geneva Matthew:14-15

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geneva@Matthew:14:2 @ And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty (note:)By works he means that force and power by which works are performed, and not the works which are often seen before.(:note) works do shew forth themselves in him.

geneva@Matthew:14:3 @ For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

geneva@Matthew:14:4 @ For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

geneva@Matthew:14:5 @ And when hee woulde haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

geneva@Matthew:14:6 @ But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased (note:)There were three Herods: the first of them was Antipater's son, who is also called Ascalonius, in whose reign Christ was born, and it was he that caused the children to be slain. The second was called Antipas, Magnus his son, whose mother's name was Malthaca or Martaca, and he was called Tetrarch, because he enlarged his dominion, when Archelaus was banished to Vienna in France. The third was Agrippa, Magnus his nephew by Aristobulus, and it was he that slew James.(:note) Herod.

geneva@Matthew:14:7 @ Wherefore he promised with an othe, that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske.

geneva@Matthew:14:8 @ And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.

geneva@Matthew:14:9 @ And the King was sorie: neuerthelesse because of the othe, and them that sate with him at the table, he commanded it to be giuen her,

geneva@Matthew:14:10 @ And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.

geneva@Matthew:14:11 @ And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother.

geneva@Matthew:14:12 @ And his disciples came, and tooke vp the bodie, and buried it, and went, and tolde Iesus.

geneva@Matthew:14:13 @ And when Iesus heard it, hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart; when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foote out of the cities.

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geneva@Matthew:14:15 @ And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.

geneva@Matthew:14:16 @ But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.

geneva@Matthew:14:17 @ Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.

geneva@Matthew:14:18 @ And he saide, Bring them hither to me.

geneva@Matthew:14:19 @ And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen and blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

geneva@Matthew:14:20 @ And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full.

geneva@Matthew:14:21 @ And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousande men, beside women and litle children.

geneva@Matthew:14:22 @ And straightway Iesus compelled his disciples to enter into a shippe, and to goe ouer before him, while he sent the multitude away.

geneva@Matthew:14:23 @ And assoone as hee had sent the multitude away, he went vp into a moutaine alone to pray: and when the euening was come, hee was there alone.

geneva@Matthew:14:24 @

geneva@Matthew:14:25 @ And in the (note:)By the fourth watch is meant the time nearer to day break: for in ancient times they divided the night into four watches in which they posted watches.(:note) fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

geneva@Matthew:14:26 @ And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a (note:)A spirit, as it is taken here, is that which a man imagines to himself vainly in his mind, persuading himself that he sees something when he sees nothing.(:note) spirit; and they cried out for fear.

geneva@Matthew:14:27 @ But straight way Iesus spake vnto them, saying, Be of good comfort, It is I: be not afraide.

geneva@Matthew:14:28 @

geneva@Matthew:14:29 @ And he saide, Come; when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to goe to Iesus.

geneva@Matthew:14:30 @ But when he sawe a mightie winde, he was afraide: and as he began to sinke, he cried, saying, Master, saue me.

geneva@Matthew:14:31 @ So immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught him, and saide to him, O thou of litle faith, wherefore diddest thou doubt?

geneva@Matthew:14:32 @ And assoone as they were come into the ship, the winde ceased.

geneva@Matthew:14:33 @ Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God.

geneva@Matthew:14:34 @ And when they were gone over, they came into the land of (note:)This Gennesaret was a lake near Capernaum, which is also called the Sea of Galilee or Tiberias; so the country itself grew to be called Gennesaret.(:note) Gennesaret.

geneva@Matthew:14:35 @

geneva@Matthew:14:36 @ And besought him, that they might touch the hemme of his garment onely: and as many as touched it, were made whole.

geneva@Matthew:15:1 @

geneva@Matthew:15:2 @ Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they (note:)Which they received handed down from their ancestors, or their elders allowed, who were the governors of the Church.(:note) wash not their hands when they eat bread.

