Chapter XX: Part VII: The Great Galilean Ministry (3)

Mark 3:19-30 |Matt. 12:22-37
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19 And he cometh into a house. |
20 And the multitude cometh |
together again, so that they |
could not so much as eat bread.|
21 And when his friends heard it, |
they went out to lay hold on |
him: for they said, He is |
beside himself. |
|22 Then was brought unto him
| [1]one possessed with a devil,
22 And the scribes which came | blind and dumb: and he healed
down from Jerusalem said, He | him, insomuch that the dumb man
hath Beelzebub, and, [3]By the |23 spake and saw. And all the
prince of the [2]devils casteth| multitudes were amazed, and
23 he out the [2]devils. And he | said, Is this the son of David?
called them unto him, and said |24 But when the Pharisees heard
unto them in parables, How can | it, they said, This man doth
24 Satan cast out Satan? And if a | cast out [2]devils, but [3]by
kingdom be divided against | Beelzebub the prince of the
itself, that kingdom cannot | [2]devils [_see John 7:20;
25 stand. And if a house be |25 8:48, 52; 10:20_].[a] And
divided against itself, that | knowing their thoughts he said
house will not be able to | unto them, Every kingdom
26 stand. And if Satan hath risen | divided against itself is
up against himself, and is | brought to desolation; and
divided, he cannot stand, but | every city or house divided
hath an end. | against itself shall not stand:
|26 and if Satan casteth out Satan,
| he is divided against himself;
| how then shall his kingdom
|27 stand? And if I [3]by Beelzebub
| cast out [2]devils, [3]by whom
| do your sons cast them out?
27 But no one can | therefore shall they be your
enter into the house of the |28 judges. But if I [3]by the
strong _man_, and spoil his | Spirit of God cast out
goods, except he first bind the| [2]devils, then is the kingdom
strong _man_; and then he will |29 of God come upon you. Or how
28 spoil his house. | can one enter into the house of
| the strong _man_, and spoil his
| goods, except he first bind the
| strong _man_? and then he will
Verily I say |30 spoil his house. He that is not
unto you, All their sins shall | with me is against me; and he
be forgiven unto the sons of | that gathereth not with me
men, and their blasphemies |31 scattereth. Therefore I say
wherewith soever they shall | unto you, Every sin and
29 blaspheme: but whosoever shall | blasphemy shall be forgiven
blaspheme against the Holy | [4]unto men; but the blasphemy
Spirit hath never forgiveness, | against the Spirit shall not be
but is guilty of an eternal |32 forgiven. And whosoever shall
30 sin: because they said, He hath| speak a word against the Son of
an unclean spirit. | man, it shall be forgiven him;
| but whosoever shall speak
| against the Holy Spirit, it
| shall not be forgiven him,
33 neither in this [5]world, nor in that which is to come. Either make
the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and
34 its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring
of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of
35 the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of
his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man
36 out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto
you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give
37 account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou
shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

[Footnote 1: Or, _a demoniac_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _demons_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _in_.]

[Footnote 4: Some ancient authorities read _unto you men_.]

[Footnote 5: Or, _age_.]

[Footnote a: Luke (11:14-36) gives another blasphemous accusation later in Judea. Matthew (9:27-34) also has another blasphemous accusation. Note Christ's use of parables in replying to the accusations.]

Sect. 62. SCRIBES AND PHARISEES DEMAND A SIGN

Same day. Galilee

Matt. 12:38-45

38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying,
39 [1]Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said
unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the
40 prophet: for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly
of the [2]whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three
nights in the heart of the earth [_see Jonah 1:17; 2:1-2; 3:5;
41 4:3; 1 Kings 10:1-10_]. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the
judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they
repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, [3]a greater than
42 Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came
from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and
43 behold, [3]a greater than Solomon is here. But the unclean spirit,
when [4]he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless
44 places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. Then [4]he saith, I will
return into my house whence I came out; and when [4]he is come,
45 [4]he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth [4]he,
and taketh with [5]himself seven other spirits more evil than
[5]himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state
of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be
also unto this evil generation.

[Footnote 1: Or, _Teacher_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _sea-monster_.]

[Footnote 3: Gr. _more than_.]

[Footnote 4: Or, _it_.]

[Footnote 5: Or, _itself_.]

