PRESENCE OF PETER, JAMES, AND JOHN. a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their 151 face, and were sore afraid. 80 And when 80Luke ix. 36. the voice was past, Jesus came and s1Mat. xvii. 7. touched them, and said, "Arise, and be 66 not afraid." 82And suddenly when Mark ix. 8. they had lifted up their eyes, and 83Mat. xvii. 8 82looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. And as they came down from the Mat. xvii. 9. mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, "Tell the vision to no man, until the "Son of man be risen again from the 80 dead." And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. 85 And they 85 Mark ix. 10. kept that saying with themselves, ques tioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. 86 And his 86Mt.xvii10,11 disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and 87told 87Mark ix. 12. 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. 66 But I say unto you that Elias is 88in- 8Mark ix. 13. "deed come already, and they knew 89Mat. xvii. 12. 152 JESUS SPEAKS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. "him not, but have done unto him "whatsoever they listed, as it is written "of him. 89 Likewise shall also the Son 90 Mat xvii. 13. "of man suffer of them." 90Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. SECTION V. From the Cure of the Lunatic Child,—to the Healing, at the Pool of Siloam, of the Man Born Blind. 1AND it came to pass, that on the next 'Luke ix. 37. day, when they were come down from the hill, and when he came to his dis- Mk. ix.14-16. ciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. And he asked the scribes, "What 66 question ye with them?” And there 3Mat. xvii. 14. came to him a certain man of the com- 4Luke ix. 38. pany, 3kneeling down to him, 'and cried out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on my 5Mat. xvii. 15. son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed. "Master, I have brought unto thee my "Mark ix. 17 son: I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child; which W 154 JESUS HEALS A LUNATIC CHILD. 7Mark ix. 18. Luke ix. 39. hath a dumb spirit; and wheresoever he taketh him, he suddenly crieth out, and he teareth him: and he foameth again, and gnasheth with his teeth; and pineth away, and bruising him "Mat. xvii. 16. hardly, departeth from him. And I 19Lk.ix.40,41. brought him to thy disciples; and I besought thy disciples to cast him out; 11Mat.xvii.17. and they could not cure him. "Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless "and perverse generation, how long "shall I be with you? how long shall "I suffer you? bring thy son hither "to me." 12And they brought him unto him and as he was yet a coming, 12when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, "How long is it ago since "this came unto him?" And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, "If thou 12Mk.ix. 20-27 13 Lk.ix.42,43. 66 : canst believe, all things are possible "to him that believeth." And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running toge JESUS HEALS A LUNATIC CHILD. ther, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, "Thou dumb and deaf spirit, "I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him." And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 155 14And the 14Mat. xvii.18. child was cured from that very hour. 13 And Jesus delivered him again to his father. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. And when 15Mark ix. 28. he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? 16 And Jesus said 16Mt.xvii20,21 unto them, "Because of your unbelief: "for verily I say unto you, If ye have “1can come forth by nothing, but by "Mk.ix.29,30. 66 prayer and fasting." And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 18And while 18Mat. xvii.22. they abode in Galilee, and 13wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, "he taught his disciples, and said unto "Mark ix. 31. |