Passage 1: Genesis 24
(Gen 24:1) Nowe Abraham was olde, and striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
(Gen 24:2) Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,
(Notes Reference) And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, (a) Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
(a) Which ceremony declared, the servants obedience towards his master, and the master's power over the servant.
(Gen 24:3) And I will make thee sweare by ye Lord God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among who I dwel.
(Notes Reference) And I will make thee (b) swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
(b) This shows that an oath may be required in a lawful cause.
(Gen 24:4) But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sone Izhak.
(Notes Reference) But thou shalt go unto my (c) country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
(c) He did not want his son to marry out of the godly family: for the problems that come from marrying the ungodly are set forth in various places throughout the scriptures.
(Gen 24:5) And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?
(Gen 24:6) To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
(Notes Reference) And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son (d) thither again.
(d) Lest he should love the inheritance promised.
(Gen 24:7) The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence.
(Gen 24:8) Neuertheles if the woman wil not follow thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.
(Gen 24:9) Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.
(Gen 24:10) So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his masters goods in his hand:) and so he arose, and went to Aram Naharaim, vnto the citie of Nahor.
(Notes Reference) And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the (e) city of Nahor.
(e) That is, to Charran.
(Gen 24:11) And he made his camels to lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time that the women come out to draw water.
(Gen 24:12) And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day, and shew mercy vnto my master Abraham.
(Notes Reference) And he said, O (f) LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
(f) He grounds his prayer on God's promise made to his master.
(Gen 24:13) Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water.
(Gen 24:14) Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke: if she say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also: may be she that thou hast ordeined for thy seruant Izhak: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.
(Notes Reference) (g) And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
(g) The servant moved by God's spirit sought assurance by a sign, as to whether or not God would prosper his journey.
(Gen 24:15) And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, and her pitcher vpon her shoulder.
(Notes Reference) And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, (h) Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
(h) God gives success to all things that are done for the glory of his name and according to his word.
(Gen 24:16) (And the maide was very faire to looke vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she went downe to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.
(Notes Reference) And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she (i) went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
(i) Here is declared that God hears the prayers of his own, and grants their requests.
(Gen 24:17) Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.
(Gen 24:18) And she said, Drinke sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drinke.
(Gen 24:19) And when she had giuen him drinke, she said, I will drawe water for thy camels also vntill they haue drunken inough.
(Gen 24:20) And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe water, and she drewe for all his camels.
(Gen 24:21) So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.
(Gen 24:22) And when the camels had left drinking, the man tooke a golden abillement of halfe a shekell weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten shekels weight of golde:
(Notes Reference) And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden (k) earring of (l) half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
(k) God permitted many things both in apparel and other things which are now forbidden especially when they do not suit our humble estate.
(l) The golden shekel is meant here, not silver.
(Gen 24:23) And he said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?
(Gen 24:24) Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor.
(Gen 24:25) Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also and prouender ynough, and roume to lodge in.
(Gen 24:26) And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord,
(Gen 24:27) And said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercie and his trueth from my master: for when I was in the way, the Lord brought me to my masters brethrens house.
(Notes Reference) And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy (m) and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
(m) He does not boast in his good fortune (as the wicked do) but acknowledges that God has dealt mercifully with this matter in keeping his promise.
(Gen 24:28) And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes.
(Gen 24:29) Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well.
(Gen 24:30) For when he had seene the earings and the bracelets in his sisters hands, and when he heard the wordes of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus said the man vnto me, then he went to the man, and loe, he stoode by the camels at the well.
(Notes Reference) And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, (n) he stood by the camels at the well.
(n) For he waited on God's hand, who heard his prayer.
(Gen 24:31) And he saide, Come in thou blessed of the Lord: wherefore standest thou without, seeing I haue prepared the house, and roume for ye camels?
(Gen 24:32) Then the man came into the house, and he vnsadled the camels, and brought litter and prouender for the camels, and water to wash his feete, and the mens feete that were with him.
