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The People's New Testamentby

B. W. Johnson

The People's New Testament B. W. Johnson

Table of Contents

Title Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3Books of the New Testament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 5Harmony of the Gospels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 7Our Lord's Miracles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 29Our Lord's Parables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 32Our Lord's Discourses and Conversations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 35The Discourses in Acts of the Apostles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 37Tables of Time, Measures, Weights, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 38

A Table of Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 38A Table of Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 38A Table of Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 38Measures of Liquids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 39Measures of Dry Things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 39

The Gospel According to Matthew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41Introduction to Matthew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41The Genealogy and Birth of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41The Wise Men and the Flight into Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 44John the Baptist and the Baptism of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 47The Temptation, and Christ's Ministry in Galilee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 51The Sermon on the Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 55The Sermon on the Mount:—Continued.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 60The Sermon on the Mount:—Concluded.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 63Miracles at Capernaum and on the Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 66The Ministry at Capernaum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 70The Call and Charge to the Apostles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 73The Message from John the Baptist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 78The Pharisees Take Counsel Against and Seek to Destroy Jesus. . . . . p. 81Seven Parables of the Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 86The Miracles Beyond and Upon the Sea of Galilee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 90Christ and the Pharisees: The Woman of Canaan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 94The Foundation of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 97The Transfiguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 100The Greatest in the Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 103

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Marriage and Divorce; The Rich Ruler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 106The Laborers in the Vineyard; The Ambitious Mother. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 109Christ Entering Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 111The Marriage of the King's Son; Attempts to Entrap the Savior. . . . . . . p. 116The Last Appeal to Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 119The Judgments on the Jewish Nation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 123The End of the World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 127The Preparation for the Lord's Death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 131Jesus Crucified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 139The Resurrection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 144

The Gospel According to Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 148Introduction to Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 148The Beginning of the Ministry of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 149The First Conflict with the Scribes and Pharisees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 150Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 151Teaching in Parables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 153Healing the Afflicted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 154The First Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 155Making Void the Law of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 157In the Coasts of Cæsarea Philippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 158The Transfiguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 159Christ's Law of Divorce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 161The Royal Entrance into Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 162A Day of Controversy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 163Christ's Discourse on the Last Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 164The Seizure, Trial, and Condemnation of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 165The Crucifixion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 166The Resurrection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 167

The Gospel According to Luke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 170Introduction to Luke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 170The Birth of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 170The Birth of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 173Jesus Anointed by the Holy Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 178The Beginning of Christ's Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 179Christ Teaching and Healing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 180The Twelve Apostles Chosen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 181The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 182Speaking in Parables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 184The Transfiguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 185The Seventy Disciples Sent Forth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 186

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Rebuking the Pharisees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 188Various Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 189Christ Still Teaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 191Teaching in Parables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 192Joy of Repenting Sinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 194The Rich Man and Lazarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 196Various Sayings of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 198Parables Concerning Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 200The Entrance into Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 201A Day of Conflict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 203Discourse on the Last Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 204The Last Supper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 204The Crucifixion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 206The Risen Lord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 207

The Gospel According to John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 210Introduction to the Gospel of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 210The Beginning of Christ's Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 211The First Miracle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 215Christ and Nicodemus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 217Jesus at Sychar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 220Jesus in Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 224Christ, the Bread of Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 226Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 229Christ Teaching in Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 232The Man Born Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 235The Good Shepherd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 237Lazarus Raised from the Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 239The Royal Entrance into Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 241The Lord Washes the Disciples' Feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 244Jesus Comforts His Disciples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 246The True Vine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 248The Work of the Holy Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 250The Lord's Prayer for His Disciples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 252Jesus Betrayed and Condemned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 254The Crucifixion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 255The Resurrection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 257The Risen Lord at the Sea of Galilee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 258

The Acts of the Apostles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 261Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 261Chapter I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 263

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The Day of Pentecost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 265The First Persecution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 269Peter and John Before the Sanhedrim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 271The Sin and Punishment of Ananias and Sapphira. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 274Stephen Seized and Called Before the Sanhedrim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 276The Martyrdom of Stephen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 279The Missionary Labors of Philip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 282The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 286The Doors of the Kingdom Opened to the Gentiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 290Peter's Defence Before the Church at Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 293Persecutions in Judea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 295The Era of Gentile Missions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 297Missionary Labors in the Cities of Asia Minor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 302The Question of Circumcision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 304The Gospel Carried into Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 307Paul at Athens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 311Paul at Corinth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 313Paul at Ephesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 316The Second Visit to Europe and Return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 319Paul Seized in the Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 322Paul's Address to the Jews in the Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 326Paul's Defence Before the Sanhedrim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 328Paul's Defence Before Felix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 331The Appeal to Cæsar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 333Paul's Address Before King Agrippa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 335The Sea Voyage to Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 337Paul at Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 340

The Epistle of Paul to the Romans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 344Introduction to the Epistle to the Romans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 344Introduction: The Morals of Paganism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 345The Sinfulness of the Jews; Their Need of the Gospel. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 349The Condemnation of Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 353Abraham Justified While Still a Gentile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 355Reconciliation Through Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 357Dying and Living with Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 360Deliverance from Bondage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 362The Privileges of the Children of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 365The Rejection of the Jews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 370The Jews Excluded from Unbelief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 374The Two Olive Trees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 377

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Christian Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 380The Christians and CIVIL Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 382Differences of Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 384Mutual Love and Forbearance Enjoined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 386Personal Salutations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 388

The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 391Introduction to First Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 391The Divisions in the Church Brought to Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 392Christ Crucified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 395Carnal Divisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 397The Apostles and the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 399Impurity in the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 401Litigation Among Brethren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 403Marriage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 405The Duty of the Strong Toward Weaker Brethren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 408The Apostleship of Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 409Warnings Against Idolatry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 411Dress and Conduct in the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 413Spiritual Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 416The Greatest of All Things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 417Order in Public Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 419The Resurrection from the Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 422Concluding Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 426

The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 428TABLE OF CONTENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 428Introduction to Second Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 428Paul's Anxiety Over the Corinthian Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 429The Repentance of the Corinthians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 430The Two Covenants Compared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 432Glory Through Suffering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 434The House Not Made with Hands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 436The Apostolic Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 438The Effect of Paul's First Letter at Corinth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 439The Grace of Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 441Liberal and Cheerful Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 443Judaizing False Teachers Rebuked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 444Paul and His Antagonists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 445Paul's Revelations and Thorn in the Flesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 448Concluding Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 450

The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 451

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Introduction to the Epistle to the Galatians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 451Paul's Apostleship of God, Not of Men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 452The Gospel Not Bondage to the Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 454Justification Belongeth to Abraham's Children by Faith. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 457The Two Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 460The Fruits of the Flesh and of the Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 463Concluding Admonitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 465

The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 467Introduction to the Epistle to the Ephesians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 467The Foreordination of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 468The Church Redeemed in Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 471Paul's Office as Apostle to the Gentiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 473The Unity of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 475Duties Which Become the Children of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 479The Christian Warfare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 481

