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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, according to your faith be it unto you. That is what Jesus says to every person here, “According to your faith be it unto you. “If you believe Christ a little, he will bless you a little, but if you believe him up to the hilt, he will bless you to the full. Your faith shall never...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. They were most eager for the boon. They gave him no leisure: they pressed into the house where he had sought privacy and rest: they came to him, even to Jesus himself. The Lord would have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The blind men came to him; Forced their way in. They must be attended to. Hunger breaks through stone walls, they say, and an earnest heart will follow after what it seeks.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you. That is, “If you do not believe, you shall not see, but if there be faith in you, behold you shall have sight.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. This was very wrong of them, for they ought to have obeyed Christ’s orders. They were doing much...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then touched he their eyes, saying, according to your faith be it unto you. Again he arouses their faith; and this time he throws the whole responsibility upon their confidence in him. “According to your faith be it unto you.” He touched them with his hand; but they must also touch him with their faith. The word of power in the last sentence is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. These miracles were wrought so rapidly, and they concerned such different cases that, as we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. They both saw the double miracle was wrought at the same moment. Comrades in the dark, they are now companions in the light. Singular that for two souls there should thus be one destiny! It was a singular double fact, and deserved to be made widely known;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. Here we have had the dead, those that were bleeding to death, the blind, and the dumb, and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame on all that country. They most industriously published what they were bidden to conceal till “all that country” rang with the news. In this they erred greatly, and probably caused the Saviour so much inconvenience by the pressure of the crowd, that he had to remove from the town. We may not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. “As they went out.” Do notice what a succession of mercies Christ dispersed; it was a sort of tempest of blessing, peal upon peal, following almost without intermission.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. As a pair of patients leave the surgery, another poor creature comes in. Note the “behold.” The case is striking. He comes not freely, or of his own accord: “they brought” him: thus should we bring men to Jesus. He does not cry for help, for he is “a dumb man.” Let us...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. How does Christ answer this wicked taunt?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: — There is nothing like going at once to the root of the matter. Christ did not heal the dumb man, and leave the devil in him, but he first cast the devil out, and then “ the dumb spake. “And this is his way of saving men. He renews them by his Spirit, he casts the devil out, and then their despair...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. Our Lord does not deal with the symptoms, but with the source of the disorder, even with the evil spirit. “The devil was cast out”; and it is mentioned as if that were a matter of course when Jesus came on the scene. The devil had...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, it was never so seen in Israel. No; but Jesus does wonders. Something off the common, and altogether out of the ordinary way, his work of grace must be.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, — What the Pharisees said was of such very small consequence that, for the time being, Christ vouchsafed them no answer but this, “Jesus went about all the cities and villages.” In like manner, it will be your best plan...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. Of course, they had some bitter sentence ready. Nothing was too bad for them to say of Jesus. They were hard pressed when they took to this statement which our Lord in another place so easily answered. They hinted that such power over demons must have come to him...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. There is always somebody or other who has got an ugly word to put in. It matters not how much God may bless the gospel, there is no stopping the sneers and objections; but the mercy is that it does not matter much. Our Lord was not hurt, and the work went on,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. That is the best answer to give to cavillers, do more good than ever. There is no stopping the barking of dogs; so go you on your way, as the moon shines, let the...