1622 LUKE X-"WHO IS MY NEIGHBOUR?" eth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. 23¶ And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 25 ¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the hest, and said unto him, Take care of him: and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee. 36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 38¶Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: The Sermon from the Boat BY HENRY HOFMANN, THE MODERN GERMAN MASTER. + "And he began again to teach by the sea-side; and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.”—Mark, 4, 1. B EING endangered by the Pharisees, Jesus with- Dur ing this, His second year's ministry in Galilee, He began to teach in parables, more or less obvious of application. The first recorded day on which He thus addressed His followers was that of the "sermon from the boat" when, seating Himself in a boat to keep back the multitude as once before He had preached from Peter's fishing smack, He addressed those gathered on the shore. On this day He told of "the sower," of "the tares and wheat," of the "mustard seed" and the "light under a bushel." His disciples, unused to this mode of teaching, listened in perplexity. There must also have been many women listeners, especially one group, who, during this second year followed Christ to minister to Him and His apostles. One of these was wealthy and prominent. She was Joanna, the wife of King Herod's "steward," whom some suppose to have been that noble of Capernaum whose son Jesus had saved from disease. Doubtless Joanna alone could have provided funds for the modest needs of all the party. Then also there was Mary Magdalene "out of whom went seven devils," whom some connect with the woman of sin who had bathed Jesus' feet. Others also attended Him. |