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"LET US FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LORD, FOR HIS MERCY IS GREAT" -David
David had sinned by counting all the fighting men of Israel and Judah. It was one of those things that God had said not to do in the law. Once the counting had been finished, David realised his sin, confessed it, and asked God for forgiveness. However, even though he was forgiven he still had to face the consequence of his sin. He had to choose between three years famine, three months of being overrun by enemies or three days plague.
David seems to have had no hesitation about which choice to make. "Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men." So God sent a plague on Israel and 70,000 people died. We don't know what it would have been like if David had chosen either defeat by his enemies or famine, but what we do know is that God is full of mercy. From that we can assume that things would have been much worse is David had chosen a different way.
The lesson for us lies in the David's total trust in God and in his mercy. So when we are faced with our sin as David was, let us confess it and ask for forgiveness and trust our lives to the great mercy of God.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
2 Sam 24
We are told in Exo 30:12-15, that when a census was taken, 1/2 shekel had to be given to the tabernacle treasury for an atonement- or a plague would be the punishment. It was to be a 'covering'. When David numbers the people and the people were punished with pestilence, the 'plague' of this provision was operating.
The rich and poor all paid the same(Exo 30:15. Christ, our atonement(covering), even paid tribute money, speaking to Peter..."for me and thee"-Matt 17:24-27.
So David bought Ornan's threshing floor for 50 shekels in verse 24 (50 being the number of Jubilee or restoration- and silver being the metal of redemption), David made up for the atonement money by offering burnt & peace offerings.
The threshingplace is most interesting. Mt. Moriah, the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice(Gen 22) and where Solomon builds the temple 2Chron 3:1. This location indicates "flesh nature" that had to be crucified. It points forward to Christ on the tree(Heb 2:14) in the same place. David took Goliath's head for burial near here, knowing "all flesh" was not suitable for divine nature will be destroyed. This place was later known as Golgotha, The Place of a Skull.
Matt Drywood [Hamilton Book Road (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to Matt
24:14 David's decision to fall into the hand of the Lord was the correct one, for despite 70K people dying, God did not let it run its full course, in that he relented at David's pray and sacrifice that Jerusalem was spared. So even though God's judgement was declare, he still showed mercy and forgave. We need to take hope that despite our short comings and what we may have done, put oneself in the hands of God and humbling ourselves is the wisest thing to do.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2019 Reply to Alex
v1. We often equate God with Satan on the basis that the parallel record in 1Chron 21:1 states that Satan incited David to number Israel whereas 2 Samuel 24:1 states that God incited David to number Israel. But could it be that God allowed an adversary (satan) to incite David to number Israel? Thus, whilst the adversary actually did the incitement, it could be equally said that God did the deed. It is no different to David saying that God has given David the victory in a battle, even though all the apparent work was done by David himself and human observers lauded David for his military skill. Similarly, Nebuchadnezzar is described as "God's servant" (Jeremiah 27:6) because he was the instrument for Judah's punishment for iniquity. God punished Judah yet so did Nebuchadnezzar - it was the same punishment because God performed it through Nebuchadnezzar.
There are other reasons for suggesting that God was not actually the Satan of 1 Chronicles 21:1. Throughout I Chronicles 21, God is naturally and abundantly referred to as "God" or "the LORD" (Yahweh). Why then do we insist that the Satan of 1 Chronicles 21:1 is actually God when everywhere else in the same chapter He is simply "God" or "the LORD"? After all, 2 Samuel 24:1 has no problem in stating that "God" incited David. But if Satan were God's instrument, the distinction between God and this Satan is straightforward and natural.
Who then was this Satan that incited David on God's behalf? We are not told. But 1 Chronicles 21 talks about the work of the angel of the LORD carrying out the punishment upon sinful Israel at God's request and control (vv15-17,27) which is also described as God having struck Israel (vv7,15). Maybe this angel was the Satan of v1. It would accord with a precedent established with Balaam in Numbers 22:22 where an angel is called satan or adversary. "But God's anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the way as his adversary (satan)". Interestingly, this angel in Numbers 22 had a "drawn sword" (Numbers 22:23,31) just like the angel of the LORD in 1 Chronicles 21:16 who was acting under God's direction (1 Chronicles 21: 12, 15, 16,27, 30). But we cannot be dogmatic.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2022 Reply to Bruce
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1. And again <3254>(8686) the anger <639> of the LORD <3068> was kindled <2734>(8800) against Israel <3478>, and he moved <5496>(8686) David <1732> against them to say <559>(8800), Go <3212>(8798), number <4487>(8798) Israel <3478> and Judah <3063>.
2. For the king <4428> said <559>(8799) to Joab <3097> the captain <8269> of the host <2428>, which was with him, Go now through <7751>(8798) all the tribes <7626> of Israel <3478>, from Dan <1835> even to Beersheba <884>, and number <6485>(8798) ye the people <5971>, that I may know <3045>(8804) the number <4557> of the people <5971>.
3. And Joab <3097> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428>, Now the LORD <3068> thy God <430> add <3254>(8686) unto the people <5971>, how many soever <1992> they be, an hundredfold <3967> <6471>, and that the eyes <5869> of my lord <113> the king <4428> may see <7200>(8802) it: but why doth my lord <113> the king <4428> delight <2654>(8804) in this thing <1697>?
4. Notwithstanding the king's <4428> word <1697> prevailed <2388>(8799) against Joab <3097>, and against the captains <8269> of the host <2428>. And Joab <3097> and the captains <8269> of the host <2428> went out <3318>(8799) from the presence <6440> of the king <4428>, to number <6485>(8800) the people <5971> of Israel <3478>.
5. And they passed over <5674>(8799) Jordan <3383>, and pitched <2583>(8799) in Aroer <6177>, on the right side <3225> of the city <5892> that lieth in the midst <8432> of the river <5158> of Gad <1410>, and toward Jazer <3270>:
6. Then they came <935>(8799) to Gilead <1568>, and to the land <776> of Tahtimhodshi <8483>; and they came <935>(8799) to Danjaan <1842>, and about <5439> to Zidon <6721>,
7. And came <935>(8799) to the strong hold <4013> of Tyre <6865>, and to all the cities <5892> of the Hivites <2340>, and of the Canaanites <3669>: and they went out <3318>(8799) to the south <5045> of Judah <3063>, even to Beersheba <884>.
8. So when they had gone <7751>(8799) through all the land <776>, they came <935>(8799) to Jerusalem <3389> at the end <7097> of nine <8672> months <2320> and twenty <6242> days <3117>.
9. And Joab <3097> gave up <5414>(8799) the sum <4557> of the number <4662> of the people <5971> unto the king <4428>: and there were in Israel <3478> eight <8083> hundred <3967> thousand <505> valiant <2428> men <376>(8677) <381> that drew <8025>(8802) the sword <2719>; and the men <376> of Judah <3063> were five <2568> hundred <3967> thousand <505> men <376>.
10. And David's <1732> heart <3820> smote <5221>(8686) him after <310> that he had numbered <5608>(8804) the people <5971>. And David <1732> said <559>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, I have sinned <2398>(8804) greatly <3966> in that I have done <6213>(8804): and now, I beseech thee, O LORD <3068>, take away <5674>(8685) the iniquity <5771> of thy servant <5650>; for I have done very <3966> foolishly <5528>(8738).
11. For when David <1732> was up <6965>(8799) in the morning <1242>, the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto the prophet <5030> Gad <1410>, David's <1732> seer <2374>, saying <559>(8800),
12. Go <1980>(8800) and say <559>(8804) unto David <1732>, Thus saith <1696>(8765) the LORD <3068>, I offer <5190>(8802) thee three <7969> things; choose <977>(8798) thee one <259> of them, that I may do it unto thee <6213>(8799).
13. So Gad <1410> came <935>(8799) to David <1732>, and told <5046>(8686) him, and said <559>(8799) unto him, Shall seven <7651> years <8141> of famine <7458> come <935>(8799) unto thee in thy land <776>? or wilt thou flee <5127>(8800) three <7969> months <2320> before <6440> thine enemies <6862>, while they pursue <7291>(8802) thee? or that there be three <7969> days <3117>' pestilence <1698> in thy land <776>? now advise <3045>(8798), and see <7200>(8798) what answer <1697> I shall return <7725>(8686) to him that sent <7971>(8802) me.
14. And David <1732> said <559>(8799) unto Gad <1410>, I am in a great <3966> strait <6887>(8804): let us fall <5307>(8799) now into the hand <3027> of the LORD <3068>; for his mercies <7356> are great <7227>: and let me not fall <5307>(8799) into the hand <3027> of man <120>.
15. So the LORD <3068> sent <5414>(8799) a pestilence <1698> upon Israel <3478> from the morning <1242> even to the time <6256> appointed <4150>: and there died <4191>(8799) of the people <5971> from Dan <1835> even to Beersheba <884> seventy <7657> thousand <505> men <376>.
16. And when the angel <4397> stretched out <7971>(8799) his hand <3027> upon Jerusalem <3389> to destroy <7843>(8763) it, the LORD <3068> repented <5162>(8735) him of the evil <7451>, and said <559>(8799) to the angel <4397> that destroyed <7843>(8688) the people <5971>, It is enough <7227>: stay <7503>(8685) now thine hand <3027>. And the angel <4397> of the LORD <3068> was by the threshingplace <1637> of Araunah <728> the Jebusite <2983>.
17. And David <1732> spake <559>(8799) unto the LORD <3068> when he saw <7200>(8800) the angel <4397> that smote <5221>(8688) the people <5971>, and said <559>(8799), Lo, I have sinned <2398>(8804), and I have done wickedly <5753>(8689): but these sheep <6629>, what have they done <6213>(8804)? let thine hand <3027>, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's <1> house <1004>.
18. And Gad <1410> came <935>(8799) that day <3117> to David <1732>, and said <559>(8799) unto him, Go up <5927>(8798), rear <6965>(8685) an altar <4196> unto the LORD <3068> in the threshingfloor <1637> of Araunah <728> the Jebusite <2983>.
19. And David <1732>, according to the saying <1697> of Gad <1410>, went up <5927>(8799) as the LORD <3068> commanded <6680>(8765).
20. And Araunah <728> looked <8259>(8686), and saw <7200>(8799) the king <4428> and his servants <5650> coming on <5674>(8802) toward him: and Araunah <728> went out <3318>(8799), and bowed <7812>(8691) himself before the king <4428> on his face <639> upon the ground <776>.
21. And Araunah <728> said <559>(8799), Wherefore is my lord <113> the king <4428> come <935>(8804) to his servant <5650>? And David <1732> said <559>(8799), To buy <7069>(8800) the threshingfloor <1637> of thee, to build <1129>(8800) an altar <4196> unto the LORD <3068>, that the plague <4046> may be stayed <6113>(8735) from the people <5971>.
22. And Araunah <728> said <559>(8799) unto David <1732>, Let my lord <113> the king <4428> take <3947>(8799) and offer up <5927>(8686) what seemeth good <2896> unto him <5869>: behold <7200>(8798), here be oxen <1241> for burnt sacrifice <5930>, and threshing instruments <4173> and other instruments <3627> of the oxen <1241> for wood <6086>.
23. All these things did Araunah <728>, as a king <4428>, give <5414>(8804) unto the king <4428>. And Araunah <728> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428>, The LORD <3068> thy God <430> accept <7521>(8799) thee.
24. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto Araunah <728>, Nay; but I will surely <7069>(8800) buy <7069>(8799) it of thee at a price <4242>: neither will I offer <5927>(8686) burnt offerings <5930> unto the LORD <3068> my God <430> of that which doth cost me nothing <2600>. So David <1732> bought <7069>(8799) the threshingfloor <1637> and the oxen <1241> for fifty <2572> shekels <8255> of silver <3701>.
25. And David <1732> built <1129>(8799) there an altar <4196> unto the LORD <3068>, and offered <5927>(8686) burnt offerings <5930> and peace offerings <8002>. So the LORD <3068> was intreated <6279>(8735) for the land <776>, and the plague <4046> was stayed <6113>(8735) from Israel <3478>.
