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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:1-30

This picture of John is very full of pathos-from the high triumph of inspired preaching to the solitude and loneliness of a prison. John made as direct application to Jesus as his circumstances permitted. Surely the wisest course possible. Jesus answered him not by verbal assurance, but by the deeds of the Kingdom. The credentials of Christ are ever to be found in His actual works. The fickleness and worthlessness of public opinion has striking exemplification here. In the ordinary manner of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:20-24

Jesus Castigates His Local Towns For Their Failure To Repent In View Of The Fact That They Too Have Seen The Messianic Signs, But Without Responding (11:20-24). In this chapter Jesus has already been faced with two examples of men’s attitudes towards Him, the puzzlement of John, whose heart was right towards God, and was genuine in its search for truth, even though he could not understand His ways, and the childishness of the people, whose hearts were not right towards anyone, whose attitude... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:21

“Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.” He contrasts His two local towns with the cities of Tyre and Sidon. They were Gentile cities, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea north of Carmel, and therefore despised by the Jews, and seen as deserving objects of God’s judgment. (Perhaps behind the choice was the fact that Tyre and Sidon were famous as... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:20-24

Matthew 11:20-Jeremiah : . Woe to Unbelieving Cities ( Luke 10:13-Nehemiah :; in the address to the Seventy). We should rather have expected to find this passage in Matthew 10. Some scholars regard the denunciation as the product of a later generation rather than an utterance of Jesus. The Galilean cities had been comparatively receptive of His teaching, and it is not like Him to make miracles the basis of faith. Note, too, the contrast with the gentleness of Matthew 11:29. Still the passage... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:21-22

Luke hath the same, Luke 10:13,Luke 10:14. Chorazin (and) Bethsaida were two cities of Galilee not far from one another, only the lake of Gennesaret was between them. Capernaum (by and by spoken of) was between them both, on the same side of the lake as Bethsaida, which was the city of Philip, Andrew, and Peter, John 1:44. In these towns Christ had often preached, so probably had the apostles, and Christ had done many great works in them. Tyre and Sidon were habitations of heathens, their... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 11:20-24

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 11:21. Sackcloth and ashes.—In the East, it was common for mourners to put on a black garment which resembled a sack, with holes for the arms, and to strew ashes upon the head. The symbol of mourning and of repentance (Lange).Matthew 11:23. Hell.—Hades (R.V.), denotes a far-down subterranean region and so used figuratively to express a position of the utmost abasement (Wendt). The antithesis of heaven; the lowest as contrasted with the highest position (Mansel).MAIN... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-30

Chapter 11Now it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of these commandments, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities ( Matthew 11:1 ).So He sent them out in front of them, and then He departed and was following up now, and coming into the cities. They were sort of the advance men for Him to go out in advance.Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and he said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 11:1-30

Matthew 11:3 . Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another. Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. The main object seems to be, to transfer his disciples to the pastoral care of Christ, as well as to obtain fresh support of faith in the time of trouble. Matthew 11:4 . Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see. Unfold to him the accomplishment of all the glorious works... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 11:20-24

Matthew 11:20-24Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsatda!The damnation under the gospel more intolerable than that of SodomI.There shall be a day of judgment.II. In the day of judgement some sinners shall fare worse than others.III. In the day of judgment there will de a distribution of sinners; punishments according to the exact rules of justice.IV. In the day of judgment it will be more tolerable for Sodom than Capernaum. These two cities may be considered under a threefold... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 11:21

21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Ver. 21. Woe unto thee, Chorazin ] These littorals, or those that dwell by the sea coast, are noted to be duri, horridi, immanes, omnium denique pessimi, rough, harsh, thievish, peevish people, and as bad as those that are worst. But that which aggravated these men’s sin, and made it out of measure... read more

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:1-30

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:20-24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:21

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:20-24

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:21-22

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 11:20-24

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-30

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 11:1-30

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 11:20-24

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 11:21

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