Read Scripture In A Year: October 17

(2Ch 8:1) And after twentie yeere when Salomon had built the house of the Lord, and his owne house,

(Notes Reference) And it came to pass at the end of (a) twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

(a) Signifying that he was 20 years in building them.

(2Ch 8:2) Then Salomon built the cities that Huram gaue to Salomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

(Notes Reference) That the cities which Huram had (b) restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

(b) That is, which Hiram gave again to Solomon because they did not please him and therefore called them Cabul, that is, dirt or filth, (1Ki 9:13).

(2Ch 8:3) And Salomon went to Hamath Zobah, and ouercame it.

(2Ch 8:4) And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath.

(Notes Reference) And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the (c) store cities, which he built in Hamath.

(2Ch 8:5) And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres:

(Notes Reference) Also he built (d) Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

(d) That is, he repaired and fortified them, for they were built long before by Sherah a noble woman of the tribe of Ephraim, (1Ch 6:68, 1Ch 7:24).

(2Ch 8:6) Also Baalath, and al the cities of store that Salomon had, and all the charet cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and euery pleasant place that Salomon had a minde to builde in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the lande of his dominion.

(2Ch 8:7) And all the people that were left to ye Hittites, and ye Amorites, and Perizzites, and the Hiuuites, and the Iebusites, which were not of Israel,

(2Ch 8:8) But of their children which were left after them in the lande, whome the children of Israel had not consumed, euen them did Salomon make tributaries vntill this day.

(2Ch 8:9) But of the children of Israel did Salomon make no seruantes for his worke: for they were men of warre, and his chiefe princes, and the captaines of his charets and of his horsemen.

(2Ch 8:10) So these were the chiefe of the officers which Salomon had, euen two hundreth and fiftie that bare rule ouer the people.

(Notes Reference) And these [were] the chief of king Solomon's officers, [even] (f) two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

(f) For in all there were 3300 but here he means of them who had the principal charge, (1Ki 9:23).

(2Ch 8:11) Then Salomon brought vp the daughter of Pharaoh out of the citie of Dauid, into the house that he had built for her: for he saide, My wife shall not dwel in the house of Dauid King of Israel: for it is holy, because that the Arke of the Lord came vnto it.

(2Ch 8:12) Then Salomon offered burnt offrings vnto the Lord, on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porche,

(2Ch 8:13) To offer according to the commandement of Moses euery day, in the Sabbaths, and in the newe moones, and in the solemne feastes, three times in the yeere, that is, in the feast of the Vnleauened bread, and in the feast of the Weekes, and in the feast of the Tabernacles.

(Notes Reference) Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, (g) three times in the year, [even] in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

(g) Read (Lev. 23:1-44).

(2Ch 8:14) And he set the courses of the Priestes to their offices, according to the order of Dauid his father, and the Leuites in their watches, for to praise and minister before the Priestes euery day, and the porters by their courses, at euery gate: for so was the commandement of Dauid the man of God.

(2Ch 8:15) And they declined not from the commandement of the King, concerning the Priests and the Leuites, touching al things, and touching the treasures.

(2Ch 8:16) Nowe Salomon had made prouision for all the worke, from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, vntill it was finished: so the house of the Lord was perfite.

(Notes Reference) Now all the (h) work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. [So] the house of the LORD was perfected.

(h) Both for the matte and also for the workmanship.

(2Ch 8:17) Then went Salomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth by the sea side in the lande of Edom.

(Notes Reference) Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the (i) sea side in the land of Edom.

(i) Meaning, the Red Sea.

(2Ch 8:18) And Huram sent him by the handes of his seruants, shippes, and seruants that had knowledge of the sea: and they went with the seruants of Salomon to Ophir, and brought thence foure hundreth and fiftie talents of golde, and brought them to King Salomon.

(Notes Reference) And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence (k) four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought [them] to king Solomon.

(k) Which is thought to amount to 3,600,000 crowns, for here mention is made of 30 more than are spoken of, (1Ki 9:28).

Passage 2: Ezekiel 43

(Eze 43:1) Afterward he brought me to the gate, euen the gate that turneth towarde the East.

