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CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
If we count them up and read between the lines we find that Moses went up Mt Sinai at least six times in this short chapter. Considering he was over 80 years old, it was quite a feat!. It was up the mountain that God chose to communicate with Moses. We can also think of other people: Abraham, David, Elijah and Jesus, who all spent time with God up on a mountain.
To get to the top of a mountain requires dedication and determination. Mountain tops are not for people who give up easily. They are for God's hard working servants. Mountain tops also help us to get a perspective on life. From the top of a mountain we can see ourselves and our lives more like the way God sees us, when we view the smallness of the people and futile business far below. And by the time we get to the top of the mountain we are free from distractions. People, problems and the easy sinful life all tend to stay at ground level and the clearness of the sky and horizon bring us nearer to our creator.
We all need time up a mountain more often than we take it. We may not be physically able to climb a mountain but we can climb a spiritual mountain to free us from distractions, give us perspective and bring us together with our creator.
Climb a mountain today.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
The Ten Commandments (Decalogue) form the moral framework of the covenant between God and His people Israel. Later Moses would supply details to these as well as adding civil and ceremonial aspects of the Law.
The summary of the commandments is:
(1) Thou shalt have no other gods besides me (Yahweh)
(2) Thou shalt not make any graven image (idol)
(3) Thou shalt not take the Name Yahweh thy God in vain
(4) Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy
(5) Honour thy father and thy mother.
(6) Thou shalt not kill
(7) Thou shalt not commit adultery
(8) Thou shalt not steal
(9) Thou shalt not bear false witness
(10) Thou shalt not covet
Commandments 1-3 are about relations with Yahweh; commandments 5-10 are about relations with other people. All of these moral aspects are immutable for Yahweh's people throughout time. We see them embodied by Christ as (Matt 22:37-40):
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind (Commandments 1-3).
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself (Commandments 5-10).
The only commandment which had to do with worship was #4, concerning the Sabbath. The Jews were obliged to set aside the seventh day to worship Yahweh. Jesus, who fulfilled the Law (Matt 5:17), stated that He was Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:27,28) signifying that his followers were not obliged to keep this day as the Law required. However, believers should still recognize the scriptural significance of the Sabbath, from creation to the day of rest in the Kingdom. Moreover, the moral principle of giving time to God is magnified in Christ from one day set aside to a life-long commitment.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to Michael
First Principles>Kingdom of God
For more about the Kingdom of God, go to Gen 12:1
Roger Turner [Lichfield (UK)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Roger
Exo 19:1-6 In the third month since leaving Egypt, Israel were camped at the foot of mount Sinai. For Moses this was his second ascent of mount Sinai (see the 1st,Exo 4:27) and the second time we find the term “the house of Jacob” (see, 1sttime,Gen 46:27). The LORD speaks personally to Moses giving the Law for all the children of Israel i.e.“the house of Jacob”. Israel were promised a covenant relationship to be as a jewel or “peculiar treasure”for the LORD. If they obeyed the LORD they were to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. We are on a wilderness journey to the Kingdom of God. In God’s mercy each of these promises to Israel can apply to us, if we strive to be faithful followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Israel in the promised land
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The Saints in the Kingdom of God
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Exo 19:5 “a peculiar treasure”
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1Pet 2:9 “a purchased people”
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Exo 19:6 “a kingdom of priests”
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Rev 5:5 “unto our God kings and priests”
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Exo 19:6 “a holy nation”
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1Pet 1:16-17 “be ye holy, for I am holy”
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Peter Moore [Erith, UK] Comment added in 2019 Reply to Peter
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1. In the third <7992> month <2320>, when the children <1121> of Israel <3478> were gone forth <3318>(8800) out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, the same day <3117> came <935>(8804) they into the wilderness <4057> of Sinai <5514>.
2. For they were departed <5265>(8799) from Rephidim <7508>, and were come <935>(8799) to the desert <4057> of Sinai <5514>, and had pitched <2583>(8799) in the wilderness <4057>; and there Israel <3478> camped <2583>(8799) before the mount <2022>.
3. And Moses <4872> went up <5927>(8804) unto God <430>, and the LORD <3068> called <7121>(8799) unto him out of the mountain <2022>, saying <559>(8800), Thus shalt thou say <559>(8799) to the house <1004> of Jacob <3290>, and tell <5046>(8686) the children <1121> of Israel <3478>;
4. Ye have seen <7200>(8804) what I did <6213>(8804) unto the Egyptians <4714>, and how I bare <5375>(8799) you on eagles <5404>' wings <3671>, and brought <935>(8686) you unto myself.
5. Now therefore, if ye will obey <8085>(8799) my voice <6963> indeed <8085>(8800), and keep <8104>(8804) my covenant <1285>, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure <5459> unto me above all people <5971>: for all the earth <776> is mine:
6. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom <4467> of priests <3548>, and an holy <6918> nation <1471>. These are the words <1697> which thou shalt speak <1696>(8762) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>.
