An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 22

35 And he commanded the 6 And he commanded the people mult.i.tude to sit down on the to sit down on the ground: and ground. he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before _them_; and they did set _them_ before the people.

36 And he took the seven 7 And they had a few small loaves and the fishes, and fishes: and he blessed, and gave thanks, and brake _them_, commanded to set them also and gave to his disciples, and before _them_.

the disciples to the mult.i.tude.

37 And they did all eat, and 8 So they did eat, and were were filled: and they took up filled: and they took up of of the broken _meat_ that was the broken _meat_ that was left seven baskets full. left, seven baskets.

38 And they that did eat were 9 And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides about four thousand: and he women and children. sent them away.

-- 70. The Pharisees and Sadducees again require a sign. _Near Magdala._

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XV. 39. CH. XVI. 1-4. CH. VIII. 10-12.

39 And he sent away the 10 And straightway he entered mult.i.tude, and took ship, and into a ship with his came into the coasts of disciples, and came into the Magdala.(188) parts of Dalmanutha.

The Pharisees also with the 11 And the Pharisees came Sadducees came, and, tempting, forth, and began to question desired him that he would shew with him, seeking of him a them a sign from heaven. sign from heaven, tempting him.

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, _It will be_ fair weather: for the sky is red.

3 And in the morning, _It will be_ foul weather to-day: for the sky is red and lowering. O _ye_ hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

4 A wicked and adulterous 12 And he sighed deeply in his generation seeketh after a spirit, and saith, Why doth sign; and there shall no sign this generation seek after a be given unto it, but the sign sign? Verily I say unto you, of the prophet Jonas. There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

-- 71. The disciples cautioned against the leaven of the Pharisees, &c. _N.

E. coast of the lake of Galilee_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XVI. 4-12. CH. VIII. 13-21.

4 And he left them, and 13 And he left them, and departed. entering into the ship again, departed to the other side.

5 And when his disciples were 14 Now _the disciples_ had come to the other side, they forgotten to take bread, had forgotten to take bread. neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

6 Then Jesus said unto them, 15 And he charged them, Take heed and beware of the saying, Take heed, beware of leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of the Pharisees, the Sadducees. and _of_ the leaven of Herod.

7 And they reasoned among 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, _It is_ themselves, saying, _It is_ because we have taken no because we have no bread.

bread.

8 _Which_ when Jesus 17 And when Jesus knew _it_, perceived, he said unto them, he saith unto them, Why reason O ye of little faith, why ye, because ye have no bread?

reason ye among yourselves, perceive ye not yet, neither because ye have brought no understand? have ye your heart bread? yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, see ye not?

and having ears, hear ye not?

and do ye not remember?

9 Do ye not yet understand, 19 When I brake the five neither remember the five loaves among five thousand, loaves of the five thousand, how many baskets full of and how many baskets ye took fragments took ye up? They say up? unto him, Twelve.

10 Neither the seven loaves of 20 And when the seven among the four thousand, and how four thousand, how many many baskets ye took up? baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.(189) 11 How is it that ye do not 21 And he said unto them, How understand that I spake _it_ is it that ye do not not to you concerning bread, understand?

that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

12 Then understood they how that he bade _them_ not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

-- 72. A blind man healed. _Bethsaida. (Julias.)_

Mark.

CH. VIII. 22-26.

22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town;(190) and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught.

24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees walking.

25 After that, he put _his_ hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell _it_ to any in the town.

-- 73. Peter and the others again profess their faith in Christ. _Region of Cesarea Philippi_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XVI. 13-20. CH. VIII. 27-30.

13 When Jesus came into the 27 And Jesus went out, and his coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he disciples, into the towns of asked his disciples, saying, Cesarea Philippi: and by the Whom do men say that I, the way he asked his disciples, Son of man, am? saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

14 And they said, Some _say 28 And they answered, John the that thou art_ John the Baptist: but some _say_, Baptist: some, Elias; and Elias; and others, One of the others, Jeremias, or one of prophets.

the prophets.

15 He saith unto them, But 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living G.o.d.

17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed _it_ unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of h.e.l.l shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

20 Then charged he his 30 And he charged them that disciples that they should they should tell no man of tell no man that he was Jesus him.

the Christ.

Luke.

CH. IX. 18-21.

18 And it came to pa.s.s, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

19 They, answering, said, John the Baptist; but some _say_, Elias; and others say, That one of the old prophets is risen again.

20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter, answering, said, The Christ of G.o.d.

-- 74. Our Lord foretells his own death and resurrection, and the trials of his followers. _Region of Cesarea Philippi_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XVI. 21-28. CH. VIII. 31-38. CH. IX. 1.

21 From that time forth began 31 And he began to teach them, Jesus to shew unto his that the Son of man must disciples, how that he must go suffer many things, and be unto Jerusalem, and suffer rejected of the elders, and many things of the elders, and _of_ the chief priests, and chief priests, and scribes, scribes, and be killed, and and be killed, and be raised after three days rise again.

again the third day.(191) 22 Then Peter took him, and 32 And he spake that saying began to rebuke him, saying, openly And Peter took him, and Be it far from thee, Lord: began to rebuke him.

this shall not be unto thee.

23 But he turned, and said 33 But when he had turned unto Peter, Get thee behind about, and looked on his me, Satan; thou art an offence disciples, he rebuked Peter, unto me: for thou savourest saying, Get thee behind me, not the things that be of G.o.d, Satan: for thou savourest not but those that be of men. the things that be of G.o.d, but the things that be of men.

24 Then said Jesus unto his 34 And when he had called the disciples If any _man_ will people _unto him_, with his come after me, let him deny disciples also, he said unto himself, and take up his them, Whosoever will come cross, and follow me. after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

25 For whosoever will save his 35 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and life, shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

26 For what is a man profited, 36 For what shall it profit a if he shall gain the whole man, if he shall gain the world, and lose his own soul? whole world, and lose his own or what shall a man give in soul?

exchange for his soul?

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

27 For the Son of man shall 38 Whosoever therefore shall come in the glory of his be ashamed of me, and of my Father, with his angels; and words, in this adulterous and then he shall reward every man sinful generation, of him also according to his works. shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

28 Verily I say unto you, 1 And he said unto them, There be some standing here, Verily, I say unto you, That which shall not taste of there be some of them that death, till they see the Son stand here which shall not of man coming in his kingdom. taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of G.o.d come with power.

Luke.

CH. IX. 22-27.