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Verse 39. _CAN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND?_] This appears to have been
a general proverb, and to signify that a man cannot teach what he does
not understand. This is strictly true in spiritual matters....
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See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in
Matt. 5–7.
Luke 6:21
THAT HUNGER NOW - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after
righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more full...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The Son of Man the Lord of the Sabbath. (Luke 6:1)_
2. The Man with the Withered Hand Healed. (Luke 6:6)
3. The Twelve Apostles Chosen. (Luke 6:12)
4. Blessing and Woe. ...
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THE SERMON ON THE LEVEL PLACE. This is much briefer than Matthew 5-7.
The sections in Mt. that illustrate the fulfilment of the Law are
omitted; more stress is laid on love and mercy. Other parallels...
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AGAINST JUDGING (Matthew 7:1 *). Lk. skips Matthew 6 and connects
these sayings with love of enemies. It is not clear whether the
reference is to law-courts or to general behaviour. Note the different...
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THE INCREASING OPPOSITION (Luke 6:1-5)...
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Jesus spoke a parable to them: "Surely a blind man cannot lead a blind
man? If he tries to do so will not both fall into the ditch? The
disciple cannot advance beyond his teacher, but every disciple w...
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CAN THE BLIND... ?. Is. blind [man] able to lea,. blind [man]?
SHALL. will....
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39-45. Sincerity. Four Comparisons.
39. _Can the blind lead the blind?_ Matthew 15:14; Proverbs 19:27,
"Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err." St Paul
taunts the Jew with profess...
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SINCERITY. FOUR COMPARISONS...
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ΜΉΤΙ ΔΎΝΑΤΑΙ ΤΥΦΛῸΣ ΤΥΦΛῸΝ ὉΔΗΓΕΙ͂Ν;
Matthew 15:14; Proverbs 19:27, “Cease, my son, to hear the
instruction that causeth to err.” St Paul taunts the Jew with
professing to be “a guide of the blind,” R...
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Ver 39. And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind?
shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40. The disciple is not above
his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his m...
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ΌΔΗΓΕΪΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΌΔΗΓΈΩ (G3594)
вести, показывать путь,
ΈΜΠΕΣΟΎΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΜΠΊΠΤΩ
(G1706) падать во что-л....
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DISCOURSE: 1496
THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND
Luke 6:39. _And he spake a parable unto them; Can the blind lead the
blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? _
IGNORANCE is, in itself, more excusa...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 4
Magnanimous (Luke 6:27-45)
27 But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who
hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
29T...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Four Concise Statements
Scripture_
Luke 6:39-45 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind
guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? 40 The disciple
is not...
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And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall
they not both fall into the ditch?
AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE UNTO THEM: CAN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND? SHALL
THEY NOT BOTH FALL IN...
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32-36 Compare Mat_5:44-48.
35 We have here the substance of the new covenant which the Lord will
make with Israel when He restores them to their land and to His favor
(Jer_31:27-34). After those days,...
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CHOICE OF THE TWELVE. SERMON IN THE PLAIN
1-5. Plucking the ears of corn (Matthew 12:1; Mark 2:23). See on Mt
and Mk....
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GREAT SERMON TO THE DISCIPLES AND IN PART TO THE MULTITUDES. It forms
here the ordination address of the Twelve. In what sense it is
identical with the Sermon on the Mount is explained on Matthew 5:1....
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St. Matthew gives this saying in a much more suitable connexion
(Matthew 15:14), where it is applied to the Pharisees. Here it appears
to mean that before judging others we must judge ourselves, other...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 6
HOW TO USE THE *SABBATH 6:1-11
1. THE *DISCIPLES IN THE FIELDS OF CORN 6:1-5
V1 Jesus was walking through some fields of wheat on a *Sabbath. His...
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AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE UNTO THEM. — The verse is noticeable (1) as
causing a break in the discourse which has no parallel in the Sermon
on the Mount; (2) as giving an example of the wider sense of the...
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CHAPTER 15
THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure
their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty
discover their drift, and see i...
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εἶπε δὲ : the Speaker is represented here as making a new
beginning, the connection of thought not being apparent. Grotius says
plainly that there is no connection, and that Lk. has deemed it
fitting...
