And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 21:33. The time of this section... [ Continue Reading ]
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. AND THEY SEND UNTO HIM CERTAIN OF THE PHARISEES - "their disciples," says Matthew; probably young and zealous scholars in that hardening school. AND OF THE HERODIANS. See the note at . In these wil... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? AND WHEN THEY WERE COME, THEY SAY UNTO HIM, MASTER - or 'teacher'... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. SHALL WE GIVE, OR SHALL WE NOT GIVE? BUT HE, KNOWING THEIR HYPOCRISY, [ hupokrisin (G5272)] - "their wickedness" [ poneerian (G4189)] Matthew 22:18; "their c... [ Continue Reading ]
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. AND THEY BROUGHT IT. AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, WHOSE IS THIS IMAGE, [ eikoon (G1504)] - stamped upon the coin, AND SUPERSCRIPTION? [ epigrafee (G1923)] - the words encircling it... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. AND JESUS ANSWERING SAID UNTO THEM, RENDER TO CAESAR THE THINGS THAT ARE CAESAR'S. Putting it in this general form, it was impossible for section it... [ Continue Reading ]
Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, THEN COME UNTO HIM THE SADDUCEES, WHICH SAY THERE IS NO RESURRECTION - "neither angel nor spirit" (). They were the materialists of the day. See the note at . AND THEY ASKED HIM, SAYING,... [ Continue Reading ]
Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. MASTER, MOSES WROTE UNTO US (), IF A MAN'S BROTHER DIE, AND LEAVE HIS WIFE BEHIND HIM ... AND THE SEVEN HAD HER, A... [ Continue Reading ]
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. IN THE RESURRECTION THEREFORE [WHEN THEY SHALL RISE]. The clause in brackets is of doubtful authority, and Tregelles omits it; but Lachmann and Tischendorf retain it. WHOSE WIFE SH... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? AND JESUS ANSWERING SAID UNTO THEM, DO YE NOT THEREFORE ERR, BECAUSE YE KNOW NOT THE SCRIPTURES - regarding the future state, NEITHER THE POWER OF GOD? - before which a th... [ Continue Reading ]
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. FOR WHEN THEY SHALL RISE FROM THE DEAD, THEY NEITHER MARRY, NOR ARE GIVEN IN MARRIAGE - "neither can they die anymore" (Luke 20:36). Marriage is ordained to perpetuat... [ Continue Reading ]
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? AND AS TOUCHING THE DEAD, THAT THEY RISE; HAVE YE NOT READ IN THE BOOK OF MOSES - "even Moses" (Luke 20:3... [ Continue Reading ]
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. HE IS NOT THE GOD OF THE DEAD, BUT [THE GOD] OF THE LIVING, [ ho (G3588) Theos (G2316) nekroon (G3498) alla (G243) Theos (G2316) zoontoon (G2198)] - not 'the God of dead but [the God] of living persons.' The wo... [ Continue Reading ]
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? AND ONE OF THE SCRIBES, [ grammateoon (G1122)] - "a lawyer" [ nomikos (G3544)], says Matthew (22:35 ); that is, a teacher of th... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: AND JESUS ANSWERED HIM, THE FIRST OF ALL THE COMMANDMENTS IS. The readings here vary considerably. Tischendorf and Tregelles read simply [ Prootee (G4413) estin (G2076)] 'the first is;' and... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. AND THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART, AND WITH ALL THY SOUL, AND WITH ALL THY MIND, AND WITH ALL THY STRENGTH. THIS... [ Continue Reading ]
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. AND THE SECOND IS LIKE, NAMELY THIS, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF. THERE IS NONE OTHER COMMANDMENT GREATER THAN THESE. Since every word here is of the de... [ Continue Reading ]
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: AND THE SCRIBE SAID UNTO HIM, WELL, MASTER [`TEACHER' Didaskale (G1320 )], THOU HAST SAID THE TRUTH: FOR THERE IS ONE [GOD]; AND THERE IS NONE OTHER BUT HE. The genuine tex... [ Continue Reading ]
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART, AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING, AND WITH ALL THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. AND WHEN JESUS SAW THAT HE ANSWERED DISCREETLY [ nounechoos (G3562)] - rather, 'intelligently,' or 'sensibly;' not only in a good spirit,... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID, WHILE HE TAUGHT IN THE TEMPLE - and "while the Pharisees were gathered together" (). HOW SAY THE SCRIBES THAT CHRIST IS THE SON OF DAVID? - How come the... [ Continue Reading ]
For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. FOR DAVID HIMSELF SAID BY THE HOLY SPIRIT ( ), THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, SIT THOU ON MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I MAKE THINE ENEMIES THY FOOTSTOOL.... [ Continue Reading ]
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. DAVID THEREFORE HIMSELF CALLETH HIM LORD; AND WHENCE IS HE THEN HIS SON? There is but one solution of this difficulty. Messiah is at once inferior to David as his son according to the... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, AND HE SAID UNTO THEM IN HIS DOCTRINE, [ en (G1722) tee (G3588) didachee (G1322) autou (G846)] - rather, 'in His teaching;' implying that this was but a speci... [ Continue Reading ]
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: AND THE CHIEF SEATS IN THE SYNAGOGUES, AND THE UPPERMOST ROOMS, OR POSITIONS, AT FEASTS. See the note on this love of distinction, ; and at .... [ Continue Reading ]
Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. WHICH DEVOUR WIDOWS' HOUSES, AND FOR A PRETENCE MAKE LONG PRAYERS: THESE SHALL RECEIVE GREATER DAMNATION. They took advantage of their helpless condition and confiding character, to obtain p... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 21:1.... [ Continue Reading ]