22 sea.

And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that 24 she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. 25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and 28 touched his garment: for she said, If I may touch but his clothes, 29 I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of 30 that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and 31 said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him,

Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who 32 touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had 33 done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and 34 told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy 35 plague. While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: 36 why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the 37 synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. And he suffered no man

to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of 38 James. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the syna

gogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed 39 greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why

he continued near the sea. Various reasons might be assigned. One was, that, while in the neighborhood of the lake, he could at any time escape by water from the vast multitudes attracted around him, in case of tumult or sedition.

22-43. See notes on Mat. ix. 18-26.

30. That virtue had gone out of him. A popular mode of speaking, populare loquendi genus. By virtue is here understood miraculous power, which Jesus had knowingly exerted to cure the woman when she touched his garments.

34. Plague, i. e. her disease, not the malady called the plague.

make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But, when he had put 40 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. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto 41 her, Talitha cumi: which is, being interpreted, Damsel, (I say unto thee,) arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; 42 for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly 43 that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

CHAPTER VI.

Continuation of the Ministry of Jesus, with his Teachings and Miracles, and the Death of John the Baptist.

AND he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the Sabbath day was 2 come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this 3 the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses,

40. Them that were with him, i. e. Peter, James, and John, ver. 37; Luke viii. 51. These, with the parents, were sufficient as witnesses.

41. Talitha cumi. Syriac words. In the language of Furness, "If the girl instantly came to life at the command of Jesus, we see how natural it was that the very words uttered by him, and the utterance of which was followed by such startling effects, should have instantly appeared to the bystanders to be possessed of supernatural and untranslatable significance." He applies the same remark to Ephphatha. Mark vii. 34.

43. That no man should know it. Lest a tumult might be raised. Difference of situation dictated a different direction from that in ver. 19.— Something should be given her to eat.

and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? 4 And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and 5 among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick 6 folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief.

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And he went round about the villages, teaching. And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and 8 two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; and command

ed them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a 9 staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: but be 10 shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into a house, there abide till 11 ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day 12 of judgment, than for that city. - And they went out, and 13 preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

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And King Herod heard of him, (for his name was spread abroad,) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in 15 him. Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is

12, 13. See Luke ix. 6. Anointed with oil. This was often done among the Jews, partly as a medical application, and partly as a religious ceremony. James v. 14. The apostles performed it probably as a symbolical act, and accompanied it with their healing power. See our Lord's cure of the blind man, John ix. 6, 11.

14-29. Refer to the notes on Mat. xiv. 1-12. The narrative of Mark, as usual, is more detailed than that of Matthew.

14, 16. Contemplate the harrowing power of a guilty conscience.

a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard 16 thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold 17 upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. For John,had 18 said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would 19 have killed him; but she could not: for Herod feared John, 20 knowing that he was a just man and a holy, and observed him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on 21 his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; and when the daughter of the said Herodias 22 came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatso- 23 ever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What 24 shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. And 25 she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me, by and by, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry; yet 26 for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the king sent an execu- 27 tioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison; and brought his head in a char- 28 ger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and 29 took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and 30 told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into 31

20. Observed. Or, respected him, as some render it. Virtue compels the

veneration even of the bad.

23. The folly and danger of rash promises are here illustrated for our benefit.

26. A bad promise is better broken than kept.

30. Luke ix. 10. This verse records the fact of the return of the apostles from their mission, and their report to Jesus of what they had done, ver. 7.

31-44. Mat. xiv. 13-21, and the

notes.

a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and 32 going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they de33 parted into a desert place by ship privately. And the people

saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. 34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is 36 far passed send them away, that they may go into the country

round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for 37 they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them,

Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. 39 And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he

commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the 40 green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by 41 fifties. And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two

fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two 42 fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat, and 43 were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the frag44 ments, and of the fishes. And they that did eat of the loaves

were about five thousand men.

45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he 46 sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he 47 departed into a mountain to pray. And when even was

33. Afoot, i. e. by land, not by sea. -And outwent them, and came together unto him. Griesbach rejects this clause, as interpolated. Considerable var ations in the readings of this verse exist in different authorities.

34. The union of our Lord with humanity, and his living sympathy with its joys and griefs, were no less remarkable than his union with God. VOL. II. 3

His heart was with his brethren, as well as with his Father.

37. Two hundred pennyworth. A. round sum. About $28.

40. In ranks. Literally, in beds, or plots, as of a garden.

45-56. See notes on Mat. xiv. 22-27, 32-36.

45. Bethsaida, i. e. of Galilee, on the west side of the lake, the native