Sect. 63. CHRIST'S MOTHER AND BRETHREN SEEK TO TAKE HIM HOME

Same day. Galilee

Mark 3:31-35 |Matt. 12:46-50 |Luke 8:19-21
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|46 While he was yet |
31 And there come his| speaking to the |19 And there came to
mother and his | multitudes, behold, | him his mother and
brethren; and, | his mother and his | brethren, and they
standing without, | brethren stood | could not come at
they sent unto him, | without, seeking to | him for the crowd.
32 calling him. And a |47 speak to him. [1]And|20 And it was told
multitude was | one said unto him, | him, Thy mother
sitting about him; | Behold, thy mother | and thy brethren
and they say unto | and thy brethren | stand without,
him, Behold, thy | stand without, | desiring to see
mother and thy | seeking to speak to |21 thee.
brethren without | thee. |
33 seek for thee. And |48 But he | But he
he answereth them, | answered and said | answered and said
and saith, Who is my| unto him that told | unto them,
mother and my | him, Who is my |
34 brethren? And | mother? and who are |
looking round on |49 my brethren? And he |
them which sat round| stretched forth his |
about him, he saith,| hand towards his |
| disciples, and said,|
Behold, my mother | Behold, my mother | My
35 and my brethren! For|50 and my brethren! For| mother and my
whosoever shall do | whosoever shall do | brethren are these
the will of God, the| the will of my | which hear the
same is my brother, | Father which is in | word of God, and
and sister, and | heaven, he is my | do it [_see John
mother. | brother, and sister,| 15:14_].
| and mother. |

[Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities omit ver. 47.]

_In Sects. 64 to 69 we have the first great group of Parables with the visit to Gerasa and the return to Nazareth._

Sect. 64. THE FIRST GREAT GROUP OF PARABLES[a]

Same day. Beside the Sea of Galilee. Introduction to the Group

Mark 4:1, 2 |Matt. 13:1-3 |Luke 8:4
| |
1 And again he began| 1 On that day went |
to teach by the sea | Jesus out of the |
side. And there is | house, and sat by | 8 And when a great
gathered unto him a | 2 the sea side. And | multitude came
very great | there were gathered | together, and they
multitude, so that | unto him great | of every city
he entered a boat, | multitudes, so that | resorted unto him,
and sat in the sea; | he entered into a |
and all the | boat, and sat; and |
multitude were by | all the multitude |
the sea on the land.| stood on the beach. |
2 And he taught them | 3 And he spake to them|
many things in | many things in | he spake by a
parables, and said | parables, saying, | parable:
unto them in his | |
teaching, Hearken: | |

[Footnote a: We have met various _separate_ parables heretofore, but here is a _group_ of at least ten. Two other great groups will occur hereafter, one group given in Luke only, and the last group during the last week of our Lord's public ministry.]

_1. To the Crowds by the Sea_

(a) Parable of the Sower

Mark 4:3-25 |Matt. 13:3-23 |Luke 8:5-18
| |
3 Behold, the sower | 3 Behold, the sower | 5 The sower went
went forth to sow: | went forth to sow; | forth to sow his
4 and it came to pass,| 4 and as he sowed, | seed: and as he
as he sowed, some | some _seeds_ fell by| sowed, some fell by
_seed_ fell by the | the way side, and | the way side; and
way side, and the | the birds came and | it was trodden
birds came and | 5 devoured them: and | under foot, and
5 devoured it. And | others fell upon the| the birds of the
other fell on the | rocky places, where | heaven devoured
rocky _ground_, | they had not much | 6 it. And other fell
where it had not | earth: and | on the rock; and
much earth; and | straightway they | as soon as it
straightway it | sprang up, because | grew, it withered
sprang up, because | they had no deepness| away, because it
it had no deepness | 6 of earth: and when | had no moisture.
6 of earth: and when | the sun was risen, |
the sun was risen, | they were scorched; |
it was scorched; and| and because they had| 7 And other fell
because it had no | no root, they | amidst the thorns;
root, it withered | 7 withered away. And | and the thorns
7 away. And other fell| others fell upon the| grew with it, and
among the thorns, | thorns; and the | 8 choked it. And
and the thorns grew | thorns grew up, and | other fell into
up, and choked it, | 8 choked them: and | the good ground,
and it yielded no | others fell upon the| and grew, and
8 fruit. And others | good ground, and | brought forth
fell into the good | yielded fruit, some | fruit a
ground, and yielded | a hundredfold, some | hundredfold. As he
fruit, growing up | sixty, some thirty. | said these things,
and increasing; and | | he cried,
brought forth, | |
thirtyfold, and | |
sixtyfold, and a | |
9 hundredfold. And he | |
said, Who hath ears | 9 He that hath | He that
to hear, let him | ears[1], let him | hath ears to hear,
hear. | hear. | let him hear.
10 And when he was |10 And the disciples |
alone, they that | came, and said unto | 9 And his disciples
were about him with | him, Why speakest | asked him what
the twelve asked of | thou unto them in | this parable might
him the parables. |11 parables? And he |10 be. And he said,
11 And he said unto | answered and said | Unto you it is
them, Unto you is | unto them, Unto you | given to know the
given the mystery of| it is given to know | mysteries of the
the kingdom of God: | the mysteries of the| kingdom of God:
but unto them that | kingdom of heaven, | but to the rest in
are without, all | but to them it is |
things are done in |12 not given. For |
12 parables: that | whosoever hath, to |
| him shall be given, |
| and he shall have |
| abundance: but |
| whosoever hath not, |
| from him shall be |
| taken away even that|
| which he hath. |
|13 Therefore speak I to|
| them in parables; | parables; that
seeing they may see,| because seeing they | seeing they may
and not perceive; | see not, and hearing| not see, and
and hearing they may| they hear not, | hearing they may
hear, and not | neither do they | not understand.
understand; lest |14 understand. And unto|11 Now the parable is
haply they should | them is fulfilled | this: The seed is
turn again, and it | the prophecy of | the word of God.
should be | Isaiah, which saith,|12 And those by the
forgiven[a] them. | By hearing ye | way side are they
13 And he saith unto | shall hear, and | that have heard;
them, Know ye not | shall in no wise| then cometh the
this parable? and | understand; | devil, and taketh
how shall ye know | And seeing ye | away the word from
all the parables? | shall see, and | their heart, that
14 The sower soweth the| shall in no wise| they may not
15 word. And these are | perceive: | believe and be
they by the way |15 For this people's | saved.
side, where the word| heart is waxed |
is sown; and when | gross, |
they have heard, | And their ears are|
straightway cometh | dull of hearing,|
Satan, and taketh | And their eyes they have closed;
away the word which | Lest haply they should perceive with
hath been sown in | their eyes,
16 them. And these in | And hear with their ears,
like manner are they| And understand with their heart,
that are sown upon | And should turn again,
| And I should heal them [_see Isa.
| 6:9-10_].
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they
17 hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous
men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and
18 to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. Hear then ye
19 the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it not, _then_ cometh the evil _one_,
and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is
| he that was sown by |
|20 the way side. And |
| he that was sown |13 And those
the rocky _places_, | upon the rocky | on the rock _are_
who, when they have | places, this is he | they which, when
heard the word, | that heareth the | they have heard,
| word, and | receive the word
straightway receive | straightway with joy| with joy; and
17 it with joy; and |21 receiveth it; yet | these have no
they have no root in| hath he not root in | root, which for a
themselves, but | himself, but | while believe, and
endure for a while; | endureth for a | in time of
then, when | while; and when | temptation fall
tribulation or | tribulation or | away.
persecution ariseth | persecution ariseth |
because of the word,| because of the word,|
straightway they | straightway he |
18 stumble. And others |22 stumbleth. And he |14 And that
are they that are | that was sown among | which fell among
sown among the | the thorns, this is | the thorns, these
thorns; these are | he that heareth the | are they that have
they that have heard| |
19 the word, and the | |
cares of the | word; and the care | heard, and as they
[2]world, and the | of the [2]world, and| go on their way
deceitfulness of | the deceitfulness of| they are choked
riches, and the | riches, | with cares and
lusts of other | | riches and
things entering in, | | pleasures of
choke the word, and | choke the | _this_ life, and
it becometh | word, and he | bring no fruit to
20 unfruitful. And | becometh unfruitful.| perfection.
those are they that |23 And he that was sown|15 And
were sown upon the | upon the good | that in the good
good ground; such as| ground, this is he | ground, these are
hear the word, and | that heareth the | such as in an
accept it, | word, and | honest and good
| understandeth it; | heart, having
and bear | who verily beareth | heard the word,
fruit, thirtyfold, | fruit, and bringeth | hold it fast, and
and sixtyfold, and a| forth, some a | bring forth fruit
hundredfold. | hundredfold, some | with patience.
| sixty, some thirty. |

21 And he said unto them, Is the |16 And no man, when he hath
lamp[b] brought to be put under | lighted a lamp, covereth it
the bushel, or under the bed, | with a vessel, or putteth it
_and_ not to be put on the | under a bed; but putteth it on
22 stand? For there is nothing hid,| a stand, that they which enter
save that it should be |17 in may see the light. For
manifested; neither was | nothing is hid, that shall not
_anything_ made secret, but that| be made manifest; nor
23 it should come to light. If any | _anything_ secret, that shall
man hath ears to hear, let him | not be known and come to light.
24 hear. And he said unto them, |
Take heed what ye hear: with |18 Take heed therefore how ye
what measure ye mete it shall be| hear: for whosoever hath, to
measured unto you: and more | him shall be given; and
25 shall be given unto you. For he | whosoever hath not, from him
that hath, to him shall be | shall be taken away even that
given: and he that hath not, | which he [3]thinketh he hath.
from him shall be taken away |
even that which he hath. |

[Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities add here, and in ver. 43,
_to hear_: as in Mark 4:9; Luke 8:8.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _age_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _seemeth to have_.]

[Footnote a: Observe that Jesus spoke these words just after the blasphemous accusation and on the same day (Matt. 13:1).]

[Footnote b: Note here another brief parable of the lamp to enforce the lesson of the parable of the Sower. Preachers to-day sometimes tell one story to illustrate another.]

(b) Parable of the Seed Growing of Itself

Mark 4:26-29

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
27 seed upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and
28 the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth
[1]beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then
29 the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit [2]is ripe,
straightway he [3]putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is
come [_see Joel 3:13_].

[Footnote 1: Or, _yieldeth_.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _alloweth_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _sendeth forth_.]

(c) Parable of the Tares

Matt. 13:24-30

24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
25 is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: but while
men slept, his enemy came and sowed [1]tares also among the wheat,
26 and went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth
27 fruit, then appeared the tares also. And the [2]servants of the
householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good
28 seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? And he said unto
them, [3]An enemy hath done this. And the [2]servants say unto
29 him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he saith,
Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat
30 with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the
time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat
into my barn.

[Footnote 1: Or, _darnel_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _bondservants_.]

[Footnote 3: Gr. _A man_ that is _an enemy_.]

(d) Parable of the Mustard Seed

Mark 4:30-32 |Matt. 13:31-32
|
30 And he said, How shall we liken|31 Another parable set he before
the kingdom of God? or in what | them, saying, The kingdom of
parable shall we set it forth? | heaven is like unto a grain of
[1]It is like a grain of | mustard seed, which a man took,
mustard seed, which, when it is| and sowed in his field: which
sown upon the earth, though it | indeed is less than all seeds;
be less than all the seeds that| but when it is grown, it is
are upon the earth, yet when it| greater than the herbs, and
is sown, groweth up, and | becometh a tree [_see Dan.
becometh greater than all the | 4:12, 21_], so that the birds
herbs, and putteth out great | of the heaven come and lodge in
branches; so that the birds of | the branches thereof.
the heaven can lodge under the |
shadow thereof. |

[Footnote 1: Gr. _As unto_.]

(e) Parable of the Leaven and many such Parables

Mark 4:33-34 |Matt. 13:33-35
|
|33 Another parable spake he unto
| them; The kingdom of heaven is
| like unto leaven, which a woman
| took, and hid in three
| [1]measures of meal, till it
| was all leavened.
33 And with many[a] such |34 All these things spake Jesus
parables spake he the word unto| in parables unto the multitudes;
them, as they were able to hear| and without[a] a parable spake
34 it: and without a parable spake|35 he nothing unto them: that it
he not unto them: but privately| might be fulfilled which was
to his disciples he expounded | spoken [2]by the prophet,
all things. | saying,
| I will open my mouth in
| parables;
| I will utter things hidden
| from the foundation [3]of
| the world [_see Ps. 78:2_].

[Footnote 1: The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah, a
measure containing nearly a peck and a half.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _through_.]

[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities omit _of the world_.]

[Footnote a: Note the expression. Matthew gives nine in Chapter 13 and Mark another. There may have been still others on this day.]

_2. To the Disciples in the House_

(a) Explanation of the Parable of the Tares

Matt. 13:36-43

36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his
disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of
37 the tares of the field. And he answered and said, He that soweth
38 the good seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; and
the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares
39 are the sons of the evil _one_; and the enemy that sowed them is
the devil: and the harvest is [1]the end of the world; and the
40 reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and
41 burned with fire; so shall it be in [1]the end of the world. The
Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out
of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do
42 iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there
43 shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the
righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father
[_see Dan. 12:3_]. He that hath ears, let him hear.

[Footnote 1: Or, _the consummation of the age_.]

(b) The Parable of the Hid Treasure

Matt. 13:44

44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the
field; which a man found, and hid; and [1]in his joy he goeth and
selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

[Footnote 1: Or, _for joy thereof_.]

(c) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

Matt. 13:45-46

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

(d) The Parable of the Net

Matt. 13:47-50

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a [1]net, that was cast
48 into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it was
filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered
49 the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be
in [2]the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever
50 the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

[Footnote 1: Gr. _dragnet_.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _consummation of the age_.]

(e) The Parable of the Householder

Matt. 13:51-53

51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. And
52 he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a
disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new
and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables,[a] he
departed thence.

[Footnote a: Eight of these ten parables go in pairs (the sower and the seed growing of itself, the tares and the net, the mustard seed and the leaven, the hid treasure and the pearl of great price). But nothing can be made out of the number of the parables spoken on this day. We do not even know what the number was. Jesus had spoken various shorter and more or less isolated parables before this occasion. An immediate occasion for the use of so many and such extended parables at this point was the hostility of the Pharisees and the need of special instruction for the disciples who were taught by Jesus how to interpret parables, though they had much difficulty later in applying the instruction about the parabolic teaching.]

