CONTENTS. CHRIST _is here described in feeding the people by a miracle. He giveth Sight to a blind man, and sweetly discourseth with his disciples._ IN days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples _unto him,_ and saith unto them, (2) I have compassion o... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. _Matthew_ calls this place _Magdala._ Matthew 15:39. but it should seem that _Magdala_ was the larger, of which _Dalmanutha_ formed a less place, in the same coasts.... [ Continue Reading ]
(11) And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. (12) And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. The sighing of... [ Continue Reading ]
(13) And he left them, and entering into the ship again, departed to the other side. (14) Now _the disciples_ had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. (15) And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and _of_ the leave... [ Continue Reading ]
(22) And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. (23) And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought? (24) And he looked up, and said, I... [ Continue Reading ]
(27) And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? (28) And they answered John the Baptist: but some _say,_ Elias; and others, One of the prophets. (29) And he saith unto them, But whom... [ Continue Reading ]
(31) And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and _of_ the chief priests aid scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (32) And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. (33) But when he had... [ Continue Reading ]
(34) And when he had called the people _unto him,_ with his disciples also, he said unto them, Who soever will come after me, let him deny himself; and take up his cross, and follow me. (35) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, and the gospel... [ Continue Reading ]
_ REFLECTIONS._ MY soul! see to it, that the frequent notice, the Gospel takes of those _Scribes_ and _Pharisees,_ the sworn foes to CHRIST, that thou do not overlook the important lesson to be drawn, from what is said of them.. They were zealous in their profession, of what they called godliness;... [ Continue Reading ]