Luke 9:18-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 9:18-27

In these verses, we have Christ discoursing with his disciples about the great things that pertained to the kingdom of God; and one circumstance of this discourse is taken notice of here which we had not in the other evangelists-that Christ was alone praying, and his disciples with him, when he entered into this discourse, Luke 9:18. Observe, 1. Though Christ had much public work to do, yet he found some time to be alone in private, for converse with himself, with his Father, and with his... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 9:18-22

9:18-22 It happened that when Jesus was praying alone his disciples were with him. He asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" They answered, "Some say that you are John the Baptiser; others that you are Elijah; others that one of the prophets of the ancient days has risen again." He said to them, "But you--who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The anointed one of God." Jesus warned and enjoined them to tell this to no one. "The Son of Man," he said, "must suffer many things, and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 9:23-27

9:23-27 Jesus said to them all, "If any man wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and day by day let him take up his cross and follow me. Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it. Whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and loses himself or has himself confiscated? Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he shall come in his own glory, and in the glory of his Father and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:18

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying ,.... To his God and Father, for himself as man, and mediator; for the success of his Gospel, and the increase of his interest; and for his disciples, that they might have a clearer revelation of him; and which they had, as appears in their after confession of him by Peter, as the mouth of them all. The place where he now retired for private devotion, was somewhere in the coasts of Caesarea Philippi; for he was now gone from the desert of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:19

They answering said, John the Baptist ,.... This was the opinion of some who thought that he was risen from the dead, as in Luke 9:7 . but some say Elias ; the prophet, and the Tishbite; who according to the Jewish notion, was to be the forerunner of the Messiah, so in Luke 7:8 . and others say: that one of the old prophets is risen again ; thus were they divided in their sentiments about him. See Gill on Luke 9:8 read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:20

He said unto them, but whom say ye that I am ?.... Which was the main thing he had in view in this private conference; and in order to introduce which, he puts the former question: Peter answering : in the name of the rest of the disciples, they assenting to it: said, the Christ of God ; The Persic version reads, "Christ God"; the Messiah, who is the Son of God, and God over all, blessed for ever. The Cambridge copy of Beza's reads, "the Christ, the Son of God". See Gill on Luke... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:21

And he strictly charged them, and commanded them ,.... Though he highly approved of this their confession, and pronounced Peter blessed upon it; and signified that it was a discovery which flesh and blood could not make, but what was made to him his Father: yet he gave them a strict charge, and laid his commands on them, to tell no man that thing ; that he was the Messiah, and the eternal Son of God, and the true God, as well as the son of man, and really man: the reasons for this: See... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:22

Saying, the son of man must suffer many things ,.... In his person and character, in his soul and body, at the hands of God, and of men, and devils: and be rejected of the elders, and chief priests, and Scribes ; who made up the grand sanhedrim of the nation: by these he was to be, and was rejected as the Messiah; and when put up with another which should be released, that other should be preferred, and he rejected; and which was done at the instigation of these men, who were the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:23

And he said to them all ,.... Not only to all the disciples, but "to the multitude", as the Arabic version renders it, who were now called unto him, with his disciples, as is clear from Mark 8:34 , any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me; the same is said here, as in Matthew 16:24 ; see Gill on Matthew 16:24 , Mark 8:34 , only here the word, "daily", is added; and which, though as Beza observes, is not in the Complutensian... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:18

Whom say the people - Οἱ οχλοι , the common people, i.e. the mass of the people. See this question considered on Matthew 16:13 ; (note), etc. read more

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