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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.This makes one's relationship to Christ the all-important consideration; and as he pointed out a moment later, that relationship turns altogether upon the treatment of his disciples. Just as in the case of Saul of Tarsus his persecution of the church amounted to his persecution of Christ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:37

Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? And when saw we thee sick or in prison, and came unto thee?The surprise of the righteous is itself surprising. The element of surprise applies to both the saved and the unsaved, but the principle is stated with crystal clarity. "What we do to his, we do to him!" What an awful warning this contains... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:40

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.No thoughtful person can conclude that Jesus equated salvation with benevolence in the usual sense. It is not mere charity, but help of Christ's followers that is highlighted here. If this principle were more widely understood and accepted, it would revolutionize men's attitude toward the church. In the final essence, what men do to his... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels.We approach the study of this passage with an overwhelming sense of melancholy and the deepest feelings of sorrow for the awful fate of the wicked. Alas, the doctrine of hell is a prominent teaching of the Son of God. The sophistry of our generation has tended to ameliorate the Master's teaching on this subject, but such a tendency is profoundly... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:42

For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.See... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.This overwhelming word from man's only Redeemer is shocking. The soul draws back from the contemplation of anything so terrible as eternal punishment. Only a fool could fail to be moved by the dreadful thought that such a penalty as eternal punishment can be incurred. No wonder men have sought to soften this doctrine; and yet, the theological and philosophical grounds for this doctrine are profoundly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:31-33

Matthew 25:31-33. When the Son of man shall come, &c.— Our Saviour begins here his third parable, which is agreeable to the language of the Old Testament, in which good men are compared to sheep, on account of their harmlessness and usefulness, (See Psalms 23:0.) and the wicked men to goats, for the exorbitancy of their lusts. The allusion however is dropped almost at the entrance of the parable, the greatest part of this representation being expressed in terms perfectly simple; so that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:34

Matthew 25:34. Then shall the king say— The sentence passed upon the righteous, affords a noble motive to patience and continuance in well-doing. In the beginning of the parable our Lord calls himself the Son of Man only: but he now changes the appellation, taking the title of king with great propriety, when he is speaking of himself as exercising the highest act of kingly power; in passing final sentence upon all men as his subjects, whereby their state will be unalterably fixed for ever. And... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:35-36

Matthew 25:35-36. For I was an hungered, &c.— Or, I was hungry: and so Matthew 25:42. In Mat 25:36 instead of, And ye visited me, Heylin and Doddridge read, And ye looked after me: επισκεψασθε με, which signifies in general to take the oversight and care of any thing; an office which requires diligent inspection and attendance, Compare James 1:27. And it strongly intimates, that such an attendance on the poor in their illness, is a very acceptable charity, and is what many may have an... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:40

Matthew 25:40. Verily I say—in as much, &c.— This is unspeakably astonishing! The united wisdom of angels could not have thought of any thing more proper to convey an idea of the warmth and strength of the divine benevolence to man, or offered a more constraining motive to charity, than that the Son of God should declare from the judgment-seat, in the presence of the whole assembled universe, that such good offices as are done to the afflicted through genuine love, are done to him. Having... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:35

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:37

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:40

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:41

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:42

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 25:46

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:31-33

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:34

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:35-36

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 25:40

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