Judge not, that ye be not judged. JUDGE NOT, THAT YE BE NOT JUDGED. To "judge" here [ krinete (G2919)] does not exactly mean to pronounce condemnatory judgment [ katakrinein (G2635)]; nor does it refer to simple judging at all, whether favourable or the reverse. The context makes it clear that th... [ Continue Reading ]
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. FOR WITH WHAT JUDGMENT YE JUDGE, YE SHALL BE JUDGED: AND WITH WHAT MEASURE YE METE [WHATEVER STANDARD OF JUDGMENT YE APPLY TO OTHERS], IT SHALL BE MEASURED TO YOU [AGAIN], [ anti... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHY BEHOLDEST THOU THE MOTE THAT IS IN THY BROTHER'S EYE, BUT CONSIDEREST NOT THE BEAM THAT IS IN THINE OWN EYE?_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? OR HOW WILT THOU SAY TO THY BROTHER, LET ME PULL OUT THE MOTE OUT OF THINE EYE; AND BEHOLD, A BEAM IS IN THINE OWN EYE?... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. THOU HYPOCRITE, [ Hupokrita (G5273)] - 'Hypocrite!' FIRST CAST OUT THE BEAM OUT OF THINE OWN EYE; AND THEN SHALT THOU SEE CLEARLY TO CAST OUT THE MOTE OUT... [ Continue Reading ]
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. GIVE NOT THAT WHICH IS HOLY UNTO THE DOGS - savage or snarling haters of truth and righteousness. NEITHER CAST YE YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE... [ Continue Reading ]
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ASK, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN YOU: SEEK, AND YE SHALL FIND; KNOCK, AND IT SHALL BE OPENED UNTO YOU. Though there seems evidently a climax here, expressive of more and more importunity, yet each of these... [ Continue Reading ]
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. FOR EVERYONE THAT ASKETH RECEIVETH; AND HE THAT SEEKETH FINDETH; AND TO HIM THAT KNOCKETH IT SHALL BE OPENED. Of course, it is presumed that he asked aright-that is, in faith-and with a... [ Continue Reading ]
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? OR WHAT MAN IS THERE OF YOU, WHOM IF HIS SON ASK BREAD [ arton (G740 ), 'A LOAF,'] WILL HE GIVE HIM A STONE? - round and smooth like such a loaf or cake as was much in use, but only to mock him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? OR IF HE ASK A FISH, WILL HE GIVE HIM A SERPENT? - like it, indeed, but only to sting him.... [ Continue Reading ]
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? IF YE THEN, BEING EVIL, KNOW HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS UNTO YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE SHALL YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN GIVE GOOD TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. THEREFORE (TO SAY ALL IN ONE WORD) ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER YE WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD DO TO YOU, DO YE EVEN SO [ houtoos (G3779 ), THE SAME THING AND IN THE SAME WAY,] TO T... [ Continue Reading ]
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: ENTER YE IN AT THE STRAIT GATE - as if hardly wide enough to admit one at all This expresses the difficulty of the first right step in religion, involvi... [ Continue Reading ]
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. BECAUSE STRAIT IS THE GATE, AND NARROW IS THE WAY, WHICH LEADETH UNTO LIFE (IN OTHER WORDS, THE WHOLE COURSE IS AS DIFFICULT AS THE FIRST STEP); AND (SO IT COMES TO PASS THAT) FEW THERE BE T... [ Continue Reading ]
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. BEWARE, [ Prosechete (G4337 ) de (G1161 ),`BUT BEWARE'] OF FALSE PROPHETS - that is, of teachers coming as authorized expounders of the mind of God and guides to heaven. (See Acts 20:29; 2 Pet... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? YE SHALL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS - not their doctrines-as many of the older interpreters and some later ones explain it-for that corresponds to the tree itself; but the practical effect of their teaching,... [ Continue Reading ]
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. EVEN SO EVERY GOOD TREE BRINGETH FORTH GOOD FRUIT; BUT A CORRUPT TREE BRINGETH FORTH EVIL FRUIT.... [ Continue Reading ]
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. A GOOD TREE CANNOT BRING FORTH EVIL FRUIT, NEITHER CAN A CORRUPT TREE BRING FORTH GOOD FRUIT. Obvious as is the truth here expressed in different forms-that the heart determines and is the only proper inte... [ Continue Reading ]
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. EVERY TREE THAT BRINGETH NOT FORTH GOOD FRUIT IS HEWN DOWN, AND CAST INTO THE FIRE. See the notes at .... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. WHEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM: - q. d., 'But the point I now press is not so much the end of such, as the means of detecting them; and this, as already said, is their fruits.' The hypocrisy of teachers now leads to a solemn warning aga... [ Continue Reading ]
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. NOT EVERYONE THAT SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD - the reduplication of the title "Lord" denoting zeal in according it to Christ (see ). Yet our Lord claim... [ Continue Reading ]
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? MANY WILL SAY TO ME IN THAT DAY, [ bªyowm (H3117) hahuw' (H1931).]. What day? It is emphatically unnamed. But it is the day to which H... [ Continue Reading ]
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. AND THEN WILL I PROFESS UNTO THEM, [ homologeesoo (G3670)] - or, 'openly proclaim'-tearing off the mask -- I NEVER KNEW YOU. What they claimed-intimacy with Christ-is just what He repudiates, and with a... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: THEREFORE (TO BRING THIS DISCOURSE TO A CLOSE), WHOSOEVER HEARETH THESE SAYINGS OF MINE, AND DOETH THEM. See James 1:22, which seems a plain allusion to these w... [ Continue Reading ]
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. AND THE RAIN (FROM ABOVE) DESCENDED, AND THE FLOODS (FROM BELOW) CAME, [ potamoi (G4215 )], AND THE WINDS (SWEEPING ACROSS) BLEW, AND (THUS FROM EVERY DIREC... [ Continue Reading ]
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: AND EVERYONE THAT HEARETH THESE SAYINGS OF MINE (IN THE ATTITUDE OF DISCIPLESHIP), AND DOETH THEM NOT, SHALL BE LIKENED UNTO A FOOLISH MAN, WHICH BUILT HIS... [ Continue Reading ]
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. AND THE RAIN DESCENDED, AND THE FLOODS CAME, AND THE WINDS BLEW, AND BEAT UPON, [ prosekopsan (G4350 ) OR 'STRUCK AGAINST'] THAT HOUSE; AND IT FELL: AND GREAT WAS... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JESUS HAD ENDED THESE SAYINGS, THE PEOPLE WERE ASTONISHED AT HIS DOCTRINE - rather, 'His teaching' [ didachee (G1322)], because the reference is to the manner of it quit... [ Continue Reading ]
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. FOR HE TAUGHT THEM AS [ONE] HAVING AUTHORITY. The word "one" which our translators have here inserted, only weakens the statement. AND NOT AS THE SCRIBES. The consciousness of divine authority, as Lawgiver, Expounder, and Judg... [ Continue Reading ]