Luke 20:46

And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 12:35....

39-47 The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked plans. Dissembled piety is double sin. Then let us beg of God to keep us from pride, ambition, covetousness, and every evil thing; and to teach us to seek that honour which comes from him alone....

Verse Luke 20:46. _BEWARE OF THE SCRIBES_] Take heed that ye be not seduced by those who should show you the way of salvation. See on Matthew 23:4. 1. How it can be supposed that the ancient Jewish Church had no distinct notion of the resurrection of the dead is to me truly surprising. The justice of God, so peculiarly conspicuous under the old covenant, might have led the people to infer that there must be a resurrection of the dead, if even the passage to which our Lord refers had not made a part of their law. As the body makes a part of the man, justice requires that not only they who are _martyrs_ for the testimony of God, but also all those who have devoted their lives to his service, and died in his yoke, should have their bodies raised again. The _justice_ of God is as

See Matthew 23:1....

EXPOSITION LUKE 20:1 _Question of the priests and scribes as to the nature of the authority under which Jesus was acting._ LUKE 20:1, LUKE 20:2 AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT ON ONE OF THOSE DAYS, AS HE TAUGHT THE PEOPLE IN THE TEMPLE, AND PREACHED THE GOSPEL. We are now in the midst of the so-called Passion week. Probably the events related in this chapter took place on the Tuesday. The first day of the week, Palm Sunday, was the day of the public entry into the city. The purification of the temple took place on the Monday, on which day also the barren fig tree was cursed. We are now considering the eve

BEWARE OF THE SCRIBES,.... And also of the Pharisees; for they are joined together in Matthew: WHICH DESIRE TO WALK IN LONG ROBES: the rule for the length of a scholar's garment was this a; "his flesh must not appear under his garments, as the light linen garments, and the like, they make in Egypt; nor must his garments be drawn upon the ground, as the garments of proud men, but must reach to his heel, and his glove must reach the top of his fingers.'' According to this rule, the garments of the doctors were to be so long as to cover the whole body, even down to their heels, but were not to be any longer; and by this it appears their garments were very long; but they did not always go by this rule; some had their garments so long as to have a train after them; Matthew 23:5 AND LOVE GREETINGS IN THE MARKETS; or in c

CHAPTER 20 _ 1. His Authority Demanded and His Answer.(Luke 20:1)_ 2. Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. (Luke 20:9) 3. Question about Tribute to Caesar. (Luke 20:20) 4. The Question Concerning Resurrection. (Luke 20:27) 5. The Question Christ Asked. (Luke 20:41) 6. Beware of the Scribes! (Luke 20:45 .) The events in this chapter are found in both Matthew's and Mark's Gospels. The parable of the vineyard foretells His death. He is the so

BY WHAT AUTHORITY? (Luke 20:1-8)...

BEWARE. Beware [and keep] from, &c. DESIRE. Greek. _tltelo._ App-102. GREETINGS. salutations. Compare Luke 11:43. See note on Matthew 23:7. THE HIGHEST. first, front, or chief. SYNAGOGUES. App-120. CHIEF ROOMS. best seats, or couches. See Luke 14:7. AT. in. Greek. _en._ App-104....

_to walk in long robes_ with special conspicuousness of fringes, Numbers 15:38-40. "The supreme tribunal," said R. Nachman, "will duly punish _hypocrites who wrap their talliths round them_to appear, what they are not, true Pharisees." _greetings in the markets_ See on Luke 11:43: _Videri quam esse_was their secret rule....