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Selected Verse: Matthew 10:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 10:7 |
King James |
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
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] |
| And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand--(See on Mat 3:2). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The kingdom of heaven is at hand - Or, more literally, the "reign" of heaven, or of God, draws near. See the notes at Mat 3:2. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And as ye go, preach - πορευομενοι δε κηρυσσετε, and as you proceed, proclaim like heralds - make this proclamation wherever ye go, and while ye are journeying. Preach and travel; and, as ye travel, preach - proclaim salvation to all you meet. Wherever the ministers of Christ go, they find lost, ruined souls; and, wherever they find them, they should proclaim Jesus, and his power to save. For an explanation of the word proclaim or preach, see on Mat 3:1 (note).
From this commission we learn what the grand subject of apostolic preaching was - The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand! This was the great message. "They preached," says Quesnel, "to establish the faith; the kingdom, to animate the hope; of heaven, to inspire the love of heavenly things, and the contempt of earthly; which is at hand, that men may prepare for it without delay." |
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,