Harmony of the Gospels, Book II

Book II

• Harmony of the Gospels II.1 — The Prologue. 1. Whereas, in a discourse of no small length and of imperative importance, which we have finished within the compass of one book, we have refuted the folly of those who think that the disciples who…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.2 — Chapter I.—A Statement of the Reason Why the Enumeration of the Ancestors of Christ is Carried Down to Joseph, While Christ Was Not Born of that Man’s Seed, But of the Virgin Mary. 2. The evangelist Matthew has…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.3 — Chapter II.—An Explanation of the Sense in Which Christ is the Son of David, Although He Was Not Begotten in the Way of Ordinary Generation by Joseph the Son of David. 4. Thus, too, even if one were able to…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.4 — A Statement of the Reason Why Matthew Enumerates One Succession of Ancestors for Christ, and Luke Another. Chapter III.—A Statement of the Reason Why Matthew Enumerates One Succession of Ancestors for Christ, and…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.5 — Chapter IV.—Of the Reason Why Forty Generations (Not Including Christ Himself) are Found in Matthew, Although He Divides Them into Three Successions of Fourteen Each. 8. The matter next to be introduced, moreover, is…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.6 — Chapter V.—A Statement of the Manner in Which Luke’s Procedure is Proved to Be in Harmony with Matthew’s in Those Matters Concerning the Conception and the Infancy or Boyhood of Christ, Which are Omitted by the One…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.7 — On the Position Given to the Preaching of John the Baptist in All the Four Evangelists. Chapter VI.—On the Position Given to the Preaching of John the Baptist in All the Four Evangelists. 18. Now at this point…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.8 — Of the Two Herods. 20. But with respect to the mention of Herod, it is well understood that some are apt to be influenced by the circumstance that Luke has told us how, in the days of John’s baptizing, and at the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.9 — Chapter VIII.—An Explanation of the Statement Made by Matthew, to the Effect that Joseph Was Afraid to Go with the Infant Christ into Jerusalem on Account of Archelaus, and Yet Was Not Afraid to Go into Galilee,…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.10 — Chapter IX.—An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew States that Joseph’s Reason for Going into Galilee with the Child Christ Was His Fear of Archelaus, Who Was Reigning at that Time in Jerusalem in Place of…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.11 — Chapter X.—A Statement of the Reason Why Luke Tells Us that “His Parents Went to Jerusalem Every Year at the Feast of the Passover” Along with the Boy; While Matthew Intimates that Their Dread of Archelaus Made Them…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.12 — Chapter XI.—An Examination of the Question as to How It Was Possible for Them to Go Up, According to Luke’s Statement, with Him to Jerusalem to the Temple, When the Days of the Purification of the Mother of Christ…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.13 — Concerning the Words Ascribed to John by All the Four Evangelists Respectively. Chapter XII.—Concerning the Words Ascribed to John by All the Four Evangelists Respectively. 25. Moreover, Matthew makes up his account…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.14 — Of the Baptism of Jesus. 30. Matthew then continues his narrative in the following terms: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbade Him, saying, I have need to be…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.15 — Of the Words or the Voice that Came from Heaven Upon Him When He Had Been Baptized. Chapter XIV.—Of the Words or the Voice that Came from Heaven Upon Him When He Had Been Baptized. 31. Thereafter Matthew proceeds…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.16 — Chapter XV.—An Explanation of the Circumstance That, According to the Evangelist John, John the Baptist Says, “I Knew Him Not;” While, According to the Others, It is Found that He Did Already Know Him. 32. Again, the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.17 — Of the Temptation of Jesus. 33. Matthew proceeds with his narrative in these terms: “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.18 — Of the Calling of the Apostles as They Were Fishing. 34. Matthew’s narrative is continued thus: “Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, He departed into Galilee.” Mark states the same fact, as also…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.19 — Of the Date of His Departure into Galilee. 42. Furthermore, we must consider the question how the evangelist John, before there is any mention of the casting of John the Baptist into prison, tells us that Jesus went…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.20 — Of the Lengthened Sermon Which, According to Matthew, He Delivered on the Mount. Chapter XIX.—Of the Lengthened Sermon Which, According to Matthew, He Delivered on the Mount. 43. Now, regarding that lengthened sermon…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.21 — Chapter XX.