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Geneva Bible Notes: Matthew 14

Matthew 14:2 (a) He spake affter the commune errour: for they thoght that the soules of them that were departed, entred into another bodie.

Matthew 14:2 (!) Herodes opinion concerning Christ.

Matthew 14:2 (b) To approue his resurrection, and to get him greater autoritie.

Matthew 14:4 (c) Aswel because nature abhorreth suche horrible inceste, as also that he had taken her by force from his brother.

Matthew 14:7 (d) The promes was wicked: but yet it was more vile to be obstinate in the same, that he might seme constant.

Matthew 14:10 (!) John is beheaded.

Matthew 14:13 (e) To the intent that his disciples now after their ambassage might some what rest them, or els that he might instruct them to greater enterprises.

Matthew 14:16 (f) Christ leaueth them not destitute of bodelie nourishment, which seke the fode of the soule.

Matthew 14:19 (/) Or, praied and gaue thankes to God.

Matthew 14:19 (!) Christ fedeth fiue thousand men with fiue loaues and two fishes.

Matthew 14:22 (g) The disciples were lothe to departe from Christ: but yet they shewed their obedience.

Matthew 14:23 (!) He prayeth iin the mountaine.

Matthew 14:25 (!) He appeareth by night vnto his disciples vpn the sea.

Matthew 14:25 (h) The night was deuided into foure watches, whereof euerie one conteined thre houres.

Matthew 14:27 (i) The presence of Christ maketh his bolde.

Matthew 14:28 (k) His zeale was great, but he had not sufficiently considered the measure of his faith.

Matthew 14:30 (l) His enterprise was to great, & therefore he must nedes fall in danger, when his faith failed.

Matthew 14:31 (m) Christ correcteth his faute, and also giueth remedie bothe, at once.

Matthew 14:31 (!) And saueth Peter.

Matthew 14:33 (!) They confesse him to be the sonne of God.

Matthew 14:36 (n) It semeth they were led with a certeine superstition, not with standing our Sauiour wolde not quence the smoking flaxe, and therefore did beare with these smale beginnings.

Matthew 14:36 (!) He healeth all that touched the hemme of his garment.

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