Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Luke 9:23
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross — The necessity of this duty has been shown in many places: the extent of it is specified here, daily — Therefore that day is lost wherein no cross is taken up.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross — The necessity of this duty has been shown in many places: the extent of it is specified here, daily — Therefore that day is lost wherein no cross is taken up.
Verse Luke 9:23. _IF ANY_ MAN _WILL COME AFTER ME_] Matthew 16:24, and Mark 8:34, where the nature of _proselytism_ among the Jews is explained. _DAILY_] καθ ημεραν is omitted by many r
See the Matthew 16:13 notes; Mark 8:27 notes. Luke 9:20 THE CHRIST OF GOD - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. ...
THE GREAT CONFESSION (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1 *, Matthew 16:13 *). The changes are inconsiderable. Lk. omits the locality, but represents Jesus as at prayer; cf. Luke 3
EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...
Jesus said to them all, "If any man wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and day by day let him take up his cross and follow me. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it. Whoever loses h...
IF ANY MAN, &c. See App-118. WILL COME. desireth (App-102.) to come. TAKE UP. let him take up. DAILY. Peculiar to Luke, here....
- 27. THE CROSS AND THE KINGDOM. 23. _And he said to them all_ The word "all" implies the fact mentioned by St Mark (Mark 8:34), that before continuing His discourse He called up to Him the multitude...
THE CROSS AND THE KINGDOM...
ΠΡῸΣ ΠΆΝΤΑΣ. The word “all” implies the fact mentioned by St Mark (Mark 8:34), that before continuing His discourse He called up to Him the multitudes who were at a little distance. St Luke here omits...
Ver 23. And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it but whosoever will...
_GAINING LIFE BY GIVING OUR LIFE TO JESUS -- LUKE 9:21-36:_ A great evidence of Christian character is the spirit and practice of self-denial. Jesus said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny...
ΆΡΝΗΣΆΣΘΩ _aor. imper. med. (dep.) 3 pers. sing. от_ ΆΡΝΈΟΜΑΙ (G720) говорить нет, отвергать, ΆΡΆΤΩ _aor. imper. act., см._ Luke 9:3. Взять свой крест означает самоотречение (Marshall). Это ссылка на...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Testing The Twelve (Luke 9:18-27) 18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, Who do the people say that I am? 19And t...
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 16:13. The time an...
21-25 Compare Mat_16:19-26; Mar_8:30-37. 23 With His prospects changed from a glorious kingdom to one of rejection and death, those of His disciples are altered, also. It will cost them much to follow...
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. PETER'S CONFESSION. THE TRANSFIGURATION 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7). See on Mt....
CONFESSION OF PETER (Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27). See on Mt. St. Luke's account is the most imperfect. Why he omits to mention the locality (Cæsarea Philippi), and Christ's rebuke to Peter, which were c...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS SENDS OUT THE 12 *APOSTLES 9:1-10 V1 Jesus called the 12 *apostles together. He gave them power and authority over all *demons and diseases....
(23-27) IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME. — See Notes on Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Mark 9:1. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY. — The adverb is peculiar to St. Luke’s report, and at least reminds us of St. Paul’s...
CHAPTER 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...
ἔλεγε δὲ πρὸς πάντας : with this formula Lk. smoothly passes from Christ's statement concerning His own Passion to the kindred topic of cross-bearing as the law of discipleship. The discourse on that...
Luke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the...
_The Christ and the cross_ (Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1). At this point occurs a great gap in Lk.'s narrative as compared with those of Mt. and Mk., all between...
_The cross and cross-bearing_....
THE TRUE USE OF LIFE Luke 9:18-27 Here and also in Luke 9:28 reference is made to the Master's prayers. He was praying alone, before He broke to His friends the death which awaited Him and in which w...
As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power they...
And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross (g) daily, and follow me. (g) Even as one day follows another, so does one cross follow another...
DISCIPLESHIP Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: “Calling to Him the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take...
FOURTH CYCLE: FROM THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE TO THE DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE, LUKE 9:1-50. This cycle describes the close of the Galilean ministry. It embraces six narrations: 1 _st._ The mission of the...
3. _First Announcement of the Passion: Luke 9:18-27_. Up to the first multiplication of the loaves, it is impossible to make out any continuous synchronism between the synoptics, as the following tab...
We can quite understand that the people could not yet bear the disclosure of a suffering Messiah; but Jesus might make them participate in it indirectly, by initiating them into the _practical consequ...
