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But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart, John xvi. 6. Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you, 20-22. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, Acts i. 9, 10.

• Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers: as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away, Acts xiii. 1—3. And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed, ziv. 23. In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness, 2 Cor. xi. 27.

VER. 16.

Οὐδεὶς δὲ ἐπιβάλλει ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ· αἴρει γὰρ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ ἀτὸ τοῦ ἱματίου, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται,

No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment: a for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

a Let my Lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto

A: D. 31. | my lord unto Seir, Gen. xxxiii.14. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity, Ps. cxxv. 3. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young, Is. xl. 11. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now, John xvi. 12. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 1 Cor. iii. 2, 3.

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While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and b worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

a And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, Mark v. 22. And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house, Luke viii. 41. While he yet spake, there cometh one from the

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See parallels on last clause of ver. 2. chap. ii.

c The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it, Matt. viii. 8, 9. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper, 2 Kings v. 11. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died, John xi. 21. Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died, 32.

VER. 19.

Kai kyepfelç ö 'Insous huoλovencev aur καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.

And Jesus a arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

a And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him, Matt. viii. 7. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking fax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory, xii. 20. Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work, John iv. 34. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him, Acts x. 38. And let us not be weary

in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto

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them who are of the household of faith, Gal. vi. 9, 10.

VER. 20.

προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν, ἥψατο τοῦ κρασ(Καὶ ἰδοὺ, γυνὴ αἱμοῤῥοοῦσα δώδεκα ἔτη, Tédou To iμation avтOU.

And, a behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

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a And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, Mark v. 25. And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Luke viii. 43.

b And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation : she shall be unclean, Lev. xv. 25.

And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole, Matt. xiv. 36. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole, Mark v. 28. And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: whole, vi. 56. Came behind him, and and as many as touched him were made touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched, Luke viii. 44.

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b See on last clause of ver. 28. chap.

VER. 23.

Καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἄρχοντος, καὶ ἰδὼν τοὺς αὐλητὰς, καὶ τὸν ὄχλον θορυβούμενον, λέγει αὐτοῖς·

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw a the minstrels and the people making a noise,

a And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced, we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented, Matt.xi. 17. And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah : and all the sing- | ing-men and the singing-women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the Lamentations, 2 Chron. xxxv. 25. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying, Mark v. 38-40. They are like unto children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept, Luke vii. 32. Then Peter 'arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them, Acts ix. 39.

VER. 24.

̓Αναχωρειτε· οὐ γὰρ ἀπέθανε τὸ κοράσιον, ἀλλὰ καθεύδει. Καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτῶν.

He saith unto them, Give place: for the maid is a not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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a When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby, John xi. 4. These things said he and after he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus

spake of his death: but they thought he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead, 11—14.

VER. 25.

Οτε δὲ ἐξεβλήθη ὁ ὄχλος, εἰσελθὼν ἐκράτησε τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς· καὶ ἠγέρθη τὸ κοράσιον.

But when the people were put forth, he went in, a and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

a He came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them, Mark i. 31. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise, v. 41. 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 aught? viii. 23. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose, ix. 27. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise, Luke viii. 54.

VER. 26.

Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἡ φήμη αὕτη εἰς ὅλην τὴν γῆν ἐκείνην.

And the a fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

a And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them, Matt. iv. 24. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist : he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him, xiv. 1, 2. But he went