Bible Commentaries

Genesis 10:3 — Verse Genesis 10:3. Ashkenaz — Probably gave his name to Sacagena, a very excellent province of Armenia. Pliny mentions a people called Ascanitici, who dwelt about the Tanais and the Palus Maeotis; and some suppose that from Ashkenaz the Euxine Sea derived its name,

Genesis 24:3 — Verse Genesis 24:3. I will make thee swear — Genesis 24:9; Genesis 24:9.Of the Canaanites — Because these had already been devoted to slavery, &c., and it would have been utterly inconsistent as well with prudence as with the design of God to have united the child and heir of the promise with one who was under a curse, though that curse might be considered to be only of a political nature. See the curse of Canaan, Genesis 9:25.

Psalms 130:3 — Versículo Salmo 130:3 . Si tú - debes señalar las iniquidades. Si tú debes registrar toda desviación en pensamiento, palabra y obra de tu santa ley; y si nos llamas a juicio por todas nuestras infidelidades, tanto de corazón como de vida; Oh Señor, ¿quién podría estar de pie? ¿Quién podría soportar tal juicio y quién podría ser absuelto en el juicio? Este es un dicho muy solemne; y si no tuviéramos la doctrina que está en el siguiente versículo, ¿quién podría salvarse?

Psalms 91:3 — Versículo Salmo 91:3 . Seguramente él te librará. Si actúas así, el Dios en quien confías te librará de la trampa del cazador, de todas las artimañas de Satanás y de todas las enfermedades peligrosas. Como la palabra original, דבר dabar, significa palabra pronunciada, y

Proverbs 3:30 — Versículo Proverbios 3:30 . No luches con un hombre. No seas de espíritu litigioso y pendenciero. No estés bajo la influencia de un sentido del honor demasiado agradable. Si tienes que apelar a la autoridad judicial para hacer entrar en razón al que te agravia, evita toda enemistad y no hagas nada con espíritu de venganza. Pero si no te ha hecho ningún mal , ¿por qué peleas con él? ¡Que otros no se enfrenten contigo y te perjudiquen de la misma manera!

Ecclesiastes 3:6 — Versículo Eclesiastés 3:6 . Un tiempo para obtener, - para perder, - para conservar, - para desechar. ___________________ "El comercio produce riqueza, Mientras dura el tiempo de ganar; desde todos los puntos Soplan prósperos vendavales. Ahora el cielo comienza a bajar y todas

Ecclesiastes 5:6 — Versículo Eclesiastés 5:6 . Ni digas delante del ángel, que fue un error. Ni pienses en decir "delante del ángel cruel, que ejercerá autoridad sobre ti en el juicio del gran día, que lo hiciste por ignorancia". - Caldeo . Creo que por el ángel no se pretende otra cosa que el sacerdote , cuyo oficio era tomar conocimiento de los votos y ofrendas. Ver Levítico 5:4-3 . En Malaquías 2:7 , el sacerdote es llamado el "ángel del Señor de los ejércitos".

Zephaniah 3:18 — Verse Zephaniah 3:18. I will gather - sorrowful — This may refer to those who, during the captivity, mourned for their former religious assemblies; and who were reproached by their enemies, because they could not enjoy their religious solemnities. See Psalms 137:1-9: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song," &c. This very circumstance may be the reference here.

Matthew 21:22 — Verse Matthew 21:22. All things - ye shall ask in prayer, believing — In order to get salvation, there must be,1. a conviction of the want of it: this begets,2. prayer, or warm desires, in the heart: then3. the person asks, i.e. makes use of words expressive of his wants and wishes:4. believes the word of promise, relative to the fulfilment of his wants: and5. receives, according to the merciful promise of God, the salvation which his soul requires.

Mark 1:5 — Verse Mark 1:5. All the land — See on Matthew 3:4-6.Confessing their sins. — It was an invariable custom among the Jews to admit no proselyte to baptism, till he had, in the most solemn manner, declared that he forever had renounced all idolatrous worship, all heathenish superstitions, and promised an entire and unreserved submission to the law of Moses. This was necessary for a proselyte adult - a child dedicated to God by baptism must be brought up in this faith.

