Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Matthew 20:32
And Jesus stood still, and (h) called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
(h) Himself, not by the means of other men.
And Jesus stood still, and (h) called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
(h) Himself, not by the means of other men.
Verse Matthew 20:32. _JESUS STOOD_] "The cry of a believing penitent," says one, "is sufficient to stop the most merciful Jesus, were he going to make a new heaven and a new earth; for what is all th...
See Mark 10:46, and Luke 18:35; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles wes...
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...
TWO BLIND MEN HEALED (Mark 10:46 *, Luke 18:35). Mt. gives Bartimæ us (?) a companion (he is fond of doubling, _cf, Matthew 8:28_, Matthew 9:27).
THE MASTER SEEKS HIS WORKERS (Matthew 20:1-16)...
When they were leaving Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And, look you, two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted out, "Lord, have pit...
CALLED THEM. In the other cases He commanded them to be "called" (Mark 10:49), and "led" (Luke 18:40). App-152. SHALL. should. UNTO. for....
Two Men cured of Blindness Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43. There are remarkable divergences in the Synoptic accounts of this miracle. Some indeed have supposed that different miracles are related by t...
TWO MEN CURED OF BLINDNESS Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 There are remarkable divergences in the Synoptic accounts of this miracle. Some indeed have supposed that different miracles are related by the...
Ver 29. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. [p. 698] 30. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, "Ha...
_AT THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY IS COMPASSION MATTHEW 20:29-34:_ As Jesus left Jericho he was met by two blind men. These men, like many that are blind, had sharp ears. They had learned that Jesus was p...
ΣΤΆΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_ ΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476) стоять, ΈΦΏΝΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΦΩΝΈΩ (G5455) звать, ΠΟΙΉΣΩ _aor. conj. act._/fut. _ind. act., см._ Matthew 20:12. Совещат. _conj._ в вопрос...
JESUS—SAID, WHAT WILL YE, &C.— It is observable, that we never find Jesus bestowing an alms of money on any poor person falling in his way; yet this is no objection against his charity: for if the per...
Section 53 JESUS HEALS TWO BLIND MEN AT JERICHO (Parallels: Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43) TEXT: 20:29-34 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 And behold, two blin...
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:35....
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...
TWO BLIND MEN AT JERICHO (Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35). Two apparent discrepancies call for notice: (1) St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one blind man; (2) St. Luke says that the map was healed as Jesus...
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...
JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM. — Or, as in St. Mark, _“_bade them be called,” the message being given specially to Bartimæus. St. Mark gives, with a graphic fulness, the very words of the message...
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...
ἐφώνησεν might mean “addressed them” (Fritzsche), but “called them” seems to suit the situation better; _cf._ the parallels. τί θέλετε, etc., what do you wish me to do for you? Not a superfluous quest...
_Blind men_ (man) _at Jericho_ (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43). The harmonistic problems as to the locality of this incident (leaving Jericho, Mt. and Mk.; entering, Lk.) and the number of persons heal...
THE GREAT HEALER AND THE LOWLY KING Matthew 20:29-34; Matthew 21:1-7 The Lord is always saying: _What will ye that I shall do?_ Let us not ask small things. We honor Him by making great demands. Our...
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...
THE BLIND MEN AT JERICHO Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43; Mark 10:46-52. “And they are coming into Jericho. And He and His disciples and a great multitude going out from Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the...
"And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. (30) And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us,...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
_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...
_OPENED EYES_ ‘Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.’ Matthew 20:32 An ordinary day; an ordinary...
32._What do you wish that I should do to you? _He gently and kindly asks what they desire; for he had determined to grant their requests. There is no reason to doubt that they prayed by a special move...
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...
AND JESUS STOOD STILL,.... Made a full stop, when he was near, or right against where these blind men sat; which shows the strength of faith, the force of prayer, and the great regard Christ has to bo...
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? Ver. 32. _And Jesus stood still_] See the admirable power of fervent prayer. _Preces Christum licet festinante...
The healing:...
AND JESUS STOOD STILL, AND CALLED THEM, AND SAID, WHAT WILL YE THAT I SHALL DO UNTO YOU?...
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...
29-34 It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ fo...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:34"....
Matthew 20:32 So G2532 Jesus G2424 still G2476 (G5631) called G5455 (G5656) them G846 and G2532 said...
‘And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, “What do you wish that I should do to you?” ' Jesus was the One present Who was never too busy to hear the cry of distress, and He stopped on His jo...
AMONG THE PILGRIMS ON THE JERICHO ROAD LEADING TO JERUSALEM BLIND MEN DECLARE HIM TO BE THE SON OF DAVID PREPARATORY TO HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY (20:29-34). As we have already seen, Matthew's Gospel opened...
Matthew 20:32. AND JESUS STOOD STILL. He now allows Himself to be publicly called: ‘Son of David;' comp. His previous conduct in a similar case (chap. Matthew 9:27-28). Mark adds that those about the...
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...
Matthew 20:32 The narrative, of which these words form a part, tends to illustrate in a remarkable manner the nature of true prayer; and to show us His mind respecting it, to whom or through whom all...
Matthew 20:29. _And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have merc...
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...
JESUS STOPPED. He took time for everyone even a blind beggar. WHAT DO YOU WANT? This is an offer to meet their need....
_And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by._ JESUS OF NAZARETH PASSING BY The time of this transaction was critical. He never was to come that way again...
JESUS HEALS A BLIND BEGGAR MATTHEW 20:29-34; MARK 10:46-52; LUKE 18:35-43; MATTHEW 20:29 And as they departed from Jericho,
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 20:29. JERICHO.—See p. 480. Matthew 20:30. TWO BLIND MEN.—Here occurs one of the most marked of the apparent discrepancies of the Gospels. According to Matthew, Jesus healed...
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...
Acts 10:29; Ezekiel 36:37; Matthew 20:21; Philippians 4:6...
(CF. MARK 10:46-52; LUKE 18:35-43)— Did Jesus heal two blind men orjust one? PROBLEM: Matthew says that Christ healed two men, but Mark refers to only one man being healed (10:46). This appears to be...