Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI
And when we see the Word appearing unto us we shall indeed be troubled before we clearly understand that it is the Saviour who has come to us, supposing that we are still beholding an apparition, and for fear shall cry out; but He Himself straightway will speak to us saying, "Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid."[56]
Verse Matthew 14:27. _IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID_] Nothing but this voice of Christ could, in such circumstances, have given courage and comfort to his disciples: those who are grievously tossed with diff...
2. JOHN'S MARTYRDOM. The Fourfold Attitude of the Rejected King. CHAPTER 14 1. John's Martyrdom. (Matthew 14:1 .) 2. The Disciples of John with the Lord Jesus. (Matthew 14:12 .) 3. Feeding the Five...
JESUS WALKS ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45 *). Mt. omits to Bethsaida, seeing that the boat arrived at Gennesaret (Matthew 14:34), and the remark that Jesus would have passed by them. But he amplifies the stor...
Immediately he compelled his disciples to embark in the boat and to go on ahead to the other side, until he should send away the crowds. When he had sent away the crowds, he went up into a mountain by...
THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
IT IS I. I am [He]....
The Disciples cross from the Scene of the Miracle to Bethsaida Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21 St Matthew alone narrates St Peter's endeavour to walk on the sea....
THE DISCIPLES CROSS FROM THE SCENE OF THE MIRACLE TO BETHSAIDA Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21 St Matthew alone narrates St Peter’s endeavour to walk on the sea....
Ver 22. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23. And when he had sent the multitudes away, h...
_THE DISCIPLES WERE TOSSED AND JESUS CARED MATTHEW 14:22-33:_ Jesus sent the disciples to the other side of the sea. This time alone allowed Him a time of prayer. "And when he had sent the multitudes...
ΈΛΆΛΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980) говорить, ΘΑΡΣΕΊΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΘΑΡΣΈΩ (G2293) быть бодрым, смелым, сохранять уверенность и твердость в достижении цели перед лицом опасности (LN...
DISCOURSE: 1368 CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA Matthew 14:26. _When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus...
Section 34 JESUS FEEDS THE 5000 AND WALKS UPON THE WAVES (Parallels: Mark 6:30-52; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-21) TEXT: 14:13-33 13 Now when Jesus heard _it,_ he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a des...
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. For the exposition, see the notes at John 6:15....
3 See Lev_18:1620:21. 6-12 Compare Mar_6:21-29. 13-15 Compare Mar_6:30-36; Luk_9:10-12 Joh_6:1-7. 13 Herod's insistence that the Lord was John the baptist was not very reassuring, for He was almost...
DEATH OF THE BAPTIST. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. WALKING ON THE SEA 1, 2. Herod's opinion of Jesus (Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7)....
THE WALKING ON THE SEA (Mark 6:45; John 6:15). Another physical miracle, also belonging to the oldest tradition. As it is attested by actual eyewitnesses, it cannot be resolved into a legend or allego...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 14 JOHN THE *BAPTIST DIES 14:1-12 V1 At that time, the ruler called Herod heard reports about Jesus. V2 So he spoke to his servants....
BE OF GOOD CHEER; IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID. — The accuracy with which the words are given by St. John, as well as by St. Matthew and St. Mark, shows the impression which the incident made on the minds o...
CHAPTER 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1 - Matthew 15:1 - Matthew 16:1. THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet been interwoven in a...
ἐλάλησεν : Jesus spoke; the words given (θαρσεῖτε, etc.), but the mere sound of His voice would be enough....
_The return voyage_ (Mark 6:45-56)...
HELP IN THE HOUR OF NEED Matthew 14:22-36 _Jesus always comes in the storm._ It had been a great relief to escape from the pressure of the crowd to His place of prayer, on heights swept by the eveni...
The presence and activity of the true King filled the false ruler with alarm. Herod sacrificed John to his lust. Once Herod had heard John, and the remembrance of former conviction was still with him,...
JESUS WALKS UPON THE WATER Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; & John 6:15-21. Mark: “And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the ship, and to proceed before Him to the other side, toward...
"But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. (25) And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. (26) And when the disci...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
27._But immediately Jesus spake to them. _As Christ is not known to be a Deliverer till he actually makes his appearance, he speaks, and desires his disciples to recognize him. That confidence, to whi...
Our Gospel resumes the historical course of these revelations, but in such a manner as to exhibit the spirit by which the people were animated. Herod (loving his earthly power and his own glory more t...
BUT STRAIGHTWAY JESUS SPAKE UNTO THEM,.... Directly, the very moment, as soon as ever they cried out, and he perceived the consternation they were in, as one truly affected towards them, and concerned...
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. Ver. 27. _But straightway Jesus spake, &c._] He waits to be gracious, Isaiah 30:18. Our extremity is his oppor...
Mat. 14:24-27. "But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the...
_And when the disciples saw him, they were troubled_ “It is well known that it is never entirely dark on the water not to urge that the moon might perhaps now be in the last quarter, as it must have b...
BUT STRAIGHTWAY JESUS SPAKE UNTO THEM, SAYING, BE OF GOOD CHEER; IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID. Almost the entire night Jesus had spent in prayer, almost the entire night had His disciples struggled to reach...
The miracle:...
Now authority in high places is seen to reject Him too, by the deliberate rejection of His forerunner and servant John the Baptist. When King Herod hears of His fame, his conscience is troubled, feari...
22-33 Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret...
While our Saviour was praying on the mount the ship which carried his disciples was upon the sea, that is, that creek of the sea which they were at that time passing over. A storm ariseth, not without...
Matthew 14:27 But G1161 immediately G2112 Jesus G2424 spoke G2980 (G5656) them G846 saying G3004 (G5723) cheer...
‘But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer; it is I; don't be afraid.” ' Jesus immediately sought to remove their fears saying, ‘Take courage, it is I, don't be afraid'. ‘It is I'...
JESUS DEMONSTRATES HIS MASTERY OF THE SEA AND IS RECOGNISED AS ‘THE SON OF GOD' (14:22-33). This is the second consecutive miracle in which Jesus take the initiative in order to demonstrate to the di...
CONNECTION. Immediately after the miraculous feeding, the people wished to proclaim Jesus a king and were ready to take violent steps for that purpose (John 6:14-15). The disciples were probably ready...
Matthew 14:27. IT IS I. An assurance, through a living voice, of His bodily presence. BE NOT AFRAID _._ The presence of Christ always brings with it this cheering injunction....
Matthew 14:22. _And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away._ Straightway is a business word: Jesus...
Matthew 14:14. _And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick._ Different persons take different views of multitudes, according...
Matthew 14:13. _When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by a ship into a desert place apart:_ It is well for us to get alone with God when he takes home the best and most faithful of his servants....
CONTENTS: Herod's troubled conscience and the murder of John the Baptist. The 5000 fed. Jesus walks on the water. CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist, Herod, Herodias, and her daughter, disciples. CO...
Matthew 14:2. _This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead._ Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ, Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of He...
JESUS SPOKE TO THEM AT ONCE. He finds it necessary to again and again speak to quiet their fears and strengthen their faith both here and at other times. IT IS I. EGO EMI. This is the same expression...
_And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, and to go before Him unto the other side._ THE MIDNIGHT VOYAGE HOME I. The feast followed by humiliation and trouble. 1. The feas...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:27 IT IS I could be translated “I am.” Compare the Lord’s voice from the burning bush, “I AM WHO I AM” ...
JESUS WALKS ON WATER MATTHEW 14:22-33; MARK 6:45-52; JOHN 6:16-21; MATTHEW 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
CHAPTER 14 The first eleven verses of this chapter relate to the decollation of John the Baptist, of which I have spoken at length on the sixth chapter of S. Mark. _His Body_ : Syriac, _sclado_, i.e....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 14:22. CONSTRAINED HIS DISCIPLES.—Perhaps they, too, were carried away by the frenzy of the time, and would have joined the people in proclaiming Him King (John 6:15); or perh...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 14:1 CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION T
And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in...
Acts 23:11; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 51:12;...
THE FOURTH WATCH OF THE NIGHT Matthew 14:22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter this study, we are particularly struck with the words: "Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship." What is the d...
Observe, when the disciples were in the saddest condition, how one word from Christ revives them; it is. sufficient support in all our afflictions to hear Christ's voice speaking to us, and to enjoy h...