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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said to them, give ye them to eat,.... Signifying, that it was not his will to dismiss people, and send them scattering abroad into the adjacent cities, towns, or houses; and that there was no need of it, but that his will was, that they should be supplied with provisions out of their stock: and they said, we have no more than five loaves...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For they were about five thousand men,.... Beside women and children, Matthew 14:21, and he said to his disciples, make them to sit down by fifties in a company; and by hundreds also; some companies had a hundred apiece in them, and others fifty; and which was done partly, for the more easy numbering of them, and partly and chiefly for the more...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they did so, and made them all sit down. The disciples did not dispute the case any longer with Christ, but obeyed his orders, and ranged the multitude in companies, a hundred in one, and fifty in another; and ordered them to sit down in their distinct companies and ranks upon the green grass. The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, "and they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes,.... Into his hands, being brought him by the disciples from the lad that had them: and looking up to heaven: to his Father there, from whom all the mercies and blessings of life come; he blessed them; either asked, or commanded a blessing on them, that they might multiply and increase, that there...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they did eat, and were all filled,.... Every one had a part, and enough: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets; [See comments on Matthew 14:20].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying,.... To his God and Father, for himself as man, and mediator; for the success of his Gospel, and the increase of his interest; and for his disciples, that they might have a clearer revelation of him; and which they had, as appears in their after confession of him by Peter, as the mouth of them all. The...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They answering said, John the Baptist,.... This was the opinion of some who thought that he was risen from the dead, as in Lu 9:7. but some say Elias; the prophet, and the Tishbite; who according to the Jewish notion, was to be the forerunner of the Messiah, so in Lu 7:8. and others say: that one of the old prophets is risen again; thus were they...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He said unto them, but whom say ye that I am?.... Which was the main thing he had in view in this private conference; and in order to introduce which, he puts the former question: Peter answering: in the name of the rest of the disciples, they assenting to it: said, the Christ of God; The Persic version reads, "Christ God"; the Messiah, who is the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he strictly charged them, and commanded them,.... Though he highly approved of this their confession, and pronounced Peter blessed upon it; and signified that it was a discovery which flesh and blood could not make, but what was made to him his Father: yet he gave them a strict charge, and laid his commands on them, to tell no man that thing;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Saying, the son of man must suffer many things,.... In his person and character, in his soul and body, at the hands of God, and of men, and devils: and be rejected of the elders, and chief priests, and Scribes; who made up the grand sanhedrim of the nation: by these he was to be, and was rejected as the Messiah; and when put up with another which...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said to them all,.... Not only to all the disciples, but "to the multitude", as the Arabic version renders it, who were now called unto him, with his disciples, as is clear from Mr 8:34, any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me; the same is said here, as in Matthew 16:24, [See comments on...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For whosoever will save his life,.... [See comments on Matthew 16:25].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For what is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world,.... Or what profit will it be unto him? all the honours, riches, and enjoyments of it will be of no use and service to him if he himself is lost: and lose himself; or his own soul; for he that loses his soul, which is his better and immortal part, loses himself: or be cast away: finally, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me,.... Of my person and offices, of me, as the Messiah, Saviour, and Redeemer, of my grace, righteousness, blood, and sacrifice: and of my words; of the doctrines of the Gospel, one and another of them. In Mark, it is added, "in this adulterous and sinful generation"; having a peculiar respect to the people of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But I tell you of a truth,.... And let it be received as such; you may assure yourselves of it, that not only at the last day, the son of man will come in this glorious manner, and show his resentment to all such as have been ashamed of him; but, also there be some standing here, which shall not, taste of death till they see the kingdom of God;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And it came to pass, about an eight days after those sayings,.... About a week after he had declared the above things, at, or near to Caesarea Philippi. The other evangelists, Matthew and Mark, say it was six days after: the reason of this difference is, because Luke takes in the day in which he delivered these sayings, and that in which he was...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,.... It became exceeding bright and glorious, it shone like the sun, Matthew 17:2 and hereby his prayer was answered; and thus, as Christ was heard and answered, whilst he was yet speaking, so are his people sometimes; and even their countenance is altered, when they are favoured with...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And behold there talked with him two men,.... Of great note and fame: which were Moses and Elias; the one the giver of the law from God to the people "of Israel", as well as the redeemer of them from Egyptian bondage, and who led them through the wilderness, to the borders of Canaan's land; and the other a prophet famous for his zeal for God, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Who appeared in glory,.... In a very glorious manner, in most divine and beautiful forms to Christ, and to his disciples: and spake of his decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem; the word, rendered "decease", is "Exodus", the name of the second book of Moses; so called from the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt, it gives...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But Peter, and they that were with him,.... The other two disciples, James and John; were heavy with sleep; as they afterwards were in the garden, while Christ was praying, as he had been now; being weary with the labours of the day past, and it being now night, as is very probable, since that was an usual time Christ spent in prayer: and when...