3And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. …
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. …
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)We have here an account of a solemn religious assembly, and the good work that was done in that assembly, to the honour of God and the edification of the church. I. The time of it was the first day of the seventh month , Neh. 8:2. That was the day of the feast of trumpets , which is called a sabbath , and on which they were to have a holy convocation , Lev. 23:24 ; Num. 29:1 . But that was not all…
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