PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Luke
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 289,495 words · 388 reading sections
Luke 15:7
Luke 15:7 Ver. 7. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be heaven,.... In the church below, and among the members of it; which is sometimes called heaven, especially in the book of the Revelations; or in heaven above, and among the angels there; see Lu 15:10 Over one sinner that repenteth; for the joy in heaven, is…
933 wordsSECTION 242Luke 15:8
Luke 15:8 Ver. 8. Either what woman, having ten pieces of silver,.... Or "drachmas": a "drachma" was the fourth part of a shekel, and of the same value with a Roman penny; and was worth of our money, seven pence half penny; so that the ten pieces amounted to six shilling's, and three pence: the Ethiopic version render…
1,562 wordsSECTION 243Luke 15:9
Luke 15:9 Ver. 9. And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends,.... See Gill on "Lu 15:6" a parable somewhat like to this, the Jews {x} have on those words in Pr 2:4 "If thou seekest her as silver", &c. "it is like to a man that has lost a "shekel", (a piece of money,) or beryl rings, within his house; he ligh…
149 wordsSECTION 244Luke 15:10
Luke 15:10 Ver. 10. Likewise I say unto you,.... As before, in Lu 15:7 there is joy in the presence of the angels of God; who are the friends and neighbours of Christ: See Gill on "Lu 15:6", over one sinner that repenteth; which they have knowledge of, either by immediate revelation from God, or by observation in th…
179 wordsSECTION 245Luke 15:11
Luke 15:11 Ver. 11. And he said,.... The Syriac and Persic versions read "and Jesus said again"; he added another parable to the two former, at the same time, of the same import, with the same view, and on the same occasion; setting forth the different characters of the Scribes and Pharisees, and of the publicans and …
802 wordsSECTION 246Luke 15:12
Luke 15:12 Ver. 12. And the younger of them said to his father,.... God's chosen ones among the publicans and sinners, are fitly signified by the younger son, since man, as a sinner, is younger than man as righteous; and since there are instances of God's choice of the younger, before the elder, as Jacob before Esau, …
443 wordsSECTION 247Luke 15:13
Luke 15:13 Ver. 13. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together,.... That his father had divided to him, all his goods and substance: as soon as a man has any internal substance, any considerable degree of natural knowledge, he immediately sets out from God, and employs it against him, in reasoning a…
379 wordsSECTION 248Luke 15:14
Luke 15:14 Ver. 14. And when he had spent all,.... Sin strips a man of all that is good and valuable; of the image of God, of the knowledge of divine things, of natural holiness, of moral righteousness, and of strength to perform moral good; hence man is in a wretched and miserable condition, he is poor, and blind, an…
402 wordsSECTION 249Luke 15:15
Luke 15:15 Ver. 15. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country,.... Not to any one of the saints, for they are not citizens of the far country, but of the church of God below, and of heaven above; besides, carnal men do not like the company of such citizens: nor is the devil intended, for though he dw…
11,898 wordsSECTION 250Luke 16:1
Luke 16:1 Ver. 1. And he said also to his disciples,.... The Syriac version adds, "a parable", as the following is; and which is directed to the disciples, as those in the preceding chapter are to the Pharisees; and who also are designed in this; though it is particularly spoken to the disciples, because it might be o…
514 wordsSECTION 251Luke 16:2
Luke 16:2 Ver. 2. And he called him,.... By the prophets, sent one after another; by John the Baptist, by Christ himself, and by his apostles: and said unto him, how is it that I hear this of thee? of thy corrupting the word; of thy covetousness, rapine, and theft; of thy adultery and idolatry, and sad violation of t…
217 wordsSECTION 252Luke 16:3
Luke 16:3 Ver. 3. Then the steward said within himself,.... As the Scribes and Pharisees were wont to do, Mt 3:9 what shall I do? he does not say, what will become of me? I am undone, and what shall I do to be saved? or what shall I do for my Lord and Master I have so much injured? or what shall I do to make up matte…
