Some time after he returned to Capernaum; upon the rumour that he was there,

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar, who was afterwards high-priest, and did eat the shew-bread, giving some of it likewise to the company, though the law allow'd no body to eat of it but the priests.

Some Scribes, who were come from Jerusalem, said, he is confederate with Beelzebub, the prince of the demons enables him to dispossess demons.

some of the seed happened to fall by the wayside, which the birds light upon, and devoured.

some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it soon sprang up, for want of a sufficient depth of earth.

some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choaked it, so that it yielded no fruit.

but part of it fell on good ground, which sprang up, and grew so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, others sixty, and some an hundred.

And when he was in private, the twelve, and some of his disciples asked him the meaning of the parable.

they who receive seed as on good ground, are such as hear the word and entertain it, and bring forth fruit, some in one degree, and some in another.

The same day in the evening, he said to them, let us cross over to the other side of the lake.

then Jesus said to them, come, let us retire privately to some place of solitude, to repose your selves a while. for such a crowd of people were continually coming and going, that they had not even time to eat.

and they sat down in several divisions, some consisting of an hundred, and some of fifty.

when observing that some of his disciples were eating with profane hands, that is, without having wash'd them, they found fault.

if I send them home fasting, they will faint by the way: for some of them are come very far.

there the Pharisees being come, they began to dispute with him, and to try him, desir'd he would work some miracle in the sky.

they answered, some say you are John the Baptist; others, Elias; and others, one of the prophets.

I declare unto you, said he, that some of you here present shall not die, till they see the kingdom of the Messiah usher'd in with power.

but Jesus said, do not oppose him: for no man can speak evil of me, at the same time he works a miracle by virtue of my name.

upon which some people there said to them, what do you mean by untying the colt?

at the same time he explained himself to them in these words, is it not written, "my house shall be called a house of prayer to all nations?" but ye have made it a harbour for thieves.

then he sent another, whom they killed: and of several more, some they beat, some they killed.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians to insnare him in his discourse.

the second married her, and he died too without leaving her any children: the third did the same.

but some had a secret indignation, and said, why must the perfume be so wasted?

but he answered them, saying, it is one of the twelve, he that eats of the same mess with me.

but he urg'd it with more vehemence, tho' I should die with you, I will not renounce you. and all the rest affirm'd the same.

Again he retired, and prayed, uttering the same words.

but Jesus addressing himself to them, said, why do you come with swords and clubs against me, as if you were to apprehend some robber?

at last there appear'd some, who gave in false evidence against him,

then some began to spit on him, others cover'd his face and struck him on the head, crying out, divine, who it is. and the domestics slapt him on the cheeks.

at the same time they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, the other on his left.

some there present upon hearing that, said: observe, he calls upon Elias.