22-25 Compare Luk_5:35; Mat_24:23-27; Mar_13:21-23; Joh_13:33.
25 Compare Luk_9:22.
26-27 Compare Mat_24:37-39; Gen. 7.
26 The unexpected suddenness of the coming of the Son of Mankind is
further enforced by a comparison with the days of Noah. It will be a
day of fancied security and swift destru... [ Continue Reading ]
15-11 Compare Mat_19:13-15; Mar_10:13-16; Mat_18:3.
15 It was customary for rabbis and great teachers to invoke a blessing
on those who desired it, especially on children who were not mature
enough to derive benefit from their words. It was a touching tribute
to the esteem in which some, at least,... [ Continue Reading ]