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194. On the Way to Jerusalem
(Lk 17:11)
"In the midst of Samaria and Galilee." |
Lk 17:11
11It
happened as he was on his way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the
borders of Samaria and Galilee. a |
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195. The Ten Lepers Healed
(Lk 17:12-19) |
Lk 17:12-19
12As he entered into a certain village, ten
men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. 13They
lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14When he saw them, he said to them,
“Go and show yourselves to the priests.” It
happened that as they went, they were cleansed. 15One of them,
when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud
voice. 16He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks;
and he was a Samaritan. 17Jesus answered,
“Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18Were there none found who
returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?” 19Then
he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your
faith has healed you.” |
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196. The Nature of the Kingdom
(Lk 17:20-37) |
Lk 17:20-37
20Being asked by the Pharisees when the
Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The
Kingdom of God doesn’t come with observation; 21neither
will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, the Kingdom of
God is within you.”
22He said to the disciples,
“The days will come, when you will desire to see
one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23They
will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away, nor follow
after them, b 24for
as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines
to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.
25But first, he must suffer many
things and be rejected by this generation. 26As
it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the
Son of Man. c 27They
ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28Likewise, even as it happened
in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they built; 29but in the
day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky,
and destroyed them all. 30It will
be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 31In
that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let
him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not
turn back. 32Remember Lot’s wife!
33Whoever seeks to save his life
loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it. 34I
tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be
taken, and the other will be left. d
35There will be two grinding
grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left.”
36
37They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?”
He said to them, “Where the
body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together.”
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17:36
Some Greek manuscripts add: “Two will be in the field: the one taken, and
the other left.” |
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197. The Parable of the Importunate Widow
(Lk 18:1-8) |
Lk 18:1-8
1He also spoke a
parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, 2saying,
“There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t
fear God, and didn’t respect man. 3A
widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from
my adversary!’ 4He wouldn’t for a
while, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God, nor
respect man, 5yet because this
widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her
continual coming.’”
6The Lord said,
“Listen to what the unrighteous judge says. 7Won’t
God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet
he exercises patience with them? 8I
tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man
comes, will he find faith on the earth?” |
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198. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican
(Lk 18:9-14) |
Lk 18:9-14
9He spoke also this parable to certain
people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all
others. 10“Two men went up into the
temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11The Pharisee stood and prayed
to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men,
extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12I fast twice a week. I give
tithes of all that I get.’ 13But
the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to
heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
14I tell you, this man went down
to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” |
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199. Jesus Returns to Perea
f
(Mk 19:1-2, Mk 10:1) |
Mt 19:1-2
1It
happened when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and
came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2Great
multitudes followed him, and he healed them there. |
Mk 10:1
1He
arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan.
Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again
teaching them. |
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200. Concerning Divorce
(Mt 19:3-12, Mk 10:2-12)
The first Galilean circuit. Spreading fame. |
Mt 19:3-12
3Pharisees came to
him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife
for any reason?”
4He answered,
“Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male
and female,
5and said, ‘For this cause a man
shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two
shall become one flesh?’
6So that they are no more two, but one
flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
7They asked him, “Why then did Moses command
us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?”
8He said to them,
“Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your
wives, but from the beginning it has not been so. 9I
tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and
marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is
divorced commits adultery.”
10His disciples said to him, “If this is the
case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
11But he said to them,
“Not all men can receive this saying, but those to
whom it is given. 12For there are
eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are
eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made
themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to
receive it, let him receive it.”
19:4
Genesis 1:27
19:5
Genesis 2:24 |
Mk 10:2-12
2Pharisees came to
him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his
wife?”
3He answered, “What
did Moses command you?”
4They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of
divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”
5But Jesus said to them,
“For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this
commandment. 6But from the
beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.
7For this cause a man will leave
his father and mother, and will join to his wife, 8and
the two will become one flesh,
so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9What
therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
10In the house, his disciples asked him
again about the same matter. 11He said to them,
“Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another,
commits adultery against her. 12If
a woman herself divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits
adultery.”
10:6
Genesis 1:27
10:8
Genesis 2:24 |
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201. “Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me”
(Mt 19:13-15, Mk 10:13-16, Lk 18:15-17)
In Perea. |
Mt 19:13-15
13Then little children were brought to him,
that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked
them. 14But Jesus said, “Allow the
little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of
Heaven belongs to ones like these.” 15He laid his hands on
them, and departed from there. |
Mk 10:13-16
13They were bringing to him little children,
that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing
them. 14But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and
said to them, “Allow the little children to come to
me! Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15Most certainly I tell you,
whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in
no way enter into it.” 16He took them in his arms, and
blessed them, laying his hands on them. |
Lk 18:15-17
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15They were also bringing their babies to
him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked
them. 16Jesus summoned them, saying,
“Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for the
Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17Most
certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a
little child, he will in no way enter into it.” |
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202. The Rich Young Ruler
(Mt 19:16-26, Mk 10:17-27, Lk 18:18-27)
In Perea. |
Mt 19:16-26
16Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good
thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
17He said to him,
“Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you
want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18He said to him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not
murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall
not offer false testimony.’ 19‘Honor
your father and mother.’