7. And Moses <4872> came <935>(8799) and called <7121>(8799) for the elders <2205> of the people <5971>, and laid <7760>(8799) before their faces <6440> all these words <1697> which the LORD <3068> commanded <6680>(8765) him.
8. And all the people <5971> answered <6030>(8799) together <3162>, and said <559>(8799), All that the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765) we will do <6213>(8799). And Moses <4872> returned <7725>(8686) the words <1697> of the people <5971> unto the LORD <3068>.
9. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Lo, I come <935>(8802) unto thee in a thick <5645> cloud <6051>, that the people <5971> may hear <8085>(8799) when I speak <1696>(8763) with thee, and believe <539>(8686) thee for ever <5769>. And Moses <4872> told <5046>(8686) the words <1697> of the people <5971> unto the LORD <3068>.
10. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Go <3212>(8798) unto the people <5971>, and sanctify <6942>(8765) them to day <3117> and to morrow <4279>, and let them wash <3526>(8765) their clothes <8071>,
11. And be ready <3559>(8737) against the third <7992> day <3117>: for the third <7992> day <3117> the LORD <3068> will come down <3381>(8799) in the sight <5869> of all the people <5971> upon mount <2022> Sinai <5514>.
12. And thou shalt set bounds <1379>(8689) unto the people <5971> round about <5439>, saying <559>(8800), Take heed <8104>(8734) to yourselves, that ye go not up <5927>(8800) into the mount <2022>, or touch <5060>(8800) the border <7097> of it: whosoever toucheth <5060>(8802) the mount <2022> shall be surely <4191>(8800) put to death <4191>(8714):
13. There shall not an hand <3027> touch <5060>(8799) it, but he shall surely <5619>(8800) be stoned <5619>(8735), or <176> shot <3384>(8735) through <3384>(8800); whether it be beast <929> or <518> man <376>, it shall not live <2421>(8799): when the trumpet <3104> soundeth long <4900>(8800), they shall come up <5927>(8799) to the mount <2022>.
14. And Moses <4872> went down <3381>(8799) from the mount <2022> unto the people <5971>, and sanctified <6942>(8762) the people <5971>; and they washed <3526>(8762) their clothes <8071>.
15. And he said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Be <1961>(8798) ready <3559>(8737) against the third <7969> day <3117>: come <5066>(8799) not at your wives <802>.
16. And it came to pass on the third <7992> day <3117> in the morning <1242>, that there were thunders <6963> and lightnings <1300>, and a thick <3515> cloud <6051> upon the mount <2022>, and the voice <6963> of the trumpet <7782> exceeding <3966> loud <2389>; so that all the people <5971> that was in the camp <4264> trembled <2729>(8799).
17. And Moses <4872> brought forth <3318>(8686) the people <5971> out of the camp <4264> to meet <7125>(8800) with God <430>; and they stood <3320>(8691) at the nether <8482> part of the mount <2022>.
18. And mount <2022> Sinai <5514> was altogether on a smoke <6225>(8804), because <6440> <834> the LORD <3068> descended <3381>(8804) upon it in fire <784>: and the smoke <6227> thereof ascended <5927>(8799) as the smoke <6227> of a furnace <3536>, and the whole mount <2022> quaked <2729>(8799) greatly <3966>.
19. And when the voice <6963> of the trumpet <7782> sounded <6963> long <1980>(8802), and waxed louder <2390> and louder <3966>, Moses <4872> spake <1696>(8762), and God <430> answered <6030>(8799) him by a voice <6963>.
20. And the LORD <3068> came down <3381>(8799) upon mount <2022> Sinai <5514>, on the top <7218> of the mount <2022>: and the LORD <3068> called <7121>(8799) Moses <4872> up to <413> the top <7218> of the mount <2022>; and Moses <4872> went up <5927>(8799).
21. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Go down <3381>(8798), charge <5749>(8685) the people <5971>, lest they break through <2040>(8799) unto the LORD <3068> to gaze <7200>(8800), and many <7227> of them perish <5307>(8804).
22. And let the priests <3548> also, which come near <5066>(8737) to the LORD <3068>, sanctify <6942>(8691) themselves, lest the LORD <3068> break forth <6555>(8799) upon them.
23. And Moses <4872> said <559>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, The people <5971> cannot <3201>(8799) come up <5927>(8800) to mount <2022> Sinai <5514>: for thou chargedst <5749>(8689) us, saying <559>(8800), Set bounds <1379>(8685) about the mount <2022>, and sanctify <6942>(8765) it.
24. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto him, Away <3212>(8798), get thee down <3381>(8798), and thou shalt come up <5927>(8804), thou, and Aaron <175> with thee: but let not the priests <3548> and the people <5971> break through <2040>(8799) to come up <5927>(8800) unto the LORD <3068>, lest he break forth <6555>(8799) upon them.
25. So Moses <4872> went down <3381>(8799) unto the people <5971>, and spake <559>(8799) unto them.
1. And God <430> spake <1696>(8762) all these words <1697>, saying <559>(8800),
2. I am the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, which have brought <3318>(8689) thee out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, out of the house <1004> of bondage <5650>.
3. Thou shalt have no other <312> gods <430> before me <6440>.
4. Thou shalt not make <6213>(8799) unto thee any graven image <6459>, or any likeness <8544> of any thing that <834> is in heaven <8064> above <4605>, or that is in the earth <776> beneath, or that is in the water <4325> under the earth <776>:
5. Thou shalt not bow down <7812>(8691) thyself to them, nor serve <5647>(8714) them: for I the LORD <3068> thy God <430> am a jealous <7067> God <410>, visiting <6485>(8802) the iniquity <5771> of the fathers <1> upon the children <1121> unto the third <8029> and fourth <7256> generation of them that hate <8130>(8802) me;
6. And shewing <6213>(8802) mercy <2617> unto thousands <505> of them that love <157>(8802) me, and keep <8104>(8802) my commandments <4687>.
7. Thou shalt not take <5375>(8799) the name <8034> of the LORD <3068> thy God <430> in vain <7723>; for the LORD <3068> will not hold him guiltless <5352>(8762) that taketh <5375>(8799) his name <8034> in vain <7723>.
8. Remember <2142>(8800) the sabbath <7676> day <3117>, to keep it holy <6942>(8763).
9. Six <8337> days <3117> shalt thou labour <5647>(8799), and do <6213>(8804) all thy work <4399>:
10. But the seventh <7637> day <3117> is the sabbath <7676> of the LORD <3068> thy God <430>: in it thou shalt not do <6213>(8799) any work <4399>, thou, nor thy son <1121>, nor thy daughter <1323>, thy manservant <5650>, nor thy maidservant <519>, nor thy cattle <929>, nor thy stranger <1616> that is within thy gates <8179>:
11. For in six <8337> days <3117> the LORD <3068> made <6213>(8804) heaven <8064> and earth <776>, the sea <3220>, and all that in them is, and rested <5117>(8799) the seventh <7637> day <3117>: wherefore the LORD <3068> blessed <1288>(8765) the sabbath <7676> day <3117>, and hallowed <6942>(8762) it.
12. Honour <3513>(8761) thy father <1> and thy mother <517>: that thy days <3117> may be long <748>(8686) upon the land <127> which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> giveth <5414>(8802) thee.
13. Thou shalt not kill <7523>(8799).
14. Thou shalt not commit adultery <5003>(8799).
15. Thou shalt not steal <1589>(8799).
16. Thou shalt not bear <6030>(8799) false <8267> witness <5707> against thy neighbour <7453>.
17. Thou shalt not covet <2530>(8799) thy neighbour's <7453> house <1004>, thou shalt not covet <2530>(8799) thy neighbour's <7453> wife <802>, nor his manservant <5650>, nor his maidservant <519>, nor his ox <7794>, nor his ass <2543>, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's <7453>.
18. And all the people <5971> saw <7200>(8802) the thunderings <6963>, and the lightnings <3940>, and the noise <6963> of the trumpet <7782>, and the mountain <2022> smoking <6226>: and when the people <5971> saw <7200>(8799) it, they removed <5128>(8799), and stood <5975>(8799) afar off <7350>.
19. And they said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Speak <1696>(8761) thou with us, and we will hear <8085>(8799): but let not God <430> speak <1696>(8762) with us, lest we die <4191>(8799).
20. And Moses <4872> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Fear <3372>(8799) not: for God <430> is come <935>(8804) to <5668> prove <5254>(8763) you, and that his fear <3374> may be before your faces <6440>, that ye sin <2398>(8799) not.
21. And the people <5971> stood <5975>(8799) afar off <7350>, and Moses <4872> drew near <5066>(8738) unto the thick darkness <6205> where God <430> was.
22. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Thus thou shalt say <559>(8799) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, Ye have seen <7200>(8804) that I have talked <1696>(8765) with you from heaven <8064>.
23. Ye shall not make <6213>(8799) with me gods <430> of silver <3701>, neither shall ye make <6213>(8799) unto you gods <430> of gold <2091>.
24. An altar <4196> of earth <127> thou shalt make <6213>(8799) unto me, and shalt sacrifice <2076>(8804) thereon thy burnt offerings <5930>, and thy peace offerings <8002>, thy sheep <6629>, and thine oxen <1241>: in all places <4725> where I record <2142>(8686) my name <8034> I will come <935>(8799) unto thee, and I will bless <1288>(8765) thee.
25. And if thou wilt make <6213>(8799) me an altar <4196> of stone <68>, thou shalt not build <1129>(8799) it of hewn stone <1496>: for if thou lift up <5130>(8689) thy tool <2719> upon it, thou hast polluted <2490>(8762) it.
26. Neither shalt thou go up <5927>(8799) by steps <4609> unto mine altar <4196>, that thy nakedness <6172> be not discovered <1540>(8735) thereon.
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Psalm 73 In this Psalm, the writer has made an analysis of the wicked, and has made a declaration to remain faithful to God in spite of their apparent prosperity and success.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
The wicked have always prospered, in a material sense, and always will in this dispensation. We, however, look forward to a different time and are not impressed by the pomposity of the present. We do not clamour to be rich (1Tim 6:9). What do we care if the world prospers in its vanity and violence (Prov 3:21). They have their reward (Matt 6:5), and we await ours (Rev 22:10). We will be happy with what the Lord gives us to make it through each day (Matt 6:34, 1Tim 6:8) until we reach our rest.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to Michael
72:7 We do not live in a world where the righteous flourish. Actually those who are “righteous” as defined in scripture tend to be the people who society rides roughshod over and who do not complain about what is happening to them. The joyfulness spoken of in the Psalm is not our present experience but it will be when Messiah rules the world.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Peter
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1. A Psalm <4210> of Asaph <623>. Truly God <430> is good <2896> to Israel <3478>, even to such as are of a clean <1249> heart <3824>.
2. But as for me, my feet <7272> were almost <4592> gone <5186>(8804)(8675) <5186>(8803); my steps <838> had well nigh <369> slipped <8210>(8795).
3. For I was envious <7065>(8765) at the foolish <1984>(8802), when I saw <7200>(8799) the prosperity <7965> of the wicked <7563>.
4. For there are no bands <2784> in their death <4194>: but their strength <193> is firm <1277>.
5. They are not in trouble <5999> as other men <582>; neither are they plagued <5060>(8792) like <5973> other men <120>.
6. Therefore pride <1346> compasseth them about as a chain <6059>(8804); violence <2555> covereth <5848>(8799) them as a garment <7897>.
7. Their eyes <5869> stand out <3318>(8804) with fatness <2459>: they have more <5674>(8804) than heart <3824> could wish <4906>.
8. They are corrupt <4167>(8686), and speak <1696>(8762) wickedly <7451> concerning oppression <6233>: they speak <1696>(8762) loftily <4791>.
9. They set <8371>(8804) their mouth <6310> against the heavens <8064>, and their tongue <3956> walketh <1980>(8799) through the earth <776>.
10. Therefore his people <5971> return <7725>(8799)(8675) <7725>(8686) hither <1988>: and waters <4325> of a full <4392> cup are wrung out <4680>(8735) to them.
11. And they say <559>(8804), How doth God <410> know <3045>(8804)? and is there <3426> knowledge <1844> in the most High <5945>?
12. Behold, these are the ungodly <7563>, who prosper <7961> in the world <5769>; they increase <7685>(8689) in riches <2428>.
13. Verily I have cleansed <2135>(8765) my heart <3824> in vain <7385>, and washed <7364>(8799) my hands <3709> in innocency <5356>.
14. For all the day <3117> long have I been plagued <5060>(8803), and chastened <8433> every morning <1242>.
15. If I say <559>(8804), I will speak <5608>(8762) thus <3644>; behold, I should offend <898>(8804) against the generation <1755> of thy children <1121>.
16. When I thought <2803>(8762) to know <3045>(8800) this, it was too painful <5999> for me <5869>;
17. Until I went <935>(8799) into the sanctuary <4720> of God <410>; then understood <995>(8799) I their end <319>.
18. Surely thou didst set <7896>(8799) them in slippery places <2513>: thou castedst them down <5307>(8689) into destruction <4876>.
19. How are they brought into desolation <8047>, as in a moment <7281>! they are utterly <5486>(8804) consumed <8552>(8804) with terrors <1091>.
20. As a dream <2472> when one awaketh <6974>(8687); so, O Lord <136>, when thou awakest <5782>, thou shalt despise <959>(8799) their image <6754>.
21. Thus my heart <3824> was grieved <2556>(8691), and I was pricked <8150>(8709) in my reins <3629>.
22. So foolish <1198> was I, and ignorant <3045>(8799): I was as a beast <929> before thee.
23. Nevertheless I am continually <8548> with thee: thou hast holden <270>(8804) me by my right <3225> hand <3027>.
24. Thou shalt guide <5148>(8686) me with thy counsel <6098>, and afterward <310> receive <3947>(8799) me to glory <3519>.
