Luke 20:37._But that the dead shall rise. _After having refuted the objection brought against him, Christ confirms, by the testimony of Scripture, the doctrine of the final resurrection. And this is the order which must always be observed. Having repelled the calumnies of the enemies of the truth, w... [ Continue Reading ]
38._For all live to him. _This mode of expression is employed in various senses in Scripture; but here it means that believers, after that they have died in this world, lead a heavenly life with God; as Paul says that Christ, after having been admitted to the heavenly glory, _liveth to God, _(Romans... [ Continue Reading ]
39._And some of the scribes answering. _As it is probable that all of them were actuated by evil dispositions towards him, this confession was extorted, by a secret exercise of divine power, from _some of them, _that is, from the Pharisees. It may be that, though they could have wished that Christ h... [ Continue Reading ]