Thought on This Chapter
LK 6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of
you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
LK 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your
enemies, do good to them which hate you,
LK 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you.
After praying all night in verse 12 Jesus calls out the
12 apostles in verse 13. That same morning Jesus preaches a sermon. In
that sermon Jesus tells them, "Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of
you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets."
Albert Barnes has a good comment on this verse. "The
men of the world will not praise or applaud my doctrine; they are opposed to it,
and therefore, if they speak well of you and of your teaching, it is proof that
you do not teach the true doctrine. If you do not do this, then there will
be woe upon you. If men teach false doctrines for true; if they declare
that God has spoken that which he has not spoken, and if they oppose what he has
delivered, then heavy punishments will await them."
The context here is false teachers. Jesus then
brings up the fact of how the Israelites spoke well of the false prophets.
And I am sure that you know how they often hated, persecuted, and even
killed the true prophets of God.
Jesus was teaching that there will be men that do not
speak well of you if you teach the truth. Opposition is what should be
expected.
After setting down this principal Jesus then tells how
you are to react to them. 1) Love your enemies. (Love would
include telling them the truth). 2) Do good to them. 3) Bless
them. Other scripture makes it clear that we are not to bless their false
teaching so this is talking about blessing them in other ways. 4) Pray for
them.
This is not easy to do. It goes against our
fleshly sin nature. So how is it possible to behave this way to your
enemies? There really is only one way. Thru His power and His
Spirit. He does supply the grace to be able to do what He wants us to do.
We first need to realize that, and then second we need to ask Him to help us.
Thought On This Chapter
LK 6:6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath,
that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right
hand was withered.
LK 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him,
whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation
against him.
Notice they were not there to learn. They were
not there to rejoice in good being done and a man being healed. They
were not there to learn from Jesus or to even consider that Jesus was the one
the scripture said would come. They were there to find an accusation
against Jesus. They were sure that if Jesus healed on the Sabbath that
they would have their accusation. They thought that victory would soon be
theirs.
LK 6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man
which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose
and stood forth.
LK 6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one
thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life,
or to destroy it?
Believe it or not Jesus hit them with an argument that
they had not considered. Maybe it was too simple for their legal minds.
Maybe it was too good, and honorable of an idea to enter into their wicked
heads. But you can tell that they were not prepared for Jesus' simple
straight forward question.
LK 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he said
unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored
whole as the other.
Jesus then heals the man on the Sabbath. And He
did it right in front of His accusers. He did not hide it, He did not do
it in secret, but right out in the open. (As a side note, that is the
way that Christians should handle things, right out in the open) And
notice their reaction to the healing of Jesus.
LK 6:11 And they were filled with madness; and communed
one with another what they might do to Jesus.
They were filled with madness. They were not just
a little upset. They were in a rage. So much so that it says that
they were filled with madness. They were filled with it. They should
have seen the decency in what Jesus did and they should have seen the logic of
His question. Of course it is lawful to do good and not evil regardless of
the day of the week.
I am sure that it stung them more than a little to have
Jesus destroy their argument before they could even speak it. The ease
with which Jesus did it was even more evidence of who Jesus was. No one
was ever going to get one over on Jesus. Verse 8 says, But he
knew their thoughts. He knew exactly what they were thinking. Every
dirty, wicked, backstabbing, unrighteous thought. And He put a stop to it
before they uttered one word.
You know it is the same with us. We can fool
ourselves. We can fool others, and come up with excuses for all kinds of
things. However, NONE of them will ever fly with Jesus. When we
stand before Him, all of our plotting, our reasoning, all our blaming others,
and our excuses for things will dissolve before we ever utter one word.
What we need most is to come to Jesus to learn.
We need to come with open hearts and let Him have His way with us. We need
to come to Jesus with a totally opposite attitude than the people in our text.
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King James Bible Main Index:
LK 6:1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
LK 6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
LK 6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
LK 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
LK 6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
LK 6:6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
LK 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
LK 6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
LK 6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
LK 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
LK 6:11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
LK 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
LK 6:13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
LK 6:14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
LK 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
LK 6:16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
LK 6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
LK 6:18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
LK 6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
LK 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
LK 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
LK 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
LK 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
LK 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
LK 6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
LK 6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
LK 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
LK 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
LK 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
LK 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
LK 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
LK 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
LK 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
LK 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
LK 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
LK 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
LK 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
LK 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
LK 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
LK 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
LK 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
LK 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
LK 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
LK 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
LK 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
LK 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
LK 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
LK 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
LK 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
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In this Chapter Jesus asked the following question?
LK 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
The context of this verse is how your actions reveal your heart. Jesus
talks about how every tree is known by his own fruit. And how a good man
out of the treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good. And
how an evil man bringeth forth that which is evil.
Then Jesus asks His question. And the implication
is clear. Those who are His are to do what He says.
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