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16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
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Names, People and Places:
 · Peter a man who was a leader among the twelve apostles and wrote the two epistles of Peter
 · Satan a person, male (evil angelic),an angel that has rebelled against God


Dictionary Themes and Topics: STUMBLING-BLOCK; STUMBLING-STONE | SAVOR | SATAN | Presumption | Peter | PETER, SIMON | Offence | OFFENCE; OFFEND | Matthew, Gospel according to | Jesus, The Christ | JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 | GET; GETTING | CAESAREA PHILIPPI | BATH-SHEBA | more
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Robertson: Mat 16:23 - -- But he turned ( ho de strapheis ). Second aorist passive participle, quick ingressive action, away from Peter in revulsion, and toward the other disc...

But he turned ( ho de strapheis ).

Second aorist passive participle, quick ingressive action, away from Peter in revulsion, and toward the other disciples (Mar 8:33 has epistrapheis and idōn tous mathētas autou ).

Robertson: Mat 16:23 - -- Get thee behind me, Satan ( Hupage opisō mou , Satanā ). Just before Peter played the part of a rock in the noble confession and was given a plac...

Get thee behind me, Satan ( Hupage opisō mou , Satanā ).

Just before Peter played the part of a rock in the noble confession and was given a place of leadership. Now he is playing the part of Satan and is ordered to the rear. Peter was tempting Jesus not to go on to the cross as Satan had done in the wilderness. "None are more formidable instruments of temptation than well-meaning friends, who care more for our comfort than for our character"(Bruce). "In Peter the banished Satan had once more returned"(Plummer).

Robertson: Mat 16:23 - -- A stumbling-block unto me ( skandalon ei emou ). Objective genitive. Peter was acting as Satan’ s catspaw, in ignorance, surely, but none the le...

A stumbling-block unto me ( skandalon ei emou ).

Objective genitive. Peter was acting as Satan’ s catspaw, in ignorance, surely, but none the less really. He had set a trap for Christ that would undo all his mission to earth. "Thou art not, as before, a noble block, lying in its right position as a massive foundation stone. On the contrary, thou art like a stone quite out of its proper place, and lying right across the road in which I must go - lying as a stone of stumbling"(Morison).

Robertson: Mat 16:23 - -- Thou mindest not ( ou phroneis ). "Your outlook is not God’ s, but man’ s"(Moffatt). You do not think God’ s thoughts. Clearly the con...

Thou mindest not ( ou phroneis ).

"Your outlook is not God’ s, but man’ s"(Moffatt). You do not think God’ s thoughts. Clearly the consciousness of the coming cross is not a new idea with Jesus. We do not know when he first foresaw this outcome any more than we know when first the Messianic consciousness appeared in Jesus. He had the glimmerings of it as a boy of twelve, when he spoke of "My Father’ s house."He knows now that he must die on the cross.

Vincent: Mat 16:23 - -- Turned ( στραφεὶς ) Not toward Peter, but away from him.

Turned ( στραφεὶς )

Not toward Peter, but away from him.

Vincent: Mat 16:23 - -- Get thee behind me See Mat 4:10.

Get thee behind me

See Mat 4:10.

Vincent: Mat 16:23 - -- Offence ( σκάνδαλον ) Rev., better, stumbling-block. See on Mat 5:29. Not, thou art offensive, but thou art in my way. Dr. Moris...

Offence ( σκάνδαλον )

Rev., better, stumbling-block. See on Mat 5:29. Not, thou art offensive, but thou art in my way. Dr. Morison, " Thou art not, as before, a noble block, lying in its right position as a massive foundation-stone. On the contrary, thou art like a stone quite out of its proper place, and lying right across the road in which I must go - lying as a stone of stumbling."

Vincent: Mat 16:23 - -- Savourest not ( οὐ φρονεῖς ) Rev., better, mindest not. Thy thoughts and intents are not of God, but of men. Savourest follows t...

Savourest not ( οὐ φρονεῖς )

Rev., better, mindest not. Thy thoughts and intents are not of God, but of men. Savourest follows the Vulgate sapis, from sapere, which means 1st, to have a taste or flavor of: 2d, to have sense or discernment. Hence used here as the rendering of φρονεῖν , to be minded. Thus Wyc., 1Co 13:11, " When I was a child I savoured (ἐφρόνουν ) as a child." The idea is, strictly, to partake of the quality or nature of.

Wesley: Mat 16:23 - -- Out of my sight. It is not improbable, Peter might step before him, to stop him.

Out of my sight. It is not improbable, Peter might step before him, to stop him.

Wesley: Mat 16:23 - -- Our Lord is not recorded to have given so sharp a reproof to any other of his apostles on any occasion. He saw it was needful for the pride of Peter's...

Our Lord is not recorded to have given so sharp a reproof to any other of his apostles on any occasion. He saw it was needful for the pride of Peter's heart, puffed up with the commendation lately given him. Perhaps the term Satan may not barely mean, Thou art my enemy, while thou fanciest thyself most my friend; but also, Thou art acting the very part of Satan, both by endeavouring to hinder the redemption of mankind, and by giving me the most deadly advice that can ever spring from the pit of hell.

Wesley: Mat 16:23 - -- Dost not relish or desire. We may learn from hence, That whosoever says to us in such a case, Favour thyself, is acting the part of the devil: That th...

Dost not relish or desire. We may learn from hence, That whosoever says to us in such a case, Favour thyself, is acting the part of the devil: That the proper answer to such an adviser is, Get thee behind me: That otherwise he will be an offence to us, an occasion of our stumbling, if not falling: That this advice always proceeds from the not relishing the things of God, but the things of men. Yea, so far is this advice, favour thyself, from being fit for a Christian either to give or take, that if any man will come after Christ, his very first step is to deny, or renounce himself: in the room of his own will, to substitute the will of God, as his one principle of action.

JFB: Mat 16:23 - -- In the hearing of the rest; for Mark (Mar 8:33) expressly says, "When He had turned about and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter"; perceiving t...

In the hearing of the rest; for Mark (Mar 8:33) expressly says, "When He had turned about and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter"; perceiving that he had but boldly uttered what others felt, and that the check was needed by them also.

JFB: Mat 16:23 - -- The same words as He had addressed to the Tempter (Luk 4:8); for He felt in it a satanic lure, a whisper from hell, to move Him from His purpose to su...

The same words as He had addressed to the Tempter (Luk 4:8); for He felt in it a satanic lure, a whisper from hell, to move Him from His purpose to suffer. So He shook off the Serpent, then coiling around Him, and "felt no harm" (Act 28:5). How quickly has the "rock" turned to a devil! The fruit of divine teaching the Lord delighted to honor in Peter; but the mouthpiece of hell, which he had in a moment of forgetfulness become, the Lord shook off with horror.

JFB: Mat 16:23 - -- A stumbling-block.

A stumbling-block.

JFB: Mat 16:23 - -- "Thou playest the Tempter, casting a stumbling-block in My way to the Cross. Could it succeed, where wert thou? and how should the Serpent's head be b...

"Thou playest the Tempter, casting a stumbling-block in My way to the Cross. Could it succeed, where wert thou? and how should the Serpent's head be bruised?"

JFB: Mat 16:23 - -- Thou thinkest not.

Thou thinkest not.

JFB: Mat 16:23 - -- "Thou art carried away by human views of the way of setting up Messiah's kingdom, quite contrary to those of God." This was kindly said, not to take o...

"Thou art carried away by human views of the way of setting up Messiah's kingdom, quite contrary to those of God." This was kindly said, not to take off the sharp edge of the rebuke, but to explain and justify it, as it was evident Peter knew not what was in the bosom of his rash speech.

Clarke: Mat 16:23 - -- Get thee behind me, Satan - Υπαγε οπισω μου σατανα . Get behind me, thou adversary. This is the proper translation of the Hebrew...

Get thee behind me, Satan - Υπαγε οπισω μου σατανα . Get behind me, thou adversary. This is the proper translation of the Hebrew word שטן Satan , from which the Greek word is taken. Our blessed Lord certainly never designed that men should believe he called Peter, Devil, because he, through erring affection, had wished him to avoid that death which he predicted to himself. This translation, which is literal, takes away that harshness which before appeared in our Lord’ s words

Clarke: Mat 16:23 - -- Thou art an offense unto me - Σκανδαλον μου ει - Thou art a stumbling-block in my way, to impede me in the accomplishment of the gre...

Thou art an offense unto me - Σκανδαλον μου ει - Thou art a stumbling-block in my way, to impede me in the accomplishment of the great design

Clarke: Mat 16:23 - -- Thou savourest not - That is, dost not relish, ου φρονεις, or, thou dost not understand or discern the things of God - thou art wholly tak...

Thou savourest not - That is, dost not relish, ου φρονεις, or, thou dost not understand or discern the things of God - thou art wholly taken up with the vain thought that my kingdom is of this world. He who opposes the doctrine of the atonement is an adversary and offense to Christ, though he be as sincere in his profession as Peter himself was. Let us beware of false friendships. Carnal relatives, when listened to, may prove the ruin of those whom, through their mistaken tenderness, they wish to save. When a man is intent on saving his own soul, his adversaries are often those of his own household.

Calvin: Mat 16:23 - -- 23.Get thee behind me, Satan It is idle to speculate, as some have done, about the word ( ὀπίσω) behind; as if Peter were ordered to follow,...

23.Get thee behind me, Satan It is idle to speculate, as some have done, about the word ( ὀπίσω) behind; as if Peter were ordered to follow, and not to go before; for, in a passage which we have already considered, Luke ( Luk 4:8) informs us that our Lord used those very words in repelling the attacks of Satan, and the verb ὕπαγε (from which the Latin word Apage is derived) signifies to withdraw 460 Christ therefore throws his disciple to a distance from him, because, in his inconsiderate zeal, he acted the part of Satan; for he does not simply call him adversary, but gives him the name of the devil, as an expression of the greatest abhorrence.

Thou art an offense to me; for thou relishest not those things which are of God, but those which are of men We must attend to this as the reason assigned by our Lord for sending Peter away from him. Peter was an offense to Christ, so long as he opposed his calling; for, when Peter attempted to stop the course of his Master, it was not owing to him that he did not deprive himself and all mankind of eternal salvation. This single word, therefore, shows with what care we ought to avoid every thing that withdraws us from obedience to God. And Christ opens up the original source of the whole evil, when he says that Peter relishes those things which are of men. 461 Lest we and our intentions should be sent away by our heavenly Judge to the devil, 462 let us learn not to be too much attached to our own views, but submissively to embrace whatever the Lord approves. Let the Papists now go and extol their notions to the skies. They will one day learn, when they appear before the judgment-seat of God, what is the value of their boasting, which Christ declares to be from Satan And with regard to ourselves, if we do not, of our own accord, resolve to shut ourselves out from the way of salvation by deadly obstacles, let us not desire to be wise in any other manner than from the mouth of God.

TSK: Mat 16:23 - -- Get : Mat 4:10; Gen 3:1-6, Gen 3:17; Mar 8:33; Luk 4:8; 2Co 11:14, 2Co 11:15 Satan : 2Sa 19:22; 1Ch 21:1; Zec 3:1, Zec 3:2; Joh 6:70 thou art : Mat 18...

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Barnes: Mat 16:21-23 - -- See also Mar 7:31-33; Luk 9:22. "From that time forth."This was the first intimation that he gave that he was to die in this cruel manner. He had ta...

See also Mar 7:31-33; Luk 9:22. "From that time forth."This was the first intimation that he gave that he was to die in this cruel manner. He had taken much pains to convince them that he was the Messiah; he saw by the confession of Peter that they were convinced, and he then began to prepare their minds for the awful event which was before him. Had he declared this when he first called them they would never have followed him. Their minds Were not prepared for it. They expected a temporal, triumphant prince as the Messiah. He first, therefore, convinced them that he was the Christ, and then, with great prudence, began to correct their apprehensions of the proper character of the Messiah.

Elders - The men of the great council or Sanhedrin. See the notes at Mat 5:7.

Chief priests and scribes - See the notes at Mat 3:7.

Mat 16:22

Then Peter took him - This may mean either that he interrupted him, or that he took him aside, or that he took him by the hand as a friend.

This latter is probably the true meaning. Peter was strongly attached to him. He could not bear to think of Jesus’ death. He expected, moreover, that he would be the triumphant Messiah. In his ardor, and confidence, and strong attachment, he seized him by the hand as a friend, and said, "Be it far from thee."This phrase might have been translated, "God be merciful to thee; this shall not be unto thee."It expressed Peter’ s strong desire that it might not be. The word "rebuke"here means to admonish or earnestly to entreat, as in Luk 17:3. It does not mean that Peter assumed authority over Christ, but that he earnestly expressed his wish that it might not be so. Even this was improper. He should have been submissive, and not have interfered.

Mat 16:23

Get thee behind me, Satan - The word "Satan"literally means "an adversary,"or one who opposes us in the accomplishment of our designs.

It is applied to the devil commonly, as the opposer or adversary of man; but there is no evidence that the Lord Jesus meant to apply this term to Peter, as signifying that he was Satan or the devil, or that he used the term in anger. He may have used it in the general sense which the word bore as an adversary or opposer; and the meaning may be, that such sentiments as Peter expressed then were opposed to him and his plans. His interference was improper. His views and feelings stood in the way of the accomplishment of the Saviour’ s designs. There was, undoubtedly, a rebuke in this language, for the conduct of Peter was improper; but the idea which is commonly attached to it, and which, perhaps, our translation conveys, implies a more severe and harsh rebuke than the Saviour intended, and than the language which he used would express.

Thou art an offence - That is, a stumbling-block. Your advice and wishes are in my way. If followed, they would prevent the very thing for which I came.

Thou savourest not - Literally, thou thinkest not upon; or your language and spirit are not such as spring from a supreme regard to the will of God, or from proper views of him, but such as spring from the common views entertained by people. You think that those things should not be done which God wishes to be done. You judge of this matter as people do who are desirous of honor; and not as God, who sees it best that I should die, to promote the great interests of mankind.

Poole: Mat 16:23 - -- Peter, thou thinkest that by this discourse thou showest some kindness unto me, like a friend, but thou art in this an adversary to me; for so the w...

Peter, thou thinkest that by this discourse thou showest some kindness unto me, like a friend, but thou art in this an adversary to me; for so the word Satan doth signify, and is therefore ordinarily applied to the devil, who is the grand adversary of mankind.

Get thee behind me I abominate such advice. I told thee I must suffer. It was the determinate counsel of God; it is my Father’ s will. He is mine enemy that dissuades me from a free and cheerful obedience to it. I will hear no more such discourse.

For thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men The word is froneiv , and, it may be, were better translated, Thou thinkest not of, or thou understandest not, the things that be of God, that is, the counsels of God in this matter, as to the redemption of mankind: thou considerest me only as thy Master and thy Friend, and wouldst have no harm come to me; thou dost not mind or think of me as the Saviour of the world, or the Redeemer of mankind, which cannot be redeemed otherwise than by my death. Though by thy intemperate affection to me thou wouldst hinder the redemption of mankind, this is not in this thing to mind, think on, or savour the things of God, but to suffer thyself to be seduced by thy carnal affection. It is a mistaken kindness to our friends, to persuade them, for our personal advantage, to do what they cannot do in consistency with their obedience to the will of God.

Haydock: Mat 16:23 - -- Go after me, Satan. [4] The words may signify, begone from me; but out of respect due to the expositions of the ancient fathers, who would have these...

Go after me, Satan. [4] The words may signify, begone from me; but out of respect due to the expositions of the ancient fathers, who would have these words to signify come after me, or follow me, I have put, with the Rheims translation, go after me. Satan is the same as an adversary: (Witham) and is here applied to Peter, however, unknowingly or innocently, raised an opposition against the will of God, against the glory of Jesus, against the redemption of mankind, and against the destruction of the devil's kingdom. He did not understand that there was nothing more glorious than to make of one's life a sacrifice to God. (Bible de Vence) ---

Thou dost not, i.e. thy judgment in this particular is not conformable with that of God. Hence our separated brethren conclude that Christ did not, in calling him the rock in the preceding verses, appoint him the solid and permanent foundation of his Church. This conclusion, however, is not true, because, as St. Augustine and theologians affirm Peter could fall into error in points regarding morals and facts, though not in defining or deciding on points of faith. Moreover, St. Peter was not, as St. Jerome says, appointed the pillar of the Church till after Christ's resurrection. (Tirinus) ---

And it was not till the night before Christ suffered that he said to Peter: Behold, Satan hath desired to have thee; but I have prayed for thee, that " thy faith fail not ," and thou being once converted confirm thy brethren. (Luke xxii. 31.) (Haydock)

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Vade post me, Greek: upage opiso mou.

