SECT. VI.

Our Lord's Observations when asked as to the number who would be saved.

29 AND he was going through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem; 23 and
some one said unto him, "Lord, are they that are
saved few!" And he said unto them, 24" Strive ye to
enter in through the narrow door: for many, I say
unto you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able,
25 from the time when the master of the house hath
risen up, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand
without, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord!
Lord! open unto us.' And he shall answer and say
unto you, 'I know you not whence ye are.'
26 Then
ye will begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in
thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.'
27 And he will declare, 'I say to you, I know you not
whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of
iniquity.' 25 There will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth, when ye see Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God,
but you yourselves cast out. 29 And they will come
from the east, and from the west, and from the
north, and from the south, and will be placed at
table in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there
are last who will be first, and there are first who
will be last,"

JOHN

SECT. VII.

Our Lord's Observations when told that Herod purposed to kill him.

MATT.

MARK

LUKE XIII.

31 IN that same day certain Pharisees came to him, saying unto him, "Go forth, and depart hence; for Herod purposeth to kill thee." 32 And he said unto them, "Go ye and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures, to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.' 83 Nevertheless, 1 must go on to-day, and to-morrow, and the day

JOHN

• This Section and the following, form part of the Gnomology; but by their internal evidence they clearly belong to the present period. In the first edition, the xiith chapter, and the preceding part of the xiiith, were also placed in this Part. For reasons stated in p. 141, these have been transferred to the Fifth Part, p. 135-140; but if the reader deem the present the preferable position, it will affect no principle of this Synoptical Arrangement, if he transfer them accordingly.

MATT.

MARK

LUKE XIII.

JOHN

following for it cannot be that a prophet should evexetai
perish out of Jerusalem. Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
which killest the prophets, and stonest them that
have been sent unto thee! how often would I have
gathered thy children together unto me, as a hen
gathereth her brood under her wings! and ye would
not. 35 Behold, your house is left by you and I
say unto you, Ye will not see me, until the time shall
come when ye shall say, ' Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord.""

SECT. VIII.

On entering Judea, our Lord again predicts his approaching Death and Resurrection: James and John apply to him for the Chief Posts in his Kingdom.

MATT. XX.

MARK X.

LUKE XVIII.

JOHN

17 AND as Jesus was 32 Now they were on 31 Now he took the

going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart on the way, and said unto them,

18 Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the Chief Priests and Scribes; and they will condemn him to death, 19 and deliver him to the Gentiles

to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify:

t

"Behold, we are

the way going np to Je- twelve, and said unto
rusalem, and Jesus was them,
going before them: and
they were amazed; and
as they followed, they
were afraid. And he
again took the twelve,
and began to tell them
what things were about
to happen unto him:
33" Behold, we are going
up to Jerusalem; and
the Son of man will be
delivered to the Chief
Priests and the Scribes;
and they will condemn
him to death, and de-
liver him to the Gen-
tiles: 34 and they will
mock him, and scourge
him, and spit upon him,
and kill him and the put him to death: and

going up to Jerusalem;
and all things that are
written by the prophets
will be accomplished in
the Son of man.
33 For
he will be delivered unto
the Gentiles, and will be
mocked, and insulted,
and spit on:
33 and they
will scourge him, and

The xivth and two following chapters will be found in Part V. Sect. vii. p. 107-113. There is nothing in that portion of the Gnomology which is absolutely inconsistent with the supposition that the cccurrences recorded in it took place in this journey through the Peræa; and the reader may, if he think best, transfer them to the present situation : but it appears more probable (p. 107) that they belong to the residence in the Perma, after the Feast of Dedication, during the absence of the Twelve.

MATT. XX.

MARK X.

LUKE XVIII.

and the third day he will rise the third day he will

third day he will rise again." again."

rise again." 34 And

they understood none of

She saith unto him, "Command that these my two sons should sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy king-glory." dom." 22 But Jesus answered and said, "Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?"

38 But Jesus
said unto them, "Ye
know not what ye ask.
Are ye able to drink the
cup which I drink? and
be baptized with the
baptism that I am bap-
tized with?"
39 And
they say unto him, " We
are able." And Jesus
said unto them, "Ye
will indeed drink the
cup that I drink; and
will be baptized with
but to the baptism that I am
baptized with : but to
sit on my right hand, and
on my left, is not mine

They say unto him, "We are able." 23 And he saith unto them, "Ye will indeed drink of my cup:

40

sit on my right hand,
and on my left, is not
mine to give, except to
those for whom it hath to give, except to those
been prepared by my for whom it hath been
Father." And when prepared." " And when
the ten heard it, they the ten heard it, they
were moved with indig-began to be moved with
nation concerning the indignation concerning
two brethren. 25 But James and John. 42 But

these things: and this
saying was hidden from
them, and they knew
not the things which
were spoken by him.

JOHN

him, and said, "Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them; and the great exercise authority over them:

26 it shall

not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your minister; 27 and whosoever desireth to be chief among you, let him be your servant: 28 even as the Son of man came not to be minister

ed unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."

;

and saith unto them, "Ye know that they who appear to rule over the Gentiles exercise dominion over them and their great ones exercise authority over them : 43 but it shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, shall be your minister; 44 and whosoever desireth to be chief of you, shall be servant of all. 45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."

SECT. IX.

Christ at the House of Zacchaeus: the Parable of the Ten Pounds.

AND Jesus entered and was passing through* Jericho. And, behold, a man named Zacchæus : and he was a Chief Publican; and he was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see Jesus, who he was: and he could not from the multitude, because he was little in stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree that he might see him : for he was about to pass that way. 3 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, "Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide in thy house." And he made haste, and came down, and received him rejoicing. And all beholding murmured, saying, "He hath gone in to be guest with a sinner."+ And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord;

JOHN

• This, which is the force of the original, dinρXETO, seems to imply that it was in Jericho that Zacchæus, in the first instance at least, was endeavouring to see Jesus; and it is most probable, considering his employment, that he resided in the city.

+ See Note p. 187.-Karaλvoai to be guest,' might well be rendered to lodge,' as in Luke ix, 12.

192

MATT.

MARK

LUKE XIX.

"Behold, Lord, the half of my possessions, I give to the
poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man
by false accusation, I restore him fourfold." And
Jesus said respecting him, "This day hath salvation
come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of
Abraham 10 for the Son of man hath come to seek
and to save that which was lost."

"And as they heard these things, he added and
spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem,
and they thought that the kingdom of God was
immediately about to appear. 12 He said there-
fore, "A certain man of noble birth went to a far
country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to
return. 13 And he called his ten servants,+ and
delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them,

Trade with these till I come.' 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, "We are not willing for this man to reign over us.' 15 And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded those servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money; that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 And the first came, saying, 'Lord,§ thy pound hath gained ten pounds.' 17 And he said unto him, 'Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.' 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made five pounds.' 19 And he said to him also, And be thou over five cities.' 20 And another came, saying, 'Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: " for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not Sow.' 22 And he saith unto him, 'Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow? 23 and

Ει τινος τι εσυκοφάντησα: comp. Luke lii. 14.

+ The original is dovλog throughout the parable.

JOHN.

Or, Minæ and so throughout.-The Mina, uva, was equivalent to 100 drachmas; that is, (without taking into account the different value of money), between three and four pounds sterling. It is obvious however, that the word here stands indefinitely for a large sum of money; and it is therefore needless to change the present translation.

Or, Sir.

So Newcome renders throughout the parable. The original is Kuptog, as in ver. 8.