Chapter XXI: Part VII: The Great Galilean Ministry (4)

Mark 6:6-13 |Matt. 9:35 to 11:1
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6 And he went round |35 And Jesus went about all the cities and
about the villages | the villages,[a] teaching in their
teaching. | synagogues, and preaching the gospel of
| the kingdom, and healing all manner of
36 disease and all manner of sickness. But when he saw the
multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they
were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd
37 [_see Num. 27:17; Ezek. 34:5_]. Then saith he unto his disciples,
38 The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye
| therefore the Lord |
| of the harvest, that|
| he send forth |
| labourers into his |Luke 9:1-6
| harvest. |
7 And he called unto| 1 And he called unto| 1 And he called the
him the twelve, and | him his twelve | twelve together,
began to send them | disciples, and gave | and gave them
forth by two and | them authority over | power and
two; and he gave | unclean spirits, to | authority over all
them authority over | cast them out, and | [3]devils, and to
the unclean spirits;| to heal all manner | 2 cure diseases. And
8 and he charged them | of disease and all | he sent them forth
| manner of sickness. | to preach the
| | kingdom of God,
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are | and to heal
these: The first, Simon, who is called | 3 [19]the sick. And
Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the | he said unto them,
3 _son_ of Zebedee, and John his brother; |
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew|
the publican; James the _son_ of Alphaeus, |
4 and Thaddaeus; Simon the [1]Cananaean, and |
Judas Iscariot, who also [2]betrayed him. |
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged |
them, saying, Go not into _any_ way of the |
Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the|
6 Samaritans: but go rather to the lost sheep |
7 of the house of Israel. And as ye go, |
preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at |
| 8 hand. Heal the sick,|
| raise the dead, |
| cleanse the lepers, |
that they should | cast out [3]devils: |
take nothing for | freely ye received, | Take nothing for
_their_ journey, | 9 freely give. Get you| your journey,
save a staff only; | no gold, nor silver,| neither staff, nor
no bread, no wallet,| nor brass in your | wallet, nor bread,
no [17]money in |10 [4]purses; no wallet| nor money; neither
9 their [18]purse; but| for _your_ journey, | have two coats.
_to go_ shod with | neither two coats, |
sandals: and, _said | nor shoes, nor |
he_, put not on two | staff: for the |
coats. | labourer is worthy |
| of his food. And |
10 And he said |11 into whatsoever city| 4 And into whatsoever
unto them, | or village ye shall | house ye enter,
Wheresoever ye enter| enter, search out | there abide, and
into a house, there | who in it is worthy;| 5 thence depart. And
abide till ye depart| and there abide till|
11 thence. And |12 ye go forth. And as |
whatsoever place | ye enter into the |
| 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.|
shall not receive |14 And whosoever shall | as many as receive
you, and they hear | not receive you, nor| you not, when ye
you not, as ye go | hear your words, as | depart from that
forth thence, shake | ye go forth out of | city, shake off
off the dust that is| that house or that | the dust from your
under your feet for | city, shake off the | feet for a
a testimony unto | dust of your feet. | testimony against
them. |15 Verily I say unto | them.
| you, It shall be |
| more tolerable for |
| the land of Sodom |
| and Gomorrah in the |
| day of judgement, |
| than for that city. |
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
17 therefore wise as serpents, and [5]harmless as doves. But beware
of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their
18 synagogues they will scourge you; yea and before governors and
kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and
19 to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how
or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour
20 what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit
21 of your Father that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up
brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall
22 rise up against parents, and [6]cause them to be put to death. And
ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
23 endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when they
persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel,
till the Son of man be come.
24 A disciple is not above his [7]master, nor a [8]servant above his
25 lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his [7]master,
and the [8]servant as his lord. If they have called the master of
the house [9]Beelzebub, how much more _shall they call_ them of
26 his household! Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing
covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be
27 known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and
28 what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And be not
afraid of 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
29 body in [10]hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and
30 not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: but
31 the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore;
32 ye are of more value than many sparrows. Every one therefore who
shall confess [11]me before men, [12]him will I also confess
33 before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in
heaven.
34 Think not that I came to [13]send peace on the earth: I came not
35 to [13]send peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother,
36 and the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's
37 foes _shall be_ they of his own household [_see Micah 7:6_]. 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 doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not
39 worthy of me. He that [14]findeth his [15]life shall lose it; and
he that [16]loseth his [15]life for my sake shall find it [_see
John 12:25_].
40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me
41 receiveth him that sent me [_see John 13:20_]. 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
42 man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 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.
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12 And they went out,| 1 And it came to | 6 And they
and preached that | pass, when Jesus had| departed, and went
_men_ should repent.| made an end of | throughout the
And they cast out | commanding his | villages,
many [3]devils, and | twelve disciples, he| preaching the
anointed with oil | departed thence to | gospel, and healing
many that were sick,| teach and preach in | everywhere.
and healed them. | their cities. |

[Footnote 1: Or, _Zealot_. See Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13.]

[Footnote 2: Or, _delivered him up_: and so always.]

[Footnote 3: Gr. _demons_.]

[Footnote 4: Gr. _girdles_.]

[Footnote 5: Or, _simple_.]

[Footnote 6: Or, _put them to death_.]

[Footnote 7: Or, _teacher_.]

[Footnote 8: Gr. _bondservant_.]

[Footnote 9: Gr. _Beelzebul_: and so elsewhere.]

[Footnote 10: Gr. _Gehenna_.]

[Footnote 11: Gr. _in me_.]

[Footnote 12: Gr. _in him_.]

[Footnote 13: Gr. _cast_.]

[Footnote 14: Or, _found_.]

[Footnote 15: Or, _soul_.]

[Footnote 16: Or, _lost_.]

