PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Luke
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 289,495 words · 388 reading sections
Luke 23:7
Luke 23:7 Ver. 7. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction,.... The country which was under his power, and he had the government of; for Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, Lu 3:1. This was Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the great, and the same that beheaded John the Baptist; wherefore as soon as …
207 wordsSECTION 362Luke 23:8
Luke 23:8 Ver. 8. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad,.... For though he had been brought up in his country, and had so frequently preached, and wrought miracles there, he had never seen him before; and to have a sight of him, was a great indulgence to his curiosity: for he was desirous to see him of a lo…
174 wordsSECTION 363Luke 23:9
Luke 23:9 Ver. 9. Then he questioned with him in many words,.... Or talked very much to him, inquiring who he was, whether John the Baptist, or no; whether it was true that he had wrought such miracles he had heard of, and how he wrought them, and by what power he performed them, and how he came by it; and used many a…
122 wordsSECTION 364Luke 23:10
Luke 23:10 Ver. 10. And the chief priests and Scribes,.... The sanhedrim that followed him from Pilate's hall, to Herod's palace; fearing, lest Herod should be disposed to let him go, should he gratify him by working a miracle: stood; before Herod; so witnesses, and accusers, used to do; See Gill on "Mr 14:57" and v…
82 wordsSECTION 365Luke 23:11
Luke 23:11 Ver. 11. And Herod, with his men of war,.... Or his soldiers, his bodyguards that attended his person, who came with him from Galilee, and were both for his security and service, and for his pomp and magnificence: set him at nought; made nothing of him; had him in no account; treated him as a silly, and co…
257 wordsSECTION 366Luke 23:12
Luke 23:12 Ver. 12. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together,.... For it pleased Herod, that Pilate should show such a regard to his authority and power, as to send one that belonged to his jurisdiction to take cognizance of his case; and especially as it was a person that was much talked of, and h…
261 wordsSECTION 367Luke 23:13
Luke 23:13 Ver. 13. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests,.... That is, after Herod had sent back Christ unto him, he then summoned the chief priests together, to consider what should be done to him: and with them also, the rulers and the people; both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers, and the c…
136 wordsSECTION 368Luke 23:14
Luke 23:14 Ver. 14. Said unto them, ye have brought this man unto me,.... Pointing to Jesus, who stood before him; as one that perverteth the people; from their religion, and laws, and allegiance to Caesar. The Syriac and Persic versions read, "your people"; of the same nation with them, and that were under their car…
112 wordsSECTION 369Mt 27:11
Mt 27:11 have found no fault in this man; cannot perceive any charge proved against him, or any crime he is guilty of, for which punishment should be inflicted on him; or at least, that he should be put to death: touching, or with regard to those things, whereof ye accuse him. The Syriac and Persic versions read, "a…
99 wordsSECTION 370Luke 23:15
Luke 23:15 Ver. 15. No, nor yet Herod,.... Who was a Jew, and better versed in their religious affairs, and understood the nature of such charges, and the amount of them, and what was sufficient proof in such cases; and who had also examined Jesus, and that in their presence, and had heard all that they had to accuse …
268 wordsSECTION 371Luke 23:16
Luke 23:16 Ver. 16. I will therefore chastise him,.... Give him some correction, as by scourging, or beating with rods: this he proposed, not because he thought him deserving of it, but in complaisance to the Jews; since it would look as if their charges were not altogether weak and groundless; and that Jesus was not …
101 wordsSECTION 372Luke 23:17
Luke 23:17 Ver. 17. For of necessity he must release one,.... And therefore proposed to release Jesusunto them at the feast; of passover, which now was; not that there was any law that obliged to it, but it having been customary with the Roman governor to do so, the people expected it; custom had made it necessary: an…
8,287 wordsSECTION 373Luke 24:1
Luke 24:1 Ver. 1. Now upon the first day of the week,.... On which day it appears by what follows, Christ rose from the dead, and which was the third day from his death, and so verified the Scriptures, and his own predictions: very early in the morning; just as light began to spring, the day to dawn, and break; the f…
222 wordsSECTION 374Lu 23:56
Lu 23:56 and certain others with them; that is, other women; besides Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, and Salome, and other Galilean women, there were other Jerusalem women, or of Bethany, it may be, Mary, and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, and of the parts adjacent: this clause is left out in the Vulgat…
79 wordsSECTION 375Luke 24:2
Luke 24:2 Ver. 2. And they found the stone rolled away the sepulchre. Which Joseph had laid there, security of the body, and in the sight of these women; and which gave them a concern, as they went along, seeing they were all women, who should roll away the stone for them, Mr 16:3 but when they came to the sepulchre, …
81 wordsSECTION 376Luke 24:3
Luke 24:3 Ver. 3. And they entered in,.... To the sepulchre, being invited, encouraged, and led on by the angel that sat upon the stone; for the Jews' sepulchres were built large enough for persons to go into; See Gill on "Mr 16:5" and found not the body of the Lord Jesus; as they expected, having seen him put there,…
78 wordsSECTION 377Luke 24:4
Luke 24:4 Ver. 4. And it came to pass as they were much perplexed thereabout,.... About the body of Christ, and its being gone, what should become of it, whither it was removed, and by what means, and by whom; whether by a friend, or foe, for they had no thought, nor expectation of a resurrection; behold, two men sto…
233 wordsSECTION 378Luke 24:5
Luke 24:5 Ver. 5. And as they were afraid,.... That is, the women were afraid of these angels; these bright appearances and majestic forms, as it was usual for good men and women to be, as appears from the cases of Zacharias, the Virgin Mary, and others: and bowed down their faces to the earth, through great fear and…
249 wordsSECTION 379Luke 24:6
Luke 24:6 Ver. 6. He is not here, but is risen,.... So in Mt 28:6 see the note there: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee; for these women that followed him from Galilee were along with the disciples when he said the following words to them; and which are recorded in Mt 17:22.…
62 wordsSECTION 380Luke 24:7
Luke 24:7 Ver. 7. Saying, the son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men,.... As Christ was, who is intended by the son of man, he being the son of David, and the son of Abraham, and the son of Adam, though he was the seed of the woman, and born of a virgin; he was truly man, and subject to the infirmit…
413 wordsSECTION 381Luke 24:8
Luke 24:8 Ver. 8. And they remembered his words. That is, the words of Christ, as the Persic version expresses it; which they had forgot, and it may be had never truly understood until now; and had now their memories refreshed with them by the angels, and their understandings opened by the Spirit of God. Saints are so…
103 wordsSECTION 382Luke 24:9
Luke 24:9 Ver. 9. And returned from the sepulchre,.... Quickly, immediately, as soon as ever the angel had done speaking to them; they fled from the sepulchre in great haste, as persons frightened and amazed, with fear and reverence, on account of the vision they saw, and with joy at what was told them; see Mt 28:8 a…
184 wordsSECTION 383Luke 24:10
Luke 24:10 Ver. 10. It was Mary Magdalene,.... Out of whom Christ had cast seven devils, who was a sincere penitent, a true believer in Christ, and an affectionate lover of him, and to whom he first appeared: and Joanna; the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, one that had been a follower of Christ, and had ministered to…
159 wordsSECTION 384Luke 24:11
Luke 24:11 Ver. 11. And their words seemed to them as idle tales,.... As fabulous things, as mere whims, and the fancies of their brains: "as a dream", according to the Persic version; or, "as a jest", as the Arabic version renders it. They looked upon them as mere deceptions and delusions, and not real things; the Vu…
167 wordsSECTION 385Luke 24:12
Luke 24:12 Ver. 12. Then arose Peter,.... Who, though he did not believe the report made, yet listened to it, and was alarmed and aroused by it, and was willing to know the truth of it: and ran unto the sepulchre; not alone, but with John, being in haste to be satisfied, how things were: and stooping down; See Gill …
247 wordsSECTION 386Luke 24:13
Luke 24:13 Ver. 13. And behold two of them went that same day,.... Two of the disciples, as the Persic version reads; not of the eleven apostles, for it is certain that one of them was not an apostle; but two of the seventy disciples, or of the society of the hundred and twenty that were together: one of these was Cle…
718 wordsSECTION 387Luke 24:14
Luke 24:14 Ver. 14. And they talked together,.... As they went along, on their journey: of all these things which had happened; concerning their dear Lord and master, Jesus Christ; how that he had been betrayed by Judas, one of his disciples; had been led bound, first to Annas, and then Caiaphas, the high priest, in …
159 wordsSECTION 388Luke 24:15
Luke 24:15 Ver. 15. And it came to pass, that while they communed together,.... About the above said things: and reasoned; with one another; about the truth and credibility of the late report: Jesus himself drew near: the Persic version adds, "suddenly"; he came up at once to them, as if he had been a traveller on t…
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