1: Christ being carried away (as it were out of
the world) into the desert, after the fast of forty days, and the
overcoming of Satan thrice, coming as it were from heaven, beginneth
his office.
*: Matthew 4:1 Mark
1:12
2: Christ being stirred up of Satan, first to distrust in God,
secondly to the desire of riches, and honour, and lastly to a vain
confidence of himself, overcometh him thrice by the word of God.
*: Deuteronomy 8:3 Matthew 4:4
a: By this word power, are the kingdoms themselves meant, which have
the power: and so is spoken by the figure Metonymy.
b: That is sure so, for he is prince of the world, yet not
absolutely, and as the sovereign of it, but by sufferance, and way of
entreaty, and therefore he sayeth not true, that he can give it to
whom he will.
c: Out of an high place, which had a goodly champagne country
underneath it, he showed him the situation of all countries.
*: Deuteronomy 6:13 and 10:20
*: Psalms 91:12
*: Deuteronomy 6:16
*: Matthew 13:52
Mark 6:1 John 4:43
3: Who Christ is, and wherefore he came, he showeth out of the
prophet Isaiah.
d: Their books in those days were rolled up as scrolls upon a ruler:
and so Christ unrolled, or unfolded it, which is here called
opened.
*: Isaiah 61:1
4: Familiarity causeth Christ to be contemned, and therefore he
oftentimes goeth to strangers.
e: Approved those things, which he spake, with common consent and
voice: for this word, witness, signifieth in this place, and many
other, to allow and approve a thing with open confession.
f: Not only the doctors, but also the common people were present at
this conference of the scriptures: and besides that, their mother
tongue was used, for else how could the people have wondered? Paul
appointed the same order in the Church at Corinth, 1 Corinthians
14.
g: Word full of the mighty power of God, which appeared in all his
doings, as well, and allured men marvellously unto him, Psalm 45:2
grace is poured into thy lips.
*: John 4:44
*: 1 Kings 17:9 James 5:17
h: Lord of Israel, look Mark 15:38.
*: 2 Kings 5:14
5: The more sharply the world is rebuked, the more it rageth openly:
but the life of the godly is not simply subject to the pleasure of
the wicked.
*: Matthew 4:13 Mark
1:21
*: Matthew 7:29 Mark
1:22
*: Mark 1:23
6: Christ astonisheth not only men, be they never so blockish, but
even the devils also whether they will or not.
*: Matthew 8:14 Mark
1:30
7: In that, that Christ healeth the diseases of the body with his
word only, he proveth that he is God almighty, sent for man's
salvation.
*: Mark 1:35
8: Satan, who is a continual enemy to the truth, ought not to be
heard, no not then, when he speaketh the truth.
9: No colour of zeal ought to hinder us in the race of our
vocation.
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Chapter 4
1. Of Christ's temptation, and fasting. 16. He teacheth in
Nazareth to the great admiration of all. 24. A prophet that teacheth
in his own country is contemned. 33. One possessed of the devil is
cured. 38. Peter's mother-in-law healed, 40 and diverse sick persons
are restored to health. 41. The devils acknowledge Christ.
And 1 Jesus full of the
Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by that Spirit into the
wilderness,
2 * And was there forty days
tempted of the devil, and in those days he did eat nothing: but when
they were ended, he afterward was hungry.
3 2 Then the
devil said unto him, If thou be the son of God, command this stone
that it be made bread.
4 But Jesus answered him, saying,
It is written, * That man
shall not live by bread only, but by every word of God.
5 Then the devil took him up into an
high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in the
twinkling of an eye.
6 And the devil said unto his, All
this a power will I give thee, and the glory
of those kingdoms: for that is delivered to me: and b to whomsoever I will, I give it.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship me,
they shall all be c thine.
8 But Jesus answered him, and said,
Hence from me, Satan: for it is written, *
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him alone
thou shalt serve.
9 Then he brought him to Jerusalem,
and set him on a pinnacle of the Temple, and said unto him, If thou
be the son of God, cast thyself down from hence,
10 For it is written, * That he will
give his angels charge over thee to keep thee:
11 And with their hands they
shall lift thee up, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy foot
against a stone.
12 And Jesus answered, and said unto
him, It is said, * Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13 And when the devil had ended all
the temptation, he departed from him for a little season.
14 ¶ And Jesus returned by the power
of the spirit into Galilee: and there went a fame of him throughout
all the region round about.
15 For he taught in their synagogues,
and was honoured of all men.
16 And he came to Nazareth where he
had been brought up, and (as his custom was) went into the synagogue
on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And there was delivered unto him
the book of the prophet Isaiah: and when he had d opened the book, he found the place, where it
was written,
18 * The Spirit of the Lord
is upon me, because he hath anointed me, that I should
preach the Gospel to the poor: he hath sent me, that I should heal
the broken-hearted, that I should preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, that I should set at liberty
them that are bruised:
19 And that I should preach the
acceptable year of the Lord.
20 And he closed the book, and gave
it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all that were
in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 Then he began to say unto them,
This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 4 And all
e bare him witness, and f wondered at the g
gracious words, which proceeded out of his mouth, and said, Is not
this Joseph's son?
23 Then he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal
thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do it here
likewise in thine own country.
24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, * No
prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell you
of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of * Elijah, when heaven was shut three years and six months,
when great famine was throughout all the h land:
26 But unto none of
them was Elijah sent, save unto Sarepta, a
city of Sidon, unto a certain widow.
27 Also many lepers
were in Israel, in the time of * Elisha the
prophet: yet none of them was made clean, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 5 Then
all that were in the synagogue, when they heard it, were
filled with wrath,
29 And rose up, and thrust him out of
the city, and led him unto the edge of the hill, whereon their city
was built, to cast him down headlong.
30 But he passed through the midst
of them, and went his way,
31 ¶* And came down into Capernaum a
city of Galilee, and there taught them on the Sabbath days.
32 * And they were astonied at his
doctrine: for his word was with authority.
33 * And in the synagogue there was a
man which had a spirit of an unclean devil, which cried with a loud
voice,
34 6 Saying,
Oh, what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou
come to destroy us? I know who thou art, even the holy one
of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace, and come out of him. Then
the devil throwing him in the midst of them, came out of
him, and hurt him nothing at all.
36 So fear came on them all, and they
spake among themselves, saying, What thing is this? for with
authority and power he comandeth the foul spirits, and they come out.
37 And the fame of him spread abroad
throughout all the places of the country round about.
38 ¶*7 And
he rose up, and came out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's
house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever, and
they required him for her.
39 Then he stood over her, and
rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she arose, and
ministered unto them.
40 Now at the sun setting, all they
that had sick folks of diverse diseases, brought them unto
him, and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 *8 And
devils also came out of many, crying, and saying, Thou art that
Christ that son of God: but he rebuked them, and suffered them not to
say, that they knew him to be that Christ.
42 9 And
when it was day, he departed, and went forth into a desert place, and
the people sought him, and came to him, and kept him that he should
not depart from them.
43 But he said unto them, Surely I must also preach the kingdom of God to other
cities: for therefore am I sent.
44 And he preached in the synagogues
of Galilee.
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