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Luke xx. 36.

Matt. xxii. 31.

But they which shall be accounted worthy to Jerusalem.
obtain that world, and the resurrection from the
dead,

when they shall rise from the dead, they
neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
but are as the angels of God

which are in heaven.

Neither can they die any more for they are equal unto the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, Luke xx. 37. now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed: Mark xii. 26. have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

Matt. xxii. 32. God is not the God of the dead, but of the living;

Luke xx. 38.
Mark xii. 27.

Luke xx. 39.

Luke xx. 40.

Matt. xxii. 33.

for all live unto him :

ye therefore do greatly err.

Then certain of the Scribes answering said,
Master, thou hast well said.

And after that, they durst not ask him any
question at all.

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

MATT. xxii. part of ver. 23. ver. 24. part of ver. 25. ver. 26, 27, 28, 29. and

23

part of ver. 30, 31, 32.

came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, g Acts xxiii, and asked him,

24 Saying, Master, h Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his bro- h Deut. xxv. ther shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

27 And last of all the woman died also.

28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven ? for

they all had her.

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

30 For in heaven

31 -have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

5.

* Gr. seven.

32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Ja- i Exod, iii, 6. cob?

MARK xii. ver. 18. part of ver. 19. ver. 20. and part of ver. 21, 22, 23. 25,

26, 27.

18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

Jerusalem.

19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die

20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and died; neither left he any seed; and the third

22 And the seven-and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 of them? for the seven had her-

25 For-neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels-
26 And as touching the dead, that they rise-

27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living:-
:-

LUKE XX. part of ver. 27, 28, 29. 31. ver. 33. part of ver. 34. 37, and 38.

27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there—
28 having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take

his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

29 There were—took a wife, and died without children.

31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also

33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

34 And Jesus answering said unto them

37 Now that the dead are raised-at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living

SECTION XVI.

Christ replies to the Pharisees.

MATT. Xxii. 34-41. MARK Xii. 28-35.

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had Matt. xxii. 34. put the Sadducees to silence, they also were ga

thered together.

Then one of them, which was a Lawyer,

Matt. xxii. 35,

one of the Scribes came, and having heard them Mark xii. 28. reasoning together, and perceiving that he had

answered them well,

asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Matt. xxii. 35. Master,

which is the first commandment of all?

which is the great commandment in the law?

And Jesus answered

and said unto him,

The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O

Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

Matt. xxii. 36.

Mark xii. 28.

Matt. xxii. 36.

Mark xii. 29.

Matt. xxii. 37.

Mark xii. 29.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all Mark xii. 30. thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy

mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first
and great commandment.

Matt. xxii. 38.

Matt. xxii. 39. And the second is like unto it,

Mark xii. 31. namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Matt. xxii. 40.

Mark xii. 32.

Mark xii. 33.

Mark xii. 34.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

And the Scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

MATT. xxii. ver. 37. and part of ver. 38, 39.

Jerusalem.

37 Jesus said unto him, k Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, k Deut. vi. 5. and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

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Christ enquires of the Pharisees concerning the Messiah.

MATT. xxii. 41, to the end.

Matt. xxii. 41.

Matt. xxii. 42.

MARK Xii. 35-38.
LUKE XX. 41-45.

While the Pharisees were gathered together,
Jesus asked them,

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son
is he? They say unto him, The Son of David 13.

13 That the expected Messiah should be the son of David, was a thing well known among the Jews, and universally acknowledged: see John vii. 42. and Their famiis a most powerful proof against them, that the Messiah is come. lies are now so perfectly confounded, that they cannot trace back their genealogies with any degree of certainty: nor have they been capable of ascertaining the different families of their tribes, for more than sixteen hundred years. Why then should the spirit of prophecy assert so often, and in such express terms, that Jesus was to come from the family of David; if he were to make his appear

Luke x. 27.

1 Lev. xix. 18.

Jerusalem.

m Psa, cx. 1.

And Jesus answered, and said

unto them,

Mark xii. 35.

Luke xx. 41.

while he taught in the temple, How say the Mark xii. 35.
Scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

He saith unto them, How then doth David in Matt. xxii. 43.
spirit call him Lord?

For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, in the Book of Psalms,

saying,

Mark xii. 36.

Luke xx. 42.

Matt.xxii. 43.

in The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my Matt. xxii. 44.
right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-
stool.

David therefore himself calleth him Lord;

Mark xii. 37.

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? Matt. xxii. 45. And no man was able to answer him a word: Matt, xxii, 46. neither durst any man from that day forth ask him

any more questions.

And the common people heard him gladly.

MATT. xii. part of ver. 36, 37.

Mark xii. 37.

36 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

37 and whence is he then his son ?

LUKE XX. part of ver. 41, 42. and ver. 43, 44.

41 And he said-How say they that Christ is David's son?

42 And David himself saith-The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him Lord; how is he then his son ?

ance when the public registers were all demolished? Is it not evident that God
designed that the Messiah should come at a time when the public genealogies
might be inspected, to prove that it was He who was prophesied of, and that no
other was to be expected? The Evangelists, Matthew and Luke, were so fully
convinced of the conclusiveness of this proof, that they appealed to the public
registers; and thus proved to the Jews, from their own records, that Jesus was
born of the family mentioned by the prophets. Nor do we find that a Scribe,
Pharisee, or any other, ever attempted to invalidate this proof, though it would
have essentially served their cause, could they have done it. But, as this has
not been done, we may fairly conclude it was impossible to do it. Clarke in
loc.

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SECTION XVIII.

Christ severely reproves the Pharisees.

MATT. Xxiii. 1, to the end. MARK Xii. 38-41.
LUKE XX. 45, to the end.

Luke xx. 45.

Then, in the audience of all the people,

Matt. xxiii. 1. spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples:
And he said unto them in his doctrine,

Mark xii. 38.

Matt. xxiii. 3.

Matt. xxiii. 2. The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works for they say and do not.

Mark xii. 38.

Beware of the Scribes,

Jerusalem.

Matt. xxiii. 4. " For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be n Luke xi. 46. borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they

themselves will not move them with one of their

fingers.

Matt. xxiii. 5. But all their works they do for to be seen of

men: they

Mark xii. 38. love to go in long clothing,

Matt. xxiii. 5. ° they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

Matt. xxiii. 6.

Matt. xxiii. 7.

Luke xx. 47.

P And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew,

Mark xii. 40. for a pretence,

Luke xx. 47. make long prayers; the same shall receive greater damnation.

Matt. xxiii. 8.

Matt. xxiii. 9.

Matt.xxiii.10.

Matt.xxiii.11.

Matt.xxiii. 12.

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But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your q James iii. 1. Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

And call no man your father upon the earth:
' for one is your Father, which is in heaven,

Neither be ye called Masters: for one is your
Master, even Christ.

But he that is greatest among you shall be
your servant.

r Mal. i. 6.

• And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be s Lukexiv. 11. abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be & xviii. 14. exalted.

Matt.xxiii. 13. But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hy- t Luke xi. 52. pocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Matt.xxiii.14.

Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypo

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