Luke 13:26

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܰܬ݂ܫܰܪܽܘܢ ܠܡܺܐܡܰܪ ܩܕ݂ܳܡܰܝܟ݁ ܐܶܟ݂ܰܠܢ ܘܶܐܫܬ݁ܺܝܢ ܘܰܒ݂ܫܽܘܩܰܝܢ ܐܰܠܶܦ݂ܬ݁ ܀

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We: Isaiah 58:2, 2 Timothy 3:5, Titus 1:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:16 - went 2 Samuel 22:42 - unto the Lord Proverbs 10:29 - but Matthew 7:22 - have we Matthew 13:41 - and them Matthew 25:12 - I know Luke 12:9 - shall 1 Corinthians 9:27 - lest

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then shall ye begin to say,.... Or ye shall say; in favour of themselves, and in order to be admitted within, the following pleas will be made by them:

we have eaten and drank in thy presence: which may be understood both literally of many, who were miraculously led by Christ, or at whose tables he had ate and drank, and they with him; as did not only publicans and sinners, but some of the Pharisees, who invited him to their houses; and in a religious sense, of many who eat of the legal sacrifices; and of others, who eat the bread, and drink the wine at the Lord's table; all which will be insufficient to introduce men into the kingdom and glory of Christ: natural relation to Christ, which the Jews may claim, being born of them, and personal acquaintance with him, and a bare profession of him, will be of no avail another day:

and thou hast taught in our streets; in the streets of many cities in Galilee and Judea: it was customary with the Jewish doctors to teach in the streets:

"says Rabba, behold I am as Ben Azzai, in the streets of Tiberias a;''

the gloss upon it is,

"who was דורש בשוקי, "expounding in the streets of Tiberias."''

And it is said b of Rabban Jochanan ben Zaccai,

"that he was sitting in the shade of the temple, and expounding all the whole day;''

the gloss on the place is,

"the temple being an hundred cubits high, its shade went very far "in the street", which is before the mountain of the house; and because "the street" was large, and held abundance of men, he was expounding there by reason of the heat, for no school could hold them:''

and it is also said of R. Chija c, that

"he went out and taught his brother's two sons, בשוק, "in the street".''

So that what our Lord did, was no other than what was usual with their doctors; nor is this contrary to what is said in

:-: this is also a fruitless plea and which will be of no service; it will signify nothing, to have heard Christ preached, or Christ himself preach, unless there is faith in him, which works by love; for not hearers of the word only, but doers of it are regarded.

a T. Bab. Erubin, fol. 29. 1. b T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 26. 1. c T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 16. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We have eaten ... - Compare Matthew 7:22-23. To have eaten with one is evidence of acquaintanceship or friendship. So the sinner may allege that he was a professed follower of Jesus, and had some evidence that Jesus was his friend. There is no allusion here, however, to the sacrament. The figure is taken from the customs of people, and means simply that they had professed attachment, and perhaps supposed that Jesus was their friend.

In thy presence - With thee - as one friend does with another.

Thou hast taught - Thou didst favor us, as though thou didst love us. Thou didst not turn away from us, and we did not drive thee away. All this is alleged as proof of friendship. It shows us:

1. On how slight evidence people will suppose themselves ready to die. How slender is the preparation which even many professed friends of Jesus have for death! How easily they are satisfied about their own piety! A profession of religion, attendance on the preaching of the word or at the sacraments, or a decent external life, is all they have and all they seek. With this they go quietly on to eternity - go to disappointment, wretchedness, and woe!
2. None of these things will avail in the day of judgment. It will be only true love to God, a real change of heart, and a life of piety, that can save the soul from death. And oh! how important it is that all should search themselves and see what is the real foundation of their hope that they shall enter into heaven!