Vincent's Word Studies And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? But (πλὴν)
Rev., howbeit. However it may be with the unfaithful servant. Slay (κατασφάξατε) Only here in New Testament. A strong word: slaughter; cut them down (κατά). And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? Bethphage
See on Matthew 21:1. And they could not answer him again to these things.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, The Lord
See on Matthew 21:3. When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Their garments
More strictly, their own garments (ἑαυτῶν), in their reverence and love for their Lord. See oil Matthew 25:7. Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. Spread (ὑπεστρώννυον)
Only here in New Testament. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: The descent
Two distinct sights of Jerusalem are caught on this route, an inequality of ground hiding it for a time after one has first seen it. Luke 19:37 marks the first sight, Luke 19:41 the second and nearer view (see Introduction, on Luke's topographical accuracy). "A t this point (the former) the first view is caught of the southeastern corner of the city. The temple and the more northern portions are hid by the slope of Olivet on the right: what is seen is only Mount Zion, now, for the most part, a rough field, crowned with the mosque of David, and the angle of the western walls, but then covered with houses to its base, and surmounted by the castle of Herod, on the supposed site of the palace of David....It was at this point that the shout of triumph burst forth from the multitude" (Stanley, "Sinai and Palestine"). And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:
And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. He drew nigh
"Again the procession advanced. The road descends a slight declivity, and the glimpse of the city is again withdrawn behind the intervening ridge of Olivet. A few moments, and the path mounts again; it climbs a rugged ascent, it reaches a ledge of smooth rock, and in an instant the whole city bursts into view....It is hardly possible to doubt that this rise and turn of the road was the exact point where the multitude paused again, and He, when he beheld the city, wept over it" (Stanley). And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. Wept (ἔκλαυσεν)
With audible weeping. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. A trench (χάρακα)
Rev., correctly, as Tynd., a bank. Only here in New Testament. The word literally means a pointed stake, used in fortifying the intrenchments of a camp, and thence the palisade itself. In fortifying a camp or besieging a city, a ditch was dug round the entire circuit, and the earth from it thrown up into a wall, upon which sharp stakes were fixed. Every Roman soldier carried three or four of these stakes on the march. Wyc., with pale. Keep thee in (συνέξουσιν) See on Luke 4:38. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. Lay thee even with the ground (ἐδαφιοῦσιν)
Only here in New Testament. Primarily, to beat level, like a threshing-floor or pavement. The Septuagint uses it in the sense of dashing down to the ground (Psalm 137:9, and elsewhere). So Rev., from the succeeding reference to the children, and in allusion to the Psalms. Visitation See on 1 Peter 2:12. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. Thieves (λῃστῶν)
See on Matthew 26:55; Luke 10:30; Mark 11:17. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. Were very attentive (ἐξεκρέματο)
Only here in New Testament. Lit., as Rev., hung upon him. Tynd., stuck by him. And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, They reasoned (συνελογίσαντο)
Only here in New Testament. The preposition, σύν, together, and the additional with themselves, denote a very close conference. Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Will stone (καταλιθάσει)
Only here in New Testament. "Stone us down" (κατά); i.e., stone us to death. They be persuaded (πεπεισμένος ἐστιν) Lit., It (the people collectively) is hawing been persuaded. Denoting a long-standing and settled persuasion. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Let it out
See on Matthew 21:33. Went into a far country Not necessarily far, but as Rev., another country. See on Mark 13:34. A long time (ἱκανούς) See on ch. Luke 7:6. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? Of the fruit
See on Mark 12:2. It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. He sent yet (προσέθετο πέμψαι) Lit., he added to send. A Hebrew form of expression. Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]. Text Courtesy of Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Bible Apps.com |