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Gill: Mat 16:23 - -- But he turned,.... Either to Peter, changing his countenance, and looking sternly upon him, or rather to the disciples; for Mark says, "when he had tu...

But he turned,.... Either to Peter, changing his countenance, and looking sternly upon him, or rather to the disciples; for Mark says, "when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter": Peter had took him aside, and was arguing the case privately with him; but what he said was so offensive to him, that he chose to reprove him publicly before the disciples; and therefore turned himself from him to them, in a way of resentment,

and said unto Peter; in their hearing, and before them all,

get thee behind me, Satan. The Persic version renders it, O infidel! as he was at present, with respect to the sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ: some take the word Satan, to be a general name for an adversary, or enemy, as it is used in 2Sa 19:22 and think that Christ calls Peter by this name, because he was against him, and opposed him in this point; which sense abates the harshness of this expression. But it seems rather to mean the devil, who took the advantage of Peter's weakness and ignorance; and put him upon dissuading Christ from suffering, for the salvation of his people: though it should be known, that the word Satan, is used by the, Jews w, to signify the vitiosity and corruption of nature; of which they say, שטן הוא, this is Satan; so the messenger, or angel Satan, 2Co 12:7 may be thought to be the same; See Gill on 2Co 12:7 And then our Lord's sense is, be gone from me, I cannot bear the sight of thee; thou art under the influence of the corruption of thy heart, and nature; thou talkest like a carnal, and not like a spiritual man; and therefore Christ denominates him from his carnality, Satan, one of the names of the vitiosity of nature, whom a little before he had pronounced blessed; being then under the influence of another spirit, as appeared from the noble confession of his faith in Christ: this change shows the weakness of human nature, the strength of corruption, the inconstancy and fickleness of frames, and the imperfection of grace in the best of saints.

Thou art an offence unto me; or a stumbling block to me, a cause of stumbling and failing; not that he really was, but he endeavoured to be, and was as much as in him lay; and had he given heed unto him, would have been so. It may be observed, that nothing was more offensive to Christ, than to endeavour to divert him from the work his farther called him to; he had agreed to do; what he came into this world for, and his heart was so much set upon; namely, to suffer and die in the room of his people, in order to obtain salvation for them: never were such words uttered by him, and such resentment shown to any, but to the devil himself, when he tempted him to worship him.

For thou savourest not the things that be of God; meaning his sufferings and death, which were the appointment of God, the counsel of his will, the provision of his covenant; what he foretold in the prophecies of the Old Testament, and what he had an hand in, and in which the glory of his grace, power, and justice, was concerned, and were the end of the mission of his Son into this world; which things were out of sight and mind, and were not regarded by the apostle at this time;

but those that be of men: he thought of nothing but worldly grandeur in the kingdom of the Messiah, as a temporal prince and Saviour; and of the continuance of Christ's natural life, for his own carnal and worldly advantage; which showed him to be, at this time, greatly under the influence of corrupt nature. So, though the blood, righteousness, sacrifice, and death of Christ, are savoury things, things to be savoured, minded, and regarded by believers, and accounted precious; and they do mind them, so the word signifies, Rom 8:5 when being blessed with a spiritual and experimental knowledge, and application of them to themselves, they exercise faith, hope, and love upon Christ, with respect unto them; when they remember them aright in the ordinance of the supper, the love from whence they spring, and the benefits that come hereby; and when they discern the Lord's body in it, a crucified Jesus, and the blessings of grace which come by him, and ascribe their whole salvation to his sufferings and death, and taste the sweetness there is in these things, eating his flesh and drinking his blood by faith; yet being left to themselves, they do not savour, mind, and regard these things, but carnal things, and human schemes; as when they are dilatory to profess a crucified Christ, and submit to those ordinances of his, which set forth his sufferings and death; or are negligent in their attendance on them, their place being often empty at supper time; or if they do attend, their hearts go after other things.

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NET Notes: Mat 16:23 Grk “people.”

Geneva Bible: Mat 16:23 ( 9 ) But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, ( r ) Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou ( s ) savourest not the things that b...

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TSK Synopsis: Mat 16:1-28 - --1 The Pharisees require a sign.5 Jesus warns his disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.13 The people's opinion of Christ,16 and Peter...

