Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

never were men so privileged, yet one of them had a devil, and proved a traitor. Those who have not faithful preaching near them ...

Chapter 7 Chapter Outline The centurion's servant healed. (1–10) The widow's son raised. (11–18) John the Baptist's inquiry conc ...

Verses 36–50 None can truly perceive how precious Christ is, and the glory of the gospel, except the broken-hearted. But while t ...

Verses 4–21 There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and ...

Chapter 9 Chapter Outline The apostles sent forth. (1–9) The multitude miraculously fed. (10–17) Peter's testimony to Christ, Se ...

It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, ...

to receive Christ and his disciples, they did not ill use or injure them, so that the case was widely different from that of Aha ...

Verses 17–24 All our victories over Satan, are obtained by power derived from Jesus Christ, and he must have all the praise. But ...

of God is needful to our happiness; the salvation of Christ is needful to our safety. Where this is attended to, all other thing ...

is to give food to a hungry child. And this is the advantage of the prayer of faith, that it quiets and establishes the heart in ...

We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law ...

worth of his soul, or the importance of eternity. How many, even among professed Christians, point out similar characters as mod ...

Verses 54–59 Christ would have the people to be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them ...

Verses 10–17 Our Lord Jesus attended upon public worship on the sabbaths. Even bodily infirmities, unless very grievous, should ...

Chapter 14 Chapter Outline Christ heals a man on the sabbath. (1–6) He teaches humility. (7–14) Parable of the great supper. (15 ...

Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bear their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus ...

persisting in their sin. We may all discern some features of our own characters in that of the prodigal son. A sinful state is o ...

Chapter 16 Chapter Outline The parable of the unjust steward. (1–12) Christ reproves the hypocrisy of the (13–18) covetous Phari ...

yet perish for ever under God's wrath and curse. The sin of this rich man was his providing for himself only. Here is a godly ma ...

are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property in ...