67. Our Lord justifies his Disciples for eating with MATTHEW. CH. XV. 1-20. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying? 13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. MARK. CH. VII. 1-23. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand. 15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can defile him but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him: 19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness; 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. § 68. The daughter of a Syrophenician woman CH. XV. 21-28. 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. CH. VII. 24-30. 24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and 68. The daughter of a Syrophenician woman MATTHEW. CH. XV. 21-28. MARK. CH. VII. 24 - 30. 22 And behold, a woman of Ca- would have no man know it: but he naan came out of the same coasts, could not be hid. and cried unto him, saying, Have 25 For a certain woman, whose mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of young daughter had an unclean spirit, David; my daughter is grievously heard of him, and came and fell at his vexed with a devil. feet: 23 But he answered her not a 26 (The woman was a Greek, a word. And his disciples came and Syrophenician by nation,) and she bebesought him, saying, Send her away; sought him that he would cast forth for she crieth after us. the devil out of her daughter. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying, go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. § 69. A deaf and dumb man healed; also many others. CH. XV. 29-38. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, CH. VII. 31-37. CH. VIII. 1-9. 31 And again departing from the and came nigh unto the sea of Gali-coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came lee; and went up into a mountain, and unto the sea of Galilee, through the sat down there. 30 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: midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue : 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And straightway his ears were Mark vii. 26, Syrophenician.] Mark designates the woman by the country where she dwelt; Matthew calls her a woman of Canaan, because of the people to whom she belonged. Thus they do not contradict each other. The treatment of this woman by our Lord has been the subject of remark, as evasive and insincere. But it was far otherwise. He had a twofold object; to call the attention of his disciples to the fact of her being a foreigner, in order to show them that his ministry, though primarily and chiefly to the Jews, was in truth designed for the benefit of the Gentiles also; and to is healed. Region of Tyre and Sidon. LUKE. JOHN. Four thousand are fed. The Decapolis. draw out, as it were, the great faith of the woman, in order to teach them the effect of faithful and persevering supplication. To attain these objects, he took the direct and most obvious method. In this instance also, as in those of the centurion, (Matth. viii. 5-13,) and of the Samaritan leper, (Luke xvii. 16-18,) he indicated that the gospel would be more readily received by the Gentiles than by the Jews. See A. CLARKE, in loc. NEWCOME, Obs. on our Lord, p. 165. § 69. A deaf and dumb man healed; also many others. MATTHEW. CH. XV. 29-38. 31 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. 32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, 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. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. ᎷᎪᎡᏦ. CH. VII. 24-37. CH. VIII. 1-9. opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. CH. VIII. IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat : 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and 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. 7 And they had a few small fishes : and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 8 So they did eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets. 9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand and he sent them away. 70. The Pharisees and Sadducees again CH. VIII. 10-12. CH. XV. 39. CH. XVI. 1-4. 39 And he sent away the multi- 10 And straightway he entered into tude, and took ship, and came into a ship with his disciples, and came the coasts of Magdala. into the parts of Dalmanutha. Matth. xv. 39, Magdala.] Cellarius and Lightfoot think that Dalmanutha and Magdala were neighboring towns. See Calmet, voc. Dalmanutha. It is probable that |