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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:19

And a certain Scribe came ,.... "As they went in the way", Luke 9:57 to go to the sea side, in order to take shipping, and pass to the other shore; and said unto him, Master, or Rabbi, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest . One would have thought, that this man desired in good earnest to be a disciple of Christ, were it not for Christ's answer to him, who knew his heart: from whence it appears, that he, seeing the miracles which Christ wrought, and observing the fame of him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:20

And Jesus saith unto him ,.... Knowing his heart, and the carnal and worldly views with which he acted; the foxes have holes in the earth, where they hide themselves from danger, take their rest, and secure their whelps; and the birds of the air have nests , where they sit, lay, and hatch their eggs, and bring up their young; but the son of man has not where to lay his head , when he is weary, and wants rest and sleep, as he did at this time. So that though he was Lord of all, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:21

And another of his disciples said unto him ,.... That is, one of his disciples; for this does not suppose, that the other, the Scribe before mentioned, was one. It is possible, he might be one of the twelve. The Persic version makes him one of the disciples, whom they call "Hawarion", apostles; and, according to ancient tradition, it was F4 Clement. Alex. Strom. l. 3. p. 436. Philip. And certain it is, that he was one, who was called to preach the Gospel; so that he was not a common... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:22

But Jesus said unto him, follow thou me ,.... Christ would not excuse him on this account, but insists on what he had before called him to; to attend upon him, and give himself up to the ministry of the word: which was done, partly to shew, that a greater regard ought to be had to him, than to the nearest relation and friend whatever; and partly, on account of the dignity of the Gospel ministry, which greatly exceeds any such services; as also to signify, of what little account were the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:23

And when he was entered into a ship ,.... Which was got ready by his disciples, or hired by them for his use, according to the directions he had given, his disciples followed him into the ship, and they only; for as for the men hereafter mentioned, they were the men that belonged to the ship, and had the management of it: the multitude were dismissed, and in order to be clear of them, Christ took this method; and being desirous also of trying the faith of his disciples, he ordered it so,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:24

And behold, there arose a great tempest ,.... "A great concussion", or "shaking" of the sea; the stormy wind moved the sea, and the waves thereof; and both wind and sea shook the ship, and the men that were in it. Luke calls this tempest a "storm wind", Luke 8:23 and Mark says, it was "a great storm of wind", Mark 4:37 and both use the word "loelaps", which signifies a particular kind of wind, which is suddenly whirled about upwards and downwards; or rather, a conflict of many winds: it... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:25

And his disciples came unto him ,.... From some other part of the ship, being in great consternation, and distress, and awoke him; saying, Lord, save us, we perish . They awoke him by their loud cries, and repeated calls; for in Luke, the form of address is doubled, "Master, Master!" expressing their distress, importunity, and haste for deliverance saying, "save us, we perish", or "we are lost": which shows the apprehensions they had of their condition; not only that they were in danger... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:26

And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful ?.... Though they had some faith in him, yet there was a great deal of fear and unbelief, for which Christ blames them, saying, O ye of little faith : See Gill on Matthew 6:30 . In Luke, the phrase is, "where is your faith?" what is become of it? You professed but just now to believe in me, is your faith gone already? In Mark it is, "how is it that ye have no faith?" That is, in exercise, their faith was very small, it could hardly be... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:27

But the men marvelled ,.... Mark says, "they feared exceedingly"; and Luke, "they being afraid, wondered": they were filled with astonishment and fear, or reverence: there was such a shine of majesty, such a lustre of divine power appeared in this affair. The other two evangelists seem to refer this to the disciples, which Matthew seems to ascribe to the men, the mariners that were in the ship; it is likely it had the same effect on both; and both were abundantly convinced of his deity and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:28

And when he was come to the other side ,.... Of the lake, or sea of Tiberias, right over against Galilee, into the country of Gergesenes , the same with the Girgashites, Genesis 15:21 whom Joshua drove out of the land of Canaan; and who, as a Jewish writer F12 Juchasin, fol. 135. 2. says, left their country to the Israelites, and went to a country, which is called to this day, גורגיסטאן , "Gurgestan", of which these people were some remains: both in Mark 5:1 it is called "the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:28

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