546 wordsSECTION 253Luke 16:4
Luke 16:4 Ver. 4. I am resolved what to do,.... Or "I know what to do"; I have a scheme in my head, and I am determined to execute it, which will provide for me, and secure me a maintenance: that when I am put out of the stewardship; drove from Jerusalem, and from the temple and the synagogues: they may receive me i…
74 wordsSECTION 254Luke 16:5
Luke 16:5 Ver. 5. So he called every one of his Lord's debtors,.... Either the Gentiles, who were greatly indebted to God, having sinned against him, and the law, and light of nature, at a great rate; into whose affections, houses, and palaces, the Jews found ways and means to introduce themselves; and, in process of …
173 wordsSECTION 255Luke 16:6
Luke 16:6 Ver. 6. And he said an hundred measures of oil,.... Or "baths of oil", the same quantity as in Ezr 7:22 where Aben Ezra {i} calls them, twdm, "measures", as we do here; and Jarchi {k} observes, that they were, twxnm lwlbl, "to mingle with the meal, or flour offerings"; which illustrates the above observation…
226 wordsSECTION 256Luke 16:7
Luke 16:7 Ver. 7. Then said he to another, and how much owest thou?.... To my Lord, as before: and he said, an hundred measures of wheat, or "cors of wheat"; the same with "homers", Eze 45:14 the same quantity as in Ezr 7:22 where, as here, they are called an hundred measures of wheat; and were, as Jarchi on the plac…
511 wordsSECTION 257Luke 16:8
Luke 16:8 Ver. 8. And the Lord commended the unjust steward,.... Not the Lord Jesus Christ, who delivered this parable, as the Syriac version seems to suggest, rendering it, "our Lord"; but the Lord of the steward, or "God", as the Ethiopic version reads: not that he commended him for the fact he did, or the injustice…
899 wordsSECTION 258Luke 16:9
Luke 16:9 Ver. 9. And I say unto you,.... These are the words of Christ, as are also the latter part of the preceding verse, accommodating and applying the parable to his disciples, and for their instruction: make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness: by "mammon" are designed riches, wealth, and sub…
10,950 wordsSECTION 259Luke 17:1
Luke 17:1 Ver. 1. Then said he unto his disciples,.... In the Alexandrian copy, and in "three" of Beza's exemplars it is read, "his disciples"; and so read the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; that is, Jesus said to his disciples what follows, as the Syriac and Persic versions express, and the latter read…
174 wordsSECTION 260Luke 17:2
Luke 17:2 Ver. 2. It were better for him that a millstone,.... See Gill on "Mt 18:6" and See Gill on "Mr 9:42".…
26 wordsSECTION 261Luke 17:3
Luke 17:3 Ver. 3. Take heed to yourselves..... Or to one another, that ye neither give, nor take offence. Take heed to your spirits, to your doctrines, walk, and conversation, that you give no offence to any, that you are not stumbled by what you shall see in, and meet with from others: if thy brother trespass agains…
331 wordsSECTION 262Luke 17:4
Luke 17:4 Ver. 4. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,.... For good men are frequently apt to fall into sin, and offend both God and man; see Pr 24:16 "and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent"; as often as he sins, and appears to be truly sensible of it, and humble for it, and ma…
451 wordsSECTION 263Luke 17:5
Luke 17:5 Ver. 5. And the apostles said unto the Lord,.... Either on account of what was now said by Christ concerning offences, and forgiving injuries; being conscious to themselves of their own weakness to withstand temptations; and fearful lest they should be stumbled and offended with what they should meet with; o…
323 wordsSECTION 264Luke 17:6
Luke 17:6 Ver. 6. And the Lord said,.... In answer to the disciples. The Syriac version leaves out the word "Lord": and the Persic version, in the room of it reads, "Jesus": if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed; See Gill on "Mt 17:20" ye might say unto this sycamine tree; which was near at hand; for in Galilee…
343 wordsSECTION 265Luke 17:7
