Read Scripture In A Year: October 12

Passage 1: 1 Chronicles 29

(1Ch 29:1) Moreouer Dauid the King sayde vnto all the Congregation, God hath chosen Salomon mine onely sonne yong and tender, and the worke is great: for this house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

(Notes Reference) Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace [is] not for man, but for the (a) LORD God.

(a) Therefore it should be excellent in all points.

(1Ch 29:2) Now I haue prepared with all my power for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, and siluer for them of siluer, and brasse for things of brasse, yron for things of yron, and wood for things of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones and of diuers colours, and all precious stones, and marble stones in aboundance.

(1Ch 29:3) Moreouer, because I haue delite in the house of my God, I haue of mine owne golde and siluer, which I haue giuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the house of the Sanctuarie,

(Notes Reference) Moreover, because I have set my (b) affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, [which] I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

(b) His great zeal for the furtherance of the temple made him spare no expenses, but to bestow his own peculiar treasure.

(1Ch 29:4) Euen three thousand talents of gold of the golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talents of fined siluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses.

(Notes Reference) [Even] (c) three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]:

(1Ch 29:5) The golde for the things of golde, and the siluer for things of siluer, and for all the worke by the handes of artificers: and who is willing to fill his hand to day vnto the Lord?

(Notes Reference) The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And who [then] is (d) willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

(d) He was not only liberal himself but provoked others to set forth the work of God.

(1Ch 29:6) So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captaines of thousands and of hundreths, with the rulers of the Kings worke, offred willingly,

(1Ch 29:7) And they gaue for the seruice of the house of God fiue thousande talents of golde, and ten thousand pieces, and ten thousand talents of siluer, and eighteene thousand talents of brasse, and one hundreth thousand talents of yron.

(1Ch 29:8) And they with whom precious stones were found, gaue them to the treasure of ye house of the Lord, by the hand of Iehiel the Gershunnite.

(Notes Reference) And they with whom [precious] stones were (e) found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

(e) Meaning, they who had any.

(1Ch 29:9) And the people reioyced when they offred willingly: for they offred willingly vnto ye Lord, with a perfite heart. And Dauid the King also reioyced with great ioy.

(Notes Reference) Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with (f) perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

(f) That is, with good courage and without hypocrisy.

(1Ch 29:10) Therefore Dauid blessed the Lord before all the Congregation, and Dauid sayde, Blessed be thou, O Lord God, of Israel our father, for euer and euer.

(Notes Reference) Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD God of (g) Israel our father, for ever and ever.

(g) Who revealed yourself to our father Jacob.

(1Ch 29:11) Thine, O Lord, is greatnesse and power, and glory, and victorie and praise: for all that is in heauen and in earth is thine: thine is the kingdome, O Lord, and thou excellest as head ouer all.

(1Ch 29:12) Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest ouer all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hande it is to make great, and to giue strength vnto all.

(1Ch 29:13) Now therefore our God, we thanke thee, and prayse thy glorious Name.

(1Ch 29:14) But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee.

(Notes Reference) But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things (h) [come] of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

(h) We gave you nothing of our own, but that which we have received from you: for whether the gifts are corporal or spiritual, we receive them all from God, and therefore must give him the glory.

(1Ch 29:15) For we are stragers before thee, and soiourners, like all our fathers: our dayes are like ye shadowe vpon the earth, and there is none abiding.

(Notes Reference) For we [are] (i) strangers before thee, and sojourners, as [were] all our fathers: our days on the earth [are] as a shadow, and [there is] none abiding.

(i) Therefore we have this land loaned to us for a time.

(1Ch 29:16) O Lord our God, all this abundance that we haue prepared to buylde thee an house for thine holy Name, is of thine hand and all is thine.

(1Ch 29:17) I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy.

(1Ch 29:18) O Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and Israel our fathers, keepe this for euer in the purpose, and the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their hearts vnto thee.

(Notes Reference) O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the (k) imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

(k) Continue then in his good mind, that they may serve you willingly.

(1Ch 29:19) And giue vnto Salomon my sonne a perfit heart to keepe thy commandements, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to doe all things, and to builde the house which I haue prepared.

(1Ch 29:20) And Dauid said to all the Congregation, Now blesse the Lord your God. And all the Congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed downe their heads, and worshipped the Lord and the King.

(Notes Reference) And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the (l) king.

(l) That is, revered the king.

