PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Matthew
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 413,945 words · 384 reading sections
Matthew 22:12
Matthew 22:12 Ver. 12. And he saith unto him, friend,.... Either in an ironical way, or because he professed to be a friend of God and Christ: how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? Which way didst thou come in hither? since he did not come in by faith, in the righteousness of Christ; intimating, th…
321 wordsSECTION 302Matthew 22:13
Matthew 22:13 Ver. 13. Then said the king to his servants,.... By whom are meant, either the ministers of the Gospel, and pastors of churches, who by the order of Christ, and in the name of the churches, cast out all such as appear, by their bad principles and evil practices, to be without the grace of God, and righte…
210 wordsSECTION 303Matthew 22:15
Matthew 22:15 Ver. 15. Then went the Pharisees,.... After they had heard the parables of the two sons being bid to go into the vineyard, of the vineyard let out to husbandmen, and of the marriage feast; for it is clear from hence, that these stayed and heard the last of these parables, in all which they saw themselves…
12,464 wordsSECTION 304Matthew 23:1
Matthew 23:1 Ver. 1. Then spake Jesus to the multitude,.... To the common people that were about him in the temple; the high priests and elders, Scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees, having left him, being all nonplussed and silenced by him: and now, lest on the one hand, the people seeing the ignorance and errors of the…
203 wordsSECTION 305Matthew 23:2
Matthew 23:2 Ver. 2. Saying, the Scribes and Pharisees,.... The Persic version adds, the priests: but Christ does not here speak of the sanhedrim, or grand council of the nation, and of their legislative power; but of those that were the teachers of the people, and the interpreters of the law; and of those, who, thoug…
254 wordsSECTION 306Matthew 23:3
Matthew 23:3 Ver. 3. All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe,.... This must be restrained to things that were agreeable to the chair of Moses, in which they sat, to the law of Moses, which they read and explained, to other parts of Scripture and truth in general; for otherwise many of their glosses and tradition…
637 wordsSECTION 307Matthew 23:4
Matthew 23:4 Ver. 4. For they bind heavy burdens,.... Meaning not the rites and ceremonies of the law of Moses, circumcision, and other rituals, which obliged to the keeping of the whole law, which was a yoke men were not able to bear; but the traditions of the elders, which the Scribes and Pharisees were very tenacio…
627 wordsSECTION 308Matthew 23:5
Matthew 23:5 Ver. 5. But all their works they do for to be seen of men,.... All their prayers, alms deeds, and fastings, were all done in a public manner, that men might behold them, and they might have applause and glory from them: they sought neither the glory of God, nor the good of their fellow creatures, nor any …
780 wordsSECTION 309Matthew 23:6
Matthew 23:6 Ver. 6. And love the uppermost rooms at feasts,.... Or the first and chief places to sit, or lie down on, at ordinary meals, and especially at large entertainments, where the great ones sat, as in 1Sa 9:22 where Jarchi on the place observes, that by the manner of their sitting, it was known who was the gr…
561 wordsSECTION 310Matthew 23:7
Matthew 23:7 Ver. 7. And greetings in the markets,.... They used to stroll about the markets, being public places, where there was a great concourse of people, on purpose to be taken notice of before multitudes, with singular marks of respect; as stretching out the hand, uncovering the head, and bowing the knee: and …
805 wordsSECTION 311Matthew 23:8
Matthew 23:8 Ver. 8. But be not ye called Rabbi,.... Do not be ambitious of any such title, fond of it, or affect it, or be elated with it, should it be given you; nor look upon yourselves as men of power and authority over others; as having the dominion over men's faith, a power to make laws for others, impose them i…
292 wordsSECTION 312Matthew 23:9
Matthew 23:9 Ver. 9. And call no man your father upon the earth,.... Not but that children may, and should call their natural parents, fathers; and such who have been instrumental in the conversion of souls, may be rightly called by them their spiritual fathers; as servants and scholars also, may call those that are o…
505 wordsSECTION 313Matthew 23:10
Matthew 23:10 Ver. 10. Neither be ye called masters,.... Or guides and leaders; not but that, the ministers of the word are in a sense such; it is their business to lead and direct souls to Christ, to guide their feet in the way of peace, and to go before them, as examples to them, in word, in conversation, faith, and…
219 wordsSECTION 314Matthew 23:11
Matthew 23:11 Ver. 11. But he that is greatest among you,.... Either who really is so, having more grace, and greater gifts bestowed upon him, than others; which doubtless was the case of some of the disciples, or who desired to be the greatest, was ambitious of, and affected a superiority over others, and to be in th…
166 wordsSECTION 315Matthew 23:12
Matthew 23:12 Ver. 12. And whosoever shall exalt himself,.... Above his fellow Christians, or fellow ministers, by entertaining too high an opinion of himself, by boasting of his gifts, as preferable to others, and as if he had not received them; by assuming, or eagerly coveting titles of honour among men, or by affec…
