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MATT. II. 23.—III. 1.

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God in a dream, a he turned aside into thing come out of Nazareth? Philip the parts of Galilee : saith unto him, Come and see, John a Then cometh Jesus from Galileei. 45, 46. For we have found this to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of man a pestilent fellow, and a mover him, Matt. iii. 13. And when they of sedition among all the Jews had performed all things according to throughout the world, and a ringthe law of the Lord, they returned into leader of the sect of the Nazarenes, Galilee, to their own city Nazareth, Acts xxiv. 5.

Luke ii. 39. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town

of Bethlehem, where David was? John vii. 41, 42. They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet, 52.

VER. 23.

Καὶ ἐλθὼν κατώκησεν εἰς πόλιν λεγομέτην Ναζαρέτ· ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν, ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται.

And he came and dwelt in a city called a Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, b He shall be called a Nazarene.

a They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth, John xviii. 5. 7. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS, xix. 19. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know, Acts ii. 22. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth, Matt. xxvi. 71.

CHAP. III. VER 1.

Εν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ Βαπτιστὴς, κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρή μῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας,

In a those daysb came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of

Judæa,

a Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the High Priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness, Luke iii. 1, 2.

b Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he, Matt. xi. 11. And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him, xiv. 2. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of Man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist, xvii. 12, 13. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; b He is despised and rejected of he will say unto us, Why did ye not men; a man of sorrows, and acquaint- then believe him? But if we shall ed with grief and we hid as it were say, of men; we fear the people; for our faces from him; he was despised, all hold John as a prophet, xxi. 25, and we esteemed him not, Isa. liii. 3. 26. John did baptize in the wilderPhilip findeth Nathanael, and saithness, and preach the baptism of reunto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good

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pentance for the remission of sins, Mark i. 4. But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. For Herod himself had sent forth and

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laid hold upon John, and bound him
in prison for Herodias' sake, his bro-
ther Philip's wife: for he had mar-
ried her. For John had said unto
Herod, It is not lawful for thee to
have thy brother's wife. Therefore
Herodias had a quarrel against him,
and would have killed him; but she
could not: For Herod feared John,
knowing that he was a just man and
an 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 his birth-day made a
supper to his lords, high captains, and
chief estates of Galilee; And when
the daughter of the said Herodias
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,
Whatsoever 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 shall I
ask? And she said, The head of
John the Baptist. And 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 for his
oath's sake, and for their sakes which
sat with him, he would not reject her.
And immediately the king sent an
executioner, and commanded his head
to be brought; and he went and be-
headed him in the prison, And brought
his head in a charger, and gave it to
the damsel: and the damsel gave it
to her mother. And when his disci-
ples heard of it, they came and took
up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb,
vi. 16-29. But the angel said unto
him, Fear not Zacharias: for thy
prayer is heard; and thy wife Eliza-
beth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John. And thou
shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall
be great in the sight of the Lord, and
shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's
womb. And many of the children of
Israel shall he turn to the Lord their
God. And he shall go before him in

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the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, Luke i. 13-17. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, 76. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison, Luke iii. 19, 20. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light, John i. 6-8.

c The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. Isa. xl. 3-6. And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose, Mark i. 7. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord, Luke i. 17.

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And saying, a Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

a From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, Matt. iv. 17. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not

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MATT. III. 2.

