Matthew 10:28 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:24-42

General rules for all the Lord's disciples. I. THE CONFLICT . 1 . They must be patient , looking unto Jesus. He is our Example, our Master, our Lord. He is in all things above us immeasurably and beyond comparison—in his Divine power and majesty, in his transcendent holiness, in his perfect love. "He was despised and rejected of men." His people must expect the like. We are his disciples, his servants. The great aim of our life should be to be like him; to draw nearer and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:26-33

Parallel passage: Luke 12:2-9 , where it follows the warning against the leaven of the Pharisees. A similar saying to Luke 12:26 (parallel passage: Luke 12:2 ) is also found in Mark 4:22 (parallel passage: Luke 8:17 ). Though the two sayings are probably distinct, yet it is very possible that one may have been modified from the other in being reported. Fear them not therefore . These words are in Matthew only. Therefore. Since the Master bore such treatment. For . Hardly—Fear... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:28

And . Restating Matthew 10:26 from a different point of view. Fear not ; be not afraid of (Revised Version); μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπό . So Westcott and Herr, with B ( sic ) and two or three other authorities. The Revised Version (cf. Authorized Version parallel passage, Luke 12:4 ) expresses the greater difference from Matthew 10:26 and Matthew 10:28 ( φοβηθῆτε ἀπό with genitive, a Hebraism expressing avoidance, shrinking, cowardly dreas ; φοβηθῆτε with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:28

What to fear. Fear has a place in the economy of life, but the common mistake of people is to put it in the wrong place. We have dangers, but not where we commonly look for them. There is a needless fear which should be discouraged, am! there is a necessary fear which has to be cultivated. I. THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF NEEDLESS FEAR . 1 . In what it consists. This is the fear of man. The apostles were sent out as sheep among wolves. The gathering opposition of the authorities... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:28

Them which kill the body - That is, people, who have no power to injure the soul, the immortal part. The body is a small matter in comparison with the soul. Temporal death is a slight thing compared with eternal death. He directs them, therefore, not to be alarmed at the prospect of temporal death, but to fear God, who can destroy both soul and body forever. This passage proves that the bodies of the wicked will be raised up to be punished forever.In hell - See the notes at Matthew 5:22. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:27-28

Matthew 10:27-28. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light The doctrines of the gospel which I deliver to you in private, and in obscure parables, preach plainly and openly, without the fear of man, in the audience of all. And what ye hear, as it were whispered, in the ear, preach ye Proclaim publicly, as though you addressed multitudes, from the house-tops. Two customs of the Jews seem to be alluded to here. Their doctors used to whisper in the ear of their disciples what... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5-42

62. The twelve sent out (Matthew 10:5-42; Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-6)Jesus sent out the twelve apostles to preach the good news that the kingdom of the Messiah had come. The miraculous powers of the Messiah were given to them also, so that the knowledge of his love and mercy might spread more quickly throughout the land (Luke 9:1-2).There would be no time during Jesus’ lifetime to spread the gospel worldwide, so the apostles had to concentrate on Israel. After Jesus’ death and resurrection they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 10:28

fear not. Hebrew. yare'min. Deuteronomy 1:29 ; Deuteronomy 5:5 .Psalms 3:6 ; Psalms 27:1 . them = [and flee] from them. Greek. apo. kill. Man causes the loss of life, but he cannot kill: i.e. "destroy" it. Only God can do that. the soul. Greek. psuche. See App-110 . destroy. Note the difference. Not "kill" merely. Compare Luke 12:4 , Luke 12:5 . hell. Greek. geenna. See note on Matthew 5:22 , and App-131 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 10:28

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Tertullian wrote of this:Here we have a recognition of the natural immortality of the soul, which cannot be killed by men; and of the mortality of the body which may be killed: whence we learn that the resurrection of the dead is a resurrection of the flesh; for, unless it were raised again, it would be impossible for the flesh to be "killed in... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 10:28

Matthew 10:28. And fear not them, &c.— This was a saying familiar to the Jews. See Wis 16:13-15 and compare Isaiah 51:7-8. Our Saviour most wisely cautions his disciples against the fear of man, since they were going to encounter all the powers of the world and of darkness, by promoting the gospel of purity, and of true holiness. Dr. Doddridge observes very well, that these words contain a certain argument, to prove the existence of the soul in a separate state, and its perception of that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:24-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:26-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:27-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5-42

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 10:28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 10:28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 10:28

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