25. Whom have I in heaven <8064> but thee? and there is none upon earth <776> that I desire <2654>(8804) beside thee.
26. My flesh <7607> and my heart <3824> faileth <3615>(8804): but God <430> is the strength <6697> of my heart <3824>, and my portion <2506> for ever <5769>.
27. For, lo, they that are far <7369> from thee shall perish <6>(8799): thou hast destroyed <6789>(8689) all them that go a whoring <2181>(8802) from thee.
28. But <589> it is good <2896> for me to draw near <7132> to God <430>: I have put <7896>(8804) my trust <4268> in the Lord <136> GOD <3069>, that I may declare <5608>(8763) all thy works <4399>.
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v.11 - This concept of shaking of the dust of the feet - a symbol of having nothing to do with their godless ways - is quite widely used. Acts 13:50,51, Look also at the parallel passage to today's chapter in Luke 10:10,11. There was more than just an act here. On both of these occasions the shakers off of dust made it quite clear to their onlookers what the purpose of the exercise was. They spoke out for God, even in the face of these enemies. Sometimes it was not the feet, but a garment - Neh.5:13, Acts 18:6.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Peter
This chapter seems to me to be linked with Jer 30, a link which is established for us by the description of Legion echoed in Jer 30:8 and the woman's illness in Jer 30:12-13. There are lots of other links, and the chapter gives us an insight into why Legion and the woman were afflicted in such a way.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Rob
WHY HIM?
Why him? Of all God's people, John the Baptist was held in the highest regard. He was a man of God. Even Jesus recognised him as the greatest of the prophets that had been. (
Matt 11:11) So why should God allow such a man, a godly man, to be imprisoned and then murdered at the hands of Herod? If it was true that the godly prosper and the wicked people have troubles, then John the Baptist must have been one of the worst of sinners. But we know he wasn't. He was the greatest of the prophets, and like the rest of them, persecuted for his stand.
As far as John the Baptist was concerned, there was an answer to the "Why Him?" question. John's job was to prepare the way for Jesus. Once Jesus had begun his ministry, God wanted the people to turn to Jesus rather than John, so God removed him from the scene. His job had been completed. His next waking moment was to be with his Lord receiving the reward God has promised his faithful servants. In hindsight the "Why him?" question is easy to answer, but I wonder if even John wondered what was going on while he was locked up in prison.
It's no different for us. When we or a loved one falls victim to illness, accident, death or other tragic incidents, it is easy to ask, "Why them?" or "Why me?" But we can rest assured that in Christ, God has a plan for each of us. This life, our time of service and testing, will end somehow, some day. The real life begins at the resurrection.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Robert
6:5 Those who had set themselves us as authorities with their own following would have thought themselves “wise” however their wisdom did not extend to dealing with problems between fellow believers. They might have been described as “fair weather believers” that is they were not interested in dealing with problems but only in elevating their status amongst those believers.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Peter
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1. And <2532> he went out <1831>(5627) from thence <1564>, and <2532> came <2064>(5627) into <1519> his own <848> country <3968>; and <2532> his <846> disciples <3101> follow <190>(5719) him <846>.
2. And <2532> when the sabbath day <4521> was come <1096>(5637), he began <756>(5662) to teach <1321>(5721) in <1722> the synagogue <4864>: and <2532> many <4183> hearing <191>(5723) him were astonished <1605>(5712), saying <3004>(5723), From whence <4159> hath this <5129> man these things <5023>? and <2532> what <5101> wisdom <4678> is this which is given <1325>(5685) unto him <846>, that <3754> even <2532> such <5108> mighty works <1411> are wrought <1096>(5736) by <1223> his <846> hands <5495>?
3. Is <2076>(5748) not <3756> this <3778> the carpenter <5045>, the son <5207> of Mary <3137>, <1161> the brother <80> of James <2385>, and <2532> Joses <2500>, and <2532> of Juda <2455>, and <2532> Simon <4613>? and <2532> are <1526>(5748) not <3756> his <846> sisters <79> here <5602> with <4314> us <2248>? And <2532> they were offended <4624>(5712) at <1722> him <846>.
4. But <1161> Jesus <2424> said <3004>(5707) unto them <846> <3754>, A prophet <4396> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> without honour <820>, but <1508> in <1722> his own <848> country <3968>, and <2532> among <1722> his own kin <4773>, and <2532> in <1722> his own <848> house <3614>.
5. And <2532> he could <3756> <1410>(5711) there <1563> do <4160>(5658) no <3762> mighty work <1411>, save <1508> that he laid <2007>(5631) his hands <5495> upon a few <3641> sick folk <732>, and healed <2323>(5656) them.
6. And <2532> he marvelled <2296>(5707) because <1223> of their <846> unbelief <570>. And <2532> he went <4013>(5707) round about <2945> the villages <2968>, teaching <1321>(5723).
