THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW REVISED EDITION WILLIAM BARCLAY

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW Volume I (Chapters 1 to 10)

REVISED EDITION

Translated with an Introduction and Interpretation by WILLIAM BARCLAY

THE WESTMINSTER PRESS PHILADELPHIA

Revised Edition Copyright (c) 1975 William Barclay First published by The Saint Andrew Press Edinburgh, Scotland First Edition, September, 1956 Second Edition, May, 1958

Published by The Westminster Press (R) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TO A. McC ALWAYS MY FRIEND AND SOMETIMES MY TASKMASTER WITHOUT WHOSE HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN

Library of Congress Cataloging In Publication Data Bible. N.T. Matthew. English. Barclay. 1975. The Gospel of Matthew. (The Daily Study Bible series. -- Rev. ed.) 1. Bible. N.T. Matthew -- Commentaries. I. Barclay, William, lecturer in the University of Glasgow, ed. II. Title. III. Series. BS2573 1975 226'.2'077 74-28251 ISBN 0-664-21300-6 (v. 1) ISBN 0-664-24100-X (v. 1) pbk.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The Daily Study Bible series has always had one aim--to convey the results of scholarship to the ordinary reader. A. S. Peake delighted in the saying that he was a "theological middle-man", and I would be happy if the same could be said of me in regard to these volumes. And yet the primary aim of the series has never been academic. It could be summed up in the famous words of Richard of Chichester's

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prayer--to enable men and women "to know Jesus Christ more clearly, to love him more dearly, and to follow him more nearly."

It is all of twenty years since the first volume of The Daily Study Bible was published. The series was the brain-child of the late Rev. Andrew McCosh, M.A., S.T.M., the then Secretary and Manager of the Committee on Publications of the Church of Scotland, and of the late Rev. R. G. Macdonald, O.B.E., M.A., D.D., its Convener.

It is a great joy to me to know that all through the years The Daily Study Bible has been used at home and abroad, by minister, by missionary, by student and by layman, and that it has been translated into many different languages. Now, after so many printings, it has become necessary to renew the printer's type and the opportunity has been taken to restyle the books, to correct some errors in the text and to remove some references which have become outdated. At the same time, the Biblical quotations within the text have been changed to use the Revised Standard Version, but my own original translation of the New Testament passages has been retained at the beginning of each daily section.

There is one debt which I would be sadly lacking in courtesy if I did not acknowledge. The work of revision and correction has been done entirely by the Rev. James Martin, M.A., B.D., Minister of High Carntyne Church, Glasgow. Had it not been for him this task would never have been undertaken, and it is impossible for me to thank him enough for the selfless toil he has put into the revision of these books.

It is my prayer that God may continue to use The Daily Study Bible to enable men better to understand His word.

Glasgow WILLIAM BARCLAY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Introduction

Introduction to Matthew The Lineage of the King (Matt. 1:1-17) The three Stages (Matt. 1:1-17) The Realization of Men's Dreams (Matt. 1:1-17) Not the Righteous, but Sinners (Matt. 1:1-17) The Saviour's Entry into the World (Matt. 1:18-25) Born of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18-25) Creation and Re-creation (Matt. 1:18-25) The Birthplace of the King (Matt. 2:1-2) The Homage of the East (Matt. 2:1-2) The Crafty King (Matt. 2:3-9) Gifts for Christ (Matt. 2:9-12) Escape to Egypt (Matt. 2:13-15) The Slaughter of the Children (Matt. 2:16-18) Return to Nazareth (Matt. 2:19-23) The Years Between The Emergence of John the Baptizer (Matt. 3:1-6) The Message of John--The Threat (Matt. 3:7-12) The Message of John--The Promise (Matt. 3:7-12) The Message of John--The Promise and The Threat (Matt. 3:7-12)

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The Message of John--The Demand (Matt. 3:7-12) Jesus and his Baptism (Matt. 3:13-17) The Testing Time The Temptations of Christ (Matt. 4:1-11) The Sacred Story (Matt. 4:1-11) The Attack of the Tempter (Matt. 4:1-11) The Son of God Goes Forth (Matt. 4:12-17) The Herald of God (Matt. 4:12-17) Christ Calls the Fishermen (Matt. 4:18-22) The Methods of the Master (Matt. 4:23-25) The Activities of Jesus (Matt. 4:23-25) The Sermon on the Mount The Supreme Blessedness (Matt. 5:3) The Bliss of the Destitute (Matt. 5:3) The Bliss of the Broken Heart (Matt. 5:4) The Bliss of the God-controlled Life (Matt. 5:5) The Bliss of the Starving Spirit (Matt. 5:6) The Bliss of Perfect Sympathy (Matt. 5:7) The Bliss of the Clean Heart (Matt. 5:8) The Bliss of Bringing Men together (Matt. 5:9) The Bliss of the Sufferer for Christ (Matt. 5:10-12) The Bliss of the Blood-stained Way (Matt. 5:10-12) The Salt of the Earth (Matt. 5:13) The Light of the World (Matt. 5:14-15 Shining for God (Matt. 5:16) The Eternal Law (Matt. 5:17-20) The Essence of the Law (Matt. 5:17-20) The Law and the Gospel (Matt. 5:17-20) The New Authority (Matt. 5:21-48) The New Standard (Matt. 5:21-48) The Forbidden Anger (Matt. 5:21-22) Words of Insult (Matt. 5:21-22) The Insurmountable Barrier (Matt. 5:23-24) Make Peace in Time (Matt. 5:25-26) The Forbidden Desire (Matt. 5:27-28) The Surgical Cure (Matt. 5:29-30) The Bond which Must not be Broken (Matt. 5:31-32) The Bond that Cannot be Broken (Matt. 5:31-32) A Word is a Pledge (Matt. 5:33-37) The End of Oaths (Matt. 5:33-37) The Ancient Law (Matt. 5:38-42) The End of Resentment and of Retaliation (Matt. 5:38-42) Gracious Giving (Matt. 5:38-42) Christian Love (Matt. 5:43-48) The Reward Motive in the Christian Life (Matt. 6:1-18) Right Things from the Wrong Motive (Matt. 6:1) How not to Give (Matt. 6:2-4) The Motives of Giving (Matt. 6:2-4) How Not to Pray (Matt. 6:5-8) The Disciple's Prayer (Matt. 6:9-15)

