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Matthew Henry: Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 5 (Matthew to John)

Matthew Henry · 1706–1721

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MATTHEW HENRY: COMMENTARY ON THE WHOLE BIBLE, VOL. 5 (MATTHEW TO JOHN) Matthew Henry

Date: 1706–1721. Public domain. Source: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc5

Matthew Henry's

Commentary on the Whole Bible

Unabridged

Volume V

Matthew to John

P R E F a C E

Matthew to John

The one half of our undertaking upon the New Testament is now, by the assistance of divine grace, finished, and presented to the reader, who, it is hoped, the Lord working with it, may hereby be somewhat helped in understanding and improving the sacred history of Christ and his apostles, and in making it, as it certainly is, the best exposition of our creed, in which these inspired writers are summed up, as is intimated by that evangelist who calls his gospel A Declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Luke i. 1. And, as there is no part of scripture in the belief of which it concerns more to be established, so there is none with which the generality of Christians are more conversant, or which they speak of more frequently. It is therefore our duty, by constant pains in meditation and prayer, to come to an intimate acquaintance with the true intent and meaning of these narratives, what our concern is in them, and what we are to build upon them and draw from them; that we may not rest in such a knowledge of them as that which we had when in our childhood we were taught to read English out of the translation and Greek out of the originals of these books. We ought to know them as the physician does his dispensatory, the lawyer his books of reports, and the sailor his chart and compass; that is, to know how to make use of them in that to which we apply ourselves as our business in this world, which is to serve God here and enjoy him hereafter, and both in Christ the Mediator.

The great designs of the Christian institutes (of which these books are the fountains and foundations) were, to reduce the children of men to the fear and love of God, as the commanding active principle of their observance of him, and obedience to him,--to show them the way of their reconciliation to him and acceptance with him, and to bring them under obligations to Jesus Christ as Mediator, and thereby to engage them to all instances of devotion towards God and justice and charity towards all men, in conformity to the example of Christ, in obedience to his law, and in pursuance of his great intentions. What therefore I have endeavoured here…

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Contents (202 sections)

  1. Opening
  2. Of the Gospel According to
  3. Chapter I
  4. Chapter II
  5. Chapter II (continued)
  6. Chapter III
  7. Chapter III (continued)
  8. Chapter IV
  9. Chapter IV (continued)
  10. Chapter IV (continued)
  11. Chapter IV (continued)
  12. Chapter IV (continued)
  13. Chapter IV (continued)
  14. Chapter IV (continued)
  15. Chapter IV (continued)
  16. Chapter VII
  17. Chapter VII (continued)
  18. Chapter VIII
  19. Chapter VIII (continued)
  20. Chapter VIII (continued)
  21. Chapter VIII (continued)
  22. Chapter VIII (continued)
  23. Chapter VIII (continued)
  24. Chapter VIII (continued)
  25. Chapter XI
  26. Chapter XI (continued)
  27. Chapter XI (continued)
  28. Chapter XII
  29. Chapter XII (continued)
  30. Chapter XII (continued)
  31. Chapter XIII
  32. Chapter XIII (continued)
  33. Chapter XIII (continued)
  34. Chapter XIV
  35. Chapter XIV (continued)
  36. Chapter XV
  37. Chapter XV (continued)
  38. Chapter XV (continued)
  39. Chapter XV (continued)
  40. Chapter XV (continued)
  41. Chapter XVII
  42. Chapter XVII (continued)
  43. Chapter XVIII
  44. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  45. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  46. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  47. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  48. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  49. Chapter XXI
  50. Chapter XXI (continued)
  51. Chapter XXI (continued)
  52. Chapter XXII
  53. Chapter XXII (continued)
  54. Chapter XXII (continued)
  55. Chapter XXIII
  56. Chapter XXIII (continued)
  57. Chapter XXIII (continued)
  58. Chapter XXIV
  59. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  60. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  61. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  62. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  63. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  64. Chapter XXVI
  65. Chapter XXVI (continued)
  66. Chapter XXVI (continued)
  67. Chapter XXVI (continued)
  68. Chapter XXVII
  69. Chapter XXVII (continued)
  70. Chapter XXVII (continued)
  71. Chapter XXVII (continued)
  72. Chapter XXVIII
  73. Chapter XXVIII (continued)
  74. Of the Gospel According to
  75. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  76. Chapter II
  77. Chapter III
  78. Chapter IV
  79. Chapter V
  80. Chapter VI
  81. Chapter VI (continued)
  82. Chapter VII
  83. Chapter VIII
  84. Chapter IX
  85. Chapter IX (continued)
  86. Chapter X
  87. Chapter X (continued)
  88. Chapter XI
  89. Chapter XII
  90. Chapter XII (continued)
  91. Chapter XII (continued)
  92. Chapter XII (continued)
  93. Chapter XV
  94. Chapter XV (continued)
  95. Chapter XVI
  96. Of the Gospel According to
  97. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  98. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  99. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  100. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  101. Chapter III
  102. Chapter III (continued)
  103. Chapter III (continued)
  104. Chapter V
  105. Chapter V (continued)
  106. Chapter V (continued)
  107. Chapter VII
  108. Chapter VII (continued)
  109. Chapter VIII
  110. Chapter VIII (continued)
  111. Chapter VIII (continued)
  112. Chapter X
  113. Chapter X (continued)
  114. Chapter XI
  115. Chapter XI (continued)
  116. Chapter XII
  117. Chapter XII (continued)
  118. Chapter XIII
  119. Chapter XIII (continued)
  120. Chapter XIV
  121. Chapter XIV (continued)
  122. Chapter XV
  123. Chapter XV (continued)
  124. Chapter XVI
  125. Chapter XVI (continued)
  126. Chapter XVII
  127. Chapter XVII (continued)
  128. Chapter XVII (continued)
  129. Chapter XIX
  130. Chapter XIX (continued)
  131. Chapter XX
  132. Chapter XXI
  133. Chapter XXI (continued)
  134. Chapter XXI (continued)
  135. Chapter XXIII
  136. Chapter XXIII (continued)
  137. Chapter XXIV
  138. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  139. Chapter XXIV (continued)
  140. Of the Gospel According to
  141. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  142. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  143. Of the Gospel According to (continued)
  144. Chapter II
  145. Chapter II (continued)
  146. Chapter III
  147. Chapter III (continued)
  148. Chapter III (continued)
  149. Chapter IV
  150. Chapter IV (continued)
  151. Chapter IV (continued)
  152. Chapter V
  153. Chapter V (continued)
  154. Chapter V (continued)
  155. Chapter VI
  156. Chapter VI (continued)
  157. Chapter VI (continued)
  158. Chapter VI (continued)
  159. Chapter VI (continued)
  160. Chapter VI (continued)
  161. Chapter VIII
  162. Chapter VIII (continued)
  163. Chapter VIII (continued)
  164. Chapter VIII (continued)
  165. Chapter IX
  166. Chapter IX (continued)
  167. Chapter IX (continued)
  168. Chapter X
  169. Chapter X (continued)
  170. Chapter X (continued)
  171. Chapter X (continued)
  172. Chapter X (continued)
  173. Chapter X (continued)
  174. Chapter XII
  175. Chapter XII (continued)
  176. Chapter XII (continued)
  177. Chapter XIII
  178. Chapter XIII (continued)
  179. Chapter XIII (continued)
  180. Chapter XIV
  181. Chapter XIV (continued)
  182. Chapter XIV (continued)
  183. Chapter XIV (continued)
  184. Chapter XVI
  185. Chapter XVI (continued)
  186. Chapter XVI (continued)
  187. Chapter XVI (continued)
  188. Chapter XVI (continued)
  189. Chapter XVIII
  190. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  191. Chapter XVIII (continued)
  192. Chapter XIX
  193. Chapter XIX (continued)
  194. Chapter XIX (continued)
  195. Chapter XX
  196. Chapter XX (continued)
  197. Chapter XX (continued)
  198. Chapter XXI
  199. Chapter XXI (continued)
  200. Chapter XXI (continued)
  201. Chapter XXI (continued)
  202. Chapter XXI (continued)

How to cite it

Chicago
Matthew Henry. Matthew Henry: Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 5 (Matthew to John). CCEL, 1706–1721. https://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc5
MLA
Matthew Henry. Matthew Henry: Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 5 (Matthew to John). CCEL, 1706–1721. https://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc5
APA
Matthew Henry (1706–1721). Matthew Henry: Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 5 (Matthew to John). CCEL. https://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc5

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