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man ask you, Why do ye loose him ?

VER. 4. thus shali ye say unto him, Because

Τούτο δε όλον γέγονεν, ίνα πληρωθή το the Lord hath need of him. And they that were sent went their

ρηθέν δια του προφήτου, λέγοντος

way, and found even as he had said unto All a this was done, that it might be them, Luke xix. 30-32.

fulfilled, which was spoken - by the pro

phet, b saying, VER. 3.

a See on chap. i. ver. 22. Και εάν τις υμίν είπη τι, έρείτε, ότι ο Kúęces avtãy xpelar ixer sudéws dè åaron Zion; shout, Ö daughter of Jerusalem:

• Rejoice greatly, O daughter of στελεί αυτούς.

behold, thy King cometh unto thee : And if any man say ought unto you, he is just, and having salvation ; lowly, ye shall say, a The Lord hath nced of and riding upon an ass, and upon a them; band straightway he will send colt the foal of an ass, Zech. ix. 9. them.

Fear not, daughter of Şion; behold, a But who am I, and what is my colt, John xii. 15.

thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all

VER. 5. things come of thee, and of thine own

Είπατε τη θυγατρι Σιών: ιδού, ο βασιhave we given thee. For we are | λεύς σου έρχεται σοι πραύς, και επιβεβηstrangers before thee, and sojourmers, κώς επί όνου, και σάλον, υιόν υποζυγίου. as were all our fathers : our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is Tell ye a the daughter of Zion, bbe. none abiding. O LORD our God, all hold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, this store that we have prepared to and sitting upon an ass, and a coll the build thee a house for thine holy foal of an ass. name cometh of thine hand, and is all

& That I may shew forth all thy thine own, 1 Chron. xxix. 14–16. The praise in the gates of the daughter of earth is the LORD's, and the fulness | Zion : I will rejoice in thy salvation, thereof; the world, and they that Psal. ix. 14. Cry out and shout, dwell therein, Psal. xxiv. 1. For thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is every beast of the forest is mine, and the Holy One of Israel in the midst the cattle upon a thousand hills. I of thee, Isa. xii. 6. 0 Zion, that know all the fowls of the mountains : bringest good tidings, get thee up and the wild beasts of the field are into the high mountain ; 0 Jerusalem, mine, l. 10, 11. The silver is mine, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy · and the gold is mine, saith the LORD voice with strength ; lift it up, be not of hosts. The glory of this latter afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, house shall be greater than of the Behold your God! xl. 9. Behold, former, saith the Lord of hosts : and the Lord hath proclaimed unto the in this place will I give peace, saith end of the world, Say ye to the daughthe LORD of hosts, Hag. ii. 8, 9. The

ter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation Father loveth the Son, and hath given cometh ; behold, his reward is with all things into his hand, John iii. 35. him, and his work before him, lxii. 11. Neither is worshipped with men's Sing, O daughter of Zion ; shout, O hands, as though he needed any thing, Israel; be glad and rejoice with all seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, the heart, • daughter of Jerusalem. and all things, Acts xvii. 25. For ye The Lord hath taken away thy judgknow the grace of our Lord Jesus ments, he hath cast out thine enemy: Christ, that, though he was rich, yet the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in for your sakes he became poor, that the midst of thee: thou shalt not see ye through his poverty might be rich, evil any more, Zeph. iii. 14, 15. 2 Cor. viii. 9.

See also on chap. ii. ver. 2. clause 1: b Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which

• See on chap. xi. ver. 29. clause 3. belongeth to-Zidon, and dwell there : behold, I have commanded a widow

VER. 6. woman there to sustain thee, 1 Kings Πορευθέντες δε οι μαθηται, και ποιήσανxvii. 9.

τες καθώς προσέταξεν αυτοίς ο Ιησούς,

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And the disciples went, and did as Jesus a And when the Chief Priests and commanded them,

Scribes saw the wonderful things that VER. 7.

he did, and the children crying in the "Hyayor ring ovou sai tòn gãdoy, xced temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son iméonnav iwávw aütāv td ipátia aitær, of David; they were sore displeased, και επεκάθισεν επάνω αυτών.

Matt. xxi. 15. This is the day which

the Lord hath made; we will rejoice And a brought the ass, and the colt, and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech and b put on them their clothes, and they thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, set him thereon. 2 And they went their way, and that cometh in the name of the Lond:

send now prosperity. Blessed be he found the colt tied by the door with

we have blessed you out of the house out in a place where two ways met; of the LORD, Psal. cxviii. 24–26. and they loose him. And certain of And they that went before, and they them that stood there said unto them, that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; What do ye, loosing the colt? And Blessed is he that cometh

in the name they said unto them even as Jesus had of the Lord : Blessed be the kingdom commanded : and they let them go. of our father David, that cometh in And they brought the colt to Jesus, the name of the Lord : Hosanna in and cast their garments on him; and the highest, Mark xi. 9, 10. he sat upon him. And many spread

• See on chap. i. ver. 1. clause 2. their garments in the way: and others

For I say unto you, Ye shall not cut down branches off the trees, and

see me henceforth, till ye shall say, strawed them in the way, Mark xi. Blessed is he that cometh in the name 48. And they that were sent went of the Lord, Matt. xxiii. 39. And their way, and found even as he had when he was come nigh, even now at said unto them. And as they were

the descent of the mount of Olives, loosing the colt, the owners thereof the whole multitude of the disciples said unto them, Why loose

ye the colt? began to rejoice and praise God with And they said, The Lord hath need of a loud voice for all the mighty works him. And they brought him to Jesus: that they had seen ; Saying, Blessed and they cast their garments upon be the King that cometh in the name the colt, and they set Jesus thereon, of the Lord : peace in heaven, and Luke xix. 32-35. b Then they hasted, and took every Took branches of palm trees, and

glory in the highest, Luke xix. 37, 38. man his garment, and put it under went forth to meet him, and cried, him on the top of the stairs, and Hosanna : Blessed is the King of Isblew with trumpets, saying, Jehu israel that cometh in the name of the king, 2 Kings ix. 13.

Lord. And Jesus, when he had found VER. 8.

a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is writ'o de TeToTOG õxhos Torewoas tautas ten, Fear not, daughter of Sion : beτα μάτια εν τη οδώ άλλοι δε έκοπτον | hold thy King cometh, sitting on an xádous ånò räv démdor, xal totgávuor sy ass's colt, John xii. 13-15. Thoda.

& Glory to God in the highest, and And a very great multitude spread on earth peace, good will toward men, their garments in the way; others cut

Luke ii. 14. down branches from the trees, and straws

VER. 10. ed them in the way.

Και εισελθόντος αυτού εις Ιεροσόλυμα, VER. 9.

εσείσθη πάσα ή πόλις, λέγουσα: Τις έστιν Οι δε όχλοι οι πράγοντες και οι ακολου

OUTOS; θούντες έκραζον, λέγοντες· Ωσαννά το And when he was come into Jerusalem, vimo sabido súdogmpévos épxóuevos év óvó- * all the city was moved, saying, "Who is ματι Κυρίου· Ωσαννά εν τοίς υψίστοις. this?

And the multitudes that went before, a When Herod the king had heard and that followed, cried, saying, a Ho- these things he was troubled, and all sanna b to the Son of David : b Blessed is Jerusalem with him, Matt. ii. 3. So he that cometh in the name of the Lord; they two went until they came to Beth• Hosanna in the highest.

lehem. And it came to pass, when

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b

they were come to Beth-lehem, that all a Behold, I will send my messenger, the city was moved about them, and and he shall prepare the way before they said, Is this Naomi? Ruth i. 19. me: and the LORD whom ye soek,

Who is this that cometh out of shall suddenly come to his temple, even the wilderness like pillars of smoke, the messenger of the covenant, whom perfumed with myrrh and frankin- ye delight in: behold, he shall come, cense, with all powders of the mer- saith the LORD of hosts. But who may chant, Cant. iii. 6. Who is this that abide the day of his coming ? and cometh from Edom with dyed gar- who shall stand when he appeareth? ments from Bozrah? this that is glo- for he is like a refiner's fire, and like rious in his apparel, travelling in the fuller's sope, Mal. iii. 1, 2. And Jesus greatness of his strength? I that entered into Jerusalem, and into the speak in righteousness, mighty to save, temple: and when he had looked round Isa. Ixiii. 1. And the Scribes and the about upon all things, and now the Pharisees began to reason, saying, eventide was come, he went out unto Who is this which speaketh blasphe- Bethany with the twelve, Mark xi. 11. mies? Who can forgive sins, but God b And they came to Jerusalem : alone? Luke v. 21. And Herod said, and Jesus went into the temple, and John have I beheaded : but who is began to cast out them that sold and this, of whom I hear such things? And bought in the temple, and overthrew he desired to see him, Luke ix. 9. the tables of the money-changers, and VER. 11.

the seats of them that sold doves, ol dì öx201 Lasyon. Ourós ir tin 'Incos Mark xi. 15. And he went into the i agophtas, o åtò Nafagio são raroaias. temple, and began to cast out them

And the multitude said, a This is Jesus that sold therein, and them that the prophet bof Nasareth of Galiler.

