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14221 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1009.72 (Matthew Henry)
… 11:38 ): Again groaning in himself, he comes to the grave : he groaned, (1.) Being displeased at the unbelief of those who spoke doubtingly of his power, and blamed him …
14222 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1010.38 (Matthew Henry)
1. See here the imperfection of the disciples in their infant state; even they understood not these things at first. They did not consider, when they fetched …
14223 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1010.98 (Matthew Henry)
… 12:38 ): That the saying of Esaias might be fulfilled. Not that these infidel Jews designed the fulfilling of the scripture (they rather fancied those scriptures …
14224 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1011.8 (Matthew Henry)
… 7:38 ) showed her love to Christ by washing his feet and wiping them. Thus he would show that as his love to them was constant so it was condescending,—that in prosecution …
14225 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1011.38 (Matthew Henry)
(2.) With reflection upon Judas: And you are clean, but not all, John 13:10, 13:11. He pronounces his disciples clean, clean through the word he had spoken to them, John …
14226 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1011.93 (Matthew Henry)
… 13:38. Jesus Christ knows us better than we know ourselves, and has many ways of discovering those to themselves whom he loves, and will hide pride from. (1.) He upbraids …
14227 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1012.38 (Matthew Henry)
(2.) That they should do greater works than these. [1.] In the kingdom of nature they should work greater miracles. No miracle is little, but some to our apprehension …
14228 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1013.38 (Matthew Henry)
Here Christ discourses concerning hatred, which is the character and genius of the devil’s kingdom, as love is of the kingdom of Christ. Observe here,
14229 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1014.38 (Matthew Henry)
Secondly, Into nothing but the truth. All that he shall guide you into shall be truth ( 1 John 2:27 ); the anointing is truth. In the following words he proves both …
14230 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1015.38 (Matthew Henry)
2. The care he had taken of them to teach them ( John 17:6 ): I have manifested thy name to them. I have given to them the words which thou gavest to me, John 17:8. Observe here,
14231 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1015.56 (Matthew Henry)
… 11:38 ), yet could ill spare them. In pity therefore to this dark world, Christ would not have these lights removed out of it, but continued in it, especially for …
14232 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1016.27 (Matthew Henry)
… 22:38 ), and Peter, being entrusted with one, drew it; for now, if ever, he thought it was his time to use it; and he smote one of the high priest’s servants, who was probably …
14233 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1016.38 (Matthew Henry)
I. Having seized him, they led him away to Annas first, before they brought him to the court that was sat, expecting him, in the house of Caiaphas, John 18:13. 1. They …
14234 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1016.94 (Matthew Henry)
(6.) Pilate, hereupon, puts a good question to him, but does not stay for an answer, John 18:38. He said, What is truth ? and immediately went out again .
14235 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1016.97 (Matthew Henry)
III. The result of both these conferences with the prosecutors and the prisoner ( John 18:38-18:40 ), in two things:—
14236 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1016.99 (Matthew Henry)
… 18:38. Upon the whole matter, I find in him no fault at all. He supposes there might be some controversy in religion between him and them, wherein he was as likely …
14237 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.1 (Matthew Henry)
… 19:38-19:42. O that in meditating on these things we may experimentally know the power of Christ’s death, and the fellowship of his sufferings!
14238 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.10 (Matthew Henry)
… 18:38. Hereby he condemns himself; if he found no fault in him, why did he scourge him, why did he suffer him to be abused? None ought to suffer ill but those that do …
14239 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.38 (Matthew Henry)
(3.) The rencounter Pilate had with the Jews, both priests and people, before he proceeded to give judgment, endeavouring in vain to stem the tide of their rage.
14240 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.71 (Matthew Henry)
… Psalms 38:4, 40:12. The bowing of his head shows his submission to his Father’s will, and his obedience to death. He accommodated himself to his dying work, as Jacob …