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straightly charged them, saying, And their eyes were opened; and See that no man know it.

a The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are

bowed down: the LORD loveth the

righteous, Ps. cxlvi. 8. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped, Isa. XXXV. 5. To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and Ἐλθόντι δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, προσῆλθον | them that sit in darkness out of the

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prison-house, xlii. 7. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him but he said, I am he. Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash and I went and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. And it was the sabbathday when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see, John ix. 8-15. See parallels on clause 1, ver. 4. ch. viii.

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and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Matt. xii. 22, 23. And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto

Ol_di_iženðóvres dispńpisav abrèv & him, If thou canst believe, all things ὅλῃ τῇ γῇ ἐκείνῃ.

But they, when they were departed, * spread abroad, his fame in all that country.

are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the And saith unto him, See thou say people came running together, he renothing to any man: but go thy way, buked the foul spirit, saying unto him, shew thyself to the Priest, and offer Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge for thy cleansing those things which thee, come out of him, and enter no Moses commanded, for a testimony more into him. And the spirit cried, unto them. But he went out, and and rent him sore, and came out of began to publish it much, and to him: and he was as one dead; insoblaze abroad the matter, insomuch much that many said, He is dead. But that Jesus could no more openly enter Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted into the city, but was without in de- him up; and he arose, Mark ix. 17 sert places: and they came to him-27. See also on clause 4, ver. 24. from every quarter, Mark i. 44, 45. ch.iv. And he carged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it, vii. 36.

VER. 32.

Αὐτῶν δὲ ἐξερχομένων ϊδου, προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπον κωφὸν δαιμονιζόμενον

As they went out, behold, they brought| to him a a dumb man possessed with a devil.

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake

VER. 33.

Καὶ ἐκβληθέντος τοῦ δαιμονίου ἐλάλησεν ὁ κωφός· καὶ ἐθαύμασαν οἱ ὄχλοι, λέγοντες· Ὅτι οὐδέποτε ἐφάνη οὕτως ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ

And when the devil was cast out, a the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

a And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when

'they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel, Matt. xv. 30, 31. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert, Isa. xxxv. 6. And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered, Luke xi. 14.

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VER. 34.

Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον· Ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

a And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils, Matt. xii. 23, 24. And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils, Mark iii. 22. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils, Luke xi. 15. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh he to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved, John iii. 20.

VER. 35.

Καὶ περιῆγεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὰς πόλεις πά σας καὶ τὰς κώμας, διδάσκων ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας, καὶ θεραπεύων πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν ἐν τῷ λαῶ.

And a 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.

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dom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee, Luke iv. 43, 44. And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and jour neying towards Jerusalem, xiii. 22. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know, Acts ii. 22. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him, x. 38. See also on ver. 23. ch. iv.

VER. 36.

Ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἦσαν εκλελυμένοι καὶ ἐῤῥιμμέ νοι ὡσεὶ πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, beabroad, bas sheep having no shepherd. cause they fainted, and were scattered

a And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healJesus called his disciples unto him, ed their sick, Matt. xiv. 14. Then and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way, xv. 32. And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd and he began to teach them have not an High Priest which canmany things, Mark vi. 34. For we not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin, Heb. iv. 15. Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity, v. 2.

a And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the bBut go rather to the lost sheep of people, Matt. iv. 23. And it came to the house of Israel, Matt. x. 6. But he pass, when Jesus had made an end of answered and said, I am not sent but commanding his twelve disciples, he unto the lost sheep of the house of departed thence to teach and to preach Israel, xv. 24. Which may go out in their cities, xi. 1. And he said before them, and which may go in beunto them, I must preach the king-fore them, and which may lead them

out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd, Num. xxvii. 17. And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master : let them return every man to his house in peace, 1 Kings xxii. 17. All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest. His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter, Isa. Ivi. 9-11. My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place, Jer. 1. 6. Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them, Ezek. xxxiv. 3-6. For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd, Zech. x. 2. For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces, xi. 16. Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and

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against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of Hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein, xiii. 7, 8. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls, 1 Pet. ii. 25.

VER. 37.

Τότε λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὑτοῦ· Ὁ μὲν θερισμὸς πολὺς, οἱ δὲ ἐργάται ὀλίγοι.

Then saith he unto his disciples, a The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;"

a Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Matt. xxviii. 19. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature, Mark xvi. 15. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest, Luke x. 2. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem, xxiv. 47. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together, John iv. 35, 36.

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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and And after he had seen the help us. vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them, Acts xvi. 9, 10. For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city, xviii. 10.

b For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building, 1 Cor. iii. 9. We then

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as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain, 2 Cor. vi. 1. But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's, Phil. ii. 19-21. And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me, Col. iv. 11. And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves, 1 Thess. v. 12, 13. Let the elders that rule well be accounted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine, 1 Tim. v. 17.

VER. 38.

Δεήθητε οὖν τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ θερισμού, ὅπως ἐκβάλῃ ἐργάτας εἰς τὸν θερισμὸν αὐ

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

*See parallels on clause1, v. 5. ch. vi. And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease, Matt. x. 1. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send you, John xx. 21. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers, Eph. iv. 11.

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of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men, Mic. v. 7. After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest, Luke x. 1, 2. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them, Acts xiii. 2. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus, 4. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues, 1 Cor. xii. 28.

CHAP. X.-VER. 1.

Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς δώδεκα μαθη τὰς αὑτοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, ὥστε ἐκβάλλειν αὐτὰ, καὶ θερα πεύειν πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν.

And when he had a called unto him his twelve disciples, b he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

a And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel, Matt. xix. 28. Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve, xxvi. 20. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people, 47. And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, Mark iii. 13, 14. And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and