And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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Barnes' Notes
Be persuaded - Be convinced of the truth; of the danger and folly of their way; of the certainty of their suffering hereafter, and be induced to turn from sin to holiness, and from Satan unto God.…
Adam Clarke
If they hear not Moses, etc. - This answer of Abraham contains two remarkable propositions.
1. That the sacred writings contain such proofs of a Divine origin, that though all the dead were to arise,…
As the parable of the prodigal son set before us the grace of the gospel, which is encouraging to us all, so this sets before us the wrath to come, and is designed for our awakening; and very fast…
Cambridge Bible
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead
"We are saved by faithful hearing, not by apparitions," Bengel. This was most remarkably exemplified in the results which followed the…
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