8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
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Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Christ, having been for some time preaching about in the country, here returns to Capernaum his head-quarters, and makes his appearance there, in hopes that by this time the talk and crowd would be somewhat abated. Now observe, I. The great resort there was to him. Though he was in the house , wither Peter’s house, or some lodgings of his own which he had taken, yet people came to him as soon as i…
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