Sect. 65. IN CROSSING THE LAKE, JESUS STILLS THE TEMPEST

Same day. Sea of Galilee

Mark 4:35-41 |Matt. 8:18, 23-27 |Luke 8:22-25
| |
35 And on that day, |18 Now when Jesus saw|
when even was come, | great multitudes |
he saith unto them, | about him, he gave |
Let us go over unto | commandment to |
the other side. | depart unto the |22 Now it came to
| other side. | pass on one of
36 And leaving the |23 And when he was | those days, that
multitude, they take| entered into a boat,| he entered into a
him with them, even | his disciples | boat, himself and
as he was, in the | followed him. | his disciples; and
boat. And other | | he said unto them,
boats were with him.| | Let us go over to
| | the other side of
| | the lake: and they
| | launched forth.
| |23 But as they sailed
| | he fell asleep:
37 And there ariseth a |24 And | and there came
great storm of wind,| behold, there arose | down a storm of
and the waves beat | a great tempest in | wind on the lake;
into the boat, | the sea, insomuch | and they were
insomuch that the | that the boat was | filling _with
boat was now | covered with the | water_, and were
38 filling. And he | waves: but he was | in jeopardy.
himself was in the |25 asleep. And they |
stern, asleep on the| came to him, and |
cushion: and they | awoke him, saying, |24 And
awake him, and say | Save, Lord; we | they came to him,
unto him, Master, | perish. | and awoke him,
carest thou not that| | saying, Master,
39 we perish? And he |26 And he saith | master, we perish.
awoke, and rebuked | unto them, Why are | And he awoke, and
the wind, and said | ye fearful, O ye of | rebuked the wind
unto the sea, Peace,| little faith? Then | and the raging of
be still. And the | he arose, and | the water: and
wind ceased, and | rebuked the winds | they ceased, and
there was a great | and the sea; and | there was a calm.
40 calm. And he said | there was a great |
unto them, Why are | calm. |25 And he said unto
ye fearful? have ye | | them, Where is
not yet faith? | | your faith?
| | And
41 And |27 And the men | being afraid they
they feared | marvelled, saying, | marvelled, saying
exceedingly, and | What manner of man | one to another,
said one to another,| is this, that even | Who then is this,
Who then is this, | the winds and the | that he commandeth
that even the wind | sea obey him? | even the winds and
and the sea obey | | the water, and
him? | | they obey him?

Sect. 66. BEYOND THE LAKE JESUS HEALS THE GERASENE[a] DEMONIAC[b]

