Matthew 9:10-13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:11

Verse 11 Matthew 9:11.Why does your Master eat with publicans and sinners? The scribes attack the disciples of Christ, and, with the view of soliciting them to revolt, reproach him with what was at first sight base and shameful.” Of what use was it that he should be their Master, if it were not to withdraw them from the majority of men to lead a holier life? On the contrary, he withdrew them from a respectable and passable condition in life to ungodly licentiousness, and to pollute themselves... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:12

Verse 12 12.Not they who are in health need a physician It is evident from Christ’s reply that the scribes erred in two ways: they did not take into account the office of Christ; and, while they spared their own vices, they proudly despised all others. This deserves our particular attention, for it is a disease which has been always very general. Hypocrites, being satisfied and intoxicated with a foolish confidence in their own righteousness, do not consider the purpose for which Christ was... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 9:13

Verse 13 13.But rather go and learn He dismisses and orders them to depart, because he saw that they were obstinate and unwilling to learn. Or rather he explains to them, that they are contending with God and the Prophet, when, in pride and cruelty, they are offended at relief which is given to the wretched, and at medicine which is administered to the sick. This quotation is made from Hosea 6:6 : For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:1-17

At Capernaum. The choice of Capernaum as suitable centre justified by results. Rapid spread of our Lord's fame. Eager crowds gathering from far and near. Picture scene: Here, father carrying drooping child; there, little girl with blind father; camel bearing woman bowed with infirmity; sick of all kinds brought by friends; crowd ever increasing; silence broken only by occasional yell of a possessed one or moans of sufferers. Crowds waiting before daylight, but Jesus not there—gone to a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:1-26

The Lord of both lives. Notice in introduction one of the simplest instances of the way in which the three very various accounts of our Lord's life and works supply one another, add greatly to our information, and form a network of evidence of the authenticity of the narrative which it would seem impossible to gainsay. Observe— I. THE GRACIOUS ACTION TAKEN BY THE SAVIOUR SO PROMPTLY ON THE FIRST SIGHT OF FAITH . Notice the fact that the forgiveness of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:9-13

The sinner's Friend. In the paragraph preceding we have notable examples of the heart-searching powers of Jesus. These powers he manifested again, when, in going forth, he saw Matthew at the receipt of custom, and called him. The sequel proved the wisdom of his election. I. JESUS , IN HIS CONDUCT , SHOWED HIMSELF THE SINNER 'S FRIEND . 1 . He called a publican into his discipleship. 2 . He ate with publicans and sinners. 3 . He encourages his disciples... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:9-17

3. THE LIBERTY OF THE GOSPEL AS SHOWN BY CHRIST 'S TREATMENT OF THE OUTCAST , AND HIS ANSWER TO THOSE WHO INSISTED ON FASTING . (cf. Matthew 8:1-34 . l, note.) Observe in this section the signs of opposition read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:9-17

St. Matthew. I. HIS CALL . 1 . His occupation. He was a publican, a tax-gatherer. The whole class was hated by the Jews as symbols and instruments of a foreign rule; they returned the hatred and contempt with which they were regarded; they exacted more than was appointed them; they were guilty, most of them perhaps, of oppression, of fraud, of unjust accusation. But if all were hated, Hebrew publicans must have been looked upon with an especial hatred. They had sold themselves for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:10

And it came to pass, as Jesus ( he , Revised Version) sat at meat; "Gr. reclined : and so always"; of. Matthew 26:20 . In the house; Luke, "And Levi made him a great feast in his house." Whether or not this was the same as the τελώνιον , we have no means of knowing, but presumably it was not. Behold, many publicans ( Matthew 5:46 , note) and sinners . The second term seems to include all who openly impugned or neglected the Law. It is, therefore, sometimes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 9:10-13

The feast with publicans and sinners , and Christ ' s apology. Parallel passages: Mark 2:15-17 ; Luke 5:29-32 . All three evangelists give the essential features of the section, but Mark and Luke show more clearly that the feast was in the house of the new disciple, and Matthew alone gives the reference to Hosea. read more

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