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v.6 describes Nebuchadnezzar as God's servant. It seems that much effort by God was put into bringing Nebuchadnezzar to an understanding of his own position of humility in the sight of God. He revealed to him the whole of the future of the world. Does this mean that Nebuchadnezzar is amongst the chosen? Unlikely as this might seem, Daniel 4:34-37 records the last words we read of this man and presents his salvation as a definite possibility.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
GOD'S PLAN, OUR CHOICE
God told the people plainly through his servant Jeremiah that they had a choice of two futures. They could either serve the King of Babylon, who was going to come against them and be saved from the wrath of an angry and powerful king, or they could refuse to submit to him and die a horrible death. The encouragement they were given was to submit to God's will and serve the king of Babylon.
When God has a plan he will see it through, no matter what resistance he gets from mere men. He created the earth, the people and the animals on it and he does whatever he likes with it. His plan for tomorrow is to fill the earth with his glory and to eliminate all wickedness and sin. Our choice is to either go along with that plan and to fill our lives with good to show God's glory, or to resist it, fill the world with wickedness and accept the consequences of a wicked life.
God's plans will always succeed, as has been shown throughout history. Submit to his will today.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
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1. In the beginning <7225> of the reign <4467> of Jehoiakim <3079> the son <1121> of Josiah <2977> king <4428> of Judah <3063> came this word <1697> unto Jeremiah <3414> from the LORD <3068>, saying <559>(8800),
2. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> to me; Make <6213>(8798) thee bonds <4147> and yokes <4133>, and put <5414>(8804) them upon thy neck <6677>,
3. And send <7971>(8765) them to the king <4428> of Edom <123>, and to the king <4428> of Moab <4124>, and to the king <4428> of the Ammonites <1121> <5983>, and to the king <4428> of Tyrus <6865>, and to the king <4428> of Zidon <6721>, by the hand <3027> of the messengers <4397> which come <935>(8802) to Jerusalem <3389> unto Zedekiah <6667> king <4428> of Judah <3063>;
4. And command <6680>(8765) them to say <559>(8800) unto their masters <113>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>; Thus shall ye say <559>(8799) unto your masters <113>;
5. I have made <6213>(8804) the earth <776>, the man <120> and the beast <929> that are upon <6440> the ground <776>, by my great <1419> power <3581> and by my outstretched <5186>(8803) arm <2220>, and have given <5414>(8804) it unto whom it seemed <5869> meet <3474>(8804) unto me.
6. And now have I given <5414>(8804) all these lands <776> into the hand <3027> of Nebuchadnezzar <5019> the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, my servant <5650>; and the beasts <2416> of the field <7704> have I given <5414>(8804) him also to serve <5647>(8800) him.
7. And all nations <1471> shall serve <5647>(8804) him, and his son <1121>, and his son's <1121> son <1121>, until the very time <6256> of his land <776> come <935>(8800): and then many <7227> nations <1471> and great <1419> kings <4428> shall serve <5647>(8804) themselves of him.
8. And it shall come to pass, that the nation <1471> and kingdom <4467> which will not serve <5647>(8799) the same Nebuchadnezzar <5019> the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, and that will not put <5414>(8799) their neck <6677> under the yoke <5923> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, that nation <1471> will I punish <6485>(8799), saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, with the sword <2719>, and with the famine <7458>, and with the pestilence <1698>, until I have consumed <8552>(8800) them by his hand <3027>.
9. Therefore hearken <8085>(8799) not ye to your prophets <5030>, nor to your diviners <7080>(8802), nor to your dreamers <2472>, nor to your enchanters <6049>(8781), nor to your sorcerers <3786>, which speak <559>(8802) unto you, saying <559>(8800), Ye shall not serve <5647>(8799) the king <4428> of Babylon <894>:
10. For they prophesy <5012>(8737) a lie <8267> unto you, to remove you far <7368>(8687) from your land <127>; and that I should drive you out <5080>(8689), and ye should perish <6>(8804).
