BUTLER'S COMMENTS Chapter Eighteen (Luke 18:1-43) THE SON OF MAN WARNING AGAINST WORLDLY-MINDEDNESS IDEAS TO INVESTIGATE: 1. Will God, like the petulant judge of the parable, be worn down by our persistence and finally give in to our prayers? 2. What is wrong with being thankful that one is... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Pessimism (Luke 18:1-8) 18 And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2He said, In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; 3and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Proud (Luke 18:9-14) 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The, Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Pushy (Luke 18:15-17) 15 Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16But Jesus called them to him, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 Parsimonious (Luke 18:18-30) 18 And a ruler asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 20You know the commandments: -Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal,... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 5 Mania Mania (Luke 18:31-34) 31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written of the Son of man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and shamef... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 6 Pitiless (Luke 18:35-43) 35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; 36and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. 37They told him, Jesus of Nazareth is passing by. 38And he cried, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy o... [ Continue Reading ]