Matthew 12:30

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:30

NO NEUTRALITY‘He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathereth not with Me, scattereth abroad.’ Matthew 12:30 There are many persons in every age of the Church who need to have this lesson pressed upon them. I. The best of both worlds.—They endeavour to steer a middle course in religion: they are not so bad as many sinners, but still they are not saints. They feel the truth of Christ’s Gospel, when it is brought before them; but they are afraid to confess what they feel. Because... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:22-32

The Holy Spirit Triumphs Over The Evil Spirit World Establishing the Kingly Rule of God For All Who Will Hear And Respond (12:22-32). Following on this emphasis on the coming of the Servant of YHWH with the Holy Spirit upon Him we are now to learn something of His activity against the powers of evil. Prior to this mention has been made of the casting out of evil spirits Matthew 4:24; Matthew 8:16; Matthew 8:28-34; Matthew 9:32-34; Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:8 (although interestingly not as a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:30

“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.” Jesus finalises His words with a conclusion. This is so important a matter that he who is not with Him in this must be counted as against Him. Either men are for the Kingly Rule of God over their lives or they are against it. Men cannot claim to be on His side unless they are with Him and are themselves gathering men into the Kingly Rule of God. All must be involved. And if men are not gathering with Him (into... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:22-45

Matthew 12:22-Romans : . Jesus’ Answer to the Verdict of the Jerusalem Scribes, and the Intervention of His Family ( Mark 3:20-Habakkuk : *, Luke 11:14-Isaiah :; Luke 11:29-Jonah :; Luke 12:10; Luke 8:19-Ecclesiastes :).— For the painful statement in Mark 3:20 f. Mt. (like Lk.) substitutes the healing of a blind and dumb man probably a second (compressed) use of Matthew 9:27-Obadiah : and Matthew 9:32-Nahum :. The word for “ were amazed” is an adaptation of the word for “ is beside himself”... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:30

Luke hath the same, Luke 11:23. Some understand this concerning the devil, whom he was so far from favouring, that his work was quite opposite. Some understand it concerning some neuters, that would neither show themselves for Christ nor against him. Our Saviour tells them, that this cause would bear no neutrality, they must be either for him or against him. But possibly it is best understood concerning the scribes and Pharisees, whom he lets know, that he was one who showed men the true way of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 12:23. Is not this the Son of David?—See “The Parallel New Testament” (1882). The “not” is omitted in both columns. It “was wisely omitted by King James’ translators. It is not found in the 1611 edition, the primary edition. Neither is it found in the four succeeding folio editions, those of the years 1613, 1617, 1634, 1640. But somehow or other it has got smuggled into our present copies” (Morison). The form of the question expresses bewilderment and hesitation; but... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 12:30

DISCOURSE: 1354THE NECESSITY OF A DECIDED ADHERENCE TO CHRISTMatthew 12:30. He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.TO inculcate a devotedness of heart to God, and to insist upon it as indispensably necessary to salvation, is generally deemed harsh and uncharitable: and certainly, if it were not required in Scripture, we should be exceedingly blame-worthy in so alarming and terrifying the minds of men: but we must speak what God has spoken,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:1-50

Shall we turn to the twelfth chapter of the gospel of Matthew?Jesus was not one to follow traditions. He's already pointed out in the Sermon on the Mount, that through their interpretation of the law, they have thoroughly disallowed the law, for the purposes that God intended it. For they were interpreting the law after a physical sense. "Thou shalt not kill," interpreting that as clubbing your enemy to death. But Jesus said, no, really if you have hatred in your heart for your brother, you're... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:1-50

Matthew 12:2 . Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath- day. The pharisees did not find fault with eating a few ears of barley in their hunger, while others enjoyed their feasts, because it was allowed by the law of Moses, provided they put nought of the fruit in their vessel, or their pouch; but they objected on the ground of the sabbath. Now, the appeal which Jesus made to David’s eating the holy bread, which belonged exclusively to the priests, shows that the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 12:30

Matthew 12:30He that is not with Me is against Me. Neutrality in religion impossibleI. The character described.1. Let us direct our attention to the openly profane.2. There are others not habitually profane.3. The honest and well-disposed.4. The outwardly religious.II. The light in which they are regarded by Christ. All who are not with Christ are against Him, and will be chargeable-(1) With rejecting His salvation;(2) With inducing others to reject it;(3)With preventing as far as they can the... read more

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