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Verse Matthew 19:12. _EUNUCHS_] ευνουχος, from ευνην
εχειν, _to have the_ _care of the bed_ or _bedchamber_; this
being the principal employment of _eunuchs_ in the eastern countries,
particularly in...
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FOR THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS ... - Jesus proceeds to state that there
were some who were able to receive that saying and to remain in an
unmarried state. Some were so born; some were made such by the cr...
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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 QUESTION OF DIVORCE (Mark 10:1 *). In Matthew 19:2 healed replaces
Mk.'s taught. Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at
once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deuteronomic mo...
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His disciples said to him, "If the only reason for divorce between a
man and his wife stands thus, it is not expedient to marry." He said
to them, "Not all can receive this saying, but only those to w...
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JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
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BORN. See note on "begat", Matthew 1:2.
MADE EUNUCHS. The verb occurs only here.
OF. by. Greek. _hupo._
FOR... SAKE. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 19:2.
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN'S. See App-114.
HEAVE...
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The Question of Marriage and Divorce
Mark 10:2-9
Matthew 19:10 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of
the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place "in
the house,...
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_eunuchs_= "unmarried."
_for the kingdom of heaven's sake_ In old days some men abstained from
marriage in order to devote themselves to the study of the law, in
later times men have done so for the...
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ΕἸΣῚΝ ΓΆΡ. The γὰρ explains οἷς δέδοται.
ΔΙᾺ ΤῊΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΊΑΝ ΤΩ͂Ν ΟΥ̓ΡΑΝΩ͂Ν. In old
days some men abstained from marriage in order to devote themselves to
the study of the law, in later times men have...
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THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Mark 10:2-9 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the
conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place ‘in the
house,’ Matthew 19:10-1...
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VER 10. HIS DISCIPLES SAY UNTO HIM, "IF THE CASE OF THE MAN BE SO WITH
HIS WIFE, IT IS NOT GOOD TO MARRY." 11. BUT HE SAID UNTO THEM, "ALL
MEN CANNOT RECEIVE THIS SAYING, SAVE THEY TO WHOM IT IS GIVEN...
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ΕΥΝΟΎΧΟΣ (G2135) евнух, кастрат. Это слово
может пониматься как в буквальном, так
и в переносном смысле (TDNT; EDNT; EGT; SB,
1:805-807; _см._ NDIEC, 5:144; _см._ Matthew 3:40-41, где
это слово исполь...
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SECTION 47
JESUS TEACHES IN PEREA ON MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND CELIBACY (Parallel:
Mark 10:1-12)
TEXT: 19:1-12
1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed
from Galilee, and ca...
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For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's
womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and
there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the k...
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3-12 Compare Mar_10:2-12.
4 Compare Gen_1:27. See Mal_2:15.
4 Man was originally bi-sexual. Adam had both male and female
functions (Gen_1:27). Before the woman was taken out of Adam, the
sexes were...
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19:12 which (e-5) 'Who are such as have,' &c....
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FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN'S SAKE] i.e. who have embraced celibacy not
merely for their own personal sanctification, but in order to
undertake work for the advancement of Christs kingdom on earth....
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CONVERSATION ('in the house,' Mk) ON MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY (Mark
10:10;). The words of Jesus with regard to celibacy must be neither
exaggerated nor minimised. They recognise and honour, along with
ma...
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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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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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THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS. — The words are singularly startling in
their form, and bear upon them an unmistakable stamp of being a true
report of teaching which, in its depth and originality, went beyond...
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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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_Subsequent conversation with the disciples_. Christ's doctrine on
marriage not only separated Him _totacœlo_ from Pharisaic opinions of
all shades, but was too high even for the Twelve. It was indeed...
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is an explanatory commentary on δέδοται. εὐνοῦχος :
keeper of the bedchamber in an Oriental barem (from εὐνή, ed, and
ἔχω), a jealous office, which could be entrusted only to such as
were incapable of...
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JESUS' VIEW OF MARRIAGE
Matthew 19:1-12
Divorce was common among the Jews of that decadent age, being
justified by Deuteronomy 24:1. Concerning this it should be remembered
that this legislation, tho...
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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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For there are some (l) eunuchs, which were so born from [their]
mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of
men: and there be eunuchs, which have (m) made themselves eunuchs...
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And there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs, &c. It is not
to be taken in the literal sense, but of such who have taken a firm
and commendable resolution of leading a single life. --- He t...
