16 and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'
And Jesus said unto him -- `To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;
`Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.
Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
And he said to them, `The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,
and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.
`Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,
and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that `is' in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham. For not through law `is' the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith; for if they who are of law `are' heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless; for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither `is' transgression. Because of this `it is' of faith, that `it may be' according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which `is' of the law only, but also to that which `is' of the faith of Abraham,
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Commentary on Luke 13 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 13
In this chapter we have,
Luk 13:1-5
We have here,
Luk 13:6-9
This parable is intended to enforce that word of warning immediately going before, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish; except you be reformed, you will be ruined, as the barren tree, except it bring forth fruit, will be cut down.'
But he adds, If not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. Observe here,
Luk 13:10-17
Here is,
Luk 13:18-22
Here is,
Luk 13:23-30
We have here,
Luk 13:31-35
Here is,
Note,