Luke 9:1-62
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEROD THINKS THAT JOHN IS RISEN AGAIN (Matthew 14:1; Mark 6:14). See on Mt.... [ Continue Reading ]
FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND (Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:30; John 6:1). See on Mt and Jn.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 certainly in his source, does not appear. He alone mentions that Christ was 'praying alone '(Luke 9:1... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TRANSFIGURATION (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2). See on Mt.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lk alone mentions the subject of the conversation, Christ's death.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EPILEPTIC HEALED (Matthew 17:14; Mark 9:14) See on Mt and Mk. 43B-45. HE PREDICTS HIS PASSION (Matthew 17:22; Mark 9:30). See on Mt. It is not clear why St. Luke omits the prophecy of the resurrection, which certainly was in the source used by the synoptists. See Mt and Mk.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO SHOULD BE GREATEST (Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:33). See on Mt. 49, 50. THE MAN CASTING OUT DEVILS IN CHRIST'S NAME. See on Mark 9:38. LUKE 9:51 TO LUKE 19:28. THE PERÆAN MINISTRY. Here begins a long and important section consisting of ten Chapter s (Luke 9:51 to Luke 19:28) peculiar to the third Gosp... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THE TIME WAS COME (RV 'when the days were well nigh come') THAT HE SHOULD BE RECEIVED UP] lit. 'for His Ascension,' St. Luke thus indicating that His painful death would have a glorious issue. SET HIS FACE] see Isaiah 50:7. St. Mark states that Jesus went before, and the disciples followed in a... [ Continue Reading ]
JAMES AND JOHN DESIRE TO CALL DOWN FIRE UPON A SAMARITAN VILLAGE (peculiar to Lk). Though James and John did not gain their title 'Boanerges' (Mark 3:17) from this incident, yet it undoubtedly illustrates the character of the 'Sons of Thunder' on its weaker side. Their desire for vengeance was a fau... [ Continue Reading ]
SAMARITANS] see on John 4:4; John 4:8; John 4:20. TO MAKE READY] viz. a lodging and a meal.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS THOUGH HE WOULD GO TO JERUSALEM] The Samaritans expected a Messiah, but the fact that Jesus was going to Jerusalem to worship, rather than to their own holy mountain Gerizim, was a sufficient proof to them that Jesus was not he. The Jews often passed through Samaria, but they seldom availed thems... [ Continue Reading ]
EVEN AS ELIAS (ELIJAH) DID] 2 Kings 1:10. Omitted by RV.... [ Continue Reading ]
YE KNOW NOT WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT YE ARE OF] (omitted by important ancient authorities, see RV), i.e. either, (1) ye know not that the spirit of the new covenant is one of forbearance and forgiveness; or, (2) ye know not that the spirit which you exhibit comes from Satan not from God.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE SON.. SAVE _them_] These beautiful words are wanting in many ancient authorities, but are in any case an authentic utterance of Jesus, appropriately inserted here.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS IS JOINED BY NEW DISCIPLES. See on Matthew 8:19. 61, 62. Peculiar to Lk.... [ Continue Reading ]
BID THEM FAREWELL] Our Lord probably does not forbid the man to take leave of his relations, but only indicates in a striking and figurative way that those who aspire to be followers of Him, especially in the work of the ministry, must disentangle themselves from family ties, and give themselves who... [ Continue Reading ]