Luke 19:8-27

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 19:8

The half of my goods I give to the poor - Probably he had already done so for some time past; though it is generally understood that the expressions only refer to what he now purposed to do. If I have taken any thing - by false accusation - Εσυκοφαντησα , from συκον , a fig, and φαινω , I show or declare; for among the primitive Athenians, when the use of that fruit was first found out, or in the time of a dearth, when all sorts of provisions were exceedingly scarce, it was enacted... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:9

Jesus said unto him - Bishop Pearce observes: "Probably Luke wrote αυτους , not αυτον , said unto them, i.e. to those who had before called Zaccheus a sinner; ( Luke 19:7 ;); for Jesus here speaks of Zaccheus in the third person, he also is a son of Abraham, and therefore he was not then speaking to him." This conjecture of this respectable prelate is supported by the margin of the later Syriac, and by every copy of the Itala but two. To this house - Τῳ οικῳ τουτῳ , To this... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:12

A certain nobleman - In the following parable there are two distinct morals intended; let it be viewed in these two points of light. 1. The behavior of the citizens to the nobleman; and, 2. The behavior of his own servants to him. By the behavior of the citizens, and their punishment, ( Luke 19:14 , Luke 19:27 ;), we are taught that the Jews, who were the people of Christ, would reject him, and try to prevent his reigning over them in his spiritual kingdom, and would for that crime be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:13

Ten servants - All those who professed to receive his doctrine. Ten was a kind of sacred number among the Hebrews, as well as seven. See Luke 14:31 ; Luke 15:8 ; Matthew 15:1 . Ten pounds - Ten minas. The Septuagint use the original word μναα for the Hebrew מנה maneh , from which it is evidently derived; and it appears from Ezekiel 45:12 , to have been equal to sixty shekels in money. Now suppose we allow the shekel, with Dean Prideaux, to be 3s., then the mina or maneh was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:14

His citizens - Or countrymen - the Jewish people, who professed to be subjects of the kingdom of God. Hated him - Despised him for the meanness of his birth, his crucifixion to the world, and for the holiness of his doctrine. Neither mortification nor holiness suits the dispositions of the carnal mind. Sent a message after him - As, in Luke 19:12 , there is an allusion to a person's going to Rome, when elected to be ruler of a province or kingdom, to receive that dignity from the... read more

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