Bible Commentaries

Psalms 87:1 — 1His foundations are in the holy mountains. Those who conceive that Jerusalem is here meant, as if it were said to be founded upon the holy mountains, are in my judgment mistaken; for the relative is in the masculine gender. Some learned men, I am aware,

Luke 1:26 — obscure town of Judea, and this prophecy remains buried in the breast of a young woman. But it was proper that, even from the birth of Christ, that saying should be fulfilled, “ it pleased God by foolishness to save them that believe,” (1 Corinthians 1:21.) The treasure of this mystery was committed by him to a virgin in such a manner, that at length, when the proper time came, it might be communicated to all the godly. It was, I own, a mean kind of guardianship; but whether for trying

Luke 1:26 — virgen en un pueblo oscuro de Judea, y esta profecía permanece enterrada en el pecho de una mujer joven. Pero era apropiado que, incluso desde el nacimiento de Cristo, ese dicho se cumpliera, " agradó a Dios por la locura salvar a los que creen" ( 1 Corintios 1:21.) El tesoro de este misterio fue entregado por él a una virgen de tal manera que, por fin, cuando llegara el momento adecuado, podría comunicarse a todos los piadosos. Era, lo tengo, un tipo de tutela cruel; pero ya sea por probar la

John 15:23 — doctrine; and on this subject we have spoken more largely under that passage, Whosoever doeth what is evil hateth the light (89) (John 3:20,) and under that passage, He who honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father, (90) (John 5:23.) (89) See vol. 1, p. 128. (90) See vol. 1, p. 199.

John 17:19 — благословение, начав с немногого, достигает затем полного эффекта, так и Дух Божий, окропляя нас святостью Христовой, делает нас Его причастниками. И не только путем одного лишь вменения, по каковой причине говорится, что Христос сделался для нас праведностью (1 Corinthians 1:30). Ведь также сказано, что Он сделался для нас освящением, поскольку в Своем лице неким образом принес нас в жертву Отцу, дабы Дух Его обновил нас к подлинной святости. Далее, освящение это хотя и относится ко всей жизни Христа, в наибольшей

Acts 15:32 — сослужили церкви полезную службу. Следует отметить: они увещевали церковь по той причине, что были пророками. Ибо не всем дано исполнять столь великое служение. Посему надо остерегаться, чтобы кто-нибудь не перешел положенный ему предел. Так учит и Павел в 1 Corinthians 7:20 и Esther 4:1, повелевая, дабы все удерживали себя в рамках данной им благодати. Посему не напрасно Лука упоминает об особом учительском даре, дабы никто или по самомнению, при отсутствии способностей, или по дерзкому рвению, или по

Romans 1:1 — 1.Paul, etc. (11) — With regard to the word Paul, as it is a subject of no such moment as ought to detain us, and as nothing can be said which has not been mentioned by other expounders, I should say nothing, were it not proper to satisfy some at

Romans 1:25 — God,” and “falsehood,” or, a lie, are Hebraistic in their meaning, signifying “the true God,” and “an idol.” The word, which means a lie, is often in Hebrew applied to any thing made to be worshipped. See Isaiah 44:17, compared with Isaiah 44:20 [Stuart ] renders the sentence, “Who exchanged the true God for a false one.” [Wolfius ] objects to this view, and says, “I prefer to takeἀλήθειαν τοῦ

Romans 14:14 — нас: нет ничего настолько чистого, чтобы его не могла осквернить поврежденная совесть. Ибо одна лишь вера и одно лишь благочестие освящает для нас все. Неверные же, будучи оскверненными изнутри, даже прикосновением своим оскверняют все вокруг (Titus 1:15) (1 Timothy 1:0).

Romans 8:22 — and [Tholuck ] ; to whom may be added [Scott ], [Haldane ], and [Chalmers ], though [Scott ], rather inconsistently with the words of the text, if the material creation including animals be meant, regards as a reverie their resurrection; see Romans 8:21. After a minute discussion of various points, [Stuart ] avows his preference to the opinion, that the creature” means mankind in general, as being the least liable to objections; and he mentions as its advocates [Lightfoot ], [Locke ], [Turrettin

1 Corinthians 1:8 — ought nevertheless to feel assured that the Lord will never forsake you, but will on the contrary increase what he has begun in you, that when that day comes on which “we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ,” (2 Corinthians 5:10,) we may be found there blameless. Blameless In his Epistles to the Ephesians and Colossians (Ephesians 1:4, and Colossians 1:22) he teaches that this is the end of our calling — that we may appear pure and unreproachable in the presence of

1 Corinthians 15:34 — been clear-sighted. To your shame Just as fathers, when reproving their children for their faults, put them to shame, in order that they may by that shame cover their shame. When, however, he declared previously that he did not wish to shame them, (1 Corinthians 4:14,) his meaning was that he did not wish to hold them up to disgrace, by bringing forward their faults to public view in a spirit of enmity and hatred. (98) In the mean time, however, it was of advantage for them to be sharply reproved,

1 Corinthians 16:12 — 12. En cuanto a nuestro hermano Apolos. Había sucedido a Pablo en la obra de edificar a los corintios; y, por lo tanto, en pasajes anteriores se le atribuye el oficio de riego. ( 1 Corintios 3:6, y Hechos 19:1.) Ahora declara una razón por la que no

1 Corinthians 2:1 — 1.And I, when I came Paul having begun to speak of his own method of teaching, had straightway fallen into a discussion as to the nature of gospel preaching generally. Now again he returns to speak of himself, to show that nothing in him was despised

1 Corinthians 7:16 — 16.For what knowest thou, O woman? Those who are of opinion that this observation is a confirmation of the second department of his statement, expound it thus. “An uncertain hope ought not to detain thee,” etc. But, in my opinion, the exhortation

2 Corinthians 10:17 — 17. Pero el que glorifica esta afirmación se hace a modo de corrección, ya que su gloria podría parecer una jactancia vacía. Por lo tanto, se cita a sí mismo y a los demás ante el tribunal de Dios, diciendo que aquellos se glorían por buenos motivos,

2 Corinthians 4:4 — For the subterfuge of the Arians was childish — that if the devil is called the god of this world, the name of God, as applied to Christ, does not express a true, eternal, and exclusive divinity. For Paul says elsewhere, many are called gods, (1 Corinthians 8:5;) but David, on the other hand, sings forth — the gods of the nations are demons. (438) (Psalms 96:5.) When, therefore, the devil is called the god of the wicked, on the ground of his having dominion over them, and being worshipped

Galatians 1:4 — “spared not his only-begotten Son, (Romans 8:32,) but delivered him up for us all;” and Christ, on the other hand, offered himself a sacrifice in order to reconcile us to God. Hence it follows, that his death is the satisfaction for sins. (15) That he might deliver us. He likewise declares the design of our redemption to be, that Christ, by his death, might purchase us to be his own property. This takes place when we are separated from the world; for so long as we are of the world, we

1 Peter 2:2 — the body but for the soul;” as though the Apostle reminded us by this expression that he spoke metaphorically. I rather think that this passage agrees with that saying of Paul, “Be ye not children in understanding, but in malice.”(1 Corinthians 14:20.) That no one might think that infancy, void of understanding and full of fatuity, was commended by him, he in due time meets this objection; so he bids them to desire milk free from guile, and yet mixed with right understanding.

2 Peter 3:3 — faithful again to the doctrine which he touched upon in the second chapter. For by the last days is commonly meant the kingdom of Christ, or the days of his kingdom, according to what Paul says, “Upon whom the ends of the world are come.” (1 Corinthians 10:11.) (177) The meaning is, that the more God offers himself by the gospel to the world, and the more he invites men to his kingdom, the more audacious on the other hand will ungodly men vomit forth the poison of their impiety. He calls