Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Matthew 19:12
For the kingdom of heaven's sake] i.e. who have embraced celibacy not merely for their own personal sanctification, but in order to undertake work for the advancement of Christs kingdom on earth.
For the kingdom of heaven's sake] i.e. who have embraced celibacy not merely for their own personal sanctification, but in order to undertake work for the advancement of Christs kingdom on earth.
Verse Matthew 19:12. _EUNUCHS_] ευνουχος, from ευνην εχειν, _to have the_ _care of the bed_ or _bedchamber_; this being the principal employment of _eunuchs_ in the eastern countries, particularly in...
FOR THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS ... - Jesus proceeds to state that there were some who were able to receive that saying and to remain in an unmarried state. Some were so born; some were made such by the cr...
7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE. Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man. CHAPTER 19 1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE (Mark 10:1 *). In Matthew 19:2 healed replaces Mk.'s taught. Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deuteronomic mo...
JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
His disciples said to him, "If the only reason for divorce between a man and his wife stands thus, it is not expedient to marry." He said to them, "Not all can receive this saying, but only those to w...
BORN. See note on "begat", Matthew 1:2. MADE EUNUCHS. The verb occurs only here. OF. by. Greek. _hupo._ FOR... SAKE. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 19:2. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN'S. See App-114. HEAVE...
The Question of Marriage and Divorce Mark 10:2-9 Matthew 19:10 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place "in the house,...
_eunuchs_= "unmarried." _for the kingdom of heaven's sake_ In old days some men abstained from marriage in order to devote themselves to the study of the law, in later times men have done so for the...
THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Mark 10:2-9 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place ‘in the house,’ Matthew 19:10-1...
ΕἸΣῚΝ ΓΆΡ. The γὰρ explains οἷς δέδοται. ΔΙᾺ ΤῊΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΊΑΝ ΤΩ͂Ν ΟΥ̓ΡΑΝΩ͂Ν. In old days some men abstained from marriage in order to devote themselves to the study of the law, in later times men have...
VER 10. HIS DISCIPLES SAY UNTO HIM, "IF THE CASE OF THE MAN BE SO WITH HIS WIFE, IT IS NOT GOOD TO MARRY." 11. BUT HE SAID UNTO THEM, "ALL MEN CANNOT RECEIVE THIS SAYING, SAVE THEY TO WHOM IT IS GIVEN...
ΕΥΝΟΎΧΟΣ (G2135) евнух, кастрат. Это слово может пониматься как в буквальном, так и в переносном смысле (TDNT; EDNT; EGT; SB, 1:805-807; _см._ NDIEC, 5:144; _см._ Matthew 3:40-41, где это слово исполь...
SECTION 47 JESUS TEACHES IN PEREA ON MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND CELIBACY (Parallel: Mark 10:1-12) TEXT: 19:1-12 1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and ca...
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the k...
3-12 Compare Mar_10:2-12. 4 Compare Gen_1:27. See Mal_2:15. 4 Man was originally bi-sexual. Adam had both male and female functions (Gen_1:27). Before the woman was taken out of Adam, the sexes were...
19:12 which (e-5) 'Who are such as have,' &c....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 19 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12 V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee region. He went to the other sid...
THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS. — The words are singularly startling in their form, and bear upon them an unmistakable stamp of being a true report of teaching which, in its depth and originality, went beyond...
CHAPTER 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea, east...
is an explanatory commentary on δέδοται. εὐνοῦχος : keeper of the bedchamber in an Oriental barem (from εὐνή, ed, and ἔχω), a jealous office, which could be entrusted only to such as were incapable of...
_Subsequent conversation with the disciples_. Christ's doctrine on marriage not only separated Him _totacœlo_ from Pharisaic opinions of all shades, but was too high even for the Twelve. It was indeed...
JESUS' VIEW OF MARRIAGE Matthew 19:1-12 Divorce was common among the Jews of that decadent age, being justified by Deuteronomy 24:1. Concerning this it should be remembered that this legislation, tho...
The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
For there are some (l) eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have (m) made themselves eunuchs...
And there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs, &c. It is not to be taken in the literal sense, but of such who have taken a firm and commendable resolution of leading a single life. --- He t...
CELIBACY Matthew 19:10-12. _“His disciples say to Him, If the cause of a man is thus with his wife, it is better not to marry.”_ Since Jesus thus abrogated all right to divorcement except for fornicat...
THE DIVORCE PROBLEM Matthew 19:3-12, and Mark 10:2-12. _“And the Pharisees coming to Him, asked Him if it is lawful for a man to put away his wife, tempting Him.”_ The Jews were very lax in their matr...
"His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. (11) But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. (12) Fo...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
12._For there are eunuchs _Christ distinguishes three kinds of _eunuchs _Those who are so by nature, or who have been castrated by men, are debarred from marriage by this defect, for they are not men....
chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
FOR THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS,.... Our Lord here distinguishes the various sorts of persons, that can and do live in a single state with content: some by nature, and others by violence offered to them, a...
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from _their_ mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the...
_For there are some eunuchs_, &c. Our Lord here shows that the fore-mentioned gift of continence is given to three sorts of persons: 1st, To some by natural constitution, without their choice. 2d, To...
SO BORN; as to be unfit for marriage. OF MEN; by the wickedness of men, for their own selfish and ungodly purposes. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN'S SAKE; voluntarily abstaining from marriage in order to be more...
The dismay of the disciples:...
FOR THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS WHICH WERE SO BORN FROM THEIR MOTHER'S WOMB; AND THERE ARE SOME EUNUCHS WHICH WERE MADE EUNUCHS OF MEN; AND THERE BE EUNUCHS WHICH HAVE MADE THEMSELVES EUNUCHS FOR THE KINGD...
The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so,...
Ver. 11,12. Our Saviour, knowing the sinful custom and practice of the Jewish nation now for many years, and giving some allowance for that, and his disciples infirmities; so he doth not answer them s...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."[38] Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans Unless he believes that Christ Jesus has lived in the flesh, and s...
Matthew 19:12 For G1063 are G1526 (G5748) eunuchs G2135 who G3748 born G1080 (G5681) thus G3779 from...
“For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the kingly rule of heaven...
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN THE NEW AGE (19:3-12). . Having in chapter 18 laid down the principles on which His new congregation was to run Jesus will now begin to lay down the foundations of life in the...
A PERIOD OF TESTING - JESUS PREPARES FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER - JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM - TRIUMPHAL ENTRY - JESUS IS LORD (19:3-22). Having entered Judaea on the way to Jerusalem for His final visit, Jesu...
ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46. This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
JESUS OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY OF REMAINING UNMARRIED LIKE HIMSELF FOR THE SAKE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (19:10-12). At this point there is a change of scenery. The Pharisees have probably departed...
CHRONOLOGY. Shortly after the discourse recorded in chap. 18 our Lord finally left Galilee, passing toward Jerusalem. This chapter (comp. Mark 10) takes up the history after an interval of some length...
Matthew 19:12. FOR THERE ARE. Assuming that the married state is the normal one, three classes are here mentioned who should (or may) remain in celibacy: (1.) those who from natural incapacity or inap...
KINGDOM (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 3:2). _...
CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed. The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler. CONCLUSION: God Himse...
Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
11-12. THIS TEACHING DOES NOT APPLY TO EVERYONE. What the disciples had just said in Matthew 19:10. Marriage is normal; celibacy is abnormal, and only those with a special "gift" should attempt to pra...
_Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause._ THE MARRIAGE TIE I. Its prescribed limitation. Enforced by (1) numerical proportion of the sexes; (2) evils of polygamy; (3) teachin...
_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up._ WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first belongs...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:10 THIS SAYING is best understood as referring to the statement IT IS BETTER NOT TO MARRY. THOSE TO WHOM IT IS GIVEN.... EUNUCHS. This would include t
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended. Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem. ⇐...
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE MATTHEW 19:1-12; MARK 10:1-12; MATTHEW 19:1 And it came to pass, [_that_] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the co...
1-30 CHAPTER 19 _And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 19:1. HE DEPARTED FROM GALILEE.—This marks a very solemn period in our Lord’s public ministry. It was His farewell to Galilee (_Brown_). CAME INTO THE COASTS OF JUDÆA BEYOND J...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 19:1 _The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.) MATTHEW 19:1...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew 19:1); Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards J...
1 Corinthians 7:32; 1 Corinthians 9:15; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Isaiah 39:7;...
There are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake — Happy they! who have abstained from marriage (though without condemning or despising it) that they might walk more...