Vincent's Word Studies in the NT
Matthew 20:28
A ransom for many. Compare Sophocles, "Oed. Col.," 488.
"For one soul working in the strength of love Is mightier than ten thousand to atone."
A ransom for many. Compare Sophocles, "Oed. Col.," 488.
"For one soul working in the strength of love Is mightier than ten thousand to atone."
MATTHEW 20:28 pollw/n After pollw/n several Western witnesses (D and, with minor variations, F it syrc, hmg) add ~Umei/j de. zhtei/te evk mikrou/ auvxh/sai kai. evk mei,zonoj e;latton ei=nai) Eivserc...
Verse Matthew 20:28. _A RANSOM FOR MANY._] αυτρον αντι πολλων, or a _ransom_ _instead of many_, - one ransom, or atonement, _instead_ of the _many_ prescribed in the Jewish law. Mr. _Wakefield_ conten...
See also Mark 10:35. Matthew 20:20 THEN CAME TO HIM GIVE MOTHER OF ZEBEDEE’S CHILDREN ... - This was probably Salome, Mark 15:40;...
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...
THE REQUEST OF THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE. THE CHRISTIAN STANDARD OF GREATNESS (Mark 10:35 *, Luke 22:24). Mt. makes the mother of James and John ask the boon, but Jesus replies to them, not to her. For Mk.'...
At that time the mother of Zebedee's sons came to him with her sons, kneeling before him, and asking something from him. He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to him, "Speak the word that these...
THE MASTER SEEKS HIS WORKERS (Matthew 20:1-16)...
The fourth announcement of His sufferings. See note on Matthew 16:21. TO BE MINISTERED UNTO. to be served. TO MINISTER. to serve. LIFE. soul. RANSOM. redemption price. Reference to Pentateuch (Num...
Salome's Prayer for her sons, and the Answer of Jesus Mark 10:35-41. St Mark begins "And James and John the sons of Zebedee came unto him, saying, &c." For once St Matthew is more graphic and true to...
_a ransom_=the price paid for the redemption of a captive from slavery. For the thought cp. Romans 3:24; 1Co 6:20; 1 Peter 1:19. The English word is derived through the French _rançon_from Lat. _redem...
SALOME’S PRAYER FOR HER SONS, AND THE ANSWER OF JESUS Mark 10:35-45. St Mark begins ‘And James and John the sons of Zebedee came unto him, saying, &c.’ For once St Matthew is more graphic and true to...
After this verse an early insertion is found in D and the Curetonian Syriac Version: the first words are ὑμεῖς δὲ ζητεῖτε ἐκ μικροῦ αὐξῆσαι καὶ ἐκ μείζονος ἔλαττον εἶναι, the rest reproduce to a great...
Ver24. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. 25. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion o...
_AT THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY IS THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE MATTHEW 20:20-28:_ On at least three occasions there was a discussion among the apostles concerning greatness in the kingdom. (Matthew 18:1-4; Ma...
ΏΣΠΕΡ (G5618) подобно тому как. ΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Matthew 20:9. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΘΉΝΑΙ _aor. pass. inf. от_ ΔΙΑΚΟΝΈΩ (G1247) служить, помогать; _pass._ принимать чью-л. службу (EDNT). _Inf._ цели, Δ...
EVEN AS THE SON OF MAN— "The greatness of my disciples consists in doing men all the good they possibly can, by a continual course of humble laborious services, in imitation of me your master, whose g...
Section 52 JESUS REFUSES TO ESTABLISH HIERARCHY (Parallel: Mark 10:35-45) TEXT: 20:20-28 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping _him,_ and asking a certain...
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 10:32....
20 James and John were the sons of Zebedee (Mar_:10:35). Our Lord called them “sons of thunder” (Mar_3:17), to indicate their tempestuous and violent disposition. The gentleness and love of John's wri...
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...
THE AMBITION OF THE SONS OF ZEBEDEE (Mark 10:35). The special promise to Peter (Matthew 16:18) had aroused the jealousy of the other two most intimate disciples, who now came to claim the two most pro...
A RANSOM FOR MANY] lit. 'a ransom instead of many.' An important doctrinal passage showing the importance which Jesus attached to His own death. He regards it as a redemption price, which, since men c...
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...
NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO. — The words found a symbolic illustration when our Lord, a few days afterwards, washed the feet of the disciples who were still contending about their claims to greatness (J...
CHAPTER 16 To Jerusalem - Matthew 20:17 - Matthew 21:1 I-THE GOING UP. Matthew 20:17 WE have now reached the last stage of the long and sorrowful journey to Jerusalem. From the corresponding passage...
ὤσπερ, καὶ γὰρ in Mk.; both phrases introducing reference to the _summum exemplum_ (Bengel) in an emphatic way. περ lends force to ὡς = even as, observe. ὁ ὑ. τ. ἀνθρώπου : an important instance of th...
_Commotion in the disciple-circle_....
_The two sons of Zebedee_ (Mark 10:35-45)....