The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 484Introduction to the Epistle to the Philippians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 484Greetings from a Roman Prison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 485Exhortation to a Holy Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 487Attaining to the Power of the Resurrection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 489Precepts for Christian Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 492

The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 495Introduction to the Epistle to the Colossians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 495Chapter I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 496Warnings Against False Theories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 499The New Life in Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 501Final Exhortation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 503

The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 506Introduction to the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 506Introductory Greetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 507Paul's Ministry at Thessalonica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 508Paul's Feelings Toward the Thessalonians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 509Exhortation to a Godly Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 510Closing Admonitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 512

The Second Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 514Introduction to the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. . . . . . . . . . . p. 514Greetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 514The Man of Sin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 515Closing Admonitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 517

The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 519

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Introduction to the First Epistle to Timothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 519The Work Assigned to Timothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 520Directions Concerning Public Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 522Bishops and Deacons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 523A Falling Away Predicted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 525The Widows of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 527Various Duties Enjoined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 528

The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 531Introduction to the Second Epistle to Timothy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 531Timothy's Preparation for His Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 531To Be a Workman Approved of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 533A Defection from the Truth Foretold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 535The Last Solemn Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 536

The Epistle of Paul to Titus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 539Introduction to the Epistle to Titus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 539Directions to Titus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 539Practical Duties Versus Unsound Doctrine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 540Various Duties of Social Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 541

The Epistle of Paul to Philemon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 543Introduction to the Epistle to Philemon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 543The Appeal of Onesimus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 544

The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 546Introduction to the Epistle to the Hebrews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 546Christ Greater Than Angels and Prophets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 547The Superiority of the New Dispensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 549Christ Superior to Moses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 551The Rest that Remaineth for the Saints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 552The Superiority of Christ's Priesthood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 554Going on Toward Perfection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 555Christ's Priesthood After the Order of Melchizedec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 557The Two Testaments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 560The Old and New Testament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 561Christ's Sacrifice Offered Once for All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 564Living by Faith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 567Perseverance and the Christian Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 570Closing Admonitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 572

The Epistle of Paul to James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 574Introduction to the General Epistle of James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 574On Temptations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 575Faith and Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 577

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The Control of the Tongue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 579Control of the Passions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 580Warnings to the Rich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 581

The First Epistle General of Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 584Introduction to the First Epistle General of Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 584The Gospel the Foreordained Purpose of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 585The Temple of Living Stones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 588Various Practical Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 590Counsels to Suffering Saints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 592Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 593

The Second Epistle General of Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 595Introduction to the Second Epistle of Peter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 595Making the Calling and Election Sure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 595Warnings Against False Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 597The End of All Things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 598

The First Epistle General of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 601Introduction to the First Epistle of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 601Fellowship with God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 602The New Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 603Children Born of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 605Trying the Spirits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 606Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 608

The Second Epistle General of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 611Introduction to the Second Epistle of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 611The Epistle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 611

The Third Epistle General of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 613Introduction to the Third Epistle of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 613The Epistle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 613

The General Epistle of Jude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 615Introduction to the Epistle of Jude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 615The Epistle (Jude 1:1) (Jude 1:2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 615

The Revelation of John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 618Introduction to Revelation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 618

The Author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 618The Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 619The Real Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 620Internal Testimony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 621The Place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 622Systems of Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 622Table of Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 623

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The Scope of Revelation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 626Divisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 627

The Vision of the Son of Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 628Letters to the Churches: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 631The Epistles to the Seven Churches Continued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 634The Open Door in Heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 637The Book with Seven Seals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 641The Opening of the Seals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 643The Sealing of the Servants of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 651The Seventh Seal Opened. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 654The Woe Trumpets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 658The Open Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 662The Two Witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 665The Vision of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 672The Seven-Headed Beast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 675The Triumph of Christ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 681Another Great and Marvellous Sign in Heaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 684The Seven Last Plagues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 686The Judgment and the Great Harlot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 692The Doomed City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 695The Marriage Supper of the Lamb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 696The Millennium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 699The New Jerusalem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 702The New Jerusalem (Continued): Epilogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 705

Key Thoughts of the New Testament Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 708Quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament. . . . . . . . . . . p. 709Chronology of Acts and the Epistles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 710Cities and Towns Named in the New Testament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 712

I. In Judæa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 712II. In Samaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 712III. In Galilee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 712IV. In Peræa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 713V. Decapolis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 713VI. In Phoenicia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 713VII. In Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 713VIII. In Asia Minor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 714IX. In Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 714X. Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 715XI. In the Isles of the Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 715XII. Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 715

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Indexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 717Index of Scripture References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 717Index of Scripture Commentary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 727Index of Pages of the Print Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 740

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People's NT B. W. Johnson

T H EPEOPLE'S NEWTESTAMENT

THE COMMON ANDREVISED VERSIONSWITH REFERENCES.

WITH

EXPLANATORY NOTESAUTHOR OF

“A VISION OF THE AGES,”“COMMENTARY ON JOHN,”

“INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTARY,”ETC.


CHRISTIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS,ST. LOUIS 3, MO.

COPYRIGHTED BYCHRISTIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY,

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PrefaceThis work has been prepared, not especially for the learned and critical class, but for the people.

The aim is indicated by the title. It has been a cherished purpose to prepare a People's NewTestament, with such aids as would enable the common reader to arrive at an understanding ofevery portion of the sacred message. If the Bible is God's message to the common people, the mostimportant object that piety and learning can propose is to put that message in their hands in such ashape and with such aids that the ordinary reader can understand it readily. That message was firstgiven thousands of years ago, in far away lands, to men of strange languages and customs. In theshape in which it was originally recorded no one of only common English education could understandit. If one were to demand the Scriptures as given by the sacred writers, he would receive them instrange characters and unknown tongues of which he could not understand a word or a letter. It isneedful for his use that they be translated out of the original tongues and printed in his ownvernacular. In order to understand them it is not only necessary that he have the aid of a translation,but even when this is done he will find much that is obscure or hard to understand. There areallusions to the customs of the times and countries in which the Scriptures were written, to thehistory of Israel and surrounding nations, to the geography of Palestine and other Bible countries,to men of prominence in secular history, and to various matters which must be understood if wewould have a clear meaning of the sacred text. Without this understanding the reader moves througha maze of obscurity. Often, too, the meaning of passages of Scripture can only be determined bycomparison with other passages. Hence, in order to a clear view of the meaning of the sacred record,not only is there need of the aid of translation, but of a library of Bible Dictionaries, SacredGeographies, Concordances, etc., unless the result of study of these latter works is condensed inbrief explanatory notes on all difficult passages.

