Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (kalw eprophteusen peri mwn Esaia). There is sarcasm in this pointed application of Isaiah's words ( Isaiah 29:13 ) t...
Overview - Mark 7 1?The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands. 8?They break the commandment of God by the traditions...
Psalms 119:173 Let thine hand help me Let thine hand of power help me against mine enemies, and deliver me from them; and let thine hand of providence...
Overview - Matthew 15 1?Christ reproves the Scribes and Pharisees for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10?teaches how th...
Jeremiah 3:20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, &c.] Or, her friend F9; who loves her, takes care of her, and provides for he...
Mark 7:7 Howbeit, in vain do they worship me This is the continuation of the citation out of Isaiah, as is also what follows: teaching for doctrines ...
Matthew 15:9 But in vain do they worship me In the Hebrew text it is, their fear towards me: which is rightly expressed here by worship; for the fear ...
John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself. What he himself has devised, and is a scheme of his own; for which he has no divine warrant and commission: se...
Zechariah 11:5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty, &c.] Not the Romans after Christ came, into whose hands they were delivered...
Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable (pasa graph qeopneusto kai wpelimo). There are two matters of doubt in this clause. One is the abs...
Chapter 77:5? Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwash...
Isaiah 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword There is an elegancy in the expression, alluding to Meni, that number, they furnished a drink of...
Ezekiel 34:18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture This is directed to the rams and he goats, to the people of power an...
\\INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA 5\\ The design of this chapter is to expose the sins of Israel and of Judah, and to declare the judgment of God upon them for...
Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things All ordinances, not only baptism, but the Lord's supper; all positive institutions, and moral duties...
Ezekiel 43:8 In their setting of their threshold by my threshold The threshold is the way of entrance into the house; when men open any other way of e...
Mark 7:5 Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him Not the disciples, but Christ himself; for their chief view was to find fault, and quarrel with him:...
Chapter?5 The Divine judgments against Israel. (1-7) Approaching desolations threatened. (8-15) Verses 1-7 The piercing eye of God saw secr...
The Book of MatthewChapter 15Verses:15:1 7:1 .15:2The elders - The chief doctors or, teachers among the Jews.15:3They wash not their hands when they...
1 Peter 5:3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage Or clergy; meaning not ecclesiastical persons, as presbyters, and deacons, who are supposed to ...