A. D. 33. LUKE xiv. 14-21. A. D. 33. vov. gered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and to delivou cimeñv toss xexAnuévoiço "Epgave thee drink? When saw we thee χεσθε, ότι ήδη έτοιμα έστι πάντα. a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, a And sent his servant at supper time and clothed thee? Or when saw we to say to them that were bidden, Come; thee sick, or in prison, and came unto for all things are now ready. thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto [And sent forth his servants to call you, In as much as ye have done it them that were bidden to the wedunto one of the least of these my bre- ding: and they would not come, Matt. thren, ye have done it unto me, xxv. xxii. 3.] 34–40. Go thy way, sell whatsoever a See on Matt. xxi. ver. S. thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : VER. 18. and come, take up the cross, and fol- Και ήρξαντο από μιάς παραιτείσθαι low me, Mark x. 21. And I say unto Trávtes. 'o mpūTOS ETTEV avtm. 'Aypór you, Make to yourselves friends of the oγόρασα, και έχω ανάγκην έξελθείν και mammon of unrighteousness; that, ideñv aitèr ipată ce, šxe us magninuéwhen ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations, Luke xvi. a And they all with one consent began 9. Charge them that are rich in this to make escuse. The first said unto him, world, that they be not high-minded, I have bought a piece of ground, and I nor trust in uncertain riches, but in must needs go and see it : I pray theo the living God, who giveth us richly have me ercused. all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, their ways, one to his farm, and [But they made light of it, and went ready to distribute, willing to commu another to his merchandise, Matt. nicate ; Laying up in store for them. xxii. 5.] selves a good foundation against the a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 5. VER. 19. Και έτερος είπε: Ζεύγη βοών ηγόρασα πέντε, και πορεύομαι δοκιμάσαι αυτά: 'Ακούσας δέ τις των συνανακειμένων ή ερωτώ σε, έχε με παρητημένον. ταύτα, είπεν αυτώ Μακάριος ος φάγεται a And another said, I have bought five άρτον έν τη βασιλεία του Θεού. yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I And when one of them that sat at pray thee have me escused. meat with him heard these things, he a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 5. said unto him, a Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. VER. 20. a And he saith unto me, Write, Και έτερος είπε: Γυναίκα έγημα, και Blessed are they which are called | δια τούτο ου δύναμαι ελθείν. unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb. * And another said, I have married And he saith unto me, These are the a wife, and therefore I cannot come. true sayings of God, Rev. xix. 9. a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 5. VER. 21. δείπνον μέγα, και εκάλεσε πολλούς Και παραγενόμενος ο δούλος εκείνος Then said he unto him, A certain | απήγγειλε τώ κυρίω αυτού ταύτα. Τότε man made a great supper, and oade οργισθείς και οικοδεσπότης είπε τώ δούλω αυτού· "Εξελθε ταχέως εις τας πλατείας many: (The kingdom of heaven is like και αναπήρους και χαλούς και τυφλούς και ρύμας της πόλεως, και τους πτωχούς unto a certain king, which made a εισάγαγε ώδε. marriage for his son, Matt. xxii. 2.) a See on Matt. xxii. ver. 2. clause 2. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then athe master of VER. 17. the house being angry said to his serΚαι απέστειλε τον δούλον αυτού τη ώρα | fant, bGo out quickly into the streets : Α. D. 33. LUKE XIV. 21-31. Α. D. 33. and lanes of the city, and bring in hither with him : and he turned, and said c the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, unto then, and the blind. a See on Matt. iv. ver. 24. clause 1. [And the remnant took his ser VER. 96. vants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king Εί τις έρχεται πρός με, και ου μισεί heard thereof, he was wroth: and he τον πατέρα εαυτού, και την μητέρα, και sent forth his armies, and destroyed την γυναίκα, και τα τέκνα, και τους αδελthose murderers, and burned up their | φούς, και τας αδελφάς, έτι δε και την έαυcity. Then saith he to his servants, του ψυχήν, ου δύναται μου μαθητής είναι. The wedding is ready, but they which alf any man come to me, and hate were bidden were not worthy. Go not his father, and mother, and wife, ye, therefore, into the highways; and and children, and brethren, and sisters, as many as ye shall find, bid to the yea, and his own life also, he cannot be marriage, Matt. xxii. 6—9.] my disciple. a See on Matt. xxi. ver.41. clause 1. 