Lucas 18:8-23 RVA

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:8

Luke 18:8. He will avenge them speedily.— Rather suddenly; for so the original εν ταχει, may signify. Besides, scripture and experience teach, that in most cases punishment is not speedily executed against the evilworks of evil men; but that when the divine patience ends, oftentimes destruction overtaketh the wicked as a whirlwind; Psa 73:18-20 and by its suddenness becomes the more heavy. The question at the end of the verse implies, that at the coming of Christ to avenge and deliver his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:9

Luke 18:9. And he spake this parable— Our Saviour, having encouraged and enforced the duty of importunity and perseverance in prayer, proceeded, in another instance, to caution against a self-righteous Pharisaical spirit, which must be renounced, and to recommend humility and self-abasement, which must have a place in the heart, if ever we find acceptance of our persons and prayers: and he directed this discourse to a set of people, who had high confidence in their own merit, and made this... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:11

Luke 18:11. The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus— The Pharisee, having a very high opinion of his own sanctity, would not mingle with the crowd of worshippers in the temple, lest he should have been defiled by them. See Isaiah 65:5. But he stood on a place by himself alone; this is plainly expressed in the Greek, which should be rendered, the Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed these things. He spoke them aloud in the hearing of those who were in the temple at their devotions. He shewed his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:12

Luke 18:12. I fast twice, &c.— The sins which the Pharisee mentioned, being such as were severally charged on the publicans, and the duties such as that sort of men were supposed to neglect, it shewed to what an intolerable pitch his vanity was grown, and proved that he possessed none of those virtues, for which he so vainly returned God his solemn thanksgiving. Besides, his fasting twice a week was a duty not prescribed by the law, no more than his paying tythes of all, according to the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:13

Luke 18:13. And the publican, standing afar off,— Impressed with a deep sense of his sins, the publican appeared so vile in his own sight, that he would not go up among the people of God, but stood afar off, in the court of the Gentiles, perhaps without the stone-wall, called by the apostle the middle wall of partition, which the Gentiles and unclean Israelites were not permitted to pass. Here, with eyes fixed on the ground, smiting on his breast, he by that action made a public acknowledgment... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:14

Luke 18:14. Justified rather than the other:— Justified, and not the other. Heylin. The original δεδιχαιωμενος, η εκεινος is a peculiar idiom of the Greek language, and will not admit of a literal construction in English. The following passage will serve to shew, that its true import is as above given. In Joh 13:10 our Saviour says, He that is washed, need not to wash, save his feet; ου χρειαν εχει η τους ποδας νιψασθαι, where the phrase is exactly the same as here, and excludes all washing but... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:22

Luke 18:22. Yet lackest thou one thing:— Namely, to love God more than mammon. Our Saviour knew his heart, and presently put him upon a trial, which laid it open to the ruler himself; and to cure his love of the world, which could not in him be cured otherwise, Christ commanded him to sell all that he had. But he does not command us to do this; but to use all to the glory of God. See on Mark 10:20. For the remainder of this chapter we refer the reader to the parallel passages. Inferences drawn... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:8

8. speedily—as if pained at the long delay, impatient for the destined moment to interpose. (Compare Proverbs 29:1.) Nevertheless, c.—that is, Yet ere the Son of man comes to redress the wrongs of His Church, so low will the hope of relief sink, through the length of the delay, that one will be fain to ask, Will He find any faith of a coming avenger left on the earth? From this we learn: (1) That the primary and historical reference of this parable is to the Church in its widowed, desolate,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:11

11, 12. stood—as the Jews in prayer (Mark 11:25). God, c.—To have been kept from gross iniquities was undoubtedly a just cause of thankfulness to God but instead of the devoutly humble, admiring frame which this should inspire, the Pharisee arrogantly severs himself from the rest of mankind, as quite above them, and, with a contemptuous look at the poor publican, thanks God that he has not to stand afar off like him, to hang down his head like a bulrush and beat his breast like him. But these... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:13

13. standing afar off—as unworthy to draw near; but that was the way to get near (Psalms 34:18; Isaiah 57:15). would not lift up—blushing and ashamed to do so (Ezra 9:6). smote, c.—kept smiting for anguish (Luke 23:48), and self-reproach (Jeremiah 31:19). be merciful—"be propitiated," a very unusual word in such a sense, only once else used in the New Testament, in the sense of "making reconciliation" by sacrifice (Jeremiah 31:19- :). There may therefore, be some allusion to this here, though... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 18:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 18:13

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