Bible Commentaries

Matthew 19:16 — (Mark 10:17,) for he was deeply convinced of the importance of his business, and seriously determined to seek so as to find.2. He kneeled, or caught him by the knees, thus evidencing his humility, and addressing himself only to mercy. See Matthew 17:14.3. He came in the spirit of a disciple, or scholar, desiring to be taught a matter of the utmost importance to him - Good teacher.4. He came in the spirit of obedience he had worked hard to no purpose, and he is still willing to work, provided he can

Matthew 24:3 — Verse Matthew 24:3. Tell us, when shall these things be? — There appear to be three questions asked here by the disciples.1st. When shall these things be? viz. the destruction of the city, temple, and Jewish state.2dly. What shall be the sign of thy coming? viz.

Mark 13:1 — CHAPTER XIII. Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple, 1, 2. His disciples inquire when this shall be, and what previous sign there shall be of this calamity, 3, 4; which questions he answers very solemnly and minutely, 5-27; illustrates the whole by a parable, 28, 29; asserts the absolute certainty of the events, 30, 31; shows that the precise minute cannot be known by man, 32; and inculcates the necessity

Luke 11:7 — Verse Luke 11:7. My children are with me in bed — Or, I and my children are in bed; this is Bishop PEARCE'S translation, and seems to some preferable to the common one. See a like form of speech in 1 Corinthians 16:11, and in Ephesians 3:18. However, we may conceive that he had his little children, ταπαιδια, in bed with him; and this heightened the difficulty of yielding to his neighbour's request.But if he persevere knocking. (At si ille perseveraverit pulsans.) This sentence is added

Luke 13:5 — Verse Luke 13:5. Ye shall all likewise perish. — ωσαυτως, ομοιως, In a like way, in the same manner. This prediction of our Lord was literally fulfilled. When the city was taken by the Romans, multitudes of the priests, c., who were going on with their sacrifices,

Luke 21:24 — edge of the sword — Those who perished in the siege are reckoned to be not less than eleven hundred thousand. See Matthew 24:22.And shall be led away captive — To the number of ninety-seven thousand. See Josephus, War, b. vi. c. ix. s. 2, 3, and on Matthew 24:31.Trodden down of the Gentiles — Judea was so completely subjugated that the very land itself was sold by Vespasian; the Gentiles possessing it, while the Jews were either nearly all killed or led away into captivity.Of the

John 13:5 — Verse John 13:5. Poureth water into a bason, c.] This was the office of the meanest slaves. When David sent to Abigail, to inform her that he had chosen her for wife, she arose and said: Behold, let thy handmaid be a SERVANT, to WASH the FEET of the SERVANTS of my

John 16:9 — Verse John 16:9. Of sin — Of the sin of the Jews in not receiving me as the Messiah, though my mission was accredited by the very miracles which the prophets foretold: see Isaiah 35:3-6. This was literally fulfilled on the day of pentecost, when the Spirit was given; for multitudes of Jews were then convinced of this sin, and converted to God. See Acts 2:37.If we take this prediction of our Lord in a more general sense, then we

John 3:1 — and our Lord, about the new birth and faith in his testimony, 1-15. The love of God, the source of human salvation, 16. Who are condemned, and who are approved, 17-21. Jesus and his disciples come to Judea, and baptize, 22. John baptizes in AEnon, 23, 24. The disciples of John and the Pharisees dispute about purifying, 25 The discourse between John and his disciples about Christ, in which the excellence, perfection, and privileges, of the Christian dispensation are pointed out, 26-36. NOTES ON CHAP.

John 3:11 — Verse John 3:11. We speak that we do know — I and my disciples do not profess to teach a religion which we do not understand, nor exemplify in our conduct. A strong but delicate reproof to Nicodemus, who, though a master of Israel, did not understand the very

John 3:20 — Verse John 3:20. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light — He who doth vile or abominable things: alluding to the subject mentioned in the preceding verse.The word φαυλος, evil or vile, is supposed by some to come from the Hebrew פלס phalas, to roll,

John 6:32 — Verse 32. Moses gave you not that bread from heaven — Our Lord refutes the argument of the Jews, by proving:1. That it was not Moses, but God, who gave the manna.2. That this bread was not the true bread, but was merely a type of it.3. That God had given

Acts 13:18 — Verse Acts 13:18. About the time of forty years — The space of time between their coming out of Egypt, and going into the promised land.Suffered he their manners — ετροποφορησεναυτους; He dealt indulgently with them: howsoever they behaved towards him,

Acts 23:6 — Verse Acts 23:6. I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee — Instead of φαρισαιου, of a Pharisee, ABC, some others, with the Syriac and Vulgate, have φαρισαιων, of the Pharisees; which, if acknowledged to be the genuine reading, would alter the sense thus, I am

Acts 3:15 — Verse Acts 3:15. And killed the Prince of life — τον αρχηγον της ζωης, The author of this life: not only implying that all life proceeds from Jesus Christ as its source, but that the life-giving influence of that religion which they were now proclaiming came

Romans 15:3 — Verse Romans 15:3. For even Christ pleased not himself — Christ never acted as one who sought his own ease or profit; he not only bore with the weakness, but with the insults, of his creatures; as it is written in Psalms 69:9: The reproaches of them that reproached

Romans 16:7 — συγγενεις signifies relatives, whether male or female, and as Junia may probably be the name of a woman, the wife of Andronicus, it would be better to say relatives than kinsmen. But probably St. Paul means no more than that they were Jews; for, in Romans 9:3, he calls all the Jews his kinsmen according to the flesh.My fellow prisoners — As Paul was in prison often, it is likely that these persons shared this honour with him on some occasion, which is not distinctly marked.Of note among the apostles

Romans 3:4 — Verse Romans 3:4. APOSTLE. God forbid — μηγενοιτο, Let it not be, far from it, by no means. Yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, c. We must ever maintain that God is true, and that if, in any case, his promise appear to fail, it is because the condition

1 Corinthians 11:4 — who engages in public acts in the worship of God, whether prayer, singing, or exhortation: for we learn, from the apostle himself, that προφητευειν, to prophesy, signifies to speak unto men to edification, exhortation, and comfort, 1 Corinthians 14:3. And this comprehends all that we understand by exhortation, or even preaching.Having his head covered — With his cap or turban on, dishonoureth his head; because the head being covered was a sign of subjection; and while he was employed in the

1 Corinthians 14:20 — children in general, but particularly such as are grown up, so as to be fit to send to school in order to receive instruction;2. νηπιος, from νη, not, and ειπω, I speak, signifies an infant; one that cannot yet speak, and is in the lowest stage of infancy;3. τελειοι, from τελεω, I complete or perfect, signifies those who are arrived at perfect maturity, both of growth and understanding. We shall now see the apostle's meaning: Brethren, be not, παιδια, as little children, just beginning to go to school,