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He casteth out
bed; I cannot rise
and give thee.

8 I say unto you, Though b he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

LUKE XI.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketha findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

A. D. 33.

b ch. 18. 1,

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a dumb devil.

when the devil was
gone out, the dumb
spake; and the people
wondered.

Ge. 32. 26.
Ma. 15.22. 15 But some of
23. them said, f He cast-
eth out devils through
Beelzebub the chief
of the devils.

Ro. 15.30.
2 Co.12.8.
Col. 2. 1.
& 4. 12.

Ps. 91. 15.
& 118. 5.

Je. 33. 3.
Ma. 7.7.
& 21. 22.
Mar.11.24.

He. 4. 16.

Ja 1. 6.

16 And others, tempting him,ssought of him a sign from heaven.

17h But ihe, knowJno. 15. 7. ing their thoughts, 2 Co. 12.8. said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation and a house divided against a house falleth.

1 Jno.3.22.
Is. 49. 15.

Ma. 7. 9.

Gr. gire.

e Ma. 9. 32.
& 12. 22.

Mar. 7. 32.
Ma. 9. 34.

& 12. 24.

Mar. 3. 22.

30.

Jno. 7. 20.
& 8. 48.

11d If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall Gr. Beelask an egg, will he zebul, and offert him a scorpion? so ver. 18,19. 13 If ye then, being g Ma. 12. 38. evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass,

& 16. 1.

Mar.8. 11.

Jno. 6. 30.
1 Co. 1.22.
h Ma. 12. 25.
Mar. 3. 24.
Jno. 2. 25.

k Ex. 8. 19.
Ma. 12.28.

I Ma. 12 29.

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I

cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

20 But if Ik with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

21 When a strong man armed keepeth Mar. 3.27. his palace, his goods are in peace :

He sheweth

LUKE XI.

22 But m when al stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23 He that is not with me is against me and he that gathered not with me scattereth.

A. D. 33.

m Is. 53. 12.
Col. 2. 15.
ch. 9. 50.

o

Ma. 12.30.
Re. 3. 15.

Ma. 12. 43.
P Jno. 5. 14.
He. 6.4

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24 When the un-r clean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him

seven

& 10. 26.

2 Pe.2 20.
ch. 1. 28.
48.

ch. 8. 21.

Ma. 7. 21.
Ja. 1. 25.

39.

t Jo. 1. 17.

& 2. 10.
n 2 Cb. 9. 1.
IKI..0. 1.

x Jo. 3. 5.

who are blessed.

28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

29 And when the thick together, he bepeople were gathered evil generation: they gan to say, This is an

seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

30 For as t Jonas s Ma. 12. 38, Ninevites, so was a sign unto the shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

y ch. 8. 16.
Ma. 5. 15.

Mar. 4.21.

ver. 31The queen other spirits of Sheba: more wicked than probably that himself; and they en- part of Arater in, and dwell bia called there and p the last state of that man is on the Red worse than the first. Sea, and 27 And it came to which anpass, as he spake these swers exactthings, a certain wo-Felix. It ly to Arabia man of the company lies at a great lifted up her voice, distance to and said unto him, the south of Blesseda is the womb Judæa. that bare thee, and the Ki. 10. 1. paps which thou hast sucked.

Sabawhich 32 The men of Nibordered up-neve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the and, behold, a greater preaching of Jonas; than Jonas is here.

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and Ma. 12.

42.

33 y No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither

The Pharisees

LUKE XI. under a bushel, but] A. D. 33. on a candlestick, that they which come in † See Ma. 5. may see the light.

34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of dark

nes.

15.

z Ps. 119.18.
Ma. 6. 22.

Mar. 8. 18.

Ac. 26. 18.
Ep. 1. 18.

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dle by its
bright shin-

ing.

a Ma. 15. 2.
Mar. 7. 3.
Jno. 3. 25.

