Matthew 13:1
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. THE SAME DAY WENT JESUS OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND SAT BY THE SEA - [SIDE].... [ Continue Reading ]
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. THE SAME DAY WENT JESUS OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND SAT BY THE SEA - [SIDE].... [ Continue Reading ]
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. AND GREAT MULTITUDES WERE GATHERED TOGETHER UNTO HIM, SO THAT HE WENT INTO A SHIP - the article in the received text wants authority -- AND SAT; AND THE WHOLE... [ Continue Reading ]
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; AND HE SPAKE MANY THINGS UNTO THEM IN PARABLES, SAYING ... These parables are SEVEN in number; and it is not a little remarkable that while this is the sacred number, the first FOUR of them were spoken to... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHEN HE SOWED, SOME SEEDS FELL BY THE WAY SIDE, AND THE FOWLS CAME AND DEVOURED THEM UP:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? AND THE DISCIPLES CAME, AND SAID UNTO HIM - "they that were with Him, when they were alone" () -- WHY SPEAKEST THOU UNTO THEM IN PARABLES? Though before this He had couched some things in the parabolic form, fo... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. HE ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, BECAUSE IT IS GIVEN UNTO YOU TO KNOW THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. The word "mysteries" [ musteeria (G3466)] in Scrip... [ Continue Reading ]
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. FOR WHOSOEVER HATH (THAT IS, KEEPS; AS A THING WHICH HE VALUES), TO HIM SHALL BE GIVEN, AND HE SHALL HAVE MORE ABUNDANCE - he will be rewarded by a... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. THEREFORE SPEAK I TO THEM IN PARABLES - which our Lord, be it observed, did not begin to do until His miracles were malignantly ascribed to Satan. BECAUSE THEY SEEING, SEE... [ Continue Reading ]
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: AND IN THEM IS FULFILLED, [ anapleeroutai (G378)] - rather, 'is fulfilling,' or is receiving its fulfillment -- THE PROPHECY OF ESA... [ Continue Reading ]
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. FOR THIS PEOPLE'S HEAR... [ Continue Reading ]
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. BUT BLESSED ARE YOUR EYES, FOR THEY SEE; AND YOUR EARS, FOR THEY HEAR: - q.d., 'Happy ye, whose eyes and ears, voluntarily and gladly opened, are drinking in the light divine.'... [ Continue Reading ]
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. FOR VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT MANY PROPHETS AND RIGHTEOUS MEN HAVE DESIRED, [ epethumeesan (G19... [ Continue Reading ]
_HEAR YE THEREFORE THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: ANOTHER PARABLE PUT HE FORTH UNTO THEM, SAYING, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKENED UNTO A MAN WHICH SOWED GOOD SEED IN HIS FIELD. Happily for us, these exquisite parables... [ Continue Reading ]
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. BUT WHILE MEN SLEPT, HIS ENEMY CAME AND SOWED TARES AMONG THE WHEAT, AND WENT HIS WAY. "The tares are the children of the wicked one." (See Matthew 13:38) Since this sowing could only be "while men slept," no b... [ Continue Reading ]
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. BUT WHEN THE BLADE WAS SPRUNG UP, AND BROUGHT FORTH FRUIT, THEN APPEARED THE TARES ALSO - the growth in both cases running parallel, as antagonistic principles are seen to do.... [ Continue Reading ]
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? SO THE SERVANTS OF THE HOUSEHOLDER CAME (THAT IS, CHRIST'S MINISTERS) AND SAID UNTO HIM, SIR, DIDST NOT THOU SOW GOOD SEED IN THY FIELD? FROM WHENCE THEN HAT... [ Continue Reading ]
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? HE SAID UNTO THEM, AN ENEMY HATH DONE THIS. Kind words these from a good Husbandman, honourably clearing His faithful servants of the wrong done to His field. THE SERVANTS SAID... [ Continue Reading ]
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. BUT HE SAID, NAY - `It will be done in due time, but not now, nor is it your business.' LEST, WHILE YE GATHER UP THE TARES, YE ROOT UP ALSO THE WHEAT WITH THEM. Nothing could more clearly or forcibly teac... [ Continue Reading ]
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER (THAT IS, IN THE VISIBLE CHURCH) UNTIL THE HARVEST - until the one... [ Continue Reading ]
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: ANOTHER PARABLE PUT HE FORTH UNTO THEM, SAYING, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE TO A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, WHICH A MAN TOOK, AND SOWED IN HIS FIELD:... [ Continue Reading ]
Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. WHICH INDEED IS THE LEAST OF ALL SEEDS - not absolutely, but popularly and proverbially, as in , "If ye had fait... [ Continue Reading ]
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. ANOTHER PARABLE SPAKE HE UNTO THEM; THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO LEAVEN, WHICH A WOMAN TOOK AND HID IN THREE MEASURES OF MEAL, U... [ Continue Reading ]
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: ALL THESE THINGS SPAKE JESUS UNTO THE MULTITUDE IN PARABLES; AND WITHOUT A PARABLE SPAKE HE NOT UNTO THEM - that is, on this occasion; refraining not only from all naked discourse, but even... [ Continue Reading ]
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. THAT IT MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET, SAYING (PSALMS 78:2 , NEARLY AS IN SEPTUAGINT), I WIL... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. See the comments at 13:24-30.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; THE SON OF MAN SHALL SEND FORTH HIS ANGELS, AND THEY SHALL GATHER OUT OF HIS KINGDOM - to which they never really belonged. They usurped their place and name a... [ Continue Reading ]
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. AND SHALL CAST THEM INTO A FURNACE (RATHER, 'THE FURNACE') OF FIRE: THERE SHALL BE WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH. What terrific strength of language-the "casting" or "flinging" expressive of indignation, ab... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. THEN SHALL THE RIGHTEOUS SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN IN THE KINGDOM OF THEIR FATHER - as if they had been under a cloud during their present association with ungodly pretenders to thei... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE HID IN A FIELD - no uncommon thing in unsettled and hal... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A MERCHANTMAN, SEEKING GOODLY PEARLS: AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A MERCHANTMAN, SEEKING GOODLY PEARLS:... [ Continue Reading ]
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. WHO, WHEN HE HAD FOUND ONE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, WENT AND SOLD ALL THAT HE HAD, AND BOUGHT IT. The one pearl of great price, instead of being found by accident, as in the former case, is found by one w... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET, THAT WAS CAST INTO THE SEA, AND GATHERED OF EVERY KIND. The word here rendered "net" [ sageenee (G4522)] signifies, a large drag-net, which d... [ Continue Reading ]
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. WHICH, WHEN IT WAS FULL, THEY DREW TO SHORE - for the separation will not be made until the number of the elect is accomplished AND SAT DOWN - expressing the deliberateness wit... [ Continue Reading ]
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, SO SHALL IT BE AT THE END OF THE WORLD: THE ANGELS SHALL COME FORTH, AND SEVER THE WICKED FROM AMONG THE JUST,... [ Continue Reading ]
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. AND SHALL CAST THEM INTO THE FURNACE OF FIRE: THERE SHALL BE WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH. See the note at . We have said that each of these two parables holds forth the same truth under a slight diversit... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM - that is, to the Twelve. He had spoken the first four in the hearing of the mixed multitude: the last three He reserved until, on the dismissal of the mixed audience, He and the Twelv... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. THEN SAID HE UNTO THEM, THEREFORE - or as we should say, Well, then, EVERY SCRIBE - or Christian... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT, WHEN JESUS HAD FINISHED THESE PARABLES, HE DEPARTED THENCE.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO HIS OWN COUNTRY - that is, Nazareth; as is plain from Mark 6:1. See the note at John 4:4... [ Continue Reading ]
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? IS NOT THIS THE CARPENTER'S SON? In Mark () the question is, "Is not this the carpenter?" In all likelihood, our Lord, during His stay under the roof of His earthly parents,... [ Continue Reading ]
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? AND HIS SISTERS, ARE THEY NOT ALL WITH US? WHENCE THEN HATH THIS [MAN] ALL THESE THINGS? An exceedingly difficult question... [ Continue Reading ]
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. AND THEY WERE OFFENDED IN HIM. BUT JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, A PROPHET IS NOT WITHOUT HONOUR, SAVE IN HIS OWN COUNTRY, AND IN HIS OWN HOUSE.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. AND HE DID NOT MANY MIGHTY WORKS THERE, BECAUSE OF THEIR UNBELIEF - "except that He laid His hands on a few sick folk, and healed them" (). See the notes at Luke 4:16, and Remarks at the close of that section.... [ Continue Reading ]