(Eze 43:2) And beholde, the glorie of the God of Israel came from out of the East, whose voyce was like a noyse of great waters, and the earth was made light with his glorie.

(Eze 43:3) And the vision which I saw was like the vision, euen as the vision that I sawe when I came to destroy the citie: and the visions were like the vision that I sawe by the riuer Chebar: and I fell vpon my face.

(Notes Reference) And [it was] according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, [even] according to the vision that I saw (a) when I came to destroy the city: and the visions [were] like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

(a) When I prophesied the destruction of the city of the Chaldeans.

(Eze 43:4) And the glorie of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate, whose prospect is towarde the East.

(Notes Reference) And the (b) glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east.

(b) Which was departed before, (Eze 10:4, Eze 12:22).

(Eze 43:5) So the Spirite tooke me vp and brought me into the inner court, and beholde, the glorie of the Lord filled the house.

(Eze 43:6) And I heard one speaking vnto me out of the house: and there stoode a man by me,

(Eze 43:7) Which saide vnto me, Sonne of man, this place is my throne, and the place of the soles of my feete, whereas I will dwell among the children of Israel for euer, and the house of Israel shall no more defile mine holy Name, neither they, nor their Kings by their fornication, nor by the carkeises of their Kings in their high places.

(Notes Reference) And he said to me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more (c) defile, [neither] they, nor their kings, by their harlotry, nor by the carcases of (d) their kings in their high places.

(d) He alludes to Amon and Manasseh, who were buried in their gardens near the Temple and there had erected monuments to their idols.

(Eze 43:8) Albeit they set their thresholdes by my thresholdes, and their postes by my postes (for there was but a wall betweene me and them) yet haue they defiled mine holy Name with their abominations, that they haue committed: wherfore I haue consumed them in my wrath.

(Eze 43:9) Now therefore let them put away their fornication, and the carkeises of their Kings farre from me, and I will dwell among them for euer.

(Eze 43:10) Thou sonne of man, shew this House to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their wickednes, and let them measure ye paterne.

(Eze 43:11) And if they be ashamed of all that they haue done, shew them the forme of the House, and ye paterne thereof, and the going out thereof, and the coming in thereof, and the whole fashion thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the figures thereof, and all the lawes thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keepe the whole fashion thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.

(Eze 43:12) This is the description of the house, It shalbe vpon the toppe of the mount: all the limites thereof round about shalbe most holy. Beholde, this is the description of the house.

(Eze 43:13) And these are the measures of the Altar, after the cubites, the cubite is a cubite, and an had breadth, euen the bottome shalbe a cubite, and the breadth a cubite, and the border thereof by the edge thereof rounde about shalbe a spanne: and this shalbe the height of the altar.

(Eze 43:14) And from the bottome which toucheth the ground to the lower piece shalbe two cubites: and the breadth one cubite, and from the litle piece to the great piece shalbe foure cubites, and the breadth one cubite.

(Eze 43:15) So the altar shalbe foure cubites, and from the altar vpward shalbe foure hornes.

(Eze 43:16) And the altar shalbe twelue cubites long, and twelue broade, and fouresquare in the foure corners thereof.

(Eze 43:17) And ye frame shalbe foureteene cubites log, and fourteene broade in the fouresquare corners thereof, and the border about it shalbe halfe a cubite, and the bottome therof shalbe a cubite about, and the steps thereof shalbe turned towarde ye East.

(Eze 43:18) And he said vnto me, Sone of man, thus saith ye Lord God, These are ye ordinances of ye altar in the day when they shall make it to offer the burnt offring thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

(Eze 43:19) And thou shalt giue to the Priestes, and to the Leuites, that be of the seede of Zadok, which approch vnto me, to minister vnto me, saith the Lord God, a yong bullocke for a sinne offring.

(Eze 43:20) And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the foure hornes of it, and on the foure corners of the frame, and vpon the border round about: thus shalt thou clense it, and reconcile it.

(Eze 43:21) Thou shalt take the bullocke also of the sinne offring, and burne it in the appointed place of the house without the Sanctuarie.

