Bible Commentaries

Genesis 24:33 — Verse Genesis 24:33. I will not eat until I have told — In Hindoostan it is not unusual for a Brahmin to enter a house and sit down, and when meat is offered, refuse to eat till he has obtained the object of his errand. Here is a servant who had his master's interest

Genesis 28:4 — Verse Genesis 28:4. Give thee the blessing of Abraham — May he confirm the inheritance with all its attendant blessings to thee, to the exclusion of Esau; as he did to me, to the exclusion of Ishmael. But, according to St. Paul, much more than this is certainly

Genesis 31:4 — Verse Genesis 31:4. Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah — He had probably been at some considerable distance with the flocks; and for the greater secrecy, he rather sends for them to the field, to consult them on this most momentous affair, than visit them in

Genesis 4:13 — Verse Genesis 4:13. My punishment is greater than I can bear. — The margin reads, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven. The original words, גדול עוני מנשוא gadol avoni minneso, may be translated, Is my crime too great to be forgiven? words which

Psalms 119:10 — Versículo Salmo 119:10 . Con todo mi corazón te he buscado. 4. Debe buscar a Dios ; hazle oración y súplica ferviente por luz divina , por una conciencia tierna , y por fuerza para caminar rectamente. 5. Todo su corazón ; todos sus afectos deben estar comprometidos aquí, o no podrá tener éxito. Si guarda algún

Psalms 119:109 — Mi alma está continuamente en mi mano. נפשי nafshi, mi vida ; es decir, está en constante peligro , cada hora que estoy en los confines de la muerte. La expresión significa estar en continuo peligro . Entonces Xenarchus en Athenaeus, lib. xiii., c. 4: Εν τῃ χειρι την ψυχην εχοντα, "tener la vida en la mano"; lo que significa continuo peligro. Algo así hay en el discurso de Aquiles a Ulises , HOM. Illinois. ix., ver. 322: - Αιει εμην ψυχην παραβαλλομενος πολεμιζειν· "Siempre presentando mi vida a

Psalms 144:4 — Versículo Salmo 144:4 . El hombre es como la vanidad.  אדם להבל דמה Adam lahebel damah , literalmente, Adam es como Abel , expuesto a las mismas miserias, accidentes y asesinos; porque en millones de casos las manos de los hermanos se levantan para derramar la sangre

Acts 20:13 — Verse Acts 20:13. Sailed unto Assos — Assos, according to Pausanias, Eliac. ii. 4, and Pliny, Hist. Nat. xxxvi. 27, was a maritime town of Asia, in the Troad. Strabo and Stephanus place it in Mysia. It was also called Apollonia, according to Pliny, Ib. lib. v. 30. The passage by sea to this place was much longer than by land; and

Acts 6:11 — underhand work; got associated to themselves profligate persons, who for money would swear any thing.Blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. — This was the most deadly charge they could bring against him. We have already seen, Matthew 9:4, that blasphemy, when against GOD, signifies speaking impiously of his nature, attributes, or works; and, when against men, it signifies speaking injuriously of their character, blasting their reputation, c. These false witnesses came to prove that

Romans 8:21 — Verse 21. Because the creature — This and the preceding verse should be thus connected: in hope THAT (οτι) the creature itself also shall be delivered. The word φθορα denotes, very frequently, sinful corruption. So, 2 Peter 1:4: Corruption through lust, της εν επιθυμια φθορας. 2 Corinthians 11:3: Lest your minds should be corrupted. 1 Corinthians 15:33: Evil communications corrupt good manners. The sense, therefore, of the apostle in this place seems to be: the Gentile world

Galatians 3:24 — Verse 24. The law was our schoolmaster — Ὁ νομος παιδαγωγος ἡμων γεγονεν εις Χριστον· The law was our pedagogue unto Christ. The παιδαγωγος, pedagogue, is not the schoolmaster, but the servant who had the care of the children to lead them to and bring

Galatians 6:16 — the peace and mercy of God; for it is in this way that mercy is communicated and peace obtained.The Israel of God. — The true Christians, called here the Israel of God, to distinguish them from Israel according to the flesh. Romans 2:29; "Romans 4:12".

Galatians 6:4 — Verse Galatians 6:4. Prove his own work — Let him examine himself and his conduct by the words and example of Christ; and if he find that they bear this touchstone, then he shall have rejoicing in himself alone, feeling that he resembles his Lord and Master, and

Ephesians 2:4 — Verse Ephesians 2:4. But God, who is rich in mercy — As they were corrupt in their nature, and sinful in their practice, they could possess no merit, nor have any claim upon God; and it required much mercy to remove so much misery, and to pardon such transgressions.His

Colossians 2:4 — Verse Colossians 2:4. Lest any man should beguile you — The word παραλογιζηται means to deceive by sophistry or subtle reasoning, in which all the conclusions appear to be fairly drawn from the premises, but the premises are either assumed without evidence, or false

1 Timothy 4:3 — Verse 1 Timothy 4:3. Forbidding to marry — These hypocritical priests pretending that a single life was much more favourable to devotion, and to the perfection of the Christian life. This sentiment was held by the Essenes, a religious sect among the Jews; and we

Titus 2:7 — Verse 7. In all things showing thyself a pattern — As the apostle had given directions relative to the conduct of old men, Titus 2:2, of old women, Titus 2:3, of young women, Titus 2:4, and of young men, Titus 2:6, the words περι παντα, which we translate in all things, should be rather considered in reference to the above persons, and the behaviour required in them: showing thyself a pattern of good works to all these persons-being,

Titus 3:13 — Verse 13. Bring Zenas the lawyer — This person is only mentioned in this place; whether he was a Jewish, Roman, or Greek lawyer, we cannot tell.And Apollos — Of this person we have some valuable particulars in Acts 18:24; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 4:6. Either St. Paul had left these at Crete when he visited that island, or he had heard that, in their evangelical itinerancy, they were about to pass through it.On their journey diligently —

Hebrews 4:11 — Verse Hebrews 4:11. Let us labour therefore — The word σπουδασωμεν implies every exertion of body and mind which can be made in reference to the subject. Rebus aliis omissis, hoc agamus; All things else omitted, this one thing let us do. We receive grace, improve

1 John 4:3 — Verse 1 John 4:3. Every spirit — Every teacher, that confesseth not Jesus, is not of God - has not been inspired by God. The words εν σαρκιεληλυθοτα, is come in the flesh, are wanting in AB, several others, both the Syriac, the Polyglot Arabic, AEthiopic, Coptic,