11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they 'forsook all, and followed him.

12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: "be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the Priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

the LORD, and they shall fish them. MAT. iv. 19: He saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. do. xiii. 47: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind. MARK, i. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

MAT. iv. 20: And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. do. xix. 27: Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee. MARK, i. 18: And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. LUKE, xviii. 28: Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. PHIL. iii. 7, 8: But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss but for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them as dung that I may win Christ.

* See on MARK, i. 40.

h2 KINGS, v. 10, 14: And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

1 See on MAT. viii. 4.

* LEV. xiv. 4, 10, 21, 22: Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe

15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: 'and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

16 ¶ And he "withdrew himself3 into the wilderness, and prayed.

17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, "that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the mul

lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a tresspass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering, and a log of oil; and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering. 'MAT. iv. 25: And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judæa, and from beyond Jordan. MARK, iii. 7: But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa. great JOHN, vi. 2: And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. MAT. vi. 6: When thou prayest, enter into thy closet; and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, &c. See on MAT. xiv. 23.

n JOHN, iii. 21: But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

• See on MAT. ix. 2.

titude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

21 And the "Scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts 24

23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and 'take up thy couch, and go unto thine house.

25 And immediately he arose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

26 And they were all amazed, and they 'glo

4 why reason ye wicked things? Wh.

P MAT. ix. 3: Behold, certain of the Scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. MARK, ii. 6, 7: But there were certain of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

9 Ps. xxxii. 5: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Isa. xliii. 25: I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

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JOHN, v. 8, 12: Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

ACTS, iv. 21: So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people for all men glorified God for that which was done. GAL. i. 24: And they glorified God in me.

rified God, and were 'filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

27 ¶ And after these things he "went forth, and saw a Publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom :5 and he said unto him, Follow

me.

28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house and there was a great company of Publicans and of others that sat down with them.

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30 But their Scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with Publicans and sinners?

31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a 'physician; but they that are sick.

32 I came not to call the 'righteous, but 'sinners to repentance.

t Ver. 8.

5 at the custom-house. Rh. Pu.

" See on MAT. ix. 9.

6 to. Pu.

▾ MAT. ix. 10: It came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many Publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

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LUKE, XV. 1: Then drew near unto him all the Publicans and sinners for to hear him.

* JER. viii. 22: Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

Y PRO. XXX. 12: There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. ROM. x. 3: They being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

MAT. ix. 13, MARK, xii. 17: The words as here. MAT. xviii. 11: For the Son of man is come to save that which is lost. LUKE, v. 31, 32: And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, &c. do. xv. 7: I say unto you, That likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over

33 And they said unto him, 'Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?7

34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

36 And he spake also a "parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon

'but thy disciples do none of these things. Wh.

ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance. do. xix. 10: The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Rom. v. 8: God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 1 COR. vi. 9-11: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 1Tıм. i. 15: This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 2 PET. iii. 9: 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. 1JOHN, iii. 5: We know that he was manifested to take away our sins.

MAT. ix. 14: Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? MARK, ii. 18: Why do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? LUKE, vii. 33-35: For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber, a friend of Publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children.

MAT. ix. 16, 17, MARK, ii. 21, 22: The same parables.