The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-35
Parallel passage: Luke 6:43-45 (cf. Matthew 7:16-18 , notes). read more
Mateus 12:34 Nvt
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-37
You wonder that I make so much of words; words are not trivialities, but are really the legitimate and normal fruit of the heart, and therefore by them each man will be judged. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-37
The heart in the tongue. The subject of the Pharisees' blasphemy is continued in these verses. From them we learn— I. THAT THE LICENCE OF THE TONGUE IS A PREGNANT EVIL . 1 . It is fruitful in robbery. 2 . It is prolific in murder. 3 . It is emphatically diabolical. II. THAT THE CONQUEST OF THE TONGUE IS A WORTHY AMBITION . 1 . Words are the vehicles of thought. 2 . By words thought stirs worlds. 3 . What an engine... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:34
The first clause is in Matthew only. O generation (ye offspring , Revised Version) of vipers ( Matthew 3:7 , note). Observe that the figure of the tree had also been used by the Baptist ( Matthew 3:10 ). How can ye. It is against nature. Being evil ; i.e. inherently worthless ( Matthew 6:13 , note); cf. πονηροὶ ὄντες , Matthew 7:11 . Speak good things . For out of the abundance; i.e. even to overflowing. Of the heart the mouth speaketh. In Ephesians... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:34
The law of good speech. "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." It is in our Lord's mind here to account for the bad speech of the Pharisees. It was the natural expression of bad minds, minds full of prejudice and malice. How could they, "being evil , speak good things"? But a great principle is involved in our Lord's appeal. I. WORDS MAY BE MERE WORDS . Our Lord calls them "idle words." Much that we say we have not really thought. We often speak first... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:34-35
O generation of vipers! - Christ here applies the argument which he had suggested in the previous verse. They were a wicked race; like poisonous reptiles, with a corrupt and evil nature. They could not be expected to speak good things - that is, to speak favorably of him and his works. As the bad fruit of a tree was the proper effect of its “nature,” so were their words about him and his works the proper effect of their nature. The “abundance” or fullness of the “heart” produced the words of... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:33-35
Matthew 12:33-35 . Either make the tree good, and his fruit good, &c. That is, you must allow they are both good, or both bad: for if the fruit be good, so is the tree; if the fruit be evil, so is the tree also. “Judge, therefore, by my works, of the power by which I work: if it be not a good work to heal the sick, and blind, and lame, and cast out devils, and preach repentance and forgiveness of sins, to convert and save souls, then God is not the author of them. If they be bad works,... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:22-45
52. Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:22-45; Mark 3:22-30; Luke 11:14-36)On one occasion when Jesus cast out demons, the Pharisees accused him of doing it by the power of Satan, the prince of demons (Matthew 12:22-24; Luke 11:14-16). Jesus replied that if the prince of demons used his own power to cast out demons, he would be creating civil war in his own kingdom. He would be destroying himself. The only way a strong man can be defeated is if a stronger man overpowers him. In casting out... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 12:34
generation = offspring or brood. Compare Matthew 3:7 ; Matthew 23:33 . evil. See App-128 . out of. Greek. ek . abundance: or overflow. read more
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