Matthew in his Gospel says nothing of this great feast; the Spirit of God saw that it should not be forgotten. "When saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee?" Matthew 25:37. Advertise yourself and God will leave you unnoticed. You will have had your reward. Be content to do things, as Jesus appointed, and Matthew 6:4 will follow.
Let us not cling to the broken bottle-skins of the past, whether they be out-worn ceremonies, creeds or formulations of truth. Let the ferment of each great religious movement and new era express itself in its own way. We must not encourage the ill-judged speed of those who want to force the pace, and fling away the bottle-skins before they are done with. But if the bottle-skins have evidently served their purpose and lie discarded on the ground, that will not affect the vintage, which is reddening on the hills. Go and pick the fruit God is giving you, place it carefully in baskets and let it have new skins. [source]
Chapter Summary: Luke 5
1Jesus teaches the people out of Peter's ship; 4shows how he will make them fishers of men; 12cleanses the leper; 16prays in the desert; 17heals a paralytic; 27calls Matthew the tax collector; 29eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls; 33foretells the fasting and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension; 36and illustrates the matter by the parable of patches
Greek Commentary for Luke 5:28
He forsook all [καταλιπων παντα] This detail in Luke alone. He left his profitable business for the service of Christ. [source]
Followed him [ηκολουτει αυτωι] Imperfect active, perhaps inchoative. He began at once to follow him and he kept it up. Both Mark 2:14; Matthew 9:9 have the aorist (ηκολουτησεν ēkolouthēsen), perhaps ingressive. [source]
He followed [ἠκολούθει] Imperfect. He began to follow, and continued following.sa40 [source]
What do the individual words in Luke 5:28 mean?
Andhaving leftallhaving arisenhe began to followHim
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀκολουθέω
Sense: to follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him.
Greek Commentary for Luke 5:28
This detail in Luke alone. He left his profitable business for the service of Christ. [source]
Imperfect active, perhaps inchoative. He began at once to follow him and he kept it up. Both Mark 2:14; Matthew 9:9 have the aorist (ηκολουτησεν ēkolouthēsen), perhaps ingressive. [source]
Imperfect. He began to follow, and continued following.sa40 [source]