Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, The first twelve verses were addressed more immediately to the disciples, the rest to the scribes and Pharisees. THEN SPAKE JESUS TO THE MULTITUDE, [ ochlois (G3793 ) - 'TO THE MULTITUDES,'] AND TO HIS DISCIPLES,... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: SAYING, THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES SIT. The Jewish teachers stood to read, but sat to expound the Scriptures, as will be seen by comparing with . IN MOSES' SEAT - that is, as interpreters of the law given by Moses.... [ Continue Reading ]
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. ALL THEREFORE - that is, all which, as sitting in that seat and teaching out of that law, THEY BID YOU OBSERVE, THAT OBSERVE AND DO. The word "therefore" is thus, it wi... [ Continue Reading ]
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. FOR THEY BIND HEAVY BURDENS AND GRIEVOUS TO BE BORNE, AND LAY THEM ON MEN'S SHOULDERS; BUT THEY THEMSELVES WILL NOT MOVE THEM - "touch them not... [ Continue Reading ]
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, BUT ALL THEIR WORKS THEY DO FOR TO BE SEEN OF MEN. Whatever good they do, or zeal they show, has but one motive-human applause. THEY MAKE BROAD THEIR PHYLACTERIES -... [ Continue Reading ]
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, AND LOVE THE UPPERMOST ROOMS. The word "room" is now obsolete in the sense here intended. It should be 'the uppermost place' [ prootoklisian (G4411)], that is, the place of highest honour. AT FEASTS, AND THE CHIEF S... [ Continue Reading ]
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. AND GREETINGS IN THE MARKETS, AND TO BE CALLED OF MEN, RABBI, RABBI. It is the spirit rather than the letter of this that must be pressed; though the violation of the letter, springing from spiritual pride, has done incalculabl... [ Continue Reading ]
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. BUT BE NOT YE CALLED RABBI: FOR ONE IS YOUR MASTER, [ Katheegeetees (G2519)] - 'your Guide, your Teacher,' "even Christ; and all ye are brethren.... [ Continue Reading ]
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. AND CALL NO MAN YOUR FATHER UPON THE EARTH: FOR ONE IS YOUR FATHER, WHICH IS IN HEAVEN.... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. NEITHER BE YE CALLED MASTERS: FOR ONE IS YOUR MASTER, EVEN CHRIST. To construe these injunctions into a condemnation of every title by which church rulers may be distinguished from the flock which they rule, is virtually to conde... [ Continue Reading ]
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. BUT HE THAT IS GREATEST AMONG YOU SHALL BE YOUR SERVANT. This plainly means, 'shall show that he is so by becoming your servant;' as in , compared with .... [ Continue Reading ]
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. AND WHOSOEVER SHALL EXALT HIMSELF SHALL BE ABASED; AND HE THAT SHALL HUMBLE HIMSELF SHALL BE EXALTED. See the note at . What follows was addressed more immediately to the scribes and Pharisees... [ Continue Reading ]
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. BUT WOE UNTO YOU, SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES! FOR YE SHUT UP THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AGAINST MEN: FOR YE... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. WOE UNTO YOU, SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES! FOR YE DEVOUR WIDOWS' HOUSES, AND FOR A PRETENCE MAKE LONG PRAYER: THEREFORE YE SH... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. WOE UNTO YOU, SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES! FOR YE COMPASS SEA AND LAND TO MAKE ONE PROSELYTE - from paganism.... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! WOE UNTO YOU, YE BLIND GUIDES. Striking expression this of the ruinous effects of erroneous teaching. Our Lord, here and in some foll... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? YE FOOLS, AND BLIND! FOR WHETHER IS GREATER, THE GOLD, OR THE TEMPLE THAT SANCTIFIETH THE GOLD?... [ Continue Reading ]
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. AND, WHOSOEVER SHALL SWEAR BY THE ALTAR, IT IS NOTHING; BUT WHOSOEVER SWEARETH BY THE GIFT THAT IS UPON IT, HE IS GUILTY, [ ofeilei (G3784)]. It should have been rendered, "h... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? YE FOOLS, AND BLIND! FOR WHETHER IS GREATER, THE GIFT, OR THE ALTAR THAT SANCTIFIETH THE GIFT? (See .)... [ Continue Reading ]
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. WHOSE THEREFORE SHALL SWEAR BY THE ALTAR ... AND ... BY THE TEMPLE ... AND ... BY HEAVEN ... See the notes at Matthew 5:33.... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. WOE UNTO YOU, SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES! FOR YE P... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. YE BLIND GUIDES, WHICH STRAIN AT A GNAT. The proper rendering-as in the older English translations, and perhaps our own as it came from the translators' hands-evidently is, 'strain out.' It was the custom, says Trench, of the stricter... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. WOE UNTO YOU, SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES! FOR YE MAKE CLEAN THE OUTSIDE OF THE CUP AND OF THE PLATTER, BUT WITHIN THEY ARE FULL O... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. THOU BLIND PHARISEE, CLEANSE FIRST THAT WHICH IS WITHIN THE CUP AND PLATTER, THAT THE OUTSIDE OF THEM MAY BE CLEAN ALSO. In Luke () it is, "Ye fools, did not he that made that... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. WOE UNTO YOU, SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES! FOR YE ARE LIKE WHITED (OR 'WHITE-WASHED') SEPULCHRES... [ Continue Reading ]
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. EVEN SO YE ALSO OUTWARDLY APPEAR RIGHTEOUS UNTO MEN, BUT WITHIN YE ARE FULL OF HYPOCRISY AND INIQUITY.... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, WOE UNTO YOU ... HYPOCRITES! YE BUILD THE TOMBS OF THE PROPHETS ... AND SAY, IF WE HAD BEEN IN THE DAYS OF OUR FATHERS, WE WOULD NOT ... WHEREFORE YE BE WITNES... [ Continue Reading ]
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. FILL YE UP THEN THE MEASURE OF YOUR FATHERS.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? YE SERPENTS, YE GENERATION OF VIPERS, HOW CAN YE ESCAPE THE DAMNATION OF HELL? In thus, at the end of his His ministry, recalling the words of the Baptist at the outset of his, our Lord would seem to intimate that the... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: WHEREFORE, BEHOLD, I SEND UNTO YOU PROPHETS, AND WISE MEN, AND SCRIBES, [ Egoo (G1473) ap... [ Continue Reading ]
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. THAT UPON YOU MAY COME ALL THE RIGHTEOUS BLOOD SHED UPON THE EARTH, FROM THE BLOOD OF RIGHTEOUS ABEL U... [ Continue Reading ]
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, ALL THESE THINGS SHALL COME UPON THIS GENERATION. As it was only in the last generation of them that "the iniquity of the Amorites was full" (), and then the abominations of ages were at once complete... [ Continue Reading ]
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! O JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM, THOU THAT KILLEST THE PROPHETS, AND STONEST THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. BEHOLD YOUR HOUSE - the Temple, beyond all doubt; but their house now, not the Lord's. See the note at Matthew 22:7. IS LEFT UNTO YOU DESOLATE, [ ereemos (G2048)] - 'deserted;' that is, of its Divine Inhabitant. But who is that? Hear the next words... [ Continue Reading ]
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. FOR I SAY UNTO YOU - and these were His last words to the impenitent nation: see opening remarks on Mark 13:1 -- YE SHALL NOT SEE ME HENCEFORTH. What? Does Jesus mean that H... [ Continue Reading ]