In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples _unto him_, and saith unto them, Ver. 1. _The multitude being very great_] Yet not so great as the five thousand before fed with fewer loaves and more leavings. To teach us, that God's blessing, and... [ Continue Reading ]
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: Ver. 2. _I have compassion, &c._] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:32 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:33 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:34 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. Ver. 3. _They will faint_] εκλυθησονται, "their sinews will be loosened," as it useth to fare with men in fainting fits. Physicians sometimes let blood _usque ad deliquium animae; _ so... [ Continue Reading ]
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these _men_ with bread here in the wilderness? Ver. 4. _With bread_] That is, with the coarsest fare. _Horatius opponit panem libis et placentis, _ lib. i. eph 10. Bread is used for homely provision.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. Ver. 5. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:34 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before _them_; and they did set _them_ before the people. Ver. 6. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:35 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before _them_. Ver. 7. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:36 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken _meat_ that was left seven baskets. Ver. 38. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:37 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. Ver. 9. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:38 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. Ver. 10. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:39 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. Ver. 11. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:1 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. Ver. 12. _And he sighed deeply_] His heart was straitened (as the word αναστεναξας signifies) and would have burst, but for a vent. ... [ Continue Reading ]
And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. Ver. 13. _And he left them_] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:13 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Now _the disciples_ had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and _of_ the leaven of Herod. Ver. 15. _Of the leaven of Herod_] Of the Sadducees, saith Matthew; to the whi... [ Continue Reading ]
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, _It is_ because we have no bread. Ver. 16. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:7 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Jesus knew _it_, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? Ver. 17. _Perceive ye not yet_] Christ reckons upon our time, and looks for improvement of our talents.... [ Continue Reading ]
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Ver. 18. _Do ye mot remember_] All is lost that is not well laid up in this pot of manna, the sanctified memory, 1 Corinthians 15:2 .... [ Continue Reading ]
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. Ver. 19. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:9 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:10 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. Ver. 20. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:9 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:10 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? Ver. 21. _How is it that ye do not understand?_] It is very ill taken when we improve not experiments. Of all things God can least abide to be forgotten.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. Ver. 22. _And they bring a blind man unto him_] This is another of those miracles mentioned by St Mark only. SeeMark 7:32 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. Ver. 23. _He took the blind man by the hand_] He could have delivered him to his friends, to lead him; but he did it himself, as holding it... [ Continue Reading ]
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. Ver. 24. _I see men as trees, walking_] This was done, saith an expositor, to the end that Christ's power might be the more distinctly known; as also to instruct men in their degrees and progresses of spiritual illumination, to give God the g... [ Continue Reading ]
After that he put _his_ hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Ver. 25. _He saw every man clearly_] τηλαυγως, _Procul et dilucide, longe lateque._ When we come to heaven, we shall see as we are seen, who now see but as in a glass obscurely,... [ Continue Reading ]
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell _it_ to any in the town. Ver. 26. _Neither go into the town_] Christ would not vouchsafe such an ungrateful people the benefit of one more preacher, though never so mean. This was a greater judgment upon them than if he h... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? Ver. 27. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:13 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some _say_, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. Ver. 28. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:13 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. Ver. 29. _Thou art the Christ_] This was much in few. Here is not Thou art Peter, and upon this rock, &c. Which if either St Mark or St Peter had esteemed (as Papists now do) the foundati... [ Continue Reading ]
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. Ver. 30. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:20 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and _of_ the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. Ver. 31. _And after three days_] That is, within three days, or on the third day.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. Ver. 32. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:22 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:23 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. Ver. 33. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:22 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:23 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had called the people _unto him_ with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Ver. 34. _Whosoever will come after me_] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 10:38 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:24 _"_ Let him deny him... [ Continue Reading ]
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. Ver. 35. _For whosoever will save his life_] As that revolting priest, host to Philbert Hamlin, martyr, slain by his enemy upon a private quarrel. As those Angrogn... [ Continue Reading ]
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Ver. 36. _For what shall it profit a man_] And yet many do as Shimei, that, to seek his servants, lost himself. And as Jonah, that was content to be cast into the sea, that the ship with her lading might come s... [ Continue Reading ]
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Ver. 37. _Or, what shall a man give?_] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:26 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. Ver. 38. _In this adulterous and sinful, &c._] The worse the times are the better we shou... [ Continue Reading ]