Luke 18:1a| parable| cf. Luke 11:5-9
Luke 18:1b| pray| Acts 1:14;| Rom. 12:12;| Eph. 6:18;| Col. 4:2;| 1|Thes. 5:17
Luke 18:1c| not| Gal. 6:9
Luke 18:2a| not| Psa. 36:1;| Rom. 3:18
Luke 18:31| widow
| In a sense, the believers in Christ are a widow in the present age because their Husband, Christ (2|Cor. 11:2), is absent from them.
Luke 18:32| Avenge
| Or, procure justice for.
Luke 18:33| opponent
| We believers in Christ have an opponent, Satan the devil, concerning whom we need God’s avenging. We ought to pray persistently for this avenging (cf. Rev. 6:9-10) and should not lose heart.
Luke 18:6a| unrighteous| Luke 16:8, 9
Luke 18:7a| avenging| Rev. 6:10;| Rom. 12:19
Luke 18:7b| chosen| Mark 13:20;| Col. 3:12;| 1|Pet. 1:2
Luke 18:7c| day| Psa. 88:1
Luke 18:7d| long-suffering| 2|Pet. 3:9;| cf. James 5:7-8
Luke 18:81a| comes| Heb. 10:37
| God’s avenging us of our enemy will take place at the Savior’s coming back (2|Thes. 2:6-9).
Luke 18:82| faith
| The persistent faith for our persistent prayer, like the faith of the widow. Hence, it is the subjective faith, not the objective faith.
Luke 18:91| He
| What is covered in vv. 9-30 may be considered the conditions and requirements for entering into the kingdom of God: (1) to humble oneself as a sinner before God, realizing the need of God’s propitiation (vv. 9-14); (2) to be like a little child, without any preoccupying concept (vv. 15-17); and (3) to follow the Savior by overcoming being occupied by riches and all other material matters (vv. 18-30).
Luke 18:9a| trusted| Luke 16:15;| Prov. 30:12
Luke 18:9b| righteous| cf. Matt. 5:20
Luke 18:10a| went| 1|Kings 10:5;| 2|Kings 20:5, 8;| Acts 3:1
Luke 18:10b| Pharisee| Luke 15:1-2
Luke 18:11a| stood| Psa. 135:2;| Matt. 6:5;| Mark 11:25
Luke 18:111| not
| This does not sound like a prayer but like an accusing of others.
Luke 18:121a| fast| Matt. 9:14;| Isa. 58:3
| This does not sound like a prayer but like an arrogant boast to God. Such boasting is an utterly detestable sin.
Luke 18:122| week
| The same Greek word as for Sabbath in Matt. 28:1 and for week in John 20:1. This seven-day week is the week of the Sabbath established by the Jews according to Gen. 2.
Luke 18:12b| give| Num. 18:21, 24;| Luke 11:42
Luke 18:13a| not| Ezra 9:6;| Job 10:15
Luke 18:13b| beat| Matt. 11:17;| Luke 23:48
Luke 18:131| propitiated
| The tax collector realized how his sinfulness offended God; hence, he asked God to be propitiated, to be appeased toward him by a propitiatory sacrifice for sins, that God might be merciful and gracious to him (see notes 252 in Rom. 3, 174 in Heb. 2, and 21 in 1|John 2).
Luke 18:13c| sinner| Luke 5:32;| 7:39;| 1|Tim. 1:15
Luke 18:14a| justified| Rom. 3:20-26;| 5:9
Luke 18:14b| humbled| Luke 14:11
Luke 18:15a| babies| vv. 15-17: Matt. 19:13-15;| Mark 10:13-16
Luke 18:15b| rebuked| Luke 18:39
Luke 18:161a| forbid| Mark 9:39
| Or, prevent, hinder.
Luke 18:162b| kingdom| John 3:3, 5
| See note 432 in ch. 4.
Luke 18:17a| kingdom| James 2:5
Luke 18:171b| little| Matt. 18:3;| 1|Cor. 14:20;| 1|Pet. 2:2
| A little child, not filled with and occupied by old concepts, can easily receive a new thought. Hence, people need to be like little children and, with an unoccupied heart, receive the kingdom of God as a new thing.
Luke 18:181| certain
| For vv. 18-30, see notes in Matt. 19:16-29.
Luke 18:18a| saying| vv. 18-30: Matt. 19:16-29;| Mark 10:17-30;| Luke 10:25-28
Luke 18:182| what
| See note 252 in ch. 10.