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sacrifice; for I am not come to call return from his ways, and live? xviii. the righteous, but sinners to repent- 23. Therefore I will judge you, O house ance, ix. 13. Then began he to upbraid of Israel, every one according to his the cities wherein most of his mighty ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and works were done, because they repent- turn yourselves from all your transgresed not, xi. 20. The men of Nineveh sions; so iniquity shall not be your shall rise in judgment with this gene- ruin. Cast away from you all your ration, and shall condemn it: because transgressions, whereby ye have transthey repented at the preaching of Jo- gressed; and make you a new heart nas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas and a new spirit: for why will ye die, is here, xii. 41. He answered and O house of Israel? For I have no pleasaid, I will not: but afterward he re- sure in the death of him that dieth, pented, and went. And he came to saith the Lord GoD: wherefore turn the second, and said likewise. And he yourselves, and live ye, 30-32. Say answered and said, I go, sir: and went unto them, As I live, saith the Lord not. Whether of them twain did the GoD, I have no pleasure in the death will of his father? They say unto him, of the wicked; but that the wicked The first. Jesus saith unto them, Ve- turn from his way and live: turn ye, rily I say unto you, That the publicans turn ye from your evil ways; for why and the harlots: go into the kingdom of will ye die, O house of Israel? xxxiii. God before you. For John came unto 11. John did baptize in the wilderness, you in the way of righteousness, and and preach the baptism of repentance ye believed him not: but the publicans for the remission of sins, Mark i. 4. and the harlots believed him: and ye, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and when ye had seen it, repented not af- the kingdom of God is at hand: reterward, that ye might believe him, xxi. pent ye, and believe the gospel, 15. 29-32. Yet if they shall bethink them- And they went out, and preached that selves in the land whither they were men should repent, vi. 12. And he came carried captives, and repent, and make into all the country about Jordan, supplication unto thee in the land of preaching the baptism of repentance them that carried them capuves, say- for the remission of sins, Luke iii. 3. ing, We have sinned, and have done And Jesus answering said unto them, perversely, we have committed wick- Suppose ye that these Galilæans were edness, 1 Kings viii. 47. Wherefore I siuners above all the Galilæans, beabhor myself, and repent in dust and cause they suffered such things? I tell ashes, Job xlii. 6. Wash you, make you you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye clean; put away the evil of your doings shall all likewise perish, xiii. 2, 3. I from before mine eyes; cease to do say unto you, that likewise joy shall be evil; learn to do well; seek judgment, in heaven over one sinner that repentrelieve the oppressed, judge the fa- eth, more than over ninety andˇnine therless, plead for the widow, Isa. i. just persons, which need no repentance, 16, 17. Seek ye the LORD while he xv. 7. Likewise, I say unto you, there may be found, call ye upon him while is joy in the presence of the angels of he is near: Let the wicked forsake his God over one sinner that repenteth, way, and the unrighteous man his 10. And he said, Nay, father Abrathoughts: and let him return unto the ham: but if one went unto them from LORD, and he will have mercy upon the dead, they will repent, xvi. 30. him; and to our God, for he will And that repentance and remission of abundantly pardon, lv. 6, 7. O Jeru- sins should be preached in his name salem, wash thine heart from wicked- among all nations, beginning at Jeruness, that thou mayest be saved. How salem, xxiv. 47. Then Peter said unto long shall thy vain thoughts lodge them, Repent, and be baptized every within thee? Jer. iv. 14. Thus saith one of you in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn your- for the remission of sins, and ye shall selves from your idols; and turn away receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, your faces from all your abominations, Acts ii. 38. Repent ye therefore, and Ezek. xiv. 6. Have I any pleasure at be converted, that your sins may be all that the wicked should die? saith blotted out, when the times of refreshthe Lord GOD; and not that he shoulding shall come from the presence of

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the Lord, iii. 19. When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life, xi. 18. And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now commandeth all men every where to repent, xvii. 30. Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith to wards our Lord Jesus Christ, xx.21. But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance, xxvi. 20. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death, 2 Cor. vii. 10. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, 2 Tim. ii. 25. Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Heb. vi. 1. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Pet. iii. 9. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do thy first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent, Rev. ii. 5. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not,

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b Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven, Matt. v. 3. 10.

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19, 20. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, vi. 10. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you, 33. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven, vii. 21. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand, x. 7. Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force, xi. 11, 12. He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given, xiii. 11. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field, 24. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field, 31. Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened, 33. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind, 44-47. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old, 52. At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as

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little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven, xviii. 1-4. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants, 23. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard, xx. 1. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, xxii. 2. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in, xxiii. 13. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. xxv. 1. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods, 14. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever, Dan. ii. 44. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire, Mark ix. 47. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God, x. 14. But Jesus answered again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into

the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God, 24, 25. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God, xiv. 25. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God, Luke vi. 20. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal. the sick, ix. 2. And heal the sick, that are therein, and

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say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you, x. 9-11. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God, xiii. 28, 29. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you, xvii. 20, 21. For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come, xxii. 16, 18. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God, John iii. 3-5. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, Col. i. 13.

VER. 3.

Οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ῥηθεὶς ὑπὸ Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος· Φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ετοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν Κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ.

For this is he that was spoken of a by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, b Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

a The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God, Isa. xl. 3. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make

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