gered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and
gave thee drink? When saw we thee
a stranger, and took thee in? or naked,
and clothed thee? Or when saw we
thee sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee? And the King shall answer
and say unto them, Verily I say unto
you, In as much as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my bre-
thren, ye have done it unto me, xxv.
34-40. Go thy way, sell whatsoever
thou hast, and give to the poor, and
thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come, take up the cross, and fol-
low me, Mark x. 21. And I say unto
you, Make to yourselves friends of the
mammon of unrighteousness; that,
when ye fail, they may receive you
into everlasting habitations, Luke xvi.
9. Charge them that are rich in this
world, that they be not high-minded,
nor trust in uncertain riches, but in
the living God, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy; That they do
good, that they be rich in good works,
ready to distribute, willing to commu-
nicate; Laying up in store for them-
selves a good foundation against the
time to come, that they may lay hold
on eternal life, 1 Tim. vi. 17-19..
b See on Matt.xxii. ver. 30. clause 1.
VER. 15.

Ακούσας δέ τις τῶν συνανακειμένων ταῦτα, εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Μακάριος ὃς φάγεται ἄρτον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ.

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, a Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

aAnd he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called | unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God, Rev. xix. 9.

VER. 16.

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· “Ανθρωπός τις ἐποίησε δεῖπνον μέγα, καὶ ἐκάλεσε πολλούς· Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade

many:

[The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, Matt. xxii. 2.] a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 2. clause 2.

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τοῦ δείπνου· εἰπεῖν τοῖς κεκλημένοις· "Ερω χεσθε, ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστι πάντα.

a And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

[And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come, Matt. xxii. 3.]

a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 3.

Καὶ παραγενόμενος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἀπήγγειλε τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ ταύτα. Τότε όργισθεὶς ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης εἶπε τῷ δούλω αὑτοῦ· Εξελθε ταχέως εἰς τὰς πλατείας καὶ ῥύμας τῆς πόλεως, καὶ τοὺς πτωχοὺς καὶ ἀναπήρους καὶ χωλοὺς καὶ τυφλοὺς εἰσάγαγε ὧδε.

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his serΚαὶ ἀπέστειλε τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ τῇ ὥρᾳ vant, bGo out quickly into the streets

VER. 17.

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LUKE XIV. 21-31.

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and lanes of the city, and bring in hither | with him: and he turned, and said e the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, unto them, and the blind,

[And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth : and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed | those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye, therefore, into the highways ; and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage, Matt. xxii. 6-9.]

a See on Matt. xxi. ver. 41. clause 1. b See on Matt. xxii. ver. 9.

c See on Matt. ix. ver. 12.

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος πρὸς τὸν δοῦλον· Εξελθα εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς καὶ φραγμούς, καὶ ἀνάγ κασον εἰσελθεῖν, ἵνα γεμισθῇ ὁ οἶκός μου.

And the lord said unto the servant, aGo out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

[So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good, Matt. xxii. 10.]

a See on Matt.viii. ver. 11. clause 1.

VER. 24.

Λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐκείνων τῶν κεκλημένων, γεύσεταί μου τοῦ δείπνου.

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

a See on Matt. iv. ver. 24. clause 1.

VER. 26.

Εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρός με, καὶ οὐ μισεῖ τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα, καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, καὶ τὰς ἀδελφὰς, ἔτι δὲ καὶ τὴν ἑαυ τοῦ ψυχὴν, οὐ δύναταί μου μαθητὴς εἶναι.

alf any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

a See on Matt. x. ver. 37-39.

VER. 27.

Καὶ ὅστις οὐ βαστάζει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτ τοῦ, καὶ ἔρχεται ὀπίσω μου, οὐ δύναται μου εἶναι μαθητής.

a And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

a See on Matt. x. ver. 38.

VER. 28.

Τίς γὰρ ἐξ ὑμῶν, θέλων πύργον οἰκοδο μῆσαι, οὐχὶ πρῶτον καθίσας ψηφίζει τὴν δαπάνην, εἰ ἔχει τὰ πρὸς ἀπαρτισμὸν ;

For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

VER. 29.

"Ινα μήποτε θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον, καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος ἐκτελέσαι, πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ,

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Η τίς βασιλεὺς πορεύομενος συμβαλεῖν

a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 7. clause 2. ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ εἰς πόλεμον, οὐχὶ καθίσας

VER. 25.

