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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 6:37-49

All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in Matt. 7:1-29, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be mentioned, it was easy to apply them. Grotius thinks that we need not be critical here in seeking for the coherence: they are golden sentences, like Solomon's proverbs or parables. Let us observe here, I. We ought to be very candid in our censures of others, because we need grains of allowance ourselves: ?Therefore judge... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 6:39-46

6:39-46 Jesus spoke a parable to them: "Surely a blind man cannot lead a blind man? If he tries to do so will not both fall into the ditch? The disciple cannot advance beyond his teacher, but every disciple will be equipped as his teacher is. Why do you look at the speck of dust that is in your brother's eye and never notice the plank that is in your own eye? Or, how can you say to your brother,' Brother, let me take out the speck of dust that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not notice... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 6:47-49

6:47-49 Jesus said, "Why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say? I will show you what everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and does them is like. He is like a man building a house, who dug deep down into the earth and laid the foundation on a rock. When the flood rose the river dashed against that house but it could not shake it because it was well founded. But he who has listened to me and has not done what I say is like a man who built his house on the top of earth... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:42

Either how canst thou say to thy brother ,.... Guilty of the lesser sin; brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye ; that is, suffer me to reprove thee for thy sin: the word "brother" is omitted in the Cambridge copy of Beza's, and in the Persic version; nor is it in Matthew; but in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions it is read, "my brother"; pretending great affection and sincerity: when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? that is, takest no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:43

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit ,.... The particle, "for" is left out in the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; and so it is in Beza's ancient copy: nor do these words stand in close connection with the preceding in Matthew's Gospel, though they may be very well considered as an illustration of them; for as that cannot be called a good tree, which brings forth bad fruit; so such men cannot be accounted good men, let them make ever so large pretensions to such a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:44

For every tree is known by its own fruit ,.... Good and bad preachers are known by their doctrines, the one being agreeable, the other disagreeable to the word of God; and good and bad men are known by their lives and conversations: the grace of God revealed to good men, and wrought in them, teaches them to live soberly, righteously, and godly; a holy life is the fruit of grace, and an evidence of it; and the wickedness that is in the heart of unregenerate men, and even the hypocrisy of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:45

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart ,.... This, because of its suitableness and agreement with what goes before, is placed by Luke here; though, according to Matthew, it was spoken at another time and place, unless it should be a repetition there; See Gill on Matthew 12:35 . for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh . The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Persic versions, leave out the word "his"; and the two latter read "lips", instead of "mouth";... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:46

And why call ye me Lord, Lord ,.... Or, "my Lord, my Lord", as the Syriac version renders it; acknowledging, in words, his government over them; claiming an interest in him, and making use of his name and authority: and do not the things which I say ; or "command"; and therefore such words in their mouths would be of no use to them, since they neither did his Father's will, which he taught them, nor observed his commands and ordinances which he enjoined them; and therefore should not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:47

Whosoever cometh to me ,.... To be a disciple and follower: and heareth my sayings, and doth them ; See Gill on Matthew 7:24 . I will show you to whom he is like ; or "to what thing he is like"; so the Syriac and Arabic versions; though what follows seems better to agree with person than thing. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:48

He is like a man which built an house ,.... That is, intended to build one, having drawn the scheme of it in his mind, and provided materials, and fixed upon the spot of ground: and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock ; that is, he dug deep in the earth, till he came at a rock, and there, and then, he laid the foundation of his house; in which he acted the part of a wise man, as he is called in Matthew: so a sensible sinner, desirous of building his soul, and the salvation of... read more

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