(Notes Reference) And the man came into the house: and (o) he ungirded his (p) camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him.
(o) That is, Laban.
(p) The gentle entertainment of strangers practised by the godly fathers.
(Gen 24:33) Afterward the meate was set before him: but he saide, I will not eate, vntill I haue saide my message: And he said, Speake on.
(Notes Reference) And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I (q) will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
(q) The faithfulness that servants owe to their masters, causes them to prefer their masters business before their own needs.
(Gen 24:34) Then he said, I am Abrahams seruant,
(Gen 24:35) And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, that he is become great: for he hath giuen him sheepe, and beeues, and siluer, and golde, and men seruants, and maide seruants, and camels, and asses.
(Notes Reference) And the LORD hath (r) blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
(r) To bless signifies here to enrich, or increase with substance as the text in the same verse declares.
(Gen 24:36) And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath.
(Gen 24:37) Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
(Notes Reference) And my master made me swear, saying, (s) Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
(s) The Canaanites were cursed, and therefore the godly could not join with them in marriage.
(Gen 24:38) But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.
(Notes Reference) But thou shalt go unto my (t) father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
(t) Meaning among his relatives, as in (Gen 24:40).
(Gen 24:39) Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not follow me?
(Gen 24:40) Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.
(Gen 24:41) Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine othe.
(Notes Reference) Then shalt thou be clear from [this] (u) my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
(u) Which by my authority I caused you to make.
(Gen 24:42) So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe,
(Gen 24:43) Behold, I stand by the well of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke,
(Gen 24:44) And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the Lord hath prepared for my masters sonne.
(Gen 24:45) And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, beholde, Rebekah came foorth, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went downe vnto the well, and drewe water. Then I said vnto her, Giue me drinke, I pray thee.
(Notes Reference) And before I had done speaking in mine (x) heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
(x) Signifying that this prayer was not spoken by the mouth, but only in his heart.
(Gen 24:46) And she made haste, and tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also. So I dranke, and she gaue the camels drinke also.
(Gen 24:47) Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahors sonne, whom Milcah bare vnto him. Then I put the abillement vpon her face, and the bracelets vpon her hands:
(Gen 24:48) And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sone.
(Notes Reference) (y) And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
(y) He shows our duty when we have received any benefit from the Lord.
(Gen 24:49) Now therefore, if ye will deale mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me that I may turne me to the right hand or to the left.
(Notes Reference) And now if ye will deal (z) kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the (a) right hand, or to the left.
(z) If you will freely and faithfully give your daughter to my master's son.
(a) That is, that I may look elsewhere.
(Gen 24:50) Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we cannot therefore say vnto thee, neither euill nor good.
(Notes Reference) Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, (b) The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
(b) As soon as they perceived that it was God's ordinance they yielded.
(Gen 24:51) Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as the Lord hath said.
(Gen 24:52) And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord.
(Gen 24:53) Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebekah: also vnto her brother and to her mother he gaue gifts.
(Gen 24:54) Afterward they did eate and drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night. and when they rose vp in the morning, he said, Let me depart vnto my master.
(Gen 24:55) Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ten dayes: then shall she goe.
(Gen 24:56) But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, that I may goe to my master.
(Gen 24:57) Then they said, We will call the maide, and aske her consent.
(Notes Reference) And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at (c) her mouth.
(c) This shows that parents do not have the authority to marry their children without the consent of both parties.
(Gen 24:58) And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go.
(Gen 24:59) So they let Rebekah their sister goe, and her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men.
(Gen 24:60) And they blessed Rebekah, and sayde vnto her, Thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousands, and thy seede possesse the gate of his enemies.
(Notes Reference) And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the (d) gate of those which hate them.
(d) That is, let them be victorious over their enemies: a blessing that is fully accomplished through Jesus Christ.
(Gen 24:61) Then Rebekah arose, and her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man. and the seruant tooke Rebekah, and departed.
