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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:23

Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar ,.... The Jews obliged such who had done any damage to their neighbours, by stealing from them, to make satisfaction before they brought their offering; concerning which they say F3 Misn. Bava Kama, c. 9. sect. 12. , "he that brings what he has stolen, before he brings his trespass offering, is right; he that brings his trespass offering, before he brings that which he has stolen, is not right.' Again F4 Maimon. Hilch. Gezela, c.... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:24

Leave there thy gift before the altar ,.... This might easily be done, and the business soon dispatched, at some seasons; particularly, at their public feasts, as the passover, pentecost, and feast of tabernacles, when all the Israelites were together: and go thy way ; make what haste thou canst, first be reconciled to thy brother : use all means to reconcile him; acknowledge the offence; ask his pardon; assure him that thou wishest well to him, and not ill; and then come and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:25

Agree with thine adversary quickly ,.... These words are not to be understood in an allegorical sense, as if "the adversary" was the justice of God, demanding payment of debts; "the way", this present life; "the judge", God himself; "the officer", the devil; "the prison", the pit of hell; and "the uttermost farthing", the least sin, which will never be remitted without satisfaction: but the design of them is to prevent lawsuits about debts, which may be in dispute; it being much better for... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:26

Verily, I say unto thee ,.... This may be depended upon, you may assure yourself of it, that thou shalt by no means come out thence , from prison, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing , or "last farthing"; or as the Ethiopic version reads it, "till thou hast exactly paid all"; which seems to express the inexorableness of the creditor, and the impossibility of the debtor's release. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:27

Ye have heard that it was said ,.... These forms of speech, as well as what follows, by them of old time , have been explained, in ver. 21. The law here mentioned, thou shalt not commit adultery , is recorded in Exodus 20:14 and the meaning of our Lord is, not that the then present Jews had heard that such a law had been delivered "to the ancients", their fathers, at Mount Sinai; for that they could read in their Bibles: but they had received it by tradition, that the sense of it,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:28

But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman ,.... Many and severe are the prohibitions of the Jews, concerning looking upon a woman, which they aggravate as a very great sin: they say F11 T. Bab. Avoda Zara, fol. 1, 2. , it is not lawful to look upon a beautiful woman, though unmarried; nor upon another man's wife, though deformed; nor upon a woman's coloured garments: they forbid F12 T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 24. 1. Sabbat. fol. 64. 2. looking on a woman's little finger,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:29

And if thy right eye offend thee ,.... Or "cause thee to offend", to stumble, and fall into sin. Our Lord has no regard here to near and dear relations seeking to alienate us from God and Christ, and hinder us in the pursuit of divine things; whose solicitations are to be rejected with the utmost indignation, and they themselves to be parted with, and forsaken, rather than complied with; which is the sense some give of the words: for both in this, and the following verse, respect is had only... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:30

And if thy right hand offend thee ,.... Or "cause thee to offend"; that is, is the means of ensnaring thine heart; and of drawing thee into either mental, or actual adultery; for, as before, all unchaste looks, so here, all unchaste touches, embraces, &c.; are condemned. As adultery may be committed in the heart, and by the eye, so with the hand: "says R. Eliezer F1 T. Bab. Nidda, fol. 13. 2. Vid. Maimon. Issure Bia, c. 21. sect. 18. what is the meaning of that Scripture, "your... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:31

It hath been said ,.... It is not added here, as in the former instances, "by them of old time"; nor prefaced with these words, "ye have heard"; because the case of divorce was not any law of Moses, or of God by him; but only a permission, because of the hardness of the hearts of the Jews: and as to the controversy, about the causes of divorce, this was not debated by them of old time, but was a new thing, just started in the time of Christ; and was a controversy then agitating, between the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:32

But I say unto you; that whosoever shall put away his wife ,.... Christ does not infringe, or revoke the original grant, or permission of divorce; only frees it from the false interpretations, and ill use, the Pharisees made of it; and restores the ancient sense of it, in which only it was to be understood: for a divorce was allowable in no case, saving for the cause of fornication ; which must not be taken strictly for what is called fornication, but as including adultery, incest, or... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:32

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