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Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:24-26

A threefold woe: v. 24. But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. v. 25. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. v. 26. Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. Woe unto you rich people! for you have your solace in advance. This is spoken, as often in Scripture, Mark 10:23; 1 Timothy 6:9, of those that place their trust in their money.... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:27-31

The law of love: v. 27. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, v. 28. bless them that curse you,. and pray for them which despitefully use you. v. 29. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. v. 30. Give to every man that asketh of thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. v. 31. And as ye would that men should do to you,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:32-35

The application of the Golden Rule: v. 32. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? For sinners also love those that love them. v. 33. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? For sinners also do even the same. v. 34. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. v. 35. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:36-38

The measure of mercifulness: v. 36. Be ye therefore merciful as your Father also is merciful. v. 37. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven; v. 38. give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Not only kindness and goodness is enjoined upon... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:39-42

Parabolic sayings: v. 39. And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch? v. 40. The disciple is not above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. v. 41. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? v. 42. Either, how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:43-45

A further application: v. 43. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. v. 44. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble-bush gather they grapes. v. 45. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart his mouth... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 6:46-49

A warning in conclusion: v. 46. And why call ye Me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? v. 47. "Whosoever cometh to Me, and heareth My sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: v. 48. lie is like a man which "built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; for it was founded upon a rock. v. 49. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 6:17-26

First Section: Salutation of Love(Luke 6:17-26.)EXEGETICAL AND CRITICALLuke 6:17. And He came down with them.—We have therefore to conceive the Saviour as surrounded by a threefold circle of hearers; the first indicated by μετ̓ αὐτῶν (the recently chosen Twelve), the second described as an ὄχλος μαθητῶν, and this latter again closed around by πλῆθος πολὺ τοῦ λαοῦ, who come partly even from beyond the boundaries. Comp. Matthew 4:23-25.Luke 6:19. For there went virtue out of Him.—Comp. Luke 5:17;... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 6:17-49

β.The Sermon on the Mount (Luke 6:17-49)17And he came down with them, and stood in the plain [having come down with them, he stood upon a level place, ἐπὶ τόπου πεδινοῦ], and the [a] company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 18And they that were vexed [harassed] with unclean spirits: and they16 were healed. 19And the whole multitude sought to... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 6:27-38

Second Section: The Requirement of Love(Luke 6:27-38.)EXEGETICAL AND CRITICALLuke 6:27. But I say unto you which hear.—Antithesis to the foregoing, Luke 6:26. Meyer very happily: “Yet although I utter against those these Woes, yet I enjoin on you not hatred but love towards your enemies. It is therefore no accidental antithesis” (Köstlin). As the Saviour in Luke 6:26 had shown what treatment Christians have to expect of their enemies, He unfolds, Luke 6:27-38, what return they must give to this... read more

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