Luke 20:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 20:1-8

122. Authority of Jesus questioned (Matthew 21:23-32; Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:1-8)When Jesus returned to the temple, the Jewish religious leaders came to trap him with a question. They hoped to find something in his answer that would enable them to bring a charge, civil or religious, against him. They asked him by what authority he acted the way he did, particularly in overthrowing the established practices of the Jewish temple (Matthew 21:23).Instead of answering directly, Jesus adjusted the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 20:1

it came to pass . AHebraism. See note on Luke 2:1 . on . Greek. en. App-104 . those days . Those last six days. See App-156 . taught = was teaching. in. Greek. en. App-104 . the temple = the temple courts. See note on Matthew 23:16 . preached the gospel = announced the glad tidings. Greek. euaggelizo. App-121 . Almost peculiar to Luke and Paul. Luke uses it twenty-five times and Paul twenty-four. came upon . Implying suddenness and hostility. See Acts 4:1 ; Acts 6:12 ; Acts 23:27 .... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 20:1

In this chapter, which details Jesus' teachings on Monday of the final week, there are the following units; the Pharisees questioned Jesus' authority (Luke 20:1-8); he gave the parable of the wicked husbandmen (Luke 20:9-18); he answered the question of tribute to Caesar (Luke 20:19-26); he exposed the question of the Sadducees regarding the resurrection (Luke 20:27-40); he confounded them with a question of his own (Luke 20:41-44); and he uttered a sharp condemnation and warning against the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 20:1-2

Luke’s reference to Jesus preaching the gospel, as well as the question of His authority to do so, preview the experiences of Peter and Paul (cf. Acts 4:7). Individuals from the chief priests, scribes or lawyers, and elders made up the Sanhedrin. Thus their question constituted an official inquiry. The critics’ first question dealt with who Jesus claimed to be and the second with whom He represented: Himself, or some group."Jesus had upset the normal ’religious’ atmosphere of the temple, which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 20:1-4

C. Jesus’ teachings in the temple 20:1-21:4Luke presented Jesus’ teachings in the temple as beginning with opposition from the religious leaders and leading on to Jesus’ condemnation of them. He evidently wanted to highlight the reasons for God’s passing over Israel and working with Gentiles equally in the present era. All of what follows in this section happened on Wednesday of "passion week." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 20:1-8

1. The controversy over authority 20:1-8 (cf. Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33)Jesus’ authority was crucial not only for the Jewish leaders who opposed Him but for Luke’s readers. This passage established Jesus’ authority beyond reasonable doubt. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 20:1

20:1 temple, (c-19) Hieron , as Matthew 4:5 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 20:1-47

Various Incidents of the Last Week1-8. The authority of Jesus challenged (Matthew 21:23; Mark 11:27). See on Mt.9-18. The wicked husbandmen (Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1). See on Mt.19-26. The tribute money (Matthew 22:15; Mark 12:13). See on Mt.27-40. The Sadducees and the Resurrection (Matthew 22, 23; Mark 12:18). See on Mt.36. Neither can they die] This is perhaps given as a reason why after the Resurrection there is no more marriage.37. At the bush] RV ’in the place concerning the Bush’: cp.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 20:1-8

XX.(1-8) And it came to pass.—See Notes on Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33.And preached the gospel.—The Greek verb (to evangelise) is one specially characteristic of St. Luke. Neither St. Mark nor St. John use it at all; St. Matthew once only (Matthew 11:5), in a passive sense; St. Luke ten times in the Gospel, fifteen times in the Acts. So in the Epistles, neither St. John nor St. James use it; St. Peter once; St. Paul twenty times. It, too, was clearly one of the words which the two friends... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 20:1-47

By What Authority? Luke 20:2 I. The Principle of Reservation. God reserves to Himself the right to restrain when He sees fit that full manifestation of Himself which some men nevertheless demand of Him. There are some men, some women, in whose heart there has frequently risen up something of this resentment: 'Why must I live in a state of imperfect knowledge, which is the result of a limited revelation?' And this incomplete manifestation of Himself by God for so I may call it has been felt,... read more

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