NT References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers
Luke 20:26
Tertullian On Monogamy
for the purpose of raising up seed to his brother; and this may happen repeatedly to the same person, according to that crafty question of the Sadducees;[45]
Tertullian On Monogamy
for the purpose of raising up seed to his brother; and this may happen repeatedly to the same person, according to that crafty question of the Sadducees;[45]
See this explained in the Matthew 22:15 notes, and Mark 12:13 notes....
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 TRIBUTE (Mark 12:13 *, Matthew 22:15 *). The authorities send spies who pretend to be honest inquirers, pious observers of the Law, with a really conscientious scruple. Luke 20:21. th...
BY WHAT AUTHORITY? (Luke 20:1-8)...
The scribes and chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour; and they feared the people, for they realized that he spoke this parable to them. They watched for an opportunity, and they...
WORDS. Greek. _rhema._ See note on Mark 9:32. at. _Greek. epi._ App-194....
_they marvelled at his answer_ Comp. Luke 2:47. They thought that escape was impossible for Him; and yet He instantly shatters their deeply-laid plot to pieces by shewing that they Pharisees and Herod...
ΘΑΥΜΆΣΑΝΤΕΣ. Comp. Luke 2:47. They thought that escape was impossible for Him; and yet He instantly shatters their deeply-laid plot to pieces by shewing that they—Pharisees and Herodians alike—_had de...
QUESTION ABOUT THE TRIBUTE MONEY...
Ver 19. And the Chief Priests and the Scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 20. And they watche...
ΊΣΧΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΙΣΧΎΩ (G2480) быть способным, с _inf._ ΈΠΙΛΑΒΈΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. (dep.) inf., см._ Luke 20:20. ΘΑΎΜΑΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_ ΘΑΥΜΆΖΩ (G2296) поражаться, удивля...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Search For An Excuse Scripture_ Luke 20:19-47 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they percei...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Religion and Government (Luke 20:20-26) 20So they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might take hold of what he said, so as to deliver hi...
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor...
24 Two kinds of coins were in circulation, the Roman and the Jewish. The temple taxes had to be paid in the Jewish shekel, the Roman in the foreign currency. The fact that they had accepted the conque...
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE LAST WEEK 1-8. The authority of Jesus challenged (Matthew 21:23; Mark 11:27). See on Mt....
THE TRIBUTE MONEY (Matthew 22:15; Mark 12:13). 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...
AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE HOLD OF HIS WORDS. — As St. Luke is fuller in his account of the plot of the questioners (Luke 20:20), so is he in that of its defeat. THEY MARVELLED AT HIS ANSWER. — There is...
(20-26) AND THEY WATCHED HIM. — See Notes on Matthew 22:15 and Mark 12:13. AND SENT FORTH SPIES. — The noun is, again, one of St. Luke’s characteristic words not used by any other New Testament writer...
The reply of Jesus, baffling in itself, was doubly so, because it had made a favourable impression on the people. Therefore the questioners deemed it best to make no attempt at criticism in presence o...
_The tribute question_ (Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17)....
TRIBUTE TO CAESAR AND TO GOD Luke 20:19-26 Fearing to touch Him themselves, and finding no foothold against Him according to the Mosaic law, His enemies sought to bring Christ into collision with th...
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...
We may here be astonished at the incredulity of the chiefs of the Jews, who, though they ought to have admired his wisdom, as something divine, and believed in him, are only surprised that he should h...
TRIBUTE TO CAESAR Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26. “And lying in wait for Him, they sent sharpers, hypocritically claiming to be righteous, that they may catch His word, in order to del...
4. _The Question of the Pharisees: Luke 20:20-26_. The official question of the Sanhedrim served only to prepare a triumph for Jesus. From this time forth the different parties make attempts on Him s...
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor....
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...
AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE HOLD OF HIS WORDS BEFORE THE PEOPLE,.... Which was what they wanted; that if he had dropped any seditious and treasonable expressions against the government, they might be witn...
_And they watched him_ For an elucidation of this paragraph, see on Matthew 22:16, and Mark 12:13; _and sent spies, which should feign themselves just men_ Men scrupulously conscientious in every poin...
Tribute to Cesar-the resurrection. Matthew 22:15-33....
The answer of Jesus:...
AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE HOLD OF HIS WORDS BEFORE THE PEOPLE; AND THEY MARVELED AT HIS ANSWER, AND HELD THEIR PEACE. Jesus, the omniscient Son of God, noticed their craft, their sly cunning, even befor...
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...
20-26 Those who are most crafty in their designs against Christ and his gospel, cannot hide them. He did not give a direct answer, but reproved them for offering to impose upon him; and they could no...
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Luke 20:26 But G2532 could G2480 (G5656) not G3756 catch G1949 (G5635) Him G846 words G4487 presence...
‘And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people, and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.' The ‘spies' were staggered at His reply. They recognised how cleverly He...
THE SECOND TEST: IS IT LAWFUL TO GIVE TRIBUTE TO CAESAR? (20:20-26). In the chiasmus of the Section this challenge parallels the challenge concerning His authority (Luke 20:1). Sneakily they seek to...
Luke 20:26. AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE, etc. Luke brings out most fully the sense of failure on the part of His enemies....
Luke 20:20-26. THE QUESTION RESPECTING TRIBUTE. See on Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17. Luke's account states more fully the crafty method of the chief-priests, but as regards the interview itself pre...
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...
THEY WERE NOT ABLE (ουκ ισχυσαν). They did not have strength. An old verb ισχυω from ισχυς (strength). They failed "to take hold (cf. verse Luke 20:20) of the saying before the people." These "crac...
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, IS IT AGAINST OUR LAW? For notes on this question about paying taxes, see Matthew 22:15-22....
_They watched Him_ CHRIST WAS WATCHED, AND SO ARE WE The chief priests and rulers of the Jews watched Jesus, but not to learn the way of salvation. They watched Him with the evil eyes of malice and...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS QUESTION JESUS ABOUT PAYING TAXES MATTHEW 22:15-22; MARK 12:13-17; LUKE 20:20-26; MATTHEW 22:15 Then went
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 20:19. AND THEY FEARED THE PEOPLE.—The state of mind in which the attempt to ensnare Jesus was made: “and they did so in fear of the people” (_Alford_). Luke 20:20. THEY WATCHED...
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...
2 Timothy 3:8; 2 Timothy 3:9; Job 5:12; Job 5:13; Luke 13:17;...
His words [ρ η μ α τ ο ς]. Singular number. Rev., properly, saying. See on ch. Luke 1:37. 27 - 40. Compare Matthew 22:23-33; Mark 12:18-27....
They could not take hold of his words before the people — As they did afterward before the sanhedrim, in the absence of the people, Luke 22:67, &c....