11. But the nations <1471> that bring <935>(8686) their neck <6677> under the yoke <5923> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, and serve <5647>(8804) him, those will I let remain still <3240>(8689) in their own land <127>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>; and they shall till <5647>(8804) it, and dwell <3427>(8804) therein.
12. I spake <1696>(8765) also to Zedekiah <6667> king <4428> of Judah <3063> according to all these words <1697>, saying <559>(8800), Bring <935>(8685) your necks <6677> under the yoke <5923> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, and serve <5647>(8798) him and his people <5971>, and live <2421>(8798).
13. Why will ye die <4191>(8799), thou and thy people <5971>, by the sword <2719>, by the famine <7458>, and by the pestilence <1698>, as the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765) against the nation <1471> that will not serve <5647>(8799) the king <4428> of Babylon <894>?
14. Therefore hearken <8085>(8799) not unto the words <1697> of the prophets <5030> that speak <559>(8802) unto you, saying <559>(8800), Ye shall not serve <5647>(8799) the king <4428> of Babylon <894>: for they prophesy <5012>(8737) a lie <8267> unto you.
15. For I have not sent <7971>(8804) them, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, yet they prophesy <5012>(8737) a lie <8267> in my name <8034>; that I might drive you out <5080>(8687), and that ye might perish <6>(8804), ye, and the prophets <5030> that prophesy <5012>(8737) unto you.
16. Also I spake <1696>(8765) to the priests <3548> and to all this people <5971>, saying <559>(8800), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; Hearken <8085>(8799) not to the words <1697> of your prophets <5030> that prophesy <5012>(8737) unto you, saying <559>(8800), Behold, the vessels <3627> of the LORD'S <3068> house <1004> shall now shortly <4120> be brought again <7725>(8716) from Babylon <894>: for they prophesy <5012>(8737) a lie <8267> unto you.
17. Hearken <8085>(8799) not unto them; serve <5647>(8798) the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, and live <2421>(8798): wherefore should this city <5892> be laid waste <2723>?
18. But if they be prophets <5030>, and if the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> be <3426> with them, let them now make intercession <6293>(8799) to the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, that the vessels <3627> which are left <3498>(8737) in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, and in the house <1004> of the king <4428> of Judah <3063>, and at Jerusalem <3389>, go <935>(8804) not to Babylon <894>.
19. For thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> concerning the pillars <5982>, and concerning the sea <3220>, and concerning the bases <4350>, and concerning the residue <3499> of the vessels <3627> that remain <3498>(8737) in this city <5892>,
20. Which Nebuchadnezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> took <3947>(8804) not, when he carried away captive <1540>(8687) Jeconiah <3204> the son <1121> of Jehoiakim <3079> king <4428> of Judah <3063> from Jerusalem <3389> to Babylon <894>, and all the nobles <2715> of Judah <3063> and Jerusalem <3389>;
21. Yea, thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>, concerning the vessels <3627> that remain <3498>(8737) in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, and in the house <1004> of the king <4428> of Judah <3063> and of Jerusalem <3389>;
22. They shall be carried <935>(8714) to Babylon <894>, and there shall they be until the day <3117> that I visit <6485>(8800) them, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>; then will I bring <5927>(8689) them up, and restore <7725>(8689) them to this place <4725>.
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Mark (Servant)
Unlike the other Gospels, the Gospel of Mark has no genealogy that links with Jesus Christ. This was appropriate for a Gospel that presents Jesus as a servant. He made himself of no reputation and took on the form of a servant. (Phil 2:7)
Matthew (King)
In contrast the Gospel of Matthew opens with a genealogy, Matt 1:1-16, that concludes with the kingly aspect of Jesus Christ. It lists 42 generations that conclude with v.16“…Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus who is called the Christ (i.e. anointed).” “…God also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Phil 2:9-10)
Luke (Man of the Earth)
This Gospel includes a genealogy, Luke 3:23-38, which begins with Jesus at about thirty years old, at the start of his earthly ministry and records v.23, that it was generally supposed that he was the son of Joseph. The genealogy then takes us back through Adam, v.38 “…Adam which was the son of God.”. Jesus was “…made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death…” (Phil 2:7-8)
John (Spiritual from Heaven)
The Gospel of John begins by showing the link between God, His Word and His son the Lord Jesus Christ, John 1:1,14, This short genealogy is of the greatest spiritual significance to all who seek to understand the truth of God’s plan for salvation of faithful followers.
