An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 14

49 And they that sat at meat with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

-- 47. Jesus, with the Twelve, makes a second circuit in Galilee.

Luke.

CH. VIII. 1-3.

And it came to pa.s.s afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of G.o.d: and the twelve were with him.

2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

-- 48. The healing of a demoniac. The Scribes and Pharisees blaspheme.

_Galilee_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XII. 22-37. CH. III. 19-30.

19 -- and they went into a house.

20 And the mult.i.tude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard _of it_, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb; and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb,(151) both spake and saw.

23 And all the people were amazed(152) and said, Is not this the son of David?

24 But when the Pharisees 22 And the scribes which came heard _it_ they said, This down from Jerusalem, said, He _fellow_ doth not cast out hath Beelzebub, and by the devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils casteth prince of the devils. he out devils.

25 And Jesus knew their 23 And he called them _unto thoughts, and said unto them, him_, and said unto them in Every kingdom divided against parables, How can Satan cast itself, is brought to out Satan?

desolation; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand.

26 And if Satan cast out 24 And if a kingdom be divided Satan, he is divided against against itself, that kingdom himself; how shall then his cannot stand.

kingdom stand?

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast 26 And if Satan rise up out devils, by whom do your against himself, and be children cast _them_ out? divided, he cannot stand but therefore they shall be your hath an end.

judges.

28 But if I cast out devils by 27 No man can enter into a the Spirit of G.o.d, then the strong man's house and spoil kingdom of he will first bind his goods, except he will the strong man; first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

29 Or else, how can one enter 28 Verily, I say unto you, All into a strong man's house, and sins shall be forgiven unto spoil his goods, except he the sons of men, the first bind the strong man? and blasphemies wherewith soever then he will spoil his house. they shall blaspheme: 30 He that is not with me is 29 But he that shall blaspheme against me; and he that against the Holy Ghost hath gathereth not with me, never forgiveness, but is in scattereth abroad. danger of eternal d.a.m.nation: 31 Wherefore I say unto you, 30 Because they said, he hath All manner of sin and an unclean spirit.

blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy _against_ the _Holy_ Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the _world_ to come.

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by _his_ fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Luke.

CH. XI. 14, 15, 17-23.

14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pa.s.s when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.

17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and a house _divided_ against a house, falleth.

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast _them_ out?

therefore shall they be your judges.

20 But if I with the finger of G.o.d cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of G.o.d is come upon you.

21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour, wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

23 He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

-- 49. The Scribes and Pharisees seek a sign. Our Lord's reflection.

_Galilee_.

Matthew. Luke.

CH. XII. 38-45. CH. XI. 16, 24-36.

38 Then certain of the scribes And others tempting _him_, and of the Pharisees answered, sought of him a sign from saying, Master, we would see a heaven.

sign from thee.

39 But he answered and said to 29 And when the people had them, An evil and adulterous gathered thick together, he generation seeketh after a began to say, This is an evil sign, and there shall no sign generation: they seek a sign, be given(153) to it, but the and there shall no sign be sign of the prophet Jonas. given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly,(154) so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh shall 30 For as Jonas was a sign rise in judgment with this unto the Ninevites so shall generation, and shall condemn also the Son of man be to this it: because they repented at generation.

the preaching of Jonas,(155) and behold, a greater than Jonas _is_ here.

42 The queen of the south 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and with the men of this shall condemn it: for she came generation, and condemn them: from the uttermost parts of for she came from the utmost the earth to hear the wisdom parts of the earth, to hear of Solomon;(156) and behold, a the wisdom of Solomon; and greater than Solomon _is_ behold, a greater than Solomon here. _is_ here 32 The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, a greater than Jonas _is_ here.

33 No man when he hath lighted a candle putteth _it_ in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

34 The light of the body is thy eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when _thine eye_ is evil, thy body also _is_ full of darkness.

35 Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

36 If thy whole body therefore _be_ full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light; as when the bright s.h.i.+ning of a candle doth give thee light.

43 When the unclean spirit is 24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

44 Then he saith, I will 25 And when he cometh, he return into my house from findeth _it_ swept and whence I came out; and when he garnished.

is come, he findeth _it_ empty, swept, and garnished.

45 Then goeth he, and taketh 26 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other _to him_ seven other spirits spirits more wicked than more wicked than himself; and himself, and they enter in and they enter in, and dwell dwell there: and the _last there: and the _last state_ of state_ of that man is worse that man is worse than the than the first. Even so shall first.

it be also unto this wicked generation.

27 And it came to pa.s.s, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed _is_ the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

28 But he said, Yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word of G.o.d, and keep it.

-- 50. The true disciples of Christ his nearest relatives. _Galilee_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XII. 46-50. CH. III. 31-35.

46 While he yet talked to the 31 There came then his people, behold, _his_ mother brethren and his mother, and and his brethren stood standing without, sent unto without, desiring to speak him, calling him.

with him.

47 Then one said unto him, 32 And the mult.i.tude sat about Behold, thy mother and thy him; and they said unto him, brethren stand without, Behold, thy mother and thy desiring to speak with thee. brethren without seek for thee.

48 But he answered and said 33 And he answered them, unto him that told him, Who is saying, Who is my mother, or my mother? and who are my my brethren? and who are my brethren? brethren?

49 And he stretched forth his 34 And he looked round about hand toward his disciples, and on them which sat about him, said, Behold my mother and my and said, Behold, my mother brethren! and my brethren!

50 For whosoever shall do the 35 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in will of G.o.d, the same is my heaven, the same is my brother, and my sister, and brother, and sister, and mother.

mother.

Luke.

CH. VIII. 19-21.