And the third day he shall rise again - See Hosea 6:2 ; and let the reader observe that the passage should be read thus: In the third day he will raise Him up, ( יקמנו ) and we shall live before him: his resurrection shall be the pledge, token, and cause of ours. read more
They understood none of these things - Notwithstanding all the information which Christ had given them concerning this awful subject, they could not as yet fully comprehend how the Messiah should suffer; or how their Master, whose power they knew was unlimited, should permit the Jews and Gentiles to torment and slay him as he here intimates they would. read more
A certain blind man - Bartimeus. See this transaction explained at large, on Matthew 20:29-34 ; (note), and Mark 10:46 ; (note), etc. read more
Verse 34 Luke 18:34.And they understood none of these things. What stupidity was this, not to understand what Christ said to them in a plain and familiar manner, on a subject not too lofty or intricate, but of which they had, at their own suggestion, entertained some suspicion! But it is proper also to bear in mind — what I have formerly observed — the reason why they were held in such gross ignorance, which was, that they had formed the expectation of a joyful and prosperous advancement, and... read more
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
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
Jesus again tells them of his Passion. The healing of the blind at Jericho. read more
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
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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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem - See the notes on this discourse, Matthew 20:17-19 ; (note), and Mark 10:32 ; (note). read more