Luke 23:31
“For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when they were come to the place which was called Calvary,.... Or Cranion, which signifies a skull; so called from…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For if they do these things in a green tree ... - This seems to be a proverbial expression. A “green” tree is not easily…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
If they do these things in a green tree - This seems to be a proverbial expression, the sense of which is: If they spare…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 23:26-31
We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. It is strange with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? Rather, what must happen in the dry? The…
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