Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
separate you—whether from their Church, by excommunication, or from their society; both hard to flesh and blood.
for the Son of man's sake—Compare Matthew 5:11, "for MY SAKE"; and immediately before, "for righteousness' sake" (Luke 6:10). Christ thus binds up the cause of righteousness in the world with the reception of Himself.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 6:22:
Matthew 5:12
Luke 18:29
John 16:4
Jude 1:19
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