The latter is what I have sought in this work to accomplish. The problem has been to give noteson all such passages sufficiently comprehensive to enable the ordinary reader to get a clear meaningof the sacred text, and at the same time to condense a commentary on the whole New Testament

3 in two volumes of about six hundred pages each. I trust that the results will prove that this purposehas been attained. In order to accomplish this at the least expense of space possible, I have giventhe comment upon Matthew with considerable fullness, omitting no passage the meaning of whichis not apparent. Where the same accounts occur in Mark and Luke, the remaining synoptic Gospels,unless some new feature is added, I have cited the reader to the place where the notes are found inMatthew, thus avoiding repetition of comments in the same volume. As the Gospel of John is, toa great extent, independent, the notes are fuller, and the references to Matthew are less frequentlymade. By this comparison of the parallel accounts the reader will find in the space of this volumeall that is needful for an understanding of the Historical books of the New Testament, includingThe Acts of the Apostles.

The two versions of the Scriptures accepted among all English speaking people are placed sideby side; the Common Version, so dear by the associations of ages, in large type for daily reading;and the Revised Version, embracing the latest results of the critical examination of manuscripts,in smaller type for comparison. Often a passage that is obscure in the Common Version will havenew light thrown upon it by reading it in the Revision. If, after both readings have been examined,

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the difficulty remains, then the notes should be carefully studied. The Harmony that has beeninserted from the Oxford Teacher's Bible and the Various Tables will also be found valuable aids.

If this work shall tend to create a greater interest among common readers in the New Testamentand help them to “delight in the law of the Lord, and in his law to meditate day and night,” I shallpraise the Heavenly Father for the grace and mercy he has granted to his servant. May the readerbe made wise unto salvation and walk in the footsteps of Him whom these pages reveal until heenters the heavenly rest!

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Acts of the Apostles. 28

6 Romans. 167 I. Corinthians. 168 II. Corinthians. 139 Galatians. 610 Ephesians. 611 Philippians. 412 Colossians. 413 I. Thessalonians. 514 II. Thessalonians. 315 I. Timothy. 616 II. Timothy. 417 Titus. 318 Philemon. 119 Hebrews. 1320 James. 521 I. Peter. 522 II. Peter. 323 I. John. 524 II. John. 125 III. John. 1

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divinity ofChirst

PrefaceAnnunciation

of birth ofJohn theBaptist

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Hebron,

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4 b.c.

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Birth andinfancy ofJohn theBaptist

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Adorationby shepherds

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Hebron

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F l i g h tinto Egypt

Massacre of t h eInnocents

Return toNazareth

Childhoodof Jesus

With thedoctors in thetemple

Youth ofJesus

EventsMinistry

of John theBaptist

Baptismsby John theBaptist

Witnessto Christ byJohn theBaptist

Baptismof Jesus byJohn theBaptist

——Bethlehem

Egypt

Bethlehem

Nazareth

Nazareth

Jerusalem

Nazareth

LocalityBethabara

Bethabara

Bethabara

Bethabara

1:172:1–12

2:13–15

2:16–18

2:19–23

——

——

——

Matt3:1–4

3:5

3:11, 12

3:13–17

————

——

——

——

——

——

——

Mark1:1–8

1:5

1:7, 8

1:9–11

3:23——

——

——

2:39

2:40

2:46–50

2:51

Luke3:1–6

3:7

3:15–18

3:21, 22

————

——

——

——

——

——

——

John1:6–15

——

——

——

8


Temptationof Jesus

John theB a p t i s t ' s

Wildernessof Judæa

Bethabara

4:1–11

——

1:12, 13

——

4:1–13

——

——

1:19–35

CHRIST'SF I R S TAPPEARANCE

Date27 a.d.

s e c o n dtestimony

Call ofthe f ir s td i s c i p l e s(five)

EventsF i r s t

Miracle, atCana

Visit toCapernaum

F i r s tPASSOVER; fi r s tcleansing oftemple

Discourse wi t hNicodemus

T h eBaptist's lasttestimony

Chr ist ' sv i s i t t oSamaria

Chr ist ' sreturn toCana

Chr ist ' shealing of thenobleman'sson

Bethabara

LocalityCana

Capernaum

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Ænon

Sychar

Cana

Cana

——

Matt——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

Mark——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

Luke——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

1:37–51

John2:1–11

2:12

2:13–23

3:1–21

3:25–36

4:1–42

4:43–46

4:46–54

9


F I R S TP U B L I CPREACHING

Date27 a.d.

F I R S TGENERALCIRCUIT

Date27 a.d.

EventsImprisonment

of John theBaptist

Chr ist ' spreaching inGalilee:—

Chr ist ' spreaching atNazareth

Chr ist ' spreaching atCapernaum

Call ofA n d r e w ,Peter, Jamesand John

Miracles:—Casting out adevil

Miracles:—Healing ofP e t e r ' smother-in-law

Miracles:—Healing ofmany sickand diseased

EventsPreparatory

PrayerC i r c u i t t

h r o u g hGalilee

LocalityMachærus

——

Nazareth

Capernaum

Capernaum

Capernaum

Capernaum

Capernaum

Locality——

——

Matt4:12

——

——

4:13

4:18–22

——

——

——

Matt——

4:23–25

Mark1:14

——

6:1

——

1:16

1:23

1:29

1:32

Mark1:35

1:39

Luke——

——

4:15–30

4:31

——

4:33

4:38

4:40

Luke4:42

4:44

John——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

John——

——

10


SERMON H i l l 5–7:27 —— —— ——ON THE a b o v eMOUNT

Ser mo nin the boat;miraculousdraught offishes

Healingof a leper

Retirementfor prayer

Healingof palsiedman

Call ofM a t t h e w

GennesaretGennesaret

——

——

Capernaum

Capernaum

——

8:2–4

——

9:2

9:9

——

1:40

1:45

2:1

2:13–18

5:1 ——

5:12 ——

5:16 ——

5:17 ——

5:27–33 ——

S E C O N DY E A R ' SMINISTRY

Date28 a.d.

( L e v i ) ,supper, anddiscourse

EventsS e c o n d

PassoverMirac le

at Bethesda,and discourseon it

T h eS a b b a t h ;p l u c k i n gcorn

T h emiracle of thewithered hand

Oppositionof Herodians

LocalityJerusalem

Jerusalem

Galilee

Capernaum

Capernaum

Matt——

——

12:1

12:10

12:14

Mark——

——

2:23

3:1

3:6

Luke——

——

6:1

6:6

6:11

John5:1

5:2–47

——

——

——

11


Retirementfor prayer

Ordinationof TwelveApostles

SERMON

Capernaum

Capernaum

n e a r

——

10:2–4

——

3:13

3:14

——

6:12 ——

6:13 ——

6:17–49 ——I N T HE CapernaumPLAIN (ofGennessaret)

Healing n e a r 8:5–13 —— 7:1 ——o f t h e Capernaumcentur ion'sservant

Healingson of widowof Nain

Messagefrom Johnthe Baptist;C h r i s t ' stestimony

Warningto Chorazin,&c.

Nain

Capernaum

Capernaum

—— ——

11:2–7 ——

11:20–28 ——

7:11 ——

7:17–24 ——

—— ——

M a r y Capernaum —— —— 7:36 ——

S E C O N DGENERALCIRCUIT

Date

Magdalene

EventsThrough

GalileeHealing

(?)

LocalityGalilee

Capernaum

Matt——

12:22

Mark3:19

——

Luke8:1–3

——

John——

——o f ademoniac

Blasphemyagainst theHoly Ghost

T h eunclean spirit

Capernaum

Capernaum

12:24

12:43

3:22

——

—— ——

—— ——

12


28 a.d.

T h einterruptiono f H i srelatives

Parables:—

Capernaum

Plain of

12:46

13:1–9,

3:31

4 : 1 ,

—— ——

8 : 4 , ——The Sower Gennesaret 18–23 14–20 11–15

T h e Plain of 13:24 —— —— ——Tares Gennesaret

T h e Plain of 13:31 4:30 —— ——Mustard seed Gennesaret

T h e Plain of 13:33 —— —— ——Leaven Gennesaret

T h e Plain of —— 4:21 8:16 ——Candle Gennesaret

T h e Plain of 13:44 —— —— ——Treasure

The Pearl

The Net

C h r i s t

GennesaretPlain of

GennesaretPlain of

GennesaretSea of

13:45

13:47

8:24

——

——

4:37

—— ——

—— ——

8:23 ——calms the Gennesaretstorm

C h r i s tsuffers devilsto enter theswine

Parables:—BridegroomN e w

cloth andnew wine

Miracles:—Issue o fblood

J a i r u s 'daughter

T w oblind men

Gadara

CapernaumCapernaum

Gennesaret

Capernaum

Capernaum

8:28

9:159:16, 17

} 9:18

9:27

5:1

————

5:22

——

8:27 ——

—— ———— ——

8:41 ——

—— ——

13


T H I R DGENERALCIRCUIT

Date28 a.d.

D u m bspirit

EventsMission o

f t h eT w e l v eApostles

Death ofJohn theBaptist

Feedingo f f i v ethousand

Walking

Capernaum

Locality——

Machærus

Bethsaida

L a k e

9:32

Matt10:1

14:1

14:13

14:25

——

Mark6:6–11

6:14

6:30

6:48

——

Luke9:1–3

9:7

9:12

——

——

John——

——

——

6:1

T H I R DY E A R ' SMINISTRY

Date

28 a.d.

on the waterDiscourse

on the plainand in thesynagogue

EventsDiscourse

on pollutionSyrophoenician

womanMiracles:—

Healing ofthe deaf anddumb man

Healingof many sick

Feedingo f f o u rthousand

GennesaretCapernaum

LocalityCapernaum

Phoenicia

Decapolis

Decapolis

Gennesaret

14:34

Matt15:1–20

15:21

——

15:29

15:32

——

Mark7:1–23

7:24

7:32

——

8:1

——

Luke——

——

——

——

——

6:196:26–70

John——

——

——

——

——

14


Parab leof leaven

Healingblind man

P e t e r ' sconfession ofC h r i s t ' sDivinity

TRANSFIGURATION

Healing

Gennesaret

Bethsaida

——

M o u n tTabor, orHermon

M o u n t

16:5

——

16:13

17:1

17:14

8:14

8:22

8:27

9:2

9:14

—— ——

—— ——

9:18 ——

9:28 ——

9:37 ——d e m o n i a c Tabor, orchild

Predictiono f H i sPassion

HermonGalilee 17:22 9:30 9:43 ——

T h estater in thefish's mouth

L e s s o non docility

L e s s o n

Capernaum

Capernaum

Capernaum

17:27

18:1

18:15

——

9:33

9:43

—— ——

9:46 ——

—— ——o nforgiveness

L e s s o non self-denial

Pa rab le of t h eunmercifu lservant

T H EFEAST OFTABERNACLES

DiscoursesOfficers

sent to arrestHim

T h eadulteress

Capernaum

Capernaum

Jerusalem

JerusalemJerusalem

Jerusalem

18:18 ——

18:23 ——

—— ——

—— ———— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— 7:2, 10

—— 7:10–46—— 7:30, 46

—— 8:3

15


DiscoursesThreatened

with stoningHealing

of blind man,

Jerusalem —— ——Jerusalem —— ——

Jerusalem —— ——

—— 8:12—— 8:59

—— 9:1

a n ddiscourses

Christ theDOOR

Christ the GO O DSHEPHERD

F E A S T




—— 10:1

—— 10:11

—— 10:22O FDEDICATION

Chr ist ' soneness withthe Father

Chr ist ' sretreat acrossthe Jordan

Chr ist ' sraising ofLazarus

Chr ist ' sretreat toEphraim

* 1*

Mission ofthe Seventy

* Parableof the GoodSamaritan

* Visit toMartha &Mary


Peræa —— ——

Bethany —— ——

Ephraim —— ——

Samaria —— ——Galilee —— ——


Bethany —— ——

——

——

——

——

9:5310:1–17

10:30

10:38

10:30

10:40

11:1

11:54

————

——

——

1 As an interval of nearly three months occurred between the Feasts of Tabernacles and Dedication, some place the events marked* in that interval, and vary their order, putting the “healing of the ten lepers” immediately after the “repulse by the Samaritans.”

16


* The Mount of 6:9–13 —— 11:2–4 ——Lord's Prayer Olives

Parab le Mount of —— —— 11:5 ——o f t h e Olivesimportunityof a friend

T h edumb spirit

The richfool

G o d ' sprovidence tobirds andflowers

T h ebarren figtree





11:14 ——

12:16 ——

12:22–30 ——

13:6 ——

T h ewoman withan infirmity

* Themustard seed

* Healingthe man withdropsy

* Lessonon humility

Parables:—The Greatsupper

L o s tsheep andpieces ofsilver

Prodigal








13:11 ——

13:18 ——

14:1–4 ——

14:7 ——

14:12 ——

15:1 ——

15:11 ——son

U n j u s t Jerusalem —— —— 16:1 ——steward

D i v e sand Lazarus

Jerusalem —— —— 16:19 ——

17


THE LASTPASSOVER

Date29 a.d.