Maclaren: Mat 16:13-28 - --The Divine Christ Confessed, The Suffering Christ Denied When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, Whom d...

Maclaren: Mat 16:21-23 - --II. The Startling New Revelation Of The Suffering Messiah. The second section (Matt. 16:21-23) contains the startling new revelation of the suffering...

MHCC: Mat 16:21-23 - --Christ reveals his mind to his people gradually. From that time, when the apostles had made the full confession of Christ, that he was the Son of God,...

Matthew Henry: Mat 16:21-23 - -- We have here Christ's discourse with his disciples concerning his own sufferings; in which observe, I. Christ's foretelling of his sufferings. Now h...

Barclay: Mat 16:20-23 - --Although the disciples had grasped the fact that Jesus was God's Messiah, they still had not grasped what that great fact meant. To them it meant so...

Barclay: Mat 16:20-23 - --Before we leave this passage, it is interesting to look at two very early interpretations of the phrase: "Get behind me, Satan!" Origen suggested ...

Constable: Mat 13:54--19:3 - --V. The reactions of the King 13:54--19:2 Matthew recorded increasing polarization in this section. Jesus expande...

Constable: Mat 16:13--19:3 - --B. Jesus' instruction of His disciples around Galilee 16:13-19:2 Almost as a fugitive from His enemies, ...

Constable: Mat 16:18--17:14 - --2. Instruction about the King's program 16:18-17:13 Jesus proceeded immediately to build on the ...

Constable: Mat 16:21-27 - --Revelation about Jesus' death and resurrection 16:21-27 This is the second aspect of His...

Constable: Mat 16:21-23 - --Jesus' passion 16:21-23 (cf. Mark 8:31-33; Luke 9:22) 16:21 This is only the second time in the Gospel that Matthew used the phrase apo tote erxato, "...

College: Mat 16:1-28 - --MATTHEW 16 G. REQUEST FOR A SIGN (16:1-4) 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. ...

McGarvey: Mat 16:21-28 - -- LXX. THIRD WITHDRAWAL FROM HEROD'S TERRITORY. Subdivision C. PASSION FORETOLD. PETER REBUKED. aMATT. XVI. 21-28; bMARK VIII. 31-38; IX. 1; cLUKE IX. ...

Lapide: Mat 16:20-28 - --Then He commanded . . . Jesus the Christ. Some Greek MSS. and the Syriac omit the word Jesus. Then the sentence flows more clearly; for all men k...

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Commentary -- Other

Evidence: Mat 16:23 If you are going to do something in the area of evangelism, be sure you set your face like a " flint" to do so ( Isa 50:7 ). A flint is a very hard s...

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Introduction / Outline

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JFB: Matthew (Outline) GENEALOGY OF CHRIST. ( = Luke 3:23-38). (Mat. 1:1-17) BIRTH OF CHRIST. (Mat 1:18-25) VISIT OF THE MAGI TO JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM. (Mat 2:1-12) THE F...

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Barclay: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW The Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke are usually known as the Synoptic Gospels. Synopt...

Barclay: Matthew 16 (Chapter Introduction) Blind To The Signs (Mat_16:1-4) The Dangerous Leaven (Mat_16:5-12) The Scene Of The Great Discovery (Mat_16:13-16) The Inadequacy Of Human Categor...

Constable: Matthew (Book Introduction) Introduction The Synoptic Problem The synoptic problem is intrinsic to all study of th...

Constable: Matthew (Outline) Outline I. The introduction of the King 1:1-4:11 A. The King's genealogy 1:1-17 ...

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Haydock: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW INTRODUCTION. THIS and other titles, with the names of those that wrote the Gospels,...

Gill: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO MATTHEW The subject of this book, and indeed of all the writings of the New Testament, is the Gospel. The Greek word ευαγγελ...

College: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION It may surprise the modern reader to realize that for the first two centuries of the Christian era, Matthew's...

College: Matthew (Outline) OUTLINE I. ESTABLISHING THE IDENTITY AND ROLE OF JESUS THE CHRIST - Matt 1:1-4:16 A. Genealogy of Jesus - 1:1-17 B. The Annunciation to Joseph...

Lapide: Matthew (Book Introduction) PREFACE. —————— IN presenting to the reader the Second Volume [Matt X to XXI] of this Translation of the great work of Cornelius à Lapi...

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