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ENDNOTES LUKE
Several sources I have cited here are from the electronic media, either from websites or from electronic research libraries. Thus in some of these sources it is not possible to cite page numbers. Instead, I have cited the verse or verses in Luke (e.g. v. verse 1:1 or vs. verses 1:5-6) about which the commentators speak.
INTRODUCTION
1 F. F. Bruce, The Book of the Acts, Revised Edition (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1988), p. 3.
2 Darrell L. Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press1994), p. 17.
“Early church tradition has consistently named Luke as the author of these volumes…Justin…the Muratorian Canon, Irenaeus…the so-called Anti-Marcionite Cannon and Tertullian…name Luke as the author…”
Bob Utley adds: “The unanimous witness of the early church was that the author was Luke. a. the Muratorian Fragment (AD 180-200 from Rome says, ‘complied by Luke the physician’) b. the writings of Irenaeus (AD 130-200) c. the writings of Clement of Alexandria (AD 156-215) d. the writings of Tertullian (AD 160-200) e. the writings of Origen (AD 185-254).” (Bob Utley, Luke The Historian: Acts. Introduction. http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/new_testament_studies/VOL03B/VOL03B.html).
3 Utley, Luke The Historian: Acts. Introduction.
4 Leon Morris, Luke (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1974, 1988), p. 25.
5 Kenneth L. Barker & John R. Kohlenberger III, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994), p. 209.
CHAPTER 1
1 G. B. Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke (New York: Penguin Books, 1963), p. 21.
2 William Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 1:1-4, 1956-59. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dsb/luke-1.html.
Keener adds: “1-4 Prologue. In Luke’s day the more sophisticated writers would often introduce their books with a piece of stylish prose written in the classical style…Luke’s introduction here is superb in this regard.” (Keener, p. 187).
3 Morris, Luke, p. 29.
Utley adds: “Luke is the longest Gospel…. Luke writes the most grammatically correct and polished Koine Greek of all the New Testament writers, with the possible exception of the author of Hebrews. Greek apparently was his mother tongue.” (Utley, v. 1:1).
4 Craig S. Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1993), p. 187.
5 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 19.
6 Bob Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke v. 1:4. http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/new_testament_studies/VOL03A/VOL03A_introduction.html.
7 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 1:5-25.
8 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 38.
9 Morris, Luke, p. 74.
10 Adam Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 1:11, 1832. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/luke-1.html.
11 Bob Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 1:13. http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/new_testament_studies/VOL03A/VOL03A_introduction.ml.
12 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 51.
13 Morris, Luke, p. 77.
14 J. Vernon McGee, Luke (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), p. 23.
15 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 51.
16 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 1:19.
17 Ibid., v. 1:21.
18 I. Howard Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1978), p. 2.
19 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 190.
20 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 1:26-38.
21 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 40.
Barker & Kohlenberger add: “Luke considers Jesus a legitimate member of the royal line by what we today might call the right of adoption.” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 214).
22 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 1:27.
23 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 66.
24 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 1:30.
25 Charles F. Pfeiffer & Everett F. Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary (Chicago: Moody Press, 1962), p. 1031.
26 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 214.
27 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 1:32-33.
28 Ibid., v. 1:35.
29 Morris, Luke, p. 81.
30 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1031.
31 Ibid.
32 Denise Mann, Babies Listen and Learn While in the Womb, WebMd. http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20130102/babies-learn-womb#1
33 Morris, Luke, p. 83.
34 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 215.
35 McGee, Luke, p. 30.
36 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 45.
37 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 191.
38 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 1:57-66.
39 Warren W. Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2007), p. 141.
40 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 192.
41 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 49.
42 Ibid.
43 Quoted in Morris, Luke, p. 87.
44 Morris, Luke, p. 89.
45 Ibid., p. 90.
CHAPTER 2
1 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 60.
2 D. Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1970), p. 892.
3 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 60.
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:1-7.
Guzik adds: “Justin Martyr, writing in the middle of the second century, said that in his own day, more than a hundred years after the time of Jesus, you could look up the registers of the same census Luke mentions…. Luke calls this one ‘the first enrollment’ to distinguish it from the well-known enrollment in 6 AD that he later mentions in Acts 5:37.” (Guzik, v. 2:2 see info below).
5 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 101.
6 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:1-7.
7 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 193.
8 David Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, 1997-2003, v. 2:5-7. https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/luke-2/
9 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 217.
10 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 142.
11 James Burton Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke (Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 1983-1999), v. 2:6. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/luke-1.html.
12 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 53-54.
13 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:5-7.
Keener adds: “By the early second century AD even pagans were widely aware of the tradition that Jesus was born in a cave used as a livestock shelter behind someone’s home, and they reported the site of this cave to the emperor Hadrian.” (Keener, p. 194).
14 Peter Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, 2013, v. 2:6. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/luke-1.html. 2013.
15 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:8-20.
16 Ibid.
17 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1032.
18 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 218.
19 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:10.
20 Ibid., v. 2:11.
21 Ibid.
22 Morris, Luke, p. 94.
23 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:13.
24 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, & David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, 1871-78, v. 2:20. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/luke-1.html.
25 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 112.
26 Quoted in Peter Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:14.
27 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 219.
28 Morris, Luke, p. 95.
29 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:21.
30 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:21.
31 Ibid., v. 2:22.
32 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:21-52.
33 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:21-24.
34 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 144.
35 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2: 25-35.
36 Morris, Luke, pp. 96-97.
37 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:30.
38 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 58.
39 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:34.
40 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:34.
41 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:35.
42 Morris, Luke, p. 98.
43 Ibid., p. 99.
44 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 144.
45 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:26-40.
46 Bargil Pixner, With Jesus Through The Galilee According to the Fifth Gospel (Rosh Pinna, Israel: Corazin Publishing, 1992), p. 15.
47 Morris, Luke, p. 100.
48 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:41-52.
49 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 220.
50 Cited in Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 62.
51 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 894.
52 Albert Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, 1870, v. 2:46. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/luke-1.html.
53 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 2:46-50.
54 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, pp.195-96.
55 A. T. Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1932, 22; Renewal 1960), v. 2:48. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/luke-1.html.
56 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:48.
57 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:49.
58 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 2:52.
CHAPTER 3
1 A number of scholars have calculated this date. The year AD 27 would fit best with the common date of the crucifixion at AD 30.
Morris calculates: “Luke’s elaborate dating is set at the beginning of John’s ministry (not that of Jesus)…the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar was August AD 28- August AD 29….It does not seem that we can get closer than about Ad 27-29.” (Morris, p. 103).
Guthrie opines: “There are two alternative ways of reckoning the chronology of Tiberius’ reign (AD 14-37) which make his fifteenth year either AD 27-28 or AD 28-29…” (Guthrie, p. 894).
Utley adds: “The exact date is unsure, but a date between AD 27 to AD 29 is possible…”(Utley, v. 3:1).
2 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 3:1.
3 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 134.
4 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 3:1.
5 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 3:1.
6 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 131.
7 Ibid., p. 132.
8 McGee, Luke, p. 53.
9 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 66.
Pett adds: “The Greek word literally means a ‘change of mind’ but was used to translate the Semitic idea of ‘turning’ to God, involving a change of direction and often sorrow of heart (1 Kings 8:47; 1 Kings 13:33; Psalms 78:34; Isaiah 6:10; Ezekiel 3:19; Amos 4:6).” (Pett, v. 3:3).
10 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 135.
11 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 146.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:1-6.
13 McGee, Luke, p. 53.
14 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:7-8.
15 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:7-9.
16 Morris, Luke, p. 105.
17 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 69.
18 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 222.
19 Manson, as Cited in Morris, Luke, p. 102.
20 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 71.
21 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:12-13.
22 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 143.
23 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 3:15.
24 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 145.
25 Ibid., p. 147.
26 Morris, Luke, p. 107.
27 Ibid., p. 108.
28 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 3:17.
29 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:19-20.
30 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 76.
31 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:19-20.
Keener adds: “(prophets of other nations rarely denounced living kings; at most they suggested more funds for their temples).” (Keener, p. 197).
32 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 78.
33 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:21-22.
34 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, pp. 153-54.
35 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 147.
36 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:23-28.
37 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 223.
38 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 162.
39 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 3:23-38.
40 Norman L. Geisler, Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999), p. 268.
41 Ibid.
42 Ibid.
43 Ibid., p. 270.
44 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 895.
45 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 3:23.
46 Ibid.
Morris adds: “…genealogies were not traced through the female line, however, it is speaking of a virgin birth, and we have no information as to how a genealogy would be reckoned when there was no human father. The case is unique.” (Morris, p. 110).
CHAPTER 4
1 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 82.
2 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 4:1-13.
3 http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-days-can-you-survive-without-water-2014-15
4 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 4:1-2.
5 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1035.
6 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 148.
7 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 80.
8 Quoted in McGee, Luke, p. 60.
9 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 148.
10 Bible Places, http://www.bibleplaces.com/southerntm/
Utley adds: “pinnacle of the temple,” This was the corner that overlooked the Kidron Valley (Utley, v. 4:9).
Wiersbe also adds: “The pinnacle was probably a high point at the southeast corner of the temple, far above the Kidron Valley.” (Wiersbe, p. 148).
11 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 173.
12 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, pp. 148-49.
13 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:13.
14 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:14.
15 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 4: 14-15.
16 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:15.
17 McGee, Luke, p. 69.
18 John J. Rousseau and Rami Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995), p. 214.
19 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 225.
“…whether there were two “rejections at Nazareth” is impossible to say with certainty.”
20 Morris, Luke, p. 115.
21 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 87.
Barclay adds: “In the synagogue there was no professional ministry nor any one person to give the address; the president would invite any distinguished person present to speak and discussion and talk would follow.” (Barclay, vs. 4:14-15).
22 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 226.
23 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:20.
24 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:18.
25 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:22.
26 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 86.
27 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 149.
28 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:23.
29 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 149.
30 Quoted in David Guzik, Commentary on Mark, David Guzik’s Commentaries on the Bible, 1997-2003, Mark 6:1-3. https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/mark-6/
31 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 4:26-27.
32 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:27.
33 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 4:28-30.
34 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:28-29.
35 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 4: 28-30.
36 Morris, Luke, p. 119.
37 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 191.
38 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 896.
39 Frederick Brotherton Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ 1914, vs. 4:31-44. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/fbm/luke-1.html.
40 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:35.
41 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 227.
42 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 93.
43 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 4:36.
Keener adds concerning exorcism: “Exorcists had two main methods of expelling demons: (1) scaring the demon out by making it too sick to stay – for example, by putting a smelly root up the possessed person’s nose in the hope that the demon would not be able to stand it – or (2) invoking the name of a higher spirit to get rid of the lower one.” (Keener, p. 200).
44 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary, p. 41.
45 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 228.
46 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary, p. 42.
47 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 196.
48 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 4: 41.
49 James R. Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Co., 2002), pp. 66-67.
50 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, pp. 198-99.
CHAPTER 5
1 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary, pp. 27-28.
2 Mendel Nun, The Sea of Galilee and Its Fishermen in the New Testament (Ein Gev, Israel: Tourist Department and Kinnereth Sailing Co., 1989), p. 32.
3 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:3.
4 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 150.
5 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 228.
6 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and Its Fishermen in the New Testament, p. 5.
7 Quoted in McGee, Luke, p. 76.
8 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and Its Fishermen in the New Testament, p. 32.
9 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:5.
10 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and Its Fishermen in the New Testament, pp. 6, 14.
11 Morris, Luke, p. 123.
12 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:6.
13 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 201.
14 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 101.
15 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 201.
16 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 101.
17 Morris, Luke, p. 126.
18 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 150.
19 McGee, Luke, p. 80.
Guzik adds: “In Jesus’ time rabbis spoke about how badly they would treat lepers. One boasted that he refused to buy even an egg on a street where he saw a leper, another bragged that he threw rocks at lepers when he saw them…” (Guzik, v. 5:12)
20 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 151.
21 James R. Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Co., 2002), pp. 62, 64.
22 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1037.
23 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:16.
24 Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/pharisees-sadducees-and-essenes.
25 Bible Study Tools. http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/scribes/
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:16-17.
Morris adds: “…they ‘put a fence about the law’. For example, when the law said, ‘Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; they made sure they did not break it by refusing to pronounce the name at all. The hedge around all the provisions of the law (‘the tradition of the elders’) had the unfortunate result of externalizing religion.” (Morris, p. 128).
27 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 202.
28 William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1975, 2001), p. 53.
29 Robert Jamieson, et. al., Commentary on Mark, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. 1871, Mark v. 2:4. http://www.studylight.org/com/jfb/view.cgi?book=mr&chapter=001.
30 Morris, Luke, p. 130.
31 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:20.
32 Morris, Luke, p. 130.
33 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:24.
34 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:24.
35 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 95.
“Not all tax collectors were in the direct employ of Rome, for Antipas had been left some powers of taxation; and Levi and his friends were probably his underlings.”
36 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:27-32.
37 Ibid.
38 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 202.
39 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:27.
40 Quoted in Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:27-32.
41 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:29-32.
42 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:29.
43 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 202.
44 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 108.
45 Ibid., p. 107.
46 Ibid., p. 110.
47 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:33-35.
48 Morris, Luke, p. 133.
49 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 110.
50 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 203.
51 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:33-39.
52 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 153.
53 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:36-39.
54 http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/o/onward_christian_soldiers.htm
55 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 5:36-39.
56 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 153.
57 BibleTools. http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/wine-skins/
58 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 5:27-39.
59 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 5:39.
CHAPTER 6
1 Baruch Sapir/Dov Neeman, Capernaum (Kfar-Nachum), History and Legacy, Art and Arachitecture (Haarlem, Holland: Joh. Enschede en Zonen 1967), p. 8.
“The strong insolation (namely: the amount of solar light and warmth absorbed by the soil surface and everything near it)- plays an outstanding role in the bio-chemical cycle of plants, by speeding up the ripening of fruit ;and grain in the sun-kissed valley of Ginnesar and especially on the basaltic slopes descending toward Kfar-Nachum…enabling Ginnesar farmers to be always among the first on the market – sometimes weeks ahead of others…The Talmud praises both Kfar-Nachum and Korazim as “their fields were famous for the quality of their wheat”(Toseftha Menachoth, IX, 85).”
2 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:1.
3 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 98.
4 Morris, Luke, pp. 134-135.
5 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:1.
6 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 99.
7 Morris, Luke, p. 135.
Wiersbe adds: “…The Sabbath is a reminder of the completion of ‘the old creation,’ while the Lord’s Day is a reminder of our Lord’s finished work in ‘the new creation’ (2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:10; 4:24). The Sabbath speaks of rest after work and relates to the law, while the Lord’s Day speaks of rest before work and relates to grace…The Lord’s Day commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead as well as the coming of the Holy Spirit and the ‘birthday’ of the church (Acts 2).” (Wiersbe, p. 153).
8 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 116.
9 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:6-7.
10 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:6-11.
11 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6: 6-11.
12 Ibid.
13 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 235.
14 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:11.
15 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:6-11.
16 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1038.
17 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:12-13.
18 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:12-19.
19 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:12-19.
20 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:13.