(Gen 24:62) Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey)
(Gen 24:63) And Izhak went out. to pray in the fielde toward the euening: who lift vp his eyes and looked, and behold, the camels came.
(Notes Reference) And Isaac went out to (e) meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.
(e) This was the habit of the godly fathers to meditate on God's promises, and to pray for the accomplishment of it. The custom was that the bride was brought to her husband, her head covered, a token of humbleness and purity.
(Gen 24:64) Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, and when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel.
(Gen 24:65) (For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and the seruant had said, It is my master) So she tooke a vaile, and couered her.
(Gen 24:66) And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done.
(Gen 24:67) Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he loued her: So Izhak was comforted after his mothers death.
Passage 2: Psalms 29-30
(Psa 29:1) A Psalme of David. Give vnto the Lord, ye sonnes of the mightie: giue vnto the Lord glorie and strength.
(Notes Reference) "A Psalm of David." Give unto the LORD, O ye (a) mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
(a) He exhorts the proud tyrants to humble themselves under God's hand, and not to be inferior to brute beasts and dumb creatures.
(Psa 29:2) Giue vnto the Lord glorie due vnto his Name: worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuarie.
(Psa 29:3) The voyce of the Lord is vpon the waters: the God of glorie maketh it to thunder: the Lord is vpon the great waters.
(Notes Reference) The (b) voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.
(b) The thunder claps that are heard out of the clouds should make the wicked tremble for fear of God's anger.
(Psa 29:4) The voyce of the Lord is mightie: the voyce of the Lord is glorious.
(Psa 29:5) The voyce of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
(Notes Reference) The (c) voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
(c) That is, the thunderbolt breaks the most strong trees, and will men think their power able to resist God?
(Psa 29:6) He maketh them also to leape like a calfe: Lebanon also and Shirion like a yong vnicorne.
(Notes Reference) He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and (d) Sirion like a young unicorn.
(d) Called also Hermon.
(Psa 29:7) The voice of the Lord deuideth the flames of sire.
(Notes Reference) The voice of the LORD divideth the (e) flames of fire.
(e) It causes the lightnings to shoot and glide.
(Psa 29:8) The voice of the Lord maketh the wildernes to tremble: the Lord maketh the wildernes of Kadesh to tremble.
(Notes Reference) The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of (f) Kadesh.
(f) In places most desolate, where it seems there is no presence of God.
(Psa 29:9) The voice of the Lord maketh the hindes to calue, and discouereth the forests: therefore in his Temple doth euery man speake of his glory.
(Notes Reference) The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to (g) calve, and (h) discovereth the forests: and in his (i) temple doth every one speak of [his] glory.
(g) For fear makes them deliver their calves.
(h) Makes the trees bare, or pierces the most secret places.
(i) Though the wicked are not moved by these lights, yet the faithful praise God.
(Psa 29:10) The Lord sitteth vpon the flood, and the Lord doeth remaine King for euer.
(Notes Reference) The LORD sitteth upon the (k) flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
(k) To moderate the rage of the tempests and waters that they not destroy all.
(Psa 29:11) The Lord shall giue strength vnto his people: the Lord shall blesse his people with peace.
(Psa 30:1) A Psalme or song of the dedication of the house of David. I will magnifie thee, O Lord: for thou hast exalted mee, and hast not made my foe to reioyce ouer me.
(Notes Reference) "A Psalm [and] Song [at] the dedication of the (a) house of David." I will extol thee, O LORD; (b) for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
(a) After Absalom had polluted it with most filthy fornication.
(b) He condemns them for great ingratitude who do not praise God for his benefits.
(Psa 30:2) O Lord my God, I cried vnto thee, and thou hast restored me.
(Notes Reference) O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast (c) healed me.
(c) Restored from the rebellion of Absalom.
(Psa 30:3) O Lord, thou hast brought vp my soule out of the graue: thou hast reuiued me from them that goe downe into the pit.
(Notes Reference) O LORD, thou hast brought up my (d) soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
(d) Meaning, that he escaped death most narrowly.
(Psa 30:4) Sing praises vnto the Lord, ye his Saintes, and giue thankes before the remembrance of his Holinesse.
(Notes Reference) Sing unto the LORD, O ye (e) saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
(e) The word signifies them who have received mercy, and show mercy liberally to others.
(Psa 30:5) For he endureth but a while in his anger: but in his fauour is life: weeping may abide at euening, but ioy commeth in the morning.
(Psa 30:6) And in my prosperitie I sayde, I shall neuer be moued.
(Notes Reference) And in my (g) prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
(g) I put too much confidence in my quiet state as in (Jer 31:18; 2Ch 32:24-25).
(Psa 30:7) For thou Lord of thy goodnes hadest made my mountaine to stande strong: but thou didest hide thy face, and I was troubled.
(Notes Reference) LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my (h) mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, [and] I (i) was troubled.
(h) I thought you had established me in Zion most surely.
(i) After you had withdrawn your help, I felt my misery.
(Psa 30:8) Then cried I vnto thee, O Lord, and praied to my Lord.
(Psa 30:9) What profite is there in my blood, when I go downe to the pit? shall the dust giue thankes vnto thee? or shall it declare thy trueth?
(Notes Reference) What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the (k) dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
(k) David means that the dead are not profitable to the congregation of the Lord here in the earth: therefore he would live to praise his Name, which is the end of man's creation.
(Psa 30:10) Heare, O Lord, and haue mercy vpon me: Lord, be thou mine helper.
(Psa 30:11) Thou hast turned my mourning into ioy: thou hast loosed my sacke and girded mee with gladnesse.
(Psa 30:12) Therefore shall my tongue praise thee and not cease: O Lord my God, I will giue thankes vnto thee for euer.
(Notes Reference) To the end that [my] (l) glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
(l) Because you have preserved me that my tongue should praise you, I will not be unmindful of my duty.
Passage 3: Matthew 15
(Mat 15:1) Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying,
(Notes Reference) (1) Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
(1) None commonly are more bold condemners of God, then they whom God has appointed keepers of his law.
(Mat 15:2) Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eate bread.
(Notes Reference) Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they (a) wash not their hands when they eat bread.
(a) Which they received handed down from their ancestors, or their elders allowed, who were the governors of the Church.
(Mat 15:3) But he answered and said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commandement of God by your tradition?
(Notes Reference) (2) But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
(2) Their wicked boldness in corrupting the commandments of God (and that upon the pretence of godliness) and usurping authority to make laws, is reproved here.
(Mat 15:4) For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
(Notes Reference) For God commanded, saying, (b) Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
(b) By honour is meant every duty which children owe to their parents.
(Mat 15:5) But ye say, Whosoeuer shall say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,
(Notes Reference) But ye say, (c) Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
(c) The meaning is this: whatever I bestow upon the temple, is to your profit, for it is as good as if I gave it to you, for (as the Pharisees of our time say) it will be meritorious for you: for under this form of religion, they gathered all to themselves, as though he that had given anything to the temple, had done the duty of a child.
(Mat 15:6) Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commandement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.
(Notes Reference) And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none (d) effect by your tradition.
(d) As much as you could, you destroyed the power and authority of the commandment: for otherwise the commandments of God stand fast in the Church of God, in spite of the world and Satan.
(Mat 15:7) O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,
(Notes Reference) (3) [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
(3) The same men are condemned for hypocrisy and superstition, because they made the kingdom of God to consist of outward things.
(Mat 15:8) This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.
(Mat 15:9) But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.
(Mat 15:10) Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.
(Notes Reference) (4) And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
(4) Christ teaches us that the hypocrisy of false teachers who deceive our souls is not to be endured at all, not even in small matters, and there is no reason why their office or position should blind our eyes: otherwise we are likely to perish with them.
