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The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

14 Now the Pharisees, awho were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they1 derided Him.  
15 And He said to them, “You are those who ajustify yourselves bbefore men, but cGod knows your hearts. For dwhat is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.  
16 a“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.  
17 aAnd it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one1 tittle of the law to fail.  
18 a“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.  

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and1 fared sumptuously every day.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Luke 16:16

The law, etc.—(See Matthew 11:13).

and every man presseth, etc.—Publicans and sinners, all indiscriminately, are eagerly pressing into it; and ye, interested adherents of the mere forms of an economy which is passing away, "discerning not the signs of this time," will allow the tide to go past you and be found a stranded monument of blindness and obstinacy.



Luke 16:14-18

covetous . . . derided him—sneered at Him; their master sin being too plainly struck at for them to relish. But it was easier to run down than to refute such teaching.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 16:16:

Song of Solomon 2:10-11
Matthew 5:17
John 3:3

 

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