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9But the voice answered me, a second time, from heaven, ‘Things that God has made clean you must not call ‘common’.’
14who will speak words to you by which you and all your household will be saved.’
23Upon arriving and seeing the grace of God, he was glad, and he kept encouraging them all to remain true to the Lord with purpose of heartBarnabas gives us a good example to follow.
2for He says:"At a favorable time I listened to you,and in a day of salvation I aided you."Well, right now is a really favorable time; indeed, the day of salvation is now!See Isaiah 49:8. The ‘window’ of opportunity for any individual does not last forever.
4rather we commend ourselves as God’s servants in every way with great endurance—in afflictions, in hardships, in distress,
7by truthful speech, by God’s power, with the weapons of the righteousness in the right hand and in the left;Why right and left? A right-handed soldier would have a shield in his left hand, for defense, with a sword or spear in his right, for offense—our weapons are for both offense and defense.
3how that by revelation He made known to me the ‘secret’I consider that ‘secret’ is a better rendering than ‘mystery’. The truth about the Church is not all that mysterious; it just had not been explained before. (as I have written briefly already,
7of which I became a servant according to the gift of God’s grace, the gift given to me according to the outworking of His power.
19and 3) to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge—so that you may be fulfilled into all the fullness of God.If it were not for verse 20 below (see note), I would be inclined to think that Paul’s prayer was overly ambitious! Does he really expect us to arrive at "all the fullness of God"?! Well, we have the Trinity going for us—the Father is granting, the Spirit is strengthening our inner man and the Son is dwelling in our hearts—an unbeatable combination (if it were not for our lack of commitment). That said, however, I must confess that I do not understand verse 18—what is Paul describing? Whatever it is, all saints are supposed to be able to grasp it, which seems rather improbable. Verse 19 offers another paradox: if the love of Christ surpasses knowledge, how can we know it? Spiritual growth is clearly a process. 2 Peter 1:3 affirms that "His divine power has granted to us all things pertaining to life and godliness." So whether we get there or not is up to us—those who overcome will get there in Glory, if not before.
9and don’t even think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father,’They had notions of spiritual privilege based on birth, but as someone has said, God has no grandchildren. Later on Jesus will make clear that they did in fact reject John’s message—they were not baptized. for I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
11"I baptize you with water unto repentance, but the One coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.There is no article with ‘Holy Spirit’, so I take the phrase as a proper name. The ‘and fire’ we are used to is read by only 20% of the Greek manuscripts. The 80% includes the best line of transmission. However, Luke 3:16 has the ‘and fire’.
15But in answer Jesus said to him, "Permit it now, because thus it is appropriate to us to fulfill all righteousness."Our Lord’s statement here seems difficult to us. Since Mark 1:4 and Luke 3:3 state that it was "a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins" but Jesus had no sins to repent of, in what sense was He "fulfilling all righteousness"? Perhaps as Messiah and Great High Priest He needed to identify Himself with those of His people who were truly repentant. Then he permitted Him.
17He said to him: ‘Super, you good slave! Because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities!’
29When He drew near to BethphageSome 44% of the Greek manuscripts have ‘Bethphage’ (as in most versions), but the 56% includes the best line of transmission, which I follow. In any case, it is a mere matter of spelling. and Bethany, at the mountain called ‘of Olives’, it happened like this: He sent two of His disciples,
38saying:"Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!See Psalm 118:26.Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
15But if the unbeliever separates, let him separate—in such cases the brother or the sister is not enslaved, but God has called us to peace.In verses 10 and 11, where both are believers (evidently), the Lord forbids divorce and remarriage. Here in verse 15 the subject is a mixed marriage where the unbeliever wants out (verses 12-14 make clear that the believer is not to take the initiative in a separation). There are those who argue that if the unbeliever leaves, the believer is free to remarry, but how can that be true? If remarriage is not allowed if a believing partner leaves (verses 10-11), with what logic can it be argued that the rule changes if the partner is an unbeliever? It simply does not follow. On the contrary, the believer is called upon to make a special effort to win the other. However, if the unbeliever is determined to leave, an effort by the believer to go along at any cost will only prolong a climate of strife, and God has called us to peace. The point of marriage is not to make one’s life a hell on earth—it is better to live alone than in unrelenting strife.
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?In any place where the Gospel arrives for the first time, it is predictable that at first only one partner in a marriage will convert. This causes a strained atmosphere in the home, but if they can stick it out, the second partner stands a good chance of converting as well.
22For the one in the Lord who was called while a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Similarly, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave.
4I have great confidence in you; I do a lot of boasting about you. I am filled with encouragement, overflowing with joy in spite of all our affliction.
9Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry as God intended, so as not to be harmed by us in any way.The implication is that it is possible for those in spiritual authority to cause harm, through the misuse of that authority. I imagine that we have all seen this sort of thing happen in fact.
10Now godly sorrow produces repentance into salvation without regret, but the world’s sorrow produces death.The Creator made us with emotions, which when properly used are beneficial, but that under the world’s control are destructive.
16then he fell on his face at His feet, thanking Him—and he was a Samaritan!
32Remember Lot’s wife!The Lord affirms the historicity of the pillar of salt.
33Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever ‘wastes’ it will preserve it.
7And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has come near.’
8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.Some 94% of the Greek manuscripts do not have "raise the dead". KJV, NKJV, NIV, NASB, LB, TEV, etc. (most versions in English) follow 6%. You have received free of charge, give free of charge.What would happen if the Church started following this instruction?
34"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.The alternation between "Jesus Christ" and "Christ Jesus" appears to be stylistic, without doctrinal implication.
7in whom we have the redemption through His[S] blood,Without the shed blood of God’s Lamb there is no redemption. the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His[F] grace,
13about whom, to be sure, we had heard the true WordA majority of the Greek manuscripts, including the best line of transmission, have "we", rather than the familiar ‘you’. Being unexpected, many scribes may have made the change (of one letter) almost without thinking. The Gospel of Christ is ‘the true Word’.—the Gospel of your salvation; by whom, since you also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
5we must hand such a one over to Satan for a destruction of the ‘flesh’, that the spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord Jesus.I do not understand this. If while in the group the man fell into such sin, how can excommunicating him (verse 13) and turning him over to Satan bring about an improvement? I would expect Satan to lock him up tight. Unless it be that the shock treatment would somehow wake the man up. Perhaps 1% of the Greek manuscripts, of objectively inferior quality, omit "Jesus", to be followed by NIV, LB, TEV, etc.
7Therefore purge out the old leaven, so that you can be a new batch, like you are, without yeast. Especially since Christ our Passover has been sacrificed in our place.Some 3% of the Greek manuscripts omit "in our place", to be followed by NIV, NASB, TEV, etc.
10not of course the fornicators of this world, or the greedy, or the swindlers, or the idolaters; since then you would have to exit the world!
2Rather, we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in deception nor falsifying the Word of God,Alas, there is no lack of those who deceive and falsify. but by the open proclamation of the TruthThe importance of this is enlarged upon in 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12. commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God.
7Further, we have this treasure in jars of clay,That we are clay pots does not change the nature of the "treasure". so that this all-surpassing power may be of God and not from ourselvesGod gives us the privilege of using His power, but we had better not try to take the credit!
17because our light, momentary affliction is working out for us an eternal and limitless measure of glory,Using the language in 1 Corinthians 3:12-14, whatever we build in gold, silver and precious stones will contribute to that glory. What we do for the Kingdom down here goes into our savings account in the Bank of Heaven.
42"He saved others; himself he cannot save!" "If he is ‘King of Israel’ let him come down from the cross now and we will believe him!"This was a lie; they already knew that Jesus was the Messiah but had deliberately rejected Him. However, if Jesus had descended from the cross (as presumably He had the power to do) we would be without hope. The people were being satanically nasty, but Jesus was totally committed to the Father’s will and thus the redemptive program was not aborted.
43"He trusted in God; let Him rescue him now, if He wants him; for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ "
49but the rest said: "Don’t! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him."Comparing this verse with Mark 15:36 we have an apparent discrepancy: Matthew records that others told the man to stop, while Mark records that the man told them to stop! So which is it? What I imagine is this: as both accounts state, a certain man [could it possibly have been John Mark himself?] decides to offer Jesus a drink of wine vinegar; several others, supposing that Jesus had just called on Elijah, tell him to stop; to which he retorts, "You (pl) stop!" and repeats their statement with sarcasm [anyone who really understood the language would have known that Jesus wasn’t calling Elijah at all]. However, it does appear that the man stopped his action before Jesus could drink, since a bit later Jesus says, "I’m thirsty" (John 19:28).
30Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"I assume that Jesus knew the demon’s name without asking, so why did He ask? I would say that He wanted it to be part of the Record, to teach us that demon infestation can and does occur. And he said, "Legion" (because many demons had gone into him).
48So He said: "Courage, daughter, your faith has healed you. Go into peace."Again, ‘into’ not ‘in’. Her life was now going to be different. Perhaps 1.5% of the Greek manuscripts, of objectively inferior quality, omit "courage" (as in NIV, NASB, LB, TEV, etc.).
50But upon hearing it Jesus reacted by saying to him, "Don’t be afraid; just believe and she will be healed."
2And then, they came to Him carrying a paralytic lying on a pallet. And seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, "Courage, son; your sins are forgiven you!"
6But so that you may know that the Son of the Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins"—then He says to the paralytic, "On your feet, pick up your pallet and go to your house!"
13But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."Perhaps 4% of the Greek manuscripts omit "to repentance" (as in NIV, NASB, LB, TEV, etc.).