Luke 9:62 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jesus said unto him,No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. ”

Luke 9:62 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

No man, having put his hand ... - To put one’s hand to a plow is a proverbial expression to signify undertaking any business. In order that a plowman may accomplish his work, it is necessary to l...
Luke 9:62 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Aspirants to Discipleship ( Matthew 8:19-22 *), Lk.'s setting is preferred by some to Mt.'s, and his version of the second case ( Luke 9:59 = Matthew 8:21 ) in which Jesus begins, and the man is...
Luke 9:62 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

No man . no one. Compound of ou. App-105. hand. Plough always held with one hand. looking. App-133.
Luke 9:62 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

62. He who, after having put his hand to the plough, shall look back, is unfit for the kingdom of God. We must carefully inquire what this declaration of Christ means. They are said to loo...
Luke 9:62 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1510 APPROPRIATE ADDRESSES TO DISTINCT CHARACTERS Luke 9:57-62 . It came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever th...
Luke 9:62 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Put his hand to the plough - Can any person properly discharge the work of the min...
Luke 9:62 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

No man, &c.— Hesiod has given it as the character of a good ploughman, that "he keeps his mind intent on his work, that he may make a straight furrow, and does not allow himself to gaze about o...
Luke 9:62 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 8:18-22 .
Luke 9:62 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Feeding the Five Thousand. Peter's Confession. The Transfiguration 1-6. Mission of the Twelve ( Matthew 10:1 ; Matthew 10:5-15 ; Mark 6:7-13 ). See on Mt.
Luke 9:62 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

No man, having put his hand to the plough... — The image which our Lord used was, as usual, one that went home to the personal experience of His hearers. They were of the peasant class, and they kn...
Luke 9:62 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Steadfast Face Luke 9:51-62 The Master's steadfast face rebukes us! Alas, we so often flinch and cannot appropriate Isaiah 50:7 . But whether we follow afar off or closely, that lithe, ale...
Luke 9:62 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power the...
Luke 9:62 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(57) And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. (58) And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of t...
Luke 9:62 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LESSONS FROM THE PLOUGH ‘And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.’ Luke 9:62 The point of view from which the Lord...
Luke 9:62 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jesus said unto him ,.... The copulative "and", is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions: no man having put his hand to the plough ; or "ploughshare", as reads the...
Luke 9:62 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at...
Luke 9:62 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And it came to pass as they went in the way This and the following seem to be the same occurrences with those mentioned by Matthew, which took place as Christ was in the neighbourhood of Capernaum,...
Luke 9:62 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and...
Luke 9:62 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Every Thing to Be Left for Christ. 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I wi...
Luke 9:62 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Luke 9:62 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Three Disciples Are Challenged With Following Jesus (9:57-62). The Lord's prayer in Luke 11:1-4 commences with, ‘Hallowed be Your Name' (by the bringing about of Your will in purifying Your peop...
Luke 9:62 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 9:57 . In the way .—Perhaps to the other village. It may be, however, that this is an indefinite form of expression, owing to the fact that St. Luke here departs from chronol...
Luke 9:62 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Our Lord had been on the mountain, and had been transfigured; and when he came down, the first person that he met was the devil, with whom he had to come in contact. Whenever you or I get up on the m...
Luke 9:62 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 9:1 . He called his twelve disciples together, privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in I...
Luke 9:62 - The Biblical Illustrator

Lord, I will follow Thee Faring wholly with Christ We have here, in connection, the story of three inquirers who came in turn to Christ. I. THE PROVIDENTIAL CONDITIONS OF THE NEW LIFE ARE AB...
Luke 9:62 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 9:1-42 The Master sends out the twelve on a mission . Luke 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together . The Galilee ministry was just over; outwardly it had...
Luke 9:62 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

True Discipleship of Christ.
Luke 9:62 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 2:20-22 ; 2 Timothy 4:10 ; Acts 15:37 ; Acts 15:38 ; Hebrews 10:38 ; James 1:6-8 ; Luke 17:31 ; Luke 17:32 ; Psalms 78:8 ; Psalms 78:9
Luke 9:62 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Is fit for the kingdom of God — Either to propagate or to receive it.

Luke 9:62 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 9:62 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 9:62 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 9:62 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 9:62 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 9:62 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 9:62 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 9:62 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 9:62 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 9:62 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 9:62 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 9:62 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 9:62 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 9:62 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 9:62 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 9:62 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 9:62 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 9:62 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 9:62 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 9:62 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 9:62 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 9:62 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes