25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
25 But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today.
25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
25 But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 17:25
Commentary on Luke 17:20-37
(Read Luke 17:20-37)
The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. When Christ came to destroy the Jewish nation by the Roman armies, that nation was found in such a state of false security as is here spoken of. In like manner, when Jesus Christ shall come to judge the world, sinners will be found altogether regardless; for in like manner the sinners of every age go on securely in their evil ways, and remember not their latter end. But wherever the wicked are, who are marked for eternal ruin, they shall be found by the judgments of God.