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John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Luke 12:56

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?How do ye not discern this season — Of the Messiah's coming, distinguishable by so many surer signs. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:1-59

§ 47 THE SERMON TO THE MYRIADS, Luke 12:1-59 . Addressed partly to the disciples and partly to the multitudes, its subject is: The importance, as against the Pharisees, of deciding for Christ; which is urged especially in view of the judgment to come, at his SECOND ADVENT. It contains passages which had been previously delivered in Galilee, especially in his Sermon on the Mount; and passages resembling portions in the discourse on the Mount of Olives, Matthew 24:5. This discourse may be... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 12:56

VIII. Necessity of understanding and recognizing the crisis, Luke 12:56-57. See note on Matthew 16:1-15. 56. Ye hypocrites (See Luke 12:1.) It cannot be doubted that many of the scribes and Pharisees, whose leaven is hypocrisy, were present and allowed to appropriate this epithet. read more

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