Commentary on Luke Part 5 (No. F042v)

Luke Chapters 17-20 (RSV)

Chapter 17

¹And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! ²It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. ³Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; ⁴and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." ⁵The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" ⁶And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. ⁷"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down at table'? ⁸Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'? ⁹Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? ¹⁰So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'" ¹¹On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee. ¹²And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance ¹³and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." ¹⁴When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. ¹⁵Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; ¹⁶and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? ¹⁸Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" ¹⁹And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well." ²⁰Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; ²¹nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." ²²And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it. ²³And they will say to you, 'Lo, there!' or 'Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them. ²⁴For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day. ²⁵But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. ²⁶As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. ²⁷They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. ²⁸Likewise as it was in the days of Lot--they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built, ²⁹but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulphur rained from heaven and destroyed them all-- ³⁰so will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed. ³¹On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back. ³²Remember Lot's wife. ³³Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. ³⁴I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. ³⁵There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left." ³⁶*[No text ^b] ³⁷And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."

[Footnote: ^b Other ancient authorities insert verse 36, “Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.”]

Intent of Chapter 17

17:1-10 Jesus talks on Forgiveness & Faith

vv. 1-2 Mat. 18:6-7; Mk. 9:42; 1Cor. 8:12.

v. 2 Little ones – disciples (see Mat. 18:6 n).

v. 5 (Mk. 11:23 n. 24 n). v. 6 Sycamine - mulberry.

vv. 7-10 Man’s relation to God makes obedience to God and His Laws a duty to be fulfilled and not an occasion for reward. The Law can never be done away. Those that teach so will not enter the kingdom of God and the millennial system under Christ.

17:11-19 Jesus heals ten men with leprosy

v. 12 Lev. 13:45-46; see Mat. 8:2 n.

v. 14 Priests Lev. 13:2-3; 14:2-32.

v. 18 7:9. v. 19 Mat. 9:22; Mk. 5:34; Lk. 8:48; 18:42; Made you well See Mat. 9:21 n; Mk. 11:23 n. 24 n.

vv. 20-37 Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God

vv. 20-21 It is in the midst of them.

v. 20 19:11; 21:7; Acts 1:6.

v. 21 The reality is among them now to be adopted. The questioners expected material benefits. However, the Pharisees had asked when the kingdom of God was coming.

17:22-37 The End of the Age

Mat. Ch. 24 has similar teachings in different order and settings (see the notes and links (F040v)). It is important that the study papers are referenced and studied in the links at F040v,

so also The Eternal Kingdom of God (No. 144).

The prophecies regarding the End of the Age are throughout the Bible. It is fundamental that God does nothing save that He warns the people through His servants the prophets (Amos 3:7). God provided for the Warning of the Last Days (No. 044) and made provision through the prophet Jeremiah for the voice of Dan-Ephraim (Jer. 4:15-27). It was this voice that the people expected as a prophet (001C), and thought that John the Baptist might be he, when they were asking if he were that prophet. In John 1:21, they asked him if he were Elijah (2Kgs. 2:11; Mal. 4:5). He said no!

(However, Christ later ascribed this role to him in spirit (Mat. 11:14 n; Mk. 9:13 n)), nor was he the prophet (of Dan-Ephraim in Jer. 4:15-27; see also Jn. 6:14; 7:40; see Deut. 18:15 also in regard to the role prior to Messiah at the end of the Age). In John 1:24 the Pharisees then asked John, if he were not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet (of Dan-Ephraim) then why was he baptising? The sequence of the Last Days at the End of the Age was to see the Final Voice of Prophecy in the Churches of God. This was the voice of Dan-Ephraim giving the Warning of the Last Days (No. 044) over the period of the last forty years, from 1987, of Measuring the Temple (No. 137) (Rev. 11:1-2 (F066iii), to the 120^th Jubilee year of 2027 at the end of the Age of the 6000 years or 120 Jubilees of Satan’s Rule, from the closure of Eden in 3974 BCE (No. 246, 248) for the beginning of the Millennial, or One Thousand Year, Sabbath Rule of Christ from 2028 CE to the 140^th Jubilee in 3027 CE in accordance with God’s Calendar (No. 156) as detailed in prophecy (see Sign of Jonah...(No. 013) and Completion of the Sign of Jonah (No. 013B)).

v. 23 The Coming of the Son of Man

As we see in this section in 17:20-37, it was the coming of the Son of Man, as King Messiah, about which they were really asking. They really did not fully understand that the Atonement sequence foretold the two advents of the Messiah as Priest Messiah of Aaron and the King Messiah of Israel at the End of the Age (see Atonement (No. 138) and Azazel and Atonement (No. 241)).

The prophets have foretold the Wars of the End and the Empires of the Beast (cf. The Fall of Egypt (No. 036) and Part II: No. 036_2) and Daniel (F027ii, xi, xii, xiii)). Isaiah must be read to understand the Gospels and also to understand the End of the Age and the millennial system of Messiah along with Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, So also the 12 Prophets (No. 021), F028-F039 detail the restoration of the last days and the millennial rule of the Messiah (cf. Habakkuk (F035), Haggai (F037), and Zechariah (F038)).

The sequence of the wars and the last six jubilees show the unfolding of the last two empires of Daniel Ch 2 of the Feet of Iron and Miry Clay of the Holy Roman Empire and the Globalist Empire of the Ten Toes of Iron and Miry Clay (F027ii) see also No. 299A).

After the wars of the end, foretold in Revelation chapter 6 (F066ii) at the opening of the seals on to the Revelation 16 (F066iv) to the war of the Sixth Trumpet and the fall of the Great Whore of the Mystery and Sun Cults (No. 299B), the end comes.

Christ said that we will not have finished fleeing through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes (Mat. 10:23 and notes F040ii). This persecution covers the religious persecutions (Rev. 6:9-11 (F066ii); No. 122; 170; F044vii) and the wars to the end (No. 141C); and is not limited to Palestine, as Israel was far to the north among the Hittite Celts by then and was to be moved into NW Europe within the next two centuries, with the fall of the Parthian Empire (Israel (No. 212F); (No. 122D) (cf. also No. 194, 194B).

v. 24

The Witnesses, Enoch and Elijah, (see Gen. 5:21-24; Mal. 4:5), detailed in Revelation 11:3-13, then take up station and restore all things for 1260 Days (No. 135; 141D; F066iii). At the end of 1260 Days they are killed, and on the morning of the fourth day, as their dead bodies lie in the streets, Messiah comes in power to take over the world at Jerusalem (No. 210A, 210B; 141D). Messiah and the Host fight the Battle of Armageddon (141E) and the world fights against him and the Loyal Host (141E_2) .

After the Witnesses (Rev. 11:3ff and No. 141D), The Coming or Advent will be sudden and visible to all.

v. 25 9:22;

vv. 26-27 Mat. 24:37-39; Gen. 6:5-8; 7:6-24.

vv. 28-30; Gen. 18:16-19:28.

v. 31 Mat. 24:17-18; Mk. 13:15-16; Lk. 21:21.

v. 32 Gen. 19:26; v. 33 Mat. 10:38 n, 39.

This event will also be the First Resurrection (No. 143A) of the Saints (see also The Valley of Dry Bones (No. 234)) who will be resurrected and then all go to Jerusalem (1Thes. 4:15 (F052). Then the millennial system will be established.

17:34-35 Mat. 24:40-41.

v. 37 Mat. 24:28 Jesus’ answer is an appeal to faith. The questioners wish to know where the Messiah and his followers will be located. Messiah’s answer is a warning that, as surely as vultures find the carcass, so will divine judgment come, therefore, always be ready.

This text is never expanded or explained in the modern Bibles as the Mystery and Sun Cults wish to disguise the Bible structure and the Plan of Salvation (No. 001A), as their system will be destroyed at the end of the Age and will not go into the Millennium (F066v).

