_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 6:1. SECOND SABBATH AFTER THE FIRST.—Or, “second-first Sabbath.” This is an almost unintelligible phrase. It is omitted in some very ancient MSS., and is relegated to the margin in the R.V. The fact that it is a difficult phrase is in favour of its genuineness. It is easy to ac... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 6:12. WENT OUT.—_I.e._ from Capernaum. A MOUNTAIN.—Rather, “_the_ mountain” (R.V.)—that is, the mountainous country, the high table-land above the Lake of Gennesaret. PRAYER TO GOD.—The expression in the original is rather peculiar, but there is no doubt that this is its meani... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 6:20.—Though various opinions have been held on the subject, the balance of probabilities seems in favour of the supposition that the discourse commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount, recorded by St. Matthew, is given here in a shorter form. It is probable that St. Luke, in... [ Continue Reading ]