“ And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ”
Repent ye - Repentance implies sorrow for past offences 2 Corinthians 7:10 ; a deep sense of the evil of sin as committed against God Psalms 51:4 ; and a full purpose to turn from transgression...
And saying, (c) Repent ye: for the (d) kingdom of heaven is at hand. (c) The word in the greek signifies a changing of our minds and heart from evil to better. (d) The kingdom of Messiah, whose gov...
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...
Repent. Greek. metanoeo. See App-111. the kingdom of heaven. See App-114. of. Genitive of origin. from. App-17. heaven . the heavens (plural) See note on Matthew 6:9 ; Matthew 6:10 ....
Matthew 3:2 . Repent ye Matthew differs from the other two Evangelists in this respect, that he relates the substance of John’s doctrine, as uttered by John himself, while they relate it in...
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Repent - Μετανοειτε. This was the matter of the preaching. The verb μετανοεω is either compounded of μετα, after, and νοειν to understand,...
Repent ye— This was only the substance and result of his preaching. The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God, are but two phrases for the same thing, agreeably to the style of the Hebrews;...
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And saying, Repent ye. Though the word х metanoeite ( G3340 )] strictly denotes a change of mind, it has respect here, and whe...
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...
Repent. — Etymologically, the word “repent,” which has as its root-meaning the sense of pain, is hardly adequate as a rendering for the Greek word, which implies change of mind and purpose. In the...
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...
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...
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...
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. I include the whole of these verses into one view, for the better a...
REPENTANCE ‘Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Matthew 3:2 I. Not the Baptist’s words only .—It adds to the force of these words to remember that they were not John the Bapti...
And saying, repent ye ,.... The doctrine which John preached was the doctrine of repentance; which may be understood either of amendment of life and manners; for the state of the Jews was then very...
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Ver. 2. And saying, Repent ye ] Change your minds now at the preaching of the gospel, as they changed their garments at the promulgati...
Repent ye , &c. Be sorry for your sins, and amend your lives; for the original word, μετανοειτε, here used, implies this. It properly signifies, says Beza, to be wise after the action , and so...
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...
The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Rep...
The evangelist only gives us the sum and scope of the Baptist's doctrine, the other evangelists give us a more full account of his pressing also faith in Christ, 1 Thessalonians 1:29 , 1 Thessalon...
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...
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...
(1) The phrase, kingdom of heaven (literally, of the heavens), is peculiar to Matthew and signifies the Messianic earth rule of Jesus Christ, the Son of David. It is called the kingdom of the heav...
Matthew 3:1-2 Morality and Religion. I. As far as we know of the preaching of John the Baptist, it consisted in what we should call the enforcement of moral duties. Soon after, our Lord Himself b...
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 3:1 . 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...
Repent ye. The forerunner of Jesus was distinguished as a prophet. I. The preacher. Powerful and faithful. II. The duty enforced. “Repentance.’ III. The plea by which it is enforced. T...
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...
The emphasis of John was on one fact: And saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. That was the chief content, the matter, the burden, of his heralding, the admonition to repentanc...
1 Kings 8:47 ; 2 Corinthians 7:10 ; 2 Peter 3:9 ; 2 Timothy 2:25 ; Acts 11:18 ; Acts 17:30 ; Acts 2:38 ; Acts 20:21 ; Acts 26:20 ; Acts 3:19 ; Colossians 1:13 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Ezekiel 18:...
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...
The kingdom of heaven, and the kingdom of God, are but two phrases for the same thing. They mean, not barely a future happy state, in heaven, but a state to be enjoyed on earth: the proper disposit...