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THE BIG CLEAN UP
Wouldn't it have been quicker to list all the places and times that idol worship was not a problem for Israel? According to this list of sites and idols that Josiah desecrated, he must have gone through the kingdom with a fine tooth comb to root out all that was offensive to God. There was hardly a spot that was untouched. The people had turned away in every step of their lives, especially when it came to their religious service. Even the temple had to be thoroughly cleansed from idols and moral filth.
When we compare ourselves with the world around us we will usually find we are living a godly life. But when we, like Josiah, compare ourselves with the standard in God's word, we will find that we are not as good as we thought we were. We need to find out what God wants from us and then, like Josiah, to go through our lives with a fine tooth comb to remove all that is offensive to God: The things we watch on TV, or hear on the radio, pictures we hang on walls, magazines and books we read, sites we visit on the Internet, places we go, habits and hobbies we have. Any one of these, and more, can turn us away from God.
So let's get on with the Big Clean Up and make our lives pure for the LORD once more.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Robert
It's possible to get so engrossed in the administration of ecclesial life, that we lose sight of the wonder of God's work and the beauty of His Word.
Is this what happen to Shaphan the scribe, as recorded in 2 Kings 22 / 2 Chronicles 34?
King Josiah was on the throne, and was busy repairing the temple of God. The people had given generously, and so Josiah sent Shaphan to tell Hilkiah the high priest to count up the money, and pay for the building work. But Hilkiah had his mind on other things...
"I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD".
This was momentous! So Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan to take to the king.
But when Shaphan came to king, what was foremost in his mind?
"Your officials are doing everything that has been committed to them. They have paid out the money that was in the temple of the LORD and have entrusted it to the supervisors and workers".
He was preoccupied by the administration of the temple restoration. Almost as an afterthought, Shaphan said...
"Hilkiah the priest has given me a book."
A BOOK?!? Is that all it was - just another book? It was THE BOOK - the Book of the Law of the LORD, the commandments of God to His people. Josiah, at least, recognised the importance of this discovery, and tore his clothes in response.
Nothing further is mentioned about the temple restoration. When compared to the discovery of God's Word, the everyday things of the temple seemed less significant.
Richard Benson [Stevenage (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Richard
brEAK ADDICTION TO SIN
When a drug addict is recovering from his addictions there are a few important steps to take. The addict needs to break his harmful routines. He needs to keep right away from the places and friends that might encourage his habit to return. He needs to have plenty of rest, appropriate stimulation, and people around him who will encourage him to overcome the cravings he will face.
As Josiah cleansed the kingdom of Judah from its idol worship, he put the same principles in place. He destroyed everything in the land that had anything to do with an idol of any sort. Even if a building could have been used for another purpose, he tore it down so there would be no return. He gave the people the stimulation and boundaries they needed for their new lives by reading the word of God in their presence. He renewed the covenant of the LORD with them, making a commitment to turn from their old ways and to follow the LORD. And Josiah made sure that the elders, priests and prophets of Judah were all with him, so that they could give support and encouragement to the people in their new way of life.
But remember, these principles are not just for "them" - for drug addicts and idol worshippers. As we wage war against the destructive habits of sin in our lives we need to do the same things. So let us destroy everything that might turn us back to sin as we break the old habits. Let's surround ourselves with people who will lead us God's way and get busy doing what is right and good.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2012 Reply to Robert
23:15-20 Josiah not only purged Judah but also those areas that had been under the control of the northern Kingdom. He purged the golden calf of Jeroboam in Bethel and he idols of Samaria. His zeal was not just for his kingdom but for all Israel.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Alex
ALMOST INVISIBLE
"I'll put it away later." And there it sat. All day. And the next. A whole week. A month ... and then no one even noticed it any more. It became part of the furniture. It was the 'Thing' that was just there. No one questioned it, felt the need to shift it, and there it stayed. I don't know how many times that has happened in our house!
It seems like idol worship was a lot like that for Israel and Judah. Someone made an altar - and it was probably reasonably secret and discrete. Of course people got upset about it, but after a while, no one noticed that it shouldn't be there any more. When there was one, it wasn't so hard to build another, to bring them out more into the open, to build them closer to the temple. The more there were, the less they were noticed and the more normal they became. Altars to foreign gods became a way of life and the people almost forgot that they shouldn't be there.
Until Josiah purged the land from everything that rivalled the worship of the LORD. He even destroyed the high places that Solomon had built, which were almost historic places by then.
What is it in our homes of churches that rivals our hearts for the LORD? We will probably have to look with fresh eyes because most likely we have stopped noticing it. If Josiah was here, what would he purge from our lives? Do we have the courage to purge and clean like Josiah?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Robert
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1. Josiah <2977> was eight <8083> years <8141> old <1121> when he began to reign <4427>(8800), and he reigned <4427>(8804) thirty <7970> and one <259> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Jedidah <3040>, the daughter <1323> of Adaiah <5718> of Boscath <1218>.
2. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was right <3477> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and walked <3212>(8799) in all the way <1870> of David <1732> his father <1>, and turned not aside <5493>(8804) to the right hand <3225> or to the left <8040>.
3. And it came to pass in the eighteenth <8083> <6240> year <8141> of king <4428> Josiah <2977>, that the king <4428> sent <7971>(8804) Shaphan <8227> the son <1121> of Azaliah <683>, the son <1121> of Meshullam <4918>, the scribe <5608>(8802), to the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, saying <559>(8800),
4. Go up <5927>(8798) to Hilkiah <2518> the high <1419> priest <3548>, that he may sum <8552>(8686) the silver <3701> which is brought <935>(8716) into the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, which the keepers <8104>(8802) of the door <5592> have gathered <622>(8804) of the people <5971>:
5. And let them deliver <5414>(8799) it into the hand <3027> of the doers <6213>(8802) of the work <4399>, that have the oversight <6485>(8716) of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>: and let them give <5414>(8799) it to the doers <6213>(8802) of the work <4399> which is in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, to repair <2388>(8763) the breaches <919> of the house <1004>,
6. Unto carpenters <2796>, and builders <1129>(8802), and masons <1443>(8802), and to buy <7069>(8800) timber <6086> and hewn <4274> stone <68> to repair <2388>(8763) the house <1004>.
