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14882 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 …

14883 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 …

14884 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 …

14885 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 …

14886 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,

14887 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 …

14888 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,

14889 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 …

14890 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 …

14891 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 …

14892 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 .

14893 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:—

14894 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 …

14895 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!

14896 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 …

14897 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.

14898 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 …

14899 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.91 (Matthew Henry)

… 19:38. This was done by the interest of Joseph of Ramah, or Arimathea, of whom no mention is made in all the New-Testament story, but only in the narrative which …

14900 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1018.38 (Matthew Henry)

(2.) How Christ at length made himself known to her, and, by a pleasing surprise, gave her infallible assurances of his resurrection. Joseph at length said to his …