Jamieson, et.al, adds: “What is an apostle? The idea behind the ancient Greek word for apostle is ‘ambassador.’ It describes someone who represents another, and has a message from their sender. Jesus was an apostle in this sense according to Hebrews 3:1.” (Jamieson, v. 6:12-13).
21 Morris, Luke, p. 138.
22 F. F. Bruce, The Gospel of John (Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1983), p. 40.
23 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:14.
24 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 898.
25 Morris, Luke, p. 137.
26 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:17.
27 Morris, Luke, p. 138.
28 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:17-19.
Pett expands: “Thus in view of the material that we have we must assume that he taught the same thing to the crowds many times, varying his approach and possibly using different patterns, but regularly with similar material, until it had burned its way into their hearts. Unlike us they loved repetition. Moreover it was necessary in order that it might be remembered.” (Pett, vs. 6:20-49).
29 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 232.
30 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 102.
31 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 204.
32 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:20-22.
33 G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1960), p. 275.
34 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:20.
35 Quoted in John L. Allen Jr., The Global War on Christians (New York: Image, 2013), p. 49.
36 Ibid., p. 35.
37 Quoted in David S. Dockery, ed., The Challenge of Postmodernism, an Evangelical engagement (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995), p. 359.
38 Morris, Luke, p. 140.
39 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 205.
40 Dr, Keith Ablow: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/01/08/are-raising-generation-deluded-narcissists/#ixzz2Hbq0tOoe
41 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 104.
42 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:27-38.
43 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 156.
44 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 123, 125.
45 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:27.
46 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 205.
47 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:27-30.
48 Morris, Luke, p. 143.
49 Ibid.
50 Ibid.
51 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 205.
52 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:32.
53 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:32-34.
54 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 205.
55 Morris, Luke, p. 144.
Keener adds: “Ideas like loving enemies and lending without hoping to receive again were unheard of…” (Keener, p. 205).
56 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 128.
57 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 206.
58 Morris, Luke, p. 146.
59 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 6:39-49.
60 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:12-13.
61 Morris, Luke, p. 146.
62 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:39-42.
63 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:42.
64 David Kupelian, How Evil Works: Understanding and Overcoming the Destructive Forces That Are Transforming America (New York: Threshold Editions, 2010), p. 81.
65 Dockery, ed., The Challenge of Postmodernism, an Evangelical engagement, p. 25.
66 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:39-46.
67 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 6:46.
68 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, pp. 106, 107.
69 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 6:47-49.
70 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 157.
CHAPTER 7
1 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1039.
2 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:1.
3 Morris, Luke, p. 149.
4 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 279.
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:1-10.
“Polybius, the historian, describes their qualifications. They must be not so much ‘seekers after danger as men who can command, steady in action, and reliable; they ought not to be over anxious to rush into the fight; but when hard pressed they must be ready to hold their ground and die at their posts.’”
6 Ibid.
7 Morris, Luke, p. 149.
8 Ibid., p. 151.
9 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:3.
10 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p.133.
11 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:1-10.
12 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary, p. 42.
13 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:1-10.
14 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:6.
15 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1039.
16 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:9.
17 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 133.
18 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 158.
19 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:8.
20 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary,
p. 213.
21 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:11.
22 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 207.
23 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 235.
24 Morris, Luke, p. 153.
25 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:12.
“In most cities it was not allowed to bury the dead within the walls; hence, they were carried to some convenient burial-place in the vicinity of the city…. Anciently no Jews were buried within the walls of the city, except the kings and distinguished persons, 1 Samuel 28:3; 2 Kings 21:18.”
26 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary, p. 213.
27 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1040.
28 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 286.
29 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p.135.
30 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 159.
31 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:18-29.
32 McGee, Luke, p. 101.
33 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:22-23.
34 Morris, Luke, p. 157.
35 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:26.
36 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:28.
37 McGee, Luke, p. 99.
38 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 208.
39 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 159.
Caird adds: “The tax collectors who accepted baptism justified God, i.e., admitted that he was right and they had been wrong…Even so, there were Jews who found John too unsociable to be sane and Jesus too sociable to be moral.” (Caird, p. 112).
40 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:29.
41 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 208.
42 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:31-32.
43 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:31.
44 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 159.
45 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:30-35.
46 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:33.
47 Morris, Luke, p. 160.
48 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:35.
49 McGee, Luke, p. 103.
50 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 236.
51 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:36-50.
52 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 208.
53 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 141.
Barclay supplements: “The houses of well-to-do people were built round an open courtyard in the form of a hollow square. Often in the courtyard there would be a garden and a fountain; and there in the warm weather meals were eaten. It was the custom that when a Rabbi was at a meal in such a house, all kinds of people came in–they were quite free to do so – to listen to the pearls of wisdom which fell from his lips. That explains the presence of the woman.” (Barclay, vs. 7:36-50).
54 Morris, Luke, p. 161.
Utley adds: “Alabaster was a whitish yellow stone which was named for the town in Egypt (Alabastron) in which it was developed. The perfume was very expensive. Women often carried this as a dowry around their necks on a chain.” (Utley, v. 7:37).
55 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:38.
56 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:36-50.
57 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1041.
58 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 209.
59 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 237.
60 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 160.
61 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 7:41.
62 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 209.
63 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 160.
64 Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, A Commentary on the Greek Text, p. 312.
65 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, vs. 7:44, 47.
66 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 143.
67 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 160.
CHAPTER 8
1 Morris, Luke, p. 164.
2 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 8:1.
3 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:1-3.
4 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 144.
5 Morris, Luke, p. 164.
Bock adds: “From the time of Gregory the Great she has had the reputation of a sinful woman, this text gives no indication that she was immoral…” (Bock, p. 145).
6 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 8:2.
7 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 210.
8 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 145.
9 Morris, Luke, p. 165.
10 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:1-3.
11 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 237.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:1-3.
13 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 116.
14 Ibid., p. 117.
15 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:4-8.
16 James R. Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Co., 2002), p. 127.
17 James Burton Coffman, Commentary on Mark, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament (Abilene, TX: Abilene Christian University Press, 1983-1999), v. 4:2. http://www.studylight.org/com/bcc/view.cgi?book=mr&chapter=001.
18 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 210.
“Many of Jesus’ hearers would be farmers who could relate well to these agricultural images; although Galilee (which was full of towns) was more urban than much of the empire…”
19 Morris, Luke, p. 166.
20 Quoted in James Burton Coffman, Commentary on Mark, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, vs. 4:3-9.
21 Robert A. Guelich, Mark 1-8:26, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word Books, 1989), p. 195.
22 http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/botany/wheat-info1.htm
23 William F. Arndt & F. Wilbur Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1957), pp. 531-32.
24 Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark, p. 134.
25 Thomas C. Oden, gen. ed., Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament II, Mark (Downer’s Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1998), p. 55.
26 Morris, Luke, pp. 166-167.
27 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 149.
28 Helmut Thielicke, The Waiting Father, Sermons on the Parables of Jesus, 1959.
29 Raymond Ibrahim, Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians (Washington: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013), p. 14.
30 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 161.
31 Oden, gen. ed., Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament II, Mark, p. 57.
32 Ibid.
33 Ibid.
34 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 238.
35 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 8:16.
36 Oden, gen. ed., Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, New Testament II, Mark, p. 58.
37 Bill Hybels, Just Walk Across the Room, Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006), p. 61.
38 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 151.
39 Quoted Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark, p. 141.
40 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 118.
41 Morris, Luke, p. 168.
42 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 162.
43 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 210.
44 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 152.
45 Morris, Luke, p. 170.
Barker & Kohlenberger add: “It is a nature miracle, marking the first time in Luke that Jesus applied his power to a non-living object.” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 239).
46 McGee, Luke, p. 111.
47 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 162.
48 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 239.
49 Morris, Luke, p. 170.
50 Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 8, 2005.
51 Colorado Springs Gazette, July 10, 2005.
52 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:26-29.
53 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 240.
54 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:26-39.
55 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 156.
56 Josh McDowell & Bob Hostetler, The New Tolerance: How a cultural movement threatens to destroy you, your faith, and your children (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 1998), p. 65.
57 Norman L. Geisler & Frank Turek, I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2004), p. 190.
58 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:34-37.
59 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 8:34-39.
60 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 8:40.
61 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 212.
Caird adds: “She had an illness (menorrhagia – a continuous menstruation)…it rendered her permanently unclean, and so unfit for any human contact (Lev. 15:19-30). It was a serious offense for her to touch another person…it appears that every cure Jesus performed cost him something in spiritual energy, so that he was capable of feeling spent and in need of renewal…” (Caird, p. 124).
62 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 8:43.
63 Ibid., v. 8:44.
64 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 212.
65 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 902.
66 Morris, Luke, p. 176.
67 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1043.
68 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 212.
69 Morris, Luke, p. 178.
70 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1043.
71 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 8:56.
CHAPTER 9
1 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:1.
“Possibly all twelve were not with Jesus all the time. They had responsibilities at home with their families (cf. 1 Tim. 5:8) and it is quite possible that different groups of Apostles… went home at different times for short periods…”
2 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1043.
3 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:1.
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:1-9.
5 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:2.
6 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 212.
7 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 162.
8 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:3.
9 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:3.
Pett adds: “They were to go out as they were, not seeking out extra provisions, whether staff or bag or bread or money. …Thus those who normally carried staves were allowed to take them. They were not being told to throw them away (see Mark 6:8). The point was that they were not to make special preparations for the journey.” (Pett, v. 9:3).
10 Guelich, Mark 1-8:26, Word Biblical Commentary, p. 322.
11 Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark, p. 180.
12 Morris, Luke, p. 180.
13 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 163.
14 Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark, p. 181.
15 William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1975, 2001), p. 166.
16 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 241.
17 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 903.
18 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 126.
19 Morris, Luke, p. 181.
20 Ibid., p. 182.
21 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 166.
22 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, pp. 212-13.
23 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 165.
24 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 166.
25 Nun, The Sea of Galilee and its Fishermen In the New Testament, p. 51.
26 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1044.
27 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 213.
28 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:10-17.
29 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:17.
30 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 9:11-17.
31 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 127.
32 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 165, 166.
33 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 166.
34 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 9:1-10.
35 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 166.
36 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 213.
37 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 242.
38 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 168.
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39 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:21.
40 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 167.
41 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:21-22.
42 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:22.
43 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 167.
44 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:23-27.
45 Max Lucado, No Wonder They Call Him The Savior (Multnomah Press, 1986), p. 120.
46 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:24-27.
47 Quoted in Dick Staub, The Culturally Savvy Christian, (San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, 2007), p. 3.
48 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:25.
49 Hugh Hewitt, The Embarrassed Believer (Nashville, Word Publishing, 1998), p. 29.
50 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1045.
51 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 243.
52 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:28.
53 Morris, Luke, p. 188.
54 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 132.
55 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 903.
56 Morris, Luke, p. 189.
57 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 244.
58 Ibid., p. 245.
59 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:37-42.
60 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 168.
61 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:37-45.
62 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:46.
63 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 178.
64 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 214.
65 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 245.
66 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 164.
67 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 136.
68 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 179.
Barker and Kohlenberger expand: “This extensive section has no counterpart in Matthew or Mark, though much of its material is found in other contexts in those gospels…we do occasionally find clues showing that Jesus is moving toward Jerusalem (e.g., 9:52; 10:38; 13:22, 32-33; 17:11; 19:28, 41).” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 245).
69 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 139.
70 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 247.
71 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p.1045.
72 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 181.
73 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 9:51-62.
74 Quoted in Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 9:55-56.
75 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 9:57-62.
76 Pat Robertson, Courting Disaster, (Nashville: Integrity Publishers, 2004), p. 39.
77 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 215.
“Family members would not be outside talking with rabbis during the mourning period, the week immediately following the death…But a year after the first burial, after the flesh had rotted off the bones, the son would return to rebury the bones in a special box in a slot in the tomb wall…One of an eldest son’s most important responsibilities was his father’s burial.”
78 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 186.
CHAPTER 10
1 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1046.
2 Morris, Luke, p. 198.
3 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:1.
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:1-16.
5 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 248.
6 John Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, 1840-57, v. 10:1. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/luke.
7 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:2-3.
8 Ibid., citing Spurgeon.
9 Loren Cunningham, The Book That Transforms Nations: The Power of the Bible To Change Any Country (Seattle: YWAM Publishing, 2007), p. 201.
10 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 187.
11 Dinesh D’Souza, What’s So Great About Christianity (Washington: Regenery Publishing Inc., 2007), pp. 9-10.
12 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:4-8.
13 http://www.ethnicharvest.org/links/articles/bridges_man_of_peace.htm
14 Morris, Luke, p. 200.
15 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:1-16.
16 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:9.
17 Ibid.
18 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 169.
19 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 216.
20 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:12.
21 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 216.
22 Rousseau and Arav, Jesus and His World, An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary, p. 53.
23 Ibid., p. 19.
24 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 191.
25 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:16.
26 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 216.
27 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 10:17-24.
28 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 905.
29 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:20.
30 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:21-22.
31 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:21-22.
32 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:22.
33 Morris, Luke, p. 203.
34 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:23.
35 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke,
- 10:25.
36 McGee, Luke, p. 136.
37 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 148.
38 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 196.
39 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 905.
40 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:25-37.
41 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 10:25-37.
42 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 218.
43 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:25-37.
44 McGee, Luke, p. 139.
45 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:31.
46 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 250.
47 http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/179023.Edwin_Markham
48 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 199.
49 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:35.
50 Morris, Luke, p. 208.
51 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 148.
Wiersbe adds: “The big question is, ‘To whom can I be a neighbor?’ and this has nothing to do with geography, citizenship or race…How easy it is for us to talk about abstract ideals and fail to help solve concrete problems. We can discuss things like ‘poverty’ and ‘job opportunities’ and yet never personally help feed a hungry family or help somebody find a job.” (Wiersbe, p. 171).
52 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 10:37.
53 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 10:38-42.
54 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1047.
55 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 10:38-42.
56 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 905.
57 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 172.
“It seems evident that the Lord wants each of us to imitate Mary in our worship and Martha in our work…Few things as damaging to the Christian life as trying to work for Christ without taking time to commune with Christ….The most important part of the Christian life is the part that only God sees.”
58 https://hymnary.org/text/lo_i_come_with_joy_to_do
CHAPTER 11
1 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 202.
2 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:1.
3 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 173.
4 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:2.
Morris adds: “The relationship of this to the fuller version of the prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 has been the subject of a good deal of discussion…In Matthew it is delivered during the course of a sermon early in the ministry; here it is apparently much later and in Jesus’ response to a request from a disciple…” (Morris, p. 210).
5 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 151.
6 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:2.
7 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 173.
8 Morris, Luke, p. 211.
9 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 152.
“There is no contradiction between this prayer for the future coming of the kingdom and the repeated proclamation of the gospel that the kingdom had already arrived. The rule of God is perfectly present in Jesus and to some extent already in his disciples, but it must grow and spread until it embraces all peoples.”
10 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 887.
11 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:1-4.
12 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 204.
13 Nancy Pearcey, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Wheaton IL: Crossway Books, 2004), p. 119.
14 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 219.
15 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:2-4.
16 Ibid., vs. 11:5-8.
17 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke,
vs. 11:6-7.
Barclay expands: “ …The poorer Palestinian [sic] house consisted of one room with only one little window. The floor was simply of beaten earth covered with dried reeds and rushes. …Further, in the villages it was the custom to bring the livestock, the hens and the cocks and the goats, into the house at night.” (Barclay, vs. 11:5-13).
18 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 152.
19 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 219.
20 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 206-07.
21 Morris, Luke, pp. 213-214.
22 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 173.
23 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:9.
24 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:11-12.
25 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:19.
26 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 219.
27 Morris, Luke, p. 214.
28 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:14-16.
29 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:15.
30 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1048.
31 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:16.
32 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:17-19.
33 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 906.
34 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:17-19.
35 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1048.
36 Morris, Luke, p. 217.
37 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 174.
38 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 211.
Bock also adds: “It is popular in our day to be neutral. In a culture where tolerance is highly valued, nonpartisanship is attractive.” (Bock, p. 212).
39 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 906.
40 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 155.
41 Derek Prince, They Shall Expel Demons (Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 1998), p. 16.
42 Morris, Luke, p. 218.
43 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 11:27-28.
44 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:30.
45 Morris, Luke, p. 220.
46 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 175.
47 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 221.
48 David Green, Giving It All Away…And Getting It Back Again (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017), pp. 141-43.
49 Morris, Luke, p. 222.
50 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:37.
51 John Trapp, John Trapp Complete Commentary, Commentary on Luke, 1865-1868, v. 11:4. http://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/luke-11.html.
52 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 175.
53 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 221.
54 Morris, Luke, p. 222.
55 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1049.
56 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:41, citing Spence.
57 Morris, Luke, p. 223.
58 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:43.
59 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 175.
60 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 158.
61 Daniel C. Juster, Building A Fence Around The Torah, http://www.tikkunministries.org/newsletters/dj-dec07.php
Barclay tells of other ways that additional laws changed the original law: “The limit of a Sabbath day’s journey was 2,000 cubits (1,000 yards) from a man’s residence. But if a rope was tied across the end of the street, the end of the street became his residence and he could go 1,000 yards beyond that; if on the Friday evening he left at any given point enough food for two meals that point technically became his residence and he could go 1,000 yards beyond that!” (Barclay, vs. 11:45-54).
62 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 907.
63 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 175.
64 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 254.
65 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 11:49.
66 Morris, Luke, p. 226.
67 Ibid.
CHAPTER 12
1 Morris, Luke, p. 227.
2 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 222.
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:1-12.
4 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:1-3.
5 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:1.
6 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 160.
7 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 222.
8 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1049.
9 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 177.
10 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1049.
“Fear him. This refers to God and not to Satan, for Satan cannot determine the destiny of a human soul.”
11 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:5.
12 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 223.
13 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:4-5.
14 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1049.
15 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:1-12.
16 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 223.
17 Prophecy Today, Jan/Feb 1998, p. 11.
18 Sybil Haydel Morial, Witness To Change (Winston Salem: John. F. Blair, Publisher, 2015), p. 165.
19 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 161.
20 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:11-12.
21 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:11.
22 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 162.
23 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 223.
Barnes adds: “Among the Jews the older brother had two shares, or twice as much as any other child, Deuteronomy 21:17. The remainder was then equally divided among all the children.” (Barnes, v. 12:13).
24 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 12:13-21.
25 Morris, Luke, p. 232.
26 Quoted in McGee, Luke, p. 158.
27 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:13-34)
28 Quoted in McGee, Luke, pp. 159-60.
29 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1050.
30 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:19.
31 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:20.
32 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:16-21.
33 John Ortberg, When The Game Is Over It All Goes Back In The Box (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007), pp. 94-95.
34 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:21.
35 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 228.
36 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 178.
37 Quoted in Lee Strobel, The Case For A Creator (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004), p. 267.
38 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 178.
39 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:25.
40 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 164.
41 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1050.
42 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 256.
43 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:29.
44 Morris, Luke, p. 236.
45 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:32-34.
46 Morris, Luke, p. 236.
Utley adds: “‘Sell your possessions’ This is an aorist active imperative. It is not a universal command, but deals with the priority structure of our lives (cf. Luke 14:33; 18:22; Matt. 19:21; 1 Cor. 13:3). If God is not priority, everything and anything else must be eliminated from first place (cf. Matt. 5:29-30).” (Utley, v. 12:33).
47 Our son Yoni got the information from Dr. Bob Mullins, who did his PhD at the Hebrew University while excavating at Beit Shean (10 years total).
48 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1050.
49 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary , Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 257.
50 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 909.
51 Jack Graham, Unseen: angels, Satan, Heaven, Hell, and Winning the Battle for Eternity (Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2013), p. 237.
52 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 225.
53 Ibid.
54 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 231.
55 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 225.
56 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:41.
57 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:41-48.
58 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 225.
59 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 232.
60 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 225.
61 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 179.
62 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:46.
63 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:46.
64 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:47.
65 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:49-53.
66 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 167.
67 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:49.
68 John L. Allen Jr., The Global War on Christians, p. 33.
69 Prophecy Today Nov/Dec 1997, p. 20.
70 Morris, Luke, p. 241.
71 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 12:54-59.
72 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 226.
73 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 12:59.
CHAPTER 13
1 Morris, Luke, p. 242.
2 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:1-5.
3 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:1.
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:1-5.
5 Ibid.
6 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, pp. 180-81.
7 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:1-5.
8 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:1-5.
9 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:2-3.
10 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 226.
11 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 181.
12 Trapp, John Trapp Complete Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:7.
13 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:7-9.
14 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:11.
Guzik adds: “The physical cause of her inability to straighten up has been examined by J. Wilkinson, who identified the paralysis as the result of spondylitis ankylopoietica, which produces the fusion of the spinal bones.” (Pate) (Guzik, vs. 13:10-13).
Morris citing A. Rendle Short says the woman’s deformity is described as “spondylitis deformans; the bones of her spine were fused into a rigid mass.” (Morris, p. 244).
15 Morris, Luke, p. 244.
16 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:20-27.
17 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 181.
18 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:10-17.
19 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 242.
20 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 181.
21 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 17.
22 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:17.
23 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 227.
24 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:18-19.
25 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:21.
26 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 13:20-21.
27 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 910.
28 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 246-47.
29 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:24.
30 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1052.
31 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 173.
32 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 182.
33 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:29.
34 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 183.
Keener adds: “Herod Antipas had considerably more authority in Galilee than the priestly aristocracy did in Jerusalem…” (Keener, p. 228).
35 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1052.
36 Trapp, John Trapp Complete Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:31.
37 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 228.
38 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 259.
39 Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:33.
40 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 13:34.
41 Josephus Flavius, Wars, Book VI, Chapter 5, Paragraph 3.
42 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 910.
CHAPTER 14
1 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 249.
2 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 229.
3 MedicineNet. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=13311
4 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:2-4.
5 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 14:3.
6 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:3-4.
7 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:1-6.
8 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 910.
Morris adds: “But on the whole it seems that the textual point should be resolved in favor of son…” (Morris, p. 252).
Barclay expands on these verses: “…Open wells were quite common…and were not infrequently the cause of accidents (compare Exodus 21:33). It was perfectly allowable to rescue a beast which had fallen in. Jesus, with searing contempt, demands how, if it be right to help an animal on the Sabbath, it can be wrong to help a man.” (Barclay, vs. 14:1-6).
9 McGee, Luke, p. 176.
10 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 250.
11 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:7-11.
12 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 251.
13 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 910.
14 Morris, Luke, p. 254.
15 http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/h/humility.htm
16 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:12-14.
17 Ibid.
18 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 185.
19 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 911.
20 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:15-24.
21 Ibid., v. 14:17.
Keener adds; “Invitations were often R.S.V.P.; thus these invited guests had already confirmed that they were coming.” (Keener, p. 230).
22 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 14:16-17.
23 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 185.
24 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 230.
25 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 262.
26 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 230.
27 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 14:18.
28 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:15-24.
29 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 253.
30 Hymn Lyrics. https://www.hymnlyrics.org/newlyrics_r/room_at_the_cross_for_you.php
31 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1053.
32 Quoted in Jamieson, Fausset, & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory of the Whole Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 14:23.
33 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 14:25-33.
34 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 911.
Caird adds: “Thus for the followers of Jesus, to hate their families meant giving the family second place in their affections.” (Caird, p. 179).
Wiersbe augments: “The word hate does not suggest positive antagonism but rather ‘to love less’ ..Our love for Christ must be so strong that all other love is like hatred in comparison.” (Wiersbe, pp. 186-87).
Pett enhances: “So the Old Testament LXX background indicates quite clearly that ‘hate’ is not always the correct translation for miseo. When it speaks of God loving Jacob and ‘hating’ Esau this simply means that he has set his love on Jacob and not on Esau, because Jacob is his chosen one, his beloved. Esau is not loved in the same way, and is ‘loved less.’” (Pett, v. 14:26).
35 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 178.
36 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 255.
37 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 231.
38 Quoted in Morris, Luke, p. 259.
39 Ask A Scientist. http://askascientist.co.uk/chemistry/can-salt-lose-its-saltyness/
Morris adds: “It is, of course, impossible for salt (sodium chloride) to lose its taste, but the salt in use in first-century Palestine was far from pure.” (Morris, p. 259).
40 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 187.
41 Ibid.
CHAPTER 15
1 Morris, Luke, p. 256.
2 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:1-7.
3 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:1-3.
4 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 187.
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:1-7.
6 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:3.
7 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, pp. 231-32.
8 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:1-7.
9 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 231.
10 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/there_were_ninety_and_nine_that_
11 Morris, Luke, p. 257.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:8-10.
Keener adds: “…most likely the woman’s ketubah, or dowry…that is technically hers even if the marriage is dissolved.” (Keener, p. 232).
13 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 232.
14 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:8.
15 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1054.
16 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:11-32.
17 Morris, Luke, p. 259.
18 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1054.
19 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 259.
20 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 232.
21 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:12.
22 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:12.
23 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 15:11-24.
24 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:13.
25 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 189.
26 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:14.
27 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1054.
28 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:15.
Coffman expands: “The seeds of this bean are strangely uniform in size and weight, and they were used as the measure of a ‘Carat’ by gem merchants, weight of one seed equaling one carat, that term being directly derived from ‘carob.’…This product is still sold in Manhattan, New York City, the flour made of the pods having a sweet, chocolate-like taste, not being in any way very delicious, but it is supposed to be healthful…” (Coffman, v. 15:16).
29 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:14-16.
30 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 264.
31 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 189.
32 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:18.
33 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:11-32.
34 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 258.
35 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 233.
36 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:20.
37 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:20.
38 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:11-32.
39 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:22.
40 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 233.
41 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:11-32.
42 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 190.
43 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 183.
44 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 190.
45 McGee, Luke, p. 189.
46 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 190.
47 Ibid., p. 191.
48 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p.182.
49 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/come_thou_fount_of_every_blessing
50 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:26.
51 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:28.
52 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 263.
53 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 190.
54 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p.183.
55 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 15:25-32.
56 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:31.
57 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 15:31.
CHAPTER 16
1 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 262.
2 Morris, Luke, p. 268.
3 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:1.
Keener adds: “Many well-to-do landowners had managers to oversee their estates…Squandering another’s possessions was considered a particularly despicable crime…” (Keener, p. 234).
4 Morris, Luke, p. 270.
5 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 234.
6 Morris, Luke, p. 270.
7 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:5, citing Summers.
8 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1055.
9 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 16:1-13.
10 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:5.
11 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 234.
12 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:7.
13 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 263.
14 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 913.
15 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 265.
16 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:8.
17 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:5.
18 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 192.
19 Quoted in Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:8.
20 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:8.
21 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 192.
22 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 235.
23 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:11.
24 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:8.
25 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:13.
26 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 266.
27 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:14.
28 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 16:14-18.
29 Quoted in Morris, Luke, p. 274.
30 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 16:14-18.
31 Charles Colson with Ellen Santilli Vaughn, The Body: being a light in the darkness (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1992), p. 304.
32 Barna Research Group Ltd, 647 West Broadway, Glendale, CA 91204.
33 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:19.
34 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 271,274.
35 Ross Douthat, Bad Religion, How We Became A Nation of Heretics (New York: Free Press, 2012), p. 289.
36 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 192.
37 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 271.
38 Morris, Luke, p. 276.
39 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 194.
Barker & Kohlenberger add: “…In the NT Hades is never used of the destiny of the believer, neither is it identified with Gehenna…” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 267).
Guzik expands: “Hades is a Greek word, but it seems to carry much the same idea as Sheol, a Hebrew word with the idea of the “place of the dead.” …Hades is technically not hell, or what is also known as the Lake of Fire. That place is called Gehenna, a Greek word borrowed from the Hebrew language. (Guzik, vs. 16:22-23).
40 Ibid.
41 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 16:22-23.
42 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 236.
43 McGee, Luke, p. 207.
44 Morris, Luke, p. 277.
45 Ibid.
46 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:26.
47 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:30.
48 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 16:31.
CHAPTER 17
1 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 278.
2 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:1-10.
3 McGee, Luke, p. 210.
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:1-10.
5 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1056.
6 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:2.
7 Morris, Luke, p. 279.
8 David Kupelian, The Marketing of Evil (Nashville: WND Books, 2005), p. 131.
9 Ben Shapiro, Brainwashed, How Universities Indoctrinate America’s Youth (Nashville: WND Books, 2004), p. 63.
10 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 196.
11 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:3-4.
12 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:5.
13 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 237.
Clarke adds: “…St. Jerome, who was well acquainted with these countries, translates the word mulberry-tree.” (Clarke, v. 17:6).
14 Morris, Luke, p. 280.
15 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 237.
16 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:7.
17 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:7-10.
18 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:7.
19 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:10.
20 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:11-19.
21 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 914.
22 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:11.
Pfeiffer and Harrison enhance: “He followed the border between the two provinces across the Jordan, and down the east side of the river; for the next place mentioned is Jericho (19:10).” (Pfeiffer & Harrison, p. 1056).
23 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:14.
24 Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey, How Now Shall We live? (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1999), p. 137.
25 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:15-19.
26 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 197.
27 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:17.
28 Morris, Luke, p. 238.
29 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 197.
30 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 268.
31 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 196.
Barker & Kohlenberger add: “…The NIV margin (“among you”) is surely right.” (Barker & Kohlenberger, p. 268).
32 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 288.
33 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:20-36.
34 McGee, Luke, p. 213.
35 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1056.
36 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:22.
37 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:22-24.
38 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:25.
39 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1057.
40 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 17:30.
41 Eusebius Pamphilus, The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus, Bk. III, Ch. V.
42 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 198.
43 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:34-36.
Utley expands: “Verse 36 is not found in the early Greek manuscripts P75, א, A, B, L, or W. It comes from Matt. 24:40 and seems to be included in this parallel passage by a later scribe.” (Utley, v. 17:36).
44 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 238.
45 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:34-35.
46 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1057.
47 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 291.
48 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 17:22-37.
CHAPTER 18
1 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 201.
2 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 199.
3 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 269.
4 McGee, Luke, p. 220.
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:1-8.
6 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:1-8.
7 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 199.
8 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 293.
9 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 269.
10 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 915.
11 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 238.
12 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:6, citing Trench.
Keener adds: “Many Jewish writers predicted great sufferings in the end time on account of which many people would fall away from the truth…” (Keener, p. 239).
13 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 200.
14 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:9.
15 Ibid., v. 18:10.
16 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:9-14.
17 Morris, Luke, p. 290.
18 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:9-14.
19 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 239.
20 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:13.
21 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/jesus_loves_the_little_children_all_
22 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:15-17.
Utley adds: “…this context has nothing to do with the salvation of children. We are dealing with the concept of rabbinical blessings for little ones.” (Utley, v. 18:15).
23 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:15.
24 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 200.
25 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:15-17.
26 Morris, Luke, p. 291.
27 Ibid., p. 292.
28 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 201.
29 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:22-23,
30 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:22-23.
31 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 200.
32 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:24-27, citing Barclay.
33 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 301.
Keener adds: “…the image of a literal needle (not a gate, as some have incorrectly thought).” (Keener, p. 240).
34 Morris, Luke, p. 294.
35 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:28-30.
36 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 302.
37 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1059.
38 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 271.
39 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:31-44.
40 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 240.
41 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:33.
42 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1059.
43 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 916.
44 Hymnary Organization: https://hymnary.org/text/pass_me_not_o_gentle_savior
45 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:38.
46 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 18:38.
47 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 18:35-43.
CHAPTER 19
1 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:1-10.
2 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 916.
Utley adds: “‘Zaccheus’ This is a Hebrew term meaning ‘pure’ or ‘innocent’…The term architelōnēs is very unusual and is not found in the Septuagint, Koine Papyri, or Greek literature, but it seems to mean that he was a tax commissioner over the district of Jericho.” (Utley, v. 19:2).
3 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:1-10.
4 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 240.
5 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 271.
6 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 19:1-10.
7 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:4.
8 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 241.
9 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:5-6.
10 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 203.
11 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:7.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:1-10.
Keener adds: “His restitution goes beyond Pharisaic law, which required fourfold or fivefold restitution only for stolen oxen and sheep, only if he slaughtered or sold it, and only if a sufficient number of people witnessed the act.” (Keener, p. 241).
13 Ibid.
14 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 272.
15 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 241.
16 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 271.
17 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:11.
18 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 916.
19 Morris, Luke, p. 300.
20 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:12.
21 Morris, Luke, p. 300.
22 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:15.
23 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:14.
24 Morris, Luke, p. 301.
25 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:11-27.
26 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 242.
27 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 204.
28 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:20-26, Citing Pate.
29 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 204.
30 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:24-26.
31 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 272.
32 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:11-27.
33 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 311.
34 Quoted in Morris, Luke, p. 302.
35 Ibid., p. 303.
36 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:29.
37 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 242.
38 Morris, Luke, p. 304.
39 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:35.
40 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:35.
41 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:36.
42 Morris, Luke, p. 303.
43 Ibid., p. 306.
44 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 19:35-40.
45 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, pp. 272-73.
46 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 318.
47 Morris, Luke, p. 308.
48 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 205.
49 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 19:41-48.
50 Ibid., vs. 19:41-47.
51 Morris, Luke, p. 308.
CHAPTER 20
1 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:1-8.
Guthrie elaborates: “…the Jewish ‘parliament’ composed of 71 persons and chaired by the high priest.” (Guthrie, p. 917).
2 Ibid.
3 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 219.
4 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 243.
5 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 320.
6 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:1.
7 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 20:1-8.
Keener adds: “Jesus’ question about John the Baptist concerns the principle of agency: in Jewish law, an authorized agent acted on behalf of the sender, backed by the sender’s full authority. ‘Heaven’ was a Jewish circumlocution for God.” (Keener, p. 243).
8 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:1.
9 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:8.
10 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 274.
11 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 321.
12 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 244.
13 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1061.
14 Morris, Luke, p. 312.
Keener adds: “Landowners always had power, socially and legally, to enforce their will on the tenants; a few even reportedly had hit squads to deal with troublesome tenants. Here the tenants act as if they are the ones with power…This description fits the Jewish tradition that Israel martyred many of the prophets God sent to it.” (Keener, p. 244).
15 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 244.
16 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:13.
17 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:9.
18 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 206.
19 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 244.
20 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 220.
21 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:16.
22 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 206.
23 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 323.
24 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:16-19.
25 Brad H. Young, Jesus The Jewish Theologian (Peabody, Mass: Hendrickson Publishers, 1995), p. 221.
26 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 207.
27 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 274.
28 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 324.
29 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 207.
30 Quoted in Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:20-22.
31 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, pp. 244-45.
32 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 20:19-26.
33 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 918.
34 Ibid.
35 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:27-40.
36 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 326.
37 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 207.
38 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 326.
39 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 918.
40 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:37-38.
41 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:39.
42 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:41-44.
43 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 246.
44 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:45-47.
45 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 208.
46 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 20:45-47.
Bock asks: “Did they accept debt pledges that they knew could not be repaid? Did they charge for legal advice against the dictates of the law?” (Bock, p. 331).
Morris asks: “…Did the leaders take undue advantage of their hospitality? Did they accept debt pledges that they knew could not be repaid? Did they charge for legal advice against the dictates of the law?” (Bock, p. 331).
CHAPTER 21
1 Alfred Edersheim, TheTemple, Its Ministry and Services (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1975), p. 49.
2 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:1-4.
3 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 331.
4 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:3-4.
5 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:1-4.
6 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/when_i_survey_the_wondrous_cross_
7 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 21:1-4.
8 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 919.
9 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 209.
10 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:5-6.
11 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 246.
Barclay adds: “In the Temple the pillars of the porches and of the cloisters were columns of white marble, forty feet high, each made of one single block of stone. Of the ornaments, the most famous was the great vine made of solid gold, each of whose clusters was as tall as a man.” (Barclay, vs. 21:5-24).
12 Guzik, David Guzik Commentaries on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:5-6.
13 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:5-24.
14 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 247.
15 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine
16 Allen, The Global War on Christians, pp. 33, 35.
17 Morris, Luke, p. 324.
18 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 247.
19 William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1975, 2001), pp. 364-365.
20 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 20:18.
21 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 276.
22 Eusebius Pamphilus, The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus, Bk. 3.5.3.
23 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 247.
24 McGee, Luke, p. 257.
25 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 21:24.
26 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 276.
27 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 21:25-26.
28 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 341.
29 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 248.
30 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 21:28.
31 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 248.
32 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1063.
33 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 21:34.
34 https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity
35 Max Lucado on the 700 Club, Nov. 24, 2009.
36 David Perlmutter, MD., Brain Maker (New York: Little Brown and Company, 2015), p. 72.
37 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 21:36.
38 Charisma Magazine, Feb., 2006.
39 Morris, Luke, p. 329.
CHAPTER 22
1 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:1-6.
“Cestius took a census of the lambs slain at one particular Passover. Josephus tells us that the number was 256,500. The law laid it down that the minimum number for a Passover celebration was 10. That means that on this occasion, if these figures are correct, there must have been more that 2,700,000 pilgrims to the Passover.”
2 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 348.
3 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:1.
4 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1064.
5 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 235.
6 John Oxenham, Bees In Amber (Westwood, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1959), p. 27.
7 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 129.
8 Ibid., p. 212.
9 Ibid.
10 Morris, Luke, p. 330.
Pett adds: “We do know, for example, that the Essenes had their own calendar to which they rigidly adhered, and forbade their members to follow the orthodox calendar, and they would therefore celebrate the Passover on a different day from the priests. And there are some grounds for suggesting that Galileans, an independent lot who were looked on by Judeans as somewhat unorthodox, may well have celebrated the Passover a day earlier than Judeans. Thus it may be that Jesus and his disciples, who were Galileans, followed this Galilean tradition, if it existed, and celebrated the Passover a day earlier than the Judeans.” (Pett, vs. 22:7-38).
