The Four Gospels: MatthewJ. Monroe, 1841 |
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... Messiah . Those who collected the Roman revenues in Palestine were held in great odium and ignominy by the Jews , and loaded with every opprobrious name . But Jesus hesitated not to mingle with this abhorred class , and even to choose ...
... Messiah . Those who collected the Roman revenues in Palestine were held in great odium and ignominy by the Jews , and loaded with every opprobrious name . But Jesus hesitated not to mingle with this abhorred class , and even to choose ...
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... Messiah , who had been so long predicted , and so eagerly expected . Hence he often quotes from their sacred books in the way of illustration , and to show the fulfilment of ancient prophecies , thus enlisting in the cause of the Gospel ...
... Messiah , who had been so long predicted , and so eagerly expected . Hence he often quotes from their sacred books in the way of illustration , and to show the fulfilment of ancient prophecies , thus enlisting in the cause of the Gospel ...
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... Messiah was born . Priests who had not kept their lineage accurate- ly were degraded from their office . Ezra ii . 62. Neh . vii . 64. Euse- bius , the earliest ecclesiastical his- torian , mentions , on the authority of Africanus , a ...
... Messiah was born . Priests who had not kept their lineage accurate- ly were degraded from their office . Ezra ii . 62. Neh . vii . 64. Euse- bius , the earliest ecclesiastical his- torian , mentions , on the authority of Africanus , a ...
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... Messiah . Indeed Bishop Pearce believes them to have been Jews , residing in the colleges of the Magi . Rab- mag , Jer . xxxix . 3 , 13 , means the chief of the wise men . Daniel referred to them v . 11 , and at one time presided over ...
... Messiah . Indeed Bishop Pearce believes them to have been Jews , residing in the colleges of the Magi . Rab- mag , Jer . xxxix . 3 , 13 , means the chief of the wise men . Daniel referred to them v . 11 , and at one time presided over ...
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... Messiah . If a le- gitimate heir to the throne was now born , he feared the kingdom would be taken out of his hands , for he was a foreigner and a usurper.- All Jerusalem with him . i . e . The city generally was agitated . The friends ...
... Messiah . If a le- gitimate heir to the throne was now born , he feared the kingdom would be taken out of his hands , for he was a foreigner and a usurper.- All Jerusalem with him . i . e . The city generally was agitated . The friends ...
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Page 305 - The Son of man goeth, as it is written of him ; but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Page 327 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand ; and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews ! And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Page 35 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 28 - But while he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His Name JESUS : for He shall save His people from their sins.
Page 277 - Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city...
Page 248 - And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Page 243 - And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you. that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Page 239 - For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Page 33 - And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda ; for out of thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my people Israel.
Page 256 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.