7. And <2532> he called <4341>(5736) unto him the twelve <1427>, and <2532> began <756>(5662) to send <649> <0> them <846> forth <649>(5721) by two <1417> and two <1417>; and <2532> gave <1325>(5707) them <846> power over <1849> unclean <169> spirits <4151>;
8. And <2532> commanded <3853>(5656) them <846> that <2443> they should take <142>(5725) nothing <3367> for <1519> their journey <3598>, save <1508> a staff <4464> only <3440>; no <3361> scrip <4082>, no <3361> bread <740>, no <3361> money <5475> in <1519> their purse <2223>:
9. But <235> be shod <5265>(5772) with sandals <4547>; and <2532> not <3361> put on <1746>(5672)(5625) <1746>(5670) two <1417> coats <5509>.
10. And <2532> he said <3004>(5707) unto them <846>, In what place soever <3699> <1437> ye enter <1525>(5632) into <1519> an house <3614>, there <1563> abide <3306>(5720) till <2193> <302> ye depart <1831>(5632) from that place <1564>.
11. And <2532> whosoever <3745> <302> shall <1209> <0> not <3361> receive <1209>(5667) you <5209>, nor <3366> hear <191>(5661) you <5216>, when ye depart <1607>(5740) thence <1564>, shake off <1621>(5657) the dust <5522> under <5270> your <5216> feet <4228> for <1519> a testimony <3142> against them <846>. Verily <281> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, It shall be <2071>(5704) more tolerable <414> for Sodom <4670> and <2228> Gomorrha <1116> in <1722> the day <2250> of judgment <2920>, than <2228> for that <1565> city <4172>.
12. And <2532> they went out <1831>(5631), and preached <2784>(5707) that <2443> men should repent <3340>(5661).
13. And <2532> they cast out <1544>(5707) many <4183> devils <1140>, and <2532> anointed <218>(5707) with oil <1637> many <4183> that were sick <732>, and <2532> healed <2323>(5707) them.
14. And <2532> king <935> Herod <2264> heard <191>(5656) of him; (for <1063> his <846> name <3686> was <1096>(5633) spread abroad <5318>:) and <2532> he said <3004>(5707), That <3754> John <2491> the Baptist <907>(5723) was risen <1453>(5681) from <1537> the dead <3498>, and <2532> therefore <1223> <5124> mighty works <1411> do shew forth themselves <1754>(5719) in <1722> him <846>.
15. Others <243> said <3004>(5707), That <3754> it is <2076>(5748) Elias <2243>. And <1161> others <243> said <3004>(5707), That <3754> it is <2076>(5748) a prophet <4396>, or <2228> as <5613> one of <1520> the prophets <4396>.
16. But <1161> when Herod <2264> heard <191>(5660) thereof, he said <2036>(5627), It <3778> is <2076>(5748) John <2491>, whom <3754> <3739> I <1473> beheaded <607>(5656): he <846> is risen <1453>(5681) from <1537> the dead <3498>.
17. For <1063> Herod <2264> himself <846> had sent forth <649>(5660) and laid hold <2902>(5656) upon John <2491>, and <2532> bound <1210>(5656) him <846> in <1722> prison <5438> for <1223> <0> Herodias <2266>' sake <1223>, his <848> brother <80> Philip's <5376> wife <1135>: for <3754> he had married <1060>(5656) her <846>.
18. For <1063> John <2491> had said <3004>(5707) unto Herod <2264>, <3754> It is <1832> <0> not <3756> lawful <1832>(5748) for thee <4671> to have <2192>(5721) thy <4675> brother's <80> wife <1135>.
19. Therefore <1161> Herodias <2266> had a quarrel <1758>(5707) against him <846>, and <2532> would <2309>(5707) have killed <615>(5658) him <846>; but <2532> she could <1410>(5711) not <3756>:
20. For <1063> Herod <2264> feared <5399>(5711) John <2491>, knowing <1492>(5761) that he <846> was a just <1342> man <435> and <2532> an holy <40>, and <2532> observed <4933>(5707) him <846>; and <2532> when he heard <191>(5660) him <846>, he did <4160>(5707) many things <4183>, and <2532> heard <191>(5707) him <846> gladly <2234>.
21. And <2532> when a convenient <2121> day <2250> was come <1096>(5637), that <3753> Herod <2264> on his <848> birthday <1077> made <4160>(5707) a supper <1173> to his <848> lords <3175>, <2532> high captains <5506>, and <2532> chief <4413> estates of Galilee <1056>;
22. And <2532> when the daughter <2364> of the said <846> Herodias <2266> came in <1525>(5631), and <2532> danced <3738>(5666), and <2532> pleased <700>(5660) Herod <2264> and <2532> them that sat with him <4873>(5740), the king <935> said <2036>(5627) unto the damsel <2877>, Ask <154>(5657) of me <3165> whatsoever <1437> thou wilt <2309>(5725), and <2532> I will give <1325>(5692) it thee <4671>.
