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Luke 9:57

Luke 9:57
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And another also said,.... "To him", as the Syriac and Arabic versions add, that is, to Christ; the Ethiopic version reads, "and a third said to him"; for this is the third person mentioned in this…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

A certain man - He was a scribe. See on Mat 8:19-22 (note). It is probable that this took place when Christ was at Capernaum, as Matthew represents it, and not on the way to Jerusalem through Samaria.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 9:57-62

We have here an account of three several persons that offered themselves to follow Christ, and the answers that Christ gave to each of them. The two former we had an account of in Mat 19:21.

I. Here…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

57-62. The Three Aspirants.

57. as they went in the way St Matthew (Mat 8:19-22) places these incidents before the embarkation for Gergesa. Lange's conjecture that the three aspirants were Judas…

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