Luke 5:3 — Verse Luke 5:3. And taught - out of the ship. — They pressed so much upon him on the land, through their eagerness to hear the doctrine of life, that he could not conveniently speak to them, and so was obliged to get into one of the boats; and, having pushed a little out from the land, he taught them. The smooth still water of the lake must have served excellently to convey the sounds to those who stood on the shore;

Luke 6:7 — Verse Luke 6:7. Watched him — Παρετηρουν αυτον, They maliciously watched him. This is the import of the word, Luke 14:1; Luke 20:20, and in the parallel place, Mark 3:2. See Raphelius on the last-quoted text, who has proved, by several quotations, that this is the proper meaning of the term.An accusation against him. — Instead of κατηγοριαν αυτον, his accusation, several eminent MSS. and versions add κατα, against, which I find our translators have adopted.

John 3:31 — Verse 31. Is above all — This blessed bridegroom, who has descended from heaven, John 3:13, is above all, superior to Moses, the prophets, and me.He that is of the earth — John himself, who was born in the common way of man.Speaketh of the earth — Cannot speak of heavenly things as Christ can do; and only represents Divine matters by these earthly ordinances; for the spirit and meaning of which, you must all go to the Messiah himself.

Acts 11:4 — Verse Acts 11:4. But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order] εξετιθετο αυτοις καθεξης. This is the very style of St. Luke; see his Gospel, Luke 1:3. To remove their prejudice, and to give them the fullest reasons for his conduct, he thought it best to give them a simple relation of the whole affair; which he does, as we have seen in the preceding chapter, with a few additional circumstances here. See the notes before.

Romans 14:3 — Verse Romans 14:3. Let not him that eateth — The Gentile, who eats flesh, despise him, the Jew, who eateth not flesh, but herbs. And let not him, the Jew, that eateth not indiscriminately, judge - condemn him, the Gentile, that eateth indiscriminately flesh or vegetables.For God hath received him. — Both being sincere and upright, and acting in the fear of God, are received as heirs of eternal life, without any difference on account of these religious scruples or prejudices.

Romans 16:3 — Verse Romans 16:3. Greet Priscilla and Aquila — This pious couple had been obliged to leave Rome, on the edict of Claudius, see Acts 18:2, and take refuge in Greece. It is likely that they returned to Rome at the death of Claudius, or whenever the decree was annulled. It seems they had greatly contributed to assist the apostle in his important labours. Instead of Priscilla, the principal MSS. and versions have Prisca, which most critics suppose to be the genuine reading.

Colossians 3:2 — Verse Colossians 3:2. Set your affection on things above — τα αςω φρονειτε. Love heavenly things; study them; let your hearts be entirely engrossed by them. Now, that ye are converted to God, act in reference to heavenly things as ye did formerly in reference to those of earth; and vice versa. This is a very good general rule: "Be as much in earnest for heavenly and eternal things, as ye formerly were for those that are earthly and perishing."

James 3:5 — Verse James 3:5. Boasteth great things. — That is, can do great things, whether of a good or evil kind. He seems to refer here to the powerful and all commanding eloquence of the Greek orators: they could carry the great mob whithersoever they wished; calm them to peaceableness and submission, or excite them to furious sedition.Behold, how great a matter — See what a flame of discord and insubordination one man, merely by his persuasive tongue, may kindle among the common people.

Revelation 1:3 — Verse Revelation 1:3. Blessed is he that readeth — This is to be understood of the happiness or security of the persons who, reading and hearing the prophecies of those things which were to come to pass shortly, took proper measures to escape from the impending evils.The time is at hand.] Either in which they shall be all fulfilled, or begin to be fulfilled. Revelation 1:1.These three verses contain the introduction; now the dedication to the seven Churches commences.

Revelation 2:3 — Verse Revelation 2:3. And hast borne — The same things mentioned in the preceding verse, but in an inverted order, the particular reason of which does not appear; perhaps it was intended to show more forcibly to this Church that there was no good which they had done, nor evil which they had suffered, that was forgotten before God.And hast not fainted. — They must therefore have had a considerable portion of this love remaining, else they could not have thus acted.