LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:1 ON A SABBATH... PLUCKED AND ATE SOME HEADS OF GRAIN. The law permitted this (Deuteronomy 23:24). RUBBING THEM removed the outer chaff. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:2 SOME... PHARISEES considered plucking grain on the Sabbath to be work and therefore forbidden. YOU (plural) includes Jesus in his disciples’ activity; a teacher was responsible for his disciples’ actions. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, l... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:3 WHAT DAVID DID. The Sabbath is not mentioned in 1 Samuel 21:1, but the point is that David did something NOT LAWFUL (see Leviticus 24:5) by eating the BREAD OF THE PRESENCE. Jesus points out that both David and his followers did this because of David’s authority (see notes on M... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:5 The SON OF MAN ultimately rules over and interprets the SABBATH. See note on Mark 2:27–28. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:7 THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES would have agreed that life-threatening situations allowed for breaking the Sabbath, but this was not such a situation (compare Luke 13:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:8 HE KNEW THEIR THOUGHTS. An indication of divine omniscience. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:10 STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND. Jesus did not do anything in this situation that could be called “work.” He simply spoke a word. Nor did the disabled man do any forbidden “work,” for he simply stretched out his hand. HIS HAND WAS RESTORED. This is proof that Jesus is lord of the Sabbat... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:11 WHAT THEY MIGHT DO TO JESUS foreshadows his suffering and death. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:12 Jesus appoints 12 apostles, then gives extended teaching to a large group of disciples, including what is often called the “Sermon on the Plain” (vv. Luke 6:20; compare the “Sermon on the Mount,” Matthew 5:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:14 SIMON, WHOM HE NAMED PETER. The most prominent disciple heads each listing of the disciples. From now on, Luke will use the name “Peter” (except in Luke 22:31 and Luke 24:34). ANDREW, the brother of Peter, is also mentioned in Acts 1:13. JAMES AND JOHN. A second set of brother... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:15 MATTHEW 1:1. See Luke 5:27. THOMAS. Called the “Twin” in John 11:16; John 20:24; John 21:2. JAMES THE SON OF ALPHAEUS. Not to be confused with James the brother of John, James the brother of Jesus, or the James of... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:16 JUDAS THE SON OF JAMES does not appear in the parallel accounts in Matthew 10:3 and Mark 3:18. In his place is “Thaddaeus,” which is probably his other name (many of the apostles had double names). The name for the other JUDAS was qualified by ISCARIOT, which probably means “m... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:17 HE CAME DOWN. Jesus had been on a mountain (v. Luke 6:12). Now he preaches on a LEVEL PLACE (hence “the Sermon on the Plain”). A GREAT MULTITUDE emphasizes Jesus’ growing popularity (see Luke 4:37). People from TYRE AND SIDON would likely have included Gentiles. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:18 For the distinction between disease and demon possession, see Luke 4:40. SOUGHT TO TOUCH. Compare Luke 8:44; Luke 18:15. For the association of POWER and healing, see Luke 5:17. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:20 See note on Matt. 5:3–12. The Beatitudes mentioned here are not conditions for entering the kingdom of God but blessings pronounced on those who have already entered. The main theme of the Beatitudes and the following “woes” involves the “great reversal” (see Introduction: Key... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:21 In a way similar to the previous verse (see note), YOU WHO ARE HUNGRY refers to those among Jesus’ disciples who are physically hungry and also hungry for God’s help and presence. (Compare Matthew 5:6.) NOW implies that the hunger will not last forever, FOR YOU SHALL BE SATISF... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:24 YOU WHO ARE RICH. Those who delight in and trust the things of this life more than God (see Luke 1:53; Luke 12:13; also see notes on James 2:1–7; 5:1–6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:25 YOU WHO LAUGH NOW refers to the mocking laughter of the arrogant rich, who care little for others or for God. They shall MOURN AND WEEP when God’s judgment comes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:26 FALSE PROPHETS were well spoken of, for they prophesied what people wanted to hear. This is a warning against seeking the approval of the world rather than being faithful to God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:28 The ability to bless THOSE WHO CURSE YOU depends on trust in God’s care and direction of life’s events. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:29 STRIKES YOU ON THE CHEEK. An insulting slap (see note on Matt. 5:39). OFFER THE OTHER ALSO is not intended as a command for every circumstance or as a prohibition against governments using military or police force. TAKES AWAY YOUR CLOAK. Believers will often be subject to abus... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:30 Christians should help those who are truly needy. They are not required to give foolishly (see Matthew 7:6), to give to a lazy person who is not in need (2 Thessalonians 3:10), or to give where giving would do more harm than good. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagN... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:31 The “Golden Rule”; compare Matthew 7:12. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:35 YOU WILL BE SONS does not mean “you will become sons” but “you will demonstrate that you are sons” by imitating God’s care and compassion even for those who are evil. For MOST HIGH as an expression for God, see note on 1:32. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("i... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:37 JUDGE NOT... CONDEMN NOT. Literally, “Stop judging... condemning.” Jesus is not ruling out the legitimate use of discernment, church discipline, and law courts. Rather, he is teaching against focusing on other people’s faults (see notes on Matt. 7:1–5). BE JUDGED... CONDEMNED... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:39 The PARABLE speaks of being BLIND to one’s own faults while judging others (compare Romans 2:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:40 A DISCIPLE IS NOT ABOVE HIS TEACHER. A disciple’s goal is to be like his master. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:41 SPECK... LOG. Christians should not condemn others for things they themselves are guilty of doing. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:43 This teaching can be taken in either of two ways. First, observing good and bad fruit allows one to judge wisely in dealing with others (v. Luke 6:42). Second, it applies to the disciples themselves. The FRUIT of a BAD TREE is judging and condemning others (vv. Luke 6:39). The... [ Continue Reading ]