Chapter?18In this chapter we have, I. The parable of the importunate widow, designed to teach us fervency in prayer (v.?1-8). II. The parable of the P...
Chapter?20In this chapter we have, I. Christ?s answer to the chief priests? question concerning his authority (v.?1-8). II. The parable of the vineyar...
Chapter?13Our Saviour having finished his public discourses, in which he endured the contradiction of sinners,?? now applies himself to a private conv...
Chapter?2In the close of the foregoing chapter we had an account of the first disciples whom Jesus called, Andrew and Peter, Philip and Nathanael. The...
GOSPELS, THE SYNOPTIC si-nop'-tik: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Scope of This Article 2. The Gospels in Church Tradition II. THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM 1. Nature...
Chapter?14Divers things were foretold, in the two foregoing chapters, which should come to pass in that day;?? this chapter speaks of a day of the Lor...
Chapter?9In this chapter we have, I. The famous story of St. Paul?s conversion from being an outrageous persecutor of the gospel of Christ to be an il...
Chapter?23In the foregoing chapter, we had our Saviour?s discourses with the scribes and Pharisees; here we have his discourse concerning them, or rat...
Chapter?4It was, more than any thing else, the glory of the land of Israel, that it was Emmanuel?s land (Isa.?8:8 ), not only the place of his birth, ...
Chapter?20In this chapter we have, I. Paul?s travels up and down about Macedonia, Greece, and Asia, and his coming at length to Troas (v.?1-6). II. A ...
Chapter?8The evangelist having, in the foregoing chapters, given us a specimen of our Lord?s preaching, proceeds now to give some instances of the mir...
Chapter?20All things being prepared for the solemn promulgation of the divine law, we have, in this chapter, I. The ten commandments, as God himself s...
Chapter?2Here the apostle encourages against sins of infirmity (v.?1, v.?2), shows the true knowledge and love of God (v.?3-6), renews the precept of ...
Chapter?33The prophet has now come off his circuit, which he went as judge, in God?s name, to try and pass sentence upon the neighbouring nations, and...
Chapter?12It was a melancholy account which we had in the close of the foregoing chapter of the dishonour done to our Lord Jesus, when the scribes and...
Chapter?4We left Christ newly baptized, and owned by a voice from heaven and the descent of the Holy Ghost upon him. Now, in this chapter, we have, I....
Chapter?2It was said (ch.?1:17 ) that Daniel had understanding in dreams; and here we have an early and eminent instance of it, which soon made him fa...
Chapter?12In this chapter we have divers excellent discourses of our Saviour?s upon various occasions, many of which are to the same purport with what...
Chapter?16Among other glorious things God hath spoken of himself this is one, I wound, and I heal, Deu.?32, , 39. Christ?s discourse in this chapter, ...
Chapter?27It is a very affecting story which is recorded in this chapter concerning the sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus. Considering the thing ...