Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Luke 18:34
And they understood (h) none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
(h) By this we see how ignorant the disciples were.
And they understood (h) none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
(h) By this we see how ignorant the disciples were.
Verse 34. _THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS_] Notwithstanding all the information which Christ had given them concerning this awful subject, they could not as yet fully comprehend how the Messiah...
UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS - Though they were “plainly” revealed, yet such were their prejudices and their unwillingness to believe them that they did not understand them. They expected that he w...
CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The Unjust Judge and the Avenging of His Elect. (Luke 18:1)_ 2. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. (Luke 18:9) 3. The Little Children and the Required Lowliness. (Luke 18...
PREDICTION OF THE PASSION (Mark 10:32 *, Matthew 20:17 *). This prediction is the third in Mk. and Mt., the fourth in Lk., Luke 17:25 being added to Luke 9:2
Jesus took the Twelve and said to them, "Look you--we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that was written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to...
UNWEARIED IN PRAYER (Luke 18:1-8)...
UNDERSTOOD NONE, &c. As in Luke 9:43. Compare Mark 9:32. NONE. nothing. Greek. _oudeis._ SAYING. Greek. _rhema._ See note on Mark 9:32. FROM. Greek. _apo._ App-104. neither knew they
- 34. Jesus prophesies that He should be crucified. Between these verses and the last should probably be inserted the journey from the Peraean Bethany to the Judaean Bethany, and the Raising of Lazar...
_THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS_] as had been the case before, Luke 9:43-45; and St Mark tells us (Mark 9:32) that -they were afraid to ask Him." It was only at a later period that the full sig...
JESUS PROPHESIES THAT HE SHOULD BE CRUCIFIED Between these verses and the last should probably be inserted the journey from the Peraean Bethany to the Judaean Bethany, and the Raising of Lazarus (John...
ΟΥ̓ΔῈΝ ΤΟΎΤΩΝ ΣΥΝΗ͂ΚΑΝ, as had been the case before, Luke 9:43-45; and St Mark tells us (Luke 9:32) that “they were afraid to ask Him.” It was only at a later period that the full significance of all...
par Ver 31. Then he took to him the twelve, and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 32. For h...
par Ver 35. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 36. And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37. And they to...
ΣΥΝΉΚΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΣΥΝΊΗΜΙ (G4920) постигать, понимать. Они не могли понять, каким образом Царь-Мессия может умереть! ΚΕΚΡΥΜΜΈΝΟΝ _perf. pass. part. (adj.) от_ ΚΡΎΠΤΩ (G2928) скрывать, утаива...
DISCOURSE: 1559 CHRIST FORETELLS HIS OWN SUFFERINGS Luke 18:31. Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets con...
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 proph...
Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For the exposit...
15-11 Compare Mat_19:13-15; Mar_10:13-16; Mat_18:3. 15 It was customary for rabbis and great teachers to invoke a blessing on those who desired it, especially on children who were not mature enough to...
THE UNJUST JUDGE. THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. THE RICH RULER 1-8. The Unjust Judge (peculiar to Lk). There is a close connexion with what precedes. The mention of the Second Advent leads Christ to...
THE PASSION AND RESURRECTION PREDICTED (Matthew 20:17; Mark 10:32). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 18 TWO *PARABLES ABOUT PRAYER 18:1-14 1 THE WIDOW AND THE JUDGE 18:1-8 V1 Jesus told his *disciples a *parable. It showed that they should continue...
THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS. — The whole verse is peculiar to St. Luke, and reproduces what had been said before in Luke 9:45, where see Note. It is as though his professional habit of analys...
(31-34) THEN HE TOOK UNTO HIM THE TWELVE. — See Notes on Matthew 20:17; Mark 10:32. St. Luke, like St. Mark, passes over the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. The insertion of the reference to...
This is peculiar to Lk. A similar statement in Luke 9:45 with the same curious repetition. “An emphatic prolixity” is Meyer's comment. J. Weiss (Meyer) from the facts that this verse repeats Luke 9:45...
_Third prediction of the Passion_ (Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:32-34). _Vide_ notes on the account in Mk., which is exceptionally realistic....
SOME SYNOPTICAL INCIDENTS OF THE LATER TIME. Lk., who has for some time followed his own way, now joins the company of his brother evangelists. The section following is skilfully connected with what g...
THE REWARD OF FAITH Luke 18:31-43 Our Lord knew what was awaiting Him. He laid down His life “of Himself.” But all the significance of His life and death was concealed from the Apostles and others....
Two parables on prayer are here given. The first insists on its necessity as an alternative to fainting. The second reveals the secrets of prevailing prayer, namely, humility and a deep sense of need....
They understood well enough the sense of the words he spoke to them. But they could not understand how they could be reconciled with the idea they had previously conceived of the Messias. They were sc...
JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION Matthew 20:17-19; Luke 18:31-34; Mark 1:32-34. “And they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was leading them, and they continued to be excited...
6. _The Third Announcement of the Passion: Luke 18:31-34_. VERS. 31-34. Twice already Jesus had announced to His disciples His approaching sufferings (Luke 9:18 et seq., 43 et seq.); yet, as proved by...
(31) Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. (32) For he s...
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...
_THE CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUFFERING_ ‘Then He took unto Him the twelve … and they understood none of these things.’ Luke 18:31 To us the point that is astonishing about that is, no doubt, the...
