And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, This is a different parable from that of the Great Supper, in , etc., and is recorded by Matthew alone. AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SPAKE UNTO THEM AGAIN BY PARABLES, AND SAID,... [ Continue Reading ]
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A CERTAIN KING, WHICH MADE A MARRIAGE FOR HIS SON. 'In this parable,' as Trench admirably remarks, 'we see how the Lord is revealing Himself in ever clearer light as the centra... [ Continue Reading ]
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. AND SENT FORTH HIS SERVANTS (REPRESENTING ALL PREACHERS OF THE GOSPEL), TO CALL THEM THAT WERE BIDDEN - here meaning the Jews, who were "bidden," from the first choice of them onwards through every... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. AGAIN, HE SENT FORTH OTHER SERVANTS, SAYING, TELL THEM WHICH ARE BIDDEN, BEHOLD, I HAVE PREPARED MY DIN... [ Continue Reading ]
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: BUT THEY MADE LIGHT OF IT, AND WENT THEIR WAYS, ONE TO HIS FARM, ANOTHER TO HIS MERCHANDISE:... [ Continue Reading ]
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. AND THE REMNANT TOOK HIS SERVANTS, AND ENTREATED THEM SPITEFULLY, [ hubrisan (G5195)] - 'insulted them.' AND SLEW THEM. These are two different classes of unbelievers; the one simply indifferent; the other absolut... [ Continue Reading ]
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. BUT WHEN THE KING (THE GREAT GOD, WHO IS THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST), HEARD THEREOF. [Tregelles, with not sufficient warrant, as we think, omits the wor... [ Continue Reading ]
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. THEN SAITH HE TO HIS SERVANTS, THE WEDDING IS READY, BUT THEY WHICH WERE BIDDEN WERE NOT WORTHY - for how should those be deemed worthy to sit down at His table who had affronted Him by their treatme... [ Continue Reading ]
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. GO YE THEREFORE INTO THE HIGHWAYS - the great outlets and thoroughfares, whether of town or country, where human beings are to be found, AND AS MANY AS YE SHALL FIND BID TO THE MARRIAGE - that is, just as the... [ Continue Reading ]
So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. SO THOSE SERVANTS WENT OUT INTO THE HIGHWAYS, AND GATHERED TOGETHER ALL AS MANY AS THEY FOUND, BOTH BAD AND GOOD - that is, without making a... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: AND WHEN THE KING CAME IN TO SEE THE GUESTS. Solemn expression this, of that omniscient inspection of every professed disciple of the Lord Jesus from age to age, in virtue of which his true charac... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. AND HE SAITH UNTO HIM, FRIEND, HOW CAMEST THOU IN HITHER NOT HAVING A WEDDING GARMENT? AND HE WAS SPEECHLESS - being self-condemned.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. THEN SAID THE KING TO THE SERVANTS - the angelic ministers of divine vengeance (as in Matthew 13:41). BIND HIM HAND AND FOOT (PUTTING IT... [ Continue Reading ]
For many are called, but few are chosen. FOR MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN. So . See the note at . Remarks: (1) What claim to supreme Divinity brighter and more precious than our Lord here advances can be conceived? Observe the succession of ideas, as unfolded in the Old Testament, and h... [ Continue Reading ]
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 12:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 12:35. For this long and terrible discourse we are indebted, with the exception of a few verses in Mark and Luke, to Matthew alone. But as it is only an extended repetition of denunciations ut... [ Continue Reading ]