And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, For the exposition of this majestic scene-recorded, as will be seen, by all the Evangelists-see the notes at Luke 19:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? For the exposition, see Luke 19:1 after 5:44; and the notes at Mark 11:12. Now commences, as Alford remarks, that series of parables and discourses of our Lord with His enemies, in which He develops, more completel... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO THE TEMPLE, THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE ELDERS OF THE PEOPLE CAME... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, I ALSO WILL ASK YOU ONE THING, WHICH IF YE TELL ME, I IN LIKE WISE WILL TELL YOU BY WHAT AUTHORITY I DO... [ Continue Reading ]
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? THE BAPTISM OF JOHN (MEANING, HIS WHOLE MISSION AND MINISTRY, OF WHICH BAPTISM WAS THE PROPER CHARACTER), WHE... [ Continue Reading ]
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. BUT IF WE SHALL SAY, OF MEN; WE FEAR THE PEOPLE, [ ton (G3588) ochlon (G3793)] - rather the multitude. In Luke (Luke 20:6) it is, "all the people will stone us" [ katalithasei (G2642)] - 'stone us to death.' FOR A... [ Continue Reading ]
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. AND THEY ANSWERED JESUS, AND SAID, WE CANNOT TELL. Evidently their difficulty was, how to answer, so as neither to shake their determination to reject the claims of C... [ Continue Reading ]
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. BUT WHAT THINK YE? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard-for true religion is a practical thing, a "bringing forth fr... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. HE ANSWERED AND SAID, I WILL NOT. Trench notices the rudeness of this answer, and the total absence of any attempt to excuse such disobedience, both characteristic; representing careless, reckless sinners, resisting God to Hi... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. AND HE CAME TO THE SECOND, AND SAID LIKEWISE. AND HE ANSWERED AND SAID, I [GO] SIR, [ Egoo (G1473) kurie (G2962)] - 'I, sir.' The emphatic "I," here, denotes the self-righteous complacency which says... [ Continue Reading ]
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. WHETHER OF THEM TWAIN DID THE WILL OF HIS FATHER? THEY SAY UNTO HIM, THE FIRST. [Instead of ho ... [ Continue Reading ]
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. FOR JOHN CAME UNTO YOU IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - that is, 'calling you to repentance;'... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: HEAR ANOTHER PARABLE: THERE WAS A CERTAIN HOUSEHOLDER, WHICH PLANTED A VINEYARD.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. AND WHEN THE TIME OF THE FRUIT DREW NEAR, HE SENT HIS SERVANTS TO THE FARMERS, By these "servants" are meant the prophets and other extraordinary messengers, raised up from... [ Continue Reading ]
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. AND THE FARMERS TOOK HIS SERVANTS, AND BEAT ONE - see ; . AND KILLED ANOTHER - see Jeremiah 26:20. AND STONED ANOTHER - see . Compare with this whole verse , where our Lord reiterates these charges in t... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. AGAIN, HE SENT OTHER SERVANTS MORE THAN THE FIRST; AND THEY DID UNTO THEM LIKEWISE - see ; ; .... [ Continue Reading ]
But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. BUT LAST OF ALL HE SENT UNTO THEM HIS SON, SAYING, THEY WILL REVERENCE MY SON. In Mark () this is most touchingly expressed: "Having yet therefore one son, His well-beloved, He sent Him also last unto them, saying, The... [ Continue Reading ]
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. BUT WHEN THE FARMERS SAW THE SON, THEY SAID AMONG THEMSELVES - compare ; , THIS IS THE HEIR. Sublime expression this of the great truth, that God's inh... [ Continue Reading ]
And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. AND THEY CAUGHT HIM, AND CAST HIM OUT OF THE VINEYARD - compare Hebrews 13:11 ("without the gate-without the camp"); ; , "and slew him.... [ Continue Reading ]
When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? WHEN THE LORD THEREFORE OF THE VINEYARD COMETH. This represents 'the settling time,' which, in the case of the Jewish ecclesiastics, was that judicial trial of the nation and its leaders which issued in the de... [ Continue Reading ]
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. THEY SAY UNTO HIM, HE WILL MISERABLY DESTROY THOSE WICKED MEN, [ kakous (G2556) kakoos (G2560)] - an emphatic alliteration not e... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM, DID YE NEVER READ IN THE SCRIPTURES ( ), THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS R... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. THEREFORE SAY I UNTO YOU, THE KINGDOM OF GOD - God's visible Kingdom, or Church, upon earth, which up to this time stood in the seed of Abraham, SHALL BE TAKEN FROM YO... [ Continue Reading ]
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. AND WHOSOEVER SHALL FALL ON THIS STONE SHALL BE BROKEN: BUT ON WHOMSOEVER IT SHALL FALL, IT WILL GRIND HIM TO POWDER. The Kingdom of God is here a Temple, in the erection of which... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. AND WHEN THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND PHARISEES HAD HEARD HIS PARABLES - referring to that of the Two Sons and this one of the Wicked Husbandmen, they perceived that he spake of them.... [ Continue Reading ]
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. BUT WHEN THEY SOUGHT TO LAY HANDS ON HIM - which Luke (Luke 20:19) says they did "the same hour," hardly able to restrain their rage. THEY FEARED THE MULTITUDE (RATHER 'THE MULTITUDES' [ to... [ Continue Reading ]