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William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 1:1-27

Chapter 1THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL.THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different directions, but together they guarded, and opened into, one City of God. So the four Gospels look in different directions; each has its own peculiar aspect and inscription; but together they lead towards, and unveil, one Christ, "which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." They are the successive quarterings of the one Light. We call them "four" Gospels, though in reality... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 1:5-25

Chapter 2THE MUTE PRIEST. Luke 1:5-25; Luke 1:57-80.AFTER his personal prelude, our Evangelist goes on to give in detail the pre-Advent revelations, so connecting the thread of his narrative with the broken-off thread of the Old Testament. His language, however, suddenly changes its character and accent; and its frequent Hebraisms show plainly that he is no longer giving his own words, but that he is simply recording the narratives as they were told him, possibly by some member of the Holy... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 1:25-42

Chapter 3THE GOSPEL PSALMS.UNLIKE modern church-builders, St. Luke sets his chancel by the porch. No sooner have we passed through the vestibule of his Gospel than we find ourselves within a circle of harmonies. On the one side are Zacharias and Simeon, the one chanting his "Benedictus," and the other his "Nunc Dimittis." Facing them, as if in antiphon, are Elisabeth and Mary, the one singing her "Beatitude," and the other her "Magnificat"; while overhead, in the frescoed and star-lighted sky,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 1:1-80

THE GOSPEL OF LUKE Analysis and Annotations I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52 CHAPTER 1 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1-4 ) 2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5-12 ) 3. John the Baptist, his birth and ministry announced. (Luke 1:13-17 ) 4. Zacharias’ Unbelief and Punishment. (Luke 1:18-26 ) 5. The Angel’s Announcement to the Virgin Mary. (Luke 1:27-33 ) 6. Mary’s Question and the Answer. (Luke 1:34-38 ) 7. Mary Visits Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45 ) 8. The Virgin... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:1

1:1 Forasmuch as {1} many have {a} taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,(1) Luke commends the witnesses that saw this present account.(a) Many took it in hand, but did not perform: Luke wrote his gospel before Matthew and Mark. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:2

1:2 {b} Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;(b) Luke was not any eye witness, and therefore it was not he to whom the Lord appeared when Cleopas saw him: and he was taught not only by Paul, but by others of the apostles also. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:3

1:3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things {c} from the very first, to write unto thee in order, {d} most excellent Theophilus,(c) Luke began his gospel a great deal further in the past than the others did.(d) It is "most mighty", and therefore Theophilus was a very honourable man, and in a place of great dignity. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:4

1:4 That thou mightest {e} know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.(e) Have fuller knowledge of those things which you know only partially. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:5

1:5 There {2} was {f} in the days of {g} Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the {h} course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.(2) John, who was another Elias and appointed to be the herald of Christ, coming from the family of Aaron, and of two famous and blameless parents, has shown in his conception(which was against the course of nature) a double miracle, to the end that men should be more readily prepared for the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:6

1:6 And they were both {i} righteous before God, {k} walking in all the {l} commandments and ordinances of the Lord {m} blameless.(i) The true mark of righteousness is demonstrated when one is liked and accepted in the judgment of God.(k) Lived, as the Hebrews say, for our life is as a way in which we must walk until we come to the mark.(l) In all the moral and ceremonial law.(m) Whom no man could justly reprove: now so it is that the fruits of justification are set forth here, and not the... read more

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