MATTHEW 9:14 nhsteu,omen @polla,# {C} The reading of aa is obviously a scribal assimilation to the parallel in Luke 5:33, where pukna, is read without variation....
Verse Matthew 9:14. _THY DISCIPLES FAST NOT?_] Probably meaning that they did not fast so _frequently_ as the others did, or for the same purposes, which is very likely, for the Pharisees had many su...
THEN CAME THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN ... - This narrative is found also in Mark 2:18; Luke 5:33. The reference here is to John the Baptist. It is probable that they had understood that John was the forerun...
CHAPTER 9 1. A Man Sick of the Palsy Healed. (Matthew 9:1 .) 2. The Call of Matthew (Matthew 9:9 .) 3. With the Publicans and the Sinners. (Matthew 9:10 .) 4. The Question of John's Disciples. ...
FASTING. THE OLD AND THE NEW (Mark 2:18 *, Luke 5:33). Mt. makes the disciples of John (who were more numerous and important for two or three centuries than is usually recognized; _cf._ p. 797) put th...
THE GROWTH OF OPPOSITION (Matthew 9:1-34) We have repeatedly seen that in Matthew's gospel there is nothing haphazard. It is carefully planned and carefully designed. In Matthew 9:1-38 we see another...
Then the disciples of John came to him. "Why, they said, "do we and the Pharisees fast frequently, while your disciples do not fast?" Jesus said to them, "Surely the bridegroom's closest friends canno...
CAME. come. FAST OFT. Compare Luke 18:12....
A Question about Fasting. Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39 It is not quite clear whether this further incident took place at Levi's feast. St Luke leads us to draw that inference....
A QUESTION ABOUT FASTING Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39. It is not quite clear whether this further incident took place at Levi’s feast. St Luke leads us to draw that inference....
Ver 14. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?" 15. And Jesus said unto them, "Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, a...
_COMPASSION CALLED FOLLOWERS AND ANSWERED CRITICISM MATTHEW 9:9-17:_ The compassion of Jesus called a hated man to follow Him. Matthew was a tax collector, a publican. Jesus called him to be His disci...
ΠΡΟΣΈΡΧΟΝΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G4334) приходить, приближаться. Hist, _praes._ ΝΗΣΤΕΎΟΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΝΗΣΤΕΎΩ (G3522) поститься....
THEN CAME TO HIM THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN— Dr. Campbell translates the 16th and 17th verses thus: _Nobody mendeth an old garment with undressed cloth; else the patch itself teareth the garment, and maket...
SECTION 19 JESUS CALLS MATTHEW LEVI (Parallels: Mark 2:13-22; Luke 5:27-39) TEXT: 9:9-17 9. And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he...
_THEN CAME TO HIM THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN, SAYING, WHY DO WE AND THE PHARISEES FAST OFT, BUT THY DISCIPLES FAST_ _ NOT?_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
14 It is a most difficult lesson for the saints to learn, that God's dealings with His creatures change, and that their conduct should change accordingly, John's disciples thought that the Lord's foll...
CONTROVERSY WITH THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN AND WITH THE PHARISEES ON FASTING (Mark 2:18; Luke 5:33). Matthew's feast probably took place on a Monday or a Thursday, days which were observed by the Pharisee...
FAST OFT] Some ancient authorities omit 'oft.'...
THE SICK OF THE PALSY. CALL OF MATTHEW. RAISING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER 1-8. The paralytic healed and his sins forgiven (Mark 2:1; Luke 5:17). The peculiarity of this miracle is that it was worked to prov...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 3. THE MAN WHO COULD NOT WALK 9:1-8 V1 Then Jesus stepped into a boat. He went back across the lake and arrived at his own town. V...
THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN. — The passage is interesting as showing (1) that the followers of the Baptist continued during our Lord’s ministry to form a separate body (as in Matthew 11:2; Matthew 14:12); a...
CHAPTER 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing...
_The fast-question_ (Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39). Τότε. Our evangelist makes a temporal connection out of what in Mark is merely topical, another of the group of incidents showing Jesus in conflict wi...
THE FRIEND OF SINNERS Matthew 9:9-17 The name Levi indicates that Matthew sprang from a priestly line. He had lost all self-respect to become the abhorred instrument of the Roman government, collect...
The King now exercised His authority in a new way. He pronounced pardon on a sinner, and straightway opposition was aroused. To the questioning and rebellious hearts He vindicated His authority to for...
(3) Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? (3) That is, wicked rivalry in matters of small importance....
Then came. When the Pharisees in the prior question had been discomfited. By St. Mark, (ii. 18,) we learn that the Pharisees joined with the disciples of the Baptist, and thus is reconciled what we re...
