CHAPTER IX. _Christ sends his apostles to preach and work miracles_, 1-6. _Herod, hearing of the fame of Jesus, is perplexed; some suppose_ _that John Baptist is risen from the dead; others, that Elijah_ _or one of the old prophets was come to life_, 7-9. _The apostles return and relate the suc... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:2. _TO PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD_] For an explication of this phrase, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:3. _TAKE NOTHING_] See note on Mark 6:7; Mark 6:8. _NEITHER MONEY_] Matthew 10:9. _NEITHER HAVE TWO COATS_] Show that in all things ye are ambassadors for God; and go on his charges.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:4. _THERE ABIDE, AND THENCE DEPART._] That is, remain in that lodging till ye depart from that city. Some MSS. and versions add μη, which makes the following sense: _There remain, and depart _ _NOT thence_. Matthew 10:11, Matthew 10:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:7. _HEROD THE TETRARCH_] See note on Matthew 2:1; Matthew 14:1. _BY HIM_] This is omitted by BCDL, _two_ others, the _Coptic, _ _Sahidic, Armenian_, and _four_ of the _Itala_. It is probable that Luke might have written, _Herod, hearing of all the things that were_ _done_, c. but Matth... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:10. _TOLD HIM ALL_] _Related distinctly _- διηγησαντο, from δια, _through_, and ηγεομαι, _I declare_: hence the whole of this Gospel, because of its relating every thing so _particularly_, is termed διηγησις, Luke 1:1, a _particular_ and _circumstantially detailed narration_. Mark 6:30.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:11. _THE PEOPLE - FOLLOWED HIM_] Observe here _five_ grand effects of Divine grace. 1. The people are drawn to _follow_ him. 2. He kindly _receives_ them. 3. He _instructs_ them in the things of God. 4. He _heals_ all their diseases. 5. He _feeds_ their bodies and their souls. See... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:12. _SEND THE MULTITUDE AWAY_] See this miracle explained at large, on the parallel places, Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:36.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:16. _THEN HE TOOK THE FIVE LOAVES_] A minister of the Gospel, who is employed to feed souls, should imitate this conduct of Christ: 1. He ought to exhort the people to hear with _sedate_ and _humble_ reverence. 2. He should first take the _bread_ of life _himself_, that he may be _str... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:18. _WHOM SAY THE PEOPLE_] οι οχλοι, the _common people_, i.e. the _mass_ of the people. See this question considered on Matthew 16:13, c.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:20. _BUT WHOM SAY YE THAT I AM?_] Whom do ye tell the people that I am? What do ye preach concerning me? See also on Matthew 16:14; and see the observations at the end of this chapter. _THE CHRIST OF GOD._] The _Coptic_ and later _Persic_ read, _Thou_ _art Christ God_. After this comes... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:23. _IF ANY_ MAN _WILL COME AFTER ME_] Matthew 16:24, and Mark 8:34, where the nature of _proselytism_ among the Jews is explained. _DAILY_] καθ ημεραν is omitted by many reputable MSS., versions, and fathers. It is not found in the parallel places, Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:24. _WILL SAVE HIS LIFE_] Matthew 16:24, Matthew 16:24, c.... [ Continue Reading ]
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_ η ζημιωθεις. I have added the word _spiritual_ here, which I conceive to be necessarily implied. Be... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 26. _ASHAMED OF ME_] Mark 8:38, Mark 8:38.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 28. _ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS AFTER_] See the whole of this important transaction explained at large on Matthew 17:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 31. _HIS DECEASE_] την εξοδον αυτον, _That going out_ (or death) _of his_. That _peculiar_ kind of death - its _nature,_ _circumstances_, and _necessity_ being considered. Instead of εξοδον, _thirteen_ MSS. have δοξαν, _glory_. _They spoke of that glory of_ _his, which he was about to fill up_... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 33. _IT IS GOOD FOR US TO BE HERE_] Some MSS. add παντοτε, _It is good for us to be ALWAYS here_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 35. _THIS IS MY BELOVED SON_] Instead of ο αγαπητος, _the_ _beloved one_, some MSS. and versions have εκλεκτος, _the chosen_ _one_: and the _AEthiopic_ translator, as in several other cases, to be sure of the true reading, retains _both_. _In whom I am well pleased_, or _have delighted_-is _a... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 37. _MUCH PEOPLE_] Matthew 17:14, Matthew 17:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 39. _A SPIRIT TAKETH HIM, AND HE SUDDENLY CRIETH OUT_] πνευμα λαμβανει αυτον. This very phrase is used by heathen writers, when they speak of _supernatural_ influence. The following, from _Herodotus_, will make the matter, I hope, quite plain. Speaking of _Scyles_, king of the _Scythians_, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 42. _THE DEVIL THREW HIM DOWN, AND TARE_ HIM.] See this case considered at large, on Matthew 17:15, and on Mark 9:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 43. _THE MIGHTY POWER_] This majesty of God, μεγαλειοτητι του Θεου. They plainly saw that it was a case in which any power inferior to that of God could be of no avail; and they were deeply struck with the majesty of God manifested in the conduct of the blessed Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 44. _LET THESE SAYINGS SINK DOWN INTO YOUR EARS_] Or, _put_ _these words into your ears_. To _other_ words, you may lend _occasional_ attention - but to what concerns my _sufferings_ and _death_ you must _ever_ listen. Let them _constantly_ occupy a place in your most serious meditations and r... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 45. _BUT THEY UNDERSTOOD NOT_] Mark 9:32, Mark 9:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 46. _THERE AROSE A REASONING_] εισηλθε δε διαλογισμος, _A_ _dialogue took place _- one _inquired_, and another _answered_, and so on. See this subject explained on Matthew 18:1, c.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 49. _WE FORBADE HIM_] See this subject considered on Mark 9:38, c.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 51. _THAT HE SHOULD BE RECEIVED UP_] Bishop PEARCE says: "I think the word αναληψεως must signify, of Jesus's _retiring_ or _withdrawing_ himself, and not of his being _received up_: because the word συμπληρουσθαι, here used before it, denotes a time _completed_, which that of his _ascension_... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 52. _SENT MESSENGERS_] αγγελους, _angels_, literally; but this proves that the word _angel_ signifies a messenger of any kind, whether Divine or human. The messengers in this case were probably _James_ and _John_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 53. _HIS FACE WAS_] They saw he was going up to Jerusalem to keep the feast; (it was the feast of tabernacles, John 7:2); and knowing him thereby to be a _Jew_, they would afford nothing for his _entertainment_; for, in religious matters, the _Samaritans_ and _Jews_ had no dealings: see John... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 54. _THAT WE COMMAND FIRE_] Vengeance belongs to the Lord. What we suffer for _his sake_, should be left to himself to reprove or punish. The insult is offered to him, not to us. Mark 3:17, Mark 3:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 55. _YE KNOW NOT WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT YE ARE OF._] Ye do not consider that the present is a dispensation of infinite _mercy_ and _love_; and that the design of God is not to _destroy_ sinners, but to give them space to repent, that he may _save_ them unto _eternal life_. And ye do not conside... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 56. _AND THEY WENT TO ANOTHER VILLAGE._] Which probably did entertain them; being, perhaps, without the Samaritan borders. The words, _Ye know not of what spirit ye are; for the Son of man_ _is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them_, are wanting in ABCEGHLS-V, and in many others.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 57. _A CERTAIN_ MAN] He was a scribe. See on Matthew 8:19. It is probable that this took place when Christ was at _Capernaum_, as Matthew represents it, and not on the way to _Jerusalem_ through _Samaria_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:61. _ANOTHER ALSO SAID_] This circumstance is not mentioned by any of the other evangelists; and Matthew alone mentions the former case, Luke 9:57-42. _LET ME FIRST GO BID THEM FAREWELL, WHICH ARE AT HOME_] Επιτρεψον μοι αποταξασθαι τοις εις τον οικον μου - _Permit me to set in order_... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Luke 9:62. _PUT HIS HAND TO THE PLOUGH_] Can any person properly discharge the work of the _ministry_ who is engaged in _secular_ employments? A _farmer_ and a _minister_ of the Gospel are incompatible characters. As a person who _holds the plough_ cannot keep on a straight furrow if he look... [ Continue Reading ]