*: Mark 16:9
*: Matthew 13:3 Mark
4:1
1: The selfsame gospel is sown everywhere, but not with like fruit:
and that through the only fault of men themselves.
a: Those things are called secret, which may not be uttered: for the
word used here, is as much as we say in our tongue, to hold a man's
peace.
*: Isaiah 6:9 Matthew
13:14 Mark 4:12 John 12:40 Acts 28:26
*: Matthew 13:18
Mark 4:15
b: That is, so soon as they have heard the word, they go about their
business.
c: They bring not forth perfect and full fruit to the ripening: or,
they begin, but they bring not to an end.
d: Which seeketh not only to seem such one, but is so indeed: so that
this word, Honest, respecteth the outward life, and the word Good is
referred to the good gifts of the mind.
e: With much ado, for the devil and the flesh fight against the
spirit of God, which is a new guest.
*: Chapter 11:33 Matthew 5:15 Mark
4:21
2: That that every man hath received in private, he ought to bestow
to the use and profit of all men.
*: Matthew 10:26
Mark 4:22 Chapter 12:2
3: Heavenly gifts are lost with niggardliness: and increase with
liberality.
f: That is, with what minds you came to hear the word, and how you
behave yourselves, when you have heard it.
*: Matthew 13:12 and
15:19 Mark 4:25 Chapter 20:26
g: Either to himself, or to other: for there are none so proud as
these fellows, if it were possible to see that, that they cloak:
neither are there that deceive the simple more then they do.
*: Matthew 12:46
Mark 3:32
4: There is no knot of flesh and blood among men so nigh and
straight, as the band which is between Christ, and them who embrace
him with a true faith.
*: Matthew 8:23 Mark
4:36
5: It is expedient for us sometimes to come into extreme danger, as
though Christ passed not for us, that we may have a better trial,
both of his power, and also of our weakness.
h: Jesus fell asleep, and it appeareth that he was very fast asleep,
because they called him twice before he awoke.
i: Not the disciples, but the ship.
*: Matthew 8:18 Mark
5:1
6: Christ showeth by casting out a legion of devils by his word only,
that his heavenly virtue was appointed to deliver men for the slavery
of the devil: but foolish men will not for the most part, redeem this
so excellent grace freely offered unto them, with the least loss of
their pelting pelf.
j: By force and violence, as a horse when he is spurred.
k: To wit, the city of the Gadareens: and though Mark say that he
preached it in Decapolis, they dissent not, for Pliny recordeth, Book
5, Chapter 18, that Gadara is a town of Decapolis so that Decapolis
was partly on this side Jordan, and partly on the other side.
l: The multitude was glad he was come again, and rejoiced greatly.
*: Matthew 9:18 Mark
5:22
7: Christ showeth by a double miracle, that he is Lord both of life
and death.
m: All that she had to live upon.
n: The word signifieth to beat and strike, and is transferred to the
mournings and lamentations, that are at burials, at which times men
use such kind of behaviour.
o: The corpse was laid out, and the wench received life, and rose out
of bed, that all the world might see, she was not only restored to
life, but also void of all sickness.
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Chapter 8
2. Women that minister unto Christ of their substance. 4. The
parable of the sower. 16. The candle. 19. Christ's mother and
brethren. 22. He rebuketh the winds. 26. Of Legion. 37. The Gadareens
reject Christ. 41. Jairus' daughter healed. 43. The woman delivered
from the issue of blood.52. Weeping for the dead.
And it came to pass afterward, that he himself
went through every city and town, preaching and publishing the
kingdom of God, and the twelve were with him,
2 And certain women, which were healed
of evil spirits, and infirmities, as * Mary which was called
Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils.
3 And Joanna the wife of Chuzza,
Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others which ministered unto
them of their substance.
4 *1 Now when
much people were gathered together, and were come unto him out of all
cities, he spake by a parable.
5 A sower went out
to sow his seed, and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it
was trodden under feet, and the fouls of heaven devoured it up.
6 And some fell on
the stones, and when it was sprung up, it withered away, because it
lacked moistness.
7 And some fell
among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
8 And some fell on
good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit, an hundred fold.
And as he said these things, he cried, He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear.
9 Then his disciples asked him,
demanding what parable that was.
10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the a secrets of the kingdom of God,
but to others in parables, that when * they
see, they should not see, and when they hear, they should not
understand.
11 * The parable is
this, The seed is the word of God.
12 And they that
are beside the way, are they that hear: afterward commeth the devil,
and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should
believe, and be saved.