It is wonderful to see how fond men have been in All ages to substitute anything, and everything, in the room of real godliness, and a change of heart. Fasting and alms-giving, and services, however c...
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...
Matthew 9:14._Then come to him the disciples of John. _Luke represents the _Pharisees _as speaking: Mark appears to connect both. And, indeed, there is no room to doubt that the _Pharisees _maliciousl...
In the following chapter (chapter 9), while acting in the character and according to the power of Jehovah (as we read in Psalms 103), "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases...
THEN CAME TO HIM THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN,.... Of John the Baptist, to whom they had addicted themselves, and by whom they abode: though their master was in prison, and the Messiah was known to be come,...
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? Ver. 14. _Then came to him the disciples of John_] These sided with the Pharisees aga...
_Then_ While he was at table, _came to him the disciples of John_, with those of the Pharisees, Mark 2:18; _saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often_ Have frequently our days of solemn devotion,...
Then came to Him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but Thy disciples fast not?...
A question regarding fasting:...
Returning to His own city, Capernaum, He has brought to Him a man totally helpless, lying on a bed. This case of palsy is indicative of the complete debilitating effects of sin: man is left without st...
14-17 John was at this time in prison; his circumstances, his character, and the nature of the message he was sent to deliver, led those who were peculiarly attached to him, to keep frequent fasts. C...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 9:17"....
Tertullian On Fasting At all events, in the Gospel they think that those days were definitely appointed for fasts in which "the Bridegroom was taken away; "[5]...
Matthew 9:14 Then G5119 disciples G3101 John G2491 came G4334 (G5736) Him G846 saying G3004 (G5723) Why...
‘Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” ' The disciples of John now approach Jesus, but it would appear possible that...
WHAT JESUS HAS TO OFFER AND THE GROWTH OF PHARISAIC OPPOSITION (9:10-34). We are now informed about the first open opposition among the Pharisees to Jesus. The Pharisees had seemingly previously appro...
JESUS HAS COME AS THE BRIDEGROOM BRINGING SOMETHING TOTALLY NEW (9:14-17). Having revealed Himself as the Great Physician, a further incident about fasting leads on to His revelation of Himself as the...
CHRONOLOGY AND CONNECTION. Three Evangelists join together the events we group in this section. Mark and Luke, however, place them immediately after the healing of the leper near Capernaum. We agree w...
Matthew 9:14. THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN. Luke puts the question in the mouth of the Pharisees, but by this time all the spiritual disciples of John must have become followers of Christ; the rest would lea...
THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN (ο μαθητα Ιωανου). One is surprised to find disciples of the Baptist in the role of critics of Christ along with the Pharisees. But John was languishing in prison and they perh...
Matthew 9:1. _And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city._ Our Lord had given these Gergesenes an opportunity of becoming his disciples, the kingdom of God had come very...
Matthew 9:1. _And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto...
CONTENTS: Healing of the palsied man. Call of Matthew. Answering the Pharisees. Healing of woman with issue of blood. Daughter of a ruler raised from the dead. Two blind men healed. A demon cast out....
Matthew 9:1. _Jesus came into his own city,_ Capernaum, as in Mark. Our Saviour was a stranger on earth, born in Bethlehem, an exile in Egypt, resident at Nazareth, but latterly in Capernaum. Matthew...
WHY IS IT? Some of the disciples of John the Baptist really sided in with the Pharisees, and would not follow Christ. The Pharisees fasted twice a week (Luke 18:12), and these did so too. They believe...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ASK JESUS ABOUT FASTING MATTHEW 9:14-17; MARK 2:18-22; LUKE 5:33-39; MATTHEW 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of J
CHAPTER 9 _Passed over_ : that is, sailed across the sea of Galilee, to its western side. _And came into his own city._ Sedulius thinks Bethlehem is meant because he was born there. S. Jerome, with mo...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 9:14. THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN.—The passage is interesting as showing: 1. That the followers of the Baptist continued during our Lord’s ministry to form a separate body (as in M...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 9:1 _The_ _paralytic forgiven and healed. _Parallel passages: Mark 2:1; Luke 5:17. (For connexion of thought, cf....
And so he entered into a ship, and he passed over, and he came to his own city (Matthew 9:1). His own city being Capernaum. I told you that was his headquarters. And, behold, they brought to him a ma...
John 3:25; John 4:1; Luke 18:9; Luke 5:33; Mark 2:18;...
EATING WITH SINNERS Matthew 9:9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS For our opening word we have chosen the first verse of the study "He saw a man, * * sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto him, Follo...
Then — While he was at table. Mark 2:18; Luke 5:33....
The Pharisees themselves had. contention with our Saviour in the foregoing verses; here they set on the disciples of John, to contend with him about fasting, alleging that the disciples of John fasted...