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Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
Blessings and Woes
BLESSINGS AND WOES. Here begins a practical discourse of Christ, which is continued to the end of the chapter, most of which is found in the sermon upon the mount, Matthew 5:1. Some think that this was preached at some…
Exhortations to Justice and Mercy
EXHORTATIONS TO JUSTICE AND MERCY. These verses agree with Matthew 5:38, to the end of that chapter: I say unto you that hear (Luke 6:27), to all you that hear, and not to disciples only, for these are lessons of univer…
Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity
EXHORTATIONS TO JUSTICE AND SINCERITY. All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in Matthew 7:1-29, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be menti…
The Healing of the Centurion's Servant
THE HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT. Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion's servant as it is related here and as we had it in Matthew 8:5, &c. There it was said that the centurion…
The Widow of Nain
THE WIDOW OF NAIN. We have here the story of Christ's raising to life a widow's son at Nain, that was dead and in the carrying out to be buried, which Matthew and Mark had made no mention of; only, in the general, Matth…
John's Message to Jesus; The Ministry of John and of Christ
JOHN'S MESSAGE TO JESUS; THE MINISTRY OF JOHN AND OF CHRIST. All this discourse concerning John Baptist, occasioned by his sending to ask whether he was the Messiah or no, we had, much as it is here related, Matthew 11:…
Christ in the House of the Pharisee
CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF THE PHARISEE. When and where this passage of story happened does not appear; this evangelist does not observe order of time in his narrative so much as the other evangelists do; but it comes in he…
The Ministry of Christ
THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST. We are here told, I. What Christ made the constant business of his life—it was preaching; in that work he was indefatigable, and went about doing good (Luke 8:1), afterward—en to kathexes—ordine,…
The Parable of the Sower
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. The former paragraph began with an account of Christ's industry in preaching (Luke 8:1); this begins with an account of the people's industry in hearing, Luke 8:4. He went into every city, to p…
Christ's Power over the Winds; Christ's Power over the Devils
CHRIST'S POWER OVER THE WINDS; CHRIST'S POWER OVER THE DEVILS. We have here two illustrious proofs of the power of our Lord Jesus which we had before—his power over the winds, and his power over the devils. See Mark 4:1…
The Issue of Blood Healed; The Ruler's Daughter Raised
THE ISSUE OF BLOOD HEALED; THE RULER'S DAUGHTER RAISED. Christ was driven away by the Gadarenes; they were weary of him, and willing to be rid of him. But when he had crossed the water, and returned to the Galileans, th…
The Mission of the Twelve Apostles
THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. We have here, I. The method Christ took to spread his gospel, to diffuse and enforce the light of it. He had himself travelled about, preaching and healing; but he could be only in on…
The Multitude Miraculously Fed
THE MULTITUDE MIRACULOUSLY FED. We have here, I. The account which the twelve gave their Master of the success of their ministry. They were not long out; but, when they returned, they told him all that they had done, as…
Peter's Enlightened Testimony;Self-Denial Enjoined
PETER'S ENLIGHTENED TESTIMONY;SELF-DENIAL ENJOINED. In these verses, we have Christ discoursing with his disciples about the great things that pertained to the kingdom of God; and one circumstance of this discourse is t…
The Transfiguration
THE TRANSFIGURATION. We have here the narrative of Christ's transfiguration, which was designed for a specimen of that glory of his in which he will come to judge the world, of which he had lately been speaking, and, co…
An Evil Spirit Expelled
AN EVIL SPIRIT EXPELLED. This passage of story in Matthew and Mark follows immediately upon that of Christ's transfiguration, and his discourse with his disciples after it; but here it is said to be on the next day, as…
Ambition of the Disciples Reproved
AMBITION OF THE DISCIPLES REPROVED. We may observe here, I. The impression which Christ's miracles made upon all that beheld them (Luke 9:43): They were all amazed at the mighty power of God, which they could not but se…
The Samaritans Refuse to Receive Christ; Mistaken Zeal of James and John
THE SAMARITANS REFUSE TO RECEIVE CHRIST; MISTAKEN ZEAL OF JAMES AND JOHN. This passage of story we have not in any other of the evangelists, and it seems to come in here for the sake of its affinity with that next befor…
Every Thing to Be Left for Christ
EVERY THING TO BE LEFT FOR CHRIST. We have here an account of three several persons that offered themselves to follow Christ, and the answers that Christ gave to each of them. The two former we had an account of in Matt…
The Mission of the Seventy
THE MISSION OF THE SEVENTY. We have here the sending forth of seventy disciples, two and two, into divers parts of the country, to preach the gospel, and to work miracles in those places which Christ himself designed to…
The Success of the Seventy
THE SUCCESS OF THE SEVENTY. Christ sent forth the seventy disciples as he was going up to Jerusalem to the feast of tabernacles, when he went up, not openly, but as it were in secret (John 7:10), having sent abroad so g…
Who Is Our Neighbour
WHO IS OUR NEIGHBOUR. We have here Christ's discourse with a lawyer about some points of conscience, which we are all concerned to be rightly informed in and are so here from Christ though the questions were proposed wi…
Martha and Mary
MARTHA AND MARY. We may observe in this story, I. The entertainment which Martha gave to Christ and his disciples at her house, Luke 10:38. Observe, 1. Christ's coming to the village where Martha lived: As they went (Ch…
The Disciples Taught to Pray
THE DISCIPLES TAUGHT TO PRAY. Prayer is one of the great laws of natural religion. That man is a brute, is a monster, that never prays, that never gives glory to his Maker, nor feels his favour, nor owns his dependence…