7. Howbeit there was no reckoning made <2803>(8735) with them of the money <3701> that was delivered <5414>(8737) into their hand <3027>, because they dealt <6213>(8802) faithfully <530>.
8. And Hilkiah <2518> the high <1419> priest <3548> said <559>(8799) unto Shaphan <8227> the scribe <5608>(8802), I have found <4672>(8804) the book <5612> of the law <8451> in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>. And Hilkiah <2518> gave <5414>(8799) the book <5612> to Shaphan <8227>, and he read <7121>(8799) it.
9. And Shaphan <8227> the scribe <5608>(8802) came <935>(8799) to the king <4428>, and brought <7725> <0> the king <4428> word <1697> again <7725>(8686), and said <559>(8799), Thy servants <5650> have gathered <5413>(8689) the money <3701> that was found <4672>(8737) in the house <1004>, and have delivered <5414>(8799) it into the hand <3027> of them that do <6213>(8802) the work <4399>, that have the oversight <6485>(8716) of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
10. And Shaphan <8227> the scribe <5608>(8802) shewed <5046>(8686) the king <4428>, saying <559>(8800), Hilkiah <2518> the priest <3548> hath delivered <5414>(8804) me a book <5612>. And Shaphan <8227> read <7121>(8799) it before <6440> the king <4428>.
11. And it came to pass, when the king <4428> had heard <8085>(8800) the words <1697> of the book <5612> of the law <8451>, that he rent <7167>(8799) his clothes <899>.
12. And the king <4428> commanded <6680>(8762) Hilkiah <2518> the priest <3548>, and Ahikam <296> the son <1121> of Shaphan <8227>, and Achbor <5907> the son <1121> of Michaiah <4320>, and Shaphan <8227> the scribe <5608>(8802), and Asahiah <6222> a servant <5650> of the king's <4428>, saying <559>(8800),
13. Go <3212>(8798) ye, enquire <1875>(8798) of the LORD <3068> for me, and for the people <5971>, and for all Judah <3063>, concerning the words <1697> of this book <5612> that is found <4672>(8737): for great <1419> is the wrath <2534> of the LORD <3068> that is kindled <3341>(8738) against us, because our fathers <1> have not hearkened <8085>(8804) unto the words <1697> of this book <5612>, to do <6213>(8800) according unto all that which is written <3789>(8803) concerning us.
14. So Hilkiah <2518> the priest <3548>, and Ahikam <296>, and Achbor <5907>, and Shaphan <8227>, and Asahiah <6222>, went <3212>(8799) unto Huldah <2468> the prophetess <5031>, the wife <802> of Shallum <7967> the son <1121> of Tikvah <8616>, the son <1121> of Harhas <2745>, keeper <8104>(8802) of the wardrobe <899>; (now she dwelt <3427>(8802) in Jerusalem <3389> in the college <4932>;) and they communed <1696>(8762) with her.
15. And she said <559>(8799) unto them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, Tell <559>(8798) the man <376> that sent <7971>(8804) you to me,
16. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Behold, I will bring <935>(8688) evil <7451> upon this place <4725>, and upon the inhabitants <3427>(8802) thereof, even all the words <1697> of the book <5612> which the king <4428> of Judah <3063> hath read <7121>(8804):
17. Because they have forsaken <5800>(8804) me, and have burned incense <6999>(8762) unto other <312> gods <430>, that they might provoke me to anger <3707>(8687) with all the works <4639> of their hands <3027>; therefore my wrath <2534> shall be kindled <3341>(8738) against this place <4725>, and shall not be quenched <3518>(8799).
18. But to the king <4428> of Judah <3063> which sent <7971>(8802) you to enquire <1875>(8800) of the LORD <3068>, thus shall ye say <559>(8799) to him, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, As touching the words <1697> which thou hast heard <8085>(8804);
19. Because thine heart <3824> was tender <7401>(8804), and thou hast humbled <3665>(8735) thyself before <6440> the LORD <3068>, when thou heardest <8085>(8800) what I spake <1696>(8765) against this place <4725>, and against the inhabitants <3427>(8802) thereof, that they should become a desolation <8047> and a curse <7045>, and hast rent <7167>(8799) thy clothes <899>, and wept <1058>(8799) before <6440> me; I also have heard <8085>(8804) thee, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
20. Behold therefore, I will gather <622>(8802) thee unto thy fathers <1>, and thou shalt be gathered <622>(8738) into thy grave <6913> in peace <7965>; and thine eyes <5869> shall not see <7200>(8799) all the evil <7451> which I will bring <935>(8688) upon this place <4725>. And they brought <7725> <0> the king <4428> word <1697> again <7725>(8686).
1. And the king <4428> sent <7971>(8799), and they gathered <622>(8799) unto him all the elders <2205> of Judah <3063> and of Jerusalem <3389>.
2. And the king <4428> went up <5927>(8799) into the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, and all the men <376> of Judah <3063> and all the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Jerusalem <3389> with him, and the priests <3548>, and the prophets <5030>, and all the people <5971>, both small <6996> and great <1419>: and he read <7121>(8799) in their ears <241> all the words <1697> of the book <5612> of the covenant <1285> which was found <4672>(8737) in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
3. And the king <4428> stood <5975>(8799) by a pillar <5982>, and made <3772>(8799) a covenant <1285> before <6440> the LORD <3068>, to walk <3212>(8800) after <310> the LORD <3068>, and to keep <8104>(8800) his commandments <4687> and his testimonies <5715> and his statutes <2708> with all their heart <3820> and all their soul <5315>, to perform <6965>(8687) the words <1697> of this covenant <1285> that were written <3789>(8803) in this book <5612>. And all the people <5971> stood <5975>(8799) to the covenant <1285>.
