Matthew 19:5 — New Century Version (NCV) 5 And God said, 'So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.'. One tittle or point, κεραια, either meaning those points which serve for vowels in this language, if they then existed; or the seraphs, or points of certain letters, such as ר resh, or ד daleth, ה he, or ח cheth (as the change of any of these into the other would make a most essential alteration in the sense, or, as the rabbins say, destroy the world.) 2. You can check these in your browser security settings. 4 Now # 2 Kin. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. A city that is set on a hill — This place may receive light from the following passage in Maundrell's Travels. See the Gospels and epistles; and see especially this sermon on the mount, the Epistle of James, and the Epistle to the Hebrews. BAB. per. says, that "Some who transpose the Gospels add this verse: Happy they who are persecuted by justice, for they shall be perfect: happy they who are persecuted on my account, for they shall have a place where they shall not be persecuted.". 5 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. It is but an emphatical raising of the sense, to make it the more feeling and to speak home. 1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Matthew 5:10 is the tenth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This saying is peculiar to Christianity; and it is more largely insisted upon than any of the rest. They are thereby conformed to the prophets who went before. There is no reason to consider that solemn oaths in a court of justice, or on other proper occasions, are wrong, provided they are taken with due reverence. Neither is this enough, we must cast them both from us. what canst thou not influence the hearts of men to perpetrate?". Chapter 5. Bible > Commentaries > Matthew 5:22 Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. This is still the characteristic of a genuine disciple of Christ. Blessed are the poor! Wherever he is found who loves God with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength, and his neighbour as himself; and, for the honour of Christianity and its AUTHOR, may we not hope there are many such in the Church of God, not known indeed by any profession of this kind which they make, but by a surer testimony, that of uniformly holy tempers, piety to God, and beneficence to man? Of bearing injuries and persecution, 38-41. That this saying, one jot or one tittle, is a proverbial mode of expression among the Jews, and that it expressed the meaning given to it above, is amply proved by the extracts in Lightfoot and Schoettgen. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Verse Matthew 5:45. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. What our Lord seems here to prohibit, is not merely that miserable facility which some have of being angry at every trifle, continually taking offence against their best friends; but that anger which leads a man to commit outrages against another, thereby subjecting himself to that punishment which was to be inflicted on those who break the peace. Viewing the original 1611 KJV with archaic English spelling. The Good Life takes readers to the teachings of Jesus in the Beatitudes, showing that the happiness we are all exhausting ourselves to find is not as satisfying as the happiness we were created to receive. This was certainly the meaning which the Jews put on it: for neighbour, with them, implied those of the Jewish race, and all others were, considered by them as natural enemies. The pure in heart are happy; for they shall see God. in Sanhedrin. Being a breach of the law of God, it is the way to everlasting misery. See all the cases, Code of Gentoo Laws, chap. Every idea is explained so very well. . The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Matthew 5:43-48 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 43 " You have heard that it was said , ' You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy .' 44 But I say to you , Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you , 45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven ; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the . 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these . Shall be in danger of hell fire. ], "Should any one, in the words of Exodus 34:14, Thou shalt worship no OTHER, אחר achar, God, change ר resh into ד daleth, he would ruin the world." in Sanhedrin, per. Poor in spirit — One who is deeply sensible of his spiritual poverty and wretchedness. ii. We must aim at the glory of God. The fact that Jesus came back to the subject of prayer - already dealt with in some depth in Matthew 6:5-15 - shows the importance of prayer. — Or, accomplished. Matthew 5. On this authority Wetstein and Griesbach have left it out of the text. Matthew 5:17. Adam Clarke Commentary. Verse Matthew 5:10. i. Verse 32. See his works, vol. Let it be our constant care to seek and honour God in all his works. The following letters only can assume coronal apices, ץ tsaddi - ג gimel - ז zain - נ nun - ט teth - ע ayin - ש shin. The Hindoos pretend that some of their sages have been favoured with a sight of their guardian deity. Now is the accepted time. The first is the change of case from what was before; there it was said τη κρισει τω συνεδριω, but here, εις γεενναν. He who loves for the sake of pleasure or interest, pays himself. Shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Verse 40. Genesis 2:3. This edition of Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible uses the King James text and is abridged from the original six volumes while faithfully retaining all of the vibrant themes of that classic work. And. Let us show at least mildness and compassion, when we can do no more; and if we cannot or will not relieve a poor man, let us never give him an ill word nor an ill look. 3. Verse Matthew 5:18. Verse Matthew 5:13. We do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render. "To what is the thing like? Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. 27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, # Ex. 1 And seeing the multitudes, a He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.. But all oaths taken without necessity, or in common conversation, must be sinful, as well as all those expressions which are appeals to God, though persons think thereby to evade the guilt of swearing. Improved design and enhanced features make this version of The Message Numbered Edition the contemporary translation of choice. 