Matthew 12:34
Matthew 12:34 | |
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← 12:33 12:35 → | |
Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 12:34 is the 34th verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Content
In the original Greek according to
- Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν, πονηροὶ ὄντες; Ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
Analysis
Christ here calls the
Commentary from the Church Fathers
Rabanus Maurus: "Or the words, Generation of vipers, may be taken as signifying children, or imitators of the Devil, because they had wilfully spoken against good works, which is of the Devil, and thence follows, Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. That man speaks out of the abundance of the heart who is not ignorant with what intention his words are uttered; and to declare his meaning more openly He adds, A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things. The treasure of the heart is the intention of the thoughts, by which the Judge judges that work which is produced, so that sometimes though the outward work that is shown seem great, yet because of the carelessness of a cold heart, they receive a little reward from the Lord."[3]
References
- ^ Robert Witham, Annotations on the New Testament of Jesus Christ. Dublin: 1730.
- ^ Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide; Thomas Wimberly Mossman The great commentary of Cornelius à Lapide, London: J. Hodges, 1889-1896.
- ^ a b c "Catena aurea: commentary on the four Gospels, collected out of the works of the Fathers: Volume 6, St. John. Oxford: Parker, 1874. Thomas Aquinas". This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Preceded by Matthew 12:33 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 12 |
Succeeded by Matthew 12:35 |