Bible Commentaries

Job 20:3 — Verse Job 20:3. I have heard the check of my reproach — Some suppose that Zophar quotes the words of Job, and that some words should be supplied to indicate this meaning; e.g., "I have heard (sayest thou) the check or charge of my reproach?" Or it may refer

Proverbs 3:5 — Verse Proverbs 3:5. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart — This is a most important precept:1. God is the Fountain of all good.2. He has made his intelligent creatures dependent upon himself.3. He requires them to be conscious of that dependence.4. He has promised

Proverbs 3:5 — Versículo Proverbios 3:5 . Confía en el Señor con todo tu corazón. Este es un precepto muy importante: 1. Dios es la Fuente de todo bien. 2. Ha hecho que sus criaturas inteligentes dependan de sí mismo. 3. Les exige que sean conscientes de esa dependencia. 4. Ha prometido

Isaiah 23:4 — Verse Isaiah 23:4. Be thou ashamed, O Zidon — Tyre is called Isaiah 23:12, the daughter of Sidon. "The Sidonians," says Justin, xviii. 3, "when their city was taken by the king of Ascalon, betook themselves to their ships, and landed, and built by Tyre." Sidon,

Isaiah 23:4 — Versículo Isaías 23:4 . Avergüénzate, Sidón. Tiro es llamada Isaías 23:12 , hija de Sidón. "Los sidonios", dice Justino , xviii. 3, "cuando su ciudad fue tomada por el rey de Ascalón, se embarcaron en sus barcos, y desembarcaron, y Tiro la construyó". Sidón, ya que se

Isaiah 62:12 — Verse Isaiah 62:12. They shall call them — These characteristics seem to be put in their inverted order. -1. God will not forsake them.2. They shall be sought out.3. They shall be redeemed. And,4. Be in consequence a holy people.1. When God calls, it is a proof that he has not forsaken.2. When he seeks, it is a proof he is waiting to be gracious.3. When the atonement is exhibited, all things are then ready.4. And

Jeremiah 29:24 — either Azariah or Seraiah his son, but called Jehoiada from the remarkable zeal and courage of that pontiff. See the passages in the margin. - Dodd. After the taking of Jerusalem, Zephaniah was put to death by Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, see Jeremiah 37:3. The history of Jehoiada may be seen 2 Kings 11:3, &c.

Jonah 3:3 — Verse Jonah 3:3. Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days' journey. — See on John 1:2. Strabo says, lib. xvi., πολυ μειζων ην της Βαβυλωνος, "it was much larger than Babylon:" and Ninus, the builder, not only proposed to make it the largest city of

Jonah 3:3 — Versículo Jonás 3:3 . Nínive era una ciudad muy grande, de tres días de camino.  Ver   Juan 1:2 . Estrabón dice, lib. xvi, πολυ μειζων ην της Βαβυλωνος, "era mucho más grande que Babilonia:" y Ninus, el constructor, no sólo se propuso hacer de ella la ciudad más grande

Habakkuk 3:10 — Verse Habakkuk 3:10. The mountains saw thee — This is the continued answer to the questions in Habakkuk 3:8. These are figures highly poetic, to show with what ease God accomplished the most arduous tasks in behalf of his people. As soon as the mountains saw him,

Zechariah 4:10 — — Either referring to his particular and especial providence or to those ministering spirits, whom he has employed in behalf of the Jews, to dispense the blessings of that providence. See the reading in the margin. (2 Chronicles 16:9; Proverbs 15:3; Zechariah 3:9)

Matthew 21:42 — ser el gran gobernante de su pueblo Israel. La cita se tomó de Salmo 118:22. Como la Iglesia está representada en las Escrituras con el nombre del templo y casa de Dios, en alusión al templo de Jerusalén, que era un tipo de ella,  1 Corintios 3:16; Hebreos 3:6; 1 Pedro 2:5; por lo que Jesucristo se representa como el cimiento sobre el cual se coloca este edificio, 1 Corintios 3:11; Efesios 2:20. Los constructores.  Los sumos sacerdotes y ancianos del pueblo, con los doctores de

Luke 1:80 — deserts-the city of Hebron, the circumjacent hill country, and in or near Nazareth. Till the time of his showing, or manifestation - till he was thirty years of age, before which time the law did not permit a man to enter into the public ministry, Numbers 4:3. See also Luke 3:23.So much has already been said, by way of practical improvement of the different subjects in this important chapter, as to preclude the necessity of any addition here.

John 20:1 — CHAPTER XX. Mary Magdalene, coming early to the sepulchre, finds it empty, and runs and tells Peter, 1, 2. Peter and John run to the tomb, and find all as Mary had reported, 3-10. Mary sees a vision of angels in the tomb, 11-13. Jesus himself appears to her, and sends her with a message to the disciples, 14-18. He appears to the disciples, gives the fullest proof of the reality of his resurrection, and communicates to them

John 20:1 — CAPITULO XX. María Magdalena, llegando temprano al sepulcro, lo encuentra vacío, y corre a decírselo a Pedro, 1, 2. Pedro y Juan corren al sepulcro y encuentran todo como María había dicho, 3-10. María ve una visión de ángeles en el sepulcro, 11-13. Jesús mismo se le aparece, y la envía con un mensaje a a los discípulos, 14-18. Se aparece a los discípulos, les da la prueba más completa de la realidad de su resurrección, y les comunica una

Acts 26:20 — Verse Acts 26:20. But showed first unto them of Damascus — He appears to have preached at Damascus, and in the neighbouring parts of Arabia Deserta, for about three years; and afterwards he went up to Jerusalem. See Galatians 1:17-18; and Acts 9:23; Acts 9:23.That they should repent — Be deeply humbled for their past iniquities, and turn to God as their Judge and Saviour, avoiding all idolatry and all sin; and thus do works meet for repentance; that is, show by their conduct that they had

Ephesians 3:3 — Verse Ephesians 3:3. By revelation he made known unto me — Instead of εγνωρισε, he made known, εγνωρισθη, was made known, is the reading of ABCD*FG, several others, both the Syriac, Coptic, Slavonic, Vulgate, and Itala, with Clemens, Cyril, Chrysostom, Theodoret,

Joshua 18:26 — celebrated in the sacred writings. Here the people were accustomed to assemble often in the presence of the Lord, as in the deliberation concerning the punishment to be inflicted on the men of Gibeah, for the abuse of the Levite's wife. Judges 20:1-3. Samuel assembled the people here to exhort them to renounce their idolatry, 1 Samuel 7:5-6. In this same place Saul was chosen to be king, 1 Samuel 10:17. It was deemed a sacred place among the Israelites; for we find, from 1Mac 3:46, that the Jews

Colossians 3:3 — Verse Colossians 3:3. For ye are dead — To all hopes of happiness from the present world; and, according to your profession, should feel no more appetite for the things of this life, than he does whose soul is departed into the invisible state.Your life is hid with

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