Matthew 10

There is a story in the French Academy, of a daughter, who when her father was condemned to die by famine, gave him suck with her own breasts. But our love to God must be above father and mother (Matthew 10:37). We may give the creature the milk of our love, God must have the cr…

Matthew 10:16. Be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. The Apostle says, All Scripture is of divine inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16).

If God be our Father he will teach us how to order our affairs with discretion (Psalm 112:5), how to carry ourselves wisely (1 Samuel 18:5). David behaved himself wisely; he will teach us what to answer when we are brought before governors, he will put words into our mouths (Mat…

Providence reaches to the least of things, to the birds and the ant; Providence feeds the young raven when the mother forsakes it and will give it no food (Psalm 147:9). Providence reaches to the very hairs of our head (Matthew 10:30): The hairs of your head are numbered; and su…

Fourthly, if it be for the maintenance of pure religion, and keeping a good conscience. This has Christ's warranty, Matthew 10:23. When they persecute you in one City, flee unto another.

Then on the contrary, we must learn to love religion, because it is religion; and the professors of it, for their profession's sake. This is Christ's instruction, to love a disciple because he is a disciple; Matthew 10. Indeed we must love all men; but especially those that embr…

These words must not be understood absolutely and simply, but with limitation. For many places of Scripture are spoken simply, which must be understood with respect: as when it is said, Matthew 11.18, John came neither eating nor drinking, that is not, eating nothing at all, but…

First I call it a decree, because God has in it set down with himself and appointed as sovereign Lord, what shall be, what shall not be. I add further, that all things whatever come under the compass of this decree; as Paul says, He works all things according to the counsel of h…

Again he had the preeminence of primacy, because he was the first named, as the foreman of the company. Matthew 10:2: The names of the twelve Apostles are these — the first is Simon called Peter. Thirdly he had the preeminence of principality among the twelve, because in regard…

And Philippians 1:28: 'In nothing be terrified by your adversaries.' Indeed, in Matthew 10:26-31, within the compass of six verses our Savior commands us three times not to fear men. Does every big word of proud dust and ashes make you afraid?

What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world (and so provide for his body) and lose his own soul? And again, in speaking of the soul as considered apart from the body, Matthew 10:28. Fear not them that are able to kill but the body, and are not able to kill the soul.

No man whatever mettle he be of, the finest of men can come, or has power to come to me, and to believe on the only begotten Son of God, except the Father who sent me draw him. We know Christ was much to extol his Father, his Father was ever in his esteem an eminent one, as (Mat…

Object 3. God will have as many to be saved, as he will have to come to the knowledge of the truth; but he will have all to come to the knowledge of the truth. Answ. The argument is strong for us; the Apostle speaks of the Gospel-truth; but he will not have the Gospel preached t…

Be the mercies never so rare, the way never so difficult, God is able to accomplish them. 5. This should banish the fear of man, as to any danger that can come from them to us, or to any attempts against God (Matthew 10:28): Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to…

For with an elegant Metaphor has he in this place showed plainly, that it is never a whit more easy for us, to speak boldly touching the Gospel, than to break through a gate that is shut and barred. For this is truly the work of God, as also Christ did say, It is not you that sp…

Answer: Till the death of Christ. For the disciples were forbidden to go into the way of the Gentiles (Matthew 10:5). And Christ says, that he was not sent, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matthew 15:22).

And this distinction of a people, and no people, stood some time after the coming of Christ. (Matthew 10:5) Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter you not. After the ascension of Christ, this distinction ended: because the mystery of man…

And to be received as an angel, or as Christ, properly and simply concerns Paul, and the rest of the Apostles. For to them it was said, it is not you that speak, but the spirit of the father in you (Matthew 10:20). Again, he that hears you hears me, he that despises you despises…

Use. First, here we see the justice of God in awarding the last sentence, nay his bounty and severity: his bounty, in recompensing men above their deserts; his severity, in punishing sinners according to their deserts. For as he will deny anything in justice that denied to Dives…

But if all be well weighed, we shall find this exposition to be far off from the scope of the text. Others, although they expound it of men in general, yet notwithstanding they refer it to this sentence; Fear not them that can kill the body (Matthew 10:28). But this opinion is n…

We know we are adopted of God, upon condition that being received into his protection, he should keep us by his power, so as none can hurt us without his leave. If a poor sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his will (as Jesus Christ says) (Matthew 10:29), will he unadvised…

Is it a small thing?] He uses comparisons between God and men; not that those of whom he speaks, to wit, the Prophets and faithful teachers, can in deed be separated from God, for they are nothing else but the instruments of the Lord, having one common cause with him, as long as…

Matthew 10:1-8 1. And having called the twelve disciples,

Matthew 10:16-20 16. Behold, I send you out, as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:21-25 21. And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son, and the children will rise up against the parents, and will put them to death.

Matthew 10:26-31 26. Fear them not therefore: for nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, and nothing is hid that shall not be known.

