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Selected Verse: Luke 6:26 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 6:26 |
King James |
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. |
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 . . . speak well of you--alluding to the court paid to the false prophets of old (Mic 2:11). For the principle of this woe, and its proper limits, see Joh 15:19. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Well (καλῶς).
Handsomely, fairly. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Wo to you when all men shall speak well of you - But who will believe this? |
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.