13 But they that
are on the stones, are they which when they have heard, receive the word with joy:
but they have no roots: which for a while believe, but in the time of
temptation go away.
14 And that which
fell among thorns, are they which have heard, and after b their departure are choked
with cares and with riches, and voluptuous living, and c bring forth no fruit.
15 But that
which fell in good
ground, are they which with an d
honest and good heart hear the word, e and keep it, and bring forth
fruit with patience.
16 ¶*2 No man when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it under a
vessel, neither putteth it under the bed, but setteth it on a
candlestick, that they that enter in, may see the light.
17 * For nothing is
secret, that shall not be evident: neither is anything hid, that
shall not be known, and come to light.
18 3 Take f heed therefore how ye hear: for * whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken even that g which it seemeth that he hath.
19 ¶*4 Then
came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come near to
him for the press.
20 And it was told him by
certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without,
and would see thee.
21 But he answered, and said unto
them, My mother and my brethren are these which
hear the word of God, and do it.
22 ¶*5 And
it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his
disciples, and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side
of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 And as they sailed, he fell h asleep, and there came down a storm of wind on
the lake, and i they were filled with water,
and were in jeopardy.
24 And they went to him, and awoke
him, saying, Master, Master, we perish. And he arose, and rebuked
the wind, and the waves of water: and they ceased, and it was calm.
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? and they feared, and wondered
among themselves, saying, Who is this that comandeth both the winds
and water, and they obey him!
26 ¶* So they sailed unto the region
of the Gadareens, which is over against Galilee.
27 6 And as
he went out to land, there met him a certain man out of the city,
which had devils long time, and he wore no garment, neither abode in
house, but in the graves.
28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried
out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have
I to do with thee, Jesus the son of God the most high? I beseech thee
torment me not.
29 For he commanded the foul spirit
to come out of the man: (for oft times he had caught him: therefore
he was bound with chains, and kept in fetters: but he brake the
bands, j and was carried of the devil into
wildernesses.)
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion, because
many devils were entered into him.
31 And they besought him, that he
would not command them to go out into the deep.
32 And there was thereby, an herd of
many swine, feeding on a hill: and the devils besought him,
that he would suffer them to enter into them. So he suffered them.
33 Then went the devils out of the
man, and entered into the swine: and the herd was carried with
violence from a steep down place into the lake, and was choked.
34 When the herdsmen saw what was
done, they fled: and when they departed, they told it in the city and
in the country.
35 Then they came out to see what was
done, and came to Jesus, and found the man out of whom the devils
were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his
right mind: and they were afraid.
36 They also which say it, told them
by what means he that was possessed with the devil was healed.
37 Then the whole multitude of the
country about the Gadareens, besought him that he would depart from
them: for they were taken with a great fear, and he went into the
ship, and returned.
38 Then the man, out of whom the
devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him: but
Jesus sent him away, saying,
39 Return into
thine own house, and show what great things God hath done to
thee. So he went his way, and preached k throughout all the city, what great things Jesus
had done unto him.
40 ¶ And it came to pass, when Jesus
was come again, that the people l received
him: for they all waited for him.
41 ¶*7 And
behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was the ruler of the
synagogue, who fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he
would come into his house.
42 For he had but a daughter only,
about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying (and as he went, the
people thronged him.
43 And a woman having an issue of
blood twelve years long, which had spent all her m substance upon physicians, and could not be
healed by any:
44 When she came behind him,
she touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her issue of
blood stanched.
45 Then Jesus said, Who is it that hath touched me? When every man
denied, Peter said and they that were with him, Master, the multitude
thrust thee, and tread on thee, and sayest thou, Who hath touched me?
46 And Jesus said, Someone hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is
gone out of me.
47 When the woman saw that she was
not hid, she came trembling, and fell down before him, and told him
before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how
she was healed immediately.
48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath saved thee:
go in peace.)
49 While he yet spake, there came one
from the ruler of the synagogue's house, which said to him, Thy
daughter is dead: disease not the master.
50 When Jesus heard it, he answered
him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall
be saved.
51 And when he went into the house,
he suffered no man to go in with him, save Peter, and James, and
John, and the father and mother of the maid.
52 And all wept, and n sorrowed for her: but he said, Weep not: for she is not dead, but sleepeth.
53 And they laughed him to scorn,
knowing that she was dead.
54 So he thrust them all out, and
took her by the hand, and cried, saying, Maid,
arise.
55 And her spirit came again, and she
o rose straightway: and he commanded to give
her meat.
56 Then her parents were astonied:
but he commanded them that they should tell no man what was done.
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