1 Christ teaches us to pray, and that instantly;
11 assuring us that God will give all good things to them that ask him.
14 He, casting out a dumb devil, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees;
27 and shows who are blessed;
29 preaches to the people;
37 and reprehends the outward shew of holiness in the Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers.

that. 6:12 9:18,28 22:39-45 Heb 5:7

teach. Ps 10:17 19:14 Ro 8:26,27 Jas 4:2,3 Jude 1:20

2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

When. Ec 5:2 Ho 14:2 Mt 6:6-8

Our. Isa 63:16 Mt 6:9 *etc: Ro 1:7 8:15 1Co 1:3 2Co 1:2 Ga 1:4 Eph 1:2 Php 1:2 4:20 Col 1:2 1Th 1:1,3 3:11-13 2Th 1:1,2 2:16

which. 2Ch 20:6 Ps 11:4 Ec 5:2 Da 2:28 Mt 5:16 10:32

Hallowed. Le 10:3 22:23 1Ki 8:43 2Ki 19:19 Ps 57:11 72:18,19 108:5 Eze 36:23 Hab 2:14 Re 15:4

Thy kingdom. 10:9-11 Isa 2:2-5 Da 2:44 7:18,27 Re 11:15 19:6 20:4

Thy will. Ps 103:20 Isa 6:2,3 Mt 6:10

3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

Give. Ex 16:15-22 Pr 30:8 Isa 33:16 Mt 6:11,34 Joh 6:27-33

day by day. or, for the day.

4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

forgive us. 1Ki 8:34,36 Ps 25:11,18 32:1-5 51:1-3 130:3,4 Isa 43:25,26 Da 9:19 Ho 14:2 Mt 6:12 1Jo 1:8-10

for. Mt 6:14,15 11:25,26 18:35 Eph 4:31,32 Col 3:13 Jas 2:13

lead. 8:13 22:46 Mt 6:13 26:41 1Co 10:13 2Co 12:7,8 Re 2:10 3:10

but. Ge 48:16 Ps 121:7 Joh 17:15 2Th 3:3 2Ti 4:18

5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

18:1-8Silver ditto...... 410 Silver vials...... 2410
Other vessels..... 1000 Other vessels..... 1000

6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

in his journey. or, out of his way. 6

7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

Trouble. 7:6 Ga 6:17

the door. 13:25 Mt 25:10

8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

because of. 18:1-8 Ge 32:26 Mt 15:22-28 Ro 15:30 2Co 12:8 Col 2:1 4:12

9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

I say. 13:24 Mt 6:29 21:31 Mr 13:37 Re 2:24

Ask. Ps 50:15 118:5 Jer 33:3 Mt 7:7,8 21:22 Mr 11:24 Joh 4:10 14:13 Joh 15:7,16 16:23,24 2Co 12:8,9 Heb 4:16 Jas 1:5 5:15 1Jo 3:22 1Jo 5:14,15

seek. 13:24 Ps 27:4,8 34:4,10 105:3,4 So 3:1-4 5:6 Isa 45:19 55:6,7 Jer 29:12 Da 9:3 Am 5:4-6 Joh 1:45-49 Ac 10:4-6 Ro 2:7 Heb 11:6

