Matthew 12:33-34 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

The blasphemy of the Pharisees. I. ITS CAUSE . 1 . The demoniac. The poor man was blind and dumb, and that not from natural causes, but by the cruel agency of an evil spirit. Like the dumb man ( Matthew 9:32 ), he was brought to Christ. He was helpless; he could not see his way; he could not express his wants. The Lord healed him at once; he both spake and saw. We must do our part to bring the helpless to the Lord. There are many, alas! whose eyes the God of this world has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

The bathos of detracting blasphemy. In introduction, note the unity of this passage of sixteen verses. While the linking of one portion of the accounts contained in the Gospels to another is very often exceedingly evident, and that, link by link, a oneness of a different and complete kind marks this marvellous episode. Observe also upon the fact that the criticism of all the ages from the earliest Christian writings of the centuries has fastened upon these verses with no mistaken instinct.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

Casting out devils, and blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. The opposition of the Pharisees on this occasion much less excusable than when charging the Lord with sabbath-breaking. Contrasts with honest amazement of the people, exclaiming," Is not this," etc.? Pharisees felt evidence of miracle as much as common people, but refused to follow their own convictions. Make what they know to be a flimsy and insufficient explanation. Our Lord makes a threefold reply. 1 . It is absurd to suppose... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:25-37

Our Lord shows the monstrous character of their accusation, and urges the need of a complete change at heart. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33

Either make ( ἢ ποιήσατε ) . Not "suppose" ( fac, pone ), still less "declare," but "make." The Lord is speaking in a parable. You would not, surely, make a tree in any other way; it would be against nature; how then imagine it can be so in your own persons? Matthew 7:18 and Luke 6:43 state as a fact that the reverse case does not take place in nature. The tree good, and his fruit good ( i.e. one if the other); or else make the tree corrupt ( Matthew 7:17 , note), ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33

The tree and its fruit. This illustration is applied by our Lord to the use of the tongue. Words are the fruits of the heart that prompts them. But they are the simplest and least considered forms of action, and they stand for the extreme representatives of a process that applies to all conduct. Let us consider the laws of life thus set forth in their widest range. I. CONDUCT IS THE FRUIT OF LIFE . 1 . It is not possible without life. Growth in the tree is only produced... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-35

Parallel passage: Luke 6:43-45 (cf. Matthew 7:16-18 , notes). read more

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:22-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:25-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:33-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:34

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