4. And the king <4428> commanded <6680>(8762) Hilkiah <2518> the high <1419> priest <3548>, and the priests <3548> of the second order <4932>, and the keepers <8104>(8802) of the door <5592>, to bring forth <3318>(8687) out of the temple <1964> of the LORD <3068> all the vessels <3627> that were made <6213>(8803) for Baal <1168>, and for the grove <842>, and for all the host <6635> of heaven <8064>: and he burned <8313>(8799) them without <2351> Jerusalem <3389> in the fields <7709> of Kidron <6939>, and carried <5375>(8804) the ashes <6083> of them unto Bethel <1008>.
5. And he put down <7673>(8689) the idolatrous priests <3649>, whom the kings <4428> of Judah <3063> had ordained <5414>(8804) to burn incense <6999>(8762) in the high places <1116> in the cities <5892> of Judah <3063>, and in the places round about <4524> Jerusalem <3389>; them also that burned incense <6999>(8764) unto Baal <1168>, to the sun <8121>, and to the moon <3394>, and to the planets <4208>, and to all the host <6635> of heaven <8064>.
6. And he brought out <3318>(8686) the grove <842> from the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, without <2351> Jerusalem <3389>, unto the brook <5158> Kidron <6939>, and burned <8313>(8799) it at the brook <5158> Kidron <6939>, and stamped it small <1854>(8686) to powder <6083>, and cast <7993>(8686) the powder <6083> thereof upon the graves <6913> of the children <1121> of the people <5971>.
7. And he brake down <5422>(8799) the houses <1004> of the sodomites <6945>, that were by the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, where the women <802> wove <707>(8802) hangings <1004> for the grove <842>.
8. And he brought <935>(8686) all the priests <3548> out of the cities <5892> of Judah <3063>, and defiled <2930>(8762) the high places <1116> where the priests <3548> had burned incense <6999>(8765), from Geba <1387> to Beersheba <884>, and brake down <5422>(8804) the high places <1116> of the gates <8179> that were in the entering in <6607> of the gate <8179> of Joshua <3091> the governor <8269> of the city <5892>, which were on a man's <376> left hand <8040> at the gate <8179> of the city <5892>.
9. Nevertheless the priests <3548> of the high places <1116> came not up <5927>(8799) to the altar <4196> of the LORD <3068> in Jerusalem <3389>, but they did eat <398>(8804) of the unleavened bread <4682> among <8432> their brethren <251>.
10. And he defiled <2930>(8765) Topheth <8612>, which is in the valley <1516> of the children <1121>(8675) <1121> of Hinnom <2011>, that no man <376> might make his son <1121> or his daughter <1323> to pass through <5674>(8687) the fire <784> to Molech <4432>.
11. And he took away <7673>(8686) the horses <5483> that the kings <4428> of Judah <3063> had given <5414>(8804) to the sun <8121>, at the entering in <935>(8800) of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, by the chamber <3957> of Nathanmelech <5419> the chamberlain <5631>, which was in the suburbs <6503>, and burned <8313>(8804) the chariots <4818> of the sun <8121> with fire <784>.
12. And the altars <4196> that were on the top <1406> of the upper chamber <5944> of Ahaz <271>, which the kings <4428> of Judah <3063> had made <6213>(8804), and the altars <4196> which Manasseh <4519> had made <6213>(8804) in the two <8147> courts <2691> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, did the king <4428> beat down <5422>(8804), and brake them down <7323>(8799) from thence, and cast <7993>(8689) the dust <6083> of them into the brook <5158> Kidron <6939>.
13. And the high places <1116> that were before <6440> Jerusalem <3389>, which were on the right hand <3225> of the mount <2022> of corruption <4889>, which Solomon <8010> the king <4428> of Israel <3478> had builded <1129>(8804) for Ashtoreth <6253> the abomination <8251> of the Zidonians <6722>, and for Chemosh <3645> the abomination <8251> of the Moabites <4124>, and for Milcom <4445> the abomination <8441> of the children <1121> of Ammon <5983>, did the king <4428> defile <2930>(8765).
14. And he brake in pieces <7665>(8765) the images <4676>, and cut down <3772>(8799) the groves <842>, and filled <4390>(8762) their places <4725> with the bones <6106> of men <120>.
15. Moreover the altar <4196> that was at Bethel <1008>, and the high place <1116> which Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689), had made <6213>(8804), both that altar <4196> and the high place <1116> he brake down <5422>(8804), and burned <8313>(8799) the high place <1116>, and stamped <1854>(8689) it small to powder <6083>, and burned <8313>(8804) the grove <842>.
16. And as Josiah <2977> turned <6437>(8799) himself, he spied <7200>(8799) the sepulchres <6913> that were there in the mount <2022>, and sent <7971>(8799), and took <3947>(8799) the bones <6106> out of the sepulchres <6913>, and burned <8313>(8799) them upon the altar <4196>, and polluted <2930>(8762) it, according to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> which the man <376> of God <430> proclaimed <7121>(8804), who proclaimed <7121>(8804) these words <1697>.
17. Then he said <559>(8799), What title <6725> is that <1975> that I see <7200>(8802)? And the men <582> of the city <5892> told <559>(8799) him, It is the sepulchre <6913> of the man <376> of God <430>, which came <935>(8804) from Judah <3063>, and proclaimed <7121>(8799) these things <1697> that thou hast done <6213>(8804) against the altar <4196> of Bethel <1008>.
18. And he said <559>(8799), Let him alone <3240>(8685); let no man <376> move <5128>(8686) his bones <6106>. So they let his bones <6106> alone <4422>(8762), with the bones <6106> of the prophet <5030> that came out <935>(8804) of Samaria <8111>.
19. And all the houses <1004> also of the high places <1116> that were in the cities <5892> of Samaria <8111>, which the kings <4428> of Israel <3478> had made <6213>(8804) to provoke the LORD to anger <3707>(8687), Josiah <2977> took away <5493>(8689), and did <6213>(8799) to them according to all the acts <4639> that he had done <6213>(8804) in Bethel <1008>.
20. And he slew <2076>(8799) all the priests <3548> of the high places <1116> that were there upon the altars <4196>, and burned <8313>(8799) men's <120> bones <6106> upon them, and returned <7725>(8799) to Jerusalem <3389>.
