luke 23:31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

luke 23:31 "For if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?"

31. green tree--that naturally resists the fire.
the dry--that attracts the fire, being its proper fuel. The proverb here plainly means: "If such sufferings alight upon the innocent One, the very Lamb of God, what must be in store for those who are provoking the flames?"

luke 23:31 "For if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?"

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