Bible Commentary

And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 23 – 27. The Cross and the Kingdom. 23. And he said to them all ] The word “all” implies the fact mentioned by St Mark (Mar 8:34), that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:23”

Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 22. The Son of man must suffer many things ] It was necessary at once to dissipate the crude Messianic conceptions of earthly splendour and victory … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:22”

And he straitly charged them, and commanded [them] to tell no man that thing; 21. commanded them to tell no man ] For these perhaps among other reasons:-1. Because His work was not yet finished. 2. Because as yet their faith was very weak and their knowledge very partial. 3. Because they had not yet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:21”

He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 20. The Christ of God ] “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God,” Mat 16:16. “The Lord’s Christ,” Luk 2:26. After the estranging speech at Capernaum our Lord had asked, “Will ye also go … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:20”

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say,] Elijah; and others [say,] that one of the old prophets is risen again. 19. John the Baptist ] See on Luk 9:7-9. The answer of the Apostle shewed the sad truth that Jesus had come to His own possessions and His own people received Him not; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:19”

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 18 – 22. St Peter’s Confession. Christ prophesies His Death and Resurrection. 18. alone ] Rather, in private, as the context shews. the people ] Rather, the multitudes; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:18”

And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. 17. of fragments ] Compare 2Ki 4:43-44. These were collected by the order of Jesus, who thus strikingly taught that wastefulness even of miraculous plenty is entirely alien to the divine administration. twelve baskets … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:17”

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 16. brake, and gave ] The ‘brake’ is in the aorist, and the ‘gave’ in the imperfect, and although it is a useless presumption to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:16”

And they did so, and made them all sit down. And they did so, and made them all sit down. The disciples did not dispute the case any longer with Christ, but obeyed his orders, and ranged the multitude in companies, a hundred in one, and fifty in another; and ordered them to sit down … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:15”

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 14. Jive thousand men) “Besides women and children,” Mat 14:21. These would probably not be numerous, and would not (in accordance with Eastern usage) sit down with the men, but would stand apart. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 9:14”