146 JESUS ADMONISHES HIS DISCIPLES. 41 Mat. xvi. 7,8. 39Then 39 Mat. xvi. 6. with them more than one loaf. 40 Mark viii. 15. Jesus "charged them, saying, " Take "heed and beware of the leaven of the "pharisees and of the sadducees, and "of the leaven of Herod." "And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, "O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because 42 Mk.viii17-21" ye have brought no bread? perceive "ye not yet, neither understand? have 66 66 ye your heart yet hardened? having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, "hear ye not? and do ye not remem"ber? When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many bas"kets full of fragments took ye up?” They say unto him, Twelve. "And "when the seven among four thousand, "how many baskets full of fragments "took ye up?" And they said, Seven. And he said unto them, "How is it that 43 Mt.xvi.11,12" ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye 66 66 should beware of the leaven of the 66 pharisees and of the sadducees?" Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the pharisees and of the sadducees. JESUS HEALS A BLIND MAN, AT BETHSAIDA. 147 44And he cometh to Bethsaida; and 4Mk.viii22-27 they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands. upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, "Neither 66 go into the town, nor tell it to any in "the town." And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea Philippi: and by the way 45it came to pass, as he was Luke ix. 18. alone praying, his disciples were with him and he asked them, saying; 46" Whom do men say that I the Son of Mt.xvi. 13,14 man am?" And they answering "said, 47Luke ix. 19. Some say that thou art John the Bap tist: 47but some say, Elias; and others say, that Jeremias, or one of the "old 46 prophets is risen again. "He saith Mt.xvi 15-20 unto them, "But whom say ye that I 66 am ?" art the 49Mk. viii. 29. And Simon Peter answered And him, 148 JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH. "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: 66 'for flesh and blood hath not revealed "it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, 66 66 Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I "will build my church; and the gates "of hell shall not prevail against it. "And I will give unto thee the keys of "the kingdom of heaven: and whatso66 ever thou shalt bind on earth shall be "bound in heaven: and whatsoever 66 thou shalt loose on earth shall be 50Lk. ix. 21, 22" loosed in heaven." Then straitly 48 charged he his disciples, and commanded them that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 51 Mat. xvi. 21. 51 From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, saying, "The "Son of man must suffer many things, 52 Mk.viii 31 32" and be rejected of the elders, and of "the chief priests, and scribes, and be "killed, and after three days rise again." 53 Mat. xvi. 22. And he spake that saying openly. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: 54 Mark viii.33. this shall not be unto thee. 54But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, "Get thee behind me, Satan: 55thou art 66 an offence unto me: for thou savourest 55 Mat. xvi. 23. JESUS ENFORCES SELF DENIAL. not the things that be of God, but "those that be of men." 149 57 Luke ix. 23. 58Mk.viii34-36 56 And when he had called the people Mark viii.34. unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, "Whosoever will come after "me, let him deny himself, and take up "his cross "daily, "and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose "it; but whosoever shall lose his life "for my sake and the gospel's, the same "shall save it. For what shall it profit 66 a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul, or be 59Luke ix. 25. "cast away? or what shall a man give 60Mk.viii37,38 "in exchange for his soul? Whoso 66 ever therefore shall be ashamed of me "and of my words in this adulterous "and sinful generation; of him also "shall the Son of man be ashamed, “ 61 when he shall come in his own glory, Luke ix. 26. "and in his Father's, and of the holy 66 63 66 angels: and then he shall reward 62Mat. xvi. 27. every man according to his works." And he said unto them, "Verily I say Mark ix. 1. unto you, that there be some of them "that stand here, which shall not taste "of death, till they have seen the Son Mat. xvi. 28. "of man coming in his kingdom with "power." 65 And it came to pass about an eight 6Luke ix. 28. days after these sayings, Jesus taketh Mat. xvii, 1. 150 JESUS IS TRANSFIGURED, IN THE Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high moun67 Mark ix. 2. tain apart by themselves, to pray; 67and he was transfigured before them. 6a Luke ix. 29. “And as he prayed, the fashion of his 69 Mat. xvii. 2. countenance was altered, and his face 70 Mark ix. 3. did shine as the sun. 70And his raiment became shining, "white and glistering 72 Lk.ix.30, 31. as the light, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 71Mat. xvii. 3. "And, behold, there appeared unto them 72two men, which were Moses and Elias; 73Mark ix. 4. who appeared in glory: "and they were 74Lk.ix. 31-33. talking with Jesus, "and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, as they de75Mat. xvii. 4. parted from him, 75then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for 76 Mark ix. 6. Elias. 76For he wist not what to say; for ”Mat. xvii. 5. they were sore afraid. "While he yet there came "a bright cloud, 78and overshadowed them: 78Lk. ix. 34,35. 78thus spake, "behold, and they feared as they entered into the 79Mat. xvii. 5,6 cloud: "and, behold, 78there came а |