Matthew 20:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. ”

Matthew 20:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See Mark 10:46-52 , and Luke 18:35-43 ; Luke 19:1 , where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about...
Matthew 20:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Two Blind Men Healed ( Mark 10:46-52 *, Luke 18:35-43 ). Mt. gives Bartimæ us (?) a companion (he is fond of doubling, cf, Matthew 8:28 , Matthew 9:27 ). But he says Jesus touched their eyes...
Matthew 20:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

rebuked... peace . charged them to be silent. cried . kept crying. the more. Greek. meizon. (Adverb) Occurs only here. Son of David. The sixth of nine occurrences in Matthew. See note on...
Matthew 20:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. And the multitude reproved them. It is surprising that the disciples of Christ, who follow him through a sense of duty and of respect, should wish to drive wretched men from the favor of...
Matthew 20:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. The multitude rebuked them - Whenever a soul begi...
Matthew 20:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Because they should hold their peace— That they might, &c.
Matthew 20:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:35-43 .
Matthew 20:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Labourers in the Vineyard. The Journey to Jerusalem 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult parable is closely linked with what goes before, an...
Matthew 20:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The multitude rebuked them. — The silence of our Lord, the hushed reverence of the multitude, led men to look on the eager, clamorous supplication as intrusive. The entry of the Prophet about to cl...
Matthew 20:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 16 To Jerusalem - Matthew 20:17-34 - Matthew 21:1-17 I-THE GOING UP. Matthew 20:17-34 WE have now reached the last stage of the long and sorrowful journey to Jerusalem. From the co...
Matthew 20:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Great Healer and the Lowly King Matthew 20:29-34 ; Matthew 21:1-7 The Lord is always saying: What will ye that I shall do? Let us not ask small things. We honor Him by making great deman...
Matthew 20:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but according to fidelity to opportunities. The Master was n...
Matthew 20:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. (30) And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us,...
Matthew 20:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE REFORM OF THE IDLER ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6-7 This parable is one of the most difficult in the...
Matthew 20:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the multitude rebuked them ,.... Who were either the friends or enemies of Christ: if his friends, they might rebuke them, that they might not be so troublesome to him, and judging it unworthy o...
Matthew 20:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. Ver. 31. And the multitude rebuked them ] In...
Matthew 20:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his viney...
Matthew 20:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sight Given to the Blind. 29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 And, behold, two blind men sit...
Matthew 20:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 20:34 " .
Matthew 20:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Among The Pilgrims On The Jericho Road Leading To Jerusalem Blind Men Declare Him To Be The Son Of David Preparatory To His Triumphal Entry (20:29-34). As we have already seen, Matthew's Gospel op...
Matthew 20:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 20:29 . Jericho. —See p. 480. Matthew 20:30 . Two blind men. —Here occurs one of the most marked of the apparent discrepancies of the Gospels. According to Matthew, Jes...
Matthew 20:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:31 (with Luke 19:3 ; Mark 2:4 ; Luke 8:45 ) Crowds around Christ. Crowds gathered daily around Jesus Christ. He was thronged, pressed, almost persecuted, by the ever-accumulating...
Matthew 20:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:29-30 . And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Hav...
Matthew 20:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:1 . A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important time of the vintage being understood. It was the cust...
Matthew 20:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by. Jesus of Nazareth passing by The time of this transaction was critical. He never was to come that way a...
Matthew 20:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 20:1-40 Parable of the labourers in the vineyard . (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) Matthew 20:1 For . The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm...
Matthew 20:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Healing of Two Blind Men. Matthew 20:29-34 The cry:
Matthew 20:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ; Colossians 4:2 ; Genesis 32:25-29 ; Luke 11:8-10 ; Luke 18:1 ; Luke 18:39 ; Matthew 15:23 ; Matthew 19:13 ; Matthew 7:7 ; Matthew 7:8
Matthew 20:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The multitude charged them to hold their peace — And so they will all who begin to cry after the Son of David. But let those who feel their need of him cry the more; otherwise they will come short...

Matthew 20:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 20:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 20:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 20:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 20:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 20:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 20:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 20:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes