マタイによる福音書 8:5-18 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-22

The hasty and the reluctant. We have here two types of possible disciples of Christ. Each has its defects, though they are opposite in character. I. THE HASTY DISCIPLE . One of the scribes, one of the official teachers of religion, is enraptured at what he sees of the gracious Galilaean ministry. He will follow Christ anywhere. 1 . The scribe ' s offer. It is well that he is attracted to Christ. Being attracted, he naturally desires to follow the great Teacher and Healer,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

The departure from Capernaum. I. ITS ATTENDING CIRCUMSTANCES . 1 . The multitudes. The Lord departs from them. It was not so when he saw the multitudes at the mount of the Beatitudes. He taught them then; now he departs. The enthusiasm and excitement had become very great; all the city was gathered together in wondering expectation. Perhaps they were wishing, like the five thousand after the miraculous feast, to take him by force to make him a King. He was a King, indeed, but his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

Christian discipleship. To avoid the pressure of the crowd gathered by the fame of his miracles—perhaps to disperse the crowd, lest the jealous Romans might suspect sedition—Jesus gave commandment to cross the lake. Therefore a disciple—a scribe, desiring to come into more constant communion with Jesus—said, "Teacher, I will follow thee," etc. (verses 19, 20). Another, following as a disciple (tradition says it was Philip, some say Thomas), said, "Lord, suffer me first," etc. (verses 21-22).... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:5

Capernaum - See the notes at Matthew 4:13.There came unto him a centurion - A centurion was the commander of 100 men in the Roman armies. Judea was a Roman province, and garrisons were kept there to preserve the people in subjection. This man was probably by birth a pagan. See Matthew 8:10. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:6

Sick of the palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The particular form which the palsy assumed in this case is not mentioned. It seems it was a violent attack. Perhaps it was the painful form which produced violent “cramps,” and which immediately endangered his life. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:8

I am not worthy ... - This was an expression of great humility. It refers, doubtless, to his view of his “personal” unworthiness, and not merely to the fact that he was a “Gentile.” It was the expression of a conviction of the great dignity and power of the Saviour, and of a feeling that he was so unlike him that he was not suitable that the Son of God should come into his dwelling. So every truly penitent sinner feels - a feeling which is appropriate when he comes to Christ. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:9

I am a man ... - He had full confidence in the ability of Jesus to heal his servant, and requested him simply to give the command. This request he presented in a manner appropriate to a soldier. I am a man, says he, under authority. That is, I am subject to the commands of others, and know how to obey. I have also under me soldiers who are accustomed to obedience. I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes. I am “prepared,” therefore, to believe that your commands will be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard it, he marveled - He wondered at it, or he deemed it remarkable.I have not found so great faith - The word “faith,” here, means “confidence” or belief that Christ had power to heal his servant. It does not of “necessity” imply that he had saving faith; though, from the connection and the spirit manifested, it seems probable that he had. If this was so, then he was the first Gentile convert to Christianity, and was a very early illustration of what was more clearly revealed... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:11

Many shall come from the east ... - Jesus takes occasion from the faith of a Roman centurion to state that this conversion would not be solitary; that many pagans - many from the east and west would be converted to the gospel, and be saved, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were. The phrase “from the east and from the west,” in the Scripture, is used to denote the “whole world,” Isaiah 45:6; Isaiah 59:19. The phrase, “shall sit down,” in the original, refers to the manner of sitting at meals (see... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:12

The children of the kingdom - That is, the children, or the people, who “expected the kingdom,” or to whom it properly belonged; or, in other words, the Jews. they supposed themselves to be the special favorites of heaven. They thought that the Messiah would enlarge their nation and spread the triumphs of their kingdom. They called themselves, therefore, the children or the members of the kingdom of God, to the exclusion of the Gentiles. Our Saviour used the manner of speech to which they were... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:18-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:12

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