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Ewangelia Mateusza 18:19

Zasię powiadam wam: Iż gdyby się z was dwaj zgodzili na ziemi o wszelką rzecz, o którą by prosili, stanie się im od Ojca mego, który jest w niebiesiech.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Prayer;   Righteous;   Worship;   Scofield Reference Index - Life;   Thompson Chain Reference - Co-Operation;   Family;   Prayer;   Prayer Meetings;   United Prayer;   Unity-Strife;   The Topic Concordance - Gathering;   God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Public;   Prayer, Social and Family;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Brother;   Prayer;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sin;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Hutchinsonians;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Forgiveness;   Judge (Office);   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Attributes of Christ;   Authority in Religion;   Character;   Church (2);   Consciousness;   Discourse;   Ethics;   Excommunication (2);   Headship;   Heaven ;   Holy Spirit (2);   Ideas (Leading);   Love (2);   Neighbour (2);   Numbers (2);   Omnipresence;   Oneness;   Paradox;   Phoebe ;   Prayer (2);   Promise (2);   Property (2);   Tares ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Numbers as Symbols;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Agree;   Church;   Excommunication;   Intercession;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Prayer;   Prayers of Jesus;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Apostle;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 19;  

Parallel Translations

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
Zasię powiadam wam: Iż gdyby się z was dwaj zgodzili na ziemi o wszelką rzecz, o którą by prosili, stanie się im od Ojca mego, który jest w niebiesiech.
Biblia Przekład Toruński
19 I znów mówię wam: Gdyby dwaj z was na ziemi zgodzili się co do wszelkiej sprawy, wszystko, o co by prosili, stanie się im od Ojca mojego, który jest w niebiosach.
Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
Zapewniam też was, że jeśliby dwaj spośród was na ziemi uzgodnili coś, o co chcieliby prosić mojego Ojca w niebie, On spełni ich prośbę.
Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
Znowu mówię wam, że gdyby się dwaj z was zgodzili na ziemi, co do wszelkiej rzeczy, o którą będą prosić, to im się stanie od mego Ojca, który jest w niebiosach.
Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska
Mówię wam też: Jeśli dwaj z was na ziemi będą zgodnie prosić o cokolwiek, otrzymają to od mego Ojca, który jest w niebie.
Biblia Brzeska (1563)
Zasię powiedam wam, iż gdyby się was dwa zezwolili na ziemi o wszelką rzecz, którejby prosili, stanie się im od Ojca mego, który jest na niebie.
Biblia Warszawska
Nadto powiadam wam, że jeśliby dwaj z was na ziemi uzgodnili swe prośby o jakąkolwiek rzecz, otrzymają ją od Ojca mojego, który jest w niebie.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

That if: Matthew 5:24, Matthew 21:22, Mark 11:24, John 15:7, John 15:16, Acts 1:14, Acts 2:1, Acts 2:2, Acts 4:24-31, Acts 6:4, Acts 12:5, Ephesians 6:18-20, Philippians 1:19, James 5:14-16, 1 John 3:22, 1 John 5:14-16, Revelation 11:4-6

it shall: John 14:13, John 14:14, John 16:23

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:20 - Ask on Isaiah 22:22 - so he Ezekiel 14:16 - these Daniel 2:18 - they would Malachi 3:16 - and the Matthew 7:21 - my Matthew 24:14 - shall be Acts 4:31 - spake Acts 8:15 - prayed Acts 12:12 - where 1 Peter 3:7 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again, I say unto you,.... As the words in the former verse seem to regard the whole body of the disciples, whose decisions in cases brought before them, declaring them just or unjust, are determinate and unalterable; these seem to respect the one or two, that should join the offended person in the reproof of the offender, and are spoken for their encouragement; who might think proper either to premise, or follow their engaging in such a work with prayer:

that if two of you shall agree on earth, as touching anything that they shall ask; both in the case before mentioned, and in any other thing: whether it be for themselves or others; to assist them in the ministry of the word, and give success to it, for the conversion of sinners; and in the performance of any miracle, for the confirmation of the Gospel; in the administration of ordinances, for the comfort of saints; and in laying on of censures, for the reclaiming of backsliders; or be it what it will that may be done, consistent with the glory of God, the purposes of his mind, and the declarations of his will, and the good of men, provided they agree in their requests; though they are here on earth, and at such a distance from heaven, from whence their help and assistance come:

it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven; with whom nothing is impossible; and who, as he regards the effectual fervent prayer of any righteous man, so more, of two agreed together in anyone thing; and still more, of a church and community of saints in their united requests: a great encouragement this to social prayer, though ever so few are engaged in it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Again I say unto you, That if two of you ... - This is connected with the previous verses. The connection is this: The obstinate man is to be excluded from the church, Matthew 18:17. The care of the church - the power of admitting or excluding members - of organizing and establishing it - is committed to you, the apostles, Matthew 18:18. Yet there is not need of the whole to give validity to the transaction. When two of you agree, or have the same mind, feelings, and opinion, about the arrangement of affairs in the church, or about things desired for its welfare, and shall ask of God, it shall be done for them. See Acts 1:14-26; Acts 15:1-29. The promise here has respect to the apostles in organizing the church. It cannot with any propriety be applied to the ordinary prayers of believers. Other promises are made to them, and it is true that the prayer of faith will be answered, but that is not the truth taught here.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 18:19. Again I say unto you — The word αμην, verily, is added here, in ninety-eight MSS., (many of which are of the greatest antiquity and importance,) seven editions, all the Arabic, the Slavonic, and several of the Itala. The taking in or leaving out such a word may appear to some a matter of indifference; but, as I am fully convinced Jesus Christ never spoke a useless or a needless word, my maxim is, to omit not one syllable that I am convinced (from such authority as the above) he has ever used, and to take in nothing that he did not speak. It makes the passage much more emphatic - Again, VERILY I say unto you,

If two of you shall agree — συμφωνηστωσιν, symphonize, or harmonize. It is a metaphor taken from a number of musical instruments set to the same key, and playing the same tune: here, it means a perfect agreement of the hearts, desires, wishes, and voices, of two or more persons praying to God. It also intimates that as a number of musical instruments, skilfully played, in a good concert, are pleasing to the ears of men, so a number of persons united together in warm, earnest, cordial prayer, is highly pleasing in the sight and ears of the Lord. Now this conjoint prayer refers, in all probability, to the binding and loosing in the preceding verse; and thus we see what power faithful prayer has with God!

It shall be done for them — What an encouragement to pray! even to two, if there be no more disposed to join in this heavenly work.


 
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