Mat. xiii.47. 48. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall 51. 52. 53. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every Scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. MATT. xiii. part of ver. 32. 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs Mat. viii. 18. Christ crosses the Sea of Galilee, and calms the Tempest. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, Lukeviii.22. it came to pass Markiv. 35. the same day, when the even was come, Lukeviii.22, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and Mat. viii.18. he gave commandment to depart; [and] Lukeviii.22. he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of Mat. viii.19. 20. 21. 22. 23. the lake. And a certain Scribe came and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee, whithersoever thou goest. 69 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 69 In this section Christ calls himself, for the first time, "the Son of Man." Mark iv.36. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. Lukeviii.22. And they launched forth. Mark iv. 36. And there were also with him other little ships. Lukeviii.23. Mat. viii.24. And behold, there arose Mark iv. 37. a great storm of wind, Lukeviii.23, and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; (and) Mat. viii.24. a great tempest in the sea, Mark iv. 37. and the waves beat into the ship, Mat. viii.24. insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. Mark iv. 38. Lukeviii.23. and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: Mat. viii.25. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Markiv. 38. Master, carest thou not that we perish ? Mat. viii.25. Lord, save us: we perish. 26. And he saith unto them, Why are ye so fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; Lukeviii.24. and the raging of the water: Mark iv. 39. and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40. Mat. viii.27. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? But the men marvelled, Markiv.41. and they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this? Lukeviii.25. for he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him. Mat. viii.27. that even the winds and the sea obey him! MATT. viii. part of ver. 18. 26. 18 -unto the other side 26 and there was a great calm MARK iv. part of ver. 35. ver. 36. and part of ver. 37, 38, 39. 35 and he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose-so that it was now full. 38 and they awake him, and say unto him— 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind LUKE viii. part of ver. 22. 24, 25. 22 Now-on a certain day- 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish! Then he arose, and rebuked the wind-and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they, being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this? SECTION XXXVI. Christ heals the Gadarene DemoniacTM. MATT. viii. 28. to the end. MARK V. 1-20. 26-39. LUKE viii. Mark v. 1. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. Mat. viii.28, the country of the Gergesenes, Mark v. 2. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs Lukeviii.27. out of the city, a certain man Mat. viii. 28. possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, Lukeviii.27. which had devils a long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but Mark v.3. who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4. 5. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains; and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. Mat. viii.28. exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And behold, 29. Mark v. 6. when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran, Mark v. 6. and worshipped him, 7. And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? Mat. viii.29. art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 70 The best interpretation that I have met with of this wonderful history of the Gadarene demoniac, and the loss of the herd of swine, is that of the celebrated Hutchinsonian divine, Jones, of Nayland, in his sermon on the Gadarene demoniac. "In the moral application," he remarks, "of this miracle, the sense is very plain; for if sin is, in every man, what the devil is in a demoniac; then, it is evident the same man may be under the dominion of a legion of vices and evil passions at once." The devil was permitted to go into the herd of swine to show the power of the destroyer, and by a significant action make known to man the utter destruction of those who suffer themselves to be led captive by the spirit of evil. These unclean animals are a fit representation of the human race, in their fallen and degraded condition, and as such are often used in Scripture. See Matt. vii. 6. 2 Pet. ii. 22. Prov. xi. 22. Archbishop Newcome justly observes, of the apparent discre pancy between St. Matthew, who mentions two demoniacs, and St. Mark and St. Luke, who mention one only, that the rule of Le Clerc must be applied-Qui plura narrat, pauciora complectitur; qui pauciora memorat, plura non negat. One of the demoniacs was remarkable, says Dr. Farmer, for his superior fierceness. Or Mark and Luke mention only one, because one only returned to express his gratitude. Lukeviii.28. I beseech thee, Mark v. 7. I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out Lukeviii.29. Mark v. 8. of the man. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Lukeviii.29. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) Mark v. 9. And he asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, for we are many. Lukeviii.30. (because many devils were entered into him.) Mark v. 10. And he besought him much, that he would not send them away out of the country. Lukeviii.31. that he would not command them to go out into the deep. Mark v. 11. Now there was there Mat.viii.30. a good way off from them, Mark v. 11. nigh unto the mountains, a great herd of swine, feeding. 12. And all the devils besought him, saying, Mat. viii.31. If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. Mark v. 12. send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And Mat. viii.32. said unto them, Go. Mark v. 13. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. Mat. viii. 32. and perished in the waters. Mark v. 14. 34. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Mat. viii.33. and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; Mark v. 14. And they went out to see what it was that was done. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devils, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: 15. Lukeviii.35. at the feet of Jesus, Mark v. 15. and they were afraid. 16. 17. Lukeviii.37. And they that saw it told them how it befel to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. And Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about, besought him to depart from them; Mark v. 17. they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts: for they were taken with great fear. And he went up into the ship, and returned back again. Lukeviii.37. Mark v. 18. And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Mark v. 19. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, Lukeviii.38. but Jesus sent him away, Mark v. 19. but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. 20. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis, Lukeviii.39. and published throughout the whole city, Mark v. 20. how great things Jesus had done for him; and all men did marvel. MATT. viii. part of ver. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. 28 And when he was come to the other side into-there met him two 29-they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? 30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying 32 And he-And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea 33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing 34 -and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. LUKE viii. part of ver. 26, 27, 28, 30, 31. ver. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36. and part of ver. 38, 39. 26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes 27 And when he went forth to land, there met him-but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out-and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high-torment me not. 30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion 31 And they besought him 32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them: and he suffered them. 33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. 34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then they went 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 saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. 38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him-saying, 39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and-how great things Jesus had done unto him. |