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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 5:38-48

CRITICAL NOTESGENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTThe aim and contents of the “Sermon.”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and power; it stands alone as the grand charter of the commonwealth of heaven; or, to keep the simple title the Evangelist himself suggests (Matthew 4:23), it is “the gospel (or good news) of the kingdom.” To understand it aright we must keep this in mind, avoiding the easy method of treating it as a mere series... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:38-42

Matthew 5:38-42 I. The principle of the Mosaic law and it is a principle of no little importance in its own place is that there should be as far as possible a just proportion between the offence and the punishment; that the penalty to be inflicted should neither be too light nor too severe, but that the one should be a fair equivalent for the other. While granting to the full the exceeding wisdom of the Mosaic law on this head, I must add that even in its judicial aspect it by no means comes up... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 5:38-41

DISCOURSE: 1307RETALIATION FORBIDDENMatthew 5:38-41. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: hut whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man trill sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.IF Christianity be worthy of admiration on account of the sublime mysteries it... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-48

Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of scripture. Matthew five,And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has sat down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth, and he taught them, saying, ( Matthew 5:1-2 ).The first thing to notice is that this Sermon on the Mount is not for everybody. The Sermon on the Mount was not for the multitudes. Jesus is not here talking to the multitudes, he is talking to his disciples and unless a... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:1-48

Matthew 5:1 . Seeing the multitudes, assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon them, not for distinction of dress and rank, these being vain in the eyes of heaven: he looked for those whom the world overlook, he looked for his Father’s image in the crowd, the poor in spirit, the mourners, and the meek. Matthew 5:3 . Blessed are the poor in spirit. These characters are... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 5:39

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Ver. 39. But I say unto you, that ye resist not evil ] For here to resist is to be overcome, saith St Paul, Romans 12:21 . And in a matter of strife or disagreement, he hath the worst that carries it, saith St Basil. Yea, Aristotle himself yieldeth, that of the twain it is better to suffer the greatest wrong than to do the least. a And it was a heavy challenge and... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 5:39

That: Leviticus 19:18, 1 Samuel 24:10-Ezra :, 1 Samuel 25:31-Nahum :, 1 Samuel 26:8-2 Samuel :, Job 31:29-Obadiah :, Proverbs 20:22, Proverbs 24:29, Luke 6:29, Romans 12:17-Psalms :, 1 Corinthians 6:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Hebrews 12:4, James 5:6, 1 Peter 3:9 whosoever: 1 Kings 22:24, Job 16:10, Isaiah 50:6, Lamentations 3:30, Micah 5:1, Luke 6:29, Luke 22:64, 1 Peter 2:20-Isaiah : Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 19:21 - life shall Proverbs 3:30 - General Proverbs 17:14 - leave Matthew 5:28 - I... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 5:39

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.But I say unto you, that ye resist not the evil man — Thus; the Greek word translated resist signifies standing in battle array, striving for victory. If a man smite thee on the right cheek - Return not evil for evil: yea, turn to him the other - Rather than revenge thyself40,41. Where the damage is not great, choose rather to suffer it, though possibly it may on that... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:39

39. Resist not evil The word here, resist, may also signify retaliate. As it is the maxim of individual retaliation that our Lord is here annulling, this would seem to be the natural meaning of the word. It is also the law of retaliation, an eye for an eye, that he is now expounding. The instinct of self-preservation seems to be given us divinely, for the very purpose of instantaneous resistance of violence; and the religion of Jesus does never condemn the healthful action of any one... read more