George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Matthew 10:31
Fear not therefore, &c. Here Christ admonishes us, in our greatest undertakings, to put our trust in God. (St. Bernard)
Fear not therefore, &c. Here Christ admonishes us, in our greatest undertakings, to put our trust in God. (St. Bernard)
Verse 31. _FEAR YE NOT - YE ARE OF MORE VALUE_] None can estimate the value of a soul, for which Christ has given his _blood_ and _life_! Have confidence in his goodness; for he who so dearly purchase...
ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS ... - He encourages them not to fear by two striking considerations: first, that God takes care of sparrows, the smallest and least valuable of birds; and, secondly, by the fact t...
7. THE MESSENGERS OF THE KINGDOM. CHAPTER 10 1. The Twelve Disciples. (Matthew 10:1 .) 2. Their Commission. (Matthew 10:5 .) 3. Persecutions Promised. (Matthew 10:16 .) 4. Words of Encouragement....
THE CHARGE TO THE TWELVE. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account (Matthew 6:7) is followed by Luke 9:1, but Luke 10:2 (the Sev...
FURTHER SAYINGS ON PERSECUTION. Matthew 10:24_ a_ would hardly be intelligible to the disciples till after Matthew 16:21; Matthew 10:25_ b_ connects with...
"Do not fear them; for there is nothing which is covered which shall not be unveiled, and there is nothing hidden which shall not be known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light. What yo...
THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING (Matthew 10:1-4)...
Christ's Charge to the Apostles This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church of...
The Church of the Future (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17 25. (3) Consolation the care of the Father, 26 31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33 39. (6) The hosts of...
CHRIST’S CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5-15) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church...
THE CHURCH OF THE FUTURE (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17–25. (3) Consolation—the care of the Father, 26–31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33–39. (6) The hosts of...
VER 29. "ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS SOLD FOR A FARTHING? AND ONE OF THEM SHALL NOT FALL ON THE GROUND WITHOUT YOUR FATHER. 30. BUT THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED. 31. FEAR YE NOT THEREFORE, YE...
_JESUS TAUGHT THE APOSTLES TO FEAR GOD MATTHEW 10:27-33:_ Tribulation does not take away God's love for His people. He told the apostles, "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill t...
ΦΟΒΕΊΣΘΕPRAES. _imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΦΟΒΈΟΜΑΙ (G5399) бояться, пугаться, ΔΙΑΦΈΡΕΤΕ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΔΙΑΦΈΡΩ (G1308) отличаться, быть более ценным (с _gen._ сравнения)....
ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS SOLD FOR A FARTHING? &C.— Our Saviour here goes on to encourage his disciples, from the important consideration of God's particular providence. "You should consider that your enem...
SECTION 23 JESUS COMMISSIONS TWELVE APOSTLES TO EVANGELIZE GALILEE III. JESUS CHALLENGES AND HONESTLY WARNS THE TWELVE OF THE DANGERS AND DIFFICULTIES THAT LIE AHEAD TEXT: 10:16-31 A. PERSECUTION BY...
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. FEAR YE NOT THEREFORE, YE ARE OF MORE VALUE THAN MANY SPARROWS. Was ever language of such simplicity felt to carry such weight as th...
23 The mood of the verb is most important here. The Lord is not telling what would but what may occur. His apostles were frail mortals, easily discouraged, so He does no more than hint at a possible f...
CHARGE TO THE TWELVE (Mark 6:7 Luke 9:1 : cp. also Luke 10:2, charge to the Seventy). The first eleven vv. of this great charge (Matthew 10:5) represent Christ's words act
LATER CHARGES OF JESUS, REFERRING TO WORK AFTER THE ASCENSION. Matthew 10:16 were probably spoken in Holy Week: see Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12....
MISSION OF THE TWELVE 1. Mission of the Twelve (Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for their futur...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 10 JESUS CHOOSES 12 MEN AND SENDS THEM AS HIS WORKERS 10:1-4 V1 Jesus called his 12 *disciples to come to him. Then he gave them auth...
CHAPTER 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:1 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36 - Matthew 10:1 So far the Kin
π. σ. διαφέρετε : once more, as in Matthew 6:26, a comparison between men and birds as to value: ye of more worth than many sparrows; one hair of your head as much worth to God as one sparrow. “It is...
_Prophetic picture of future apostolic tribulations_. An interpolation of our evangelist after his manner of grouping _logia_ of kindred import. The greater part of the material is given in other conn...
New antidote to fear drawn from a greater fear, and from the paternal providence of God. φοβήθητε ἀπὸ like the Hebrew יָרֵא מִן, but also one of several ways in which the Greeks connected this verb wi...
