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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: He had not lost it, he had not spent it, he had not even dug a hole in the earth and hidden it; but he had used a nice piece of linen to wrap it in, and had taken great care of it; and there it was just as when he received it. It had not diminished,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: The napkin, with which he ought to have wiped away the sweat from his brow, he had used merely as a wrapper for the pound that his lord had entrusted to him for the purpose of trading with it. He had done nothing with the pound; he thought he was all...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. So there is a slavish kind of fear, a dread, a horror of God, which will even keep men out of his service. It ought not legitimately to do so, but, undoubtedly, there are some persons who, out of an evil timidity, are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. This was impudence indeed; but his master took him on his own ground, and showed that, even if his statement had been true, he ought to have been the more diligent in obeying his lord’s command.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, — “That was thine opinion; according to thine own confession, that was thine idea concerning me: ‘Thou knewest that I was an austere man,’ —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? ‘”With proper interest.” God does not trouble about clearing his character with ungodly men. You and I are very particular and punctilious in defending ourselves against...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? “Thou mightest have done that, at any rate,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. They who have some already shall have more,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) They were quite astonished. “What! give more to the man who has so much already?” “Yes,” says the master, “that is my command.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I say unto you, That unto everyone which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. Hear again the note of sovereignty. Christ will do as he wills; and his mode of action shall sometimes be so singular that even his own attendants will wonder at the strangeness of his procedure, and will...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Whatever these words mean, it is certain that there is a terrible doom in store for all who are God’s enemies, May none of us be found among them!