(1Ch 29:21) And they offred sacrifices vnto the Lord, and on the morowe after that day, they offered burnt offrings vnto the Lord, euen a thousande yong bullocks, a thousand rammes and a thousand sheepe, with their drinke offrings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.

(Notes Reference) And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, [even] a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, [and] a thousand lambs, with their (m) drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

(m) Meaning, all kinds of liquor which they mingled with their sacrifices, as wine, oil, etc.

(1Ch 29:22) And they did eate and drinke before the Lord the same day with great ioy, and they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid King the seconde time, and anoynted him prince before the Lord, and Zadok for the hie Priest.

(1Ch 29:23) So Salomon sate on the throne of the Lord, as King in steade of Dauid his father, and prospered: and all Israel obeyed him.

(Notes Reference) Then Solomon sat on the (n) throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

(n) This declares that the kings of Judah were figures of Christ, who was the true anointed, and to whom God gave the chief government of all things.

(1Ch 29:24) And all the princes and men of power, and all the sonnes of King Dauid submitted them selues vnder King Salomon.

(1Ch 29:25) And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel.

(1Ch 29:26) Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer all Israel.

(1Ch 29:27) And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem:

(1Ch 29:28) And he dyed in a good age, full of dayes, riches and honour, and Salomon his sonne reigned in his steade.

(1Ch 29:29) Concerning the actes of Dauid the King first and last, behold, they are written in the booke of Samuel the Seer, and in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the booke of Gad the Seer,

(Notes Reference) Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of (o) Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

(o) The books of Nathan and Gad are thought to have been lost in the captivity.

(1Ch 29:30) With all his reigne and his power, and times that went ouer him, and ouer Israel and ouer all the kingdomes of the earth.

(Notes Reference) With all his reign and his might, and the (p) times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

(p) Meaning the troubles and griefs.

Passage 2: Ezekiel 38

(Eze 38:1) And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying,

(Eze 38:2) Sonne of man, set thy face against Gog, and against the lande of Magog, the chiefe prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophecie against him,

(Notes Reference) Son of man, set thy face against (a) Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

(a) Who were a people that came from Magog the son of Japheth, (Gen 10:2). Magog also here signifies a certain country so that by these two countries which had the government of Greece and Italy he means the principal enemies of the Church, (Rev 20:8).

(Eze 38:3) And say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Behold, I come against thee, O Gog the chiefe prince of Meshech and Tubal.

(Eze 38:4) And I wil destroy thee, and put hookes in thy chawes, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine host both horses, and horsemen, all clothed with al sorts of armour, eue a great multitude with bucklers, and shieldes, all handling swords.

(Notes Reference) And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thy army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [with] bucklers and shields, all of them (b) handling swords:

(b) He shows that the enemy would bend themselves against the Church but it would be to their own destruction.

(Eze 38:5) They of Paras, of Cush, and Phut with the, euen all they that beare shielde and helmet.

(Notes Reference) (c) Persia, Cush, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

(Eze 38:6) Gomer and all his bands, and the house of Togarmah of the North quarters, and al his bands, and much people with thee.

(Notes Reference) (d) Gomer, and all his troops; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his troops: [and] many people with thee.

(d) Gomer was Japheth's son, and Togarmah the son of Gomer, and are thought to be they that inhabited Asia Minor.

(Eze 38:7) Prepare thy selfe, and make thee ready, both thou, and al thy multitude, that are assembled vnto thee, and be thou their sauegard.

(Notes Reference) Be thou prepared, and (e) prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled to thee, and be thou a guard to them.

(e) Signifying that all the people of the world would assemble themselves against the Church and Christ their head.

(Eze 38:8) After many dayes thou shalt bee visited: for in the latter yeres thou shalt come into the land, that hath bene destroyed with the sworde, and is gathered out of many people vpon the mountaines of Israel, which haue long lien waste: yet they haue bene brought out of the people, and they shall dwell all safe.

(Eze 38:9) Thou shalt ascende and come vp like a tempest, and shalt be like a cloude to couer the land, both thou, and all thy bandes, and many people with thee.

(Eze 38:10) Thus saith the Lord God, Euen at ye same time shall many things come into thy minde, and thou shalt thinke euil thoughts.

(Notes Reference) Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, [that] at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an (f) evil thought:

(f) That is, to molest and destroy the Church.

(Eze 38:11) And thou shalt say, I wil go vp to the land that hath no walled towres: I will goe to them that are at rest, and dwell in safetie, which dwell all without walles, and haue neither barres nor gates,

(Notes Reference) And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; (g) I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

(g) Meaning Israel, which had now been destroyed and was not yet built again: declaring by this the simplicity of the godly, who seek not so much to fortify themselves by outward force, as to depend on the providence and goodness of God.

