19 Compare Mat_14:3-5; Mar_6:17-18. 19 Herod's treatment of John is here inserted ahead of time to close the account of John's ministry before opening that of his Master's. 21-22 Compare Mat_3:13-17; Mar_1:9-11; Joh_1:32-34. 23 Maturity and sonship, as distinguished from nativity and minority, we... [ Continue Reading ]
8 "It is written" is the sword of the spirit, that destroys the insinuations of the Slanderer. And if he counters with a passage (for error is best supported by an appeal to Holy Writ), the only defense is another stroke of "It is "written!" 9 A wing of the sanctuary overhangs the steep and deep de... [ Continue Reading ]
31-32 Compare Mat_4:13-17; Mar_1:21-22. 31 His rejection in "His own country" led to His making Capernaum "His own city". From this as a base, He circled about on His evangelistic tours, returning thither at their end. Much of His work was done in it, for it was on some of the main highways of traf... [ Continue Reading ]