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they departed--Ah! bright manifestations in this vale of tears are always "departing" manifestations.
Son of man...Holy Ghost--(See on Mt 12:31, 32).
how...not discern, &c.--unable to perceive what a critical period that was for the Jewish Church.
call the poor--"Such God Himself calls" (Lu 14:21) [Bengel].
Salt, &c.--(See on Mt 5:13-16; and Mr 9:50).
sweep the house--"not done without dust on man's part" [Bengel].
no resurrection--"nor angel nor spirit" (Ac 23:8); the materialists of the day.
Beware, &c.--(See on Mt 23:5; and Lu 14:7).
women--not the precious Galilean women (Lu 23:49), but part of the crowd.
Peter, &c.--(See on Joh 20:1-10).
certain village--Bethany (Joh 11:1), which Luke so speaks of, having no farther occasion to notice it. received him...her house--The house belonged to her, and she appears throughout to be the...
So with Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Elkanah and Hannah, Manoah and his wife.
speechless--dumb, and deaf also (see Lu 1:62).
saluted Elisabeth--now returned from her seclusion (Lu 1:24).
No man, &c.--(see on Mt 5:15, of which this is nearly a repetition).
As our Lord's end approaches, the preparations for the establishment of the coming Kingdom are quickened and extended.
O Jerusalem, &c.--(See on Mt 23:37; Mt 23:39).
fifty...fourscore--deducting a half from the debt of the one, and a fifth from that of the other.
sycamine--mulberry. (See on Mr 11:22-24.)
stood afar off--(Compare Le 13:45, 46).
Whosoever, &c.--(See on Lu 9:23-27).
baptism of John--his whole ministry and mission, of which baptism was the seal.
even Moses--whom they had just quoted to entangle Him.
brought before, &c.--The book of Acts verifies all this.
communications, &c.--The words imply the earnest discussion that had appeared in their manner.
And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him--The word in Luke (Lu 8:42) is stronger--"choked," "stifled Him."
many other things, &c.--such as we read in Joh 1:29, 33, 34;3:27-36. (Also see on Mt 3:12.)
Added yet, &c.--(Also see on Mt 3:12). (See on Mt 3:13-17.)
power and authority--He both qualified and authorized them. (See on Mr 6:14-30).