And when he said, “From strangers,” Jesus said unto him, “Therefore, the sons are free.  But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel:  that take, and give unto them for me and thee.”

=His face toward Jerusalem=

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THE FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE

THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.  His brethren therefore said unto him, “Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest.  For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly.  If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.”  For even his brethren did not believe on him.

Jesus therefore saith unto them, “My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.  The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.  Go ye up unto the feast; I go not up yet unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.”  And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before his face:  and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.  And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem.  And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?”

But he turned, and rebuked them.  And they went to another village.

THE GRATEFUL SAMARITAN LEPER.

And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.  And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:  and they lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”

And when he saw them, he said unto them, “Go and show yourselves unto the priests.”

And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God; and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks:  and he was a Samaritan.

And Jesus answering said, “Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?  Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?”

And he said unto him, “Arise, and go thy way:  thy faith hath made thee whole.”

NEW DISCIPLES.