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§ 106. THE RICH YOUNG MAN.

MATT. XIX. 16-30. XX. 1-16.

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And behold, one 17 came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have 17 eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but 18 one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the com18 mandments.2 He saith 19 unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou

shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and 20 thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neigh20 bour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I 21 yet? Jesus said unto him,

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PARABLE OF THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD.-Perca.

MARK X. 17-31. And when he was 18 gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou 20 knowest the commandments,3 Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, 21 all these have I observed from my youth.

LUKE XVIII. 18-30.

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

Thou knowest the commandments,3 Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

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But when 22 the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a

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him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest :* go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, 23 and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round about, 24 and saith unto his disciples, How hardly

1 If thou wilt, &c. The design of our Lord in thus addressing the young ruler, was to bring him to a knowledge of his sinfulness (see Rom. 3. 20), notwithstanding his good morals, and then to lead him to embrace the gospel (see ver. 21). 2 Comp. Lev. 18. 5; Rom. 10. 5. 3 Ex. 20. 12, sq.; Lev. 19. 18.

these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing:* sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor,5 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How

4 Fet lackest thou one thing: namely, love to God and his neighbour, that essential element in holiness or true morality, the very principle of sincere obedience; for love is the fulfilling of the law, see Rom. 13. 10.

5 Comp. Acts 4. 34-37.

MATT. XIX.

rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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MARK X.

shall they that have
riches enter into the
24 kingdom of God! And
the disciples were as-
tonished at his words.
But Jesus answereth
again, and saith unto
them, Children, how
hard is it for them that
trust in riches to en-
ter into the kingdom of
God! It is easier for 25
a camel to go through
the eye of a needle,1
than for a rich man to
enter into the kingdom
of God. And they 26
were astonished out of
measure, saying among
themselves, Who then
can be saved? And
Jesus looking upon
them saith, With men
it is impossible, but not 27
with God: for with
God all things are pos-
sible.2

24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,' than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom 26 25 of God. When his disciples heard

it,

they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who 27 then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them,

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and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.2 27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; 29 what shall we have 28 therefore? And Jesus

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said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.1 29 And every one that 30 hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an

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It is easier for a camel, &c. This is a proverbial saying still used in the East. There is no need to understand (as some prefer) cable instead of came!, nor to fancy (with others) that the needle's eye was the name of a city gate too low and narrow for a camel to pass through. See

LUKE XVIII.

hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye,' than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

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another proverb having reference to the camel in Matt. 23, 24.

2 Comp. Gen. 18. 14; Luke 1. 37; 3. 8.

3 Comp. Dan. 7. 13, 14; Rev. 3. 21.
4 Comp. Luke 22. 28-30,

MATT. XIX.

hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. 30 But many that are 31 first shall be last; and the last shall be first.1

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For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning 2 to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them 3 into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others 4 standing idle in the marketplace, and said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went 5 their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did 6 likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? 7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. 8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto 9 the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, 10 they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed

that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man 11 a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the good 12 man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou

hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of 13 the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no 14 wrong didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and 15 go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am 16 good? So the last shall be first, and the first last: for maný be called, but few chosen.*

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107. JESUS A THIRD TIME [see § 74 and 77] FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESUR

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RECTION.-Peræa.

MARK X. 32-34.

And they were in 31
the way going up to
Jerusalem; and Jesus
went before them: and
they were amazed;
and as they followed,
they were afraid. And
he took again the
twelve, and began to
tell them what things
should happen unto

2 Early in the morning, that is, about six o'clock or sunrise, from which time the Jews counted the hours of the day, so that their 3rd hour answered nearly to our 9, their 6th to our 12, their 9th to our 3 P. M., and their 11th to our 5 P. M.

This parable was obviously spoken in reference to the question of Peter (Matt. 19. 27), What shall we have therefore? and with the view to

LUKE XVIII. 31-34,

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them,

repress a mercenary spirit in the apostles' breasts.
The great lesson is appropriate to all believers
alike in every age.

