MARK XII. Question of er than these. m Le. 19.18. o De. 4. 39. Is. 45.6.14. 1 Sa. 15.22. Ho. 6. 6. Mi. 6. 6,7. the Scribe. while he taught in the 37 David therefore 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou m shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. P Ma. 22.46. There is none other a Ma. 22.41. commandment great- Lu. 20. 41. r 2 Sa. 23. 2. 32 And the Scribes Ps. 110. 1. said unto him, Well,*t ch. 4. 2. Master, thou hast u Ma. 23. 1. said the truth: for Lu. 20. 46. there is one God; Lu. 11.43. and n there is none y Ma. 23.14. other but he: z Lu. 21. 1. 33 And to love him + A piece of with all the heart, brass money: and with all the un- See Ma.10.9. derstanding, and with a 2 Ki. 12.9. all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour In the orias himself, is more ginal it is than all whole burnt aws, beau- permost offerings and sacri-tifully or ex-feasts: fices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. P And no man after that durst ask him any question. 35 4 And Jesus answered and said, ver. 32 cellently; more expres sive than the of the tonishment. Matthew or by Luke. 38 And the said unto them in his doctrine, u Beware of the Scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uprooms at 40 y Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. 41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast +money a into the treasury and many that 42 And there came † It is the a certain poor widow, of one piece seventh part and she threw in two of that brass mites, which make money. a farthing. b Ex. 35. 21. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poore widow hath cast more in,than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had,c even all her living. CHAP. XIII. a Ma. 24. 1. Lu. 21. 5. b 1 AND a as he went out of the temple,c one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 1 Ki. 9.7. Ma. 24. 2. Ac. 6. 14. Lu. 21. 7. Ac. 1. 6. d Je. 29. 8. Ep. 5. 6. 2 And Jesus an- 1 Th. 2. 3. swering said unto e Ma. 24. 8. him, Seest thou these Ac. 11. 28. great widow's mites. Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, d Take heed lest any man deceive you: 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of I sorrows. 9 But ftake heed to yourselves: for they another, that shall eth the pains shall deliver you up not be thrown down. of a woman in travail. 3 And as he sat mount of f Ma. 10. 17, upon the 18. Olives over against! the temple, Peter and James and John and buildings? The word there b shall not be in the origileft one stone upon nal import & 24. 9. Re. 2. 10. to councils; and in Calamities MARK XIII. predicted. for a testimony a- A. D. 33. dæa flee to the moun gainst them. tains: 15 And let him that Ro. 10. 18. is on the housetop 10 Ands the gos-s Ma. 24.14. pel must first be published among all nations. 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take i no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their shall parents, and cause them to be put to death.* Col. 1. 6. 23. h Ma. 10.19. Lu. 12. 11. & 21. 14. Ac. 2. 4. & 4. 8. 31. 1 Co. 2.13. Ep. 3. 5. 1 Pe.1.12. k Mi. 7.6. Ma. 10.21. & 24. 10. Lu. 21.16. Ma. 24. 9. Lu. 21. 17. & 17. 14. m Da. 12.12. Ma. 10. 22. & 24. 13. n Re. 2. 10. Da. 8. 13. & 9. 27. & 12. 11. Ma. 24.15. 13 And ye shall o Da. 9. 27. be hated of all men p Lu. 21. 21. for my name's sake: q Lu. 21. 22. but he that shall & 23.29. endure unto the end, Da. 9. 26. the same shall be saved. & 12. 1. Joel 2. 2. Ma. 24. 21. Ma. 24. 23. Lu. 17. 23. & 21. 8. Jno. 5. 43. 14 But when yes shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, ver. 12Clet him that readeth' understand,) then Plet them that be in Ju See note on Ma. 10. 34. not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up garment. his 17 9 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck those days! in foretold things. you all 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. tree; A. D. 33. Ma. 7. 15. Lu.21.8.34. y Is. 13. 10. & 24. 21. Je. 4. 23. the fig tree. manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generaEze. 32. 7. tion shall not pass, Joel 2. 30. till all these things Zep. 1. 15. be done. Ma. 24. 29, 31 Heaven and &c. earth shall pass away: Lu. 21. 25. Ac. 2. 19, Re. 6. 12. & 20. 11. ch. 14. 62. Ma. 16. 27. Ac. 1. 11. 1Th. 4. 16. 2 Th. 1. 7. 10. Re. 1. 7. but z my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 a Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 b For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who Lu. 21. 29, left his house, and Ma. 24.32. &c. z Jos.23. 14. La. 12. 40. & 21. 34. Ro. 13. 11. gave authority to his Servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morn17. ing: 1 Th. 5. 6. b Ma. 24.45. & 25. 14. 28 y Now learn a parable of the fig When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that e Ma. 24. 42. summer is near: 29 So ye in like Lu. 19. 12. 36 Lest coming 44. suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. CHAP. XIV. 1 AFTER atwo days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the Chief Priests and the Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 3 b And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of *spikenard + very precious; and she brake Or, sacrithe box, and poured ficed. it on his head. even with against Christ. hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. she 8 She hath done what she could is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 10 d And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the Chief Priests, to betray him unto them. he ver. 34 And there were Critics 11 And when they some that had indig- have differed heard it, they were nation within them- as to the glad, and promised to selves, and said, Why the Gord. give him money. And meaning of was this waste of the Spikenard he sought how ointment made? is an Indian might conveniently 5 For it might have plant; it has betray him. been sold for more ears or spikes 12 And the first than three hundred the ground, day of unleavened pence, and have and its smell bread, when they been given to the is pleasant. killed the passover, poor. And they mur- i. e. The his disciples said unto mured against her. seal. See him, Where wilt thou Let her alone; why vol. 4. 469. 6 And Jesus said, Harmer's that we go and prepare that thou mayest trouble ye her shel eat the passover? Observ. |