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Ask a Questionno kiss--of salutation. How much love was here? Any at all?
my beloved Son...hear him--reverentially, implicitly, alone.
of doubtful, &c.--unsettled mind; put off your balance.
unto us or even to all?--us the Twelve, or all this vast audience?
(See on Mt 18:15-17; Mt 18:21, 22).
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee--probably on the confines of both.
son of David, &c.--(See on Mt 12:23).
were very attentive to hear him--hung upon His words.
we know, &c.--hoping by flattery to throw Him off His guard.
in Galilee--to which these women themselves belonged (Lu 23:55).
set forth in order--more simply, to draw up a narrative.
taught...out of the ship--(See on Mt 13:2).
give her meat--(See on Mr 5:43).
marvelled, &c.--(See Mr 7:2-4).
(See Mt 8:11, 12). Also see on Mt 13:42.
from the beginning--that is, of His public ministry, as is plain from what follows.
The angel purposely conforms his language to Isaiah's famous prophecy (Isa 7:14) [Calvin].
The Spirit guided him to the temple at the very moment when the Virgin was about to present Him to the Lord.
two coats--directed against the reigning avarice. (Also see on Mt3:10.)
(See on Mt 12:1-8 and Mr 2:23-28.)
(See on Mt 7:3-5, Mt 7:16-27.)
they departed--Ah! bright manifestations in this vale of tears are always "departing" manifestations.
Son of man...Holy Ghost--(See on Mt 12:31, 32).
how...not discern, &c.--unable to perceive what a critical period that was for the Jewish Church.
call the poor--"Such God Himself calls" (Lu 14:21) [Bengel].
Salt, &c.--(See on Mt 5:13-16; and Mr 9:50).
sweep the house--"not done without dust on man's part" [Bengel].
no resurrection--"nor angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:8); the materialists of the day.
Beware, &c.--(See on Mt 23:5; and Lu 14:7).
women--not the precious Galilean women (Lu 23:49), but part of the crowd.