Master. 50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James and © John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 52 And all wept, and bewailed her but he said, Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth. 53 And they laughed him to John xi. 11, scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 And he [dd put them all out, and] took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, 'arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose 1ch. vii. 14. straightway: and he commanded to give her 56 And her parents were astonished: but he m charged Matt. viii. them that they should tell no man what was done. с meat. d m 18. John xi. 43, 4: ix, 30. Mark v. 43. xxii. 35. IX. 1 Then he called ee his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of a ch. x. 1, 0. God, and to heal [the sick]. 3b And he said unto them, bch.x. 4: Take nothing for your journey, neither 8 staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And whosoever will not receive when you, ye go out of that city, shake off the Acts xiii. 51. bread, go in with him. read, John, and James. read, for she. dd omit. e render, to eat. ee read, the Twelve, fomit. 8 read, staff. that no inference adverse to her actual death can be derived from the use of the word. The command to give her to eat, shews that she was restored to actual life with its wants and weaknesses; and in that incipient state of convalescence, which would require nourishment. The testimony of Mark here precludes all idea of a recovery from a mere paroxysm-" and she walked." One who "lay at the point of death" at the time of the father's coming, and then died, so that it could be said of the minstrels and others who had time to assemble, "knowing that she was dead,”— could not, supposing that they were mistaken and she was only in a trance, have risen up and walked, and been in a situation to take meat, in so short a time after. Every part of the narrative combines to declare that the death was real, and the miracle a raising from the dead, in the strictest sense. 56.] The injunction, however, was not observed; for we read in Matthew, "the fame hereof went abroad into all that land." authority of the two narratives. 50.] and she shall be made whole is only here. 51.] Our Lord had entered the house, where He found "a tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly," Mark: "the minstrels and people making a noise," Matthew, who were all following Him into the chamber of death. On this He declared who were to follow Him, and uttered the words "Give place" &c., Matthew. Then He entered with His three Apostles and the parents. I say this, not for the sake of harmonizing, but to bring out the sequence in our narrative here, which unless we get the right meaning for suffered no man to go in, seems disturbed. 53.] The maiden was actually dead, as plainly appears from the knowing that she was dead. The words, she is not dead but sleepeth, are no ground for surmising the contrary: see note on Matthew, ver. 24. 54.] Mark gives the actual Aramaic words uttered by the Lord, "Talitha cumi." 55.] her spirit came again: see Judges xv. 19, 1 Kings xvii. 21, in the former of which places death had not taken place, but in the latter it had; so CHAP. IX. 1-5.] MISSION OF THE TWELVE. Matt. x. 5-12. Mark vi. 7 d ch. xxiii. 8. [h very] dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. : 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done [ by him] and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; 8 and j of some, that Elias had appeared; and j of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9 And Herod said, John [have] I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. 10 d And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12 And [when] the day began to wear away; i omitted by the most ancient authorities. komit. 1 omit. homit. ji.e. by. : 13. Mark's account agrees nearly exactly FEED first sight, it would appear to be the wellknown Bethsaida, on the western bank of the lake, not far from Capernaum. But (1) our Lord was on this side before,-see ch. viii. 37; and (2) Mark (vi. 45) relates that after the miracle of the loaves He caused His disciples to cross over to Bethsaida. But there were two places of this name :-another Bethsaida (Julias) lay at the top of the lake, on the Jordan: see Stanley, p. 381, edn. 3. Now it is very likely that our Lord may have crossed the lake to this Bethsaida, and St. Luke, finding that the miracle happened near Bethsaida, and not being informed of the crossing of the lake, may have left the name thus without explanation, as being that of the other Bethsaida. St. Mark gives us the exact account: that the Lord and the disciples, who went by sea, were perceived by the multitude who went by land, and arrived before Him. How any of these accounts could have been compiled with a knowledge of the others, I cannot imagine. 11.] See note on Mark, ver. 34. he received them] This word includes what St. Mark tells us of His going forth from His solitude, or perhaps landing from the ship, and seeing a great multitude, and having compassion on them; he received them, i. e. did not send them away. 12.] As the Three agree in their account, and St. John differs from them, see the difference discussed in notes there. In his account, the enquiry proceeds from then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should m go and buy meat for all this people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 And they did eat, and were all filled and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. e 20 He 18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others ever. 7, 8. say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? answering said, The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many. m render, ourselves go. render, by companies of about fifty. our Lord Himself, and is addressed to Philip, and answered by Philip and Andrew. 14. by companies of about fifty] St. Mark gives "by hundreds and by fifties" with his usual precision. Besides these companies, there were the It is also an important observation, that the omission by St. Luke of the second miracle of feeding is not to be adduced against its historical reality, as some have done, since it is only omitted as occurring in the midst of a large section, which the accounts gathered by St. Luke did not contain. 18-27.] CONFESSION OF PETER. 19. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASSION g Matt. x. 38. ch. xiv. 27. h Matt. x. 33. 2 Tim. ii. 12. things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 23 8 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 26 h For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you of a truth, there be 0 some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into Pa mountain to pray. 29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. 30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 31 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 a But i Dan. viii. 18: Peter and they that were with him 1 were heavy with sleep : and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the X. 9. • render, some of those that stand here. mise to Peter, in Matthew, vv. 17-19. 26.] After words St. Mark adds "in this adulterous and sinful generation." The Glory is threefold: (1) His own, which He has to and for Himself as the exalted Messiah: (2) the glory of God, which accompanies Him as coming down from God's Throne: (3) the glory of the angels, who surround Him with their P render, the. 27.] See note brightness.' Meyer. an eight days is "after six days" in Mat- two men that stood with him. 33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. 34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: Matt. ill. 17. m hear him. 36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. w 1 37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. 41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 43 And they render, were departing. ■ render, as above, ver. 28, mountain. Zi.e. the dæmon, or evil spirit, ver. 39. awake through the whole. The word 34.] ver. 33, is only an additional particular, and the rest is exactly in accordance. Notice however the remarkable word chosen of the correct text: and compare the references,-in which places only in the New Testament the term is applied to the Son of God. Compare also t read, chosen. render, multitude. 1 see Matt. xii. 18. ch. xxiii. 35. Acts iii. 21. 1 Pet. iii. 4. m Acts iii. 22. y render, it, as in the last verse. PERSON. Ps. lxxxix. 3. 19: Isa. xliii. 10 (cited in |