Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)
Matthew 20:15
Matthew 20:15. Or is thine eye evil. Envy was the real motive, and the envy was occasioned by the kindness of the householder: because I am good, or ‘kind.'
Matthew 20:15. Or is thine eye evil. Envy was the real motive, and the envy was occasioned by the kindness of the householder: because I am good, or ‘kind.'
MATTHEW 20:15 @h;# (1) {C} External support for the presence or absence of h; at the beginning of ver. Matthew 20:15 is rather evenly divided, with representative witnesses of the Alexandr...
Verse Matthew 20:15. _IS IT NOT LAWFUL FOR ME_] As eternal life is the free gift of God, he has a right to give it in whatever _proportions_, at whatever _times_, and on whatever _conditions_ he pleas...
IS THINE WE EVIL BECAUSE I AM GOOD? - The Hebrews used the word evil, when applied to the eye, to denote one envious and malicious, Deuteronomy 15:9; Proverbs 23:6. The eye is called evil in such case...
8. THE PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD. The Healing of the Two Blind Men. CHAPTER 20 1. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. (Matthew 20:1 .) 2. The Third Prediction of His Death an...
PARABLE OF THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. It is possible (as it is necessary) to distinguish two interpretations of this splendid parable, (_a)_ that intended by Jesus, (_b)_ that suggested by the eva...
"For the situation in the Kingdom of Heaven is like what happened when a householder went out first thing in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. When he had come to an agreement with them th...
THE MASTER SEEKS HIS WORKERS (Matthew 20:1-16)...
WITH. in. Greek. _en_. App-104. MINE OWN. Plural. mine own [affairs]. THINE EYE EVIL.. Hebraism. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 15:9). App-117. EVIL. grudging. Greek. _poneria_. App-128.:3. E...
_Is thine eye evil_ The belief in the evil eye still prevails in the East. The envious or malevolent glance is thought to have an injurious effect. Here the sense is: Art thou envious because I am jus...
ὈΦΘΑΛΜῸΣ ΠΟΝΗΡΌΣ. The belief in the evil eye still prevails in the East. The envious or malevolent glance is thought to have an injurious effect. Here the sense is: Art thou envious because I am just?...
THE PARABLE OF THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD Peculiar to St Matthew...
Ver 1. "For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a...
_AT THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY IS THE GRACE OF GOD MATTHEW 20:1-16:_ The parable of the workers in the vineyard is a powerful lesson on the theme of God's grace. What God gives comes from His goodness...
ΈΞΕΣΤΙΝ (G1832) _praes. ind. act._ позволено, с _inf._ Используется в вопросе, на который ожидается утвердительный ответ, ΠΟΙΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf., см._ Matthew 20:12. ΕΝ (G1722) или instr. (с помощь...
FRIEND, I DO THEE NO WRONG— "Seeing I have given thee the hire which I promised thee, thou hast no reason of complaint; and if I choose to give unto those who came last into the vineyard as much hire...
Section 50 JESUS TELLS THE STORY OF THE ELEVENTH HOUR LABORERS TEXT: 20:1-16 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers...
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? IS IT NOT LAWFUL FOR ME TO DO WHAT I WILL WITH MINE OWN? IS THINE EYE EVIL, BECAUSE I AM GOOD? - q.d., '...
23 As the political constitution of the Jewish commonwealth rendered it practically impossible to acquire great possessions without oppressing others, riches were a hindrance and are largely lost in t...
THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult parable is closely linked with what goes before, and ca...
IS THINE EYE EVIL?] i.e. Art thou jealous, because I am generous?...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 20 THE STORY ABOUT THE LAND-OWNER’S WORKERS 20:1-16 V1 ‘Where God rules, it is like this. A man who owned land went out early one mo...
IS IT NOT LAWFUL...? — The question is not that of one who asserts an arbitrary right; it appeals tacitly to a standard which none could question. As far as the labourer was concerned, the householder...
CHAPTER 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea, east...
