Matthew 22:23-26 ASV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22:24

Verse 24 24.Master, Moses said. As it was enough to mention the bare fact, why do they make use of this preface? They cunningly employ the name of Moses, for the purpose of proving that they were lawful marriages, which had been contracted not by the will of men, but by the command and appointment of God himself. But that God should contradict Himself is impossible. Their sophistry therefore is this: “If God shall one day collect believers into His kingdom, He will restore whatever He had given... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:15-33

Question of the Sadducees: "Whose shall she be?" The attempt of the Pharisees to ensnare our Lord in his talk was the result of a meeting called for the purpose of considering how they might silence a critic who was making himself too formidable. They do not see how he can answer their question without laying himself open to the accusation and hostility of one party or other in the state. But our Lord is neither blinded by their, false flattery nor staggered by their ensnaring question.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23

The same day; on that day. This is still the Tuesday in the Holy Week. The Sadducees. There is no definite article here in the original. Which say; οἱλε Ì γοντες . Many good manuscripts and some modern editors (Laehmann, Tregelles, Tischendorf, Westcott and Hort) read λε ì γοντες , "saying." The received reading historically describes the Sadducees' opinions; the other makes them come boldly stating their sentiments. Where authorities are pretty evenly balanced, we must... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23

Denial of resurrection as a sign of mental mood. "The Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection." It does not appear how their question helped the entanglement scheme. Possibly the design was to secure a statement that could be declared to oppose Moses' Law. This would discredit him with the people; and it might be made the ground of a formal condemnation by the Sanhedrin, which the temple officials would have to execute, and so Christ would be got rid of. The point before us now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23-33

Third attack : The Sadducees and the resurrection. ( Mark 12:18-27 ; Luke 20:27-40 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23-33

The Sadducees. I. THEIR CASE OF CASUISTRY . 1 . Their doctrine. They held that there was no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit ( Acts 23:8 ). Some of them now came to Christ, asserting their unbelief. They had not hitherto, like the Pharisees, taken a decided stand against our Lord. The chief priests, indeed, who were Sadducees, had been provoked into hostility by our Lord's action in the temple; but we do not read of Sadducees, as such, joining in the opposition against... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23-33

The resurrection of the dead. When Jesus had disposed of the Pharisees and Herodians, the Sadducees approached him. They were the physicists—the materialists—of their time, who did not believe in angels or spirits, and accounted as a thing incredible the resurrection of the dead. They urged a ease which they deemed conclusive against the latter, which is recorded here ( Matthew 22:23-28 ). We are chiefly concerned with our Lord's reply ( Matthew 22:29-32 ). Hence we learn— I. THAT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:24

Moses said. They quote the substance of the law of the levirate ( i.e. the brother-in-law) in Deuteronomy 25:5 , Deuteronomy 25:6 , by which it was enacted that if a married man died without a son, his brother or the next of kin should marry the widow, and the firstborn son of this union should be regarded and registered as the son of the deceased. This was a law not peculiar to the Hebrews, but prevalent from immemorial times among many ancient peoples, e.g. Persians, Egyptians, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:25

Seven brethren. If the word "brethren" is to be taken in the strictest sense, and not as equivalent to "kinsmen," the case is indeed conceivable, though extremely improbable, especially as at this time the custom had fallen into abeyance, and its rigorous fulfilment was neither practised nor expected. There is a levity and a coarseness in the question which is simply revolting. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:26

Unto the seventh; ἑ ì ως τῶν ἑπτα ì , unto the seven— to the end of the seven. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 22:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:15-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:23-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:26

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