* The tenlepers

Parables:—Importunatewidow

Phariseeand publican

R i c hyoung man

Labourers in t h evineyard

T e npounds

* Healingo f b l indBartimæus

EventsT h e

supper inS i m o n ' shouse

M a r yanoints Jesus

Triumphalentry into thetemple

Retirementto Bethany

Cursing

Samaria

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jericho

LocalityBethany

Bethany

Jerusalem

——

Mount of

——

——

——

19:16

20:1

——

20:29

Matt26:6–13

26:7

21:1–17

21:17

21:18

——

——

——

10:17

——

——

10:46

Mark14:3–9

14:3

11:1–11

11:11

11:12

17:11

18:1

18:9

18:18

——

19:12

——

Luke——

——

19:29–41

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

John12:1

12:3

12:12–20

——

——the fig tree

Cleansingof the temple

Retirementto Bethany

OlivesJerusalem

——

21:12

——

11:15

11:19

19:45 ——

—— ——

T h e Mount of —— 11:20 —— ——withered fig Olives

18


tree and itslesson

Discourses in t h etemple:—

T h efather andtwo sons

T h ew i c k e dhusbandmen

T h ew e d d i n ggarment

T r ib ut emoney

T h eSadducees

——

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

——

21:28

21:33

22:1

22:15

22:23

——

——

12:1

——

12:13

12:18

—— ——

—— ——

20:9 ——

—— ——

20:20 ——

20:27 ——

a n dresurrection

The greatcommandment

T h ewidow's mite

The eightwoes

Destructionof Jerusalemand of theworld

Parables:—

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Mount of

22:34

——

23

24:1

25:1

12:28

12:41

——

13:1

——

—— ——

21:1 ——

—— ——

21:5 ——

—— ——T h e t e n Olivesvirgins

Talents

S h e e pand goats

Warningo f t h ebetrayal

Mount ofOlives

Mount ofOlives

Bethany

25:14 ——

25:31 ——

26:1 ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

19


T h ecounsel of

Jerusalem 26:2 14:1 22:1 ——

t h eSanhedrim

J u d a s 'betrayal

Preparation of t h ePassover

Washingthe apostles'feet

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

26:14

26:17

——

14:10

14:12

——

22:3

22:7

——

——

——

13:1–17

T h ebreaking ofbread

“One ofyou shallbetray me”

“Is it I?”T h e

giving of thesop, “Thatthou doest,do quickly”

Departureof Judas

P e t e rwarned

T h eblessing thecup

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

JerusalemJerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

26:26

——

26:22–25——

——

26:34

26:28

14:22

——

14:19——

——

14:30

14:24

22:19

22:21

————

——

22:34

——

——

13:18

——13:26, 27

13:30

13:36

——

T h ed is co u r sesafter supper

Chr ist ' sprayer for hisapostles

T h ehymn

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

——

——

26:30

—— ——

—— ——

14:26 ——

14–16

17

——

20


T h eagony

T h e pr a y e r( r e p e a t e dthrice)

H i ssweat, and theangel's comfort

The sleep of t h eapostles

Betrayalby Judas

P e t e r sm i t e sMalchus

C h r i s theals the earof Malchus

C h r i s tforsaken byHis disciples

Christ ledto Annas

C h r i s tt r ie d b yCaiaphas

P e t e r fo l l o w sChrist

The high pr i e s t ' sadjuration

C h r i s tcondemned,b u f f e t e d ,mocked

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Gethsemane

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

26:37

26:39–44

——

26:40–45

26:47–50

26:51

——

26:56

——

26:57

26:58

26:63

26:66, 67

14:33

14:36–39

——

14:37–41

14:34, 44

14:47

——

14:50

——

14:53

14:54

14:61

14:64, 65

22:39

22:42

22:43, 44

——

22:47

22:50

22:51

——

——

22:54

22:55

——

22:63–65

18:1

——

——

——

18:2–4

18:10

——

——

18:12

18:15

18:15

——

18:17–24

21


P e t e r ' sdenial ofChrist

C h r i s tbefore Pilate

Repentanceof Judas

P i l a t ecomes out tothe people

P i l a t espeaks to Je s u sprivately

P i l a t eorders Him to b escourged

J e s u scrowned withthorns

J e s u sexhitited byPilate; “EcceHomo”

J e s u sa c c u s e dformally

J e s u ssent by Pilateto Herod,m o c k e d ,arrayed inpurple

“Beholdyour King!”

P i l a t edesires torelease Him

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

26:69

27:1

27:3

——

——

27:26

27:29

——

27:11

——

——

27:15

14:66

15:1

——

——

——

15:15

15:17

——

15:2

——

——

15:6

22:55–59

23:1

——

——

——

——

——

——

23:2

23:6–11

——

23:17

18:25–27

18:28

——

18:29

18:33

19:1

19:2

19:5

——

——

19:14

19:12

22


T H E S EV E NWORDS

Date

P i l a t ereceives am e s s a g efrom his wife

P i l a t ewashes hishands

P i l a t e re l e a s e sBarabbas

P i l a t ed e l i v e r sJesus to becrucified

Simon ofC y r e n ecarries thecross

T h e ygive Himvinegar andgall

Nail himto the cross

T h esuperscription

Events

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Golgotha

Golgotha

Golgotha

Locality

27:19

27:24

27:26

27:26

27:32

27:34

27:35

27:37

Matt

——

——

——

15:15

15:21

15:23

——

15:26

Mark

——

——

——

23:25

23:26

23:36

23:33

23:38

Luke

——

——

——

19:16

——

——

19:18

19:19

John

29 a.d. Golgotha1 .

F a t h e r ,forgive them

—— —— 23:34 ——

H i sg a r m e n t sparted, andv e s t u r eallotted

Golgotha 27:35 15:24 23:23–34 19:23


Passers-byrail, the twothieves revile

T h epenitent thief

2. To-dayshalt thou bewith me inParadise

Golgotha

Golgotha

Golgotha

27:39–44

——

——

15:29–32

——

——

23:35 ——

23:40 ——

23:43 ——

Golgotha3 .

W o m a n ,behold thySon, &c.

—— —— —— 19:26, 27

T h edarkness

4. MyGod, myGod, whyhast thouforsaken me?

5 . Ithirst!

T h evinegar

6. It isfinished

Golgotha

Golgotha

Golgotha

Golgatha

Golgotha

27:45

27:46

——

27:48

——

15:33

15:34

——

15:36

——

23:44

——

——

——

——

——

——

19:28

19:29

19:30

Golgotha7 .

Father, intothy hands Icommend myspirit

—— —— 23:46 ——

Rendingof the veil

Openingof the graves,

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

27:51

27:52

15:38

——

23:45 ——

—— ——

a n dresurrectionof saints

Testimonyof centurion

Golgotha 27:54 15:39 23:47 ——


Watchingof the women

PiercingHis side

T a k i n gdown fromthe cross, andburial byJoseph ofAr imet hea

Golgotha

Golgotha

Golgotha

27:55

——

27:57–60

15:40

——

15:46

23:49

——

23:53

——

19:31

19:38

a n dNicodemus

A guard T h e 27:65, 66 —— —— 19:39–42

T H E G RE A T F OR T YDAYS

placed at the Gardendoor, whichwas sealed

Date29 a.d.

