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Mark 13
37 verses with commentary
Jesus Foretells the Destruction of the Temple
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
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<strong>Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!</strong> The disciple's wonder reflects Herod's temple's magnificence. Begun 20 BC, this expansion used stones up to 40 feet long, weighing 100+ tons. Josephus described white marble walls gleaming like snow, gold-plated pinnacles visible from miles away. The Greek <em>potapoi lithoi</em> (ποταποὶ λίθοι, 'what manner of stones!...
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**XIII.**
(1) **One of his disciples.**—Note St. Mark’s vivid way of giving the very words of the disciple, instead of saying with St. Matthew that they “came to show” the buildings of the Temple.
Here, again, the juxtaposition of narratives in St. Mark gives them a special point. The “stones” of Herod’s Temple (for it was to him chiefly that it owed its magnificence) were of sculptured marble. Th...
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Chapter 13
Chapter Outline
The destruction of the temple foretold.(1-4)
Christ's prophetic declaration.(5-13)
Christ's prophecy.(14-23)
His prophetic declarations.(24-27)
Watchfulness urged.(28-37)
**Verses 1-4**
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them, ...
Read full commentary →And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
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<strong>There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.</strong> Jesus' prophecy was literally fulfilled in AD 70. After a five-month siege, Roman legions under Titus burned the temple. Gold ornamentation melted between stones; soldiers dismantled walls to extract it, leaving not one stone on another. The Greek <em>katalythē</em> (καταλυθῇ, 'thrown down') means total...
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Chapter 13
Chapter Outline
The destruction of the temple foretold.(1-4)
Christ's prophetic declaration.(5-13)
Christ's prophecy.(14-23)
His prophetic declarations.(24-27)
Watchfulness urged.(28-37)
**Verses 1-4**
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them, ...
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And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately ,
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<strong>As he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple</strong>—the Mount of Olives overlooks Jerusalem and the temple mount from the east, across the Kidron Valley. This location is deeply symbolic: Zechariah 14:4 prophesied Messiah would stand on the Mount of Olives when He returns. Jesus delivered this discourse with the doomed temple visible before Him. The Greek <em>katenanti</em>...
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(3) **Over against the temple.**—The view which the position commanded, and which St. Mark alone mentions, made all that followed more vivid and impressive. It may well have been at or near the very spot at which, a few days before, He had paused as “He beheld the city and wept over it” (Luke 19:41).
**Peter and James and John and Andrew.**—The list of names is noticeable (1) as being given by St....
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Chapter 13
Chapter Outline
The destruction of the temple foretold.(1-4)
Christ's prophetic declaration.(5-13)
Christ's prophecy.(14-23)
His prophetic declarations.(24-27)
Watchfulness urged.(28-37)
**Verses 1-4**
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them, ...
Read full commentary →Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
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<strong>When shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?</strong> The disciples asked two questions: (1) timing of temple destruction, (2) signs of its fulfillment. The Greek <em>pote</em> (πότε, 'when') seeks chronological timing, while <em>sēmeion</em> (σημεῖον, 'sign') requests identifying indicators. They assumed temple destruction coincided with...
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(4) **When shall these** **things be?**—Note, as, perhaps, characteristic of a Gospel written for Gentiles, the use of the vaguer words for the more definite “sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world,” in Matthew 24:3.
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Chapter 13
Chapter Outline
The destruction of the temple foretold.(1-4)
Christ's prophetic declaration.(5-13)
Christ's prophecy.(14-23)
His prophetic declarations.(24-27)
Watchfulness urged.(28-37)
**Verses 1-4**
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them, ...
Read full commentary →And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
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<strong>Take heed lest any man deceive you</strong> (Greek <em>blepete mē tis hymas planēsē</em>, βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς πλανήσῃ)—Jesus' first warning concerns deception. The verb <em>planaō</em> (πλανάω) means lead astray, seduce into error. Deception is Satan's primary weapon (John 8:44; Revelation 12:9). Jesus prioritized warning against false teaching above warning about persecution or tribulatio...
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(5) **And Jesus answering them began to say.**—The report which follows, common as it is to the first three Gospels, serves as an admirable example of the extent of variation compatible with substantial accuracy, and with the recognition of an inspired guidance as ensuring that accuracy. The discourse obviously made a deep impression on those who heard it, as afterwards on those to whom they repea...
