Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 20:31
The multitude charged them to hold their peace — And so they will all who begin to cry after the Son of David. But let those who feel their need of him cry the more; otherwise they will come short of a cure.
The multitude charged them to hold their peace — And so they will all who begin to cry after the Son of David. But let those who feel their need of him cry the more; otherwise they will come short of a cure.
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Verse Matthew 20:31. _THE MULTITUDE REBUKED THEM_] Whenever a soul begins to cry after Jesus for _light_ and _salvation_, the world and the devil join together to drown its cries, or force it to be s...
See Mark 10:46, and Luke 18:35; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles wes...
8. THE PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD. The Healing of the Two Blind Men. CHAPTER 20 1. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. (Matthew 20:1 .) 2. The Third Prediction of His Death an...
TWO BLIND MEN HEALED (Mark 10:46 *, Luke 18:35). Mt. gives Bartimæ us (?) a companion (he is fond of doubling, _cf, Matthew 8:28_, Matthew 9:27).
THE MASTER SEEKS HIS WORKERS (Matthew 20:1-16)...
When they were leaving Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And, look you, two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted out, "Lord, have pit...
REBUKED... PEACE. charged them to be silent. CRIED. kept crying. THE MORE. Greek. _meizon._ (Adverb) Occurs only here. SON OF DAVID. The sixth of nine occurrences in Matthew. See note on Matthew 1:...
_thou Son of David_ An appeal which reflects the thought that especially signalizes this period of our Lord's ministry, the Son of David entering upon His kingdom....
Two Men cured of Blindness Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43. There are remarkable divergences in the Synoptic accounts of this miracle. Some indeed have supposed that different miracles are related by t...
TWO MEN CURED OF BLINDNESS Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 There are remarkable divergences in the Synoptic accounts of this miracle. Some indeed have supposed that different miracles are related by the...
Ver 29. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. [p. 698] 30. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, "Ha...
_AT THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY IS COMPASSION MATTHEW 20:29-34:_ As Jesus left Jericho he was met by two blind men. These men, like many that are blind, had sharp ears. They had learned that Jesus was p...
ΈΠΕΤΊΜΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΤΙΜΆΩ (G2008) упрекать, выражать сильное неодобрение (LN, 1:436). ΣΙΩΠΉΣΩΣΙΝ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΣΙΩΠΆΩ (G4623) быть тихим. Inch, _aor._: "им следовало соблюдать ти...
BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HOLD THEIR PEACE— _That they might,_ &c....
Section 53 JESUS HEALS TWO BLIND MEN AT JERICHO (Parallels: Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43) TEXT: 20:29-34 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 And behold, two blin...
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:35....
20 James and John were the sons of Zebedee (Mar_:10:35). Our Lord called them “sons of thunder” (Mar_3:17), to indicate their tempestuous and violent disposition. The gentleness and love of John's wri...
REBUKED THEM] not because they disbelieved that Jesus was the Messiah, 'but out of honour to Jesus lest He should be disturbed.' THEY CRIED THE MORE] a lesson in persistence in prayer, and its answer....
TWO BLIND MEN AT JERICHO (Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35). Two apparent discrepancies call for notice: (1) St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one blind man; (2) St. Luke says that the map was healed as Jesus...
THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult parable is closely linked with what goes before, and ca...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 20 THE STORY ABOUT THE LAND-OWNER’S WORKERS 20:1-16 V1 ‘Where God rules, it is like this. A man who owned land went out early one mo...
THE MULTITUDE REBUKED THEM. — The silence of our Lord, the hushed reverence of the multitude, led men to look on the eager, clamorous supplication as intrusive. The entry of the Prophet about to claim...
CHAPTER 16 To Jerusalem - Matthew 20:17 - Matthew 21:1 I-THE GOING UP. Matthew 20:17 WE have now reached the last stage of the long and sorrowful journey to Jerusalem. From the corresponding passage...
_Blind men_ (man) _at Jericho_ (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43). The harmonistic problems as to the locality of this incident (leaving Jericho, Mt. and Mk.; entering, Lk.) and the number of persons heal...
ἐπετίμησεν : same word as in Matthew 19:13, and denoting similar action to that of the disciples in reference to the children, due to similar motives. Officious reverence has played a large part in th...
THE GREAT HEALER AND THE LOWLY KING Matthew 20:29-34; Matthew 21:1-7 The Lord is always saying: _What will ye that I shall do?_ Let us not ask small things. We honor Him by making great demands. Our...
One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but according to fidelity to opportunities. The Master was now...
THE BLIND MEN AT JERICHO Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43; Mark 10:46-52. “And they are coming into Jericho. And He and His disciples and a great multitude going out from Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the...
