Luke 19:11-27 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:19

And he said likewise to him ,.... He commended him as a good and faithful servant, though this is not expressed; and added, be thou over five cities ; which does not denote any inequality of glory in Christ's ministers, who will all shine as the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever; at least, there will be no inequality in the ultimate state of happiness, when all the saints shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, whatever there may be in the kingdom state, or in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:20

And another came ,.... Who was one of the servants; had a gift, but did not use, and improve it, nor did it turn to any account: saying, Lord ; owning also the lordship and dominion of Christ, as all will confess at the last day, even those who have no interest in him, and cannot call him their Lord; behold, here is thy pound ; he owns his gifts were the Lord's, and that he had received them from him, and now returns them: which I have kept ; he had kept that which was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:21

For I feared thee ,.... Not with a right fear, with a fear of his goodness, who had bestowed such an excellent gift on him; for this would have taught him to have departed from evil, and have put him on doing his master's will, and making use of his gift to his glory: his fear was not of the right kind, and was ill grounded, as appears by what follows: because thou art an austere man ; cruel and uncompassionate to his servants, and hard to be pleased; than which nothing is more false,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:22

And he saith unto him ,.... By way of reply to his vile slander, and unrighteous charge; out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant ; as he might be justly called: he was not only a wicked man, as all men are, even enemies by wicked works, and lie in wickedness; and a wicked professor of religion, as there be some; but a wicked minister, and that not on account of his bad principles, and sinful life and conversation, but for his sloth and negligence, and the wrong... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:23

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank ,.... Or "on the table", at which the bankers sat, and received and delivered money on interest. The Complutensian edition reads, "to the tablers", or "bankers": had Christ been such a person as he represents him, he ought to have been the more diligent, and made the greater use of his gifts, since he knew that he would, in a rigid manner, as he suggests, demand an account of them: that at my coming I might have required mine own with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:24

And he said unto them that stood by ,.... The angels, it may be; though this may not be strictly taken, as if any persons, angels, or men, will be employed in what follows, only that it will be done, or may be expected: take from him the pound ; which shows, that it was not special grace, for that is a good part that shall never be taken away, but gifts which may be taken away from men, or they from them: and give it to him that hath ten pounds ; not that, strictly speaking, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:25

And they said unto him ,.... The bystanders; Lord, he hath ten pounds ; which they say either through envy, at his superior gifts, and usefulness; for it is generally the lot of the most eminent and useful servants of Christ to be envied by others; or in surprise, as wondering at the conduct of Christ in giving more to such, who had so much already. The Ethiopic version reads the words by way of interrogation, "hath he not ten pounds?" is not that enough? why should he have more? This... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:26

For I say unto you ,.... And it may be depended on as truth, and what will be found matter of fact: that unto every one that hath, shall be given ; greater and larger gifts, fitting him for greater usefulness: he that has gifts, and makes use of them, increases in them; they enlarge with their use, and become brighter, and he more useful. The Vulgate Latin version adds, "and he shall abound, or shall have abundance", as in Matthew 25:29 and from him that hath not, even that he hath... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:27

But those mine enemies ,.... Meaning particularly the Jews, who were enemies to the person of Christ, and hated and rejected him, as the King Messiah; and rebelled against him, and would not submit to his government; and were enemies to his people, and were exceeding mad against them, and persecuted them; and to his Gospel, and the distinguishing truths of it, and to his ordinances, which they rejected against themselves: which would not that I should reign over them ; see Luke 19:14 ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:11

And as they heard these things - I believe the participle of the present tense, here, is used for the participle of the past, or rather that the participle of the present conveys sometimes the sense of the past; for this discourse appears to have taken place the next day after he had lodged at the house of Zaccheus; for the text says that he was then drawing nigh to Jerusalem, from which Jericho was distant nineteen miles. I have not ventured to translate it so, yet I think probably the text... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:11

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