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
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<strong>Many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.</strong> The false messiahs claim Jesus' authority ('in my name') while asserting their own messianic status ('I am Christ'—Greek <em>egō eimi ho Christos</em>, ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ Χριστός). This describes usurpers who invoke Christianity while distorting it. They don't deny Jesus outright but redefine Him, claiming to reveal ...
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(6) **I am Christ.**—Literally, *I am He.* The word Christ being a necessary inference from the context.
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
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<strong>When ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled</strong>—the Greek <em>mē throēisthe</em> (μὴ θροεῖσθε) means 'do not be terrified, alarmed, or thrown into confusion.' Wars characterize fallen world since Cain killed Abel. International conflicts don't necessarily signal the immediate end. <strong>For such things must needs be</strong> (Greek <em>dei genesthai</em>, δεῖ ...
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(7) **For such things** **must needs be.**—Better, *for it must needs be.*
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. sorrows: the word in the original, importeth; the pains of a woman in travail
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<strong>Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom</strong>—escalating conflict beyond individual wars to regional/global upheaval. <strong>Earthquakes in divers places... famines and troubles</strong>—natural disasters accompanying human conflict. The Greek <em>seismoi</em> (σεισμοί, earthquakes) and <em>limoi</em> (λιμοί, famines) describe physical catastrophes. <strong>These ...
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
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<strong>Take heed to yourselves</strong>—self-examination precedes external threats. <strong>They shall deliver you up to councils</strong> (Greek <em>paradōsousin... eis synedria</em>, παραδώσουσιν... εἰς συνέδρια)—Jewish Sanhedrins prosecuted Christians (Acts 4:5-22; 5:27-42; 22:30-23:10). <strong>In the synagogues ye shall be beaten</strong>—Paul received this punishment five times (2 Corinthia...
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(9) **But take heed to yourselves.**—The emphatic repetition of the warning is peculiar to St. Mark (comp. Mark 13:23). The description of the sufferings of the disciples (Mark 13:9-13) is found in Luke 21:12 and in Matthew 10:17-22 (where see Notes), but not in St. Matthew’s report of this discourse.
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
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<strong>The gospel must first be published among all nations</strong> (Greek <em>eis panta ta ethnē prōton dei kērychthēnai to euangelion</em>, εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πρῶτον δεῖ κηρυχθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον). The verb <em>dei</em> (δεῖ, 'must') indicates divine necessity—God sovereignly purposes gospel proclamation before the end. <em>Kērychthēnai</em> (κηρυχθῆναι, 'be preached/published') means herald's p...
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
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<strong>When they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak</strong>—the Greek <em>mē promerimnate</em> (μὴ προμεριμνᾶτε) means 'do not pre-plan anxiously.' This isn't prohibiting preparation (Paul reasoned carefully—Acts 17:2) but anxiety-driven scripting. <strong>Whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but t...
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(11) **It is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.**—In the parallel passage of Matthew 10:20 we have, “the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.” In Luke 21:15, “I will give you a mouth and wisdom.” St. Mark’s use of the more definite term reminds us of Mark 12:36 (where see Note), and may, probably, be connected with St. Peter’s habitual language. (Comp. Acts 2:33-38; Acts 8:15; Acts 10:...
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
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<strong>Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son</strong>—the Greek <em>paradōsei</em> (παραδώσει, 'shall betray/deliver up') is the same verb used of Judas betraying Jesus (14:10). Family betrayal represents ultimate relational breakdown. <strong>Children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death</strong>—reverses natural family ...
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(12) **Now the brother.**—Literally, *and the brother.*
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
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<strong>Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake</strong>—the Greek <em>misēmenoi</em> (μισούμενοι, 'hated') describes intense hostility. <em>Hypo pantōn</em> (ὑπὸ πάντων, 'by all men') indicates universal opposition, not literally every individual but societal-level rejection. <strong>For my name's sake</strong> means persecution stems from Christ-identification, not believers' personal fa...
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CHAPTER 12 Mr 12:1-12. Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. ( = Mt 21:33-46; Lu 20:9-18).
See on Mt 21:33-46.
Mr 12:13-40. Entangling Questions about Tribute the Resurrection, and the Great Commandment, with the Replies--Christ Baffles the Pharisees by a Question about David, and Denounces the Scribes. ( = Mt 22:15-46; Lu 20:20-47).
The time of this section appears to be still the third day (Tue...
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**Verses 5-13**
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn...
Read full commentary →The Abomination of Desolation
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
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<strong>When ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not</strong>—the Greek <em>bdelygma tēs erēmōseōs</em> (βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως) quotes Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11. Daniel prophesied pagan desecration of temple. Antiochus Epiphanes fulfilled this typologically (167 BC, sacrificing pigs on altar, erecting Zeus statue). Jesus prophesied ...
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(14-23) **But when ye shall see.**—See Notes on Matthew 24:15-28.
**Standing where it ought not.**—St. Mark substitutes this for “in the holy place” of St. Matthew. Of the two, the former seems, in its enigmatic form, more likely to have been the phrase actually used; the latter to have been an explanation. The words “spoken of by Daniel the prophet” are omitted in many of the best MSS.
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**14. And when they were come, they say unto him, Master--**Teacher.
**we know that thou art true, and carest for no man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth--**By such flattery--though they said only the truth--they hoped to throw Him off His guard.
**Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?--**It was the civil poll tax paid by all enrolled in ...
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
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<strong>Let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house</strong>—ancient Near Eastern houses had flat roofs accessed by exterior stairs, used for work, socializing, sleeping. When danger appeared, occupants shouldn't descend interior stairs to retrieve possessions. The urgency demands immediate flight. The Greek <em>mē katabatō<...
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**15. Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy--**"their wickedness" (Mt 22:18); "their craftiness" (Lu 20:23). The malignity of their hearts took the form of craft, pretending what they did not feel--an anxious desire to be guided aright in a matter which to a scrupulous few might seem a question of some difficulty. Seeing perfectly through this,
**He said unto them,...
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
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<strong>Let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment</strong>—laborers worked in fields wearing inner tunic, leaving outer cloak at field's edge (valuable garment, used as nighttime covering). Jesus commanded: don't return for it. The urgency supersedes recovering even necessary items. The Greek <em>mē epistrepsatō</em> (μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω, 'let him not turn back') paral...
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**16. And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image--**stamped upon the coin.
**and superscription?--**the words encircling it on the obverse side.
And they said unto him, Cæsar's.
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
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<strong>Woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!</strong> The Greek <em>ouai</em> (οὐαί, 'woe') expresses grief, not curse. Jesus mourns the hardship pregnant women and nursing mothers will face during Jerusalem's destruction. Fleeing urgently (vv. 15-16) proves especially difficult for those physically hindered—late pregnancy limits mobility; nursing infants requ...
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**17. And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's--**Putting it in this general form, it was impossible for sedition itself to dispute it, and yet it dissolved the snare.
**and to God the things that are God's--**How much is there in this profound but to them startling addition to the maxim, and how incomparable is the whole for fulness, brevity, clearness, we...
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
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<strong>Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter</strong>—Palestinian winter (November-March) brings cold, rain, flooding wadis (dry riverbeds), swollen Jordan River, muddy roads. Travel becomes treacherous, especially fleeing through mountainous Judean wilderness. The Greek <em>proseuchesthe</em> (προσεύχεσθε, 'pray ye') commands intercession that flight occurs during favorable conditions.<b...
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(18) **Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.**—Note St. Mark’s omission of “nor on the Sabbath day,” which is prominent in St. Matthew’s report, as characteristic of a Gospel for Gentile readers.
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**18. Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection--**"neither angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:7). They were the materialists of the day. See on Ac 23:6.
**and they asked him, saying--**as follows:
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
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<strong>In those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be</strong>—the Greek <em>thlipsis</em> (θλῖψις, 'affliction/tribulation') describes intense pressure, distress. Jesus claimed this tribulation would be unparalleled in all history—<em>hoia ou gegonen toiautē</em> (οἵα οὐ γέγονεν τοιαύτη, 'such as has not oc...
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(19) **From the beginning of the creation which God created.**—Note the fuller form which replaces St. Matthew’s “from the beginning of the world.”
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**19-22. Master, Moses wrote unto us--**(De 25:5).
If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him ... And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
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<strong>Except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved</strong>—the Greek <em>ei mē ekolobōsen kyrios tas hēmeras</em> (εἰ μὴ ἐκολόβωσεν κύριος τὰς ἡμέρας, 'unless the Lord shortened the days') indicates divine intervention limiting tribulation's duration. <em>Ou... esōthē pasa sarx</em> (οὐκ... ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ, 'no flesh should be saved') means no human would survive—univ...
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**19-22. Master, Moses wrote unto us--**(De 25:5).
If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him ... And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
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<strong>And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not</strong>—Jesus returns to the deception theme (vv. 5-6). The Greek <em>ide</em> (ἴδε, 'lo/behold') draws urgent attention; <em>hōde</em> (ὧδε, 'here') and <em>ekei</em> (ἐκεῖ, 'there') indicate localized messianic claims. False teachers will direct people to specific locations or individuals clai...
