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Luke 6:46

Luke 6:46
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Whosoever cometh to me,.... To be a disciple and follower:

and heareth my sayings, and doth them; See Gill on Mat 7:24.

I will show you to whom he is like; or "to what thing he is like"; so the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 6:20-49

See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luk 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Lord, Lord - God judges of the heart, not by words, but by works. A good servant never disputes, speaks little, and always follows his work. Such a servant a real Christian is: such is a faithful…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 6:37-49

All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in ch. 7, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be mentioned, it was easy to apply…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

- 49 . False and true Foundations.

46. why call ye me, Lord, Lord "If I be a master, where is my fear, saith the Lord of hosts?" Mal 1:6. Painful comments are supplied by the language of two parables,…