bought; Saying unto them, It is writof Cæsatea Philippi, he asked his dis- Luke xix. 45, 46. And found in the When Jesus came into the coasts ten, My house is the house of prayer:

ye have made it a den of thieves, ciples, saying, Whom do men say that temple those that sold oxen and sheep I the Son of man am? And they said, and doves, and the changers of money Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias ; and others, Jere sitting and when he had made a mias, or one of the prophets, Matt. xvi. scourge of small cords, he drove them 13,14. And there came afear on all: all out of the temple, and the sheep and and they glorified God, saying, That the oxen ; and poured out the chana great prophet is risen up among us: Ånd said unto them that sold doves,

ger's money, and overthrew the tables ; and, That God hath visited his peo- Take these things hence; make notmy ple, Luke vii

. 16. Many of the people Father's house a house of merchandize. therefore, when they heard this saying, And his disciples remembered that it said, of a truth, this is the prophet, was written, The zeal of thine house John vii. 40. They say anto the blind hath eaten me up, John ii. 14–17. man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He

c And if the way be too long for thee,

so that thou art not able to carry it; said, He is a prophet, ix. 17. See

or if the place be too far from thee, also on chap. v. ver. 22. clause 1.

which the LORD thy God shall choose See on chap. ii. ver. 23. clause 1.

to set his name there, when the LORD VER. 12.

thy God hath blessed thee: Then shalt Και εισήλθεν ο Ιησούς εις το ιερόν του | thou turn it into money, and bind up Otcü, xal itibare wástas Toùs WwAõrras the money in thine hand, and shalt go και αγοράσαντας εν τώ ιερώ και τάς τρα- | anto the place which the LoRD thy midas tãv xol AuE.stāv narkotpete, zad God shall choose : And thou shalt beτας καθέδρας των πωλούντων τας περιστε- stow that money for whatsoever thy pási

soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, And Jesus a went into the temple of or for wine, or for strong drink, or for God, band cast out all them that sold whatsoever thy soul desireth : and thou and bou

in the temple, and overthrew shalt eat there before the LORD thy the tables of the money-changers, and God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and a the seats of them that sold doves, thine household, Deut. xiv. 24–26.

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a

b but

d And if the burnt sacrifice for his and saying. Hosanna to the Son of Deoffering to the LORD be of fowls, then vid, they were sore displeased, he shall bring his offering of turtle- a See on chap. ii. ver. 4. clauses doves, or of young pigeons Lev. i. 14. 1, 2. VER. 13.

b And when he was come into the Και λέγει αυτοϊςΓέγραπται· ο οίκός | temple,the Chief Priests and the elders μου οίκος προσευχής κληθήσεται υμείς δε of the people came unto him as he was αυτον εποιήσατε σπήλαιον ληστών.

teaching, and said, By what autho

rity doest thou these things ? and who And said unto them, alt is written, gave thee this authority? ver. 23. My house shall be called the house of Then assembled together the Chief prayer ; ye

have made it a den of Priests, and the Scribes, and the thieves.

elders of the people, into the palace a Thy testimonies are very sure : of the High Priest, who was called holiness becometh thine house, O Caiaphas, xxvi. 3. Now the Chief LORD, for ever, Psal. xciii. 5. Even Priests, and elders, and all the council, them will I bring to my boly mountain, sought false witness against Jesus, to and make them joyful in my house put him to death, 59. LORD, when thy of prayer; their burnt offerings, and hand is lifted up, they will not see : their sacrifices, shall be accepted upon but they shall see, and be ashamed mine altar; for mine house shall be for their envy at the people; yea, the called an house of prayer for all peo- fire of thine enemies shall devour ple, Isa. Ivi. 7.

them, Isa. xxvi. 11. And it came to b Is this house, which is called by pass, that on one of those days, as my name, become a den of robbers in he taught the people in the temple, your eyes? Behold, even I have seen and preached the Gospel, the Chief it, saith the LORD, Jer. vii. 11. And Priests and the Scribes came upon he taught, saying unto them, Is it not him with the elders, Luke xx. 1. Then written, My house shall be called of gathered the Chief Priests and the all nations the house of prayer? but Pharisees a council, and said, What ye have made it a den of thieves, do we? for this man doeth many mi. Mark xi. 17, Saying unto them, It racles. If we let him thus alone, all is written, My house is the house of men will believe on him: and the prayer : but ye have made it a den Romans shall come and take away of thieves, Luke xix. 46.

both our place and nation. And one VER. 14.

of them, named Caiaphas, being the Και προσήλθον αυτώ τυφλοί και χωλοι | High Priest that same year, said

unto εν τώ ιερώ, και εθεράπευσεν αυτούς.

them, Ye know nothing at all, John

xi. 47-49. And a the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

VER. 16.

