Matthew 10:25 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:25

It is enough ( ἀρκετόν ); Matthew 6:34 , note. It will quite content him; it is sufficient for his aims and wishes ( Hebrews 13:5 : John 14:8 ). So Talm. Bab., 'Berach.,' 58b, R. Ula comforts Rub Hisda for the desolation of a friend's house which he formerly knew in its prosperity, by reminding him that the temple too is in ruins, and "It is sufficient for the servant that he be as his master ( וברך אהיש דבעל ויד )." For the disciple . Here (unlike Matthew 6:24... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:25

The common lot of master and servant. Point out the connection in which this text stands. Christ illustrated what was his claim on men, and what was involved in becoming citizens of his kingdom, by sending out his apostles on a trial or model mission. He corrects certain wrong impressions and false expectations in this passage. Those apostles will not meet with all the success they anticipate. They will repeat his own story of thankless labour and reproach. I. THE IDEA OF A TRUE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:24-25

The disciple is not above his master ... - That is, you must expect the same treatment which I have received. They have called me, your Master and Teacher, Beelzebub, the prince of the devils (see Matthew 12:24; Luke 11:15; John 8:48), and you must expect that they will call all of the family by the same name. “Beelzebub” was a god of the Ekronites. See 2 Kings 1:2. The word literally means “the god of flies,” so called because this idol was supposed to protect them from the numerous swarms of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:24-26

Matthew 10:24-26. The disciple is not above his master As if he had said, As for the unkind usage I have warned you to expect, you have no reason to be surprised at it, considering what I have intimated respecting the persecutions awaiting my disciples for righteousness’ sake. See Matthew 5:10-12. And, that you may bear all with a becoming fortitude, consider that they have calumniated, traduced, and persecuted me your Master, for which cause you, my disciples, cannot think it hard if... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5-42

62. The twelve sent out (Matthew 10:5-42; Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-6)Jesus sent out the twelve apostles to preach the good news that the kingdom of the Messiah had come. The miraculous powers of the Messiah were given to them also, so that the knowledge of his love and mercy might spread more quickly throughout the land (Luke 9:1-2).There would be no time during Jesus’ lifetime to spread the gospel worldwide, so the apostles had to concentrate on Israel. After Jesus’ death and resurrection they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 10:25

enough = sufficient. be = become. have called. All the texts read "have surnamed". Beelzebub. Aramaic, Beelzeboul. App-94 . Beelzebub = the lord of flies (2 Kings 1:2 ), was the god of the Ekronites. It was changed in contempt by the Israelites to Baalzebel = lord of the dunghill, and thence used of the prince of the demons. shall they call. These italics are unnecessary. them of his household. Greek. oikiakos. Occurs only here, and Matthew 10:36 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household?On this place, Adam Clarke pointedly wrote,Can any man who pretends to be a scholar or disciple of Jesus Christ expect to be treated well by the world? Will not the world love its own? and them only? Why then so much impatience under suffering, such an excessive sense of injuries, such delicacy? Can you expect anything... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 10:24-25

Matthew 10:24-25. The disciple is not above his master, &c.— "That you may bear all with a becoming fortitude, consider that they have calumniated, traduced, and persecuted me your Master; for which cause you, my disciples, cannot think it hard ifthey calumniate and persecute you." This is a proverbial expression, which our Lord applies on different occasions. Here, and Joh 15:20 it relates to the persecutions that his disciples were to undergo. It is applied to another subject,John 13:16.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:25

25. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub—All the Greek manuscripts, write "Beelzebul," which undoubtedly is the right form of this word. The other reading came in no doubt from the Old Testament "Baalzebub," the god of Ekron ( :-), which it was designed to express. As all idolatry was regarded as devil worship (Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; Psalms 106:37; 1 Corinthians 10:20), so there... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 10:5-42

3. Jesus’ charge concerning His apostles’ mission 10:5-42Matthew proceeded to record Jesus’ second major discourse in his Gospel: the Mission Discourse. It contains the instructions Jesus gave the 12 Apostles before He sent them out to proclaim the nearness of the messianic kingdom. Kingsbury saw the theme of this speech as "the mission of the disciples to Israel" and outlined it as follows: (I) On Being Sent to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel (Matthew 10:5-15); (II) On Responding to... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:24-25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:24-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:5-42

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 10:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 10:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 10:24-25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 10:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 10:5-42

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