spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living ye therefore do greatly err, Mark xii. 26, 27. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living for all live unto him, Luke xx. 37, 38. VER. 33. Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ ὄχλοι, ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ. And a when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. a See on chap. vii. ver. 28. A. D. 33. I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven, Matt. v. 19, 20. Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel, xxiii. 23, 24. I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing, Hos. viii. 12. And one of the Scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? Mark xii. 28. VER. 37. Ο δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ̓Αγαπήσεις Κύριον τον Θεόν σου ἐν ὅλῃ τη καρδίᾳ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ δια νοίᾳ σου. Jesus said unto him, a Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. a And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, Deut. vi. 5. And now, Israel, what doth the fear the Lonp thy God, to walk in all LORD thy God require of thee, but to his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, x. 12. And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live, xxx. 6. And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment, Mark xii. 29, 30. And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself, Luke x. 27. Because the carnal mind is en mity against God for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be, Rom. viii. 7. This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more, Heb. x. 16, 17. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his command ments and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John v. 2-5. VER. 38. Αὕτη ἐστὶ πρώτη καὶ μεγάλη ἐντολή. ment. VER. 39. | A. D. 33. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self, Gal. v. 14. If ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well, Jam. ii. 8. b But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Šamaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he Δευτέρα δὲ ὁμοία αὐτῇ· ̓Αγαπήσεις τον departed, he took out twopence and πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν. And the second is like unto it, a Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. b a Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, Matt. xix. 19. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD, Lev. xix. 18. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these, Mark xii. 31. And he answering said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live, Luke x. 27, 28. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law, Rom. xiii, 9, 10. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; worketh no gave them to the host, and said unto VER. 40. Let every Ἐν ταύταις ταῖς δυσὶν ἐντολαῖς ὅλος ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται κρέμανται. On a these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. a Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them for this is the Law and the Prophets, Matt. vii. 12. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned, 1 Tim. i. 5. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another, 1 John iv. 7-11. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also, 19-21. VER. 41. Συνηγμένων δὲ τῶν Φαρισαίων, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγων· While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, VER. 42. Τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ περὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ; τίνος υἷος ἔστι; Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Δαβίδ. Saying, a What think ye of Christ? whose Son is he? b They say unto him, The Son of David. a When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 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, Matt. xvi. 13-17. b See on chap. i. ver. 1. clause 2. VER. 43. Λέγει αὐτοῖς· Πῶς οὖν Δαβὶδ ἐν πνεύματι Κύριον αὐτὸν καλεῖ· λέγων, : He saith unto them, How then doth David a in spirit call him Lord, saying, a See on chap. x. ver. 20. clause 1. VER. 44. A. D. 33. δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου· Κάθου ἐκ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου. b C The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? a The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool, Psal. cx. 1. For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool, Mark xii. 36. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Acts ii. 34. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet, 1 Cor. xv. 25. Who being the brightimage of his person, and upholding all ness of his glory, and the express things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, Heb. iii. 3. But | to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 13. But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool, x. 12, 13. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God, xii. 2. b And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God, John xx. 28. Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's, 1 Cor. i. 2. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, Phil. iii. 8. c And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between A. D. 33. MATT. XXII. 44, 45. thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise A. D. 33. 21. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he hid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled and after that he must be loosed a little season, xx. 1-3. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire, 11-15. VER. 45. Vids AUTOU BOTI; If David then a call him Lord, how is he his son? a Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am, John viii. 58. Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Rom. i. 3, 4. Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen, ix. 5. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he A. D. 33. MATT. XXII. 45, 46.-xxII. 1—3. A. D. 33. humbled himself, and became obedi- | Jesus was left alone, and the woman ent unto death, even the death of the cross, Phil. ii. 6-8. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory, 1 Tim. iii. 16. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil, Heb. ii. 14. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star, Rev. xxii. 16. VER. 46. Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο αὐτῷ ἀποκριθῆναι λό γον· οὐδὲ ἐτόλμησέ τις ἀπ ̓ ἐκείνης τῆς ἡμέρας ἐπερωτῆσαι αὐτὸν οὐκέτι. And a no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. a And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things, Matt. xxi. 27. They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more), Job. xxxii. 15, 16. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question, Mark xii. 34. And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him, Luke xiii. 17. And they could not answer him again to these things, xiv. 6. And after that they durst not ask him any question at all, xx. 40. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and standing in the midst, John viii. 7—9. And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it, Acts iv. 14. CHAP. XXIII.-VER. 1. Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησε τοῖς ὄχλοις καὶ rois μantais autoũ, Then spake Jesus a to the multitude, and to his disciples, a See on chap. iv. ver. 25. clause 1. VER. 2. Λέγων· Ἐπὶ τῆς Μωσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν οἱ Γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι. Saying, a a The Scribes band the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: a See on chap. ii. ver. 4. clause 2. b See on chap. iii. ver. 7. clause 1. VER. 3. Πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἂν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν τηρεῖν, τηρεῖτε καὶ ποιεῖτε· κατὰ δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν μὴ ποιεῖτε· λέγουσι γὰς, καὶ οὐ ποιοῦσι. All therefore a whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; b but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. a Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do, Exod. xviii. 19, 20. Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it, Deut. iv. 5. Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it, v. 27. And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the Judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do acccording to all that they inform thee; According to the sentence of the law which they |