Bible Commentaries

Psalms 132:6 — 6.Lo! we heard of it at Ephratha. This verse is obscure, and we need not wonder at the difficulty which interpreters have felt in ascertaining its meaning. First, the relative pronoun (131) being of the feminine gender has no antecedent, and we are forced to suppose that it must refer to the word habitation in the foregoing sentence, although there it reads habitations, in the plural number. But the principal difficulty lies in the

Isaiah 23:18 — 18.But her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord. This was another instance of the divine compassion towards Tyre. Though she had been restored, yet she was not converted to God, but continued to follow dishonest practices, so that she

Isaiah 37:26 — fue fundada por su propia mano y construida por su dirección, y por lo tanto, hasta que él fue conquistado, Senaquerib no pudo derrocarlo. Esta doctrina se encuentra en todas partes, y se repite con frecuencia en las Escrituras, (Salmo 48:8; Isaías 14:32), y contiene un notable consuelo, por el cual el piadoso puede ser sostenido en medio de las aflicciones más severas eso puede sucederles; y ese consuelo es que estarán continuamente bajo la protección de Dios, porque él los ha elegido. Emplea este

Isaiah 61:1 — 1.The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah. As Christ explains this passage with reference to himself, (Luke 4:18) so commentators limit it to him without hesitation, and lay down this principle, that Christ is introduced as speaking, as if the whole passage related

Jeremiah 11:14 — a simple prohibition, often stimulates the prayers of his people, according to what we read of Samuel; for though he knew from God’s own mouth that Saul was rejected, he yet from love ceased not to seek his good and to intercede God for him. (1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Samuel 16:1) But the prophets doubtless paid regard to God’s counsel in this case: yet as God did not speak for the sake of Jeremiah, but of the people, the Prophet is not to be charged with rashness or presumption, or foolish

Jeremiah 49:13 — simple testimony, without being sanctioned by an oath, would not be sufficient for us. This is then the reason for making an oath. God is said to swear by himself, because there is none greater; as the apostle says, by whom he can swear. (Hebrews 6:13.) Men in doubtful and hidden things flee to God, who knows the heart, who is himself the truth, and from whom nothing is hid. And an oath, as we learn from many places of Scripture, is a part of divine worship. As then this honor peculiarly belongs

Ezekiel 3:20 — ahora se agrega: si el justo se desvía, de hecho morirá, pero necesitaré su sangre Aquí se puede preguntar, ¿cómo pueden los justos apartarse, ya que no hay justicia sin el espíritu de regeneración? Pero la simiente del Espíritu es incorruptible, ( 1 Pedro 1:23), ni puede suceder que su la gracia se extingue por completo; para el Espíritu, es el fervor y el sello de nuestra adopción, porque la adopción de Dios es sin arrepentimiento, como dice Pablo. ( Romanos 11:29.) Por lo tanto, puede parecer

Malachi 4:6 — participantes de ella solamente. Y esta es la importancia de expresiones como estas, “Los pecados que remitas, son remitidos: todo lo que ates en la tierra quedará atado en el cielo” ( Juan 20:23;) o cuando Pablo dice que había engendrado a los corintios ( 1 Corintios 2:15) no reclamó para sí lo que sabía que solo le pertenecía a Dios, sino que exaltó el favor de Dios tal como se manifestó en su ministerio, según lo que declara en otro lugar, "No yo, sino la gracia de Dios que estaba conmigo". ( 1 Corintios

Matthew 13:55 — because Christ’s brothers are sometimes mentioned. (347) (347) Jerome replied to Helvidius in a work entitled, Contra Helvidium de Beatoe Marioe Virginitate CAVIN has formerly alluded to the controversy between these two authors, (Harmony, vol. 1. p. 107.) — Ed.

Matthew 6:1 — 1.Beware In this passage, Christ exhorts his people to devote themselves sincerely to good works; that is, to endeavor, with simplicity, to do what is right before God, and not to make a parade before men. (424) A very necessary admonition; for in all

John 15:16 — незаслуженного милосердия. Кроме того, сколь истинны эти слова Христовы видно из следующего: Христос избрал апостолами тех, которые казались самыми неподходящими людьми. В их лице Он хотел явить нам вечный памятник Своей благодати. Ведь, как вопрошает Павел (1 Corinthians 4:2): кто из людей способен исполнить служение, коим Бог примиряет с Собой человеческий род? Кто из смертных способен представлять в своем лице Бога? Итак, один лишь Христос по Своему избранию делает людей на это способными. Посему Павел

John 5:1 — 1.There was a feast of the Jews. Though the Evangelist does not expressly state whatfeast this was, yet the probable conjecture is that he means Pentecost, at least if what is here related took place immediately after that Christ came into Galilee. For

Acts 13:31 — 31.After that he hath said that Christ came out of the grave, which was beset with the hired ministers of the adversaries, he addeth now that he appeared to many of the disciples, which bare faithful witness to the people. And he calleth them witnesses,

Acts 18:15 — − 15.Of words and names. These words are not well packed together. Yet Gallio speaketh thus of the law of God by way of contempt, as if the Jewish religion did consist only in words and superfluous questions. And surely (as the nation was much given to

Acts 18:3 — showeth a reason, because the false apostles taught freely without taking any thing, that they might craftily creep in, therefore the holy man would not give place to them in that point, lest he should cause the gospel of Christ to be evil spoken of, ( 1 Corinthians 9:12.) But we may easily gather out of this place, that whithersoever he came, (until he was occupied in the continual labor of teachings) he wrought of his occupation, that he might get his living. When Chrysostom saith that Paul was a

Acts 21:1 — − 1.Luke reckoneth up briefly the course of his sailing; and that not only to win credit to the history, that we may know what was done in every place, but that the readers may weigh with themselves the invincible and heroic fortitude which was in Paul,

Romans 16:5 — a longer space of time, provided they who have first begun are not wearied in their course. (474) (474) Epaenetus, who is here called the first-fruit of Achaia, may have been off the family of Stephanas, who is said to have been the first-fruit in 1 Corinthians 16:15. But the majority of copies has Asia, Ασίας, here, instead of Achaia, Αχαίας. By Asia is often meant Asia Minor, and so here, no doubt, if it be the right reading.

Romans 3:1 — 1.Though Paul has clearly proved that bare circumcision brought nothing to the Jews, yet since he could not deny but that there was some difference between the Gentiles and the Jews, which by that symbol was sealed to them by the Lord, and since it was

1 Corinthians 10:1 — ojos de Dios". . " Porque fueron favorecidos con los mismos beneficios que disfrutamos en este día; había una Iglesia de Dios entre ellos, como hay en este día entre nosotros; tenían los mismos sacramentos, para ser muestras de la gracia de Dios; (521) pero, al abusar de sus privilegios, no escaparon del juicio de Dios. (522) Tenga miedo, por lo tanto; porque lo mismo es inminente sobre ti. Judas hace uso del mismo argumento en su Epístola. ( Judas 1: 5 .) 1. Todos estaban debajo de la nube. El

Hebrews 9:27 — some had died twice, such as Lazarus, and not once; the answer would be this, — that the Apostle speaks here of the ordinary lot of men; but they are to be excepted from this condition, who shall by an instantaneous change put off corruption, (1 Corinthians 15:51;) for he includes none but those who wait for a long time in the dust for the redemption of their bodies.