📖🕯 Holy Bible - Matthew 16 with Matthew Henry Commentary at the end.

📖 This chapter is about: The Pharisees and Sadducees ask a sign, Jesus cautions against the doctrine of the Pharisees, Peter's testimony that Jesus was the Christ, Christ foretells his sufferings, and rebukes Peter, The necessity of self-denial.

🕯 How does this apply today?: "Christ teaches by the Spirit of wisdom in the heart, opening the understanding to the Spirit of revelation in the word." ~ Matthew Henry

📖 About the book: Matthew, surnamed Levi, before his conversion was a publican, or tax-gatherer under the Romans at Capernaum. He is generally allowed to have written his Gospel before any other of the evangelists. The contents of this Gospel, and the evidence of ancient writers, show that it was written primarily for the use of the Jewish nation. The fulfilment of prophecy was regarded by the Jews as strong evidence, therefore this is especially dwelt upon by Matthew. Here are particularly selected such parts of our Saviour's history and discourses as were best suited to awaken the Jewish nation to a sense of their sins; to remove their erroneous expectations of an earthly kingdom; to abate their pride and self-conceit; to teach them the spiritual nature and extent of the gospel; and to prepare them for the admission of the Gentiles into the church.

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