“Who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God”. (Phil 2:6)
Phil 2:6-11, brings together in summary the work of the Lord Jesus Christ in the four Gospels and draws on the significance of the four faces of the living creatures (Eze 1:10).
Peter Moore [Erith, UK] Comment added in 2010 Reply to Peter
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1. The beginning <746> of the gospel <2098> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, the Son <5207> of God <2316>;
2. As <5613> it is written <1125>(5769) in <1722> the prophets <4396>, Behold <2400>(5628), I <1473> send <649>(5719) my <3450> messenger <32> before <4253> thy <4675> face <4383>, which <3739> shall prepare <2680>(5692) thy <4675> way <3598> before <1715> thee <4675>.
3. The voice <5456> of one crying <994>(5723) in <1722> the wilderness <2048>, Prepare ye <2090>(5657) the way <3598> of the Lord <2962>, make <4160>(5720) his <846> paths <5147> straight <2117>.
4. John <2491> did <1096>(5633) baptize <907>(5723) in <1722> the wilderness <2048>, and <2532> preach <2784>(5723) the baptism <908> of repentance <3341> for <1519> the remission <859> of sins <266>.
5. And <2532> there went out <1607>(5711) unto <4314> him <846> all <3956> the land <5561> of Judaea <2453> <2449>, and <2532> they of Jerusalem <2415>, and <2532> were <907> <0> all <3956> baptized <907>(5712) of <5259> him <846> in <1722> the river <4215> of Jordan <2446>, confessing <1843>(5734) their <848> sins <266>.
6. And <1161> John <2491> was <2258>(5713) clothed <1746>(5765) with camel's <2574> hair <2359>, and <2532> with a girdle <2223> of a skin <1193> about <4012> his <848> loins <3751>; and <2532> he did eat <2068>(5723) locusts <200> and <2532> wild <66> honey <3192>;
7. And <2532> preached <2784>(5707), saying <3004>(5723), There cometh <2064>(5736) one mightier than <2478> I <3450> after <3694> me <3450>, the latchet <2438> of whose <3739> shoes <846> <5266> I am <1510>(5748) not <3756> worthy <2425> to stoop down <2955>(5660) and unloose <3089>(5658).
8. I <1473> indeed <3303> have baptized <907>(5656) you <5209> with <1722> water <5204>: but <1161> he shall baptize <907>(5692) you <5209> with <1722> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.
9. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633) in <1722> those <1565> days <2250>, that Jesus <2424> came <2064>(5627) from <575> Nazareth <3478> of Galilee <1056>, and <2532> was baptized <907>(5681) of <5259> John <2491> in <1519> Jordan <2446>.
10. And <2532> straightway <2112> coming up <305>(5723) out of <575> the water <5204>, he saw <1492>(5627) the heavens <3772> opened <4977>(5746), and <2532> the Spirit <4151> like <5616> a dove <4058> descending <2597>(5723) upon <1909> him <846>:
11. And <2532> there came <1096>(5633) a voice <5456> from <1537> heaven <3772>, saying, Thou <4771> art <1488>(5748) my <3450> beloved <27> Son <5207>, in <1722> whom <3739> I am well pleased <2106>(5656).
12. And <2532> immediately <2117> the Spirit <4151> driveth <1544>(5719) him <846> into <1519> the wilderness <2048>.
13. And <2532> he was <2258>(5713) there <1563> in <1722> the wilderness <2048> forty <5062> days <2250>, tempted <3985>(5746) of <5259> Satan <4567>; and <2532> was <2258>(5713) with <3326> the wild beasts <2342>; and <2532> the angels <32> ministered <1247>(5707) unto him <846>.