321 wordsSECTION 316Matthew 23:13
Matthew 23:13 Ver. 13. But woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,.... It seems from hence, that the Scribes and Pharisees had not left him, at least not all of them, notwithstanding the confusion they were thrown into; but were still about him, observing what he said to the people, and watching an opportunity…
562 wordsSECTION 317Matthew 23:14
Matthew 23:14 Ver. 14. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,.... The same character is given as before, and the same woe denounced, and a fresh reason given of it: for ye devour widows' houses; that is, the goods in the houses of such as were left with fatherless children, and but little to support them; w…
487 wordsSECTION 318Matthew 23:15
Matthew 23:15 Ver. 15. Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,.... The same character, and woe, are still continued, and a new reason added, confirming the justness of them, in order to awaken and convince them, or, however, to caution the people against them: for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte…
14,718 wordsSECTION 319Matthew 24:1
Matthew 24:1 Ver. 1. And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple,.... He not only went out of it for that time, but took his final leave of it, never to return more to it; having foretold its desolation, which he, in part, by so doing, immediately fulfilled: this the disciples observing, and being intent on the o…
703 wordsSECTION 320Matthew 24:2
Matthew 24:2 Ver. 2. And Jesus said unto them, see ye not all these things?.... "These great buildings", as in Mark; all these goodly stones, so beautiful and large, and so firmly put together: verily, I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down; or broken, as Mu…
197 wordsSECTION 321Matthew 24:3
Matthew 24:3 Ver. 3. And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives,.... Which was on the east of the city of Jerusalem {a}, "over against the temple", as Mark says, and where he could sit and take a full view of it; for the wall on the east side was lower than any other, and that for this reason; that when the high priest bu…
668 wordsSECTION 322Matthew 24:4
Matthew 24:4 Ver. 4. And Jesus answered and said unto them,.... Not to indulge their curiosity, but to instruct them in things useful to be known, and which might be cautions to them and others, against deceivers; confirm them in the faith of himself, when they should see his predictions accomplished; and be direction…
162 wordsSECTION 323Matthew 24:5
Matthew 24:5 Ver. 5. For many shall come in my name,.... by his orders, or with delegated powers and authority from him; but should assume the name of the Messiah, which was peculiarly his, to themselves; and take upon them his office, and challenge the honour and dignity which belonged unto him: saying, I am Christ,…
485 wordsSECTION 324Matthew 24:6
Matthew 24:6 Ver. 6. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars,.... This is the second sign of the destruction of Jerusalem: it is observable that this, and some of the following signs, are given by the Jews, as signs of the Messiah's coming; whereas they were forerunners of their ruin, for the rejection of him wh…
400 wordsSECTION 325Matthew 24:7
Matthew 24:7 Ver. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,.... This seems to be a distinct and third sign, foreboding the general calamity of the Jews; that there should be not only seditions and intestine wars, in the midst of their country, but there should be wars in other nations, one w…
670 wordsSECTION 326Matthew 24:8
Matthew 24:8 Ver. 8. All these are the beginning of sorrows,.... They were only a prelude unto them, and forerunners of them; they were only some foretastes of what would be, and were far from being the worst that should be endured. These were but light, in comparison of what befell the Jews, in their dreadful destruc…
262 wordsSECTION 327Matthew 24:9
Matthew 24:9 Ver. 9. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,.... Our Lord proceeds to acquaint his disciples, what should befall them in this interval; and quite contrary to their expectations, who were looking for a temporal kingdom, and worldly grandeur, assures them of afflictions, persecutions, and death; …
243 wordsSECTION 328Matthew 24:10
Matthew 24:10 Ver. 10. And then shall many be offended,.... That is, many who had been hearers of the apostles, and professors of the Christian religion; who were highly pleased with it, and were strenuous advocates for it, whilst things were tolerably quiet and easy; but when they saw the apostles, some of them beate…
256 wordsSECTION 329Matthew 24:11
Matthew 24:11 Ver. 11. And many false prophets shall rise,.... Out of, from among the churches of Christ; at least under the name of Christians; for false teachers are here meant, men of heretical principles, pretending to a spirit of prophecy, and to new revelations, and a better understanding of the Scriptures; such…
125 wordsSECTION 330Matthew 24:12
Matthew 24:12 Ver. 12. And because iniquity shall abound,.... Meaning, either the malice and wickedness of outrageous persecutors, which should greatly increase; or the treachery and hatred of the apostates; or the errors and heresies of false teachers; or the wickedness that prevailed in the lives and conversations o…
268 wordsSECTION 331Matthew 24:13
Matthew 24:13 Ver. 13. But he that shall endure to the end,.... In the profession of faith in Christ, notwithstanding the violent persecutions of wicked men; and in the pure and incorrupt doctrines of the Gospel, whilst many are deceived by the false teachers that shall arise; and in holiness of life and conversation,…
193 wordsSECTION 332Matthew 24:14
Matthew 24:14 Ver. 14. And this Gospel of the kingdom,.... Which Christ himself preached, and which he called and sent his apostles to preach, in all the cities of Judah; by which means men were brought into the kingdom of the Messiah, or Gospel dispensation; and which treated both of the kingdom of grace and glory, a…
299 wordsSECTION 333Matthew 24:15
Matthew 24:15 Ver. 15. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,.... From signs, Christ proceeds to the immediate cause of the destruction of Jerusalem; which was, "the abomination of desolation", or the desolating abomination; or that abominable thing, which threatened and brought desolation upon the…
780 wordsSECTION 334Matthew 24:16
Matthew 24:16 Ver. 16. Then let them which be in Judea,.... When this signal is given, let it be taken notice of and observed; let them that are in the city of Jerusalem, depart out of it; or who are in any other parts of Judea, in any of the towns, or cities thereof; let them not betake themselves to Jerusalem, imagi…
14,504 wordsSECTION 335Matthew 25:1
Matthew 25:1 Ver. 1. Then shall the kingdom of heaven,.... The Gospel church state; See Gill on "Mt 13:24" either as it would be a little before the coming of the son of man to take vengeance on the Jews; or as it will be a little before his second coming to judgment: for the parable is manifestly connected with, and …
1,984 wordsSECTION 336Matthew 25:2
Matthew 25:2 Ver. 2. And five of them were wise,.... The order of these words is inverted in some versions, as in the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, which read, "and five of them were foolish, and five of them were wise"; but this is of no great consequence. There is a parable of …
753 wordsSECTION 337Matthew 25:3
Matthew 25:3 Ver. 3. They that were foolish took their lamps,.... The Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, read, "the five foolish", whose folly is here exposed; and which lay not merely, or only in taking up the lamps of a profession in a wrong way, and upon a wrong bottom, but chiefly in what follows; and to…
487 wordsSECTION 338Matthew 25:4
Matthew 25:4 Ver. 4. But the wise took oil,.... They were concerned for the true grace of God, being enlightened by the Spirit of God; they saw their need of the grace of God, and being directed by him where it was to be had, went to Christ for it; and having received it from him, through the power of the Holy Ghost, …
468 wordsSECTION 339Matthew 25:5
Matthew 25:5 Ver. 5. While the bridegroom tarried,.... The space of time here referred to, is either from the ascension of Christ, to his coming to take vengeance on the Jews; or from thence to his second coming; or rather from the time of some general expectation by the saints, of the near approach of Christ, till su…
1,131 wordsSECTION 340Matthew 25:6
Matthew 25:6 Ver. 6. And at midnight there was a cry made;.... Which is no other than the following notice of the bridegroom's coming, expressed in these words: behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him: which supposes that then all things will be ready for his coming: all things respecting this world; all …
1,113 wordsSECTION 341Matthew 25:7
Matthew 25:7 Ver. 7. Then all these virgins arose,.... Not out of their graves; for the righteous and wicked will not rise together; the dead in Christ will rise first, and this first resurrection will not be till Christ is come; nor will grace be to be had, or be thought to be had after the resurrection; nor will the…
358 wordsSECTION 342Matthew 25:8
Matthew 25:8 Ver. 8. And the foolish said unto the wise, give us of your oil,.... A graceless person may be able to see the grace of God in others, be convinced of it, and acknowledge it, as these foolish virgins did: they saw that the wise virgins had oil, that is, grace; this they knew by the bright burning of their…
555 wordsSECTION 343Matthew 25:9
Matthew 25:9 Ver. 9. But the wise answered, saying, not so,.... A flat denial; and which sprung not from want or compassion; for the saints are taught not only to compassionate one another, and to pity fallen professors, but even to regard their very enemies in distress: nor from a narrow, niggardly spirit, since such…
541 wordsSECTION 344Matthew 25:10
Matthew 25:10 Ver. 10. And while they went to buy,.... The foolish virgins so far took the advice of the wise, as to go forth to buy oil for themselves: they not only had some thoughts about it, and resolutions to do it, but they really did go out to buy; which may design their attendance on the word and ordinances, w…
1,130 wordsSECTION 345Matthew 25:11
Matthew 25:11 Ver. 11. Afterwards came also the other virgins,.... The "other five virgins", as the Persic version reads. The "other"; that were only virgins in name, not in reality; they were different from the wise, they were foolish ones; they were other than those that were ready, they were unprepared ones; and in…
391 wordsSECTION 346Matthew 25:12
Matthew 25:12 Ver. 12. But he answered and said,.... The Lord and bridegroom from within, thought fit to give them an answer, but an unexpected and awful one to them: verily I say unto you, I know you not; which must be understood in consistence with the omniscience of Christ: he knew their persons, conduct, and stat…
251 wordsSECTION 347Matthew 25:13
Matthew 25:13 Ver. 13. Watch therefore,.... In ordinances, in prayer, public and private, in hearing the word, at the Lord's supper, and in every religious exercise; over the heart, the thoughts and affections of it; over words, actions, life, and conversation; and against all sin and unbelief, Satan's temptations, th…
201 wordsSECTION 348Matthew 25:14
Matthew 25:14 Ver. 14. For [the kingdom of heaven] is as a man travelling,.... Our Lord adds another parable to illustrate the Gospel dispensation, or its visible church state; or the state of things respecting the church of Christ, before, and at his second coming, and during the interval between his ascension and th…
776 wordsSECTION 349Matthew 25:15
Matthew 25:15 Ver. 15. And unto one he gave five talents,.... A "talent" with the Jews, if of silver, was, according to Brerewood {w}, of the value of 375 l. of our money; according to Bishop Cumberland, 353 l. 11 s. 10 1/2 d.; and if of gold, was equal to 4500l. and, according to the latter, 5075 l. 15 s. 7 1/2 d.: s…
559 wordsSECTION 350Matthew 25:16
Matthew 25:16 Ver. 16. Then he that had received the five talents,.... The largest measure of gifts; an account is first given of him, how he behaved, and conducted in his Lord's absence, and what use he made of the gifts bestowed upon him: this must be understood, not of a single man, but of that sort of the servants…
10,262 wordsSECTION 351Matthew 26:1
Matthew 26:1 Ver. 1. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings,.... Meaning either all that are recorded by this evangelist, all the sermons and discourses of Christ, delivered both to the people of the Jews, and to his disciples; his conversation with the former, and his divine instructions and p…
163 wordsSECTION 352Matthew 26:2
Matthew 26:2 Ver. 2. Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover,.... Which was kept in commemoration of the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt; and was typical of Christ the passover, who was now to be sacrificed for his people. This was said on Tuesday, and on the Thursday following, the passove…
914 wordsSECTION 353Matthew 26:3
Matthew 26:3 Ver. 3. Then assembled together the chief priests,.... About the same time, two days before the passover, that Jesus said these things to his disciples, as is plain from Mr 14:1. By "the chief priests" are meant, either such who had been high priests, or such as were the heads of the twenty four courses o…
594 wordsSECTION 354Matthew 26:4
Matthew 26:4 Ver. 4. And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety,.... The Jews had often attempted his life, but he escaped out of their hands; they had sent officers to apprehend him, but to no purpose; they therefore meet and consult together, to form some scheme, and make use of some stratagem, that they m…
135 wordsSECTION 355Matthew 26:5
Matthew 26:5 Ver. 5. And they said, not on the feast day,.... Upon mature deliberation, it was an agreed point with them, at least it was carried by a majority, that nothing of this kind should be attempted to be done on the feast day, on any of the days of the feast of passover, which was now at hand; though this was…
398 wordsSECTION 356Matthew 26:6
Matthew 26:6 Ver. 6. Now when Jesus was in Bethany,.... Which was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, Joh 11:18, or about two miles from it. The time of Christ's death being at hand, he keeps nigh to Jerusalem, where he was to suffer and die, in the room and stead of sinners: in the house of Simon the leper; so ca…
338 wordsSECTION 357Matthew 26:7
Matthew 26:7 Ver. 7. There came unto him a woman,.... By some thought to be the same that is spoken of in Lu 7:37, and by most, to be Mary, the sister of Lazarus, Joh 12:3, which may be true; for it is possible that one and the same woman, might perform a like action at different times; for to neither of the above, at…
1,031 wordsSECTION 358Matthew 26:8
Matthew 26:8 Ver. 8. But when his disciples saw it,.... What the woman did, what a costly box of ointment it was, and with what profusion she used it, they had indignation: Mark says, "within themselves", Mr 14:4; either among themselves, or their indignation was secret in their breasts; their resentment was private,…
345 wordsSECTION 359Matthew 26:9
Matthew 26:9 Ver. 9. For this ointment might have been sold for much,.... Mark says, "for more than three hundred pence", Mr 14:5: now if this is to be understood of Roman pence, each penny being seven pence half penny of our money, three hundred pence come to nine pounds, seven shillings, and six pence; but if it is …
297 wordsSECTION 360Matthew 26:10
Matthew 26:10 Ver. 10. When Jesus understood it,.... The indignation of his disciples at this action of the woman's; which he might know, as man, partly by their looks, and partly by their words; though without these, as God, he knew the secret indignation, and private resentment of their minds: he said unto them, wh…
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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.