Luke 18

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:27

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God . Yes, impossible, the Divine Teacher repeated, from a man's point of view; impossible from the platform of legal obedience on which the young ruler ( Luke 18:21 ) had taken his stand, or the Pharisee in his prayer ( Luke 18:11 , Luke 18:12 ); but it was not impossible with God. He might give this salvation as a perfectly free gift, utterly undeserved, perfectly unmerited, as he did to the prodigal son when... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:28

Then Peter said, Lo, we hays left all, and followed thee. Again the question of Peter, evidently acting as spokesman of the twelve, is repeated by the first three evangelists. Strangely faithful in their accounts of their own dealings with their adored Master, they never veil or hide any human weakness or error of their own which led to an important bit of teaching from their Lord. Now, in this place, they, in the person of Peter, gave utterance to a very worldly, but a very natural,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:28-29

Christ's estimate of a Christian life. It is certain that no literalist could ever understand Jesus Christ. Men of this order of mind utterly failed to understand him in his own time (see particularly John 6:41-46 ), and they are equally at fault to-day. It is clearly impossible to give a literal interpretation to these words of the Lord; the facts of the case do not permit it. But going to the heart of this Divine utterance, we understand that any one who for Christ's sake suffers the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:29-30

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting . Evidently, from the reports of the three evangelists, the reply of Jesus was a lengthy one, and contained much deep teaching. St. Luke only gives us, however, one section, so to speak, of the great discourse which followed upon... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them . St. Mark ( Mark 10:32 ) prefaces this announcement with the words, "And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid." There was something unusual, evidently, in the manner and behaviour of the Master; silently, wrapped up in his own lofty meditations, he strode on in front of the company of his followers. A feeling of awe and fear stole over them... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-34

God's concealing kindness, etc. The clear prevision which the Lord Jesus Christ had of the future which was before him may suggest to us the thought— I. GOD 'S KINDNESS IS CONCEALMENT . We often try to forecast the future, and sometimes wish that we could do so less imperfectly than we can. But our very inability to do this is to us a valuable shield that saves us from great unhappiness. For who of us would care to proceed at all if he knew all the sorrowful experiences through... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-42

Jesus again tells them of his Passion. The healing of the blind at Jericho. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-43

Blindness, mental and physical. Having spoken to the disciples about recompense, he balances his consolation by giving them fair warning of his own approaching humiliation and death. But they were so infatuated about the honours that they were totally blind to the humiliation. Christ's words were no better than idle tales to them. It suggests— I. THE ONE - SIDED WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY READ THE BIBLE . ( Luke 18:31 .) What was about to happen to Jesus was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:32-33

For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: and they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again . The outlines of the Passion he had sketched for the disciples before on two occasions, But never so clearly as now. He even tells them the manner of his end, and how his own countrymen would give him up to the Romans, and how these Gentiles, amidst every conceivable circumstance of horror, would... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:34

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken . But they listened all dazed and confused; they could not take it in, neither the shame of the death of their loved Leader, nor the glory of the Resurrection which was to follow immediately after. They could not persuade themselves that the hopes of an earthly Messianic glory in which they were to; share must positively Be given up. "We must learn to love Divine truths... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:28-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:29-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-42

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-43

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:32-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:34

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