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<strong>Commentary</strong> on Matthew, Mark, Luke - Volume 2
enjoy themselves at their ease, but to train them under the burden of discipline, and keep them
under the yoke.
Learn of me It is a mistake, I think, to suppose that Christ here assures us of his meekness, lest
his disciples, under the influence of that fear which is usually experienced in approaching persons
of distinction, should remain at a distance from him on account of his Divine glory. It is rather his
design to form us to the imitation of himself, because the obstinacy of the flesh leads us to shrink
from his yoke as harsh and uneasy. Shortly afterwards, he adds, (verse 30,) my yoke is easy But
how shall any man be brought willingly and gently to bend his neck, unless, by putting on meekness,
he be conformed to Christ? That this is the meaning of the words is plain; for Christ, after exhorting
his disciples to bear his yoke, and desirous to prevent them from being deterred by its difficulty,
immediately adds, Learn of me; thus declaring that, when his example shall have accustomed us
to meekness and humility, we shall no longer feel his yoke to be troublesome. To the same purpose
he adds, I will relieve you So long as the flesh kicks, we rebel; and those who refuse the yoke of
Christ, and endeavor to appease God in any other manner, distress and waste themselves in vain.
In this manner, we see the Papists wretchedly torturing themselves, and silently enduring the dreadful
tyranny under which they groan, that they may not bow to the yoke of Christ.
MATTHEW 12:1-8; MARK 2:23-28; LUKE 6:1-5
Matthew 12:1-8
Mark 2:23-28
Luke 6:1-5
1. At that time Jesus was 23. And it happened, that he 1. And it happened that, on
passing through the corn-fields was passing through the the second-first Sabbath, he was
on the Sabbath; corn-fields, and his disciples passing through the cornfields;
73 and his
disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn and his disciples were plucking
began to pluck the ears of corn, as they went along. 24. And the ears of corn, and were eating,
and to eat. 2. But when the Pharisees said to him, Lo, why rubbing them in their hands.
Pharisees saw it, they said to do they on the Sabbath what is 2. And some of the Pharisees
him, Lo, thy disciples do what not lawful? 25. And he said to said to them, Why do you do
it is not lawful to do on the them, Have you not read what what it is not lawful to do on the
Sabbath. 3. But he said to them, David did, when he had need, Sabbath? 3. And Jesus
Have you not read what David and was hungry, and those who answering saith to them, Have
did, when he was hungry, and were with him? 26. How he you not read even this which
those who were with him? entered into the house of God in David did when he was hungry,
4. How he entered into the house the time of Abiathar, the and those who were with him?
of God, and ate the shew-bread, high-priest, and ate the 4. How he entered into the house
which it was not lawful for him shew-bread, which it is not of God, and took the
73 “Un iour du Sabbath;” — “on a Sabbath-day.”
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John Calvin