1: God will have us continue in prayer, nor to
weary us, but to exercise us, therefore we must so strive with
impatience, that long delay cause us not to break off the course of
our prayers.
*: Romans 12:12 1 Thessalonians 5:17
a: Yield not to afflictions, and adversities, as they do which are
out of heart.
b: He doeth not compare things that are equal together, but the less
with the greater: if a man get his right at a most unrighteous
judge's hands, much more shall the prayers of the godly prevail
before God.
c: Word for word, beat me down with her blows, and it is a metaphor
taken of wrestlers, who beat their adversaries with their fists or
clubs: so do they that are importunate beat the judges' ears with
their crying out, even as it were with blows.
d: Though he seem slow in revenging the injuries done to his.
2: Two things especially make our prayers void and of none effect:
confidence of our own righteousness, and the contempt of others: and
a humble heart is contrary to both these.
3: Although we confess, that whatsoever we have, we have it of God,
yet are we despised of God, as proud and arrogant, if we put never so
little trust in our own works before God.
e: For from the pharisee in lower place.
*: Chapter 14:11 Matthew 23:12
*: Matthew 19:13
Mark 10:13
f: The children were tender and young, in that they were brought,
which appeareth more evidently in that, that they were infants: which
is to be marked against them that are enemies to the baptizing of
children.
4: To judge of think of Christ after the reason of the flesh, is the
cause of infinite corruptions.
5: The children also of the faithful are comprehended in the free
covenant of God.
g: Them that carried the children, whom the disciples drove away.
6: Childlike innocency is an ornament of Christians.
*: Matthew 19:16
Mark 10:17
*: Exodus 20:13
7: The enticement of riches carrieth away many from the right way.
8: To be both rich and godly is a singular gift of God.
*: Matthew 19:27
Mark 10:28
9: They become the richest of all, which refuse not to be poor for
Christ's sake.
*: Matthew 20:17
Mark 10:32
10: As sure and certain as persecution is, so sure is the glory which
remaineth for the conquerors.
h: Hereby we see how ignorant the disciples were.
*: Matthew 20:29
Mark 10:46
11: Christ showeth by a visible miracle, that he is the light of the
world.
12: The more stops and lets that Satan layeth in our way, even by
them which profess Christ's name, so much the more ought we to go
forward.
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Chapter 18
2. The parable of the unrighteous judge and the widow. 10. Of the
pharisee and the publican. 15. Children are of the kingdom of heaven.
22. To sell all and give to the poor. 28. The apostles forsake all.
31. Christ foretelleth his death. 35. The blind man receiveth
sight.
And 2 he spake also a
parable unto them, to this end, that they * ought always to
pray, and not to a wax faint,
2 b Saying,
There was a judge in a certain city, which feared
not God, neither reverenced man.
3 And there was a
widow in that city, which came unto him, saying, Do me justice
against mine adversary.
4 And he would not
of a long time: but afterward he said with himself, Though I fear not
God, nor reverence man,
5 Yet because this
widow troubleth me, I will do her right, lest at the last she come
and c make me
weary.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith.
7 Now shall not God
avenge his elect, which cry day and night unto him, yea,
though d he suffer
long for them?
8 I tell you he will
avenge them quickly: but when the son of man commeth, shall he find
faith on the earth?
9 ¶2 He spake
also this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they
were just, and despised others.
10 Two men went up
into the Temple to pray: the one a pharisee, and the other a
publican.
11 3 The pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, O God, I
thank thee, that I am not as other men, extortionists, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in
the week: I give tithes of all that ever I possess.
13 But the publican
standing e afar off
would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote his
breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this
man departed to his house justified rather then the other: *
for every man that exalteth himself, shall be
brought low, and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
15 ¶*f They
brought unto him also babes that he should touch them. 4 And when his disciples saw it, they rebuked
them.
16 5 But
Jesus g called them unto him, and said,
Suffer the babes to come unto me, and forbid them
not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 6 Verily I say unto you, whosoever receiveth not the
kingdom of God as a babe, he shall not enter therein.
18 * Then a certain ruler asked him,
saying, Good master, what ought I to do, to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one,
even God.
20 Thou knowest the
commandments, * Thou shalt not commit
adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not
bear false witness: Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 7 And he
said, All these have I kept from my youth.
22 Now when Jesus heard that, he said
unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing. Sell all that
ever thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven, and come follow me.
23 But when he heard those things, he
was very heavy: for he was marvellously rich.
24 8 And
when Jesus saw him very sorrowful, he said, With
what difficulty shall they that have riches, enter the kingdom of
God!
25 Surely it is
easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, then for a rich man
to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 Then said they that heard it, And
who then can be saved?
27 And he said, The
things which are impossible with men, are possible to God.
28 ¶* Then Peter said, Lo, we have
left all, and have followed thee.
29 9 And he
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, there is no
man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or
children for the kingdom of God's sake,
30 Which shall not
receive much more in this world, and in the world to come life
everlasting.
31 ¶*10 Then
Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be
fulfilled to the son of man, that are written by the prophets.
32 For he shall be
delivered unto the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shall be
spitefully entreated, and shall be spitted on.
33 And when they
have scourged him, they will put him to death: but the third day he
shall rise again.
34 But they understood h none of these things, and this saying was hid
from them, neither perceived they the things, which were spoken.
35 ¶*11 And
it came to pass, that as he was come near unto Jericho, a certain
blind man sat by the wayside, begging.
36 And when he heard the people pass
by, he asked what it meant.
37 And they said unto him, that Jesus
of Nazareth passed by.
38 Then he cried, saying, Jesus the
son of David, have mercy on me.
39 12 And
they which went before, rebuked him that he should hold his peace,
but he cried much more, O son of David, have mercy on me.
40 And Jesus stood still, and
commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he
asked him,
41 Saying, What
wilt thou that I do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may
receive my sight.
42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
43 Then immediately he received his
sight, and followed him, praising God: and all the people, when they
saw this, gave praise to God.
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