Mateo 5:19

Filipino Cebuano Bible

19 Tungod niini, bisan kinsa nga magapahuyang sa usa sa mga labing diyutay niining mga sugo ug magapanudlo sa mga tawo sa pagbuhat sa ingon, kini siya pagaisipon nga iwit didto sa gingharian sa langit; apan bisan kinsa nga magatuman ug magapanudlo niini, kini siya pagaisipon nga daku didto sa gingharian sa langit.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall break: Deuteronomy 27:26, Psalms 119:6, Psalms 119:128, Galatians 3:10-13, James 2:10, James 2:11

these: Matthew 23:23, Deuteronomy 12:32, Luke 11:42

shall teach: Matthew 15:3-6, Matthew 23:16-22, Malachi 2:8, Malachi 2:9, Romans 3:8, Romans 6:1, Romans 6:15, 1 Timothy 6:3, 1 Timothy 6:4, Revelation 2:14, Revelation 2:15, Revelation 2:20

the least: Matthew 11:11, 1 Samuel 2:30

do: Matthew 28:20, Acts 1:1, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14-24, Philippians 3:17, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 4:8, Philippians 4:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7, 1 Timothy 4:11, 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Timothy 6:11, Titus 2:8-10, Titus 3:8

great: Matthew 19:28, Matthew 20:26, Daniel 12:3, Luke 1:15, Luke 9:48, Luke 22:24-26, 1 Peter 5:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:5 - General Exodus 24:12 - that thou Leviticus 20:8 - And ye 1 Kings 16:2 - hast made my people Ezra 7:10 - to do it Psalms 119:34 - I shall Matthew 3:2 - for Matthew 18:1 - in Matthew 19:21 - If Matthew 22:36 - General Mark 12:28 - Which Romans 8:7 - for it 1 Corinthians 7:19 - but Titus 2:12 - live

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,.... Which are to be understood not of the beatitudes in the preceding verses, for these were not delivered by Christ under the form of commandments; nor of any of the peculiar commands of Christ under the Gospel dispensation; but of the precepts of the law, of which some were comparatively lesser than others; and might be said to be broke, loosed, or dissolved, as the word here used signifies, when men acted contrary to them.

And shall teach men so; not only teach them by their example to break the commandments, but by express orders: for however gross and absurd this may seem to be, that there should be any such teachers, and they should have any hearers, yet such there were among the Jews; and our Lord here manifestly strikes at them: for notwithstanding the great and excellent things they say of the law, yet they tell us, that the doctors of the sanhedrim had power to root anything out of the law; to loose or make void any of its commands, for a time, excepting in the case of idolatry; and so might any true prophet, or wise man; which they pretend is sometimes necessary for the glory of God, and the good of men; and they are to be heard and obeyed, when they say, transgress anyone of all the commands which are in the law h. Maimonides says i, that the sanhedrim had power, when it was convenient, for the time present, to make void an affirmative command, and to transgress a negative one, in order to return many to their religion; or to deliver many of the Israelites from stumbling at other things, they may do whatsoever the present time makes necessary: for so, adds he, the former wise men say, a man may profane one sabbath, in order to keep many sabbaths. And elsewhere k he affirms,

"if a prophet, whom we know to be a prophet, should order us לעבור על אחת מכל מצות, "to transgress anyone of the commands", which are mentioned in the law, or many commands, whether light or heavy, for a time, we are ordered to hearken to him; and so we learn from the former wise men, by tradition, that in everything a prophet shall say to thee עבור על דברי תורה, "transgress the words of the law", as Elias on Mount Carmel, hear him, except in the case of idolatry.''

And another of their writers says l,

"it is lawful sometimes to make void the law, and to do that which appears to be forbidden.''

Nay, they even m say, that if a Gentile should bid an Israelite transgress anyone of the commands mentioned in the law, excepting idolatry, adultery, and murder, he may transgress with impunity, provided it is done privately. You see what reason Christ had to express himself in the manner he does, and that with resentment, saying,

he shall be called, or be the least in the kingdom of heaven; meaning either the church of God, where he shall have neither a name, nor place; he shall not be in the least esteemed, but shall be cast out as a worthless man; or the ultimate state of happiness and glory, in the other world, where he shall not enter, as is said in the next verse; but, on the other hand,

whosoever shall do and teach; whose doctrine and conversation, principles and practices agree together; who both teach obedience to the law, and perform it themselves: where again he glances at the masters in Israel, and tacitly reproves them who said, but did not; taught the people what they themselves did not practise; and so were unworthy of the honour, which he that both teaches and does shall have: for

the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven; he shall be highly esteemed of in the church here, and be honoured hereafter in the world to come. The Jews have a saying somewhat like this;

"he that lessens himself for the words of the law in this world, נעשה גדול, "he shall become great" in the world to come n,''

or days of the Messiah.

h T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 79. 1. & 89. 2. & 90. 2. i Hilch. Memarim, c. 2. sect. 4. k Hilch. Yesode Hattorah, c. 9. sect. 3. l Bartenora in, Misn. Beracot, c. 9. sect. 5. m T. Hicros. Sheviith, fol. 35. 1. n T. Bab. Bava Metzia, fol. 85. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whosoever therefore shall break - Shall violate or disobey.

One of these least commandments - The Pharisees, it is probable, divided the precepts of the law into lesser and greater, teaching that they who violated the former were guilty of a trivial offence only. See Matthew 23:23. Christ teaches that in his kingdom they who make this distinction, or who taught that any laws of God might be violated with impunity, should be called least; while they should be held in high regard who observed all the laws of God without distinction.

Shall be called least - That is, shall be least. See Matthew 5:9. The meaning of this passage seems to be this: in the kingdom of heaven, that is, in the kingdom of the Messiah, or in the church which he is about to establish (see the notes at Matthew 3:2), he that breaks the least of these commandments shall be in no esteem, or shall not be regarded as a proper religious teacher. The Pharisees, by dividing the law into greater and lesser precepts, made no small part of it void by their traditions and divisions, Matthew 23:23; Matthew 15:3-6. Jesus says that in his kingdom all this vain division and tradition would cease. Such divisions and distinctions would be a small matter. He that attempted it should be the least of all. People would be engaged in yielding obedience to all the law of God without any such vain distinctions.

Shall be called great - He that teaches that all the law of God is binding, and that the whole of it should be obeyed, without attempting to specify what is most important, shall be a teacher worthy of his office, and shall be called great. Hence, we learn:

1.That all the law of God is binding on Christians. Compare James 2:10.

2.That all the commands of God should be preached, in their proper place, by Christian ministers.

3.That they who pretend that there are any laws of God so small that they need not obey them, are unworthy of his kingdom. And,

4.That true piety has respect to all the commandments of God. Compare Psalms 119:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 5:19. Whosoever - shall break one of these least commandments — The Pharisees were remarkable for making a distinction between weightier and lighter matters in the law, and between what has been called, in a corrupt part of the Christian Church, mortal and venial sins. Matthew 22:36.

Whosoever shall break. What an awful consideration is this! He who, by his mode of acting, speaking, or explaining the words of God, sets the holy precept aside, or explains away its force and meaning, shall be called least - shall have no place in the kingdom of Christ here, nor in the kingdom of glory above. That this is the meaning of these words is evident enough from the following verse.