(Eze 43:22) But the second day thou shalt offer an hee goat without blemish for a sinne offring, and they shall clense ye altar, as they did clense it with the bullocke.

(Eze 43:23) When thou hast made an ende of clensing it, thou shalt offer a yong bullocke without blemish, and a ram out of the flocke without blemish.

(Eze 43:24) And thou shalt offer them before ye Lord, and the Priestes shall cast salt vpon them, and they shall offer them for a burnt offring vnto ye Lord.

(Eze 43:25) Seuen dayes shalt thou prepare euery day an hee goate for a sinne offring: they shall also prepare a yong bullocke and a ramme out of the flocke, without blemish.

(Eze 43:26) Thus shall they seuen dayes purifie the altar, and clense it, and consecrate it.

(Eze 43:27) And when these dayes are expired, vpon the eight day and so forth, the Priests shall make your burnt offrings vpon the altar, and your peace offrings, and I will accept you, saith the Lord God.

Passage 3: John 9-10

(Joh 9:1) And as Iesus passed by, he sawe a man which was blinde from his birth.

(Notes Reference) And (1) as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.

(1) Sin is even the beginning of all bodily diseases, and yet it does not follow that in punishing, even very severely, that God is punishing because of sin.

(Joh 9:2) And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sinne, this man, or his parents, that he was borne blinde?

(Joh 9:3) Iesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the workes of God should be shewed on him.

(Notes Reference) Jesus answered, (a) Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

(a) Christ reasons here as his disciples thought, who presupposed that no diseases came except for the reason of sins: as a result of this he answers that there was another cause of this man's blindness, and that was in order that God's work might be seen.

(Joh 9:4) I must worke the workes of him that sent me, while it is day: the night commeth when no man can worke.

(Notes Reference) (2) I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is (b) day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

(2) The works of Christ are is it were a light, which enlighten the darkness of the world.

(b) By "day" is meant the light, that is, the enlightening doctrine of the heavenly truth: and by night is meant the darkness which comes by the obscurity of the same doctrine.

(Joh 9:5) As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

(Joh 9:6) Assoone as he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spettle, and anointed the eyes of the blinde with the clay,

(Notes Reference) (3) When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

(3) Christ healing the man born blind by taking the symbol of clay, and afterward the symbol of the fountain of Siloam (which signifies "sent") shows that as he at the beginning made man, so does he again restore both his body and soul: and yet in such a way that he himself comes first of his own accord to heal us.

(Joh 9:7) And sayd vnto him, Go wash in the poole of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came againe seeing.

(Joh 9:8) Nowe the neighbours and they that had seene him before, when he was blinde, sayd, Is not this he that sate and begged?

(Notes Reference) (4) The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

(4) A true image of all men, who as they are naturally blind do not themselves receive the light that is offered unto them, nor endure it in another, and yet make a great fuss among themselves.

(Joh 9:9) Some said, This is he: and other sayd, He is like him: but he himselfe sayd, I am he.

(Joh 9:10) Therefore they sayd vnto him, Howe were thine eyes opened?

(Notes Reference) Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes (c) opened?

(c) This is a Hebrew idiom, for they call a man's eyes shut when they cannot receive any light: and therefore blind men who are made to see are said to have their eyes opened.

(Joh 9:11) He answered, and sayd, The man that is called Iesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and sayde vnto me, Goe to the poole of Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and receiued sight.

(Joh 9:12) Then they sayd vnto him, Where is he? He sayd, I can not tell.

(Joh 9:13) They brought to the Pharises him that was once blinde.

(Joh 9:14) And it was the Sabbath day, when Iesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

(Joh 9:15) Then againe the Pharises also asked him, how he had receiued sight. And hee sayd vnto them, He layd clay vpon mine eyes, and I washed, and doe see.

(Joh 9:16) Then said some of the Pharises, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the Sabbath day. Others sayd, Howe can a man that is a sinner, doe such miracles? and there was a dissension among them.

(Notes Reference) (5) Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

(5) Religion is assaulted most by the pretence of religion: but the more it is pressed down, the more it rises up.

(Joh 9:17) Then spake they vnto the blinde againe, What sayest thou of him, because he hath opened thine eyes? And he sayd, He is a Prophet.

