マタイの福音書 12:38-45 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:43-45

The empty house. The heart of man is a house in which dwell good or evil. When evil has taken up its abode there, the moralist will endeavour to drive it out. But if he is not able to substitute a positive good, his work will issue in worse than a failure; the evil will come back with increased power and resume possession of its old haunts. Let us endeavour to see the reason of this, and then how the mischief can be prevented. I. THE EVICTION . The house was inhabited by a most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:44

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out. In the true text the emphasis lies on the words, "into my house;" i.e. the place that I have found so comfortable before, where I was so thoroughly at home; which, in fact, is still mine. Observe the curious parallel to Matthew 10:25 . The Jews had called Christ Beelzebub absolutely without reason, but in their own ease it was only too possible that they had an unclean spirit as "master of the house." And when he is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:45

Then . On seeing that this is the case (cf Matthew 3:5 , note). Goeth he ( πορεύεται ) . Part of the figure; the others would not be far off . And taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked ( evil , πονηρότερα ) than himself . Christ emphasizes the force and the malignity of a spiritual relapse. And they enter in . Into the heart, and thence into the whole body and soul. And dwell there . Permanently . And the last state of that man is worse than the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:38-42

We would see a sign from thee - See Luke 11:16, Luke 11:29-32. A “sign” commonly signifies a miracle - that is, a sign that God was with the person or had sent him. Compare the notes at Isaiah 7:11. Luke adds that this was done “tempting him;” that is, trying him, doubting if he had the power to do it. If these persons had been present with him for any considerable time, they had already seen sufficient proofs that he was what he claimed to be. They might have been, however, those who had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:43-45

When the unclean spirit ... - The “general sentiment” which our Saviour here teaches is much more easily understood than the illustration which he uses. The Jews had asked a sign from heaven that should decisively prove that he was the Messiah, and satisfy their unbelief. He replies that, though he should give them such a sign a proof conclusive and satisfactory, and though for a time they should profess to believe and apparently reform, yet such was the obstinacy of their unbelief and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:38-40

Matthew 12:38-40. Then certain of the scribes, &c. Now present, upon hearing how plainly Christ admonished, and how severely he rebuked them, answered Probably with a view to divert the discourse to another topic, We would see a sign from thee As if they had said, Otherwise we will not believe this doctrine. Thus they insinuated that the ejection of devils was but a trifling miracle, which, for all he had said to the contrary, might be done by the help of devils, and that no signs... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:41

Matthew 12:41. The men of Nineveh, &c. “The Ninevites being judged at the same time with the men of that generation, and their behaviour being compared with theirs, should make their guilt appear in its true colour and condemn them. For though they were idolaters, they repented at the preaching of Jonah, a stranger, a poor person, one that continued among them only three days, and wrought no miracle to make them believe him. But the men of that generation, though worshippers of the true... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:42

Matthew 12:42. The queen of the south, &c. Of this queen, see note on 1 Kings 10:1. She came from the uttermost parts of the earth That part of Arabia from which she came was the uttermost part of the earth that way, being bounded by the sea. A greater than Solomon is here “Our Lord speaks of himself in this sublime language with the utmost reason, and with perfect modesty and decorum. The humble form of his appearance, and his necessary reserve in declaring himself the Messiah in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:43-45

Matthew 12:43-45. When the unclean spirit, &c. In these verses, with a view to show how dreadful the state of the Jewish people would be, if they continued to reject him and his gospel, our Lord introduces a parable, borrowed from the late subject of his dispute with the Pharisees. He compares their condition to that of a man, who, after having had an evil spirit expelled out of him, is again, through God’s permission, as a punishment of his continuing in sin, taken possession of by... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:44

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:45

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:38-42

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:43-45

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:38-40

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:41

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:42

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:43-45

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:22-45

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