Charles F. Schaeffer
Published: 2015-07-13
Total Pages: 426
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Excerpt from Annotations on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, Vol. 2: Matthew XVI. XXVIII A. "The Jews require a sign," said Paul (I Cor. I: 22), alluding to their dulness in apprehending divine truth, and their carnal desire after mere outward manifestations of divine power. They require signs of Christ at least thrice; first, John 2: 18; second, above, 12: 38, ff.; here we have the third. The Pharisees as a body always manifest hostility to the Saviour's holy doctrine. The individuals who appear here, undoubtedly form a different group from those who are presented on the previous occasion (ch. 12); the locality, the accompanying discourses, etc., are different; the Sadducees here unite with them, and the request now either assumes a new form, or is repeated with a distinct specification - the sign must come from heaven. - B. Tempting (see 4: 1, D.); the word is here used as in 19: 3; 22: 18, and John 8: 6). In the latter passage the word is explained by the additional clause: "that they might have ( = be enabled) to accuse Him." The sense then is: They subjected Him to a trial or test, which, as they maliciously hoped, He could not successfully endure. - C. A sign, etc. (see the ann. to 12: 38, D.). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.