Luke 6:38-49

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:49

But he that heareth, and doth not ,.... Hears Christ's sayings externally, but does not obey his commands: is like a man that without a foundation built upon the earth : that is, without digging for a foundation, built his house upon the surface of the earth; "upon the dust of it", as the Syriac version renders it; or, "upon the sand", as Matthew says: "against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great"; See Gill on Matthew 7:26 ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:38

Give, and it shall be given - " Christian charity will make no difficulty in giving that which eternal truth promises to restore. Let us give, neither out of mere human generosity, nor out of vanity, nor from interest, but for the sake of God, if we would have him place it to account. There is no such thing as true unmixed generosity but in God only; because there is none but him who receives no advantage from his gifts, and because he engages himself to pay these debts of his creatures with... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:39

Can the blind lead the blind? - This appears to have been a general proverb, and to signify that a man cannot teach what he does not understand. This is strictly true in spiritual matters. A man who is not illuminated from above is utterly incapable of judging concerning spiritual things, and wholly unfit to be a guide to others. Is it possible that a person who is enveloped with the thickest darkness should dare either to judge of the state of others, or attempt to lead them in that path of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:40

Every one that is perfect - Or, thoroughly instructed, κατηρτισμενος : - from καταρτιζω , to adjust, adapt, knit together, restore, or put in joint. The noun is used by the Greek medical writers to signify the reducing a luxated or disjointed limb. It sometimes signifies to repair or mend, and in this sense it is applied to broken nets, Matthew 4:21 ; Mark 1:19 ; but in this place, and in Hebrews 13:21 ; 2 Timothy 3:17 , it means complete instruction and information. Every one... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:41

And why beholdest thou the mote - See this explained on Matthew 7:3-5 ; (note). read more

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