Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe As the man put an if on the power of Christ, Christ puts an if on the faith of the man; and tacit...
Mark 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father In the original text, the former of these is a Syriac word, and the latter a Greek one, explanative of the former...
GOATSKINS got'-skinz (en aigeiois dermasin): Such skins are mentioned only once (Hebrews 11:37), where the wearing of goatskins, indicating extreme p...
With fear and great joy (meta pobou kai cara megalh). A touch of life was this as the excited women ran quickly (tacu edramon) as they had been told ...
1 Corinthians 13:7 Beareth all things The burdens of fellow Christians, and so fulfils the law of Christ, which is the law of love; the infirmities of...
Book Introduction - Ecclesiastes Read first chapter of Ecclesiastes This is the book of man under the sun, reasoning about life; it is the best man ca...
LETTER XI. August 10, 1783. My Dear Child, VANITY of vanities ! saiththe preacher. ? How vain are all things here below ! saith Dr. Watts ;?and you...
Psalms 147:5 Great [is] our Lord, and of great power Our Lord is our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of the whole earth; the Lord of his own people by cre...
Overview - Luke 18 1?Of the importunate widow. 9?Of the Pharisee and the publican. 15?Of Children brought to Christ. 18?A ruler would follow Christ, ...
Overview - Mark 9 1?Jesus is transfigured. 11?He instructs his disciples concerning the coming of Elias; 14?casts forth a deaf and dumb spirit; 30?for...
Proverbs 28:10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way That is, who attempts to deceive them, and draw them into errors or immoralitie...
Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably, &c.] Or be at peace, seek after peace, pursue it, and cultivate it: with all...
Homily XIV.Homily XIV. Philippians iv. 4-7.-Rejoice in the Lord alway: again I will say, Rejoice. Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord...
the things which you have seen This phrase introduces the key verse for interpreting the main sections of the book. The things which you have seen in...
Exodus 23:13 And in all [things] that I have said unto you, be circumspect, &c.] Or observe them, be careful to keep them punctually and constantly, e...
Exodus 35:1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together According to Jarchi, on the morrow after the day of atonement; ...
Mark 10:27 And Jesus, looking upon them And by their countenances saw the surprise and anxiety of mind they were in, as well as by his omniscience, kn...
IV THE PARADOX OF OMNIPOTENCE All things are possible with God.?Mark X. 27 (R. V.). Oliver Wendell Holmes tells us that some ideas are so great that...
Letter XVI(1) Letter XVI(1) Against Eunomius the heretic.(2) HE who maintains that it is possible to arrive at the discovery of things actually exis...
Overview - Matthew 19 1?Christ heals the sick; 3?answers the Pharisees concerning divorcement; 10?shows when marriage is necessary; 13?receives littl...