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LUKE 15:21 ui`o,j sou {A}
While recognizing that several good manuscripts (a B D 700 _al_)
combine to support the reading poi,hso,n me w`j e[na tw/n misqi,wn
sou, the Committee thought it far more pr...
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Verse Luke 15:21. _Make me as one of thy hired servants_, is _added_
here by several MSS. and versions; but it is evident this has been
added, merely to make his conduct agree with his resolution, Lu...
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CHAPTER 15
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1. The Murmuring Pharisees. (Luke 15:1)
2. The Parable of the Lost Sheep. (Luke 15:3)
3. The Parable of the Lost Coin. (Luke 15:8)
4. The Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Elder Br...
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LUKE 25. THREE PARABLES SHOWING GOD'S LOVE FOR THE LOST, AND HIS JOY
AT THEIR RESTORATION. The three parables in this chapter have no
definite note of time or place. An introduction is supplied from L...
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Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them
said to his father, 'Father, give me the part of the estate which
falls to me.' So his father divided his living between them. Not ma...
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THE SHEPHERD'S JOY (Luke 15:1-7)...
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I HAVE SINNED. I sinned. Confession _of_ sin is the necessary
condition for receiving the blessing. Compare 2 Samuel 12:13.Psalms
32:5.Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 6:
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Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of
Tolerance._
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called
the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
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_And the son said unto him_, _Father, I have sinned_ Rather, I SINNED.
Like a true penitent he grieves not for what he has _lost_, but for
what he has _done._Here again the language of David furnishes...
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ΠΆΤΕΡ, ἭΜΑΡΤΟΝ. ‘_Father, I sinned_.’ There is a
deeper accent in this ἥμαρτον than in that of Luke 15:18. Then
he spoke in remorse for consequences; now in contrition for offences.
Like a true penite...
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THE SON LOST AND FOUND...
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CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the
departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey
(probably to the Feast of the...
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Ver 17. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants
of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with
hunger! 18. I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Parable of the Lost Son
Scripture_
Luke 15:11-32 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 and the
younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy
s...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Lost Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24)
11 And he said, There was a man who had two sons; 12and the younger of
them said to his father, -Father, give me the share of property t...
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And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
AND THE SON SAID UNTO HIM, FATHER, I HAVE SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN, AND
I...
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13 Compare Job_21:14-15.
17 Compare Jer_31:18-20.
17 The first desire of the prodigal and of all awakened sinners is to
do something themselves to ameliorate their evil condition. "What must
I do to...
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PARABLES OF THE LOST SHEEP, OF THEM LOST COIN, OF THE PRODIGAL SON
1-7. Parable of the Lost Sheep. See on Matthew 18:12. The first of a
series of three parables for the encouragement of penitents. It...
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THE PRODIGAL SON (peculiar to Lk). 'This parable, like the two
preceding, is intended to show what joy there is in heaven at the
conversion of sinners, and, therefore, how wrong the Pharisees were to...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 15
*PARABLES OF GOD’S LOVE 15:1-32
1 INTRODUCTION 15:1-2
Jesus told three *parables as an answer to the *Pharisees. They did
not approve of him beca...
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FATHER, I HAVE SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN. — The iteration of the
self-same words comes to us with a wonderful power and pathos. The
contrite soul does not play with its contrition, or seek to vary its
exp...
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CHAPTER 21
LOST AND FOUND.
IN this chapter we see how the waves of influence, moving outward from
their Divine center, touch the outermost fringe of humanity, sending
the pulsations of new excitemen...
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The son repeats his premeditated speech, with or without the last
clause; probably with it, as part of a well-conned lesson, repeated
half mechanically, yet not insincerely as if to say: I don't deser...
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_Return and reception_. ἦλθεν, etc., he came to his father; no
details about the journey, the fact simply stated, the interest now
centring in the action of the father, exemplifying the joy of a paren...
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_The third parable_, rather an example than a parable illustrating by
an imaginary case the joy of recovering a _lost human being_. In this
case care is taken to describe what loss means in the sphere...
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THE SON WHO “CAME TO HIMSELF” AND TO HIS FATHER
Luke 15:11-24
The pearl of parables! Too often we desire God's gifts apart from
Himself. _The far country_ is not far in actual distance, but in the
al...
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Our Lord's attitude toward the sinning multitudes aroused the
hostility of the Pharisees, and to them principally He uttered the
great discourse of this chapter, consisting of a threefold parable. In...
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(4) And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
(4) In true repentance there is a consciousness of our sins, joined...
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THE PRODIGAL SON
Luke 15:11-32. “ _But He said_, _A certain man had two sons. The
younger of them said to the father_, _Father_, _give me the portion of
the estate which falleth to me. And he divided...
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_The younger Son._
This first part of the parable embraces four representations
corresponding to the four phases of the converted sinner's life: 1
_st._ Sin (Luke 15:11-13); 2 _d._ Misery (Luke 15:14-...
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_The Child lost and found._
This parable consists of two distinct descriptions, which form the
counterpart of one another, that of the younger son (Luke 15:11-24),
and that of the elder son (Luke 15:2...
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VERS. 20B-24. Free pardon, entire restoration, the joys of adoption,
such are the contents of these verses. The heart of God overflows in
the sayings of Jesus. Every word vibrates with emotion, at onc...
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And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said
to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to
me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days aft...
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The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but
the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was
working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men,
c...
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21._Father, I have sinned against heaven. _Here is pointed out another
branch of repentance, namely, such a conviction of sin as is
accompanied by grief and shame. For he who is not grieved for having...
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Having thus unfolded the difference in character between the two
dispensations, and the circumstances of the transition from the one to
the other, the Lord turns (chapter 15) to higher principles the...