14. Now <1161> after <3326> that John <2491> was put in prison <3860>(5683), Jesus <2424> came <2064>(5627) into <1519> Galilee <1056>, preaching <2784>(5723) the gospel <2098> of the kingdom <932> of God <2316>,
15. And <2532> saying <3004>(5723), <3754> The time <2540> is fulfilled <4137>(5769), and <2532> the kingdom <932> of God <2316> is at hand <1448>(5758): repent ye <3340>(5720), and <2532> believe <4100>(5720) <1722> the gospel <2098>.
16. Now <1161> as he walked <4043>(5723) by <3844> the sea <2281> of Galilee <1056>, he saw <1492>(5627) Simon <4613> and <2532> Andrew <406> his <846> brother <80> casting <906>(5723) a net <293> into <1722> the sea <2281>: for <1063> they were <2258>(5713) fishers <231>.
17. And <2532> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Come ye <1205>(5773) after <3694> me <3450>, and <2532> I will make <4160>(5692) you <5209> to become <1096>(5635) fishers <231> of men <444>.
18. And <2532> straightway <2112> they forsook <863>(5631) their <848> nets <1350>, and followed <190>(5656) him <846>.
19. And <2532> when he had gone <4260> <0> a little <3641> further <4260>(5631) thence <1564>, he saw <1492>(5627) James <2385> the son <3588> of Zebedee <2199>, and <2532> John <2491> his <846> brother <80>, who <846> also <2532> were in <1722> the ship <4143> mending <2675>(5723) their nets <1350>.
20. And <2532> straightway <2112> he called <2564>(5656) them <846>: and <2532> they left <863>(5631) their <848> father <3962> Zebedee <2199> in <1722> the ship <4143> with <3326> the hired servants <3411>, and went <565>(5627) after <3694> him <846>.
21. And <2532> they went <1531>(5736) into <1519> Capernaum <2584>; and <2532> straightway <2112> on the sabbath day <4521> he entered <1525>(5631) into <1519> the synagogue <4864>, and taught <1321>(5707).
22. And <2532> they were astonished <1605>(5712) at <1909> his <846> doctrine <1322>: for <1063> he taught <1321>(5723) <2258>(5713) them <846> as <5613> one that had <2192>(5723) authority <1849>, and <2532> not <3756> as <5613> the scribes <1122>.
23. And <2532> there was <2258>(5713) in <1722> their <846> synagogue <4864> a man <444> with <1722> an unclean <169> spirit <4151>; and <2532> he cried out <349>(5656),
24. Saying <3004>(5723), Let us alone <1436>; what <5101> have we <2254> to do <2532> with thee <4671>, thou Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3479>? art thou come <2064>(5627) to destroy <622>(5658) us <2248>? I know <1492>(5758) thee <4571> who <5101> thou art <1488>(5748), the Holy One <40> of God <2316>.
25. And <2532> Jesus <2424> rebuked <2008>(5656) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Hold thy peace <5392>(5682), and <2532> come <1831>(5628) out of <1537> him <846>.
26. And <2532> when the unclean <169> spirit <4151> had torn <4682>(5660) him <846>, and <2532> cried <2896>(5660) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, he came <1831>(5627) out of <1537> him <846>.
27. And <2532> they were <2284> <0> all <3956> amazed <2284>(5681), insomuch that <5620> they questioned <4802>(5721) among <4314> themselves <848>, saying <3004>(5723), What thing <5101> is <2076>(5748) this <3778>? what <5101> new <2537> doctrine <1322> is this <5124>? for <3754> with <2596> authority <1849> commandeth <2004>(5719) he even <2532> the unclean <169> spirits <4151>, and <2532> they do obey <5219>(5719) him <846>.
28. And <1161> immediately <2117> his <846> fame <189> spread abroad <1831>(5627) throughout <1519> all <3650> the region round about <4066> Galilee <1056>.
29. And <2532> forthwith <2112>, when they were come <1831>(5631) out of <1537> the synagogue <4864>, they entered <2064>(5627) into <1519> the house <3614> of Simon <4613> and <2532> Andrew <406>, with <3326> James <2385> and <2532> John <2491>.