11 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:7.
12 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:7-23.
13 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 249.
14 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 213.
15 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 249.
16 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:15.
17 Ibid., vs. 22:17-30.
“…In the short text (Luke 22:17-19a), the wine comes before the bread, which follows the order of 1 Cor. 10:16 (and the Didache 9:1-3). If the longer text is followed, then the order is reversed which is found in Matthew, Mark, and 1 Cor. 11:23-27.”
Morris adds: “In the ‘shorter’ text, followed by NEB, Goodspeed, where verses 19b-20 are omitted, the cup is given before the bread. In the ‘longer’ text (RSV, GNB, JB, Common Bible) the cup is mentioned twice. The shorter text is favored by many…On the whole it seems that the longer text is to be preferred.” (Morris, p. 333).
18 William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The New Daily Study Bible (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1975, 2001), p. 389.
19 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 349.
20 Ibid., p. 350.
21 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:24-30.
22 Morris, Luke, p. 335.
23 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 214.
24 Barnes, Albert. Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:24.
25 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:24.
26 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 352.
27 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1064.
28 Today in the Word, July, 1990, p. 17.
29 McGee, Luke, p. 268.
30 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:34.
31 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 22:35-40.
Barnes augments: “The Galileans, it is said, often went armed. The Essenes did so also… It is to be observed that he did not say ‘the two swords are enough,’ but ‘it is enough;’ perhaps meaning simply, enough has been said.” (Barnes, v. 22:38).
32 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 279.
33 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:35-38.
34 Morris, Luke, p. 338.
35 Ibid., p. 339.
36 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 921.
37 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p. 1065.
38 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:39-46.
39 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 216.
40 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 250.
41 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 279.
42 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 22:42.
43 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 242.
44 Morris, Luke, p. 341.
45 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 216.
46 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:47-53.
47 McGee, Luke, p. 274.
48 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 217.
49 Morris, Luke, p. 342.
50 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 251.
51 Our son Yoni has been a lecturer and registered tour guide in Israel for over 25 years. On several occasions we have gone with him to examine this very large and opulent building that lies under the Old City of Jerusalem. It is quite near the Western Wall and would have given the priests quick access to the temple compound. Apparently, scholarly eyes are now turning to this complex as the real house of the high priest.
52 Leon Morris, The Gospel According to John (Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995), p. 665.
53 McGee, Luke, p. 275.
54 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 217.
55 Morris, Luke, p. 344.
56 Ibid.
57 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 361.
58 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 252.
59 Morris, Luke, p. 345.
60 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 252.
61 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 22:63-71.
62 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 22:63-71.
63 Morris, Luke, p. 346.
64 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 246.
65 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 252.
CHAPTER 23
1 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:1-7.
2 Morris, Luke, p. 348.
3 Bob Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters: The Gospel of John, 1, 2 and 3 John ,v.18:28. http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/new_testament_studies/VOL04/VOL04_01.html
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:1-12.
5 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 281.
6 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 367.
7 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:1-12.
8 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 219.
9 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:10.
10 Morris, Luke, p. 351.
11 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:11.
12 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:12.
13 Ibid.
14 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:16.
15 Morris, Luke, p. 352.
16 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:4.
17 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:18.
18 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:18-19.
19 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:18.
20 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:20.
21 Gary M. Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 2005), p. 150.
22 Utley, The Beloved Disciple’s Memoirs and Letters: The Gospel of John, 1, 2 and 3 John, v. 19:1.
23 Burge, John’s Gospel, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary, p. 153.
24 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:13-25.
“The basic fact is that, under impartial Roman justice, any province had the right to report a governor to Rome for misgovernment, and such a governor would be severely dealt with. Pilate had made two grave mistakes in his government of Palestine (sic)…. he marched his soldiers in by night with the imperial image on their standards. The Jews came in crowds to Caesarea to request Pilate to remove the images. He refused. …Pilate followed this up by bringing into the city a new water supply and financing the scheme with money taken from the Temple treasury, …The one thing the Roman government could not afford to tolerate in their far-flung empire was civil disorder…They compelled Pilate to sentence Jesus to death by holding the threat of an official report to Rome over his head.”
25 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 370.
26 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 132.
27 Ibid., p. 133.
28 Ibid.
29 Edwards, The Gospel According to Mark, p. 464.
30 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 220.
31 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:26-31.
32 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 220.
33 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 249.
34 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, pp. 372-73.
35 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 221.
Morris adds: “…a place called The Skull (in Latin, calvaria, from which we get ‘Calvary’)…” (Morris, p. 356).
36 Ibid., p. 219.
37 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 251.
38 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 221.
39 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:32-38.
40 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 255.
41 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 365.
42 McGee, Luke, p. 287.
43 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:39-43.
44 Ibid.
45 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 375.
46 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:43.
47 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 923.
48 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 376.
49 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:44-49.
50 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p.1067.
51 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:45.
52 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 283.
53 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:32-38.
54 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:47.
55 McGee, Luke, p. 289.
56 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:49.
57 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 23:50-56.
58 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 23:51.
59 Pfeiffer & Harrison, eds., The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, p.1068.
60 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 254.
CHAPTER 24
1 Josh McDowell, A Ready Defense (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993), p. 226.
Keener adds: “The stone was probably a large, disk-shaped stone rolled along a groove in front of the tomb.” (Keener, p. 256).
Several of these stones can still be seen around Jerusalem and in other parts of the land.
2 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:2.
3 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 284.
4 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 24:1-12.
5 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:4.
6 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:4.
7 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 222.
8 Quoted in Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 222.
9 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 255.
10 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, pp. 284-85.
11 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 381.
Keener enhances: “Jewish officials considered the witness of women nearly worthless…” (Keener, p. 256).
12 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 310.
Guthrie adds: “The precise positioning of the different cloths is carefully noted. The isolated napkin suggests that Jesus left the grave clothes without disturbing them.” (Guthrie, p. 965).
13 Ibid., p. 134.
14 Morris, Luke, p. 367.
15 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 285.
16 Calvin, Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:13.
17 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 925.
18 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:16.
19 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 925.
20 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 285.
21 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:20.
22 Ibid., v. 24:21.
23 Coffman, Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:21.
24 Robertson, Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:25.
25 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:25.
26 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 925.
27 Clarke, The Adam Clarke Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:27.
28 Keener, The IVP Background Commentary, New Testament, p. 257.
29 Ibid.
30 Pett, Peter Pett’s Commentary on the Bible, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:30.
31 Morris, Luke, p. 371.
32 Hymnary Organization. https://hymnary.org/text/break_thou_the_bread_of_
33 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 224.
34 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 24:13-35.
35 Bock, Luke, The IVP NT Commentary, p. 390.
36 Utley, Free Bible Commentary, Commentary on Luke, v. 24:36.
37 Ibid., v. 24:37.
38 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 225.
39 Caird, The Gospel of St. Luke, p. 261.
40 Morris, Luke, p. 373.
41 Meyer. F. B. Meyer’s ‘Through the Bible’ Commentary,’ vs. 24:44-53.
42 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 225.
43 Guthrie, et. al. The New Bible Commentary, Revised, p. 924.
44 Barclay, William Barclay’s Daily Study Bible, Commentary on Luke, vs. 24:50-53.
45 Morris, Luke, p. 375.
46 Barker & Kohlenberger, eds., Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary, Vol. 2, New Testament, p. 288.
47 Morris, Luke, p. 376.
48 Wiersbe, The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, NT, p. 225.