Chapter 20:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mark John
Luke 20
Concise Complete
The priests and scribes question Christ's authority. (1-8)
The parable of the vineyard and husbandmen. (9-19) Of giving tribute. (20-26)
Concerning the resurrection. (27-38) The scribes silenced. (39-47)
Verses 1-8 Men often
pretend to examine the evidences of revelation, and the truth of the gospel,
when only seeking excuses for their own unbelief and disobedience. Christ
answered these priests and scribes with a plain question about the baptism of
John, which the common people could answer. They all knew it was from heaven,
nothing in it had an earthly tendency. Those that bury the knowledge they have,
are justly denied further knowledge. It was just with Christ to refuse to give
account of his authority, to those who knew the baptism of John to be from
heaven, yet would not believe in him, nor own their knowledge.
Verses 9-19 Christ
spake this parable against those who resolved not to own his authority, though
the evidence of it was so full. How many resemble the Jews who murdered the
prophets and crucified Christ, in their enmity to God, and aversion to his
service, desiring to live according to their lusts, without control! Let all who
are favoured with God's word, look to it that they make proper use of their
advantages. Awful will be the doom, both of those who reject the Son, and of
those who profess to reverence Him, yet render not the fruits in due season.
Though they could not but own that for such a sin, such a punishment was just,
yet they could not bear to hear of it. It is the folly of sinners, that they
persevere in sinful ways, though they dread the destruction at the end of those
ways.
Verses 20-26 Those
who are most crafty in their designs against Christ and his gospel, cannot hide
them. He did not give a direct answer, but reproved them for offering to impose
upon him; and they could not fasten upon any thing wherewith to stir up either
the governor or the people against him. The wisdom which is from above, will
direct all who teach the way of God truly, to avoid the snares laid for them by
wicked men; and will teach our duty to God, to our rulers, and to all men, so
clearly, that opposers will have no evil to say of us.
Verses 27-38 It is
common for those who design to undermine any truth of God, to load it with
difficulties. But we wrong ourselves, and wrong the truth of Christ, when we
form our notions of the world of spirits by this world of sense. There are more
worlds than one; a present visible world, and a future unseen world; and let
every one compare this world and that world, and give the preference in his
thoughts and cares to that which deserves them. Believers shall obtain the
resurrection from the dead, that is the blessed resurrection. What shall be the
happy state of the inhabitants of that world, we cannot express or conceive,
1 corinthians are
entirely taken up therewith; when there is perfection of holiness there will be
no occasion for preservatives from sin. And when God called himself the God of
these patriarchs, he meant that he was a God all-sufficient to them,
genesis 17:1 , their
exceeding great Reward,
genesis 15:1 . He never
did that for them in this world, which answered the full extent of his
undertaking; therefore there must be another life, in which he will do that for
them, which will completely fulfil the promise.
Verses 39-47 The
scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection,
but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was
David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the
severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of
religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on
worldly and wicked plans. Dissembled piety is double sin. Then let us beg of God
to keep us from pride, ambition, covetousness, and every evil thing; and to
teach us to seek that honour which comes from him alone.
Chapter 20:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mark John
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
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Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
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John
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Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