Gerasa (Khersa). Same day

Mark 5:1-20 |Matt. 8:28-34 |Luke 8:26-39
| |
1 And they came to |28 And when he was |26 And they arrived
the other side of | come to the other | at the country of
the sea, into the | side into the | the [4]Gerasenes,
country of the | country of the | which is over
2 Gerasenes. And when | Gadarenes, there met| against Galilee.
he was come out of | him two [1]possessed|27 And when he was
the boat, | with devils, coming | come forth upon
straightway there | forth out of the | the land, there
met him out of the | tombs, exceeding | met him a certain
tombs a man with an | fierce, so that no | man out of the
3 unclean spirit, who | man could pass by | city, who had
had his dwelling in |29 that way. | [2]devils; and for
the tombs: and no | | a long time he had
man could any more | | worn no clothes,
bind him, no, not | | and abode not in
with a chain; | | _any_ house, but
4 because that he had | | in the tombs.
been often bound | |
with fetters and | |
chains, and the | |
chains had been rent| |
asunder by him, and | |
the fetters broken | |
in pieces: and no | |
man had strength to | |
5 tame him. And | |
always, night and | |
day, in the tombs | |
and in the | |
mountains, he was | |
crying out, and | |
cutting himself with| |
6 stones. And when he | |28 And
saw Jesus from afar,| | when he saw Jesus,
he ran and | | he cried out, and
7 worshipped him; and | And | fell down before
crying out with a | behold, they cried | him, and with a
loud voice, he | out, saying, What | loud voice said,
saith, What have I | have we to do with | What have I to do
to do with thee, | thee, thou Son of | with thee, Jesus,
Jesus, thou Son of | God? art thou come | thou Son of the
the Most High God? I| hither to torment us| Most High God? I
adjure thee by God, | before the time? | beseech thee,
8 torment me not. For | | torment me not.
he said unto him, | |29 For he commanded
Come forth, thou | | the unclean spirit
unclean spirit, out | | to come out of the
of the man. | | man. For
| | [5]oftentimes it
| | had seized him:
| | and he was kept
| | under guard, and
| | bound with chains
| | and fetters; and
| | breaking the bands
| | asunder, he was
| | driven of the
| | [6]devil into the
| |30 deserts. And Jesus
9 And he | | asked him, What is
asked him, What is | | thy name? And he
thy name? And he | | said, Legion; for
saith unto him, My | | many [2]devils
name is Legion; for | | were entered into
10 we are many. And he | |31 him. And they
besought him much | | intreated him that
that he would not | | he would not
send them away out | | command them to
of the country. | | depart into the
11 Now |30 Now |32 abyss. Now there
there was there on | there was afar off | was there a herd
the mountain side a | from them a herd of | of many swine
great herd of swine | many swine feeding. | feeding on the
12 feeding. And they |31 And the [2]devils | mountain: and they
besought him, | besought him, | intreated him that
saying, Send us into| saying, If thou cast| he would give them
the swine, that we | us out, send us away| leave to enter
may enter into them.| into the herd of | into them. And he
13 And he gave them |32 swine. And he said | gave them leave.
leave. And the | unto them, Go. And |33 And the [2]devils
unclean spirits came| they came out, and | came out from the
out, and entered | went into the swine:| man, and entered
into the swine: and | and behold, the | into the swine:
the herd rushed down| whole herd rushed | and the herd
the steep into the | down the steep into | rushed down the
sea, _in number_ | the sea, and | steep into the
about two thousand; | perished in the | lake, and were
and they were choked| waters. |34 choked. And when
in the sea. | | they that fed them
| | saw what had come
| | to pass, they
|33 And they | fled, and told it
14 And they| that fed them fled, | in the city and in
that fed them fled, | and went away into |35 the country. And
and told it in the | the city, and told | they went out to
city, and in the | everything, and what| see what had come
country. And they | was befallen to them| to pass; and they
came to see what it | that were | came to Jesus, and
was that had come to| [1]possessed with | found the man,
15 pass. And they come |34 devils. And behold, | from whom the
to Jesus, and behold| all the city came | [2]devils were
[3]him that was | out to meet Jesus: | gone out, sitting,
possessed with | | clothed and in his
devils sitting, | | right mind, at the
clothed and in his | | feet of Jesus: and
right mind, _even_ | | they were afraid.
him that had the | |
legion: and they | |
16 were afraid. And | |36 And they that saw
they that saw it | | it told them how
declared unto them | | he that was
how it befell [3]him| | possessed with
that was possessed | | [2]devils was
with devils, and | |37 [7]made whole. And
concerning the | | all the people of
17 swine. And they | and when they saw | the country of the
began to beseech him| him, they besought | [4]Gerasenes round
to depart from their| _him_ that he would | about asked him to
18 borders. And as he | depart from their | depart from them;
was entering into | borders. | for they were
the boat, he that | | holden with great
had been possessed with | fear: and he entered into a
[2]devils besought him that he |38 boat, and returned. But the man
19 might be with him. And he | from whom the [2]devils were
suffered him not, but saith unto| gone out prayed him that he
him, Go to thy house unto thy | might be with him: but he sent
friends, and tell them how great|39 him away, saying, Return to thy
things the Lord hath done for | house, and declare how great
thee, and _how_ he had mercy on | things God hath done for thee.
20 thee. And he went his way, and | And he went his way, publishing
began to publish in Decapolis | throughout the whole city how
how great things Jesus had done | great things Jesus had done for
for him: and all men did | him.
marvel.[c] |

[Footnote 1: Or, _demoniacs_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _demons_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _the demoniac_.]

[Footnote 4: Many ancient authorities read _Gergesenes_; others
_Gadarenes_.]

[Footnote 5: Or, _of a long time_.]

[Footnote 6: Gr. _demon_.]

[Footnote 7: Or, _saved_.]

[Footnote a: The long famous instance of "discrepancy" as to the _place_ in this narrative has been cleared up in recent years by the decision of textual critics that the correct text in Luke is Gerasenes, as well as in Mark, and by Dr. Thomson's discovery of a ruin on the lake shore, named Khersa (Gerasa). If this village was included (a very natural supposition) in the district belonging to the city of Gadara, some miles south-eastward, then the locality could be described as either in the country of the Gadarenes, or in the country of the Gerasenes.]

[Footnote b: Matthew mentions two demoniacs, Mark and Luke describe one, who was probably the prominent and leading one.]

[Footnote c: Note in Mark the numerous vivid details and fulness of narrative.]