3 Comp. Deut. 28. 54.
Comp. Matt. 22. 11-14.

5 This transaction probably occurred in Peræa, as Jesus had not yet arrived at Jericho The expression going up is used of any journey to Jerusalem or Judea; see Luke 2. 4; John 7. 8; 12. 20; Acts 18. 22.

MATT. XX.

18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 19 and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

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$108. JAMES AND JOHN MAKE THEIR AMBITIOUS REQUEST.-Peræa.

MATT. XX. 20-28.

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Then came to him the mother 2 of 35 Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a 21 certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She 36 saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on 37 thy right hand, and the other on 22 the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not 38 what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say 23 unto him, We are able. And he 39 saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup,5 and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, 40 but it shall be given to them for whom 24 it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were 41 moved with indignation against the 25 two brethren. But Jesus called

They understood not, &c. They probably

fancied that our Lord's distinct intimation of his sufferings, death, and resurrection, was only a figurative representation of the great difficulties and obstacles he was to meet with; and so they hoped, notwithstanding, that he would, on the approaching festival in Jerusalem, take to himself the kingdom (see Matt. 20. 21, and Luke 19. 11); which indeed he did, but in a way wholly

MARK X. 35-45.

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask can ye drink of the cup 3 that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?✦ And they say unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of;5 and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and

different from their apprehension and expectation.
2 In Matthew it is the mother of James and
John (by name Salome, as appears from Matt. 27.
56, compared with Mark 15. 40; see § 156) whọ
makes the request; in Mark it is the two dis-
ciples themselves: see Note on § 42.
3 Comp. Psa. 75. 8.

4 Comp. Psa. 42. 7; Luke 12. 50.
5 Comp. Acts 12. 2; Rev. 1. 9.

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MATT. XX.

them unto him, and said, Ye know 42 that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

But it shall not 43 be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be 27 your minister; and whosoever will 44 be chief among you, let him be your 28 servant: even as the Son of man 45 came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life i a ransom for many. 2

MARK X.

John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.2

$109. THE HEALING OF TWO BLIND MEN NEAR JERICHO.

MATT. XX. 29-34. 29. And as they departed 46 from Jericho, a great multitude followed 30 him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side,

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MARK X. 46-52.

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LUKE XVIII. 35-43. XIX. 1. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

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And they came to
Jericho and as he
went out of Jericho
with his disciples and
a great number of peo-
ple, blind Bartimeus,
the son of Timeus, sat
by the highway side
begging. And when
he heard that it was 37
Jesus of Nazareth, he
began to cry out, and 38
say, Jesus, thou Son of
David, have mercy
on me. And many 39
charged him that he
should hold his peace:
but he cried the more
a great deal, Thou Son
of David, have mercy
on me. And Jesus
stood still, and com-
manded him to be 40
called. And they call
the blind man, saying
unto him, Be of good
comfort, rise; he call-
50 eth thee. And he, cast-
ing away his garment,

they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou 31 Son of David. And the multitude rebuked 48 them, because they should hold their peace but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 49 32 And Jesus stood still,

and called them, and

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rose, and came to Jesus.
And Jesus answered
and said unto him, 41
What wilt thou that I
should do unto thee?

1 Isa. 53. 10. 11; 1 Tim. 2. 6. To give his life a ransom for many. A clear proof, from Christ's own mouth, of the vicarious

And they told him,
that Jesus of Nazareth
passeth by. And he
cried, saying, Jesus,
thou Son of David, have
And
mercy on me.
they which went be-
fore rebuked him, that
he should hold his
peace but he cried
so much the more,
Thou Son of David,
have mercy on me.
And Jesus stood, and
commanded him to be
brought unto him:

and when he was come near, he asked him, saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said,

and atoning character of his death.

3 On the subject of this section, see the Note in the Appendix.

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