Bible Commentary

Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 38. into your bosom ] Pockets were unknown to the ancients. All that was necessary … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:38”

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 37. fudge not ] For comment read Rom 2:1-3; Rom 14:10, “Why dost thou judge thy brother?…for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ;” 1Co 4:3-5;1Co 4:13, and the Lord’s prayer; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:37”

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 36 . Be ye therefore merciful ] Rather, Become, or Prove yourselves merciful (omit , BDL). merciful ] St Matthew has “ perfect,” Mat 5:48; but that there is no essential difference between the two Evangelists we may see in such expressions as “the Father … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:36”

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil. 35. hoping for nothing again ] See Psa 15:5, with the Rabbinic comment that God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:35”

And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 34. to receive as much again ] From this we see that ‘interest’ and ‘usury’ are not here contemplated at all. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:34”

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye do good to them which do good to you,…. As one good turn deserves another: what thank have ye? what grace or goodness is there in such an action? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:33”

For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 32. for sinners also love those that love them ] Where St Matthew (Mat 5:46-47), writing for Jews, uses the term “tax-gatherers” or ‘Gentile persons’ ( ethnikoi), St Luke naturally substitutes the nearest equivalents of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:32”

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 31. as ye would that men should do to you ] The golden rule of Christianity of which our Lord said that it was “the Law and the Prophets,” Mat 7:12. The modem ‘Altruism’ and ‘ vivre pour autrui,’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:31”

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again. 30. Give to every man that asketh of thee ] Literally, “ be giving implying a habit, not an instant act. Here again we have a broad, general principle of unselfishness and liberality safely left … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:30”

And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not [to take thy] coat also. 29. offer also the other ] The general principle “resist not evil” ( Mat 5:39 ; 1Co 6:7; 1Pe 2:19-23) impressed for ever on the memory and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 6:29”