Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

us, that we might not die by the sentence of the law. Here is gospel, good news indeed. Here is God's love in giving his Son for ...

faith in Him, and might be thus obtained; whereas all those, who believe not in the Son of God, cannot partake of salvation, but ...

her present state of life. The woman acknowledged Christ to be a prophet. The power of his word in searching the heart, and conv ...

Verses 43–54 The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honours and titles are no security from sickness and death. The gr ...

joyful surprise to the poor cripple, to find himself of a sudden so easy, so strong, so able to help himself! The proof of spiri ...

still proclaims that this is the beloved Son, in whom the Father is well pleased. But when the hearts of men are full of pride, ...

Many of disciples go back. (66–71) Verses 1–14 John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the follo ...

Verses 36–46 The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to ...

Verses 66–71 When we admit into our minds hard thoughts of the words and works of Jesus, we enter into temptation, which, if the ...

conduct according to the spiritual import of the Divine law. We must not judge concerning any by their outward appearance, but b ...

Chapter 8 Chapter Outline The Pharisees and the adulteress. (1–11) Christ's discourse with the Pharisees. (12–59) Verses 1–11 Ch ...

Those that live in unbelief, are for ever undone, if they die in unbelief. The Jews belonged to this present evil world, but Jes ...

He is a liar, all his temptations are carried on by his calling evil good, and good evil, and promising freedom in sin. He is th ...

They ask concerning him. (18–23) They cast him out. (24–34) Christ's words to the man that had been (35–38) blind. He reproves t ...

work. How many blind eyes have been opened by the preaching of the gospel on the Lord's day! how many impotent souls cured on th ...

must obtain acceptance with God. Christ silenced them. But the sin of the self-conceited and self-confident remains; they reject ...

Christ is a good Shepherd; many who were not thieves, yet were careless in their duty, and by their neglect the flock was much h ...

out of the world. When we know Christ by faith in our hearts, we find all that the Scripture saith of him is true. Chapter 11 Ch ...

Verses 11–16 Since we are sure to rise again at the last, why should not the believing hope of that resurrection to eternal life ...

He sets us an example to withdraw from scenes of giddy mirth, that we may comfort the afflicted. And we have not a High Priest w ...