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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 13:23-30

Jesus replies to the question of " Are there few that be saved ?" read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 13:29

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God . Instead of "shall sit down," a clearer and more accurate rendering would be, shall recline as at a banquet. This image of the heaven-life as a banquet, at which the great Hebrew patriarchs were was a well-known one in popular Hebrew teaching. There is an unmistakable reference to Isaiah 45:6 and Isaiah 49:12 in this announcement of comers to the great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 13:30

And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. This expression, which apparently was more than once used by the Lord, in this place clearly has an historical reference, and sadly predicts the rejection of Israel, not only in this present world. "There above (on earth) How many hold themselves for mighty kings, Who here like swine shall wallow in the mire, Leaving behind them horrible dispraise!" (Dante, 'Inferno.') read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 13:30

First and last. There are many beside those to whom these words were first applied by Jesus Christ to whom they are applicable enough. They were originally intended to denote the positions of— I. THE JEW AND THE GENTILE . The Jew, who prided himself on being the first favourite of Heaven, was to become the very last in God's esteem; he was to bear the penalty due to the guilty race that "knew not the day of its visitation," but imbrued its hands in the blood of its own... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 13:28-30

Luke 13:28-30. There shall be weeping, &c. Here he repeats what he had said when he commended the centurion’s faith. See on Matthew 8:11-12. As if he said, How little soever you may now regard it, the awful word, Depart from me, &c., will wound you to the heart, and throw you into agonies of everlasting despair, attended with the bitterest weeping and gnashing of teeth For madness and rage; when you shall see Abraham, &c. Your holy ancestors; and all the prophets Of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 13:22-35

99. The first shall be last (Luke 13:22-35)As Jesus moved through the towns of the Jordan Valley, he stressed that people should believe in him without delay, because they would not have the opportunity to hear from him again. Many were concerned with theoretical questions about who would or would not be saved. Jesus explained that people individually should first be sure of their own salvation, because on the judgment day many who thought they were in God’s kingdom would find themselves left... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 13:29

they shall come . A reference to Isaiah 49:12 . and . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6 . sit down = recline (at table). Compare Luke 7:36 ; Luke 12:37 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 13:29

Luke 13:29. They shall come, &c.— This part of the answer was levelled directly against the Jewish prejudice, and is a plain declaration that the salvation of God shall be extended to people of all parts of the world; and that many who thought themselves alone entitled to God's favour, in virtue of their peculiar privileges, shall, for their misconduct, be finally excluded from his presence. See on Matthew 3:9; Matthew 8:11-12. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 13:18-35

E. Instruction about the kingdom 13:18-14:35The larger division of the Gospel that records Jesus’ ministry on the way to Jerusalem and the Cross continues with more teaching about the coming kingdom. The parables of the kingdom that begin this section (Luke 13:18-21) introduce this section. The difference in Jesus’ teaching in the present section is a matter of emphasis rather than a clear-cut change. The subtlety of this distinction is observable in that the commentators differ over where they... read more

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