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THE LIFE OF CHRIST
PART 34
There are two accounts of what Jesus said in
Luke 7:24-35 and Matthew 11:7-19.
Matthew 11:7 As they departed, Jesus began to
say to the multitudes concerning John: "What did
you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken by the wind? 8 "But what did you go out
to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed,
those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
9 "But what did you go out to see? A prophet?
Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 10
"For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I
send My messenger before Your face, Who will
prepare Your way before You.' 11 "Assuredly, I
say to you, among those born of women there has
not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but
he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he.
Malachi 3:1 "Behold, I send My messenger, And
he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord,
whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His
temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In
whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says
the LORD of hosts.
Luke 1:15 "For he will be great in the sight of the
Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother's womb.
but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he.
Matthew 16:18 "And I also say to you that you
are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,
and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against
it.
Luke 7:29 And when all the people heard Him,
even the tax collectors justified God, having been
baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the
Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for
themselves, not having been baptized by him.
Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples
of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 "teaching them to observe all things that I
have commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
Matthew 11:12 "And from the days of John the
Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers
violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 "For
all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John. 14 "And if you are willing to receive it, he is
Elijah who is to come. 15 "He who has ears to
hear, let him hear!
Admitted to be one of the difficult passages of the
New Testament, this verse in all probability was
accurately understood and expounded by
McGarvey who wrote:
Jesus here pictures the kingdom of heaven as a
besieged city. The city is shut up, but the enemies
which surround it storm its walls and try to force
an entrance ... The gates of Christ's kingdom
were not opened until the day of Pentecost (Acts
2); but men, hearing it was about to be opened,
sought to enter it prematurely, not by the gates
which God would open, ... but by such breaches
as they themselves sought to make in its
walls.[3]
Instances of such violence are: (1) Some tried to
make him king by force (John 6:15). (2) the
mother of James and John sought to obtain
secular appointments for her sons in the kingdom
(Matthew 20:21). (3) Some supposed the
kingdom would appear immediately (Luke 19:11).
(4) The apostles quarreled over who should be
the greatest (Luke 22:24-30). (5) The apostles
themselves seemed anxious for it to be done "at
this time" (Acts 1:6). Furthermore, they
envisioned a restoration of rule to Israel!
McGarvey further wrote:
The people were full of preconceived ideas with
regard to the kingdom, and each one sought to
hasten and enjoy its pleasures as one who
impatiently seizes upon a bud and seeks with his
fingers to force it to bloom. The context shows
that even John the Baptist was then seeking to
force the kingdom.[4] (Coffman commentary on
Matthew).
Matthew 11:16 "But to what shall I liken this
generation? It is like children sitting in the
marketplaces and calling to their companions, 17
"and saying: 'We played the flute for you, And you
did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did
not lament.' 18 "For John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.' 19 "The
Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they
say, 'Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of
tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is
justified by her children."
John 15:20 "Remember the word that I said to
you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If
they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.
But wisdom is justified by her children.
Matthew 11:20 Then He began to rebuke the cities in
which most of His mighty works had been done,
because they did not repent: 21 "Woe to you,
Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty
works which were done in you had been done in Tyre
and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes. 22 "But I say to you, it will be
more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of
judgment than for you. 23 "And you, Capernaum, who
are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to
Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in
you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained
until this day. 24 "But I say to you that it shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of
judgment than for you."
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and
said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, that You have hidden these things from the
wise and prudent and have revealed them to
babes. 26 "Even so, Father, for so it seemed good
in Your sight. 27 "All things have been delivered
to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son
except the Father. Nor does anyone know the
Father except the Son, and the one to whom the
Son wills to reveal Him.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me. 7 " If you had known Me, you
would have known My Father also; and from now
on you know Him and have seen Him."
Matthew 11:28"Come to Me, all you who labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29
"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I
am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. 30 "For My yoke is easy and
My burden is light."
John 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover,
Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who
had been dead, whom He had raised from the
dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and
Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who
sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a
pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed
the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her
hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance
of the oil. 4 Then one of His disciples, Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him,
said,
"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three
hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 This he
said, not that he cared for the poor, but because
he was a thief, and had the money box; and he
used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said,
"Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My
burial. 8 "For the poor you have with you always,
but Me you do not have always."
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Luke 7:36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat
with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and
sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city
who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at
the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an
alabaster flask of fragrant oil, 38 and stood at His feet
behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet
with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her
head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with
the fragrant oil. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had
invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying,
"This man, if He were a prophet, would know who
and what manner of woman this is who is touching
Him, for she is a sinner."
And Jesus answered and said to him, "Simon, I
have something to say to you." So he said, "Teacher,
say it." 41 "There was a certain creditor who had two
debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the
other fifty. 42 "And when they had nothing with
which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me,
therefore, which of them will love him more?" 43
Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom
he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have
rightly judged." 44 Then He turned to the woman and
said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered
your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but
she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped
them with the hair of her head.
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"You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not
ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46
"You did not anoint My head with oil, but this
woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47
"Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many,
are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom
little is forgiven, the same loves little." 48 Then
He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." 49 And
those who sat at the table with Him began to say
to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives
sins?" 50 Then He said to the woman, "Your faith
has saved you. Go in peace."
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