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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? This is a question which constantly needs to be put to all hearers and readers of the Word. “Have ye understood all these things?” To be hearers only, or readers only, will avail nothing; the Word must be understood, accepted, assimilated, and so shall it make us wise unto salvation....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. He who has learned anything concerning the kingdom of heaven should teach it to others, bringing forth the truth in pleasing variety, “new and old,” to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue,insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? They were highly privileged in having Jesus back in their midst, yet they failed...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? and his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by a ship into a desert place apart: It is well for us to get alone with God when he takes home the best and most faithful of his servants. Neither the Church nor the world could afford to lose such a man as John the Baptist; so it was well for Christ’s disciples to retire with him to a desert place that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. He needed quiet, but he could not get it; yet he was not “moved” with indignation against the crowd that had sought him out, but he “was moved with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. Different persons take different views of multitudes, according to the state of their minds. Many an officer when he sees a multitude considers how long it would take to march them from a certain place. Another man begins...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. Human compassion might have moved the disciples to say something more kind than that heartless request, “Send the multitude away.” Perhaps they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. This really meant “Get us out of the difficulty.” There was no hope that so many of them could get victuals in the villages; but the disciples as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. Christ seemed to say to his disciples, “If you only exercise the power that is within your reach, with Me in your midst, you are equal to this emergency: ‘Give ye them to eat.’ “
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. “You do not know what you can do, seeing I am with you,” the Lord answered. “You can feed them all.” O Christian church, never give up the most difficult problem. It may be worked out. The city may be evangelized, crowded as it is; the nations may to brought to Christ...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. “They are little enough in your hands, but they will be ample when they get into mine.” When everything that we have is in the hands of Christ, it is wonderful how much he can make of it. Bring your talent to the Lord Jesus, be it never so...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. He will not work without us. Whatever little gift or ability we have must be consecrated. Christ could easily have made loaves and fishes without taking their little stock, but that is not his way of working. “Bring what you have hither to me.”...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, — It must have been a beautiful sight to see those thousands of men, women, and children at once obeying his command. There were five loaves and two fishes, — probably five small barley cakes and a couple of sardines; so the people might have said, “What is the use of such a multitude...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. Much more than they began with; for it is a law of the Heavenly Kingdom that he who gives to God shall be no loser; his five loaves and two fishes shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. He always takes the heavier task upon himself. They may go off by themselves, but he will remain to send the multitudes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray. It was a very busy day that he had had. If you read the narrative for yourself you will be astonished at the number of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. Straightway is a business word: Jesus loses no time. No sooner is the banquet over than he sends off the guests to their homes. While they are well fed he bids them make the best of their way home. He who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: He had had a long day of preaching, and healing, and distributing the bread and fish, and now he closed the day with prayer to his Father. Mat_14:23. And when the evening was come, he was there alone. Dr. Watts was right in saying to his Lord, — “Cold mountains,...