(Joh 9:18) Then the Iewes did not beleeue him (that he had bene blinde, and receiued his sight) vntill they had called the parents of him that had receiued sight.

(Joh 9:19) And they asked them, saying, Is this your sonne, whom ye say was borne blinde? How doeth he nowe see then?

(Joh 9:20) His parents answered them, and sayd, We know that this is our sonne, and that he was borne blinde:

(Joh 9:21) But by what meanes hee nowe seeth, we know not: or who hath opened his eyes, can we not tell: he is olde ynough: aske him: hee shall answere for himselfe.

(Joh 9:22) These wordes spake his parents, because they feared the Iewes: for the Iewes had ordeined already, that if any man did confesse that he was Christ, he should be excommunicate out of the Synagogue.

(Joh 9:23) Therefore sayde his parents, Hee is olde ynough: aske him.

(Joh 9:24) Then againe called they the man that had bene blinde, and sayd vnto him, Giue glory vnto God: we know that this man is a sinner.

(Notes Reference) Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, (d) Give God the praise: we know that this man is a (e) sinner.

(d) A solemn order, by which men were put under oath in ancient time to acknowledge their fault before God, as if it was said to them, "Consider that you are before God, who knows the entire matter, and therefore be sure that you revere his majesty, and do him this honour and confess the whole matter openly rather than to lie before him"; (Jos 7:19; 1Sa 6:5).

(e) He is called a sinner in the Hebrew language, who is a wicked man, and someone who makes an art of sinning.

(Joh 9:25) Then he answered, and sayd, Whether hee be a sinner or no, I can not tell: one thing I know, that I was blinde, and nowe I see.

(Joh 9:26) Then sayd they to him againe, What did he to thee? howe opened he thine eyes?

(Joh 9:27) Hee answered them, I haue tolde you already, and yee haue not heard it: wherefore would yee heare it againe? will yee also be his disciples?

(Joh 9:28) Then reuiled they him, and sayd, Be thou his disciple: we be Moses disciples.

(Notes Reference) (6) Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

(6) Eventually, proud wickedness must necessarily break forth, which lies vainly hidden under a zeal of godliness.

(Joh 9:29) We know that God spake with Moses: but this man we know not from whence he is.

(Joh 9:30) The man answered, and sayde vnto them, Doutlesse, this is a marueilous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

(Joh 9:31) Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him heareth he.

(Joh 9:32) Since the world began, was it not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blinde.

(Joh 9:33) If this man were not of God, hee could haue done nothing.

(Joh 9:34) They answered, and sayd vnto him, Thou art altogether borne in sinnes, and doest thou teach vs? so they cast him out.

(Notes Reference) They answered and said unto him, (f) Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

(f) You are wicked even from your cradle, and as we used to say, there is nothing in you but sin.

(Joh 9:35) Iesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he sayd vnto him, Doest thou beleeue in the Sonne of God?

(Notes Reference) (7) Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

(7) Most happy is their state who are cast furthest out of the Church of the wicked (who themselves proudly boast to be of the Church) so that Christ may come nearer to them.

(Joh 9:36) He answered, and sayd, Who is he, Lord, that I might beleeue in him?

(Joh 9:37) And Iesus sayd vnto him, Both thou hast seene him, and he it is that talketh with thee.

(Joh 9:38) Then he sayd, Lord, I beleeue, and worshipped him.

(Joh 9:39) And Iesus sayd, I am come vnto iudgement into this world, that they which see not, might see: and that they which see, might be made blinde.

(Notes Reference) (8) And Jesus said, For (g) judgment I am come into this world, that they (h) which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

(8) Christ enlightens all those by the preaching of the Gospel who acknowledge their own darkness, but those who seem to themselves to see clearly enough, those he altogether blinds: and these latter ones are often those who have the highest place in the Church.

(g) With great power and authority, to do what is righteous and just: as if he said, "These men take upon themselves to govern the people of God after their own desire, as though they saw all things, and no one else did: but I will rule much differently than these men do: for those whom they consider as blind men, them will I enlighten, and those who take themselves to be wisest, them will I drown in most abundant darkness of ignorance.

