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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In the mean time,.... While Christ was discoursing with the Pharisees, and they were using him in the vilest manner, throwing out their invectives against him in order to draw off the people from him: when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. There were "myriads" of them, as in the original text, and a myriad is ten...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have divers excellent discourses of our Saviour's upon various occasions, many of which are to the same purport with what we had in Matthew upon other the like occasions; for we may suppose that our Lord Jesus preached the same doctrines, and pressed the same duties, at several times, in several companies, and that one of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Hypocrisy, however, of a kind that was calculated to spread, like leaven. If you know that a man is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid; that shall not be known. What,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed,.... No sin, be it ever so secret or privately done, as nothing is more covered than hypocrisy, but what shall be detected sooner or later; if not in this world, which is often the case, yet the last judgment, and in the world to come: neither hid, that shall not be known; for how careful...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. For many a day, the hypocrite’s true character may not be discovered but there is a day coming that will reveal all secrets; and woe unto the man whose sin is laid bare in that day!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness,.... In the most private manner, to one another: shall be heard in the light; which makes all things manifest, the day shall declare it: and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets; whispered to persons in their bedchambers, and places of the most secret retirement; shall be proclaimed upon...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. It would be well if we all lived in such a fashion that we should not be ashamed to have everything we did placarded on the very sky. I have heard of one who said that he would...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: fear him, which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And I say unto you, my friends,.... Whom he dearly loved, and had taken into the greatest intimacy and familiarity; making known to them whatever he had heard from his Father; giving them the best instructions, the most faithful and friendly advice, and proper precautions; all which, and more, showed them to be his friends, and for whom he after...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. And how brave we shall be if we fear God! It is well put in that psalm which we...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear, I will be your monitor, and direct you to the proper object of fear and reverence, and whom you should be careful to displease and offend: fear him, which after he hath killed; your body, as the Persic version adds; hath taken away the life of it, by separating soul and body asunder, by sending one...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings,.... As two were sold for one farthing, [See comments on Matthew 10:29]; so in buying and selling, where more money is laid out, things are bought cheaper; the Persic version reads, "for two barley corns": and not one of them is forgotten before God; a single sparrow, a bird of little value and worth,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God ? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. God does not forget the sparrows, but he regards you with far greater interest and care, for he counts the very hairs of your head. He not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So particular is the care of divine providence.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered,.... Not only their persons had passed under the hands of him that telleth them, who is the "Palmoni", or "wonderful numberer", as in the margin of Da 8:13 and not only the several members of their bodies, or the more substantial parts of them, were written in the book of his purposes,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. And if he counts the sparrows, and cares for them, he certainly will not forget you.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Also I say unto you, c. The same as in Matthew 10:32 whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the son of man also confess before the angels of God only instead of I, he here calls himself "the son of man"; and instead of "before my Father which is in heaven", here it is, "before the angels of God"; who will accompany Christ when he comes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. What courage this ought to give us! In company where the very name of Christ is kicked about like a football, — where everything is respected except...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. Mind what you are at, then, you who never confess Christ before men; because, according to the connection of this passage, you are set down as having...