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Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:3-50

Matthew 13:3-50 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately use many parables, and those strikingly different from one another. The kingdom of heaven is a many-sided thing, and there are many ways of looking at it, all of which may be true ways, though differing very greatly. II. The kingdom of heaven, as Christ expounded it, is the Gospel, the word of salvation, everywhere... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:10-17

Matthew 13:10-17 The Parables of Christ. I. "Whosoever hath, to him shall be given," etc, Here a universal law is announced as the explanation of the gift to the disciples of understanding mysteries, and of the difference between them and others. Whosoever hath, whosoever hath not. Is it not assumed in that universal statement is it not affirmed that every man has received certain things which the Bestower will increase if he hold them fast, but which he may let go and be left utterly bare?... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:13

Matthew 13:13 Christ here touches upon a common fact of our human nature spiritual insensibility; that state in which spiritual things pass before a man, and instead of being beautiful and blessed realities they are meaningless to him. Nor is there anything strange or fanciful in this representation. Men come in contact with nature, art, charity, and yet are insensible to them; and, similarly, they may come, and often do come, in contact with that which is infinitely more important, the truth... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 13:13-15

DISCOURSE: 1360THE USE AND INTENT OF PARABLESMatthew 13:13-15. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing, see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 13:1-58

Now as we enter into the thirteenth chapter, we come into the area of the parables that deal with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. And in these we have more or less a key to all parables.And years ago when I was in seminary I had a very smart professor who exhorted us young seminarians to not preach from the parables until we've been pastoring for at least thirty years. I now qualify. And I wish I had back a lot of those sermons that I preached from the parables when I thought my... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 13:1-58

Matthew 13:2 . He went into a ship. A small vessel or boat, probably belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Matthew 13:3 . He spake many things to them in parables. On the mount our Saviour unfolded the grace of his kingdom, and rescued the purity and perfection of the law from the glosses of rabbinical traditions. Here, making a pulpit of the ship, he varied his method, and spake in parables after the manner frequently resorted to in the east. This mode of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 13:13

Matthew 13:13; Matthew 13:17But blessed are your eyes, for they see.I. The two classes of persons here mentioned. Prophets-inspired men. Righteous men-saints. Every prophet was not a righteous man. To be a righteous man is more desirable than to be a prophet. Grace is a higher endowment than inspiration or genius.II. These two classes of persons eagerly anticipated the Christian dispensation, Various dispensations-one religion, as one ocean. Every degree of experimental knowledge of the true... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 13:13

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Ver. 13. Therefore speak I to them in parables ] Because their wilful blindness and stubbornness deserve I should do it. They are sinners against their own souls, let them rue it therefore. And hearing they hear not ] Audientes corporis sensu, non audiunt cordis assensu, saith Augustine. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 13:13

Matthew 13:16, Deuteronomy 29:3, Deuteronomy 29:4, Isaiah 42:18-Proverbs :, Isaiah 44:18, Jeremiah 5:21, Ezekiel 12:2, Mark 8:17, Mark 8:18, John 3:19, John 3:20, John 9:39-Mark :, 2 Corinthians 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4 Reciprocal: Judges 14:12 - a riddle 1 Kings 22:23 - the Lord Psalms 78:2 - I will Psalms 119:18 - Open Proverbs 20:12 - General Isaiah 1:3 - but Israel Isaiah 48:8 - thou heardest Ezekiel 17:2 - General Ezekiel 20:49 - Doth Daniel 2:22 - revealeth Matthew 13:34 - General... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 13:13

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing, they see not|-In pursuance of this general rule, I do not give more knowledge to this people, be. cause they use not that which they have already: having all the means of seeing, hearing, and understanding, they use none of them: they do not effectually see, or hear, or understand any thing. read more