Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
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Gill's Exposition
But he shall say, &c. The Persic version adds, "be gone from my sight, and be far from my door"; expressing indignation at them, an abhorrence of them, as not being able to bear them in his sight, or…
Barnes' Notes
We have eaten ... - Compare Mat 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…
We have here,
I. A question put to our Lord Jesus. Who it was that put it we are not told, whether a friend or a foe; for he both gave a great liberty of questioning him and returned answers to the…
Cambridge Bible
then shall ye begin to say All excuse shall be cut short at once, Luk 3:8.
thou hast taught in our streets Here again (see Luk 13:28) we see how our Lord discouraged all notions of any privilege…