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Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 20:1-47

CHAPTER 20 1. His Authority Demanded and His Answer.(Luke 20:1-8 ) 2. Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. (Luke 20:9-19 ) 3. Question about Tribute to Caesar. (Luke 20:20-26 ) 4. The Question Concerning Resurrection. (Luke 20:27-40 ) 5. The Question Christ Asked. (Luke 20:41-44 ) 6. Beware of the Scribes! (Luke 20:45-47 .) The events in this chapter are found in both Matthew’s and Mark’s Gospels. The parable of the vineyard foretells His death. He is the son, the beloved son, whom the... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 20:1-47

AUTHORITY:FROM HEAVEN OR OF MEN? (vs.1-8) The chief priests and scribes used every means they could to discredit the Lord Jesus among the people. While He was teaching and preaching in the temple, they planned a determined attack to challenge His right to do as He did. What authority did He have for teaching a preaching in the temple, and who gave Him this authority? Their thoughts were earthbound, for they thought of no authority but that of man, and this was the very snare that trapped... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Luke 20:1-47

LAST TEACHING IN JERUSALEM The facts of this lesson are: (1) the challenge of the chief priests and scribes as to the authority of Jesus which, as we saw in Matthew 21:0 , was equivalent to their formal rejection of Him who had just entered their city as the Messiah in fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy; (2) the parable of the vineyard which, as we saw in the same place, was equivalent to His formal rejection of the nation; (3) the questionings of the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Luke 20:1-47

Jesus Taunted Luke 20:0 "And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel " not an exceptional work, but on a particular and memorable day. This was the circle within which Jesus Christ moved namely, he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel. A familiar word to us is the word "gospel," but not a familiar word in the four evangelists. Does Mark ever use it? Does John ever use it? Is it ever used in the Gospel... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 20:9-19

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 20:9-19

9-19 Christ spake this parable against those who resolved not to own his authority, though the evidence of it was so full. How many resemble the Jews who murdered the prophets and crucified Christ, in their enmity to God, and aversion to his service, desiring to live according to their lusts, without control! Let all who are favoured with God's word, look to it that they make proper use of their advantages. Awful will be the doom, both of those who reject the Son, and of those who profess to... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 20:1-99

Luke 20 YET IN THE precincts of the temple the Lord taught daily during this last week of His life, so it is not surprising that He came into conflict with them. The whole of this chapter is occupied with details of the conflict. The chief priest and scribes began the conflict, and at the end they were left silenced and unmasked. They started by challenging His authority. They were the people in authority there, and to them He was but an upstart “Prophet” from Nazareth. Their question assumed... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 20:13-18

The climax of the story and its application: v. 13. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will relevance him when they see him. v. 14. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. v. 15. So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? v. 16. He shall come and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 20:1-19

B. Controversial Discourses against His Enemies. Luke 20:01. The Closing Controversy with the Pharisees and the Chief of the People concerning the Authority of Jesus (Luke 20:1-19)(In part parallel with Matthew 21:23-27; Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 11:27-33; Mark 12:1-12.)1And it came to pass, that on one of those1 days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests [the priests2] and the scribes came upon him with the elders, 2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us,... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 20:9-19

Luke TENANTS WHO WANTED TO BE OWNERS Luk_20:9 - Luk_20:19 . As the crisis came near, Jesus increased His severity and plainness of speech. This parable, which was spoken very near the end of the protracted duel with the officials in the Temple, is transparent in its application, and hit its mark immediately. The rulers at once perceived that it was directed against them. The cap fitted too well not to be put on. But it contains prophecy as well as history, and the reference to Jesus’... read more

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