THE SAME DAY. Greek. _en_ The day referred to in Matthew 12:46. JESUS. App-98. OUT OF THE HOUSE. The teaching from verses: Matthew 13:3 was public; from verses: Matthew 13:36 was within the house, in private, out of. Greek. _apo,_ as in Matthew 12:43. But Tr. reads. _ek_] and _apo_ in margin WH om... [ Continue Reading ]
GATHERED TOGETHER. Not the same as in verses: Matthew 13:28; Matthew 13:29; Matthew 13:30, Mat 28:40, Mat 28:41, Mat 28:48, but same as in verses: Matthew 13:30; Matthew 13:47. INTO. Greek. _eis._ A. the. See notes on Matthew 4:21; Matthew 8:23. ON. Greek. _epi._... [ Continue Reading ]
MANY THINGS. Some of these parables were repeated (and varied) on other occasions. There are no "discrepancies". IN. by. Greek. _en_. App-104. PARABLES. Here, _eight_ (not "seven" as sometimes alleged) are selected for the special purpose of the Holy Spirit in this Gospel. See App-96 and App-145.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN HE SOWED. in (as in Matthew 13:3): in his sowing. SOME. some indeed. WAY SIDE. The part of the field beside the way. FOWLS. birds.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOME. And some. STONY PLACES. rocky or broken land. NOT MUCH EARTH. Not depth enough of earth. FORTHWITH. immediately. BECAUSE. through (Greek. _dia.)_ not having depth of earth.... [ Continue Reading ]
AMONG. upon. Greek. _epi._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
INTO. upon. Greek. _epi._ App-104. GOOD GROUND. the ground, the good [ground]. Good, because _prepared._ BROUGHT FORTH. All the verbs are in past tenses.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO: i.e. Him who hears.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. And He. IS GIVEN. hath been given: i.e. is permanently given. TO KNOW. to get to know. Greek. _ginosko._ App-132. THE MYSTERIES. the secrets; or the things hitherto kept secret. OF. belonging to. Genitive of Relation. App-17. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. See App-114. HEAVEN. the heavens (plural)... [ Continue Reading ]
WHOSOEVER. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus). whosoever hath, &c. Figure of speech _Paroemia._ Compare Matthew 25:29. HAVE MORE ABUNDANCE. be made to abound.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE. On this account. Greek. _dia touto._ See App-104.Matthew 13:2. SEEING SEE... HEARING... HEAR. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. upon. Greek. _epi_. FULFILLED. is fulfilling. See Isaiah 6:9. Compare John 12:40; Acts 28:26. ESAIAS. Isaiah. Quoted from Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 6:10. Compare the other two: John 12:39; Acts 28:25. NOT. by no means. Gr _. ou me._ See App-105.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAXED GROSS. grown fat. SEE. Greek. _blepo._ App-133. BE CONVERTED. be turned to [the Lord].... [ Continue Reading ]
BLESSED. happy, as in Matthew 5:3, &c. YOUR EYES... YOUR EARS. ye. "Eyes" and "ears" being put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Part), App-6, for the persons themselves.... [ Continue Reading ]
VERILY. See note on Matthew 5:18. HAVE DESIRED. desired [earnestly]. TO SEE. to GET. SIGHT OF. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. YE SEE. ye are seeing. Greek. _bllepo_. HAVE NOT SEEN. never saw. SEEN. Greek. _eidon_. HAVE NOT HEARD. never heard.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM: i.e. the proclamation of its having drawn nigh, as in Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Acts 2:28; Acts 3:19. WORD. Greek. _logos._ THE WICKED ONE. the evil [one]. See App-128. RECEIVED. Compare Acts 2:41; 1 Thessalonians 2:13. Not the same word in Greek, but the same truth.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANON. immediately. The same word as "by and by" in Matthew 13:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT DURETH FOR. WHILE. but is temporary, or endureth but for. season. BY AND BY. immediately. Same word as "anon". Matthew 13:20. The offence is as immediate as the joy. IS OFFENDED. stumbles.... [ Continue Reading ]
AMONG. Greek. _eis_. App-104. Not the same word as in Matthew 13:5. IS HE. this is he. WORLD. age. Greek. _aion._ See App-129. HE. it.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH ALSO. who indeed. AND BRINGETH FORTH. produceth also. SOME. some indeed. SOME. but other.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANOTHER. Greek. _alos._ App-124. The parables spoken outside (Matthew 13:1) are introduced thus; those within the house by the word "again" (Matthew 13:36): marking off the Structure p. 1336; and App-144. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. See App-114. HEAVEN. the heavens. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:1... [ Continue Reading ]
SLEPT. App-171. SOWED. sowed upon [and therefore among]. Greek. _epispeiro =_ sowed. Occurs only here. All the texts read "sowed over". TARES. Greek. _zizania_ (Occurs only in this chapter, verses: Matthew 13:25; Matthew 13:36.) Not "darnel" (the _Lolium temulentum_ of naturalists), but _zewan_ as... [ Continue Reading ]
APPEARED. Greek. _phaino._ App-106.... [ Continue Reading ]
