Matthew 9

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:16

No man ; and no man (Revised Version); οὐδεὶς δέ . "And" is slightly adversative. They will indeed fast then, yet fasting does not belong to the essence of my teaching. To insist on fasting would only be right if my teaching came merely into mechanical connexion with the religion of the day. But this is not the case. The verses thus read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:16

New truth in new settings. "They put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved." Oriental bottles are skins of sheep or goats. Old bottles would crack and leak, under pressure of the fermentation of new wine; new skins would expand under such pressure. The old wine-skin of Judaism had become stiffened with age, and even worse stiffened by the efforts of the rabbis to keep it in good condition. Christianity could not keep within its narrow limitations. This is the first reference of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:16-17

The new and the old. This pair of homely parables illustrates the incompatibility of the old with the new from two points of view—first from that of the old, which is spoilt in the effort to patch it with the new; second from that of the new, which is lost through the attempt to confine it in the limitations of the old. I. THE OLD IS SPOILT WHEN IT IS PATCHED WITH THE NEW . The shrinking of the patch of undressed cloth tears the old garment, and so makes the rent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:17

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles ; wine-skins (Revised Version); cf. Job 32:19 . (For rabbinic comparisons of the Law to wine, cf. Dr. Taylor, 'Aboth,' 4:29.) Else ( Matthew 6:1 , note) the bottles ( skins , Revised Version) burst . The stress is on "burst;" the thought is therefore not yet of the bottles, but of the fate of the wine. And the wine runneth out (is spilled , Revised Version; ἐκχεῖται ), and the bottles ( skins , Revised... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18

While he spake these things unto them . Matthew only. All the accounts represent our Lord as teaching when Jairus came to him; but in the parallel passages he was on the seashore (equivalent to our Matthew 8:34 ; Matthew 9:1 ). Matthew alone places his coming just after the question of the Baptist's disciples. Probably the words, "while he spake these things unto them," are not in their original connexion. Behold, there came a certain ; a (Revised Version); ἄρχων [ εἷς ] ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The raising of the daughter of a ruler ( Jairus , in the parallel passages ), and the healing of the woman with an issue. Parallel passages: Mark 5:21-43 ; Luke 8:40-56 . Matthew's account is much the shortest. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The raising of the daughter of Jairus. I. THE FATHER . 1 . His position. He was a ruler of the synagogue, a dignitary of the Jewish Church, The Pharisees once asked in scorn, "Have any of the rulers believed on him?" Here was one who certainly believed. Possibly he may have been one of those elders of the Jews whom the centurion had sent to Christ. If so, he had seen both the power of Christ and his sympathy with sorrow and suffering. Now sorrow had come very near to him, and he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The ruler's daughter. I. THE APPEAL . 1 . The applicator. A ruler. Rulers were slow to believe in Christ. But some from almost every class were found among his disciples. Distress breaks down pride and shatters prejudices. They who would never seek Christ in prosperity may be found crying out for his help in trouble. 2 . The object. The ruler asks for his child a favour which possibly he would have been too proud to have sought for himself. Suffering children touch the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The advance of faith upon sense. In introduction, point out this narrative as a typical instance of the advantage of comparing the different accounts of the three evangelists. Note in this case the very graphic rehearsal of St. Mark, and how still St. Luke has to add to it. Also point out the fine corroborating, not invalidating, witness to truth offered by the variation of St. Matthew's "even now dead," St. Mark's "on the point of death," and St. Luke's "lay a-dying." Notice— I. WHAT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

Concessions to faith. While Jesus discoursed upon consistency in diversity, and the concessions of love, an occasion arose for the exemplification of his teaching. "While he yet spake," etc. Note here the gracious concessions of Jesus to the weakness of the ruler's faith, and. learn— I. THAT JESUS RESPECTS THE FAITH WHICH , THOUGH WEAK , IS YET TRUE . 1 . The ruler ' s faith was halting. 2 . Yet the ruler ' s faith was true. 3 . Jesus respected... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:18-26

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