And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20The young man said to him, “All these
things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21Jesus said to him,
“If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have,
and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow
me.” 22But when the young man heard the saying, he went
away sad, for he was one who had great possessions. 23Jesus said
to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a
rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel
to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom
of God.”
25When the disciples heard it, they were
exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26Looking at them, Jesus said,
“With men this is impossible, but with God all
things are possible.”
19:19
Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20
19:19
Leviticus 19:18 |
Mk 10:17-27
17As he was going out into the way, one ran
to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that
I may inherit eternal life?”
18Jesus said to him,
“Why do you call me good? No one is good except
one—God. 19You know the
commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do
not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and
mother.’”
20He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed
all these things from my youth.”
21Jesus looking at him loved him, and said
to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you
have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come,
follow me, taking up the cross.”
22But his face fell at that saying, and he
went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions. 23Jesus
looked around, and said to his disciples, “How
difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!”
24The disciples were amazed at his words.
But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it
for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!
25It is easier for a camel to go through a
needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
26They were exceedingly astonished, saying
to him, “Then who can be saved?”
27Jesus, looking at them, said,
“With men it is impossible, but not with God, for
all things are possible with God.”
10:19
Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20 |
Lk 18:18-27
18A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good
Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
19Jesus asked him,
“Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one—God. 20You
know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t
steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
21He said, “I have observed all these things
from my youth up.”
22When Jesus heard these things, he said to
him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you
have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come,
follow me.”
23But when he heard these things, he became
very sad, for he was very rich.
24Jesus, seeing that he became very sad,
said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to
enter into the Kingdom of God! 25For
it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich
man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
26Those who heard it said, “Then who can be
saved?”
27But he said, “The
things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
18:20
Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20 |
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203. The Question of Peter: “What shall We Have
Therefore ?“
(Mt 19:27-30, Mk 10:28-31, Lk 18:28-30) |
Mt 19:27-30
27Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left
everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”
28Jesus said to them,
“Most certainly I tell you that you who have
followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne
of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. 29Everyone who has
left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and
will inherit eternal life. 30But
many will be last who are first; and first who are last. |
Mk 10:28-31
28Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have
left all, and have followed you.”
29Jesus said, “Most
certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake,
and for the sake of the Good News, 30but
he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers,
sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to
come eternal life. 31But many who
are first will be last; and the last first.”
h |
Lk 18:28-30
28Peter said, “Look, we have left
everything, and followed you.”
29He said to them,
“Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or
brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God’s sake,
30who will not receive many times more
in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.” |
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204. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
(Mt 20:1-16)
In Perea. |
Mt 20:1-16
1“For
the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who
went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2When he had agreed with the laborers
for a denarius
a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3He
went out about the third hour,
and saw others standing idle in the marketplace. 4To
them he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will
give you.’ So they went their way. 5Again
he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour,
and did likewise. 6About the
eleventh hour
he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you
stand here all day idle?’
7“They said to him,
‘Because no one has hired us.’
“He said to them, ‘You also go
into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’ 8When
evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the
laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
9“When those who
were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
10When the first came, they
supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a
denarius. 11When they received
it, they murmured against the master of the household, 12saying,
‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who
have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
13“But he answered
one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for
a denarius? 14Take that which is
yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as
to you. 15Isn’t it lawful for me
to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am
good?’ 16So the last will be
first, and the first last. i
For many are called, but few are chosen.” j
20:2
A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a
common wage for a day of farm labor.
20:3
Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about
9:00 AM.
20:5
noon and 3:00 P. M.
20:6
5:00 PM |
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205. Jesus Again Foretells His Death and
Resurrection
(Mt 20:17-19, Mk 10:32-34, Lk 18:31-34)
In Perea. k |
Mt 20:17-19
17As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he
took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18“Behold,
we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the
chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to
mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.” |
Mk 10:32-34
32They were on the way, going up to
Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and
those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell
them the things that were going to happen to him. 33“Behold,
we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief
priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver
him to the Gentiles. 34They will
mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will
rise again.” |
Lk 18:31-34
31He took the twelve aside, and said to
them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and
all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of
Man will be completed. 32For he
will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully,
and spit on. 33They will scourge
and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”
34They
understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they
didn’t understand the things that were said. |
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206. The Ambition of James and John
(Mt 20:20-28, Mk 10:35-45)
The way to glory in Christ's Kingdom. |
Mt 20:20-28
20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee
came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
21He said to her, “What do you want?”
She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may
sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”
22But Jesus answered,
“You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able
to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with?”
They said to him, “We are able.”
23He said to them,
“You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine
to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
24When the ten heard it, they were indignant
with the two brothers.
25But Jesus summoned them, and said,
“You know that the rulers of the nations lord it
over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26It
shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you
shall be
your servant. 27Whoever desires
to be first among you shall be your bondservant, 28even
as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life
as a ransom for many.”
20:26
TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be” |
Mk 10:35-45
35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came
near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will
ask.”
36He said to them,
“What do you want me to do for you?”
