Is come nigh unto you (ηγγικεν εφ' υμας). Perfect active indicative of εγγιζω as in Mt 3:2 of the Baptist and Mr 1:15 of Jesus. No…

The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.—Here again the form of the words is peculiar to St. Luke. This was to be the bu…

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they re…

St. John Chrysostom: Peace is the mother of all good things; without it, all other things are useless. Our Lord therefore comm…

It is not clear whether the messengers feared being offered food prohibited to Jews. These words may have been preserved because of their appropria…

And heal the sick that are therein
Of all their bodily diseases, which would not only show their power and warrant, …

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls people to re…