Luke 17:7 Ver. 7. But which of you having a servant ploughing,.... In order to keep the disciples humble in the performance of such miraculous works; and that they might not imagine they could have any thing at the hands of God by merit; and to excite them to go on from one duty to another; and never think they have d…
323 wordsSECTION 266Luke 17:8
Luke 17:8 Ver. 8. And will not rather say to him,.... Or, "will he not say to him?" it is very likely, it is more agreeable to the language of a master, and the condition of a servant, that he should say to him, make ready wherewith I may sup: by dressing the food, spreading the table, and putting the food on it; for…
427 wordsSECTION 267Luke 17:9
Luke 17:9 Ver. 9. Doth he thank that servant,.... As if he had done him a favour, and what he was not obliged to; because he did the things that were commanded him? for, as a servant, he ought to do them, and in so doing does but his duty: he may indeed be commended for it, but not thanked: I trow not; or "I think n…
97 wordsSECTION 268Luke 17:10
Luke 17:10 Ver. 10. So likewise ye,.... This is the accommodation and application of the parable to the disciples of Christ, who whether ministers or private believers, are as servants, and should be as laborious as the ploughman, and the shepherd; and as their condition is, so their conduct should be like theirs: the…
992 wordsSECTION 269Luke 17:11
Luke 17:11 Ver. 11. And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem,.... That is, Jesus, as the Persic version expresses it; though the Ethiopic version reads in the plural, "they going to Jerusalem passed", &c. that is, the disciples, or Christ with his disciples; who was now going thither to eat his last passover, and s…
113 wordsSECTION 270Luke 17:12
Luke 17:12 Ver. 12. And as he entered into a certain village,.... Whether in Samaria or Galilee, is not certain; perhaps it bordered on both, since there were both Jews and Samaritans in it, as appears by what follows; and since Christ was passing between both places: there met ten men that were lepers; who either we…
136 wordsSECTION 271Luke 17:13
Luke 17:13 Ver. 13. And they lifted up their voices,.... Together, and cried aloud, being at a distance, that they might be heard; as well as to express their vehement desire, and great importunity to be cleansed; see Jud 9:7. And said, Jesus, Master; or "Rabbi, Jesus", thou great Master in Israel; who art a teacher …
114 wordsSECTION 272Luke 17:14
Luke 17:14 Ver. 14. And when he saw [them], he said unto them,.... When upon their loud cry he looked up, and towards them, and saw what a condition they were in, his compassion moved towards them, and he ordered them to do as follows; go show yourselves unto the priests. The Ethiopic version reads in the singular nu…
406 wordsSECTION 273Luke 17:15
Luke 17:15 Ver. 15. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed.... When he felt perfect soundness in his body, and perceived that he was restored to his health, and saw with his eyes that the leprosy was gone from him, which must be visible enough:turned back; either immediately, before he went to the priests; or…
7,482 wordsSECTION 274Luke 18:1
Luke 18:1 Ver. 1. And he spoke a parable unto them,.... To his own disciples, as the Ethiopic version reads, in order to encourage them to prayer, with perseverance in it; since such sore times of trial and affliction were coming upon the Jews, of which he had spoken in the preceding chapter; and such times more espec…
344 wordsSECTION 275Luke 18:2
Luke 18:2 Ver. 2. Saying, there was in a city a judge,.... In every city in the land of Israel, there was a sanhedrim, or court of judicature; in Jerusalem was the great sanhedrim, consisting of seventy one; and in every city where there were an hundred and twenty men, or more, there was a lesser sanhedrim, consisting…
1,053 wordsSECTION 276Luke 18:3
Luke 18:3 Ver. 3. And there was a widow in that city,.... Poor and helpless, and none among men to counsel, direct, and assist her, and take her part: now as in the accommodation of this parable, the elect of God answer to this widow; such an one is rather pitched upon to represent the helpless, desolate, and forlorn …
484 wordsSECTION 277Luke 18:4