Συνεπορεύοντο δὲ αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί· καὶ στραφεὶς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς.

And there went a great multitudes

πρῶτον βουλεύεται εἰ δυνατός ἐστιν ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ἀπαντῆσαι τῷ μετὰ εἴκοσι χιλιό άδων ἐρχομένῳ ἐπ ̓ αὐτόν ;

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able

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LUKE XV, 9-17.

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τὰς γείτονας, λέγουσα· Συγχάρητέ μοι, | And that he might reconcile both ὅτι εὗρον τὴν δραχμὴν ἣν ἀπώλεσα. unto God in one body by the cross, And when she hath found it, she call-having slain the enmity thereby; and came and preached peace to you eth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I which were afar off, Eph. ii. 11-17. have found the piece which I had lost.

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, hable idolatries: Wherein they think revellings, banquetings, and abomiit strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you, 1 Pet. iv. 3, 4.

VER. 14.

Δαπανήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάντα, ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὸς κατὰ τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην· καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

VER. 15.

Καὶ πορευθεὶς ἐκολλήθη ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης· καὶ ἔπεμψεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὑτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους.

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

VER. 16.

Καὶ ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὑτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ.

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him,

VER. 17.

Εἰς ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἐλθὼν, εἴασε· Πόσοι μίσο θιοι τοῦ πατρός μου περισσεύουσιν ἄρτων, ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῷ ἀπόλλυμαι;

aWherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, And when he came to himself, he being aliens from the commonwealth said, How many hired servants of my of Israel, and strangers from the co-father's have bread enough and to spare, venants of promise, having no hope, and I perish with hunger! and without God in the world: But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us: Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

a Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth, Jer. xxxi. 19. Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction, and of her miseries, all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did

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:

LUKE XV. 17-20.

help her the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths, Lam.

i. 7.

VER. 18.

̓Αναστὰς πορεύσομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα καὶ ἐρῶ αὐτῷ· Πάτες, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου,

μου,

al will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

a Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you, words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips, Hos. xiv. 1, 2.

See on Matt. v. ver. 16. clause 3.
See on Matt. iii. ver. 6. clause 2.

Καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθε πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ. Ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος, εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη· καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν.

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed

him.

a And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou, and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul: That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, Deut. Xxx. 1-3. For God speaketh once, yea, twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night,

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His

when deep sleep falleth upon men, in
slumberings upon the bed, Then he
openeth the ears of men, and sealeth
their instruction, That he may with-
draw man from his purpose, and hide
He keepeth back
pride from man.
his soul from the pit, and his life
is chastened also with pain upon his
from perishing by the sword. He
bed, and the multitude of his bones
with strong pain: So that his life ab-
horreth bread, and his soul dainty
meat. His flesh is consumed away,
that it cannot be seen; and his bones
that were not seen stick out. Yea,
his soul draweth near unto the grave,
and his life to the destroyers. If there
be a messenger with him, an inter-
preter, one among a thousand, to
shew unto man his uprightness; Then
he is gracious unto him, and saith,
Deliver him from going down to the
pit; I have found a ransom.
flesh shall be fresher than a child's:
he shall return to the days of his
youth: He shall pray unto God, and
he will be favourable unto him; and
he shall see his face with joy: for he
will render unto man his righteous-
ness. He looketh upon men; and if
any say, I have sinned, and perverted
that which was right, and it profited
me not; He will deliver his soul from
going into the pit, and his life shall
see the light, Job xxxiii. 14—28. For
thou, LORD, art good, and ready to
forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto
all them that call upon thee, Psal.
lxxxvi. 5. But thou, O LORD, art a
God full of compassion, and gracious;
long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy
and truth, 15. The LORD is merciful
and gracious, slow to anger, and plen-
teous in mercy. He will not always
chide; neither will he keep his anger
for ever.

He hath not dealt with us
after our sins, nor rewarded us ac-
cording to our iniquities. For as the
heaven is high above the earth, so
great is his mercy toward them that
fear him, ciii. 8-11. Seek ye the
LORD while he may be found, call ye
upon him while he is near.
wicked forsake his way, and the un-
righteous man his thoughts: and let
him return unto the LORD, and he will
have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly pardon,
Isa. Iv. 6, 7. For I will not contend

Let the