Luke 13:31

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܒ݁ܶܗ ܒ݁ܗܰܘ ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܩܪܶܒ݂ܘ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܦ݁ܪܺܝܫܶܐ ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܦ݁ܽܘܩ ܙܶܠ ܠܳܟ݂ ܡܶܟ݁ܳܐ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܗܶܪܳܘܕ݂ܶܣ ܨܳܒ݂ܶܐ ܠܡܶܩܛܠܳܟ݂ ܀

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Get: Nehemiah 6:9-11, Psalms 11:1, Psalms 11:2, Amos 7:12, Amos 7:13

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 6:11 - Should such Psalms 2:2 - kings Jeremiah 36:19 - General Matthew 14:1 - Herod Mark 6:14 - king Herod Luke 3:20 - General Luke 9:9 - And he Luke 12:49 - and Luke 23:7 - Herod's John 7:1 - walked John 8:20 - and no John 9:16 - And there John 11:9 - Are Acts 4:27 - both Acts 13:1 - Herod

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees,.... Who dwelt in Galilee, for they were in all parts of the country: these being nettled and filled with indignation at Christ, because of the parables he had that day delivered, the miracles he had wrought, and the several awful and striking things which dropped from him, and which they knew respected them; contrived to get rid of him, by frightening him with a design of Herod's, to take away his life, should he continue there: for this seems to be rather a stratagem of theirs, than of Herod's; though it may he, that Herod might take this method, and make use of these men in this way, to terrify him; fearing to lay hold on him, and put him to death; partly because of the people, and partly because of the remaining uneasiness and terror of his mind, for taking off the head of John the Baptist:

saying, get thee out and depart hence; in all haste, as soon as possible:

for Herod will kill thee: he is resolved upon it, he has formed a design, and will quickly take methods to execute it. This was Herod the tetrarch, of Galilee; from whence we learn, that Christ was as yet in Galilee, though he was journeying towards Jerusalem,

Luke 13:22 for Herod's jurisdiction reached no further than Galilee: this was either a device of Herod's, or of the Pharisees, or of both, to get rid of Christ in the easiest manner.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Came certain of thee Pharisees - Their coming to him in this manner would have the appearance of friendship, as if they had conjectured or secretly learned that it was Herod’s intention to kill him. Their suggestion had much appearance of probability. Herod had killed John. He knew that Jesus made many disciples, and was drawing away many of the people. He was a wicked man, and he might be supposed to fear the presence of one who had so strong a resemblance to John, whom he had slain. It might seem probable, therefore, that he intended to take the life of Jesus, and this might appear as a friendly hint to escape him. Yet it is more than possible that Herod might have sent these Pharisees to Jesus. Jesus was eminently popular, and Herod might not dare openly to put him to death; yet he desired his removal, and for this purpose he sent these people, as if in a friendly way, to advise him to retire. This was probably the reason why Jesus called him a fox.

Herod - Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great. He ruled over Galilee and Perea, and wished Jesus to retire beyond these regions. See the notes at Luke 3:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 13:31. Depart hence, c.] It is probable that the place from which Christ was desired to depart was Galilee or Perea for beyond this Herod had no jurisdiction. It can scarcely mean Jerusalem, though it appears from Luke 23:7, that Herod Antipas was there at the time of our Lord's crucifixion.

Herod will kill thee. — Lactantius says that this Herod was the person who chiefly instigated the Jewish rulers to put our Lord to death: Tum Pontius, et illorum clamoribus, et Herodis tetrarchae instigatione, metuentis ne regno pelleretur, victus est:-fearing lest himself should be expelled from the kingdom, if Christ should be permitted to set up his. See LACT. Inst. Div. lib. iv. c. xviii., and Bishop Pearce on Luke 23:7.