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Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
The Question Respecting Tribute
THE QUESTION RESPECTING TRIBUTE. When the enemies of Christ, who thirsted for his blood, could not find occasion against him from what he said against them, they tried to ensnare him by putting questions to him. Here we…
The Question of the Sadducees
THE QUESTION OF THE SADDUCEES. The Sadducees, who were the deists of that age, here attack our Lord Jesus, it should seem, not as the scribes, and Pharisees, and chief-priests, with any malicious design upon his person;…
The Hopeful Scribe
THE HOPEFUL SCRIBE. The scribes and Pharisees were (however bad otherwise) enemies to the Sadducees; now one would have expected that, when they heard Christ argue so well against the Sadducees, they would have countena…
Christ the Son and Lord of David
CHRIST THE SON AND LORD OF DAVID. Here, I. Christ shows the people how weak and defective the scribes were in their preaching, and how unable to solve the difficulties that occurred in the scriptures of the Old Testamen…
Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow
CHRIST COMMENDETH THE POOR WIDOW. This passage of story was not in Matthew, but is here and in Luke; it is Christ's commendation of the poor widow, that cast two mites into the treasury, which our Saviour, busy as he wa…
The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD. We may here see, I. How apt many of Christ's own disciples are to idolize things that look great, and have been long looked upon as sacred. They had heard Christ complain of those…
Great Afflictions Foretold
GREAT AFFLICTIONS FORETOLD. Our Lord Jesus, in reply to their question, sets himself, not so much to satisfy their curiosity as to direct their consciences; leaves them still in the dark concerning the times and seasons…
The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD. The Jews, in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, were hastening to their own ruin apace, both efficiently and meritoriously, were setting both God and…
The Afflictions of the Jews Foretold
THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE JEWS FORETOLD. These verses seem to point at Christ's second coming, to judge the world; the disciples, in their question, had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world (Mat…
Watchfulness Inculcated
WATCHFULNESS INCULCATED. We have here the application of this prophetical sermon; now learn to look forward in a right manner. I. "As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly; as when the branch o…
Christ Anointed at Bethany; Judas Engages to Betray Christ
CHRIST ANOINTED AT BETHANY; JUDAS ENGAGES TO BETRAY CHRIST. We have here instances, I. Of the kindness of Christ's friends, and the provision made of respect and honour for him. Some friends he had, even in and about Je…
The Institution of the Lord's Supper
THE INSTITUTION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. In these verses we have, I. Christ's eating the passover with his disciples, the night before he died, with the joys and comforts of which ordinance he prepared himself for his appr…
The Agony in the Garden
THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN. Christ is here entering upon his sufferings, and begins with those which were the sorest of all his sufferings, those in his soul. Here we have him in his agony; this melancholy story we had in…
The Treachery of Judas
THE TREACHERY OF JUDAS. We have here the seizing of our Lord Jesus by the officers of the chief priests. This was what his enemies had long aimed at, they had often sent to take him; but he had escaped out of their hand…
Christ Brought before the High Priest
CHRIST BROUGHT BEFORE THE HIGH PRIEST. We have here Christ's arraignment, trial, conviction, and condemnation, in the ecclesiastical court, before the great sanhedrim, of which the high priest was president, or judge of…
Peter's Fall
PETER'S FALL. We have here the story of Peter's denying Christ. 1. It began in keeping at a distance from him. Peter had followed afar off (Mark 14:54), and now was beneath in the palace, at the lower end of the hall. T…
Christ Brought before Pilate
CHRIST BROUGHT BEFORE PILATE. Here we have, I. A consultation held by the great Sanhedrim for the effectual prosecution of our Lord Jesus. They met early in the morning about it, and went into a grand committee, to find…
Christ Insulted and Condemned
CHRIST INSULTED AND CONDEMNED. Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews' malice, delivers Christ to be crucified, Mark 15:15. Willing to content the people, to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that h…
The Crucifixion
THE CRUCIFIXION. We have here the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus. I. The place where he was crucified; it was called Golgotha—the place of a scull: some think, because of the heads of malefactors that were there cut off:…
The Crucifixion
THE CRUCIFIXION. Here we have an account of Christ's dying, how his enemies abused him, and God honoured him at his death. I. There was a thick darkness over the whole land (some think over the whole earth), for three h…
The Burial of Christ; The Women at the Sepulchre
THE BURIAL OF CHRIST; THE WOMEN AT THE SEPULCHRE. We are here attending the funeral of our Lord Jesus, a solemn, mournful funeral. O that we may by grace be planted in the likeness of it! Observe, I. How the body of Chr…
The Women at the Sepulchre; The Apostles Reproved
THE WOMEN AT THE SEPULCHRE; THE APOSTLES REPROVED. Never was there such a sabbath since the sabbath was first instituted as this was, which the first words of this chapter tell us was now past; during all this sabbath o…
Christ's Appearances to Mary Magdalene and the Two Disciples
CHRIST'S APPEARANCES TO MARY MAGDALENE AND THE TWO DISCIPLES. We have here a very short account of two of Christ's appearances, and the little credit which the report of them gained with the disciples. I. He appeared to…
Christ's Appearance to the Eleven
CHRIST'S APPEARANCE TO THE ELEVEN. Here is, I. The conviction which Christ gave his apostles of the truth of his resurrection (Mark 16:14); He appeared to them himself, when they were all together, as they sat at meat,…