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Luke 17:29

Luke 17:29
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Even thus shall it be in the day when the son of man is revealed. In his power, when he comes to avenge himself on the Jews; and when he is revealed from heaven in flaming fire, at the last day. As in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 17:28-30

They did eat ... - They were busy in the affairs of this life, as if nothing were about to happen. The same day ... - See Gen 19:23-25. “It rained.” The word here used “might” have been rendered “he”…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

It rained fire and brimstone - Instead of it rained, Gen 19:24 justifies the insertion of the pronoun he, as implied in the verb εβρεξε; for it is there said that Jehovah rained fire and brimstone…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 17:20-37

We have here a discourse of Christ's concerning the kingdom of God, that is, the kingdom of the Messiah, which was now shortly to be set up, and of which there was great expectation.

I. Here is the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 17:1-37

Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.

This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…