(h) In these words of seeing and not seeing there is a secret taunting and rebuff to the Pharisees: for they thought all men to be blind but themselves.

(Joh 9:40) And some of the Pharises which were with him, heard these things, and sayd vnto him, Are we blinde also?

(Joh 9:41) Iesus sayd vnto them, If ye were blinde, ye should not haue sinne: but nowe ye say, We see: therefore your sinne remaineth.

(Joh 10:1) Verely, verely I say vnto you, Hee that entreth not in by the doore into the sheepefolde, but climeth vp another way, he is a theefe and a robber.

(Notes Reference) Verily, (1) verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

(1) Seeing that by Christ alone we have access to the Father, there are no true shepherds other than those who come to Christ themselves and bring others there also, neither is any to be thought to be in the true sheepfold but those who are gathered to Christ.

(Joh 10:2) But he that goeth in by the doore, is the shepheard of the sheepe.

(Joh 10:3) To him the porter openeth, and the sheepe heare his voyce, and he calleth his owne sheepe by name, and leadeth them out.

(Notes Reference) To him the (a) porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

(a) In those days they used to have a servant always sitting at the door, and therefore he speaks after the manner of those days.

(Joh 10:4) And when hee hath sent foorth his owne sheepe, he goeth before them, and the sheepe follow him: for they know his voyce.

(Joh 10:5) And they will not follow a stranger, but they flee from him: for they know not the voyce of strangers.

(Joh 10:6) This parable spake Iesus vnto them: but they vnderstoode not what things they were which he spake vnto them.

(Notes Reference) This (b) parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

(b) This word "parable", which the evangelist uses here, signifies a hidden type of speech, when words are not used with their natural meaning, but are used to signify another thing to us.

(Joh 10:7) Then sayd Iesus vnto them againe, Verely, verely I say vnto you, I am that doore of the sheepe.

(Joh 10:8) All, that euer came before me, are theeues and robbers: but the sheepe did not heare them.

(Notes Reference) (2) All that (c) ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

(2) It does not matter how many false teachers there have been, neither how old they have been.

(c) These terms must be applied to the matter he speaks of. And therefore when he calls himself the door, he calls all those thieves and robbers who take upon themselves this name of "door", which none of the prophets can do, for they showed the sheep that Christ was the door.

(Joh 10:9) I am that doore: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saued, and shall go in, and go out, and finde pasture.

(Notes Reference) (3) I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall (d) go in and out, and find pasture.

(3) Only Christ is the true Pastor, and those only are the true Church who acknowledge him to properly be their only Pastor: opposite to him are thieves who do not feed the sheep, but kill them: and hirelings also, who forsake the flock in time of danger, because they feed it only for their own profit and gains.

(d) That is, will live safely, as the Jews used to speak (see (Deu 26:6-10)), and yet there is a special reference to the shepherd's office.

(Joh 10:10) The theefe commeth not, but for to steale, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might haue life, and haue it in abundance.

(Joh 10:11) I am that good shepheard: that good shepheard giueth his life for his sheepe.

(Joh 10:12) But an hireling, and hee which is not the shepheard, neither the sheepe are his owne, seeth the wolfe comming, and hee leaueth the sheepe, and fleeth, and the wolfe catcheth them, and scattreth the sheepe.

(Joh 10:13) So the hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheepe.

(Joh 10:14) I am that good shepheard, and knowe mine, and am knowen of mine.

(Joh 10:15) As the Father knoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay downe my life for my sheepe.

(Notes Reference) As the Father (e) knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

(e) Loves me, allows me.

(Joh 10:16) Other sheepe I haue also, which are not of this folde: them also must I bring, and they shall heare my voyce: and there shalbe one sheepefolde, and one shepheard.

(Notes Reference) (4) And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be (f) one fold, [and] one shepherd.

(4) The calling of the Gentiles.

(f) The distinguishing mark of the Christian Church throughout all the world, is that it has only one head, that is Christ, the only keeper, and only shepherd of it.

(Joh 10:17) Therefore doeth my Father loue me, because I lay downe my life, that I might take it againe.