Luke 18:18b| inherit| 1|Cor. 6:9-10;| Gal. 5:21;| Eph. 5:5;| Heb. 1:14
Luke 18:18c| eternal| Luke 18:30
Luke 18:20a| not| Exo. 20:13-16;| Deut. 5:17-20
Luke 18:20b| honor| Exo. 20:12;| Deut. 5:16
Luke 18:21a| All| cf. Phil. 3:6
Luke 18:22a| sell| Luke 12:33
Luke 18:22b| poor| Luke 19:8
Luke 18:22c| heavens| Matt. 6:19-20
Luke 18:22d| follow| Luke 9:57-62
Luke 18:23a| heard| cf. Ezek. 33:31
Luke 18:24a| riches| Prov. 11:28;| Matt. 13:22;| 1|Tim. 6:17
Luke 18:251| needle
| The Greek word here for needle is different from that in Matthew and Mark. This is the word used by surgeons.
Luke 18:261| Then
| Lit., And.
Luke 18:27a| possible| Rom. 4:21;| Job 42:2
Luke 18:28a| left| Luke 14:33
Luke 18:28b| followed| Matt. 4:20, 22
Luke 18:29a| brothers| Luke 14:26;| Deut. 33:9
Luke 18:291| for
| Matthew 19:29 has “for My name’s sake.” This indicates that the Savior is the kingdom of God (see note 211 in ch. 17).
Luke 18:29b| kingdom| Luke 9:62
Luke 18:301| this
| The present age.
Luke 18:30a| coming| Matt. 12:32;| Eph. 1:21;| Heb. 6:5
Luke 18:30b| eternal| Luke 18:18
Luke 18:31a| twelve| Luke 6:13-16
Luke 18:31b| going| vv. 31-33: Matt. 20:17-19;| Mark 10:32-34
Luke 18:31c| Jerusalem| Luke 9:51;| 19:28
Luke 18:31d| accomplished| Matt. 1:22;| 21:4;| 26:56
Luke 18:321a| delivered| Luke 9:44
| See notes 181 in Matt. 20 and 331 in Mark 10.
Luke 18:32b| mocked| Matt. 27:28-31
Luke 18:32c| spat| Isa. 50:6;| Matt. 26:67;| Mark 14:65;| 15:19
Luke 18:33a| scourged| Matt. 27:26;| Mark 15:15
Luke 18:33b| third| Luke 9:22
Luke 18:34a| hidden| Luke 9:45
Luke 18:351a| drew| vv. 35-43: Matt. 20:29-34;| Mark 10:46-52
| [ par. 1 2 ]
Luke 18:351 [1]| This means that the Savior healed the blind man before He entered Jericho. But according to Matt. 20:29 and Mark 10:46, the healing occurred at His going out from Jericho. Luke’s narrative has a spiritual significance. The blind man’s receiving of sight was followed in 19:1-9 by the salvation of Zaccheus. This indicates that to receive salvation one must first have sight to see the Savior. These two cases, occurring at Jericho one after the other, should be considered, spiritually, as one complete case. A sinner in darkness needs to receive sight that he may realize that he needs salvation (Acts 26:18).
Luke 18:351 [2]| What is covered in 18:35—19:10 shows how one can fulfill the conditions revealed in vv. 9-30 for entering the kingdom of God—first, one must receive sight from the Savior (vv. 35-43), and then one must receive the Savior as the dynamic salvation (19:1-10). In this way the blind man could be like the repenting tax collector and the unoccupied little child and receive the Savior, and Zaccheus could renounce all his riches and follow Him. The way to enter into all spiritual things is to receive sight from the Lord and to receive the Lord Himself.
Luke 18:35b| Jericho| Luke 10:30
Luke 18:35c| blind| John 9:1, 8
Luke 18:37a| Nazarene| Matt. 2:23;| Mark 1:24
Luke 18:381a| Son| Matt. 1:1;| 9:27
| See note 301 in Matt. 20.
Luke 18:39a| rebuked| Luke 18:15
Luke 18:411| What
| See note 511 in Mark 10.
Luke 18:41a| do| Mark 10:36
Luke 18:42a| faith| Luke 17:19;| Matt. 9:22
Luke 18:421| healed
| Lit., saved.
Luke 18:43a| glorifying| Luke 17:15
Luke 18:43b| praise| Luke 19:37