There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out. 28. weeping and gnashing of teeth ] The signs respectively of anguish and of rage (Act 7:54). Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob ] Marcion, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:28”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:27
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity. 27. I know you not depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity ] 2Ti 2:19, “The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are His. And, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:27”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:26
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 26. then shall ye begin to say ] All excuse shall be cut short at once, Luk 3:8. thou hast taught in our streets ] Here again (see Luk 13:28) we see how our … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:26”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:25
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 25. to stand without, and to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:25”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:24
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 24. Strive ] The word implies the strong efforts of a contest. 1Ti 6:12. at the strait gate ] Rather, through the narrow door; reading thuras ( , B, D, L) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:24”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:23
Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 23. are there few that be saved? ] The question may naturally have arisen from the last teachings respecting the small beginnings of the Kingdom of God. There is nothing to shew whether it was suggested by speculative … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:23”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:22
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 22-30. The Narrow Door. 22. he went through the cities and villages ] Some see in this the starting-point of a separate journey. The expression is too vague on which to build. It may imply a fresh progress after some brief period … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:22”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 21. It is like leaven ] Except in this parable, leaven in Scripture (being connected with corruption and fermentation) is used as the type of sin. See Luk 12:1; Exo 12:1; Exo 12:15-20 ; 1Co … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:21”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:20
And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? Luk 13:20-21 It Is like leaven The hidden leaven The kingdom of heaven, or the work of God in the soul, is like leaven. 1. It at once occurs to us that leaven is something foreign to and different from the meal in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:20”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 19. waxed a great tree ] Omit great with , B, D, L, &c. The points of comparison … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 13:19”