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One Sermon, Two Views
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that Luke's 'Sermon on the Plain' and Matthew's 'Sermon on the Mount' describe the same event. They explain that the 'level place' Luke mentions was likely a plateau on the mountainside. Jesus came down from the summit after praying, stood on this flat area to heal people, and then sat to teach the gathered crowd.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 6:17
18th Century
Theologian
And stood in the plain. It is not affirmed, however, that he stood in the plain when he delivered the following discourse. There has been …
AT Robertson
On Luke 6:17
He came down with them (καταβας μετ' αυτων). Second aorist active participle of καταβαινω, common verb. This was the night of pray…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 6:17
19th Century
Bishop
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain.—We are again confronted with harmonistic difficulties. In St. Matthew ([Reference Matt…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 6:17
The “level place” is probably a flat area or plateau on the “mountainside” mentioned in Mt 5:1. Luke mentions a “large crowd” of Jesus’ disciples p…
John Gill
On Luke 6:17
17th Century
Pastor
And he came down with them
With the twelve apostles, from the top of the mountain, where he had been praying all nig…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 6:12–19
17th Century
Minister
We often think half an hour is a great deal of time to spend in meditation and private prayer, but Christ spent entire nights engaged in these duti…