21. And the king <4428> commanded <6680>(8762) all the people <5971>, saying <559>(8800), Keep <6213>(8798) the passover <6453> unto the LORD <3068> your God <430>, as it is written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of this covenant <1285>.
22. Surely there was not holden <6213>(8738) such a passover <6453> from the days <3117> of the judges <8199>(8802) that judged <8199>(8804) Israel <3478>, nor in all the days <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>, nor of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>;
23. But in the eighteenth <8083> <6240> year <8141> of king <4428> Josiah <2977>, wherein this passover <6453> was holden <6213>(8738) to the LORD <3068> in Jerusalem <3389>.
24. Moreover the workers with familiar spirits <178>, and the wizards <3049>, and the images <8655>, and the idols <1544>, and all the abominations <8251> that were spied <7200>(8738) in the land <776> of Judah <3063> and in Jerusalem <3389>, did Josiah <2977> put away <1197>(8765), that he might perform <6965>(8687) the words <1697> of the law <8451> which were written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> that Hilkiah <2518> the priest <3548> found <4672>(8804) in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
25. And like unto him was there no king <4428> before <6440> him, that turned <7725>(8804) to the LORD <3068> with all his heart <3824>, and with all his soul <5315>, and with all his might <3966>, according to all the law <8451> of Moses <4872>; neither after <310> him arose <6965>(8804) there any like him.
26. Notwithstanding the LORD <3068> turned <7725>(8804) not from the fierceness <2740> of his great <1419> wrath <639>, wherewith his anger <639> was kindled <2734>(8804) against Judah <3063>, because of all the provocations <3708> that Manasseh <4519> had provoked <3707>(8689) him withal.
27. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799), I will remove <5493>(8686) Judah <3063> also out of my sight <6440>, as I have removed <5493>(8689) Israel <3478>, and will cast off <3988>(8804) this city <5892> Jerusalem <3389> which I have chosen <977>(8804), and the house <1004> of which I said <559>(8804), My name <8034> shall be there.
28. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Josiah <2977>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>?
29. In his days <3117> Pharaohnechoh <6549> king <4428> of Egypt <4714> went up <5927>(8804) against the king <4428> of Assyria <804> to the river <5104> Euphrates <6578>: and king <4428> Josiah <2977> went <3212>(8799) against <7125>(8800) him; and he slew <4191>(8686) him at Megiddo <4023>, when he had seen <7200>(8800) him.
30. And his servants <5650> carried him in a chariot <7392>(8686) dead <4191>(8801) from Megiddo <4023>, and brought <935>(8686) him to Jerusalem <3389>, and buried <6912>(8799) him in his own sepulchre <6900>. And the people <5971> of the land <776> took <3947>(8799) Jehoahaz <3059> the son <1121> of Josiah <2977>, and anointed <4886>(8799) him, and made him king <4427>(8686) in his father's <1> stead.
31. Jehoahaz <3059> was twenty <6242> and three <7969> years <8141> old <1121> when he began to reign <4427>(8800); and he reigned <4427>(8804) three <7969> months <2320> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Hamutal <2537>, the daughter <1323> of Jeremiah <3414> of Libnah <3841>.
32. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, according to all that his fathers <1> had done <6213>(8804).
33. And Pharaohnechoh <6549> put him in bands <631>(8799) at Riblah <7247> in the land <776> of Hamath <2574>, that he might not reign <4427>(8800) in Jerusalem <3389>; and put <5414>(8799) the land <776> to a tribute <6066> of an hundred <3967> talents <3603> of silver <3701>, and a talent <3603> of gold <2091>.
34. And Pharaohnechoh <6549> made Eliakim <471> the son <1121> of Josiah <2977> king <4427>(8686) in the room of Josiah <2977> his father <1>, and turned <5437>(8686) his name <8034> to Jehoiakim <3079>, and took <3947> <0> Jehoahaz <3059> away <3947>(8804): and he came <935>(8799) to Egypt <4714>, and died <4191>(8799) there.
35. And Jehoiakim <3079> gave <5414>(8804) the silver <3701> and the gold <2091> to Pharaoh <6547>; but he taxed <6186>(8689) the land <776> to give <5414>(8800) the money <3701> according to the commandment <6310> of Pharaoh <6547>: he exacted <5065>(8804) the silver <3701> and the gold <2091> of the people <5971> of the land <776>, of every one <376> according to his taxation <6187>, to give <5414>(8800) it unto Pharaohnechoh <6549>.
36. Jehoiakim <3079> was twenty <6242> and five <2568> years <8141> old <1121> when he began to reign <4427>(8800); and he reigned <4427>(8804) eleven <259> <6240> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Zebudah <2080>, the daughter <1323> of Pedaiah <6305> of Rumah <7316>.
37. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, according to all that his fathers <1> had done <6213>(8804).
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Today we have Ezekiel again to act out a visual aid for the people of the captivity. He is told to enact the scene of going into captivity, and is told what to say when they ask him about it. Of-course, his immediate audience are the Jews already in captivity in Babylon, but the real message is obviously intended for the Jews back home in Jerusalem.
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to David
12:27 they of the house of Israel say, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off'.
They were wrong. The vision of Jerusalem's overthrow (effectively Jewry's overthrow), which was so amply and undeniably illustrated to them by Ezekiel (notice the repetition of 'in their sight' vv 3 twice, 4 twice, 5, 6, 7), was fulfilled about 5 years later.
We often ignore a clear warning, not by denying it, but by denying its immediacy. So we return to our unchanged existence and effectively discard the warning as though it never occurred.
The antidote to this complacent attitude: Treat Jesus' return as if it is going to happen within the next 5 years (not 5 months - that breeds panic; not 5 decades - that breeds complacency or despondency).
What would we do differently today if we believed that Jesus is to return within the next 5 years? We would temper or discard empty pursuits; we would bring urgency to our family Bible readings; we would temper all of our strivings (yes, be educated, but take it over a longer time so that God's word is not neglected); we would give greater attention to prayer; and so on. In short, we would prioritise our time.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. The word <1697> of the LORD <3068> also came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
2. Son <1121> of man <120>, thou dwellest <3427>(8802) in the midst <8432> of a rebellious <4805> house <1004>, which have eyes <5869> to see <7200>(8800), and see <7200>(8804) not; they have ears <241> to hear <8085>(8800), and hear <8085>(8804) not: for they are a rebellious <4805> house <1004>.
