11. What took place when they had brought their ships to land?

12. What man came to him when he was in a certain city?

What is "leprosy”?

What did he say to Christ?

What state of mind does this language imply? 13. What did Christ do?

What was the effect of Christ's power?

14. What direction did he give the leper? Why did he prescribe a compliance with the law of Moses?

Why did he enjoin silence upon him?

15. What was the result of his wonderful works?

16. Whither did he then go?

What did he do there?

17. Who were sitting by, as he taught? Whence had they come?

What is meant by the expression "the power of the Lord was present to heal them"?

11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

12¶ And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

LESSON XIII.

The Paralytic healed.

Luke v. 18-39.

18. WHO was brought to Christ? What did they seek to do?

19. What prevented them from doing as they wished?

What did they do?

What is meant by "the tiling"?

What idea does this give us of the construction of Eastern houses ?*

20. What did Christ say to the man? What led him to say this?

21. What did the scribes and Pharisees say ? Is it not true that none can forgive sins but God only?

Why did they accuse Christ of blasphemy? 22. What did Jesus perceive?

Could this be said of any but an omniscient being? 23. What question did he put to them?

18

And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus,

20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

*See art. Dwellings, in Union Bible Dictionary. See also Biblical Antiquities, Hebrew Customs, &c., all published by the Am. S. S. Union.

What was the pertinency of this question? 24. What did he say to the paralytic? Why did he say this?

How did his saying this show his power to forgive sins?

25. What was the effect of his words upon the man?

26. What was the effect on the people who stood by?

27. Whom did Christ see as he went forth? 28. What was the effect of Christ's call upon Levi?

In what should we imitate his example?

29. What did Levi do?

30. What new murmuring did this occa

sion?

31, 32. How did Christ rebuke them?

What did he intend to teach them by this language?

24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arisc, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ?

31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

33. What offence did they allege against Christ's disciples?

34, 35. How did he answer their accusation? 36-39. What are these parables intended to teach? How did they apply to the circumstances in which they were spoken ?

LESSON XIV.

The Sabbath and its Claims.-The Withered Hand. Luke vi. 1-19.

1. WHAT took place as Christ and his disciples went through the corn-fields on the Sabbath?

What is meant by "ears of corn”?

2. Of what did the Pharisees complain?

33 ¶ And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

39 No man also have drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

CHAP. VI.-1 And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn-fields: and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days?

3, 4. To what case in their scriptures did

he refer them?

Where is this incident recorded in our Bibles?
Why did he refer to this case?

5. Whom did he mean by the "Son of man"?
In what sense is this to be taken?

6. On another Sabbath where did Jesus go? Who was there?

What is meant by "withered"?

7. What did the scribes and Pharisees do? Why did they watch him?

Why did they want to know?

Of what did they mean to accuse him?

Did they ever detect him in doing any thing wrong?

8. What did Jesus know?

How could he know their thoughts?

What effect should Christ's knowledge of every thought have upon us?

What did he say to the man?

What did the man do?

Why did he tell him to stand “in the midst”? 9. To whom did Jesus speak?

3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

6 And it came to pass also on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he rose and stood forth.

9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful