Bible Commentaries

Psalms 51:10 — 10Create in me a clean heart, O God! In the previous part of the psalm David has been praying for pardon. He now requests that the grace of the Spirit, which he had forfeited, or deserved to have forfeited, might be restored to him. The two requests are

Psalms 78:65 — that the Lord awoke against them; and others, as spoken of their enemies. If the first sense is adopted, it need not excite our surprise, that the Israelites are termed, in the 66th verse, the enemies of God, even as they are so designated in Isaiah 1:24, “Therefore, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah! I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies.” (Isaiah 1:24) And thus the meaning will be, that the Israelites paid dearly for abusing

Psalms 9:11 — 11.Sing unto Jehovah. David, not contented with giving thanks individually, and on his own account, exhorts the faithful to unite with him, praising God, and to do this not only because it is their duty to stir up one another to this religious exercise,

Psalms 9:11 — 11. Cante a Jehová. David, no contento con dar gracias individualmente, y por su propia cuenta, exhorta a los fieles a unirse con él, alabando a Dios, y a hacer esto no solo porque es su deber despertarse mutuamente en este ejercicio religioso, sino

Leviticus 27:1 — 1.And the Lord spake unto Moses. In this chapter Moses shews in what manner and at what price what once has been offered is to be redeemed, supposing that the vows cannot be conveniently paid. Now it is to be observed, that among the ancient people there

Isaiah 27:1 — 1.In that day. Here the Prophet speaks in general of the judgment of God, and thus includes the whole of Satan’s kingdom. Having formerly spoken of the vengeance of God to be displayed against tyrants and wicked men who have shed innocent blood,

Isaiah 41:8 — not at liberty to go beyond bounds like Gentiles, and ungodly men. “Such were some of you,” says Paul, “but now you have been washed, now you have been sanctified by the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:11.) Indeed, nothing is more unreasonable than that we should wander like blind men in darkness, when the sun of righteousness hath shined upon us. We ought therefore to consider our calling, that we may follow it with all zeal and industry,

Isaiah 41:8 — libertad de ir más allá de los límites como los gentiles y los hombres impíos. "Tales fueron algunos de ustedes", dice Paul, "pero ahora has sido lavado, ahora has sido santificado por el nombre del Señor Jesús y por el Espíritu de nuestro Dios". ( 1 Corintios 6:11.) De hecho, nada es más irrazonable que el hecho de que debamos deambular como ciegos en la oscuridad, cuando el sol de justicia nos ha iluminado. Por lo tanto, debemos considerar nuestro llamado, para que podamos seguirlo con todo celo

Isaiah 49:5 — desempeñar su cargo. Al mismo tiempo, señala el final del llamado; para este fin se han designado apóstoles y maestros de la Iglesia, para reunir al rebaño disperso del Señor, para que bajo Cristo todos podamos estar unidos en el mismo cuerpo. ( Efesios 4:11.) En el mundo hay una dispersión miserable, pero en Cristo hay ἀνακεφαλαίωσις "una reunión" de todos, ( Efesios 1:10, ) como habla el apóstol; porque no puede haber otro vínculo de unión. En cuanto a la palabra "crear" o "forma", no tiene ningún propósito

Isaiah 9:6 — venida de Cristo. Tampoco es maravilloso si el Profeta hace una transición repentina desde el regreso de los pueblos antiguos a la restauración completa de la Iglesia, que tuvo lugar muchos siglos después; porque en nuestras observaciones sobre Isaías 7:14, (142) hemos comentado que no hay otra manera de que Dios se reconcilie con nosotros que a través del Mediador, todas las promesas se basan en él; y que, por este motivo, es costumbre con los Profetas, siempre que deseen alentar los corazones de

Zechariah 1:12 — Church. But if this view be disapproved, we may take any one of the angels to be meant. It is certain that it is enjoined them all to minister to the salvation of the faithful, according to what the Apostle says in the first chapter of the Hebrews Hebrews 1:1; and indeed the whole Scripture is full of evidences, which prove that angels are guardians to the godly, and watch over them; for the Lord, for whose service they are ever ready, thus employs them: and in this we also see the singular love of God

Matthew 4:13 — 13.And having left Nazareth I have thought it proper to introduce this passage of Matthew, immediately after Luke’s narrative, which we have just examined; because we may gather from the context that, as Christ had hitherto been wont to frequent

Matthew 7:16 — 16.From their fruits you shall know them Had not this mark of distinction been added, we might have called in question the authority of all teachers without exception. If there is a mortal danger to be dreaded in teachers, and if we see no way of avoiding

1 Corinthians 9:1 — 1. ¿No estoy libre? Confirma por hechos lo que había dicho inmediatamente antes: que preferiría nunca probar la carne durante toda su vida, que dar la oportunidad de tropezar con un hermano y, al mismo tiempo, muestra que no necesita nada más de ellos.

Galatians 1:10 — ambición, la adulación o cualquier otra pasión similar no lo impulsó a adaptarse a las opiniones de los hombres. El segundo argumento, mucho más fuerte, es que no fue el autor del evangelio, sino que entregó fielmente lo que había recibido de Dios. 10. ¿Porque ahora persuado según los hombres o según Dios? La ambigüedad de la construcción griega en este pasaje, ha dado lugar a una variedad de exposiciones. Algunos lo rinden, ¿ahora persuado a los hombres o a Dios? (25) Otros interpretan las palabras

2 Thessalonians 2:2 — prophesyings, with the view of putting honor upon them. For, in order that prophecies may have due authority, we must look to the Spirit of God rather than to men. But as the devil is wont to transform himself into an angel of light, (2 Corinthians 11:14,) impostors stole this title, in order that they might impose upon the simple. But although Paul could have stripped them of this mask, he, nevertheless, preferred to speak in this manner, by way of concession, as though he had said, “However

1 Timothy 6:16 — 16 ¿Quién solo tiene la inmortalidad? Paul trabaja para demostrar que no hay felicidad, ni dignidad ni excelencia, ni vida, fuera de Dios. En consecuencia, ahora dice que solo Dios es inmortal, para informarnos, que nosotros y todas las criaturas no,

2 Timothy 1:6 — respecta a la ceremonia, los apóstoles lo tomaron prestado de una antigua costumbre de su nación; o más bien, como consecuencia de su uso, lo retuvieron; porque esto es parte de ese procedimiento decente y ordenado que Paul recomienda en otra parte. ( 1 Corintios 14:40.) Sin embargo, se puede dudar si esa "imposición de manos" que ahora se menciona se refiere a la ordenación; porque, en ese momento, las gracias del Espíritu, de las cuales habla en el capítulo 12 de la Epístola a los Romanos (Romanos

Hebrews 3:3 — the whole building, — Moses while ruling others, was ruled also himself, as he was a servant; but Christ being a Son possesses supreme power. It is a frequent and well­known metaphor used in Scripture to call the Church the house of God. (1 Timothy 3:15.) And as it is composed of the faithful, each of them is called a living stone. (1 Peter 2:5.) They are also sometimes called the vessels with which the house is furnished. (2 Timothy 2:20.) There is then no one so eminent that he is not

Hebrews 7:7 — 7.The less is, (114) etc. Let us first know what the word blessed means here. It means indeed a solemn praying by which he who is invested with some high and public honor, recommends to God men in private stations and under his ministry. Another way of blessing is when