geneva@Matthew:15:3 @

geneva@Matthew:15:4 @ For God commanded, saying, (note:)By honour is meant every duty which children owe to their parents.(:note) Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

geneva@Matthew:15:5 @ But ye say, (note:)The meaning is this: whatever I bestow upon the temple, is to your profit, for it is as good as if I gave it to you, for (as the Pharisees of our time say) it will be meritorious for you: for under this form of religion, they gathered all to themselves, as though he that had given anything to the temple, had done the duty of a child.(:note) Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

geneva@Matthew:15:6 @ And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none (note:)As much as you could, you destroyed the power and authority of the commandment: for otherwise the commandments of God stand fast in the Church of God, in spite of the world and Satan.(:note) effect by your tradition.

geneva@Matthew:15:7 @

geneva@Matthew:15:8 @ This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.

geneva@Matthew:15:9 @ But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

geneva@Matthew:15:10 @

geneva@Matthew:15:11 @ That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

geneva@Matthew:15:12 @ Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying?

geneva@Matthew:15:13 @ But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.

geneva@Matthew:15:14 @ Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.

geneva@Matthew:15:15 @ Then answered Peter, and said to him, Declare vnto vs this parable.

geneva@Matthew:15:16 @ Then said Iesus, Are ye yet without vnderstanding?

geneva@Matthew:15:17 @ Perceiue ye not yet, that whatsoeuer entreth into the mouth, goeth into the bellie, and is cast out into the draught?

geneva@Matthew:15:18 @ But those thinges which proceede out of the mouth, come from the heart, and they defile the man.

geneva@Matthew:15:19 @ For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.

geneva@Matthew:15:20 @ These are the things, which defile the man: but to eat with vnwashen hands, defileth not ye man.

geneva@Matthew:15:21 @ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the (note:)Coasts which were next to Tyre and Sidon, that is in that region where Palestine faces toward Venice, and the sea of Syria.(:note) coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

geneva@Matthew:15:22 @ And, behold, a woman of (note:)Of the people of the Canaanites, who dwelt in Phoenicia.(:note) Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

geneva@Matthew:15:23 @

geneva@Matthew:15:24 @ But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the (note:)Of the people of Israel, who were divided into tribes, but all those tribes came from one family.(:note) house of Israel.

geneva@Matthew:15:25 @ Yet she came, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, helpe me.

geneva@Matthew:15:26 @ And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

geneva@Matthew:15:27 @ But she said, Trueth, Lord: yet in deede the whelpes eate of the crommes, which fall from their masters table.

geneva@Matthew:15:28 @ Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee, as thou desirest; her daughter was made whole at that houre.

geneva@Matthew:15:29 @

geneva@Matthew:15:30 @ And great multitudes came unto him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, (note:)Whose members were weakened with paralysis, or by nature, for after it is said that he healed them. Now Christ preferred to heal in this way, that such members as were weak, he restored to health, and yet he could easily, if he had wanted, have given them hands and feet and other members which they lacked.(:note) maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

geneva@Matthew:15:31 @ In so much that the multitude wondered, to see the dumme speake, the maimed whole, the halt to goe, and the blinde to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

geneva@Matthew:15:32 @

geneva@Matthew:15:33 @ And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!

geneva@Matthew:15:34 @ And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, & a few litle fishes.

geneva@Matthew:15:35 @ And he commanded the multitude to (note:)Literally, «to lie down backwards», as rowers do in rowing, when they draw their oars to themselves.(:note) sit down on the ground.

geneva@Matthew:15:36 @ And tooke the seuen loaues, and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

geneva@Matthew:15:37 @ And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven (note:)A kind of container made with twigs.(:note) baskets full.

geneva@Matthew:15:38 @ And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children.

geneva@Matthew:15:39 @ Then Iesus sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the partes of Magdala.

geneva@Matthew:16:1 @ The (note:)The wicked who otherwise disagree with one another, agree well together against Christ, but do what they can, Christ is victorious, and triumphs over them.(:note) Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and To see whether he could do that which they desired, but their purpose was useless for they thought to find something in him by it, in which case they might have just occasion to reprehend him: or else distrust and curiosity moved them to do so, for by such means also is God said to be tempted, that is to say, provoked to anger, as though men would strive with him. tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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