The Poverty of Christ
Reformation Anecdotes
Luke 9:57-62
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.…


Richard Fitzralph, Archbishop of Armagh, became celebrated as an opponent of the shameless mendicant orders in the fourteenth century. During one of his visits to London he found the ecclesiastics warmly discussing the subject of the poverty of Jesus; and being asked to preach on the subject, he taught as follows: — "Jesus Christ, during His sojourn upon earth, was always a poor man; but He never practised begging as His own spontaneous choice. He never taught any one to beg. On the contrary, Jesus taught that no man should practise voluntary begging."

(Reformation Anecdotes.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

WEB: As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord."




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