“ And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. ”
An eye for an eye ... - This command is found in Exodus 21:24 ; Leviticus 24:20 , and Deuteronomy 19:21 . In these places it was given as a rule to regulate the decisions of judges. They were...
Retaliation ( cf. Luke 6:29 f.). Like the law of divorce, the law of the ius talionis ( Exodus 21:24 f.*) was more restrictive than permissive; it limited revenge by fixing an exact compensat...
to go: i.e. to carry his baggage. Compare Luke 3:14 . a mile. Greek. million (from Latin. miliarium) . Occurs only here.
DISCOURSE: 1307 RETALIATION FORBIDDEN Matthew 5:38-41 . Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: hut whosoev...
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. - αγγαρευσει. This word is said to be derived from the Persians, among whom the kin...
Ye have heard, &c.— With respect to men's resisting and revenging such injuries as are done them, Jesus assured his disciples, that although, for the preservation of society, Moses had ordained...
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain - an allusion, probably, to the practice of the Romans and som...
The Sermon on the Mount John 5:1 to John 7:29 . The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20 . This sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke ( Luke 6:20 ), that it is best to regard t...
Whosoever shall compel thee. — The Greek word implies the special compulsion of forced service as courier or messenger under Government, and was imported from the Persian postal system, organised o...
Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the M...
Brotherly Relationship Matthew 5:38-48 In mentioning the second mile, our Lord refers to a well-known Eastern custom of forwarding messages by relays of forced labor. We leave our homes on a gi...
In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggesti...
Who can read the justice and equity of that strict law, which enjoins an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, without having his mind directed to the contemplation of CHRIST as our surety. In hint...
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile ,.... The word αγγαρευσει, rendered "compel", is generally said to be of Persic original; the "Angari", among the Persians, were the king's messengers, o...
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Ver. 41. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile ] Under colour of the magistrate's authority, which he abuseth; rather than...
Ye have heard , &c. Our Lord proceeds to enforce such meekness and love toward their enemies, on those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, as were utterly unknown to the scribes and Phar...
From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him w...
The Sermon on the Mount. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto y...
Ver. 39-41. The apostle Paul giveth the best exposition upon this text, Romans 7:17-19,21 , Recompense to no man evil for evil. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all...
Five Fuller Applications of the Law (5:21-43). In order to bring home what His disciples' approach to the Law should be Jesus selects five pivotal aspects of the Law, and expands on them and expla...
CRITICAL NOTES GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT The aim and contents of the “ Sermon .”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and...
Matthew 5:38-42 I. The principle of the Mosaic law and it is a principle of no little importance in its own place is that there should be as far as possible a just proportion between the offence a...
Matthew 5:17 . Think not that I am came to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. The life, work, and words of Christ are not an emendation of the Old Testame...
Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upo...
EXPOSITION Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes ; i.e. those spoken of in Matthew 4:25 —the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. He went up . From the lower groun...
Christ brings out this fact by a few examples:
Luke 23:26 ; Mark 15:21 ; Matthew 27:32
The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:1-42 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great...