FEARLESS CONFESSORS OF CHRIST Matthew 10:24-33 The more Christlike we are, the more certainly shall we incur the dislike and hatred of men. Only let us take care that they hate us, not on account of...
As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that co...
HE SENDS OUT THE TWELVE Matthew 9:37-38. _“Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, in order that He may send out th...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
31._You are of more value _This is true in general of all men, for the _sparrows _were created for their advantage. But this discourse relates peculiarly to the sons of God, who possess a far higher r...
So long as God gives Him access to the people, He continues His labour of love. Nevertheless, He was conscious of the iniquity that governed the people, although He did not seek His own glory. Having...
FEAR YE NOT THEREFORE,.... Neither be afraid of men, nor distrust the providence of God; for if that reaches to the meanest of creatures, sparrows, and to that which is of the least account with men,...
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Ver. 31. _Fear not therefore_] This is the third time, in six verses, that they and we are bidden to banish this cowardly base passion,...
_Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing_ As if he had said, The particular providence of God is another reason for your not fearing man. For this extends to the very smallest things, even to sparrow...
Fear ye not, therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Why harbor fear? All that the persecuting enemies can destroy or injure is the body, if God should so permit. Only one fear can and sho...
Further consolation:...
When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority t...
16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of...
Ver. 29-31. Besides, consider, there is a God that governs the world, and by his providence influences and watcheth over the most minute and invaluable beings in it, and preserveth and upholdeth them;...
Matthew 10:31 not G3361 fear G5399 (G5676) therefore G3767 you G5210 value G1308 (G5719) many G4183 sparrows...
THEY ARE TO PREACH BOLDLY, REMEMBERING WHOSE THEY ARE, AND ARE NOT TO BE AFRAID FOR THREE REASONS (10:23-33). Having warned His disciples of the opposition that they will face, Jesus now puts everyth...
“Do not be afraid therefore, you are of more value than many small birds.” The third reason why they do not have to be afraid is because they are of more value than many small edible birds which can b...
Matthew 10:31. FEAR YE NOT THEREFORE. In Matthew 10:25 the motive was drawn from the relation to Christ, here from the relation to God: YE ARE OF MORE VALUE, _i.e._, in the sight of God, who is ‘your...
Peculiar to Matthew, though some of the sayings occur in the other Gospels. As such trials and emergencies did not occur on this journey, some suppose this part of the discourse was uttered at a later...
THAN MANY SPARROWS (πολλων στρουθιων). Ablative case of comparison with διαφερετε (our differ)....
Matthew 10:31 For us there are two things here: human fear, and Christ's Divine dissuasives from it. I. Our fears. Happily they are not, in this country at least, of the kind that beset these first C...
Our Lord had been sending forth his twelve apostles to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to work miracles in his name. Having given them their commission, he warned them of the treatment they must...
Matthew 10:16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and t...
Matthew 10:1. _And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease._ They...
CONTENTS: The twelve instructed and sent out. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, Judas. CONCLUSION: The ca...
Matthew 10:1. _He called to him his twelve disciples._ Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30. And that they might be the twelve foundations...
30-31. EVEN THE HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD. Assurance of our Father's concern for his children. The next verse shows to whom this applies....
_Ye are of more value._ THE VALUE OF MAN’S NATURE Causes- I. From the capacities of that nature. II. From the fact that he is the object of the special regard and care of Divine providence. III....
DEARER THAN A SPARROW Ye are of more value than many sparrows. Matthew 10:31. We don't value a sparrow very much, do we? Sparrows are so plentiful, so plain-looking, so cheeky and greedy and quarrel...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 10:1 The Authoritative Mission of the Messiah’s Messengers. This is Jesus’ second major teaching (see Introduction: Key Themes). It focuses on the disciples’ mission to Israel...
CHAPTER 10 _And when He had called_, &c. Observe that Christ, out of all His disciples, chose principally twelve, as S. Luke shows more at length (vi. 13.). He chose twelve Apostles that they should b...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 10:25. BEELZEBUB.—In the original, _Beelzebul_, which is probably the true reading in all the places of the New Testament where this name occurs. Two principal explanations h...
EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35. MATTHEW 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1. Th
Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of t...
1 Corinthians 9:10; 1 Corinthians 9:9; Luke 12:24; Matthew 12:11;...
THE DISCIPLE AND HIS LORD Matthew 10:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We thought it well to present seven names by which the children of God are known in the New Testament. 1. THE FIRST NAME WE SHALL MENTION...