The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:29-32
Eighth woe— against hypocritical honour paid to departed worthies ( Luke 11:47 ). read more
마태복음 23:31-35 Krv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:29-39
Judgment and mercy. We come now to the eighth and last of this series of woes denounced by Christ against the wicked, which stands in striking contrast to the eighth and last of the Beatitudes (cf. Matthew 5:10-12 ). Note— I. THAT INSTEAD OF THE FATHERS COME UP THE CHILDREN OF THE WICKED . 1 . The fathers of the wicked were the persecutors of the good. (a) Rulers are generally what the people will have them. "Like people. like priest" (cf. Isaiah... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:31
Ye be witnesses unto yourselves. By busying yourselves about adorning the tombs of the prophets slain by your ancestors, you show your descent and the spirit which animates you. Ye are the children; ye are sons. They were true sons of their fathers, inheriting their murderous instincts, following their steps. Like father, like son. They inherited and put in practice the same false principles which led their ancestors astray. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:32
Fill ye up then; και Ì ὑμεῖς πληρω ì σατε : do ye also (as well as they) fill up. An imperative, expressive of Divine irony, containing virtually a prophecy. Complete your evil work, finish that which your fathers began (comp. John 13:27 ). The measure. There is a certain limit to iniquity; when this is reached, punishment falls. The metaphor is derived from a full cup, which a single drop more will make overflow. This added drop would be the death of Christ and the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:32-39
Prophecy of their future. I. THEIR CONTINUANCE IN THE SINS OF THEIR FATHERS . 1 . Prediction of their treatment of Christ ' s disciples. They would fill up the measure of their fathers; the Lord knew it in his Divine foreknowledge. They were still what John the Baptist had once called them—serpents, "a generation of vipers." How were such as they to escape from the condemnation of Gehenna? For hypocrisy hardens the heart. The state of the hypocrite is hopeless,... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:33
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers; γεννη ì ματα ἐχιδνῶν : offspring of vipers. Our Lord repeats the Baptist's denunciation ( Matthew 3:7 ). They were of devilish nature, inherited from their very birth the disposition and character of Satan. So Christ said on another occasion, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth" ( John 8:44 ). How can ye escape? πῶς ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:33
Holy denunciation. Revised Version, "Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?" margin, "Gehenna." It is neither right nor wise to attempt any mitigations or modifications of this intensely severe sentence. Let the words stand precisely as we find them; and let the sentence be the sternest, severest, intensest sentence that ever passed the Divine lips of our blessed Lord. Capable of being misunderstood and misrepresented, they are capable also of most... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:33-39
Declaration of the sentence on these Pharisees and their generation. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:34
Wherefore ; δια Ì τοῦτο . Because ye are resolved on imitating your forefathers' iniquities, you will also reject the messengers that are sent to you, and shall suffer righteous condemnation. I send ( ἐγω Ì ἀποστε ì λλω ) unto you. The sending had already begun. In the parallel passage of St. Luke ( Luke 11:49 ) we read, "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send." Christ is the Wisdom of God, and by his own authority gives mission to his messengers. "As the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 23:13-32
Eight woes pronounced on the Pharisees for their conduct and teaching. (Comp. Luke 11:42-52 .) read more