Luke 9:49-62

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:54

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this ,.... The Persic version reads thus; when "James and John, and the disciples saw this"; that is, the other disciples besides them, so making all the disciples say what follows; whereas only those two are intended, who having been the messengers, were the more provoked at this indignity to their Lord and master: they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them ; being enraged at this conduct of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:55

But he turned and rebuked them ,.... He turned himself about to them, and looking upon them with a stern countenance, sharply reproved them for their intemperate zeal, their passion of wrath, and anger, and desire of revenge: and said, ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of ; or do not consider that this is not the true spirit of zeal, but of anger and revenge; and is not agreeable to the spirit of the meek and humble followers of Christ, or to the Spirit of God, and those gifts of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:56

For the son of man ,.... Meaning himself, in his state of humiliation: is not come to destroy men's lives ; the word "men's" is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions: and both words, "men's lives", are left out in the Arabic version: but to save them ; as they might easily observe, by his casting out devils from the bodies of men, and healing all sorts of diseases: and therefore, though it was agreeably to the legal dispensation, and the times of Elijah, to punish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:57

And it came to pass, as they went in the way ,.... From one village of the Samaritans, to the other; though if this is the same history related in Matthew 8:19 it was as Christ went from Capernaum to the sea side, in order to go to the other side of it; and must be inserted here, without regard to the order of time: a certain man said unto him ; if the same as in Matthew, he is there said to be a "Scribe"; Lord, I will follow thee, wheresoever thou goest . The Arabic and Ethiopic... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:58

And Jesus said unto him, foxes have holes ,.... Both the words of this man to Christ, and Christ's answer to him, are exactly the same as in Matthew, which makes it look as if it was the same history; though it is not improbable, that Christ might be accosted in the same manner by another person, at another time and place, and return a like answer to each; See Gill on Matthew 8:20 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:59

And he said unto another, follow me ,.... According to Matthew, one of his disciples, who had attended him some time, and whom he now called to the ministerial work; See Gill on Matthew 8:20 . The Ethiopic version reads, "another said to him, shall I not follow thee?" but without any foundation: they are certainly the words of Christ, directed to another person, at the same time he met with the former: but he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father ; See Gill on Matthew... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:60

Jesus said unto him, let the dead bury the dead ,.... See Gill on Matthew 8:22 . but go thou and preach the kingdom of God ; that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, the Gospel dispensation is now ushering in, and the kingdom of the Messiah is setting up; go and publish the things concerning the kingdom of grace, which lies not in outward rites and ceremonies, but in righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; and declare the things relating to the kingdom of glory, and eternal... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:61

And another also said ,.... "To him", as the Syriac and Arabic versions add, that is, to Christ; the Ethiopic version reads, "and a third said to him"; for this is the third person mentioned in this relation of Luke's; only two are spoken of by Matthew, but a third is added here: Lord, I will follow thee ; he moves it himself, to be a disciple of his, and a preacher of his Gospel, only with this condition: but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house : as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 9:62

And Jesus said unto him ,.... The copulative "and", is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions: no man having put his hand to the plough ; or "ploughshare", as reads the Syriac version; or "plough handle", as the Persic; referring, as Beza thinks, to the business of Elisha, in 1 Kings 19:19 And looking back ; behind him; for the ploughman ought to look before him, on his plough, and the ground he is ploughing, or he is not fit to be a ploughman; nor will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 9:49

We forbade him - See this subject considered on Mark 9:38 ; (note), etc. read more

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