Shall agree (συμφωνησωσιν). Our word "symphony" is this very root. It is no longer looked at as a concord of voices, a chorus in h…

Again I say unto you, That if two of you, etc. This is connected with the previous verses. The connection is this: The obstinate person is…

Shall agree on earth — The promise, as before, is dependent on implied conditions. Those who pray must be gathered together in the…

It is not a large church, therefore, that is endowed with the wonderful power of prayer, but even two or three. Christ would not have us despise on…

St. Jerome: Because He had said, If he will not hear the Church, let him be to you as a heathen and a publican, in re…

These two verses should not in this setting be taken as a promise regarding any prayer on which two or three believers agree. Scripture is rich in …

Again I say to you. He confirms the previous statement; for not only will God bestow the spirit of wisdom and prudence on those who ask fo…

Again, I say to you
As the words in the former verse seem to regard the whole body of the disciples, whose decisions…

If a profe ed Christian is wronged by another, he ought not to complain about it to others, as is often done based merely on reports, but should go…

Here a parable is presented. Firstly, the careful search is described; and secondly, the joy of having found the sheep is described. Therefore, He …