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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Luke 18

Luke 18:1

OLBGrk; LUKE CHAPTER 18 LUKE 18:1 The parable of the unjust judge and the importunate widow. LUKE 18:9 The parable of the Pharisee and publican. LUKE 18:15 Christ's tenderness to the little children that were brought unto him. LUKE 18:18 He teacheth a ruler how to attain eternal life. LUKE 18:24 He... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:2

Ver. 2-8. We have here the parable, and the interpretation thereof, both, LUKE 18:1, in the _proparabole, _ or the words immediately going before it, and also in an _epiparabole, _ or some words following it, which sufficiently explain our Saviour's scope and intention in it, viz. To assure his peop... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:9

By the term certain, or some, he unquestionably understandeth the Pharisees and their disciples, who (as we have all along in the history of the Gospel observed) were a generation of men who were eminently guilty both of a boasting of themselves, and a scorning and despising all others.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:10

Who these Pharisees, and who the Publicans, were we have had frequent occasions before to tell. The temple stood upon a hill, therefore they are said to ascend, or go up. They had in the temple set hours for prayer, as may be learned from ACTS 3:1, at which some of all sorts went up to pay that homa... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:11

OLBGrk; From hence we may observe that thanksgiving is a part of prayer. It is said he _prayed, _ yet we read not of any one petition he put up. His standing while he prayed is not to be found fault with, (that was a usual posture used by persons praying), unless the Pharisee made choice of it for o... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:12

Twice in the sabbath, saith the Greek, but that is ordinary, to denominate the days of the week from the sabbath; the meaning is, twice between sabbath and sabbath. Those learned in the Jewish Rabbins tell us, that the Jews were wont to fast twice in a week, that is, the Pharisees and the more devou... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:13

Those who fancy the publican stood afar off from the Pharisee, because the Pharisees would suffer none but those of their sect, at least none that were under such a notoriety of disrepute as the publicans generally were, to come near them, suppose him to have been a Jew (which is not impossible): if... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:14

OLBGrk; Justified h eceinov, we translate, RATHER THAN THE OTHER; not that the other was at all justified by God; the other was justified by himself only, and those of his party. The publican was justified by God. It followeth, _for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased, _ & c. It is anot... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:15

Ver. 15-17. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:13", and following verses to MATTHEW 19:15, SEE POOLE ON "MARK 10:13", and following verses to MARK 10:16, where we before met with this piece of history.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:18

Ver. 18-27. We have met with this story at large, MATTHEW 19:16; and with (if not the same) very like to it. MARK 10:17. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:16", and following verses to MATTHEW 19:26. SEE POOLE ON "MARK 10:17", and following verses to MARK 10:17. The history is of great use to us. 1. To show h... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:28

Ver. 28-30. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:27" and following verses to MATTHEW 19:30, SEE POOLE ON "MARK 10:28" and following verses to MARK 10:30. The difficulty is only to reconcile LUKE 18:30 to God's providences. For the everlasting life promised in the world to come, that is matter of faith, and not... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:31

Ver. 31-34. We shall afterward, in the history of our Saviour's passion, see all these things exactly fulfilled, and our Lord here assures his disciples, that it was but in accomplishment of all that was prophesied concerning the Messiah; nor was it any more than he had told them, LUKE 9:22, and aga... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:35

This blind man was _Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus_, as Mark tells us, MARK 10:46. Matthew mentions two, the other two evangelists but one, as being more famous, either upon his own or his father's account.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 18:36

Ver. 36-43. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:30", and following verses to MATTHEW 20:34, SEE POOLE ON "MARK 10:46", and following verses to MARK 10:52, where this whole history is more fully opened. It is here again very remarkable, how much Christ attributes to faith: THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE, LUKE 18:42,... [ Continue Reading ]

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