Και είπον αυτω· 'Ακούεις τι ούτοι λέa Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those youeur; 'o di 'Inovūs négei avtīs

. Naio things which ye do hear and see: The / ουδέποτε ανέγνωσε, ότι εκ στόματος νηπίων blind receive their sight, and the lame

και θηλαζόντων κατηρτίσω αίνον; walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the

And said unto him, a Hearest thou deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and what these say? And Jesus saith unto the poor have the Gospel preached to them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of them, Matt. xi. 4, 5. See also on chap. the mouth of babes and sucklings thout iv, ver. 24.

hast perfected praise? VER. 15.

a And some of the Pharisees from

among the multitude said unto him, ’ldóYTES dè oi 'Açxiegtis xai oi reapeo Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he ματείς τα θαυμάσια α εποίησε, και τους | answered and said unto them, I tell σαΐδας κράζοντας εν τω ιερά, και λέγον

you that, if these should hold their τας. Ωσαννά τώ υιώ Δαβίδ: ήγανάκτησαν, peace, the stones would immediately

And when thea Chief Priests and Scribes cry out, Luke'xix. 39, 40. Then gab saw the wonderful things that he did, thered the Chief Priests and the Phaand the children crying in the temple, risees a council, and said, What do

b

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For we

we? for this man doeth many mi- | to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat, racles. If we let him thus' alone, all xii. 1. Being forty days tempted of men will believe on him: and the the devil. And in those days he did Romans shall come and take away eat nothing: and when they were both our place and nation, John xi. ended, he afterward hungered, Luke 47, 48,

iv. 2. Wherefore in all things it bea At that time Jesus answered hoved him to be made like unto his and said, I thank thee, O Father, brethren, that he might be a merciful Lord of heaven and earth, because and faithful High Priest in things perthou hast bid these things from the taining to God, to make reconciliation wise and prudent, and bast revealed for the sins of the people. For in that them unto babes, Matt. xi. 25. Out he himself hath suffered being temptof the mouth of babes and sucklings ed, he is able to succour them that are hast thou ordained strength because tempted, Heb. ii. 17, 18. of thine enemies, that thou mightest have not an High Priest which cannot still the enemy and the avenger, Psal. be touched with the feeling of our viii. 2.

infirmities; but was in all points VER. 17.

tempted like as we are, yet without

sin, iv, 15. Και καταλιπών αυτούς, εξήλθεν έξω της πόλεως εις Βηθανίαν και ηυλίσθη εκεί.

VER. 19. And he left them, and went out of their airiy, xal oiden suçav iv auto di un

Και ιδών συκήν μίαν επί της οδού, ήλθεν city into a Bethany και αnd he lodged there. φύλλα μόνον και λέγει αυτή: Μηκέτι εκ

a And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, | σου καρπός γένηται εις τον αιώνα. Και and into the temple : and when he had impáron tagaxeñua n fuxñ, looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come,

And when he saw * a fig tree in the way,

he wentout unto Bethany with the twelve. but

leaves only, and said unto it, a Let no

he came to it, and found nothing thereon, And when even was come, he went out of the city, Mark xi. 11. 19. Now it fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. came to pass, as they went, that

he And presently the fig tree withered away. entered into a certain village : and a

* Gr. one fig tree. certain woman named Martha re- a What could have been done more ceived him into her house, Luke x. to my vineyard, that I have not done 38. Now a certain man was sick, in it? wherefore, when I looked that named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town it should bring forth grapes, brought of Mary and her sister Martha, John it forth wild grapes? And now go to; xi. 1. Now Bethany was nigh unto Je- I will tell you what I will do to my rusalem, about fifteen furlongs off, 18. vineyard : I will take away the hedge VER. 18.

thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and IIpsetas di iTraváyour sls the wó21, shall be trodden down, Isa. v. 4, 5.

break down the wall thereof, and it επείνασε.

And Jesus answered and said unto it, Now a in the morning as he returned No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for into the city, b he hungered.

And his disciples heard it, * And on the morrow, when they Mark xi. 14. And now also the axe is were come from Bethany, he was laid unto the root of the trees : every hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar tree therefore which bringeth not forth off having leaves, he came, if haply good fruit is hewn down, and cast into he might find any thing thereon : and the fire, Luke iii. 9. He spake also when he came to it, he found nothing this parable ; A certain man had a but leaves ; for the time of figs was fig tree planted in his vineyard; and not yet, Mark xi. 12, 13.

he came and sought fruit thereon, b And when he had fasted forty and found none. Then said he unto days and forty nights, he was after the dresser of his vineyard ; Behold, ward an hungered, Matt. iv. 2. At these three years I come seeking that time Jesus went on the sabbath fruit on this fig tree, and find none : day through the com; and his dis- cut it down; why cumbereth it the ciples were an hungered, and began ground? And he answering said unto

ever.