Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 1
WE are now entering into the labours of another evangelist; his name Luke, which some take to be a contraction of Lucilius; born at Antioch, so St. Jerome. Some think that he was the only one of all the penmen of the scripture that was not of the seed of Israel. He was a Jewish proselyte, and, as some conjecture, converted to Christianity by the ministry of St. Paul at Antioch; and after his coming into Macedonia (Acts 16:10) he was his constant companion. He had employed himself in the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 1
The narrative which this evangelist gives us (or rather God by him) of the life of Christ begins earlier than either Matthew or Mark. We have reason to thank God for them all, as we have for all the gifts and graces of Christ?s ministers, which in one make up what is wanting in the other, while all put together make a harmony. In this chapter we have, I. Luke?s preface to his gospel, or his epistle dedicatory to his friend Theophilus, Luke 1:1-4. II. The prophecy and history of the conception... read more