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Selected Verse: Luke 11:50 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 11:50 |
King James |
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
all . . . required of this generation--As it was only in the last generation of them that "the iniquity of the Amorites was full" (Gen 15:16), and then the abominations of ages were at once completely and awfully avenged, so the iniquity of Israel was allowed to accumulate from age to age till in that generation it came to the full, and the whole collected vengeance of Heaven broke at once over its devoted head. In the first French Revolution the same awful principle was exemplified, and Christendom has not done with it yet.
prophets--in the New Testament sense (Mat 23:34; see Co1 12:28). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The blood of all shall be required of this generation - That is, shall be visibly and terribly punished upon it. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| That the blood - That the particle ινα may be translated so that, pointing out the event only, not the design or intention, Bishop Pearce has well shown in his note on this place, where he refers to a like use of the word in Luk 9:45; Luk 14:10; Joh 10:17; Rom 5:20; Rom 11:11; Co1 1:15, Co1 1:31, etc. |
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.