(Mat 15:11) That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.
(Mat 15:12) Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying?
(Mat 15:13) But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.
(Mat 15:14) Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.
(Mat 15:15) Then answered Peter, and said to him, Declare vnto vs this parable.
(Mat 15:16) Then said Iesus, Are ye yet without vnderstanding?
(Mat 15:17) Perceiue ye not yet, that whatsoeuer entreth into the mouth, goeth into the bellie, and is cast out into the draught?
(Mat 15:18) But those thinges which proceede out of the mouth, come from the heart, and they defile the man.
(Mat 15:19) For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.
(Mat 15:20) These are the things, which defile the man: but to eat with vnwashen hands, defileth not ye man.
(Mat 15:21) And Iesus went thence, and departed into the coastes of Tyrus and Sidon.
(Notes Reference) Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the (e) coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
(e) Coasts which were next to Tyre and Sidon, that is in that region where Palestine faces toward Venice, and the sea of Syria.
(Mat 15:22) And beholde, a woman a Cananite came out of the same coasts, and cried, saying vnto him, Haue mercie on me, O Lord, the sonne of Dauid: my daughter is miserably vexed with a deuil.
(Notes Reference) And, behold, a woman of (f) Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
(f) Of the people of the Canaanites, who dwelt in Phoenicia.
(Mat 15:23) But hee answered her not a worde. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him, saying, Sende her away, for she crieth after vs.
(Notes Reference) (5) But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
(5) In that Christ sometimes shuts his ears, as it were, to the prayers of his saints, he does it for his glory, and our profit.
(Mat 15:24) But he answered, and said, I am not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.
(Notes Reference) But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the (g) house of Israel.
(g) Of the people of Israel, who were divided into tribes, but all those tribes came from one family.
(Mat 15:25) Yet she came, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, helpe me.
(Mat 15:26) And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.
(Mat 15:27) But she said, Trueth, Lord: yet in deede the whelpes eate of the crommes, which fall from their masters table.
(Mat 15:28) Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was made whole at that houre.
(Mat 15:29) So Iesus went away from thence, and came neere vnto the sea of Galile, and went vp into a mountaine and sate downe there.
(Notes Reference) (6) And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
(6) Christ does not cease to be beneficial even where he is condemned, and in the midst of wolves he gathers together and cares for his flock.
(Mat 15:30) And great multitudes came vnto him, hauing with them, halt, blinde, dumme, maymed, and many other, and cast them downe at Iesus feete, and he healed them.
(Notes Reference) And great multitudes came unto him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, (h) maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
(h) Whose members were weakened with paralysis, or by nature, for after it is said that he healed them. Now Christ preferred to heal in this way, that such members as were weak, he restored to health, and yet he could easily, if he had wanted, have given them hands and feet and other members which they lacked.
(Mat 15:31) In so much that the multitude wondered, to see the dumme speake, the maimed whole, the halt to goe, and the blinde to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
(Mat 15:32) Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on this multitude, because they haue continued with mee already three dayes, and haue nothing to eate: and I wil not let them depart fasting, least they faint in the way.
(Notes Reference) (7) Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they (i) continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
(7) By doing this miracle again, Christ shows that he who follows Christ will never be in need, not even in the wilderness.
(i) Go not from my side.
(Mat 15:33) And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!
(Mat 15:34) And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, and a few litle fishes.
(Mat 15:35) Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the ground,
(Notes Reference) And he commanded the multitude to (k) sit down on the ground.
(k) Literally, "to lie down backwards", as rowers do in rowing, when they draw their oars to themselves.
(Mat 15:36) And tooke the seuen loaues, and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
(Mat 15:37) And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full.
(Notes Reference) And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven (l) baskets full.
(l) A kind of container made with twigs.
(Mat 15:38) And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children.
(Mat 15:39) Then Iesus sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the partes of Magdala.