_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 21:1. LOOKED UP.—From the parallel passage in Mark 12:41 we
learn that our Lord had taken his seat in the court of the women,
where were the chests for containing gifts and offerings to the
Temple. These chests were thirteen in number, and had trumpet-shaped
mouths for receivi... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 21:7. AND THEY ASKED HIM.—St. Mark tells us (Luke 13:3) that
the questioners were the apostles Peter, John, James and Andrew. The
discourse that follows is related by the two first evangelists as
having been uttered on the Mount of Olives. St. Luke does not mention
the place, a... [ Continue Reading ]