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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:30

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.Of this, Boles wrote:In the great conflict between life and darkness, good and evil, the kingdom of God and of Satan, there is no middle ground; there is no neutral position; there is no third power to which these miracles may be attributed. These Pharisees were obliged either to join Christ or to be against him. They had to become allies of God or co-workers with Satan; there was no other alternative.[6]Also,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:31

Therefore, I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.There is an unpardonable transgression, and here is an example of it, "blasphemy against the Spirit." Boles' comments that the passage speaks not of "a sin against,"[7] but of "blasphemy against" the Spirit does not exclude a class of sins which are unforgivable and known collectively as "the sin" against the Holy Spirit. From the gospel of Mark comes,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:32

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.Many did speak against Christ, but when the Spirit of God came of Pentecost, they obeyed the gospel message and were saved. Those who spoke against the Spirit, rejecting the gospel which he delivered through the apostles, were not saved. No other means of redemption was given. Those... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:33

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.Dummelow's paraphrase on this passage brings the meaning into sharp focus:Pharisees, be logical. You say that to cast out devils is good, but that I who do it am corrupt. That is as if you said, The fruit of this tree is good, but the tree itself is corrupt. Make up your minds which way you will have it. Either say that my works are good, and therefore that I am... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:34

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.In this, Christ applied to them the principle expounded in the preceding verse. The evil works of the Pharisees proceeded from inner corruption. Their hearts were not right in the sight of God. People should keep the heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). As Adams expressed it, "When the citadel of the heart is won, the turret of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:24

Matthew 12:24. This fellow doth not cast out, &c.— The Pharisees affirmed, that Jesus performed his miracles, particularly on possessed persons, by the assistance of Beelzebub, for two reasons; first, Jesus had all along been at great pains to oppose those superstitions which most of the teachers and people of that age looked upon as the essentials of religion, and extolled as the principal branches of piety. Hence they considered him, who decried them, as a very flagitious person; and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:25-26

Matthew 12:25-26. And Jesus knew their thoughts, &c.— It frequently happens that, through ignorance or weakness, men form wrong judgments of things; a misfortune which, because it necessarily springs from the imperfection of human nature, does not deserve the very harshest censure; but when wrong judgments proceed from evil dispositions, they become highly culpable: therefore, to shew that the judgment which the Pharisees passed at this time upon our Lord's miracles was of the latter kind,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:27

Matthew 12:27. By whom do your children, &c.— Your sons, υιοι . Dr. Chandler paraphrases the verse thus: "You do not impute the miracles of your prophets to Beelzebub, but, on the evidence of these miracles, you receive them as the messengers of God; nevertheless you reject me, who work greater and more numerous miracles than they, and impute them to the power of evil spirits. Is this conduct of a piece? Wherefore these prophets shall be your judges; they shall condemn you." Others,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:28

Matthew 12:28. Then the kingdom of God is come unto you— That is, "You may thereby discover that I am the Messiah, or that king who was promised to the Jews." The miracles of our Lord, and the manner in which he performed them, were manifest demonstrations of his having been sent from God (see John 3:2.), and consequently that what he said of himself was true. But the casting out of devils, in particular, was a miracle which proved Christ to be the Messiah; since he came into the world on... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:29

Matthew 12:29. A strong man's house— The house of the strong one. See Isaiah 49:24-25. The strong one is the same as the evil one, and the prince of this world. The argument supposes, that the strong one is actually present to guard his house; and indeed the case in question proves the presence of Satan. The house of the strong one, into which Christ entered, was the world, fitly called Beelzebub's house or palace, because there he is served by luxury, lust, covetousness, pride, anger, and... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:30

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:31

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:32

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:33

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 12:34

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:25-26

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:28

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:29

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