Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 5:12
Your reward — Even over and above the happiness that naturally and directly results from holiness.
Your reward — Even over and above the happiness that naturally and directly results from holiness.
Verse Matthew 5:12. _REJOICE_] In the testimony of a good conscience; for, without this, suffering has nothing but _misery_ in it. _BE EXCEEDING GLAD_] αγαλλιασθε, _leap for joy_. There are several c...
REJOICE, AND BE EXCEEDING GLAD - Regard it as a great privilege thus to be persecuted and to suffer - a thing not to be mourned over, but as among the chief blessings of life. FOR GREAT IS YOUR REWARD...
5. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KING CONCERNING HIS KINGDOM. CHAPTER S 5-7 _ 1. The Characteristics of the heirs of the Kingdom.(Matthew 5:1 .) 2. The Confirmation of the Law and its Expansion.(Matthew 5:...
THE BEATITUDES (_cf._ Luke 6:20). These nine sayings (eight if we reckon Matthew 5:10 as one, or regard Matthew 5:11 f. as having originally stood elsewhere; seven if we omit...
REJOICE, AND BE EXCEEDING GLAD. On account of persecution for Christ's sake. The reason why they may justly rejoice is given; GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN. Faith may enable them to make light of...
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you false...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (Matthew 5:1-48) As we have already seen, Matthew has a careful pattern in his gospel. In his story of the baptism of Jesus he shows us Jesus realizing that the hour has struc...
REJOICE, &C. See 1 Peter 4:13. Compare Acts 16:25. FOR. because. Not the same as in Matthew 5:3, &c....
_so persecuted they the prophets …_ Persecution is a test and token of true discipleship, that which naturally brings distress and despair to men will bring delight in the kingdom of God. The passion...
ἈΓΑΛΛΙΑ͂ΣΘΕ, of excessive and demonstrative joy. Neither the verb nor its derivatives are classical. St Luke in his parallel passage (Matthew 6:23), has χάρητε ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ σκιρτήσατε. Such...
VER11. "BLESSED ARE YE, WHEN MEN SHALL REVILE YOU, AND PERSECUTE YOU, AND SHALL SAY ALL MANNER OF EVIL AGAINST YOU FALSELY, FOR MY SAKE. 12. REJOICE, AND BE EXCEEDING GLAD: FOR GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN...
_JESUS' TEACHINGS ABOUT BLESSEDNESS MATTHEW 5:1-12:_ "And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, s...
ΧΑΊΡΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G844) радоваться, быть счастливым. ΆΓΑΛΛΙΆΣΘΕ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΓΑΛΛΙΆΟΜΑΙ (G3408) сильно радоваться. _Praes. imper._ призывают к этому чувству....
DISCOURSE: 1294 PERSECUTION FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS’ SAKE Matthew 5:10. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall rev...
BLESSED ARE YE WHEN MEN SHALL REVILE, &C.— Macknight understands this as a distinct beatitude from that in the 10th verse, supposing the former to refer to liberty and external ease; the present to re...
A. THE CHARACTER AND BLESSINGS OF THE WISE AND GODLY MAN (Parallel: Luke 6:20-26) TEXT: 5:3-12 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4. Blessed are they that mo...
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. REJOICE, AND BE EXCEEDING GLAD - `exult' [ agalliasthe (G21)]. In the...
18-19 Compare Mar_1:16-18; Luk_5:1-11; Joh_1:40-42. 21-22 Compare Mar_1:19-20; Luk_5:10-11. 23 See Mar_1:21-39. 25 Compare Mar_3:7-8. 1-2 Compare Luk_6:20:23. 1 The “Sermon on the Mount” was proba...
THE BEATITUDES. Properly speaking, the beatitudes are seven in number, Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:12, forming an appendix. These three vv. being counted in, the number of beatitudes is raised, according...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT John 5:1 to John 7:29. The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20. This sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke (Luke 6:20), that it is
THE PROPHETS WHICH WERE BEFORE YOU] By ranking His disciples with the OT. prophets, Jesus seems to imply that they also are prophets. It is this possession of prophetical gifts by the first disciples...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 5 JESUS TEACHES 5:1–7:29 INTRODUCTION This is the first of the five main sections that report what Jesus taught in Matthew’s *gospe...
REJOICE, AND BE EXCEEDING GLAD. — The second word implies a glorious and exulting joy. The same combination is found, possibly as an actual echo of its use here, in 1 Peter 1:8; 1 Peter 4:13; Revelati...
CHAPTER 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
_The Beatitudes_. Some general observations may helpfully introduce the detailed exegesis of these golden words. 1. They breathe the spirit of the scene. On the mountain tops away from the bustle and...
Matthew 5:10-12 being regarded as a transition to a new topic. his seems arbitrary. Delitsch, anxious to establish an analogy with the Decalogue, makes out ten seven from Matthew 5:3 to Matthew 5:9;...
χαίρετε καὶ ἀγ. In spite of all, joy, exultation is possible nay, inevitable. I not only exhort you to it, but I tell you, you cannot help being in this mood, if once you throw yourselves enthusiastic...
THE NEW SALT AND LIGHT OF HUMAN SOCIETY Matthew 5:10-16 We must expect to be persecuted, if we hold up the pure light of a consistent life amid the evils of the world. Men hate the light which expose...
