_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 9:1. HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES.—A better reading is, “the
twelve” (R.V.): the reading in the text is probably taken from the
parallel passage in St. Matthew’s Gospel. POWER AND
AUTHORITY.—_I.e._ ability and right: the one applies to the
endowment with special gifts, the other to th... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:7. HEROD THE TETRARCH.—Herod Antipas (a son of Herod the
Great), who now ruled in Galilee: of frivolous and dissolute
character, with a vein of superstition and cunning running through it.
He was at Jerusalem when Christ suffered, and was one of His judges.
ALL THAT WAS DONE... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:10. WENT ASIDE PRIVATELY.—The reason of this retirement is
stated by St. Matthew (Matthew 14:13) to have been Christ’s hearing
of the violent death of John the Baptist. It was a precautionary
measure, rendered all the more necessary by Herod’s desire to see
Jesus. St. Mark sa... [ Continue Reading ]
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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 the tetrarch Philip.
PRAYING.—This circumstance is peculiar to St. Luke. THE
PEOPLE.—Lit. “the multitu... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:28. ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS.—_I.e._ including the day on which
the words were spoken and the day on which they were fulfilled. St.
Mark says “six days,” reckoning the intervening time.
TOOK.—“Took with Him” is a better reading (R.V.). A
MOUNTAIN.—Rather, “the mountain” (R.V.). I... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:37. MUCH PEOPLE.—Better, “a great multitude” (R.V.).
Luke 9:38. A MAN OF THE COMPANY CRIED OUT.—Rather, “a man [came]
from the multitude [and] cried” (R.V.). MASTER.—_I.e._ teacher.
MINE ONLY CHILD.—Peculiar to St. Luke: he notes the same fact in the
case of the widow’s son... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:46. A REASONING.—Rather, “a dispute.”
Luke 9:47. PERCEIVING THE THOUGHT OF THEIR HEART.—The word
“thought “is the same as that in Luke 9:46, translated
“reasoning.” We are naturally led TO understand that the
disputation was not carried on or fully spoken out in the presenc... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:51. WHEN THE TIME WAS COME.—Rather, “when the days were
well-nigh come” (R.V.). THAT HE SHOULD BE RECEIVED UP.—The word
translated “received up” means His assumption or ascension into
heaven. HE STEDFASTLY SET HIS FACE.—A Hebraism, with reference
probably to Isaiah 50:7. SEN... [ Continue Reading ]
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Luke 9:57. IN THE WAY.—Perhaps to the other village. It may be,
however, that this is an indefinite form of expression, owing to the
fact that St. Luke here departs from chronological order. St. Matthew
distinctly states that these incidents occurred at an earlier time
(Luke 8:19).... [ Continue Reading ]