Bible Commentary

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me. 8, 9. Isa 29:13. The quotation does not follow precisely either the LXX. version or the Hebrew text. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 8. Their heart is far from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:8”

[Ye] hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, 7. well did Esaias prophesy ] A common Jewish formula for quoting a saying of the prophets. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Mat 15:7-9 This people draweth near to Me with their mouth. Lip profession I. Show who they are who answer to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:7”

And honor not his father or his mother, [he shall be free.] Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 6. he shall be free ] These words do not occur in the original, either here or in the parallel passage in Mark. It is as if the indignation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:6”

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 5. It is a gift ] Rather, Let it be a gift, or “devoted to sacred uses,” which the Jews expressed by the word corban, found in Mar 7:11. The scribes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:5”

For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 4. For God commanded ] “For Moses said” (Mark). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Mat 15:4 Honour thy father and mother. The duty of children to honour their parents I. What … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:4”

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? Verse 3. Why do ye – transgress the commandment] Ye accuse my disciples of transgressing the traditions of the elders – I accuse you of transgressing the commands of God, and that too in favour of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:3”

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 2. the tradition of the elders ] The elders, or presbyters, were the Jewish teachers, or scribes, such as Hillel and Shammai. The traditions were the rules or observances of the unwritten law, which they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 15:2”

And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. 36. the hem of his garment ] The hem of the garment had a certain sanctity attached to it. It was the distinguishing mark of the Jew: cp. Num 15:38-39, “that they add … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 14:36”

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; Verse 35. The men of that place had knowledge of him] i.e. They knew him again. They had already seen his miracles; and now they collect all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 14:35”

And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. 34. the land of Gennesaret ] By this is meant the plain of Gennesaret, two miles and a half in length and about one mile in breadth. Modern travellers speak of “its charming bays and its fertile soil rich with the scourings … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 14:34”