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John vi. 13. of the five barley loaves,

Mark v. 43. and of the fishes,

John vi. 13. which reinained over and above unto them that had eaten. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

Mat.xiv.21.

John vi. 14.

Then those men which had seen the miracle that Jesus
did, said, This is, of a truth, that prophet that should
come into the world.

MATT. xiv. ver. 15. part of ver. 16. ver. 17. part of ver 19. and
ver. 20.

15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, say-
ing, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the
multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy

themselves victuals.

16 But Jesus said unto them-give ye them to eat.

17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass; and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake; and gave the loaves to his disciples

20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

LUKE ix. part of ver. 12. ver. 13. part of ver. 14. and ver. 16, 17.

12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the-and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

14 (For they were about five thousand men.) And he said— Make them sit down

16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes; and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Crenius imagines that the Jews made use of the cophinus at Rome, and elsewhere, for the sale of various small articles of pedlary; and Buxtorf, that the basket, from the earliest period, was a part of their household stuff; whence the expression, Deut. xxviii. 5. 77, blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. The basket was used, he supposes, to bring the first-fruits to the priest, and the hay was provided to prevent the various offerings from touching each other. Schoetgen replies to these suggestions, that it was not possible all the Jews could be employed in selling; neither would they have carried their baskets of first fruits so uniformly to Rome, as to have excited the satire of Juvenal; neither were those who were now following Christ going up to Jerusalem to offer their first fruits. He concludes, therefore, with adopting the opinion of Reland, which is followed also by Schleusner (in voc Kopivos) that the cophinus was used by the Jews for carrying about with them the articles of provision, &c. permitted by their law, and that the hay served to spread under them, when they were compelled to sleep abroad in places inhabited by Gentiles.-See the whole dissertation in Schoetgen. Horæ Hebraicæ, vol. i. p. 133.

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John vi. 15.

17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken On the way up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

JOHN vi. part of ver. 13.

13 and filled twelve baskets with the fragments

SECTION V.

Christ sends the multitude away, and prays alone "0.
MATT. xiv. 22, 23. MARK Vi. 45, 46. JOHN VI. 15.

to Jerusalem.

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come, Probably and take him by force, to make him a king,

Mark vi. 45. straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the
ship, and to go to the other side before, unto Bethsaida,
while he sent away the people.

Mat.xiv.22. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up
John vi. 15. he departed again into a mountain, himself alone.
Mat.xiv.23. apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was
there alone.

MATT. xiv. ver. 22. and part of ver. 23.

22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

23 into a mountain

MARK VI. ver. 46.

46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

near Jerusalem.

SECTION VI.

Christ walks on the Sea to his Disciples, who are overtaken

MATT. xiv. 24-33.

John vi. 16.

with a storm 11

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And when the even was now come, his disciples went Galilee. down unto the sea,

10 It is a good remark of Dr. Gill, that those who desired a temporal Redeemer, were unworthy of his presence. All who follow Christ for power-shew-popularity-wealth or honour, or for any other purpose than to receive a spiritual Messiah, are unworthy of him. Christ retired to a mountain, and declined all worldly honours. To have the power of praying, to be admitted as Christ was admitted, into communion with God the Father, is higher and more inestimable than all earthly distinctions and treasures.

"Christ here demonstrated his power as the Lord of Nature. He walked upon the sea, and when he entered into the ship the waves and the wind acknowledged him, and the ship was instantly at the place of its destination. Nonnus has given a beautiful description of this miracle: Christ, he tells us, walked upon the water with unwetted feet; and when he came into the ship it moved as by a divine impulse, like a winged thought of the mind, without winds, without oars, self-moving to the distant haven.

Χρισὸν ἐθηήσαντο διατείχοντα θαλάσσης

John vi. 17.

And entered into a ship, and went over the sea, to- Galilee. wards Capernaum:

Mark vi. 47. and the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on

the land :

John vi. 17. and it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

18.

Mat. xiv.24.

Mark vi. 48.

Mat. xiv.25.

And the sea arose, by reason of a great wind that blew. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with the waves; for the wind was contrary.

And he saw them toiling in rowing:

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

Mark vi. 48. and would have passed by them.

John vi. 19.

Mat. xiv.26.

Mark vi.50.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus, walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

For they all saw him, and were troubled.

Mat.xiv.27. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

28.

And Peter answered and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid
me come unto thee, on the water.

29. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down
out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

30.

31.

Mark vi. 51.

John vi. 21.
Mat.xiv.32.

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid : and beginning to sink, he cried, Lord, save me.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

And he went up unto them into the ship;

Then they willingly received him

And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

John vi. 21. and immediately the ship was at the land whither they

went.

Mark vi. 51. and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

52.

For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their hearts were hardened.

*Αβροχον ἴχνος ἔχοντα, βατῆς ἁλὸς ὀξὺν ὁδίτην
ἐπεὶ θεοδίνει παλμῶ

Οια νέος πτερόεις, ἀνέμων δίχα, νόσφιν έρετμων
Τηλεπόροις λιμένεσσιν ὁμίλεεν αυτομάτη ναῦς.

Nonnus' Paraphrase, p. 69. (The copy of Nonnus' para-
phrase of St. John's Gospel here referred to, is imperfect, I
cannot therefore refer to the edition and year of its publica-
tion.)

Mat.xiv.33.

Mark vi. 53.

54.

Mat.xiv.35.

Mark vi. 55.

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped Galilee. him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God 1.

MARK vi. part of ver. 47, 48. ver. 49. and part of ver. 50, 51.

47-when even was come

48 for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea

49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

50 And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

51

and the wind ceased

JOHN VI. ver. 20. and part of ver. 21.

20 But he saith unto them, it is I, be not afraid.
21-into the ship.

SECTION VII.

Christ heals many People.

MATT. xiv. 34, 35, 36. MARK Vi. 53–56.

And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesareth, and drew to the shore.

And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about,

And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

Mat.xiv.35. and brought unto him all that were diseased;

Mark vi. 56.

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him, that they might touch if it were but the border Mat.xiv.36. the hem of his garment and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

MATT. xiv. ver. 34. and part of ver. 36.

34-And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

36 And besought him that they might only touch-

MARK vi. part of ver. 56.

56 of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

12 Markland (ap Bowyer's Crit. Conjec. p. 95.) has justly remarked the difference between this confession (αληθῶς θεῖ ὑιὸς e) which is no higher acknowledgment than the heathen centurion, and the soldiers, made at the crucifixion; and that of St. Peter contained in Matt. xvi. 16. Σὺ εἶ ὁ χρισὸς, ὁ υἱὸς ΤΟΥ DEO TOY Zvros, thou art THE Christ, THE Son of THE one God, THE living God.

John vi. 22.

23.

24.

25.

26

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

SECTION VIII.

Christ teaches in the Synagogue of Capernaum. Conver-
sation with his Disciples.

JOHN Vi. 22. to the end, and vii. 1.

The day following, when the people which stood on the Capernaum. other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone:

(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks :)

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is. written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but
my_Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

33. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from
heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

34. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us
this bread.

35.

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life 13: he

13 We have here another instance in which Christ applied to himself an epithet given by the Jews to their expected Messiah. Midrash Coheleth, fol. 73. 3. R. Berechia nomine R. Isaac dixit: quem admodum Goël primus, sic quoque erit postremus. Goël primus, descendere fecit Manna. q. d. Exod. xvi. 4. Et pluere faciam vobis panem de cœlo. Sic quoque Goël postremus descendere facit Manna q. d. Ps. lxxii. 16. crit multitudo frumenti super terram.-See Schoetgen. in loc.

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