Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Matthew 11:14
εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι. ‘The present unhappy circumstances in which John was placed seemed inconsistent with such a view of his mission’ (Meyer).
εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι. ‘The present unhappy circumstances in which John was placed seemed inconsistent with such a view of his mission’ (Meyer).
Verse Matthew 11:14. _THIS IS ELIAS, WHICH WAS FOR TO COME._] This should always be written Elijah, that as strict a conformity as possible might be kept up between the names in the Old Testament and...
IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT - This is a mode of speaking implying that the doctrine which he was about to state was different from their common views; that he was about to state something which varied from...
8. THE FORERUNNER IN PRISON. THE KINGDOM PREACHING REJECTED. CHAPTER 11 1. John Imprisoned Sends his Disciples. (Matthew 11:1 .) 2. The King's Testimony Concerning John. (Matthew 11:7 .) 3. The King...
JOHN THE BAPTIST (Luke 7:18). In place of Mk.'s narrative of John, deferred to ch. 14, Mt. gives material from Q. MATTHEW 11:2. JOHN'S PERPLEXITY. It is a question whether doubt was supervening upon...
THIS IS ELIAS, WHO WAS TO COME. Malachi predicted that Elijah would come to prepare the way for the Lord. Christ explains that this was fulfilled in John, who came in the spirit and power of Elijah,...
THE SIX ACCENTS IN THE VOICE OF JESUS (Matthew 11:1-30) Matthew 11:1-30 is a chapter in which Jesus is speaking all the time; and, as he speaks to different people and about different things, we hear...
"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and the violent take it by force. For up to John all the prophets and the Law spoke with the voice of prophecy; a...
IF, &C. Assuming it as. fact. See App-118., as in verses: Matthew 11:21; Matthew 11:23. WILL. are willing. Greek. _thelo._ RECEIVE. to receive. Compare Acts 2:41. THIS IS. he represents.
_if ye will receive it_ The present unhappy circumstances in which John was placed seemed inconsistent with such a view of his mission (Meyer)....
VER 12. "AND FROM THE DAYS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST UNTIL NOW THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SUFFERETH VIOLENCE, AND THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE. 13. FOR ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN. 14. AND...
_A MOST UNUSUAL MAN MATTHEW 11:7-19:_ John was one of God's greatest servants. Jesus used this occasion to say some things concerning his character and ministry. He gave His approval to the good work...
ΔΈΞΑΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. (dep.) inf. от_ ΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ (G1209) приветствовать, принимать (_см._ 1QS 9:11). ΜΈΛΛΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΈΛΛΩ (G3195) намереваться что-л. сделать, используется с _inf._ для обоз...
AND IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT— There is nothing for the particle _it_ in the original; therefore Dr. Heylin reads _him;_ and if this be the proper supplement, says he, we must understand that total perfec...
SECTION 24 JESUS RECEIVES A QUESTION FROM JOHN AND PREACHES A SERMON ON JOHN (Parallel: Luke 7:18-35) TEXT: 11:2-19 2. Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his di...
_AND SAID UNTO HIM, ART THOU HE THAT SHOULD COME, OR DO WE LOOK FOR ANOTHER?_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
7 Compare Luk_7:24-30. 7 The Lord might well have spoken disparagingly of John at this juncture. Instead, He gives him a eulogy which places him on the highest pinnacle of human fame. He gives him a...
11:14 is (e-11) By saying, 'who is to come,' it is left in the abstract as in Greek -- the one who had this character in their mind....
Jesus states, as again in Matthew 17:12 (cp. Luke 1:17), that John was the Elijah whom the Jews expected in accordance with Malachi 4:5. He hints that they may be unwilling to believe it, partly becau...
THE PRAISE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Luke 7:24). Lest the purpose of the question of John, 'Art thou he that should come?' should be misunderstood, Jesus hastens to assure the people that JOHN IS NO REED S...
THE DISCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST 1. Tours of Jesus after dismissing His apostles. The apostles started on their mission about five weeks before the second Passover of the ministry (28 a.d.) and were away...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 11 JOHN THE *BAPTIST ASKED A QUESTION 11:1-6 V1 Jesus finished giving instructions to his 12 *disciples. Then he went on from there...
THIS IS ELIAS. — The words of Malachi (Malachi 4:5) had led men to expect the reappearance of the great Tishbite in person as the immediate precursor of the Christ. It was the teaching of the scribes...
Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1; Matthew 12:1 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's record of the Saviour'...
_Judgment of Jesus concerning the Baptist_ (Luke 7:24-30). Characteristically magnanimous, while letting it be seen that He is aware of John's limits and defects....
Conclusion of speech about John....
THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS Matthew 11:11 The least in a higher dispensation has great advantages over the greatest in a lower one. A child on a hill can see farther than a giant in the valley. Many hav...
This picture of John is very full of pathos-from the high triumph of inspired preaching to the solitude and loneliness of a prison. John made as direct application to Jesus as his circumstances permit...
