Luke 20:41-47 NIV1984

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 20:39-47

The scribes were students in the law, and expositors of it to the people, men in reputation for wisdom and honour, but the generality of them were enemies to Christ and his gospel. Now here we have some of them attending him, and four things we have in these verses concerning them, which we had before:? I. We have them here commending the reply which Christ made to the Sadducees concerning the resurrection: Certain of the scribes said, Master, thou hast well said, Luke 20:39. Christ had the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 20:41-44

20:41-44 Jesus said to them, "How does David say that the Christ is his son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, 'The Lord says to my Lord, Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.' So David calls him Lord, and how can he be his son?" It is worth while taking this little passage by itself for it is very difficult to understand. The most popular title of the Messiah was Son of David. That is what the blind man at Jericho called Jesus ( Luke 18:38-39 ), and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 20:45-47

20:45-47 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, "Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and who love greetings in the market places, and the chief seats in synagogues, and the top place at banquets. They devour widows' houses and pretend to offer long prayers. These will receive the greater condemnation." The honours which the scribes and Rabbis expected to receive were quite extraordinary. They had rules of precedence all carefully drawn up.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:41

And he said unto them ,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "to the Pharisees"; and so it appears, that it was to them he spoke, from Matthew 22:41 how say they ? The Syriac version reads, "how say the Scribes?" as in Mark 12:35 and the Persic version, how say the wise men, the doctors in Israel, that Christ is David's son ? that which nothing was more common among the Jews. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:42

And David himself saith in the book Psalms ,.... In Psalm 110:1 the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand ; which words were delivered by David, as inspired by the Spirit of God; and contain a speech of God the Father to his son Jesus Christ, upon his ascension to heaven, after his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead; when he was bid to sit down in human nature, at the right hand of God, in token of having done his work on earth to full satisfaction; and in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:43

Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Which words are a continuation of the citation out of the above Psalm Psalm 110:1 ; and for the application of these words, with the preceding, to the Messiah; see Gill on Matthew 22:44 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:44

David therefore called him Lord ,.... Or, "my Lord", as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read; or, "his Lord", as the Arabic version. This is the inference from the words before cited Psalm 110:1 , upon which the following question is asked, how is he then his son ? how can these things be reconciled? in what sense can he be both his Lord and son? See Gill on Matthew 22:45 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:45

Then in the audience of all the people ,.... Whilst they were about him, and hearing him, and for their sakes too; he said unto his disciples ; yea, he spake to the multitude, as well as to the disciples, as appears from Matthew 23:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:46

Beware of the Scribes ,.... And also of the Pharisees; for they are joined together in Matthew: which desire to walk in long robes : the rule for the length of a scholar's garment was this F1 Maimon Hilch. Dayot, c. 5. sect. 9. Vid. T. Bab. Bava Bathra, fol. 57. 2. & Gloss. in ib. ; "his flesh must not appear under his garments, as the light linen garments, and the like, they make in Egypt; nor must his garments be drawn upon the ground, as the garments of proud men, but must... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:47

Which devour widows' houses ,.... As the characters of them, in the preceding verse, expose their pride, this shows their avarice; they were very voracious and cruel; they did not spare widows, but devoured their substance: and for a show make long prayers ; to cover their wickedness, pretending great devotion and religion; the same shall receive greater damnation : than openly profane sinners; doing such wickedness under a cloak of religion, will aggravate their condemnation; See... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 20:39-47

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 20:41-44

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 20:45-47

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:41

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:42

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:43

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:46

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:47

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