(Eze 38:12) Thinking to spoyle the pray, and to take a bootie, to turne thine hande vpon the desolate places that are nowe inhabited, and vpon the people, that are gathered out of the nations which haue gotten cattell and goods, and dwell in the middes of the land.

(Eze 38:13) Sheba and Dedan, and the marchantes of Tarshish with all the lions thereof shall say vnto thee, Art thou come to spoyle the praye? hast thou gathered thy multitude to take a booty? to cary away siluer and golde, to take away cattell and goods, and to spoyle a great pray?

(Notes Reference) Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its young lions, shall say to thee, (h) Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

(h) One enemy will envy another because everyone will think to have the spoil of the Church.

(Eze 38:14) Therefore, sonne of man, prophecie, and saye vnto Gog, Thus sayeth the Lord God, In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safe, shalt thou not knowe it?

(Notes Reference) Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel (i) dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know [it]?

(i) Will you not spy your opportunity to come against my Church when they suspect nothing?

(Eze 38:15) And come from thy place out of the North partes, thou and much people with thee? all shall ride vpon horses, euen a great multitude and a mightie armie.

(Eze 38:16) And thou shalt come vp against my people of Israel, as a cloude to couer the land: thou shalt be in the latter dayes, and I will bring thee vpon my lande, that the heathen may knowe mee, when I shalbe sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

(Notes Reference) And thou shalt come against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the (k) latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I (l) shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

(k) Meaning in the last age, and from the coming of Christ to the end of the world.

(l) Signifying that God will be sanctified by maintaining his church, and destroying his enemies, as in (Eze 36:23, Eze 37:28).

(Eze 38:17) Thus saith the Lord God, Art not thou he, of whom I haue spoken in olde time, by ye hand of my seruants the Prophets of Israel which prophecied in those dayes and yeeres, that I woulde bring thee vpon them?

(Notes Reference) Thus saith the Lord GOD; [Art] thou he of whom I have spoken of old (m) by my servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days [many] years that I would bring thee against them?

(m) By this he declares that no affliction can come to the Church of which they have not been advertised before to teach them to endure all things with more patience when they know that God has so ordained.

(Eze 38:18) At the same time also whe Gog shall come against the land of Israel, sayth the Lord God, my wrath shall arise in mine anger.

(Eze 38:19) For in mine indignation and in the fire of my wrath haue I spoken it: surely at that time there shalbe a great shaking in the land of Israel,

(Eze 38:20) So that the fishes of the sea, and the foules of the heauen, and the beasts of the field and al that moue and creepe vpon the earth, and al ye men that are vpon the earth, shall tremble at my presence, and the mountaines shalbe ouerthrowen, and the staires shall fall, and euery wall shall fall to the ground.

(Notes Reference) So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping animals that creep upon the earth, and all the men that [are] upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be overturned, and the (n) steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

(n) All means by which man would think to save himself will fail, the affliction in those days will be so great, and the enemies destruction will be so terrible.

(Eze 38:21) For I will call for a sworde against him throughout all my mountaines, saith the Lord God: euery mans sword shalbe against his brother.

(Notes Reference) And I will call for a sword against him (o) throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.

(o) Against the people of God and Magog.

(Eze 38:22) And I will pleade against him with pestilence, and with blood, and I will cause to raine vpon him and vpon his bands, and vpon the great people, that are with him, a sore raine, and hailestones, fire, and brimstone.

(Eze 38:23) Thus will I be magnified, and sanctified, and knowen in the eyes of many nations, and they shall knowe, that I am the Lord.

Passage 3: John 4

(Joh 4:1) Nowe when the Lord knew, how the Pharises had heard, that Iesus made and baptized moe disciples then Iohn,

(Notes Reference) When (1) therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

(1) This balance is to be kept in doing our duty, that neither by fear are we terrified from going forward, and neither by rashness procure or bring dangers upon ourselves.

(Joh 4:2) (Though Iesus himselfe baptized not: but his disciples)

(Joh 4:3) Hee left Iudea, and departed againe into Galile.

(Joh 4:4) And he must needes goe through Samaria.

(Joh 4:5) Then came hee to a citie of Samaria called Sychar, neere vnto the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph.

