马太福音 25:24-26 CUVS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:14-30

The talents. This, like the preceding parable, refers immediately to the professed followers of Christ. It probably has a special, though certainly not exclusive, application to ministers and those distinguished by office in the Churches. We have to consider— I. THE TALENTS . 1 . These are not the natural faculties. 2 . They are the gifts of grace and providence. (a) the ordinary; (b) the extraordinary. There is a manifestation of the Spirit given to every man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:24

He which had received the one talent. The rest of the parable is concerned with the case of this unprofitable servant. Usually, those who have most privileges neglect or misuse them or some of them; here the man apparently least favoured is taken as the type of the useless and wicked disciple, because his task was easiest, his responsibility less, his neglect most inexcusable. He has heard the words of his two fellow servants, and the great reward which their faithful service has received;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:24

Complaining of others when we ourselves are in the wrong. This is familiar enough to all who have the management of families. The child in a temper is always ready to complain of his mother's temper. The child who has done wrong is quick to make out that somebody else was in fault. The same thing is found in business and social relations. Servants complain of masters. One class of society complains of another class. More than half the sorrows of humanity would be removed if men would only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:25

I was afraid . He took as certain the conception which he had formed of his master's character, as harsh, exacting, and unsympathizing, and therefore feared to speculate with his money, or to put it to any use whereby it might be lost or diminished. This is his excuse for negligence. He endeavours to cast the fault from his own shoulders to those of his superior. So evil men persuade themselves that God asks from them more than they can perform, and content themselves by doing nothing; or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:26

Thou wicked and slothful servant. In marked contrast with the commendation, "good and faithful," its Matthew 25:21 , Matthew 25:23 . He was "wicked," in that he calumniated his master, who really seems to have been ready to acknowledge the least service done to him, and never looked for results beyond a man's ability and opportunities; and he was "slothful," in that he made no effort to improve the one talent entrusted to him. Thou knewest ( ἠ ì δεις ), etc. Out of his own mouth... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:24

The one talent - The design of this part of the parable is to show that no one is excused for neglecting his duty because he has few talents. God will require of him only according to his ability, 1 Corinthians 4:2; Luke 12:48; 2 Corinthians 8:12.A hard man - Of a sordid, griping disposition; taking advantage of the poor, and oppressing them.Reaping ... - This is indicative of an avaricious and overbearing disposition; compelling the poor to sow for him, and reaping all the benefit himself.Hast... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:25

I was afraid - I feared lest, by some accident, thy talent would be lost if I put it out to trade, and that I should be severely punished by a hard master. I therefore kept it laid up safely, and hid it where it could not be lost.That is thine - There is what properly belongs to thee. There is the original talent that thou gavest me, and that is all that can be reasonably required. Observe here:That this expresses exactly the feelings of all sinners. God, in their view, is hard, cruel, unjust.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:26

Slothful - Indolent, lazy, who had done nothing. God will judge people not merely for doing wrong, but for not “doing” right. See Matthew 25:45. That servant was “wicked,” because he had such an opinion of his master; he had shown that he was slothful by not making good use of the talent, Matthew 25:27.Thou knewest ... - This should be understood, and might have been translated, as a question. If you knew that I was Such a man you ought to have acted accordingly, so as to have escaped... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:24-25

Matthew 25:24-25. He which received the one talent came “This may intimate that we are accountable for the smallest advantages with which we are intrusted; but it cannot imply that they who have received much will ordinarily pass their account best; for it is too plain a fact, that most of those whose dignity, wealth, and genius give them the greatest opportunities of service, seem to forget they have either any Master in heaven to serve, or any future reckoning to expect; and many of them... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:26-27

Matthew 25:26-27. Thou wicked and slothful servant Wicked, because slothful. Observe well, reader, slothful servants are wicked servants, and will be reckoned with as such by their Master: for he that is slothful in his work, and neglects to do the good that God has commanded, is brother to him that is a great waster, by doing the evil that God has for bidden, Proverbs 18:9. He that is careless in God’s work, is near akin to him that is busy in the devil’s work: Satis est mali nihil... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:14-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 25:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 25:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:24-25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 25:26-27

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