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caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand, 1 Kings ii. 19. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool, Psal. cx. 1. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was receeived up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God, Mark xvi. 19. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us, Rom. viii. 34. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God, Col. iii. 1. See also on chap. ii. ver. 2.

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VER. 22.

Αποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, εἶπεν· Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. Δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα, ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι, βαπτισθῆναι ; Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Δυνάμεθα.

But Jesus answered and said, a Ye know not what ye ask. b Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him, We are able.

a But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? Mark x. 38.

And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt, Matt, xxvi. 39. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done, 42. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them, Psal. lxxv. 8. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine-cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it, Jer. xxv. 15. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me:

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nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt, Mark xiv. 36. Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done, Luke xxii. 42. Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into thy sheath: the cup which my father hath given me, shall I not drink it? John xviii. 11.

b But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished, Luke xii. 50. c Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples, Matt. xxvi. 35. But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled, 56. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall, Prov. xvi. 18. Can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with And they say unto him, We of the baptism that I am baptized

can, Mark x. 38, 39.

VER. 23.

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Τὸ μὲν ποτήριόν μου πίεσθε, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα, ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι, βαπτισθήσεσθε· τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων μου, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλ ̓ οἷς ἑτοίμασται ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου.

And he saith unto them, a Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

a And he killed James the brother of John with the sword, Acts xii. 2. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together, Rom. viii. 17. Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the Church, Col. i. 24. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us, 2 Tim. ii. 11, 12. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience

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b Then shall the King say unto them Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς, on his right hand, Come, ye blessed | εἶπεν· Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἐθνῶν καὶ of my Father, inherit the kingdom | τακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι και prepared for you from the foundation | τεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν, of the world, Matt. xxv. 34. But to

sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared, Mark x. 40. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath pared for them that love him, 1 Cor. ii. 9. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city, Heb. xi. 16.

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But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that a the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

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a Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls, Matt. xi. 29. And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the king

dom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the king

Kaì ànovcavres oi déna, nyaváningav dom of heaven, xviii. 3, 4. But Jesus περὶ τῶν δύο ἀδελφῶν.

And when the ten heard it, a they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

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called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them, Mark x. 42. But ye shall not be so but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth, Luke xxii. 26, 27. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master, and Lord; and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if do them, John xiii. 12-17.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised is wisdom, Prov. xiii. 10. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John, Mark x. 41. And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest, Luke xxii. 23, 24. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 1 Cor. xiii. 4. Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves, Phil. ii. 3. From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Jam, iv. 1. Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble, 5, 6. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the Οὐχ οὕτως δὲ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν· ἀλλ ̓ ὃς elder. Yea, all of you be subject one ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι, ἔστω to another, and be clothed with hu-iμav diánovoç.

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a But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted, Matt. xxiii. 8-12. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many, Mark x. 43-45. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted, Luke xiv. 7-11. I tell you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted, xviii. 14. Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence, John xviii. 36. Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand, 2 Cor. i. 24. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God VOL. I.

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to the pulling down of strong holds ;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? if any man trusts to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible, x. 4-10. Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock, 1 Pet. v. 3. I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not. Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church, 3 John 9, 10. And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, That they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he caused

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all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name, Rev. xiii. 11-17. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, wondered with great admiration, xvii. 6.

b Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Matt. xxv. 44. And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him, xxvii. 55. The Lord grant unto him, that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well, 2 Tim. i. 18. Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the

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VER. 27.

Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος, ἔστω ὑμῶν δοῦλος

And whosoever will be chief among you, a let him be your servant:

a And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all, Mark ix. 33-35. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve, Luke xxii. 26. Yea, ye yourselves know that these | hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to sup... port the weak; and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive, Acts xx. 34, 35. I am

A. D. 33. debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise, Rom. i. 14. For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ), that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you, 1 Cor. ix. 19-23. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake, 2 Cor. iv. 5. For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles, xi. 5. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of water, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness, 23—27. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved, xii. 15.

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sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? | xxxiii. 24. None of them can by any is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth, Luke xxii. 27. He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter said unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed, needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them, John xiii. 4-17. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, Phil. ii. 4-8.

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom, Job

means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him, Psal. xlix. 7. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities, Isa. liii. 10, 11. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the streets shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined, Dan. ix. 24-26. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep, John x. 15. Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself: but being High Priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad, xi. 50-52. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and

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