VER 1. THEN WAS JESUS LED UP OF THE SPIRIT INTO THE WILDERNESS TO BE TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL. 2. AND WHEN HE HAD FASTED FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS, HE WAS AFTERWARD AN HUNGRED. Pseudo-Chrys.: The Lord being baptized by John with water, is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be baptized by the fi... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 3. AND WHEN THE TEMPTER CAME TO HIM, HE SAID, "IF THOU BE THE SON OF GOD, COMMAND THAT THESE STONES BE MADE BREAD." 4. BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, "IT IS WRITTEN, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.' " Pseudo-Chrys.: The Devil who had beg... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 5. THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP INTO THE HOLY CITY, AND SETTETH HIM ON A PINNACLE OF THE TEMPLE, 6. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, "IF THOU BE THE SON OF GOD, CAST THYSELF DOWN; FOR IT IS WRITTEN, 'HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE CONCERNING THEE:' AND IN THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP, LEST AT ANY TIM... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 8. AGAIN, THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP INTO AN EXCEEDING HIGH MOUNTAIN, AND SHEWETH HIM ALL THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD, AND THE GLORY OF THEM; 9. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, "ALL THESE THINGS WILL I GIVE THEE, IF THEE WILT FALL DOWN AND WORSHIP ME." 10. THEN SAITH JESUS UNTO HIM, "GET THEE HENCE, SATAN: FOR I... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 12. NOW WHEN JESUS HAD HEARD THAT JOHN WAS CAST INTO PRISON, HE DEPARTED INTO GALILEE; 13. AND LEAVING NAZARETH, HE CAME AND DWELT IN CAPERNAUM, WHICH IS UPON THE SEA COAST, IN THE BORDERS OF ZABULON AND NEPHTHALIM: 14. THAT IS MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY ESAEAS THE PROPHET, SAYING, 1... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 17. FROM THAT TIME JESUS BEGAN TO PREACH, AND TO SAY, "REPENT: FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND." Pseudo-Chrys.: Christ's Gospel should be preached by him who can control his appetites, who contemns the goods of this life, and desires not empty honours. "From this time began Jesus to preach... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 18. AND JESUS, WALKING BY THE SEA OF GALILEE, SAW TWO BRETHREN, SIMON CALLED PETER, AND ANDREW HIS BROTHER, CASTING A NET INTO THE SEA: FOR THEY WERE FISHERS. 19. AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, "FOLLOW ME, AND I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN." 20. AND THEY STRAIGHTWAY LEFT THEIR NETS, AND FOLLOWED HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 23. AND JESUS WENT ABOUT ALL GALILEE, TEACHING IN THEIR SYNAGOGUES, AND PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM, AND HEALING ALL MANNER OF SICKNESS AND ALL MANNER OF DISEASE AMONG THE PEOPLE. 24. AND HIS FAME WENT THROUGHOUT ALL SYRIA: AND THEY BROUGHT UNTO HIM ALL SICK PEOPLE THAT WERE TAKEN WITH D... [ Continue Reading ]