Bible Commentary

Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 8. pure in heart ] Purity is a distinguishing virtue of Christianity. It finds no place even in the teaching of Socrates, or in the system of Aristotle. Pure in heart “non sufficit puritas ceremonialis.” Bengel. shall see God ] The Christian education is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:8”

Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 7. they shall obtain mercy ] This principle in the divine Government that men shall be dealt with as they deal with their fellow-men is taught in the parable of the Unmerciful Servant, ch. 18, and underlies the fifth petition in the Lord’s Prayer, ch. Mat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:7”

Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 6. This longing for righteousness is God’s gift to the meek. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Blessed are they which do hunger … – Hunger and thirst, here, are expressive of strong desire. Nothing would better express … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:6”

Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 5. the meek ] Psa 37:11. “But the meek shall inherit the earth.” See note Mat 5:3. Meekness is mentioned with very faint praise by the greatest of heathen moralists, Aristotle. He calls it “a mean inclining to a defect.” It is indeed essentially a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:5”

Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 4. mourn ] Those who mourn for sin are primarily intended; but the secondary meaning, “those who are in suffering and distress,” is not excluded. The first meaning is illustrated by 2Co 7:10, “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:4”

Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. A. The Subjects of the Kingdom, Mat 5:3-16. (1) Their character and privileges, Mat 5:3-12. 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit ] The beatitudes so called from the opening word “beati” (blessed), in the Vulgate. Mark the Christian growth step by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:3”

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 2. And he opened his mouthasolemn way of arousing the reader’s attention, and preparing him forsomething weighty. (Job 9:1;Act 8:35; Act 10:34). and taught them, sayingasfollows. Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible And he opened his mouth,…. He spoke … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 5:2”

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judea, and [from] beyond Jordan. 25. Decapolis ] Lit. a group of ten cities. The cities included in this group are variously named by different authors, they lay to the E. and S. of the Sea of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 4:25”

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 24. throughout all Syria ] The fame passes to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 4:24”

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 23. their synagogues ] The synagogue, built on a hill or on the highest place in the city, distinguished sometimes by a tall pole … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 4:23”