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Father Noel Alexandre's Literal Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9

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 Translated by Qwen. 1 Pet 1:3–4: The Blessing of Regeneration "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us unto a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you." We ought to give immortal thanks to God, to offer Him continually the sacrifice of praise, on account of His infinite goodness toward His elect. It belongs to the Eternal Father to choose the members of His Son, the adopted children who are co-heirs with the Only-Begotten. Let us seek no other reason for this election than mercy, whose greatness cannot be worthily expressed in human words. He who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all. Us, unworthy sinners, His enemies, deserving of eternal punishments, He has regenerated through Baptism; and, the oldness which we had contracted from Adam in our first birth being abolished, He ...
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Father Augustus Bisping's Commentary on Isaiah 52:13-53:12

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  Father Bisping's Commentary on Isaiah 52:13–53:12 Theme: The Completion of the Servant of God's Mission Through His Voluntary Self-Sacrifice   The Humiliation of the Servant of God as the Source of Our Glorification Isaiah 52:13 "Intelliget" (He shall understand/act wisely): The Hebrew text כָּשַׂל ( yaskil ) can be translated in two ways: either "to act wisely/to have insight" or "to be prosperous/to succeed." The ancient translators adhered to the first meaning, and rightly so, for the second half of the verse does not stand parallel to the first but contains its consequence; together they form the theme of the entire section: Because my Servant acts wisely, therefore he shall be exalted and glorified. Isaiah 52:14–15 Both verses belong together, inasmuch as verse 15 forms the concluding clause to verse 14: sicut obstupuerunt, sic iste asperget ("just as they were astonished, so shall he sprinkle"). The second half of verse 14 merel...
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Father Cornelius a Lapide's Commentary on Isaiah 52:13-53:12

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 Translated by Qwen Father Cornelius a Lapide's Commentary on Isaiah 52:13–53:12 ISAIAH 52:13 "Behold, my servant shall understand, he shall be exalted and extolled, and shall be exceeding high." Commentary: "My servant therefore" — that is, Christ. "Shall understand" — Hebrew yaskil (יַשְׂכִּיל), that is, he shall act prudently and vigorously, and shall carry through and complete the work of human redemption. He alludes to David, who, sent by Saul against the enemies of Israel, conducted himself prudently in all things (1 Sam 18:5). For David was a type and ancestor of Christ. So write Cyril, Forerius, Pagninus, Vatablus, and others. Secondly , Sanchez says: Christ, he says, shall understand the will and commands of the Father—that is, he shall obey them and observe them. Thus it is said in Psalm 119:99: "I have understood your testimonies" —that is, I have observed them. And Psalm 41:1: "Blessed is the man who understands the needy ...
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