matthew-3:12-kjv,asv

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:12

fan = winnowing shovel. God fans to get rid of the chaff; Satan sifts to get rid of the wheat (Luke 22:31 ). thoroughly = thoroughly. floor = threshing-floor. gather = gather together. burn up. Greek. katakaio = burn down, or quite up. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 3:12

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshingfloor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.Whose fan is in his hand, etc. ... Note the following analogies in this remarkable metaphor: the fan is the judgment; the wheat refers to the just; the chaff stands for the wicked; the fire is the Gehenna in which the wicked shall perish; the threshingfloor is Palestine or the world; the one with the winnowing fan in his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 3:12

Matthew 3:12. Whose fan is in his hand, &c.— This expression is taken from the prophetical writings. See Isaiah 41:16; Isaiah 41:29. Dr. Shaw observes, that in the eastern countries, after the grain is trodden out, they winnow it, by throwing it up against the wind with a shovel, answering the original word το πτυον here, and Luk 3:17 rendered a fan, or van, too cumbersome a machine to be thought of. The text should rather run; whose shovel or fork is in his hand; for this is a portable... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:12

12. Whose fan—winnowing fan. is in his hand—ready for use. This is no other than the preaching of the Gospel, even now beginning, the effect of which would be to separate the solid from the spiritually worthless, as wheat, by the winnowing fan, from the chaff. (Compare the similar representation in :-). and he will throughly purge his floor—threshing-floor; that is, the visible Church. and gather his wheat—His true-hearted saints; so called for their solid worth (compare Amos 9:9; Luke 22:31).... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:1-12

1. Jesus’ forerunner 3:1-12 (cf. Mark 1:2-8; Luke 3:3-18)It was common when Jesus lived for forerunners to precede important individuals to prepare the way for their arrival. For example, when a king would visit a town in his realm his emissaries would go before him to announce his visit. They would make sure the town was in good condition to receive him. Sometimes his servants even had to do minor roadwork to smooth the highway the king would take as he approached his destination. [Note:... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:12

John metaphorically described God separating the true and the false, the repentant and the unrepentant, in a future judgment. This thorough judgment will result in the preservation of the believing Israelites and the destruction of the unbelieving (cf. Matthew 25:31-46). The barn probably refers to the kingdom and the "unquenchable fire" to the endless duration and the agonizing nature of this punishment."’Unquenchable fire’ is not just metaphor: fearful reality underlies Messiah’s separation... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Appearance of the Baptist. Baptism of Jesus1-12. John the Baptist’s ministry. The circumstances of John’s birth are detailed in Luke 1 (see notes there). He was sanctified from birth to be the forerunner of the Messiah (Luke 1:13-17, Luke 1:76.), and received a special revelation to enable him to recognise the Expected One when He appeared (John 1:33). His mother Elisabeth was a cousin of the virgin, and he was born about six months before Jesus. Knowing what his work in life was to be, he... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:12

(12) Whose fan is in his hand.—The scene brought before us is that of the large hardened surface which was the “threshing-floor” of the East, the sheaves of corn thrown over it, the oxen treading on them, the large winnowing fan driving on them the full force of the strong current of air, leaving the wheat in the middle, while the chaff is driven to the outskirts of the field to be afterwards swept up and burnt. The metaphor was a sufficiently familiar one. (Comp. Job 21:18; Psalms 1:4; Psalms... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 3:1-17

The Preaching of the Baptist Matthew 3:1 And what did he preach? This chapter in St. Matthew's Gospel tells us pretty plainly what was the burden of his message. I. He Spoke Plainly About Sin. He taught the absolute necessity of 'repentance' before anyone can be saved; he preached that repentance must be proved by its 'fruits'; he warned men not to rest on outward privileges, or outward union with the Church. This is just the teaching that we all need. II. He Spoke Plainly About our Lord... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:1-12

Chapter 3His Herald - Matthew 3:1-12THIRTY years have gone since all Jerusalem was in trouble at the rumour of Messiah’s birth. But as nothing has been heard of Him since, the excitement has passed away. Those who were troubled about it are aging or old or dead; so no one thinks or speaks of it now. There have been several political changes since, mostly for the worse. Judea is now a province of Rome, governed by procurators, of whom the sixth, called Pontius Pilate, has just entered on his... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 3:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 3:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 3:12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 3:12

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Matthew 3:1-17

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:1-12

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