3. Therefore, thou son <1121> of man <120>, prepare <6213>(8798) thee stuff <3627> for removing <1473>, and remove <1540>(8798) by day <3119> in their sight <5869>; and thou shalt remove <1540>(8804) from thy place <4725> to another <312> place <4725> in their sight <5869>: it may be they will consider <7200>(8799), though they be a rebellious <4805> house <1004>.
4. Then shalt thou bring forth <3318>(8689) thy stuff <3627> by day <3119> in their sight <5869>, as stuff <3627> for removing <1473>: and thou shalt go forth <3318>(8799) at even <6153> in their sight <5869>, as they that go forth <4161> into captivity <1473>.
5. Dig <2864>(8798) thou through the wall <7023> in their sight <5869>, and carry out <3318>(8689) thereby.
6. In their sight <5869> shalt thou bear <5375>(8799) it upon thy shoulders <3802>, and carry it forth <3318>(8686) in the twilight <5939>: thou shalt cover <3680>(8762) thy face <6440>, that thou see <7200>(8799) not the ground <776>: for I have set <5414>(8804) thee for a sign <4159> unto the house <1004> of Israel <3478>.
7. And I did <6213>(8799) so as I was commanded <6680>(8795): I brought forth <3318>(8689) my stuff <3627> by day <3119>, as stuff <3627> for captivity <1473>, and in the even <6153> I digged <2864>(8804) through the wall <7023> with mine hand <3027>; I brought it forth <3318>(8689) in the twilight <5939>, and I bare <5375>(8804) it upon my shoulder <3802> in their sight <5869>.
8. And in the morning <1242> came the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> unto me, saying <559>(8800),
9. Son <1121> of man <120>, hath not the house <1004> of Israel <3478>, the rebellious <4805> house <1004>, said <559>(8804) unto thee, What doest <6213>(8802) thou?
10. Say <559>(8798) thou unto them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; This burden <4853> concerneth the prince <5387> in Jerusalem <3389>, and all the house <1004> of Israel <3478> that are among <8432> them.
11. Say <559>(8798), I am your sign <4159>: like as I have done <6213>(8804), so shall it be done <6213>(8735) unto them: they shall remove <1473> and go <3212>(8799) into captivity <7628>.
12. And the prince <5387> that is among <8432> them shall bear <5375>(8799) upon his shoulder <3802> in the twilight <5939>, and shall go forth <3318>(8799): they shall dig <2864>(8799) through the wall <7023> to carry out <3318>(8687) thereby: he shall cover <3680>(8762) his face <6440>, that <3282> he see <7200>(8799) not the ground <776> with his eyes <5869>.
13. My net <7568> also will I spread <6566>(8804) upon him, and he shall be taken <8610>(8738) in my snare <4686>: and I will bring <935>(8689) him to Babylon <894> to the land <776> of the Chaldeans <3778>; yet shall he not see <7200>(8799) it, though he shall die <4191>(8799) there.
14. And I will scatter <2219>(8762) toward every wind <7307> all that are about <5439> him to help <5828> him, and all his bands <102>; and I will draw out <7324>(8686) the sword <2719> after <310> them.
15. And they shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>, when I shall scatter <6327>(8687) them among the nations <1471>, and disperse <2219>(8765) them in the countries <776>.
16. But I will leave <3498>(8689) a few <4557> men <582> of them from the sword <2719>, from the famine <7458>, and from the pestilence <1698>; that they may declare <5608>(8762) all their abominations <8441> among the heathen <1471> whither they come <935>(8804); and they shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>.
17. Moreover the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came to me, saying <559>(8800),
18. Son <1121> of man <120>, eat <398>(8799) thy bread <3899> with quaking <7494>, and drink <8354>(8799) thy water <4325> with trembling <7269> and with carefulness <1674>;
19. And say <559>(8804) unto the people <5971> of the land <127>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069> of the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Jerusalem <3389>, and of the land <776> of Israel <3478>; They shall eat <398>(8799) their bread <3899> with carefulness <1674>, and drink <8354>(8799) their water <4325> with astonishment <8078>, that her land <776> may be desolate <3456>(8799) from all that is therein <4393>, because of the violence <2555> of all them that dwell <3427>(8802) therein.
20. And the cities <5892> that are inhabited <3427>(8737) shall be laid waste <2717>(8799), and the land <776> shall be desolate <8077>; and ye shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>.
21. And the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
22. Son <1121> of man <120>, what is that proverb <4912> that ye have in the land <127> of Israel <3478>, saying <559>(8800), The days <3117> are prolonged <748>(8799), and every vision <2377> faileth <6>(8804)?
23. Tell <559>(8798) them therefore, Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; I will make this proverb <4912> to cease <7673>(8689), and they shall no more use it as a proverb <4911>(8799) in Israel <3478>; but say <1696>(8761) unto them, The days <3117> are at hand <7126>(8804), and the effect <1697> of every vision <2377>.
24. For there shall be no more any vain <7723> vision <2377> nor flattering <2509> divination <4738> within <8432> the house <1004> of Israel <3478>.
25. For I am the LORD <3068>: I will speak <1696>(8762), and the word <1697> that I shall speak <1696>(8762) shall come to pass <6213>(8735); it shall be no more prolonged <4900>(8735): for in your days <3117>, O rebellious <4805> house <1004>, will I say <1696>(8762) the word <1697>, and will perform <6213>(8804) it, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
26. Again the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came to me, saying <559>(8800),
27. Son <1121> of man <120>, behold, they of the house <1004> of Israel <3478> say <559>(8802), The vision <2377> that he seeth <2372>(8802) is for many <7227> days <3117> to come, and he prophesieth <5012>(8738) of the times <6256> that are far <7350> off.
28. Therefore say <559>(8798) unto them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; There shall none of my words <1697> be prolonged <4900>(8735) any more, but the word <1697> which I have spoken <1696>(8762) shall be done <6213>(8735), saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
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9:19-20 Jesus already knew what the people thought of him. He asks the disciples in order to start a conversation. That conversation then focuses on their understanding. Peter, a spokesman for the others, testified that they knew that Jesus was “the Christ of God”. However this does not mean that they understood that he would be crucified. It would appear that at this time in Jesus’ ministry the disciples’ understanding as to what Messiah would do was quite limited.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2024 Reply to Peter
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1. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633) afterward <1722> <2517>, that <2532> he went <1353>(5707) throughout every <2596> city <4172> and <2532> village <2968>, preaching <2784>(5723) and <2532> shewing the glad tidings <2097>(5734) of the kingdom <932> of God <2316>: and <2532> the twelve <1427> were with <4862> him <846>,
2. And <2532> certain <5100> women <1135>, which <3739> had been <2258>(5713) healed <2323>(5772) of <575> evil <4190> spirits <4151> and <2532> infirmities <769>, Mary <3137> called <2564>(5746) Magdalene <3094>, out of <575> whom <3739> went <1831>(5715) seven <2033> devils <1140>,
3. And <2532> Joanna <2489> the wife <1135> of Chuza <5529> Herod's <2264> steward <2012>, and <2532> Susanna <4677>, and <2532> many <4183> others <2087>, which <3748> ministered <1247>(5707) unto him <846> of <575> their <846> substance <5224>(5723).
4. And <1161> when much <4183> people <3793> were gathered together <4896>(5752), and <2532> were come <1975>(5740) to <4314> him <846> out of every <2596> city <4172>, he spake <2036>(5627) by <1223> a parable <3850>:
5. A sower <4687>(5723) went out <1831>(5627) to sow <4687>(5658) his <848> seed <4703>: and <2532> as <1722> he <846> sowed <4687>(5721), some <3739> <3303> fell <4098>(5627) by <3844> the way side <3598>; and <2532> it was trodden down <2662>(5681), and <2532> the fowls <4071> of the air <3772> devoured <2719>(5627) it <846>.
6. And <2532> some <2087> fell <4098>(5627) upon <1909> a rock <4073>; and <2532> as soon as it was sprung up <5453>(5651), it withered away <3583>(5681), because <1223> it lacked <3361> <2192>(5721) moisture <2429>.
7. And <2532> some <2087> fell <4098>(5627) among <1722> <3319> thorns <173>; and <2532> the thorns <173> sprang up with it <4855>(5651), and choked <638>(5656)(5625) <1970>(5656) it <846>.
8. And <2532> other <2087> fell <4098>(5627) on <1909> good <18> ground <1093>, and <2532> sprang up <5453>(5651), and bare <4160>(5656) fruit <2590> an hundredfold <1542>. And when he had said <3004>(5723) these things <5023>, he cried <5455>(5707), He that hath <2192>(5723) ears <3775> to hear <191>(5721), let him hear <191>(5720).
9. And <1161> his <846> disciples <3101> asked <1905>(5707) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), What <5101> might <1498> <0> this <3778> parable <3850> be <1498>(5751)?
10. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627), Unto you <5213> it is given <1325>(5769) to know <1097>(5629) the mysteries <3466> of the kingdom <932> of God <2316>: but <1161> to others <3062> in <1722> parables <3850>; that <2443> seeing <991>(5723) they might <991> <0> not <3361> see <991>(5725), and <2532> hearing <191>(5723) they might <4920> <0> not <3361> understand <4920>(5725).
11. Now <1161> the parable <3850> is <2076>(5748) this <3778>: The seed <4703> is <2076>(5748) the word <3056> of God <2316>.
12. Those <1161> by <3844> the way side <3598> are <1526>(5748) they that hear <191>(5723); then <1534> cometh <2064>(5736) the devil <1228>, and <2532> taketh away <142>(5719) the word <3056> out of <575> their <846> hearts <2588>, lest <3363> they should believe <4100>(5660) and be saved <4982>(5686).
13. <1161> They on <1909> the rock <4073> are they, which <3739>, when <3752> they hear <191>(5661), receive <1209>(5736) the word <3056> with <3326> joy <5479>; and <2532> these <3778> have <2192>(5719) no <3756> root <4491>, which <3739> for <4314> a while <2540> believe <4100>(5719), and <2532> in <1722> time <2540> of temptation <3986> fall away <868>(5736).
14. And <1161> that which fell <4098>(5631) among <1519> thorns <173> are <1526>(5748) they <3778>, which, when they have heard <191>(5660), go forth <4198>(5740), and <2532> are choked <4846>(5743) with <5259> cares <3308> and <2532> riches <4149> and <2532> pleasures <2237> of this life <979>, and <2532> bring <5052> <0> no <3756> fruit to perfection <5052>(5719).
15. But <1161> that on <1722> the good <2570> ground <1093> are <1526>(5748) they <3778>, which <3748> in <1722> an honest <2570> and <2532> good <18> heart <2588>, having heard <191>(5660) the word <3056>, keep <2722>(5719) it, and <2532> bring forth fruit <2592>(5719) with <1722> patience <5281>.
16. <1161> No man <3762>, when he hath lighted <681>(5660) a candle <3088>, covereth <2572>(5719) it <846> with a vessel <4632>, or <2228> putteth <5087>(5719) it under <5270> a bed <2825>; but <235> setteth <2007>(5719) it on <1909> a candlestick <3087>, that <2443> they which enter in <1531>(5740) may see <991>(5725) the light <5457>.
17. For <1063> nothing <3756> is <2076>(5748) secret <2927>, that <3739> shall <1096> <0> not <3756> be made <1096>(5695) manifest <5318>; neither <3761> any thing hid <614>, that <3739> shall <1097> <0> not <3756> be known <1097>(5701) and <2532> come <2064>(5632) abroad <1519> <5318>.