"And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. (30) And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us,...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
_THE REFORM OF THE IDLER_ ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6 This parable is one of the most difficult in the New Te...
31._And the multitude reproved them. _It is surprising that the disciples of Christ, who follow him through a sense of duty and of respect, should wish to drive wretched men from the favor of Christ,...
We may remark that, when the Lord answers Peter, it was the consequence of having left all for Christ upon His call. The motive was Christ Himself: therefore He says, "Ye which have followed me." He s...
AND THE MULTITUDE REBUKED THEM,.... Who were either the friends or enemies of Christ: if his friends, they might rebuke them, that they might not be so troublesome to him, and judging it unworthy of h...
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, _thou_ Son of David. Ver. 31. _And the multitude rebuked them_] In pra...
REBUKED THEM; commanded them to be silent. CRIED THE MORE; more loudly and earnestly, lest they should fail of the blessing. Christ kindly regards the sufferings of the distressed, and is pleased whe...
AND THE MULTITUDE REBUKED THEM, BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HOLD THEIR PEACE; BUT THEY CRIED THE MORE, SAYING, HAVE MERCY ON US, O LORD, THOU SON OF DAVID. Jesus did not go to Jerusalem by the direct route, b...
HEALING OF TWO BLIND MEN. Matthew 20:29 The cry:...
The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his vineya...
29-34 It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ fo...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:34"....
Matthew 20:31 Then G1161 multitude G3793 warned G2008 (G5656) them G846 that G2443 quiet G4623 (G5661) but...
AMONG THE PILGRIMS ON THE JERICHO ROAD LEADING TO JERUSALEM BLIND MEN DECLARE HIM TO BE THE SON OF DAVID PREPARATORY TO HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY (20:29-34). As we have already seen, Matthew's Gospel opened...
‘And the crowd rebuked them, that they should hold their peace, but they cried out the more, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David.” ' The two blind men were clearly causing some uproar be...
Matthew 20:31. THAT THEY SHOULD HOLD THEIR PEACE. The multitude did not object to the title, ‘son of David' (comp. chap. Matthew 21:9), but thought the cry would annoy our Lord. BUT THEY CRIED THE M...
CHRONOLOGY. The final journey to Jerusalem begins. The approach of His death calls for a third prediction to the Twelve, more specific in its details. The _crucifixion_ is mentioned only in Matthew's...
Matthew 20:31 _(with Luke 19:3; Mark 2:4; Luke 8:45)_ Crowds around Christ. Crowds gathered daily around Jesus Christ. He was thronged, pressed, almost persec
Matthew 20:29. _And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have merc...
CONTENTS: Parables of laborers in the vineyard. Jesus' death and resurrection again foretold. Ambitious requests of James and John. Healing of the two blind men. CHARACTERS: Jesus, wife of Zebedee, J...
Matthew 20:1. _A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers_ for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important time of the vintage being understood. It was the custom...
THE CROWD SCOLDED THEM. For interrupting. Possibly some did not like to hear Jesus called the Son of David [Messiah]; and others, expecting Jesus to be crowned as King of Israel when they reached Jeru...
_And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by._ JESUS OF NAZARETH PASSING BY The time of this transaction was critical. He never was to come that way again...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 20:30 TWO BLIND MEN. Mark 10:46 and Luke 18:35 mention only one blind man, and Mark gives his name (“Bartimaeus”). This does not mean that Ma
JESUS HEALS A BLIND BEGGAR MATTHEW 20:29-34; MARK 10:46-52; LUKE 18:35-43; MATTHEW 20:29 And as they departed from Jericho,
CHAPTER 20 _The kingdom of heaven is like._ That is, God acts in the kingdom of Heaven like a master hiring labourers into his vineyard; for strictly speaking, the kingdom of Heaven is not like the h...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 20:29. JERICHO.—See p. 480. Matthew 20:30. TWO BLIND MEN.—Here occurs one of the most marked of the apparent discrepancies of the Gospels. According to Matthew, Jesus healed...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 20:1 _Parable of the labourers in the vineyard_._ _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 20:1 FOR. The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm at the end of the...
Shall we turn to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty, and continue our book-by-book study through the Word of God? Matthew chapter twenty opens with the parable of the laborers going out into the vineyard...
1 Thessalonians 5:17; Colossians 4:2; Genesis 32:25; Luke 11:8;...
(CF. MARK 10:46-52; LUKE 18:35-43)— Did Jesus heal two blind men orjust one? PROBLEM: Matthew says that Christ healed two men, but Mark refers to only one man being healed (10:46). This appears to be...