man. Greek. anthropos. App-123.
advantaged. profited.
if he gain. having gained.. mercantile word. world. Greek kosmos. App-129.
and lose himself. having destroyed himself.
be cast away. suffer loss. Another mercantile word.
Verse 25. _LOSE HIMSELF_] That is, his _life_ or _soul_. See the parallel places, Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35, and especially the note on the former. _OR BE CAST AWAY?_] Or _receive_ spiritual _damage_...
See the Matthew 16:13 notes; Mark 8:27 notes. Luke 9:20 THE CHRIST OF GOD - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. ...
THE GREAT CONFESSION (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1 *, Matthew 16:13 *). The changes are inconsiderable. Lk. omits the locality, but represents Jesus as at prayer; cf. Luke 3
Jesus said to them all, "If any man wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and day by day let him take up his cross and follow me. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it. Whoever loses h...
EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...
_if he gain the whole world_ It was by the constant repetition of this verse that Ignatius Loyola won the life-long devotion of St Francis Xavier. _lose himself or be cast away_ Rather, destroy himse...
ΚΕΡΔΉΣΑΣ ΤῸΝ ΚΌΣΜΟΝ ὍΛΟΝ Κ.Τ.Λ. It was by the constant repetition of this verse that Ignatius Loyola won the life-long devotion of St Francis Xavier. ἙΑΥΤῸΝ ΔῈ�. ‘Destroy himself, and suffer loss.’...
THE CROSS AND THE KINGDOM...
Ver 23. And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it but whosoever will...
_GAINING LIFE BY GIVING OUR LIFE TO JESUS -- LUKE 9:21-36:_ A great evidence of Christian character is the spirit and practice of self-denial. Jesus said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny...
ΏΦΕΛΕΊΤΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. от_ ΏΦΕΛΈΩ (G5623) помогать, приносить пользу, быть полезным, ΚΕΡΔΉΣΑΣ _aor. act. part._ (cond.) от ΚΕΡΔΑΊΝΩ (G2770) получать выгоду, выигрывать. Это слово часто использу...
OR BE CAST AWAY?— This expression does not signify merely _to lose life,_ which might be applied to a man, who accidentally met death in the pursuit of gain, (as a merchant, who should be lost in his...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Testing The Twelve (Luke 9:18-27) 18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, Who do the people say that I am? 19And t...
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 16:13. The time an...
21-25 Compare Mat_16:19-26; Mar_8:30-37. 23 With His prospects changed from a glorious kingdom to one of rejection and death, those of His disciples are altered, also. It will cost them much to follow...
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. PETER'S CONFESSION. THE TRANSFIGURATION 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7). See on Mt....
CONFESSION OF PETER (Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27). See on Mt. St. Luke's account is the most imperfect. Why he omits to mention the locality (Cæsarea Philippi), and Christ's rebuke to Peter, which were c...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS SENDS OUT THE 12 *APOSTLES 9:1-10 V1 Jesus called the 12 *apostles together. He gave them power and authority over all *demons and diseases....
(23-27) IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME. — See Notes on Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Mark 9:1. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY. — The adverb is peculiar to St. Luke’s report, and at least reminds us of St. Paul’s...
AND LOSE HIMSELF, OR BE CAST AWAY. — Better, _destroy himself,_ or _suffer loss._ The first word expresses a more direct act, as of self-destruction, and the second (see Note on Matthew 16:16) implies...
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...
ἑαυτὸν ἀπολέσας ἢ ζημιωθείς = losing, or receiving damage in, his own self (Field, _Ot. Nor._). The idea expressed by the second participle seems to be that even though it does not come to absolute lo...
Luke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the...
_The Christ and the cross_ (Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1). At this point occurs a great gap in Lk.'s narrative as compared with those of Mt. and Mk., all between...
_The cross and cross-bearing_....
THE TRUE USE OF LIFE Luke 9:18-27 Here and also in Luke 9:28 reference is made to the Master's prayers. He was praying alone, before He broke to His friends the death which awaited Him and in which w...
As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power they...
