Faith in Christ is the great characteristic of a saint, and the want of it, of a sinner. This makes a mighty difference in their character, condition, and prospects. Though they live in the same family, work in the same field, or sleep in the same bed, one, believing Christ, is led to follow his directions and be saved; the other, not believing him, neglects his directions, and is lost.
One shall be taken; Matthew 24:40-41.
Verse Luke 17:34. On the subject of these verses see Matthew 24:40. The 36th verse Luke 17:36 is, without doubt, an interpolation; see the _margin_. It was probably borrowed from...
See the notes at Matthew 24:40....
CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Concerning Offenses and Forgiveness. (Luke 17:1)_ 2. Increase of Faith and Lowly Service. (Luke 17:5) 3. The Ten Lepers. (Luke 17:11) 4. Concerning the Kingdom and His Second Coming...
LUKE 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Chris...
When Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God does not come with signs that you can watch for; nor will they say, 'Look here!' or 'Loo...
LAWS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Luke 17:1-10)...
TWO MEN: i.e. two persons. IN. upon. _Greek. epi._ App-104. AND. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version omitted this "and". other. Greek _heteros._ App-124....
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...
_two men in one bed_ Not necessarily men; but human beings, e.g. man and wife. The numerals are of course masculine, because the man might be either the one -taken" or the one -left....
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...
THE ‘WHEN?’ AND ‘WHERE?’ OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD...
ΤΑΎΤΗΙ ΤΗ͂Ι ΝΥΚΤΊ. Lit. ‘_in this night_,’ i.e. in the night of horror and judgment which I now conceive as present. ΔΎΟ. Not necessarily men; but human beings, e.g. man and wife. The numerals are of...
VER 34. 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. 35. TWO WOMEN SHALL BE GRINDING TOGETHER; THE ONE SHALL BE TAKEN, AND THE OTHE...
ΈΣΟΝΤΑΝ _fut. ind._ mid _(dep.), см._ Luke 17:24. ΠΑΡΑΛΗΜΦΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΠΑΡΑΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G3880) принимать, получать, брать. Может относиться к суду или спасению (Marshall), ΆΦΕΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fu...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Guarded (Luke 17:20-37) 20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming he answered them, The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;...
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. I TELL YOU, IN THAT NIGHT THERE SHALL BE TWO MEN IN ONE BED; THE ONE SHALL BE TAKE...
22-25 Compare Luk_5:35; Mat_24:23-27; Mar_13:21-23; Joh_13:33. 25 Compare Luk_9:22. 26-27 Compare Mat_24:37-39; Gen. 7. 26 The unexpected suddenness of the coming of the Son of Mankind is further en...
OCCASIONS OF OFFENCE. THE TEN LEPERS. THE SECOND ADVENT 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6; Matthew 18:7. 2, ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES] An affectionate designation of the disciples, e...
ON THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN. The Pharisees having now withdrawn, Jesus proceeds to speak more unreservedly to the disciples of the final and glorious coming of His Kingdom, which will be heralded...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 17 THE DANGER IF YOU CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE TO *SIN 17:1-2 V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘Things will certainly happen that turn people away from God....
TWO MEN IN ONE BED. — See Notes on Matthew 24:40. The one to be “taken” is probably here, as there, the man who is rescued from destruction. Here there is a variation enough to prove independence, the...
_The final separation_ (Matthew 24:40-41)....
_Concerning the coming of the Kingdom and the advent of the Son of Man_. In this section the words of Jesus are distributed between Pharisees and disciples, possibly according to the evangelist's impr...
τ. τ. νυκτὶ, on that _night_; day hitherto, the Jewish day began with night (Hahn), and the reference to night suits the following illustration. No need to take night metaphorically = _imago miseriae_...
_Sauve qui peut_ (Matthew 24:17-18; Mark 13:15-16). The saying in Luke 17:31 is connected in Mt. and Mk. with the crisis of Jerusalem, to which in this discourse in Lk. there is no allusion. The conne...
“THE DAYS OF THE SON OF MAN” Luke 17:22-37 Clearly enough, our Lord foresaw the approaching dissolution of the Jewish state. There was no help for it, notwithstanding all that the Baptist and Christ...
