The object of this parable is to show that God claims all that belongs to us as his property, and possesses an entire control over our persons and services; and, therefore, that all the zeal that may be manifested by us in discharging our duty does not lay him under obligation to us by any sort of m... [ Continue Reading ]
10._We have done what we were bound to do. _That is, “we have brought nothing of our own, but have only done what we were bound by the law to do ” Christ speaks here of an entire observance of the law, which is nowhere to be found; for the most perfect of all men is still at a great distance from th... [ Continue Reading ]
As, on a former occasion, Matthew and the other two Evangelists (Matthew 8:1; Mark 1:40; Luke 5:12) related that _a leper _had been _cleansed _by Christ, so Luke mentions that the same miracle of healing was performed on _ten lepers _The object of this narrative, however, is different; for it descri... [ Continue Reading ]
13._Jesus, Master _(338) It is evident that all of them possessed some measure of faith, not only because they implore Christ’s assistance, but because they honor him with the title of _Master _That they made use of that expression sincerely, and not in hypocrisy, may be inferred from their ready ob... [ Continue Reading ]
14._Show yourselves to the priests _This reply was equivalent to saying, “You are clean;” for we know that the discernment of leprosy belonged _to the priests, _who were enjoined in the law to distinguish between the clean and the unclean, (Leviticus 14:2.) Thus Christ preserves their right entire,... [ Continue Reading ]
15._And one of them, etc. _It is uncertain if he returned when they were halfway, and Luke’s words appear to imply this; but I think it more probable, that it was not till he had heard the decision of the priests that he returned to give thanks. He must have obtained permission from the priests to r... [ Continue Reading ]
19._Thy faith hath saved thee. _The word _save _is restricted by some commentators to the cleanness of the flesh. (339) But if this be the case, since Christ commends the lively faith of this Samaritan, it may be asked, how were the other nine _saved? _for all of them without exception obtained the... [ Continue Reading ]
20._And being interrogated by the Pharisees _This question was undoubtedly put in mockery; for, since Christ was continually speaking of the kingdom of God as at hand, while no change was taking place in the outward condition of the Jews, wicked and malicious persons looked upon this as a plausible... [ Continue Reading ]