(Notes Reference) (2) Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

(2) Christ, leaving the proud Pharisees, communicates the treasures of everlasting life with a poor sinful woman and stranger, refuting the gross errors of the Samaritans, and defending the true service of God, which was delivered to the Jews, but yet in such a way that he here calls both Samaritans and Jews back to himself, as one whom only all the fathers, and also all the ceremonies of the law, regarded, and had respect for.

(Joh 4:6) And there was Iacobs well. Iesus then wearied in the iourney, sate thus on the well: it was about the sixt houre.

(Notes Reference) Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat (a) thus on the well: [and] it was about the (b) sixth hour.

(a) Even as he was weary, or because he was weary.

(b) It was almost noon.

(Joh 4:7) There came a woman of Samaria to drawe water. Iesus sayd vnto her, Giue me drinke.

(Joh 4:8) For his disciples were gone away into the citie, to buy meate.

(Joh 4:9) Then sayde the woman of Samaria vnto him, Howe is it, that thou being a Iewe, askest drinke of me, which am a woman of Samaria? For the Iewes meddle not with the Samaritans.

(Notes Reference) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews (c) have no dealings with the Samaritans.

(Joh 4:10) Iesus answered and saide vnto her, If thou knewest that gift of God, and who it is that saieth to thee, Giue mee drinke, thou wouldest haue asked of him, and hee woulde haue giuen thee, water of life.

(Notes Reference) Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest (d) the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee (e) living water.

(d) By this word "the" we are shown that Christ speaks of some excellent gift, that is to say, even about himself, whom his Father offered to this woman.

(e) This everlasting water, that is to say, the exceeding love of God, is called "living" or "of life", to make a difference between it and the water that should be drawn out of a well: and these metaphors are frequently used by the Jews.

(Joh 4:11) The woman saide vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that water of life?

(Joh 4:12) Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the well, and hee himselfe dranke thereof, and his sonnes, and his cattell?

(Joh 4:13) Iesus answered, and said vnto her, Whosoeuer drinketh of this water, shall thirst againe:

(Joh 4:14) But whosoeuer drinketh of the water that I shall giue him, shall neuer be more a thirst: but the water that I shall giue him, shalbe in him a well of water, springing vp into euerlasting life.

(Joh 4:15) The woman said vnto him, Syr, giue me of that water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to drawe.

(Joh 4:16) Iesus said vnto her, Go, call thine husband, and come hither.

(Joh 4:17) The woman answered, and saide, I haue no husband. Iesus said vnto her, Thou hast well said, I haue no husband.

(Joh 4:18) For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou nowe hast, is not thine husband: that saidest thou truely.

(Joh 4:19) The woman saide vnto him, Sir, I see that thou art a Prophet.

(Joh 4:20) Our fathers worshipped in this mountaine, and ye say, that in Ierusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

(Notes Reference) (3) Our fathers worshipped in this (f) mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

(3) All the religion of superstitious people stands for the most part upon two pillars, but very weak, that is to say, upon the perverted examples of the fathers, and a foolish opinion of outward things: and to refute such errors we have to turn to the word and nature of God.

(f) The name of this mountain is Gerizim, upon which Sanabaletta the Cuthite built a temple with the permission of Alexander of Macedonia, after the victory of Issica: and he made high priest there Manasses his son in law; Josephus, book 11.

(Joh 4:21) Iesus saide vnto her, Woman, beleeue me, the houre commeth, when ye shall neither in this mountaine, nor at Hierusalem worship ye Father.

(Joh 4:22) Ye worship that which ye knowe not: we worship that which we knowe: for saluation is of the Iewes.

(Joh 4:23) But the houre commeth, and nowe is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit, and trueth: for the Father requireth euen such to worship him.

(Notes Reference) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in (g) spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

(g) This word "spirit" is to be taken here as it is set against that commandment which is called carnal in (Heb 7:16), as the commandment is considered in itself: and so he speaks of "truth" not as we set it against a lie, but as we take it in respect of the outward ceremonies of the law, which only shadowed that which Christ indeed performed.

(Joh 4:24) God is a Spirite, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and trueth.

(Notes Reference) God [is] a (h) Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

(h) By the word "spirit" he means the nature of the Godhead, and not the third person in the Trinity.

(Joh 4:25) The woman said vnto him, I knowe well that Messias shall come which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell vs all things.

(Joh 4:26) Iesus said vnto her, I am he, that speake vnto thee.

(Joh 4:27) And vpon that, came his disciples, and marueiled that he talked with a woman: yet no man said vnto him, What askest thou? or why talkest thou with her?