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**19-22. Master, Moses wrote unto us--**(De 25:5).
If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him ... And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
Read full commentary →For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
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<strong>False Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders</strong>—the Greek <em>pseudochristoi</em> (ψευδόχριστοι, 'false messiahs') and <em>pseudoprophētai</em> (ψευδοπροφῆται, 'false prophets') describe deceivers claiming divine authority. They will perform <em>sēmeia kai terata</em> (σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα, 'signs and wonders')—supernatural phenomena authenticating their...
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**19-22. Master, Moses wrote unto us--**(De 25:5).
If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him ... And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
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<strong>But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things</strong>—Jesus concludes His warnings with a call to vigilance. The Greek <em>hymeis blepete</em> (ὑμεῖς βλέπετε, 'you take heed') is emphatic—personal responsibility to remain alert. <strong>Behold, I have foretold you all things</strong> (Greek <em>proeirēka hymin panta</em>, προείρηκα ὑμῖν πάντα)—Jesus claims comprehensive prophet...
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(23) **Take ye heed.**—The repetition of the warning word, as in Mark 13:9, is peculiar to St. Mark.
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23. In the resurrection therefore when they shall rise, &c.
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**Verses 14-23**
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each oth...
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But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
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<strong>But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light</strong>—Jesus quotes Isaiah 13:10 and Joel 2:31, employing apocalyptic imagery (Greek: <em>apokalypsis</em>, unveiling) to describe cosmic upheaval. The phrase <em>meta tēn thlipsin ekeinēn</em> (μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν ἐκείνην, 'after that tribulation') links this cosmic shaking to the jud...
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(24-31) **But in those days.**—See Notes on Matthew 24:29-35.
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**24. Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures--**regarding the future state.
**neither the power of God?--**before which a thousand such difficulties vanish.
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**Verses 24-27**
The disciples had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and showed that the day of Christ's coming, and the day of judgment, shall be after that tribulation. Here he foretells the final dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Also, the visible appearance of the Lord Jesus coming in the clouds, and the...
Read full commentary →And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
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<strong>The stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken</strong>—The Greek <em>asteres</em> (ἀστέρες, stars) falling and <em>dynameis</em> (δυνάμεις, powers/authorities) being shaken continues the cosmic imagery. In Jewish cosmology, 'powers in heaven' could refer to angelic beings governing nations (Daniel 10:13, 20) or to the heavenly bodies themselves, which we...
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**25. For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage--**"neither can they die any more" (Lu 20:36). Marriage is ordained to perpetuate the human family; but as there will be no breaches by death in the future state, this ordinance will cease.
**but are as the angels which are in heaven--**In Luke (Lu 20:36) it is "equal unto the angels." But as the subject ...
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**Verses 24-27**
The disciples had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and showed that the day of Christ's coming, and the day of judgment, shall be after that tribulation. Here he foretells the final dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Also, the visible appearance of the Lord Jesus coming in the clouds, and the...
Read full commentary →And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
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Jesus prophesies His Second Coming: 'And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.' This echoes Daniel 7:13-14, where one 'like the Son of man' receives eternal dominion. The 'clouds' symbolize divine presence (Exodus 13:21, Acts 1:9). 'Great power' (Greek dynamis megalē) contrasts His first coming's humility with Second Coming's triumph. 'Glory' (doxa) re...
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(26) **Then shall they see the Son of man.**—Note the simpler form, which at once replaces and explains St. Matthew’s “the sign of the Son of Man.”
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**26. And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses--**"even Moses" (Lu 20:37), whom they had just quoted for the purpose of entangling Him.
**how in the bush God spake unto him--**either "at the bush," as the same expression is rendered in Lu 20:37, that is, when he was there; or "in the [section of his history regarding the] bush." The structure of our verse s...
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**Verses 24-27**
The disciples had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and showed that the day of Christ's coming, and the day of judgment, shall be after that tribulation. Here he foretells the final dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Also, the visible appearance of the Lord Jesus coming in the clouds, and the...
Read full commentary →And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
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<strong>Then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds</strong>—The Greek <em>episynaxei tous eklektous autou</em> (ἐπισυνάξει τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς αὐτοῦ, 'he will gather his elect') uses harvest imagery from Deuteronomy 30:4 and Zechariah 2:6. The <em>angelous</em> (ἀγγέλους, messengers/angels) could refer to heavenly beings or human messengers proclaiming the go...