The Bible prophets also deal with the restoration and the Second Exodus at the rule of Messiah. The nations shall be restored, and from all nations the brethren of the nation of Israel shall be brought again to Israel as an offering to the Lord at Jerusalem (Isa. 66:20) and some will be for priests and for Levites and they shall remain and God will establish the law and the worship of God at Jerusalem and all flesh shall worship God from New Moon to New moon and From Sabbath to Sabbath (Isa. 66:21-23). Those that rebel against God and His law and the New Moons and Sabbaths will die and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh. So also will all nations keep the Calendar of God (No. 156) and the Feasts of God or they will get no rain in due season and die of the plagues of Egypt (Zech 14:16-21). This is Scripture and Scripture cannot be broken (Jn. 10:34-36). These texts are also never mentioned in the modern Bible commentaries by those who adopt the festivals of the Mystery and Sun Cults. Look also at the text Israel as the Vineyard of God (No. 001C).

Chapter 18

¹And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. ²He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; ³and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Vindicate me against my adversary.' ⁴For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor regard man, ⁵yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" ⁶And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. ⁷And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? ⁸I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?" ⁹He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: ¹⁰"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹²I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' ¹³But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." ¹⁵Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them to him, saying, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ¹⁷Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." ¹⁸And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" ¹⁹And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'" ²¹And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." ²²And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." ²³But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. ²⁴Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ²⁶Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." ²⁸And Peter said, "Lo, we have left our homes and followed you." ²⁹And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no man who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive manifold more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life." ³¹And taking the twelve, he said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written of the Son of man by the prophets will be accomplished. ³²For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon; ³³they will scourge him and kill him, and on the third day he will rise." ³⁴But they understood none of these things; this saying was hid from them, and they did not grasp what was said. ³⁵As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; ³⁶and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." ³⁸And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" ³⁹And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" ⁴⁰And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him, ⁴¹"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." ⁴²And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." ⁴³And immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Intent of Chapter 18

vv. 1-8 Jesus tells the parable of The Unjust Judge and the persistent widow

v. 1 The point is carefully stated (see 11:5-8), perhaps because the details are incongruous (as in 16:1-9) (see n. Oxf. RSV). v. 7 Rev. 6:10; (F066ii); Mat. 24:22; Rom. 8:33; Col. 3:12; 2Tim. 2:10; v. 8 Comes – From heaven, in judgment. Faith is a requisite for this persistent prayer (v. 1).

18:9-14 Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector who prayed

v. 9 Righteous – they thought they were acceptable to God because of their ritual to God (vv. 11-12; see Mat. 5:20 n).

v. 11 Mat. 6:5; Mk. 11:25.

v. 12 Twice a week ritually 2^nd day (Mondays) and 5^th day of the week (Sabbaton) (i.e. Thursdays).

v. 14 Justified means accepted by God as correct. God receives those who implore His mercy rather than those who parade their perceived, or supposed, virtues (15:7).

18:15-19:27 From Galilee to Jerusalem

(Mat. 19:1-20:34; Mk. 10:1-52).

vv. 15-17 Jesus blesses little children (Mat. 19:13-15; 18:3; Mk. 10:13-16).

vv. 16-17 God’s kingdom is shared by those who depend, in trustful simplicity, on God, as on a father.

vv. 18-30 Jesus speaks to the Rich Young Man (Mat. 19:16-30; Mk. 19:17-31).

v. 18 10:25. v. 20 Mat. 19:18 n. The order of the Commandments follows the LXX in the Greek which was the Bible of the church and especially with Luke. v. 22 See 12:33 n. v. 25 Mk. 10:25 n.

v. 26 to be saved means to have one’s sins forgiven and inherit Eternal Life (No. 133) (v. 18; Jn. 17:3-5) in the Kingdom of God (v. 25). The rich man suffered a personal lack notwithstanding his opportunity, because of that wealth, to fulfil the ritual requirements. v. 27 Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer. 32:17; Lk. 1:37. v. 28 5:1-11.

vv. 31-34 Jesus foretells his death the third time (Mat. 20:17-19; Mk. 10:32-34) compare 9:22, 44-45; 17:25 .

vv. 35-43 Jesus heals a blind beggar

(Mat. 20:29-34; Mk.10:46-52) Mat. 9:27-31; Mk. 8:22; Jn. 9:1-3,

v. 42 See Mat. 9:21 n; Mk 11:23 n, 24 n.

Chapter 19

¹He entered Jericho and was passing through. ²And there was a man named Zacchae'us; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. ³And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. ⁴So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. ⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchae'us, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." ⁶So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. ⁷And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." ⁸And Zacchae'us stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." ⁹And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." ¹¹As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. ¹²He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return. ¹³Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, 'Trade with these till I come.' ¹⁴But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.' ¹⁵When he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. ¹⁶The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.' ¹⁷And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.' ¹⁸And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made five pounds.' ¹⁹And he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.' ²⁰Then another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin; ²¹for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.' ²²He said to him, 'I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? ²³Why then did you not put my money into the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?' ²⁴And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.' ²⁵(And they said to him, 'Lord, he has ten pounds!') ²⁶'I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ²⁷But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.'" ²⁸And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹When he drew near to Beth'phage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, ³⁰saying, "Go into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat; untie it and bring it here. ³¹If any one asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this, 'The Lord has need of it.'" ³²So those who were sent went away and found it as he had told them. ³3And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?" ³⁴And they said, "The Lord has need of it." ³⁵And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their garments on the colt they set Jesus upon it. ³⁶And as he rode along, they spread their garments on the road. ³⁷As he was now drawing near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, ³⁸saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" ³⁹And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." ⁴⁰He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out." ⁴¹And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it, ⁴²saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. ⁴³For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side, ⁴⁴and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation." ⁴⁵And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, ⁴⁶saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers." ⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him; ⁴⁸but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.

Intent of Chapter 19

vv. 1-10 Jesus brings salvation to Zacchaeus

v. 1 Jericho was on a trade route and was an important customs centre. The chief tax collector was one who contracted for the right to collect revenues in the district. His neighbours thus despised him for sharing in the Roman domination (v.7).

v. 8 Some think the giving was a forward promise, others consider it an ongoing practice. The penalty is that listed under Ex. 22:1; Lev. 6:5; Num. 5:6-7; the Law of God (L1).

v. 9 Salvation – in the kingdom of God, came with Jesus’ message and Zacchaeus’ response (17:20-21; see 18:26 n).

vv. 11-27 Parable of the pounds Jesus tells the parable of the king’s ten servants, compare the similar parable of the talents (Mat. 25:14-30; F040vi).

v. 11 9:51 n.; 13:22; 17:11; 18:31.

v. 12 parable of events

v. 13 Ten – only three are mentioned later

v. 17 16:10

v. 21 take up...lay down considered to be a current proverbial expression for a grasping person. v. 26 Mat. 13:12 n

v. 27 Though all are judged, only the hostile are punished.

19:28-23:56 The Week of the Death and Resurrection of Christ

(Mat. 21:1-27:66; Mk. 11:1-15:47)

This week was the crucial phase in the mission of the Christ and was to put an end to sin and false religion on the planet. It was to bring to an end the rule of Satan and usher in the millennial Sabbath of Christ. It was to bring the Completion of the Sign of Jonah (No. 013B). This was the only sign given to the church (No 013). The activities of this week are important and have been attacked by the demons from the very beginning and the festival of the goddess Easter or Ishtar was introduced to the church at Rome from 154-192 CE. The dates of the death and resurrection of Christ were changed from the Passover of 30 CE from the original Wednesday 5 April to end Sabbath 8 April 30 CE to the death sequence of the god Attis, with a Friday death to a Sunday resurrection. That timing does not comply with the Sign of Jonah above. See the Timing of the Crucifixion and the Resurrection (No. 159). Over time these Sun and Mystery Cults introduced the Equilateral Sun Cross of Attis into Christianity (The Cross: its Origin and Significance (No. 039)) along with the Babylonian fertility cults with their rabbits and eggs and other blasphemous idolatry. The festival of the birth of the Sun god on 25 December did not enter Christianity until 375 CE from Syria. (Origins of Christmas and Easter (No. 235); The Quartodeciman Disputes (No. 277)). God will intervene and restore the Nexus of the Law with the Witnesses (No. 141D) and then send the Messiah and the Loyal Host (No. 141E); (No. 141E_2). Christ will then put and end to all False Religion (No. 141F) and End the Age (No. 141F_2). There will be no Antinomianism or false religion and no aspect of the Sun and Mystery cults and the Mother Goddess cults enter the millennial system under Christ (F066v). Understanding this rule of Law and Plan of Salvation (No. 001A) is critical to the survival of the individual.

The post Resurrection period is described in Forty Days Following Christ’s Resurrection (No. 159A).

vv. 28-44 Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey (Mat. 21:1-9; Mk. 11:1-10; Jn. 12:12-18).

v. 29 Olivet means olive grove.

v. 32 22:13; v. 35 see Mk. 11:1 n.

v. 36 2Kgs. 9:13. v. 37 The road traversed a ridge into the valley of the Kidron.

v. 38 Ps. 118:26; Zech. 9:9; Lk. 13:35.

19:39-40 Mat. 21:15-16; Hab. 2:11.

v. 41 13:33-34. v. 43 21:20-24; 21:6; Isa. 29:3; Jer. 6:6; Ezek. 4:2 Your enemies – The Roman Armies. A bank - a palisade.

v. 44 Ps. 137:8-9; Hos. 10:14-15; 13:16; see 1Pet. 2:12 n. Your children – The cities inhabitants. The time of your visitation – the time of Christ’s ministry.

19:43-44 Destruction of Jerusalem foretold.

In accordance with prophecy and the Sign of Jonah, Jerusalem was to be destroyed in 70 CE at the end of the Seventy Weeks of Years (Daniel 9:23-27 F027ix); (see The Sign of Jonah and the History of the Reconstruction of the Temple (No. 013) + (No. 013B)). This was the only sign given to the faith and incorporated all prophecy. See also War with Rome and the Destruction of the Temple (No. 298).

vv. 45-48 Jesus clears the temple again (Mat. 21:12-17; Mk. 11:12-19).

(See Sanctification of the Temple of God (No. 241); Cleansing the Temple (No. 241B); Sanctification of the Simple and Erroneous (No. 291) (see also Sanctification of the Nations (No. 077)). The entire church kept the fast of 7 Abib with Christ (see Annex A No. 291).

Chapter 20

¹One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up ²and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority." ³He answered them, "I also will ask you a question; now tell me, ⁴Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?" ⁵And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?' ⁶But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet." ⁷So they answered that they did not know whence it was. ⁸And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things." ⁹And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country for a long while. ¹⁰When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him some of the fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹And he sent another servant; him also they beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹²And he sent yet a third; this one they wounded and cast out. ¹³Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will respect him.' ¹⁴But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' ¹⁵And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶He will come and destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "God forbid!" ¹⁷But he looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner'? ¹⁸Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on any one it will crush him." ¹⁹The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people; for they perceived that he had told this parable against them. ²⁰So they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might take hold of what he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. ²¹They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. ²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" ²³But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, ^24"Show me a coin. Whose likeness and inscription has it?" They said, "Caesar's." ²⁵He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." ²⁶And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said; but marveling at his answer they were silent. ²⁷There came to him some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection, ²⁸and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother. ²⁹Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and died without children; ³⁰and the second ³¹and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. ³²Afterward the woman also died. ³³In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife." ³⁴And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage; ³⁵but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, ³⁶for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. ³⁸Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him." ³⁹And some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well." ⁴⁰For they no longer dared to ask him any question. ⁴¹But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son? ⁴²For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, ⁴³till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet.' ⁴⁴David thus calls him Lord; so how is he his son?" 45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, ⁴⁶"Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, ⁴⁷who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

Intent of Chapter 20

vv. 1-8 Religious leaders challenge Jesus’ authority (Mat. 21:23-27; Mk. 11:27-33; Jn. 2:18-22). The religious authorities were the enemies of Christ in the Temple period. So it is today. See also Timeline of the Churches of God (F044vii); (No. 122); (No. 122D).

vv. 9-19 Jesus tells the Parable of the Vineyard and the wicked tenants (Mat. 21:33-46; Mk. 12:1-12).

v. 9 Isa. 5:1-7; Mat. 25:14 (see Israel as the Vineyard of God (No. 001C); Plan of Salvation 001A)).

v. 13 The use of beloved (not present in Mathew and Mark) identifies the son with Jesus.

v. 16 Acts13:46; 18:6; 28:28.

v. 17 Ps. 118:22-23; Acts 4:11; 1Pet. 2:7.

v. 18 Isa. 8:14-15; v. 19 Lk. 19:47.

vv. 20-26 Pharisees question Jesus Re: Paying Taxes (Mat. 22:15-22; Mk. 12:13-17.

v. 20 Sincere in this text translates a Greek word that means correct according to the law. It is used here in the sense of false pretence (Mat. 23:28; Mk. 12:18 -27). The texts try to distance Christ from the law of God except where that cannot be done, such as those regarding where it cannot pass away etc.

v. 25 Rom. 13:7; Lk. 23:2.

vv. 27-40 Sadducees question Jesus Re: Resurrection (Mat. 22:23-33; Mk. 12:18-27).

v. 27 Acts 4:1-2; 23:6-10

v. 28 Deut 25:5; Gen. 38:8

20:34-36 In this text Luke shows that the existence from the Resurrection (v. 36; Rom. 1:4) is to another form of existence, that does not involve marriage, being an androgynous existence, equal to the angels as sons of God (cf. Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:4-7, see City of God (No. 180)). (See also First Resurrection (No. 143A) and the Second Resurrection (No. 143B).) Those not awarded Spiritual Existence as Eternal Life (No. 133) face The Second Death (No. 143C).

v. 38 The plan of God is not frustrated in the Plan of Salvation (No. 001A) by physical death.

v. 39 Mk. 12:28; v. 40 Mk. 12:34; Mat. 22:46.

20:41-44 Religious leaders cannot answer Jesus’ Question re David’s Son (Mat. 22:41-46; Mk. 12:35-37). v. 42 Pss. 45:6-7; 110:1; See Mat. 22:44 n. Heb. 1:8-9 (F058).

v. 44 The question is: How can the Messiah be David’s descendant if David calls him Lord. This also refers to the structure in Ps. 45:6-7 which is clearly identified in Heb. 1:8-9 as referring to the Messiah, who is David’s Elohim, and has himself an Elohim, or God. This text is avoided by the Trinitarians as it refutes the premise entirely (see Psalm 45 (No. 177); Psalm 110 (No. 178)).

20:45-47 On Pride and Humility Jesus warns against the Religious Leaders (Mat. 23:1-12; Mk. 12:37, 38-40).

v. 45 Mat. 23:1; Mk. 12:37. v. 46 Mat. 23:6; see Mk. 12:39 n; Lk. 11:43; 14:7-11.

These types as scribes and lawyers devour widow’s houses and these same unscrupulous scoundrels do the same to the widows in the Churches of God today through improper practices.

Bullinger’s Notes on Luke Chs. 17-20 (for KJV)

Chapter 17

Verse 1

Then said He, &c. verses: Luke 17:1-2 contain matter which had been spoken by the Lord on a former occasion (Matthew 18:6 , Matthew 18:7 . Mark 9:42 ) and repeated here with a variation of certain words; verses: Luke 17:3 , Luke 17:4 also had been spoken before, and recorded in Matthew 18:21 , Matthew 18:22 (but not in Mark). The passage here is therefore not "out of its context", but is repeated with special reference to Luke 16:14-30 . See App-97 .

unto . Greek. pros. App-104 .

the disciples . All the texts read "His disciples". This is to be noted in contrast with Luke 16:15 .

impossible = inevitable. Greek. anendektos. Occurs only here.

offences = stumbling blocks.

through . Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 17:1 .

Verse 2

better = well. Greek. lusiteleo. Occurs only here.

that = if. App-118 .

millstone . See note on Matthew 18:6 .

about = round. Greek. peri. App-104 .

cast = hurled (with violence).

into. Greek. eis. App-104 .

offend = be a cause of stumbling to. This was spoken with reference to the traditions of the Pharisees in Luke 16:15-30 .

Verse 3

If. Marking a possible contingency ( App-118 . b). Not the same condition as in Luke 17:6 .

trespass = sin. Greek. hamartano. App-128 . As the Pharisees did.

against . Greek. eis. App-104 .

rebuke him . As the Lord had done (Luke 16:15-31 ).

repent . See App-111 .

Verse 4

seven . On the former occasion "seventy" (Matthew 18:21 , Matthew 18:22 ). No discrepancy. See App-97 .

to = unto. Greek. epi. App-104 .; but the texts read pros.

Verse 5

the Lord . App-98 .

Increase our faith = Give us more faith.

Verse 6

If. Assuming the condition. See App-118 .

ye might say = ye might, with Greek. an, marking it as being purely hypothetical.

this sycamine tree. On a former occasion (Matthew 17:20 ) the Lord said "this mountain" (of the Transfiguration); and also on a later occasion (Mark 11:23 ), referring to Olivet. But here, "this tree, "because the locality was different. No discrepancy therefore.

sycamine = mulberry. Occurs only here. Not the same as in Luke 19:4 . Both used medicinally.

in. Greek. en. App-104 .

should. With Greek. an, still marking the hypothesis.

Verse 7

of = from among. Greek ek. App-104 . As in Luke 17:15 , but not the same as in verses: Luke 17:20-25 .

servant = bondman.

feeding cattle = shepherding.

by and by . . . Go = Come at once.

from = out of. Greek. ek. App-104 .

sit down to meat = recline at table.

Verse 8

And will not rather = But will he not ( App-105 ).

till = while.

I have, &c. = I eat and drink.

afterward = after (Greek. meta. App-104 .) these things.

Verse 9

I trow not = I think not.

not. Greek. ou. App-105 .

Verse 10

So likewise ye = Thus ye also.

shall = may.

say, We = say that (Greek. hoti) we.

unprofitable = not needed, no use for. This may be for various reasons. Occurs only here and in Matthew 25:30 , where the reason maybe for having done wickedly. Not the same word as in 2 Timothy 3:9; 2 Timothy 3:9 . Philemon 1:11 , Hebrews 13:17 .

Verse 11

it came to pass . A Hebraism.

as He went = as He was on (Greek. en. App-104 .) His way.

to = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 .

the midst of : i.e. between them.

Galilee . See App-169 .

Verse 12

entered = was about to enter.

ten. Compare 2 Kings 7:3 , and note on Exodus 4:6 .

men. Greek. Plural of aner. App-123 .

afar off . As required by Leviticus 13:45 , Leviticus 13:46 . The Talmudical law prescribed 100 paces.

Verse 13

Jesus. See App-98 . Master. See App-98 .

mercy = compassion.

Verse 14

as they went = in ( App-104 .) their going.

Verse 15

with . Greek. meta. App-104 .

God . App-98 .

Verse 16

on . Greek. epi. App-104 .

at = beside. Greek. para. App-104 .

Samaritan. See 2 Kings 17:29-35 , Compare Luke 10:33 .

Verse 17

Were there not. ? = Were not (Greek. ouchi. App-105 .) the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]?

Verse 18

There are not = Were there not?

stranger = alien. Greek. allogenes = of another race. Occurs only here, but frequently in the Septuagint. Used by the Romans in the Inscription discovered by Clermont-Ganneau in 1871 (now in the Imperial New Museum in Constantinople). It was put up on the marble barriers of the inner courts of the Temple to warn off Gentiles. See Deissmann's Light, pp Luk 74:75 . Compare Acts 21:28 .

Verse 20

when He was demanded = having been asked.

of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 .

the Pharisees . Who were watching Him with hostile intent (Luke 6:7 ; Luke 14:1 ; Luke 20:20 . Mark 3:2 ),

the kingdom of God . See App-114 .

should come = is coming.

observation = hostile watching. Greek. parateresis. Occurs only here. The verb pandereo is used always in a bad sense; and occurs only in Acts 9:24 , and Galatians 4:10 to (observe), beside the four passages quoted above.

Verse 21

Lo. Greek. idou. App-133 .

behold . Figure of speech Asterismos ( App-6 ), for emphasis. App-133 .

within = in the midst of, or, among: i.e. already there in the Person of the King (whose presence marks a kingdom). Greek entos, the same meaning as Greek. en ( App-104 .), with the plural rendered "among" 115 times in N.T. The same meaning as in Matthew 12:28 . John 1:26 .

you = you yourselves. His bitter enemies. Therefore not in their hearts; but the very opposite.

Verse 22

the disciples . Note the change. one of the days, &c. Such as they were then seeing, i.e. have another opportunity. the Son of man. See App-98 .

Verse 23

See . Same as "Lo" in Luke 17:21 .

go not = go not forth.

not. Greek. me. App-105 .

nor . Greek. mede.

Verse 24

lighteneth = flasheth. Greek. astrapto. Occurs only here and in Luke 24:4 .

out of . Greek ek. App-104 .

under . Greek. hupo. App-104 .

heaven . Sing, without Art. Compare Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 .

unto . Greek eis. App-104 .

also the Son of man = the Son of man also.

His day . Described in the Apocalypse.

Verse 25

first must He suffer. Compare the four announcements: Luke 9:22 , Luke 9:44 ; Luke 17:25 ; Luke 18:31-33 , and the Structure on p. 1461.

rejected. This was the subject of the third period of the Lord's ministry. See App-119 .

of = on the part of. Greek apo. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 17:7 , Luke 17:15 , Luke 17:20 .

this generation = this (present) generation. See note on Matthew 11:16 .

Verse 26

was = came to pass, as in Luke 17:11 , Luke 17:14 .

the days of Noe . See Genesis 6:4-7 , Genesis 6:11-13 . App-117 .

Noe = Noah.

also in the days = in the days also.

Verse 27

they drank = they were drinking (and so the Imperfect tense throughout the verse). Note the Figure of speech Asyndeton in this verse ( App-6 ), to emphasize the crisis of the flood.

Verse 28

also = even.

the days of Lot . See Genesis 19:15-25 .Isaiah 13:19 . Isa 16:46-56 .

Amos 4:11 .Jude 1:7 . App-117 .

Verse 29

of = from. Greek. apo. App-104 .

from. Greek. apo. App-104 .

destroyed . Greek. apollumi. Compare Luke 4:34 . &c.

Verse 30

Even thus = according to (Greek. kata. App-104 .) these things; or, according to the Texts, the same things.

revealed . Greek. apokalupto.

Verse 31

upon . Greek. epi. App-104 .

housetop . Compare Luke 12:3 ; Luke 5:19 .

stuff = vessels, or goods. Compare Matthew 12:29 . Eng. "stuff" is from Low Latin. stupa and O. Fr. estoffe. let him not, &c. This was repeated later on the Mount of Olives (Matthew 24:17-20 . Mark 13:14-16 ), come down. By the staircase outside.

back . Greek. eis ta opiso. To the things behind.

Verse 32

Remember, &c. Figure of speech Exemplum. See Genesis 19:26 , Ind App-117 .

Verse 33

life . Greek. psuche. See App-110 .

his life = it.

preserve it = preserve it alive. Greek. zoogoneo. Occurs only here and in Acts 7:19 . Repeated from Luke 9:24 , Luke 9:25 .

Matthew 10:39 . Mark 8:35 ,

Verse 34

two men : i.e. two persons.

in = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 .

and. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version omitted this "and". other. Greek heteros. App-124 .

Verse 35

grinding , &c. Referring to the morning. together (Greek. epi to auto) = to the same (end). Compare Matthew 22:34 .Acts 14:1 (kata to auto).

Verse 36

Two , &c. The texts omit this verse.

Verse 37

Where, Lord? The question repeated in Matthew 24:28 , as well as the answer.

Lord. App-98 .

Wheresoever , &c. Figure of speech Parcemia. App-6 .

body = carcass.

eagles = vultures. See Job 39:30 . Compare Habakkuk 1:8 . Hosea 8:1 .Revelation 19:17-21 .

Chapter 18

Verse 1

a parable . Both parables peculiar to Luke. Only here that the explanation is put first.

to this end , &c. Greek. pros ( App-104 .) to dein = to the purport that it is necessary, &c.

always . Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 . = on alloccasions. perseveringly.

pray . Greek. proseuchomai. App-134 .

not. Greek. me. App-105 .

to faint = to lose heart, be discouraged, give in, or give up. Greek. egkakeo.

Verse 2

in . Greek. en. App-104 .

God . App-98 .

neither . Greek. me. App-105 .

regarded . Greek. entrepomai. Compare Matthew 21:37 .

man. Greek. anthropos. App-123 .

Verse 3

a widow. were specially cared for under the law. See Exodus 22:22 .Deuteronomy 10:18 . Compare Isaiah 1:17 , Isaiah 1:23 .Malachi 3:5 .Acts 6:1 ; Acts 9:41 . 1 Timothy 5:3 , &c.

came = kept coming, or repeatedly came.

unto . Greek. pros. App-104 .

Avenge me = Do me justice from. Greek ekdikeo. Occurs here, Luke 18:5 .Romans 12:19 . 2 Corinthians 10:6 . Revelation 6:10 ; Revelation 19:2 .

of = from. Greek. apo. App-104 .

Verse 4

would not = did not wish to. App-102 .

not . Greek. ou. App-105 . afterward after (Greek. meta. App-104 .) these things.

within = to. Greek. en. App-104 .

Verse 5

because. Greek dia. App-104 .Luke 18:2 .

continual . Greek. eis telos = to the end.

weary me = pester, litearl. give me a blow under the eye. Greek. hupopiazo. Occurs only here and in 1 Corinthians 9:27 ("buffet ").

Verse 6

the unjust judge = the judge of injustice. Greek. adikia. App-128 .

Verse 7

And shall not God = And God, shall He not.

not. Greek. ou me. App-105 .

elect : i.e. His own people.

He bear long = He delayeth. The unjust judge delayed from selfish indifference. The righteous God may delay from a divinely all-wise purpose.

with = over. Greek. epi. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 18:11 , Luke 18:27 .

Verse 8

He will avenge = He will perform the avenging (Greek. ekdikesis. Compare Luke 18:5 ) of. Compare Psalms 9:12 , Isaiah 63:4 .Hebrews 10:37 .

the Son of man. App-98 .

faith = the faith.

on . Greek. epi. App-104 .

the earth . Greek. ge. App-129 .

Verse 9

certain = some also.

in . Greek. epi. App-104 .

despised = made nothing of.

others = the rest. See Luke 8:10 .

Verse 10

went up . It was always "up "to the Temple on Mount Moriah. Compare "went down" (Luke 18:14 ).

into . Greek. eis. App-104 .

Pharisee . See App-120 .

other . The different one. Greek heteros. App-124 . publican. See note on Matthew 5:46 .

Verse 11

stood = took his stand, or took up his position (by himself).

and prayed = and began to pray.

thus = these things.

with = to. Greek. pros. App-104 .

extortioners . Like this tax-gatherer.

unjust . Like the judge of verses: Luke 18:2-5 .

Verse 12

twice in the week . The law prescribed only one in the year (Leviticus 16:29 . Numbers 29:7 ). By the time of Zechariah 8:19 there were four yearly fasts. In our Lord's day they were bi-weekly (Monday and Thursday), between Passover and Pentecost; and between the Feast of Tabernacles and the Dedication.

all. The law only prescribed corn, wine, oil, and cattle (Deuteronomy 14:22 , Deuteronomy 14:23 . Compare Matthew 23:23 ).

possess = gain, acquire. Not a word about his sins. See Proverbs 28:13 .

Verse 13

standing : i.e. in a position of humility.

afar off. Compare Psalms 40:12 .Ezra 9:6 .

not . . . so much as = not even. Greek. ou ( App-105 .) oude.

unto . Greek. eis. App-104 .

heaven = the heaven. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 .

smote, &c. = was smiting, &c., or, began to smite. Expressive of mental grief. Compare Luke 23:48 . Jeremiah 31:19 . Nahum 2:7 .

upon . Greek. eis; but all the texts omit.

be merciful = be propitiated or reconciled (through the atoning blood sprinkled on the mercy-seat). Greek. hilaskomai. Compare Exodus 25:17 , Exodus 25:18 , Exodus 25:21 .Romans 3:25 .Hebrews 2:17 . Used in the Septuagint in connexion with the mercy-seat (Greek. hilasterion). Hebrews 9:5 .

a sinner = the sinner (compare 1 Timothy 1:15 ). Greek. hamartolos. Compare App-128 .

Verse 14

to = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 .

justified. Reckoned as righteous.

rather than . The texts read "compared with", Greek. para. App-104 .

the other = that one.

for , &c. Repeated from Luke 14:11 . Compare Habakkuk 2:4 .

Verse 15

And they brought , &c. As in Matthew 19:13-15 , and Mark 10:13-16 . A common custom for mothers to bring their babes for a Rabbi's blessing.

also infants = infants also.

infants = their babes. See App-108 .

touch . Supplemental in Luke.

saw . Greek. eidon. App-133 .

Verse 16

Jesus. See App-98 .

little children . App-108 .

the kingdom of God . App-112 and App-114 .

Verse 17

Verily . See note on Matthew 5:18 .

in no wise. Greek. ou me. App-105 .

therein = into ( App-104 .) it.

Verse 18

And a , &c. As in Matthew 19:16-30 . Mark 10:17-31 .

ruler . Supplemental. Not so described in Matthew or Mark.

Master = Teacher. App-98 . Luke 18:1 .

eternal . See App-151 .

life . Greek. zoe. App-170 .

Verse 19

Why , &c. See note on Matthew 19:17 .

Verse 20

knowest . Greek. oida. App-132 .

Verse 21

All these. See note on Matthew 19:20 .

Verse 22

Yet lackest, &c. = Still one thing is lacking to thee.

that = whatsoever.

the poor. App-127 . See note on John 12:8 .

heaven . No Art. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 .

come = come hither.

Verse 23

he was = he became. Compare Mark 10:22 .

very rich = rich exceedingly.

Verse 24

when Jesus saw that he was = Jesus seeing ( App-133 .) him becoming.

hardly = with difficulty.

shall they = do they.

Verse 25

camel. See note on Matthew 19:24 . Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 18:1 .

Verse 26

can = is able to.

Verse 27

impossible , &c. See note on Matthew 19:26 . with. Greek para. App-104 .

possible . Compare Job 42:2 .Jeremiah 32:17 . Zechariah 8:6 .

Verse 28

Lo. Greek idou. App-133 . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 .

have left = left

all. The critical texts read "our own", marking a particular case (Luke 5:11 ). Compare Deuteronomy 28:8-11 .

Verse 29

or . Note the Figure of speech Paradiastole ( App-6 ), for emphasis.

Verse 30

manifold more . Greek. pollaplasion. Occurs only here.

this present time = this very season.

the world to come = the age that is coming.

world = age. See App-129 .

everlasting. App-151 .

Verse 31

Then, &c. For verses: Luke 18:31-34 , compare Matthew 20:17-19 , and Mark 10:32-34 . The fourth announcement of His rejection (see the Structure G A, p. 1461), containing additional particulars.

Then = And. No note of time.

Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos ( App-6 ). Same word as "Lo", Luke 18:28 .

are written = have been and stand written.

by = by means of, or through. Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 18:1 .

concerning = for: i.e. for Him to accomplish.

Verse 32

be delivered, &c. These particulars (in verses: Luke 18:32 , Luke 18:33 )are supplementary to the former three announcements. See the Structure (p. 1461).

Verse 33

rise again. App-178 .

Verse 34

understood none , &c. As in Luke 9:43-45 . Compare Mark 9:32 .

none = nothing. Greek. oudeis.

saying. Greek. rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 .

from . Greek. apo. App-104 .

neither knew they = and they did not ( App-105 ) know ( App-132 .)

Verse 35

And it came to pass , &c. Not the same miracle as in Matthew 20:29-34 , or Mark 10:46-52 . See App-152 .

as He was come nigh = in (Greek. en. App-104 .) His drawing near. In Mark 10:46 , "as He went out". a certain, &c. Not the same description as in Matthew 20:30 , or Mark 10:46 .

sat = was sitting (as a custom).

by = beside. Greek. para. App-104 .

begging . So Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46 ); but not the two men (Matthew 20:30 ). Greek prosaiteo. Occurs only here. Mark 10:46 . John 9:8 , but all the texts read epaiteo, as in Luke 16:3 .

Verse 36

he asked = he kept asking (Imperative mood) He knew not; but the other two heard and knew.

Verse 37

of Nazareth = the Nazarsean.

passeth by = is passing by.

Verse 38

cried = called out.

Son of David . App-98 . Compare the call of the other men ( App-152 ).

mercy = pity.

Verse 39

went before rebuked. Those who go before the Lord (instead of following) are apt to make mistakes.

cried = continued calling (Imperative mood) Not the same word as in Luke 18:38 .

Verse 40

stood = stopped.

commanded . . . brought. The other man the Lord commanded to be "called" (Mark 10:49 ). The two were called by Himself (Matthew 20:32 ).

to be brought unto. Greek. acid pros. Used by Luke also in Luke 4:40 ; Luke 19:35 . He uses prosago in Luke 9:41 .Acts 16:20 ; Acts 27:27 .

come near . The one in Mark 10:50 . The two were already near (Matthew 20:32 ).

asked. Greek. eperotao. Compare App-134 .

Verse 41

wilt = desirest. See App-102 .

Lord. See App-98 . B. a.

Verse 42

saved = healed. See on Luke 8:36 .

Verse 43

immediately. See Luke 1:64 .

Chapter 19

Verse 1

And , &c. Verses 1-10 are peculiar to Luke. entered, &c. = having entered. was passing through. After the healing of the blind man. Compare "come nigh" (Luke 18:35 ).

Jericho. Now Eriha. In mediaeval times Riha. The city of palm trees (Deuteronomy 34:3 .Judges 1:16; Judges 1:16 ), about eighteen miles from Jerusalem, and six miles from the Jordan. Compare Joshua 6:26 with 1 Kings 16:34 . It after-ward became a great and wealthy city with some 100,000 inhabitants (compare Josephus, Bell. Jud. iv. 8. Ecclus 24:14).

Verse 2

behold. App-133 . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . man. Greek. aner. App-123 .

named = called by name. Zaccheaus. Aramaic, Zakkai = pure. Ezra 2:9 . Nehemiah 7:14 . App-94 .

chief among the publicans = a chief tax-gatherer. Greek. architelones. Occurs only here. See notes on Luke 3:12 and Matthew 9:9 .

Verse 3

sought = was (busy) seeking.

see. App-133 .

Jesus . App-98 .

who He was . Not what kind of a person, but which one of the crowd he was. not. Greek. ou. App-105 .

for. Greek. apo. App-104 .

press = crowd. because-seeing that. Not the same word as in verses: Luke 19:11-44 .

little = small.

stature. Greek. helikia. See note on Luke 12:25 .

Verse 4

he ran before, and = having run forward before, he.

into = on to. Greek. epi ( App-104 .)

sycomore. Occurs only here. Not the same word as "sycamine" in Luke 17:6 , or with our "sycamore", but the Egyptian fig, as in John 1:49 .

was to pass , &c. = was about to pass through by (or through. Greek dia. App-104 .Luke 19:1; Luke 19:1 ) that [way].

Verse 5

to = up to. Greek. epi. App-104 .

He looked up = Jesus looked up. Greek. anablepo. App-133 .

unto . Greek. pros. App-104 . Zaccheeus. Compare John 10:3 .

I must abide . Adopting the royal mandate,

at = in. Greek. en. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 19:29 , Luke 19:37 .

Verse 7

murmured = began to murmur aloud.

to be guest = to lodge, or put up. Compare Luke 2:7 . Mark 14:14 .

with . Greek. para. App-104 .

a man that is a sinner = a sinful man. sinner. Greek. hamartolos. Compare App-128 .

Verse 8

And = But.

stood = took his stand. See note on Luke 18:11 .

Lord. App-98 .

I give : i.e. I now propose to give (present tense). Referring to a present vow, not to a past habit.

poor . App-127 .

if, &c. Assuming the actual fact, no doubt being thrown on it. Not a mere possible case. App-118 .

I have taken . . . by false accusation. Greek sukophanteo. Occurs only here and in Luke 3:14 . It was said to mean informing of a breach of the law which forbade the exportation of figs (prohibited, in time of dearth, by an old Athenian law); but for this there is no authority. Whatever its origin, it came to mean a malicious accuser. Our Eng. word "sycophant "means a toady. The word sukophantes (silicon, a fig; phaino, to show) had something to do with figs, but nobody knows what.

fourfold . This was the restitution required of a sheep-stealer (Exodus 22:1 ).

Verse 9

This day = That this day, the Greek hoti placing what was said within quotation marks. Contrast Luke 23:43 , where there is no "hoti".

come = come to pass,

house. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for the household.

a son . The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "the son".

son. App-108 . Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , for a descendant.

Verse 10

the Son of man . See App-98 .

is come = came.

Verse 11

added and spake = went on to speak.

because = on account of (Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 19:2; Luke 19:2 ) [the fact] that. Not the same word as in Luke 19:44 .

that . Greek. hoti, same as "because" in verses: Luke 19:3 , Luke 19:17 , Luke 19:21 , Luke 3:31 .

the kingdom of God. See App-114 .

should = was about to.

immediately = at the very moment. See Luke 1:64 . appear be manifested. App-106 .

Verse 12

A certain nobleman . This parable is peculiar to Luke. The point of it was that Herod the Great and his son Archelaus ( App-109 ) had actually gone from Jericho (where the parable was spoken; and where the latter had just rebuilt his palace. Josephus, Antiquities xvii. 13,1) to Rome to receive the sovereignty (see Josephus, Antiquities xiv. 14. 3,4; xvii 9 4). Herod Antipas ( App-109 ) subsequently did the same thing (Josephus, Antiquities xviii. 7:2).

nobleman = a man ( App-123 .) high born. Greek eugenes. Elsewhere only in Acts 17:11 . 1 Corinthians 1:26 .

into = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 . As in verses: Luke 19:30 , Luke 19:45 ; not in verses: Luke 19:4 , Luke 19:23 .

far = distant.

a kingdom = his sovereignty, or sovereign power.

Verse 13

his ten servants = ten servants of his.

servants = bond-servants.

pounds . Greek. mna. See App-51 . Archelaus did thus actually leave money in trust with his servants, Philippus being in charge of his pecuniary affairs. Not the same parable as that of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 , which was uttered later, on the second day before the last Passover. See App-156 .

Occupy = Engage in business, or use (as a house where one's business is done). From the Latin occupare, and French occuper. Greek. pragmateuomai. Occurs only here. Compare Judges 16:11 .Psalms 107:23 (P.B.V.)

till I come : i.e. while I go and return.

Verse 14

citizens , or subjects.

hated = used to hate, a message = an embassy (Compare Luke 14:32 ). This was actually done in the case of Archelaus (Josephus, Antiquities xvii. 11 1, &c.) The Jews appealed to Augustus, on account of the cruelties of Archelaus and the Herods generally, It led ultimately to his deposition,

will. App-102 .

over . Greek. epi. App-104 .

Verse 15

it came to pass. A Hebraism.

when, &c. = on (Greek. en. App-104 .) his coming back.

commanded = directed.

know = get to know. App-132 .

had gained by trading . Greek. diqpragmateuomai Occurs only here.

Verse 16

Lord . App-98 . B.

hath gained = hath gained by labour: i.e. made in addition. Occurs only here.

Verse 17

in . Greek. en. App-104 .

have thou authority, &c. Exactly what Archelaus had then just done.

authority. Greek. exousia. App-172 .

cities . Evidently in the kingdom to which the nobleman had returned.

Verse 18

gained = made.

Verse 19

likewise to him = to this one also.

Be = Become.

Verse 20

another . Greek. heteros. App-124 .

have kept = was keeping.

napkin = handkerchief See on John 11:44 .

Verse 21

austere. Greek austeros = dry, then hard and harsh. Only here, and Luke 19:22 .

man. Greek. anthropos. App-123 .

thou takest up . &c. Typical injustice of those times.

Verse 22

Out of. Gk. ek. App-104 .

wicked . Greek. poneros. App-128 .

Thou knewest . Greek. Didst thou know, &c. ?

knewest. Greek. oida. App-132 .

Verse 23

bank = table, of the exchangers.

with. Greek. sun. App-104 .

usury = interest.

Verse 24

Take from him, &c. Compare Matthew 21:43 .

from = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 .

Verse 26

For I say , &c. This is the Lord's own application.

not. Greek. me. App-105 .

Verse 27

But = But as for. would not = were unwilling. App-102 .

slay them = cut them down. Greek. katasphazo. Occurs only here.

Verse 28

went before = went on.

ascending . See note on Luke 10:30 , Luke 10:31 .

to = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 .

Verse 29

And , &c. This is the second entry, which was not unexpected as the former was (Matthew 21:1 , &c .), but pre-arranged (John 12:12 , John 12:13 ). See App-153 and App-156 .

Bethphage. See note on Matthew 21:1 .

Bethany. Now el 'Azeriyek = The place of Lazarus. See App-156 . Bethany was the starting-point of this second entry. See John 12:3 , John 12:12 ; Mark 11:1 , whereas in Matthew 21:1 the Lord was at Bethphage. See note there.

He sent two. As before (Matthew 21:1 ).

Verse 30

Go = Withdraw. Not go forward, as in Matthew 21:2 over against. Greek. katenanti, down and opposite. colt. On the former entry, two animals were sent for. Luke is not "less circumstantial", but more so.

whereon = on (Greek. epi. App-104 .) which.

Verse 31

if , &c. The condition probable. App-118 .

any man = any one.

the Lord . App-98 .

Verse 33

the owners . Greek. kurioi. See App-98 .

Verse 35

brought = led.

to. Greek. pros. App-104 .

their = their own.

upon. Greek. epi. App-104 .

set. Greek. epibibazo. Only here, Luke 10:34 , and Acts 23:24 .

Verse 36

spread = were strewing under. Greek. hupostronnumi. Occurs only here.

Verse 37

at = to. Greek. pros. App-104 .

the descent . The second sight of the city after the first, owing to a dip in the route.

descent. Greek. katabasis. Occurs only here.

God. App-98 .

for = concerning. Greek. peri. App-104 .

Verse 38

Saying, &c. Quoted from Psalms 118:26 .

name . See note on Psalms 20:1 .

the LORD = Jehovah. See App-98 .

heaven. Singular. without Art. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10

Verse 39

Pharisees. App-120 .

from among = from, as in Luke 19:24 .

Master = Teacher. App-98 . Luke 19:1 .

Verse 41

come near . Marking the progress.

beheld . . . and = looking on. App-133 .

wept = wept aloud. Greek. klaio = to wail. Not dakruo to shed silent tears, as in John 11:35 .

over. Greek. epi. App-104 .

Verse 42

Saying , &c. Peculiar to Luke.

If thou, &c. Assuming it as an actual fact. App-118 . Not the same as in verses: Luke 19:8 , Luke 19:31 , Luke 19:40 .

hadst known. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for heeding. See note on Isaiah 1:3 .

day. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct). App-6 , for the events taking place in it.

which belong unto = for (Greek. pros. App-104 .) thy peace. For these see Isaiah 48:18 and Psalms 122:0 . Note the Figure of speech Aposiopesis ( App-6 ), denoting that the blessedness involved in this knowledge was overwhelmed by the thought of the tribulation which was to come on account of their ignorance of it.

Verse 43

the days = days.

trench = rampart. Greek charax. Occurs only here. Compare Isaiah 29:3 , Isaiah 29:4 ; Isaiah 37:33 .

Verse 44

lay = level(and dash). Compare Septuagint, Psalms 137:9 . Hosea 10:14 .

children . App-108 .

within. Greek. en. App-104 .

one stone , &c. = stone upon (Greek. epi. App-104 .) stone.

because = the reason for (anti. App-104 . ) which things [is that].

time = season.

visitation . As stated in Luke 1:68 ; Luke 1:78 .

Verse 45

the temple = the temple courts. Greek. hieron. See Matthew 23:16

to cast out, &c. This is a repetition of the Lord's act in Luke 21:12 , but the same as in Mark 11:15 , which has supplementary details. See App-156 .

therein = in (Greek. en).

Verse 46

It is written = It standeth written. Quoted from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11 . See App-107 .

a den of thieves = a robbers' cave.

den = cave. Greek. spelaion. Occurs six times: Matthew 21:13 .Mark 11:17 . John 11:38 (cave), Hebrews 11:38 , and Revelation 6:15 .

thieves = robbers, or brigands. As in John 10:1 , John 10:8 ; John 18:40 and 2 Corinthians 11:26 , and should be so rendered in Matthew 21:13 ; Matthew 26:55 ; Matthew 27:38 , Matthew 27:44 , &c. Not kleptes = a thief.

Verse 47

taught = was (or continued) teaching.

daily = day by day: i.e. on each of these last six days. Compare Luke 20:1 . See App-156 .

chief priests = high priests.

Verse 48

very attentive to hear Him = hanging on Him, listening.

Chapter 20

Verse 1

it came to pass . AHebraism. See note on Luke 2:1 .

on . Greek. en. App-104 .

those days . Those last six days. See App-156 .

taught = was teaching.

in. Greek. en. App-104 . the temple = the temple courts. See note on Matthew 23:16 .

preached the gospel = announced the glad tidings. Greek. euaggelizo. App-121 . Almost peculiar to Luke and Paul. Luke uses it twenty-five times and Paul twenty-four.

came upon . Implying suddenness and hostility. See Acts 4:1 ; Acts 6:12 ; Acts 23:27 . Compare Mark 11:27 .

with , Greek. sun. App-104 . Not as in Luke 20:5 .

Verse 2

unto. Greek. pro& App-104 .

by. Greek. en. App-104 .

what = what kind of; i.e. as Priest, Scribe, Prophet, Rabbi or what?

authority, Greek. exousia. App-172 .Luke 20:2; Luke 20:2 in religious matters; Luke 20:22 in civil matters; Luke 20:33 in domestic matters.

Verse 3

I will also = I also will.

thing : or question. Greek. logos = word. See note on Mark 9:32 .

Verse 4

baptism. App-115 .

from . Greek. ek. App-104 .

heaven . Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 .

of = from, as above. men. Greek. anthropos. App-123 .

Verse 5

reasoned . Greek. sullogizomai. Occurs only here. It implies close deliberation with one another.

with = among. Greek pros. App-104 .

If, &c. Expresses a contingency. App-118 .

believed . App-150 .

not. Greek. ou. App-105 . As in verses: Luke 20:26 , Luke 20:38 ; not as in Luke 20:7 .

Verse 6

will stone us = will stone us to death. Greek. katalithazo. Occurs only here.

they be persuaded = it [the people] has been firmly convinced. Implying long settled conviction. Greek. peitho. App-150 .

Verse 7

could not tell = did not know. App-132 .

not . Greek. me. App-105 .

Verse 8

Jesus . App-98 . Neither. Greek. oude.

Verse 9

Then began, &c. See Matthew 21:34 , Matthew 21:46 and Mark 12:1-12 . See notes there.

to . Greek. pros. App-104 .

the people . But still in the hearing of the rulers.

vineyard . See Isaiah 5:1-7 . Jeremiah 2:21 .Ezekiel 15:1-6 .

let it forth . See note on Matthew 21:33 .

husbandmen : i.e. Israel.

went . . . far country = left the country. See note on Matthew 21:33 .

Verse 10

at. Greek. en; but all the texts omit.

servant = bond-servant.

of = from. Greek. apo. App-104 .

beat. This is supplementary, not contradictory to Matthew and Mark.

Verse 11

again he sent = he sent yet. Greek. "added to send". A Hebraism (Luke 19:11 .Acts 12:3 . Compare Genesis 4:2 ).

another = a different. Greek. heteros. App-124 .:12 a. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "the".

Verse 12

wounded . Greek. traumatizo. Occurs only here and Acts 19:16 . Compare Luke 10:34 .

cast him out. See Luke 13:33 , Luke 13:34 and Nehemiah 9:26 . 1 Kings 22:24-27 . 2 Chronicles 24:19-22 .Acts 7:52 . 1 Thessalonians 2:18 . Hebrews 11:36 , Hebrews 11:37 .

Verse 13

the lord. Greek. ho Kurios. App-98 . A.

What shall I do? Compare Genesis 1:26 ; Genesis 6:7 .

beloved . Greek. agapetos. App-135 .

it may be = surely. Greek. isos. Occurs only here; and only once in O.T. where it is Septuagint for Hebrew. 'ak (1 Samuel 25:21 ).

reverence. See note on Matthew 21:37 . see. App-133 .

Verse 14

reasoned. Not the same word as in Luke 20:5 . among. Same as "with"(Luke 20:5 ).

be = become.

Verse 15

out of = outside. Compare Hebrews 13:12 , Hebrews 13:13 . Joh 19:27 .

Verse 16

He shall come = [Some answered] he, &c. Compare Matthew 21:41 .

others = others (of the same kind); i.e. a new Israel, not a different Gentile nation, which would be heteros. App-124 .

they said : i.e. others who heard it said.

God forbid = May it never be! Greek. me genoito. Hebrew. chalilah = the opposite of "Amen "(Genesis 44:7 , Genesis 44:17 . Joshua 22:29 ). Occurs only here in the Gospels, but ten times in Romans.

Verse 17

beheld = looked fixedly. Greek emblepo. App-133 .

is written = has been written. See App-143 .

The stone , &c. Quoted from Psalms 118:22 . Compare Luke 19:38 .

become = become into. Greek. eis. App-104 .

Verse 18

broken = broken to pieces.

grind him to powder . See note on Matthew 21:44 .

Verse 19

And, &c. Compare Matthew 22:15-22 .Mark 12:13-17 .

the same = in (Greek. en. App-104 .) the same. See App-156 .

on . Greek. epi. App-104 .

perceived = got to know. Greek. ginosko. App-132 . Not the same as in Luke 20:23 .

against. Greek. pros. App-134 .

against them . Compare Jeremiah 18:18 .

Verse 20

watched. See on Luke 17:20 . Compare Luke 6:7 ; Luke 14:1 ; Mark 3:2 .

spies = secret agents. Greek enkathetos = Hers in wait. Joshua 8:14 .Job 31:9 . Occurs only here in N.T.

feign . Greek. hupokrinomai. App-122 . Occurs only here in N.T.

just = righteous: i.e., here, honest.

words = discourse. Greek. Plural of logos. See note on Mark 9:32 .

that so = to (Greek. eis. App-101 .) the end that.

power = rule. The Roman power. Greek. arche. App-172 .

the governor . Pilate. He alone had the rule as to life and death. So that it was the Lord's life they had in view.

Verse 21

asked = questioned.

Master = Teacher. Greek. didaskalos. App-98 . Luke 20:1 .

we know. Greek. oida. App-132 .

neither. Greek. ou . App-105 .

acceptest. See Galatians 1:2 , Galatians 1:6 . James 2:1 . It is a Hebraism. See Leviticus 19:15 .Malachi 1:8 .

God. Greek. theos. App-98 .

truly = with (Greek. epi. App-104 .) truth.

Verse 22

tribute . Greek. phoros = anything brought. Here the poll-tax, which was disputed by scrupulous legalists. Only here, Luke 23:2 , and Romans 13:6 , Romans 13:7 .

no. Greek. ou. App-105 .

Verse 23

perceived = discerned. Greek. katanoeo. Not the same word as in Luke 20:19 .

craftiness = cunning. Greek. panourgia. Used only by Luke (here), and Paul (1 Corinthians 3:19 . 2 Corinthians 4:2 ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 .Ephesians 4:14; Ephesians 4:14 ).

Verse 24

Shew = Exhibit. Not the same word as in Luke 20:37 .

penny . Greek. denarius. App-51 .

Whose image , &c. ? See note on Matthew 22:20 .

Verse 26

words . Greek. rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 . at. Greek. epi. App-194 .

Verse 27

Then came , &c. Compare Matthew 22:23-33 .Mark 12:18-27 .

Sadducees . See App-120 .

deny . . . resurrection = say that there is no ( App-105 ) resurrection ( App-178 .) This is the key to what follows.

Verse 28

Moses . See note on Luke 5:14 . See Deuteronomy 23:4 .

without children (Greek. ateknos) = children. Occurs only here and verses: Luke 20:29 , Luke 20:30 . raise up. App-178 .:2. App-108 .

Verse 32

the woman died also = the woman also died.

Verse 33

is = becomes. to wife = as wife.

Verse 34

children = sons. A Hebraism. App-108 .

world = age. App-129 . This age as distinguished from the age (or dispensation) that is to come, the age to which resurrection is the door of entrance.

are given, &c. Greek. ekgamiskomai. Occurs only here and Luke 20:35 .

Verse 35

obtain = attain to.

the dead = dead people: i.e. leaving them for a subsequent resurrection. No Art. See App-139 .

Verse 36

Neither, &c. For neither. Greek. outs. No more births, marriages, or deaths. 1 Corinthians 15:52 .Revelation 21:4 .

equal unto the angels. Greek isangelloi. Occurs only here.

Verse 37

Now = But. the dead = corpses. See App-139 . are raised Greek. egeiro. App-178 .

Moses shewed . Moses cited because his testimony

was in question (Luke 20:28 ).

shewed = disclosed. Greek. menuo, originally to disclose something before unknown. Occurs only here, John 11:57 . Act 23:30 . 1 Corinthians 10:28 .

at the bush = [in the Scripture) on (Greek. epi. App-104 .) Referring to one of the Sections known by that name. See on 2 Samuel 1:18 , "the Bow"; Ezek.

1, "the Chariot". Compare Romans 11:2 , "Elijah". Quoted from Exodus 3:6 .

the LORD = Jehovah. See App-98 . B. b.

and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), for emphasis.

Verse 38

the dead = dead [people], as in Luke 20:35 . App-139 .

the living = living [people].

live . In resurrection. See note on Matthew 9:8 .

unto = by. The Dative of the Agent, as in Luke 5:21 , "by them"; 2 Corinthians 12:20 , "by you"; Romans 10:20 , "of (= by) them"; 2 Peter 3:14 , "of (= by) Him"; 1 Timothy 3:16 , "of (= by) angels".

Verse 40

not = not any more. Greek. ouketi. Compound of ou, App-105 .

Verse 41

And He said, &c. Compare Matthew 22:41-46 , and Mark 12:35-37 .

Christ = the Messiah. App-98 .

David's son . See App-98 .

Verse 42

David himself saith , &c. Considering that theLord spoke only what the Father gave Him to speak (Deuteronomy 18:18 , Deuteronomy 18:19 . John 7:16 ; John 8:28 ; John 12:49 ; John 14:10 , John 14:24 ; John 17:8 , John 17:14 ), it is perilously near blasphemyfor a modern critic to say: "nothing can be more mischievous . . . or more irreverent than to drag in the name of our Lord to support a particular view of Biblical criticism. "TheLord's name is not "dragged in". It is He Who is speaking. It is He Who declares in the name of Jehovahthat "David himself wrote these words "in. the bookof Psalms". It is the denial of this that must "undermine faith in Christ". the book, &c. Quoted from Psalms 110:1 .

The LORD = Jehovah. App-98 .

Lord = Hebrew Adonai. App-98 . on. Greek. ek. App-104 .

Verse 43

make = set.

Thy footstool = as a footstool for Thy feet. See note on Matthew 22:44 .

Verse 44

David therefore calleth Him Lord. According to the modern critics it was not David but some one else!

Lord . App-98 .

Verse 45

in the audience of all the people = as all the people were listening.

Verse 46

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 .

Verse 47

devour = swallow up.

show = pretext.

damnation = judgment, or condemnation. App-177 . Compare Luke 10:14 .

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