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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: His was the highest office of all, immediately to precede Messiah himself. Luk_7:28. But he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. We have a fuller gospel to preach than John had, and we may expect to see greater results...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation and to what are they like? They are like unto children...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. And the Lord said, whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? They are like unto children...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And calling one to another, and saying, we have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; “You would not play a merry game when we asked you to do so.” Luk_7:32. We have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. “You would not play either at funerals or weddings.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, he hath a devil. “He came among you as an ascetic, denying himself, not only the luxuries of life, but even the common comforts that others enjoyed, and ye say, ‘He hath a devil.’”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; — An ascetic of ascetics, — Luk_7:33. And ye say, He hath a devil. “He is out of his mind altogether, possessed by the devil.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; “He does not pretend to be an ascetic, he comes, on the contrary, to show that neither meat nor drink can save a man. What do you say, then, of this Son of man?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children. Though the world contemns all wisdom’s children, whichever way they go, and is not pleased with their manners, whatever manners they possess, yet, in the long run, when the wisdom of God shall be all unfolded, it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; — That is the Lord Jesus himself. He comes as a man among men, and sits with you at your feasts, and does not lead the life of an ascetic. Luk_7:34. And ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! There was no pleasing them either way; whichever form of preacher...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But wisdom is justified of all her children. There shall come a day when it shall be seen that, after all, God knew best what style of preacher to send. He had work for each man to do, and he adapted the man for the work he had entrusted to his charge.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, — For it is a wonder of grace: “Behold,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. Invitations from Pharisees were rather scarce; they did not often ask Christ to their houses. Even before this meal is over, there will be sure to be something like a quarrel, depend upon it.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. They sat according to the Eastern custom of sitting, which was rather lying at length, with the feet far out upon the couch or sofa.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. It was usually a suspicious circumstance when a Pharisee desired to be familiar with Christ; it might generally be suspected that he wished to entrap him. Yet, on this occasion, if there was no real friendliness to Christ,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
A woman in the city, which was a sinner, — A sinner by profession, a public and notorious sinner, —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box; of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, — Her name is not given; and there are good reasons why it should not be given. Certainly, she was not Mary the sister of Lazarus, nor yet Mary Magdalene, we may be quite cure of that. Our Saviour leaves her in an anonymous condition; and it is usually best that converts of this character...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, — His feet probably lay towards the door as he reclined at the table, and she could readily get at them without becoming too conspicuous in the room: she “stood at his feet behind him weeping,” —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, In a particular sense, a sinner; one whose very trade was sin.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment And stood at his feet behind him weeping. As she could do, you see, without coming into the room, except for a few yards, especially if the Saviour’s feet were close against the door.