Bible Commentary

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 33. forsaketh not all that he hath ] i.e. every affection, gift or possession that interferes with true discipleship. We must be ready ‘to count all things but loss for Christ,’ Php 3:7-8. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:33”

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth ambassadors, and desireth conditions of peace. 32. desireth conditions 0f peace ] This is sufficient to overthrow the interpretation which sees Man and Satan in the warring kings. Another view is that it implies the hostility of man to God, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:32”

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 31. what king, going to make war against another king ] Rather, to meet another king in battle. There may be an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:31”

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Saying, this man began to build,…. He set out well, he promised great things, and made a considerable bluster and stir, as if he would carry things at once to a very high pitch: and was not able to finish; it was all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:30”

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it,] all that behold [it] begin to mock him, 29. all that behold it begin to mock him ] Very possibly this might have actually happened in some well-known instance, since the Herodian family had a passion for great buildings and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:29”

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]? 28. intending to build a tower ] This and the next similitude are meant, like the previous teachings, to warn the expectant multitudes that to follow Christ in the true sense … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:28”

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 27. doth not bear his cross ] Not only must self be mortified, but even the worst sufferings endured, 1Th 3:4-5. The allusion to the cross must still have been mysterious to the hearers (Mat 10:38), the more so since … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:27”

If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 26. and hate not his father and mother ] It is not so much the true explanation to say that hate here means … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:26”

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 25-35. Lessons of Whole-heartedness, and of Counting the Cost; the Tower-builder; the warring King; the SAVOURLESS SALT. 25. And there went great multitudes with him ] This is evidently a scene of the journey, when multitudes of the Galilaean pilgrims were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:25”

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 24. For I say unto you ] Since the ‘ you ’ is plural this verse is probably the language of our Lord, indirectly assuming that His hearers would see the bearing of this parable. none of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 14:24”