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Verse 39. _RESIST NOT EVIL_] Or, _the evil person_. So, I am fully
persuaded, τω πονηρω ought to be translated. Our Lord's
meaning is, "Do not repel one outrage by another." He that does so
makes hims...
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AN EYE FOR AN EYE ... - This command is found in Exodus 21:24;
Leviticus 24:20, and Deuteronomy 19:21. In these places it was given
as a rule to regulate the decisions of judges. They were
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5. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KING CONCERNING HIS KINGDOM. CHAPTER S 5-7
_ 1. The Characteristics of the heirs of the Kingdom.(Matthew 5:1 .)
2. The Confirmation of the Law and its Expansion.(Matthew 5:...
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RETALIATION (_cf._ Luke 6:29 f.). Like the law of divorce, the law of
the _ius talionis_ (Exodus 21:24 f.*) was more restrictive than
permissive; it limited revenge by fixing an exact compensation for...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (Matthew 5:1-48)
As we have already seen, Matthew has a careful pattern in his gospel.
In his story of the baptism of Jesus he shows us Jesus realizing that
the hour has struc...
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You have heard that it has been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for a tooth. But I tell you not to resist evil; but if anyone strikes
you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also; and if an...
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SMITE. Greek. _rapizo._ Occurs only in Matthew (here and Matthew
26:67)....
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_resist not evil_ i. e. DO NOT SEEK TO RETALIATE EVIL.
_turn to him the other also_ To be understood with the limitation
imposed on the words by our Lord's personal example, John 18:22-23.
The grada...
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(_b_)
The law of retaliation, 38–42...
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ΜῊ�, i.e. do not seek to retaliate evil.
ῬΑΠΊΖΕΙ. See ch. Matthew 26:67.
ΣΤΡΈΨΟΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΑῚ ΤῊΝ ἌΛΛΗΝ. To be
understood with the limitation imposed on the words by our Lord’s
personal example, John...
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VER 38. "YE HAVE HEARD THAT IT HATH BEEN SAID, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND
A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH:' 39. BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT YE RESIST NOT EVIL:
BUT WHOSOEVER SHALL SMITE THEE ON THY RIGHT CHEEK, TURN TO...
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_JESUS' TEACHINGS ABOUT RETALIATION AND LOVE MATTHEW 5:38-48:_ Having
the right attitude will cause us to go the second mile. (Matthew
5:38-42) Do anything and everything within your power to show the...
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DISCOURSE: 1307
RETALIATION FORBIDDEN
Matthew 5:38. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil:
hut whosoever shall s...
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YE HAVE HEARD, &C.— With respect to men's resisting and revenging
such injuries as are done them, Jesus assured his disciples, that
although, for the preservation of society, Moses had ordained the
ju...
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C. THE WISE AND GODLY MAN IN RELATION TO THE LAW
5. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD PERSONAL VINDICATION.
(Parallel: Luke 6:27-31)
TEXT: 5:38-42
38. Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a toot...
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But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT YE RESIST NOT EVIL; BUT WHOSOEVER SHALL
SMITE TH...
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22 Gehenna, the valley of the son of Hinnom, just below the city of
Jerusalem, where idolatrous worship was once carried on and where the
city offal was burned, will once more become the incinerator f...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
John 5:1 to John 7:29. The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20. This
sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke (Luke 6:20),
that it is
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ABOLITION OF THE LAW OF RETALIATION: cp. Luke 6:29; Luke 6:30. It is a
difficulty to some that God should ever have sanctioned the barbarous
principle of 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' (E...
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RESIST NOT EVIL] RV 'Resist not him that is evil,' i.e. the person
that would injure you. RIGHT CHEEK] This is only a figurative
illustration of the general principle: cp. Matthew 5:40; Matthew 5:42....
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 5
JESUS TEACHES 5:1–7:29
INTRODUCTION
This is the first of the five main sections that report what Jesus
taught in Matthew’s *gospe...
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RESIST NOT EVIL. — The Greek, as before in Matthew 5:37, may be
either masculine or neuter, and followed as it is by “whosoever,”
the former seems preferable; only here it is not “the evil one,”
with...
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CHAPTER 7
The Gospel of the Kingdom
("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1
IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon
on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
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μὴ ἀντιστῆναι : resist not, either by endeavouring to
prevent injury or by seeking redress for it. τῷ πονηρῷ, not
the devil, as Chrys. and Theophy. thought; either the evil doer or the
evil doing or d...
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_Fifth illustration_, from the law of compensation....
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BROTHERLY RELATIONSHIP
Matthew 5:38-48
In mentioning the second mile, our Lord refers to a well-known Eastern
custom of forwarding messages by relays of forced labor. We leave our
homes on a given mo...
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In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the
Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme
condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggestiv...
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Not to resist evil; [6] i.e. not to resist or revenge thyself of him
that hath done evil to thee. --- Turn him the other cheek. Let him
have also thy cloak. These are to be understood as admonitions t...
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CHAPTER 16
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to
spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over
it, and visiting the places of...
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Who can read the justice and equity of that strict law, which enjoins
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, without having his mind
directed to the contemplation of CHRIST as our surety. In hint...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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39._Do not resist evil. _There are two ways of resisting: the one, by
warding off injuries through inoffensive conduct; the other, by
retaliation. (412) Though Christ does not permit his people to rep...
