Luke 9:1-6
_Then he called his twelve disciples_ See notes on Matthew 10:1; and Mark 6:7. _There abide and thence depart_ That is, Stay in that house till ye leave the city. See note on Matthew 10:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then he called his twelve disciples_ See notes on Matthew 10:1; and Mark 6:7. _There abide and thence depart_ That is, Stay in that house till ye leave the city. See note on Matthew 10:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now Herod heard of all that was done by him_ The twelve apostles preaching in the towns of Galilee, and confirming their doctrine by many mighty miracles, raised the attention and expectation of all men more than ever. For they could not but think it a most extraordinary and marvellous thing, that... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the apostles_ being _returned, told him all that they had done_ See notes on Matthew 14:13; and Mark 6:30, where this whole paragraph is largely explained.... [ Continue Reading ]
_As he was alone praying_ Or rather apart from the multitude, for the word καταμονας, here rendered _alone_, excludes not his disciples, but the multitude, now sent away when they were filled, as appears from Mark 4:10, where the same word is used; and where we read, _when he was alone_, (καταμονας,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he said to them all_, &c. Not only to his disciples, as mentioned by Matthew, but to _the people_ also, whom, Mark observes, _he called unto him_, as well as his disciples, to hear the very important doctrine which he was about to deliver, contained in this paragraph, of which see the notes on... [ Continue Reading ]
_It came to pass about eight days after_ Including the day on which the discourse, recorded in the preceding chapter, was delivered, and that on which the fact, here mentioned, took place: otherwise, exclusively of these two days, it was six days after, as Matthew has it. See the following account o... [ Continue Reading ]
For a full elucidation of these verses, see notes on Matthew 17:14; and Mark 9:14. _Let these sayings sink down into your ears_ That is, consider them deeply; in joy remember the cross. So wisely does our Lord balance praise with sufferings.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there arose a reasoning among them_ According to our version here, this reasoning, or dispute, happened at the time when Jesus rebuked his disciples for it. But, Mark 9:33, we are expressly told, that it happened as they went into Capernaum. The evangelists, however, may be reconciled by transl... [ Continue Reading ]
_When the time was come_, &c. Εν τω συμπληρουσθαι, _when the time was fulfilled_ That is, according to the Hebrew idiom, _drew on, that he should be received up_ The Greek word αναληψις, in this passage, signifies Christ's being taken up into heaven; for we find αναλαμβανομαι, from whence it is deri... [ Continue Reading ]
_When his disciples, James and John_ Who attended him; _saw this_ When the messengers returned with the account of what had passed in the village, whither they had been sent, these two disciples, being exceedingly incensed at this rude treatment; _said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come d... [ Continue Reading ]
_And it came to pass as they went in the way_ This and the following seem to be the same occurrences with those mentioned by Matthew, which took place as Christ was in the neighbourhood of Capernaum, going from that town to the shore, where he proposed to embark, in order to cross the lake, and not... [ Continue Reading ]