15And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
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But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. …
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. …
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. …
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. …
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-27)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 occasion: They thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear , Luke 19:11. The Pharisees expected it about this time (Luke 17:20), and, it seems, so did Christ’s own disciples; but they both had a mistake…
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