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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:15

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.This means that those who desire to know the truth may find sufficient knowledge in the words of Christ, that spiritual things are discerned by those who are spiritual. The Pharisees did possess ears, but not such ears as were disposed to hear any of the noble truths pertaining to the kingdom of heaven. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:16

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the market-places, who call unto their fellows.Christ loved little children and made them models of kingdom virtues (Matthew 18:1-6) and flatly declared that unto such "belongs the kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:14). But here, Jesus used unruly and misbehaving children as a simile for the obdurate and unreasonable generation which rejected him and his kingdom. Such groups of spoiled and undisciplined children may... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:17

And say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.Translating this simile into the vernacular, it is just this: "Some wanted to play `wedding' and others said, `No! that's too happy.' Then they said, `Let's play funeral,' and the others said, `No! that's too sad?" The thought in this place suggests the proverb from colonial days in America, "You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't?" Jesus then proceeded to show that, in himself and John the Baptist, that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.John was an ascetic, living in the wilderness on the roughest of fare. Christ was sociable, even attending weddings, and eating with publicans and sinners. That unreasonable generation rejected both. John they accused of having a demon; and Christ they... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:20

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.The New Testament records only a few of the mighty works done in Capernaum and only one at Bethsaida-Julius, where the five thousand were fed. The wonder of why those cities did not repent remains and can be explained only upon the basis that the majority of mankind are not disposed to repentance, even if the Christ himself should be their instructor, if the disciples should be their... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:21

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.All three of these cities, situated within three or four miles of each other, were prosperous and populous in that day; and at least two of the Lord's apostles, Peter and Andrew, came from Bethsaida (John 1:44). Capernaum was the residence of Jesus and is called "his own city" (Matthew 9:1). Chorazin is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:12-13

Matthew 11:12-13. The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence— Is violently invaded. Dr. Heylin reads it, The kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they who strive with all their might take it, as by violence. The kingdom of heaven was indeed the inheritance both of Jews and Gentiles; but the Jews esteemed all those who knew not the law accursed. However, they neglected to accept the gracious terms of the Gospel, while the publicans and sinners, complying with these terms, entered into that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:14

Matthew 11:14. And if ye will receive it— There is nothing for the particle it in the original; therefore Dr. Heylin reads him; and if this be the proper supplement, says he, we must understand that total perfect repentance which constitutes the common character both of him and Elias. For more on this subject we refer the reader to Mal 4:5-6 and Bullock on Prophesy, pref. p. 50. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:15

Matthew 11:15. He that hath ears to hear, &c.— In the prophetic style of writing in general, there are two senses exhibited to the reader; first the literal, and then the figurative; for, as the words are intended to be the vehicle of the literal sense, so the literal sense is intended to be the vehicle of the figurative, to the man whose understanding is exercised "to discern the things of the Spirit." It is such therefore, in a particular manner, that whatever is written in the symbolic... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:16-17

Matthew 11:16-17. But whereunto shall I liken, &c.— For the better understanding of our Saviour in this place, see Luke 7:29-35. To shew the Pharisees more plainly the perverseness of their disposition, our Saviour told them they were like children at play, who never do what their companions desire them; peevish and froward, and displeased with every thing. The phrase it is like,in St. Matthew's style, often signifies only, in general, that the thing spoken of may be illustrated by the... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:12-13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:16-17

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