Luke - 19:39



39 Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 19:39.

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And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, 'Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;'
Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."
And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.
And certain Pharisees within the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, restrain your disciples."

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

(8) And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
(8) When those linger who ought to preach and set forth the kingdom of God the most, he will extraordinarily raise up others in spite of them.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude,.... Who had placed themselves there, to watch and observe what was said, and done, that they might have something to reproach Christ with, expose him for, or bring as a charge against him:
said unto him, master, rebuke thy disciples: not being able to bear such high encomiums of Jesus, and such open and public declarations of his being the Messiah; and would insinuate, that it was blasphemy in them to say what they did, and pride and vanity in him to allow of it; and that the consequence might be sedition, and tumult; and therefore it became him to check such a disorderly, noisy, evil, and dangerous practice.

Rebuke thy disciples - Paying thee this immoderate honour.

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