EventsWo me n

LocalityT h e

Matt28:1

Mark16:2

Luke——

John——

carry spices Gardento the tomb

T h e T h e 28:2 —— —— ——

angel had Gardenrolled awaythe stone

Wo me nannounce theresurrection

Peter and

Jerusalem

T h e

28:8 ——

—— ——

24:9, 10

24:12

20:1, 2

20:3

John run to Gardenthe tomb

T h e T h e —— —— 24:1 ——Gardenw o m e nreturn to thetomb

T h e g u ards

report Jerusalem 28:11–15 —— —— ——

25


APPEARANCESOF CHRISTAFTER HISRESURRECTION

Date29 a.d.

these thingsto the chiefpriests

Events1 . T o

LocalityT h e

Matt——

Mark16:9, 10

Luke——

John20:14

GardenM a r yMagdalene

“All hail!Fear not.Touch menot.“

2. To the

——

T h e

28:9

28:9

—— ——

—— ——

20:17

——

Gardenw o m e nr e t u r n i n ghome

“Go tellmy brethrenthat they gointo Galilee;there shallthey see me.“

3. To twod i s c i p l e sgo ing to Em m a u s(Expositionof prophecieso n t h epassion)

4 . T oPeter (1 Cor.15:5)

5. To tenApostles inthe upperroom

——

Emmaus

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

28:10

——

——

——

——

16:12

——

——

——

24:13

24:34

24:33

——

——

——

20:19


“ P e a c ebe unto youAs my Fatherhath sent me,even so sendI you“.

“Receiveye the HolyG h o s t .Whose sovers i n s y eremit,” &c.

6. To the el e v e nApostles inthe upperroom

“ P e a c ebe unto you.”

—— ——

—— ——

Jerusalem ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

16:14 ——

—— ——

20:21

20:22, 23

20:26

20:26

T oThomas.

“ R e a chhither thyfinger,” &c.

“Blessedare they thathave notseen, yeth a v e

believed.”7 . T o s

e v e ndisciples atthe Sea ofTiberias

To Peter.“Feed my

sheep. Feedmy lambs.”

8. To the el e v e n

——

——

Tiberias

——

Galilee

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

28:16 ——

—— 20:27

—— 20:29

—— 21:1–24

—— 21:15–17

—— ——


disciples on amountain inGalilee (1Cor. 15:5)

“ A l lpower isgiven untome in heavena n d i nearth.”

“Go yeand teach alln a t i o n s ,b a p t i z i n gthem,” &c.

“Lo, I amwith youalway, evenunto the endof the world.Amen.”

9. To five

——

——

——

Galilee,

28:18 ——

28:19 ——

28:20 ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——h u n d r e d or Bethanybrethren atonce (1 Cor.15:6)

10. ToJames (1Cor. 15:7)

1 1 .Ascension (1Cor. 15:7)

12. ToPaul (1 Cor. (?)15:8)

—— ——

Bethany ——

Damascus ——

——

16:19

——

—— ——

24:50, 51 ——

—— ——

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11 Our Lord's Miracles

Miracles

I. Narratedonly in oneGospel

Locality Matt Mark Luke John

Two blindmen healed

A dumb de m o n i a chealed

Stater in themouth of thefish

The deafand dumb manhealed

A blindman healed

W h e n Christpassed unseenthrough themultitude

Draught offish

Raising thewidow's son

Healing thewoman with aninfirmity

Healing theman with thedropsy

Healing theten lepers

Healing theear of Malchus,

Capernaum

Capernaum

Capernaum

Decapolis

Bethsaida

Nazareth

Bethsaida

Nain

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Samaria

Gethsemane

ix.

ix.

xvii.

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

vii.

viii.

——

——

——

——

——

——

——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

iv. ——

v. ——

vii. ——

xiii. ——

xiv. ——

xvii. ——

xxii. ——


servant of thehigh priest

T u r n i n gwater into wine

Healing thenobleman's sonof fever

Healing theimpotent manat Bethesda

Healing theman born blind

Raising ofLazarus

Draught offish

II. Narratedin two Gospels

Cana ——

Cana ——

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

Bethany ——

Bethsaida ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

ii.

iv.

v.

ix.

xi.

xxi.

Healing thedaughter of theSyrophoenician

Feeding thefour thousand

Cursing the(?)

Tyre

Gennesaret

Mount of

xv.

xv.

xxi.

vii.

viii.

xi.

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——fig tree

Healing thec e n t u r i o n ' sservant of palsy

The blindand dumbdemoniac

OlivesCapernaum

Galilee

viii.

xii.

—— vii. ——

—— xi. ——

T h e Capernaum —— i.demoniac in asynagogue

III.Narrated inthree Gospels

iv. ——

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Stilling thestorm

The legiono f d e v i l sentering theswine

Healing ofJairus' daughter

Healing thewoman with anissue of blood

Healing theman sick of thepalsy

Healing theleper

H e a l i n g

S e a o fGalilee

Gadara

Capernaum

Gennesaret

Capernaum

Gennesaret

Bethsaida

viii.

viii.

ix.

ix.

ix.

viii.

viii.

iv.

v.

v.

v.

ii.

i.

i.

viii. ——

viii. ——

viii. ——

viii. ——

v. ——

v. ——

iv. ——P e t e r ' smother-in-law

Healing theman with thewithered hand

Healing the

Capernaum

M o u n t

xii.

xvii.

iii.

ix.

vi. ——

ix. ——demoniac child Tabor (?)

Healing the bl i n dBartimaeus

Walking on

Jericho

S e a o f

xx.

xiv.

x.

vi.

xviii.

——

——

vi.the sea

IV.Narrated infour Gospels

Galilee

Feeding thefive thousand

Bethsa ida(Julias)

xiv. vi. ix. vi.

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12 Our Lord's Parables

Parables

I. Recordedin one Gospel

Locality Matt Mark Luke Lessons

The tares

The hidtreasure

The goodlypearl

The drawnet

Gennesaret

Gennesaret

Gennesaret

Gennesaret

xiii.

xiii.

xiii.

xiii.

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

—— ——

Good andevil in life andjudgment.

Value ofGospel.

Chr is t ia n se e k i n gsalvation.

V i s i b l eChurch ofChrist.

T h e Capernaumu n m e r c i f u lservant

T h e Jerusalemlabourers in thevineyard

xviii. ——

xx. ——

—— Danger ofingratitude.

—— C a l l a tvarious epochs.

The twosons

Jerusalem xxi. —— —— Insincerityand repentance.

T h e Mount ofmarriage of the Olivesking's son

xxii. —— —— Need ofrighteousness.

The tenvirgins

The tentalents

The sheepand goats

The seed

Mount ofOlives

Mount ofOlives

Mount ofOlives

Gennesaret

xxv.

xxv.

xxv.

