Matthew 8:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. ”

Matthew 8:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Many shall come from the east ... - Jesus takes occasion from the faith of a Roman centurion to state that this conversion would not be solitary; that many pagans - many from the east and west wo...
Matthew 8:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall (a) sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. (a) A metaphor taken of banqueters, for they tha...
Matthew 8:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Centurion's Servant ( Luke 7:1-10 ; Luke 13:28 f.; cf. John 4:46 to John 5:3 ). Lk.'s version immediately follows his account of the sermon; probably it was so in Q. Mt. ( cf. Jn.) may...
Matthew 8:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

many. Used by Figure of speech Euphemismos for Gentiles (App-6), to avoid giving offence at this stage of His ministry. sit down . recline as guests (in eating, or at. feast). and. Note th...
Matthew 8:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. Many will come from the east and west In the person of the servant, Christ gave to the Gentiles a taste and a kind of first-fruits of his grace. He now shows, that the master is an examp...
Matthew 8:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. Many shall come from the east and west - Men of every...
Matthew 8:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And I say unto you— From this exalted pitch of faith found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained towards the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept...
Matthew 8:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, This incident belongs to a later stage. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 7:1-10 .
Matthew 8:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Leper Cleansed. The Centurion's Servant Healed. Healing of Peter's Wife's Mother and many others. Stilling of the Tempest. Healing of the Gadarene Demoniacs 1-4. Cleansing of the leper ( Mark...
Matthew 8:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

St. Luke does not give the words that follow, and the omission is significant. Either he did not know of them, and then we must infer the entire independence of his record, or knowing them, he, writi...
Matthew 8:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1-34 - Matthew 9:1-35 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23 , we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preach...
Matthew 8:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Great Physician Matthew 8:11-17 A feast was the Hebrew conception of heaven. The Jews thought they were secure of it, because of their descent from Abraham. Grace is not hereditary; to rece...
Matthew 8:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them examples of its benefits. What a wondrous application of His powe...
Matthew 8:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We have here another of CHRIST'S. miracles. Capernaum was a city of Galilee, not far from Nazareth. A centurion was an officer among the Romans. This man had a servant sick, of the palsy. Luke, in h...
Matthew 8:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

HOME CITIZENS DEFEATED ‘And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the ki...
Matthew 8:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west ,.... On occasion of the faith of the centurion, who was a Gentile, our Lord makes a short digression, concerning the call of the Gent...
Matthew 8:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. Ver. 11. Many shall come from the east ] They sha...
Matthew 8:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

From this exalted pitch of faith, found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained toward all the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept their faith as re...
Matthew 8:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He had given them wise instruction. For He is not only their teacher: He will experience their sorrows, and show His heart of compa...
Matthew 8:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Heals the Centurion's Servant. 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,...
Matthew 8:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 8:12 " .
Matthew 8:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Centurion's Servant (8:5-13). Jesus' first miracle had been on one who was skin-diseased, an outcast from society, one who was unclean and rendered all who came in contact with him as unclean....
Matthew 8:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 8:5 . A centurion. — I.e . a captain or commander of a century—a company normally composed of a hundred men, the sixtieth part of a legion in the Roman army. This centurio...
Matthew 8:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

heaven kingdom, ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 3:2 ).
Matthew 8:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 8:11 Faith the title for justification. Hearing and believing that is, knowing, confessing, and asking give us under the covenant of grace a title; nay, are the sole necessary right and ti...
Matthew 8:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 8:1 . When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. There was a charm about his preaching, not that he modified his doctrine, or that he cut down his precepts; h...
Matthew 8:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 8:2 . Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him. After having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, the...
Matthew 8:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Many shall come from the east and west. The extent if God’s family I. That the number of the saved shall be great. “Many.” Might expect the contrary from aspect of society. God has secret serva...
Matthew 8:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 8:1-40 MESSIAH 'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING . We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs...
Matthew 8:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The astonishment of Jesus;
Matthew 8:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:20 ; 1 Corinthians 6:9 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:5 ; Acts 10:45 ; Acts 11:18 ; Acts 14:22 ; Acts 14:27 ; Colossians 3:11 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Ephesians 2:11-14 ; Ephesians 3:6 ; Gal...
Matthew 8:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Miracle-Working Christ Matthew 8:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. On the mountain top. The mountain tops in the Bible stand forth in bold review. They represent Heavenly experiences, fellowship...
Matthew 8:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Many from the farthest parts of the earth shall embrace the terms and enjoy the rewards of the Gospel covenant established with Abraham. But the Jews, who have the first title to them, shall be shu...

Matthew 8:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 8:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 8:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 8:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 8:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 8:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 8:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 8:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 8:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 8:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 8:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 8:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes