Bible Commentary

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Verse 18. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit] Love to God and man is the root of the good tree; and from this principle all its fruit is found. To teach, as some have done, that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:18”

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A corrupt tree – The word corrupt here does not signify, as our translation would seem to indicate, that the tree had been good, but had become vitiated; but that it was a tree of a useless character, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:17”

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 16. thorns ] The Greek word means, probably, a kind of acacia, or perhaps “thistles.” There is a Greek proverb , “no thistles,” i. e. “nothing useless.” thistles ] Rather, caltrop, a prickly water-plant. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:16”

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ( d) The false guides to the narrow entrance, and the test of the true, 15 23 15. false prophets ] who will not help you to find the narrow way. in sheep’s clothing ] Not in a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:15”

Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 14. because ] To be taken after “enter ye” as in preceding verse, or it gives a reason why many go in at the wide gate. narrow ] Literally, pressed, confined. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:14”

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 13. The broad and the narrow way, Luk 13:24-25. The illustration seems to be drawn from a mansion having a large portal at which many enter, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:13”

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 12. Therefore ] The practical result of what has been said both in regard to judgment and to prayer is mutual charity. The thought of the divine judgment teaches … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:12”

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 11. good things ] For this St Luke (Luk 11:13) has “the Holy Spirit,” shewing that spiritual rather than temporal “good things” are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:11”

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 10. Or if he ask a fish, will hegive him a serpent?like it, indeed, but only to sting him. Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:10”

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 9. bread a stone fish a serpent ] The things contrasted have a certain superficial resemblance, but in each case one thing is good, the other unclean or even dangerous. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 7:9”