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Selected Verse: Matthew 10:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Mt 10:8 |
Strong Concordance |
Heal [2323] the sick [770], cleanse [2511] the lepers [3015], raise [1453] the dead [3498], cast out [1544] devils [1140]: freely [1432] ye have received [2983], freely [1432] give [1325]. |
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King James |
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils--(The italicizedd clause--"raise the dead"--is wanting in many manuscripts). Here we have the first communication of supernatural power by Christ Himself to His followers--thus anticipating the gifts of Pentecost. And right royally does He dispense it.
freely ye have received, freely give--Divine saying, divinely said! (Compare Deu 15:10-11; Act 3:6) --an apple of gold in a setting of silver (Pro 25:11). It reminds us of that other golden saying of our Lord, rescued from oblivion by Paul, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Act 20:35). Who can estimate what the world owes to such sayings, and with what beautiful foliage and rich fruit such seeds have covered, and will yet cover, this earth! |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Freely ye have received, freely give - That is, they were not to sell their favors of healing, preaching, etc. They were not to make a money-making business of it, to bargain specifically to heal for so much, and to cast out devils for so much. This, however, neither then nor afterward precluded them from receiving a competent support. See Luk 10:7; Co1 9:8-14; Ti1 5:18. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
devils
demons.
(See Scofield) - (Mat 7:22). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| 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 had no hand in them. But it were well to stop and consider a little. Suppose God should suffer an evil spirit to usurp the same power over a man's body, as the man himself has naturally; and suppose him actually to exercise that power; could we conclude the devil had no hand therein, because his body was bent in the very same manner wherein the man himself might have bent it naturally? And suppose God gives an evil spirit a greater power, to effect immediately the organ of the nerves in the brain, by irritating them to produce violent motions, or so relaxing them that they can produce little or no motion; still the symptoms will be those of over tense nerves, as in madness, epilepsies, convulsions; or of relaxed nerves, as in paralytic cases. But could we conclude thence that the devil had no hand in them? Will any man affirm that God cannot or will not, on any occasion whatever, give such a power to an evil spirit? Or that effects, the like of which may be produced by natural causes, cannot possibly be produced by preternatural? If this be possible, then he who affirms it was so, in any particular case, cannot be justly charged with falsehood, merely for affirming the reality of a possible thing. Yet in this manner are the evangelists treated by those unhappy men, who above all things dread the truth of the Gospel, because, if it is true, they are of all men the most miserable. Freely ye have received - All things; in particular the power of working miracles; freely give - Exert that power wherever you come. Mar 6:7; Luk 9:2. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Raise the dead - This is wanting in the MSS. marked EKLMS of Griesbach, and in those marked BHV of Mathai, and in upwards of one hundred others. It is also wanting in the Syriac, (Vienna edition), latter Persic, Sahidic, Armenian, Sclavonic, and in one copy of the Itala; also in Athanasius, Basil, and Chrysostom. There is no evidence that the disciples raised any dead person previously to the resurrection of Christ. The words should certainly be omitted, unless we could suppose that the authority now given respected not only their present mission, but comprehended also their future conduct. But that our blessed Lord did not give this power to his disciples at this time, is, I think, pretty evident from Mat 10:1, and from Luk 9:6, Luk 9:10; Luk 10:19, Luk 10:20, where, if any such power had been given, or exercised, it would doubtless have been mentioned. Wetstein has rejected it, and so did Griesbach in his first edition; but in the second (1796) he has left it in the text, with a note of doubtfulness.
Freely ye have received, freely give - A rule very necessary, and of great extent. A minister or laborer in the Gospel vineyard, though worthy of his comfortable support while in the work, should never preach for hire, or make a secular traffic of a spiritual work. What a scandal is it for a man to traffic with gifts which he pretends, at least, to have received from the Holy Ghost, of which he is not the master, but the dispenser. He who preaches to get a living, or to make a fortune, is guilty of the most infamous sacrilege. |
35 I have shewed [5263] you [5213] all things [3956], how that [3754] so [3779] labouring [2872] ye ought [1163] to support [482] the weak [770], and [5037] to remember [3421] the words [3056] of the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424], how [3754] he [846] said [2036], It is [2076] more [3123] blessed [3107] to give [1325] than [2228] to receive [2983].
11 A word [01697] fitly [0212] [0655] spoken [01696] is like apples [08598] of gold [02091] in pictures [04906] of silver [03701].
6 Then [1161] Peter [4074] said [2036], Silver [694] and [2532] gold [5553] have [5225] I [3427] none [3756]; but [1161] such as [3739] [5124] I have [2192] give I [1325] thee [4671]: In [1722] the name [3686] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] of Nazareth [3480] rise up [1453] and [2532] walk [4043].
10 Thou shalt surely [05414] give [05414] him, and thine heart [03824] shall not be grieved [03415] when thou givest [05414] unto him: because [01558] that for this thing [01697] the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] shall bless [01288] thee in all thy works [04639], and in all that thou puttest [04916] thine hand [03027] unto.