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He then gathers around Him those who were definitively to follow Him
in His ministry and His temptations; and, at His call, to link their
portion and their lot with His, forsaking all beside.
The str...
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BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT YE RESIST NOT EVIL,.... This is not to be
understood of any sort of evil, not of the evil of sin, of bad
actions, and false doctrines, which are to be opposed; nor of the evil...
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But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite
thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Ver. 39. _But I say unto you, that ye resist not evil_] For here to
resist...
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_Ye have heard_, &c. Our Lord proceeds to enforce such meekness and
love toward their enemies, on those who are persecuted for
righteousness' sake, as were utterly unknown to the scribes and
Pharisees...
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RESIST NOT EVIL; by rendering like for like. It is the spirit of
kindness and forgiveness towards those who injure us which our Lord
here inculcates. The forgiveness of injuries, and not the avenging...
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THE LAW OF LOVE TOWARD THE ENEMY.
v. 38. YE HAVE HEARD THAT IT HATH BEEN SAID, AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A
TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.
Jesus here refers to the law of retribution, or compensation, as
contained in...
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Christ brings out this fact by a few examples:...
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BUT WHOSOEVER SHALL SMITE THEE ON THE RIGHT CHEEK, TURN TO HIM THE
OTHER ALSO....
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From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first,
but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and
east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him we...
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38-42 The plain instruction is, Suffer any injury that can be borne,
for the sake of peace, committing your concerns to the Lord's keeping.
And the sum of all is, that Christians must avoid disputing...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
For if He did not truly suffer, no thanks to Him, since there was no
suffering at all; and when we shall actually begin to suffer, He will
seem as leading us astray...
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Matthew 5:39 But G1161 I G1473 tell G3004 (G5719) you G5213 not G3361
resist G436 (G5629) evil...
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FIVE FULLER APPLICATIONS OF THE LAW (5:21-43).
In order to bring home what His disciples' approach to the Law should
be Jesus selects five pivotal aspects of the Law, and expands on them
and explains...
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HIS DISCIPLES ARE TO SHOW GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT, NOT TO CRY FOR
VENGEANCE (5:38-42).
In this example Jesus is replying to a mistaken interpretation of the
Law. The purpose of the law ‘an eye for an eye...
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But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil,
But whoever smites you on your right cheek,
Turn to him the other as well.
And if any man would go to law with you, and take away your coat,
Let hi...
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GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding
of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on
earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
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Our Lord defines His relation to the old dispensation (Matthew
5:17-19), thus introducing the negative leading thought, viz., the
utter failure of the Pharisees to attain true righteousness, according...
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Matthew 5:39. RESIST NOT EVIL (‘wrong'),or, ‘the evil man.' The
general principle governing all the cases mentioned. Lange: ‘Our
Lord refers to sin and evil in the world, which is conquered by wise
Ch...
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RESIST NOT HIM THAT IS EVIL
(με αντιστηνα τω πονηρω). Here again it is the
infinitive (second aorist active) in indirect command. But is it "the
evil man" or the "evil deed"? The dative case is the...
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Matthew 5:38
I. The principle of the Mosaic law and it is a principle of no little
importance in its own place is that there should be as far as possible
a just proportion between the offence and the...
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Matthew 5:31. _It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto to you, That
whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
f...
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Matthew 5:17. _Think not that I am came to destroy the law, or the
prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill._
The life, work, and words of Christ are not an emendation of the Old
Testament,...
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CONTENTS: Sermon on the mount. Beatitudes. Believer as salt and light.
Christ's relation to the law. Divorce.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus.
CONCLUSION: The relationship of a child of God will be manifeste...
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Matthew 5:1. _Seeing the multitudes,_ assembled from six provinces to
see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his
ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon t...
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DO NOT TAKE REVENGE. He does not mean civil law and its penalties. He
speaks of personal vengeance. LET HIM SLAP YOUR LEFT CHEEK TOO. This
must be the spirit of the Christian. It will prevent the sin...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:21 YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID (vv.
Matthew 5:21, Matt
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:39 DO NOT RESIST THE ONE WHO IS EVIL.
Jesus does not prohibit governments, police, or soldiers from using
force when opposing evil (see notes on Luke 3:12–14;...
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CHAPTER 5
_Went up into a mountain._ Let us inquire what mountain this was?
"Some simple brethren," says S. Jerome, "think that Christ taught the
Beatitudes, and the things which follow, on the mount...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
_The aim and contents of the_ “_Sermon_.”—No mere sermon is
this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and
sweep and po...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 5:1
AND SEEING THE MULTITUDES; _i.e. _those spoken of in Matthew
4:25—the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. HE
WENT UP. From the lower ground by the lake. I...
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Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of
scripture. Matthew five,
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has
sat down, his disciples came unto...
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1 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Kings 22:24; 1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 3:9;...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 :
"preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom."
Before the Lord sat a great crowd of p...
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But I say unto you, that ye resist not the evil man — Thus; the
Greek word translated resist signifies standing in battle array,
striving for victory. If a man smite thee on the right cheek —
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