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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 6:12-19

In these verses, we have our Lord Jesus in secret, in his family, and in public; and in all three acting like himself. I. In secret we have him praying to God, Luke 6:12. This evangelist takes frequent notice of Christ's retirements, to give us an example of secret prayer, by which we must keep up our communion with God daily, and without which it is impossible that the soul should prosper. In those days, when his enemies were filled with madness against him, and were contriving what to do to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 6:12-19

6:12-19 In these days Jesus went away into a mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he called his disciples. From them he chose twelve, whom he also called apostles--Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. He came down with them and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:12

And it came to pass in those days ,.... When Christ was teaching by the lake of Gennesaret, or in one or other of the cities of Galilee near that place: that he went out ; of the synagogue and city where he had been: into a mountain to pray ; for the sake of solitude, and which lay near the sea of Tiberias; See Gill on Matthew 14:23 . and continued all night in prayer to God ; or "with" God, as the Ethiopic version renders it; or "in the prayer of God" as the phrase may be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:12

In prayer to God - Or, in the prayer of God: or, in the oratory of God, εν τῃ προσευχῃ του Θεου . So this passage is translated by many critics; for which Dr. Whitby gives the following reasons: As the mountain of God, Exodus 3:1 ; Exodus 4:27 ; the bread of God, Leviticus 21:17 ; the lamp of God, 1 Samuel 3:3 ; the vessels of God, 1 Chronicles 22:19 ; the altar of God, Psalm 43:4 ; the sacrifices of God, Psalm 51:17 ; the gifts of God, Luke 21:4 ; the ministers of God, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:1-19

The Lord of the sabbath, and his work. We have just seen how Jesus treated with deserved dishonour the tradition of the elders about fasting. He showed his disciples a more excellent way. Fasting is not an end, but only a means to an end, and this is the restoration of the soul to fellowship with its Saviour. In this way should Christians use fasting. And now we pass on to notice how on sabbath-keeping tradition again intruded itself and made cumbrous additions to the Mosaic commandment.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12

And it came to pass in those days. That is to say, in the course of his ministry in Galilee, especially in the thickly populated district lying round the Lake of Genessaret, and after the events related in Luke 5:1-39 . and the first eleven verses of Luke 6:1-49 ., Jesus proceeded to choose, out of the company of those who had especially attached themselves to him, twelve who should henceforth be always with him. These he purposed to train up as the authorized exponents of his doctrine,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12-19

The choice of the twelve. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12-49

The foundation of the kingdom. The work set before us in this portion is great and solemn. It is the beginning of a new epoch of the earthly ministry. Hitherto Christ had been the Rabbi, the Prophet, the Healer. Now he is to "gird his sword on his thigh," to take to himself the power of the King. And for this work observe the preparation mentioned by the evangelist ( Luke 6:12 , Luke 6:13 ), "All night in prayer to God." The hush breathed over nature; the silence unbroken except by the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 6:12

And it came to pass in those days - The designation of the time here is very general. It means “about” the time when the events occurred which had been just narrated.He went out into a mountain - Jesus was accustomed to resort to such places to hold communion with God, Mark 6:46. He did it because it was retired, free from interruption, and fitted by impressiveness and grandeur to raise the thoughts to the God that had formed the high hills and the deep-shaded groves.And continued all night in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:12-13

Luke 6:12-13. And it came to pass in those days Namely, of his teaching near the sea of Galilee; that he went out into a mountain to pray Jesus, seeing the general notice which was taken of his appearance, and the desire which multitudes manifested of being further informed concerning the design of his coming, and the nature of his doctrine, determined to choose a number of persons who should assist and succeed him in his ministerial work. And as the office which he intended to assign them... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 6:12-19

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 6:12-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 6:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:12-49

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 6:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:12-13

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