μὴ δύνασθε … ποιῆσαι νησ., can ye make them fast? In Mt. and Mk., can they fast? Lk.'s form of the question points to the futility of prescriptions in the circumstances. The Master could not make His disciples fast even if He wished.
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 9:14. Luke 5:39 HAVING DRUNK OLD WINE ... - Wine increases its strength and flavor, and its mildness and mellowness, by age, and the old is theref...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The Miraculous Drought of Fishes. (Luke 5:1)_ 2. The Leper Healed. (Luke 5:12) 3. The Paralytic Healed. (Luke 5:17) 4. The Call of Matthew and the Feast ...
THE QUESTION OF FASTING (Mark 2:18 *, Matthew 9:14 *). Lk.'s interest in prayer is again (_cf._ Luke 5:16) seen in Luke 5:33, with which cf....
THE CONDITIONS OF A MIRACLE (Luke 5:1-11)...
They said to him, "John's disciples fast frequently and pray. So do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples eat and drink." Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the children of the bridecha...
CAN YE MAKE. Ye surely cannot (Greek. _me._ App-105), can ye? CHILDREN, &c.. sons (App-108.) Hebrew idiom for the bridal party. WHILE. in _(Greek. en_ App-104.) the time when....
_the children of the bridechamber_ The friends of the bridegroom the paranymphs who accompanied him to meet the bride and her maidens; Judges 14:11. The question would be specially forcible to John's...
The Call and Feast of Levi. On Fasting. The New and the Old 27. _and saw_ Rather, HE OBSERVED. _named Levi_ It may be regarded as certain that Levi is the same person as the Evangelist St Matthew. Th...
ΜΉ; _num_? ΤΟῪΣ ΥἹΟῪΣ ΤΟΥ͂ ΝΥΜΦΩ͂ΝΟΣ. This is a Hebraism for the friends of the bridegroom—the paranymphs—who accompanied him to meet the bride and her maidens; Judges 14:11. The question would be spe...
EXCURSUS III ON PUTTING NEW (νέον) WINE INTO FRESH (καινοὺς) BOTTLES It is usually considered a sufficient explanation of this passage to say that the ‘bottles’ of the ancients were skins, and not b...
THE CALL AND FEAST OF LEVI. ON FASTING. THE NEW AND THE OLD...
Ver 33. And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but you eat and drink? 34. And he said to them, Can you make the c...
ΜΉ (G3361) используется в вопросе, на который ожидается отр. ответ, ΝΥΜΦΏΝ (G3567) свадебный зал, брачный чертог. Еврейское выражение (ΥΙΟΎΣ ΤΟΎ ΝΥΜΦΏΝΟΣ) указывает на товарищей жениха (Arndt; Marsha...
THE CHILDREN, &C.— _The bridemen._...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Converting Men (Luke 5:27-39) 27 After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, Follow me. 28And he left eve...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Complaint About Fasting Scripture_ Luke 5:33-39 And they said unto him, The disciples of John fact often, and make supplications; likewise also the _disciples_ of the Pharis...
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, CAN YE MAKE THE CHILDREN OF THE BRIDE-CHAMBER (THE BRIDAL ATTENDA...
21-28 Compare Mat_9:9; Mar_2:13-14. 21 Human wisdom and expedience would have urged our Lord to choose for His apostles men of the highest character and reputation. Instead, He chooses those that were...
MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES. THE PALSIED MAN 1-11. First miraculous draught of fishes (peculiar to Lk). Many critics identify this incident with that recorded in Matthew 4:18 and Mark 1:16. But there...
CALL OF LEVI, AND THE CONTROVERSY AS TO FASTING (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:13). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 5 JESUS CALLS THE FIRST *DISCIPLES 5:1-11 V1 The people crowded round Jesus because they were so eager to hear God’s message. He was standing by the...
(33-39) WHY DO THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN FAST? — See Notes on Matthew 9:14; Mark 2:18. St. Luke is less definite than the other two in stating who the questioners were. It is only from St. Mark that we le...
CAN YE MAKE ...? — The question is somewhat stronger in form than the simple, “Can the children of the bride-chamber fast?” in the other reports....
FEASTING AND FASTING Luke 5:27-39 Matthew in his Gospel says nothing of this great feast; the Spirit of God saw that it should not be forgotten. “When saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee?” Matthew...
Four of Jesus' disciples, already called into the relation of discipleship, are here called more definitely to service. Taking command of their vessel, to which in all probability they had returned wi...
(7) And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? (7) Laws generally made without any consideration of circumstances; for fasting and ot...
CHAPTER 29 MATTHEW'S BEAST Matthew 10:1-17; Mark 2:15-22; Luke 5:29-39. Luke “And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were si...
4. _The Call of Levi: Luke 5:27-39_. This section relates: 1 _st._ The call of Levi; 2 _d._ The feast which followed, with the discourse connected with it; 3 _d._ A double lesson arising out of a que...
3 _d. Luke 5:33-39_. _Instruction concerning Fasting._...
(27) And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. (28) And he left all, rose up, and followed him. (29) And...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
Man, He was come for men. He will associate others (chapter 5) with Himself in this glorious work. He has a right to do it. If He is in grace a servant, He is so according to the full power of the Hol...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM,.... The disciples of John, or the Scribes and Pharisees: CAN YE MAKE THE CHILDREN OF THE BRIDE CHAMBER FAST, WHILE THE BRIDEGROOM IS WITH THEM? signifying, that he was the brid...
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Ver. 34. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 9:15 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mar 2:19 _"_...
The contents of these verses occur Matthew 9:14, where they are explained at large. _The disciples of John fast and make prayers_ Long and solemn prayers: _but thine eat and drink_ Freely, though thou...
AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM; in Matthew 9:14, this question is put by the disciples of John; in Mark 2:18, by the disciples of John and of the Pharisees. Jesus gives a general answer to both. For the meani...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, CAN YE MAKE THE CHILDREN OF THE BRIDE-CHAMBER FAST WHILE THE BRIDEGROOM IS WITH THEM?...
A question of fasting:...
PETER, JAMES AND JOHN CALLED AS DISCIPLES (vs.1-11) It is good to read in verse 1 that by the Lake of Gennesaret (or Sea of Galilee) the people pressed upon the Lord Jesus, not to see miracles, but t...
27-39 It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace...
SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 5:33...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV giving a reason why "the children of the bridegroom are unable to fast during the time the bridegroom is with them," but promising that "they should afterwards fast...
Luke 5:34 And G1161 said G2036 (G5627) to G4314 them G846 G3361 Can G1410 (G5736) make G41
A QUESTION ABOUT FASTING. JESUS HAS COME AS THE PROMISED BRIDEGROOM (5:33-35). The revelation of the glory of Jesus continues. Not only is He the Son of Man Who can forgive sins, and God's Physician...
‘And Jesus said to them, “Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus therefore points out that such fasting would be inappropriate. The Bridegroom has...
Luke 5:34. CAN YE MAKE, etc. Luke brings out the reason why the objectors must fail to make the disciples fast....
Luke 5:29-39. LEVI'S FEAST, etc. This occurred at a later date. See on Matthew 9:10-17; MARK 2:15-22....
CHRONOLOGY. The occurrences mentioned in this section are detailed by Matthew and Mark. The latter (Luke 1:40 to Luke 2:22) places them in the same order, but Matthew inserts the healing of the leper...
CAN YE (μη δυνασθε). So Luke, addingMAKE , ποιησα, where Mark and Matthew have μη δυναντα. All three have μη and expect the answer no....
CONTENTS: Miraculous draught of fishes. Healing of a leper and a paralytic. Call of Matthew. The scribes and Pharisees answered. Parables of the garment and bottles. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Simon, Ja...
Luke 5:3. _He sat down, and taught the people out of the ship._ Here he used those beautiful parables, in Matthew 13.; but Matthew's gospel being extant, St. Luke does not repeat the parables in this...
AND SAW A TAX COLLECTOR NAMED LEVI. We know this man better as Matthew. See notes on Matthew 9:9-17. All the "inner circle" of disciples had been disciples of John the Baptist, who then left him to fo...
_And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers?_ CHRISTIAN MUTUAL TOLERANCE The whole passage illustrates the breadth and tolerance of our Lord’s teaching. He is c...
_No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old_ THE PATCHED GARMENT We appreciate easily the offensiveness of what is incongruous. It is fatal alike to beauty, to symmetry, and to effectivenes...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 5:33 CAN (they) FAST WHILE THE BRIDEGROOM IS WITH THEM? Jesus refers to himself as the bridegroom. In the OT, God the Father was the bridegroom (see...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ASK JESUS ABOUT FASTING MATTHEW 9:14-17; MARK 2:18-22; LUKE 5:33-39; MATTHEW 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of J
CHAPTER 5 VER. 6. _They inclosed a great multitude of fishes_ for Peter had said, "At Thy word I will let down the net." "Behold here the fruit and reward of obedience. Jesus did this 1. In order that...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 5:33.—St. Luke here omits the remarkable fact, noted by St. Matthew and St. Mark, that disciples of John the Baptist joined with disciples of the Pharisees in putting this quest...
EXPOSITION When St. Luke compiled his Gospel, many of the circumstances connected with the early relations of the leaders of Christianity with their Founder were so well known, and had been so often r...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel chapter 5. The popularity of the ministry of Jesus is growing. Word is being spread around of the miracles that are being wrought by Him, and now where...
2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25; Isaiah 54:5; Isaiah 62:5; John
Children of the bride - chamber. Better, as Rev., sons [ν ι ο υ ς]. See on Mark 2:19....
Can ye make — That is, is it proper to make men fast and mourn, during a festival solemnity?...