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_Proverbial lore_....
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_The Sermon_ (Matthew 5-7). That it is the same sermon as Mt. reports
in Chapter s 5 7 may be regarded as beyond discussion. How, while the
same, they came to be so different, is a question not quite...
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THE TEST THAT REVEALS CHARACTER
Luke 6:39-49
Yes, it is true! Some day we shall be perfected. The long discipline
will be over, and we shall be able to close our lesson books and go
home. We shall t...
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In a synagogue our Lord healed the man with a withered hand, and the
religious watchers were filled with anger because, according to their
view, our Lord had desecrated the Sabbath. Surely, there is n...
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(7) And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind?
shall they not both fall into the ditch?
(7) Unskillful reprehenders hurt both themselves and others: for as
the teacher is, so is...
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CHAPTER 20
CRITICISM
Luke 6:37; Matthew 7:1. _“Criticize not, in order that you may not
be criticized; for with whatsoever criticism you criticize, you shall
be criticized; and with whatsoever measur...
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CHAPTER 16
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to
spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over
it, and visiting the places of...
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5 _th. Love, the principle of all beneficent moral action on the
world: Luke 6:37-45_.
The disciples of Jesus are not only called to practise what is good
themselves; they are charged to make it preva...
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2 _d. Luke 6:20-49_. _The Sermon._
The aim, prevailing thought, and plan of this discourse have been
understood in many different ways. The solution of these questions is
rendered more difficult by th...
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THIRD CYCLE: FROM THE ELECTION OF THE TWELVE TO THEIR FIRST MISSION,
LUKE 6:12 TO LUKE 8:56.
In the following section we shall see the Galilean ministry reach its
zenith; it begins with the institutio...
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VERS. 39 AND 40. “ _And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind
lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?_ 40. _The
disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect s...
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(20) And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be
ye poor; for your's is the kingdom of God. (21) Blessed are ye that
hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep n...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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_DIVINE PRECEPTS_
‘Be ye therefore merciful.… Judge not; … Condemn not.…
Give.… Cast out first the beam.’
Luke 6:36
Our Lord dwells here on _ what we are to do_, not _ what we are to
believe_ (John...
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Luke 6:39._And he spake to them a parable. _Luke relates this saying
without mentioning any occurrence, but states generally, that Christ
made use of this _parable; _as in recording many of Christ’s
d...
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The circumstances related in Luke 6:1-10 have reference to the same
truth, and in an important aspect. The sabbath was the sign of the
covenant between Israel and God rest after finished works. The
Ph...
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AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE UNTO THEM,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "he
spake also a parable unto them"; besides what he said; and the Arabic
version renders it, "another similitude", parable, or proverb,...
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_And he spake a parable_, &c. Our Lord sometimes used parables, when
he know plain and open declarations would too much inflame the
passions of his hearers. It is for this reason that he uses this
par...
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BLESSED BE YE POOR; for the meaning of these beatitudes and their
opposite woes, ver Luke 6:20-26, see notes on the beatitudes in
Matthew 5:3-12.
See sermon on mount. Matthew 5:39-48;...
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AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE UNTO THEM, CAN THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND? SHALL
THEY NOT BOTH FALL INTO THE DITCH?...
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Parabolic sayings:...
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LORD OF THE SABBATH
(vs.1-11)
"The second Sabbath after the first" is literally translated the
"second-first Sabbath" (JND trans.), an unusual expression. The first
Sabbath was that following the Pas...
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37-49 All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them.
We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need
allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit,...
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By A PARABLE here is to be understood a proverbial saying, which hath
some darkness in it, as being brought to express or signify more than
the words naturally do express. Proverbial speeches are appl...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
Let the Marcionites therefore make their choice: Will it not be just
the same inconsistency to desert the prescription of their master, as
to have Christ teaching i...
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Luke 6:39 And G1161 spoke G2036 (G5627) parable G3850 them G846 G3385
Can G1410 (G5736) blind...
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JESUS PROCLAIMS THE NEW LAW OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD (6:20-49).
Like Matthew 5-7 this ‘sermon' or ‘address' is carefully put
together and patterned, but, in spite of similarities, we would be
mistake...
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THE GENEROSITY THAT SHOULD RESULT FROM THIS KIND OF LOVE AND THE
ASSURANCE OF GOD'S RECIPROCAL GENEROSITY (6:38-40).
q Give, and it shall be given to you (Luke 6:38 a),
r Good measure, pressed down,...
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‘And he spoke also a proverb (parable) to them,'
THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING THE RIGHT TEACHER AND RESPONDING TO HIM
(6:39B-40).
‘And he spoke also a proverb (or ‘a parable' - that is,
‘parabolically'...
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S Can the blind guide the blind? (Luke 6:39 a).
t Shall they not both fall into a pit? (Luke 6:39 b).
u The disciple is not above his teacher (Luke 6:40 a),
v But every one, when he is perfected, sh...
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DISTINGUISHING THE GENUINE FROM THE FAKE (6:39-49)....
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Luke 6:39. AND HE SPAKE ALSO A PARABLE TO THEM. This indicates plainly
that the connection with what precedes is broken off. Luke 6:39-40 are
not found in Matthew's report of the sermon on the mount,...
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ON THE PLAN of the Sermon on the Mount, see the Chapter comments on
Matthew 5. The subject both here and in Matthew is the state and
duties of a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. Van Oosterzee gives t...
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ALSO A PARABLE
(κα παραβολην). Plummer thinks that the second half of the
sermon begins here as indicated by Luke's insertion of "And he spake
(ειπεν δε) at this point. Luke has the word parable som...
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CONTENTS: Jesus and the Sabbath. Healing of a withered hand. Choosing
of the twelve. Sermon on the Mount. Parable of the house built on a
rock.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, Pharisees, David, ma...
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Luke 6:1. _On the second sabbath after the first._ The Hebrew law is,
Leviticus 23:11, on the morrow after the sabbath, the priest shall
wave the sheaf east and west, north and south, to denote the un...
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ONE BLIND MAN CANNOT LEAD ANOTHER ONE. See note on Matthew 15:14....
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_Can the blind lead the blind?_
Shall they not both fall into the ditch?
The suggestive supposition is made by Dr. Reid (“Inquiry into the
human mind”) that it had been as uncommon to be born with t...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:39 The PARABLE speaks of being BLIND to one’s
own faults while judging others (compare Romans 2:19)....
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 6:12 Jesus appoints 12 apostles, then gives
extended teaching to a large group of disciples, including what is
often called the “Sermon on the Plain” (vv. Luke 6:20; compare the
“Ser...
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JESUS TEACHES ABOUT CRITICIZING OTHERS MATTHEW 7:1-6; LUKE 6:37-42;
MATTHEW 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Luke 6:37 Judge not, and
ye shall not b
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CHAPTER 6 VER. 1. _And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the
first._ On the second Sabbath. The Arabic version.
What was this Sabbath?
1. The eighth day of unleavened bread or the last day...
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_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 th...
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 6:1
_The Lord_'_s teaching on the question of the observance of the
sabbath._
LUKE 6:1
AND IT CAME TO PASS ON THE SECOND SABBATH AFTER THE FIRST. The
expression accompanying this n...
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Now it came to pass on the second Sabbath (Luke 6:1)
Now He is going to deal with a couple of instances on the Sabbath day.
We've been introduced now to the Pharisees; they're beginning to
really get...
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1 Timothy 6:3; 2 Timothy 3:13; Isaiah 56:10; Isaiah 9:16; Jeremia
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Can the blind [μ η τ ι δ υ ν α τ α ι τ υ φ λ ο ς] ?
The interrogative particle expects a negative reply. Surely the blind
cannot, etc.
Lead [ο δ η γ ε ι ν]. Better, guide, as Rev., since the word
com...
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He spake a parable — Our Lord sometimes used parables when he knew
plain and open declarations would too much inflame the passions of his
hearers. It is for this reason he uses this parable, Can the b...
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Our Saviour doubtless applied these words to the scribes and
Pharisees, the Jewish leaders, doctors, and teachers, who being
ignorant of the spiritual sense of the law, (interpreting it only to
the re...