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6461 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.44 (Matthew Henry)
… of evil spirits and infirmities ( Luke 8:2 ), that Christ might be to him a protector and teacher, and that he might be to Christ for a name and a praise. He was loth …
6462 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.35 (Matthew Henry)
… unclean spirits, yet they could not cast out this evil spirit, Luke 9:40. Either they distrusted the power they were to fetch in strength from, or the commission …
6463 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.50 (Matthew Henry)
… of spirit ye are of; that is, (1.) “You are not aware what an evil spirit and disposition you are of; how much there is of pride, and passion, and personal revenge, covered …
6464 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 985.28 (Matthew Henry)
… , being evil, give, and know how to give, good gifts to your children, much more shall God give you the Spirit. He shall give good things; so it is in Matthew. Observe …
6465 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 985.30 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit, they do, in effect, ask for bread; for the Spirit is the staff of life; nay, he is the Author of the soul’s life. If our earthly parents, though evil, be yet …
6466 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 987.24 (Matthew Henry)
… a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, Luke 13:11. She had an infirmity, which an evil spirit, by divine permission, had brought upon her, which was such that she …
6467 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 987.26 (Matthew Henry)
… a spirit of infirmity, an evil spirit, that she was under the power of, Christ has a power superior to that of Satan, is stronger than he. Though she could in no wise …
6468 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 989.12 (Matthew Henry)
… heavenly spirit, who did all they could to hinder it and were grieved at it, and who were exasperated at Christ when he was doing a piece of work that was of all …
6469 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 989.55 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit of Christ, but of the Pharisees. Let us observe the instances of it. 1. He would not go in, except his brother were turned out; one house shall not hold …
6470 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 997.33 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit of grace enlightened him with this knowledge, and enabled him to say, This man has done nothing amiss .
6471 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 998.16 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit, was to be explained .
6472 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1006.122 (Matthew Henry)
… a spirit, he cannot fulfil them himself. The peculiar lusts of the devil are spiritual wickedness; the lusts of the intellectual powers, and their corrupt …
6473 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1006.126 (Matthew Henry)
… a spirit of pride and envy, set himself to resist it, and to thwart the designs of it; and so did these Jews here, as his children and agents. Secondly, He is destitute …
6474 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1006.127 (Matthew Henry)
… , calling evil good and good evil, and promising impunity in sin; he knows them to be lies, and suggests them with an intention to deceive, and so to destroy. When …
6475 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1007.60 (Matthew Henry)
… and spirit by which he spoke, they broke out into a passion, and scolded him, began to call names, and give him ill language. See what Christ’s faithful witnesses …
6476 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1007.68 (Matthew Henry)
… his Spirit, upon this occasion. ( b .) With great zeal for the honour of Christ, whom he could not endure to hear run down, and evil spoken of. ( c .) With great boldness, and …
6477 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1008.5 (Matthew Henry)
… his Spirit and word, and goes before them, to set them in the way of his steps. (5.) The under-shepherds, who are entrusted to feed the flock of God, ought to be careful …
6478 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1010.102 (Matthew Henry)
… the evil spirit to do his work on those that resisted the good Spirit,—and if in his providence he lay stumbling-blocks in the way of sinners, which confirm their …
6479 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1011.69 (Matthew Henry)
… the evil spirit is willingly admitted, the good Spirit justly withdraws. Or, (2.) As challenging him to do his worst: “Thou art plotting against me, put thy plot in …
6480 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1012.87 (Matthew Henry)
… the Spirit.” He had a great deal of good talk with them after this ( John 15:1 - John 16:33 ), but, in comparison with what he had said, it was not much. His time was now short …