Luke 18:31

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 18:31-34

Here is, I. The notice Christ gave to his disciples of his sufferings and death approaching, and of the glorious issue of them, which he himself had a perfect sight and foreknowledge of, and thought it necessary to give them warning of, that it might be the less surprise and terror to them. Two things here are which we had not in the other evangelists:?1. The sufferings of Christ are here spoken of as the fulfilling of the scriptures, with which consideration Christ reconciled himself to them,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 18:31-34

18:31-34 Jesus took the Twelve and said to them, "Look you--we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that was written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the gentiles; and he will be mocked and cruelly treated; and spat upon; and they will scourge him and kin him; and on the third day he will rise again." But they did not understand these things; this word was hidden from them; and they did not grasp what was being said. There are two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 18:31

Then he took unto him the twelve ,.... His twelve disciples, as the Ethiopic version expresses it; he took them aside from the rest of the company, as they were travelling on the road, and privately delivered to them, what follows; see Matthew 20:17 and said unto them, behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; to the feast of the passover, which was drawing near, and the last Christ was to eat with his disciples, the time of his sufferings, and death, being now at hand; and of which he thought... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:31

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem - See the notes on this discourse, Matthew 20:17-19 ; (note), and Mark 10:32 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them . St. Mark ( Mark 10:32 ) prefaces this announcement with the words, "And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid." There was something unusual, evidently, in the manner and behaviour of the Master; silently, wrapped up in his own lofty meditations, he strode on in front of the company of his followers. A feeling of awe and fear stole over them... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-34

God's concealing kindness, etc. The clear prevision which the Lord Jesus Christ had of the future which was before him may suggest to us the thought— I. GOD 'S KINDNESS IS CONCEALMENT . We often try to forecast the future, and sometimes wish that we could do so less imperfectly than we can. But our very inability to do this is to us a valuable shield that saves us from great unhappiness. For who of us would care to proceed at all if he knew all the sorrowful experiences through... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-42

Jesus again tells them of his Passion. The healing of the blind at Jericho. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:31-43

Blindness, mental and physical. Having spoken to the disciples about recompense, he balances his consolation by giving them fair warning of his own approaching humiliation and death. But they were so infatuated about the honours that they were totally blind to the humiliation. Christ's words were no better than idle tales to them. It suggests— I. THE ONE - SIDED WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY READ THE BIBLE . ( Luke 18:31 .) What was about to happen to Jesus was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:31-33

See the notes at Matthew 20:17-19.By the prophets - Those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, and whose predictions are recorded in the Old Testament.Son of man - The Messiah. They predicted that certain things would take place respecting the Messiah that was to come. See the Daniel 9:25-27 notes; Isaiah 53:0 notes. “These things,” Jesus said, would be accomplished “in him,” he being the Son of man, or the Messiah. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 18:31-34

Luke 18:31-34. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, &c. See notes on Matthew 22:17-19; Mark 10:32-34. They understood none of these things They could not but understand the literal meaning of what our Lord said. But as they could not reconcile this to their preconceived opinion of the Messiah’s kingdom, they were utterly at a loss in what parabolical, or figurative sense to take what he said concerning his sufferings; having their thoughts still taken up with the temporal kingdom. read more

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