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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; So apt to do so, when a man appears to have no perfect knowledge, no large pretensions, we are so apt to think, “Oh! he is a nobody.” Mat_18:10. For I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. There is an angel to watch over each...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the Son of man is come to seek that which was lost. This is another, and stronger reason, why these little ones should not be despised; because Christ, who is here meant by the Son of man, came into this world to save these persons; who were lost in Adam, and had destroyed themselves by their transgressions, and carries great force in it: for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Another reason why you must not despise them. “How think ye?” Put on your considering cap, and think a minute.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
How think ye,.... Or, as the Arabic, "what do you think?" what is your opinion of this matter? what is your sense of it? how does it appear to you? It is a Talmudic way of speaking, the same with מה אתם סבורין "what do you think?" what is your judgment? So the Rabbins, after they have discussed a point among themselves, ask (k), מאי סבירא לן,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And if so be that he find it,.... Which is a casual and uncertain thing with the shepherd, but not so with Christ, who certainly finds all those he goes after, and seeks: for, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep; at the finding of it, whose loss greatly affected him, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray; who seemed...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Even so it is not the will of your father which is in heaven,.... This is the accommodation, or application of the parable of the lost sheep to the present purpose, and is the top of the climax or gradation here made use of. First, Christ observes, in order to deter any from despising and offending any of his disciples, even the meanest, that they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee,.... This is said to show, that as on the one hand, if any of those that believe in Christ, should commit a trespass against his fellow Christian, his sin is not to be connived at, for fear of offending him; for what Christ has before said, is not to be taken in such sense, as to prevent private...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Do not say, “You must come to me.” Go to him; he has trespassed against you, it is a personal affair; go and seek him out. It is useless to expect the person who does the injury to try and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But if he will not hear thee,..... But will either deny the fact, or extenuate and excuse it, or defend it, or at least is obstinate and incorrigible, shows no signs of repentance, but is angry, gives hard words, and ill language: then take with thee one or two more; members of the church, and perhaps of weight, reputation, and character, who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Quit his company he has despised the last tribunal....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And if he shall neglect to hear them,.... The one or two, in conjunction with the offended person that shall hear the ease, and admonish and reprove; if he takes no notice of what they say to him, but remains stiff and impenitent, tell it unto the church: which some understand, of the רבים, or "multitude", before whom it was lawful to reprove,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Verily I say unto you,.... To them all, what he had said before to Peter; See Gill "Matthew 16:19": what is said here, refers to things and not persons, as there also.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Where the church acts rightly, it has the solemn sanction of God; this lesser tribunal on earth shall have its decrease sanctioned by the great tribunal above. Hence it becomes a very serious matter,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Again, I say unto you,.... As the words in the former verse seem to regard the whole body of the disciples, whose decisions in cases brought before them, declaring them just or unjust, are determinate and unalterable; these seem to respect the one or two, that should join the offended person in the reproof of the offender, and are spoken for their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. It is not a large church, therefore, that is girded with the wonderful power of prayer, but...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For where two or three are gathered together,.... This seems to be said in opposition to a Jewish notion, that a number less than ten, is not a congregation (a); whereas, though the number is ever so few that are met together to pray to God; or to hear his word, attend on his ordinances, or do the business of his house, or transact any affair that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then came Peter unto him,.... Having heard and observed the rules Christ gave concerning offences and brotherly reproofs, he drew near to Christ, and put this question to him: and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? He instances in a brother, because it was such an one Christ had been speaking of; he makes no...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? He thought he had opened his mouth very wide when he said that.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee,.... Which is as if he had said, observe what I am about to say, I do not agree to what thou sayest to fix the number, "until seven times only", but until seventy times seven; a certain number for an uncertain, see Genesis 4:24. Christ's meaning is, that a man should be all the days, and every day of his...