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Verse 30. _BUT MANY_ THAT ARE _FIRST_, C.] The _Jews_, who have been
the _first_ and most _distinguished_ people of God, will in general
reject the Gospel of my grace, and be consequently rejected by...
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This account is found also in Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18.
Matthew 19:16
ONE CAME - This was a young man,...
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7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE.
Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man.
CHAPTER 19
1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning
Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
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THE GREAT REFUSAL AND THE OBSTACLE OF RICHES (Mark 10:17 *, Luke
18:18). In Matthew 19:16 f. note the changes made by Mt. to avoid the
saying of Jesus, as given by Mk., that only God can be called goo...
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JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
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Then Peter said to him, "Look you, we have left everything and have
followed you. What then will we get?" Jesus said to him, "When all
things are reborn, and when the Son of Man shall sit on the thron...
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MANY. Connected with "last" as well as "first". Omit the italics "that
are", and connect this verse with Matthew 20:1 as evidenced by the
word "For" (Matthew 20:1) and "So"in Matthew 19:16....
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THE CLAIM OF THE DISCIPLES
Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:28-30...
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Note the connecting particles—δὲ in this verse, γάρ (Matthew
20:1), οὕτως (Matthew 20:16); δὲ marks the contrasting
statement, γὰρ introduces the illustration of it, οὕτως
closing the illustration rev...
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Ver 27. Then answered Peter and said unto him, "Behold, we have
forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?" 28.
And Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, That ye which have...
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_WISDOM FROM ABOVE CONCERNING WHO CAN BE SAVED MATTHEW 19:23-30:_ It
is difficult for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of
heaven. (Matthew 19:23) When the disciples heard Jesus say that i...
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BUT MANY THAT ARE FIRST, &C.— "Many, who in the eyes of their
fellow-creatures are least in this life, by reason of their
affliction, mortification, and self-denial, are really first, not only
in poin...
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SECTION 49
JESUS TESTS RICH YOUNG RULER AND ENCOURAGES DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark
10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30)
TEXT: 19:16-30
A. The Demands of Discipleship
16 And behold, one came to him and said, Tea...
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And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing
shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:18....
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23 As the political constitution of the Jewish commonwealth rendered
it practically impossible to acquire great possessions without
oppressing others, riches were a hindrance and are largely lost in t...
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See the following parable, especially Matthew 20:16....
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THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN
1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins (Mark
10:1; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11). The time was now late summer of 28
a.d. The Passion was...
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THE REWARD OF THOSE WHO FORSAKE ALL TO FOLLOW CHRIST (Mark 10:28; Luke
18:28)....
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 19
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12
V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee
region. He went to the other sid...
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MANY THAT ARE FIRST SHALL BE LAST. — The words point obviously not
only to the general fact of the ultimate reversal of human judgments,
but to the individual case of which the disciples had made them...
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CHAPTER 15
Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1
THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed
through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea,
east...
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πολλοὶ δὲ ἔσονται, etc., but many first ones shall
be last, and last ones first. Fritzsche reverses the meaning = many
being last shall be first, so making it accord with Matthew 20:16. The
words are...
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_A reaction_ (Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:28-30)....
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RICHES IN THE KINGDOM
Matthew 19:23-30
Money is not an unmixed good. It brings in its train many temptations.
It is easier to bear poverty than wealth-easier to be a saint when
life is hard than whe...
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The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The
force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no
opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
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(8) But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be]
first.
(8) To have begun well, and not to continue unto the end, is not only
unprofitable, but also hurts very much....
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THE RICH YOUNG MAN
Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30. Mark: “And He,
traveling along the road, one running and kneeling clown asked Him,
Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit e...
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REFLECTION
Oh! thou glorious and gracious bridegroom of thy Church! Everlasting
praises to thy name, it is not lawful for Jesus to put away his wife,
whatever the world may do, for every cause. The Lo...
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"Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all,
and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? (28) And Jesus said
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed...
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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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_POSITIONS REVERSED_
‘Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.’
Matthew 19:30
These words are fulfilled under the Gospel in many ways. In the
context they embody a great prin...
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30._And many that are first shall be last. _This sentence was added in
order to shake off the indolence of the flesh. The apostles, though
they had scarcely begun the course, were hastening to demand...
