Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Luke 9:59
(14) And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
(14) The calling of God ought to be preferred without any question, before all duties that we owe to men.
(14) And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
(14) The calling of God ought to be preferred without any question, before all duties that we owe to men.
LUKE 9:59 @Ku,rie(# {C} The omission of ku,rie from B* D syrs _al_ is puzzling; what motive would have prompted copyists to delete it? On the other hand, the word might well have been added, either f...
See the notes at Matthew 8:19....
IV. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM -- CHAPTER 9:51-19:27 CHAPTER 9:51-62 _ 1. His Face Set Toward Jerusalem. (Luke 9:51)_ 2. The Rejected Messengers and His Rebuke. (Luke 9:53) 3. Tests of Discipleship....
ASPIRANTS TO DISCIPLESHIP (Matthew 8:19 *), Lk.'s setting is preferred by some to Mt.'s, and his version of the second case (Luke 9:59 = Matthew 8:21) in which Jesus begins, and the man is not yet a d...
As they were journeying along the road, a man said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus said to him, "The foxes have dens; the birds of the air have places to roost; but the Son of Man...
EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...
SUFFER ME. allow me. bury my father.. euphemism for declining an invitation, as the Jews buried within twenty-four hoursand did not leave the house for ten days....
_Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father_ An ancient, but groundless tradition (Clem. Alex. _Strom,_ill. 4, § 25), says that this was Philip. This man was already a disciple (Matthew 8:21). The...
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...
ἘΠΊΤΡΕΨΌΝ ΜΟΙ ΠΡΩ͂ΤΟΝ�. An ancient, but groundless tradition (Clem. Alex. _Strom._ III. 4, § 25), says that this was Philip. This man was already a disciple (Matthew 8:21). The request could hardly me...
THE THREE ASPIRANTS...
Ver 57. And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go. 58. And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have n...
_PUT YOUR HAND TO THE PLOUGH AND DO NOT LOOK BACK -- LUKE 9:37-62:_ Our faith in the Christ will grow if we have faith in His power. His power was seen as He healed a severely demon possessed boy and...
ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΊ _praes. imper. act., см._ Luke 9:11. Это слово значит "следовать в качестве ученика" (TDNT). _Praes. imper._ может указывать на образ жизни, ΈΠΊΤΡΕΨΌΝ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΕΠΙΤΡΈΠΩ (G2010)...
DISCOURSE: 1510 APPROPRIATE ADDRESSES TO DISTINCT CHARACTERS Luke 9:57. It came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest....
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Dedication Demanded Scripture_ Luke 9:57-62 And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Th...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 6 Taming Temperaments (Luke 9:46-62) 46 And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, he to...
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 8:18....
45 The Lord was not misled by the amazement of the multitude. He knew their fickleness and unbelief. But He was concerned more particularly that His disciples should not be deceived by the great impre...
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....
JESUS IS JOINED BY NEW DISCIPLES. See on Matthew 8:19. 61, 62. Peculiar to Lk....
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....
(57-60) LORD, I WILL FOLLOW THEE. — See Notes on Matthew 8:19. The two anecdotes, if we may so call them, are placed by the two Evangelists in a very different connection. It is clear that their isola...
_The second case_ (Matthew 8:21-22). ἀκολούθει μοι. Jesus takes the initiative in this case. That He should not have done so in the first is intelligible if the aspirant was a _scribe_. Jesus did not...
_New disciples_. ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ : the indication of time is not precise. It does not mean, on the way to the other village, mentioned just before (Meyer), but on the way to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51). Grotius t...
THE STEADFAST FACE Luke 9:51-62 The Master's steadfast face rebukes us! Alas, we so often flinch and cannot appropriate Isaiah 50:7. But whether we follow afar off or closely, that lithe, alert, eag...
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...
CHAPTER 28 JESUS HOMELESS Matthew 8:1-22, & Luke 9:57-62. “And it came to pass, they journeying on the way, a certain one said to Him, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou mayest go, Lord; and Jesus...
2 _d. Luke 9:59-60_. Luke says, _another_ (individual); Matthew, _another of His disciples._ The scribe had offered himself; this latter is addressed by Jesus. Luke alone indicates the contrast which...
2. _The Three Disciples: Luke 9:57-62_. Two of these short episodes are also connected in Matthew (Matthew 8); but by him they are placed at the time when Jesus is setting out on His excursion into De...
(57) And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. (58) And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of th...
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...
AND HE SAID UNTO ANOTHER, FOLLOW ME,.... According to Matthew, one of his disciples, who had attended him some time, and whom he now called to the ministerial work; Matthew 8:20. The Ethiopic version...
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Ver. 59. See Matthew 8:21 ....
_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,...
TRUE DISCIPLESHIP OF CHRIST....
AND HE SAID UNTO ANOTHER, FOLLOW ME. BUT HE SAID, LORD, SUFFER ME FIRST TO GO AND BURY MY FATHER....
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...
57-62 Here is one that is forward to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we mean to follow Christ, we must lay aside the thoughts of great thing...
Ver. 59,60. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:21". SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:22". How free is Divine grace! The scribe offers to follow Christ: Christ encourages him not. To another that made no such offer, he fi...
Tertullian On Idolatry while even burying a father was too tardy a business for faith.[90] Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV When, however, He answers the man, who alleged as an excuse his father'...
Luke 9:59 Then G1161 said G2036 (G5627) to G4314 another G2087 Follow G190 (G5720) Me G3427 But...
‘And he said unto another, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” ' A second possible disciple is specifically called by Jesus. In this case he expresses willingnes...
THREE DISCIPLES ARE CHALLENGED WITH FOLLOWING JESUS (9:57-62). The Lord's prayer in Luke 11:1 commences with, ‘Hallowed be Your Name' (by the bringing about of Your will in purifying Your people - Eze...
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
AND HE SAID UNTO ANOTHER (ειπεν δε προς ετερον). Matthew 8:21 omits Christ's "Follow me" (ακολουθε μο) and makes this man a volunteer instead of responding to the appeal of Jesus. There is no real o...
Luke 9:59 Our Lord's words in the text seem at first sight harsh and severe. They are regarded by many as breathing the very spirit of those religious movements and institutions which dissolve the ne...
Our Lord had been on the mountain, and had been transfigured; and when he came down, the first person that he met was the devil, with whom he had to come in contact. Whenever you or I get up on the mo...
Luke 9:57. _And it came to pass, that, as they went in, the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest._ He was a volunteer; but his zeal was too hot to hold...
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...
A CERTAIN MAN SAID TO JESUS. This must have happened many times. See notes on Matthew 8:18-22. Matthew identifies this man as a teacher of the Law. I WILL FOLLOW YOU. That is, become a disciple and tr...
_Lord, I will follow Thee_ FARING WHOLLY WITH CHRIST We have here, in connection, the story of three inquirers who came in turn to Christ. I. THE PROVIDENTIAL CONDITIONS OF THE NEW LIFE ARE ABSOLUT...
_Let the dead bury their dead_ CHRIST’S INVITATION PUT OFF We have now before us one of those who excuse themselves from immediate compliance with the Saviour’s demands--“Lord, suffer me first to go...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:59 To BURY a deceased parent was an important duty, and Jesus clearly encouraged honoring one’s parents (Matthew 15:1). But Jesus knew that this man’s request w
JESUS HEALS PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW AND MANY OTHERS MATTHEW 8:14-17; MARK 1:29-34; LUKE 4:38-41; MATTHEW 8:14 And when Jesus was come int
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 9:57. IN THE WAY.—Perhaps to the other village. It may be, however, that this is an indefinite form of expression, owing to the fact that St. Luke here departs from chronological...
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 Kings 19:20; Haggai 1:2; Matthew 16:24; Matthew 4:19; Matthew 6:33
We are not to suppose by this prohibition, that Christ disallows or disapproves of any civil office from one person to another, much less of. child to. parent, either living or dying; but he lets us k...