2dly. He had higher testimony than that of John; his works bore witness to all he had said. It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. An eye for an eye — Our Lord refers here to the law of retaliation mentioned Exodus 21:24; Exodus 21:24, (see the note there, and Leviticus 24:20; Leviticus 24:20,) which obliged the offender to suffer the same injury he had committed. Thou shalt not forswear thyself — They dishonour the great God, and break this commandment, who use frequent oaths and imprecations, even in reference to things that are true; and those who make vows and promises, which they either cannot perform, or do not design to fulfil, are not less criminal. Jewish customs are familiar to everyone (see the discussion of 15:5), the debate about the law is a central question (see the discussion of 5:17-20), and the Sabbath is still observed (see the discussion of 24:20). We have a compound word in English, which once fully expressed the meaning of the original, viz. Verse Matthew 5:12. Mat 5:15. It may seem strange that Jesus passes so quickly from peacemaking in the previous beatitude to persecution—from the work of reconciliation to the experience of hostility. 11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. - The Altar, For the altar, By the altar. Whosoever shall say to his brother, 'Racha,' a nickname, or scornful title usual, which they disdainfully put one upon another, and very commonly; and therefore our Saviour has mentioned this word, the rather because it was of so common use among them. See the well-known words of Virgil, AEneid iii. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. But His primary intent was to say, âIf you want to be righteous by the law, you must keep the whole law, internal and external – that is, you must be perfect.â. It is manifest from the following discourse, that our Lord principally spake of the moral law, several of the precepts of which he afterward explains and vindicates from the corrupt glosses of . He that saith to his brother, Raka, shall be in danger of the council; but he that says, Thou fool, shall be in danger of a penalty even to hell-fire. Among them, a man might divorce his wife if she displeased him even in the dressing of his victuals! Though all earth and hell should join together to hinder the accomplishment of the great designs of the Most High, yet it shall all be in vain - even the sense of a single letter shall not be lost. Matthew 14:23. It punished criminals by strangling or beheading; but Dr. Lightfoot supposes the judgment of God to be intended. It is twice blessed; It blesseth him who gives, and him who takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes. This appears to be the meaning of our Lord. Ye are the light of the world — The effect of light being to make things manifest, Ephesians 5:13, and to direct us in the way in which we are to walk; the import of this metaphor is, that Christ had appointed his disciples in general, and his apostles and the other ministers of his gospel in particular, to enlighten and reform the world, immersed in ignorance, sin, and . The lending which our Lord here inculcates is that which requires no more than the restoration of the principal in a convenient time: otherwise to live upon trust is the sure way to pay double. These examples fully prove that the μιακεραια of our Lord, refers to the apices, points, or corners, that distinguish ב beth from כ caph; ח cheth from ה he; and ר resh from ד daleth. But no man, from what is called a principle of charity or generosity, should give that in alms which belongs to his creditors. Only such persons as are deeply convinced of the sinfulness of sin, feel tho plague of their own heart, and turn with disgust from all worldly consolations, because of their insufficiency to render them happy, have God's promise of solid comfort. Matthew 5:4 is the fourth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It was composed of seventy-two elders, six chosen out of each tribe. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven — In the very commencement of his ministry, Jesus Christ teaches the instability of all visible things. 6 . When we make any promise contrary to the command of God, taking, as a pledge of our sincerity, either GOD, or something belonging to him, we engage that which is not ours, without the Master's consent. There is tender mercy under all the Divine requirements, and the grace and consolations of the Spirit will enable us to attend to them. Indeed it is the property of a Pharisee to abstain only from the outward crime. Should see salvation. Revenge, at such an expense, is dear indeed. All our senses and powers must be kept from those things which lead to transgression. "Raca," is a scornful word, and comes from pride: "Thou fool," is a spiteful word, and comes from hatred. The holy blessed God answered, 'Solomon and a thousand such as he shall perish, but the least word shall not perish out of thee. 4. If voluntary and deliberate looks and desires make adulterers and adulteresses, how many persons are there whose whole life is one continued crime! Besides, it is evident that πλησιον, among the Hellenistic Jews, meant friend merely: Christ uses it precisely in this sense in Luke 10:36, in answer to the question asked by a certain lawyer, Matthew 5:29. Who of the three was neighbour (πλησιον friend) to him who fell among the thieves? Matthew 5:1-3 — American Standard Version (ASV 1901) 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: 2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. God has no enemy which he hates but sin; we should have no other. But we come to learn from life's experiences following conversion that, however hard we try to live peacefully or to make peace through reconciliation, some refuse to live at peace with us. "If any adjure another by heaven or earth, he is not guilty. To a king of flesh and blood, who took to wife a king's daughter: he saith to her, 'Wait and fill me a cup' but she would not: whereupon he was angry, and put her away she went, and was married to a sordid fellow; and he saith to her, 'Wait, and fill me a cup;' she said unto him, 'Rekah, I am a king's daughter, c.' Idem in Psalms 137:0. — ενοχος εϚται εις την γεενναν του πυρος, shall be liable to the hell of fire. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. In some good MSS. Matthew 6 Giving to the Needy. (38-42) The law of love explained. they who are sensible of their disease. Whereof I am made a minister, πληρωσαι τον λογον του Θεου, to fulfil the word of God, i.e. Emphatical raising of the Gospel of matthew in the new Testament has enemy! Providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block here! 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