And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, In our exposition of Matthew 4:18, we have shown, as it appears to us, that this was quite a different occasion from that, and consequently that the calling of the disciples ther... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 8:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 2:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 9:9. Since this discourse is recorded by all the three first Evangelists immediately after their account of the Fe... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, WHY DO THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN FAST OFTEN, AND MAKE PRAYERS, AND LIKEWISE THE DISCIPLES OF THE PHARISEES? These seem to h... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, CAN YE MAKE THE CHILDREN OF THE BRIDE-CHAMBER (THE BRIDAL ATTENDANTS), FAST WHILE THE BRIDEGROOM IS WITH THEM? Glorious title for Jesus to take to Himself! The Old... [ Continue Reading ]
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. BUT THE DAYS WILL COME, [ Eleusontai (G2064 ) de (G1161 ) heemerai (G2250 ), RATHER, 'BUT DAYS WILL COME,'] WHEN THE BRIDEGROOM SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM - a delicate and affect... [ Continue Reading ]
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. AND HE SPAKE ALSO A PARABLE UNTO THEM; NO MAN PUTTETH A PIECE OF A NEW GARMENT UPON AN... [ Continue Reading ]
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. AND NO MAN PUTTETH NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES, [ askous (G779)] - 'wine-skins.' They were made usually of goat-skins, and of course would be liable to burst in the... [ Continue Reading ]
But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. BUT NEW WINE MUST BE PUT INTO NEW BOTTLES; AND BOTH ARE PRESERVED.... [ Continue Reading ]
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. NO MAN ALSO HAVING DRUNK OLD WINE STRAIGHTWAY DESIRETH NEW; FOR HE SAITH, THE OLD IS BETTER. These are just examples of incongruities in common things. As men's good sense leads them to avoid these in ord... [ Continue Reading ]