Matthew 10:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. ”

Matthew 10:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Freely ye have received, freely give - That is, they were not to sell their favors of healing, preaching, etc. They were not to make a money-making business of it, to bargain specifically to heal...
Matthew 10:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. (3) Miracles are signs verifying the word.
Matthew 10:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Charge to the Twelve. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account ( Matthew 6:7-11 ) is followed by Luke 9:1-5 , but Luke...
Matthew 10:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the sick . sick ones. the lepers . leprous ones. the dead . dead people. See App-139. devils . demons. Compare Matthew 10:1 .
Matthew 10:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. Cure the diseased As he has bestowed on them power, so he enjoins them to be faithful and liberal in dispensing it, and charges them not to suppress that power, which had been lodged with...
Matthew 10:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1342 DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL, A DUTY Matthew 10:8 . Freely ye have received, freely give . COMPASSION for the wants and miseries of men is a very distinguished feature of the Christi...
Matthew 10:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Raise the dead - This is wanting in the MSS. marked EKLMS of Griesbach, and in those marked B...
Matthew 10:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Raise the dead— In several copies this clause is wanting; for which reason, and because the disciples did not raise any person from the dead whom we read of, till after Christ's ascension, Dr. Mill...
Matthew 10:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, [raise the dead,] cast out devils. [The bracketed...
Matthew 10:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mission of the Twelve 1. Mission of the Twelve ( Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 ). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for the...
Matthew 10:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Raise the dead. — The words are omitted by the best MSS., and their absence is more in accordance with the facts of the Gospel history, which records no instance of that highest form of miracle as...
Matthew 10:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36-38 ; Matthew 10:1-42 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36-38 - Matthew 10:1-5 So far the King Himself has done all the work of the kingdom. But it...
Matthew 10:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Missionaries Sent out Matthew 10:5-15 For the present, the Twelve were to confine themselves to Jews, because the Lord's ministry was the climax of the Jewish probation and it was desirable tha...
Matthew 10:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that c...
Matthew 10:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Heal the sick ,.... For so he had given them power to do, and this both for the confirmation of their doctrine, and the recommendation of them to men; for nothing could more evidently prove their mi...
Matthew 10:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Ver. 8. Heal the sick ] God glorifies himself by the fruits of our sin and the effects of...
Matthew 10:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And as ye go, preach Κηρυσσετε, proclaim , namely, with ardour and zeal, as becomes my heralds. The word is derived from κηρυξ, a herald. “Probably,” says Doddridge, “they were to make this proc...
Matthew 10:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority...
Matthew 10:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Instructions to the Apostles. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and...
Matthew 10:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Ver. 7,8. In these words he gives them power, 1. To preach the gospel. 2. To confirm the doctrine they preached to be of God by miraculous operations, healing the sick, cleansing lepers,...
Matthew 10:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Heal sick people, raise dead people, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.” And the evidence that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is here is found not only in the establishin...
Matthew 10:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 10:1 . Called .—We must distinguish three calls, the first to be disciples; the second to serve as Evangelists; and now the third to the Apostolic office. This call to the...
Matthew 10:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

devils demons. ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 7:22 ).
Matthew 10:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 10:1-20 Jesus giving His Power to His Followers. Note: I. The work Christ's followers were to do. They were to do the mysterious work which the Master had done, and to preach as both He...
Matthew 10:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 10:1-4 . And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. No...
Matthew 10:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 10:1 . He called to him his twelve disciples. Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30 . And that they might be the twelve founda...
Matthew 10:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Heal the sick. Heal the sick I. A confirmation of our sincerity. II. An illustration of the completeness Of Christianity. 1. Its concern with the whole nature of man. 2. Its care for t...
Matthew 10:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35 . Matthew 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7 ; Luke 9:1 . The prayer ( Matthew 9:38 ) is answered in the persons of tho...
Matthew 10:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The message itself and the accompanying signs:
Matthew 10:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 5:15 ; 2 Kings 5:16 ; 2 Kings 5:20-27 ; Acts 20:33-35 ; Acts 3:6 ; Acts 4:10 ; Acts 4:30 ; Acts 4:9 ; Acts 5:12-15 ; Acts 8:18-23 ; Luke 10:9 ; Matthew 10:1 ; Mark 16:18
Matthew 10:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Sending out the Twelve Matthew 10:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Scripture for this study opens with the statement, "And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples." We want to speak of the...
Matthew 10:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Cast out devils — It is a great relief to the spirits of an infidel, sinking under a dread, that possibly the Gospel may be true, to find it observed by a learned brother, that the diseases therein...

Matthew 10:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 10:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 10:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 10:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 10:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 10:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 10:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 10:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 10:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 10:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 10:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 10:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 10:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 10:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes