Bible Commentaries

Exodus 20:14 — Although one kind of impurity is alone referred to, it is sufficiently plain, from the principle laid down, that believers are generally exhorted to chastity; for, if the Law be a perfect rule of holy living, it would be more than absurd to give a license

Exodus 21:18 — 18.And if men strive together. The punishment here enacted for wounds and blows is so slight, that it might have served as a provocative to the mischievousness of the ill-disposed. Since the Law of the Twelve Tables only inflicted a fine of twenty-five

Psalms 119:148 — 148.My eyes have prevented the night watchers. (21) The Psalmist here intimates, that he was more sedulously intent on meditating upon the law of God than watchmen of the night were to keep watch. Others are of opinion, that the verb שוח,

Isaiah 50:1 — 1.Where is that bill of divorcement? There are various interpretations of this passage, but very few of the commentators have understood the Prophet’s meaning. In order to have a general understanding of it, we must observe that union by which

Isaiah 61:6 — 6.But ye shall be called the priests of Jehovah. This verse sheds somewhat more light on the preceding; for in the second part of it the Prophet foretells that believers shall enjoy the riches of the Gentiles, and shall be raised to glory as their successors.

Jeremiah 15:16 — The Prophet had said in the last verse that he was loaded with reproach on God’s account; for in his intercourse with his own people he did not incur their hatred for any private affair, but for his faithfulness in the discharge of his duty: hence

Matthew 16:18 — 18.And I say to thee. By these words Christ declares how highly he is delighted with the confession of Peter, since he bestows upon it so large a reward. For, though he had already given to his disciple, Simon, the name of Peter, (Matthew 10:2; John

Matthew 27:59 — Matthew 27:59.And having taken the body. The three Evangelists glance briefly at the burial; and therefore they say nothing about the aromatic ointments which John alone mentions, (John 19:39) only they relate that Joseph purchased a clean linen cloth;

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

Deuteronomy 10:12 — Deuteronomy 10:12.And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require? After having expounded each Commandment in its order, it now remains for us to see what is the sum of the contents of the Law, and what the aim and object of its instructions. For

John 1:12 — 12.But to as many as received him. That none may be retarded by this stumbling-block, that the Jews despised and rejected Christ, the Evangelist exalts above heaven the godly who believe in him; for he says that by faith they obtain this glory of being

John 8:19 — 19.Where is thy father ? There can be no doubt whatever, that it was in mockery that they inquired about his Father For not only do they, with their wonted pride, treat contemptuously what he had said about the Father, but they likewise ridicule him

Romans 5:12 — 12Wherefore as, etc. He now begins to enlarge on the same doctrine, by comparing with it what is of an opposite character. For since Christ came to redeem us from the calamity into which Adam had fallen, and had precipitated all his posterity with him,

1 Corinthians 7:1 — As he had spoken of fornication, he now appropriately proceeds to speak of marriage which is the remedy for avoiding fornication. Now it appears, that, notwithstanding the greatly scattered state of the Corinthian Church, they still retained some respect

Colossians 2:18 — 18.Let no one take from you the palm. (389) He alludes to runners, or wrestlers, to whom the palm was assigned, on condition of their not giving way in the middle of the course, or after the contest had been commenced. He admonishes them, therefore,

1 Timothy 3:16 — 16Great is the mystery of godliness Again, here is another enhancement. That the truth of God might not, through the ingratitude of men, be less esteemed than it ought, he extols its value, by stating that “great is the secret of godliness;”

1 Timothy 3:16 — Великая благочестия тайна (велика тайна благочестия). Еще одно усиление смысла. Дабы истина Божия по человеческой неблагодарности не подверглась недооценке, апостол превозносит ее достоинство, говоря, что она – великая тайна благочестия. Ведь речь идет

Hebrews 2:13 — 13.I will put my trust in him, or, I will confide in him. As this sentence is found in Psalms 18:2, it was probably taken from that place; (44) and Paul, in Romans 15:9, applies another verse to Christ respecting the calling of the Gentiles. In addition

1 Peter 2:1 — After having taught the faithful that they had been regenerated by the word of God, he now exhorts them to lead a life corresponding with their birth. For if we live in the Spirit, we ought also to walk in the Spirit, as Paul says. (Galatians 5:25.)

1 Peter 2:1 — Научив верующих, что они возрождены Словом Божиим, апостол увещевает их теперь вести жизнь, соответствующую их возрождению. Ведь если мы живем Духом, то и поступать должны по Духу, как говорит Павел (Galatians 5:25). Значит нам недостаточно однажды