Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1
§ 94. JESUS FURTHER INSTRUCTS HIS DISCIPLES, Luke 17:1-10 . 1. Then said he unto his disciples At the close of the awful parable of the last chapter there seems to have been no answer from the conscience-stricken Pharisees, and the assembly, doubtless, broke up and departed in silence. It was not, however, a silence of reflection and repentance, but of perseverance in their course of impeding the conversion of the multitudes to Jesus, and of throwing stumbling-blocks in the way of his... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Luke 17:1
It is impossible but offences will come - And they ever did and do come chiefly by Pharisees, that is, men who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others. Matthew 18:6 ; Mark 9:42 . read more