Matthew 12:34

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 12:34-35

Matthew 12:34-35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart, The treasures of a good and evil heartI.Describe the good treasure of the heart.1. A good heart contains good affections.2. Good desires.3. Good intentions.4. Good volitions.5. Good passions.II. Describe the evil treasures of the evil heart. The opposite to the good treasure.III. That men are good or evil according to the good of evil treasure of the heart.1. Every man forms his opinion of himself by the exercises of his heart.2.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 12:34

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Ver. 34. How can ye, being evil, &c. ] The stream riseth not higher its source; the bell is known of what metal by the clapper; what is in the well will be in the bucket; what in the warehouse will be in the shop; so what is in the heart will be in the mouth. a " Aera puto nosci tinnitu; pectora verbis: Sic est; namque id sunt utraque, quale sonant. " a ... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 12:34

generation: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 23:33, Luke 3:7, John 8:44, 1 John 3:10 how: 1 Samuel 24:13, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 52:2-Deuteronomy :, Psalms 53:1, Psalms 64:3, Psalms 64:5, Psalms 120:2-Numbers :, Psalms 140:2, Psalms 140:3, Isaiah 32:6, Isaiah 59:4, Isaiah 59:14, Jeremiah 7:2-Deuteronomy :, Romans 3:10-2 Chronicles :, James 3:5-Ruth : for: Luke 6:45 Reciprocal: Genesis 3:15 - thy seed Exodus 35:21 - General 1 Samuel 1:16 - out of 2 Chronicles 9:1 - communed Nehemiah 6:8 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.In another kind likewise, the tree is known by its fruit - Namely, the heart by the conversation. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:33-37

33-37. Our Lord in this passage first argues in regard to himself, that as his fruit is good, namely, his miracles of mercy, it follows that he is good, and not, as they have blasphemously charged, on the side of evil. He then retorts the same principle on themselves. They cannot do right and good so long as their hearts are evil. Nothing but the change of heart can produce the beneficent change of life. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:34

34. O generation of vipers Our Lord in the last verse had used these doctrines to show that he was pure and good, because his actions were so. He now turns upon his opponents to convince them that they were the reverse in nature, and must be the reverse in action. The term generation of vipers indicates that depravity is inborn. As the viper’s nature is derived by propagation from its original parents, so man’s moral nature is derived from his progenitors. Divine grace is therefore... read more

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