Bible Commentary

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 40. Jonah is a sign (1) as affording a type of the Resurrection, (2) as a preacher of righteousness to a people who needed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:40”

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah: 39. adulterous ] estranged from God; a figure often used by the Prophets to express the defection of Israel from Jehovah. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:39”

Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 38. we would see a sign from thee ] This is the second expedient taken by the Pharisees after their resolution to destroy Jesus. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 38 42. The Pharisees … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:38”

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 37. by thy words ] i. e. thy words shall be the ground of thy acquittal or condemnation. Character shews itself by words. We often say of a friend, “We know what he will say when he hears this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:37”

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 36. idle ] Rather, useless, ineffectual for good. Words must be not only not evil, but they must be actively good. The same principle rules the decisionat the final judgment (ch. Mat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:36”

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 35. treasure ] Rather, treasury or storehouse: for a similar use of the Greek word see ch. Mat 2:11. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:35”

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 34. generation of vipers ] Cp. ch. Mat 3:7. abundance ] The same Greek word is translated, “that which was left,” Mar 8:8. Words are, as it were, the overflow of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:34”

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit. 33. Either make the tree good, &c.] The meaning and connection are; “Be honest for once; represent the tree as good, and its fruit as good, or the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:33”

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come. 32. whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost ] To speak against the Holy Ghost is to speak … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:32”

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 31 37. Blaspheming against the Holy Ghost 31. Wherefore ] The conclusion of the whole is you are on Satan’s side, and knowingly on Satan’s side, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 12:31”