do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive 8 thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 8 Thy believing me to be the Messias, expressed by thee, vv. 38 and 41, is rewarded by this cure, 43 And immediately thy sight shall be restored to thee by this word of he received his sight, mine. and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. AND Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought CHAP. XIX. 3. And he was very desirous to see the person of to see Jesus who he Jesus, having no farther design or thought at the present but that (Luke v. 14); and could not was; and could not 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to day "I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and 'received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. a I mean to be entertained by thee. bentertained in an heathen's or publican's house. 8 And Zacchæus 8. And whilst Christ was there, Zacchæus made this stood, and said unto speech unto him: Sir, half my wealth I bestow upon made thee whole, σéσwké oe. 1 entertained him rejoicing, ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. the Lord; Behold, the poor; and whomsoever I have defrauded, (see note Lord, the half of my [c] ch. iii.) or, as a publican, exacted more from goods I give to the them than was due, I will, according to the law for poor; and if I have taken any thing thieves, make a fourfold restitution. restore him fourfold. from any man by 9. And Jesus said unto him, This day repentance, false accusation, I and so the gospel, and the mercies of the gospel, are 9 And Jesus said come home to Zacchæus, as being a believer, and so unto him, This day one (though a publican) to whom the promises made is salvation come to to the seed of Abraham do belong. a son of Abraham. which was lost. this house, forso- 10. His being an heathen or publican, or a sinner much as he also is in his former life, doth not render him uncapable of 10 For the Son of receiving benefit from me, but contrariwise gives him. man is come to seek a capacity of it upon his repentance: for this was the and to save that end of my coming, to reduce sinners to repentance, and to obtain mercy for such. (Matt. xviii. 12.) II And as they 11, 12. And at this time, or not long after, being heard these things, he added and spake now not far from Jerusalem, the chief city of the a parable, because Jews, and so the palace or royal city, and upon occahe was nigh to Jeru- sion of their thinking that he would shortly take they thought that the upon him a regal authority, (ch. xvii. 20,) and that kingdom of God that would be at Jerusalem, he spake this parable should immediately unto them: A certain man, born heir to a kingdom, took a great journey to take possession of it, (hereby 12 He said there- intimating of himself that he was to suffer, and rise, fore, A certain no- and go to heaven, so to be installed in his kingdom,) far country to receive and then to return again in an eminent manner to for himself a king- shew himself among his countrymen where he was dom, and to return. born, and over whom he was to reign. salem, and because appear. 3 bleman went into a 13 And he called 13. And having several servants, he gave each of his ten servants, and them a stock of money to traffic with in his absence, delivered them ten commanding them to improve it to his best advantage, pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till that he might receive the benefit of it when he reI come. turned; (noting, that the apostles were after his departure to preach to the Jews, gain as many of them as they could, go through all their cities before Christ should thus come and shew himself in that regal illustrious manner upon them, and so likewise that all other inferior Christians were and are to employ their diligence and industry, according to their talents, to bring in some increase unto God.) 14. Now the reason of his journey to that far country, ver. 12, was because those his countrymen, over whom he was to reign, and was now only gone to be installed or enthroned in his right, set themselves contumaciously against him, and disclaimed having him for their king, (noting the Jews standing 2 wronged any man 3 A certain man of high birth, "Ανθρωπός τις εὐγενής. out against the faith, as it was after his resurrection preached to them by the apostles: see note [b] 15 And it came to Matt. xxiv.) pass, that when he was returned, having received the king 15. And when he came back again, after his instalment, to exercise his regal office among them, he first dom, then he com- examined his servants, what increase they had made; manded these ser- (noting the fruit that had come in, the harvest or vants to be called number of converts, by the preaching of the apostles unto him, to whom over all Jewry.) he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been tle, have thou au с improved these earthly commodities, (see Luke faithful in a very lit- xvi. 10.) thou shalt be more highly preferred; (noting thority over ten cities. the reward of the apostles' labour in preaching the 18 Ánd the second gospel, first, governing in the churches which they had came, saying, Lord, planted, then reigning with Christ, enjoying an highthy pound hath gain- er degree of glory, as they had laboured more abuned five pounds. 19 And he said like- dantly.) wise to him, Be thou 18, 19. And the second having employed his time also over five cities. well, but not so well, was also rewarded proportion20 And another ably. came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy 20, 21. But a third, out of a pretence of extraorpound, which I have dinary fear of displeasing, instead of employing, laid kept laid up in a up his talent, (made no kind of use of the abilities napkin : that God had given him, lay idle, without ever en21 For I feared deavouring to do any thing that might bring in any thee, because thou glory to God.) And his sloth, being the chief cause of thou takest up that his doing thus, made him (either really, or, to excuse thou layedst not his sloth, pretendedly) look upon it as a piece of down, and reapest austerity and rigidness in the master (in Christ) to exthat thou didst not act any fruit, any increase of his talents. art an austere man : SOW. thine own 22 And he saith 22. But this was far from an excuse of his unprofitunto him, Out of ableness, it was rather an aggravation of it, and an own mouth acknowledgment that would bear witness against him will I judge thee, and condemn him, make his slothfulness and unprofitThou knewest that ableness appear to be a sin against conscience in him. thou wicked servant. I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not SOW: 23 Wherefore then 23. For upon this acknowledgment, saith the master, gavest not thou my what possible reason can be given why thou shouldst money into the bank, that at my coming I not put my money into a bank amongst the merchants, might have required that it might have yielded me some increase at my mine own with return? usury? 24 And he said un to them that stood by, Take from him d The more unprofitable this man hath been, the the pound, and give fitter it will be to increase the reward of him that it to him that hath hath been diligent and successful. ten pounds. 26 For I say unto 25 (And they said 25, 26. And though that was conceived unequal by unto him, Lord, he some, because he had such plenty already, yet the hath ten pounds.) king adhered to his sentence, upon this ground of his you, That unto every dealing with his servants by way of distributive justone which hath shall ice, which consists not in giving to all equal portions, be given; and from but most to them that have done him most diligent, him that hath not, faithful service, and mulcting and punishing the uneven that he hath faithful and idle person. shall be taken away from him. 27 But those mine e 27. But those countrymen of his, (whose king by nemies, which would right he was,) which, when he was gone to be innot that I should stalled in the kingdom, sent him that contumacious reign over them, bring hither, and answer, ver. 14, (noting the Jews that would not subslay them before me. mit to him upon the apostles' preaching the gospel 28¶ And when he after the resurrection,) being now instated in his had thus spoken, he throne, he presently commanded to be put to the went before, ascendsword, executed as so many rebels. (The fate that ing up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to soon befell the Jews after his inauguration in his kingpass, when he was dom, that is, his going to heaven.) come nigh to Beth phage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a 29. Matt. xxi. 1. e an ass tied, and a foal with her, which was not yet colt tied, whereon backed: take the foal, and bring him hither. yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that ciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, 's Bless 4g cometh in the name of the Lord: peace Hosanna, or Save now (see note [a] Matt. xxi.), ed be the King that we acknowledge thee to be our King so long expected, the Messias (see note [a] Matt. xi., and Mark xi. in heaven, and glory 9): God in heaven send all prosperity on this thy in the highest. kingdom, and the loudest hosannas or acclamations 39 And some of the or confessions of his regality be made unto thee. Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should h h The thing is most true which they say; and if hold their peace, the they should join with you to smother it, it would by stones would imme- some other the unlikeliest ways be proclaimed, in dediately cry out. spite of you. 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 4 Blessed in the name of the Lord be the King that cometh, Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος βασιλεὺς ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. |