Bible Commentaries

Psalms 69:12 — 12.They who sit in the gate defame me Had David been molested only by vulgar buffoons and the refuse of the people, it would have been more easily endured; for it is not surprising that mean persons, who have no regard to what is becoming and honorable,

Psalms 94:13 — that the wicked are left upon earth, just as a dead body which is stretched out upon a bed, till its grave be dug. Here believers are warned that, if they would preserve their constancy, they must mount their watchtower, as Habakkuk says, (Habakkuk 2:1) and take a view in the distance of God’s judgments. They shall see worldly men rioting in worldly delights, and, if they extend their view no farther, they will give way to impatience. But it would moderate their grief, would they only remember

Isaiah 2:8 — advantage the unlearned derive from them; for, led away by gross fancies, they imagine to themselves earthly and carnal gods. Hence Jeremiah justly declares not only that idols are useless, but that they are teachers of falsehood and lies. (Jeremiah 10:14.) And they have bowed down (41) before the work of their own hands We must also attend to this description, in which the Prophet relates that the people bowed down before the works of their own hands; for how stupid was it that men should not only

Isaiah 25:8 — 8.He hath destroyed death eternally. (144) The Prophet continues his subject; for in general he promises that there will be perfect happiness under the reign of Christ, and, in order to express this the more fully, he employs various metaphors admirably adapted to the subject. That happiness

Isaiah 57:5 — and which is exceedingly adapted to the present subject; for the Lord compares the ardor by which idolaters are hurried along to the love of a harlot, by which poor wretched men are inflamed so as to be transported with blind eagerness. (Jeremiah 3:1; Hosea 2:2) Idolaters have no moderation, and do not permit themselves to be reclaimed from their madness by any arguments. In the sight of God idolatry is a very base kind of fornication. Under the oaks, or, with the gods. Some translate אלים

Zechariah 2:13 — was indubitable; for God would put forth his power to succor his Church and to remove whatever hindrance there might be. We have seen similar expressions elsewhere, that is, in the second chapter of Habakkuk and in the first of Zephaniah; (Habakkuk 2:1 Zephaniah 1:1) and these Prophets had nearly the same object in view; for Habakkuk, after having spoken of the restoration of the people, thus concludes, — that God was coming forth to bid silence to all nations, that no one might dare to oppose

Matthew 11:11 — 11.Verily I say to you These words not only maintain the authority of John, but elevate his doctrine above the ancient prophets, that the people may keep in view the right end of his ministry; for they mistook the design of his mission, and, in consequence

Matthew 9:4 — 4. Y cuando Jesús vio sus pensamientos, ahora da una prueba de su Divinidad al sacar a la luz sus pensamientos secretos: porque quién sabe las cosas de un hombre sino el espíritu del hombre que está en él? ( 1 Corintios 2:11.) Y así agrega Marcos, que Jesús sabía por su Espíritu: lo que significa que lo que estaba oculto en sus corazones no podía ser percibido por el hombre, pero que Cristo por su Espíritu Divino lo sabía completamente. . ¿Por qué piensas

Luke 1:23 — 23.When the days were fulfilled Λειτουργία is employed by Luke to denote a charge or office, which passed, as we have said, to each of them in regular order, (1 Chronicles 24:3.) We are told that, when the time of his office had expired, Zacharias returned home. Hence we conclude

Acts 16:4 — I have already said, Paul meant nothing less than to ensnare men’s consciences in the snare of necessity, for he is not contrary to himself, when he crieth in other places, that − “all things are clean to the clean,” ( Titus 1:15.) And again, − “He which is clean eateth all things,” ( Romans 14:2.) And again, − “The kingdom of God is not meat and drink,” ( Romans 14:17.) And again, − “Meat doeth not commend us to God,”

Acts 18:25 — the principles of the gospel, so much as could be had out of John’s institution. − (346) For we know that John was in the midst between Christ and the prophets; and of his office doth both his father Zacharias intreat in his tongue, ( Luke 1:76; Luke 1:16 and 17;) and also the angel out of the prophecy of Malachi, ( Malachi 3:1.) Surely, seeing that he carried the light before Christ, and did highly extol his power, his disciples are for good causes said to have had knowledge of Christ.

Romans 14:23 — prepares itself cheerfully to do its work. Hence the first thing in a right conduct, in order that our minds may at no time fluctuate, is this, that we, depending on God’s word, confidently proceed wherever it may call us. (435) The Greek isὁ διακρινόμενος, “he who discerns,” that is, a difference as to meats; so [Doddridge ], [Macknight ], and [Chalmers ] regard its meaning. [Beza ] has “qui dubitat

Romans 3:18 — 18.In the last clause (103) he repeats again, in other words, what we have noticed at the beginning — that every wickedness flows from a disregard of God: for as the principal part of wisdom is the fear of God, when we depart from that, there remains

Philippians 2:15 — 15The sons of God, unreprovable. It ought to be rendered — unreprovable, because ye are the sons of God. For God’s adoption of us ought to be a motive to a blameless life, that we may in some degree resemble our Father. Now, although there

Joshua 18:11 — it obtained only twenty-six cities; but still an honor was bestowed upon it in the mere circumstance of its receiving its inheritance before more distinguished tribes. We may add, that in this way they were conjoined and made neighbors to the other (165) children of Joseph, with whom their relationship was more immediate. For they were placed in the middle between the children of Ephraim and Manasseh on the one side, and those of Judah on the other. They had also the distinguished honor of including

1 Timothy 1:20 — 20Of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander. The former will be again mentioned in the Second Epistle, in which the kind of “shipwreck” which he made is likewise described; for he said that the resurrection was past. (2 Timothy 2:17.) There is reason to believe that Alexander also was bewitched by an error so absurd. And shall we wonder at the present day, if any are deceived by the various enchantments of Satan, when we see that one of Paul’s companions perished by so dreadful

1 Timothy 2:8 — возвестив всем о благодати Христовой, и упомянув, что он – данный язычникам апостол, дабы те вместе с иудеями обладали одинаковым благодеянием искупления, Павел всех равным образом приглашает к молитве. Ибо вера порождает призывание. Поэтому в Romans 15:9 апостол доказывает призвание язычников следующими свидетельствами: да возликуют язычники с народом Его. А также: все язычники хвалите Господа. И: исповедуюсь Тебе среди язычников (Psalms 67:5; Psalms 117:1; Psalms 18:50 [В Синодальном переводе: Psalms

Hebrews 5:12 — 12. Para cuando por el tiempo que debas, etc. Esta reprensión contiene aguijones muy afilados para despertar a los judíos de su pereza. Él dice que era irrazonable y vergonzoso que todavía debieran continuar en los elementos, en los primeros rudimentos

James 2:7 — 7Worthy, or good name. I doubt not but that he refers here to the name of God and of Christ. And he says, by, or, on, the which ye are called; not in prayer, as Scripture is wont sometimes to speak, but by profession; as the name of a father, in Genesis 48:16, is said to be called on his offspring, and in Isaiah 4:1, the name of a husband is called on the wife. It is, then, the same as though he had said, “The good name in which ye glory, or which ye deem it an honor to be called by; but if they proudly

2 Peter 2:6 — ungodly should be made known to all ages; as when he redeemed his people from Egypt, he has set forth to us by that one favor the perpetual safety of his Church. Jude has also expressed the same thing, calling it the punishment of eternal fire. [Judges 1:7.]