2 See on Μatt. Χ. ver. 37-39. VER. 27. Και όστις ου βαστάζει τον σταυρόν αυVER. 29. του, και έρχεται οπίσω μου, ου δύναται Και είπεν ο δούλος: Κύριε, γέγονεν ως μου είναι μαθητής. επέταξας, και έτι τόπος εστί. a And whosoever doth not bear his a And the servant said, Lord, it is cross, and corne after me, cannot be my done as thoni hast commanded, and disciple. yet there is room. a See on Matt. x. ver. 38. a See on Matt. xiii. ver. 47. VER. 28. Τίς γαρ εξ υμών, θέλων πύργον οικοδοVER. 23. μήσαι, ουχί πρώτον καθίσας ψηφίζει την Και είπεν ο κύριος προς τον δούλον: Εξελ- | δαπάνην, εί έχει τα προς απαρτισμών και θε εις τας οδούς και φραγμούς, και ανάγ- For which of you intending to build a κασον εισελθεϊν, ένα γεμισθη ο οίκός μου. tower, sitteth not down first and count And the lord said unto the servant, eth the cost, whether he have sufficient aGo out into the highways and hedges, to finish it? and compel them to come in, that my VER. 29. house may be filled. "Ινα μήποτε θέντος αυτού θεμέλιον, [So those servants went out into και μη ισχύοντος εκτελέσαι, πάντες οι the highways, and gathered together | θεωρούντες άρξωνται εμπαίζειν αυτών, all, as many as they found, both bad Lest haply, after he hath laid the and good, Matt. xxii . 10.] foundation, and is not able to finish it, a See on Matt. viii. ver. 11. clause 1. all that behold it begin to mock him, VER. 24. VER. 30. Λέγοντες· “Οτι ούτος ο άνθρωπος ήρξατο Λέγω γαρ υμίν, ότι ουδείς των ανδρών | οικοδομεϊν, και ουκ ίσχυσεν εκτελέσαι. εκείνων των κεκλημένων, γεύσεται μου του δείπνου. Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. For I say unto you, That & none of those men which were bidden shall taste VER. 31. of my supper. “Η τις βασιλεύς πορεύομενος συμβαλείν 2 See on Μatt. xxii. ver. 7.clauge 2. / έτέρω βασιλεϊ εις πόλεμον, ουχί καθίσας πρώτον βουλεύεται ει δυνατός έστιν εν δέκα VER. 25. χιλιάσιν απαντήσαι τώ μετά είκοσι χιλι: άδων έρχομένω επ' αυτόν και Συνεπορεύοντο δε αυτώ όχλοι πολλοί και στραφείς είπε προς αυτούς. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down And there went a great multitudes first, and consulteth whether he be able Α. D. 33. LUKE ΧΙν. 31-35.-xν. 1-9. Α. D. 33. with ten thousand to meet him that cometh VER. 4. against him with twenty thousand ? τίς άνθρωπος εξ υμών έχων εκατόν πρόVER. 32. βατα, και απολέσας ένα εξ αυτών, ου καταΕι δε μήγε, έτι αυτού πόρρω όντος, λείπει τα ενενηκονταεννέα εν τη ερήμο, και πρεσβείαν αποστείλας, έρωτά τα προς πορεύεται επί το απολωλός, έως εύρη αυτό; ειρήνην. a What man of you, having an hunOr else, while the other is yet a great dred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and not leave the ninety and nine in the wildesireth conditions of peace. derness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? VER. 33. Ούτως ούν, πάς έξ υμών ος ουκ αποτάσ- a See on Matt. xviii. ver. 12. πάσι τους εαυτού υπάρχουσι, ου δύναται μου VER. 5. Και ευρών επιτίθησιν επί τους ώμους forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot εαυτού χαίρων και be my disciple. a And when he hath found it, he lay eth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. VER. 34. a See on Matt. xviii. ver. 13. Καλόν το άλας: εάν δε το άλας μωρανθη, έν τίνι άρτυθήσεται και VER. 6. a Salt is good; but if the salt have Και ελθών εις τον οίκον, συγκαλεί τους lost his savour, wherewith shall it be sea- φίλους και τους γείτονας, λέγων αυτούς soned? Συγχαρητί μοι, ότι εύρον το πρόβατόν μου a See on Matt. v. ver. 13. το απολωλός: And when he cometh home, he calleth VER. 35. together his friends and neighbours, Ούτε εις γην, ούτε εις κοπρίαν εύθετον εαυing unto them, Rejoice with me ; έστιν έξω βάλλουσιν αυτό. ο έχων ώτα for I have found my sheep which was ακούειν, άκουέτω. lost. It is neither fit for the land, nor yet VER. 7. for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. τω ουρανώ επί ένα αμαρτωλώ μετανοούντι, Λέγω υμίν, ότι ούτω χαρά έσται εν ή επί ενενηκονταεννέα δικαίοις, οίτινες ου CHAP. XV.-VER. 1. "Εσαν δε έγγίζοντες αυτό πάντες οι τελώ χρείαν έχουσι μετανοίας. ναι και οι αμαρτωλοί, ακούειν αυτού. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall a Then drew near unto him all the be in heaven over one sinner that a re penteth, more than over ninety and nine Publicans and sinners for to hear him. just persons, which need no repentance. a See on Matt. ix. ver. 10. a See on Matt. iii. ver. 2. clause 1. VER. 2. VER. 8. Και διεγόγγυζoν οι Φαρισαίοι και οι "H τις γυνή δραχμάς έχουσα δέκα, εάν Γραμματείς, λέγοντες· "οτι ούτος αμαρτωλούς προσδέχεται, και συνεσθίει αυτούς, απολέση δραχμήν μίαν, ουχί άπτει λύχBAnd the Pharisees and Scribes mur-λώς, έως ότου εύρη και νον, και σαρoϊ την οικίαν, και ζητεί επιμεmured, saying, This man receiveth sin Either what woman, having ten *pieces mers, and eateth with them. of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not a See on Matt. ix. ver. 11. light a candle, and sweep the house, and VER. 3. seek diligently till she find it? Είπε δε προς αυτούς την παραβολήν ταύ Drachma, here translated a piece of silver, is the eighth of an ounce, and is equal to the Roman penny. And he spake this a parable unto them, saying, VER. 9. a See on Matt. xiii. ver. 3. clause 1. Και εύρούσα συγκαλείται τας φίλες και την, λέγων· A.D. 33. A, D. 33. τας γείτονας, λέγουσα: Συγχαρητέ μοι, | And that he might reconcile both ότι εύρον την δραχμήν ην απώλεσα. unto God in one body by the cross, And when she hath found it, she call- having slain the enmity thereby; and eth her friends and her neighbours to came and preached peace to you gether, suying, Rejoice with me ; for 1 which were afar off, Eph. ii. 11-17. b For the time past of our life may have found the piece which I had lost. suffice us to have wrought the will of VER. 10. the Gentiles, when we walked in lasΟύτω, λέγω υμίν, χαρά γίνεται ενώπιον civiousness, lusts, excess of wine, tāv ånyian ToÑ DEU tri čvì åpaptuno revellings, banquetings, and abomiμετανοούντι. nable idolatries: Wherein they think Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy to the same excess of riot, speaking it strange that ye run not with them in the presence of the angels of God over evil of you, 1 Pet. iv. 3, 4. one sinner that repenteth. VER. 14. Δαπανήσαντος δε αυτοί πάντα, εγένετο Είπε δε: "Ανθρωπός τις είχε δύο υιούς: λιμος ισχυρός κατά την χώραν εκείνην· και And he said, A certain man had two aitės hipša To istegeio dai. And when he had spent all, there VER. 12. arose a mighty famine in that land; and Και είπεν ο νεώτερος αυτών τω πατρί| he began to be in pant. Πάτερ, δός μου το επιβάλλον μέρος της ουσίας. Και διείλεν αυτούς τον βίον. VER. 15. And the younger of them said to his Και πορευθείς εκολλήθη εν των πολιτών father, Father, give me the portion of rūs zápas éxelmg* xal teu fev aútòr eis goods that falleth to me. And he di- Toùs åypoùs aütoŨ BÓ HELY Xoipous. vided unto them his living. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him VER. 13. into his fields to feed swine. Και μετ' ου πολλές ημέρας συναγαγών άπαντα ο νεώτερος υιός, απεδήμησεν εις VER. 16. χώραν μακράν, και εκεί διεσκόρπισε την Και επεθύμει γεμίσει την κοιλίαν αυτού ουσίαν αυτού, ζών ασώτως. από των κερατίων ών ήσθιον οι χοίροι και And not many days after the younger ουδείς εδίδου αυτώ. son gathered all together, a and took his And he would fain have filled his journey into a far country, and there belly with the husks that the swine did o wasted his substance with riotous living. eat: and no man gave unto him. a Wherefore remember, that ye being VER. 17. in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that Εις εαυτόν δε ελθών, είπε: Πόσοι μίσwhich is called the Circumcision in θιοι του πατρός μου περισσεύουσιν άρτων, the flesh made by hands ; That at εγώ δε λιμώ απόλλυμαι; that time ye were without Christ, And a when he came to himself, he being aliens from the commonwealth said, How many hired servants of my of Israel, and strangers from the co- father's have bread enough and to spare, venants of promise, having no hope, and I perish with hunger ! and without God in the world : But a Surely after that I was turned, I now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some- repented; and after that I was intimes were far off, are made nigh by structed, I smote upon my thigh : 1 the blood of Christ. For he is our was ashamed, yea, even confounded, peace, who hath made both one, and because I did bear the reproach of hath broken down the middle wall of my youth, Jer. xxxi. 19. Jerusalem partition between us: Having abolished remembered in the days of her afin