PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Luke
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 289,495 words · 388 reading sections
Luke 12:1
Luke 12:1 Ver. 1. In the mean time,.... While Christ was discoursing with the Pharisees, and they were using him in the vilest manner, throwing out their invectives against him in order to draw off the people from him: when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. There were "myriads" of them,…
383 wordsSECTION 182Luke 12:2
Luke 12:2 Ver. 2. For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed,.... No sin, be it ever so secret or privately done, as nothing is more covered than hypocrisy, but what shall be detected sooner or later; if not in this world, which is often the case, yet the last judgment, and in the world to come: neither …
126 wordsSECTION 183Luke 12:3
Luke 12:3 Ver. 3. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness,.... In the most private manner, to one another: shall be heard in the light; which makes all things manifest, the day shall declare it: and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets; whispered to persons in their bedchambers, and places of the …
124 wordsSECTION 184Luke 12:4
Luke 12:4 Ver. 4. And I say unto you, my friends,.... Whom he dearly loved, and had taken into the greatest intimacy and familiarity; making known to them whatever he had heard from his Father; giving them the best instructions, the most faithful and friendly advice, and proper precautions; all which, and more, showed…
224 wordsSECTION 185Luke 12:5
Luke 12:5 Ver. 5. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear, I will be your monitor, and direct you to the proper object of fear and reverence, and whom you should be careful to displease and offend: fear him, which after he hath killed; your body, as the Persic version adds; hath taken away the life of it, by separ…
130 wordsSECTION 186Luke 12:6
Luke 12:6 Ver. 6. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings,.... As two were sold for one farthing, See Gill on "Mt 10:29"; so in buying and selling, where more money is laid out, things are bought cheaper; the Persic version reads, "for two barley corns": and not one of them is forgotten before God; a single spar…
171 wordsSECTION 187Luke 12:7
Luke 12:7 Ver. 7. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered,.... Not only their persons had passed under the hands of him that telleth them, who is the "Palmoni", or "wonderful numberer", as in the margin of Da 8:13 and not only the several members of their bodies, or the more substantial parts of them, we…
189 wordsSECTION 188Luke 12:8
Luke 12:8 Ver. 8. Also I say unto you, &c. The same as in Mt 10:32 whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the son of man also confess before the angels of God; only instead of I, he here calls himself "the son of man"; and instead of "before my Father which is in heaven", here it is, "before the angels of G…
162 wordsSECTION 189Luke 12:9
Luke 12:9 Ver. 9. But he that denieth me before men,.... That is, that continues to deny Christ, and lives and dies a denier of him; for otherwise it is possible for a person to deny Jesus to be the Son of God, or the Messiah, and afterwards confess him, as a Pagan or Jew; and through temptation, a real Christian may …
156 wordsSECTION 190Luke 12:10
Luke 12:10 Ver. 10. And whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him,.... These words, though introduced by Luke among the sayings of Christ, recorded in Matt. 10 yet were said by Christ, on occasion of the Pharisees, ascribing his works to diabolical influence and assistance, See Gill…
127 wordsSECTION 191Luke 12:11
Luke 12:11 Ver. 11. And when they bring you unto the synagogues,.... Of the Jews, to be examined and scourged by the rulers of them: and unto magistrates and powers; Heathen ones; the Persic version reads, "princes and kings"; and the Ethiopic version, "princes, kings, and judges"; see Mt 10:18 Take ye no thought ho…
113 wordsSECTION 192Luke 12:12
Luke 12:12 Ver. 12. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you,.... Shall give both words and matter: in the same hour; instantly, immediately: what ye ought to say; what will be proper to be said, for the honour of Christ, the defence of the Gospel, and the confusion of enemies; See Gill on "Mt 10:20".…
57 wordsSECTION 193Luke 12:13
Luke 12:13 Ver. 13. And one of the company said unto him,.... Not one of the disciples of Christ, but one of the multitude, or crowd, about him, Lu 12:1 Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me: the firstborn, according to the law, in De 21:17 had a double portion: but the eider brother her…
717 wordsSECTION 194Luke 12:14
Luke 12:14 Ver. 14. And he said unto him, man,.... Or "friend", as the Ethiopic version renders it; that is, Jesus said to him, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it: who made me a judge, or a divider over you? referring to the words of one of the Hebrews to Moses, when he interposed in a difference…
253 wordsSECTION 195Luke 12:15
Luke 12:15 Ver. 15. And he said unto them,.... Either to the two brethren, or to his disciples, as the Syriac and Persic versions read, or to the whole company: take heed, and beware of covetousness; of all covetousness, as read the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, and some copies; that is, of al…
239 wordsSECTION 196Luke 12:16
Luke 12:16 Ver. 16. And he spake a parable unto them, saying,.... He supposed the following case, and made use of it by way of illustration of what he had said: the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully; who notwithstanding his riches, was but a fool, as the sequel shows; rich men are not always wise…
162 wordsSECTION 197Luke 12:17
Luke 12:17 Ver. 17. And, he thought within himself,.... And foolish thoughts they were; he did not think of God, or that there was one, and much less that he was the author, of all his outward prosperity and plenty; and was still further off of thinking of returning thanks to God for it: or of asking counsel of him, w…
225 wordsSECTION 198Luke 12:18
Luke 12:18 Ver. 18. And he said, this will I do,.... This was the resolution he came to, and which he took up, without consulting God, or asking leave of him: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; which was not a very wise one; for he might have let his present barns have stood, and have added new ones to the…
169 wordsSECTION 199Luke 12:19
Luke 12:19 Ver. 19. And I will say to my soul,.... Himself, see Ps 49:18 or to his sensual appetite, which he sought to indulge and gratify, for he was wholly a sensual and carnal man:soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years: he foolishly promises himself a long life, when no man can boast of tomorrow, or kno…
10,111 wordsSECTION 200Luke 13:1
Luke 13:1 Ver. 1. There were present at that season,.... Among the innumerable multitude of people, Lu 12:1 that were then hearing the above discourses and sayings of Christ: some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. These Galileans were very likely some of the followe…
447 wordsSECTION 201Luke 13:2
Luke 13:2 Ver. 2. And Jesus answering, said unto them,.... Neither approving, nor condemning Pilate's action; and though he allowed the Galileans to be sinners, which could not be denied, he does not bear hard upon them, but improves the instance for the conviction of his hearers, and in order to show them the necessi…
245 wordsSECTION 202Luke 13:3
Luke 13:3 Ver. 3. I tell you, nay, &c,] They were not greater sinners than others of their neighbours, nor is it to be concluded from the bloody slaughter that was made of them; others might be much more deserving of such an end than they, who yet escaped it: but except ye repent; of sin, and particularly of the disb…
138 wordsSECTION 203Luke 13:4
Luke 13:4 Ver. 4. Or those eighteen,.... Men; the Persic version reads, "those twelve"; but all copies, and other versions, agree in this number: upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them; there was a pool near Jerusalem, called the Pool of Siloam, Joh 9:7 near, or over which, was a tower built, which fell do…
225 wordsSECTION 204Luke 13:5
Luke 13:5 Ver. 5. I tell you, nay,.... I affirm it, and you may depend upon it, they were not greater sinners than others: though such a melancholy accident befell them, not without the providence of God: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish; or perish in the same manner; that is, shall be buried under …
129 wordsSECTION 205Luke 13:6
Luke 13:6 Ver. 6. He spoke also this parable,.... That is, Jesus spake, as the Persic version expresses it, that which follows; and at the same time, and upon the above occasion; setting forth the patience of God towards the Jewish nation, their unfruitfulness, and the danger of their being destroyed, in case of non-a…
754 wordsSECTION 206Luke 13:7
Luke 13:7 Ver. 7. Then said he unto the dresser of the vineyard,.... If by the owner of the vineyard is meant God the Father, then by the dresser of the vineyard Jesus Christ is intended; but as he seems rather designed by the owner, the vinedresser, or "the gardeners", as the Persic version reads, in the plural numbe…
493 wordsSECTION 207Luke 13:8
Luke 13:8 Ver. 8. And he answering, said unto him, Lord,.... Which, if understood of God the Father, may intend the intercession of Christ with him, who not only intercedes for his elect, for those that are unconverted, that they may be converted; and for converted ones, for the carrying on of the work of sanctificati…
542 wordsSECTION 208Luke 13:9
Luke 13:9 Ver. 9. And if it bear fruit, well,.... If hereby barren professors, as the Jews, become fruitful, it is well, a good thing is done; it is well for themselves, they shall eat the fruit of their doings; it is well for the churches where they are, for good works are profitable to men; and it is well for the ow…
626 wordsSECTION 209Luke 13:10
Luke 13:10 Ver. 10. And he was teaching in one of the synagogues,.... That is Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; which was his work, he being a teacher sent from God, and who took all opportunities of instructing men in the truths of the Gospel; this was done either in Galilee, or in Judea, in one of…
150 wordsSECTION 210Luke 13:11
Luke 13:11 Ver. 11. And behold there was a woman,.... In the synagogue, who, as infirm as she is hereafter described, got out to the place of worship; and which may be a rebuke to such, who, upon every trifling indisposition, keep at home, and excuse themselves from an attendance in the house of God: which had a spir…
221 wordsSECTION 211Luke 13:12
Luke 13:12 Ver. 12. And when Jesus saw her,.... In the synagogue among the people, either whilst, or after he had done teaching: he called her to him, to come nearer him, and said unto her; of his own accord, without being asked by the woman, or any other for her, out of great compassion to her, seeing her in this mi…
130 wordsSECTION 212Luke 13:13
Luke 13:13 Ver. 13. And he laid his hands on her,.... As he spoke the above words, which he sometimes did when he healed diseases. And immediately she was made straight; she lift up herself, stood upright, and her body, and all the parts of it were as straight as ever they had been, or as any were in the synagogue. …
227 wordsSECTION 213Luke 13:14
Luke 13:14 Ver. 14. And the ruler of the synagogue,.... For there never was but one in a synagogue, whatever some writers have observed to the contrary; See Gill on "Mt 9:18" the Ethiopic version reads, "the chief priests", but wrongly; these dwelt at Jerusalem, and in Galilee: answered with indignation, because that…
281 wordsSECTION 214Luke 13:15
Luke 13:15 Ver. 15. The Lord then answered him and said,.... Though he did not direct his speech to him, he knew that he struck at him, and suggested that he was a violator of the sabbath, as well as the people: and therefore in defence of himself, and of what he had done, and to expose the hypocrisy of this man, made…
528 wordsSECTION 215Luke 13:16
Luke 13:16 Ver. 16. And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham,.... Not only a woman, or rational creature, and much preferable, as such, to an irrational one; but a descendant of Abraham, of whom the Jews gloried, and in descent from him prided themselves, and trusted; and chose to call their women by this…
295 wordsSECTION 216Luke 13:17
Luke 13:17 Ver. 17. And when he had said these things,.... Had argued with them from their own practices, and in a way so strong and rational, that carried such evidence and conviction with it: all his adversaries were ashamed; not only the ruler of the synagogue, but the Scribes and Pharisees, that were present, who…
5,048 wordsSECTION 217Luke 14:1
Luke 14:1 Ver. 1. And it came to pass,.... The Persic version adds, "on a certain day"; and it is afterwards said to be the sabbath day. This seems to have been somewhere or other in Galilee; see Lu 17:11. As he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees; or rather, one of the rulers, and of the sect of the Ph…
611 wordsSECTION 218Luke 14:2
Luke 14:2 Ver. 2. And behold, there was a certain man before him,.... Who sat just before him, as he was at table; who either came there of himself, in order to receive a cure; or rather, since it was in a private house, and he at table too, was brought and set there on purpose by the Pharisees, to try whether Christ …
462 wordsSECTION 219Luke 14:3
Luke 14:3 Ver. 3. And Jesus answering, spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees,.... All the Oriental versions, for "lawyers", read "Scribes": these, with the Pharisees, were got together in a body, in their brother Pharisee's house, to watch the motions of Christ; who knew their designs upon him, and the thoughts of thei…
161 wordsSECTION 220Luke 14:4
Luke 14:4 Ver. 4. And they held their peace,.... Or were silent, choosing to say nothing, which might countenance such an action; and yet knew not how to condemn it: and he took [him], and healed him, and let him go; he took him by the hand, or laid his hands on him; he touched him, and, it may be, stroked the part a…
121 wordsSECTION 221Luke 14:5
Luke 14:5 Ver. 5. And answered them, saying,.... Murmuring secretly at what he had done: which of you shall have an ass, or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? being just ready to be drowned there; and therefore it must be much more right and necessary to cure a man, a r…
110 wordsSECTION 222Luke 14:6
Luke 14:6 Ver. 6. And they could not answer him again to these things,.... The justice, equity, mercy, and humanity that appeared in our Lord's reasonings, and the cases he instanced in, being agreeable to their own tenets and practices, their mouths were shut up, and they could not return an answer to them, without b…
58 wordsSECTION 223Luke 14:7
Luke 14:7 Ver. 7. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,.... To the dinner at the Pharisee's house, particularly the lawyers, or Scribes and Pharisees: when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; the uppermost places at the table, which these men loved, coveted, and sought after; See Gill on "M…
65 wordsSECTION 224Luke 14:8
Luke 14:8 Ver. 8. When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding,.... To a wedding dinner, or to any other; such an one as the present entertainment was, which was not a marriage feast, for they might not marry on the sabbath day; See Gill on "Joh 2:1" but a common sabbath meal: sit not down in the highest room: in the…
120 wordsSECTION 225Luke 14:9
Luke 14:9 Ver. 9. And he that bade thee and him,.... To the feast, and who is the master of it, and has a right to dispose of, and order his guests at his table, as he thinks fit: come and say to thee, give this man place; pray rise up, and give this honourable man this seat, which is more suitable for a person of hi…
134 wordsSECTION 226Luke 14:10
Luke 14:10 Ver. 10. But when thou art bidden,.... To an entertainment, and the time is come, go and sit down in the lowest room: place thyself at the lower end of the table, or in the most inferior seat; which will show humility and lowliness of mind, and prevent shame and mortification; since there can be no putting…
390 wordsSECTION 227Luke 14:11
Luke 14:11 Ver. 11. For whosoever exalteth himself,.... Either in the above way, or any other, shall be abased, humbled and mortified: and he that humbleth himself; behaves in an humble and modest manner, shall be exalted; See Gill on "Mt 23:12".…
44 wordsSECTION 228Luke 14:12
Luke 14:12 Ver. 12. Then said he also to him that bad him,.... As he had given advice and instructions to the guests, so he likewise thought fit to give some to the master of the house, that had given both him and them an invitation to the present meal; observing, very likely, that his guests consisted of such persons…
292 wordsSECTION 229Luke 14:13
Luke 14:13 Ver. 13. But when thou makest a feast,.... An entertainment for others, a dinner, or a supper: call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind; that is, the poor maimed, the poor lame, and the poor blind; otherwise it is possible that rich men may be maimed, lame, and blind; whereas these are not intend…
80 wordsSECTION 230Luke 14:14
Luke 14:14 Ver. 14. And thou shalt be blessed,.... By God, with an increase of worldly substance, or with spiritual blessings, and with eternal glory and happiness; and by these poor objects, who will pray to God for a blessing upon such a kind benefactor: for they cannot recompense thee; by inviting again to a like …
193 wordsSECTION 231Luke 14:15
Luke 14:15 Ver. 15. And when one of them that sat at meat with him,.... One of the Scribes, lawyers, or Pharisees, that were guests at this feast: heard these things: which were spoken by Christ, and was pleased and affected with them, though he was ignorant: he said unto him, blessed is he that shall eat bread in t…
301 wordsSECTION 232Luke 14:16
Luke 14:16 Ver. 16. Then said he unto him,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it; he said to the man that was so affected with the happiness of such that shall share in the provisions of the Messiah's kingdom; a certain man made a great supper: by which is meant not the Lord's su…
379 wordsSECTION 233Luke 14:17
Luke 14:17 Ver. 17. And sent his servant at supper time,.... Either John the Baptist, the harbinger and forerunner of Christ, who declared that the kingdom of heaven, or the Gospel dispensation, was at hand; and exhorted the people to believe in Christ that should come after him; or Christ himself, who is God's servan…
308 wordsSECTION 234Luke 14:18
Luke 14:18 Ver. 18. And they all with one consent began to make excuse,.... Or, "they all together", as the Vulgate Latin version, txab, "in one", or "at once": in Jer 10:8 rendered "altogether"; and so the Ethiopic version, which adds, "with one voice": but their words and language were not the same: their excuses ar…
3,961 wordsSECTION 235Luke 15:1
Luke 15:1 Ver. 1. Then drew near to him,.... To "Jesus", as the Persic and Ethiopic versions express it: this was on the sabbath day, and either when he was in the Pharisee's house, where he was invited to dinner, Lu 14:1 or rather when he came out of it, when the multitude, who could not come near him whilst there, t…
216 wordsSECTION 236Luke 15:2
Luke 15:2 Ver. 2. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured,.... When they saw the easy access these wicked men had to Christ; and that he stopped and stayed with them, and very freely imparted instructions to them: saying, this man receiveth sinners. The Persic version reads, "publicans and sinners", as in the precedin…
521 wordsSECTION 237Luke 15:3
Luke 15:3 Ver. 3. And he spake this parable unto them,.... To the Pharisees, for their conviction and confutation; and to the publicans and sinners for their encouragement; and in vindication of himself; and not only this, but the other two, concerning the lost piece of money, and the prodigal son, which were said at …
66 wordsSECTION 238Luke 15:4
Luke 15:4 Ver. 4. What man of you having an hundred sheep,.... A flock of sheep, consisting of such a number; See Gill on "Mt 18:12", if he lose one of them, by straying from the flock, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, upon the common where they were feeding, and go after that which is lost unt…
2,378 wordsSECTION 239Luke 15:5
Luke 15:5 Ver. 5. And when he hath found it,.... In a sad plight and condition: so Christ finds his sheep in a most desolate one, in a pit, in the mire and clay of nature; in the paw of the roaring lion, Satan; helpless, hopeless, wretched, miserable, and naked; and not only starving, famishing, and dying, but even de…
463 wordsSECTION 240Luke 15:6
Luke 15:6 Ver. 6. And when he cometh home,.... The house, or home, to which Christ comes and brings thither his lost sheep on his shoulders when found, is either the church of God, which is Christ's house and home, and into which he himself comes; it is his by gift and purchase, and which he has built, and here comes …
1,101 wordsSource & rights
Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.