Indescribable Compassion

“After witnessing the healing of a leper on the road to Capernaum, a woman forces her paralytic friend through the crowd to meet Jesus.”

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Scriptures

Matthew 8:2-3, Matthew 8:4, and 19 more

  1. Proverbs 17:15

    07:03-07:09

    Shmuel quotes this while defending his decision to turn in John the Baptizer.

    1. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

  2. Leviticus 19:17

    07:26-07:32

    Nicodemus quotes this to Shmuel about not hating your brother in your heart.

    1. ¶ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

  3. Psalm 63:1

    09:05-09:34

    A song based on this Psalm is sung by the disciples while traveling on the road.

    1. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

  4. Matthew 2:16

    16:06-16:23

    Jesus mentions living in Bethlehem during the Massacre of the Innocents.

    1. ¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

  5. Matthew 8:2-3

    17:24-17:58

    The leper asks Jesus to heal him, and Jesus responds 'I am willing. Be cleansed.' (Parallel: Mark 1:40-42; Luke 5:12-13)

    1. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
    2. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

  6. Matthew 8:4

    19:12-19:17

    Jesus tells the cleansed leper to show himself to the priest and make the offering Moses commanded.

    1. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

  7. Psalm 104:33-34

    22:12-22:45

    A song of praise is sung at Zebedee's house.

    1. 33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
    2. 34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

  8. Matthew 1:11

    26:17-26:23

    Jesus discusses his lineage with Zebedee, mentioning Jeconiah and the exile.

    1. And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

  9. Matthew 13:47-50

    26:46-27:00

    Neighbors ask Jesus about the Parable of the Net which they had heard.

    1. 47 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
    2. 48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
    3. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
    4. 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  10. Luke 12:35-40

    27:14-28:33

    Jesus tells the parable of the watchful servants at Zebedee's house (Parallel: Matthew 25:1-13).

    1. 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
    2. 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
    3. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
    4. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
    5. 39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
    6. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

  11. Isaiah 40:3

    30:02-30:05

    Shmuel reads the scroll of Isaiah about the voice crying in the wilderness.

    1. ¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

  12. Mark 1:7

    30:31-30:37

    Shmuel quotes John the Baptist's words about one mightier than he coming after him.

    1. And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

  13. Deuteronomy 4:12

    30:48-30:52

    Shmuel argues that God has no body, quoting that they saw no face at Horeb.

    1. And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

  14. Exodus 33:20

    30:55-30:59

    Shmuel quotes that no man can see God's face and live.

    1. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

  15. Jeremiah 6:16

    32:37-32:43

    Nicodemus quotes Jeremiah about looking for the ancient roads and the good way.

    1. Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

  16. Luke 13:1-5

    33:41-33:56

    Jesus speaks to the crowd about repentance, mentioning those killed by Pilate and the tower in Siloam.

    1. 1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
    2. 2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they suffered such things?
    3. 3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
    4. 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
    5. 5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  17. Matthew 6:1-6

    34:32-35:13

    Jesus teaches about praying in secret and giving to the needy without show.

    1. 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
    2. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
    3. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
    4. 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
    5. 5 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
    6. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

  18. Luke 18:1-8

    37:54-38:36

    Jesus tells the Parable of the Persistent Widow to the crowd.

    1. 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
    2. 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
    3. 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
    4. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
    5. 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
    6. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
    7. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
    8. 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

  19. Matthew 6:28-30

    39:52-40:28

    Jesus teaches about how God clothes the grass of the field.

    1. 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
    2. 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
    3. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

  20. Matthew 5:14-15

    41:15-41:25

    Jesus teaches that a city on a hill cannot be hid and about the lamp on a stand.

    1. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
    2. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

  21. Matthew 9:2-6

    43:55-45:10

    Jesus heals the paralytic lowered through the roof and forgives his sins (Parallel: Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26).

    1. 2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
    2. 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
    3. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
    4. 5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
    5. 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

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