The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto him...
By these different examples, Christ wishes to insinuate that good and bad men will be found in every state of life. By those in bed, are understood the rich, by those in the mill, are understood the p...
THE RAPTURE OF THE SAINTS Luke 17:34-35. _“I say unto you, That night two men shall be on one couch; one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be take...
2 _d. Luke 17:22-37_. _The Coming of the Kingdom._ To the Pharisees Jesus declared what they did not know, the spiritual essence of the kingdom. But Jesus did not mean to deny the external and final a...
“ _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._ 32. _Remember Lo...
(34) 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. (35) Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other...
The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
Grace is the spring of the Christian's walk, and furnishes directions for it. He cannot with impunity (chapter 17) despise the weak. He must not be weary of pardoning his brother. If he have faith but...
I TELL YOU, IN THAT NIGHT,.... Of affliction and calamity, that shall be upon the Jewish nation, and which is before called that day, Luke 17:31 and therefore is not to be understood literally of the...
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...
_Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it_ The sense of this and the following verses is, Yet, as great as the danger will be, do not seek to save your lives by violating your consciences;...
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....
Final warnings:...
GRACE IN VIEW OF OFFENSES (vs.1-4) We have seen the grace of God clearly and beautifully declared, yet the world rejecting it. The Lord Jesus then spoke to His disciples. What should be their attitud...
20-37 The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly...
Ver. 34-36. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 24:40", SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 24:41". These verses seem to respect the day of judgment, and that dreadful separation which shall be in that day between the sheep and...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V and when two are in one bed, to take the one, and to leave the other; and of two women grinding at the mill, to take one and leave the other:[236]...
Luke 17:34 tell G3004 (G5719) you G5213 that G5026 night G3571 be G2071 (G5704) two G1417 in...
“I say to you, In that night there will be two men on one bed, the one will be taken, and the other will be left.” We now have a final statement of the climactic events which will take place, and typ...
Luke 17:34. I SAY UNTO YOU. Solemn introduction. IN THAT NIGHT. Night is the time of surprise and terror, and the return of the Lord had already been set forth figuratively as occurring at night (cha...
CHRONOLOGY. We connect this discourse with that ending in Luke 17:10, placing the whole in Perea, just before the final departure for Jericho and Jerusalem. Chap, Luke 18:15-34, contains incidents to...
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...
IN THAT NIGHT (ταυτη τη νυκτ). More vivid still, "on this night," when Christ comes....
Luke 17:34 , LUKE 17:36 I. Our Lord in order to press upon us the great law of our self-determination, to help us to be honest with ourselves, carries us into the heart of things as they are in a star...
CONTENTS: Instruction in forgiveness. Parable of service. Ten lepers healed. Second coming of Jesus foretold. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, ten lepers, Pharisees, Noah, Lot, Lot's wife. CONCLUSION:...
Luke 17:1. _It is impossible but that offences will come._ Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which shal...
AS IT WAS IN THE TIME OF NOAH. This is similar to parts of Matthew 24:17-41. See notes there. REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE! By delaying and looking back, as they were fleeing Sodom, she lost her life. Compare...
_The one shall be taken, and the other shall be left_ ONE TAKEN, AND THE OTHER LEFT Every great act of God has the effect of dividing, separating, and judging men. So great are the diversities among...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 17:34 TAKEN... LEFT. One is caught up to be with Christ, while the other is left (compare Matthew 24:31)....
CHAPTER 17 VER. 5. _And the Apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith._ The Apostles said this, when, from their little faith, they had been unable to cast out the devil from the lunatic. They the...
_In that night there shall be two men in one bed._ By the word night it may be thought that the universal judgment of Christ will take place at night, for the greater terror of men. But I reply, That...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 17:20. DEMANDED OF THE PHARISEES.—We can scarcely think that they had any good end in view in asking this question; it is probable they expected to get some answer which might be...
EXPOSITION LUKE 17:1 _The_ _Master_'_s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept from such sin...
Now He turns again to His disciples. Then said he unto his disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come (Luke 17:1): You cannot help if you're living in this world, you're going to have of...
1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 2 Peter 2:9; Ezekiel 9:4;...