_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 ]