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Luke 9:24
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life for My sake, the same shall save it.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life for My sake, the same shall save it.
Verse Luke 9:24. _WILL SAVE HIS LIFE_] Matthew 16:24, Matthew 16:24, c....
See the Matthew 16:13 notes; Mark 8:27 notes. Luke 9:20 THE CHRIST OF GOD - The “Anointed” of God. The “Messiah” appointed by God, and who had been long promised by
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. ...
THE GREAT CONFESSION (Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1 *, Matthew 16:13 *). The changes are inconsiderable. Lk. omits the locality, but represents Jesus as at prayer; cf. Luke 3
Jesus said to them all, "If any man wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and day by day let him take up his cross and follow me. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it. Whoever loses h...
EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...
WILL. desireth, or willeth (App-102.) to. SAVE. Greek _sozo._ LIFE. soul. Greek. _psuche._ App-110....
_whosoever will save his life shall lose it_ The words imply _whosoever shall make it his main will to save his life._See by way of comment the fine fragment (probably) of a very early Christian hymn...
ὋΣ ΓᾺΡ ἊΝ ΘΈΛΗΙ Κ.Τ.Λ. The words imply _whosoever shall make it his main will to save his life_. See by way of comment the fine fragment (probably) of a very early Christian hymn in 2 Timothy 2:11-12,...
THE CROSS AND THE KINGDOM...
Ver 23. 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. 24. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it but whosoever will...
_GAINING LIFE BY GIVING OUR LIFE TO JESUS -- LUKE 9:21-36:_ A great evidence of Christian character is the spirit and practice of self-denial. Jesus said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny...
ΘΈΛΗ _praes. conj. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) желать, хотеть, с _inf. Conj._ в indef. rel. _прид._ ΣΏΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΣΏΖΩ (G4982) спасать, выручать, ΑΠΟΛΈΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΌΛΛΥΜΙ (G622) те...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Testing The Twelve (Luke 9:18-27) 18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, Who do the people say that I am? 19And t...
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? For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 16:13. The time an...
21-25 Compare Mat_16:19-26; Mar_8:30-37. 23 With His prospects changed from a glorious kingdom to one of rejection and death, those of His disciples are altered, also. It will cost them much to follow...
9:24 lose (e-10) lose (e-15) I am not satisfied with 'lose' here, but it must be read in connexion with what immediately follows. The word is the same as 'destroyed' in ver. 25. It means both 'lose' a...
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. PETER'S CONFESSION. THE TRANSFIGURATION 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7). See on Mt....
CONFESSION OF PETER (Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27). See on Mt. St. Luke's account is the most imperfect. Why he omits to mention the locality (Cæsarea Philippi), and Christ's rebuke to Peter, which were c...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS SENDS OUT THE 12 *APOSTLES 9:1-10 V1 Jesus called the 12 *apostles together. He gave them power and authority over all *demons and diseases....
(23-27) IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME. — See Notes on Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Mark 9:1. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY. — The adverb is peculiar to St. Luke’s report, and at least reminds us of St. Paul’s...
CHAPTER 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...
_The cross and cross-bearing_....
_The Christ and the cross_ (Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27 to Mark 9:1). At this point occurs a great gap in Lk.'s narrative as compared with those of Mt. and Mk., all between...
Luke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the...
THE TRUE USE OF LIFE Luke 9:18-27 Here and also in Luke 9:28 reference is made to the Master's prayers. He was praying alone, before He broke to His friends the death which awaited Him and in which w...
As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power they...
DISCIPLESHIP Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: “Calling to Him the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take...
FOURTH CYCLE: FROM THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE TO THE DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE, LUKE 9:1-50. This cycle describes the close of the Galilean ministry. It embraces six narrations: 1 _st._ The mission of the...
3. _First Announcement of the Passion: Luke 9:18-27_. Up to the first multiplication of the loaves, it is impossible to make out any continuous synchronism between the synoptics, as the following tab...
We can quite understand that the people could not yet bear the disclosure of a suffering Messiah; but Jesus might make them participate in it indirectly, by initiating them into the _practical consequ...
(18) 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? (19) They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Eli...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
In chapter 9 the Lord charges the disciples with the same mission in Israel as that which He Himself fulfilled. They preach the kingdom, heal the sick, and cast out devils. But this is added, that the...
FOR WHOSOEVER WILL SAVE HIS LIFE,.... Matthew 16:25....
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. Ver. 24. See Matthew 10:38; Mark 8:35; Luke 14:27;...
_And he said to them all_, &c. Not only to his disciples, as mentioned by Matthew, but to _the people_ also, whom, Mark observes, _he called unto him_, as well as his disciples, to hear the very impor...
Christ foretells his death. Matthew 16:21-28....
THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and its...
18-27 It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own suffer...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV "Whosoever," says He, "will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it."[801] Cyprian Treatise XI Exhortatio...
Luke 9:24 For G1063 whoever G3739 G302 desires G2309 (G5725) save G4982 (G5658) his G846 life...
“For whoever would save his life shall lose it, but whoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” On the other hand He pointed out that there was really only one choice, for the a...
Luke 9:18-27. THE CONFESSION OF PETER , etc. See on Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38. This account agrees closely with the others, although briefer. AS HE WAS PRAYING ALONE ...
CONTENTS. This section presents ‘the glory of the Son of man confessed on earth and ratified from heaven.' Luke is much briefer than Matthew and Mark. He omits the promise to Peter (with Mark), and al...
CONTENTS: The twelve sent forth to preach and their return. 5000 fed. Peter's confession of Christ. The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the demon ridden boy. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism...
Luke 9:1. _He called his twelve disciples together,_ privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in Isaia...
THE SON OF MAN MUST SUFFER MUCH. [Son of Man: see Luke 22:69-70.] This is his first announcement that he must suffer and die. See notes on Matthew 16:20-28....
_For whosoever will save his life shall lose it_ THE GAIN OF LOSS I. WHAT IT IS TO LOSE THE LIFE, The term “lose,” as here employed, is to be understood in the sense of parting with, giving up, surre...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:24 SAVE HIS LIFE... LOSE IT. See note on Mark 8:35. ⇐...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:23 The following teachings on discipleship are addressed not just to the Twelve but to “all” (v. Luke 9:23)....
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH THE FIRST TIME MATTHEW 16:21-28; MARK 8:31-9; LUKE 9:22-27; MATTHEW 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus
CHAPTER 9 Ver. 8. _One of the old prophets was risen again._ As Enoch and Elias will rise again before the end of all things, to resist Antichrist. In like manner as Peter, Bishop and Martyr, the son...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 9:18. IT CAME TO PASS.—This took place on the way to Cæsarea Philippi: this was a town in the valley of the upper Jordan near Paneas, which had been enlarged and fortified by th...
EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant...
Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9. Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the...
Acts 20:23; Acts 20:24; Hebrews 11:35; Luke 17:33; Revelation 12:11;
Will save [θ ε λ η σ ω σ α ι]. The same construction as will come after (ver. 23). Rev., would save. Life [ψ υ χ η ν]. See on soul, Mark 12:30....
Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35; John 12:25....