Mat. xx. 10.

11.

But when the first came, they supposed that they should on a tour. have received more; and they likewise received every

man a penny.

And when they had received it, they murmured against
the good man of the house,

12. Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the
burden and heat of the day.

John xi. I.

13. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do
thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto
this last, even unto thee.

14.

15.

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?
Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

16. So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be
called, but few chosen 30.

SECTION XLI.

Christ is informed of the Sickness of Lazarus".
JOHN Xi. 1-16.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Be-
thany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

30 The expression here used is supposed to refer to the manner in which the Romans selected men for recruiting their armies. The honour of being chosen to serve their country in a military capacity was esteemed the reward of superiority. The consuls summoned to the capitol, or the Campus Martius, all citizens capable of bearing arms, from the age of seventeen to forty-five. They drew up by tribes, and lots were drawn to determine in what order every tribe should present its soldiers. That which was the first order, chose the four citizens who were judged the most proper to serve in the war; and the six tribunes who commanded the first legion, selected one of these four, whom they liked best. The tribunes of the second and third legions likewise made their choice one after another; and he that remained entered into the fourth legion. A new tribe presented other four soldiers, and the second legion chose first. The third and fourth legions had the same advantage in their turns. In this manner, each tribe successively appointed four soldiers, till the legions were complete. They next proceeded to the creation of subaltern officers, whom the tribunes chose from among the soldiers of the greatest reputation. When the legions were thus completed, the citizens who had been called, but not chosen, returned to their respective employments, and served their country in other capacities.-Sec Clarke's Comment. in loc.

31 The resurrection of Lazarus is placed by Archbishop Newcome after John x. and after the supplementary chapters of St. Luke. Tatian, Gerson, and some others agree in the same arrangement.

After the feast of the dedication our Lord went to Bethabara, beyond Jordan, the place where John baptized, John x. 40. Archbishop Newcome supposes, that as he remained there, and as

John xi. 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with oint- On a tour. ment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode
two days still in the same place where he was.

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into
Judea again.

8. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late
sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

9.

10.

11.

12.

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

These things said he and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep he shall do well.

St. John proceeds immediately to the resurrection of Lazarus,
that Mary and Martha sent to him while he was now at Betha-
bara. But this gives us no proof that many circumstances did
not take place during our Lord's abode at Bethabara, and like-
wise, as probable, from the 13th to the 18th chapters of St.
Luke, that he made another tour through some parts of the
country before he went to Bethany to raise Lazarus from the
dead. It appears, from Matt. xix. 1. and Mark x. 1. that after
our Saviour had performed many miracles, and given those evi-
dences of his divinity which were to precede his last journey
to Jerusalem, he went beyond Jordan, and we may reasonably
conclude to Bethabara; at which place, according to Lightfoot,
he received the message from the sisters of Lazarus.

Lightfoot further observes, that he remained in the place
where he was when he heard of Lazarus' sickness, that he
might die before he came to him, that God might be the more
glorified by his raising, (ver. 15.) so did he make sure to stay
long enough after he was dead before he came, that the glory
might be the more. Comp. ver. 39. with these sayings of the
Jews, Maym. in Gerushin. per. ult. If one look upon a dead
man within three days after his death he may know him, but
after three days his visage is changed. Again, Lerus. in Moed
Katon, fol. 82. col. 2. Three days the soul flies about the
body, as if thinking to return to it: but after it sees the visage
of the countenance changed, it leaves it, and gets it gone for

ever.

Lightfoot's arrangement of the resurrection is the same as that of Bishop Richardson, and it is sanctioned by the learned Archbishop Usher, Lamy, Toinard, and others.

Joha xi. 13.

14.

15.

16.

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death; but they thought On a tour. that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

And I am glad, for your sakes, that I was not there, to the intent that ye may believe: nevertheless let us go unto him.

Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

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riod, 4742. Vulgar Æra,

29.

Mark x. 32.

Mat. xx. 17.

SECTION XLII.

Christ again predicts his Sufferings and Death”.

MATT. XX. 17-19. MARK X. 32-34. LUKE Xviii. 31-34.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem;
And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem,

Lu. xviii.31. took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold,
we go up to Jerusalem; and all things that are written
by the prophets concerning the Son of man, shall be ac-
complished.

Mark x.32. and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve,

Mat. xx. 17. disciples apart in the way,

Mark x. 32. and began to tell them what things should happen unto

him,

Mat. xx. 17. and said unto them,

18.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed

Mark x. 33. and delivered unto the Chief Priests, and unto the Scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles :

Mat. xx. 19. to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him:

Lu. xviii.32.

For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully intreated, and spitted on:

32 During our Lord's final journey to Jerusalem, he forewarns his disciples of his approaching sufferings and death, in the fullest manner. He explicitly unfolds to the twelve disciples the spiritual nature of his kingdom; but their understandings were so blinded by their own preconceived ideas of Messiah's power, that they knew not the things that were spoken. He was now about to perform one of the most convincing and stupendous of his miracles: and he embraces the opportunity to predict all that awaited him to his disciples. He declares that he was going up to Jerusalem, not to assume the pomp and robes of royalty, as they but too fondly expected, but to be betrayed, to be insulted, to be scourged, and to be put to death. His disciples at this very moment, as is evident from the conduct of the sons of Zebedee in the next section, were ambitiously anticipating their temporal honours.

Lu.xviii.33.

34.

And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and On a tour. the third day he shall rise again.

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

18 unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

19

And shall deliver him to the Gentiles-and the third day he shall rise again.

MARK X. part of ver. 33. and ver. 34.

33 the Son of man shall be

34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him; and the third day he shall rise again.

Mat. xx. 20.

SECTION XLIII.

Ambition of the Sons of Zebedee.

MATT. XX. 20-28. MARK X. 35-45.

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, On the way with her sons,

Mark x. 35. James and John, the sons of Zebedee,

Mat. xx. 20. worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Mark x. 35. saying, Master, we would that thou shouldst do for us
whatsoever we shall desire.

36.

37.

And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

Mat. xx. 21. She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

22.

Mark x. 38.

39.

But Jesus answered,

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?

And they say unto him, We can.

And Jesus said unto
them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of;
and with the baptism that I am baptized withal, shall ye
be baptized:

40. 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.

Mat. xx. 23. of

Mark x. 41.

my

Father.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

to Bethany.

Mat. xx. 21. and they were moved with indignation against the two On the way to Bethany.

Mark x. 42.

43.

44.

45.

Lu.xviii.35.

brethren.

But Jesus 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.

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.

MATT. XX. part of ver. 21, 22, 23, 24, and ver. 25, 26, 27, 28.
21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou ?—

22 and said, Ye know not what ye ask. 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.

23 And he saith unto them, 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

24 when the ten heard it

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

26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

27 And whomsoever will be chief among you, let him be your

servant :

28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

SECTION XLIV.

Two Blind Men healed at Jericho 33.

MATT. XX. 29. to the end. MARK X. 46. to the end.
LUKE Xviii. 35. to the end.

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho.
Jericho,

33 Pilkington remarks on this passage. Three Evangelists make mention of Jesus' giving sight to a blind man near Jericho; but there are such different expressions, in their several accounts of this matter, as have induced several harmonists to conclude that different cures are related by them.

1. St. Matthew saith, As they departed from Jericho, two blind men cried out, &c.

2. St. Mark, As he went out of Jericho, blind Bartimæus began to cry out, &c.

3. St. Luke, As he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man cried out, &c.

The most general conclusion from hence is, that the miracle