Matthew 7 ESV 1 7 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the
Such is obviously the primary meaning of the parable here, but, like most other parables, it has other meanings, which, though secondary, are yet suggestive and instructive, and are not unsanctioned by the analogy of our Lord's teaching. (1.) Already He had bestowed upon one of His disci...
The use of the cognate verb confirms this meaning. Men "perish" when they are put to death (Matthew 22:7; Acts 5:37; et al.). Caiaphas gave his counsel that one man should die for the people, that the whole nation perish not (John 11:50). The demons ask whether the Christ has...
7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to...
You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, ‘I’ll pray for you,’ and never doing it, or saying, ‘God be with you,’ and not meaning it. You don’t make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech ...
In order to do that, Jesus explains the deeper meaning of those commands. This begins with a remark about exceeding the righteousness of the infamously strict scribes and Pharisees. His point is twofold: their righteousness is superficial, and no person can be good enough to earn heaven on ...
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:...
title Lord (κύριος) in speaking to their Master (comp.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. ...
Matthew 5:7 Meaning and Commentary Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful Who show mercy to the bodies of men, to those that are poor, indigent, and miserable, in their outward circumstances; by both sympathizing with them, and distributing unto them; not only making use of expressions of ...
Like an insightful interviewer, dreaming takes the approach of interrogating our recent autobiographical experience and skillfully positioning it within the context of past experiences and accomplishments, building a rich tapestry of meaning. Lucid dreaming is possible. Some people can control when and wha...