In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggestiv...
Reward, in Latin _merces, in Greek misthos, signifies wages done for hire, and due for work, and presupposes merit. (Bristow) --- If you participate in the sufferings of the prophets, you will equally...
CHAPTER 16 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over it, and visiting the places of...
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. We have here the opening of our LORD'S Sermon, and, a most blessed sermon...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
_PROTECTION ON EARTH: REWARD IN HEAVEN_ ‘Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you: … great is your reward in heaven.’ Matthew 5:11 Revelation 7:2, portion for Epistle for All Saints’ Day, should b...
12._Rejoice ye, and leap for joy _The meaning is, a remedy is at hand, that we may not be overwhelmed by unjust reproaches: for, as soon as we raise our minds to heaven, we there behold vast grounds o...
He then gathers around Him those who were definitively to follow Him in His ministry and His temptations; and, at His call, to link their portion and their lot with His, forsaking all beside. The str...
REJOICE AND BE EXCEEDING GLAD,.... Because of the honour put upon them, the glory they bring to Christ and his cause, by cheerfully suffering for it; and because of the glory and happiness that shall...
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great _is_ your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Ver. 12. _Rejoice and be exceeding glad_] Leap and skip for joy, as fr...
_Blessed are ye_ My true and faithful followers, _when men shall revile you_ Shall unjustly and injuriously reproach you; and _say all manner of evil against you falsely_ This both the Jews and heathe...
SO PERSECUTED; Hebrews 11:35-38....
In spite of the persecutions, then: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Joy, gladness in the highest measure...
From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him we...
3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition,...
Be so far from being troubled, as to count it all joy, when you fall into these trials, JAMES 1:2. Let it be music in your ears to hear that the drunkards make you their song. Rejoice in your hearts,...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV Thus, too, [she passes through an experience] similar to that of the ancient prophets, as the Lord declares, "For so persecuted they the prophets who were before you...
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice G5463 (G5720) and G2532 glad G21 (G5737) for G3754 great G4183 your G5216 reward...
‘Rejoice, and be extremely glad, For great is your reward in Heaven, For so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.' And when persecution happens they should rejoice. Indeed they should be...
THE PERSECUTION OF THE GODLY, AND THE BLESSEDNESS THAT IS SEEN TO BE THEIRS AS A RESULT. THEY WILL THEREFORE BE LIKE THE PROPHETS OF OLD WHO WERE ALSO PERSECUTED (5:10-12). Analysis of Matthew 5:10....
THE PERSECUTION OF THE GODLY, AND THE BLESSEDNESS THAT IS SEEN TO BE THEIRS AS A RESULT. THEY WILL THEREFORE BE LIKE THE PROPHETS OF OLD WHO WERE ALSO PERSECUTED, AND WILL BE THE SALT OF THE EARTH AND...
The scene (Matthew 5:1), the formal preface of the Evangelist (Matthew 5:2); the opening description of the citizens of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3-10); their relation to the world ...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
Matthew 5:12. REJOICE, etc. An exhortation based on the declaration of blessedness in Matthew 5:11, and confirming it. Needful, because the prospect of persecution is far from awakening joy. FOR GREA...
Matthew 5:3 Introductory Beatitudes. I. The first Beatitude pronounces a blessing on those who are Poor in Spirit. Let the limitation, the "in spirit," be carefully borne in mind. Poverty itself is...
Matthew 5:1. _And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,-_ Our Saviour soon gathered a...
Matthew 5:1. _And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:_ You notice that the Preacher sat down, and that his disciples stood around him....
CONTENTS: Sermon on the mount. Beatitudes. Believer as salt and light. Christ's relation to the law. Divorce. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus. CONCLUSION: The relationship of a child of God will be manifeste...
Matthew 5:1. _Seeing the multitudes,_ assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon t...
BE GLAD AND HAPPY. There is great happiness and joy in God's warfare! The hope of the great reward was very strong in the early church. THIS IS HOW. An example from former times. _See_ Hebrews 11:32-4...
_Great is your reward._ THE REWARD OF THE SAINTS I. Consider its preciousness. It is shown- 1. By remembering who bestows it. 2. It is in heaven. 3. It meets and satisfies the yearning of the sai...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:1 The Authoritative Message of the Messiah: Kingdom Life for His Disciples. This is the first of five major teaching sections in Matthew 1:1 (chs....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:3 The Beatitudes (from Latin for “blessed, happy”) all begin with “Blessed are...” These short statements summarize the Sermon on the Mount. ⇐...
JESUS GIVES THE BEATITUDES MATTHEW 5:1-12; LUKE 6:17-26; MATTHEW 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:...
CHAPTER 5 _Went up into a mountain._ Let us inquire what mountain this was? "Some simple brethren," says S. Jerome, "think that Christ taught the Beatitudes, and the things which follow, on the mount...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT _The aim and contents of the_ “_Sermon_.”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and po...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 5:1 AND SEEING THE MULTITUDES; _i.e. _those spoken of in Matthew 4:25—the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. HE WENT UP. From the lower ground by the lake. I...
Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of scripture. Matthew five, And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has sat down, his disciples came unto...
1 Corinthians 3:8; 1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 19:10;...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great crowd of p...