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Luke 19:11-27
The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11-27
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The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:1-48Luke 19:1-48 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Luke 19:11-27Luke 19:11-27 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThis parable is like that of the talents, Mt 25. Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the S…The Nobleman and His ServantsLuke 19:11-27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE NOBLEMAN AND HIS SERVANTS. Our Lord Jesus is now upon his way to Jerusalem, to his last passover, when he was to suffer and die; now here we are told, I. How the expectations of his friends were raised upon this occ…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11-27Luke 19:11-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe law of capital in Christ's kingdom. Zacchaeus's conversion and all the stir on leaving Jericho led many in the crowd to imagine that Christ was immediately to assume a visible kingdom. To remove misapprehension, the…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11Luke 19:11 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable. The words which introduce this parable-story indicate its close connection with the events which had just taken place. "He added, and spake ( προσθεὶς εἶπ…The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11-27Luke 19:11-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe parable of the pounds. This parable closely resembles that reported in Matthew 25:14-30. The two are undoubtedly different, but they have much in common. We cannot rightly understand each without balancing it by the…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:1-48EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 19:11-27This parable is like that of the talents, Mt 25. Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the S…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Nobleman and His ServantsTHE NOBLEMAN AND HIS SERVANTS. Our Lord Jesus is now upon his way to Jerusalem, to his last passover, when he was to suffer and die; now here we are told, I. How the expectations of his friends were raised upon this occ…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable. The words which introduce this parable-story indicate its close connection with the events which had just taken place. "He added, and spake ( προσθεὶς εἶπ…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11-27The parable of the pounds. This parable closely resembles that reported in Matthew 25:14-30. The two are undoubtedly different, but they have much in common. We cannot rightly understand each without balancing it by the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:11-27The law of capital in Christ's kingdom. Zacchaeus's conversion and all the stir on leaving Jericho led many in the crowd to imagine that Christ was immediately to assume a visible kingdom. To remove misapprehension, the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:12-24Life a sacred opportunity. We may bring out the main thought of our Master in this parable if we consider the four points of— I. GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR LIFE. He is the Divine Lord of our life. It came from him; it is…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 19:12He said therefore, A certain noblemen went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. There was a singular fitness in the Master's choice of a framework for his parable, which at first sight wou…Joseph S. Exell and contributors