Luke 17:1
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe _unto him_, through whom they come! Ver. 1. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:6 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:7 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe _unto him_, through whom they come! Ver. 1. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:6 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:7 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Ver. 2. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:6 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:7 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. Ver. 3. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 18:15 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. Ver. 4. See Matthew 18:21 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. Ver. 5. _Lord, increase our faith_] A most necessary request in this case. For the more any man believeth that God for Christ's sake hath pardoned him, the readier he will be to pardon others.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. Ver. 6. _If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed_] Faith as a grain of mustard seed is _parva, humilis, sed... [ Continue Reading ]
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? Ver. 7. _But which of you, &c._] Whereas the disciples, having begged increase of faith, might presume to obtain it as having deserved it; Christ shows... [ Continue Reading ]
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Ver. 8. _Gird thyself and serve me_] It implies, first, readiness; secondly, nimbleness, handiness, and handsomeness. A loose, dis... [ Continue Reading ]
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. Ver. 9. _Doth he thank that servant_] God owes us no thanks; and yet of his grace he even thanks us, and thinks himself beholden to us. See 1 Peter 2:19. _See Trapp on "_ 1Pe 2:19 _"_ See also Luke 6:34. This... [ Continue Reading ]
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. Ver. 10. _We have done that was our duty_] Or, our debt; and it is no matter of merit to pay debts. This made William Wickam, founder of N... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Ver. 11. _He passed through Samaria and Galilee_] Albeit he had forbidden his apostles to pass into those parts till after his death; yet he manifested by many arguments that the gospel belonged,... [ Continue Reading ]
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: Ver. 12. _Stood afar off_] For so they were charged, Leviticus 13:45,46, as also to cover their lips, for fear of infecting others.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they lifted up _their_ voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. Ver. 13. _And they lifted up their voices_] These sought themselves only in their prayers, as do hypocrites; and nought esteemed the love of Christ. So did those that fasted to themselves, Zechariah 7:6; more to get off t... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he saw _them_, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. Ver. 14. _Go show yourselves unto the priests_] As if ye were already cleansed. They did so though they saw no sense for it; and before they came to the pries... [ Continue Reading ]
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, Ver. 15. _And one of them_] It is ten to one if any return to give thanks. Men make prayer their refuge, but not their recompense. Hezekiah returned not according to his receipts. _ And with a loud v... [ Continue Reading ]
And fell down on _his_ face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. Ver. 16. _Giving him thanks_] A thankful man is worth his weight in gold. _Sed perraro grati homines reperiuntur, _ saith Cicero (_pro Planc.). Plerique ut accipiant importuni, donec acceperint, inquieti; ubi accepe... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where _are_ the nine? Ver. 17. _Were there not ten cleansed?_] Christ keeps count how many favours men receive from him, and will call them to a particular account thereof. He is an austere man this way. _ But where are the nine?_] Erasmus... [ Continue Reading ]
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. Ver. 18. _There are not found_] The Syriac and some others read these words question wise, and so it is more emphatic. Are there not found that returned? &c. _q.d._ That is admirable, that is abominable.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. Ver. 19. _Thy faith hath made thee whole_] Whole on both sides. Thus gratitude ingratiates with Christ, and gets more grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Ver. 20. _When the kingdom of God, &c._] This they asked in scorn: _q.d._ You tell us often of the kingdom of God, and that it is at hand; but w... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Ver. 21. _The kingdom of God is within you_] It is spiritual, Romans 14:17. Or, it is among you, but that you cannot see wood for trees. You seek me as absent, whom you reject present.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see _it_. Ver. 22. _And he said unto his disciples_] _q.d._ This doctrine concerns you also, as well as the perverse Pharisees. You shall be ere long at a great loss f... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after _them_, nor follow _them_. Ver. 23. See Matthew 24:23; Mark 13:21 .... [ Continue Reading ]
For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one _part_ under heaven, shineth unto the other _part_ under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. Ver. 24. _For as the lightning_] _q.d._ From mine ascension, and so forwards, you are not to look for me again till I come to judgment; a... [ Continue Reading ]
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. Ver. 25. _But first must he suffer_] He must, because God would have it so. _Voluntas Dei, necessitas rei._... [ Continue Reading ]
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. Ver. 26. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:27 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ 1Pe 3:20 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Ver. 27. _They did eat, they drank_] An elegant assyndeton. For the reason whereof, _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:38 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; Ver. 28. _They did eat, they drank_] It is not said here, as Luke 17:27, they married wives; they affected rather those odious _concubitus, qui non utrinque resolvunt_ (Ovid). T... [ Continue Reading ]
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed _them_ all. Ver. 29. _But the same day_] A fair sunshine morning had a foul dismal evening. _Nescis quid serus vesper vehat._ Thou knowest not what a great bellied day may bring forth. _Omnem crede d... [ Continue Reading ]
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Ver. 30. _Even thus shall it be_] Security ushereth in destruction. The Judge standeth before the door, as is easy to foresee: watch, therefore,James 5:9 .... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Ver. 31. _He which shall be on the housetop_] A hyperbolic expression, usual among the Jews, to denote matter of haste.... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember Lot's wife. Ver. 32. _Remember Lot's wife_] Who either out of curiosity or covetousness turned her back, and she was turned. We are as hardly drawn off the world as a dog from a fat morsel. _a_ Those who set forth of Italy with Galeacius, Marquis of Vicum (who left all for the liberty of c... [ Continue Reading ]
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. Ver. 33. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 16:25 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 10:39 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
I tell you, in that night there shall be two _men_ in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Ver. 34. See Matthew 24:40,41. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:40 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:41 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Two _women_ shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Ver. 35. See Matthew 24:40,41. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:40 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:41 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Two _men_ shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Ver. 36. See Matthew 24:40,41. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:40 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 24:41 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body _is_, thither will the eagles be gathered together. Ver. 37. _Where, Lord?_] Or, whither, Lord, viz. shall they be taken of whom thou speakest? To heaven, saith he. See the notes on Matthew 24:28 . _ Ther... [ Continue Reading ]