CONTENTS. _ We have here the case of the Man with the withered hand: the Call of the Apostles: the Scribe's Blasphemy: and the_ LORD JESUS _speaking of his relations._ AND he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had withered hand. (2) And they watched him whether he wo... [ Continue Reading ]
(7) But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, (8) And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and _from_ beyond Jordan: and they about Tyre and Sidon; a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto... [ Continue Reading ]
(13) And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth _unto him_ whom he would: and they came unto him (14) And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, (15) And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: (16) And Simon he surnamed Pet... [ Continue Reading ]
(20) And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. (21) And when his friends heard _of it,_ they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. Reader! what a lovely sight it must have been, to have beheld the crowded audiences of JESUS, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
(22) And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince, of the devils casteth he out devils. (23) And he called them _unto him,_ and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? (24) And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot... [ Continue Reading ]
(28) Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: (29) But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: (30) Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit... [ Continue Reading ]
(31) There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing without sent unto him, calling him. (32) And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. (33) And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? (34) And he... [ Continue Reading ]
_ REFLECTIONS._ PRECIOUS LORD JESUS! do thou come by thy blessed Spirit into thy Church, and among thy people, now in the day of thy power, as thou didst in the days of thy flesh, into the synagogue; and there manifest, that thou art LORD of the Sabbath, by thine acts of grace and mercy, to the soul... [ Continue Reading ]