Matthew 3:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ”

Matthew 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The axe is laid at the root of the tree - Laying the axe at the root of a tree is intended to denote that the tree is to be cut down. It was not merely to be trimmed, or to be cut about the limbs...
Matthew 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John the Baptist ( Mark 1:2-8 *, Luke 3:1-17 ) The common Synoptic material begins here. The chief difference from Mk. is the addition of Matthew 3:7-10 from Q (p. 672), cf. Luke 3:7-9 , whe...
Matthew 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

now . already. also. Omitted by all the texts (App-94.) is laid . is lying at. The Jerusalem Talmud ( Beracoth, fo Matthew 1:5 ; Matthew 1:1 ) refers Isaiah 10:33 ; Isaiah 10:34 to the de...
Matthew 3:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 ; Luke 3:9 . And now also the axe. After having stripped hypocrites of the covering of a vain confidence, John announces the approaching judgment of God. He had formerly said t...
Matthew 3:10 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1282 JOHN’S ADDRESS TO THOSE WHO CAME TO BE BAPTIZED OF HIM Matthew 3:7-10 . But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them., O generation...
Matthew 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And now also the axe is laid - Or, Even now the...
Matthew 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And now also the axe, &c.— The axe is already laid to the root of the trees: every tree then, &c. "There is now no more time for delay: God is going to offer the last dispensation of repe...
Matthew 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And now also , х Eedee ( G2235 ) d...
Matthew 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Appearance of the Baptist. Baptism of Jesus 1-12. John the Baptist's ministry. The circumstances of John's birth are detailed in Luke 1 (see notes there). He was sanctified from birth to be the...
Matthew 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Now. — Rather, already. The present of an act no longer future. The ax is laid unto the root of the trees. — The symbolism which saw in “trees” the representatives of human characters, of nati...
Matthew 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 3 His Herald - Matthew 3:1-12 THIRTY years have gone since all Jerusalem was in trouble at the rumour of Messiah's birth. But as nothing has been heard of Him since, the excitement has...
Matthew 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Herald Prepares the Way Matthew 3:1-12 Matthew's Gospel heralds the Kingdom. We are allowed to see and listen to the forerunner, whose voice again awoke the hearts of men with prophetic utt...
Matthew 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here ends the old prophetic line, John being the last of the Hebrew prophets. It found a fitting end in the stem ascetic who roused the nation and with vehement passion denounced their rebellion, and...
Matthew 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. The Pharisees were a sect who prided them...
Matthew 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And now also the axe is laid ,.... These words may be rendered, "for now also", and contain in them a reason why they might expect future wrath; why they should bring forth good fruit; and why they...
Matthew 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Ver. 10. And now also is the axe laid to th...
Matthew 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And now, also, the axe , &c. To enforce his exhortation, he informs them that they had no time to delay their repentance, because the patience of God was very near exhausted, and come to an end...
Matthew 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though John was of a priestly family, this too is not mentioned. He does not preach in the temple, but in the wilderness of the river Jordan, at least thirteen miles from Jerusalem. For a priest to...
Matthew 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Preaching of John the Baptist. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O...
Matthew 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A prediction, as some think, of that dreadful destruction which within a few years came by the Romans upon the whole Jewish nation. The sense is, The vengeance of God is very near to be revealed, men...
Matthew 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Ministry of John (3:1-10). The ministry of John is first described. He has come to the Judaean wilderness with a message of fruitfulness and hope, calling for a change of heart towards God and...
Matthew 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 3:1 . In those days. —Of Christ’s secluded life at Nazareth (see Luke 3:1 , etc.) St. Matthew passes over a period of nearly thirty years ( Luke 3:23 ). Preaching .—Lt h...
Matthew 3:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We are going to read three passages relating to John the Baptist's testimony concerning Christ. Matthew 3:1-4 . In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and sayi...
Matthew 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 3:1 . In those days came John the Baptist. When the time of the seventy weeks was fulfilled, when the sceptre was departed from Judah, and when all the east, according to Suetonius, expect...
Matthew 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Axe is laid. The axe lying at the root I. The kind of fruit which God requires from us-“good fruit.” II. The means which God employs to render us productive of this kind of fruit, and which...
Matthew 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 3:1-40 THE HERALD . His public appearance and proclamation ( Matthew 3:1 , Matthew 3:2 ), as foretold by Scripture ( Matthew 3:3 ). His Elijah-like dress ( Matthew 3...
Matthew 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And this is not all: And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. The ax has been placed, it...
Matthew 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:17 ; 1 Peter 4:18 ; Ezekiel 15:2-7 ; Hebrews 10:28-31 ; Hebrews 12:25 ; Hebrews 3:1-3 ; Hebrews 6:8 ; Isaiah 27:11 ; Isaiah 5:2-7 ; Isaiah 61:3 ; Jeremiah 17:8 ; John 15:2 ; Jo...
Matthew 3:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Preaching and Baptism of John Matthew 3:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish to present the great theme of John the Baptist as he preached in the wilderness of Judea. 1. There is the positive...
Matthew 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But the axe also already lieth — That is, there is no room for such idle pretences. Speedy execution is determined against all that do not repent. The comparison seems to be taken from a woodman th...

Matthew 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 3:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 3:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes