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B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

Matthew 17:19,20

Every tree, etc., etc., is hewn down and cast into the fire.

The test by which good and bad trees, good and bad men, and good and bad systems have been presented. Now the figure is carried farther to show their destiny. The husbandman carefully preserves the grapes and fig-trees, but cuts the thorns and thistles and burns them. The tree in the orchard that bears useless fruit is converted into firewood. Such the Savior implies will be the fate of evil teachers. He states. principle that seems to run through the whole government of God. Whatever is useless and evil shall finally be swept away.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Gospels Compared

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

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