knock. 13:25 2Co 6:2

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

18:1 Ps 31:22 La 3:8,18,54-58 Jon 2:2-8 Jas 4:3 5:11

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

a son. Isa 49:15 Mt 7:9

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

offer. Gr. give. a scorpion. 10:19 Eze 2:6 Re 9:10

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

being. Ge 6:5,6 8:21 Job 15:14-16 Ps 51:5 Joh 3:5,6 Ro 7:18 Tit 3:3

know. Isa 49:15 Mt 7:11 Heb 12:9,10

how. Mt 6:30 Ro 5:9,10,17 8:32 2Co 3:9-11

heavenly. 2 15:30-32 Mt 5:16,45 6:14,32

give the. Pr 1:23 Isa 44:3,4 Eze 36:27 Joe 2:28 Mt 7:11 Joh 4:10 7:37-39

14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

Mt 9:32,33 12:22,23 Mr 7:32-37

15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

He. Mt 9:34 12:24-30 Mr 3:22-30 Joh 7:20 8:48,52 10:20

Beelzebub. Gr. Beelzebul. and so. 18,19

16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

Mt 12:38,39 16:1-4 Mr 8:11,12 Joh 6:30 1Co 1:22

17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

knowing. Mt 9:4 12:25 Mr 3:23-26 Joh 2:25 Re 2:23

Every. 2Ch 10:16-19 13:16,17 Isa 9:20,21 19:2,3

18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

Satan. Mt 12:26

ye say. 15 Mt 12:31-34 Jas 3:5-8

19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

by. 9:49 Mt 12:27,28

shall. 31,32 19:22 Job 15:6 Mt 12:41,42 Ro 3:19

20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

the finger. Ex 8:19 Mt 12:28

the kingdom. For the destruction of the kingdom of Satan plainly implies the setting up of the kingdom of God. The reasoning of the Pharisees (ver. 17, and Mat. 12:24, 25,) was not expressed, and Jesus knowing their thoughts, gave ample proof of his omniscience. This, with our Lord's masterly confutation of their reasonings, by a conclusion drawn from their own premises, one would have supposed might have humbled and convinced those men; but the most conclusive reasoning, and the most astonishing miracles, were lost upon a people who were obstinately determined to disbelieve every thing that was good relative to Jesus of Nazareth.

10:9,11 Da 2:44 Ac 20:25 28:23-28 2Th 1:5

21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

See on Mt 12:29 Mr 3:27

22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Ge 3:15 Isa 27:1 49:24,25 53:12 63:1-4 Col 2:15 1Jo 3:8 4:4 Re 20:1-3

23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

9:50 Mt 12:30 Re 3:15,16

24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

the unclean. Mt 12:43-45

he walketh. Job 1:7 2:2 1Pe 5:8

dry. Jud 6:37-40 Ps 63:1 Isa 35:1,2,7 41:17-19 44:3 Eze 47:8-11 Eph 2:2

seeking. Pr 4:16 Isa 48:22 57:20,21

I will. Mr 5:10 9:25

25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

he findeth. 2Ch 24:17-22 Ps 36:3 81:11,12 125:5 Mt 12:44,45 2Th 2:9-12 2Pe 2:10-19 Jude 1:8-13

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

more. Mt 23:15

and the. Zep 1:6 Mt 12:45 Joh 5:14 Heb 6:4-8 10:26-31 2Pe 2:20-22 1Jo 5:16 Jude 1:12,13

27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

Blessed. 1:28,42,48

28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

6:47,48 8:21 Ps 1:1-3 112:1 119:1-6 128:1 Isa 48:17,18 Mt 7:21-25 12:48-50 Joh 13:17 Jas 1:21-25 1Jo 3:21-24 Re 22:14

29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

when. 12:1 14:25,26

This is. 50 9:41 Isa 57:3,4 Mt 3:7 23:34-36 Mr 8:38 Joh 8:44 Ac 7:51,52

they. Mt 12:38,39 16:1-4 Mr 8:11,12 Joh 2:18 6:30 1Co 1:22

30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

24:46,47 Jon 1:17 2:10 3:2 *etc: Mt 12:40 *etc:

31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

queen. 1Ki 10:1,2 *etc: 2Ch 9:1 Mt 12:42

rise. Isa 54:17 Jer 3:11 Ro 2:27 Heb 11:7

a greater. 3:22 9:35 Isa 9:6,7 Col 1:15-19

32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

men. Jon 3:5-10

a greater. Jon 1:2,3 4:1-4,9 Heb 7:26

33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

when. 8:16,17 Mt 5:15 Mr 4:21,22

a bushel. See Mt 5:15

may see. Mt 5:16 10:27 Joh 11:9 12:46 Php 2:15,16

34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

light of. Ps 119:18 Mt 6:22,23 Mr 8:18 Ac 26:18 Eph 1:17

single. Ac 2:46 2Co 1:12 11:3 Eph 6:5 Col 3:22

but. Ge 19:11 2Ki 6:15-20 Ps 81:12 Pr 28:22 Isa 6:10 29:10 42:19 Isa 44:18 Jer 5:21 Mr 4:12 7:22 Ac 13:11 Ro 11:8-10 2Co 4:4 2Th 2:9-12

35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

Pr 16:25 26:12 Isa 5:20,21 Jer 8:8,9 Joh 7:48,49 9:39-41 Ro 1:22 2:19-23 1Co 1:19-21 3:18-20 Jas 3:13-17 2Pe 1:9 2:18 Re 3:17

36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

the whole. Ps 119:97-105 Pr 1:5 2:1-11 4:18,19 6:23 20:27 Isa 8:20 42:16 Ho 6:3 Mt 13:11,12,52 Mr 4:24,25 2Co 4:6 Eph 4:14 Col 3:16 2Ti 3:15-17 Heb 5:14 Jas 1:25 2Pe 3:18

the bright shining of a candle. Gr. a candle by its bright shining.

