To interpret this time (τον καιρον τουτον δοκιμαζειν). To test δοκιμαζειν as spiritual chemists. No wonder that Jesus here calls t…

When you see a cloud rise out of the west.—See Notes on Matthew 16:2. The differences in form are, however, noticeable en…

Theophylact of Ohrid: When He spoke about preaching and called it a sword, His hearers may have been troubled, not knowing …

Jesus now turns from his disciples (v.22) to the crowd with a message on the element of crisis. The words “interpret this present time” imply a cri…

You hypocrites
A word often used of the Scribes and Pharisees, and which suggests, that there were such in company, …

Christ would have people be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain peace with God before …