SERVANTS. bondservants. HOUSEHOLDER. master of the house. See App-98. SIR. Greek. _kurios._... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. And he. AN ENEMY. A man an enemy. Figure of speech _Pleonasm_ (App-6), for emphasis. HATH DONE. did. WILT. Greek. _thelo_. See App-102. GATHER THEM UP?. collect them together?... [ Continue Reading ]
NAY. Greek. _ou._ App-105. YE GATHER UP. [while] gathering them together.... [ Continue Reading ]
GROW TOGETHER. Greek. _sunauxanomai._ Occurs only here. REAPERS. Greek. _theristes._ Occurs only here, and in Matthew 13:39. IN. into. Greek. _eis._ BUNDLES. Greek. _desme._ Occurs only here, in this form. TO BURN. in order to burn.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LEAST. less indeed. OF ALL SEEDS. Supply the Ellipsis from Matthew 13:31. "than all the seeds [that. man sows in his field]". IT IS GROWN. it shall or may have grown. This growth is contrary to nature: to show that it symbolizes an unnatural result, with its consequences. THE GREATEST AMONG H... [ Continue Reading ]
LEAVEN. sour dough. Always used in. bad sense, as meal is in. good sense: therefore the common interpretation as to the Gospel's improving the world is the exact contrary of the leaven corrupting the whole of the meal. The same is true of the symbol of the "woman", see below. The Lord mentions _thre... [ Continue Reading ]
MULTITUDE. multitudes (plural). SPAKE HE NOT. was He not speaking.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. So that. FULFILLED. Quoted from Psalms 78:2. See App-107 and App-117. BY. by means of. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 13:1. UTTER. pour forth. Greek. _ereugomai._ Occurs only here. FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. Note the _seven_ occurrences of this expression (here; Matthew 25:34.Luke 11:... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT INTO THE HOUSE. This determines the Structure, on p. 1336. THE HOUSE. Peter's house. DECLARE. Expound. Greek. _phrazo._ Occurs only here, and in Matthew 15:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SON OF MAN. See App-98. Compare Matthew 8:20. Here the Lord is explaining the parable.... [ Continue Reading ]
ARE. these are: i.e. represent. Figure of speech _Metaphor._ App-6. CHILDREN. sons. App-108.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE END OF THE WORLD. the end of the age, age-time, or dispensation. The expression occurs six times (here, verses: Matthew 13:40; Matthew 13:49; Matthew 13:3; Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 9:26), always in this sense. END. Greek. _sunteleia_ (not " _telos_ "). closing time, denoting the joining of two ag... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS WORLD. this [present] age-time (compare verses: Matthew 13:22; Matthew 13:39).... [ Continue Reading ]
OUT OF. Greek. _ek._ OFFEND. cause offence, or stumbling. INIQUITY. lawlessness.... [ Continue Reading ]
A FURNACE. the furnace, as in Matthew 13:50. WAILING AND GNASHING. See note on Matthew 8:12. GNASHING. the grinding.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHINE FORTH. Greek. _eklampo._ Occurs only here. THE KINGDOM, &C. See App-112. WHO HATH, &C. See note on Matthew 11:15. See App-142.... [ Continue Reading ]
AGAIN. This word marks and links together the last three parables. See the Structure, p. 1336 (App-145), and note on "another", Matthew 13:24. HID. lying hidden. Compare Matthew 13:33 and Matthew 13:35. FOR. from. Greek. _apo._ BUYETH. Not the word for "redeem". See note on 2 Peter 2:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
A MERCHANT MAN. a man,. merchant. Compare Matthew 13:28, "an enemy".... [ Continue Reading ]
A NET. a drag-net, or seine. Greek. _sagene._ Occurs only here. OF. out of. Greek. _ek._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
DREW. drew up. Greek. _anabibazo._ Occurs only here. TO SHORE. upon (Greek. _epi.)_ the shore. THE BAD. the useless: i.e. the cat-fish, plentiful in the Sea of Galilee. AWAY. out.... [ Continue Reading ]
AT. in, as in Matthew 13:3. COME FORTH. go out. The Lord was speaking on earth. SEVER. separate. WICKED. evil ones. Greek plural of _poneros._ App-128. FROM AMONG. Greek. _ek_ JUST. righteous ones.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM. All the texts omit this clause. LORD. All the texts omit "Lord" here.... [ Continue Reading ]
INSTRUCTED. discipled, or initiated as. disciple. UNTO. All the texts omit _eis_ (App-104.),. reads _en_, reading "in the kingdom", for "unto the kingdom". AN HOUSEHOLDER. a man. householder. Figure of speech _Pleonasm_ (App-6), for emphasis. See Matthew 13:27. NEW. new (in character). Greek. _ka... [ Continue Reading ]
FINISHED. Thus marking the end of this special collocation of parables, showing them to he one whole. DEPARTED. Greek. _metairo._ Occurs only here and Matthew 19:1. referring probably to His going by water.... [ Continue Reading ]
TAUGHT. was teaching SYNAGOGUE. See App-120. THIS. this [fellow]. MIGHTY WORKS. Plural of _dunamis._ App-172.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Note the Figure of speech _P_ olysyndeton (App-6), emphasizing each one individually.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH Greek. _pros._... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFENDED. stumbled. IN. at. Greek. _en_. HIS OWN HOUSE. His own family: "house" being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for the family dwelling within it.... [ Continue Reading ]