Καὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλίας ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι. And a if ye will receive it, bthis is Elias which was for to come. VER. 15. A. D. 31. Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν, ἀκουέτω. He a that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear, Matt.xiii. 9. Then shall the righteous a And they, whether they will hear, shine forth as the sun in the kingdom or whether they will forbear, (for they of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, are a rebellious house,) yet shall know let him hear, 43. And he said unto that there hath been a prophet among them, He that hath ears to hear, let them, Ezek. ii. 5. Moreover he said un- him hear, Mark iv. 9. If any man to me, Son of man, all my words that I have ears to hear, let him hear, 23. If shall speak unto thee receive in thine any man have ears to hear, let him heart, and hear with thine ears. And hear, vii. 16. And other fell on good go, get thee to them of the captivity, ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit unto the children of thy people, and an hundred-fold. And when he had speak unto them, and tell them, Thus said these things, he cried, He that saith the Lord GOD; whether they hath ears to hear, let him hear, Luke will hear, or whether they will for- viii. 8. He that hath an ear, let him bear, iii. 10, 11. I have yet many hear what the Spirit saith unto the things to say unto you, but ye cannot churches; To him that overcometh bear them now, John xvi. 12. I have will I give to eat of the tree of life, fed you with milk, and not with meat: which is in the midst of the paradise for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, of God, Rev. ii. 7. He that hath an neither yet now are ye able, 1 Cor. iii.2. ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith b And his disciples asked him, say- unto the churches; He that overcometh ing, Why then say the Scribes that shall not be hurt of the second death, Elias must first come? And Jesus 11. He that hath an ear, let him hear answered and said unto them, Elias what the Spirit saith unto the churches. truly shall first come, and restore all To him that overcometh will I give to things. But I say unto you, That eat of the hidden manna, and will give Elias is come already, and they knew him a white stone, and in the stone a him not, but have done unto him what- new name written, which no man soever they listed. Likewise shall also knoweth saving he that receiveth it. the Son of man suffer of them. Then 17. He that hath an ear, let him hear the disciples understood that he spake what the Spirit saith unto the churches, unto them of John the Baptist, Matt. 29. He that hath an ear, let him hear xvii. 10-13. Behold, I will send you what the Spirit saith unto the churches, Elijah the prophet before the coming of iii. 6. He that hath an ear, let him the great and dreadful day of the LORD: hear what the Spirit saith unto the Mal. iv. 5. And they asked him, say-churches, 13. He that hath an ear, let ing, Why say the Scribes that Elias him hear what the Spirit saith unto must first come? And he answered the churches, 22. and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him, Mark ix.11-13. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, Luke i. 17. VER. 16. ὁμοία ἐστὶ παιδαρίοις ἐν ἀγοραῖς, καθημέΤίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην ; νοις, καὶ προσφωνοῦσι τοῖς ἑταίροις αὑτῶν, · ́ But, a whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, a What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may.comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? Lam. ii. 13. And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? Mark iv.30. Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? Luke xiii. 18. bO generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, Matt. xii. 34. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation, xxiii. 36. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled, xxiv. 34. A. D. 31. was locusts and wild honey, Matt.iii.4. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb, Luke i. 15. b It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Matt. x. 25. Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication, 2 Kings ix. 11. The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks, Jer. xxix. 26. The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine ini And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 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. For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of pub-quity, and the great hatred, Hos. ix. 7. licans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children, Luke vii. 31-35. VER. 17. Καὶ λέγουσιν· Ηὐλήσαμεν ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐκ ὠρχήσασθε ἐθρηνήσαμεν ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἐκόψασθε. you, The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? John vii. 20. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Sama ritan, and hast a devil ? viii. 48. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? x. 20. And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad, Acts xxvi. 24. VER. 19. And saying, a We have piped unto you, and have not danced; we have mournye ed unto and ye have not lamented. *And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when Ἦλθεν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐσθίων, καὶ the bridegroom shall be taken from | πίνων· καὶ λέγουσίν· Ἰδοὺ, ἄνθρωπος φάγος them, and then shall they fast, Matt. | καὶ οἰνοπότης, τελωνῶν φίλος καὶ ἁμαρ ix. 15. And when Jesus came into the τωλῶν· καὶ ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν ruler's house, and saw the minstrels réxvwv autñç. and the people making a noise, 23. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. a And Levi made him a great feast in his own house and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their Scribes and Pharisees murmured 1 A. D. 31. MATT. XI. 19, 20. against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? Luke v. 29, 30. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat, vii. 34. 36. And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched him, xiv. 1. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him, John xii. 2. Let every one of us please his neighbour for good to edification, Rom. xv. 2. b And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? Matt. ix. 10, 11. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, Luke xv. 2, 3. And when they saw it, they all murmured, say ing, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner, xix. 7. And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John, Luke vii. 29. But wisdom is justified of all her children, 35. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh; not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence, 1 Cor. i. 24-29. A. D. 31. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, Eph. iii. 8-10. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever, Rev. v. 11-14. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen, vii. 12. VER. 20. ἐγένοντο αἱ πλεῖσται δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ, ὅτι Τότε ἤρξατο ονειδίζειν τὰς πόλεις ἐν αἷς οὐ μετενόησαν· Then a began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, b because they repented not: a But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own heart's lust and they walked in their own counsels. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! Ps. lxxxi. 11-13. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint, Isa. i. 2-5. Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills. hear thy voice. Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD, Mic. vi. 1-5. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me, Mark ix. 19. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen, xvi. 14. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him, Jam. i. 5. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here, Matt. xii. 41. See also on clause 1. ver. 2. ch. iii. VER. 21. Οὐαί σοι Χοραζίν, οὐαί σοι Βηθσαϊδὰν ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν, πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν. a Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe un A. D. 31. a Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Matt. xviii. 7. The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born, xxvi. 24. Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core, Jude 11. b The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation; and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here, Matt. xii. 41, 42. Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted, Ezek. iii. 6, 7. And And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord command ed us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glori fied the word of the Lord: and as be more tolerable for the land of Sodom many as were ordained to eternal life in the day of judgment, than for thee, believed, Acts xiii. 44-48. And Matt. xi. 24. But it shall be more when they agreed not among them- tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the selves, they departed, after that Paul judgment than for you, Luke x. 14. had spoken one word, Well spake the And that servant, which knew his Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet Lord's will, and prepared not himself, unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this neither did according to his will, shall people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, be beaten with many stripes. But he and shall not understand; and seeing that knew not, and did commit things ye shall see, and not perceive for worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with the heart of this people is waxed few stripes. For unto whomsoever gross, and their ears are dull of hear- much is given, of him shall much be ing, and their eyes have they closed; required: and to whom men have lest they should see with their eyes, committed much, of him they will ask and hear with their ears, and under- the more, xii. 47, 48. How shall we stand with their heart, and should escape, if we neglect so great salvabe converted, and I should heal them. tion; which at the first began to be spoBe it known therefore unto you, that ken by the Lord, and was confirmed the salvation of God is sent unto the unto us by them that heard him, Heb. Gentiles, and that they will hear it, ii. 3. For it is impossible for those who xxviii. 25-28. were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected, and is nigh un to cursing; whose end is to be burned, vi. 4-8. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unhim that hath said, Vengeance beto the Spirit of grace? for we know longeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, x. 26-31. c Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes, Job xlii. 6. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed nor drink water: But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, aud cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not, Jon. iii. 5-10, VER. 22. Πλὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἀνεκτότερον ἔσται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως ἢ ὑμῖν· you, But I say unto a It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. a But I say unto you, That it shall |