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MATTHEW 11:19 avpo. tw/n e;rgwn {B}
The Committee regarded the reading te,knwn (widely supported by B2 C D
K L X D Q P and most minuscules) as having originated in scribal
harmonization with the Luka...
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Verse Matthew 11:19. _THE SON OF MAN CAME EATING AND DRINKING_] That
is, went wheresoever he was invited to eat a morsel of bread, and
observed no rigid fasts: how could he, who had no corrupt appetit...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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THE SON OF MAN. See App-98.
WINEBIBBER. drinking to excess.
PUBLICANS AND SINNERS. See notes on Matthew 5:46; Matthew 9:10.
BUT. And: i.e. And [for all that] Wisdom was [in each case] vindicated
by...
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_But wisdom is justified of her children_ Wisdom = "divine wisdom" God
regarded AS the All Wise. Justified = "is accounted righteous" "is
acquitted of folly." Of her children = "by the divinely wise....
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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...
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The change from τέκνων to ἔργων is not certain, it is
however supported by אB*, by Jerome’s testimony, and by some
Versions.
19. For this adversative use of καί, see note ch. Matthew 1:19.
ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ͂Ν....
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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...
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_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...
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ΦΆΓΟΣ (G5314) обжора,
ΟΊΝΟΠΌΤΗΣ (G3630) тот, кто пьет вино;
пьяница. Это обвинение ориентировано
на Deuteronomy 21:20, здесь изображается
строптивый сын, которого следовало
побить камнями (Gundry; RK...
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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...
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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...
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_AND SAID UNTO HIM, ART THOU HE THAT SHOULD COME, OR DO WE LOOK FOR
ANOTHER?_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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...
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BUT WISDOM IS (or, 'was') JUSTIFIED OF HER CHILDREN] i.e. the
superiority of the religion of the Baptist and of Jesus is proved by
the lives of their disciples, which show more signs of genuine piety...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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EATING AND DRINKING — i.e., as in the feast in Matthew’s house, or
at the marriage-feast of Cana, sharing in the common life of man. The
words point almost specifically to the two instances just named...
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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'...
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ὁ υἱὸς τ. ἀ.: obviously Jesus here refers to Himself in
third person where we might have expected the first. Again the now
familiar title, defining itself as we go along by varied use, pointing
Jesus...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man
gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. (4)
But (f) wisdom is justified of her children.
(4) That which th...
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Come eating and drinking. Whereas John came living in the wilderness
on locusts, wild honey, &c. Yet most part of the Jews neither regarded
Christ nor St. John: nay the Pharisees here (ver. 18) say of...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_IN THE WORLD—NOT OF IT_
‘The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man
gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But
wisdom is justified of her children....
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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...
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THE SON OF MAN CAME EATING AND DRINKING,.... Meaning himself, who ate
and drank as men usually do, lived in the common way of life, was free
and sociable, went to feasts, entertainments, and weddings,...
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The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man
gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But
wisdom is justified of her children.
Ver. 19. _The Son of man...
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_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...
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EATING AND DRINKING; living as did other people.
THEY SAY, BEHOLD A MAN GLUTTONOUS; they found fault with both, and
rejected both, like fickle, capricious children, whom nothing could
please.
WISDOM...
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The direct application:...
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THE SON OF MAN CAME EATING AND DRINKING, AND THEY SAY, BEHOLD A MAN
GLUTTONOUS, AND A WINE-BIBBER, A FRIEND OF PUBLICANS AND SINNERS. BUT
WISDOM IS JUSTIFIED OF HER CHILDREN.
The proof for the accusat...
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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...
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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...
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OLBGrk;
Ver. 18,19. Luke hath the same words, LUKE 7:33. The sense of the
words is this: God hath by his providence used all means to win this
people to the gospel. The doctrine of John the Baptist an...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
At what time, then, did He pour out upon the human race the
life-giving seed-that is, the Spirit of the remission of sins, through
means of whom we are quickened? Wa...
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Matthew 11:19 Son G5207 Man G444 came G2064 (G5627) eating G2068
(G5723) and G2532 drinking G4095 ...
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“The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a
gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of public servants and
sinners!' ”
Jesus on the other hand was willing to sit at table with...
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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...
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Matthew 11:19. THE SON OF MAN. Peculiarly appropriate here, where our
Lord speaks of Himself, as appearing in His exalted mission, EATING
AND DRINKING, like all other men; going to places of festivity...
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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...
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WISDOM IS JUSTIFIED BY HER WORKS
(εδικαιωθη απο των εργων αυτης). A timeless
aorist passive (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 836f.). The word "justified"
means "set right" Luke (Luke 7:35) has "by all her...
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SON OF MAN
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 8:20). _
SINNERS
SIN
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
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Matthew 11:19
I. The idea of the essential badness of pleasure has been very
commonly held and advocated by the propounders of ethical and
religious systems. The religions of the Hindus and the Buddhi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THE SON OF MAN CAME. Jesus lived as we do. He was not an "ascetic."
His first miracle was at a wedding-feast (John 2:1-11), and he
attended Matthew's feast (Matthew 9:10). He drank the light, harmless...
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_The Son of man came eating._
CHRIST AND COMMON LIFE
I. We have here a strong proof of the humanity of Christ. “The Son
of man.” His oneness with men; not exempt from the necessities of
our nature;...
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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’...
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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
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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,...
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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...
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_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...
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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;...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 1:24; Ephesians 3:8; John 12:2; John 2:2; Luke 14:1;...
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The Son of man came eating and drinking — Conversing in a free,
familiar way. Wisdom is justified by her children — That is, my
wisdom herein is acknowledged by those who are truly wise....