19. But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the Matt. xiii. 29. tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and Matt. xiii. 30. in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Another parable put he forth unto them, and he said, saying, Matt. xiii. 31. Mark iv. 30. Matt. xiii. 31. Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Mark iv. 30. or with what comparison shall we compare it? 1 Luke xiii. 2 The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mus- Matt. xiii. ¡31. tard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his a Luke xiii. 20. field: It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which, when it Mark iv. 31. is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becom- Mark iv. 32. eth greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air Matt. xiii. 32. Mark iv. 32. a Another parable spake he unto them; The Matt. xiii. 33. kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a The word in woman took, and hid in three * measures of meal, measure con- till the whole was leavened. taining about the Greek is a a peck and a All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude Matt. xiii. 34. half wanting in parables; and without a parable spake he not than a pint. unto them: little more and with many such parables spake he the word Mark iv. 33. unto them, as they were able to hear it. But without a parable spake he not unto them: Mark iv. 34. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Matt, xiii. 35. b Ps. Ixxviii. the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. 2. and when they were alone, he expounded all things Mark iv. 34. to his disciples. Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went Matt. xiii. 36. into the house and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that sow- Matt. xiii. 37. eth the good seed is the Son of man : The field is the world; the good seed are the Matt. xiii. 98., Matt. xiii 39. Matt. xiii. 40. Matt. xiii. 41. Matt. xiii. 42. Matt. xiii. 43. Matt. xiii. 44. Matt. xiii. 45. Matt. xiii. 46. Matt. xiii. 47. Matt. xiv. 49. Matt. xiv. 49. Matt. xiii. 50. Matt. xiii. 51. Matt. xiii. 52. Matt. xiii. 53. children of the kingdom; but the tares are the Rev. xiv. 15. The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the Joel iii. 13. harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things. Or, scan. that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. dals. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun & Dan. xii. 3. in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field, the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every Scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an housholder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. MATT. xiii. part of ver. 32. 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs MARK iv. part of ver. 32. 32 so that the fowls of the air may lodge— SECTION XXXV. e Luke ix. 57. Christ crosses the Sea of Galilee, and calms the Tempest. MATT. viii. 18-28. MARK iv. part of ver. 35. to the end. LUKE viii. 22-26. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Matt. viii. 18. him, it came to pass the same day, when the even was come, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other Luke viii. 22. Mark iv. 35. Luke viii. 22. Matt. viii. 18. Luke viii. 22. And a certain Scribe came, and said unto Matt. viii. 19. him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have Matt. viii. 20. holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man" hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Matt. viii. 21. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let Matt. viii 22. the dead bury their dead. And when he was entered into a ship, his dis- Matt. viii. 23. ciples followed him. And when they had sent away the multitude, Mark iv. 36. they took him even as he was in the ship. And they launched forth. And there were also with him other little ships. But as they sailed he fell asleep : And behold, there arose a great storm of wind, Luke viii. 22. Mark iv. 36. Luke viii. 23. Matt. viii. 24. Mark iv. 37. and there came down a storm of wind on the Luke viii. 23. lake; (and) a great tempest in the sea, and the waves beat into the ship, Matt. viii. 24. Mark iv. 37. insomuch that the ship was covered with the Matt. viii. 24. waves but he was asleep; and they were filled with water, and were in jeo- Luke viii. 23. pardy. 69 In this section Christ calls himself, for the first time, "The Son of man." Mark iv. 38. Matt. viii. 25. Mark iv. 39. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, carest thou not that we perish? Matt. viii. 25. Lord, save us : we perish. Matt. viii. 26. Luke viii. 24. Mark iv. 30. Mark iv. 40. Matt. viii. 27. Mark iv. 41. Luke viii. 25. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, the winds and the sea; and the raging of the water: and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the And he said unto them, Why are ye so fear- But the men marvelled, and they feared exceedingly, and said one to an- for he commandeth even the winds and the water, Matt. viii. 27. that even the winds and the sea obey him. MARK iv. part of ver. 35. ver. 36, and part of ver. 37, 38, and 39. 35 and he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose-so that it was now full. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we pe- f Matt.viii. 23. rish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind-and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this? And they came over unto the other side of the Mark v. 1. sea, into the country of the Gadarenes ; the country of the Gergesenes, which is over against Galilee. Matt. viii. 28. Luke viii, 26. And when he was come out of the ship, imme- Mark v. 2. diately there met him out of the tombs, out of the city, a certain man possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, Luke viii. 27. Matt. viii. 28. which had devils a long time, and ware no clothes, Luke viii. 27. neither abode in any house, but who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no Mark v. 3. man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with Mark v. 4. fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the Mark v. 5. mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones; exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by Matt. viii. 28. that way. And behold, when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran, Matt. viii. 29. Mark v. 6. 70 The best interpretation that I have met with of this wonderful history of the Gadarene demoniac, and the loss of the herd of swine, is that of the celebrated Hutchinsonian divine, Jones, of Nayland, in his sermon on the Gadarene demoniac. "In the moral application," he remarks, "of this miracle, the sense is very plain; for if sin is, in every man, what the devil is in a demoniac, then it is evident the same man may be under the dominion of a legion of vices and evil passions at once." The devil was permitted to go into the herd of swine to show the power of the destroyer, and by a significant action make known to man the utter destruction of those who suffer themselves to be led captive by the spirit of evil. These unclean animals are a fit representation of the human race, in their fallen and degraded condition, and as such are often used in Scripture. See Matt. vii. 6. 2 Pet. ii. 22. Prov. xi. 22. Archbishop Newcome justly observes, of the apparent discrepancy between St. Matthew, who mentions two demoniacs, and St. Mark and St. Luke, who mention one only, that the rule of Le Clerc must be applied.-Qui plura narrat, pauciora complectitur; qui pauciora memorat, plura non negat. One of the demoniacs was remarkable, says Dr. Farmer, for his superior fierceness. Or Mark and Luke mention only one, because one only returned to express his gratitude. |