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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
These things have I spoken unto you,.... Concerning the world's hatred and persecution of them, and the little regard they would show to their doctrine: these things Christ thought, proper to give them notice of before hand, that expecting them, they might be prepared for them, and be fortified against them; that, says he, ye should not be...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
Among other glorious things God hath spoken of himself this is one, I wound, and I heal, Deut. xxxii. 39. Christ's discourse in this chapter, which continues and concludes his farewell sermon to his disciples, does so. I. Here are wounding words in the notice he gives them of the troubles that were before them, ver. 1-6. II. Here are healing words...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. True followers of Christ must not reckon upon having the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. Or, “made to stumble.” Christ would not have you who are his people caused to stumble by anything that happens to you. He wants you to walk without tripping; his angels bear you up in their hands lest at any time you should dash your foot against a stone. He himself, as your...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. Or, as the Revised Version translates it, “be made to stumble.” Christ would not have his children stumble. There is an offence of the cross, but he would not have us needlessly offended. How careful is our dear Saviour not to give us offence! We ought to be very careful not to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. “That you should not be scandalized when you see me put to death, and when you miss my bodily presence from your midst. I want to prepare you for the shame and death that lie before me, and also to prepare you for all that lies before you, for many of you will have to drink of my...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. That you should not be scandalized when you are put to suffering on any account — that you should not dread the offence of the cross, and turn aside because of it. How considerate our Master is! It seems as if he might be angry at us if he suspected that we could be offended by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. The temptation is, when Christ is despised and rejected, for our hearts to begin to sink, and for our faith to fail. Therefore did Christ warn his disciples that they “should not be offended.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They shall put you out of the synagogues,.... The Jews had made a law already, that he that confessed that Jesus was the Messiah, should be cast out of their synagogues; and they had put it in execution upon the blind man Christ restored to sight, for his profession of faith in him; which struck such a terror upon the people, that even many of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. Christ’s disciples were to expect opposition of the most cruel kind. They were to be put away from those with whom they had long worshipped; they were even to run the risk of losing their lives; but Jesus foretold what...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. Can you remain faithful to your Master then, when you lose your position, or your character, or men put you out of the synagogue? When you nearly lose life itself, and when they shall think they are doing God’s service...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall put you out of the synagogues; yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. That terrible “time” did come very soon, and the Jewish and other persecutors hunted down the Christians in almost every place where they could be found. Nothing would satisfy their cruel foes but the blood of multitudes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. When you meet with rebuke,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. The best of men are but men at the best, and they are very apt to fail when they find persecution hot against them, especially when even religious men, of a certain kind, count it to be a religious duty to persecute the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And these things will they do unto you,.... Christ here opens the true spring and source of the furious zeal of the Jews, against the apostles, in putting them out of their synagogues, and taking away their lives; it was pure wilful ignorance of the Father and himself; because they have not known the Father nor me; though they boasted of their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. The persecuting Jews professed to be worshippers of Jehovah; but they did not know the Christ, whom he sent, and, therefore, in very truth they did not know the Father either. How can you expect that those who do not know the Father will know the Son, or any of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. It is ignorance that makes men hate God’s people and his Son: “They have not known the Father, nor me.” Truly did Paul say, “I did it ignorantly in unbelief;” and for such persecutors there is full and free forgiveness. When they turn unto the Lord, even this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. To be forewarned is to be forearmed, especially when the Lord Jesus Christ gives the forewarning; and his disciples were thus to be forearmed and braced up...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. This verse reminds us of our Lord’s prayer on the cross, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Persecution of God’s people usually arises from ignorance of God the Father and God the Son.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But these things have I told you,.... Christ enlarged on this disagreeable subject, and was the more particular in enumerating the evils his apostles were to endure for his name's sake: that when the time shall come; some copies read it, "their time"; so the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic render it; that is, the time when wicked men will be...