——

——

——

——

iv.

—— Wa t c h fu land carelessprofession.

—— U s e o fadvantages.

—— F i n a lseparation ofgood and bad.

—— G r a d u a lg r o w i n gsecretly

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growth ofreligion.


T h e Gennesaret ——householder

xiii. ——

The twodebtors

The goodSamaritan

The friendat midnight

The richfool

Galilee ——

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

—— vii.

—— x.

—— xi.

—— xii.

Grat it udefor pardon.

Compassionto suffering.

Perseverancein prayer.

Worldly-mindedness.

T h e Jerusalem ——wedding feast

—— xii. Vig ilancetowards SecondAdvent.

The wisesteward

The barrenfig tree

The greatsupper

The pieceof money

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

—— xii.

—— xiii.

—— xiv.

—— xv.

Conscientiousnessin trust.

Unprofitablenessunder grace.

Universalityof Divine call.

Joy overpenitence.

T h e Jerusalem ——prodigal son

—— xv. F a t h e r l ylove to penitentson.

The unjuststeward

The richm a n a n dLazarus

Jerusalem ——

Jerusalem ——

—— xvi.

—— xvi.

Preparationfor eternity.

Recompenseof future life.

T h e Jerusalem ——unpro f it ab leservants

—— xvii. God's claimto a l l ou rservice.

The unjustjudge

Jerusalem —— —— xviii. Advantageof perseveringprayer.

T h e Jerusalem ——Pharisee andpublican

—— xviii. Self-righteousnessand humility.

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The pounds

II.Recorded intwo Gospels

Jerusalem —— —— xix. Diligenc erewarded; slothpunished.

House onrock and sand

The leaven

The lostsheep

III.Recorded inthree Gospels

Galilee

Gennesaret

Jerusalem

vii. ——

xiii. ——

xviii. ——

vi.

xiii.

xv.

Consistenta nd fa ls eprofession.

Pervadinginfluence ofreligion.

Joy overpenitent.

New cloth an d o l dgarment

New winein old bottles

The sower

Capernaum

Capernaum

Gennesaret

ix.

ix.

xiii.

ii.

ii.

iv.

v.

v.

viii.

N e w doctrineson old prejudices.

New spiritin unregenerateheart.

H e a r e r sdivided intoclasses.

T h e Gennesaretmustard seed

xiii. iv. xiii. Spread ofGospel.

The wickedhusbandmen

The fig tree

Jerusalem

Mount of

xxi.

xxiv.

xii.

xiii.

xx.

xxi.

Rejectionsof Christ byJews.

Indicationsand all the trees Olives of Second

Advent.N.B.—These miracles and parables are grouped according to their record by the Evangelists;

for their chronological position reference must be made to the “Harmony.”

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13 Our Lord's Discourses and Conversations

In Nearly the Order of Their Delivery.

1.2.3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.11.12.

13.14.15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

SubjectThe New Birth.The Water of Life.The Scriptures

Fulfilled.Sermon on the

Mount.Instruction to the

Apostles.W o e s a n d

Warnings.The Father and the

Son.The Sabbath and Its

Observance.The Unpardonable

Sin.The Bread of Life.Internal Purity.Offences and

Injuries.His Divine Mission.Living Waters.The Light of the

World.Freedom by the

Truth.The Shepherd and

the Sheep.Rebukes and

Warnings.Humility and

Prudence.

PlaceJerusalem.Sychar.Nazareth.

Galilee.

Galilee.

Capernaum.

Jerusalem.

Galilee.

Capernaum.

Capernaum.Capernaum.Capernaum.

Jerusalem.Jerusalem.Jerusalem.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem.

The recordJohn 3:1–21.John 4:1–12.Luke 4:16–31.

Matt. 5–8.

Matt. 10:5–12.

Matt. 11:20–24.

John 5:17–47.

Matt. 13:1–8.

Matt. 12:23–37.

John 6:22–71.Matt. 15:1–20.Matt. 18:1–20.

John 7:14–31.John 7:32–53.John 8:12–30.

John 8:31–58.

John 10:1–38.

Luke 11:29–36.

Luke 14:7–14.

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20.21.

22.23.24.25.

26.

27.

28.

The Way of Life.Sufferings and

Death.True Greatness.Paying Tribute.The Resurrection.T h e G r e a t

Commandment.The Destruction of

Jerusalem.Comfort and

Instruction.T h e L a s t

Commission.

Jerusalem.Jericho.

Jericho.Jerusalem.Jerusalem.Jerusalem.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem.

Galilee.

Matt. 19:16–30.Matt. 20:17–19.

Matt. 20:20–28.Matt. 22:15–22.Matt. 22:23–33.Matt. 22:34–45.

Matt. 24:1–51.

John 14–17.

Luke 24:44–49.

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13 The Discourses in Acts of the Apostles

1.

2.

3.

4.5.

6.

7.8.9.

10.

11.12.

13.

Peter's Discourse onPentecost.

Peter's Sermon on Solomon'sPorch.

Peter's Address before theSanhedrim.

Stephen's Defence.The First Sermon to the

Gentiles.Peter's Defence before the

Church.Paul's Address at Antioch.Paul's Address in Athens.Paul's Address to the

Ephesian Elders.Paul's Defence in the

Temple.Paul's Address before Felix.Paul's Address before

Agrippa.Paul's Address to the Jews

at Rome.

Acts 2:14–39.

Acts 3:12–26.

Acts 4:8–12.

Acts 7:1–53.Acts 10:35–43.

Acts 11:5–18.

Acts 13:17–41.Acts 17:22–31.Acts 20:18–35.

Acts 22:3–21.

Acts 24:10–21.Acts 26:2–29.

Acts 28:23–28.

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14 Tables of Time, Measures, Weights, Etc

A Table of Measures

• A Cubit, somewhat more than one foot nine inches English.• A Span, half a cubit, or nearly eleven inches.• A Hand-breadth, sixth part of a cubit, or a little more than three inches and a half.• A Fathom, four cubits, about seven feet and three inches and a half.• A Measuring Reed, six cubits and a hand-breadth, or nearly eleven feet. The was used in measuringbuildings.

• A Measuring Line, fourscore cubits, about one hundred and forty-five feet eleven inches. Thiswas used to measure grounds; hence the lines (Psalm 16:6) are taken figuratively for the inheritanceitself.A Stadium, or Furlong, nearly 146 paces .

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•• A Sabbath Day's Journey, about 729 paces.• An Eastern Mile, one mile and 403 paces, English measure.• A Day's Journey, upwards of thirty-three miles and a half.• NOTE.—A pace is equal to five feet.• There were different kinds of cubits. The common cubit, called the cubit of a man, was abouteighteen inches (Deut. 3:11). The king's cubit was three inches longer than the common one. Theholy cubit was a yard, or two common ones.

