And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
eleven. . they were filled with madness ]Rather, unreasonableness. The word implies senselessness, the frenzy of obstinate prejudice. It admirably characterizes the state of ignorant hatred which is disturbed in the fixed conviction of its own infallibility. (2Ti 3:9.) The two first Sabbath miracles (Luke 4:35; Luke 4:39) had excited no opposition, because none of these religious spies and heresy-hunters (Luke 20:20) were present.
communed ]Rather, he began to commune. This public miracle and public refutation clinched their hatred against Him (Matt 12:14. Comp. John 11:53).
one with another ]And, St Mark adds, with the Herodians. This shews the extremity of their hate, for hitherto the Pharisees had regarded the Herodians as a half-apostate political party, more nearly allied to the Sadducees, and ready with them to sacrifice the true interests of their country and faith. St Matthew (Luke 12:14) says that they actually “held a council against Him.”
what they might do ]The form used what is called the Aeolic aorist implies extreme perplexity.
Source: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Were filled with madness – Probably,
- Because he had shown his power to work a miracle.
- Because he had shown his power to do it contrary to what they thought was right.
- Because by doing it he had shown that he was from God, and that they were therefore wrong in their views of the Sabbath. And,
- Because he had shown no respect to their views of what the law of God demanded.
Pride, obstinacy, malice, and disappointed self-confidence were all combined, therefore, in producing madness. Nor were they alone. Men are often enraged because others do good in a way which they do not approve of. God gives success to others; and because he has not accommodated himself to their views of what is right, and done it in the way which they would have prescribed, they are enraged, and filled with envy at people more successful than themselves.
Communed one with another – Spoke together, or laid a plan.
Source: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
see each other eleven. They were filled with madness]Pride, obstinacy, and interest, combined together, are capable of anything. When men have once framed their conscience according to their passions, madness passes for zeal, the blackest conspiracies for pious designs, and the most horrid attempts for heroic actions. QUESNEL.
Source: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
11. filled with madness The word denotes senseless rage at the confusion to which our Lord had put them, both by word and deed.
que . . . do to Jesus not so much whether to get rid of Him, but how to compass it. (See on Mt 3:6.)
Lu6:12-49. THE TWELVEAPOSTLES CHOSENGATHERINGCROWDESGLORIOUSHEALING.
Source: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And they were filed with madness,…. Both at the cure, and because they could not answer him; nor properly fix a charge upon him, or accuse him before the people, without bringing their resentments on them:
and communed one with another what they might do with Jesus: this they did after they came out of the synagogue, and when with the Herodians, as in .
Source: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
They were filled with madness ( ) First aorist passive (effective) with genitive: In 5:26 we saw the people filled with fear. Here is rage that is kin to insanity, for is lack of sense ( private and , mind). An old word, but only here and 2Ti 3:9 in the NT
Community (), imperfect active, picturing their excited counseling with one another. Mr 3:6 notes that they bolted out of the synagogue and plotted outside even with the Herodians how to destroy Jesus, strange co-conspirators these against the common enemy.
What they might do to Jesus ( ). Luke puts it in a less damaging way than Mark 3:6; Matt 12:14. This aorist optative with is the deliberative question like that in Ac 17:18 retained in the indirect form here. Perhaps Luke means, not that they were undecided about killing Jesus, but only as to the best way of doing it. Already nearly two years before the end we see the set determination to destroy Jesus. We see it here in Galilee. We have already seen it at the feast in Jerusalem (John 5:18) where “the Jews sought the more to kill him.” John and the Synoptics are in perfect agreement as to the Pharisaic attitude toward Jesus.
Source: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
They were filled with madness. Peculiar to Luke.
Anoia, madness, is, properly, want of understanding. The word thus implies senseless rage, as distinguished from intelligent indignation.
12 – 16. Compare Matthew 10:2-4; Mr 3:13 – 19.
Source: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament
1) “And they were filled with madness;” (autoi de eplesthesan anoias) “Then they (the Pharisees and scribes) were filled with (bursting with) madness,” a rage of anger, Psalm 2:2a madness that led them to consort with their enemies to destroy Jesus rather than to human joy that an afflicted man had been made whole.
two) “And communed one with another,” (kai dielaloun pros allelous) “And they talked (collaborated with) one another,” in a collusive manner, a devious manner, planned and plotted against Jesus how they might destroy Him, in their hour of anger on the sabbath day; They then went and counseled with a hit-man gang, Matt 12:14.
