Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:23
Did - unto the prophets - See 1 Kings 18:4 ; 1 Kings 19:20 ; 2 Chronicles 24:21 ; 2 Chronicles 36:16 ; Nehemiah 9:26 . read more
Luke 6:20-26 Niv
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:24-26
But wo unto you that are rich! - The Pharisees, who were laden with the spoils of the people which they received in gifts, etc. These three verses are not found in the sermon, as recorded by Matthew. They seem to be spoken chiefly to the scribes and Pharisees, who, in order to be pleasing to all, spoke to every one what he liked best; and by finesse, flattery, and lies, found out the method of gaining and keeping the good opinion of the multitude. read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:24
Verse 24 Luke 6:24.Woe to you that are rich. As Luke has related not more than four kinds of blessings, so he now contrasts with them four curses, so that the clauses mutually correspond. This contrast not only tends to strike terror into the ungodly, but to arouse believers, that they may not be lulled to sleep by the vain and deceitful allurements of the world. We know how prone men are to be intoxicated by prosperity, or ensnared by flattery; and on this account the children of God often... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:25
Verse 25 25.Woe to you who are filled. Woe to you who laugh now In the same sense, he pronounces a curse on those who are satiated and full: because they are lifted up by confidence in the blessings of the present life, and reject those blessings which are of a heavenly nature. A similar view must be taken of what he says about laughter: for by those who laugh he means those who have given themselves up to Epicurean mirth, who are plunged in carnal pleasures, and spurn every kind of trouble... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:26
Verse 26 26.Woe to you when all men shall applaud you The last woe is intended to correct ambition: for nothing is more common than to seek the applauses of men, or, at least, to be carried away by them; and, in order to guard his disciples against such a course, he points out to them that the favor of men would prove to be their ruin. This warning refers peculiarly to teachers, who have no plague more to be dreaded than ambition: because it is impossible for them not to corrupt the pure... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12-49
The foundation of the kingdom. The work set before us in this portion is great and solemn. It is the beginning of a new epoch of the earthly ministry. Hitherto Christ had been the Rabbi, the Prophet, the Healer. Now he is to "gird his sword on his thigh," to take to himself the power of the King. And for this work observe the preparation mentioned by the evangelist ( Luke 6:12 , Luke 6:13 ), "All night in prayer to God." The hush breathed over nature; the silence unbroken except by the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:20
Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God ; better rendered, blessed are ye poor , etc. It is the exact equivalent of the well-known Hebrew expression with which the Psalms begin: שׁיאִהָ ירֵשְׁאַ , which should be rendered, "Oh the blessedness of the man," etc.! This was probably the exact form in which Jesus began the sermon: "Blessed are the poor." He was gazing on a vast congregation mostly made of the literally poor. Those Standing nearest to him belonged to the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:20
The blessedness of humility. Acting on the established and valid principle that we must interpret the less by the more complete, we determine the meaning of this passage by the words as recorded in Matthew's Gospel, "Blessed are the poor in spirit ,' etc.; and thus taking it, we conclude— I. THAT NARROWNESS OF MEANS IS NOT A DESIRABLE THING . Our Lord could not have intended to teach that the poor (in outward circumstances) were necessarily blessed, for poverty... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:20-49
St. Luke ' s report of the discourse of our Lord commonly termed the sermon on the mount. We consider that the discourse contained in the following thirty verses (20-49) is identical with that longer "sermon on the mount" reported by St. Matthew (5.). Certain differences are alleged to exist in the framework of the two discourses. In St. Matthew the Lord is stated to have spoken it on the mountain; in St. Luke, in the plain. This apparent discrepancy has been already discussed (see... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:22
They shall separate you - Meaning, They will excommunicate you, αφορισωσιν ὑμας , or separate you from their communion. Luke having spoken of their separating or excommunicating them, continues the same idea, in saying that they would cast out their name likewise, as a thing evil in itself. By your name is meant their name as his disciples. As such, they were sometimes called Nazarenes, and sometimes Christians; and both these names were matter of reproach in the mouths of their enemies.... read more