Luke 9:56
“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Jesus said unto him, let the dead bury the dead,.... See Gill on Mat 8:22.
but go thou and preach the kingdom of God;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For the Son of man ... - You should imitate, in your spirit, the Son of man. “He” came not to destroy. If he had come…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And they went to another village - Which probably did entertain them; being, perhaps, without the Samaritan borders.
The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 9:51-56
This passage of story we have not in any other of the evangelists, and it seems to come in here for the sake of its…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For the Son of man is not come, &c. This clause is omitted by the majority of uncials, and some editors therefore regard…
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