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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:27-35

Seeking the highest good from the highest motive. In these words our Lord commends to us— I. THE HIGHEST CONCEIVABLE MORAL EXCELLENCE . There are four gradations by which we may ascend from the devilish to the Divine, in spirit and in character. 1 . We may hate those who love us. There are bad men bad enough, like enough to the evil one himself, to positively hate those who are trying to redeem them, who repay the devoted efforts of their truest friends with sneers and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:29

And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other. This and the following direction is clothed in language of Eastern. picturesqueness, to drive home to the listening crowds the great and novel truths he was urging upon them. No reasonable, thoughtful man would feel himself bound to the letter of these commandments. Our Lord, for instance, himself did not offer himself to be stricken again ( John 18:22 , John 18:23 ), but firmly, though with exquisite courtesy,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:30

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again . Here, again, it is clear that faithfully to cling to the literal interpretation would be utterly to ignore the true spirit of the Lord's words here, where he sets forth his sublime ideal of a charity which ignores its own rights and knows no limits to its self-sacrifice. Augustine quaintly suggests that in the words themselves will be found the limitation required. "'Give to every man,' but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 6:20-49

See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7.Luke 6:21That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction.Luke 6:24-26These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees.Who are rich - In this world’s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their consolation in them. It implies, farther, that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:29-31

Luke 6:29 ; Luke 6:31. To him, &c. You who hear my gospel ought to be patient under injuries, as well as benevolent toward the unthankful. To him that smiteth thee on thy cheek that taketh away thy cloak These seem to be proverbial expressions, to signify an invasion of the tenderest points of honour and property. Offer the other, &c. Forbid not thy coat That is, rather yield to his repeating the affront, or injury, than gratify resentment in righting yourself, in any method... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:29

on . Greek. epi. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Luke 6:1 , Luke 6:2 , Luke 6:6 , Luke 1:7 , Luke 1:20 . cheek = jaw. also the other = the other also. other . See App-124 . cloke = mantle. See Matthew 5:40 . not. Greek me. App-105 . coat = tunic. See Matthew 5:40 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 6:30

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.Luke 6:27-31 have some of the most difficult teaching ever presented by the Son of God; and it is doubtful that any person has ever been fully confident of living up to the standards here exalted by the holy Saviour. Most of the religious commentators who have addressed themselves to an analysis of this passage have consciously... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 6:30

Luke 6:30. Give to every man that asketh of thee;— As the words ask not again, are used by the LXX to express a claim of interest due upon money and goods, some interpreters have chosen to render the words lend to every man that asketh of thee; and from him that receiveth thy goods, exact not interest. But the word απαιτειν cannot well signify the exaction of interest, because the word αιρειν, to which it relates, never signifies to borrow. But whatever sense we put on our Lord's precept, it... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 6:12-49

C. Jesus’ teaching of His disciples 6:12-49Luke gave his readers an overview of Jesus’ ministry (Luke 4:14 to Luke 5:11) and then presented His relationship to His opponents (Luke 5:12 to Luke 6:11). Next he described Jesus’ relationship with His disciples (Luke 6:12-49). He arranged his material to identify the disciples first, and then he summarized what Jesus taught them.There is some similarity between Luke’s narrative and the account of Moses ascending Mt. Sinai when he received the law... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 6:20-49

3. The Sermon on the Mount 6:20-49Luke’s version of this important address, primarily aimed at Jesus’ disciples, is much shorter than Matthew’s (Matthew 5:3 to Matthew 7:29). Matthew’s account contains 137 verses whereas Luke’s has 30. Both accounts begin with beatitudes, contain the same general content, and end with the same parables. However, Luke edited out the teachings that have distinctively Jewish appeal, specifically Jesus’ interpretations of the Mosaic Law, the "legal matters." These... read more

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