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10:25-37 If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace.
- Luke 10 Chapter Summary
Jesus appoints seventy-two disciples, sending them out two...
- Luke 10 Chapter Summary
Luke 10:30-37 Parable of the Good Samaritan 30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho , and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road.
Jesus appoints seventy-two disciples, sending them out two by two ahead of Him to every town and place where He was about to go, equipped with His authority and instructions for their mission. Jesus rebukes the cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum for their lack of repentance despite witnessing His miracles.
Jesus chose these seventy to see the glory of God in action as they served and represented Him. · Perhaps seventy suggested a connection with the seventy members of the Sanhedrin, and Jesus showed He had established a new order, a new leadership.
Jesus gives this parable in the context of being asked, “who is my neighbor?” The larger context is the the report of the seventy upon their return from the completed short term mission assignment Jesus had given them. What are the main elements of the parable and what does each represent? What spiritual principle (s) does this parable teach?
What does Luke 10:30 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
Luke 10. In this chapter we have, I. The ample commission which Christ gave to the seventy disciples to preach the gospel, and to confirm it by miracles; and the full instructions he gave them how to manage themselves in the execution of their commissions, and great encouragements therein, ver 1-16. II.
