Luke 4:14-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:21

And he began to say unto them ,.... To preach from those words; the explanation of which he gave, though not here recorded, and applied them to himself, to whom they belonged, saying: this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears ; which is as if he should say, I am the person here spoken of; and at this present time the Spirit of God is upon me; I am anointed with the Holy Ghost, and now preach glad tidings to you, and all the good things here mentioned, and for the several ends... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:22

And all bare him witness ,.... That he was right in applying the words to the Messiah; but not that he himself was the Messiah, and that he was right in applying them to himself; for they did not believe in him, as appears from what follows and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth ; not so much at the matter, the sum, and substance of them, as expressive of the love, grace, and favour of God shown in the mission and unction of the Messiah, and in that liberty,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:23

And he said unto them, ye will surely say unto me this proverb ,.... Or "parable"; for any pithy sentence, or proverbial expression, was, by the Jews, called a parable: physician heal thyself ; and which was a proverb in use with the Jews; and which is sometimes expressed thus, זיל אסי נפשך , "go heal thyself" F13 Zohar in Exod. fol. 31. 2. ; and sometimes in this form, אסיא אסי חגרתך , "physician, heal thy lameness" F14 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 23. fol. 20. 4. : the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:24

And he said, verily I say unto you ,.... Another proverb in use among them, the meaning of which was well known to them, and was very appropriate to the present case: no prophet is accepted in his own country; See Gill on Matthew 13:57 read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:25

But I tell you of a truth ,.... Or in truth: it answers to באמת , a phrase often used by the Jewish writers F15 Misn. Sabbat, c. 1. sect. 3. Trumot, c. 2. sect. 1. ; and, which, they say F16 T. Hieros. Sabbat, fol. 3. 2. & 12. 1. Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Trumot, c. 3. sect. 1. , wherever, and of whatsoever it is spoken, it signifies a tradition of Moses from Mount Sinai, and so that which is most true, sure, and firm, and to be depended on; and such is what our Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:26

But unto none of them was Elias sent ,.... That is, to none of the poor widows in the land of Israel was the prophet sent, to supply them with food, and relieve them in their famishing circumstances, as might most reasonably have been expected: save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon ; which in 1 Kings 17:10 is called "Zarephath"; and by the Septuagint there, "Sarepta of Sidon", as here. Pliny F18 L. 5. c. 19. speaks of it by the same name, and reckons it to Sidon: unto a woman... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:27

And many lepers were in Israel ,.... The leprosy was a disease very common among the Jews; hence those laws concerning it in Leviticus 13:1 and it seems by this account, that it was very prevalent, in the time of Eliseus the prophet ; that is, the prophet Elisha; who, by the Septuagint, in 1Ki 19:16 and, in other places, is called "Elisaie": and none of them was cleansed; from their leprosy, by any direction of the prophet, saving Naaman, the Syrian : or but Naaman, who was not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:28

And all they in the synagogue ,.... The ruler and minister, and the whole multitude of the common people that were met together there for worship; and who before were amazed at his eloquence, and the gracefulness of his delivery; and could not but approve of his ministry, though they could not account for it, how he should come by his qualifications for it: when they heard these things ; these two instances of Elijah and Elisha, the one supplying the wants of a Sidonian woman, and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:14

Returned in the power of the Spirit - Εν τῃ δυναμει του πνευματος , In the mighty power of the Spirit. Having now conquered the grand adversary, he comes in the miracle-working energy of the Spirit to show forth his power, godhead, and love to the people, that they might believe and be saved. He who, through the grace of God, resists and overcomes temptation, is always bettered by it. This is one of the wonders of God's grace, that those very things which are designed for our utter ruin... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:15

And he taught in their synagogues - We do not find that even the persecuting Jews ever hindered Christ or his disciples from preaching in their synagogues. Is it the same in every place where even the Christian religion is established by law? Would Jesus, or his apostles, or their most Scriptural representatives, be permitted to preach in one out of a thousand churches, in certain countries, unless they were strictly conformed to their external ecclesiastical customs? Nor even then, unless... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 4:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 4:15

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