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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-16

1. The ideal character of his disciples. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:6-12

Five gates to happiness. We have already looked at three gates to happiness. Let us now proceed to examine the five that still remain to us. I. HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS . 1 . This is a desire for righteousness on its own account, and not for its rewards. It is very different from the merely selfish wish to escape from the penalty of sin. Righteousness is regarded as an end in itself. 2 . This is a deep appetite, like hunger and thirst. The most primitive,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10-12

The blessedness of persecution. Between this subject and that presented in the verse preceding there is the relation of sequence. I. VIRTUE PROVOKES THE RESENTMENT OF WICKEDNESS . 1 . This is exemplified in Christ. 2 . It is exemplified in the Church. 3 . It is exemplified in every saint. II. SUFFERING THUS ENTAILED SHOULD OCCASION JOY . 1 . Because associated with the noblest sympathies. 2 . Because associated with the best... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11

As Matthew 5:10 spoke of the blessedness of those who had suffered persecution and had endured it, so this verse speaks of the blessedness of those who are suffering from it at the moment, whether it be in act or word. Whilst Christ still keeps up the form of the Beatitudes, he speaks now in the second person, this and the following terse thus forming the transition to his directly addressing those immediately before him. His present audience was not yet among οἱδεδιωγμένοι , but might... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-12

Parallel passage: Luke 6:22 , Luke 6:23 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-12

The Beatitude of suffering for the sake of Jesus. "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." It cannot be denied that we have here before us a Beatitude, and one warm with life and comfort and love. It is, however, particularly addressed to the disciples present, face to face,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-16

Some critics ( e.g. Godet, Weiss) think that Matthew 5:13-16 are no part of the original sermon, but only an interweaving of sayings which were originally spoken at other times. This is possible, but external evidence exists only in the case of Matthew 5:13 and Matthew 5:15 (for Matthew 5:14 and Matthew 5:16 are peculiar to Matthew); and even in the ease of these verses it is by no means clear ( vide infra ) that the occasions on which, according to the other Gospels, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:12

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ( χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε ). Our Lord uses no weaker expressions than those which describe the joy of the saints over the marriage of the Lamb ( Revelation 19:7 ). The first word expresses joy as such, the second its effect in stirring the emotions; this thought St. Luke carries still further in σκιρτήσατε . (For joy felt under persecution, cf. Acts 5:41 .) For great . The order of the Greek, ὅτι ὀ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς , does not bear out... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:11

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you - Reproach you; call you by evil and contemptuous names; ridicule you because you are Christians. Thus, they said of Jesus that he was a Samaritan and had a devil John 8:48; that he was mad John 10:20; and thus they reviled and mocked him on the cross, Matthew 27:39-44. But, being reviled, he reviled not again 1 Peter 2:23; and thus being reviled, we should bless 1 Corinthians 4:12; and thus, though the contempt of the world is not in itself desirable,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:12

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad - Regard it as a great privilege thus to be persecuted and to suffer - a thing not to be mourned over, but as among the chief blessings of life.For great is your reward in heaven - That is, your reward will be great in the future world. To those who suffer most, God imparts the highest rewards. Hence, the crown of martyrdom has been thought to be the brightest that any of the redeemed shall wear; and hence many of the early Christians sought to become martyrs, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:12

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