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Adam Clarke

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Matthew 9:3

This man blasphemeth - comes either from , to hurt or blast the reputation or credit of another, or from , to smite with reports. Whenever it is used in reference to God, it simply signifies, to speak impiously of his nature, or attributes, or works. Injurious speaking is its proper translation when referred to man.

The scribes were the literati of that time; and their learning, because not used in dependence on God, rendered them proud, envious, and obstinate. Unsanctified knowledge has still the same effect: that light serves only to blind and lead men out of the way which is not joined with uprightness of heart. The most sacred truths often become an occasion of delusion, where men are under the government of their evil passions.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Matthew 9:3:

Leviticus 24:10
Matthew 12:31
Matthew 15:19
Mark 2:7

 

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