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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But he that denieth me before men,.... That is, that continues to deny Christ, and lives and dies a denier of him; for otherwise it is possible for a person to deny Jesus to be the Son of God, or the Messiah, and afterwards confess him, as a Pagan or Jew; and through temptation, a real Christian may be left for a while, in one shape or another, to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him,.... These words, though introduced by Luke among the sayings of Christ, recorded in Matt. 10 yet were said by Christ, on occasion of the Pharisees, ascribing his works to diabolical influence and assistance, [See comments on Matthew 12:32] but unto him that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. This is one of the very difficult texts of Holy Scripture. We are told, in 1Jn_5:16, that “there is a sin unto death,” and I would have you very chary of ever daring to trifle with the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. What is the sin against the Holy Ghost? We do not know, and I think it is a great mercy that we do not know. I will tell you one reason why I think it is a great mercy, and that is,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they bring you unto the synagogues,.... Of the Jews, to be examined and scourged by the rulers of them: and unto magistrates and powers; Heathen ones; the Persic version reads, "princes and kings"; and the Ethiopic version, "princes, kings, and judges"; see Matthew 10:18 Take ye no thought how, or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, — That is to say, the persecutors, — “when they bring you there, to be tried for your lives, as many have been in past ages, and some still are,”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. I have often been amazed and delighted with the remarkable answers which were given to bishops and priests by poor humble men and women who were on trial for their lives. Perhaps you remember that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. He has often done this. If you will read, in Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, the answers given even by unlearned, illiterate men...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you,.... Shall give both words and matter: in the same hour; instantly, immediately: what ye ought to say; what will be proper to be said, for the honour of Christ, the defence of the Gospel, and the confusion of enemies; [See comments on Matthew 10:20].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And one of the company said unto him,.... Not one of the disciples of Christ, but one of the multitude, or crowd, about him, Lu 12:1 Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me: the firstborn, according to the law, in Deuteronomy 21:17 had a double portion: but the eider brother here, it seems, was for keeping all, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. He rudely broke in upon Christ’s discourse when he was preaching upon these important matters, because he wanted the Saviour to act the part of a judge in his dispute with his brother.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me, And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? Our Lord was a Judge and a Divider, but his sphere of action was spiritual; he did not interfere in the personal disputes of those who gathered round him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? Our Lord kept to his proper business, which was the preaching of the gospel and the healing of the sick. We find, in these days, that the minister of the gospel is asked to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto him, man,.... Or "friend", as the Ethiopic version renders it; that is, Jesus said to him, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it: who made me a judge, or a divider over you? referring to the words of one of the Hebrews to Moses, when he interposed in a difference, Exodus 2:14 suggesting, that the same might be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you. Some present-day minister, if this request had been made to him, would probably have said, “Well, I may save some litigation, perhaps, if I attend to this matter.” As a general rule, brother, you had better mind your own business. Your Master, who was far wiser than you are,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them,.... Either to the two brethren, or to his disciples, as the Syriac and Persic versions read, or to the whole company: take heed, and beware of covetousness; of all covetousness, as read the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, and some copies; that is, of all sorts of covetousness, and every degree of it,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Christ took advantage of this man’s request, and made it the text for a sermon against covetousness.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Jesus gave his hearers a good moral and spiritual lesson from the occurrence which they had witnessed, and then passed on to speak of the matter which always occupied his thoughts.