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The Father in Heaven (Matt. 6:9) The Hallowing of the Name (Matt. 6:9) The Prayer for Reverence (Matt. 6:9) God's Kingdom and God's Will (Matt. 6:10) Our Daily Bread (Matt. 6:11) Forgiveness, Human and Divine (Matt. 6:12,14,15) The Ordeal of Temptation (Matt. 6:13) The Attack of Temptation (Matt. 6:13) The Defense against Temptation (Matt. 6:13) How not to Fast (Matt. 6:16-18) The True Fasting (Matt. 6:16-18) The True Treasure (Matt. 6:19-21) Treasure in Heaven (Matt. 6:19-21) The Distorted Vision (Matt. 6:22-23) The Necessity of the Generous Eye (Matt. 6:22-23) The Exclusive Service (Matt. 6:24) The Place of Material Possessions (Matt. 6:24) The Two Great Questions about Possessions (Matt. 6:24) The Forbidden Worry (Matt. 6:25-34) Worry and Its Cure (Matt. 6:25-34) The Folly of Worry (Matt. 6:25-34) The Error of Judgment (Matt. 7:1-5) No Man can Judge (Matt. 7:1-5) The Truth and the Hearer (Matt. 7:6) Reaching Those who are Unfit to Hear (Matt. 7:6) The Charter of Prayer (Matt. 7:7-11) The Everest of Ethics (Matt. 7:12) The Golden Rule of Jesus (Matt. 7:12) Life at the Crossroads (Matt. 7:13-14) The False Prophets (Matt. 7:15-20) Known by their Fruits (Matt. 7:15-20) The Fruits of Falseness (Matt. 7:15-20) On False Pretenses (Matt. 7:21-23) The Only True Foundation (Matt. 7:24-27) Love in Action The Living Death (Matt. 8:1-4) Compassion Beyond the Law (Matt. 8:1-4) True Prudence (Matt. 8:1-4) A Good Man's Plea (Matt. 8:5-13) The Passport of Faith (Matt. 8:5-13) The Power which Annihilates Distance (Matt. 8:5-13) A Miracle In a Cottage (Matt. 8:14-15) Miracles in a Crowd (Matt. 8:16-17) The Summons to Count the Cost (Matt. 8:18-22) The Tragedy of the Unseized Moment (Matt. 8:18-22) The Peace of the Presence (Matt. 8:23-27) Calm Amidst the Storm (Matt. 8:23-27) The Demon-Haunted Universe (Matt. 8:28-34) The Defeat of the Demons (Matt. 8:28-34) The Growth of Opposition

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Get Right with God (Matt. 9:1-8) The Man whom all Men Hated (Matt. 9:9) A Challenge Issued and Received (Matt. 9:9) Where the Need is Greatest (Matt. 9:10-13) Present Joy and Future Sorrow (Matt. 9:14-15) The Problem of the New Idea (Matt. 9:16-17) The Imperfect Faith and the Perfect Power (Matt. 9:18-31) The Awakening Touch (Matt. 9:18-19,23-26) All Heaven's Power for One (Matt. 9:20-22) Faith's Test and Faith's Reward (Matt. 9:27-31) The Two Reactions (Matt. 9:32-34) The Threefold Work (Matt. 9:35) The Divine Compassion (Matt. 9:36) The Waiting Harvest (Matt. 9:37-38) The Messengers of the King (Matt. 10:1-4) The Making of the Messengers (Matt. 10:1-4) The Commission of the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:5-8a) The Words and Works of the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:5-8a) The Equipment of the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:8b-10) The Conduct of the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:11-15) The Challenge of the King to his Messengers (Matt. 10:16-22) The King's Honesty to his Messengers (Matt. 10:16-22) The Reasons for the Persecution of the King's Messengers (Matt. 10:16-22) The Prudence of the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:23) The Coming of the King (Matt. 10:23) The King's Messenger and the King's Sufferings (Matt. 10:24-25) The King's Messenger's Freedom from Fear (Matt. 10:26-31) The Courage of the Right (Matt. 10:26-31) God Cares! (Matt. 10:26-31) The Loyalty of the King's Messenger and its Reward (Matt. 10:32-33) The Warfare of the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:34-39) The Cost of Being a Messenger of the King (Matt. 10:34-39) The Reward of those who Welcome the King's Messenger (Matt. 10:40-42)

Further reading

INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW

THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

Matthew, Mark and Luke are usually known as the Synoptic Gospels. Synoptic comes from two Greek words which mean to see together and literally means able to be seen together. The reason for that name is this. These three gospels each give an account of the same events in Jesus' life. There are in each of them additions and omissions; but broadly speaking their material is the same and their arrangement is the same. It is therefore possible to set them down in parallel columns, and so to compare the one with the other.

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