23. And <2532> he sware <3660>(5656) unto her <846>, Whatsoever <3754> <3739> <1437> thou shalt ask <154>(5661) of me <3165>, I will give <1325>(5692) it thee <4671>, unto <2193> the half <2255> of my <3450> kingdom <932>.
24. And <1161> she went forth <1831>(5631), and said <2036>(5627) unto her <848> mother <3384>, What <5101> shall I ask <154>(5698)? And <1161> she said <2036>(5627), The head <2776> of John <2491> the Baptist <910>.
25. And <2532> she came in <1525>(5631) straightway <2112> with <3326> haste <4710> unto <4314> the king <935>, and asked <154>(5668), saying <3004>(5723), I will <2309>(5719) that <2443> thou give <1325>(5632) me <3427> by and by <1824> in <1909> a charger <4094> the head <2776> of John <2491> the Baptist <910>.
26. And <2532> the king <935> was <1096>(5637) exceeding sorry <4036>; yet for <1223> his oath's sake <3727>, and <2532> for their sakes which <3588> sat with him <4873>(5740), he would <2309>(5656) not <3756> reject <114>(5658) her <846>.
27. And <2532> immediately <2112> the king <935> sent <649>(5660) an executioner <4688>, and commanded <2004>(5656) his <846> head <2776> to be brought <5342>(5683): and <1161> he went <565>(5631) and beheaded <607>(5656) him <846> in <1722> the prison <5438>,
28. And <2532> brought <5342>(5656) his <846> head <2776> in <1909> a charger <4094>, and <2532> gave <1325>(5656) it <846> to the damsel <2877>: and <2532> the damsel <2877> gave <1325>(5656) it <846> to her <848> mother <3384>.
29. And <2532> when his <846> disciples <3101> heard <191>(5660) of it, they came <2064>(5627) and <2532> took up <142>(5656) his <846> corpse <4430>, and <2532> laid <5087>(5656) it <846> in <1722> a tomb <3419>.
30. And <2532> the apostles <652> gathered themselves together <4863>(5743) unto <4314> Jesus <2424>, and <2532> told <518>(5656) him <846> all things <3956>, both <2532> what <3745> they had done <4160>(5656), and <2532> what <3745> they had taught <1321>(5656).
31. And <2532> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Come <1205>(5773) ye <5210> yourselves <846> apart <2596> <2398> into <1519> a desert <2048> place <5117>, and <2532> rest <373>(5732) a while <3641>: for <1063> there were <2258>(5713) many <4183> coming <2064>(5740) and <2532> going <5217>(5723), and <2532> they had no <3761> <0> leisure <2119>(5707) so much as <3761> to eat <5315>(5629).
32. And <2532> they departed <565>(5627) into <1519> a desert <2048> place <5117> by ship <4143> privately <2596> <2398>.
33. And <2532> the people <3793> saw <1492>(5627) them <846> departing <5217>(5723), and <2532> many <4183> knew <1921>(5627) him <846>, and <2532> ran <4936>(5627) afoot <3979> thither <1563> out of <575> all <3956> cities <4172>, and <2532> outwent <4281>(5627) them <846>, and <2532> came together <4905>(5627) unto <4314> him <846>.
34. And <2532> Jesus <2424>, when he came out <1831>(5631), saw <1492>(5627) much <4183> people <3793>, and <2532> was moved with compassion <4697>(5675) toward <1909> them <846>, because <3754> they were <2258>(5713) as <5613> sheep <4263> not <3361> having <2192>(5723) a shepherd <4166>: and <2532> he began <756>(5662) to teach <1321>(5721) them <846> many things <4183>.
35. And <2532> when the day <5610> was <1096>(5637) now <2235> far spent <4183>, his <846> disciples <3101> came <4334>(5631) unto him <846>, and said <3004>(5719), <3754> This is <2076>(5748) a desert <2048> place <5117>, and <2532> now <2235> the time <5610> is far passed <4183>:
36. Send <630> <0> them <846> away <630>(5657), that <2443> they may go <565>(5631) into <1519> the country <68> round about <2945>, and <2532> into the villages <2968>, and buy <59>(5661) themselves <1438> bread <740>: for <1063> they have <2192>(5719) nothing <5101> <3756> to eat <5315>(5632).
37. He answered <611>(5679) and <1161> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Give <1325>(5628) ye <5210> them <846> to eat <5315>(5629). And <2532> they say <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Shall we go <565>(5631) and buy <59>(5661) two hundred <1250> pennyworth <1220> of bread <740>, and <2532> give <1325>(5632) them <846> to eat <5315>(5629)?
38. <1161> He saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, How many <4214> loaves <740> have ye <2192>(5719)? go <5217>(5720) and <2532> see <1492>(5628). And <2532> when they knew <1097>(5631), they say <3004>(5719), Five <4002>, and <2532> two <1417> fishes <2486>.
