-
Verse Matthew 11:18. _FOR JOHN CAME NEITHER EATING NOR DRINKING_]
Leading a very austere and mortified life: and yet, he did not receive
him. A sinner will not be persuaded that what he has no mind to...
-
BUT WHEREUNTO SHALL I LIKEN ... - Christ proceeds to reprove the
inconsistency and fickleness of that age of people. He says they were
like children - nothing pleased them. He refers here to the
“play...
-
8. THE FORERUNNER IN PRISON. THE KINGDOM PREACHING REJECTED.
CHAPTER 11
1. John Imprisoned Sends his Disciples. (Matthew 11:1 .) 2. The
King's Testimony Concerning John. (Matthew 11:7 .) 3. The King...
-
JOHN THE BAPTIST (Luke 7:18). In place of Mk.'s narrative of John,
deferred to ch. 14, Mt. gives material from Q.
MATTHEW 11:2. JOHN'S PERPLEXITY. It is a question whether doubt was
supervening upon...
-
THE SIX ACCENTS IN THE VOICE OF JESUS (Matthew 11:1-30)
Matthew 11:1-30 is a chapter in which Jesus is speaking all the time;
and, as he speaks to different people and about different things, we
hear...
-
"To what will I compare this generation? It is like children in the
market-place, calling to their companions, and saying, 'We piped to
you and you did not dance; we wailed and you did not mourn.' For...
-
CAME. In the Greek this is the Figure of speech _Hyperbaton_ (put out
of its place by commencing the verse), causing the Figure of speech
_Anaphora_ (App-6).
EATING NOR DRINKING. Supply the _Ellipsis...
-
CONCERNING JOHN THE BAPTIST
His message to Jesus 2–6. His position as a Prophet 7–14. His
relation to Jesus and to his contemporaries 15–19.
St Luke 7:18-35...
-
ΜΉΤΕ ἘΣΘΊΩΝ ΜΉΤΕ ΠΊΝΩΝ. μήτε not οὔτε,
because it is not only that a matter of fact is stated, but the view
which was taken of John’s conduct.
Demosthenes was reproached for being a water drinker, ὡς...
-
Ver 16. "But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto
children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17.
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; w...
-
_A MOST UNUSUAL MAN MATTHEW 11:7-19:_ John was one of God's greatest
servants. Jesus used this occasion to say some things concerning his
character and ministry. He gave His approval to the good work...
-
ΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064)
приходить,
ΈΣΘΊΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΣΘΊΩ (G2068) есть,
ΠΊΝΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΊΝΩ (G4095) пить. Part,
указывает на способ прихода, а форма
наст...
-
FOR JOHN CAME NEITHER EATING, &C.— Our Lord justifies the
application of the proverb in the preceding verse to the Pharisees, by
observing, that the divine Wisdom had tried every method proper for
con...
-
SECTION 24
JESUS RECEIVES A QUESTION FROM JOHN AND PREACHES A SERMON ON JOHN
(Parallel: Luke 7:18-35)
TEXT: 11:2-19
2.
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by
his di...
-
_AND SAID UNTO HIM, ART THOU HE THAT SHOULD COME, OR DO WE LOOK FOR
ANOTHER?_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
-
7 Compare Luk_7:24-30.
7 The Lord might well have spoken disparagingly of John at this
juncture. Instead, He gives him a eulogy which places him on the
highest pinnacle of human fame. He gives him a...
-
THE DISCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST
1. Tours of Jesus after dismissing His apostles. The apostles started
on their mission about five weeks before the second Passover of the
ministry (28 a.d.) and were away...
-
THE PRAISE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Luke 7:24). Lest the purpose of the
question of John, 'Art thou he that should come?' should be
misunderstood, Jesus hastens to assure the people that JOHN IS NO REED
S...
-
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 11
JOHN THE *BAPTIST ASKED A QUESTION 11:1-6
V1 Jesus finished giving instructions to his 12 *disciples. Then he
went on from there...
-
HE HATH A DEVIL. — The phrase was a common one, asserting at once
the fact of insanity, and ascribing it to demoniacal possession as its
cause. (Comp. John 7:20; John 8:48.) This was the explanation w...
-
Chapter 10
The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1; Matthew 12:1
I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1
HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our
Evangelist's record of the Saviour'...
-
_Judgment of Jesus on His religious contemporaries_ (Luke 7:31-35). It
is advisable not to assume as a matter of course that these words were
spoken at the same time as those going before. The discour...
-
he commentary on the parable showing that it was the reception given
to John and Himself that suggested it. μήτε ἐσθ. μήτε
πιν.: eating and drinking, the two parts of diet; not eating nor
drinking = r...
-
THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS
Matthew 11:11
The least in a higher dispensation has great advantages over the
greatest in a lower one. A child on a hill can see farther than a
giant in the valley. Many hav...
-
This picture of John is very full of pathos-from the high triumph of
inspired preaching to the solitude and loneliness of a prison. John
made as direct application to Jesus as his circumstances permit...
-
_He hath a devil. Those possessed by devils, were often accustomed to
pass their time in the open air, to use unusual food, and sometimes to
refrain a considerable time from meat and drink. (Menochius...
-
SANCTIFICATION DOUBLY METAPHORIZED
“But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like unto little
children, sitting in the forums, and calling to their comrades, and
saying, We have piped unto yo...
-
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...
-
_THE PORTRAIT OF AN AGE_
‘Whereunto shall I liken this generation?… Wisdom is justified of
her children?’
Matthew 11:16
The portrait of an age—that and nothing less is what is essayed in
these sent...
-
From that hour we find the definitive judgment of the nation, not
indeed as yet openly declared (that is in chapter 12), nor by the
cessation of Christ's ministry, which wrought, notwithstanding the
o...
-
FOR JOHN CAME NEITHER EATING NOR DRINKING,.... This and the following
verse are an explanation of the foregoing "parable"; and this shows,
that John and his disciples are the persons that mourned, of...
-
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
devil.
Ver. 18. _For John came neither eating, &c._] So froward men are and
gobble up, that no preacher can please them. If he preac...
-
_Whereunto shall I liken this generation_ That is, the men of this
age? They are like those froward children, of whom their fellows
complain that they will be pleased no way. _Saying, We have piped un...
-
NEITHER EATING NOR DRINKING; living very abstemiously. Though there is
a great variety in the outward condition of ministers of the gospel,
and in the mode of their communications with men, yet no con...
-
Throughout Israel now the Lord carries on an intensive teaching and
preaching in their cities. John the Baptist hears of this in the
prison, but he is deeply puzzled, for he sends two of his disciples...
-
16-24 Christ reflects on the scribes and Pharisees, who had a proud
conceit of themselves. He likens their behaviour to children's play,
who being out of temper without reason, quarrel with all the a...
-
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 11:19"....
-
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Quin etiam Dominus de seipso dicens: "Venit," inquit, "Joannes, nec
comedens, nec bibens, et dicunt: daemonium habet; venit Filius hominis
comedarts et bibens,...
-
Matthew 11:18 For G1063 John G2491 came G2064 (G5627) neither G3383
eating G2068 (G5723) nor G3383 drinking...
-
JESUS CHARGES THE PEOPLE OF HIS GENERATION WITH NOT TAKING JOHN'S OR
HIS MESSAGE SERIOUSLY, BUT BEHAVING LIKE CHILDREN AT PLAY (11:16-19).
The sudden change of subject here is very vivid. He has been...
-
“For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has
a demon'.”
John lived a life of fasting and prayer. He drank no wine or strong
drink because of his dedication to God (Luke 1:15). He...
-
Matthew 11:18. FOR. An evidence of the petulant spirit (so Matthew
11:19).
JOHN CAME NEITHER EATING NOR DRINKING. He came as a prophet, and
living in a peculiar manner, ‘neither eating bread nor drin...
-
INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The sending out of the Twelve probably called into
open manifestation the opposition of the Pharisees: hence Matthew
groups the events indicating this hostility, without regard to
c...
-
DEVIL
demon.
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 7:22). _...
-
Matthew 11:16
The Baptist and Christ.
I. When John appeared to Israel, and made his voice heard from the
wilderness, the stern reality of such a life struck all imaginations;
the hope he held out of...
-
Matthew 11:1. _And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to
preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the...
-
Matthew 11:1. _And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to
preach in their cities._
Whatever he commanded, he himself did. H...
-
CONTENTS: Answer to questions sent Jesus by John the Baptist. Judgment
predicted as result of rejection of Christ. Rest for individuals who
put their trust in Him.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist...
-
Matthew 11:3. _Art thou he that should come, or do we look for
another._ Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not
doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. The...
-
HE FASTED AND DRANK NO WINE. John lived an "ascetic" life. They
accused him of being under the influence of evil spirits a fanatic....
-
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:18 NEITHER EATING NOR DRINKING. Some
apparently accused John of demonic influence because of his appearance
and simple lifestyle. SON OF MAN CAME EATING AND DRINKING. Jesus’...
-
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:1 Opposition to the Messiah Increases.
There has been occasional resistance to Jesus’ ministry (e.g.,
Matthew 9:3). It now begins to increase sig
-
JESUS EASES JOHN'S DOUBT MATTHEW 11:2-19; LUKE 7:19-35; MATTHEW 11:2
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two
of his disciples,...
-
CHAPTER 11
_And it came to pass_, &c. _He passed from thence_ : That means, He
separated Himself from His Apostles, whom He sent to preach the Gospel
by themselves, both that they might prepare the wa...
-
_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 11:19. WISDOM.—God regarded as the All-Wise.
JUSTIFIED.—Acquitted of folly. CHILDREN.—The Divinely wise. The
spiritual recognise the wisdom of God both in the austerity of Jo...
-
EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 11:1
Matthew only. AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JESUS HAD MADE AN END. The
same formula recurs in Matthew 7:28; Matthew 13:53;...
-
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of these commandments,
he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities (Matthew
11:1).
So He sent them out in front of them, and then He...
-
1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Kings 9:11; Acts 26:24; Hosea 9:7; Jeremiah 15:
-
John came neither eating nor drinking — In a rigorous austere way,
like Elijah. And they say, He hath a devil — Is melancholy, from the
influence of an evil spirit....