Luke 9:46-48

Who should be greatest (Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:33). See on Mt.

49, 50. The man casting out devils in Christ's name. See on Mark 9:38.

Luke 9:51 to Luke 19:28. The Peræan Ministry. Here begins a long and important section consisting of ten Chapter s (Luke 9:51 to Luke 19:28) peculiar to the third Gospel, and called generally the 'Peræan section.' (For 'Peræa' see on Matthew 19:1.) From the narratives of Mt and Mk, who devote but a chapter to it (Matthew 19 Mark 10), it would be supposed that the final journey of Jesus to Jerusalem occupied not more than a week or two, but in St. Luke it is so crowded with incidents, that several months must be assigned to it. It need not, however, be supposed that all the incidents and discourses which. St. Luke places in this period really belong to it. Marks of time are infrequent and vague, and lead to the conclusion that many of the incidents came into the evangelist's hands with no indications of date, and were, therefore, grouped together in this appendix to the Galilean ministry. All the Gospels agree in bringing our Lord to Peræa shortly before the Passion.

Some think that St. Luke describes not one, but three journeys to Jerusalem: (1) Luke 9:51 = John 7:1 to John 10:39; (Feast of Tabernacles and of Dedication; (2) Luke 13:22 = John 11 (raising of Lazarus); (3) Luke 17:11 = John 11:55; (journey from Ephraim to Jerusalem). But it is better to hold that St. Luke describes only one journey, which partook largely of the nature of an extended missionary tour.