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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Saying, We have seen strange things today. Oh, that we might see such “strange things” in this house tonight, and whenever we meet to worship God!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Saying, We have seen strange things today. And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: This Levi, or Matthew, was a tax collector; not like those of our own day, but one who farmed the taxes for the Roman governor, and made what he could for himself out of them; at least, that is what...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and Pharisees...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. This was just a parallel case to that of curing the palsied man; it is precisely the same morally as the other was physically. The office of a publican was disreputable in the eyes of the Jews, and this Levi was probably making money fast at the cost of his own...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? It seems that there can never be a great wonder wrought by Christ without somebody or other...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole — “Such as you scribes and Pharisees claim to be Luk_5:31. Need not a physician; but they that are sick. “You regard them as sick, and I regard them in the same way, and therefore am I found where these sick ones are. Why should I turn aside from them to insult you, who are so wonderfully...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. This was a second miracle wrought by our Lord on the Sabbath-day, and it also was a very notable one. Follow on in the same Gospel until you come to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus saying, art thou he that should come? or look we for another? Did John doubt, then? Perhaps not. It may be that he saw that his disciples doubted, and that he wished their fears to be removed. It is possible, however, that he did himself have doubts. It is no unusual thing for the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
How that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. According to our Lord’s testimony, the preaching of the gospel to the poor is as great a proof of his Messiahship as the raising of the dead. Then how...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? The wind on the banks of the Jordan, where there are plenty of reeds growing; — did you see a man who would bow before every breath of popular favor or popular wrath? Was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? Certainly not; John could never be compared to a reed shaken with the wind, for he was strong, sturdy, firm, and steadfast. He was not like so many preachers, nowadays, who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. They do not preach repentance. As is their clothing, so is their doctrine. They try to show a royal road to heaven — a smooth and easy path. But was John the Baptist a preacher of that kind? No,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment! Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. John had been preaching in the desert, with all his might warning sinners to flee from the wrath to come. He was no court preacher, but a minister to the multitude, who delivered his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. John was the morning star, and Christ the glorious Sun. John was the herald proclaiming the coming of Christ, and Christ himself...