(1) The view expressed here was the one held in the early Church, dating back at least to Origen. J. N. Darby, a 19th century commentator, writes "it is constantly stated both by rationalists and by others who hold loose views of inspiration, that he declares he gave his own account from what he heard and from his inquiries. He does no such thing— it shows that many having done it in that way was a motive for his doing it on more trustworthy ground." Collected Writings, Vol-. 6, p. 576-7, Morrish Edition. He covers the same point also in p. 245-51 of the same volume and in Vol. 9, p. 427-8; Vol. 23, p. 249-50; and Vol. 29, p. 219-20.
(2) Carmichael, The Death of Jesus (1966) pp. 9-10, cited from "Reflections on the Trial and Death of Jesus," by Haim H. Cohn, Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel (published by the Israel Law Review Association, Jerusalem, 1967.)
(3) Meditations in Luke, p. 215 by August Van Ryn; Loizeaux Bros., Neptune, N.J.
(4) Some commentators view the inn as the Church. This is contrary to the way Scripture uses it. There was no room for the Lord in the inn at His birth. The inn is a place of temporary shelter. Put simply, the Good Samaritan takes care of us in this world until His (that is Christ's) return. Nobody who has read Church history could conceive of the Church as a place of shelter for its own, unless of a monastic bent of mind. Historically, the most godly of men have suffered more from the Church than from the world. We pass this comment, acknowledging our universal shame that such should be the case, but it is.
(5) Exposition of the Gospel of St. John, by Wm. Kelly 1908 Edition, Elliot Stock, Paternoster Row, London, England, p. 529.
(6) The meaning of this name has long been disputed, but the sense in which it is used in the text makes it clear that the Jews, at least, used it to refer to Satan, and this is the sin with which they are charged.
(7) Ministry of J. B. Stoney, Vol. 14, p. 252 1963, Stow Hill Edition.
(8) The End of the Bible, p. 219-20. Marshall Bros., Paternoster Row, London, 1902.
(9) Bible Treasury, Wm. Kelly, Vol. 9, p. 115, Third (German) Edition, 1969