35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee beb Ma. 23. 25. not darkness.

36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

Ga. 1. 14.

2 Ti. 3. 5. e Jno. 12. 6.

a

Ac. 5. 3.

Tit. 1. 15.
Ja. 4.8.

ch. 12. 33.

Is. 58. 7.
Da. 4. 27.

Or, as you 37 And as he spake, are able. a certain Pharisee be-e Ma. 23. 23. sought him to dine f Ma. 23. 6. with him and he Mar.12.38, went in, and sat down to meat.

g

39.

Ma. 23. 27.

38 Anda when the h Ac. 23. 3. Ps. 5.9. Pharisee saw it, hel marvelled that he hadi Is. 10. 1. Ma. 23. 4. not first washed before dinner.

ver. 34

39 b And the Lord If your onsaid unto him, Now ly aim be to do ye Pharisees make please God, clean the outside of your soul will be full the cup and the plat of wisdom, ter; but your inward holiness, and part is full of raven-happiness. ing and wickedness.

reproved.

40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

41 d But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

42 e But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

43 f Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

44 g Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

45 Then answered one of the Lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye Lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens

Christ preacheth grievous to be borne,! and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

LUKE XII.
A. D. 33.

k Ma. 23. 29.

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47 kWoe unto you!n for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, o Ma. 23. 13. aud your fathers kill ed them.

tOr, forbad.

P Mar.12.13.

a

Ma. 16. 6.

Mar. 8. 15.

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed b killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. c 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

Ma. 16.12.
1 Co. 5. 7.
ch. 8. 17.
Ma. 10.26.
Mar. 4. 22.
Ro. 2. 16.
1 Co. 4. 5.
2 Co. 5.10.
Re. 20. 12

ver. 52

50 That the blood *The Scribes of all the prophets, guished by were distinwhich was shed from the symbolithe foundation of the cal figure of world, may be re-a key; their quired of this generaoffice being tion;

to open and explain 51 m From the blood the Scripof Abel unto n the tures. But blood of Zacharias, our Lord which perished be here rebakes tween the altar and cause they the temple: verily I had by their say unto you, It shall wrong interbe required of this pretation of Scripture, generation. filled the

them, be

52 Woe unto you, people with Lawyers! for ye have prejudice taken away the key against the of knowledge:*ye enGospel. ter not in yourselves,

to his disciples,

and them that were entering in ye thindered.

53 And as he said these things unto them, the Scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

54 Laying wait for

him, and P seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

CHAP. XII.

1 IN a the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware b ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall

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4 d And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will fore-† warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

d Je. 1.8.

Is. 51.7,8. 12, 13. Ma. 10, 28.

Jno. 15.14,

15.

Ja. 2. 23.

See Ma.10.

29.

f1 Sa. 2. 30.

6 Are not five spar-g rows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

8fAlso I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

10 And gwhosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him but unto

h

Ps. 119.46.

Ma. 10. 32,

33.

Mar. 8. 38. 2 11.2. 12. 1 Jno.2.23.

ch. 23. 34. Ma. 12.31, 32.

Mar. 3. 28.

1 Ti. 1. 13. He. 6.4.8.

hypocrisy.

him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

ye

no

11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

& 10. 26. 14 And he said un31. to him, i Man, who 1Jno.5.16. made me a judge or ch. 21. 14. a divider over you?

Ma. 10. 19.

Mar.13.11. Ac. 4. 5.7. & 6. 9. 15.

Ex. 2. 14.

Jno. 6. 15.
& 8. 11.
& 18.36.

k Mar. 7. 22.

1 Co. 5. 10.
& 6. 10.
Ep. 5. 3.
Col. 3. 5.
1 Ti. 6. 7,
&c.

2 Ti. 3. 2.
He. 13.5.

2 Pe. 2. 3.

15 And he said unto them, k Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

17 And he thought within himself, say. 14. ing, What shall I do, because I have no

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