Matthew 12:1
TIME. season. CORN. cornfields.... [ Continue Reading ]
TIME. season. CORN. cornfields.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PHARISEES. See App-120.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE YE NOT READ. ? This question was asked by the Lord on six different occasions, and referred to seven different books of the O.T., and to ten distinct passages. See App-143. WHAT DAVID DID. Reference to 1 Samuel 21:6. App-117.... [ Continue Reading ]
INTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104. THE HOUSE OF GOD: i.e. the tabernacle. THE SHEW BREAD. See Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5. WHICH WAS... BUT ONLY, &C. See Leviticus 24:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE LAW. See note on Matthew 5:17. Compare Numbers 28:9; Numbers 28:10 and App-143. THE SABBATH. (Numbers 28:9; Numbers 28:10. Compare Nehemiah 13:17; Ezekiel 24:21. Joh 7:22, John 7:23.) There were more sacrifices on the sabbath than on any other day. PROFANE. Our Eng. word ... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THIS PLACE. here. GREATER THAN THE TEMPLE. Compare Matthew 12:41,. greater prophet; and Matthew 12:42,. greater king; who can be only God Himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF, &C. Implying that it was not the fact. See App-118. Not the same condition as in verses: Matthew 12:11; Matthew 12:26; Matthew 12:27; Matthew 11:28. HAD KNOWN. were aware of. Gr _. ginosko._. MEANETH. is. I WILL. I desire. Greek. _thelo._ App-102. Quoted from Hosea 6:6. MERCY. lovingkindness... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SON OF MAN. See App-98. EVEN. All the texts omit this word. OF THE SABBATH. As the Son of man. Compare Matthew 12:6, Lord of the Temple as the Son of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEIR. Probably inhabitants of Tiberias. For, in Mark 3:6, the Pharisees conferred with the Herodians, so that the Lord was in Herod's jurisdiction. SYNAGOGUE. See App-120.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. ON THE SABBATH DAYS. This was the first of seven miracles wrought on the sabbath. See Mark 1:21.Luke 13:11; 2 John 1:5; 2 John 1:5 :8, John 5:9; John 9:14. THAT. in order that.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. But. AMONG. of. Greek. _ek._ IF... ? The condition is hypothetical.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW MUCH? Figure of speech _Erotesis,_ for emphasis. App-6. WELL: i.e.. good deed.... [ Continue Reading ]
OTHER. Greek. _allos_. App-124.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN. But. HELD. COUNCIL. Occurs only in Matthew 22:15; Matthew 27:1; Matthew 27:7; Matthew 28:12.Mark 3:6; Mark 15:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM THENCE. thence, as in Matthew 12:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
KNOWN. publicly known. Greek. _phaneros._ Compare App-106.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. To the end that. SPOKEN. As well as written. BY. by means of. Greek. _dia._ ESAIAS. Isaiah (App-79). Quoted from Isaiah 42:1. See App-107. From the Hebrew direct; but the last clause differs, because the Holy Spirit is recording the act of _fulfillment,_ and varying it by way of Divine comm... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD, &C. Quoted from Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1. See App-107. SERVANT. Greek. _pais._ See App-108. CHOSEN. Greek. _hairetizo._ Occurs only here. IN. Greek. _eis_ (App-104.); but. A WH omit. Tr. reads _en_ (App-104.) MY SOUL. I (emph.) Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-9. Greek. _psuche._ App-110. IS WELL... [ Continue Reading ]
STRIVE. contend. Greek. _erizo._ Occurs only here. CRY. make outcry or clamour.... [ Continue Reading ]
O SMOKING. Greek. _tuphoomai._ Occurs only here. 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Timothy 3:4. SEND FORTH. bring forth (what was before hidden), as in Matthew 12:35 with Matthew 13:52. Compare Deuteronomy 32:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. All texts omit this, and read "on". HIS NAME.. Hebraism. See note on Psalms 20:1. TRUST. hope. Compare Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1. One of eighteen passages where "trust" should be thus rendered.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE POSSESSED WITH. DEVIL. a demoniac. Greek. _daimonizomai._ INSOMUCH THAT. so that.... [ Continue Reading ]
PEOPLE. multitude. IS NOT THIS... ? The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "Is This? ". May not This be? Since 1638 it reads "Is not This". THE SON OF DAVID. The third of nine occurrences of this Messianic title in Matthew. See App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
