“ And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. ”
See the notes at Matthew 25:20-21 . Ten cities - We are not to suppose that this will be “literally” fulfilled in heaven. Christ teaches here that our reward in heaven will be “in proportion”...
Parable of the Talents ( Matthew 25:14-30 *). There are some differences in the two versions. In Lk. the man of Mt. becomes a prince who (like the sons of Herod the Great) journeys (to Rome) to ha...
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And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much ev...
Zacceleus. The Pounds. Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. He Cleanses the Temple 1-10. Zacchaeus (peculiar to Lk). The narrative shows that our Lord's familiar intercourse with publicans and...
Chapter 23 THE ESCHATOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL. COIFI, in his parable to the thanes and nobles of the North Humber country, likened the present life of man to the flight of a sparrow through one of th...
Doing Business for God Luke 19:11-27 In many respects this parable differs from that of the ten talents. In that, the servants are entrusted with different amounts; in this, the same amount is...
Zacchaeus was the last convert but one in the ministry of Jesus. Our Lord's method with him is very revealing. He asked for his hospitality, and after receiving it held an unrecorded conversation wit...
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certai...
And the second came ,.... He who was next, though less useful, yet equally diligent and active: saying, Lord ; acknowledging also the power and authority of Christ over him: thy pound hath gaine...
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. Ver. 18. See Matthew 25:21,22 , &c.
Then came the first The modesty of these servants is remarkable. They do not say that they themselves had gained the ten or the five pounds; but that the pound which their lord had intrusted to the...
ZACCHAEUS RECEIVING THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-10) There was yet another man to be rescued from Jericho, the city of the curse ( Joshua 6:26 ). The Lord, in faithful grace, passed through that city, an...
The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, a...
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CRITICAL NOTES Luke 19:11 . He added .—This parable is thus distinctly connected with the words spoken in the house of Zacchæus. It is, therefore, not to be confused with the parable of the Tale...
Luke 19:1-2 . And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. Many of those tax-gatherers wer...
Luke 19:11 . He spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, to correct the fond error of those who thought he would reign on earth. This parable therefore differs from that of the talents,...
A certain nobleman went into a far country Parable of the pounds I. CHRIST’S ABSENCE IS A PERIOD OF PROBATION. II. THE NATURE OF THE PROBATION IS TWOFOLD. 1. The obligation to loyalty inv...
EXPOSITION Luke 19:1-42 Jesus lodges in the house of Zacchaeus, " the chief among the publicans " at Jericho. This episode, which took place at Jericho just before the Lord's entry in...
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2 Corinthians 8:12 ; Mark 4:20 ; Matthew 13:23