Lucas 23:1-46 NVI

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:22

Luke 23:22. Why, what evil hath he done?— Why?—What evil hath he done? "Why will ye be so cruel as to insist upon it? What evil hath he done, or can you prove against him?" read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:28-30

Luke 23:28-30. Weep not for me, &c.— "Though my death affects you, and seems to call for all your tears, yet it is rather a reason for joy than sorrow, as it will be a means of reconciling the world to God: rather reserve your tears for a real calamity which threatens you, and your children, which will terminate in the destruction of this city and nation, and which will be most terrible, and call for the bitterest lamentations: for in those days of vengeance, you will vehemently wish that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:31

Luke 23:31. For if they do those things in a green tree, &c.— If these things are done in green wood. Heylin. "If the Romans are permitted by heaven to inflict such heavy punishments upon me who am innocent, how dreadful must the vengeance be which they shall inflict on the nation, whose sins cry aloud to heaven, hastening the pace of the divine judgments, and rendering the perpetrators as fit for punishment, as dry wood is for burning." Comp. Eze 20:47 with Eze 21:3 where God's burning... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:32

Luke 23:32. And there were also two other malefactors,— This should either be stopped in the following manner;—And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him, &c. or, translated, And they led along with him two other men, who were malefactors. The distinction, between Jesus and the malefactors is remarkably preserved in the next verse. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:34

Luke 23:34. Father, forgive them;— This is one of the most striking passages in the world. While they were actually crucifying our Lord, he seems to feel the injury which they did to their own souls, more than what they did to him, and to forget his own anguish in a concern for their salvation. Thus did the Lord Jesus Christ, though expiring by the tortures that he felt, give us an example of that benevolence which he has commanded us to practise; and with his last breath, as it were, breathed... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:37

Luke 23:37. If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.— As this claim seemed to the soldiers most derogatory to the Roman authority, it is no wonder that they grounded their insults on this, rather than on his professing himself the Son of read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:38

Luke 23:38. And a superscription also— There is no transposition necessary here; for St. Luke does not tell us when the superscription was written, so far was he from saying that it was written after Jesus was mocked. He only observes in general that there was a title placed over him; and by mentioning it together with the insults, insinuates, that it was one of them; and perhaps the Greek may with propriety be so rendered, as to introduce this verse, in explanation of that preceding. For a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:39

Luke 23:39. And one of the malefactors—railed on him,— The word rendered malefactor, κακουργος, does not always denote a thief, or a robber, but was likewise applied to the Jewish soldiers, who were hurried by their zeal to commit some crime in opposition to the Roman authority, See the note on Matth. xxvi read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:40

Luke 23:40. Dost not thou fear God?— Have you too no fear of God; that is to say, no more than those others who were insulting Jesus? Heylin. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:41

Luke 23:41. And we indeed justly;— The faith of the penitent thief has something very remarkable in it; for he had conceived just sentiments both of his own conduct, and of Christ's character. It is a strong proof of a sincere repentance to acknowledge our crimes, and to resign ourselves to the punishment of them. But to this the penitent thief adds the virtues of reproving the other malefactor for his faults, and of defending the innocent. He shews his faith in God—in Christ; his fear of God,... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:28-30

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:31

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:32

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:34

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:37

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:38

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:39

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:40

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 23:41

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