DISCOURSE TWENTY-FOUR. Explanation 7:21-27. Neither right faith nor the gift of miracles are useful in the absence of virtue. - Grace often works in those who are unworthy for the good of others. - Virtue alone brings security in the present life. - No one can harm a righteous man. - Numerous works do not bring any benefit to the wicked. - The example of the Apostles and the Jews shows the power of virtue and the impotence of vice. - Vice is powerless against virtue. - The life of the wicked is full of sorrow and fear.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-FIVE. Explanation 7:28 - 8:4. The power of Christ's teaching. - Why teaching is followed by the performance of miracles. - Why Christ heals a leper with the touch of his hand. - One must have God in mind not only in time of illness, but also in health. - Why does Christ sometimes keep the law, sometimes does not keep it? - Christ does everything on His part to attract people to faith. - Gratitude to God is the best way to preserve His favor. - We should thank God for the benefits granted not only to us, but also to others. - Every gift of God is great. - God often does good against the will of man himself. - Humility makes you grateful to God.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-SIX. Explanation 8:5-13. Christ praises those who have had a high opinion of Him. - Matthew and Luke speak of the same miracle, mutually complementing each other. - The height of the centurion's faith and virtue. - Christ proclaims the doctrine of justification by faith and the calling of the Gentiles. - As for the virtuous there may be a fall, so for the wicked there may be correction. - The example of David teaches how a virtuous person needs constant vigilance, and how easy it is to rise after a fall.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-SEVEN. Explanation 8:14-22. With what rapidity did Christ perform healings. - Bodily illnesses are the consequences of sins. - Christ did nothing out of vanity. - Christ attracted the people not only by miracles, but also by the pleasantness of His appearance. - Christ gave answers to those who questioned according to their inner disposition. - Care for spiritual things should be preferred to everything else. - Those who live in sins are worse than the dead.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-EIGHT. Explanation 8:23-34. Why did Christ take only the disciples and let them be overwhelmed by the waves? - The difference between the miracle of Christ and the miracle of Moses. - Demons confess the divinity of Christ. - The agreement of the Evangelists in the narration of the healing of the demon-possessed. - Why did the possessed live in coffins? - The soul that has departed from the body does not remain on earth. - God provides for every person. - Why did Christ allow demons to drown pigs? - Lovers of money suffer from a more serious illness than those possessed by demons. - The image of a lover of money. - Love of money harms the very acquisition of wealth.

DISCOURSE TWENTY-NINE. Explanation 9:1-8. Matthew and John speak of two different paralytics. - Christ confirms his divine dignity and dishonor with the Father through the remission of sins, the discovery of the secret thoughts of enemies, and the healing of the paralytic. - Enemies of the truth must be corrected with meekness.

THIRTIETH CONVERSATION. Explanation 9:9-17. Why Matthew is called after others. - The power of Christ and the obedience of Matthew. - Reliability of the Gospels. - Why Christ shared a meal with Matthew and other sinners. - The treatment and correction of sinners is preferred to sacrifice. - Those who are not approved should not be burdened with heavy commandments. - In correcting others, one must imitate Christ, beginning with the lightest. - Instructions on how to correct wives who love to adorn themselves.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-ONE. Explanation 9:18-26. The request of the ruler of the synagogue for the healing of his daughter. - Why did the bleeding woman secretly approach Christ, and why did He reveal her? - Superiority of the bleeding woman before the ruler of the synagogue. - Christ teaches not to be afraid of death. - The truth of the resurrections performed by Christ is confirmed by previous and subsequent circumstances. - Belief in the resurrection and a future blessed life forbids weeping for the dead. - Lamentation for the dead comes from a perverse love for them. - Death frees from earthly calamities.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-TWO. Explanation 9:27-10:15. Why does Christ require those who are healed to confess their faith, and forbids them to talk about healing? - The actions of Christ are the opposite of the actions of the devil. - He who does good for God must respond to backbiting with good deeds. - The image and purpose of the apprenticeship embassy. - The peace promised by Christ is given in the church through the Primates. - Those who reject this world are threatened with severe punishment. An exhortation to observe reverence in the church and to show love both to the preacher and to each other. - You should not demand miracles from a preacher. - Virtue is higher than miracles and more useful.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-THREE. Explanation 10:16-22. A new law of warfare given to the apostles. - The meek conquer by the power of grace, although they should also give their help. - What is meant by the wisdom of the serpent? - The feasibility of Christ's commandment is confirmed by the example of the Apostles. - The obedience of the apostles to Christ. - The work of the apostles, both in terms of the conditions of accomplishment and in its greatness, immeasurably surpasses the deeds of pagan philosophers and famous men. - The reason for the success of their preaching. - The example of the apostles deprives those who fall and are exhausted in times of peace of excuse. - One must become accustomed to exploits before they occur. - The example of Job.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-FOUR. Explanation 10:23-33. Christ comforts His disciples with the promise of His speedy coming, the example of His own sufferings, the hope of future blessings, and the success of preaching. - Contempt for death saves from true death. - To confess Christ, the help of grace is needed. - Why, in addition to heartfelt faith, oral confession is also required. - You should not be afraid of death. - One should rejoice that the body decays - How many evil consequences would the indecay of the body have. - The beauty of the soul imparts beauty to the body. - One must love and seek the beauty of the soul.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-FIVE. Explanation 10:34-42. Like-mindedness is not always useful. - The cause of the battle wrought by Christ is human malice. - Unity and agreement of the Old and New Testaments. - One must obey one's parents in that which is not contrary to piety. - For Christ's sake, you must be ready for any death. - Reward for those who receive the apostles. - Everyone in need of help should be accepted. - One should not reproach the beggar. - Need excuses the shamelessness of the beggar. - He who rebukes the beggar shows greater shamelessness. - Reproach to those who refuse alms out of laziness and pride.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-SIX. Explanation 11:1-6. The purpose of John's embassy to Christ. - Christ's Answer to John's Disciples. - Refutation of erroneous opinions about the purpose of the embassy: John, like other prophets, knew about the suffering and death of Christ; the preaching of the forerunner about Christ was not needed in hell. - Those who lived virtuously before the coming of Christ will enjoy all good things. - The existence of future punishments does not violate the truth of God.

DISCOURSE THIRTY-SEVEN. Explanation 11:7-24. How Christ defends John against the suspicions of the people. - Why John is called the greater prophet. - Christ cannot be compared with John. - The cessation of the appearance of the prophets proves that Jesus is the Messiah. - John and Christ followed opposite paths to the same goal. - The Jews' unbelief in John and Christ cannot be justified. - Exhortation to hospitality. - Against shameful songs and stories. - Harm caused to family and social life by spectacles. - Where to look for pure pleasures.