30. But <1161> Simon's <4613> wife's mother <3994> lay <2621>(5711) sick of a fever <4445>(5723), and <2532> anon <2112> they tell <3004>(5719) him <846> of <4012> her <846>.
31. And <2532> he came <4334>(5631) and took <2902>(5660) her <846> by the hand <5495>, and lifted <1453> <0> her <846> up <1453>(5656); and <2532> immediately <2112> the fever <4446> left <863>(5656) her <846>, and <2532> she ministered <1247>(5707) unto them <846>.
32. And <1161> at <1096>(5637) even <3798>, when <3753> the sun <2246> did set <1416>(5627), they brought <5342>(5707) unto <4314> him <846> all <3956> that were <2192>(5723) diseased <2560>, and <2532> them that were possessed with devils <1139>(5740).
33. And <2532> all <3650> the city <4172> was <2258>(5713) gathered together <1996>(5772) at <4314> the door <2374>.
34. And <2532> he healed <2323>(5656) many <4183> that were <2192>(5723) sick <2560> of divers <4164> diseases <3554>, and <2532> cast out <1544>(5627) many <4183> devils <1140>; and <2532> suffered <863>(5707) not <3756> the devils <1140> to speak <2980>(5721), because <3754> they knew <1492>(5715) him <846>.
35. And <2532> in the morning <4404>, rising up <450>(5631) a great while <3029> before day <1773>, he went out <1831>(5627), and <2532> departed <565>(5627) into <1519> a solitary <2048> place <5117>, and there <2546> prayed <4336>(5711).
36. And <2532> Simon <4613> and <2532> they that were with <3326> him <846> followed after <2614>(5656) him <846>.
37. And <2532> when they had found <2147>(5631) him <846>, they said <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, <3754> All <3956> men seek <2212>(5719) for thee <4571>.
38. And <2532> he said <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Let us go <71>(5725) into <1519> the next <2192>(5746) towns <2969>, that <2443> I may preach <2784>(5661) there also <2546>: for <1063> therefore <1519> <5124> came I forth <1831>(5758).
39. And <2532> he preached <2784>(5723) <2258>(5713) in <1722> their <846> synagogues <4864> throughout <1519> all <3650> Galilee <1056>, and <2532> cast out <1544>(5723) devils <1140>.
40. And <2532> there came <2064>(5736) a leper <3015> to <4314> him <846>, beseeching <3870>(5723) him <846>, and <2532> kneeling down <1120>(5723) to him <846>, and <2532> saying <3004>(5723) unto him <846>, <3754> If <1437> thou wilt <2309>(5725), thou canst <1410>(5736) make <2511> <0> me <3165> clean <2511>(5658).
41. And <1161> Jesus <2424>, moved with compassion <4697>(5679), put forth <1614>(5660) his hand <5495>, and touched <680>(5662) him <846>, and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, I will <2309>(5719); be thou clean <2511>(5682).
42. And <2532> as soon as he <846> had spoken <2036>(5631), immediately <2112> the leprosy <3014> departed <565>(5627) from <575> him <846>, and <2532> he was cleansed <2511>(5681).
43. And <2532> he straitly charged <1690>(5666) him <846>, and forthwith <2112> sent <1544> <0> him <846> away <1544>(5627);
44. And <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, See <3708>(5720) thou say <2036>(5632) nothing <3367> to any man <3367>: but <235> go thy way <5217>(5720), shew <1166>(5657) thyself <4572> to the priest <2409>, and <2532> offer <4374>(5628) for <4012> thy <4675> cleansing <2512> those things which Moses <3475> commanded <4367>(5656), for <1519> a testimony <3142> unto them <846>.
45. But <1161> he went out <1831>(5631), and began <756>(5662) to publish <2784>(5721) it much <4183>, and <2532> to blaze abroad <1310>(5721) the matter <3056>, insomuch that <5620> Jesus <846> could <1410>(5738) no more <3371> openly <5320> enter <1525>(5629) into <1519> the city <4172>, but <235> was <2258>(5713) without <1854> in <1722> desert <2048> places <5117>: and <2532> they came <2064>(5711) to <4314> him <846> from every quarter <3836>.