ルカの福音書 22:47-55 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:47-63

Christianity and violence. The use of the sword by Peter, and the presence of "swords and staves" in the hands of the officers, suggest to us the connection between Jesus Christ (and his disciples) and the employment of violence; and this both by them and against them. I. THE UNSEEMLINESS OF VIOLENCE USED AGAINST JESUS CHRIST AND HIS DISCIPLES . It is true that there was something worse than the weapons of violence in that garden; the traitor's kiss was very much... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:50

And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. The name of the disciple who smote the servant of the high priest is given by St. John: it was Peter. He gives, too, the servant's name, Malchus. John wrote many years later, when Jerusalem had long ceased to exist; Peter, too, had passed away. Before this incident, St. John relates how the Roman and Jewish guards "went backward, and fell to the ground." What overawed the party of armed men is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:51

Suffer ye thus far . The exact meaning of these words has been much debated. They probably were addressed to the company of armed men, and contained a plea for the mistaken zeal of his disciple Peter. "Excuse this resistance." And he touched his ear, and healed him . This miraculous cure of the wound inflicted by the zealous disciple is related by the physician Luke. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:53

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness . These words of the Lord may signify, "It was from a cowardly fear of the people whom you felt were my friends that you did not dare to arrest me in the full light of day." But it is better to take the last clause as possessing a deeper meaning: "I have often been in your power before, when, without concealment, I taught publicly in that sacred house where you... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:53

The power of spiritual darkness. As our Lord, declining to avail himself of the physical forces at his command, surrendered himself to the will of his assailants, he used an expression which was full of spiritual significance. "This is your hour," he said, "and the power of darkness." By this he intimated I. THE POWER OF DARKNESS . 1 . Its spiritual nature. It is a state of spiritual blindness. We may not, with a great Greek philosopher, resolve all evil into error; but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house . And Peter followed afar off. There has been some discussion here on the question of harmonizing the separate accounts. There is, however, no real difficulty if the following historical details be borne in mind. The actual high priest at this juncture was Caiaphas, son-in-law to Annas, who was the legal high priest, but had been deposed by the Roman power some time before. Annas, however, although prevented by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54

Distant discipleship. "Peter followed afar off." 1 . In this we find something that was commendable. The impulsive and energetic Peter did not exhaust his zeal in that unfortunate sword-stroke of his; nor was it quenched by the rebuke of his Master. Though it was far from an ideal discipleship to "follow afar off, " it was discipleship still. We do not read that the others did as much as that; they probably sought their own safety by complete retirement. Peter could not do... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54-62

The denial of Peter. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54-71

Christ's trials in the high priest's palace. The agony of Gethsemane is over, and our Lord has met his enemies in the calmness of real courage. He allows himself to be led to the palace of the high priest, and we have now to consider all the trials through which he passed there. The first of these is from Peter. Love to the Master keeps the disciple in the train of the procession, and even leads him to linger without until through John's good offices he gets into the hall. But, alas!... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:55

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. We know that the arrest in Gethsemane was followed by the flight of the eleven apostles. John and Peter, however, once out of reach of the armed band, seem in some way to have recovered from their first panic, and to have followed their Master and his guards into the city. Arrived at the high priest's house, John, who was known to the high priest, had no difficulty in procuring... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:47-63

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:50

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:51

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:53

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:53

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54-62

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:54-71

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:55

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