Luke 23:26; Mark 15:21; Matthew 27:32
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 ru...
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 permissiv...
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...
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 t...
Ye have heard, &c.— With respect to men's resisting and revenging such injuries as are done them, Jesus assured his disciples, that although, f...
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 allusio...
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 S...
Abolition of the Law of Retaliation: cp. Luke 6:29 ; Luke 6:30 . It is a difficulty to some that God should ever have sanctioned the barbarous pr...
Shall compel] RM 'impress.' When Roman troops passed through a district, the inhabitants were compelled to carry their baggage. This compulsory tra...
Whosoever shall compel thee. — The Greek word implies the special compulsion of forced service as courier or messenger under Government, and was im...
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...
Brotherly Relationship Matthew 5:38-48 In mentioning the second mile, our Lord refers to a well-known Eastern custom of forwarding messages by...
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. C...
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...
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile ,.... The word αγγαρευσει, rendered "compel", is generally said to be of Persic original; the "Angari",...
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 magi...
Ye have heard , &c. Our Lord proceeds to enforce such meekness and love toward their enemies, on those who are persecuted for righteousness' sak...
From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of...
The Sermon on the Mount. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an e...
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...
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...
His Disciples Are To Show Generosity Of Spirit, Not To Cry For Vengeance (5:38-42). In this example Jesus is replying to a mistaken interpretation...
But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil, But whoever smites you on your right cheek, Turn to him the other as well. And if any man would g...
CRITICAL NOTES GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT The aim and contents of the “ Sermon .”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished fr...
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 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...
Matthew 5:31-32 . It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto to you, That whos...
Matthew 5:41 . And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. If you can do him any service, do it cheerfully, do it readily. D...
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...
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...
Christ brings out this fact by a few examples:
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. There is a climax in the examples chosen by Christ; injury goes from bad to worse...
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 Go...
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.