And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 4:1, and Mark 1:35. As observed on Matthew 4:13, the prevalent opinion has always been that our Lord paid two visits to Nazareth: the first bei... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. AND HE CAME TO NAZARETH, WHERE HE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP, AND, AS HIS CUSTOM WAS, [ kata (G2596 ) to (G3588 ) eioothos (G1486 ) autoo (G846 ), COMPA... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, AND THERE WAS DELIVERED UNTO HIM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ESAIAS. AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE BOOK, HE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS WRITTEN (Isaiah 61:1). Ther... [ Continue Reading ]
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BEC... [ Continue Reading ]
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. TO PREACH THE ACCEPTABLE [OR 'ACCEPTED' to (G3588 ) dekton (G1184 )], YEAR OF THE LORD. To have fixed on any portion relating to His sufferings (as Isaiah 53:1) would have been unsuitable at that early stage of His ministry. But He selects a passage anno... [ Continue Reading ]
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. AND HE CLOSED THE BOOK, AND HE GAVE IT AGAIN TO THE MINISTER - the Chazan or synagogue-officer. AND THE EYES OF ALL THEM THAT WERE IN THE SYNAGO... [ Continue Reading ]
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. AND HE BEGAN TO SAY UNTO THEM - language implying that only the substance, or even the general drift, of His address is here given. THIS DAY IS THIS SCRIPTURE FULFILLED IN YOUR EARS. The Evangelist means to say i... [ Continue Reading ]
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? AND ALL BARE HIM WITNESS, AND WONDERED AT THE GRACIOUS WORDS WHICH PROCEEDED OUT OF HIS MOUTH, [ epi (G1909) tois (G3588) logois (G3056) tees (G3588) charitos ... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, YE WILL SURELY, [ pantoos (G3843 ), 'YE WILL NO DOUBT'] SAY UNTO ME THIS PROVERB, PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF - not... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. AND HE SAID, VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU. NO PROPHET IS ACCEPTED IN HIS OWN COUNTRY. In , "A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house." He replies to one proverb by... [ Continue Reading ]
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; BUT I TELL YOU OF A TRUTH, MANY WIDOWS WERE IN ISRAEL IN THE DAYS OF ELIAS, WHEN THE HEAVEN WAS SHUT UP THREE YEARS A... [ Continue Reading ]
But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. BUT UNTO NONE OF THEM WAS ELIAS SENT, SAVE, [ ei-mee (G1508)] - rather, 'but only,' as the same phrase means in Mark 13:32, UNTO SAREPTA - or "Zarephath" (1 Kings 17:9), far beyond the nort... [ Continue Reading ]
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. AND MANY LEPERS WERE IN ISRAEL IN THE TIME OF ELISEUS (OR ELISHA), THE PROPHET; AND NONE OF THEM WAS CLEANSED, SAVING, [ ei-mee (G1508 ) AGAIN, RATHER, 'BUT ONLY'] NAAMAN TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, AND ALL THEY IN THE SYNAGOGUE, WHEN THEY HEARD THESE THINGS, WERE FILLED WITH WRATH - maddened at the severity with which it reflected upon them, and at those allusions to the pagan which brought such a storm of... [ Continue Reading ]
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. AND ROSE UP (BREAKING UP THE SERVICE IRREVERENTLY AND RUSHING FORTH) AND THRUST HIM OUT OF THE CITY - with violence, as a prisoner in their han... [ Continue Reading ]
But he passing through the midst of them went his way, BUT HE PASSING THROUGH THE MIDST OF THEM WENT HIS WAY - evidently in a miraculous manner, though perhaps quite noiselessly, leading them to wonder afterward what spell could have come over them that they allowed Him to escape. Escapes, howev... [ Continue Reading ]
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. For the exposition of this section-embracing, as appears, the first recorded transactions of our Lord on the Sabbath day in Galilee, and those of following morning-see the notes at Mark 1:29, and at Matthew 4:23.... [ Continue Reading ]