SERVING NOBLER THAN SELF-SEEKING Matthew 20:17-28 For the third time our Lord foretells His death. In Matthew 16:21, He dwelt especially on the shame of His rejection; in Matthew 17:23, He told how t...
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...
A redemption for many; i.e. for all, as it is sometimes the style of the Scriptures. See St. Paul, 1 Timothy ii. 6. (Witham) --- Certain Puritans pretend from this part of holy Scripture, that all sup...
AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 1:35-45. “James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that You may do to us whatsoever we may ask. And He said to them,...
"And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. (25) But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over th...
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...
_A PATTERN OF MINISTRY_ ‘The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.’ Matthew 20:28 It is true not only of the first beginnings of our Lord’s reign on earth, when He was the des...
28._As the Son of man _Christ confirms the preceding doctrine by his own example; for he voluntarily _took upon himself the form of a servant_, _and emptied himself_, as Paul also informs us, (Philipp...
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...
EVEN AS THE SON OF MAN,.... Meaning himself, the seed of the woman, the son of Abraham, and of David, according to the flesh; and whom he proposes as an example of humility, and as an argument to draw...
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Ver. 28. _And to give his life a ransom_] A redemptory, a valuable rate, λυτρον, for it...
_And when the ten heard it_ It is likely they overheard the conversation; _they were moved with indignation_ Being not only equally desirous, but in their opinion equally deserving of the principal po...
NO TO BE MINISTERED UNTO; his great object was, not to be assisted by others, but to assist them, and give his life for their redemption....
even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. The disciples were still very human. Since their hearts, therefore, were filled with the...
A lesson in humility:...
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...
20-28 The sons of Zebedee abused what Christ said to comfort the disciples. Some cannot have comforts but they turn them to a wrong purpose. Pride is a sin that most easily besets us; it is sinful am...
OLBGrk; So saith Mark, MARK 10:45. The apostle saith, PHILIPPIANS 2:7 _he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the form of a servant._ Our Saviour had before taught them, that _the disciple...
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians or lovers of money, but temperate in all things, compassionate, industrious, walking according to the truth of the Lord, who was the servant[32] Clement of Ale...
Matthew 20:28 as G5618 Son G5207 Man G444 not G3756 come G2064 (G5627) served G1247 (G5683) but...
THOSE WHO FOLLOW JESUS ARE NOT TO BE SELF-SEEKING BUT SELFLESSLY SEEKING TO SERVE ALL, IN THE SAME WAY AS HE AS THE SERVANT IS DOING AMONG THEM, SOMETHING ESPECIALLY REVEALED IN HIS GIVING OF HIS LIFE...
“Even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” And they must take as their supreme example the Son of Man. He Who was destined to come out of su...
Matthew 20:28. EVEN AT THE SON OF MAN. What He asked of them was what He did Himself. CAME. His appearing in the world was NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO, NOT TO BE PERSONALLY SERVED BY others, nor to exe...
CHRONOLOGY. The final journey to Jerusalem begins. The approach of His death calls for a third prediction to the Twelve, more specific in its details. The _crucifixion_ is mentioned only in Matthew's...
A RANSOM FOR MANY (λυτρον αντ πολλων). The Son of man is the outstanding illustration of this principle of self-abnegation in direct contrast to the self-seeking of James and John. The word translat...
SON OF MAN (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 8:20). _ Also (Philippians 2:7). RANSOM See (Isaiah 53:10); ...
Matthew 20:28 The Meekness of God. Here is a text that speaks home at once and with ease. It runs on our levels; it speaks in a language understood of all. I. Everyone knows the arrogance and the in...
Matthew 20:26 I. These words have something to tell us of the nature of true greatness. Though Christ does not ignore intellects, or even riches, He yet regards these things, and all things like these...
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...
LIKE THE SON OF MAN. Jesus did have the right to order people around. Yet he did not do this. He came to serve others. His greatest act was to give his life to redeem many people. "Many" in Jewish usa...
_Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons._ NEAREST TO CHRIST Christ does not put aside the granting of places at His right and left hand as not being within His province, but...
_And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: _ TRUE GREATNESS Greatness a word often used, and people’s ideas of it differ much. Some regard it as consisting in wealth, social p...
_Even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto._ A DIVINE MISSION I. The son of man. Humility combined with dignity. Man was the offender, man must suffer the penalty. Not a fictitious manho...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 20:28 SON OF MAN. See note on 8:20. CAME NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE. Jesus will give his life as a RANSOM (that is, the p
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT SERVING OTHERS MATTHEW 20:20-28; MARK 10:35-45; MATTHEW 20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [_him_], and desiring a certain thing of...
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 20:17. JESUS GOING UP TO JERUSALEM.—The narrative is not continuous, and in the interval between Matthew 20:16 we may probably place our Lord’s “abode beyond Jordan” (John 10:...
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 John 2:2; 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18;...
To encourage his disciples to the forementioned condescending humility one towards another, our Saviour propounds to them his own instructive example, I AM NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO, says Christ, BUT...