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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 19:41-48

The great Ambassador from heaven is here making his public entry into Jerusalem, not to be respected there, but to be rejected; he knew what a nest of vipers he was throwing himself into, and yet see here two instances of his love to that place and his concern for it. I. The tears he shed for the approaching ruin of the city (Luke 19:41): When he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it. Probably, it was when he was coming down the descent of the hill from the mount of Olives, where... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 19:41-48

19:41-48 When Jesus had come near, and when he saw the city, he wept over it. "Would that, even today," he said, "you recognised the things which would give you peace! But as it is, they are hidden from your eyes; for days will come upon you when your enemies will cast a rampart around you, and will surround you, and will hem you in on every side, and they will dash you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you, because you did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:45

And he went into the temple ,.... Being come into the city, he alighted from the colt he rode on, and having committed it to the care of a proper person to return it to the owner, he went up directly to the temple, of which he was the Lord and proprietor, and where he had some work to do the few days he had to live. And began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought ; that traded in sheep, and oxen, and doves; see John 2:15 . The Ethiopic version adds here, as there,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:46

Saying unto them, it is written ,.... In Isaiah 56:7 my house is the house of prayer ; built and devoted for that service: but ye have made it a den of thieves ; which clause is not written in the above prophecy, but are the words of Christ referring to Jeremiah 7:11 . The Ethiopic version adds, "and robbers"; and the Persic version adds, "and a place of cut-purses"; See Gill on Matthew 21:13 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:47

And he taught daily in the temple ,.... Every day till the passover came, and only in the day; for at night he went out of the city to Bethany, or to the Mount of Olives: some of his discourses in the temple, the parables he delivered, and his disputations with the doctors, are recorded in Matthew 21:27 , but the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the chief of the people ; or "the elders of the people", as the Syriac version renders it; that is, the whole sanhedrim: sought to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:48

And could not find what they might do ,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, and so Beza's most ancient copy, add, "to him"; they could not find an opportunity of seizing him, nor any advantage against him; they knew not what steps to take, nor how to bring about their wicked design of destroying him. For all the people were very attentive to hear him ; there were great crowds always about him, that hung upon him, as the word rendered "attentive" signifies; they heard... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:45

Went into the temple - See all this transaction explained, Matthew 21:12-16 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:47

And he taught daily in the temple - This he did for five or six days before his crucifixion. Some suppose that it was on Monday in the passion week that he thus entered into Jerusalem, and purified the temple; and on Thursday he was seized late at night: during these four days he taught in the temple, and lodged each night at Bethany. See the note on Matthew 21:17 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:48

Were very attentive to hear him - Or, They heard him with the utmost attention, εξεκρεματο αυτου ακουων , literally, They hung upon him, hearing. The same form of speech is used often by both Greek and Latin writers of the best repute. - Ex vultu dicentis, pendet omnium vultus . The face of every man hung on the face of the speaker. - Pendetque iterum narrantis ab ore . Virg. Aen. iv. 79 read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:47

Verse 47 Luke 19:47.And he taught daily in the temple. Mark and Luke point out, first, what was the class of men of which the Church consisted, namely, of the despised multitude; and again, what enemies Christ had, namely, the priests and scribes, and all the rulers. Now this is a part of the folly of the cross, that God, passing by the excellence of the world, chooses what is foolish, weak, and despised. Secondly, they relate that those worthy guardians of the Church of God sought an occasion... read more

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