He is Elias, &c. Not in person, but in spirit. (Luke i. 17) (Challoner) --- John is here styled Elias, not in the same manner as those who taught the transmigration of souls; but the meaning is, that...
CHAPTER 22. JOHN THE BAPTIST THE GREATEST PROPHET Matthew 11:7-15, & Luke 7:24-30. _“And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out...
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...
14._And if you are willing to receive it _He now explains more clearly in what manner John began to preach _the kingdom of God _It was in the character of that _Elijah, _who was to be sent before the...
From that hour we find the definitive judgment of the nation, not indeed as yet openly declared (that is in chapter 12), nor by the cessation of Christ's ministry, which wrought, notwithstanding the o...
AND IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT,.... The words carry in them some suspicion of unbelief and hardness of heart, as though they would not receive it: however, whether they would or not, it was a certain truth...
And if ye will receive _it_, this is Elias, which was for to come. Ver. 14. _This is Elias_] Not the Tishbite, but yet the same that Malachi foretold should come in the "spirit and power of Elias." A...
ELIAS; the one who was foretold in the Old Testament under the name of Elijah, because he would resemble that prophet. Malachi 4:5....
The conclusion:...
AND IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT, THIS IS ELIAS WHICH WAS FOR TO COME....
Throughout Israel now the Lord carries on an intensive teaching and preaching in their cities. John the Baptist hears of this in the prison, but he is deeply puzzled, for he sends two of his disciples...
7-15 What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise, but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when...
God had told the Jews, ZECHARIAH 4:5,6, that he would send them _Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the child...
Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul and again, in another passage, "And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come."[250] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VIII And (we may...
Matthew 11:14 And G2532 if G1487 willing G2309 (G5719) receive G1209 (G5664) he G846 is G2076 ...
JESUS EXPRESSES HIS FULL APPRECIATION OF JOHN BUT POINTS OUT THAT NOW SOMETHING EVEN GREATER HAS COME, THE COMING IN FORCE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (11:7-15). Having sent His assurance to John Jes...
“For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John, and if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.” Again we have the emphasis on the fact that the new age has come. The pr...
Matthew 11:14. AND IF YE ARE WILLING TO RECEIVE IT. The Jews expected that Elijah would rise from the dead, hence many would not receive it. The popular notions on the whole subject of prophecy were i...
INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The sending out of the Twelve probably called into open manifestation the opposition of the Pharisees: hence Matthew groups the events indicating this hostility, without regard to c...
THIS IS ELIJAH (αυτος εστιν Ελειας). Jesus here endorses John as the promise of Malachi. The people understood Malachi 4:1 to mean the return of Elijah in person. This John denied as to himself (Joh...
THIS IS ELIAS (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 17:10). _ Also (Matthew 17:12); (Malachi 4:5)....
Matthew 11:1. _And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the...
Matthew 11:1. _And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities._ Whatever he commanded, he himself did. H...
CONTENTS: Answer to questions sent Jesus by John the Baptist. Judgment predicted as result of rejection of Christ. Rest for individuals who put their trust in Him. CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist...
Matthew 11:3. _Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another._ Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. The...
JOHN Is ELIJAH. Not a reincarnation, but spiritual Elijah the fulfillment of Malachi's prophecy that Elijah would come before the Day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5)....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:14 HE IS ELIJAH WHO IS TO COME. Malachi prophesied that “Elijah” would prepare the way for the Messiah (Malachi 3:1;...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:1 Opposition to the Messiah Increases. There has been occasional resistance to Jesus’ ministry (e.g., Matthew 9:3). It now begins to increase sig
JESUS EASES JOHN'S DOUBT MATTHEW 11:2-19; LUKE 7:19-35; MATTHEW 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,...
CHAPTER 11 _And it came to pass_, &c. _He passed from thence_ : That means, He separated Himself from His Apostles, whom He sent to preach the Gospel by themselves, both that they might prepare the wa...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 11:7. AND AS THEY DEPARTED, etc.—Dr. Plumptre holding that the Baptist himself was really in doubt, and sent his disciples to Christ for his own satisfaction, remarks on this...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 11:1 Matthew only. AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JESUS HAD MADE AN END. The same formula recurs in Matthew 7:28; Matthew 13:53;...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of these commandments, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities (Matthew 11:1). So He sent them out in front of them, and then He...
1 Corinthians 3:2; Ezekiel 2:5; Ezekiel 3:10; Ezekiel 3:11; John 1:21
If ye will [ε ι θ ε λ ε τ ε]. More correctly, Rev., If ye are willing or disposed. For there would naturally be an unwillingness to receive the statement about John's high place, in view of John's imp...
Malachi 4:5....
Didn’t Jesus say John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated? PROBLEM: Jesus refers here to John the Baptist as “Elijah who is to come” (cf. Matthew 17:12; Mark 9:11-13). But, since Elijah had died many...