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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The queen of the south,.... That is, the queen of Sheba, which was a country of Arabia, which lay south of Judea; of whom it is said, that she shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: the sense is, that at the last day, when all shall rise from the dead, both Jews and Gentiles, this Heathen queen shall rise...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost part of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineva shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it,.... Luke changes the order of these instances; Matthew mentions this before the instance of the queen of Sheba; but Luke puts it last: this circumstance is not material, and the design of it is the same with the former: for they repented at the preaching...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
No man when he hath lighted a candle,.... These words are often repeated by Christ on different occasions, [See comments on Matthew 5:15] and [See comments on Lu 8:16] and here seem to design the free, open, and clear ministry of Christ, who excelled Solomon in wisdom, and Jonas in powerful preaching. It being as a candle, which, when lighted, no...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they that come in may see the light. The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light, but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The light of the body is the eye,.... The Vulgate Latin and all the eastern versions read "the light of thy body is thine eye". The sense is, that as the eye gives light, to the body, and the several members of it, by which they are guided and directed; so the understanding is the light of the soul, and the guide to all the powers and faculties of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Take heed therefore,.... By attending to the light of the Gospel, shining in the ministration of it, and do not neglect and despise it: that the light which is in thee be not darkness; lest being given up to a judicial blindness and hardness of heart, not only the light of nature, which the Jews had in common with the Gentiles, but even that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
If thy whole body therefore be full of light,.... That is, if the whole soul, as the Ethiopic version reads, be full of Gospel light, through the illuminating influences of the blessed Spirit accompanying the word: having no part dark; every power and faculty of the soul being affected with it, and influenced by it, though, as yet, the light and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
May thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. It was often a master of marvel to the onlookers that Christ went among publicans...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And as he spake,.... Either the above words, or others at another time: a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: as one of the same sect had before, in Lu 7:36 and who either was better affected to Christ than the generality of them were; or had a design upon him to get him into company with others, in private, and ensnare him if they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when the Pharisee saw it,.... That Christ laid himself down on one of the couches and began to eat: he marvelled; that so great a prophet as he was, and a man of so much religion and holiness, should show no regard to a common custom with them, and which was one of the traditions of their elders, and which they put upon a level with the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not just washed before dinner. Not because Christ’s hands needed washing, but because it was the custom of the Pharisees to wash before eating, and our Lord broke through the customs as he was wont to do, for he cared nothing for their inventions.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord said unto him,.... Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions read; the Lord Jesus, as the Ethiopic. Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup, and the platter; being very tenacious of the traditions of the elders, concerning the washing of cups and pots, which had been of late years brought in among them, and therefore the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye fool, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? “One needs washing as much as the other. You are so careful of your hands; will you not be more careful of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without,.... That is, made clean that which is without, or the outside of the cup and platter; make that which is within also? does not he make the inside clean likewise? whoever washes a cup or platter, but washes and makes clean the inside, as well as the outside? and so ye who are so very careful to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But rather give alms of such things as ye have,.... The phrase ταενοντα, is variously rendered, and so furnishes out various senses: the Syriac version renders it, "give that which is", which is yours; or "which is given to you", as the Persic version, and agrees with ours, "such things as ye have"; and which carries in it but a very odd sense;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. “When you are full of love to your fellow-men, and make a practice of helping them, you have cleansed your heart from selfishness, and have really washed yourself then.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But woe unto you Pharisees,.... Though these words, with several other passages in this chapter, are much alike with those in Matthew 23 yet it is clear that they were spoken at different times, these in the house of a Pharisee, and they in the temple at Jerusalem: for ye tithe mint and rue; [See comments on Matthew 23:23] the Persic version here...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. How many, in these days, are very particular stout very little things, but very careless about great things! They would not violate the law of their sect or...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Woe unto you Pharisees, for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues,.... And also the uppermost rooms at feasts, Matthew 23:6 and greetings in the market; [See comments on Matthew 23:6] and [See comments on Matthew 23:7].