Luke 13:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I do cures to-day and to-morrow,— Some apply this to the years of Christ's ministry, supposing that a day is put for a year; but the explication is improper, because if the three days here mentioned were intended to comprehend the whole time of our Lord's ministry, this conversation must have happened in the first year thereof, contrary to St. Luke himself, who tells us, Ch. Luke 9:51 that the time was come that he should be received up. Besides, according to this interpretation, Christ's being perfected on the third day, will imply that he was to suffer in the third year of his ministry, which is far from being a certain point. The real meaning of the words seems to be as follows: "I shall not be very long with you on earth; yet, while I am here, I will perform the duties of my ministry, without beingafraid of any man; because my life cannot be taken from me, but in the place and at the time appointed by my Father." The word Τελειουμαι, rendered I shall be perfected, may refer to Christ's finishing the great work of atonement, and being by death consecrated to his office, as our great High Priest:—as the word is used, Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 5:8-9; Hebrews 10:7.