Luke 18:4 Ver. 4. And he would not for a while,.... He would give no ear to her cries, nor take her cause in hand, nor right her wrongs, and clear her of her adversary: but afterward he said within himself; as he was considering the matter in his own mind, and reflecting on this woman's case and the frequent applicat…
112 wordsSECTION 278Luke 18:5
Luke 18:5 Ver. 5. Yet because this widow troubleth me,.... By often knocking at his door, by loud cries and earnest entreaties, with strong arguments, and floods of tears, and could not easily be removed from his presence, or got out of his house: I will avenge her; I will hear her cause, do her justice, and deliver …
226 wordsSECTION 279Luke 18:6
Luke 18:6 Ver. 6. And the Lord said,.... The Lord Jesus Christ, who delivered out this parable to his disciples: hear what the unjust judge saith; and take encouragement from hence to be frequent and importunate in prayer with God; for if such a cruel, merciless, and unjust judge is to be wrought upon by importunity …
236 wordsSECTION 280Luke 18:7
Luke 18:7 Ver. 7. And shall not God avenge his own elect,.... Who are a select number, a special people, whom he has loved with an everlasting love, so as of his own sovereign good will and pleasure to choose in his Son Jesus Christ unto everlasting life and salvation, through certain ways and means of his own appoint…
263 wordsSECTION 281Luke 18:8
Luke 18:8 Ver. 8. I tell you that he will avenge them speedily,.... As he did in a few years after the death of Christ, when God's elect among the Jews were singled out, and gathered in from them, and were delivered from their persecutors, and saved from temporal ruin and destruction, whilst the Roman army made sad ha…
378 wordsSECTION 282Luke 18:9
Luke 18:9 Ver. 9. And he spake this parable unto certain,.... Or with respect to certain men; having a view to them, in order to expose their pride, vanity, arrogance, and self confidence: which trusted in themselves that they were righteous; or, as if they were righteous; or because they were so in their own eyes, a…
389 wordsSECTION 283Luke 18:10
Luke 18:10 Ver. 10. Two men went up into the temple to pray, Which is called an house of prayer, Isa 56:7 the Jews had a mighty notion of praying in a place of religious worship, as in the temple, or in a synagogue; imagining that their prayers were more acceptable to God, and sooner heard by him in such a place than …
631 wordsSECTION 284Luke 18:11
Luke 18:11 Ver. 11. The Pharisee stood,.... Standing was a praying posture; See Gill on "Mt 6:5" nor is this observed, as if it was something amiss: but the sense is, either that he stood in some place of eminence, that he might be seen of others; or he stood in a set, fixed posture, in a very grave and solemn manner,…
1,238 wordsSECTION 285Luke 18:12
Luke 18:12 Ver. 12. I fast twice in the week,.... Not "on the sabbath", as the words may be literally rendered, and as they are in the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; for the sabbath was not a fasting, but a feasting day with the Jews; for they were obliged to eat three meals, or feasts, on a sabbath day, one in …
600 wordsSECTION 286Luke 18:13
Luke 18:13 Ver. 13. And the publican standing afar off,.... Not at the outermost porch, or at the door: for "a man might not fix his place at the door of the synagogue, but, qyxry, "he must go afar off", the space of two doors, and then pray {r};'' it may be in the court of the Gentiles, when the Pharisee was in the…
980 wordsSECTION 287Luke 18:14
Luke 18:14 Ver. 14. I tell you that this man,.... The publican that so freely owned himself to be a sinner, and by his carriage acknowledged he was unworthy of any favour; and who was treated with so much contempt by the Pharisee:went down to his house; from the temple which was built on a mountain,justified, [rather]…
3,282 wordsSECTION 288Luke 19:1
Luke 19:1 Ver. 1. And [Jesus] entered, and passed through Jericho. Though the word "Jesus" is not in the original text it is rightly supplied in our version; as it is also in the Syriac, Persic, Ethiopic versions; for of him the words are manifestly spoken: after he had healed the blind man he met with near to Jericho…
107 wordsSECTION 289Luke 19:2
