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Luke 20:6
But and if we say, Of men, all the people will stone us; for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
But and if we say, Of men, all the people will stone us; for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:23....
CHAPTER 20 _ 1. His Authority Demanded and His Answer.(Luke 20:1)_ 2. Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. (Luke 20:9) 3. Question about Tribute to Caesar. (Luke 20:20) 4. The Question Concerning Resu...
THE QUESTION OF AUTHORITY (Mark 11:27 *, Matthew 21:23 *). The only additional point to notice in Lk. is that Jesus was not only teaching but preaching the Gospel, proclaiming the good news of the Kin...
One day, while Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple and telling them the good news, the chief priests and scribes with the elders came up and said to him, "Tell us, by what authority do you do...
BY WHAT AUTHORITY? (Luke 20:1-8)...
WILL STONE US. will stone us to death. Greek. _katalithazo._ Occurs only here. THEY BE PERSUADED. it [the people] has been firmly convinced. Implying long settled conviction. Greek. _peitho._ App-150...
_all the people will stone us_ The word is a strong compound _katalithasei_used here only -will stone us to death. Herod had been daunted by the same dread, Matthew 14:5; Jos. _Antt._xviii. 5, § _2._...
Luke 20:1-8. SUDDEN QUESTION OF THE PRIESTS AND SCRIBES...
ΚΑΤΑΛΙΘΆΣΕΙ. The word is a strong compound—used here only—‘will stone us to death.’ Herod had been daunted by the same dread, Matthew 14:5; Jos. _Antt._ XVIII. 5, § 2. It illustrates the furious burst...
Ver 1. And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the Gospel, the Chief Priests and the Scribes came upon him with the elders, 2. And spoke to...
ΚΑΤΑΛΙΘΆΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΑΛΙΘΆΖΩ (G2642) побивать камнями, бросать камни в кого-л. Предложное сочетание перфектно: "забивать камнями насмерть" (Fitzmyer, 1275). ΠΕΠΕΙΣΜΈΝΟΣ _perf. pass. par...
AND HE ANSWERED, &C.— The great _sanhedrim_ seems to have been established after the failure of prophesy; and concerning the members of this body the rabbies tell us there was a tradition, that they w...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Revelation and God (Luke 20:1-8) 20 One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching 20 the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders ca...
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, For the exposition,...
44 Compare Mic_3:12; Mat_24:2. 45-48 Compare Mat_21:12-17; Mar_11:11; Mar_11:15-19. 45 His kingdom will be a combination of church and state and He will be the Head of both. Hence He not only presen...
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE LAST WEEK 1-8. The authority of Jesus challenged (Matthew 21:23; Mark 11:27). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 20 THE QUESTION ABOUT JESUS’ AUTHORITY 20:1-8 V1 One day Jesus was in the *Temple. He was teaching the people and declaring the Good News. The chief...
ALL THE PEOPLE WILL STONE US. — St. Luke gives the more vivid utterance in place of the more general “we fear the people” in the other Gospels. As indicating the readiness of the people of Jerusalem t...
XX. (1-8) AND IT CAME TO PASS. — See Notes on Matthew 21:23; Mark 11:27. AND PREACHED THE GOSPEL. — The Greek verb (_to evangelise_) is one specially characteristic of St. Luke. Neither St. Mark nor...
καταλιθάσει : in the parallels it is indicated generally that they feared the people; here it is explained why or what they feared: _viz._, that the people would stone them; to be taken _cum grano_. T...
_By what authority_ ? (Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33). ἐν μιᾷ τ. ἡ., on one of the days, referred to in Luke 19:47; vague note of time. εὐαγγελιζομένου : Lk. wishes his readers to understand that Je...
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION Luke 20:1-8 When anyone has received a divine commission, he does not need to prove it. His credentials are written large upon his life and message. It was so with John the Ba...
This chapter records the remarkable happenings gathered around our Lord's entrance into the Temple. By a parable He revealed the awful sin and failure of the Hebrew nation, culminating in His own reje...
THE HIGH PRIESTS DEMAND HIS AUTHORITY Matthew 21:23-27; Luke 20:1-8; Mark 11:27-33. “And again they come into Jerusalem. And He, walking round in the temple, file high priests, scribes, and elders com...
2. _The Question of the Sanhedrim: Luke 20:1-8_. VERS. 1-8. This account is separated from the preceding, in Mark and Matthew, by the brief mention of two events: in Mark 11:16, the prohibition of Jes...
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From h...
The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
It will be remarked here that, as He draws nigh to Jerusalem, the Lord weeps over the city. It is not now as in Matthew, where, while discoursing with the Jews, He points it out to them as that which...
BUT AND IF WE SAY OF MEN,..... Which they had a good will to, against the dictates of their own consciences: ALL THE PEOPLE WILL STONE US; meaning the common people, that were then in the temple abou...
_And on one of those days the chief priests, scribes, and elders_ That is, some of the first men of the nation; _came_ By appointment of the senate, to Jesus; _and spake, saying, Tell us by what autho...
Christ's authority. Matthew 21:23-27....
AUTHORITY:FROM HEAVEN OR OF MEN? (vs.1-8) The chief priests and scribes used every means they could to discredit the Lord Jesus among the people. While He was teaching and preaching in the temple, th...
1-8 Men often pretend to examine the evidences of revelation, and the truth of the gospel, when only seeking excuses for their own unbelief and disobedience. Christ answered these priests and scribes...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV Suppose their answer to have been, that John's baptism was "of men," they would have been immediately stoned to death.[1499]...
Luke 20:6 But G1161 if G1437 say G2036 (G5632) From G1537 men G444 all G3956 people G2992 stone...
‘And they reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we shall say, From heaven, he will say, Why did you not believe him? But if we shall say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded...
Passing over the incident of the barren fig tree (Monday evening and Tuesday morning, on the way to and from Bethany) related by Matthew and Mark, Luke gives a sketch of the various assaults made upon...
Luke 20:1-8. OUR LORD QUESTIONED AS TO HIS AUTHORITY. See on Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33. ON ONE OF THE DAYS. On Tuesday morning, as we think. PREACHING THE GOSPEL, or ‘good tidings.' Peculiar
WILL STONE US (καταλιθασε). Late verb and here only in the N.T. Literally, will throw stones down on us, stone us down, overwhelm us with stones.THEY BE PERSUADED (πεπεισμενος εστιν). Periphrasti...
CONTENTS: Jesus' authority questioned. Parable of the vineyard. Question of the tribute money. Answer to Sadducees about resurrection. Jesus questions Scribes. CHARACTERS: Jesus, priests, Scribes, Jo...
Luke 20:2. _Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things._ A question after all his miracles which offered the foulest insult to God, and was the emanation of complot and of malice. See Matthew...
TELL US, WHAT RIGHT DO YOU HAVE? A man must have authority to do what Jesus did. See notes on Matthew 21:23-27....
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 20:1 AS JESUS WAS TEACHING. See Luke 19:47. DO THESE THINGS describes Jesus’ cleansing of the temple, but also his healin
RELIGIOUS LEADERS CHALLENGE JESUS' AUTHORITY MATTHEW 21:23-27; MARK 11:27-33; LUKE 20:1-8; MATTHEW 21:23 And when he was come int
CHAPTER 20 VER. 36. _They are equal unto the angels._ So the Arabic, Syriac, Egyptian, Persian, and Ethiopic; equal in celibacy, immortality, glory. As therefore the angels do not marry nor generate,...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 20:1. ONE OF THOSE DAYS.—Rather, “one of the days” (R.V.). PREACHED THE GOSPEL.—Lit. “evangelised.” This beautiful word is almost confined to St. Luke, who uses it twenty-four ti...
EXPOSITION LUKE 20:1 _Question of the priests and scribes as to the nature of the authority under which Jesus was acting._ LUKE 20:1, LUKE 20:2...
We are in the final week of the life of Jesus. He is now in Jerusalem. This is the week in which pilgrims are coming from all over the world to celebrate the Feast of the Passover. He has made His tri...
Acts 5:26; John 10:41; Luke 1:76; Luke 7:26; Mark 12:12;...
Will stone [κ α τ α λ ι θ α σ ε ι]. Only here in New Testament. "Stone us down" [κ α τ α]; i e., stone us to death. They be persuaded [π ε π ε ι σ μ ε ν ο ς ε σ τ ι ν]. Lit., It (the people collectiv...