Jerusalem

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of John x. 35. God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken;

Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sancti- John x. 36. fied, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

If I do not the works of my Father, believe me John x. 37.

not.

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe John x. 38. the works that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

SECTION XXII.

In consequence of the Opposition of the Jews, Christ retires beyond
Jordan.

JOHN X. 39, to the end.

Therefore they sought again to take him: but John x. 30. he escaped out of their hand,

And went away again beyond Jordan, into the John x. 40. place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

And many resorted unto him, and said, John John x. 41. did no miracle: but all things that John spake

of this man were true.

And many believed on him there.

John x. 42.

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r Matt.vii. 13.

SECTION XXIII 22.

Christ, leaving the City, laments over Jerusalem.

LUKE Xiii. 23, to the end.

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few Luke xiii. 23. that be saved? And he said unto them,

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, Luke xiii, 24. I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

When once the master of the house is risen up, Luke xiii. 25. and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand

22 Sect. 23 to 29. These sections are referred to the same place by all the harmonizers, excepting that Archbishop Newcome has made various transposisitions of some passages, and Doddridge places them all before the feast of dedication, and prior to his arranging John ix. 19; that he may not disturb the order of St. Luke.

Luke xiii. 26.

Luke xiii. 27.

Luke xiii. 28.

Luke xiii. 29.

Luke xiii. 30.

Luke xiii. 31.

Luke xiii. 32.

Luke xiii. 33.

Luke xiii. 34.

Luke xiii. 35.

lem.

without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Near Jerusa
Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say
unto you, I know you not whence ye are :

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and
drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in

our streets.

But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

And, behold, there are last which shall be s Matt, xix. first, and there are first which shall be last.

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures today and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

Nevertheless I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

30.

37.

O'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the pro- t Matt. xxii. phets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

SECTION XXIV.

Christ dines with a Pharisee-Parable of the great Supper.
LUKE xiv. 1-25.

Luke xiv. 1.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched him.

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v Prov. XXV. 6, 7.

u Matt. xxiii.

12.

x Tob. iv. 7.

And, behold, there was a certain man before Luke xiv. 2. him which had the dropsy.

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers Luke xiv. 3. and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-day?

And they held their peace. And he took him, Luke xiv. 4. and healed him, and let him go;

And answered them, saying, Which of you Luke xiv. 5. shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbathday?

And they could not answer him again to these Luke xiv. 6. things.

And he put forth a parable to those which were Luke xiv. 7. bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

When thou art bidden of any man to a wed- Luke xiv. 8. ding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of

him;

And he that bade thee and him come and say Luke xiv. 9. to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

▾ But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in Luke xiv. 10. the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

u For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abas- Luke xiv. 11. ed; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Then said he also to him that bade him, When Luke xiv. 12. thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, Luke xiv. 13. the maimed, the lame, the blind:

And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot re- Luke xiv. 14. compense thee for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

And when one of them that sat at meat with Luke xiv. 15. him heard these things, he said unto him,

y Rev. xix. 9. Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

z Matt. xxii.

2.

2 Then said he unto him, A certain man made Luke xiv. 16. a great supper, and bade many :

Luke xiv. 17.

Luke xiv. 18.

Luke xiv. 19.

Luke xiv. 20.

Luke xiv. 21.

Luke xiv. 22.

Luke xiv. 23.

Luke xiv. 24.

lem.

And sent his servant at supper-time to say to Near Jerusathem that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: pray thee have me excused.

I

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have

me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

Luke xiv. 25.

Luke xiv. 26.

Luke xiv, 27.

Luke xiv. 28.

Luke xiv. 29.

SECTION XXV.

Christ's Disciples must forsake the World.

LUKE xiv. 25, to the end.

And there went great multitudes with him: On a tour. and he turned, and said unto them,

a If any man come to me, and hate not his fa- a Matt, x. 37. ther, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

On a tour.

b Matt. v. 13.

Saying, This man began to build, and was not Luke xiv. 30. able to finish.

Or what king, going to make war against an- Luke xiv. 31. other king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, Luke xiv.32. he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions

of peace.

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that for- Luke xiv. 33. saketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Salt is good but if the salt have lost his sa- Luke xiv. 34. vour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the Luke xiv. 35. dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath cars

to hear, let him hear.

c Mark xviii.

12.

SECTION XXVI.

Parables of the Lost Sheep, and of the Lost Piece of Silver.

Then drew near unto him all the Publicans and Luke xv. I sinners for to hear him.

And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, say- Luke xv. 3 ing, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with

them.

And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Luke xv. 3.

• What man of you, having an hundred sheep, Luke xv. 4.

if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety
and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which
is lost, until he find it?

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his Luke xv. 5. shoulders, rejoicing.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together Luke xv. 6. his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in Luke xv. 7. heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.