24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, 'prophet is accepted in his own country.

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25 But I tell you of a truth, many "widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

27 And many 'lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down "headlong.

a See on MAT. xiii. 57.

the edge. A. V.

1 KINGS, xvii. 9: Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. do. xviii. 1: And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. JAMES, v. 17: Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six

months.

2 KINGS, v. 14: Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

d Ps. xxxvii. 14, 32, 33: The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

31 And came down to 'Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

32 And they were astonished at his doctrine : for his word was with power.

33¶And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

34 Saying, Let us alone; 12 what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? 'I know thee who thou art; *the Holy One of God.

35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

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36 And they were all amazed, and spake among

12 away. A. V.

JOHN, viii. 59: Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. do. x. 39: Therefore they sought again to take him, but he escaped out of their hand.

'See on MARK, i. 21.

8 See on MAT. vii. 28, 29.

MARK, i. 23: There was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out.

i Ver. 41, JAMES, ii. 19: Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

* Ps. xvi. 10: For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. DAN. ix. 24: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. LUKE, i. 35: And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

37 And the fame of him went out 13 into every place of the country round about.

38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into 'Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

40 ¶ Now when the "sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

41 And "devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak for they knew that he was Christ.15

42 And when it was 'day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

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was published. Rh. 14 down. Ma. 15 to say that they knew him to be Christ. A. V.

" MARK, i. 34: He healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. do. iii. 11: Unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

• Ver. 34, 35, MARK, i. 25, 34: Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. Ver. 34, above.

P MARK, i. 35: In the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: 'for therefore am I sent.

44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

CHAP. V.

1 Christ teacheth the people out of Peter's ship : 4 in a miraculous taking of fishes, showeth how he will make him and his partners fishers of men: 12 cleanseth the leper: 16 prayeth in the wilderness: 18 healeth one sick of the palsy: 27 calleth Matthew the Publican: 29 eateth with sinners, as being the physician of souls : 34 foretelleth the fastings and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension: 36 and likeneth fainthearted and weak disciples to old bottles and worn garments.

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AND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

2 And saw two ships1 standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, 'Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

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92 TIM. iv. 2: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.

MARK, 1.38: And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. MARK, i. 39: He preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

CHAP. V.

a MAT. iv. 18: Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea. MARK, i. 16: Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea.

JOHN, xxi. 6: He said unto them, Cast the net on the right

5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.2

8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken :

10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

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side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

ECCLES. xi. 6: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. GAL. vi. 9: And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

d JUDGES, xiii. 22: And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 2 SAM. vi. 9: And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me? 1 KINGS, xvii. 18: She said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance? JOB, xlii. 6: I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. ISA. vi. 5: Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. MAT. viii. 8: The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof.

JER. xvi. 16: Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith