Bible Commentary

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the laborers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest. 2. The harvest truly is great ] Compare Mat 9:37; Joh 4:35. sendforth ] The word literally means ‘drive forth,’ and though it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 10:2”

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 60. No man having put his hand to the plough ] He who would make straight furrows must not look about him (Hesiod, Works and Days, 11. 60). The light ploughs … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:62”

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 61. let me first go bid them farewell ] The incident and the allusion closely resemble the call of Elisha (1Ki 19:20). But the call of Jesus is more pressing and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:61”

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 60. Let the dead bury their dead ] i.e. let the spiritually dead (Eph 2:1; Joh 5:24-25) bury their physically dead. “Amandus est generator, sed praeponendus est Creator,” Aug. The general lesson is that of Luk … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:60”

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 59. 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 (Mat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:59”

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head. 58. Jesus said unto him ] “In the man’s flaring enthusiasm He saw the smoke of egotistical self-deceit” (Lange), and therefore He coldly checked a proffered devotion which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:58”

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. 57-62. The Three Aspirants. 57. as they went in the way ] St Matthew (Mat 8:19-22) places these incidents before the embarkation for Gergesa. Lange’s conjecture that the three … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:57”

For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save [them.] And they went to another village. 56. For the Son of man is not come, &c. This clause is omitted by the majority of uncials, and some editors therefore regard it as a repetition of Luk 19:10 or Mat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:56”

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 55. Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of ] The whole of this passage down to “save them” is omitted in K, A, B, C, and other manuscripts; but it is impossible to doubt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:55”

And when his disciples James and John saw [this,] they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did? 54. James and John ] “What wonder that the Sons of Thunder wished to flash lightning?” St Ambrose. But one of these very disciples afterwards … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:54”