—An Explanation of the Circumstance that Matthew Tells Us How the Centurion Came to Jesus on Behalf of His Servant, While Luke’s Statement is that the Centurion Despatched Friends to Him. 48. After these…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.22 — Of the Order in Which the Narrative Concerning Peter’s Mother-In-Law is Introduced. Chapter XXI.—Of the Order in Which the Narrative Concerning Peter’s Mother-In-Law is Introduced. 51. Matthew proceeds in the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.23 — Chapter XXII.—Of the Order of the Incidents Which are Recorded After This Section and of the Question Whether Matthew, Mark, and Luke are Consistent with Each Other in These. 53. Matthew, accordingly, continues his…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.24 — Chapter XXIII.—Of the Person Who Said to the Lord, “I Will Follow Thee Whithersoever Thou Goest;” And of the Other Things Connected Therewith, and of the Order in Which They are Recorded by Matthew and Luke. 54. He…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.25 — Chapter XXIV.—Of the Lord’s Crossing the Lake on that Occasion on Which He Slept in the Vessel, and of the Casting Out of Those Devils Whom He Suffered to Go into the Swine; And of the Consistency of the Accounts…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.26 — Chapter XXV.—Of the Man Sick of the Palsy to Whom the Lord Said, “Thy Sins are Forgiven Thee,” And “Take Up Thy Bed;” And in Especial, of the Question Whether Matthew and Mark are Consistent with Each Other in Their…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.27 — Chapter XXVI.—Of the Calling of Matthew, and of the Question Whether Matthew’s Own Account is in Harmony with Those of Mark and Luke When They Speak of Levi the Son of Alphaeus. 59. Matthew next continues his…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.28 — Chapter XXVII.—Of the Feast at Which It Was Objected at Once that Christ Ate with Sinners, and that His Disciples Did Not Fast; Of the Circumstance that the Evangelists Seem to Give Different Accounts of the Parties…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.29 — Chapter XXVIII.—Of the Raising of the Daughter of the Ruler of the Synagogue, and of the Woman Who Touched the Hem of His Garment; Of the Question, Also, as to Whether the Order in Which These Incidents are Narrated…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.30 — Of the Two Blind Men and the Dumb Demoniac Whose Stories are Related Only by Matthew. Chapter XXIX.—Of the Two Blind Men and the Dumb Demoniac Whose Stories are Related Only by Matthew. 69. Matthew proceeds with his…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.31 — Chapter XXX.—Of the Section Where It is Recorded, that Being Moved with Compassion for the Multitudes, He Sent His Disciples, Giving Them Power to Work Cures, and Charged Them with Many Instructions, Directing Them…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.32 — Chapter XXXI.—Of the Account Given by Matthew and Luke of the Occasion When John the Baptist Was in Prison, and Despatched His Disciples on a Mission to the Lord. 78. Matthew proceeds with his narrative in the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.33 — Chapter XXXII.—Of the Occasion on Which He Upbraided the Cities Because They Repented Not, Which Incident is Recorded by Luke as Well as by Matthew; And of the Question Regarding Matthew’s Harmony with Luke in the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.34 — Chapter XXXIII.—Of the Occasion on Which He Calls Them to Take His Yoke and Burden Upon Them, and of the Question as to the Absence of Any Discrepancy Between Matthew and Luke in the Order of Narration. 80. Matthew…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.35 — Chapter XXXIV.—Of the Passage in Which It is Said that the Disciples Plucked the Ears of Corn and Ate Them; And of the Question as to How Matthew, Mark, and Luke are in Harmony with Each Other with Respect to the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.36 — Chapter XXXV.—Of the Man with the Withered Hand, Who Was Restored on the Sabbath-Day; And of the Question as to How Matthew’s Narrative of This Incident Can Be Harmonized with Those of Mark and Luke, Either in the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.37 — Chapter XXXVI.—Of Another Question Which Demands Our Consideration, Namely, Whether, in Passing from the Account of the Man Whose Withered Hand Was Restored, These Three Evangelists Proceed to Their Next Subjects in…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.38 — Of the Consistency of the Accounts Given by Matthew and Luke Regarding the Dumb and Blind Man Who Was Possessed with a Devil. Chapter XXXVII.—Of the Consistency of the Accounts Given by Matthew and Luke Regarding the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.39 — Chapter XXXVIII.—Of the Occasion on Which It Was Said to Him that He Cast Out Devils in the Power of Beelzebub, and of the Declarations Drawn Forth from Him by that Circumstance in Regard to the Blasphemy Against the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.40 — Chapter XXXIX.—Of the Question as to the Manner of Matthew’s Agreement with Luke in the Accounts Which are Given of the Lord’s Reply to Certain Persons Who Sought a Sign, When He Spoke of Jonas the Prophet, and of…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.41 — Chapter XL.—Of the Question as to Whether There is Any Discrepancy Between Matthew on the One Hand, and Mark and Luke on the Other, in Regard to the Order in Which the Notice is Given of the Occasion on Which His…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.42 — Chapter XLI.