And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. No indication is given of the time and occasion of these two parables-as usual in this portion of our Gospel. (See opening remarks at Luke 9:51.)... [ Continue Reading ]
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. AND HE CALLED HIM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, HOW IS IT THAT I HEAR THIS OF THEE? And thus does God from time to time-now by startling providences, and now i... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. THEN THE STEWARD SAID WITHIN HIMSELF, WHAT SHALL I DO? FOR MY LORD TAKETH AWAY FROM ME THE STEWARDSHIP. His guilt is tacitly admitted, and his one question n... [ Continue Reading ]
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. I AM RESOLVED WHAT TO DO, THAT, WHEN I AM PUT OUT OF THE STEWARDSHIP, THEY MAY RECEIVE ME INTO THEIR HOUSES - `in grateful return for the services I am going to do them.' Thus his one obj... [ Continue Reading ]
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? SO HE CALLED EVERYONE OF HIS LORD'S DEBTORS UNTO HIM, AND SAID UNTO THE FIRST. HOW MUCH OWEST THOU UNTO MY LORD?... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. AND HE SAID, AN HUNDRED MEASURES OF OIL, [ batous (G943)]. The word indicates a prodigious debt. AND HE SAID UNTO HIM, TAKE THY BILL, AND SIT DOWN QUICKLY (THE BUSINESS BEING UR... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. THEN SAID HE TO ANOTHER, AND HOW MUCH OWEST THOU? AND HE SAID, AN HUNDRED MEASURES [ korous (G2884 )] OF WHEAT - also a heavy debt. AND HE SAID... [ Continue Reading ]
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. AND THE LORD (THAT IS, THE STEWARD'S LORD, AS HE IS EXPRESSLY CALLED IN LUKE 16:3 ; LUKE 16:5 ), COMMENDED THE UNJUST STEWARD - not the... [ Continue Reading ]
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. AND I SAY UNTO YOU, MAKE TO YOURSELVES... [ Continue Reading ]
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS LEAST IS FAITHFUL ALSO IN MUCH; AND HE THAT IS UNJUST IN THE LEAST IS UNJUST ALSO IN MUCH. A maxim of great pregnancy and value; adv... [ Continue Reading ]
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? IF THEREFORE YE HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL IN THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON - or, "the mammon of unrighteousness" (), WHO WILL COMMIT TO YOUR TRUST THE TRUE RICHES? - that which makes one trul... [ Continue Reading ]
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? AND IF YE HAVE NOT BEEN FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS ANOTHER MAN'S - the pecuniary and other earthly means which are but lent us, and must be held at best as only entrusted to us, WHO SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
_NO SERVANT CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS: FOR EITHER HE WILL HATE THE ONE, AND LOVE THE OTHER; OR ELSE HE WILL HOLD TO THE ONE, AND DESPISE THE OTHER. YE CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. AND THE PHARISEES ALSO, WHO WERE COVETOUS, HEARD ALL THESE THINGS: AND THEY DERIDED HIM. [ exeemukteerizon (G1592)] - sneered at Him; their master, sin, being too plainly struck at. But it was easier to rid... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, YE ARE THEY WHICH JUSTIFY YOURSELVES (MAKE A SHOW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS) BEFORE MEN; BUT GOD KNOW... [ Continue Reading ]
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS WERE UNTIL JOHN: SINCE THAT TIME THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS PREACHED, AND EVERY MAN PRESSETH INTO IT. 'While publicans and sinners are eagerly pressing in... [ Continue Reading ]
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. AND IT IS EASIER FOR HEAVEN AND EARTH TO PASS, THAN ONE TITTLE OF THE LAW TO FALL. See the notes at Matthew 5:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. WHOSOEVER PUTTETH AWAY HIS WIFE, AND MARRIETH ANOTHER, COMMITTETH ADULTERY: AND WHOSOEVER MARRIETH HER THAT IS PUT AWAY FROM HER HUSBAND C... [ Continue Reading ]
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: THERE WAS A CERTAIN RICH MAN, [ Anthroopos (G444) de (G1161) tis (G5100)]. The connecting particle should not have been omitted here-`But there was a certain rich man;' in contrast with the... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN BEGGAR NAMED LAZARUS - equivalent to the Old Testament Eleazer. The naming of this precious saint adds much to the liveliness of the picture; but to conclude from this that the story... [ Continue Reading ]
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. AND DESIRING TO BE FED [ epithumoon (G1937 ) chortastheenai (G5526 )] WITH THE CRUMBS WHICH FELL FROM THE RICH MAN'S TABLE. The meaning may either be (as in Luke 15:16), that... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT THE BEGGAR DIED, AND WAS CARRIED BY THE ANGELS INTO ABRAHAM'S BOSOM - as if he had been seen reclining next to him at the heavenly feas... [ Continue Reading ]
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. AND IN HELL HE LIFTED UP HIS EYES, [ en (G1722) too (G3588) hadee (G86)] - not the final region of the lost, for which another word is used [ geenna (G1067)] (Mark 9:43;45:47 , etc.), but wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. AND HE CRIED AND SAID, FATHER ABRAHAM - a well-rounded but unavailing claim of natural descent (see ; ), HAVE MERCY O... [ Continue Reading ]
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. BUT ABRAHAM SAID, SON (A STINGING ACKNOWLEDGMENT THIS OF THE NATURAL RELATIONSHIP TO HIM WHICH HE HAD CLAIMED): REMEMBER THAT TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. AND BESIDES ALL THIS (INDEPENDENTLY OF THIS CONSIDERATION), BETWEEN US AND YOU THERE IS A GREAT GULF FIXED: SO TH... [ Continue Reading ]
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: THEN HE SAID - now abandoning all hope, not only of release but relief for himself, and directing his thoughts to others, "I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's hous... [ Continue Reading ]
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. FOR I HAVE FIVE BRETHREN; THAT HE MAY TESTIFY UNTO THEM, LEST THEY ALSO COME INTO THIS PLACE OF TORMENT. There is here no waking up of good in the heart of the lost, but, as Trench acutely r... [ Continue Reading ]
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. ABRAHAM SAITH UNTO HIM, THEY HAVE MOSES AND THE PROPHETS; LET THEM HEAR THEM. Still this does not satisfy.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. AND HE SAID, NAY, FATHER ABRAHAM (GIVING HIM THE LIE), BUT IF ONE WENT UNTO THEM FROM THE DEAD, THEY WILL REPENT. What a reply now is given to this, shutting up the dialogue where it ought to close-when... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. AND HE SAID UNTO HIM, IF THEY HEAR NOT MOSES AND THE PROPHETS, NEITHER WILL THEY BE PERSUADED THOUGH ONE ROSE FROM THE DEAD. A principle of awful magnitude and importance... [ Continue Reading ]