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(27) **Then shall he send his angels.**—Note the absence of the “trumpet,” which is prominent in St. Matthew.
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**27. He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living--**not "the God of dead but [the God] of living persons." The word in brackets is almost certainly an addition to the genuine text, and critical editors exclude it. "For all live unto Him" (Lu 20:38)--"in His view," or "in His estimation." This last statement--found only in Luke--though adding nothing to the argument, is an important a...
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**Verses 24-27**
The disciples had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and showed that the day of Christ's coming, and the day of judgment, shall be after that tribulation. Here he foretells the final dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Also, the visible appearance of the Lord Jesus coming in the clouds, and the...
Read full commentary →Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
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<strong>Learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near</strong>—Jesus shifts from apocalyptic vision to agricultural illustration. The Greek <em>mathete</em> (μάθετε, 'learn') commands active observation. The fig tree (<em>sykē</em>, συκῆ) was common in Palestine, losing leaves in winter and budding in spring—a reliable natural...
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(28) **Ye know that summer is near.**—Many of the best MSS. give “it is known,” but it may fairly be assumed, from the parallel passages in St. Matthew and St. Luke, that this was the error of an early transcriber of the document which served as a basis for the reports of all the three Evangelists.
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**28. And one of the scribes--**"a lawyer," says Matthew (Mt 22:35); that is, teacher of the law.
**came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him--**manifestly in no bad spirit. When Matthew (Mt 22:35) therefore says he came "tempting," or "trying him," as one of the Pharisaic party who seemed to enjoy the defeat He had given to the Sadd...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
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<strong>When ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors</strong>—The Greek <em>ginōskete</em> (γινώσκετε, know/recognize) shifts from passive observation to certain knowledge. <em>Tauta</em> (ταῦτα, 'these things') refers back to the specific signs enumerated in verses 5-23: false messiahs, wars, earthquakes, persecution, the abomination of desolation, and grea...
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**29. And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is--**The readings here vary considerably. Tischendorf and Tregelles read simply, "the first is"; and they are followed by Meyer and Alford. But though the authority for the precise form of the received text is slender, a form almost identical with it seems to have most weight of authority. Our Lord here gives His explicit sanction to...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
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<strong>This generation shall not pass, till all these things be done</strong>—The Greek <em>hē genea autē</em> (ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη, 'this generation') has sparked interpretive debate. <em>Genea</em> can mean: (1) the people alive when Jesus spoke, (2) the Jewish race/ethnicity, (3) a 'generation' of the wicked opposed to God, or (4) the generation that sees the signs begin.<br><br>The most natural read...
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**30. And thou shalt--**We have here the language of law, expressive of God's claims. What then are we here bound down to do? One word is made to express it. And what a word! Had the essence of the divine law consisted in deeds, it could not possibly have been expressed in a single word; for no one deed is comprehensive of all others embraced in the law. But as it consists in an affection of the s...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
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Jesus proclaimed: 'Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away' (ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσονται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρελεύσονται). This contrasts temporary creation with eternal revelation. 'Heaven and earth'—the entire physical universe—will pass away (2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 21:1). Yet Jesus' words endure forever. The double negative 'shall not pass away' (ou mē ...
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**31. And the second is like--**"unto it" (Mt 22:39); as demanding the same affection, and only the extension of it, in its proper measure, to the creatures of Him whom we thus love--our brethren in the participation of the same nature, and neighbors, as connected with us by ties that render each dependent upon and necessary to the other.
**Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself--**Now, as we ...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
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But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
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Jesus taught: 'But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father' (Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι ἐν οὐρανῷ οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ). This concerns Christ's return ('that day'). Jesus affirmed His ignorance of the timing—even 'the Son' doesn't know, 'but the Father' alone. This raises Christ...
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(32-37) **But of that day and that hour.**—See Notes on Matthew 24:36-41.
**Neither the Son.**—The addition to St. Matthew’s report is every way remarkable. It indicates the self-imposed limitation of the divine attributes which had belonged to our Lord as the eternal Son, and the acquiescence in a power and knowledge which, like that of the human nature which He assumed, were derived and therefor...
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**32. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master--**Teacher.
**thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he--**The genuine text here seems clearly to have been, "There is one," without the word "God"; and so nearly all critical editors and expositors read.
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
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Jesus commanded: 'Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is' (Βλέπετε, ἀγρυπνεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε· οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ καιρός ἐστιν). Three imperatives: 'take heed' (blepete, Βλέπετε, be alert), 'watch' (agrypneite, ἀγρυπνεῖτε, stay awake), 'pray' (proseuchesthe, προσεύχεσθε, maintain communion with God). These spiritual disciplines prepare for Christ's return. The reason: '...
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(33) **Take ye heed.**—Note once more the characteristic iteration of the warning. It would almost seem, from the very different conclusions of the discourse in the three Gospels, as if they had been based up to this point on a common document which then stopped and left them to a greater divergency of memory or tradition. The omission of St. Matthew’s reference to the history of Noah is, perhaps,...
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**33. And to love him with all the heart ... and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices--**more, that is, than all positive institutions; thereby showing insight into the essential difference between what is moral and in its own nature unchangeable, and what is obligatory only because enjoined, and only so long as enjoined.
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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<strong>The Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants</strong>—Jesus shifts to parabolic warning. The Greek <em>anthrōpos apodēmos</em> (ἄνθρωπος ἀπόδημος, 'a man abroad/away') represents Christ in his ascension (Acts 1:9-11). The phrase <em>dous tois doulois autou tēn exousian</em> (δοὺς τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξουσίαν, 'giving to his serv...
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(34) **For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey.**—The italics indicate, as usual, that the words are not found in the Greek. Their absence, seeming, as they do, essential to the meaning of the sentence, is singular. A possible explanation is, that we have an imperfect fragmentary report, as from a note taken at the time, of that which appears, in a developed form, as the parable of the...
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**34. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly--**rather, "intelligently," or "sensibly"; not only in a good spirit, but with a promising measure of insight into spiritual things.
**he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God--**for he had but to follow out a little further what he seemed sincerely to own, to find his way into the kingdom. He needed only the experience of an...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
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<strong>Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh</strong>—The imperative <em>grēgoreite</em> (γρηγορεῖτε, 'watch/stay awake') appears repeatedly in this discourse (vv. 33, 35, 37), the keynote of eschatological ethics. Jesus lists four Roman watch-periods: <em>opsios</em> (ὀψίος, evening, 6-9 PM), <em>mesonyktion</em> (μεσονύκτιον, midnight, 9 PM-12 AM), <em>alektoro...
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(35) **The master of the house.**—Better, *the Lord of the house.* The Greek word is not the same as that commonly rendered the “goodman” or “master” of the house.
**At even, or at midnight.**—The four times correspond roughly to the four watches of the night, beginning at 9 P.M., 12, 3 A.M., 6 A.M. The words may be noted as having left, and having been intended to leave, on St. Peter’s mind, the ...
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**35. And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple--**and "while the Pharisees were gathered together" (Mt 22:41).
**How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?--**How come they to give it out that Messiah is to be the son of David? In Matthew (Mt 22:42), Jesus asks them, "What think ye of Christ?" or of the promised and expected Messiah? "Whose son is He [to be]? They say...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
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<strong>Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping</strong>—The Greek <em>exaiphnēs elthōn</em> (ἐξαίφνης ἐλθών, 'suddenly coming') emphasizes unexpectedness, not imminence. The aorist participle <em>elthōn</em> (coming) pictures decisive arrival. <em>Heurē hymas katheudontas</em> (εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας, 'he find you sleeping') uses present active participle—caught in the act of sleeping, not havin...
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(36) **Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.**—As before we traced a kind of echo of the parable of the Talents, so here we recognise something like a fragmentary reminiscence of that of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.
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**36. For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool--**(Psa 110:1).
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
Read full commentary →And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
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Jesus concluded His discourse: 'what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch' (ὃ δὲ ὑμῖν λέγω, πᾶσιν λέγω, Γρηγορεῖτε). The command 'Watch' (Grēgoreite, Γρηγορεῖτε) means stay awake, be alert, remain vigilant. Jesus addressed the four disciples (Peter, James, John, Andrew, v. 3), but extends application: 'what I say unto you I say unto all' (pasin legō, πᾶσιν λέγω). This watchfulness applies to all C...
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(37) **Watch.**—The impression which this command made on the hearts of Christians, is seen in a striking manner in the use of such names as Gregory, Vigilius, and the like.
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**37. David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?--**There is but one solution of this difficulty. Messiah is at once inferior to David as his son according to the flesh, and superior to him as the Lord of a kingdom of which David is himself a subject, not the sovereign. The human and divine natures of Christ, and the spirituality of His kingdom--of which the highest e...
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**Verses 28-37**
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to t...
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