Luke 18:34._And they understood none of these things. _What stupidity was this, not to understand what Christ said to them in a plain and familiar manner, on a subject not too lofty or intricate, but...
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...
AND THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS,.... "Not one of them", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; every article of his sufferings and death were unintelligible by them; they knew not how t...
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Ver. 34. _And they understood none, &c._] Prejudicate opinions of Christ's...
_Behold, we go up to Jerusalem_, &c. See notes on Matthew 22:17; Mark 10:32. _They understood none of these things_ They could not but understand the literal meaning of what our Lord said. But as they...
UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS; the things concerning his death, of which he had spoken. They supposed that the Messiah would be a great temporal prince, and reign for ever. Their wishes for this, an...
THE LORD'S THIRD PREDICTION OF HIS PASSION. v. 31. THEN HE TOOK UNTO HIM THE TWELVE AND SAID UNTO THEM, BEHOLD, WE GO UP TO JERUSALEM, AND ALL THINGS THAT ARE WRITTEN BY THE PROPHETS CONCERNING THE S...
AND THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS, AND THIS SAYING WAS HID FROM THEM, NEITHER KNEW THEY THE THINGS WHICH WERE SPOKEN. Twice the Lord had spoken very explicitly of His coming Passion, but the di...
GRACE PRODUCING PERSISTENT PRAYER (vs.1-8) This section connects with the subjects of chapter 17. We have seen in the four sections of that chapter that the gospel of grace produces in the believer...
31-34 The Spirit of Christ, in the Old Testament prophets, testified beforehand his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, 1 Peter 1:11. The disciples' prejudices were so strong, that they wou...
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‘And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.' We are again reminded that the horrific truth did not come home to the...
JESUS' DISCIPLES MUST RECOGNISE THAT SHORTLY THEIR LIVES ALSO WOULD BE SHAKEN BY WHAT WAS SOON TO HAPPEN TO HIM. THEY TOO WOULD BE AT A CROSSROADS (18:31-34). So Luke now draws attention to the fact t...
Luke 18:34. AND THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS. Peculiar to Luke; Matthew and Mark, however, give a proof of the same fact in their account of the request of the sons of Zebedee immediately afte...
FROM this point on, Luke's account is strictly parallel with those of Matthew and Mark. He does not, however, mention the locality (Perea). We group the rest of the chapter together, as the events suc...
AND THEY PERCEIVED NOT (κα ουκ εγινωσκον). Imperfect active. They kept on not perceiving. Twice already Luke has said this in the same sentence.THEY UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS (ουδεν τουτων...
Luke 18:31 I. The announcement by Christ of His approaching sacrifice was the announcement of the solution to the enigma which all the ages of mankind had been endeavouring to solve how to obtain peac...
Luke 18:31. Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall he accomplished. For he...
Luke 18:31. _Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For h...
CONTENTS: Parable of the unjust judge. Parable of Pharisee and publican. Little children blessed. Rich young ruler. Death and resurrection foretold. Blind man healed near Jericho. CHARACTERS: God, Je...
Luke 18:1. _Men ought always to pray, and not to faint._ We have continual wants, and God is always ready to hear. And as we must always be thinking of good or of evil, it is best to set the Lord alwa...
LISTEN! WE ARE GOING TO JERUSALEM. See notes on Matthew 20:17-19; Mark 10:32-34. Luke adds: _"where everything the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true."_ See Luke 9:31. [Some of what th...
_Behold we go up to Jerusalem_ THE ENTRANCE INTO THE PASSION SEASON I. WE GAZE AT THE LORD, AND INQUIRE HOW HE ENTERED THE SEASON OF PASSION. 1. Not unprepared, but with a full, clear consciousness...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 18:34 BUT THEY (the Twelve) UNDERSTOOD NONE OF THESE THINGS. They could not understand why Jesus was predicting this or how it could possibly fit into God’s plans for the Messiah....
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH THE THIRD TIME MATTHEW 20:17-19; MARK 10:32-34; LUKE 18:31-34; MATTHEW 20:17 And Jesus going up to
CHAPTER 18 VER. 1. _He spake a parable unto them to the end that._ Christ had said, at the end of the last chapter, that the Apostles and the faithful should suffer persecutions, in which they should...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 18:31. THEN TOOK HE UNTO HIM.—_I.e._, took the twelve apart. The parallel passage in St. Matthew’s Gospel says that this disclosure was made on the last journey up to Jerusalem....
EXPOSITION LUKE 18:1 _The Lord speaks the two parables on prayer_—_the importunate widow, and the Pharisee and publican._ LUKE 18:1 AND HE SPAKE A PARABLE UNTO THEM TO THIS END, THAT MEN OUGHT ALW...
Shall we turn tonight to Luke, chapter 18. Luke tells us that Jesus now spoke a parable to them to this end (Luke 18:1), In other words, the purpose of the parable was to encourage people to pray an...
John 10:6; John 12:16; John 16:1; Luke 2:50; Luke 24:25;...
Saying [ρ η μ α]. See on ch. Luke 1:37. Were said [λ ε γ ο μ ε ν α]. Or, more correctly, which were being said to them at the moment. 35 - 43.; Luke 19:1. Compare Matthew 20:29-34;...
They understood none of these things — The literal meaning they could not but understand. But as they could not reconcile this to their preconceived opinion of the Messiah, they were utterly at a loss...