Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Luke 6:41,42
And why beholdest thou the mote See notes on Matthew 7:3. Be not ye like the disciples of the Pharisees, censuring others, and not amending yourselves.
And why beholdest thou the mote See notes on Matthew 7:3. Be not ye like the disciples of the Pharisees, censuring others, and not amending yourselves.
Verse 41. _AND WHY BEHOLDEST THOU THE MOTE_] See this explained on Matthew 7:3....
See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luke 6:21 THAT HUNGER NOW - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more full...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The Son of Man the Lord of the Sabbath. (Luke 6:1)_ 2. The Man with the Withered Hand Healed. (Luke 6:6) 3. The Twelve Apostles Chosen. (Luke 6:12) 4. Blessing and Woe. ...
AGAINST JUDGING (Matthew 7:1 *). Lk. skips Matthew 6 and connects these sayings with love of enemies. It is not clear whether the reference is to law-courts or to general behaviour. Note the different...
THE SERMON ON THE LEVEL PLACE. This is much briefer than Matthew 5-7. The sections in Mt. that illustrate the fulfilment of the Law are omitted; more stress is laid on love and mercy. Other parallels...
Jesus spoke a parable to them: "Surely a blind man cannot lead a blind man? If he tries to do so will not both fall into the ditch? The disciple cannot advance beyond his teacher, but every disciple w...
THE INCREASING OPPOSITION (Luke 6:1-5)...
BEHOLDEST. See App-133. MOTE... BEAM. See notes on Matthew 7:3....
_beholdest thou the mote_ The hypocrite _sees_(_blepei_) at the slightest glance the mote in his brother's eye; but not the most careful inspection enables him to _observe (katanoein)_the very obvious...
ΒΛΈΠΕΙΣ ΤῸ ΚΆΡΦΟΣ. The hypocrite _sees_ (βλέπει) at the slightest glance the mote in his brother’s eye; but not the most careful inspection enables him to _observe_ (κατανοεῖν) the very obvious beam i...
SINCERITY. FOUR COMPARISONS...
Ver 39. And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40. The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his m...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 Magnanimous (Luke 6:27-45) 27 But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 29T...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Four Concise Statements Scripture_ Luke 6:39-45 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? 40 The disciple is not...
32-36 Compare Mat_5:44-48. 35 We have here the substance of the new covenant which the Lord will make with Israel when He restores them to their land and to His favor (Jer_31:27-34). After those days,...
GREAT SERMON TO THE DISCIPLES AND IN PART TO THE MULTITUDES. It forms here the ordination address of the Twelve. In what sense it is identical with the Sermon on the Mount is explained on Matthew 5:1....
CHOICE OF THE TWELVE. SERMON IN THE PLAIN 1-5. Plucking the ears of corn (Matthew 12:1; Mark 2:23). See on Mt and Mk....
Exhortation to stringent self-examination on the part of religious guides. 41, 42. See on Matthew 7:3. 43-45. See on Matthew 7:16, and Matthew 12:33;...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 6 HOW TO USE THE *SABBATH 6:1-11 1. THE *DISCIPLES IN THE FIELDS OF CORN 6:1-5 V1 Jesus was walking through some fields of wheat on a *Sabbath. His...
AND WHY BEHOLDEST THOU..? — See Notes on Matthew 7:4. The two reports of the proverb agree almost verbally, as if its repetition had impressed it deeply on the minds of the hearers....
CHAPTER 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...
_The Sermon_ (Matthew 5-7). That it is the same sermon as Mt. reports in Chapter s 5 7 may be regarded as beyond discussion. How, while the same, they came to be so different, is a question not quite...
_Proverbial lore_....
introduces a thought which in Mt. stands in immediate connection with that in Luke 6:37 (Matthew 7:1-3). If the view of Luke 6:40, above suggested, be correct, then this and the next verses may also b...
THE TEST THAT REVEALS CHARACTER Luke 6:39-49 Yes, it is true! Some day we shall be perfected. The long discipline will be over, and we shall be able to close our lesson books and go home. We shall t...
In a synagogue our Lord healed the man with a withered hand, and the religious watchers were filled with anger because, according to their view, our Lord had desecrated the Sabbath. Surely, there is n...
(8) And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (8) Hypocrites who are very severe reprehenders of others are very quick to spi...
CHAPTER 16 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over it, and visiting the places of...
VERS. 41 AND 42. “ _And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?_ 42. _Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me...
5 _th. Love, the principle of all beneficent moral action on the world: Luke 6:37-45_. The disciples of Jesus are not only called to practise what is good themselves; they are charged to make it preva...
2 _d. Luke 6:20-49_. _The Sermon._ The aim, prevailing thought, and plan of this discourse have been understood in many different ways. The solution of these questions is rendered more difficult by th...
THIRD CYCLE: FROM THE ELECTION OF THE TWELVE TO THEIR FIRST MISSION, LUKE 6:12 TO LUKE 8:56. In the following section we shall see the Galilean ministry reach its zenith; it begins with the institutio...