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chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the
kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern
human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
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BUT MANY THAT ARE FIRST SHALL BE LAST,.... This may refer unto, or be
occasioned by, either the young ruler; signifying that he, and others
like him, who were superior in riches and honour, were first...
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But many _that are_ first shall be last; and the last _shall be_
first.
Ver. 30. _But many that are first, &c._] Because Peter and the rest
had called for their pay (almost before they had been at an...
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_And every one_ In every age and country, and not you my apostles
only; _that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or wife, or children _
Either by giving any of them up, when they could not be retained...
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FIRST-LAST; see Matthew 20:16....
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BUT MANY THAT ARE FIRST SHALL BE LAST, AND THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST.
Most impressively Jesus details the persons and goods which usually
claim the affection of people in this world. The recital serves...
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The application to all Christians:...
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The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds
following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the
Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
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23-30 Though Christ spoke so strongly, few that have riches do not
trust in them. How few that are poor are not tempted to envy! But
men's earnestness in this matter is like their toiling to build a...
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So saith Mark, MARK 10:31. We have much the same sentence, LUKE 13:30
MATTHEW 20:16. The Jews that are counted now the first, nearest to the
kingdom of heaven, shall have no place there; and the Genti...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
For this reason did the Lord declare that the first should in truth be
last, and the last first.[444]...
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Matthew 19:30 But G1161 many G4183 first G4413 be G2071 (G5704) last
G2078 and G2532 last G2078 first...
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ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46.
This whole Section may be analysed as follows:
a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce.
b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
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REWARD UNDER THE NEW KINGLY RULE - GOD WILL REWARD MEN AS HE WILLS NOT
ACCODING TO THEIR DESERTS (19:30-20:16).
All this is now applied in parabolic form to all the servants in God's
vineyard. None wh...
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THE LAST FIRST AND THE FIRST LAST
(ο εσχατο πρωτο κα ο πρωτο εσχατο). This
paradoxical enigma is probably in the nature of a rebuke to Peter and
refers to ranks in the kingdom. There are many other...
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Matthew 19:30
The Weapons of Saints.
I. These words are fulfilled under the Gospel in many ways. In the
context they embody a great principle, which we all, indeed,
acknowledge, but are deficient in...
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All sorts of persons are invited to come to Christ, whatever their age
may be. We begin here with the children.
Matthew 19:13. Then were there brought unto him little children, that
he should put his...
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CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed.
The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler.
CONCLUSION: God Himse...
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Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men
professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was
to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
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FIRST WILL BE LAST. LAST WILL BE FIRST. Some who are rich in this
world, will be poor in the next. Some who are poor in this world, will
be rich in the next. The one who loves Jesus enough to give eve...
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_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them
up._
WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS
The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these
birds:-
1. The first belongs...
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_Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee; what shall we have
therefore?_
THE ADVANTAGES OF FOLLOWING CHRIST
I. That a follower of Christ possesses a character of high and
essential importanc...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended.
Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem.
⇐...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:30 BUT MANY WHO ARE FIRST WILL BE LAST,
AND THE LAST FIRST. See note on 20:16.
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JESUS SPEAKS TO THE RICH YOUNG MAN MATTHEW 19:16-30; MARK 10:17-31;
LUKE 18:18-30; MATTHEW 19:16 And, behold, one came and
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 19:16. GOOD MASTER.—The better MSS. omit the adjective, and
it has probably been added here by later copyists to bring the passage
into a verbal agreement with the narrative o...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 19:1
_The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question
concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.)
MATTHEW 19:1...
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Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he
departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew
19:1);
Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards
J...
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Galatians 5:7; Hebrews 4:1; Luke 13:30; Luke 18:13; Luke 18:14;...
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But many first — Many of those who were first called, shall be last
— Shall have the lowest reward: those who came after them being
preferred before them: and yet possibly both the first and the last...
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(CF. MARK 10:17-31; LUKE 18:18-30)— If Jesus was God, why did He
seem to rebuke the rich young ruler for calling Him good?
PROBLEM: The rich young ruler called Jesus “Good Teacher,” and
Jesus rebuked...
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A twofold sense and interpretation is given of these words: the first
respects the Jews and Gentiles in general the second, all professors
of Christianity in particular, "The Jews (as if Christ had sa...