Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists Matthew Mark and Luke John Calvin (continued)
Matthew 11:1-6; Luke 7:18-23
MATTHEW 11:1-6; LUKE 7:18-23
Matthew 11:1-6
Luke 7:18-23
1. And it happened that when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, 612 he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3. And said to him, Art thou he who was to come, or do we look for another? 4. And Jesus answering said to them, Go and relate to John those things which you hear and see.
5. The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor receive the message of the Gospel. 613 6. And blessed is he who shall not be offended at me.
18. And the disciples of John informed him of all these things; 19. And John called to him two of his disciples and sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he who was to come, or do we look for another? (Shortly afterwards.) 21. And in the same hour he cured many of diseases and plagues, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind he gave sight. 22. And he answering said to them, Go and relate to John those things which you have heard and seen, that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the Gospel is preached. 23.
And blessed is he who shall not be offended at me. 614
Matthew 11:1. And it happened that when Jesus had made an end In this passage Matthew means nothing more than that Christ did not desist from the exercise of his office, while the Apostles were laboring in another direction. As soon, therefore, as he sent them away, with the necessary instructions, to perambulate Judea, he performed the duties of a teacher in Galilee. The word commanding, which Matthew employs, is emphatic; for he means that they did not receive a commission to do what they pleased, but were restricted and enjoined as to the statements which 612"Quand Iesus eut acheve de donner mandemens a ses douze disciples;" — "when Jesus had finished giving injunctions to his twelve disciples."
613"Et l'Evangile est annonce aux poures;" — "and the Gospel is preached to the poor." 614"Qui ne sera point scandalize, ou offense, en moy;" — "who shall not be scandalized, or offended, at me."