An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 19

CH. IX. 35-38. CH. X. 1, 5-42. CH. VI. 6-13.

CH. XI. 1.

35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness, and every disease among the people.

36 But when he saw the mult.i.tudes, he was moved with compa.s.sion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly _is_ plenteous, but the labourers _are_ few.

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

CHAP. X.

And when he had called unto 7 And he called _unto him_ the _him_ his twelve disciples, he twelve, and began to send them gave them power _against_ forth by two and two, and gave unclean spirits, to cast them them power over unclean out, and to heal all manner of spirits; sickness, and all manner of disease.

5 These twelve Jesus sent 8 And commanded them that they forth, and commanded them, should take nothing for saying, Go not into the way of _their_ journey, save a staff the Gentiles, and into _any_ only; no scrip, no bread, no city of the Samaritans, enter money in _their_ purse: ye not.

6 But go rather to the lost 9 But _be_ shod with sandals; sheep of the house of Israel. and not put on two coats.

7 And as ye go, preach, 10 And he said unto them, In saying, The kingdom of heaven what place soever ye enter is at hand. into a house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor bra.s.s in your purses; 10 Nor scrip for _your_ journey, neither two coats, neither shoes,(169) nor yet staves: (for the workman is worthy of his meat.) 11 And into whatever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

12 And when ye come into a house, salute it.

13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

14 And whosoever shall not 11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your receive you, nor hear you, words, when ye depart out of when ye depart thence, shake that house, or city, shake off off the dust under your feet, the dust of your feet. for a testimony against them.

Verify, I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, then for that city.

15 Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.

16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.(170) 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against _their_ parents, and cause them to be put to death.

22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come.

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

25 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?

26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

27 What I tell you in darkness, _that_ speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, _that_ preach ye upon the house-tops.

28 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 h.e.l.l.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 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.

36 And a man's foes _shall be_ they of his own household.(171) 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.

38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold _water_ only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

CH. XI.

And it came to pa.s.s when Jesus And he went round about the had made an end of commanding villages teaching.

his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Luke.

CH. IX. 1-6.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of G.o.d, and to heal the sick.

3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for _your_ journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

-- 63. Herod holds Jesus to be John the Baptist, whom he had just before beheaded. _Galilee? Perea_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XIV. 1, 2, 6-12. CH. VI. 14-16, 21-29.

At that time Herod the 14 And king Herod heard _of tetrarch heard of the fame of him_, (for his name was spread Jesus, abroad,) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

2 And said unto his 15 Others said, That it is servants,(172) This is John Elias. And others said, That the Baptist; he is risen from it is a prophet, or as one of the dead; and therefore mighty the prophets.

works do shew forth themselves in him.

16 But when Herod heard _thereof_, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

6 But when Herod's birth-day 21 And when a convenient day was kept,(173) the daughter of was come, that Herod on his Herodias danced before them, birth-day made a supper to his and pleased Herod. lords, high captains, and chief _estates_ of Galilee: 22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give _it_ thee.

7 Whereupon he promised with 23 And he sware unto her, an oath to give her whatsoever Whatsoever thou shalt ask of she would ask. me, I will give _it_ thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

8 And she, being before 25 And she came in straightway instructed of her mother, with haste unto the king, and said, Give me here John asked, saying, I will that Baptist's head in a charger. thou give me, by and by, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist.

9 And the king was sorry: 26 And the king was exceeding nevertheless for the oath's sorry; _yet_ for his oath's sake, and them which sat with sake, and for their sakes him at meat, he commanded _it_ which sat with him, he would to be given _her_. not reject her.

10 And he sent, and beheaded 27 And immediately the king John in the prison. sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison; 11 And his head was brought in 28 And brought his head in a a charger, and given to the charger, and gave it to the damsel: and she brought _it_ damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. to her mother.

12 And his disciples came, and 29 And when his disciples took up the body, and buried heard _of it_, they came and it, and went and told Jesus. took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

Luke.

CH. IX. 7-9.

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; 8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

-- 64. The Twelve return. Jesus retires with them across the lake. Five thousand are fed. _Capernaum. N. E. coast of the lake_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XIV. 13-21. CH. VI. 30-44.

13 When Jesus heard _of it_, 30 And the apostles gathered he departed thence by s.h.i.+p themselves together unto into a desert place apart: and Jesus, and told him all when the people had heard things, both what they had _thereof_, they followed him done, and what they had on foot out of the cities. taught.

14 And Jesus went forth, and 31 And he said unto them, Come saw a great mult.i.tude, and was ye yourselves apart into a moved with compa.s.sion toward desert place, and rest awhile: them, and he healed their for there were many coming and sick. going,(174) and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they departed into a desert place by s.h.i.+p privately.

33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compa.s.sion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

15 And when it was evening his 35 And when the day was now disciples came to him, saying, far spent, his disciples came This is a desert place, and unto him, and said, This is a the time is now past; send the desert place, and now the time mult.i.tude away, that they may _is_ far pa.s.sed: go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

16 But Jesus said unto them, 37 He answered and said unto They need not depart; give ye them, Give ye them to eat. And them to eat. they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.