Matthew 25:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: ”

Matthew 25:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Slothful - Indolent, lazy, who had done nothing. God will judge people not merely for doing wrong, but for not “doing” right. See Matthew 25:45 . That servant was “wicked,” because he had such a...
Matthew 25:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of the Talents ( cf. Luke 19:11-27 ). There is also a resemblance to Mark 13:33-37 , especially Matthew 25:34 . Loisy thinks this parable had originally no reference to the Parousia...
Matthew 25:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wicked. Greek. poneros. App-128. thou knewest. Greek. oida. App-132.
Matthew 25:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Matthew 25:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: His lord answered and said unto him, Th...
Matthew 25:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ten Viegins. The Talents. The Sheep and the Goats The whole of this a, which is entirely concerned with the Second Advent, and contains some of the most striking of all Christ's sayings, is pe...
Matthew 25:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou wicked and slothful servant. — The words of the master pierce below the false excuse, and reveal the faults which had eaten like a canker into the man’s heart and soul.
Matthew 25:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 18 The Prophecy on the Mount - Matthew 24:1-51 & Matthew 25:1-46 WE have seen that though the Saviour's public ministry is now closed, He still has a private ministry to discharge...
Matthew 25:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

by Faithfulness Win Reward Matthew 25:14-30 We are not only guests, but servants, who must give an account of their stewardship. Each bond slave has been entrusted with at least one talent. The...
Matthew 25:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"Then." This gives us the time in which the Kingdom of Heaven will be likened unto ten virgins. That Kingdom passes through many phases, but just before the coming of the King this will be its charac...
Matthew 25:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. (15) And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to an...
Matthew 25:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

His Lord answered and said unto him ,.... Resenting, as he well might, not only his indolence and sloth, his neglect of his duty, and his worldly disposition, but the abusive character he had given...
Matthew 25:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Ver. 26. Thou wicked and slothful servant...
Matthew 25:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou wicked and slothful servant Wicked, because slothful. Observe well, reader, slothful servants are wicked servants, and will be reckoned with as such by their Master: for he that is slothful i...
Matthew 25:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

"Then," that is, at the time when things must be brought to their proper conclusion, "shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins." These take lamps to go forth to meet the bridegroom. Th...
Matthew 25:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Parable of the Talents. 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants...
Matthew 25:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 25:27 " .
Matthew 25:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30). In this third of three major parables on the need to be ready for His coming Jesus likens Himself to a man who goes to another country and hands over control...
Matthew 25:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 25:14 . For the kingdom of heaven , etc.—See R.V. Servants .—Slaves. Delivered unto them his goods .—The outward framework of the parable lies in the Eastern way of deal...
Matthew 25:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:14-30 In the case of the unprofitable servant as it emerges in the latter portion of the parable, three points demand our attention separately and successively the Reason, the Nature, a...
Matthew 25:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 25:14 . For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. This parable has to do with you who are profess...
Matthew 25:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:1 . Ten virgins took their lamps to meet the bridegroom. Homer names the like custom among the Greeks, of the bridegroom being preseded by virgins bearing lighted torches. The virgins r...
Matthew 25:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

Who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Life a journey 1. There is a variety of circumstances which will attend the believer in his journey through life. 2. Moreover...
Matthew 25:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 25:1-40 Parable of the ten virgins. (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) This parable, as a continuation of the teaching of the last chapter, sets forth the necessity of having a...
Matthew 25:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The accounting of the lazy servant:
Matthew 25:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 15:5 ; Job 15:6 ; Matthew 18:32
Matthew 25:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou knewest — That I require impossibilities! This is not an allowing, but a strong denial of the charge.

Matthew 25:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 25:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 25:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 25:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 25:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 25:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 25:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 25:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 25:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 25:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes