Matthew 7:17 Meaning and Commentary Ver. 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit As is the tree, so is its fruit; if the tree is good, it will bring forth good fruit. The tree that brings forth good fruit, is good antecedent to the fruit it produces; it is first good...
7 But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’[ag] 8 For the Son of Man[ah] is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 9 Then Jesus went over to their synag...
Matthew 7:25 Meaning and Commentary Matthew 7:25 And the rains descended, and the floods came These several metaphors of "rain", "floods", "stream", and "winds", may design the temptations of Satan, the persecutions of the world, the corruptions of a man's own heart, and the erro...
Parables—an earthly story with a heavenly meaning A. Purpose of:Bring under conviction . . . 2... Pay Pay—to give something for something Lord’s blessing . . . Prov. 19:17 Punishment . . . Matt... Perish Perish—to be destroyed violently A. Applied to:Universe . . . He...
David Hill comments, "The meaning is that, if you condemn, you exclude yourself from God's pardon."7 Other commentators agree. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you [by God]" (7:2). We see a similar use of the idea of measuring in Luke's gospel:...
The meaning of the parable here lies on the surface. The way and the gate are alike the way of obedience and holiness, and the gate is to be reached not without pain and effort; but only through it can we enter into the city of God, the heavenly Jerusalem. A deeper significance is,...
Occupying a crucial place in Christianity, Matthew 7:24-27 was considered to be the closing entry, as well as the passage's concluding remark. In the passage, Jesus emphasises the importance of the pe [to do] in his teachings rather than merely hearing Him. What d...
little too into the hand motions for the foolish man verse, but that just made it all the more memorable. But we didn’t sing the song just so we could laugh with (or at) Dad. We sang it because of the meaning behind it, especially the Rock on which the wise man built his house...
The Meaning Health and wealth are pointless without an eternal relationship with God. The rich man’s material treasures were a barrier between him and salvation: hence, Christ’s invitation to follow Him (Matthew 19:21). Our own path will not lead us to Heaven; only the path that...
Luke 5:8); but as that word was at the time in common use as one of courtesy (Matthew 8:2; Matthew 8:6; John 20:2), it would not necessarily follow that they had used it in all the later fulness of its meaning. Benson CommentaryMatthew 7:21. Not every one, &c. — The ...