Commentary on Matthew, Mark, Luke - Volume 2.pdf

<strong>Commentary</strong> on Matthew, Mark, Luke - Volume 2
rebuked them, that they might aloud, and to say, Jesus, Son of out, saying, Jesus, Son of David,
be silent; but they cried out the David, have mercy on me. have mercy on me. 39. And they
more, saying, Have mercy on us, 48. And many rebuked him, that that were going before rebuked
O Lord, thou Son of David. he might be silent: but he cried him, that he might be silent: but
32. And Jesus stood, and called out so much the more, Son of he cried out so much the more,
them, and said, What do you David, have mercy on me. Son of David, have mercy on
wish that I should do to you? 49. And Jesus stood, and me. 40. And Jesus, standing still,
33. They say to him, Lord, that commanded him to be called. commanded him to be brought
our eyes may be opened. And they call the blind man, to him: and while he was
34. And Jesus, moved with saying to him, Be of good approaching, he asked him,
compassion, touched their eyes; courage, rise; he calleth thee. 41. Saying, What dost thou wish
and immediately their eyes 50. And he, throwing away his that I should do to thee? And he
received sight, and they mantle, arose, and came to Jesus. said, Lord, that I may receive
followed him.
51. And Jesus answering, saith sight. 42. Then Jesus said to
to him, What dost thou wish that him, Receive sight: thy faith
I should do to thee? And the hath cured thee. 43. And
blind man said to him, Master, immediately he received sight,
668 that I may receive sight. 52 and followed him, glorifying
And Jesus said to him, Go away; God: and all the people when
thy faith hath cured thee. And they saw it, gave praise to God.
immediately he received sight,
and followed Jesus in the way.
Matthew 20:29. And while they were departing from Jericho. Osiander has resolved to display
his ingenuity by making four blind men out of one. But nothing can be more frivolous than this
supposition. Having observed that the Evangelists differ in a few expressions, he imagined that one
blind man received sight when they were entering into the city, and that the second, and other two,
received sight when Christ was departing from it. But all the circumstances agree so completely,
that no person of sound judgment will believe them to be different narratives. Not to mention other
matters, when Christ’s followers had endeavored to put the first to silence, and saw him cured
contrary to their expectation, would they immediately have made the same attempt with the other
three? But it is unnecessary to go into particulars, from which any man may easily infer that it is
one and the same event which is related.
But there is a puzzling contradiction in this respect, that Matthew and Mark say that the miracle
was performed on one or on two blind men, when Christ had already departed from the city; while
668 “Rabboni;” — “Maistre.”
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John Calvin