Sect. 67. THE RETURN AND THE HEALING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER AND OF THE WOMAN WHO ONLY TOUCHED CHRIST'S GARMENT

Probably Capernaum

Mark 5:21-43 |Matt. 9:18-26 |Luke 8:40-56
| |
21 And when Jesus had| |40 And as Jesus
crossed over again | | returned, the
in the boat unto the| | multitude welcomed
other side, a great | | him; for they were
multitude was | | all waiting for
gathered unto him: | | him.
and he was by the | |
sea. | |
22 And there cometh | |
one of the rulers of| |
the synagogue, |18 While he spake |41 And behold, there
Jairus by name; and | these things unto | came a man named
seeing him, he | them,[a] behold, | Jairus, and he was
23 falleth at his feet,| there came [1]a | a ruler of the
and beseecheth him | ruler, and | synagogue: and he
much, saying, My | worshipped him, | fell down at
little daughter is | saying, My daughter | Jesus' feet, and
at the point of | is even now dead: | besought him to
death: _I pray | but come and lay thy| come into his
thee_, that thou | hand upon her, and |42 house; for he had
come and lay thy |19 she shall live. And | an only daughter,
hands on her, that | Jesus arose, and | about twelve years
she may be [2]made | followed him, and | of age, and she
24 whole, and live. And| _so did_ his | lay a dying. But
he went with him; | disciples. | as he went the
and a great | | multitudes
multitude followed | | thronged him.
him, and they | |
thronged him. | |
25 And a woman, which|21 And |43 And a woman
had an issue of | behold, a woman, who| having an issue of
blood twelve years, | had an issue of | blood twelve years,
26 and had suffered | blood twelve years, | which [8]had spent
many things of many | came behind him, and| all her living
physicians, and had | touched the border | upon physicians,
spent all that she |22 of his garment: for | and could not be
had, and was nothing| she said within | healed of any,
bettered, but rather| herself, If I do but|44 came behind him,
27 grew worse, having | touch his garment, I| and touched the
heard the things | shall be [2]made | border of his
concerning Jesus, | whole. | garment: and
came in the crowd | | immediately the
behind, and touched | | issue of her blood
28 his garment. For she| | stanched.
said, If I touch but| |
his garments, I | |
shall be [2]made | |
29 whole. And | |
straightway the | |
fountain of her | |
blood was dried up; | |
and she felt in her | |
body that she was | |
healed of her | |
30 [5]plague. And | |
straightway Jesus, | |
perceiving in | |
himself that the | |
power _proceeding_ | |
from him had gone | |
forth, turned him | |
about in the crowd, | |45 And
and said, Who | | Jesus said, Who is
touched my garments?| | it that touched
31 And his disciples | | me? And when all
said unto him, Thou | | denied, Peter
seest the multitude | | said, [9]and they
thronging thee, and | | that were with
sayest thou, Who | | him, Master, the
32 touched me? And he | | multitudes press
looked round about | | thee and crush
to see her that had | |46 _thee_. But Jesus
33 done this thing. But| | said, Some one did
the woman fearing | | touch me: for I
and trembling, | | perceived that
knowing what had | | power had gone
been done to her, | |47 forth from me. And
came and fell down | | when the woman saw
before him, and told| | that she was not
him all the truth. | | hid, she came
| | trembling, and
| | falling down
|23 But Jesus | before him
34 And he said unto | turning and seeing | declared in the
her, Daughter, thy | her said, Daughter, | presence of all
faith hath [3]made | be of good cheer; | the people for
thee whole; go in | thy faith hath | what cause she
peace, and be whole | [3]made thee whole. | touched him, and
of thy [5]plague. | And the woman was | how she was healed
| [2]made whole from |48 immediately. And
| that hour. | he said unto her,
| | Daughter, thy
| | faith hath [3]made
| | thee whole; go in
| | peace.
35 While he yet | |49 While he yet
spake, they come | | spake, there
from the ruler of | | cometh one from
the synagogue's | | the ruler of the
_house_, saying, Thy| | synagogue's
daughter is dead: | | _house_, saying,
why troublest thou | | Thy daughter is
the [6]Master any | | dead; trouble not
36 further? But Jesus, | |50 the [6]Master. But
[7]not heeding the | | Jesus hearing it,
word spoken, saith | | answered him, Fear
unto the ruler of | | not: only believe,
the synagogue, Fear | | and she shall be
not, only believe. | |51 [2]made whole. And
37 And he suffered no | | when he came to
man to follow with | | the house, he
him, save Peter, and| | suffered not any
James, and John the | | man to enter in
brother of James. | | with him, save
38 And they come to the|24 And when | Peter, and John,
house of the ruler | Jesus came into the | and James, and the
of the synagogue; | ruler's house, and | father of the
and he beholdeth a | saw the | maiden and her
tumult, and _many_ | flute-players, and |52 mother. And all
weeping and wailing | the crowd making a | were weeping, and
39 greatly. And when he|25 tumult, he said, | bewailing her: but
was entered in, he | Give place: for the | he said, Weep not;
saith unto them, Why| damsel is not dead, | for she is not
make ye a tumult, | but sleepeth. And | dead, but
and weep? the child | they laughed him to |53 sleepeth. And they
is not dead, but | scorn. But when the | laughed him to
40 sleepeth. And they | | scorn, knowing
laughed him to | | that she was dead.
scorn. But he, |26 But when the |
having put them all | crowd was put forth,|
forth, taketh the | |
father of the child | |
and her mother and | |
them that were with | |
him, and goeth in | |
where the child was.| he entered in, and |
41 And taking the child| took her by the |54 But he, taking her
by the hand, he | hand; | by the hand,
saith unto her, | |
Talitha cumi; which | |
is, being | | called, saying,
interpreted, Damsel,| |55 Maiden, arise. And
I say unto thee, | | her spirit
42 Arise. And | | returned, and she
straightway the | and the damsel| rose up
damsel rose up, and | arose. | immediately: and
walked; for she was | |
twelve years old. | |
And they were amazed| |
straightway with a | | he commanded that
43 great amazement. And|27 And [4]the | _something_ be
he charged them much| fame hereof went | given her to eat.
that no man should | forth into all that |56 And her parents
know this: and he | land. | were amazed: but he
commanded that | | charged them to
_something_ should | | tell no man what
be given her to eat.| | had been done.

