6 And when the "disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

8 And when they had lifted up saw no man, save Jesus only.

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9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

10 And his disciples asked him, saying, 'Why then say the Scribes that Elias must first come? 11 And Jesus answered and said unto them,

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thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken :-And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. Acrs, iii. 22, 23: For Moses truly said unto the Fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. HEB. i. 1, 2: God, who at sundry times, and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son. do. xii. 25: See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven. h2 PET. i. 18: And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

DAN. viii. 18: As he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep-but he touched me and set me upright. do. ix. 21: While I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabrielbeing caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. do. x. 10, 18: Behold an hand touched me, which set upon my knees, and upon the palms of my hands:There came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. REV. i. 17: And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last. See on MAT. viii. 4.

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Elias truly shall first come, and "restore all things.

12 But I say unto you, That "Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise Pshall also the Son of man suffer of them.

13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

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MAL. iv. 6: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. LUKE, i. 16, 17: Many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 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. ACTS, iii. 21: Whom [Jesus Christ] the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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n MAT. xi. 14: This is Elias which was for to come. ix. 11-13: And they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

•MAT. xiv. 3, 10: For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.-And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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• MAT. xi. 14: The words under ver. 12.

MARK, 9, 14: When he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the Scribes questioning with them. LUKE, ix. 37: It came to pass, that on the next day when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

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for cftimes he falleth into the fire, and off into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you how long shall I suffer" you? bring him hither to me.

18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart," and said, Why could not we cast him out?

20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have 'faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mounain, Remove hence to yonder place;12 and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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*HEB. iii. 19: So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

* MAT. xxi. 21: If ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree; but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. MARK, ix. 23: Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. do. xi. 23: Verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith. LUKE, xvii. 6: If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this Sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 1 COR. xii. 9: To another, faith, by the same Spirit. do. xiii. 2: Though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. JAMES, i. 6: Let him ask in faith nothing wavering:

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

22 ¶ And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be "betrayed into the hands of men :

23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

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24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money 13 came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, 15 or of strangers?

26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should "offend them, go thou to sea, and cast an hook, and take

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MARK, ix. 33: He came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he asked them, what was it that ye disputed among yourselves, by the way?

w ROM. xiv. 21: It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. do. xv. 1-3: We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, the reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 2 COR. vi. 3: Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed. 1 JOHN, ii. 10: He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

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CHAP. XVIII.

1 Christ warneth his disciples to be humble and harmless: 7 to avoid offences, and not to despise the little ones: 15 teacheth how we are to deal with our brethren, when they offend us : 21 and how oft to forgive them: 23 which he setteth forth by a parable of the king, that took account of his servants, 32 and punished him, who showed no mercy to his fellow.

AT the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them.

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2 MARK, ix. 33 : The words under MAT. xvii. 24. 46: Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. do. xxii. 24: There was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

b Ps. li. 10-13 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. do. cxxxi. 2: Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. MAT. xix. 14. MARK, X. 14: But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. LUKE, Xviii. 16: But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. JOHN, iii. 3: 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. 1 Cor. xiv. 20: Brethren, be not children in understanding howbeit, in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 1 PET. ii. 2: As new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.