The beginning of the Gospel bof Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

a Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which

from the beginning were eyewitnesses,

and ministers of the word; It seemed

good to me also, having had perfect

understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order,

most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed, Luke i. 1-4. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord, ii. 10, 11. The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through

the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen, Acts i. 1, 2.

b For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ, John i. 17. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent, xvii. 3. But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name, xx. $1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God, (which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy Scriptures,) con

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cerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David

according to the flesh; and declared

to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Rom. i. 1-4.

See on Matt. xiv. ver. 33. clause S.
VER. 2.

̔Ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τοῖς πθοφήταις· Ἰδοὺ,

ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προ

σώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου

ἔμπροσθέν σου.

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before

thee.

Or, unto.

dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts, Hag. ii. 6-9. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts, Mal. iii. 1. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Gal. iv. 4.

b See on Matt. iii. ver. 2. clause 2. See on Matt. iii. ver. 2. clause 1.

See on chap. xvi. ver. 16. clause 1.

VER. 16.

Περιπατῶν δὲ παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, εἶδε Σίμωνα καὶ ̓Ανδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· (ἦσαν γὰρ ἀλιεῖς.)

aNow as he walked by the sea of GaliLee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

a See on Matt. iv. ver. 18-22.
VER. 17.

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ̓ σοῦς· Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς γενέσθαι ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

VER. 18.

Καὶ εὐθέως, ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

VER. 19.

Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ὀλίγον, εἶδεν Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτοὺς, ἐν τῷ πλοίᾳ καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα.

And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

VER. 20.

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τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν Ζεβεδαῖον ἐν

μετά

τῶν μισθωτῶν, ἀπῆλθον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ. And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

VER. 23.

Καὶ ἦν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ, καὶ ἐνέκραξε,

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he colamandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about, Luke iv. 33-37. See also on Matt. iv. ver. 24. clause 4.

VER. 24.

aSaying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

a See on Matt. viii. ver. 29.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption, Psal. xvi. 10; and Acts ii. 27. For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. Then thou spakest in vision to thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people, Psal. lxxxix. 18, 19. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy, Dan. ix. 24. That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God, Lukei. 35. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you, Acts iii. 14.

VER. 25.

Καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγων· Φιμώθητι, καὶ ἔξελθε ἐξ αὐτοῦ.

a And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

a And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out

many devils; and suffered not the

devils to speak, because they knew him, ver. 34. And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he straightly charged

them that they should not make him known, iii. 11, 12. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more in him, ix. 25. And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak for they knew that he was Christ, Luke iv. 41.

VER. 26.

Καὶ σπαράξαν αὐτὸν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον, καὶ κράξαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξῆλθεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ.

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And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

a And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming, Mark ix. 20. 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, 26. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils, Luke xi. 21, 22.

VER. 27.

Καὶ ἐθαμβήθησαν πάντες, ὥστε συζη

τεῖν πρὸς αὐτοὺς, λέγοντας· Τί ἐστι τοῦτο; τις ἡ διδαχὴ ἡ καινὴ αὕτη, ὅτι κατ ̓ ἐξουσίαν καὶ τοῖς πνεύμασι τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις ἐπιτάσσει, καὶ ὑπακοῦουσιν αὐτῷ;

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

a And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel, Matt. ix. 33.

b Then he called his twelve dis

ciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases, Luke ix. 1. And the

seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you, x. 17

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