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G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 9:1-38

The King now exercised His authority in a new way. He pronounced pardon on a sinner, and straightway opposition was aroused. To the questioning and rebellious hearts He vindicated His authority to forgive sins by a different exhibition of power, the power of healing. The effect was instantaneous and remarkable. The multitudes feared and glorified God. The record of a triumphal progress of the Shepherd King follows. A ruler, a woman ostracized because of her plague, two blind men, a dumb man... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 9:9-17

Eating with Sinners Matthew 9:9-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS For our opening word we have chosen the first verse of the study "He saw a man, * * sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto him, Follow Me. And he arose, and followed Him." There is something in this that is so simple and so direct that it appeals to us. It has every mark of the genuine. 1. There were no furbelows about it. There was no display, as though Matthew was a real hero, and needed a big commendation for his act in... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:15

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES‘Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.’ Matthew 9:15 Observances must be secondary. So St. Paul tells the Galatians that he is afraid of them, because they observe days and months, and times and years. In his day and in his circumstances there was plainly something which made him throw his chief weight into the scale against all... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:10-34

What Jesus Has To Offer And The Growth of Pharisaic Opposition (9:10-34). We are now informed about the first open opposition among the Pharisees to Jesus. The Pharisees had seemingly previously approached John with a critical attitude, along with the Sadducees. They had felt that it was their duty to vet any new prophet. But they had been firmly put in their place (Matthew 3:7-9). Now they will begin to criticise Jesus, and their criticism will grow and will continue on to the end. Not all... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:14-17

Jesus Has Come As The Bridegroom Bringing Something Totally New (9:14-17). Having revealed Himself as the Great Physician, a further incident about fasting leads on to His revelation of Himself as the heavenly Bridegroom. John the Baptist had already given an indication of this when he spoke of himself as the ‘friend of the Bridegroom’ (John 3:29). Now Jesus applies the thought of the Bridegroom to Himself, and gives an indication that He is already aware of the future that awaits Him. He will... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:15

‘And Jesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.” ’ Jesus points out that such fasting would be inappropriate for His disciples, because for them this was a time of joy. The Bridegroom has come. The Kingly Rule of Heaven is at hand. Those therefore who are benefiting from it should not be fasting but rejoicing. His first point is that... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:14-17

Matthew 9:14-Esther : . Fasting. The Old and the New ( Mark 2:18-Song of Solomon : *, Luke 5:33-Malachi :).— Mt. makes the disciples of John (who were more numerous and important for two or three centuries than is usually recognized; cf. p. 797) put the question. “ Sons of the bride-chamber” means, by a common Heb idiom, wedding-guests; John 3:29 has its root here. The “ old garment” is the system deduced from the Law rather than the Law itself; there is no contradiction of Matthew 5:17.... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 9:14-17

Mark hath this same history, almost in the same words, Mark 2:18-22, only he saith that some of the disciples of the Pharisees came with the disciples of John. Luke also hath it varying little, Luke 5:33-38; only he saith, fast often, and make prayers, ( and), the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And he addeth at last, Luke 5:39, No man also having drank old wine, straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better: which I shall consider, it plainly belonging... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 9:14-17

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 9:14. The disciples of John.—The passage is interesting as showing: 1. That the followers of the Baptist continued during our Lord’s ministry to form a separate body (as in Matthew 11:2, Matthew 14:12). 2. That they obeyed rules which he had given them, more or less after the pattern of those of the Pharisees. They had their own days of fasting (the context makes it probable that the feast in Matthew’s house was held on one of them), their own forms of prayer (Luke 11:1).... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 9:15

Matthew 9:15 Use of Observances. I. It seems at first sight as if a spiritual religion would dispense with observances altogether. And there is a sense in which this is the case always, and there are occasions on which all observances are dispensed with altogether. For it is undeniable that observances must be secondary, and if they are elevated into the first rank they are out of place. So St. Paul tells the Galatians that he is afraid of them, because they observe days and months, and times... read more

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