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Selected Verse: Luke 16:15 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 16:15 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] he said [2036] unto them [846], Ye [5210] are [2075] they which justify [1344] yourselves [1438] before [1799] men [444]; but [1161] God [2316] knoweth [1097] your [5216] hearts [2588]: for [3754] that which is highly esteemed [5308] among [1722] men [444] is [2076] abomination [946] in the sight [1799] of God [2316]. |
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King James |
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. |
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] |
justify yourselves--make a show of righteousness.
highly esteemed among men--generally carried away by plausible appearances. (See Sa1 16:7; and Luk 14:11). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Abomination
See on Mat 24:15. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men - The sense of the whole passage is, that pride, wherewith you justify yourselves, feeds covetousness, derides the Gospel, Luk 16:14, and destroys the law, Luk 16:18. All which is illustrated by a terrible example. Ye justify yourselves before men - Ye think yourselves righteous, and persuade others to think you so. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ye - justify yourselves - Ye declare yourselves to be just. Ye endeavor to make it appear to men that ye can still feel an insatiable thirst after the present world, and yet secure the blessings of another; that ye can reconcile God and mammon, - and serve two masters with equal zeal and affection; but God knoweth your hearts, - and he knoweth that ye are alive to the world, and dead to God and goodness. Therefore, howsoever ye may be esteemed among men, ye are an abomination before him. See the note on Luk 7:29. |
11 For [3754] whosoever [3956] exalteth [5312] himself [1438] shall be abased [5013]; and [2532] he that humbleth [5013] himself [1438] shall be exalted [5312].
7 But the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Samuel [08050], Look [05027] not on his countenance [04758], or on the height [01364] of his stature [06967]; because I have refused [03988] him: for the LORD seeth not as man [0120] seeth [07200]; for man [0120] looketh [07200] on the outward appearance [05869], but the LORD [03068] looketh [07200] on the heart [03824].
15 When [3752] ye therefore [3767] shall see [1492] the abomination [946] of desolation [2050], spoken of [4483] by [1223] Daniel [1158] the prophet [4396], stand [2476] [2476] in [1722] the holy [40] place [5117], (whoso readeth [314], let him understand [3539]
18 Whosoever [3956] putteth away [630] his [846] wife [1135], and [2532] marrieth [1060] another [2087], committeth adultery [3431]: and [2532] whosoever [3956] marrieth [1060] her that is put away [630] from [575] her husband [435] committeth adultery [3431].
14 And [1161] the Pharisees [5330] also [2532], who were [5225] covetous [5366], heard [191] all [3956] these things [5023]: and [2532] they derided [1592] him [846].
29 And [2532] all [3956] the people [2992] that heard [191] him, and [2532] the publicans [5057], justified [1344] God [2316], being baptized [907] with the baptism [908] of John [2491].