James 4:17; Luke 19:13; Luke 3:9; Luke 6:46; Matthew 25:24; Proverbs 26:13-16
A napkin - A towel. He means by it that he had not wasted it nor thrown it by carelessly, but had been “very careful” of it; so much so as to be...
(6) And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: (6) Against those who idly spend their life...
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...
another . Greek. heteros. App-124. have kept . was keeping. napkin . handkerchief See on John 11:44 .
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: Lord, behold, here is thy pound - See Matthew 25...
Lord, behold here is thy pound, &c.— We have in these verses a proverbial description of an unjust rigorous character. The slothful servant,...
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, which I have kept .,. — Literally, w hich I kept — i.e., all along. He had never made any effort at doing more. Laid up in a napkin....
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...
And another came ,.... Who was one of the servants; had a gift, but did not use, and improve it, nor did it turn to any account: saying, Lord ; ow...
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: Ver. 20. 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 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...
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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 other came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, here is your mina, which I kept laid up in a neckcloth, for I feared you, because you are an austere man....
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 19:20-26 "To him that hath shall be given.". I. The excuse of the slothful servant is the excuse of all lazy people. They cry themselves dow...
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...
The accounting:
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin;
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: