Matthew 8:20-23 ASV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:20

Verse 20 20.Foxes have holes. The Son of God describes by these words what was his condition while he lived on the earth, but, at the same time, informs his disciples what sort of life they must be prepared to expect. And yet it is strange that Christ should say, that he had not a foot of earth on which he could lay his head, while there were many godly and benevolent persons, who would willingly receive him into their houses. But this was spoken, it ought to be observed, as a warning to the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:21

Verse 21 21.Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father. We have said, that the scribe was rejected by Christ as a follower, because he made his offer without consideration, and imagined that he would enjoy an easy life. The person whom Christ retains had an opposite fault. He was prevented from immediately obeying the call of Christ by the weakness of thinking it a hardship to leave his father. It is probable that his father was in extreme old age: for the mode of expression, Permit me to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:22

Verse 22 22.Allow the dead to bury their dead. By these words Christ does not condemn burial: for it would have been shameful and cruel to throw away the bodies of the dead unburied, and we know that the custom of burying originated in a divine command, and was practiced by the saints, in order to strengthen the hope of the last resurrection. He intended only to show, that what ever withdraws us from the right course, or retards us in it, deserves no other name than death Those only live, he... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:23

Verse 23 As we shall soon meet again with the mention of a lake, where it is said (Matthew 8:33) that the swine were carried into it with violence, it is not universally agreed whether one and the same lake is mentioned in both places. The waters of Gennesareth, all admit, (536) were pleasant and healthful to drink: but the Gadarene lake, Strabo tells us, was so unwholesome and pestilential, that the cattle which drank of it often lost their hair and their hoofs. There is therefore no doubt... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:1-34

MESSIAH 'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING . We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs to the Framework ( vide Introduction). St. Matthew has given a lengthy summary of the teaching of the Christ, and he now supplements it by a summary of his daily work. He is not concerned with the chronological connexion of the incidents here narrated, for this is evidently to him a matter of but secondary importance. He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-22

The hasty and the reluctant. We have here two types of possible disciples of Christ. Each has its defects, though they are opposite in character. I. THE HASTY DISCIPLE . One of the scribes, one of the official teachers of religion, is enraptured at what he sees of the gracious Galilaean ministry. He will follow Christ anywhere. 1 . The scribe ' s offer. It is well that he is attracted to Christ. Being attracted, he naturally desires to follow the great Teacher and Healer,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

The departure from Capernaum. I. ITS ATTENDING CIRCUMSTANCES . 1 . The multitudes. The Lord departs from them. It was not so when he saw the multitudes at the mount of the Beatitudes. He taught them then; now he departs. The enthusiasm and excitement had become very great; all the city was gathered together in wondering expectation. Perhaps they were wishing, like the five thousand after the miraculous feast, to take him by force to make him a King. He was a King, indeed, but his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

Christian discipleship. To avoid the pressure of the crowd gathered by the fame of his miracles—perhaps to disperse the crowd, lest the jealous Romans might suspect sedition—Jesus gave commandment to cross the lake. Therefore a disciple—a scribe, desiring to come into more constant communion with Jesus—said, "Teacher, I will follow thee," etc. (verses 19, 20). Another, following as a disciple (tradition says it was Philip, some say Thomas), said, "Lord, suffer me first," etc. (verses 21-22).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:19-22

Parallel passage: Luke 9:57-62 . The would-be followers. Notice that St. Luke read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:20

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes . The Asiatic fox ( Vulpes corsac ) is decidedly smaller than our European species, but has the same habits. And the birds of the air (Revised Version, heaven ) have nests . So the Old Latin and the common text of the Vulgate ( nidos ), but birds do not generally live in nests, nor is "nests" so natural a meaning for κατασκηνώσεις as" shelters" (cf. Trench, loc. cit. ) . The renderings in the true text of the Vulgate ( ... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:20

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