18. Take heed <991>(5720) therefore <3767> how <4459> ye hear <191>(5719): for <1063> whosoever <3739> <302> hath <2192>(5725), to him <846> shall be given <1325>(5701); and <2532> whosoever <3739> <302> hath <2192>(5725) not <3361>, from <575> him <846> shall be taken <142>(5701) even <2532> that which <3739> he seemeth <1380>(5719) to have <2192>(5721).
19. Then <1161> came <3854>(5633) to <4314> him <846> his mother <3384> and <2532> his <846> brethren <80>, and <2532> could <1410>(5711) not <3756> come <4940>(5629) at him <846> for <1223> the press <3793>.
20. And <2532> it was told <518>(5648) him <846> by certain which said <3004>(5723), Thy <4675> mother <3384> and <2532> thy <4675> brethren <80> stand <2476>(5758) without <1854>, desiring <2309>(5723) to see <1492>(5629) thee <4571>.
21. And <1161> he answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, My <3450> mother <3384> and <2532> my <3450> brethren <80> are <1526>(5748) these <3778> which <3588> hear <191>(5723) the word <3056> of God <2316>, and <2532> do <4160>(5723) it <846>.
22. Now <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633) on <1722> a certain <3391> day <2250>, that <2532> he went <1684>(5627) into <1519> a ship <4143> with <2532> his <846> disciples <3101>: and <2532> he said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> them <846>, Let us go over <1330>(5632) unto <1519> the other side <4008> of the lake <3041>. And <2532> they launched forth <321>(5681).
23. But <1161> as they sailed <4126>(5723) he fell asleep <879>(5656): and <2532> there came down <2597>(5627) a storm <2978> of wind <417> on <1519> the lake <3041>; and <2532> they were filled <4845>(5712) with water, and <2532> were in jeopardy <2793>(5707).
24. And <1161> they came to him <4334>(5631), and awoke <1326>(5656) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Master <1988>, master <1988>, we perish <622>(5731). Then <1161> he arose <1453>(5685), and rebuked <2008>(5656) the wind <417> and <2532> the raging <2830> of the water <5204>: and <2532> they ceased <3973>(5668), and <2532> there was <1096>(5633) a calm <1055>.
25. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Where <4226> is <2076>(5748) your <5216> faith <4102>? And <1161> they being afraid <5399>(5679) wondered <2296>(5656), saying <3004>(5723) one to another <4314> <240>, What manner of man <5101> <686> is <2076>(5748) this <3778>! for <3754> he commandeth <2004>(5719) even <2532> the winds <417> and <2532> water <5204>, and <2532> they obey <5219>(5719) him <846>.
26. And <2532> they arrived <2668>(5656) at <1519> the country <5561> of the Gadarenes <1046>, which <3748> is <2076>(5748) over against <495> Galilee <1056>.
27. And <1161> when he went forth <1831>(5631) to <1909> land <1093>, there met <5221>(5656) him <846> out of <1537> the city <4172> a certain <5100> man <435>, which <3739> had <2192>(5707) devils <1140> long <1537> <2425> time <5550>, and <2532> ware <1737>(5710) no <3756> clothes <2440>, neither <2532> <3756> abode <3306>(5707) in <1722> any house <3614>, but <235> in <1722> the tombs <3418>.
28. When <1161> he saw <1492>(5631) Jesus <2424>, he cried out <349>(5660), and <2532> fell down before <4363>(5627) him <846>, and <2532> with a loud <3173> voice <5456> said <2036>(5627), What <5101> have I <1698> to do with <2532> thee <4671>, Jesus <2424>, thou Son <5207> of God <2316> most high <5310>? I beseech <1189>(5736) thee <4675>, torment <928>(5661) me <3165> not <3361>.
29. (For <1063> he had commanded <3853>(5707)(5625) <3853>(5656) the unclean <169> spirit <4151> to come <1831>(5629) out of <575> the man <444>. For <1063> oftentimes <4183> <5550> it had caught <4884>(5715) him <846>: and <2532> he was kept <5442>(5746) bound <1196>(5712) with chains <254> and <2532> in fetters <3976>; and <2532> he brake <1284>(5723) the bands <1199>, and was driven <1643>(5712) of <5259> the devil <1142> into <1519> the wilderness <2048>.)
30. And <1161> Jesus <2424> asked <1905>(5656) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), What <5101> is <2076>(5748) thy <4671> name <3686>? And <1161> he said <2036>(5627), Legion <3003>: because <3754> many <4183> devils <1140> were entered <1525>(5627) into <1519> him <846>.
31. And <2532> they besought <3870>(5707)(5625) <3870>(5707) him <846> that <3363> <0> he would <2004> <0> not <3363> command <2004>(5661) them <846> to go out <565>(5629) into <1519> the deep <12>.
32. And <1161> there was <2258>(5713) there <1563> an herd <34> of many <2425> swine <5519> feeding <1006>(5746) on <1722> the mountain <3735>: and <2532> they besought <3870>(5707) him <846> that <2443> he would suffer <2010>(5661) them <846> to enter <1525>(5629) into <1519> them <1565> <846>. And <2532> he suffered <2010>(5656) them <846>.
33. Then <1161> went <1831>(5631) the devils <1140> out of <575> the man <444>, and entered <1525>(5627) into <1519> the swine <5519>: and <2532> the herd <34> ran <3729>(5656) violently down <2596> a steep <2911> place into <1519> the lake <3041>, and <2532> were choked <638>(5648).
34. When <1161> they that fed <1006>(5723) them saw <1492>(5631) what was done <1096>(5772), they fled <5343>(5627), and <2532> went <565>(5631) and told <518>(5656) it in <1519> the city <4172> and <2532> in <1519> the country <68>.
35. Then <1161> they went out <1831>(5627) to see <1492>(5629) what was done <1096>(5756); and <2532> came <2064>(5627) to <4314> Jesus <2424>, and <2532> found <2147>(5627) the man <444>, out of <575> whom <3739> the devils <1140> were departed <1831>(5715), sitting <2521>(5740) at <3844> the feet <4228> of Jesus <2424>, clothed <2439>(5772), and <2532> in his right mind <4993>(5723): and <2532> they were afraid <5399>(5675).
