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Ask a Questionto the people--"the multitude," a word of special warning to the thoughtless crowd, before dismissing them. (See on Mt 16:2, 3).
tower in Siloam--probably one of the towers of the city wall, near the pool of Siloam. Of its fall nothing is known.
Why then believed ye him not?--that is, in his testimony to Jesus, the sum of his whole witness.
the things concerning me--decreed and written. have an end--are rapidly drawing to a close.
(Compare Isa 9:2; Mt 4:13-17). "That St. Luke, of all the Evangelists, should have obtained and recorded these inspired utterances of Zacharias and Mary--is in accordance with his character and...
And when the Pharisees--"and scribes," add Mark and Luke (Mr 2:6; Lu 5:21). saw it, they said--"murmured" or "muttered," says Luke (Lu 5:30). unto his disciples--not venturing to put their question...
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?--In Luke (Lu 12:6) it is "five sparrows for two farthings"; so that, if the purchaser took two farthings' worth, he got one in addition--of such small...
the Lord--"This sublime appellation is more usual with Luke and John than Matthew; Mark holds the mean" [Bengel]. saw her, he had compassion, &c.--What consolation to thousands of the bereaved has...
It is conjectured that Luke "the beloved physician" (the same as the Evangelist), may have first become connected with Paul in professionally attending on him in the sickness under which he labored...
thy prayer is heard--doubtless for offspring, which by some presentiment he even yet had not despaired of. John--the same as "Johanan," so frequent in the Old Testament, meaning "Jehovah's gracious...
How, &c.--not the unbelief of Zacharias, "Whereby shall I know this?" but, taking the fact for granted, "How is it to be, so contrary to the unbroken law of human birth?" Instead of reproof,...
my Saviour--Mary, poor heart, never dreamt, we see, of her own "immaculate conception"--in the offensive language of the Romanists--any more than of her own immaculate life.
Exact no more, &c.--directed against that extortion which made the publicans a byword. (See on Lu 19:2; Lu 19:8). (Also see on Mt 3:10.)
as his custom was--Compare Ac 17:2. stood up for to read--Others besides rabbins were allowed to address the congregation. (See Ac 13:15.)
unclean--The frequency with which this character of impurity is applied to evil spirits is worthy of notice. cried out, &c.--(See Mt 8:29; Mr 3:11).
Nain--a small village not elsewhere mentioned in Scripture, and only this once probably visited by our Lord; it lay a little to the south of Mount Tabor, about twelve miles from Capernaum.
went--travelled, made a progress. throughout every city and village--through town and village. preaching, &c.--the Prince of itinerant preachers scattering far and wide the seed of the Kingdom.
perplexed--at a loss, embarrassed. said of some, that John was risen--Among many opinions, this was the one which Herod himself adopted, for the reason, no doubt, mentioned on Mr 6:14.
willing--"wishing," to get himself out of the difficulty, by throwing on Jesus the definition of "neighbor," which the Jews interpreted very narrowly and technically, as excluding Samaritans and...
When thou goest, &c.--(See on Mt 5:25, 26). The urgency of the case with them, and the necessity, for their own safety, of immediate decision, was the object of these striking words.
wedding--and seating thyself at the wedding feast. Our Lord avoids the appearance of personality by this delicate allusion to a different kind of entertainment than this of his host [Bengel].
a great supper--(Compare Isa 25:6). bade many--historically, the Jews (see on Mt 22:3); generally, those within the pale of professed discipleship.
may receive me, &c.--Observe his one object--when cast out of one home to secure another. This is the key to the parable, on which there have been many differing views.
can serve--be entirely at the command of; and this is true even where the services are not opposed. hate...love--showing that the two here intended are in uncompromising hostility to each other: an...
feared not...neither regarded--defying the vengeance of God and despising the opinion of men. widow--weak, desolate, defenseless (1Ti 5:5, which is taken from this).
Nation, &c.--Matthew and Mark (Mt 24:8; Mr 13:8) add, "All these are the beginning of sorrows," or travail pangs, to which heavy calamities are compared (Jer 4:31, &c.).
And Peter went out, and wept bitterly--(Also see on Mr 14:72.) (See on Mr 14:53-63; Joh 18:19, &c.; and Lu 22:55-62.)
railed on him--catching up the universal derision, but with a turn of his own. Jesus, "reviled, reviles not again"; but another voice from the cross shall nobly wipe out this dishonor and turn it...
(See on Mr 16:1-8; and Mt 28:1-5). eat before them--that is, let them see Him doing it: not for His own necessity, but their conviction.
that thou mightest know--"know thoroughly." hast been instructed--orally instructed--literally, "catechized" or "catechetically taught," at first as a catechumen or candidate for Christian baptism....