A Table of Weights

• A Shekel, nearly half an ounce, Troy weight.• A Maneh, sixty shekels, about two pounds and a quarter.• A Talent, three thousand shekels, or 113 pounds, and upwards of ten ounces.

A Table of Money

A Shekel of Gold, worth aboutA Golden Daric, aboutA Talent of Gold, about

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$8.755.24

26,280.00


A Shekel of Silver, aboutA Bekah, half a shekel, aboutA Gerah, twentieth part of a shekelA Maneh, or Mina, fifty shekelsA Talent of Silver, 3000 shekels, aboutA Silver Drachma, aboutTribute Money, two drachmasA Piece of Silver (Stater)A Pound (Mornai), 100 drachmasA Roman Penny (Denarius)A Farthing (Assarium), aboutAnother Farthing (Quadrans), half the formerA Mite, the half of this latter

Measures of Liquids

• The Cor, or Chomer, seventy-five gallons and somewhat above five pints.• The Bath, the tenth of the chomer, or seven gallons and four pints and and a half.• The Hin, sixtieth of a chomer, about a gallon and a quart.• The Log, about three-fourths of a pint.• The Firkin (Metretes), somewhat more than seven pints.

Measures of Dry Things

.55

.28

.2527.32

1,639.30.16.31.62

15.50.16.03

• The Cab, somewhat above two pints.• The Omer, above five pints.• The Seah, one peck and about half a pint.• The Ephah, three pecks and about three pints.• The Letech, about four bushels.• The Homer, about eight bushels.• The Choenix (Rev.6:6) was the daily allowance to maintain a slave. It contained about a quart,some say only a pint and a half. When this measure was sold for a denarius, or Roman penny,

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corn must have been above twenty shillings an English bushel, which indicates a scarcity next tofamine.

15

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The Gospel According to

Matthew

17 Introduction to Matthew

The first of the Gospels has been assigned by the Church, from the earliest times, to Matthew,one of the Twelve Apostles, and in all ages has been given the first place in the New Testament.He was the son of Alphæus, as we learn from Luke, who also calls him Levi (Luke 5:27–29). Hecalls himself “Matthew the publican,” refusing to conceal in his own history the despised callingthat had engaged him before he entered the service of Christ. He was a Jew, but had so far lost thenational feeling that he was a collector of the hateful Roman tribute at Capernaum, and was sittingat the receipt of custom when called by our Lord to leave all and to follow him. His history of theSavior shows, however, that he was more dominated by Jewish ideas than the writers of the otherthree gospels. Of the life of Matthew, after the death of the Savior, we have no information, for noreliance can be placed upon the traditions concerning his later history.

The Gospel of Matthew shows the methodical habits of a business man, for of all the writershe is most systematic in his arrangement. He gives by far the fullest accounts of the Sermon on theMount, the charge to the Apostles (Matt. ch. 10), the Discourse on Blasphemy against the HolySpirit, the Arraignment of the Scribes and Pharisees, of the Parables, and of the Propheciesconcerning the Overthrow of the Jewish State. It has always been held that Matthew wrote beforethe other New Testament writers, and wrote especially for Jewish Christians. It is therefore supposedthat he wrote first either in the common language of Judea at that time, the Aramaic, which wasspoken by the Savior and his Apostles, or else in the pure Hebrew, which was then generallyunderstood. This, however, is an unsettled question, and the Greek which we now possess, was, itis almost certain, written in Matthew's lifetime. There are no data for determining the exact timeand place where it was written, but it was probably composed about the middle of the first century,within twenty years of the crucifixion.

Whether written originally in Hebrew or not, it can hardly be doubted that Matthew wrote forJewish readers. He takes for granted a familiarity with Jewish customs, laws, and localities, to afar greater extent than the other writers. Dean Alford says: “The whole narrative proceeds moreupon a Jewish view of matters, and is concerned more to establish that point, which to a Jewishconvert would be most important, namely, that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament.Hence the commencement of his genealogy from Abraham and David; hence the frequent noticeof the necessity of this or that event happening, because it was foretold by the prophets; hence theconstant opposition of our Lord's spiritually ethical teaching to the carnal formalistic ethics of theScribes and Pharisees.”

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Chapter I

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The Genealogy and Birth of Christ

Summary —The Genealogy of Jesus Christ. Three Series of Fourteen Generations. The Betrothalof Mary and Joseph. The Immaculate Conception. The Purpose of Joseph. The Lord's Message ina Dream. The Name Jesus. The Prophecy of the Virgin. Immanuel. The Birth of Jesus.

1. The book of the generation. Literally, “the book of birth,” or genealogy. This title applies,not to the whole Gospel, but to the tables of descent in the first seventeen verses. The title waspossibly copied from some Hebrew document compiled from the genealogical tables. Jesus Christ.Jesus, the personal name, which means “Savior;” Christ, the official title, which means “Anointed.”He is our Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. The son of David. The descendant. The prophetshad declared that the Messiah should be of David's seed. The son of Abraham. The Lord hadpromised Abraham (Gen. 12:3; 22:18) that in his seed all the world should be blessed. David andAbraham were the two greatest ancestors of Jesus, and are named because it had been predictedthat he would be their descendant.

2. Abraham begat Isaac. Matthew begins with Abraham to trace the line down. He was writingfor Jews, and Jewish history begins with Abraham. Luke (3:23–38), writing for Gentiles, goes backto Adam. For the differences between Matthew and Luke, see verse 16.

3. Tamar. Three women are named in this list: Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth. These were all Gentilewomen, and are named for this reason, and for their remarkable history. There were stains uponthe character of Tamar (Gen. 38:11–30) and of Rahab (Josh. 2:1), but Ruth is one of the sweetestwomen of the Bible.

6. David the king. The greatest of line from Abraham to Christ, so exalted that one of the titlesof the Messiah was “the Son of David.” Of Uriah. The mother of Solomon is referred to, not byname, but as the wife of Uriah. Uriah was a Hittite, a Gentile, and his wife may have been also.She was certainly a partner of David in the greatest guilt of his life.

8. Joram. Between Joram and Uzziah three names are intentionally omitted. They are foundin 1 Chron. 3:11, 12. They were probably omitted to equalize the threefold division of generationsfrom Abraham to Joseph. Such omissions of unimportant links are common in the Old Testament.

02 11. The carrying away to Babylon. The great seventy years' captivity in Babylon, followingthe destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.

12. Zerubbabel. The descendant of the ancient kings who led the Jews back from the Captivity(Ezra 3:2).

16. Jacob begat Joseph. The descendant of a long line of kings was a poor carpenter of Nazareth.As the husband of Mary he was the legal father of Jesus, and Matthew gives his line of descent. Acomparison of the table given by Luke will show that it differs in part from that of Matthew. Betwe

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