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For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"
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A Prophecy for Jerusalem
Commentators unanimously explain that Jesus is using a common proverb. He is the 'green tree'—innocent, vibrant, and undeserving of fire. The nation of Jerusalem is the 'dry tree'—guilty, spiritually dead, and ripe for judgment. The warning is clear: if the occupying Roman forces would execute an innocent man, their future destruction of a rebellious nation would be far more severe.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For if they do these things in a green tree. This seems to be a proverbial expression. A green tree is not easily set on fire; a …
In the green tree (εν υγρω ξυλω). Green wood is hard to burn and so is used for the innocent.
In the dry (…
19th Century
Anglican
If they do these things in a green tree.—The word for “tree” primarily meant “wood” or “timber,” the tree cut down. In later Greek…
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Baptist
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughte…
As Jesus heads to Calvary, Luke records an incident that expresses Jesus’ concern for the fate of Jerusalem (cf. 19:41–44; 21:20–24). Jewish women …
16th Century
Protestant
With the statement, If they do these things in the green tree (Luke 23:31), Christ confirms what He had previously declared: t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For if they do these things in a green tree
Or it may be rendered impersonally, "if these things are done in a green tree"; …
Here we have the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. Though many reproached and reviled him, yet some…