(20) And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor; for your's is the kingdom of God. (21) Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep n...
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...
_DIVINE PRECEPTS_ ‘Be ye therefore merciful.… Judge not; … Condemn not.… Give.… Cast out first the beam.’ Luke 6:36 Our Lord dwells here on _ what we are to do_, not _ what we are to believe_ (John...
The circumstances related in Luke 6:1-10 have reference to the same truth, and in an important aspect. The sabbath was the sign of the covenant between Israel and God rest after finished works. The Ph...
AND WHY BEHOLDEST THOU THE MOTE THAT IS IN THY BROTHER'S EYE,.... A lesser sin in comparison of others; for all sins are not alike, as the Stoics asserted: and though none are to be countenanced and i...
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Ver. 41. See Matthew 7:3 ....
BLESSED BE YE POOR; for the meaning of these beatitudes and their opposite woes, ver Luke 6:20-26, see notes on the beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12. See sermon on mount. Matthew 5:39-48;...
Parabolic sayings:...
AND WHY BEHOLDEST THOU THE MOTE THAT IS IN THY BROTHER'S EYE, BUT PERCEIVEST NOT THE BEAM THAT IS IN THINE OWN EYE?...
LORD OF THE SABBATH (vs.1-11) "The second Sabbath after the first" is literally translated the "second-first Sabbath" (JND trans.), an unusual expression. The first Sabbath was that following the Pas...
37-49 All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit,...
Ver. 41,42. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 7:3", and following verses to MATTHEW 7:5....
Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV Just as a good tree cannot produce evil fruit, so neither can truth generate heresy; and as a corrupt tree cannot yield good fruit, so heresy will not produce truth...
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A REMINDER THAT LOVE MUST RESULT IN HONESTY WHEN JUDGING (6:41-42). w And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye (Luke 6:41 a), x But do not consider the beam that is in your own e...
JESUS PROCLAIMS THE NEW LAW OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD (6:20-49). Like Matthew 5-7 this ‘sermon' or ‘address' is carefully put together and patterned, but, in spite of similarities, we would be mistake...
DISTINGUISHING THE GENUINE FROM THE FAKE (6:39-49)....
ON THE PLAN of the Sermon on the Mount, see the Chapter comments on Matthew 5. The subject both here and in Matthew is the state and duties of a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. Van Oosterzee gives t...
MOTE (καρφος) andBEAM (δοκον). See on Matthew 7:3-5 for discussion of these words in this parabolic proverb kin to several of ours today....
CONTENTS: Jesus and the Sabbath. Healing of a withered hand. Choosing of the twelve. Sermon on the Mount. Parable of the house built on a rock. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, Pharisees, David, ma...
Luke 6:1. _On the second sabbath after the first._ The Hebrew law is, Leviticus 23:11, on the morrow after the sabbath, the priest shall wave the sheaf east and west, north and south, to denote the un...
WHY DO YOU LOOK AT THE SPECK. An example to show how stupid this "judging" really is! Many who want to reform the world, need first to reform and clean up their own lives. Note that Jesus uses "HUMOR....
_And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?_ THE TRUE AND THE FALSE REFORMER CONTRASTED Now, as no age has been without its ab...
THE RIGHT KIND OF EYES And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Luke 6:41. I am going to speak today about the right kind...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:41 SPECK... LOG. Christians should not condemn others for things they themselves are guilty of doing. ⇐...
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 “Ser...
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT CRITICIZING OTHERS MATTHEW 7:1-6; LUKE 6:37-42; MATTHEW 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not b
CHAPTER 6 VER. 1. _And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first._ On the second Sabbath. The Arabic version. What was this Sabbath? 1. The eighth day of unleavened bread or the last day...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 6:20.—Though various opinions have been held on the subject, the balance of probabilities seems in favour of the supposition that the discourse commonly known as the Sermon on th...
EXPOSITION LUKE 6:1 _The Lord_'_s teaching on the question of the observance of the sabbath._ LUKE 6:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS ON THE SECOND SABBATH AFTER THE FIRST. The expression accompanying this n...
Now it came to pass on the second Sabbath (Luke 6:1) Now He is going to deal with a couple of instances on the Sabbath day. We've been introduced now to the Pharisees; they're beginning to really get...
1 Chronicles 21:6; 1 Kings 2:32; 2 Samuel 12:5; 2 Samuel 20:10;...
Beholdest [β λ ε π ε ι ς] - considerset [κ α τ α ν ο ε ι ς] - mote [κ α ρ φ ο ς] - beam [δ ο κ ο ν]. See on Matthew 7:3....
Matthew 7:3....
By the mote in our brother's eye, is meant some small and little sins discerned, or some sin suspected. By the beam in our own eye, some greater sin undiscerned. Now, says our Saviour, there is no gre...