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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
So they cast him out of the vineyard,.... Rejected him as the Messiah, even denied that he was of the Jewish nation; said he was a Samaritan, and delivered him to the Gentiles that were without, and were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel; and at last had him without their city, and put him to death, as follows: and killed him; the Prince of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? What punishment can be sufficient to expiate such a crime? What vengeance will be poured out upon those who have killed him who came to do them good?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen,.... Which had its accomplishment at the destruction of Jerusalem: according to the other evangelists, these words are the answer of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders, to the above questions put to them by Christ, after he had delivered the parable; but here they seem to be the words of Christ, who...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And he did so; he scattered abroad the Jews, and gave the kingdom, for a while at least, unto the Gentiles, and they hear the gospel which the Jesus refused. Luk_20:16. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. That is exactly what you and I would say, for we,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he beheld them,.... Looked very earnestly and wistly at them, speaking as it were by his looks, signifying, that verily so it would be, as he had said; that they would reject the Messiah, and put him to death, and bring utter ruin upon themselves, and deprive their posterity of many advantages and privileges: and said, what is this then that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Whosoever shall fall on that stone, shall be broken,.... Not who shall fall upon Christ by faith, and build upon him as the foundation stone, for such shall be saved; but that stumble at him, and are offended with him, and fall by unbelief and hardness of heart; such do themselves much hurt and mischief and expose themselves to danger and ruin;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the chief priests, and the Scribes, that same hour,.... As soon as he had delivered the above parable, together with that of the two sons: sought to lay hands on him; they had a good will to it, being exceedingly gravelled with the question he put to them concerning John's baptism, which confounded them, and put them to silence; and with the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they watched him,.... What he said, and what he did, and where he went, that they might take an advantage against him, or know where he was, to send to him, as they should think fit, and take the best opportunity of so doing. The Syriac and Persic versions leave out this clause: and sent forth spies which should feign themselves just men: of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they asked him, saying, master,.... Rabbi, or doctor; hoping, by this flattering title, and the flattering words used by them, to work him up to an openness and freedom of conversation with them: we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly; rightly dividest the word of God, and deliverest out sound doctrine according to it: and this he...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?] The Syriac and Persic versions here, as in the other evangelists, render it, "head money". The phrase, "for us", is here added, and on it lies the emphasis, and stress of the question; for the doubt pretended, was not whether it was lawful for the Romans to pay tribute to Caesar, but whether...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But he perceived their craftiness,.... Knowing what was in them, and being a discerner of the thoughts and intents of their hearts, he clearly saw that their view was either, that they might have a charge against him to the Roman governor, should he declare against payment of tribute; or that they might expose him to the people of the Jews, should...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Show me a penny,.... A Roman denarius, value seven pence halfpenny of our money. The Persic version adds, "they showed it, he asked of them"; and the Ethiopic version, "and they brought it, and he said unto them", as follows; whose image and superscription hath it? for the penny had an head upon it, with something written, as the name of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them, render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's,.... The Arabic version renders it, "give to the king what is the king's"; the tribute that was due to him; since they were under his government, and were protected by him, and traded with his money; the currency of which among them was an acknowledgment of him as...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they could not take hold of his words before the people,.... Which was what they wanted; that if he had dropped any seditious and treasonable expressions against the government, they might be witnesses against him; or if he had not vindicated the liberties of the people, and the rights of the Jewish nation, these might be exasperated against...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ver. 27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees,.... That is, "to Jesus", as the Persic version expresses it; and it was the same day, as Matthew says, on which the disciples of the Pharisees, and the Herodians, had been with him, putting the question about tribute to him: Matthew 22:16 which deny that there is any resurrection; that is, of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Saying, master, Moses wrote unto us,.... In Deuteronomy 25:5 where the substance of what follows is contained, though not in express words: if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother; the meaning of which is, that if a man died without issue, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
There were therefore seven brethren,.... In the place where these Sadducees dwelt; or, however, that were known by them; at least they supposed such a case, and it might be fact: and the first took a wife, and died without children; son or daughter, and so had none to keep up his name, and to possess his inheritance.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the second took her to wife,.... As he was obliged by the above law, or pluck off the shoe: and he died childless: as his eldest brother before him.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the third took her,.... To wife, by virtue of the same law: and in like manner the seven also; the other four, one after another, when all seven married her: and they left no children, and died; or they died, leaving no children behind them.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Last of all the woman died also. Having had no children by either of her seven husbands.