[Footnote 17: Gr. _brass_.]

[Footnote 18: Gr. _girdle_.]

[Footnote 19: Some ancient authorities omit _the sick_.]

[Footnote a: This is certainly a _second_, and probably a _third_ journey about Galilee. Dwell on Matt. 9:35 and 11:1 (end of this section), and try to realize the extent of the Saviour's work in teaching and healing. He "crowded into three short years actions and labours of love that might have adorned a century." (Ro. Hall.)]

Sect. 71. THE GUILTY FEARS OF HEROD ANTIPAS IN TIBERIAS ABOUT JESUS BECAUSE HE HAD BEHEADED THE BAPTIST IN MACHAERUS

Mark 6:14-29 |Matt. 14:1-12 |Luke 9:7-9
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14 And king Herod | 1 At that season | 7 Now Herod the
heard[a] _thereof_; | Herod the tetrarch | tetrarch heard of
for his name had | heard the report | all that was done:
become known: and | concerning Jesus, | and he was much
[1]he said, John | 2 and said unto his | perplexed, because
[2]the Baptist is | servants, This is | that it was said
risen from the dead,| John the Baptist; he| by some, that John
and therefore do | is risen from the | was risen from the
these powers work in| dead; and therefore | 8 dead; and by some,
15 him. But others | do these powers work| that Elijah had
said, It is Elijah. | in him. | appeared; and by
And others said, _It| | others, that one
is_ a prophet, | | of the old prophets
_even_ as one of the| | was risen again.
16 prophets. But Herod,| | 9 And Herod said,
when he heard | | John I beheaded:
_thereof_, said, | | but who is this,
John, whom I | | about whom I hear
beheaded, he is | | such things? And he
17 risen. For Herod | | sought to see him.
himself had sent | 3 For Herod had laid |
forth and laid hold | hold on John, and |
upon John, and bound| bound him, and put |
him in prison for | him in prison for |
the sake of | the sake of |
Herodias, his | Herodias, his |
brother Philip's | brother Philip's |
wife: for he had | wife. |
18 married her. For | |
John said unto | 4 For John said |
Herod,[b] It is not | unto him, It is not |
lawful for thee to | lawful for thee to |
have thy brother's | 5 have her. And when |
wife [_see Lev. | he would have put |
19 18:16; 20:21_]. And | him to death, he |
Herodias set herself| feared the |
against him, and | multitude, because |
desired to kill him;| they counted him as |
and she could not; | a prophet. |
20 for Herod feared | |
John, knowing that | |
he was a righteous | |
man and a holy, and | |
kept him safe. And | |
when he heard him, | |
he [3]was much | |
perplexed; and he | |
heard him gladly. | |
21 And when a | |
convenient day was | |
come, that Herod on | |
his birthday made a | |
supper to his lords,| |
and the [4]high | |
captains, and the | |
chief men of | |
22 Galilee; and when | 6 But when Herod's |
[5]the daughter of | birthday came, the |
Herodias herself | daughter of Herodias|
came in and danced, | danced in the midst,|
[6]she pleased Herod| and pleased Herod. |
and them that sat at| |
meat with him; and | |
the king said unto | |
the damsel, Ask of | |
me whatsoever thou | 7 Whereupon he |
wilt, and I will | promised with an |
23 give it thee. And he| oath to give her |
sware unto her, | whatsoever she |
Whatsoever thou | 8 should ask. And she,|
shalt ask of me, I | being put forward by|
will give it thee, | her mother, saith, |
unto the half of my | |
24 kingdom. And she | |
went out, and said | |
unto her mother, | |
What shall I ask? | |
And she said, The | |
head of John [2]the | |
25 Baptist. And she | |
came in straightway | |
with haste unto the | |
king, and asked, | |
saying, I will that | |
thou forthwith give | |
me in a charger the | Give me here in a |
head of John [2]the | 9 charger the head of |
26 Baptist. And the | John the Baptist. |
king was exceeding | And the king was |
sorry; but for the | grieved; but for the|
sake of his oaths, | sake of his oaths, |
and of them that sat| and of them which |
at meat, he would | sat at meat with |
27 not reject her. And | him, he commanded it|
straightway the king|10 to be given; and he |
sent forth a soldier| sent, and beheaded |
of his guard, and | John in the prison. |
commanded to bring |11 And his head was |
his head: and he | brought in a |
went and beheaded | charger, and given |
him in the prison, | to the damsel: and |
28 and brought his head| she brought it to |
in a charger, and | |
gave it to the | |
damsel; and the | |
damsel gave it to | |
her mother. And when|12 her mother. And his |
his disciples heard | disciples came, and |
_thereof_, they came| took up the corpse, |
and took up his | and buried him; and |
corpse, and laid it | they went and told |
in a tomb. | Jesus. |

[Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities read _they_.]

[Footnote 2: Gr. _the Baptizer_.]

[Footnote 3: Many ancient authorities read _did many things_.]

[Footnote 4: Or, _military tribunes_. Gr. _chiliarchs_.]

[Footnote 5: Some ancient authorities read _his daughter
Herodias_.]

[Footnote 6: Or, _it_.]

[Footnote a: Mark's connection shows that Herod Antipas was impressed by the account of miracles which the disciples had wrought, as well as by those of Jesus himself.]

[Footnote b: Josephus (_Antiquities_, Book XVIII, v., 2) says of John that Herod "thought it best, by putting him to death, to prevent any mischief he might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties, by sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it should be too late." Josephus in no wise controverts the picture in Mark where Herodias appears as the one who prods Antipas to put John out of the way to satisfy her resentment against him for his rebuke of her adulterous marriage. Josephus merely presents the public and political aspects of the imprisonment and death of John.]