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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...
Then came the first, saying, Lord, (d) thy pound hath gained ten pounds. (d) This was a piece of money which the Greeks used, and was worth about on...
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...
Lord . App-98. B. hath gained . hath gained by labour: i.e. made in addition. Occurs only here.
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. Lord, thy pound hath gained ten - The principal difference between this parable...
Thy pound* hath gained ten pounds.— The modesty of these servants is remarkable: they do not say, that, they themselves have gained the ten or...
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 h...
Zacceleus. The Pounds. Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. He Cleanses the Temple 1-10. Zacchaeus (peculiar to Lk). The narrative shows that...
Parable of the Pounds (peculiar to Lk, but similar to the Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14 , q.v.). It differs from that parable, (1) in the...
Thy pound hath gained ten pounds. — The increase is on a larger scale than in the parable in Matthew 25 . There each of the faithful servants gain...
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 o...
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 wi...
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 afte...
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 shou...
Then came the first ,.... Who were set in the first place in the church, the apostles of Christ, and who had the greatest gifts, and laboured more a...
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. Ver. 16. Thy pound hath gained ] Not my pains, but thy pound hath done it. "...
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 th...
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 Lor...
The Nobleman and His Servants. 11 And as they heard these things, he added and sp...
The Parable of The Receiving of the Kingdom, the Testing Out of The Servants As To Their Suitability For High Position, and The Fate of Rebels (19:1...
“And the first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.' ” The first servant who was brought before the King had a success...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 19:11 . He added .—This parable is thus distinctly connected with the words spoken in the house of Zacchæus. It is, therefor...
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,...
Luke 19:1-5 . And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans,...
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 pa...
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 PROBATI...
EXPOSITION Luke 19:1-42 Jesus lodges in the house of Zacchaeus, " the chief among the publicans " at Jericho. This episode, which too...
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Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
1 Chronicles 29:14-16 ; 1 Corinthians 15:10 ; 2 Timothy 4:7 ; 2 Timothy 4:8 ; Colossians 1:28 ; Colossians 1:29 ; James 2:18-26
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.