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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 16:17

Neither do you scandalize me, as if I came to teach a new doctrine, contrary to the law and the prophets. I tell you the quite contrary; heaven and earth shall pass away, before one tittle of the law shall pass. Your vain interpretations of the law shall be destroyed, or amended, but the law of my Father shall remain as a certain rule of life to his people until the world shall have an end. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 16:14-31

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 16:14-18. In this section, the connection of which with the preceding and following parables is not at first sight apparent, we have evidently the heads of a discourse addressed to the Pharisees. The thread of connection seems to be the following. The Pharisees derided the teaching of Jesus concerning riches, and plumed themselves upon their righteousness. Jesus contrasts merely outward and legal righteousness with that inward righteousness which approves itself to God (Luke... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 16:14

Luke 16:14 Consider the conduct of the Pharisees, whose weak point had been touched by our Lord's teaching; they adopted the fool's course of mocking at that which they could not deny to be true, but whose truth they did not like to follow into its consequences, namely, into the practical result of a godly, self-denying life. Concerning this mode of dealing with rebuke, I have two remarks to make. I. In the first place, I remark that however foolish a mode it may seem, and however much people... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 16:17

Luke 16:17 I. My text is true of the Bible as a Book divinely inspired. Since John wrote in his cell at Patmos, and Paul preached in his own hired house at Rome, the world has been turned upside down all old things have passed away, all things on earth have changed but one. Rivalling in its fixedness and more than rivalling in its brightness the stars that saw our world born and shall see it die, that rejoiced in its birth and shall be mourners at its funeral, the Word of our God stands for... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Luke 16:16

DISCOURSE: 1548PRESSING INTO THE KINGDOMLuke 16:16. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.WHEREVER the Gospel is preached with fidelity and earnestness, the places of worship are, for the most part, well attended. And this is often made a ground of joyful congratulation. But if, instead of comparing the attendance of persons at such places of worship with that which is seen at other Churches, we were to compare... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 16:1-31

Jesus speaks on two unpleasant subjects, to a lot of people. Not unpleasant to me, but to a lot of people. Talks about hell. That's not unpleasant to me, not worried about it at all.Now Jesus is at a supper with the Pharisees; it's on the Sabbath day. And this particular section that we are now in is still in that supper that Jesus was invited to, beginning the fourteenth chapter, where the Pharisees invited Him to the house, set Him up with fellow with dropsy, and so this whole interchange of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 16:1-31

Luke 16:1 . A certain rich man had a steward accused that he had wasted his goods. After the parable of the prodigal son, we have a second, of a prodigal steward, who had wasted his lord’s property. The spirit of the parable is, that we should so live in equity with men and in piety towards God, as to ensure the rewards and the gift of righteousness in the life to come. Luke 16:2 . Give an account of thy stewardship. The steward, being now overtaken with poverty, had recourse to the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 16:14-18

Luke 16:14-18The Pharisees also, who were covetousLovers of moneyThose “lovers of money” heard what things?As rulers of the people they heard the parable of the “unjust steward,” and their own doom as men entrusted with the priceless riches of God’s teaching pronounced: “How is it that I hear this of thee?” They heard, “He that is faithful in that which is least”--money--“is faithful also in much.” I. “LOVERS OF MONEY” DERIDE A STRICT SCRUPULOSITY. “Be faithful in the least.” Many of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 16:17

Luke 16:17Than one tittle of the law to fallPower and perpetuity of lawIf you have read the Pentateuch, and especially the books of Exodus and Leviticus, with care, you have perhaps wondered why a system of laws, so complicated, so careful of little things, so rigidly exact in its directions about them, should ever have been enacted.Viewing it in certain aspects, it may be that a sort of half suspicion has crossed your minds that legislation of this kind is really unworthy of such a being as... read more

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