“ Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.c ”
See the notes at Matthew 24:40-41 .
Luke 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Ch...
Two , &c. The texts omit this verse.
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Left.— Dismissed. Elsner.
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. [Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.] The evidence against the genuineness of...
Occasions of Offence. The Ten Lepers. The Second Advent 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6 ; Matthew 18:7 . 2, One of these little ones ] An affectionate designation of the di...
“The Days of the Son of Man” Luke 17:22-37 Clearly enough, our Lord foresaw the approaching dissolution of the Jewish state. There was no help for it, notwithstanding all that the Baptist and C...
The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto hi...
(34) I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. (35) Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other...
Two men shall be in the field ,.... At work there, tilling the ground, or sowing the seed in it, or reaping the corn; which of them soever was the work of the field, at the time of Jerusalem's destr...
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Ver. 36. See Matthew 24:40,41 . See Trapp on " Mat 24:40 " See Trapp on " Mat 24:41 "
Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it The sense of this and the following verses is, Yet, as great as the danger will be, do not seek to save your lives by violating your consciences...
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The Progress of Christ's Kingdom; Destruction of Jerusalem. 20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God s...
See Poole on " Luke 17:34 "
“And they answering say to him, “Where, Lord?” And he said to them, “Where the carcase (body) is, there will the vultures also be gathered together.” This then raised the obvious question among His...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 17:20 . Demanded of the Pharisees .—We can scarcely think that they had any good end in view in asking this question; it is probable they expected to get some answer which mi...
Luke 17:34 , Luke 17:36 I. Our Lord in order to press upon us the great law of our self-determination, to help us to be honest with ourselves, carries us into the heart of things as they are i...
Luke 17:1 . It is impossible but that offences will come. Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which s...
EXPOSITION Luke 17:1-42 The Master ' s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept...
Final warnings:
Luke 17:36