—Of the Words Which Were Spoken Out of the Ship on the Subject of the Sower, Whose Seed, as He Sowed It, Fell Partly on the Wayside, Etc.; And Concerning the Man Who Had Tares Sowed Over and Above His…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.43 — Chapter XLII.—Of His Coming into His Own Country, and of the Astonishment of the People at His Doctrine, as They Looked with Contempt Upon His Lineage; Of Matthew’s Harmony with Mark and Luke in This Section; And in…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.44 — Chapter XLIII.—Of the Mutual Consistency of the Accounts Which are Given by Matthew, Mark, and Luke of What Was Said by Herod on Hearing About the Wonderful Works of the Lord, and of Their Concord in Regard to the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.45 — Of the Order in Which the Accounts of John’s Imprisonment and Death are Given by These Three Evangelists. Chapter XLIV.—Of the Order in Which the Accounts of John’s Imprisonment and Death are Given by These Three…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.46 — Of the Order and the Method in Which All the Four Evangelists Come to the Narration of the Miracle of the Five Loaves. Chapter XLV.—Of the Order and the Method in Which All the Four Evangelists Come to the Narration…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.47 — Of the Question as to How the Four Evangelists Harmonize with Each Other on This Same Subject of the Miracle of the Five Loaves. Chapter XLVI.—Of the Question as to How the Four Evangelists Harmonize with Each Other…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.48 — Chapter XLVII.—Of His Walking Upon the Water, and of the Questions Regarding the Harmony of the Evangelists Who Have Narrated that Scene, and Regarding the Manner in Which They Pass Off from the Section Recording the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.49 — Chapter XLVIII.—Of the Absence of Any Discrepancy Between Matthew and Mark on the One Hand, and John on the Other, in the Accounts Which the Three Give Together of What Took Place After the Other Side of the Lake Was…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.50 — Chapter XLIX.—Of the Woman of Canaan Who Said, “Yet the Dogs Eat of the Crumbs Which Fall from Their Masters’ Tables,” And of the Harmony Between the Account Given by Matthew and that by Luke. 103. Matthew,…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.51 — Chapter L.—Of the Occasion on Which He Fed the Multitudes with the Seven Loaves, and of the Question as to the Harmony Between Matthew and Mark in Their Accounts of that Miracle. 104. Matthew proceeds with his…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.52 — Chapter LI.—Of Matthew’s Declaration That, on Leaving These Parts, He Came into the Coasts of Magedan; And of the Question as to His Agreement with Mark in that Intimation, as Well as in the Notice of the Saying…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.53 — Chapter LII.—Of Matthew’s Agreement with Mark in the Statement About the Leaven of the Pharisees, as Regards Both the Subject Itself and the Order of Narrative. 107. Matthew proceeds: “And He left them, and departed.…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.54 — Chapter LIII.—Of the Occasion on Which He Asked the Disciples Whom Men Said that He Was; And of the Question Whether, with Regard Either to the Subject-Matter or the Order, There are Any Discrepancies Between…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.55 — Chapter LIV.—Of the Occasion on Which He Announced His Coming Passion to the Disciples, and of the Measure of Concord Between Matthew, Mark, and Luke in the Accounts Which They Give of the Same. 110. Matthew proceeds…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.56 — Chapter LV.—Of the Harmony Between the Three Evangelists in the Notices Which They Subjoin of the Manner in Which the Lord Charged the Man to Follow Him Who Wished to Come After Him. 111. Matthew continues thus:…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.57 — Chapter LVI.—Of the Manifestation Which the Lord Made of Himself, in Company with Moses and Elias, to His Disciples on the Mountain; And of the Question Concerning the Harmony Between the First Three Evangelists with…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.58 — Chapter LVII.—Of the Harmony Between Matthew and Mark in the Accounts Given of the Occasion on Which He Spoke to the Disciples Concerning the Coming of Elias. 115. Matthew goes on thus: “And His disciples asked Him,…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.59 — Chapter LVIII.—Of the Man Who Brought Before Him His Son, Whom the Disciples Were Unable to Heal; And of the Question Concerning the Agreement Between These Three Evangelists Also in the Matter of the Order of…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.60 — Chapter LIX.—Of the Occasion on Which the Disciples Were Exceeding Sorry When He Spoke to Them of His Passion, as It is Related in the Same Order by the Three Evangelists. 117. Matthew continues thus: “And while they…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.61 — Of His Paying the Tribute Money Out of the Mouth of the Fish, an Incident Which Matthew Alone Mentions. Chapter LX.—Of His Paying the Tribute Money Out of the Mouth of the Fish, an Incident Which Matthew Alone…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.62 — Chapter LXI.—Of the Little Child Whom He Set Before Them for Their Imitation, and of the Offences of the World; Of the Members of the Body Causing Offences; Of the Angels of the Little Ones, Who Behold the Face of…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.63 — Chapter LXII.—Of the Harmony Subsisting Between Matthew and Mark in the Accounts Which They Offer of the Time When He Was Asked Whether It Was Lawful to Put Away One’s Wife, and Especially in Regard to the Specific…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.64 — Chapter LXIII.—Of the Little Children on Whom He Laid His Hands; Of the Rich Man to Whom He Said, “Sell All that Thou Hast;” Of the Vineyard in Which the Labourers Were Hired at Different Hours; And of the Question…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.65 — Chapter LXIV.—Of the Occasions on Which He Foretold His Passion in Private to His Disciples; And of the Time When the Mother of Zebedee’s Children Came with Her Sons, Requesting that One of Them Should Sit on His…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.66 — Chapter LXV.—Of the Absence of Any Antagonism Between Matthew and Mark, or Between Matthew and Luke, in the Account Offered of the Giving of Sight to the Blind Men of Jericho. 125. Matthew continues thus: “And as…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.67 — Chapter LXVI.—Of the Colt of the Ass Which is Mentioned by Matthew, and of the Consistency of His Account with that of the Other Evangelists, Who Speak Only of the Ass. 127. Matthew goes on with his narrative in the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.68 — Chapter LXVII.—Of the Expulsion of the Sellers and Buyers from the Temple, and of the Question as to the Harmony Between the First Three Evangelists and John, Who Relates the Same Incident in a Widely Different…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.69 — Chapter LXVIII.—Of the Withering of the Fig-Tree, and of the Question as to the Absence of Any Contradiction Between Matthew and the Other Evangelists in the Accounts Given of that Incident, as Well as the Other…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.70 — Chapter LXIX.—Of the Harmony Between the First Three Evangelists in Their Accounts of the Occasion on Which the Jews Asked the Lord by What Authority He Did These Things. 132. Matthew continues his narrative in the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.71 — Chapter LXX.—Of the Two Sons Who Were Commanded by Their Father to Go into His Vineyard, and of the Vineyard Which Was Let Out to Other Husbandmen; Of the Question Concerning the Consistency of Matthew’s Version of…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.72 — Chapter LXXI.—Of the Marriage of the King’s Son, to Which the Multitudes Were Invited; And of the Order in Which Matthew Introduces that Section as Compared with Luke, Who Gives Us a Somewhat Similar Narrative in…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.73 — Chapter LXXII.—Of the Harmony Characterizing the Narratives Given by These Three Evangelists Regarding the Duty of Rendering to Cæsar the Coin Bearing His Image, and Regarding the Woman Who Had Been Married to the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.74 — Chapter LXXIII.—Of the Person to Whom the Two Precepts Concerning the Love of God and the Love of Our Neighbour Were Commended; And of the Question as to the Order of Narration Which is Observed by Matthew and Mark,…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.75 — Chapter LXXIV.—Of the Passage in Which the Jews are Asked to Say Whose Son They Suppose Christ to Be; And of the Question Whether There is Not a Discrepancy Between Matthew and the Other Two Evangelists, in So Far as…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.76 — Chapter LXXV.—Of the Pharisees Who Sit in the Seat of Moses, and Enjoin Things Which They Do Not, and of the Other Words Spoken by the Lord Against These Same Pharisees; Of the Question Whether Matthew’s Narrative…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.77 — Chapter LXXVI.—Of the Harmony in Respect of the Order of Narration Subsisting Between Matthew and the Other Two Evangelists in the Accounts Given of the Occasion on Which He Foretold the Destruction of the Temple.…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.78 — Chapter LXXVII.—Of the Harmony Subsisting Between the Three Evangelists in Their Narratives of the Discourse Which He Delivered on the Mount of Olives, When the Disciples Asked When the Consummation Should Happen.…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.79 — Chapter LXXVIII.—Of the Question Whether There is Any Contradiction Between Matthew and Mark on the One Hand, and John on the Other, in So Far as the Former State that After Two Days Was to Be the Feast of the…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.80 — Chapter LXXIX.—Of the Concord Between Matthew, Mark, and John in Their Notices of the Supper at Bethany, at Which the Woman Poured the Precious Ointment on the Lord, and of the Method in Which These Accounts are to…vatican.va
• Harmony of the Gospels II.81 — Chapter LXXX.—Of the Harmony Characterizing the Accounts Which are Given by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, of the Occasion on Which He Sent His Disciples to Make Preparations for His Eating the Passover. 157. Matthew…vatican.va