Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went there, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.… As we " will," so faith obtains the good. "It can be done!" says faith. "It shall be done!" says the will. And it is done I The whole history of the world, in all its divisions, may be quoted in proof of this axiom. Space can be travelled by steam, says faith. Man has a will that it should be so. Space says, "Be it unto thee as thou wilt: "and it is done. The Atlantic Ocean can be crossed in seven days, says faith. The will of man says, It shall be so; and it is so. Thought can be conveyed as quickly a thousand miles as one. It is willed to be so, and it is done. The Alps can be tunnelled for a railway, says faith. I will it to be done. says the engineer; and the Alps say, "Be it unto thee even as thou wilt." Thus all things apparently impossible to reason become palpable facts to faith in its persistent exercises. (J. Bate.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.WEB: Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. |
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