Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 22:3-14
See Poole on "Matthew 26:14", and following verses to Matthew 26:19. See Poole on "Mark 14:10", and following verses to Mark 14:16. read more
See Poole on "Matthew 26:14", and following verses to Matthew 26:19. See Poole on "Mark 14:10", and following verses to Mark 14:16. read more
See Poole on "Matthew 26:20", and following verses to Matthew 26:30, where is opened whatsoever Luke hath that is not in the other evangelists. read more
Luke only taketh notice of this strife at the time of their being in the guest chamber. Such a strife we read of, Matthew 18:1; Matthew 20:25,Matthew 20:26; Mark 9:33 and in this Gospel, Luke 9:46; by which it is apparent, that they had been more than once arguing this point. But yet most interpreters think that it is here placed by Luke out of order and some translate εγενετο in this text, there had been, not, there was; and indeed we can hardly think so uncharitably of the apostles, as to... read more
See Poole on "Matthew 20:25", and following verses to Matthew 20:28. The sum is, our Saviour hereby teacheth all his disciples (his ministers especially) to avoid affectation of rule and dominion, as that which became heathens rather than Christians, and the kings of the Gentiles rather than the ministers of the Lord Jesus Christ. This text giveth no countenance to the levelling of all orders of men. Magistracy is an ordinance of God, and ought to be upheld. Order also in the church is to be... read more
These verses seem to contain (though in a few more words) the substance of what we met with Matthew 19:28. There they are spoken as an answer to Peter, speaking on the behalf of himself and the rest of the apostles, who had forsaken all to follow Christ. Christ tells them there, that those which had followed him, in the regeneration when the Son of man should sit on the throne of his glory, should sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. That time which our Lord there... read more
Our Lord directeth his speech to Peter, as one who (as it will by and by appear) had a greater confidence of himself than the rest expressed, and as one who he foresaw would fall more foully than the rest; though it appears, that in his speech he had a respect to them all, for the word you is in the plural number. The devil had a mind to disturb them all by his temptations (that is here called sifting). Christ hath his fan in his hand, and will sift his church, but his sifting is to purge his... read more
CRITICAL NOTESLuke 22:7. The day of unleavened bread.—Strictly speaking, the first day of unleavened bread was the 15th Nisan (i.e., beginning from the evening of the 14th), when the paschal lamb was killed. But the day here spoken of was evidently the 14th, as the Passover was not yet slain. On this day it was usual, though not necessary, to abstain from leaven; and by including it the feast was sometimes reckoned as lasting eight days (Josephus, Ant., II. Luk. 15:1). If, then, we take the... read more
CRITICAL NOTESLuke 22:21. Him that betrayeth.—If the order of events be here given, it is clear that Judas partook of the last supper.Luke 22:22. Determined.—Fixed by the counsel of God (cf. Acts 2:23; Acts 4:27-28; Revelation 13:8).Luke 22:24. A strife among them.—Perhaps this is related out of its order, and is to be understood as having occurred at the beginning of the supper, when Christ practically rebuked it by washing the disciples’ feet (John 13:4 ff.), to which action He here alludes... read more
Luke 22:15 The Passover greatly desired. I. We cannot enter into the Divine intensity of this desire, but it would seem that the longing Christ had to eat this Passover with His disciples before He suffered arose, (1) from the consciousness that, in that hour and in that act He would for ever put an end to shadows, and bring in the substance of our redemption; (2) because that hour was the winding up of the long years in which He had waited for His bitter passion; (3) that last mournful... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 22:31-34
Luke 22:31-Nahum : . Jesus Foretells Peter’ s Denial ( Mark 14:27-Obadiah : *, Matthew 26:31-Habakkuk : *).— Contrast Luke 22:31 f. with Mk. and Mt. (“ All ye shall be offended,” etc.). Luke 22:31 . Satan asked: the verb implies that the request (which was for all the disciples) was successful, (“ Satan has procured to bew given up to him”— Field): the case is similar to that of Job. But on the other hand Jesus has prayed (synchronously with Satan’ s request) that Peter at least should not... read more