οὐκ ἔξεστι : right asserted to act as he chooses in the matter. ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς, in matters within my own discretion a truism; the question is: what belongs to that category? Fritzsche and De Wette rend...
_The master's reply_....
_Parable of the hours_, peculiar to Mt., and, whatever its real connection as spoken by Jesus, to be interpreted in relation to its setting as here given, which is not impossible. The parable is broug...
THE BARGAINING SPIRIT REBUKED Matthew 20:1-16 This parable originated in Peter's question. He had seen the rich young man go away sorrowful, because he could not meet the test which had been put to...
One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but according to fidelity to opportunities. The Master was now...
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye (c) evil, because I am good? (c) Naught, that is to say, do you envy at my goodness towards them? For by an "evil eye" the Hebrews...
CHAPTER 16 THE HIRED LABORERS Matthew 20:1-16. _“For the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.”_ The Jews...
"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. (2) And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_THE REFORM OF THE IDLER_ ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6 This parable is one of the most difficult in the New Te...
We may remark that, when the Lord answers Peter, it was the consequence of having left all for Christ upon His call. The motive was Christ Himself: therefore He says, "Ye which have followed me." He s...
IS IT NOT LAWFUL FOR ME TO DO WHAT I WILL WITH MINE OWN?.... External gifts and outward privileges, such as enjoying the word and ordinances, are God's own; and he may, as he does, bestow them on whom...
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? Ver. 15. _Is it not lawful for me, &c._] This is God's speech (who is the great Proprietary of all); it...
_And he answered one of them_ Who spoke in the name of the rest; _Friend, I do thee no wrong_ It is most apparent that I do not, in any degree, injure thee or any of thy companions. _Didst thou not ag...
LAWFUL; right, proper. WHAT I WILL; what I see to be best. EVIL; envious of others who receive as a free gift more than they can claim as their due. In the bestowment of his unmerited favors, Christ...
IS IT NOT LAWFUL FOR ME TO DO WHAT I WILL WITH MINE OWN? IS THINE EYE EVIL BECAUSE I AM GOOD?...
The master's answer:...
The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his vineya...
1-16 The direct object of this parable seems to be, to show that though the Jews were first called into the vineyard, at length the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and they should be admit...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:16"....
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“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?” Then He explained His purpose. His money was lawfully His, so that He could do with it what He would. A...
IS THINE EYE EVIL? (ο οφθαλμος σου πονηρος εστιν?) See on Matthew 6:22-24 about the evil eye and the good eye. The complainer had a grudging eye while the householder has a liberal or generous eye....
Matthew 20:1. _For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers f...
Matthew 20:1. _For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers f...
CONTENTS: Parables of laborers in the vineyard. Jesus' death and resurrection again foretold. Ambitious requests of James and John. Healing of the two blind men. CHARACTERS: Jesus, wife of Zebedee, J...
Matthew 20:1. _A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers_ for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important time of the vintage being understood. It was the custom...
_For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard: _ THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD 1. This story is on the...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 20:2 DENARIUS. A typical day’s wage for a laborer. THIRD HOUR. 9:00 A.M. The workday was typically divided into four three-hour parts, running from approximately 6:00 A.
CHAPTER 20 _The kingdom of heaven is like._ That is, God acts in the kingdom of Heaven like a master hiring labourers into his vineyard; for strictly speaking, the kingdom of Heaven is not like the h...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 20:1. FOR, etc.—The division of the Chapter s is here singularly unfortunate, as separating the parable both from the events which gave occasion to it and from the teaching wh...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 20:1 _Parable of the labourers in the vineyard_._ _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 20:1 FOR. The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm at the end of the...
Shall we turn to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty, and continue our book-by-book study through the Word of God? Matthew chapter twenty opens with the parable of the laborers going out into the vineyard...
1 Chronicles 28:4; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 13:45;...
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? — Yea, doubtless, to give either to Jew or Gentile a reward infinitely greater than he deserves. But can it be inferred from hence, that it is la...