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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Luke 9

Luke 9:1

LUKE CHAPTER 9 LUKE 9:1 Christ sendeth his apostles to work miracles and preach the gospel. LUKE 9:7 Herod desireth to see him. LUKE 9:10,11 The apostles return. LUKE 9:12 Christ feedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes. LUKE 9:18 The different opinions concerning Christ; Peter's co... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:7

OLBGrk; Ver. 7-9. This Herod was Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, who had beheaded John the Baptist; he heareth of these great things done by Christ, and dihporei, saith the evangelist; it is a word that signifieth a great disturbance, and perplexity of mind, when a man is in doubt and fear,... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:10

Ver. 10,11. The evangelists give us but a summary account of things. We read of the mission, or sending out, of the apostles, LUKE 9:1. Here we read of their return, and giving their Lord an account of their discharge of the trust he had reposed in them. Being returned, our Saviour goeth with them i... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:12

Ver. 12-17. The history of this miracle is recorded by all the four evangelists. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 14:15", and following verses to MATTHEW 14:22, and SEE POOLE ON "MARK 6:35", and following verses to MARK 6:44. We shall again meet with it, 1 THESSALONIANS 6:5, with some further circumstances. Lu... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:18

Ver. 18-22. Matthew and Mark tell us this discourse passed at Caesarea Philippi (or at least one of the same import). Matthew also gives us an account of it with more circumstances. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:13", and following verses to MATTHEW 16:23. AS HE WAS ALONE PRAYING; that is, free from the m... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:23

Ver. 23,24. We have met with these words before, SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:24", SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:25". SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 10:38", SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 10:39". SEE POOLE ON "MARK 8:34" and SEE POOLE ON "MARK 8:35".... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:26

Ver. 26,27. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 16:28" and SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:1". Luke seems here to have recorded several sayings of our Saviour, spoken not all at the same time.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:28

Ver. 28-36. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 17:1", and following verses to MATTHEW 17:9. SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:2", and following verses to MARK 9:10.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:37

Ver. 37-45. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 17:14", and following verses to MATTHEW 17:21. SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:14", and following verses to MARK 9:29. Of the people's astonishment and amazement at the sight of Christ's miracles, we often hear much; of their embracing him as their Saviour, and owning him as t... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:46

Ver. 46-48. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 18:1", and following verses to MATTHEW 18:6. SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:33", and following verses to MARK 9:37. This paragraph showeth what need there was of the preceding discourse, that our Saviour should prepare them with a preinforming them about his suffering, that w... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:49

Ver. 49,50. Mark saith further, that Christ added, FOR THERE IS NO MAN, WHICH SHALL DO A MIRACLE IN MY NAME, THAT CAN LIGHTLY SPEAK EVIL OF ME: SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:38", SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:39".... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:51

OLBGrk; From this to LUKE 9:56 we have a piece of history recorded by no other evangelist but Luke; but is of great use to us, both to let us know, that our Saviour laid down his life, no man took it from him, and to let us see to what height differences about religion ordinarily arise, and what int... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:52

Ver. 52,53. The land of Canaan was by Joshua divided among all the twelve tribes of Israel, as we read in the book of Joshua, JOSHUA 14:1 15:1-63 16:1-10 17:1-18 Saul, David, and Solomon (after the death of Joshua, the judges, and Samuel) ruled over them all; but Rehoboam the son of Solomon, followi... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:54

The history of Elijah to which the disciples refer, is doubtless that, 2 KINGS 1:10, where Elijah, not without direction from God, called fire from heaven to destroy those captains and their fifties which the king sent to take him.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:55

Ver. 55,56. The term _spirit_ sometimes signifies, the inward motions, propensities, and inclinations of the soul, influenced either from the Holy Spirit of God, or from the evil spirit. So the term is used 2 TIMOTHY 1:7. You do not (saith our Saviour) consider what kind of motions these are, which... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:57

Ver. 57,58. Matthew saith, MATTHEW 8:19, this man was a scribe. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:19". Let those who have stately houses, and think them worth glorying in, or that they are things fit for men to value themselves upon, despising their poor brethren that want such accommodations of this life, di... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:59

Ver. 59,60. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:21". SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:22". How free is Divine grace! The scribe offers to follow Christ: Christ encourages him not. To another that made no such offer, he first speaketh, saying, _Follow me_, and will admit of no excuse.... [ Continue Reading ]

Luke 9:61

OLBGrk; Ver. 61,62. Matthew (who mentioned the other two) mentions not this third person. Some doubt whether we well translate these words, apotaxasyai toiv eiv ton oikon mou, _bid them at my house farewell_; or whether it were not better translated, to order the things or persons relating to my hou... [ Continue Reading ]

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