Matthew 5:10-12 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:12

Verse 12 12.Rejoice ye, and leap for joy The meaning is, a remedy is at hand, that we may not be overwhelmed by unjust reproaches: for, as soon as we raise our minds to heaven, we there behold vast grounds of joy, which dispel sadness. The idle reasonings of the Papists, about the word reward, which is here used, are easily refuted: for there is not (as they dream) a mutual relation between the reward and merit, but the promise of the reward is free. Besides, if we consider the imperfections... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:1-16

The sermon on the mount. The first part of the sermon: the law of the kingdom of heaven. I. THE BEATITUDES . 1 . The first Beatitude. 2 . The second Beatitude. (a) It seems a paradox. Sorrow and joy are opposed to one another; but the Lord says that there is a sorrow which is blessed. Life is full of sorrows. There is more sorrow in the world than joy, more pain than pleasure. Outward sorrows are blessed if they are meekly borne, in patience and in trustful faith. When... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-12

Sermon on the mount: 1. The Beatitudes. The subject of the sermon on the mount may be said to be the righteousness of the kingdom. To give all his hearers a clearer conception of this fundamental idea, our Lord speaks The citizens of the kingdom are first described, their character being indicated in the first paragraph, their influence being referred to in Matthew 5:13-16 . The passage containing the Beatitudes will best yield its meaning if we consider I. OUR LORD IS IN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:3-16

1. The ideal character of his disciples. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:6-12

Five gates to happiness. We have already looked at three gates to happiness. Let us now proceed to examine the five that still remain to us. I. HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS . 1 . This is a desire for righteousness on its own account, and not for its rewards. It is very different from the merely selfish wish to escape from the penalty of sin. Righteousness is regarded as an end in itself. 2 . This is a deep appetite, like hunger and thirst. The most primitive,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10

Which are persecuted ; which have been persecuted (Revised Version); οἱδεδιωγμένοι . "Those who are harassed, hunted, spoiled. The term is properly used of wild beasts pursued by hunters, or of an enemy or malefactor in flight" (Wetstein). Our Lord, by the use of the perfect, wishes to indicate They have "suffered the loss," possibly, "of all things," but they are "blessed." For righteouness'sake ( ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης ) . No article (contrast Matthew 5:6 ), either as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10

The Beatitude of persecution. "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." This eighth Beatitude joins hands with the first in that part which may be called the "sanction" of the Beatitude, i.e. its promise, or the authoritative assurance attached to it. It also may be looked upon as closing the number of the general Beatitudes; for we find that the only remaining one, the ninth, turns from the use of the third person to a gracious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10-12

The blessedness of persecution. Between this subject and that presented in the verse preceding there is the relation of sequence. I. VIRTUE PROVOKES THE RESENTMENT OF WICKEDNESS . 1 . This is exemplified in Christ. 2 . It is exemplified in the Church. 3 . It is exemplified in every saint. II. SUFFERING THUS ENTAILED SHOULD OCCASION JOY . 1 . Because associated with the noblest sympathies. 2 . Because associated with the best... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11

As Matthew 5:10 spoke of the blessedness of those who had suffered persecution and had endured it, so this verse speaks of the blessedness of those who are suffering from it at the moment, whether it be in act or word. Whilst Christ still keeps up the form of the Beatitudes, he speaks now in the second person, this and the following terse thus forming the transition to his directly addressing those immediately before him. His present audience was not yet among οἱδεδιωγμένοι , but might... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11-12

Parallel passage: Luke 6:22 , Luke 6:23 . read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:12

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10

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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:11

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