Luke 6:47-49 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:20-49

The Legislator on the mount. We have seen how, after a whole night spent in prayer, our Lord proceeded to the important work of selecting his apostles. In this way he organized his kingdom. And now, having healed all who needed healing, and had been brought or had come to him, he has the ground cleared for legislative work. From this mountain-top in Galilee he publishes the laws of the kingdom, and thus gives to the world such a high-toned morality as has not been surpassed or superseded... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:47-49

Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: he is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:49

The greatest ruin. "The ruin of that house was great." Occasionally there occurs a panic in the commercial world. As the cause or, often enough, as the consequence of this, some great house is "broken;" its liabilities are too great for its resources; it cannot meet the claims that are falling due. And some morning it is found that when all other houses are open, its doors are closed—it has suspended payment; it has fallen; and it may be said, seriously enough, that "the ruin of that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 6:20-49

See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7.Luke 6:21That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction.Luke 6:24-26These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees.Who are rich - In this world’s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their consolation in them. It implies, farther, that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:46-49

Luke 6:46-49. And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? What will fair professions avail, without a life answerable thereto? Our Lord’s words may also refer to what he had just spoken in praise of good words. As if he had said, Though I have thus spoken, you must take notice, that it is in a particular case especially that your good words will manifest the state of your hearts to be good, namely, when the characters and actions of others are spoken of and censured.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 6:43-49

45. The two ways (Matthew 7:13-29; Luke 6:43-49)There are two ways of life. One is the easy way of pleasing self, which most choose and which leads to destruction. The other is the narrow way of denying self for Jesus’ sake, which leads to life (Matthew 7:13-14).One reason why many do not follow the narrow way is that they are deceived by those who teach their own views on how people can find meaning in life. Their teaching at first sounds reasonable, but in the end it proves to be destructive.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:47

Whosoever = Every one. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 . Put for those only who come. to. Greek. pros. App-104 . sayings = words. Plural of logos. Not the same word a in Luke 7:1 . See note on Mark 9:32 . I will shew . . . is like . Peculiar to Luke. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:48

digged deep . Greek. digged and deepened. Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ), for emphasis: i.e. he dug-yea, he dug deep. a = the. rock. Greek petra. As in Matthew 16:18 . flood, or inundation . Greek plemmura. Only here in N. T stream = river. Greek. potamos. beat vehemently = burst or brake. A medical term for a rupture. for, &c. All the texts read "on account of (Greek. dia ) its being well built". upon . Greek. epi. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:49

doeth not . The Negative expresses the feeling = doth not wish to do them. it fell. All the texts read sunepesen for epesen, i.e. it collapsed. ruin = breaking up. Another medical word. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 6:47

Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it; because it had been well builded. But he that heareth and doeth not, is like a man, that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:20-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:47-49

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:49

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 6:20-49

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:46-49

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 6:43-49

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:47

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:48

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:49

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 6:47

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