Luke 19:2 Ver. 2. And behold [there was] a man named Zacchaeus,.... Or yakz, "Zaccai", a name in use among the Jews; see Ezr 2:9. We often read of yakz ybr, "Rabbi Zaccai", or "Zacchaeus" {a}, and very frequently of R. Jochanan ben Zaccai, a famous doctor that lived in the times of Christ, and even till after the dest…
405 wordsSECTION 290Luke 19:3
Luke 19:3 Ver. 3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was,.... What sort of a person he was for complexion, stature, and age: having heard much of him, he was very desirous of indulging his curiosity with a sight of him; having, as yet, nothing else that induced him to desire to see him: his desire to see Jesus was not …
82 wordsSECTION 291Lu 23:8
Lu 23:8 and could not for the press; the multitude of people that were flocking to meet Jesus, or who came before him, or were about him; for one part of the multitude went before him, and the other followed after him; so that he was in the crowd, and therefore could not easily be seen; because he was little of statu…
125 wordsSECTION 292Luke 19:4
Luke 19:4 Ver. 4. And he ran before,.... Jesus, and the company that was with him; so very desirous was he of seeing him: and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: which sort of trees were very common about Jericho: hence we read of, hmqv lv twrwq, "beams of sycamore" in Jericho, which those that were strong to…
643 wordsSECTION 293Luke 19:5
Luke 19:5 Ver. 5. And when Jesus came to the place,.... Where the tree stood, in which Zacchaeus was. Christ knows where his people are, and where to find them, where they commonly dwell, or where at any time they are, he being God omniscient: besides, the bounds of their habitations are fixed by the determination and…
1,053 wordsSECTION 294Luke 19:6
Luke 19:6 Ver. 6. And he made haste,.... Such power went along with the words of Christ, that they immediately reached his heart, awakened his conscience, affected his mind, and drew his soul to Christ, and knit him to him, that be made all imaginable haste to be with him. So souls sensible of their dangerous state an…
321 wordsSECTION 295Luke 19:7
Luke 19:7 Ver. 7. And when they saw it,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions read, "when they all saw this"; that is, as the Persic version, rather paraphrasing than translating, says, "the men and the multitude that were with him"; the "pharisaical" sort, the priests and Levites, of which there were gre…
173 wordsSECTION 296Luke 19:8
Luke 19:8 Ver. 8. And Zacchaeus stood,.... Before Christ, in respect to him, and reverence of him; and in the presence of others, to make a public confession before them, and that they might all hear it, when come to his own house: and said unto the Lord; that is, to "Jesus", as the Syriac and Persic versions, and so…
601 wordsSECTION 297Luke 19:9
Luke 19:9 Ver. 9. And Jesus said unto him,.... The Persic version reads, "Jesus said to the multitude, and to his disciples"; to which well enough agree the following words: this day is salvation come to this house: to the master of it, and it may be to others in it; the Arabic version reads, "to the inhabitants of t…
977 wordsSECTION 298Luke 19:10
Luke 19:10 Ver. 10. For the son of man,.... Meaning himself, who was truly man, and the Messiah, and which was one of his names in the Old Testament: is come: from heaven, into this world, being sent by the Father, and with the full consent and good will of his own: to seek and save that which was lost: as all his e…
137 wordsSECTION 299Luke 19:11
Luke 19:11 Ver. 11. And as they heard these things,.... What Zacchaeus said to Christ, and what Christ said to Zacchaeus; particularly, that salvation, or the Saviour was then come to his house, and that he was come to save lost persons: he added, and spake a parable; that is, as the Syriac version renders it, "he ad…
533 wordsSECTION 300Luke 19:12
Luke 19:12 Ver. 12. He said therefore,.... The following parable, with the above said design and view:a certain nobleman; the son of a great family, as the Syriac version renders it; of noble descent, of an illustrious extract; by whom is meant Jesus Christ, who was a "man", as he agreed to be, and was prophesied of a…
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