English Standard Version
Luke 20:45
45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
Luke 20:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
- New International Version (NIV)While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,
Context of Luke 20:45
43until I make your enemies your footstool."' 44David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?" And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, 47who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."
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Ἀκούοντος δὲ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 20:45
- Matthew 15:10And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:
- Matthew 23:1Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
- Mark 8:34And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
- Mark 12:38And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
- 1 Timothy 5:20As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
Commentaries on Luke 20:45
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-47Verses 45-47 See Matthew 23:1.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-47Verses 39-47 The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked plans. Dissembled piety is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-47In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4741. said, &c.--"What think ye of Christ [the promised and expected Messiah]? Whose son is He [to be]? They say unto Him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit [by the Holy Ghost, Mr 12:36] call Him Lord?" (Mt 22:42, 43). The difficulty can only be solved by the higher and lower--the divine and human natures of our Lord (Mt 1:23). Mark the testimony here given to the inspiration of the Old Testament (compare Lu 24:44).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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