11 For the poor [034] shall never cease [02308] out of [07130] the land [0776]: therefore I command [06680] thee, saying [0559], Thou shalt open [06605] thine hand [03027] wide [06605] unto thy brother [0251], to thy poor [06041], and to thy needy [034], in thy land [0776].
18 For [1063] the scripture [1124] saith [3004], Thou shalt [5392] not [3756] muzzle [5392] the ox [1016] that treadeth out the corn [248]. And [2532], The labourer [2040] is worthy [514] of his [846] reward [3408].
8 Say I [2980] these things [5023] as [3361] [2596] a man [444]? or [2228] saith [3004] not [3780] the law [3551] the same [5023] also [2532]?
9 For [1063] it is written [1125] in [1722] the law [3551] of Moses [3475], Thou shalt [5392] not [3756] muzzle [5392] the mouth of the ox [1016] that treadeth out the corn [248]. [3361] Doth [3199] God [2316] take care [3199] for oxen [1016]?
10 Or [2228] saith he [3004] it altogether [3843] for [1223] our [2248] sakes [1223]? For [1223] our [2248] sakes [1223], no doubt [1063], this is written [1125]: that [3754] he that ploweth [722] should [3784] plow [722] in [1909] hope [1680]; and [2532] that he that thresheth [248] in hope [1680] should be partaker [3348] of [1909] his [846] hope [1680].
11 If [1487] we [2249] have sown [4687] unto you [5213] spiritual things [4152], is it a great thing [3173] if [1487] we [2249] shall reap [2325] your [5216] carnal things [4559]?
12 If [1487] others [243] be partakers [3348] of this power [1849] over you [5216], are not [3756] we [2249] rather [3123]? Nevertheless [235] we have [5530] not [3756] used [5530] this [5026] power [1849]; but [235] suffer [4722] all things [3956], lest [3363] we should [1325] [5100] hinder [1464] the gospel [2098] of Christ [5547].
13 Do ye [1492] not [3756] know [1492] that [3754] they which minister [2038] about holy things [2413] live [2068] of the things of [1537] the temple [2411]? and they which wait [4332] at the altar [2379] are partakers [4829] with the altar [2379]?
14 Even [2532] so [3779] hath [1299] the Lord [2962] ordained [1299] that they which preach [2605] the gospel [2098] should live [2198] of [1537] the gospel [2098].
7 And [1161] in [1722] the same [846] house [3614] remain [3306], eating [2068] and [2532] drinking [4095] such things as [3844] they [846] give [3844]: for [1063] the labourer [2040] is [2076] worthy [514] of his [846] hire [3408]. Go [3327] not [3361] from [1537] house [3614] to [1519] house [3614].
22 Many [4183] will say [2046] to me [3427] in [1722] that [1565] day [2250], Lord [2962], Lord [2962], have we [4395] not [3756] prophesied [4395] in thy [4674] name [3686]? and [2532] in thy [4674] name [3686] have cast out [1544] devils [1140]? and [2532] in thy [4674] name [3686] done [4160] many [4183] wonderful works [1411]?
2 And [2532] he sent [649] them [846] to preach [2784] the kingdom [932] of God [2316], and [2532] to heal [2390] the sick [770].
7 And [2532] he called [4341] unto him the twelve [1427], and [2532] began [756] to send [649] them [846] forth [649] by two [1417] and two [1417]; and [2532] gave [1325] them [846] power over [1849] unclean [169] spirits [4151];
20 Notwithstanding [4133] in [1722] this [5129] rejoice [5463] not [3361], that [3754] the spirits [4151] are subject [5293] unto you [5213]; but [1161] rather [3123] rejoice [5463], because [3754] your [5216] names [3686] are written [1125] in [1722] heaven [3772].
19 Behold [2400], I give [1325] unto you [5213] power [1849] to tread [3961] on [1883] serpents [3789] and [2532] scorpions [4651], and [2532] over [1909] all [3956] the power [1411] of the enemy [2190]: and [2532] nothing [3762] shall [91] by any means [3364] hurt [91] [91] you [5209].
10 And [2532] the apostles [652], when they were returned [5290], told [1334] him [846] all that [3745] they had done [4160]. And [2532] he took [3880] them [846], and went aside [5298] privately [2596] [2398] into [1519] a desert [2048] place [5117] belonging to the city [4172] called [2564] Bethsaida [966].
6 And [1161] they departed [1831], and went [1330] through [2596] the towns [2968], preaching the gospel [2097], and [2532] healing [2323] every where [3837].
1 And [2532] when he had called [4341] unto him his [846] twelve [1427] disciples [3101], he gave [1325] them [846] power [1849] against unclean [169] spirits [4151], to [5620] cast [1544] them [846] out [1544], and [2532] to heal [2323] all manner [3956] of sickness [3554] and [2532] all manner [3956] of disease [3119].