마태복음 11:17-19 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Lord's testimony to John the Baptist. I. HIS CHARACTER . 1 . He was no reed shaken by the wind. The multitudes who had now heard John's message and the Lord's answer had once gone into the wilderness to see the Baptist, drawn thither by the powerful attraction of his preaching and character. What had they found there? Were they disappointed? Was he unlike the report which they had heard of him? Was he weak, vacillating, wavering hither and thither like the reeds that grew on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

John and Jesus: children in the market-place. After dismissing the messengers of John, there appeared to our Lord urgent need of indicating with precision the merits and defects of the Baptist's work, so that the people might understand hew it was the Baptist was disappointed in the Messiah he had so enthusiastically heralded, and what were the relations mutually held by the Baptist, the Messiah, and the people. In doing so our Lord touches on— I. THE GREATNESS OF JOHN AND HIS... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-17

But . In contrast to the obedience asked for in Matthew 11:15 , this generation closes its ears. Whereunto shall I liken . A common rabbinic phrase, which is often found in the fuller form recorded in Luke, "Whereunto shall I liken … and to what are they like?" (see Matthew 7:24 , note). This generation?. It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

Yet both John and he himself are rejected , though the results of their efforts were such as to fully justify the apparent difference of their methods. Parallel passage. Luke 7:31-35 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

Children in the market-place. Our Lord must have watched the children at play in the market-place, and have been grieved when a discontented spirit had been manifested by some of them. tie had seen how no effort on the part of their companions could move these obstinate children from their sullen mood. And now he finds the behaviour of the children to be typical of that of their parents. Elder people may learn from children. The unconventional manners of children may reveal something of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-24

The judgment of God. The " generation " here rebuked is the race or succession of obstinately impenitent Jews headed and represented by the scribes and Pharisees. We are reminded— I. THAT THE JUDGMENT OF GOD COMMENCES IN THIS WORLD . 1 . The wicked are here convicted by the truth. 2 . The condemnation of the wicked is the commendation of the good. 3 . The providence of God has its rewards. II. THAT THE JUDGMENT OF GOD WILL BE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating ( Matthew 3:4 ) nor drinking ( Luke 1:15 ), and they say, He hath a devil ; i.e. he is possessed of strange and melancholy fancies (see Bishop Westcott on John 7:20 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:19

The Son of man ( Matthew 8:20 , note) came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold ( ἰδού , simply demonstrative, as in the LXX . of 1 Samuel 24:12 ; 2 Samuel 24:22 ) a man gluttonous ( a gluttonous man , Revised Version, for the Greek, ἄνθρωπος φάγος , merely reproduced the original Semitic order), and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ( Matthew 9:10 , note). A f riend. The idea of affection, which through common use of the words has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:19

The justification of wisdom. John's peculiarity was no oddity; it was the power arranged for him in the Divine wisdom. The peculiarity of Jesus was no eccentricity; it was the expression of that Divine Spirit of wisdom which dwelt in him. Men may criticize the methods of John and Jesus; the story of the ages fully justifies the wisdom of those methods. I. WISDOM USES VARIOUS AGENCIES . "The spiritual unfoldings of wisdom in the religions world are manifold." John moves you by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:16-19

But whereunto shall I liken ... - Christ proceeds to reprove the inconsistency and fickleness of that age of people. He says they were like children - nothing pleased them. He refers here to the “plays” or “sports” of children. Instrumental music, or piping and dancing, were used in marriages and festivals as a sign of joy. See the notes at Isaiah 5:11-12. Compare Job 21:11; 2 Samuel 6:14; Judges 11:34; Luke 15:25. Children imitate their parents and others, and act over in play what they see... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:16-19

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