马太福音 12:34-36 CUVS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:34

The law of good speech. "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." It is in our Lord's mind here to account for the bad speech of the Pharisees. It was the natural expression of bad minds, minds full of prejudice and malice. How could they, "being evil , speak good things"? But a great principle is involved in our Lord's appeal. I. WORDS MAY BE MERE WORDS . Our Lord calls them "idle words." Much that we say we have not really thought. We often speak first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:35

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart ; out of his good treasure (Revised Version), of the heart being added in the Received Text from Luke 6:45 . Treasure ( Matthew 2:11 , note). "Vere thesaurus est in quovis heroine, et copia latens" (Bengel); of. also Matthew 13:52 . Bringeth forth good things: and an ( the , Revised Version) evil man out of the ( his , Revised Version) evil treasure bringeth forth evil things . Bringeth forth ( ἐκβάλλει ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:36

But ( δέ ); and (Revised Version). The adversative particle hints at the contrast of Matthew 12:35 to their ordinary ideas about the importance of words. I say unto you, That every idle ( ἀργόν ); i.e. effecting nothing, morally useless; 2 Peter 1:8 (cf. καταργεῖ , Luke 13:7 ). Word ( ῥῆμα ); see verse 37, note. That men shall speak, they shall give account thereof ( ἀποδώσουσι λόγον : cf. 1 Peter 4:5 ) in the day of judgment ( Matthew 10:15 ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:36-37

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:34-35

O generation of vipers! - Christ here applies the argument which he had suggested in the previous verse. They were a wicked race; like poisonous reptiles, with a corrupt and evil nature. They could not be expected to speak good things - that is, to speak favorably of him and his works. As the bad fruit of a tree was the proper effect of its “nature,” so were their words about him and his works the proper effect of their nature. The “abundance” or fullness of the “heart” produced the words of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:36

But I say unto you ... - Christ closes this address to his malignant and wicked hearers by a solemn declaration that for these things God would bring them into judgment. Therefore. They who had spoken so malignantly against him, could not escape.Idle word - This literally means a vain, thoughtless, useless word; a word that accomplishes no good. Here it means, evidently, “wicked, injurious, false, malicious, for such” were the words which they had spoken. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:33-35

Matthew 12:33-35 . Either make the tree good, and his fruit good, &c. That is, you must allow they are both good, or both bad: for if the fruit be good, so is the tree; if the fruit be evil, so is the tree also. “Judge, therefore, by my works, of the power by which I work: if it be not a good work to heal the sick, and blind, and lame, and cast out devils, and preach repentance and forgiveness of sins, to convert and save souls, then God is not the author of them. If they be bad works,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:36-37

Matthew 12:36-37. But I say unto you You may perhaps think God does not much regard your words, but I assure you, that not only for blasphemous and profane, malicious, false, slanderous, and reviling words, but for every idle word which men shall speak: for all light, vain, trifling expressions; for all useless, unprofitable conversation, and all discourse uttered without seriousness and caution, and which does not conduce to the glory of God and the good of mankind; that men shall speak... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:22-45

52. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:22-45; Mark 3:22-30; Luke 11:14-36)On one occasion when Jesus cast out demons, the Pharisees accused him of doing it by the power of Satan, the prince of demons (Matthew 12:22-24; Luke 11:14-16). Jesus replied that if the prince of demons used his own power to cast out demons, he would be creating civil war in his own kingdom. He would be destroying himself. The only way a strong man can be defeated is if a stronger man overpowers him. In casting out... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:34

generation = offspring or brood. Compare Matthew 3:7 ; Matthew 23:33 . evil. See App-128 . out of. Greek. ek . abundance: or overflow. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:36

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:36-37

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:34-35

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:36

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:33-35

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:36-37

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:22-45

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:34

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