The Gospel of Matthew, 11-28: The New Daily Study Bible, Vol. 2
Ever question what may have been meant by the statement, "You are Peter and on this rock . . ."? Are you puzzled by the cursing of the fig tree by Jesus or by his comments about moving mountains? William Barclay discusses these and many other interesting matters in this second volume of The Gospel of Matthew. With a lively translation and engaging commentary, Barclay's comments on the latter portion of Matthew's Gospel are great for daily readings.\ For almost fifty years and for millions of...
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Ever question what may have been meant by the statement, "You are Peter and on this rock . . ."? Are you puzzled by the cursing of the fig tree by Jesus or by his comments about moving mountains? William Barclay discusses these and many other interesting matters in this second volume of The Gospel of Matthew. With a lively translation and engaging commentary, Barclay's comments on the latter portion of Matthew's Gospel are great for daily readings. For almost fifty years and for millions of readers, the Daily Study Bible commentaries have been the ideal help for both devotional and serious Bible study. Now, with the release of the New Daily Study Bible, a new generation will appreciate the wisdom of William Barclay. With clarification of less familiar illustrations and inclusion of more contemporary language, the New Daily Study Bible will continue to help individuals and groups discover what the message of the New Testament really means for their lives.
Series ForewordxiiiGeneral IntroductionxvGeneral ForewordxviiEditor's PrefacexxiIntroductionxxvThe Six Accents in the Voice of Jesus1The Accent of Confidence (11:1-6)1The Accent of Admiration (11:7-11)5Violence and the Kingdom (11:12-15)8The Accent of Sorrowful Rebuke (11:16-19)11The Accent of Heartbroken Condemnation (11:20-4)12The Accent of Authority (11:25-7)15The Accent of Compassion (11:28-30)18Crisis21Breaking the Sabbath Law (12:1-8)24The Claim of Human Need (12:1-8) (contd)27Master of the Sabbath (12:1-8) (contd)30Love and Law (12:9-14)31The Challenge Accepted (12:9-14) (contd)34The Characteristics of the Servant of the Lord (12:15-21)37Satan's Defences are Breached (12:22-9)40The Jewish Exorcists (12:22-9) (contd)43The Impossibility of Neutrality (12:30)45The Sin Beyond Forgiveness (12:31-3)47The Lost Awareness (12:31-3) (contd)50Hearts and Words (12:34-7)53The Only Sign (12:38-42)56The Peril of the Empty Heart (12:43-5)59True Kinship (12:46-50)61Many Things in Parables62The Sower went out to Sow (13:1-9, 18-23)66The Word and the Hearer (13:1-9, 18-23) (contd)69No Despair (13:1-9, 18-23) (contd)72The Truth and the Listener (13:10-17, 34-5)74Life's Stern Law (13:10-17, 34-5) (contd)78Human Blindness and God's Purpose (13:10-17, 34-5) (contd)79The Act of an Enemy (13:24-30, 36-43)84The Time for Judgment (13:24-30, 36-43) (contd)87The Small Beginning (13:31-2)88The Transforming Power of Christ (13:33)91The Working of the Leaven (13:33) (contd)95All in the Day's Work (13:44)98The Precious Pearl (13:45-6)101The Catch and the Separation (13:47-50)103Old Gifts used in a New Way (13:51-2)105The Barrier of Unbelief (13:53-8)107The Tragic Drama of John the Baptist (14:1-12)108The Fall of Herod (14:1-12) (contd)111Compassion and Power (14:13-21)115The Place of the Disciple in the Work of Christ (14:13-21) (contd)118The Making of a Miracle (14:13-21) (contd)119In the Hour of Trouble (14:22-7)121Collapse and Recovery (14:28-33)124The Ministry of Christ (14:34-6)126Clean and Unclean (15:1-9)127The Foods which Cannot be Eaten (15:1-9) (contd)130The Ways of Cleansing (15:1-9) (contd)132Breaking God's Law to Keep Human Law (15:1-9) (contd)134The Real Goodness and the Real Evil (15:10-20)137Faith Tested and Faith Answered (15:21-8)140The Faith which Won the Blessing (15:21-8) (contd)143The Bread of Life (15:29-39)145The Graciousness of Jesus (15:29-39) (contd)148Blind to the Signs (16:1-4)149The Dangerous Leaven (16:5-12)152The Scene of the Great Discovery (16:13-16)155The Inadequacy of Human Categories (16:13-16) (contd)158The Great Promise (16:17-19)162The Gates of Hell (16:17-19) (contd)166The Place of Peter (16:17-19) (contd)168The Great Rebuke (16:20-3)171The Challenge