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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:37

And it came to pass, that on the next day ,.... For Jesus and his disciples staid all night on the mountain: when they were come down from the hill ; to the bottom of it: much people met him . The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions read, "met them". read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:38

And behold, a man of the company ,.... One that was in the company, and among the multitude, that met him: cried out ; with great vehemence and earnestness: saying, Master ; doctor, or "Rabbi": I beseech thee : most humbly, for he was now on his knees: look upon my son : with pity and compassion, and help him: for he is mine only child ; wherefore he was dear unto him, and he was greatly concerned for him, and earnestly desirous of his being restored to health; and this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:39

And, lo, a spirit taketh him ,.... An evil spirit, the devil, as in Luke 9:42 seizes and possesses him at once, and he suddenly crieth out ; in a most terrible manner, giving dreadful shrieks, as soon as he perceives that he is seized by the demon: and it teareth him, that he foameth again ; throws him into convulsions, so that he foams at the mouth: and so we read F20 Zohar in Lev. fol. 21. 4. of a son of a certain Jew, that "a certain spirit passed before him and hurt... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:40

And I besought thy disciples ,.... The nine disciples that were left behind, whilst Christ, and the other three, were gone up to the mountain: to cast him out ; the devil out of his child: and they could not ; See Gill on Matthew 17:16 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:41

And Jesus answering, said ,.... To the father of the child, and those that were with him; and with a particular view to the Scribes and Pharisees, who had been insulting the disciples, and triumphing over them, because of their inability to cast out the evil spirit: for the words are not spoken to the disciples, as they might seem at first view to be, and as the Persic version renders them, "and Jesus turned his face to the disciples, and said"; but to the unbelieving Jews, O faithless... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:42

And as he was yet a coming ,.... Whilst he was in the way bringing to Jesus, before he came to him: the devil threw him down, and tare him ; knowing who Jesus was, and that he was able to dispossess him: and having reason to believe he would, was resolved to do all the mischief he could, and give him all the pain add distress he was able, whilst he was in him; and therefore threw him to the ground, and convulsed him in a terrible manner at the same time: and Jesus rebuked the unclean... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:43

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God ,.... Or at "the greatness", or "majesty of God"; which was displayed in this cure: for the great power of God was manifestly seen in it, to the astonishment of the disciples, who could not cure this child, and of the parent and friends of it, and of the whole multitude: and to the confusion of the Scribes and Pharisees: but while they wondered every one, at all things which Jesus did ; and were applauding him for them, and speaking in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:44

Let these sayings sink down into your ears ,.... The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "in your hearts": Christ's sense is, that they would, diligently attend to them, seriously consider them, and carefully lay them up in their memories; and what he refers to are not the words he had spoken, but what he was about to say; namely, as follow: for the son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men ; by whom he should be killed, though he should rise again the third day;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:45

But they understood not this saying ,.... What was meant by being betrayed into the hands of men, and by his being put to death; they knew not, how these things could possibly be, for they could not by any means reconcile them with the notions they had of a temporal Redeemer, and victorious Messiah: and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not ; the true meaning of this saying was hid from their understanding, which was veiled with the above notion of the worldly grandeur of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:33

It is good for us to be here - Some MSS. add παντοτε , It is good for us to be Always here. read more

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