Luke 6:35-38

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 6:1-49

Chapter 6Now it came to pass on the second Sabbath ( Luke 6:1 )Now He is going to deal with a couple of instances on the Sabbath day. We've been introduced now to the Pharisees; they're beginning to really get into it and trying to find fault with Jesus and condemn Him for the things He is doing. And they condemned Him for eating with the publicans. He, of course, spoke out against their condemnation, telling them, "Hey, you guys belong in the old skins, and so I am just going not try and give... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:1-49

Luke 6:1 . On the second sabbath after the first. The Hebrew law is, Leviticus 23:11, on the morrow after the sabbath, the priest shall wave the sheaf east and west, north and south, to denote the universal gratitude which all the earth should pay to heaven for the gift of the harvest. “The Baithuseans,” says Dr. Lightfoot, “contend that the first day of the passover should be on the sabbath, that the offering of the sheaf might fall on the first day of the week. And likewise, that the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 6:35

Luke 6:35And ye shall be the children of the HighestThe Christian aim and motive1st.The Christian aim--perfection. 2nd. The Christian motive--because it is right and Godlike to be perfect. I. THE CHRISTIAN AIM IS THIS--to be perfect. “Be ye therefore perfect.” Now distinguish this, I pray you, from mere worldly morality. It is not conformity to a creed that is here required, but aspiration after a state. It is not demanded of us to perform a number of duties, but to yield obedience to a certain... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 6:36

Luke 6:36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is mercifulThe blessing of mercy“Mercy” is the one great cry of human nature.We dare not ask for justice, we can only plead for mercy. We, who want so much mercy from God, must learn to show mercy to our fellow-men. How can we look to Him for mercy if we never show mercy, how can we ask forgiveness unless we forgive? Think of some of the ways in which we can show mercy. 1. We must show mercy and loving-kindness, practically, by deeds, not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 6:37

Luke 6:37Judge not, and ye shall not be judgedJudge notNo man, avers Sir Thomas Browne, can justly censure or condemn another, because, in fact, no man truly knows another.“This I perceive in myself; for I am in the dark to all the world, and my nearest friends behold me but in a cloud.”… Further, no man can judge another, because no man knows himself. The Vicar of Gravenhurst, in his position of parish priest, owns himself compelled to confess that the best people are not the best in every... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 6:38

Luke 6:38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed downOn Christian givingI.GET, GATHER. Are there not many persona of a very careless and prodigal disposition? II. GIVE. Begin to give as soon as you begin to get. That will prevent the danger of a growing covetousness. III. THE GIVING SHOULD BE IN SOME PROPORTION TO THE INCOME. I do not presume to fix the proportion. But I the more insist on the principle of a fair and just proportion, and on the duty o! the individual to turn... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 6:35

35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Ver. 35. Lend, hoping for nothing ] No, not the principal, in case thy brother be not able to repay it. Thomas Tomkins, martyr, a weaver, dwelling in Shoreditch, whensoever any had come to borrow money of him, would show them such money as he had in his purse, and bid them take it; and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 6:36

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Ver. 36. See Trapp on " Mat 5:48 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 6:37

37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Ver. 37. See Matthew 7:1 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 6:38

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Ver. 38. Into your bosom ] The Jews wore large and loose garments, so that they could bear away much in their bosoms. Hence this expression. read more

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