behind the Rebuke (16:20-3) (contd)174The Great Challenge (16:24-6)175Losing and Finding Life (16:24-6) (contd)177The Warning and the Promise (16:27-8)180The Mount of Transfiguration (17:1-8)182The Blessing of the Past (17:1-8) (contd)185The Instruction of Peter (17:1-8) (contd)189Teaching the Way of the Cross (17:9-13, 22-3)191The Essential Faith (17:14-20)193The Temple Tax (17:24-7)196How to Pay Our Debts (17:24-7) (contd)199Personal Relationships201The Mind of a Child (18:1-4)203Christ and the Child (18:5-7, 10)205The Terrible Responsibility (18:5-7, 10) (contd)208The Surgical Removal (18:8-9)211The Shepherd and the Lost Sheep (18:12-14)214Seeking the Stubborn (18:15-18)217The Power of the Presence (18:19-20)221How to Forgive (18:21-35)224Jewish Marriage and Divorce (19:1-9)227Jewish Grounds for Divorce (19:1-9) (contd)231The Answer of Jesus (19:1-9) (contd)233The High Ideal (19:1-9) (contd)236The Realization of the Ideal (19:10-12)239Marriage and Divorce (19:10-12) (contd)242Jesus' Welcome for the Children (19:13-15)245The Great Refusal (19:16-22)248The Peril of Riches (19:23-6)252A Wise Answer to a Mistaken Question (19:27-30)256The Master Seeks His Workers (20:1-16)258Work and Wages in the Kingdom of God (20:1-16) (contd)260Towards the Cross (20:17-19)264The False and the True Ambition (20:20-8)265The Mind of Jesus (20:20-8) (contd)268The Christian Revolution (20:20-8) (contd)270The Lordship of the Cross (20:20-8) (contd)272Love's Answer to Need's Appeal (20:29-34)274The Beginning of the Last Act of the Drama (21:1-11)276The Intention of Jesus (21:1-11) (contd)279The Claim of the King (21:1-11) (contd)282The Scene in the Temple (21:12-14)283The Wrath and the Love (21:12-14) (contd)287The Knowledge of the Simple in Heart (21:15-17)289The Way of the Fig Tree (21:18-22)291Promise without Performance (21:18-22) (contd)295The Dynamic of Prayer (21:18-22) (contd)297The Expedient Ignorance (21:23-7)299The Better of Two Bad Sons (21:28-32)301The Vineyard of the Lord (21:33-46)304Privilege and Responsibility (21:33-46) (contd)306The Symbol of the Stone (21:33-46) (contd)308Joy and Judgment (22:1-10)309The Scrutiny of the King (22:11-14)313Human and Divine Right (22:15-22)316The Living God is God of the Living (22:23-33)320Duty to God and Duty to Others (22:34-40)323New Horizons (22:41-6)325Scribes and Pharisees327Making Religion a Burden (23:1-4)331The Religion of Ostentation (23:5-12)333Shutting the Door (23:13)335Missionaries of Evil (23:15)337The Science of Evasion (23:16-22)340The Lost Sense of Proportion (23:23-4)341The Real Cleanness (23:25-6)344Disguised Decay (23:27-8)345The Taint of Murder (23:29-36)347The Rejection of Love's Appeal (23:37-9)348The Vision of Things to Come350The Vision of the Future (24:1-31)351The Interweaving of the Strands353The Doom of the Holy City (24:1-2)355The Grim Terror of the Siege (24:15-22)357The Day of the Lord (24:6-8, 29-31)359The Persecution to Come (24:9-10)361Threats to the Faith (24:4-5, 11-13, 23-6)363The Coming of the King (24:3, 14, 27-8)364The Coming of the King (24:32-41)366Ready for the Coming of the King (24:42-51)369The Fate of the Unprepared (25:1-13)371The Condemnation of the Buried Talent (25:14-30)375God's Standard of Judgment (25:31-46)378The Beginning of the Last Act of the Tragedy (26:1-5)381Love's Extravagance (26:6-13)383The Last Hours in the Life of the Traitor386The Traitor's Bargain (26:14-16)387Love's Last Appeal (26:20-5)388The Traitor's Kiss (26:47-50)390The Traitor's End (27:3-10)392The Last Supper395The Ancestral Feast (26:17-19)395His Body and his Blood (26:26-30)398The Collapse of Peter400The Master's Warning (26:31-5)400The Failure of Courage (26:57-8, 69-75)402The Soul's Battle in the Garden (26:36-46)405The Arrest in the Garden (26:50-6)409The Trial before the Jews (26:57, 59-68)411The Crime of Christ (26:57, 59-68) (contd)413The Man who Sentenced Jesus to Death (27:1-2, 11-26)415Pilate's Losing Struggle (27:1-2, 11-26) (contd)421The Soldiers' Mockery (27:27-31)423The Cross and the Shame (27:32-44)426The Triumph of the End (27:45-50)429The Blazing Revelation (27:51-6)432The Gift of a Tomb (27:57-61)434An Impossible Assignment (27:62-6)437The Great Discovery (28:1-10)438The Last Resort (28:11-15)440The Glory of the Final Promise (28:16-20)441