37They said to him, “Grant to us that we may
sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your glory.”
38But Jesus said to them,
“You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able
to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with?”
39They said to him, “We are able.”
Jesus said to them, “You shall
indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with; 40but
to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for
whom it has been prepared.”
41When the ten heard it, they began to be
indignant towards James and John.
42Jesus summoned them, and said to them,
“You know that they who are recognized as rulers
over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority
over them. 43But it shall not be
so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your
servant. 44Whoever of you wants
to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all. 45For
the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his
life as a ransom for many.” |
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207. Blind Bartimaeus and His Companion Healed at
Jericho
(Mt 20:29-34, Mk 10:46-52, Lk 18:35-43) |
Mt 20:29-34
29As they went out from Jericho, a great
multitude followed him. 30Behold, two blind men sitting by the
road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have
mercy on us, you son of David!” 31The multitude rebuked them,
telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord,
have mercy on us, you son of David!”
32Jesus stood still, and called them, and
asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be
opened.”
34Jesus, being moved with compassion,
touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and
they followed him. |
Mk 10:46-52
46They came to Jericho. As he went out from
Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus,
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. 47When he
heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus,
you son of David, have mercy on me!” 48Many rebuked him, that he
should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy
on me!”
49Jesus stood still, and said,
“Call him.”
They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up!
Get up. He is calling you!”
50He, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and
came to Jesus.
51Jesus asked him,
“What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man said to him, “Rhabboni,
that I may see again.”
52Jesus said to him,
“Go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
Immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
10:51
Rhabboni is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for “great teacher.” |
Lk 18:35-43
35It happened, as he came near Jericho,
l a certain blind man
m sat by the road, begging. 36Hearing
a multitude going by, he asked what this meant. 37They told him
that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38He cried out, “Jesus,
you son of David, have mercy on me!” 39Those who led the way
rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You
son of David, have mercy on me!”
40Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be
brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him, 41“What
do you want me to do?”
He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”
42Jesus said to him,
“Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”
43Immediately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God. |
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208. Jesus Visits Zacchaeus
(Lk 19:1-10)
At New Jericho where the custom house was located |
Lk 19:1-10
1He entered and was
passing through Jericho. 2There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was
a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3He was trying to see who
Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short. 4He
ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to
pass that way. 5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and
saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and
come down, for today I must stay at your house.” 6He
hurried, came down, and received him joyfully. 7When they saw it,
they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a
sinner.”
8Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord,
“Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully
exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
9Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has
come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. 10For
the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”
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209. The Parable of the Pounds
o
(Lk 19:11-28) |
Lk 19:11-28
11As they heard these things, he went on and
told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the
Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately. 12He said
therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far
country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13He
called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins,
and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’ 14But
his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want
this man to reign over us.’
15“It happened when
he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these
servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might
know what they had gained by conducting business. 16The
first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
17“He said to him,
‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very
little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18“The second came,
saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
19“So he said to
him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ 20Another
came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a
handkerchief, 21for I feared you,
because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down,
and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
22“He said to him,
‘Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I
am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that
which I didn’t sow. 23Then why
didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have
earned interest on it?’ 24He said
to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him, and give it to him who
has the ten minas.’
25“They said to
him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ 26‘For
I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who
doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
27But bring those enemies of mine who
didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”
28Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to
Jerusalem.
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Footnotes
a) For connection see No. 142, note. From
Ephraim (No. 193) northward through Samaria and then eastwards between
Samaria and Galilee and on the confines of both toward the Jordan valley and
Perea. There He would fall in with the pilgrims going from Galilee to
Jerusalem to the Passover which was now close at hand.
b) See No. 238. Matt. 24:23, 26, 27. Mark
18:21.
c) See No. 239, Matt.
24:37-39.
d) See No. 239. Matt. 24:40-41.
e) See No. 238. Matt. 24:28.
f) Matthew and Mark link up
the following with the discourses at Capernaum, after the Transfiguration.
But the notice of the departure from Galilee does not preclude the insertion
of intervening visits to Jerusalem before this final journey, as supplied by
John and introduced between corresponding sections of Luke, See No. 142,
note.
g) Here Luke again joins Matthew and Mark,
whom he had left at the close of the Galilean ministry, before the Feast of
the Tabernacles, six months before. See No. 126. From this point the
synoptic Gospels will be parallel more frequently than they were even during
the great ministry of Christ In Galilee.
h) See Luke 13:30; No. 171. See Matt. 20:16;
No. 204.
i) See Matt. 19:31; No. 203.
j) See Matt. 22:14; No. 225.
k) See Nos. 35, 116, 123, 245, 254.
l) The explanation of this apparent
discrepancy lies in the "old" Jericho and the "new" Jericho which Herod had
rebuilt a generation before, naming it Cypros in honor of his mother. Jesus
was leaving the Old Jericho and approaching the New Jericho where the custom
house was located.
m) Matthew mentions two blind men, while Mark
and Luke speak of only one, who probably was, and continued to be, the
better known of the two.
n) See Matt. 18:11; No. 127.
o) A similar Parable recorded Matt. 28:14-80;
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