Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.
Verse 22. (z) "hate you", (a) "separate you",
He spent the whole night in prayer before choosing His apostles, the men who would birth His Church and reshape the world. His example shows us how the Lord prepares through prolonged communion with His Father for the weightiest appointments.
AI summary
Commenting on Luke 6:12-49
separate you--whether from their Church, by excommunication, or from their society; both hard to flesh and blood. for the Son of man's sake--Compare Mat 5:11, "for MY SAKE"; and immediately before, "for righteousness' sake" (Luk 6:10). Christ thus binds up the cause of righteousness in the world with the reception of Himself.