(Notes Reference) (5) Therefore doth my Father love me, because (g) I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

(5) Christ is by the decree of the Father the only true shepherd of the true Church, for he willingly gave his life for his sheep, and by his own power rose again to life.

(g) He uses the present tense because Christ's whole life was as it were a perpetual death.

(Joh 10:18) No man taketh it from me, but I lay it downe of my selfe: I haue power to lay it downe, and haue power to take it againe: this commandement haue I receiued of my Father.

(Joh 10:19) Then there was a dissension againe among the Iewes for these sayings,

(Notes Reference) (6) There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

(6) The gospel uncovers hypocrisy, and therefore the world must necessarily rage when the gospel comes forth.

(Joh 10:20) And many of them sayd, He hath a deuill, and is mad: why heare ye him?

(Joh 10:21) Other sayd, These are not the wordes of him that hath a deuill: can the deuill open the eyes of the blinde?

(Joh 10:22) And it was at Hierusalem the feast of the Dedication, and it was winter.

(Notes Reference) And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the (h) dedication, and it was winter.

(h) The feast of the dedication was instituted by Judas Maccabeus and his brethren after the restoring of God's true religion, by the casting out of Antiochus' garrison.

(Joh 10:23) And Iesus walked in the Temple, in Salomons porche.

(Notes Reference) (7) And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

(7) The unbelievers and proud men accuse the gospel of darkness, and this very darkness is indeed within themselves.

(Joh 10:24) Then came the Iewes round about him, and sayd vnto him, Howe long doest thou make vs dout? If thou be that Christ, tell vs plainely.

(Joh 10:25) Iesus answered them, I tolde you, and ye beleeue not: the workes that I doe in my Fathers Name, they beare witnes of me.

(Notes Reference) (8) Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

(8) The doctrine of the gospel is proved from heaven by two witnesses: both by the purity of the doctrine and by miracles.

(Joh 10:26) But ye beleeue not: for ye are not of my sheepe, as I sayd vnto you.

(Notes Reference) (9) But ye believe not, (i) because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

(9) It is no marvel that only a few believe, seeing that all men are by nature untamed beasts: yet nonetheless God has his own, which he turns into sheep, and commits them unto his Son, and preserves them against the cruelty of all wild beasts.

(i) He gives a reason why they do not believe, that is, because they are not his sheep.

(Joh 10:27) My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they follow me,

(Joh 10:28) And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any plucke them out of mine hand.

(Joh 10:29) My Father which gaue them me, is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Fathers hand.

(Joh 10:30) I and my Father are one.

(Joh 10:31) Then ye Iewes againe tooke vp stones, to stone him.

(Notes Reference) (10) Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

(10) Christ proves his dignity by divine works.

(Joh 10:32) Iesus answered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my Father: for which of these workes doe ye stone me?

(Notes Reference) Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my (k) Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

(k) Through my Father's authority and power.

(Joh 10:33) The Iewes answered him, saying, For the good worke we stone thee not, but for blasphemie, and that thou being a man, makest thy selfe God.

(Joh 10:34) Iesus answered them, Is it not written in your Lawe, I sayd, Ye are gods?

(Joh 10:35) If hee called them gods, vnto whome the worde of God was giuen, and the Scripture cannot be broken,

(Notes Reference) If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be (l) broken;

(l) Void and of no effect.

(Joh 10:36) Say ye of him, whome the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the worlde, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Sonne of God?

(Joh 10:37) If I doe not the workes of my Father, beleeue me not.

(Joh 10:38) But if I doe, then though ye beleeue not mee, yet beleeue the workes, that ye may knowe and beleeue, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

(Joh 10:39) Againe they went about to take him: but he escaped out of their handes,

(Notes Reference) (11) Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

(11) Christ flees danger, not because of mistrust, nor for fear of death, nor that he would be lazy, but to gather a Church in another place.

(Joh 10:40) And went againe beyonde Iordan, into the place where Iohn first baptized, and there abode.

(Joh 10:41) And many resorted vnto him, and saide, Iohn did no miracle: but all thinges that Iohn spake of this man, were true.

(Joh 10:42) And many beleeued in him there.