Matthew 10:32-35 32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 10:37-42 37. He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Matthew 10:9-15 9. Do not provide gold, nor silver, "Ne faites provision d'or ni d'argent;" — "make no provision of gold or of silver." nor brass in your purses, 10. Nor scrip for the journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

He argues from the call and the command of the Father, that he must not yield any assistance to strangers; not that the power of Christ was always confined within so narrow limits, but because present circumstances rendered it necessary that he should begin with the Jews, and at…

By these words Christ declares how highly he is delighted with the confession of Peter, since he bestows upon it so large a reward. For, though he had already given to his disciple, Simon, the name of Peter, (Matthew 10:2; John 1:42,) and had, out of his undeserved goodness, app…

“A tous fideles;” — “to all believers.” We have already met with a statement nearly similar, (Matthew 10:38.) Harmony, vol. 1 p. 472.

Mark 13:11. Neither premeditate. This sentence, as well as the one which immediately follows, we have explained under Matthew 10:19. Harmony, volume 1, page 453.

Now this passage shows, that when a man falling through weakness of the flesh, denies the truth though he knows it, this does not amount to “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 12:31, 32.) Peter had unquestionably heard from the mouth of the Lord how detestable treachery…

For he knows beforehand your purposed devises, and God suffers it so to come to pass, thereby to repress and pull down your pride and insolence, and to make you to humble yourself. Therefore if you would not that such a foil should happen to you, it behooves you to take it in ha…

For that blasphemy redounds to him, that is the Spirit of Glory, and not to us: and he will in his good time be revenged thereof, and will bring us out of it into glory. This is a notable comfort that we Christians have, in that we may say: the word which I preach, is none of my…

'Suffer little Children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.' Matthew 10:42. 'Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a Cup of cold Water, in the Name of a Disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his R…

Besides there is a natural aptness in that Creature to represent the Spirit that rested on the Lord Jesus. For the known Nature and Course of a Dove is such, as is meet to mind us of Purity and harmless Innocencie, Mat. 10. 16. Hence is that Direction, Be harmless as Doves.

Section 14. Be of good courage all you who trust in the Lord — you may and ought, without fear or faintness of spirit, to engage in the pursuit of universal holiness, for he who has commanded it will bear you out in it; nothing truly evil or finally disadvantageous shall befall…

Objection 3. Our obedience is not only indissolubly connected with salvation, and preparatory to it, but the Scripture expressly speaks of bestowing eternal blessings as rewards for the good deeds of the saints. Matthew 10:42: 'Whosoever shall give to drink, unto one of these li…

Thus Christ preached, Matthew 4:17: 'From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' So the disciples were directed to preach, Matthew 10:7: 'And as you go preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' It was not John the Bap…

So the Psalmist expresses his case in the words following my Text, My soul is among Lyons, and I lye among them that are set on fire. The Disciples were sent forth as Sheep into the midst of Wolves, Matthew 10:16 It will not avail in this case to object, Those miraculous events…

We obserued before, three branches of kind vsage to be showed towards an enemie; to wit, to speake well of him, to pray for him, & to do him good: now here we may annexe a fourth, even friendly salutation. This Christ enioyned to his Disciples, when hee sent them to preach,when…

The use. 1. Considering this danger of false Prophets, we must practise Christs lesson, Mat. 10. 16. Be simple as doues, that is, bee innocent and harmelesse, thinking evil of none, neither intending euil or offence to any, in thought, word, or deede: and yet we must be wise as…

3. That our blessed Lord Jesus has a particular delight in the holy simplicity and sincerity of a believer; Or, holy simplicity and sincerity, puts a great loveliness upon believers; for, by this, you have Doves eyes, we conceive to be understood a holy simplicity, separating he…

The title is, my Dove: This has a sweet insinuation and motive in it. Believers are styled so, 1. For their innocent nature (Matthew 10:16). 2. For their tenderness, and trembling at the word of the Lord (Hosea 11:11; Isaiah 38:14).

The subtlest Jesuits have been puzzled and nonplussed with the solid answers of savory Christians. That precious promise is sweetly performed to God's children (Matthew 10:19-20), dictating to them what they must speak, the reason there given is, the Spirit of your Father speaks…

1. There are degrees of torment in Hell; therefore by the rule of contraries, degrees of glory in Heaven. 2. The Scripture speaks of a prophet's reward (Matthew 10:41), which is a degree above others. 3. The saints are said to shine as the stars.

Besides that general Benevolence or Charity which the Saints have to Mankind, and which they exercise towards both the Evil and the Good in common, there is a peculiar and very distinguishing Kind of Affection, that every true Christian experiences towards those whom he looks up…

Even so has God ordained, that they which preach the Gospel, should live of the Gospel (1 Corinthians 9:14). The workman is worthy of his meat (Matthew 10:10). It is a sad thing, if those who break the bread of life to souls, should be suffered to want bread themselves.