_Then said he unto the disciples_ Our Lord, about this time, thought proper to repeat to the people, who then attended on his ministry, and were desirous of being instructed by him, several particulars of his doctrine, which he had formerly delivered in a more private way to his apostles, and some o... [ Continue Reading ]
_Take heed to yourselves_ That you may neither offend others, nor be offended by others, but that you may keep all your passions under proper regulation, and may be preserved from those resentments of injuries, real or supposed, which, if yielded to, might occasion much sin to yourselves or others.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the apostles said, Lord, increase our faith_ That we may thus forgive, and neither offend nor be offended. _And he said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed_ You would be able to overcome all temptations, even those, the conquering of which may be compared to the plucking up of trees and... [ Continue Reading ]
_But which of you_, &c. But while you endeavour to live in the exercise of this noble grace of faith, and in a series of such services as are the proper fruits of it, be careful, in the midst of all, to maintain the deepest humility, as in the presence of God your heavenly Master, on whom, as you ar... [ Continue Reading ]
_He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee_ As Samaria lay between Galilee and Judea, and therefore our Lord, taking his journey to Jerusalem, must go first through Galilee, and then through Samaria, it is inquired why it is here said that he passed _through the midst of Samaria and Galilee... [ Continue Reading ]
_And one of them, when he saw that he was healed_ Was so affected, that, with a heart full of gratitude and joy, _he_ immediately _turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God_ Made a free and open acknowledgment of the signal mercy which he had received. Though he had kept at a distance from Je... [ Continue Reading ]
_When he was demanded of the Pharisees_ It is uncertain whether what is here mentioned took place while our Lord was on his journey, or after he came to Jerusalem; _when the kingdom of God should come_ That is, when the kingdom of the Messiah, which they had learned to term _the kingdom of God_, was... [ Continue Reading ]
_The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man_ One day of mercy, or one day wherein you might converse with me, as you do now. Having spoken to the Pharisees, he now addressed his disciples, and in the hearing of the Pharisees prophesied concerning the destructio... [ Continue Reading ]
_As it was in the days of Noe_, &c. In the next place, he foretold the stupidity of the generation he should come to destroy, comparing it to that of the old world, about the time of the flood; who, being wholly unaffected with the admonitions which Noah gave them, while building the ark, and with t... [ Continue Reading ]
_In that day_ (Which will be the grand type of the last day,) when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed with armies; _he which shall be upon the house-top, let him not come down_ See on Matthew 24:17; Mark 13:15. _Remember Lot's wife_ And escape with all speed, without ever looking behind you. See not... [ Continue Reading ]
_Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it_ The sense of this and the following verses is, Yet, as great as the danger will be, do not seek to save your lives by violating your consciences; if you do, you will surely lose them; whereas, if you should lose them for my sake, you shall be re... [ Continue Reading ]