5And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. …
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Christ had formerly in parables showed how he designed to set up the gospel church; now he begins in parables to show how he would lay aside the Jewish church, which it might have been grafted into the stock of , but was built upon the ruins of . This parable we had just as we have it here, Matt. 21:33. We may observe here, I. They that enjoy the privileges of the visible church, have a vineyard l…
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