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CELIBACY
Matthew 19:10-12. _“His disciples say to Him, If the cause of a man
is thus with his wife, it is better not to marry.”_ Since Jesus thus
abrogated all right to divorcement except for fornicat...
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THE DIVORCE PROBLEM
Matthew 19:3-12, and Mark 10:2-12. _“And the Pharisees coming to
Him, asked Him if it is lawful for a man to put away his wife,
tempting Him.”_ The Jews were very lax in their matr...
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"His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his
wife, it is not good to marry. (11) But he said unto them, All men
cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. (12) Fo...
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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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12._For there are eunuchs _Christ distinguishes three kinds of
_eunuchs _Those who are so by nature, or who have been castrated by
men, are debarred from marriage by this defect, for they are not men....
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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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FOR THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS,.... Our Lord here distinguishes the
various sorts of persons, that can and do live in a single state with
content: some by nature, and others by violence offered to them, a...
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For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from _their_ mother's
womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and
there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the...
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_For there are some eunuchs_, &c. Our Lord here shows that the
fore-mentioned gift of continence is given to three sorts of persons:
1st, To some by natural constitution, without their choice. 2d, To...
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FOR THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS WHICH WERE SO BORN FROM THEIR MOTHER'S
WOMB; AND THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS WHICH WERE MADE EUNUCHS OF MEN; AND
THERE BE EUNUCHS WHICH HAVE MADE THEMSELVES EUNUCHS FOR THE KINGD...
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The dismay of the disciples:...
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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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3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus
which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases
about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so,...
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Ver. 11,12. Our Saviour, knowing the sinful custom and practice of the
Jewish nation now for many years, and giving some allowance for that,
and his disciples infirmities; so he doth not answer them s...
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Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans "He that is able to receive it,
let him receive it."[38]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
Unless he believes that Christ Jesus has lived in the flesh, and s...
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Matthew 19:12 For G1063 are G1526 (G5748) eunuchs G2135 who G3748 born
G1080 (G5681) thus G3779 from...
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“For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mother's womb,
and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men, and there are
eunuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the kingly rule of heaven...
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JESUS OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY OF REMAINING UNMARRIED LIKE HIMSELF FOR
THE SAKE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (19:10-12).
At this point there is a change of scenery. The Pharisees have
probably departed...
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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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A PERIOD OF TESTING - JESUS PREPARES FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER - JOURNEY
TO JERUSALEM - TRIUMPHAL ENTRY - JESUS IS LORD (19:3-22).
Having entered Judaea on the way to Jerusalem for His final visit,
Jesu...
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN THE NEW AGE (19:3-12). .
Having in chapter 18 laid down the principles on which His new
congregation was to run Jesus will now begin to lay down the
foundations of life in the...
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CHRONOLOGY. Shortly after the discourse recorded in chap. 18 our Lord
finally left Galilee, passing toward Jerusalem. This chapter (comp.
Mark 10) takes up the history after an interval of some length...
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Matthew 19:12. FOR THERE ARE. Assuming that the married state is the
normal one, three classes are here mentioned who should (or may)
remain in celibacy: (1.) those who from natural incapacity or
inap...
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KINGDOM
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 3:2). _...
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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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11-12. THIS TEACHING DOES NOT APPLY TO EVERYONE. What the disciples
had just said in Matthew 19:10. Marriage is normal; celibacy is
abnormal, and only those with a special "gift" should attempt to
pra...
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_Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause._
THE MARRIAGE TIE
I. Its prescribed limitation. Enforced by
(1) numerical proportion of the sexes;
(2) evils of polygamy;
(3) teachin...
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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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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:10 THIS SAYING is best understood as
referring to the statement IT IS BETTER NOT TO MARRY. THOSE TO WHOM IT
IS GIVEN.... EUNUCHS. This would include t
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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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JESUS TEACHES ABOUT MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE MATTHEW 19:1-12; MARK
10:1-12; MATTHEW 19:1 And it came to pass, [_that_] when Jesus had
finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the
co...
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CHAPTER 19
_And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by
S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by
S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 19:1. HE DEPARTED FROM GALILEE.—This marks a very solemn
period in our Lord’s public ministry. It was His farewell to Galilee
(_Brown_). CAME INTO THE COASTS OF JUDÆA BEYOND J...
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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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1 Corinthians 7:32; 1 Corinthians 9:15; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Isaiah
39:7;...
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There are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of
heaven's sake — Happy they! who have abstained from marriage (though
without condemning or despising it) that they might walk more...