Matthew 10:8

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 10:8

DISCOURSE: 1342DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL, A DUTYMatthew 10:8. Freely ye have received, freely give.COMPASSION for the wants and miseries of men is a very distinguished feature of the Christian character. It is a lovely grace, even when it has respect only to the temporal necessities of mankind: but it is of a far higher stamp, when it is called forth by a view of their spiritual wants, and seeks to administer to their eternal welfare. Such was the feeling which our blessed Lord and Saviour... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 10:8

devils demons. (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 10:1-42

Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew?In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But in the fact that He is sending them to go, in the first part of chapter ten, makes the last verse of chapter nine quite significant. For in the last verse of chapter nine, Jesus said to His disciples: "Pray ye therefore the Lord of harvest, that he will send forth labourers... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 10:1-42

Matthew 10:1 . He called to him his twelve disciples. Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30. And that they might be the twelve foundations and gates of his church. Revelation 21:12-14. But this preference to the twelve did not hinder the extraordinary powers of the Spirit from being conferred on other apostolic men. And who would have thought, when they left their nets, that they should fill eternal thrones? Believer, take... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 10:8

Matthew 10:8Heal the sick. Heal the sickI. A confirmation of our sincerity.II. An illustration of the completeness Of Christianity.1. Its concern with the whole nature of man.2. Its care for the individual.III. A revelation Of the Spirit of the Lord.IV. An undoubted mode of serving the Christ Himself. (U. R. Thomas.)Cleanse the lepers.-History of leprosyLeprosy is a disease with which we are happily so little acquainted in Western lauds that the miraculous power exerted by our Lord and His... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 10:8

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Ver. 8. Heal the sick ] God glorifies himself by the fruits of our sin and the effects of his own wrath. This great Alchemist knows how to extract good out of evil. He can make golden afflictions, 1 Peter 1:7 , medicinal sicknesses, fetch his own honour out of the depths of our sufferings, as wine draws a nourishing virtue from the flesh of vipers, and as scarlet pulls out the viper’s... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 10:8

Heal: Matthew 10:1, Mark 16:18, Luke 10:9, Acts 4:9, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:30, Acts 5:12-Ezra : freely ye: 2 Kings 5:15, 2 Kings 5:16, 2 Kings 5:20-Daniel :, Acts 3:6, Acts 8:18-Isaiah :, Acts 20:33-Habakkuk : Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:3 - be healed Numbers 24:2 - the spirit 2 Kings 5:26 - Is it a time Matthew 4:23 - healing Matthew 8:2 - a leper Matthew 11:5 - the lepers Luke 9:2 - General John 15:25 - without Acts 8:20 - the gift Acts 20:35 - It is Acts 28:8 - and healed Acts 28:10 - laded 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.Cast out devils — It is a great relief to the spirits of an infidel, sinking under a dread, that possibly the Gospel may be true, to find it observed by a learned brother, that the diseases therein ascribed to the operation of the devil have the very same symptoms with the natural diseases of lunacy, epilepsy, or convulsions; whence he readily and very willingly concludes, that the devil... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:5-42

§ 57. CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES, Matthew 10:5-42 . The unity of this discourse demonstrates the oneness of its delivery, a point disputed by Olshausen and others. It consists properly of three parts. The first (Matthew 10:5-15) directs their demeanour during this present trial mission. The second (Matthew 10:16-23) predicts their trials and persecutions through their whole apostolate. The third (Matthew 10:24-42) states the duty of suffering, the struggle to ensue, and the results, namely,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:8

8. Heal the sick The preaching was to be confirmed by the miracle. The miraculous powers were a foretaste and premonition of the nature of that kingdom. They were the first rays of its manifestation; and the powers of that kingdom, exercised by these apostles, prove them its true heralds. The four evils which these miracles removed, namely, sickness, leprosy, death, and devils, were all tokens and products of the reign of hell. Raise the dead This clause, being omitted by some... read more

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