[Footnote 1: Gr. _one ruler_.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _saved_.]

[Footnote 3: Or _saved thee_.]

[Footnote 4: Gr. _this fame_.]

[Footnote 5: Gr. _scourge_.]

[Footnote 6: Or, _Teacher_.]

[Footnote 7: Or, _overhearing_.]

[Footnote 8: Some ancient authorities omit _had spent all her
living upon physicians, and_.]

[Footnote 9: Some ancient authorities omit _and they that were
with him_.]

[Footnote a: Broadus felt that the language in Matt. 9:18 compelled him to place 9:18 after 9:17. I do not think so, for "while he spake" may be merely an introductory phrase for a new paragraph. It is best to follow Mark's order, as Luke does, for Matthew is not chronological in this part of his Gospel.]

Sect. 68. HE HEALS TWO BLIND MEN, AND A DUMB DEMONIAC. A BLASPHEMOUS ACCUSATION

Matt. 9:27-34

27 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him,
28 crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And
when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and
Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They
29 say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying,
30 According to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus [1]strictly charged them, saying, See that no
31 man know it. But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in
all that land.
32 And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb
33 man possessed with a [2]devil. And when the [2]devil was cast out,
the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was
34 never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, [3]By the prince
of the [4]devils casteth he out [4]devils.

[Footnote 1: Or, _sternly_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _demon_.]

[Footnote 3: Or, _In_.]

[Footnote 4: Gr. _demons_.]

Sect. 69. THE LAST[a] VISIT TO NAZARETH

Mark 6:1-6 |Matt. 13:54-58
|
1 And he went out from thence; |
and he cometh into his own |
country; and his disciples |
2 follow him. And when the |
sabbath was come, he began to |54 And coming into his own
teach in the synagogue: and | country he taught them in their
[3]many hearing him were | synagogue, insomuch that they
astonished, saying, Whence hath| were astonished, and said,
this man these things? and, | Whence hath this man this
What is the wisdom that is | wisdom, and these [1]mighty
given unto this man, and _what |55 works? Is not this the
mean_ such [1]mighty works | carpenter's son? is not his
3 wrought by his hands? Is not | mother called Mary? and his
this the carpenter, the son of | brethren, James, and Joseph,
Mary, and brother of James, and|56 and Simon, and Judas? And his
Joses, and Judas, and Simon? | sisters, are they not all with
and are not his sisters here | us? Whence then hath this man
with us? And they were |57 all these things? And they were
4 [2]offended in him. And Jesus | [2]offended in him. But Jesus
said unto them, A prophet is | said unto them, A prophet is
not without honour, save in his| not without honour, save in his
own country, and among his own | own country, and in his own
5 kin, and in his own house. And |58 house. And he did not many
he could there do no [4]mighty | [1]mighty works there because
work, save that he laid his | of their unbelief.
hands upon a few sick folk, and|
6 healed them. And he marvelled |
because of their unbelief. |

[Footnote 1: Gr. _powers_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _caused to stumble_.]

[Footnote 3: Some ancient authorities insert _the_.]

[Footnote 4: Gr. _power_.]

[Footnote a: There is no sufficient occasion to identify this visit to Nazareth with that described by Luke. That was at the very beginning of the great ministry in Galilee, and this is near its close. The details are quite different. It is perfectly natural that after a long interval he should give the Nazarenes another opportunity to hear his teaching, and to witness miracles, which he would not work for them when demanded, but now voluntarily works in a few cases, so far as their now _wonderful_ unbelief left it appropriate.]

_In Sections 70 to 71 we have the Third Tour of Galilee (Jesus following the Twelve) and the effect on Herod Antipas._

Sect. 70. THE THIRD TOUR OF GALILEE AFTER INSTRUCTING THE TWELVE AND SENDING THEM FORTH BY TWOS