An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 36

-- 121. How is Christ the Son of David? (Third Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XXII. 41-46. CH. XII. 35-37.

41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, _The son_ of David.

43 He saith unto them, How 35 And Jesus answered and then doth David in spirit call said, while he taught in the him Lord, saying, temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?

44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Holy Ghost, The LORD said unto Sit thou on my right hand, my Lord, Sit thou on my right till I make thine enemies thy hand, till I make thine footstool?(244) enemies thy footstool.

45 If David then call him 37 David therefore himself Lord, how is he his son? calleth him Lord, and whence is he _then_ his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any _man_, from that day forth, ask him any more _questions_.

Luke.

CH. XX. 41-44.

41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how _is_ he then his son?

-- 122. Warnings against the evil example of the Scribes and Pharisees.

(Third Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XXIII. 1-12. CH. XII. 38, 39.

Then spake Jesus to the 38 And he said unto them in mult.i.tude, and to his his doctrine, Beware of the disciples, scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and _love_ salutations in the market-places, 2 Saying, The scribes and the 39 And the chief seats in the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, _that_ observe and do: but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

4 For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay _them_ on men's shoulders; but they _themselves_ will not move them with one of their fingers.

5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

8 But be ye not called Rabbi: for one is your Master, _even_ Christ; and all ye are brethren.

9 And call no _man_ your father upon the earth: for one is your Father which is in heaven.

10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, _even_ Christ.

11 But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.

Luke.

CH. XX. 45, 46.

45 Then in the audience of all the people, he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

-- 123. Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees. Lamentation over Jerusalem.

(Third Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. XXIII. 13-39. CH. XII. 40.

13 But wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in _yourselves_, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in.

14 Wo unto you, scribes and 40 Which devour widows' houses Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye and for a pretence make long devour widows' houses, and for prayers these shall receive a pretence make long prayer: greater d.a.m.nation therefore ye shall receive the greater d.a.m.nation.

15 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compa.s.s sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of h.e.l.l than yourselves.

16 Wo unto you, _ye_ blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

17 _Ye_ fools, and blind! for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

19 _Ye_ fools, and blind! for whether _is_ greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of G.o.d, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay t.i.the of mint, and anise, and c.u.mmin, 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.

24 _Ye_ blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

25 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

26 _Thou_ blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which _is_ within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

27 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead _men's_ bones, and of all uncleanness.

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

29 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

33 _Ye_ serpents, _ye_ generation of vipers, how can ye escape the d.a.m.nation of h.e.l.l?

34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and _some_ of them ye shall kill and crucify, and _some_ of them shall ye scourge in your synagogue, and persecute _them_ from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.(245) 36 Verily, I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, _thou_ that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under _her_ wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.(246) 39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed _is_ he that cometh in the name of the Lord.(247)

Luke.

CH. XX. 47.

Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater d.a.m.nation.

-- 124. The Widow's Mite. (Third Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

Mark. Luke.

CH. XII. 41-44. CH. XXI. 1-4.

41 And Jesus sat over against And he looked up and saw the the treasury, and beheld how rich men casting their gifts the people cast money into the into the treasury.

treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow, and she threw in poor widow, casting in thither two mites, which make a two mites.

farthing.

43 And he called _unto him_ 3 And he said, Of a truth I his disciples, and saith unto say unto you, That this poor them, Verily, I say unto you, widow hath cast in more than That this poor widow hath cast they all.

more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury.

44 For all _they_ did cast in 4 For all these have of their of their abundance: but she of abundance cast in unto the her want did cast in all that offerings of G.o.d: but she of she had, _even_ all her her penury hath cast in all living. the living that she had.

-- 125. Certain Greeks desire to see Jesus. (Third Day Of The Week.) _Jerusalem_.

John.

CH. XII. 20-36.

20 And there were certain Greeks among them, that came up to wors.h.i.+p at the _feast_.

21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.