16Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: …
Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. …
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: …
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. …
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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