39. And <2532> he commanded <2004>(5656) them <846> to make <347> <0> all <3956> sit down <347>(5658) by companies <4849> upon <1909> the green <5515> grass <5528>.
40. And <2532> they sat down <377>(5627) in ranks <4237>, by <303> hundreds <1540>, and <2532> by <303> fifties <4004>.
41. And <2532> when he had taken <2983>(5631) the five <4002> loaves <740> and <2532> the two <1417> fishes <2486>, he looked up <308>(5660) to <1519> heaven <3772>, and blessed <2127>(5656), and <2532> brake <2622>(5656) the loaves <740>, and <2532> gave <1325>(5707) them to his <848> disciples <3101> to <2443> set before <3908>(5632) them <846>; and <2532> the two <1417> fishes <2486> divided he <3307>(5656) among them all <3956>.
42. And <2532> they did <5315> <0> all <3956> eat <5315>(5627), and <2532> were filled <5526>(5681).
43. And <2532> they took up <142>(5656) twelve <1427> baskets <2894> full <4134> of the fragments <2801>, and <2532> of <575> the fishes <2486>.
44. And <2532> they that did eat <5315>(5631) of the loaves <740> were <2258>(5713) about <5616> five thousand <4000> men <435>.
45. And <2532> straightway <2112> he constrained <315>(5656) his <848> disciples <3101> to get <1684>(5629) into <1519> the ship <4143>, and <2532> to go <4254> <0> to <1519> the other side <4008> before <4254>(5721) unto <4314> Bethsaida <966>, while <2193> he <846> sent away <630>(5661) the people <3793>.
46. And <2532> when he had sent <657> <0> them <846> away <657>(5671), he departed <565>(5627) into <1519> a mountain <3735> to pray <4336>(5664).
47. And <2532> when even <3798> was come <1096>(5637), the ship <4143> was <2258>(5713) in <1722> the midst <3319> of the sea <2281>, and <2532> he <846> alone <3441> on <1909> the land <1093>.
48. And <2532> he saw <1492>(5627) them <846> toiling <928>(5746) in <1722> rowing <1643>(5721); for <1063> the wind <417> was <2258>(5713) contrary <1727> unto them <846>: and <2532> about <4012> the fourth <5067> watch <5438> of the night <3571> he cometh <2064>(5736) unto <4314> them <846>, walking <4043>(5723) upon <1909> the sea <2281>, and <2532> would <2309>(5707) have passed by <3928>(5629) them <846>.
49. But <1161> when they saw <1492>(5631) him <846> walking <4043>(5723) upon <1909> the sea <2281>, they supposed <1380>(5656) it had been <1511>(5750) a spirit <5326>, and <2532> cried out <349>(5656):
50. For <1063> they all <3956> saw <1492>(5627) him <846>, and <2532> were troubled <5015>(5681). And <2532> immediately <2112> he talked <2980>(5656) with <3326> them <846>, and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Be of good cheer <2293>(5720): it is <1510>(5748) I <1473>; be <5399> <0> not <3361> afraid <5399>(5737).
51. And <2532> he went up <305>(5627) unto <4314> them <846> into <1519> the ship <4143>; and <2532> the wind <417> ceased <2869>(5656): and <2532> they were sore <3029> amazed <1839>(5710) in <1722> themselves <1438> beyond <1537> measure <4053>, and <2532> wondered <2296>(5707).
52. For <1063> they considered <4920>(5656) not <3756> the miracle of <1909> the loaves <740>: for <1063> their <846> heart <2588> was <2258>(5713) hardened <4456>(5772).
53. And <2532> when they had passed over <1276>(5660), they came <2064>(5627) into <1909> the land <1093> of Gennesaret <1082>, and <2532> drew to the shore <4358>(5681).
54. And <2532> when they were come <1831>(5631) out of <1537> the ship <4143>, straightway <2112> they knew <1921>(5631) him <846>,
55. And ran through <4063>(5631) that <1565> whole <3650> region round about <4066>, and began <756>(5662) to carry about <4064>(5721) in <1909> beds <2895> those that were <2192>(5723) sick <2560>, where <3699> they heard <191>(5707) he was <3754> <1563> <2076>(5748).
56. And <2532> whithersoever <3699> <302> he entered <1531>(5711), into <1519> villages <2968>, or <2228> cities <4172>, or <2228> country <68>, they laid <5087>(5707) the sick <770>(5723) in <1722> the streets <58>, and <2532> besought <3870>(5707) him <846> that <2443> they might touch <680>(5672) if <2579> <0> it were but <2579> the border <2899> of his <846> garment <2440>: and <2532> as many <3745> as <302> touched <680>(5711) him <846> were made whole <4982>(5712).