Matthew 20:18-34

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

And shall deliver him to the Gentiles ,.... To Pilate, an Heathen governor, and to the Roman officers and soldiers under him; see John 18:35 . To mock him, as they did, by putting on him a scarlet robe, platting a crown of thorns, and placing it on his head, and a reed in his hand; and then bowed the knee to him, and cried, hail, king of the Jews! and to scourge him : as he was by Pilate, at least by his orders: Mark adds, "and spit upon him"; as not only did the Jews in the palace... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:20

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children ,.... Whose name was Salome, as may be concluded from Matthew 27:56 compared with Mark 15:40 . She is not called the wife of Zebedee, who might be now dead, but the mother of his children, his two sons, as the Arabic version renders it: James and John, and who were the disciples of Christ: it is not certain, that Zebedee was ever a follower of him; and therefore the woman is described by her relation to her children, and not her husband;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:21

And he said unto her, what wilt thou ?.... Mark says, "he said unto them"; her two sons, James and John, "what would you that I should do for you?" Both is true; what is this singular favour? what business of moment and importance is it, you would have me do for you, you are so eager and pressing for, and so solicitous of? This he said, not as being ignorant of the matter; he knew the corruption of their hearts, the vanity of their minds, their carnal, worldly, and ambitious views; but to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:22

But Jesus answered, and said ,.... To her two sons, ye know not what ye ask. They were ignorant of the nature of Christ's kingdom, which is spiritual, and not of this world: or they would never have asked such a question, or sued for that which will never be enjoyed by any and supposing that Christ's kingdom had been such as they imagined, yet in asking for honours and riches, they might not know what they asked for; they might promise themselves much pleasure and happiness in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:23

And he saith unto them, ye shall drink indeed of my cup ,.... Not of the selfsame, but of what was like unto it; meaning, that they should endure much persecution for his name's sake, as all that will live godly in Christ Jesus must expect in one shape or another. Thus James, who was one of these persons, was slain with the sword by Herod; John, the other, was imprisoned, and beaten by the order of the Jewish sanhedrim, was banished into the isle of Patmos by Domitian; and, some say, was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:24

And when they ten heard it ,.... The other ten apostles, who either were within hearing the request made, and Christ's answer, or had by some means information of it: they were moved with indignation against the two brethren ; the two sons of Zebedee, James and John: they were not so much displeased with the mother of them, who asked the favour for them, as with her sons, knowing that they have put her upon making this motion to Christ; nor were they so much moved with indignation at the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:25

But Jesus called them unto him ,.... All his twelve disciples, perceiving that the same ambitious views prevailed in them all: to discourage which, and to prevent their quarrelling one with another, he called them to him, and made use of the following reasonings: and said, ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them , and they that are great exercise authority upon them; appealing to them in a case that was well known by them, what the princes of the Gentiles... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:26

But it shall not be so among you ,.... This is not to be extended to Christian nations, as if there were to be no order of magistracy subsisting in them; but that all must be on a level, and no distinction of princes and subjects, of governors and governed; nor to Christian churches, as if there was no ecclesiastical authority to be used, or any church government and power to be exercised; none to rule, whom others are to obey and submit themselves to; but is to be restrained to the apostles... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:27

And whosoever will be chief among you ,.... Or first, or have the pre-eminence, the first place in the kingdom of the Messiah, let him be your servant; or, as in Mark, shall be servant of all : not only a minister, but a servant; not a servant of some only, but of all. This was verified in the Apostle Paul, who became a servant to all men, though he was free, that he might gain some to Christ; and by so doing was the chief, though he reckoned himself the least of the apostles, yea,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:28

Even as the son of man ,.... Meaning himself, the seed of the woman, the son of Abraham, and of David, according to the flesh; and whom he proposes as an example of humility, and as an argument to draw them off from their ambitious views of worldly grandeur, and from all thoughts of the Messiah's setting up a temporal kingdom; since he came not to be ministered unto by others; to be attended on in pomp and state, to have a numerous retinue about him, waiting upon him, and ministering to... read more

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