37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

7:36 14:1 1Co 9:19-23

38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

he marvelled. Mt 15:2,3 Mr 7:2-5 Joh 3:25

39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Now. Mt 23:25 Ga 1:14 2Ti 3:5 Tit 1:15

but. 16:15 Ge 6:5 2Ch 25:2 31:20,21 Pr 26:25 30:12 Jer 4:14 Mt 12:33-35 15:19 Joh 12:6 13:2 Ac 5:3 8:21-23 Jas 4:8

ravening. Ps 22:13 Eze 22:25,27 Zep 3:3 Mt 7:15

40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

fools. 12:20 24:25 Ps 14:1 75:4,5 94:8 Pr 1:22 8:5 Jer 5:21 Mt 23:17 Mt 23:26 1Co 15:36

did. Ge 1:26 2:7 Nu 16:22 Ps 33:15 94:9 Zec 12:1 Heb 12:9

41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

rather. 12:33 14:12-14 16:9 18:22 19:8 De 15:8-10 Job 13:16-20 Ps 41:1 Ps 112:9 Pr 14:31 19:17 Ec 11:1,2 Isa 58:7-11 Da 4:27 Mt 5:42 Mt 6:1-4 25:34-40 26:11 Ac 9:36-39 10:31,32 11:29 24:17 2Co 8:7-9,12 9:6-15 Eph 4:28 Heb 6:10 13:16 Jas 1:27 2:14-16 1Jo 3:16,17

of such things as ye have. or, as you are able. all. Ac 10:15 Ro 14:14-18 1Ti 4:4,5 Tit 1:15

42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

woe. Mt 23:13,23,27

for. 18:12

and pass. De 10:12,13 1Sa 15:22 Pr 21:3 Isa 1:10-17 58:2-6 Jer 7:2-10 Jer 7:21,22 Mic 6:8 Mal 1:6 2:17 Joh 5:42 Tit 2:11,12 1Jo 4:20

and not. Le 27:30-33 2Ch 31:5-10 Ne 10:37 Ec 7:18 Mal 3:8

43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

for. 14:7-11 20:46 Pr 16:18 Mt 23:6 Mr 12:38,39 Ro 12:10 Php 2:3 Jas 2:2-4 3Jo 1:9

44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

for. Nu 19:16 Ps 5:9 Ho 9:8 Mt 23:27,28 Ac 23:3

45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

thou. 1Ki 22:8 Jer 6:10 20:8 Am 7:10-13 Joh 7:7,48 9:40

46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe. Isa 10:1 Mt 23:2-4 Ga 6:13

ye yourselves. Isa 58:6

47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

for. Mt 23:29-33 Ac 7:51 1Th 2:15

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

ye bear. Jos 24:22 Job 15:6 Ps 64:8 Eze 18:19

for. 2Ch 36:16 Mt 21:35-38 Heb 11:35-38 Jas 5:10

49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

the wisdom. Probably by the Wisdom of God we are to understand the [logos,] or Word of God, that is, our Lord himself; this being a dignified and oriental mode of expression for I say, as it is in the parallel passage.

Pr 1:2 *etc: Pr 8:1-12 9:1-3 1Co 1:30 Col 2:3

I will. 24:47 Mt 23:34 Ac 1:8 Eph 4:11

and some. 21:16,17 Mt 22:6 Joh 16:2 Ac 7:57-60 8:1,3 9:1,2 12:1,2 22:4,5 Ac 22:20 26:10,11 2Co 11:24,25

50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

the blood. Ge 9:5,6 Nu 35:33 2Ki 24:4 Ps 9:12 Isa 26:21 Re 18:20-24

may. Ex 20:5 Jer 7:29 51:56

51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

the blood of Abel. Ge 4:8-11 Heb 11:4 12:24 1Jo 3:12

Zacharias. 2Ch 24:20-22 Zec 1:1 Mt 23:35

It shall. Jer 7:28

52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

for. 19:39,40 Mal 2:7 Mt 23:13 Joh 7:47-52 9:24-34 Ac 4:17,18 5:40

hindered. or, forbad.

53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

to urge. Ps 22:12,13 Isa 9:12

to speak. 20:20,27 Jer 18:18 20:10 1Co 13:5

54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

seeking. Ps 37:32,33 56:5,6 Mt 22:15,18,35 Mr 12:13