SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:34
¶ Por tanto, he aquí, yo envío a vosotros profetas, y sabios, y escribas; y de ellos, a unos mataris y colgaris de un madero, y a otros de ellos azotaris en vuestras sinagogas, y perseguiris de ciudad en ciudad.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 23:34
Verse 34. Wherefore] To show how my prediction, Ye will fill up the measure of your fathers, shall be verified, Behold, I send (I am just going to commission them) prophets, &c. and some ye will kill, (with legal process,) and some ye will crucify, pretend to try and find guilty, and deliver them into the hands of the Romans, who shall, through you, thus put them to death. See on Luke xi. 49. By prophets, wise men, and scribes, our Lord intends the evangelists, apostles, deacons, &c., who should be employed in proclaiming his Gospel: men who should equal the ancient prophets, their wise men, and scribes, in all the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 34. Wherefore, behold I send unto you prophets , etc.] To try them, whether they would show the respect to prophets, they pretended to have for them; by building and beautifying their sepulchres; by exclaiming against their forefathers for shedding their blood; and by declaring, that had they lived in their days, they would not have joined with them in it; and to make it appear, that these were all empty words, and specious pretences; and that they had the same malicious and bloody principles in them; and would be guilty of the same practices, and so fill up the measure of their fathers sins; and bring upon them the punishment of everlasting burnings hereafter, as well as ruin and destruction on their nation, city, and temple now. Christ here speaks, as, one having power and authority, to qualify and send forth men, under the several characters here mentioned, and of what he should do after his resurrection: for notwithstanding the people of the Jews would crucify him, and use him as they did, in a barbarous manner; yet after all this, he would send his ministers to them, to gather his elect out from among them, to render the rest inexcusable, and to show his longsuffering and patience. The persons designed by prophets, wise men, and Scribes, are his apostles: called prophets; because they were divinely inspired to write, and preach in his name; had the gift of foretelling future events, and of explaining with the greatest clearness and exactness, the prophecies of the Old Testament; showing their respect unto, and accomplishment in Christ: wise men; because they were made wise unto salvation, and capable of instructing others: they were filled with all spiritual and evangelical wisdom, and preached the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom: and Scribes; because they were well instructed in the kingdom of heaven, and had the true knowledge of the law, and could rightly interpret it, as well as make known the Gospel of the grace of God. Christ chooses to use these names and titles, because the Jews pretended to have great veneration for the ancient prophets, and these he should send, would not be a whit inferior to them, but in many things exceed them; and they had great esteem for their wise men and Scribes, who would be vastly exceeded by these ministers of his, and yet would be used very badly by them: and some of them ye shall kill ; as Stephen, the first martyr, who was stoned to death by them; and James, the brother of John, whom Herod, to their good liking, killed with the sword; and the other James they threw headlong from off the pinnacle of the temple, and killed him with a fullers club f1323 . And crucify ; so Simeon, the son of Cleophas, was crucified at the instigation of the Jews, as Eusebius relates f1324 . And some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues ; as John, Peter, and Paul: and persecute them from city to city ; as they did Paul and Barnabas, as the Acts of the Apostles testify.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 34-39 - Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were abou to bring upon themselves, but he does not notice the sufferings he wa to undergo. A hen gathering her chickens under her wings, is an ap emblem of the Saviour's tender love to those who trust in him, and his faithful care of them. He calls sinners to take refuge under his tende protection, keeps them safe, and nourishes them to eternal life. The present dispersion and unbelief of the Jews, and their futur conversion to Christ, were here foretold. Jerusalem and her children had a large share of guilt, and their punishment has been signal. But ere long, deserved vengeance will fall on every church which i Christian in name only. In the mean time the Saviour stands ready to receive all who come to him. There is nothing between sinners an eternal happiness, but their proud and unbelieving unwillingness __________________________________________________________________
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