The sons of the kingdom (ο υιο της βασιλειας). A favourite Hebrew idiom like "son of hell" (Matthew 23:15), "sons of t…

The children of the kingdom. That is, the children, or the people, who expected the kingdom; or to whom it properly belonged; or,…

The children of the kingdom—This phrase is a Hebraism. Like the term “the children of the bride-chamber,” it refers to those who b…

When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. An…

St. John Chrysostom: Just as what the leper had affirmed concerning Christ's power, If you will, you can cleanse me, …

The picture in this follow-up saying of Jesus is that of the “messianic banquet,” derived from such OT passages as Isa 25:6–9. Jesus here insists (…

But the children of the kingdom: Why does he call those persons children of the kingdom who were nothing less than children of Ab…

But the children of the kingdom
The Jews, who were subjects of the kingdom, and commonwealth of Israel, from which t…

This centurion was a Gentile, a Roman soldier. Though he was a soldier, yet he was a godly man. No one's calling or place will be an excuse for unb…

And when he had entered into Capernaum. Here, Christ’s power is shown from His absence. Firstly, the centurion’s piety wi…