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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus saith unto him,.... Knowing his heart, and the carnal and worldly views with which he acted; the foxes have holes in the earth, where they hide themselves from danger, take their rest, and secure their whelps; and the birds of the air have nests, where they sit, lay, and hatch their eggs, and bring up their young; but the son of man has...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Christ means, — “Can you follow the Son of man when there is no reward except himself, — not even a place for your head to rest upon, or a home wherein you may find comfort? Can you cleave to him when the lone...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And another of his disciples said unto him,.... That is, one of his disciples; for this does not suppose, that the other, the Scribe before mentioned, was one. It is possible, he might be one of the twelve. The Persic version makes him one of the disciples, whom they call "Hawarion", apostles; and, according to ancient tradition, it was (d)...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. It must be Christ first, and father afterwards. We pay no disrespect to our dearest relatives and friends when we put them after Christ, that is their proper place. To put them before...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Now this man was a disciple, mark you, and, according to Luke, the Lord had said to him, “Follow me,” yet he urged this plea, “Suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But Jesus said unto him, follow thou me,.... Christ would not excuse him on this account, but insists on what he had before called him to; to attend upon him, and give himself up to the ministry of the word: which was done, partly to shew, that a greater regard ought to be had to him, than to the nearest relation and friend whatever; and partly,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Nothing, not even the duties of filial love, must be allowed to come in conflict with the command of Christ, “Follow me.” I take it that this is not so much a word to the common disciple as to a disciple called out to a special ministry: “Your ministry is to be your first, your...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when he was entered into a ship,.... Which was got ready by his disciples, or hired by them for his use, according to the directions he had given, his disciples followed him into the ship, and they only; for as for the men hereafter mentioned, they were the men that belonged to the ship, and had the management of it: the multitude were...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. He went first, and they followed afterwards. If the ship be the type of the Church, then Christ is the first on board, he is the Captain, and the disciples make up the crew: “His disciples followed him.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. In the quiet confidence of faith, resting upon his God.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And behold, there arose a great tempest,.... "A great concussion", or "shaking" of the sea; the stormy wind moved the sea, and the waves thereof; and both wind and sea shook the ship, and the men that were in it. Luke calls this tempest a "storm wind", Lu 8:23 and Mark says, it was "a great storm of wind", Mr 4:37 and both use the word "loelaps",...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. Weary with his toil, he lay down to rest. There was his humanity serenely confident, and therefore sleeping through the storm; there was the glory of his innocence: “he was asleep;” and there was also the majesty of his deity, only waiting for the moment when he should arise and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. What! a tempest where Christ is? Yes, it is generally so. If all seems very calm, thou mayest question whether Christ is there, but when he goes into the ship, and his disciples follow him, it is not remarkable that the devil...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And his disciples came unto him,.... From some other part of the ship, being in great consternation, and distress, and awoke him; saying, Lord, save us, we perish. They awoke him by their loud cries, and repeated calls; for in Luke, the form of address is doubled, "Master, Master!" expressing their distress, importunity, and haste for deliverance...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? Glory be to his blessed...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them: Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? The disciples might have answered, “Lord, how canst thou ask us why we are fearful? The ship is covered with waves, the sea threatens to swallow it and all of us up.” Still, they might have thought, “If...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. As great a calm as there had been tempest. After great trouble, expect deep, delightful rest and peace, if you are a child of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful?.... Though they had some faith in him, yet there was a great deal of fear and unbelief, for which Christ blames them, saying, O ye of little faith: [See comments on Matthew 6:30]. In Luke, the phrase is, "where is your faith?" what is become of it? You professed but just now to believe in me, is your...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. “A great calm.” No ordinary stillness of the sea; but it was a great calm, as the tempest had been great which had preceded it. What! and all on a sudden too? Storms sob themselves to sleep through lengthened intervals of fretfulness, but when Jesus gives the word of...