(18) And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? (19) They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Eli...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
_THE CHRISTIAN LIFE_ ‘And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.’ Luke 9:23 Are we Christians in life and conduct? Tha...
In chapter 9 the Lord charges the disciples with the same mission in Israel as that which He Himself fulfilled. They preach the kingdom, heal the sick, and cast out devils. But this is added, that the...
AND HE SAID TO THEM ALL,.... Not only to all the disciples, but "to the multitude", as the Arabic version renders it, who were now called unto him, with his disciples, as is clear from Mark 8:34, ANY...
And he said to _them_ all, If any _man_ will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Ver. 23. See Matthew 10:38; Mark 8:34; Luke 14:27;...
_And he said to them all_, &c. Not only to his disciples, as mentioned by Matthew, but to _the people_ also, whom, Mark observes, _he called unto him_, as well as his disciples, to hear the very impor...
Christ foretells his death. Matthew 16:21-28....
To deny one's self some things for the sake of obtaining others more valuable, instead of lessening, greatly increases enjoyment. This, to be a follower of Christ, a person must do daily, and thus be...
AND HE SAID TO THEM ALL, IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME, LET HIM DENY HIMSELF, AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, AND FOLLOW ME....
The cross-bearing of the disciples:...
THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and its...
18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own suffer...
Ver. 23,24. We have met with these words before, SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:24", SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:25". SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 10:38", See Poole on ...
Tertullian On Idolatry If you wish to be the Lord's disciple, it is necessary you "take your cross, and follow the Lord: "[85]...
Luke 9:23 Then G1161 said G3004 (G5707) to G4314 all G3956 anyone G1536 desires G2309 (G5719) come...
‘And he said to all,' ‘He said to all.' This is the indication in Luke that all who are following are now included in what follows, not just the twelve. In Mark the words that follow are introduced by...
CONTENTS. This section presents ‘the glory of the Son of man confessed on earth and ratified from heaven.' Luke is much briefer than Matthew and Mark. He omits the promise to Peter (with Mark), and al...
Luke 9:18-27. THE CONFESSION OF PETER , etc. See on Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38. This account agrees closely with the others, although briefer. AS HE WAS PRAYING ALONE ...
HE SAID UNTO ALL (ελεγεν δε προς παντας). This is like Luke (cf. verse Luke 9:43). Jesus wanted all (the multitude with his disciples, as Mark 8:34 has it) to understand the lesson of self-sacrifice...
Luke 9:23 It is not more certain that without holiness no man can serve God than that without self-denial no man can be holy. And so it must be, from the nature of mankind and the nature of Christ's s...
CONTENTS: The twelve sent forth to preach and their return. 5000 fed. Peter's confession of Christ. The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the demon ridden boy. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism...
Luke 9:1. _He called his twelve disciples together,_ privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in Isaia...
THE SON OF MAN MUST SUFFER MUCH. [Son of Man: see Luke 22:69-70.] This is his first announcement that he must suffer and die. See notes on Matthew 16:20-28....
_If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself_ SELF-DENIAL What is self-denial? A very interesting and very important inquiry to us who are already the subjects of Divine grace. Perhaps we ha...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:23 The following teachings on discipleship are addressed not just to the Twelve but to “all” (v. Luke 9:23)....
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH THE FIRST TIME MATTHEW 16:21-28; MARK 8:31-9; LUKE 9:22-27; MATTHEW 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus
CHAPTER 9 Ver. 8. _One of the old prophets was risen again._ As Enoch and Elias will rise again before the end of all things, to resist Antichrist. In like manner as Peter, Bishop and Martyr, the son...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 9:18. IT CAME TO PASS.—This took place on the way to Cæsarea Philippi: this was a town in the valley of the upper Jordan near Paneas, which had been enlarged and fortified by th...
EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant...
Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9. Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the...
1 Corinthians 15:30; 1 Corinthians 15:31; 2 Timothy 3:12; Colossians 3:5;...
Will come after [θ ε λ ε ι]. Not the future tense of the verb come, but the present of the verb to will : wills to come. See on Matthew 1:19; and Mark 8:34. Rev., properly, would come. Daily. Peculia...
Observe here, 1. How our Saviour recommends his religion to every person's election and choice, not compelling any one by force and violence to embrace or entertian it: IF ANY MAN WILL BE MY DISCIPLE:...