his flesh the enmity, even the law fiction, and of her miseries, all her of commandments contained in ordi- | pleasant things that she had in the nances ; for to make in himself of days of old, when her people fell into twain one new man, so making peace; | the hand of the enemy, and none did A. D. 33. LUKE xv. 17-20. A. D. 33. с help her : the adversaries saw her, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in and did mock at her sabbaths, Lam. slumberings upon the bed, Then he i. 7. openeth the ears of men, and sealeth VER. 18. their instruction, That he may with'Αναστάς πορεύσομαι προς τον πατέρα | draw man from his purpose, and hide μου, και ερω αυτώ Πάτερ, ήμαρτον εις | pride from man. He keepeth back τον ουρανών, και ενώπιόν σου, his soul from the pit, and his life will say unto him, b Father, I have sin- bed, and the multitude of his bones ... will arise and go to my father, and from perishing by the sword. He is chastened also with pain upon his ned against heaven, and before thee, a ( Israel, return unto the LORD horreth bread, and his soul dainty with strong pain : So that his life abthy God; for thou hast fallen by meat. His flesh is consumed away, thine iniquity. Take with you words, that it cannot be seen ; and his bones and turn to the Lord : say unto him, that were not seen stick out. Yea, Take away all iniquity, and receive bis soul draweth near unto the grave, us graciously : so will we render the and his life to the destroyers. If there calves of our lips, Hos. xiv. 1, 2. be a messenger with him, an inter• See on Matt. v. ver. 16. clause 3. preter, one among a thousand, to c See on Matt. iii. ver. 6. clause 2. shew unto man his uprightness; Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, VER. 19. Deliver him from going down to the Και ουκέτι ειμί άξιος κληθήναι υιός σου | pit ; I have found a ransom. His ποίησόν με ώς ένα των μισθίων σου. flesh shall be fresher than a child's: a And am no more worthy to be called he shall return to the days of his thy son: make me as one of thy hired youth : He shall pray unto God, and servants. he will be favourable unto him; and aWherefore I abhor myself, and re- he shall see his face with joy: for he pent in dust and ashes, Job xlii. 6. will render unto man his righteous. ness. He looketh upon men; and if VER. 20. any say, I have sinned, and perverted Kal ávarràs mas #gos tròn matipa that which was right, and it profited εαυτού. "Ετι δε αυτού μακράν απέχοντος, me not; He will deliver his soul from είδεν αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού, και έσπλαγ- going into the pit, and his life shall χνίσθη και δραμών έπίσεσεν επί τον τρά- see the light, Job griii. 14-28. For χηλον αυτού, και κατεφίλησεν αυτόν. thou, LORD, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto 2 And he arose, and came to his father. all them that call upon thee, Psal. But when he was yet a great way off, lxxxvi. 5. But thou, O LORD, art a his father saw him, and had compassion, God full of compassion, and gracious ; and fell on his neck, and kissed long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and truth, 15. The Lord is merciful a And it shall come to pass, when and gracious, slow to anger, and plenall these things are come upon thee, teous in mercy. He will not always the blessing and the curse, which I chide; neither will he keep his anger have set before thee, and thou shalt for ever. He hath not dealt with us call them to mind among all the na- after our sins, nor rewarded us actions whither the LORD thy God hath cording to our iniquities. For as the driven thee, And shalt return unto heaven is high above the earth, so the LORD thy God, and shalt obey great is his mercy toward them that his voice according to all that I com- ' fear him, ciii. 8–11. Seek ye the mand thee this day, thou, and thy LORD while he may be found, call ye children, with all thine heart, and upon him while he is near. Let the with all thy soul : That then the LORD wicked forsake his way, and the unthy God will turn thy captivity, and righteous man his thoughts: and let have compassion upon thee, Deut. him return unto the LORD, and he will XXX. 1-3. For God speaketh once, have mercy upon him; and to our yea, twice, yet man perceiveth it not. God, for he will abundantly pardon, În a dream, in a vision of the night, Isa. 1v. 6,7. For I will not contend and ran, him. a |