3) “What they might do to Jesus.” (ti an poiesaien to lesou) “Just what they might do to Jesus,” to destroy Him, Mark 3:6 explains that it was with the Herodians, a band of heathens generally to the Jews, Psalm 109:4-5.
Source: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(eleven) They were filled with madness.The expression is peculiar to St. Luke’s report.
Communed one with another.It seems singular that Luke, who in other respects seems to have had so many points of contact with people connected with the Herods (see Introduction), should have omitted the fact which St. Mark records, that it was with the Herodians that the Pharisees took counsel. Possibly, however, his very acquaintance with the men so named may have made him reluctant to give a special prominence to the part they had taken against the Christ. St. Mark, it will be remembered, says that they took counsel (or, held a council) that they might destroy Him.
Source: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘But they were filled with mad fury, and discussed together one with another what they might do to Jesus.’
So they were mad with blind fury. All they could think of was how they could get rid of this man who was such a bain on their lives. Neither His compassion from him, nor His power from him to work miracles, moved them. For here was a man who was guilty of the greatest crime that a man of that day could commit. He did not agree with them, and said so.
In view of the parallel in the chiasmus it is clear that Luke intends us to see that these men were withered inside. Their inner hearts were not working properly. Their consciences were atrophied.
How could these men be so blind as not to see the truth? I remember as a schoolboy arriving home with a typical piece of schoolboy knowledge. My mother, eager that I should know the truth, fetched a book to show me that I was wrong. But I refused to look at it. She did not know what a blow it was to discover that all the books and encyclopaedias in the world were wrong on such an important matter. That is human nature. These men were simply like me. They wanted the truth to bend to fit into their pattern, and if it would not, they did not want to know.
This last incident has finalized this series of incidents from Luke 5:1 onwards, which has revealed how Jesus fulfilled in Himself many of the Old Testament figures and promises. It has done it by manifesting two vital things about Jesus, firstly that He has come supremely as the Doer of good and Saver of life, acting as a positive figure in a negative world, and secondly that He has come as the One Who can restore those of the withered Creation Who respond to Him, making them into fruitful trees and living bones, while those whose hearts are atrophied will oppose Him and seek to do away with Him. In the subsection that follows Luke will now move on in order to show how He is establishing the new Israel. But before that the foundation is laid in the calling of the Twelve Apostles.
Source: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he rose and stood forth.
9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy Item ?
10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
See 11. They were filled with madness ]That is, with extreme rage and anger, which is a short madness- Et rectam tollit de cardine mentem.
Source: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
eleven. ]It does not appear that this word can ever mean, as in some former editions, ‘madness,’ rage of a senseless kind: certainly it does not in reff., nor in Herod. saw. 69 or Thuc. iii. 48, there carelessly referred to. The proper meaning, ‘senselessness,’ ‘wicked folly,’ must be kept to. See Ellicott’s note on 2Ti 3:9 to which I owe this correction.
., viz. the Pharisees and Herodians: Mark 3:6 where see note.
Source: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Luke 6:11 . : they were filled with senseless anger . They were “mad” at Jesus, because He had broken the Sabbath, as they conceived it, in a way that would make Him popular: humanity and preternatural power combined. : with the optional in an indirect question, in Lk. only, following classic usage. This combination of occasional classicism with frequent Hebraism is curious. It is noticeable that Lk. does not impute murderous intentions to the opponents of Jesus at this stage, nor combination with politicians to effect truculent designs ( i saw Mark 3:6 ).
Source: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
filled with = filled of. See note on Luke 5:26.
madness = senseless rage.
communed = began to discuss.
with = one to. Greek. pros App-104.
Source: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
11.]It does not appear that this word can ever mean, as in some former editions, madness, rage of a senseless kind: certainly it does not in reff., nor in Herod. saw. 69 or Thuc. iii. 48, there carelessly referred to. The proper meaning, senselessness, wicked folly, must be kept to. See Ellicotts note on 2Ti 3:9, to which I owe this correction.
., viz. the Pharisees and Herodians: Mark 3:6, where see note.
Source: The Greek Testament
Luke 6:11. , with madness) And yet at that very time they had good reason to have come to their senses spiritually.
Source: Gnomon of the New Testament
they: Luk 4:28, Psa 2:1, Psa 2:2, Ecc 9:3, Act 5:33, Act 7:54, Act 26:11
communed: Mat 12:14, Mat 12:15,…