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150:9.1 [[Jesus]] found himself [[surrounded]] in the [[synagogue]] by a great throng of his [[enemies]] and a sprinkling of his own followers, and in reply to their rude questions and sinister banterings he half humorously remarked: " Yes, I am [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s son; I am the [[carpenter]], and I am not surprised that you remind me of the [[proverb]], `[[Physician]] heal yourself,' and that you [[challenge]] me to do in [[Nazareth]] what you have heard I did at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]; but I call you to [[witness]] that even the [[Scriptures]] [[declare]] that `a [[prophet]] is not without [[honor]] save in his own country and among his own people.' "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_13]

150:9.1 [[Jesus]] found himself [[surrounded]] in the [[synagogue]] by a great throng of his [[enemies]] and a sprinkling of his own followers, and in reply to their rude questions and sinister banterings he half humorously remarked: " Yes, I am [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph Joseph]'s son; I am the [[carpenter]], and I am not surprised that you remind me of the [[proverb]], `[[Physician]] heal yourself,' and that you [[challenge]] me to do in [[Nazareth]] what you have heard I did at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum]; but I call you to [[witness]] that even the [[Scriptures]] [[declare]] that `a [[prophet]] is not without [[honor]] save in his own country and among his own people.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_13]

150:9.2 But they jostled him and, pointing [[accusing]] fingers at him, said: " You think you are better than the people of [[Nazareth]]; you moved away from us, but your [[brother]] is a common workman, and your sisters still live among us. We know your [[mother]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]. Where are they today? We hear big things about you, but we notice that you do no [[wonders]] when you come back. " [[Jesus]] answered them: " I [[love]] the people who dwell in the [[city]] where I grew up, and I would [[rejoice]] to see you all enter [[the kingdom]] of heaven, but the doing of the [[works]] of [[God]] is not for me to determine. The [[transformations]] of [[grace]] are wrought in [[response]] to the living [[faith]] of those who are the beneficiaries. "

150:9.2 But they jostled him and, pointing [[accusing]] fingers at him, said: " You think you are better than the people of [[Nazareth]]; you moved away from us, but your [[brother]] is a common workman, and your sisters still live among us. We know your [[mother]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_(mother_of_Jesus) Mary]. Where are they today? We hear big things about you, but we notice that you do no [[wonders]] when you come back. " [[Jesus]] answered them: " I [[love]] the people who dwell in the [[city]] where I grew up, and I would [[rejoice]] to see you all enter [[the kingdom]] of heaven, but the doing of the [[works]] of [[God]] is not for me to determine. The [[transformations]] of [[grace]] are wrought in [[response]] to the living [[faith]] of those who are the beneficiaries. "

150:9.3 [[Jesus]] would have good-naturedly managed the crowd and [[effectively]] disarmed even his [[violent]] enemies had it not been for the [[tactical]] [[Error|blunder]] of one of his own [[apostles]], [[Simon Zelotes]], who, with the help of Nahor, one of the younger [[evangelists]], had meanwhile gathered together a [[group]] of [[Jesus]]' [[friends]] from among the crowd and, assuming a [[belligerent]] [[attitude]], had served notice on the enemies of [[the Master]] to go hence. [[Jesus]] had long taught [[the apostles]] that a soft answer turns away [[wrath]], but his followers were not accustomed to seeing their beloved [[teacher]], whom they so willingly called Master, treated with such discourtesy and disdain. It was too much for them, and they found themselves giving [[expression]] to [[passionate]] and vehement resentment, all of which only tended to arouse the mob spirit in this ungodly and uncouth assembly. And so, under the [[leadership]] of hirelings, these ruffians laid hold upon [[Jesus]] and rushed him out of the [[synagogue]] to the brow of a near-by precipitous hill, where they were minded to shove him over the edge to his [[death]] below. But just as they were about to push him over the edge of the cliff, [[Jesus]] turned suddenly upon his captors and, facing them, [[quietly]] folded his arms. He said nothing, but his [[friends]] were more than [[astonished]] when, as he started to walk forward, the mob parted and [[permitted]] him to pass on unmolested.

150:9.3 [[Jesus]] would have good-naturedly managed the crowd and [[effectively]] disarmed even his [[violent]] enemies had it not been for the [[tactical]] [[Error|blunder]] of one of his own [[apostles]], [[Simon Zelotes]], who, with the help of Nahor, one of the younger [[evangelists]], had meanwhile gathered together a [[group]] of [[Jesus]]' [[friends]] from among the crowd and, assuming a [[belligerent]] [[attitude]], had served notice on the enemies of [[the Master]] to go hence. [[Jesus]] had long taught [[the apostles]] that a soft answer turns away [[wrath]], but his followers were not accustomed to seeing their beloved [[teacher]], whom they so willingly called Master, treated with such discourtesy and disdain. It was too much for them, and they found themselves giving [[expression]] to [[passionate]] and vehement resentment, all of which only tended to arouse the mob spirit in this ungodly and uncouth assembly. And so, under the [[leadership]] of hirelings, these ruffians laid hold upon [[Jesus]] and rushed him out of the [[synagogue]] to the brow of a near-by precipitous hill, where they were minded to shove him over the edge to his [[death]] below. But just as they were about to push him over the edge of the cliff, [[Jesus]] turned suddenly upon his captors and, facing them, [[quietly]] folded his arms. He said nothing, but his [[friends]] were more than [[astonished]] when, as he started to walk forward, the mob parted and [[permitted]] him to pass on unmolested.

150:9.4 [[Jesus]], followed by his [[disciples]], proceeded to their encampment, where all this was recounted. And they made ready that evening to go back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] early the next day, as [[Jesus]] had directed. This [[turbulent]] ending of the third public [[preaching]] tour had a [[sobering]] [[effect]] upon all of [[Jesus]]' followers. They were beginning to [[realize]] the [[meaning]] of some of [[the Master]]'s teachings; they were [[awaking]] to the [[fact]] that [[the kingdom]] would come only through much [[sorrow]] and bitter [[disappointment]].

150:9.4 [[Jesus]], followed by his [[disciples]], proceeded to their encampment, where all this was recounted. And they made ready that evening to go back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] early the next day, as [[Jesus]] had directed. This [[turbulent]] ending of the third public [[preaching]] tour had a [[sobering]] [[effect]] upon all of [[Jesus]]' followers. They were beginning to [[realize]] the [[meaning]] of some of [[the Master]]'s teachings; they were [[awaking]] to the [[fact]] that [[the kingdom]] would come only through much [[sorrow]] and bitter [[disappointment]].

150:9.5 They left [[Nazareth]] this Sunday morning, and traveling by [[different]] routes, they all finally assembled at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] by noon on Thursday, March 10. They came [[together]] as a [[sober]] and serious group of [[disillusioned]] [[preachers]] of the [[gospel]] of [[truth]] and not as an [[enthusiastic]] and all-[[conquering]] band of [[triumph]]ant [[crusaders]].

150:9.5 They left [[Nazareth]] this Sunday morning, and traveling by [[different]] routes, they all finally assembled at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida] by noon on Thursday, March 10. They came [[together]] as a [[sober]] and serious group of [[disillusioned]] [[preachers]] of the [[gospel]] of [[truth]] and not as an [[enthusiastic]] and all-[[conquering]] band of [[triumph]]ant [[crusaders]].

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[[Category:Paper 150 - The Third Preaching Tour]]

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