Luke 6:26 Woe to you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. In the life of Alexander Raleigh, D.D., we are told that at one period of his life, accusations were laid before the public in pamphlets which were well adapted to cause him pain and annoyance. The experience was new to him, who all his life had made no enemies. "You have at last," said one of his people to him, meeting him on the street, "escaped one of the woes of Scripture;" Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you! It is reported of Titus Vespasian, that when any spake ill of him, he was wont to say that he was above false reports; and if they were true, he had more reason to be angry with himself than the relator. And the good Emperor Theodosius commanded no man should be punished that spake against him; "for what was spoken slightly," said he, "was to be laughed at; what spitefully, to be pardoned; what angrily, to be pitied; and if truly, he would thank them for it." Parallel Verses KJV: Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.WEB: Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets. |
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