(Joh 4:28) The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the citie, and said to the men,

(Joh 4:29) Come, see a man which hath tolde me all things that euer I did: is not he that Christ?

(Joh 4:30) Then they went out of the citie, and came vnto him.

(Joh 4:31) In the meane while, the disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eate.

(Joh 4:32) But he said vnto them, I haue meate to eate that ye know not of.

(Notes Reference) (4) But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

(4) We may have care of our bodies, but in such a way that we prefer willingly and freely the occasion which is offered us to enlarge the kingdom of God before all necessities of this life, whatever else they may be.

(Joh 4:33) Then said ye disciples betweene themselues, Hath any man brought him meate?

(Joh 4:34) Iesus saide vnto them, My meate is that I may doe the will of him that sent me, and finish his worke.

(Joh 4:35) Say not ye, There are yet foure moneths, and then commeth haruest? Beholde, I say vnto you, Lift vp your eyes, and looke on the regions: for they are white alreadie vnto haruest.

(Notes Reference) (5) Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

(5) When the spiritual corn is ripe, we must not linger, for so the children of this world would condemn us.

(Joh 4:36) And he that reapeth, receiueth rewarde, and gathereth fruite vnto life eternall, that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, might reioyce together.

(Notes Reference) (6) And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

(6) The doctrine of the prophets was as it were a sowing time, and the doctrine of the gospel, as the harvest: and there is an excellent agreement between them both, and the ministers of them both.

(Joh 4:37) For herein is the saying true, that one soweth, and an other reapeth.

(Notes Reference) And herein is that (i) saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

(i) That proverb.

(Joh 4:38) I sent you to reape that, whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entred into their labours.

(Joh 4:39) Nowe many of the Samaritans of that citie beleeued in him, for the saying of the woman which testified, He hath tolde me all things that euer I did.

(Notes Reference) (7) And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

(7) The Samaritans most joyfully embrace that which the Jews most stubbornly rejected.

(Joh 4:40) Then when the Samaritans were come vnto him, they besought him, that he woulde tarie with them: and he abode there two dayes.

(Joh 4:41) And many moe beleeued because of his owne word.

(Joh 4:42) And they said vnto the woman, Nowe we beleeue, not because of thy saying: for we haue heard him our selues, and knowe that this is in deede that Christ the Sauiour of the world.

(Joh 4:43) So two dayes after he departed thence, and went into Galile.

(Notes Reference) (8) Now after two days he departed thence, and went into (k) Galilee.

(8) The despisers of Christ deprive themselves of his benefit: yet Christ prepares a place for himself.

(k) Into the towns and villages of Galilee, for he would not live in his country of Nazareth, because they despised him, and where (as the other evangelists write) the efficacy of his benefits was hindered because of their being incredibly stiffnecked.

(Joh 4:44) For Iesus himselfe had testified, that a Prophet hath none honour in his owne countrey.

(Joh 4:45) Then when he was come into Galile, the Galileans receiued him, which had seene all the things that he did at Hierusalem at the feast: for they went also vnto the feast.

(Joh 4:46) And Iesus came againe into Cana a towne of Galile, where he had made of water, wine. And there was a certaine ruler, whose sonne was sicke at Capernaum.

(Notes Reference) (9) So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain (l) nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

(9) Although Christ is absent in body, yet he works mightily in the believers by his word.

(l) Some of Herod's royal attendants, for though Herod was not a king, but a Tetrarch, yet he was a king in all respects (or at least the people called him a king) except that he lacked the title of king.

(Joh 4:47) When he heard that Iesus was come out of Iudea into Galile, he went vnto him, and besought him that he would goe downe, and heale his sonne: for he was euen ready to die.

(Joh 4:48) Then saide Iesus vnto him, Except ye see signes and wonders, ye will not beleeue.

(Joh 4:49) The ruler said vnto him, Syr, goe downe before my sonne dye.

(Joh 4:50) Iesus said vnto him, Go thy way, thy sonne liueth: and the man beleeued the worde that Iesus had spoken vnto him, and went his way.

(Joh 4:51) And as he was nowe going downe, his seruants met him, saying, Thy sonne liueth.

(Joh 4:52) Then enquired he of them the houre when he began to amend. And they said vnto him, Yesterday the seuenth houre the feuer left him.

(Joh 4:53) Then the father knew, that it was the same houre in the which Iesus had said vnto him, Thy sonne liueth. And he beleeued, and all his houshold.

(Joh 4:54) This second miracle did Iesus againe, after he was come out of Iudea into Galile.