Luke 6:47-49 Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:… We may claim for Christ's sayings an originality, a compass, and loving energy, such as have not been rivalled by any speaker. "Never man spake like this man," was the testimony of His enemies. After reading the doctrines of Plato, Socrates, or Aristotle, we feel that the specific difference between their words and Christ's is the difference between an inquiry and a revelation. 1. The sayings of Christ may be said to be Divine because they are so human. 2. The sayings of Christ determined the destiny of all who heard them. To have heard these sayings is to have incurred the gravest responsibility. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:WEB: Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like. |
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