DISCIPLESHIP Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: “Calling to Him the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take...
FOURTH CYCLE: FROM THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE TO THE DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE, LUKE 9:1-50. This cycle describes the close of the Galilean ministry. It embraces six narrations: 1 _st._ The mission of the...
3. _First Announcement of the Passion: Luke 9:18-27_. Up to the first multiplication of the loaves, it is impossible to make out any continuous synchronism between the synoptics, as the following tab...
We can quite understand that the people could not yet bear the disclosure of a suffering Messiah; but Jesus might make them participate in it indirectly, by initiating them into the _practical consequ...
are the confirmation (_for_) of this _Maschal_, and first of all, Luke 9:25-26, of the first proposition. Jesus supposes, Luke 9:25, the act of _saving one's own life_, accomplished with the most comp...
(18) And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? (19) They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Eli...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
In chapter 9 the Lord charges the disciples with the same mission in Israel as that which He Himself fulfilled. They preach the kingdom, heal the sick, and cast out devils. But this is added, that the...
FOR WHAT IS A MAN ADVANTAGED IF HE GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD,.... Or what profit will it be unto him? all the honours, riches, and enjoyments of it will be of no use and service to him if he himself is los...
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? Ver. 25. See Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36 ....
_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 impor...
Christ foretells his death. Matthew 16:21-28....
The cross-bearing of the disciples:...
FOR WHAT IS A MAN ADVANTAGED IF HE GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSE HIMSELF, OR BE CAST AWAY?...
THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and its...
18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own suffer...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:26", SEE POOLE ON "MARK 8:36"....
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI " But plainly, unrighteous gain is pleasure and pain, toil and fear; and, to speak comprehensively, the passions of the soul, the present of which is delightful,...
Luke 9:25 For G1063 what G5101 it G5623 (G5743) man G444 gains G2770 (G5660) whole G3650 world...
“For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?” So He puts to those who were following Him (and to us) the ultimate challenge. Of what advantage is there fo...
CONTENTS. This section presents ‘the glory of the Son of man confessed on earth and ratified from heaven.' Luke is much briefer than Matthew and Mark. He omits the promise to Peter (with Mark), and al...
Luke 9:18-27. THE CONFESSION OF PETER , etc. See on Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38. This account agrees closely with the others, although briefer. AS HE WAS PRAYING ALONE ...
CONTENTS: The twelve sent forth to preach and their return. 5000 fed. Peter's confession of Christ. The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the demon ridden boy. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism...
Luke 9:1. _He called his twelve disciples together,_ privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in Isaia...
THE SON OF MAN MUST SUFFER MUCH. [Son of Man: see Luke 22:69-70.] This is his first announcement that he must suffer and die. See notes on Matthew 16:20-28....
_What is a man advantaged_ A WRECK Did you ever see a wreck? I remember being one winter’s night in a little town on the coast of Wales. We were sitting by the fire, cheerful, and we heard, while th...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:23 The following teachings on discipleship are addressed not just to the Twelve but to “all” (v. Luke 9:23)....
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH THE FIRST TIME MATTHEW 16:21-28; MARK 8:31-9; LUKE 9:22-27; MATTHEW 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus
CHAPTER 9 Ver. 8. _One of the old prophets was risen again._ As Enoch and Elias will rise again before the end of all things, to resist Antichrist. In like manner as Peter, Bishop and Martyr, the son...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 9:18. IT CAME TO PASS.—This took place on the way to Cæsarea Philippi: this was a town in the valley of the upper Jordan near Paneas, which had been enlarged and fortified by th...
EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant...
Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9. Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the...
1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Peter 2:15; Acts 1:18; Acts 1:25; Luke 12:19;...
Gain [κ ε ρ δ η σ α ς]. A merchant's word. Jesus is putting the case as a common - sense question of profit and loss. Lose [α π ο λ ε σ α ς]. "When he might have been saved" (Bengel). This word, in c...
Here our Saviour goes on to show the folly of those that for saving their temporal lives will expose their eternal life, or the life of their souls, to hazard and danger; yea, sometimes by refusing to...