Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Matthew 11:13
γάρ gives the reason why the wonderful growth of the kingdom should be witnessed now.
γάρ gives the reason why the wonderful growth of the kingdom should be witnessed now.
Verse Matthew 11:13. _ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN._] I believe προεφητευσαν means here, _they taught_, or _continued to_ _instruct_. They were the instructers concerning the Ch...
ALL THE PROPHETS ... - It is meant by this verse that John introduced a new dispensation; and that the old one, under which the prophets and the law of Moses were the guide, was closed when he preache...
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 PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN. For the full meaning we must turn to Luke 16:16, where the same words occur with the addition, "since that time the kingdom of heaven is preached." The...
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...
"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and the violent take it by force. For up to John all the prophets and the Law spoke with the voice of prophecy; a...
ALL THE PROPHETS. See Acts 3:21. THE LAW. See note on Matthew 5:17. UNTIL JOHN. And all would have been fulfilled then had the nation repented....
_For_ gives the reason why the wonderful growth of the kingdom should be witnessed _now_....
VER 12. "AND FROM THE DAYS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST UNTIL NOW THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SUFFERETH VIOLENCE, AND THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE. 13. FOR ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN. 14. AND...
_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...
ΈΠΡΟΦΉΤΕΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΎΩ (G4395) пророчествовать....
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SUFFERETH VIOLENCE— _Is violently invaded._ Dr. Heylin reads it, _The kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they who strive with all their might take it, as by violence._ Th...
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 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...
The preparatory dispensation of the Law and the Prophets lasted till John. John first announced the kingdom as something present....
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...
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...
ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW. — The usual order is inverted, because stress is laid on the prophetic rather than the legislative aspect of previous revelation. They did their work pointing to the king...
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'...
Conclusion of speech about John....
_Judgment of Jesus concerning the Baptist_ (Luke 7:24-30). Characteristically magnanimous, while letting it be seen that He is aware of John's limits and defects....
he thought here is hinted rather than fully expressed. It has been suggested that the sense would become clearer if Matthew 11:12-13 were made to change places (Maldonatus). This inversion might be ju...
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...
For all the prophets and the law (d) prophesied until John. (d) They prophesied of things to come, which are now present, and clearly and plainly seen....
_All the prophets and the law prophesied until John: as if he had said, all they who prophesied before, foretold the coming of the Messias; but now John points him out present with you, so that now al...
CHAPTER 22. JOHN THE BAPTIST THE GREATEST PROPHET Matthew 11:7-15, & Luke 7:24-30. _“And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out...
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...
Matthew 11:13._All the Prophets and the Law itself Prophesied_. The word _prophesied _is emphatic; for _the Law and the Prophets _did not present God before the eyes of men, but represented him under...
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 ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN. These words are to be considered in connection with Matthew 11:11 and are a further proof of John's being greater than any of the prophets; beca...
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. Ver. 13. _For all the prophets and the law, &c._] _i.e._ The ministry of the prophets and the shadows of the law determined in John's preaching...
PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN; they prophesied of the kingdom of heaven as yet to come till John, when its coming began. See above, note on verse Matthew 11:12....
The conclusion:...
FOR ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN....
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...
7-15 What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise, but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when...
It is no wonder that there was such a heat kindled in the souls of people upon John the Baptist's coming, for they understood that Christ, typified in the law, and only foretold by the prophets, was n...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V This, then, is the type of "the law and the prophets which were until John; "[106] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews In short, if this is not so, let the Jews ex...
Matthew 11:13 For G1063 all G3956 prophets G4396 and G2532 law G3551 prophesied G4395 (G5656) until G2193 John...
“For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John, and if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.” Again we have the emphasis on the fact that the new age has come. The pr...
JESUS EXPRESSES HIS FULL APPRECIATION OF JOHN BUT POINTS OUT THAT NOW SOMETHING EVEN GREATER HAS COME, THE COMING IN FORCE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (11:7-15). Having sent His assurance to John Jes...
Matthew 11:13. For. A proof of the coming in of the new era. ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW, _i.e.,_ the whole Old Testament. PROPHESIED. Only ‘prophesied.' ‘The law' is also a prophecy, even its ce...
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...
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...
ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW OF MOSES. We find the meaning in Luke 16:16, in the words: "SINCE THEN THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS BEING TOLD." This was the beginning of John's work as "adv...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:13 ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN. John the Baptist was the last of a long line of prophets who looked forward to Christ’s coming....
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 11:7. AND AS THEY DEPARTED, etc.—Dr. Plumptre holding that the Baptist himself was really in doubt, and sent his disciples to Christ for his own satisfaction, remarks on this...
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...
Acts 13:27; Acts 3:22; John 5:46; John 5:47; Luke 24:27;...
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John — For all that is written in the law and the prophets only foretold as distant what is now fulfilled. In John the old dispensation expired, and t...
Here is still. farther commendation of John. The law and the prophets till the coming of John, did foretell the Messiah, but not so determinately, not so nearly, not so clearly as John did: and accord...