Bible Commentaries

Genesis overview — to suppress in silence such necessary instruction? Did Noah, warned by a divine judgment so memorable, neglect to transmit it to posterity? Abraham is expressly honored with this eulogy that he was the teacher and the master of his family, (Genesis 18:19.) And we know that, long before the time of Moses, an acquaintance with the covenant into which God had entered with their fathers was common to the whole people. When he says that the Israelites were sprung from a holy race, which God had chosen

Genesis 14:1 — 1. Y sucedió en los días de Amrafel. La historia relacionada en este capítulo es principalmente digna de recordar, por tres razones: primero, porque Lot, con una gentil reprensión, exhortó a los hombres de Sodoma al arrepentimiento; Sin embargo, se habían

Psalms 49:14 — 14 Como las ovejas se ponen en la tumba; la muerte los alimentará (227) La cifra es sorprendente. Bajan a la tumba mientras las ovejas son reunidas en el redil por el pastor. El mundo entero puede no parecer lo suficientemente vasto para los hombres

Psalms 68:13 — 13. Aunque deberías mentir entre las ollas (25) Habiendo hablado de Dios como peleando Las batallas de su pueblo, agrega, a modo de calificación, para que mientan por un tiempo en la oscuridad, aunque finalmente Dios aparecerá para su liberación; No

Leviticus 21:1 — 1. Habla con los sacerdotes. Todas estas cosas que siguen tienden al mismo fin, es decir, que los sacerdotes pueden diferir del resto de la gente por marcas notables, como si estuvieran separados de los hombres comunes; porque la pureza especial se convirtió

Leviticus 26:3 — lo que respecta a los creyentes, mientras se esfuerzan por consagrarse a Dios, aunque todavía están lejos de la perfección; de acuerdo con las enseñanzas del Profeta, "los perdonaré como un hombre ahorra a su propio hijo que le sirve" ( Malaquías 3:17), tanto como para decir que su obediencia no sería aceptable para Él porque lo merecía, pero porque lo visita con su favor paterno. De donde parece cuán tonto es el orgullo de aquellos que imaginan que hacen de Dios su deudor, como si estuviera de

Acts 22:1 — Jerusalem, and sought to do good to his countrymen, God did not permit him. So that he brought not the doctrine of salvation unto foreign nations without good consideration, or because he hated his own nation, but being commanded by God so to do. − 1.Men, brethren, and fathers. It is a wonder that he giveth so great honor yet to the desperate enemies of the gospel, for they had broken all bond of brotherly fellowship, and by oppressing the glory of God, had spoiled themselves of all titles of dignity.

Romans 1:3 — Christ was manifested in the flesh — and that in it he declared himself to be the Son of God. So John says; after having declared that the Word was made flesh, he adds, that in that flesh there was a glory as of the only-begotten Son of God. (John 1:14.) That he specially notices the descent and lineage of Christ from his ancestor David, is not superfluous; for by this he calls back our attention to the promise, that we may not doubt but that he is the very person who had been formerly promised.

Romans 14:14 — 14.I know, etc. To anticipate their objection, who made such progress in the gospel of Christ as to make no distinction between meats, he first shows what must be thought of meats when viewed in themselves; and then he subjoins how sin is committed in

Romans 14:15 — 15.But if through meat thy brother is grieved, etc. He now explains how the offending of our brethren may vitiate the use of good things. And the first thing is, — that love is violated, when our brother is made to grieve by what is so trifling;

Romans 8:37 — God and of Christ towards us, the assurance of which, being thoroughly fixed in our hearts, will always draw us from the gates of hell into the light of life, and will sufficiently avail for our support. (276) “Supervincimus“ — ὑπερνικῶμεν; [Beza ] ’s version is, amplius quam victores sumus;” [Macknight ] ’s, “we do more than overcome;” [Schleusner ] gives this as one of his explanations, “plenissime

1 Corinthians 11:11 — 11.But neither is the man without the woman This is added partly as a check upon men, that they may not insult over women; (634) and partly as a consolation to women, that they may not feel dissatisfied with being under subjection. “The male sex

1 Corinthians 3:12 — 12.Now if any man build upon this foundation He pursues still farther the metaphor. It would not have been enough to have laid the foundation if the entire superstructure did not correspond; for as it were an absurd thing to raise a structure of vile

1 Corinthians 6:1 — to derision. The second is, that while Christians ought to endure injuries with patience, they inflicted injury on others, rather than allow themselves to be subjected to any inconvenience. Thus, the first part is particular: the other is general. 1.Dare any of you This is the first statement — that, if any one has a controversy with a brother, it ought to be decided before godly judges, and that it ought not to be before those that are ungodly. If the reason is asked, I have already said,

2 Corinthians 12:20 — with each other — they would never have envied one another — there would have been no slandering among them. (938) Thus the sum and substance of the first catalogue (939) is want of love, because (φιλαυτία) self-love, (940) and ambition prevailed. (938) “Ils n’eussent iamais mesdit l’vn de l’autre;” — “They would never have slandered one another.” (939) “Du premier denombrement de leur

2 Corinthians 2:11 — 11.That we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. This may be viewed as referring to what he had said previously respecting excessive sorrow. For it is a most wicked (330) fraud of Satan, when depriving us of all consolation, he swallows us up, as it

2 Corinthians 5:10 — 10.We must be manifested. Though this is common to all, yet all without distinction do not raise their views in such a way as to consider every moment, that they must appear before the judgment-seat of Christ. But while Paul, from a holy desire of acting

2 Corinthians 7:2 — Corinthians. Nay more, he closes the preceding admonition with the same statement, which he had made use of by way of preface. For what is meant by the expressionsReceive us, or Make room for us? It is equivalent to, Be ye enlarged, (2 Corinthians 6:13;) that is, “Do not allow corrupt affections, or unfavorable apprehensions, to prevent this doctrine from making its way into your minds, and obtaining a place within you. For as I lay myself out for your salvation with a fatherly zeal, it were

2 Corinthians 9:12 — By the term administration, he means what he had undertaken at the request of the Churches. Now what we render functionem (service), is in the Greek λειτουργία term that sometimes denotes a sacrifice, sometimes any office that is publicly assigned. (730) Either of them will suit this passage well. For on the one hand, it is no unusual thing for alms to be termed sacrifices; and, on the other hand,

2 Thessalonians 1:10 — 10When he shall come to be sanctified. As he has hitherto discoursed as to the punishment of the wicked, he now returns to the pious, and says that Christ will come, that he may be glorified in them; that is, that he may irradiate them with his glory,