, O ye of little the wind, and said unto the faith? Then he arose, and sea, Peace, be still: and the rebuked the winds and the sea; wind ceased, and there was a and there was a great calm. great calm.

40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is that ye have no faith?

27 But the men marvelled, 41 And they feared saying, What manner of man is exceedingly, and said one to this, that even the winds and another, What manner of man is the sea obey him! this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Luke.

CH. VIII. 22-25.

CH. IX. 57-62.

22 Now it came to pa.s.s on a certain day, that he went into a s.h.i.+p with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.

CH. IX.

57 And it came to pa.s.s, that as they went in the way, a certain _man_ said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

58 And 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.

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

60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of G.o.d.

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

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

CH. VIII.

22 And they launched forth.

23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled _with water_, and were in jeopardy.

24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

-- 57. The two demoniacs of Gadara. _S. E. coast of the Lake of Galilee_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. VIII. 28-34. CH. V. 1-21.

CH. IX. 1.

28 And when he was come to the And they came over unto the other side, into the country other side of the sea, into of the Gegesenes,(162) there the country of the Gadarenes.

met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pa.s.s by that way.

2 And when he was come out of the s.h.i.+p, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had _his_ dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with his chains: 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any _man_ tame him.

5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and wors.h.i.+pped him, 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, _thou_ Son of the most high G.o.d? I adjure thee by G.o.d, that thou torment me not.

8 (For he said unto him, Come out of the man, _thou_ unclean spirit.) 29 And behold, they cried out, 9 And he asked him, What _is_ saying, What have we to do thy name? And he answered, with thee, Jesus, thou Son of saying, My name _is_ Legion: G.o.d? art thou come hither to for we are many.

torment us before the time?

10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

30 And there was a good way 11 Now there was there nigh off(163) from them a herd of unto the mountains a great many swine, feeding. herd of swine(164) feeding.

31 So the devils besought him, 12 And all the devils besought saying If thou cast us out, him, saying, Send us into the suffer us to go away into the swine, that we may enter into herd of swine. them.

32 And he said unto them, Go. 13 And forthwith Jesus gave And when they were come out, them leave. And the unclean they went into the herd of spirits went out, and entered swine: and behold, the whole into the swine: and the herd herd of swine ran violently ran violently down a steep down a steep place into the place into the sea, (they were sea, and perished in the about two thousand) and were waters. choked in the sea.

33 And they that kept them, 14 And they that fed the swine fled, and went their ways into fled and told _it_ in the the city, and told everything; city, and in the country. And and what was befallen to the they went out to see what it possessed of the devils. was that was done.

34 And behold, the whole city 15 And they come to Jesus, and came out to meet Jesus: and see him that was possessed when they saw him, they with the devil, and had the besought him that he would legion, sitting, and clothed, depart out of their coasts. and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

16 And they that saw _it_ told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

CH. IX.

And he entered into a s.h.i.+p, 18 And when he was come into and pa.s.sed over, and came into the s.h.i.+p, he that had been his own city. possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compa.s.sion on thee.

20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him. And all _men_ did marvel.

21 And when Jesus was pa.s.sed over again by s.h.i.+p unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.

Luke.

CH. VIII. 26-40.

26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

27 And 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.

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, _thou_ Son of G.o.d most high? I beseech thee torment me not.

29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains, and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

31 And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

32 And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

34 When they that fed _them_ saw what was done, they fled, and went and told _it_ in the city and in the country.

35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus,(165) clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

36 They also which saw _it_, told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

37 Then the whole mult.i.tude of the country of the Gadarenes round about, besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear.

And he went up into the s.h.i.+p, and returned back again.

38 Now, the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things G.o.d hath done unto thee. And he went his way and published throughout the whole city, how great things Jesus had done unto him.

40 And it came to pa.s.s, that, when Jesus was returned, the people _gladly_ received him: for they were all waiting for him.

-- 58. Levi's feast. _Capernaum_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. IX. 10-17. CH. II. 15-22.

10 And it came to pa.s.s, as 15 And it came to pa.s.s, that Jesus sat at meat in the as Jesus sat at meat in his house,(166) behold, many house, many publicans and publicans and sinners came and sinners sat also together with sat down with him and his Jesus and his disciples; for disciples. there were many, and they followed him.

11 And when the Pharisees saw 16 And when the scribes and _it_, they said unto his Pharisees saw him eat with disciples, Why eateth your publicans and sinners, they Master with publicans and said unto his disciples, How sinners? is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

12 But when Jesus heard 17 When Jesus heard _it_, he _that_, he said unto them, saith unto them, They that are They that be whole need not a whole, have no need of the physician, but they that are physician, but they that are sick. sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

13 But go ye and learn what 18 And the disciples of John, _that_ meaneth,(167) I will and of the Pharisees, used to have mercy, and not sacrifice: fast: and they come, and say for I am not come to call the unto unto him, Why do the righteous, but sinners to disciples of John, and of the repentance. Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

15 And Jesus said unto them, 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long bride-chamber fast, while the as the bridegroom is with bridegroom is with them? As them? but the days will come, long as they have the when the bridegroom shall be bridegroom with them, they taken from them, and then cannot fast.

shall they fast.

20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

16 No man putteth a piece of 21 No man also seweth a piece new cloth unto an old garment: of new cloth on an old for that which is put in to garment: else the new piece fill it up, taketh from the that filled it up, taketh away garment, and the rent is made from the old, and the rent is worse. made worse.

17 Neither do men put new wine 22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the into old bottles: else the new bottles break, and the wine wine doth burst the bottles, runneth out, and the bottles and the wine is spilled, and perish: but they put new wine the bottles will be marred: into new bottles, and both are but new wine must be put into preserved. new bottles.

Luke.

CH. V. 29-39.

29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with publicans and sinners?