Matthew 12:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. ”

• Matthew 12:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24 . The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27 , and Luke 11:14-26 . Matthew 12:23 Is n...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Jesus-' Answer to the Verdict of the Jerusalem Scribes, and the Intervention of His Family ( Mark 3:20-35 *, Luke 11:14-23 ; Luke 11:29-32 ; Luke 12:10 ; Luke 8:19-21 ). For the painful statem...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  30. He that is not with me. There are two ways of explaining this passage. Some suppose that it is an argument drawn from contraries, and that Christ’s meaning is: “ I cannot reign till t...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1354 THE NECESSITY OF A DECIDED ADHERENCE TO CHRIST Matthew 12:30 . He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad . TO inculcate a devot...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. He that is not with me is against me - In vain do men seek for methods to reconcile God and mammon. There is...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  He that is not with me, &c.— "If, according to the maxims of the world, those are reckoned enemies who do not assist us against our foes; I, who am so deeply engaged in the opposition to Satan,...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. On this i...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Plucking Corn on the Sabbath. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost 1-8. Plucking the corn on the sabbath ( Mark 2:23 ; Luke 6:1 ). This chapter begins the period of active conflict with the Pharisees...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  He that is not with me is against me. — The words seem at first at variance with the answer to the sons of Zebedee, when they reported that they had seen one casting out devils in the name of Chris...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1-30 ; Matthew 12:1-50 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1-30 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's recor...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Slander from Evil Hearts Matthew 12:24-37 Spite and hatred absolutely blind the eyes and distort the judgment. They reached their climax in this effort of the Pharisees to discredit Christ. The...

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• Matthew 12:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His people the true conception of the sanctity of the Sabb...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  "But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. (25) And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom div...

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• Matthew 12:30 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  NO NEUTRALITY ‘He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathereth not with Me, scattereth abroad.’ Matthew 12:30 There are many persons in every age of the Church who need to have t...

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• Matthew 12:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He that is not with me, is against me ,.... These words chiefly refer to Satan, and are a further proof, that Christ did not cast out devils by him; since they two are as much opposites, as can poss...

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• Matthew 12:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. Ver. 30. He that is not with me, is against me ] "But the devil is not with me," saith Christ, "for all...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  How can one enter , &c. How could I cast out Satan, and destroy his works, if I did not first overcome him? “The house of the strong man (or, strong one , as του ισχυρου should rather be rend...

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• Matthew 12:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  We have seen that Matthew groups events with a dispensational end in view, and chapter 12 shows a building up on Israel's part to a state of utter rejection of their Messiah. The expression "at that...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Sin against the Holy Ghost.       22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomu...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Luke hath the same, Luke 11:23 . Some understand this concerning the devil, whom he was so far from favouring, that his work was quite opposite. Some understand it concerning some neuters, that wo...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Holy Spirit Triumphs Over The Evil Spirit World Establishing the Kingly Rule of God For All Who Will Hear And Respond (12:22-32). Following on this emphasis on the coming of the Servant of YHW...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 12:23 . Is not this the Son of David? —See “The Parallel New Testament” (1882). The “not” is omitted in both columns. It “was wisely omitted by King James’ translators. It...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 12:2 . Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath- day. The pharisees did not find fault with eating a few ears of barley in their hunger, while others enjoyed their...

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• Matthew 12:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

  He that is not with Me is against Me. Neutrality in religion impossible I. The character described. 1. Let us direct our attention to the openly profane. 2. There are others not habituall...

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• Matthew 12:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Matthew 12:1-40 The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies ( Matthew 12:1-40 ); (2) from his relations ( Matthew 12:46-40 ); ,and the manner in which he de...

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• Matthew 12:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Another illustration:

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• Matthew 12:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 12:17 ; 1 Chronicles 12:18 ; 1 John 2:19 ; 2 Corinthians 6:15 ; 2 Corinthians 6:16 ; Genesis 49:10 ; Hosea 1:11 ; John 11:52 ; Joshua 24:15 ; Joshua 5:13 ; Luke 11:23 ; Luke...

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• Matthew 12:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  He that is not with me is against me — For there are no neuters in this war. Every one must be either with Christ or against him; either a loyal subject or a rebel. And there are none upon earth, w...

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