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But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Let them hear them (ακουσατωσαν αυτων). Even the heathen have the evidence of nature to show the existence of God as Paul argues i…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They have Moses. The writings of Moses. The first five books of the Bible.

The prophets. The remainder of the Old Testamen…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They have Moses and the prophets.—The words are in entire harmony with all the teaching of our Lord. The right use of lower knowledge is t…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. Gregory the Great: When the rich man in flames found that all hope was taken away from him, his mind turned to the relative…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This unchangeability comes from a hardness not only toward Christ but also toward “Moses and the Prophets” (cf. Jn 5:46). Not even a spectacular “s…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

They have Moses and the prophets. In the persons of the rich man and Abraham, Christ reminds us that we have received an…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Abraham said to him .
&c.] In reply to this his request:

they have Moses and the prophets

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here spiritual things are represented in a description of the different states of the good and the bad, in this world and in the next. We are not t…

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