PHARISEES. See App-120. THIS FELLOW. this [man]. Not emphatic. DEVILS. demons. BUT. except. BY. in [the power of]. Greek. _en_. BEELZEBUB. See note on Matthew 10:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS. He. All texts omit "Jesus" here. SHALL. will.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons: i.e. disciples. The Pharisees believed in and practiced exorcism. See Josephus (_Antiquities_ viii. 2-5), and compare Acts 19:13. THEREFORE. on account of this. Greek. _dia touto._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SPIRIT. There is no Art. Greek. _pneuma._ (App-101.). by God's _pneuma,_ put for Divine power. In Luke 11:20 God's "finger" put for the power exercised by it by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause). So in Exodus 8:19. THEN. it follows that. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. The second of five occurrences... [ Continue Reading ]
STRONG MAN'S. the strong [one's]. SPOIL. plunder.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE. On this account. Greek. _dia touto,_ same as "therefore", Matthew 12:27. BLASPHEMY. impious or evil speaking. AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST. [concerning] the Spirit. Greek. _pneuma_ with Art. See App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HOLY GHOST. the Spirit, the Holy [Spirit], emph. App-101. WORLD. age, age-time, or dispensation. Greek. _aion._ App-129. It must refer to one age-time in contradistinction to another, called "the coming age". Compare Hebrews 1:2 and see note on Hebrews 11:3. THE WORLD TO COME. [the age] about... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS. its. IS KNOWN. getteth known. Greek. _ginosko._ App-132. BY. from. Greek. _ek._... [ Continue Reading ]
GENERATION. offspring or brood. Compare Matthew 3:7; Matthew 23:33. EVIL. See App-128. OUT OF. Greek. _ek_. ABUNDANCE: or overflow.... [ Continue Reading ]
A. The. TREASURE. treasury. THE HEART. All the texts omit "the heart". AN. the.... [ Continue Reading ]
IDLE. careless or useless. Compare Matthew 20:3; 1 Timothy 5:13.Titus 1:12. WORD. saying. Not the same as in Matthew 12:37. THAT. which. GIVE ACCOUNT THEREOF. suffer its consequences.. Hebraism. THEREOF. concerning (App-104.) it.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORDS. Greek plural of _logos._ Not the same as in Matthew 12:36. See note on Mark 9:32. "Words" are reckoned as "deeds" (2 Corinthians 5:10). See App-121.... [ Continue Reading ]
MASTER. Teacher. See App-98. Matthew 12:1. WOULD. desire. Greek. _thelo._ App-102. SEE. to see. Greek. _eidon._ A SIGN. The first of _six_ "signs" asked for. Compare Matthew 16:1; Matthew 24:3.Luke 11:16; John 2:18; John 6:30. FROM. Greek. _apo._... [ Continue Reading ]
ADULTEROUS. Spiritually. See Jeremiah 3:9; Ezekiel 23:37, &c GENERATION. Greek. _genea._ Not the same as in Matthew 12:34. See note on Matthew 11:16. SEEKETH: or, is for ever seeking. JONAS. Jonah. See App-117.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. just as. The Lord was dead, therefore Jonah must have been. Nothing is said about his being "preserved alive". That "sign" would have had no relation to what is here _signified._ See notes on Jonah. THREE NIGHTS. Apart from these words, "three days" might mean any portion of. day. But "three ni... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. Greek No Art., plural of _aner._ App-123. RISE. stand up. Not the same word as in Matthew 12:42. JUDGMENT. the judgment, as in Matthew 12:42. Compare Psalms 1:5. REPENTED. The last reference to repentance in Matthew. See App-111. PREACHING. proclamation. Compare App-121. GREATER. See note... [ Continue Reading ]
THE QUEEN. A queen. RISE UP. In resurrection. Not the same word as "rise" in Matthew 12:41. SHE CAME. See 1 Kings 10:1, &c. FROM. Out of... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN. But when. Introducing the allegory. THE. an. The Art. being inclusive and hypothetic as "a man", which also has the Art. and is rendered "a". SPIRIT. Greek. _pneuma._ See App-101. IS GONE OUT. If of its own accord, it have gone out, it returns (Matthew 12:44). But not when it is "bound" and... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM WHENCE. whence. GARNISHED. decorated.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIMSELF. itself. MORE WICKED. Showing that there are degrees of wickedness among spirits and demons. See Matthew 17:21.Acts 16:16; Acts 16:17, &c. THE LAST STATE. See Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:21; Daniel 11:23, &c. Revelation 13. and compare John 5:43. IS. becometh.... [ Continue Reading ]
TALKED. was talking. PEOPLE. multitudes. STOOD. were standing. DESIRING TO SPEAK. seeking to speak. Their _avowed_ purpose. But in Mark 3:21; Mark 3:31 their _real_ purpose was to "lay hold on Him", and the reason is given: "for they said. He is beside Himself '". This accounts for the Lord's ans... [ Continue Reading ]
STAND WITHOUT. are standing without. The reason for not going in is obvious.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRETCHED FORTH HIS HAND TOWARD. He pointed to.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHOSOEVER. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6, denned by obedience, and made an hypothesis by the particle " _an_ ". DO. have done. HEAVEN. [the] heavens. Plural, because there is no contrast with the "earth". See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. THE SAME. he.... [ Continue Reading ]