36. <1161> They also <2532> which saw <1492>(5631) it told <518>(5656) them <846> by what means <4459> he that was possessed of the devils <1139>(5679) was healed <4982>(5681).
37. Then <2532> the whole <537> multitude <4128> of the country <4066> <0> of the Gadarenes <1046> round about <4066> besought <2065>(5656) him <846> to depart <565>(5629) from <575> them <846>; for <3754> they were taken <4912>(5712) with great <3173> fear <5401>: and <1161> he went up <1684>(5631) into <1519> the ship <4143>, and returned back again <5290>(5656).
38. Now <1161> the man <435> out of <575> whom <3739> the devils <1140> were departed <1831>(5715) besought <1189>(5711) him that he might be <1511>(5750) with <4862> him <846>: but <1161> Jesus <2424> sent <630> <0> him <846> away <630>(5656), saying <3004>(5723),
39. Return <5290>(5720) to <1519> thine own <4675> house <3624>, and <2532> shew <1334>(5737) how great things <3745> God <2316> hath done <4160>(5656) unto thee <4671>. And <2532> he went his way <565>(5627), and published <2784>(5723) throughout <2596> the whole <3650> city <4172> how great things <3745> Jesus <2424> had done <4160>(5656) unto him <846>.
40. And <1161> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that, when <1722> Jesus <2424> was returned <5290>(5658), the people <3793> gladly received <588>(5662) him <846>: for <1063> they were <2258>(5713) all <3956> waiting for <4328>(5723) him <846>.
41. And <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), there came <2064>(5627) a man <435> named <3739> <3686> Jairus <2383>, and <2532> he <846> was <5225>(5707) a ruler <758> of the synagogue <4864>: and <2532> he fell down <4098>(5631) at <3844> Jesus <2424>' feet <4228>, and besought <3870>(5707) him <846> that he would come <1525>(5629) into <1519> his <848> house <3624>:
42. For <3754> he had <2258>(5713) one only <3439> daughter <2364>, about <5613> twelve <1427> years of age <2094>, and <2532> she <3778> lay a dying <599>(5707). But <1161> as <1722> he <846> went <5217>(5721) the people <3793> thronged <4846>(5707) him <846>.
43. And <2532> a woman <1135> having <5607>(5752) <1722> an issue <4511> of blood <129> twelve <1427> years <575> <2094>, which <3748> had spent <4321>(5660) all <3650> her living <979> upon <1519> physicians <2395>, neither <3756> could <2480>(5656) be healed <2323>(5683) of <5259> any <3762>,
44. Came <4334>(5631) behind <3693> him, and touched <680>(5662) the border <2899> of his <846> garment <2440>: and <2532> immediately <3916> her <846> issue <4511> of blood <129> stanched <2476>(5627).
45. And <2532> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627), Who <5101> touched <680>(5671) me <3450>? When <1161> all <3956> denied <720>(5740), Peter <4074> and <2532> they that were with <3326> him <846> said <2036>(5627), Master <1988>, the multitude <3793> throng <4912>(5719) thee <4571> and <2532> press <598>(5719) thee, and <2532> sayest <3004>(5719) thou, Who <5101> touched <680>(5671) me <3450>?
46. And <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627), Somebody <5100> hath touched <680>(5662) me <3450>: for <1063> I <1473> perceive <1097>(5627) that virtue <1411> is gone <1831>(5631) out of <575> me <1700>.
47. And <1161> when the woman <1135> saw <1492>(5631) that <3754> she was <2990> <0> not <3756> hid <2990>(5627), she came <2064>(5627) trembling <5141>(5723), and <2532> falling down before <4363>(5631) him <846>, she declared <518>(5656) unto him <846> before <1799> all <3956> the people <2992> for <1223> what <3739> cause <156> she had touched <680>(5662) him <846>, and <2532> how <5613> she was healed <2390>(5681) immediately <3916>.
48. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto her <846>, Daughter <2364>, be of good comfort <2293>(5720): thy <4675> faith <4102> hath made <4982> <0> thee <4571> whole <4982>(5758); go <4198>(5737) in <1519> peace <1515>.
49. While he <846> yet <2089> spake <2980>(5723), there cometh <2064>(5736) one <5100> from <3844> the ruler of the synagogue's <752> house, saying <3004>(5723) to him <846>, <3754> Thy <4675> daughter <2364> is dead <2348>(5758); trouble <4660>(5720) not <3361> the Master <1320>.
50. But <1161> when Jesus <2424> heard <191>(5660) it, he answered <611>(5662) him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Fear <5399>(5732)(5737) not <3361>: believe <4100>(5720) only <3440>, and <2532> she shall be made whole <4982>(5701).
51. And <1161> when he came <1525>(5631) into <1519> the house <3614>, he suffered <863>(5656) no <3756> man <3762> to go in <1525>(5629), save <1508> Peter <4074>, and <2532> James <2385>, and <2532> John <2491>, and <2532> the father <3962> and <2532> the mother <3384> of the maiden <3816>.
52. And <1161> all <3956> wept <2799>(5707), and <2532> bewailed <2875>(5710) her <846>: but <1161> he said <2036>(5627), Weep <2799>(5720) not <3361>; she is <599> <0> not <3756> dead <599>(5627), but <235> sleepeth <2518>(5719).
53. And <2532> they laughed <2606> <0> him <846> to scorn <2606>(5707), knowing <1492>(5761) that <3754> she was dead <599>(5627).
54. And <1161> he put <1544>(5631) them all <3956> out <1854>, and <2532> took <2902>(5660) her <846> by the hand <5495>, and called <5455>(5656), saying <3004>(5723), Maid <3816>, arise <1453>(5728).
55. And <2532> her <846> spirit <4151> came again <1994>(5656), and <2532> she arose <450>(5627) straightway <3916>: and <2532> he commanded <1299>(5656) to give <1325>(5683) her <846> meat <5315>(5629).
56. And <2532> her <846> parents <1118> were astonished <1839>(5627): but <1161> he charged <3853>(5656) them <846> that they should tell <2036>(5629) no man <3367> what was done <1096>(5756).