But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into (b) outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
(b) Who are outside the kingdom: For in the kingdom is light, and outside the kingdom is darkness.
Verse Matthew 8:12. _SHALL BE CAST OUT INTO OUTER DARKNESS_] As the enjoyment of that salvation which Jesus Christ calls the kingdom of heaven is here represented under the notion of a nuptial festiv...
THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM - That is, the children, or the people, who “expected the kingdom,” or to whom it properly belonged; or, in other words, the Jews. they supposed themselves to be the specia...
6. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER. Chapter s 8-9. CHAPTER 8 1. The Healing of the Leper. (Matthew 8:1 .) 2. The Healing of the Centurion's Servant. (Matthew 8:5 .) 3. The Healing of P...
THE CENTURION'S SERVANT (Luke 7:1; Luke 13:28 f.; _cf._ John 4:46 to John 5:3). Lk.'s version immediately follows his account of the sermon; probably it was so in Q. Mt.
BUT THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM. The Jews, the natural children of Abraham, the "Father of the faithful," were heirs of the promises made to him and had they not rejected it, would naturally have bee...
When Jesus had come into Capernaum, a centurion came to him. "Lord, he appealed to him, "my servant lies at home, paralysed, suffering terribly" He said to him: "Am I to come and cure him?" "Lord, ans...
LOVE IN ACTION (Matthew 8:1-34) Of all the gospel writers Matthew is the most orderly. He never sets out his material haphazardly. If in Matthew one thing follows another in a certain sequence, there...
CHILDREN. sons. Greek. _huios_. App-108. (and heirs).. Hebraism, denoting those who were related by any ties of friendship: e.g. followers, learners, inhabitants, &c. OUTER. the outer. Gr _. exoteros....
Cure of a Centurion's Servant St Luke 7:1-10, where the incident is placed immediately after the Sermon on the Mount. The centurion sends a deputation of Jewish elders to Jesus, who speak of the wort...
_outer darkness_ i. e. the darkness outside the house in which the banquet is going on....
CURE OF A CENTURION’S SERVANT St Luke 7:1-10, where the incident is placed immediately after the Sermon on the Mount. The centurion sends a deputation of Jewish elders to Jesus, who speak of the worth...
ΤῸ ΣΚΌΤΟΣ ΤῸ ἘΞΏΤΕΡΟΝ, i.e. the darkness outside the house in which the banquet is going on. Ὁ ΚΛΑΥΘΜῸΣ ΚΑῚ Ὁ ΒΡΥΓΜΌΣ. The article, ignored in A.V., means ‘that wailing and gnashing of teeth which yo...
Ver 10. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, "Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11. And I say unto you, That many shall come from...
_SOME MIRACLES OF JESUS MATTHEW 8:1-15:_ In Matthew 8:1-4 the great multitudes followed him. They did not follow Him with their hearts but they walked along with Him. A leper came in faith to the only...
ΈΚΒΛΗΘΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΈΚΒΆΛΛΩ (G1544) прогонять прочь, ΈΞΏΤΕΡΟΝ (G1857) внешний. _Сотр._ только по форме, ΚΛΑΥΘΜΌΣ (G2805) плач, рыдания, с акцентом на шуме, который их сопровождает (LN...
AND I SAY UNTO YOU— From this exalted pitch of faith found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained towards the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept th...
Section 13 JESUS HEALS A CENTURION'S SERVANT (Parallel: Luke 7:1-10) TEXT: 8:5-13 5. And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6. and saying, Lord,...
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, This incident belongs to a later stage. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 7:1....
5-13 Compare Luk_7:1-10. 5 This is followed by an intimation that, though rejected by His own, He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of Acts. The priest was at one end of the...
THE LEPER CLEANSED. THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. HEALING OF PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER AND MANY OTHERS. STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. HEALING OF THE GADARENE DEMONIACS 1-4. Cleansing of the leper (Mark 1:40;...
HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT (Luke 7:1, not, however, John 4:47, q. v.). The accounts in St. Matthew and St. Luke are partly drawn from independent sources, which, though agreeing in essentials,...
THE CHILDREN (RV 'SONS') OF THE KINGDOM] i.e. the Jews. OUTER DARKNESS, etc.] a rhetorical description of the sorrow and disappointment of those who are excluded. The GNASHING OF TEETH represents ange...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 8 *MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:1–9:38 Matthew showed Jesus’ authority by what he taught in Chapter s 5-7. Now Matthew shows...
THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM. — The form of the phrase is a Hebraism, indicating, as in “the children of the bride-chamber,” those who belonged to the kingdom, _i.e.,_ in this case, the Israelites, to...
CHAPTER 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing...
This _logion_ is given by Luke (Luke 13:28-29) in a different connection, and it may not be in its historical place here. But its import is in thorough harmony with the preceding reflection on the spi...
_The centurion's son or servant_ (Luke 7:1-10). Placed by both Matthew and Luke after Sermon on Mount, by the latter immediately after....
THE GREAT PHYSICIAN Matthew 8:11-17 A feast was the Hebrew conception of heaven. The Jews thought they were secure of it, because of their descent from Abraham. Grace is not hereditary; to receive i...
The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them examples of its benefits. What a wondrous application of His power...
Whilst the Jews, who glory in descending from the patriarchs, and who, on this title, are children and heirs of the celestial kingdom which had been promised them, shall be excluded for having rendere...
HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT Matthew 8:5-13, and Luke 7:1-10. We see here a clear confirmation that the Mount of Beatitudes, on which the sermon was preached, is not Mt. Hattin, west of Tiberias...
CHAPTER 28 JESUS HOMELESS Matthew 8:1-22, & Luke 9:57-62. “And it came to pass, they journeying on the way, a certain one said to Him, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou mayest go, Lord; and Jesus...
We have here another of CHRIST'S. miracles. Capernaum was a city of Galilee, not far from Nazareth. A centurion was an officer among the Romans. This man had a servant sick, of the palsy. Luke, in his...
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...
_HOME CITIZENS DEFEATED_ ‘And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kin...
12._But the children of the kingdom _Why does he call those persons _children of the kingdom, _who were nothing less than children of Abraham? for those who are aliens from the faith have no right to...
Then, in chapter 8, the Lord begins in the midst of Israel His patient life of testimony, which closed with His rejection by the people whom God had so long preserved for Him, and for their own blessi...
BUT THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM,.... The Jews, who were subjects of the kingdom, and commonwealth of Israel, from which the Gentiles were aliens; and who were also in the church of God, which is his k...
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Ver. 12. _But the children of the kingdom_] Those that had made a covenant with Go...
From this exalted pitch of faith, found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained toward all the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept their faith as rea...
CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM; Jews favored with great privileges. OUTER DARKNESS; the darkness without the banqueting-hall, which is brightly illuminated. Compare Chap Matthew 22:13. The banqueting-hall h...
The astonishment of Jesus;...
BUT THE CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE CAST OUT INTO OUTER DARKNESS; THERE SHALL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH. Any evidence of implicit, trusting faith always affected Jesus very deeply, Matthew...
Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He had given them wise instruction. For He is not only their teacher: He will experience their sorrows, and show His heart of compas...
5-13 This centurion was a heathen, a Roman soldier. Though he was a soldier, yet he was a godly man. No man's calling or place will be an excuse for unbelief and sin. See how he states his servant's...
Ver. 11,12. That is, in short, many of those who are now heathens shall be saved; and many of the Jews shall be damned. MANY, not all, SHALL COME FROM THE EAST AND WEST, from all parts, from the remot...
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh -not even a hair, as also not an eye nor a tooth. And yet whence shall come that "weeping and gnashing of teeth,"[236] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles...
Matthew 8:12 But G1161 sons G5207 kingdom G932 out G1544 (G5701) into G1519 outer G1857 darkness G4655 There...
“But the sons of the Kingly Rule will be cast forth into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” This contrast confirms that Gentiles were in mind in the previous ver...
THE CENTURION'S SERVANT (8:5-13). Jesus' first miracle had been on one who was skin-diseased, an outcast from society, one who was unclean and rendered all who came in contact with him as unclean. And...
Matthew 8:12. BUT THE SONS OF THE KINGDOM. The Jews, who, by hereditary right and according to the ordinary law of gracious influences, might be expected to enter, shall be cast out, expelled from the...
Matthew 8:5-13. THE HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT. Compare the fuller account in Luke 7:1-10. This miracle must not be confounded with the healing of the nobleman's son (John 4:47-53) in the same...
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...
ON OUR LORD'S MIRACLES. The Greek word translated miracle means literally ‘power'; the idea of wondering underlies our word miracle. A miracle is therefore some wonderful display of power; the special...
THE SONS OF THE KINGDOM (ο υιο της βασιλειας). A favourite Hebrew idiom like "son of hell" (Matthew 23:15), "sons of this age" (Luke 16:8). The Jews felt that they had a natural right to the privile...
Matthew 8:11 I. There ought to have been nothing which startled the Jews in the first part of this announcement. The name of Abraham ought to have recalled to them the covenant on which their nation s...
Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper_ You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and, in any co...
Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,_ Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or ther...
Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him._ There was a charm about his preaching, not that he modified his doctrine, or that he cut down his precepts; he s...
CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's wife's mother. Professed disciples tested. Stilling of the waves. Casting-out demons at Gadara. CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion...
Matthew 8:2. _Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him._ After having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, thereb...
BUT THOSE WHO SHOULD BE. The Jews, Abraham's natural children. THROWN OUT. Because they rejected the Messiah, in whom the promise was fulfilled. INTO THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE. This has been fulfilled in t...
_Many shall come from the east and west._ THE EXTENT IF GOD’S FAMILY I. That the number of the saved shall be great. “Many.” Might expect the contrary from aspect of society. God has secret servants...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 8:1 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Jesus has shown himself to be the Messiah through his teaching (chs. Matthew 5:1
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 8:11 RECLINE AT TABLE. A reference to the future messianic banquet in the kingdom of heaven (Revelation 19:9) that will fulfill God’s p
A CENTURION ASKS JESUS TO HEAL HIS SERVANT MATTHEW 8:5-13; LUKE 7:2-10 Luke 7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die....
CHAPTER 8 Ver. 2. _And, behold, a leper,_ &c. This same miracle is related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). From a comparison of these it would seem to follow that the miracle was not p...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 8:5. A CENTURION.—_I.e_. a captain or commander of a century—a company normally composed of a hundred men, the sixtieth part of a legion in the Roman army. This centurion was...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 8:1 MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (_vide _I...
Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. The fifth chapter of Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: And he open...
2 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 2:4; Acts 3:25; Jude 1:13; Luke 13:28;...
The outer [τ ο ε ξ ω τ ε ρ ο ν]. The Greek order of words is very forcible. " They shall be cast forth into the darkness, the outer (darkness). The picture is of an illuminated banqueting chamber, out...
THE MIRACLE-WORKING CHRIST Matthew 8:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. On the mountain top. The mountain tops in the Bible stand forth in bold review. They represent Heavenly experiences, fellowship with God...
The outer darkness — Our Lord here alludes to the custom the ancients had of making their feast in the night time. Probably while he was speaking this, the centurion came in person. Matthew 13:42, Mat...
(CF. LUKE 7:2-10)— Is there a mistake in the accounts concerning Jesus and the centurion? PROBLEM: Matthew seems to present the centurion as the one who seeks the help of Jesus (Matthew 8:5); but, Luk...