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AND THE SON SAID UNTO HIM, FATHER,.... Or "my father", as the Syriac
version reads; and the Persic version adds, "pardon me": sin lay heavy
on him, and he wanted a view and application of pardoning gr...
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And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
Ver. 21. _Father, I have sinned_] Confess, and the mends is made.
_Homo...
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Luke 15:21, 22. "And the father said to the servant, Bring forth the
best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on
his feet, and bring hither the fatted calf," etc. As Christ's...
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_And the son said_ The perturbation which the aged parent was in, with
ecstasy of joy, hindered him from speaking; so the poor, ragged,
meager creature, locked in his arms, began and made his
acknowle...
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AND THE SON SAID UNTO HIM, FATHER, I HAVE SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN AND IN
THY SIGHT, AND AM NO MORE WORTHY TO BE CALLED THY SON....
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The return:...
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SEEKING THE LOST SHEEP
(vs.3-7)
Though discipleship to Christ is a wonderful privilege, yet man would
never choose a path of true discipleship if God did not seek him
first. In this chapter we see t...
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17-24 Having viewed the prodigal in his abject state of misery, we
are next to consider his recovery from it. This begins by his coming
to himself. That is a turning point in the sinner's conversion....
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Now the good thoughts and resolutions of the sinner ripen into action,
and the first of it is an expression of his convictions and
humiliation by a humble confession of his sins, with their
aggravatio...
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Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II
This son, when he repented, and returned to his father, and said, "I
have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to
be called thy son...
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Luke 15:21 And G1161 son G5207 said G2036 (G5627) him G846 Father
G3962 sinned G264 (G5627) against...
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MEN MUST LIVE IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN HIS
GLORY (15:1-19:28).
Having established in Section 1 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in
the city of David where He was proclaimed ‘Sav...
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“And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and in your sight, I am no more worthy to be called your son.' ”
No doubt very moved the son began to explain why he had come. He
ackno...
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THE PARABLE OF THE LOVING FATHER, THE PRODIGAL SON AND THE
DISSATISFIED BROTHER (15:11-32).
When we come to the third parable there is a different emphasis in
that the emphasis is laid, not on the see...
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THREE PARABLES DEALING WITH THE SEEKING AND SAVING OF THE LOST
(15:1-32).
It will have been noted how great a concentration there is in this
section on preparing for the eternal future, and on the Ki...
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Luke 15:21. FATHER, etc. The purposed confession is made, but the
conclusion is omitted. ‘The terms are the same, “I have sinned”;
but how different is the accent! Luther felt it profoundly: the
disco...
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THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON. ‘The crown and pearl' of all our
Lord's parables. It is an advance from the two which precede it. The
case of the sinner is represented as more aggravated: his guilt
g...
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THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the
whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist.
A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
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The son made his speech of confession as planned, but it is not
certain that he was able to finish as a number of early manuscripts do
not have "Make me as one of the hired servants," though Aleph B D...
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SINNED
SIN
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
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Luke 15:20
The Hunger of the Soul.
I. Why did God make it so natural for us all to grieve over the past,
and to lament so bitterly for sin? One way of looking at the matter
may be suggestive to us al...
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Luke 15:11. _And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger
of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that
falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not...
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We have read this chapter together many times; possibly some of us
have read it hundreds of times; yet whenever we read it, we always
find something fresh in it. It is ever bright and sparkling, full...
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Luke 15:1. _Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for
to hear him._
However sunken they might be, they knew their best Friend; they
recognized their Benefactor, so they gathered aroun...
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This is a chapter that needs no explanation; it carries its key within
itself, and the experience of every child of God is the best
exposition of it. The three parables recorded here set forth the wor...
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CONTENTS: Parables of the lost sheep, lost coin and lost son.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pharisees, scribes.
CONCLUSION: God has a particular care over backsliding sinners (Isr.
in this case) and follows th...
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Luke 15:1. _Then drew near all the publicans and sinners to hear him._
The pharisees were so intoxicated with ideas of their own
righteousness, as to regard all such characters as excluded from the
co...
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WHEN HIS FATHER SAW HIM. Up to this point the parable tells a story
that has happened many times in this world. Countless people have
acted like this younger son. But the real difference in this parab...
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_A certain man had two sons._
THE PRODIGAL AND HIS BROTHER
I. GOD’S TREATMENT OF THE PENITENT.
1. The alienation of the heart from God.
(1) Homelessness.
(2) Worldly happiness is unsatisfying. Hu...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 15:21 The prodigal repeats his prepared speech
(see vv. Luke 15:18). The father does not let him finish, however,
showing that he has forgiven him....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 15:11. A CERTAIN MAN.—Our heavenly Father, since Christ never
represents Himself thus. He always speaks of Himself as a Son, though
often as a possessor, or lord. TWO SONS.—_I.e....
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 15:1
The _Lord speaks his three parable-stories of the _"lost," _in which
he explains his reason for loving and receiving the sinful._
LUKE 15:1,...
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Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him. And
the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners,
and eats with them (Luke 15:1-2).
Notice the four groups tha...
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1 Corinthians 8:12; Ezekiel 16:63; Jeremiah 3:13; Luke 15:18; Luk
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To be called thy son. He omits make me a servant. The slavish spirit
vanishes in the clasp of the father's arms. Bengel suggest that the
father would not suffer him to utter the news. I once heard Nor...
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THE PRODIGAL SON
Luke 15:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The fifteenth chapter of Luke presents one parable with four
outstanding messages, embracing one supreme thought.
The supreme thought is Christ's answ...
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CHRIST SEEKING TO SAVE
Luke 15:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The story of the prodigal son is one part of a threefold parable.
1. WE HAVE THE SHEPHERD SUFFERING AS HE SEEKS HIS SHEEP. The parable
describes...