What thank have ye? (ποια υμιν χαρις εστιν; ). What grace or gratitude is there to you? Matthew 5:46 has μισθον (reward…

For if ye love them which love you.—See the note on Matthew 5:46, and note St. Luke’s use, as writing for Gentiles, of th…

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had said that we must love our enemies. So that you would not think this was an exaggerated expr…

At this point we have a remarkable series of comparisons between the courtesies of believers and those of worldly people. Even “sinners” act decent…

For if you love them which love you, what thank have you? &c.] Or, "what grace have you?" this is no fruit, nor evidence …

These are hard lessons for flesh and blood. But if we are thoroughly grounded in the faith of Christ's love, this will make his commands easy for u…