Bible Commentaries

Psalms 97:7 — lentitud de su aprehensión espiritual, los hombres no pueden dejar de vagar en vanidades propias; y es el conocimiento del Dios verdadero que los disipa, ya que el sol dispersa la oscuridad. Todos tienen naturalmente algo de religión nacido con ellos, (100) pero debido a la ceguera y la estupidez, así como a la debilidad de nuestras mentes, la aprensión que concebimos que Dios es inmediatamente depravado. La religión es, por lo tanto, el comienzo de todas las supersticiones, no en su propia naturaleza,

Isaiah 16:1 — 1.Send ye a lamb. Here the Prophet scoffs at the Moabites for not acknowledging God at the proper time, but recklessly waiting for the stroke of his hand, till they were completely destroyed. It is, therefore, a condemnation of late repentance, when men

Isaiah 16:1 — 1. Envía un cordero. Aquí el Profeta se burla de los moabitas por no reconocer a Dios en el momento adecuado, sino por esperar imprudentemente el golpe de su mano, hasta que fueron completamente destruidos. Es, por lo tanto, una condena del arrepentimiento

Isaiah 37:26 — that Jerusalem was founded by his own hand and built by his direction, and therefore that, until he was conquered, Sennacherib could not overthrow it. This doctrine is found everywhere, and frequently repeated in the Scriptures, (Psalms 48:8; Isaiah 14:32,) and contains a remarkable consolation, by which the godly may be sustained amidst the severest afflictions that can befall them; and that consolation is, that they will continually be under God’s protection, because he has elected them.

Isaiah 56:7 — that he is reconciled to them, but by the manifestation of his favor and kindness in their prosperity. Yet their highest joy is that which springs from “peace” of conscience, which Paul ascribes to “the kingdom of God,” (Romans 14:1) and which we enjoy when we are reconciled to God by Christ. (Romans 5:1) Their burnt-offerings and sacrifices shall be acceptable. He promises that their sacrifices shall be acceptable to him, because all have been called on this condition, that

Isaiah 56:7 — deliciosa, no solo al demostrar que está reconciliado con ellos, sino por la manifestación de su favor y bondad en su prosperidad. Sin embargo, su mayor gozo es el que surge de la "paz" de conciencia, que Pablo atribuye al "reino de Dios" ( Romanos 14:1) y que disfrutamos cuando Cristo nos reconcilia con Dios. ( Romanos 5:1) Sus holocaustos y sacrificios serán aceptables. Él promete que sus sacrificios serán aceptables para él, porque todos han sido llamados con esta condición, que se ofrecerán

Lamentations 2:1 — of evils, yet they had become hardened in their perverseness. But it was impossible that any one should really call on God, except he was humbled in mind, and brought the sacrifice of which we have spoken, even a humble and contrite spirit. (Psalms 51:19.) It was, then, the Prophet’s object to soften the hardness which he knew prevailed in almost the whole people. This was the reason why he exclaimed, in a kind of astonishment, How has God clouded, etc. (148) Some render the words, “How

Lamentations 2:1 — carga de males, sin embargo, se habían endurecido en su perversidad. Pero era imposible que alguien realmente invocara a Dios, excepto que fue humilde en mente y trajo el sacrificio del que hemos hablado, incluso un espíritu humilde y contrito. (Salmo 51:19.) Fue, entonces, el objeto del Profeta suavizar la dureza que él sabía prevalecía en casi todo el pueblo. Esta fue la razón por la que exclamó, en una especie de asombro, ¿Cómo se ha nublado Dios, etc. (148) Algunos expresan las palabras "Cómo

Deuteronomy 4:12 — Deuteronomy 4:12.And the Lord spake unto you. It is a confirmation of the Second Commandment, that God manifested Himself to the Israelites by a voice, and not in a bodily form; whence it follows that those who are not contented with His voice, but seek His visible

Romans 1:5 — disgrace; yet before God and his saints, it possesses a dignity of no common or ordinary kind. It is therefore deservedly counted a favor. If you prefer to say, “I have received grace that I should be an Apostle,” the sense would be the same. (21) The expression, on account of his name, is rendered by [Ambrose ], “in his name,” as though it meant, that the Apostle was appointed in the place of Christ to preach the gospel, according to that passage, “We are ambassadors for

Romans 5:12 — 12 Por lo tanto, como, etc. Ahora comienza a ampliar la misma doctrina, comparando con ella lo que tiene un carácter opuesto. Porque desde que Cristo vino a redimirnos de la calamidad en la que Adán había caído, y había precipitado toda su posteridad

1 Corinthians 1:18 — 18.For the preaching of the cross, etc. In this first clause a concession is made. For as it might very readily be objected, that the gospel is commonly held in contempt, if it be presented in so bare and abject a form, Paul of his own accord concedes

1 Corinthians 10:1 — were in the sight of God.” For they were favored with the same benefits as we at this day enjoy; there was a Church of God among them, as there is at this day among us; they had the same sacraments, to be tokens to them of the grace of God; (521) but, on their abusing their privileges, they did not escape the judgment of God. (522) Be afraid, therefore; for the same thing is impending over you. Jude makes use of the same argument in his Epistle. (Judges 1:5.) 1. All were under the cloud. The

1 Corinthians 15:14 — 14.Then is our preaching vain — not simply as having some mixture of falsehood, but as being altogether an empty fallacy. For what remains if Christ has been swallowed up by death — if he has become extinct — if he has been overwhelmed

1 Corinthians 9:12 — 12.If others assume this power over you Again he establishes his own right from the example of others. For why should he alone be denied what others assumed as their due? For as no one labored more than he among the Corinthians, no one was more deserving

2 Corinthians 11:9 — Observe, however, that he says that he had been in want, for he would never have been a burden to them, had he not been constrained by necessity. He, nevertheless, in the mean time, labored with his hands, as we have seen before, (1 Corinthians 4:12,) but, as the labor of his hands was not sufficient for sustaining life, something additional was contributed by the Macedonians. Accordingly he does not say, that his living had been furnished to him by the Macedonians, (826) but merely

Galatians 2:6 — del mundo se admiten distinciones de rango, pero en el reino espiritual de Cristo no pueden tener lugar. Hay plausibilidad en la declaración, pero en referencia al gobierno mundano, se dice: "No respetarán a las personas en juicio". ( Deuteronomio 1:17.) Pero no entro en ese argumento, ya que no afecta este pasaje. Pablo simplemente quiere decir que el rango honorable que habían alcanzado los apóstoles no impidió que Dios lo llamara, y lo levantó, de una vez, de la condición más baja para ser su

Philippians 2:18 — 18Rejoice ye. By the alacrity which he thus discovers, he encourages the Philippians, and enkindles in them a desire to meet death with firmness, (142) inasmuch as believers suffer no harm from it. For he has formerly taught them that death would be gain

Colossians 2:10 — 10.And ye are complete in him. He adds, that this perfect essence of Deity, which is in Christ, is profitable to us in this respect, that we are also perfect in him. “As to God’s dwelling wholly in Christ, it is in order that we, having obtained

2 Timothy 2:7 — 7Understand what I say (163) He added this, not on account of the obscurity of the comparisons which he has set forth, but that Timothy himself might ponder, how much more excellent is the warfare under the direction of Christ, and how much more abundant the reward; for, when