1: God is bound to no man, and therefore he
calleth whomsoever and whensoever he listeth. This only every man
ought to take heed of, and hereupon bestow his whole endeavour, that
he go forward and come to the mark without all stopping or
staggering, and not curiously to examine other mens doings, or the
judgements of God.
a: Word for word, fell in time: it is a kind of speech taken from
song.
b: The last hour: for the day was twelve hours long, and the first
hour began at the sun rising.
c: Nought, that is to say, dost thou envy at my goodness toward them?
for the Hebrews by an evil eye, mean envy, because such dispositions
appear chiefly in the eyes, as above Chapter 6:23. It is set to answer the word single,
and it is taken there for corrupt: for whereas he said there afore,
verse 22. if thine eye be wicked, or corrupt, the word being in the
same in that place, as it is here.
*: Chapter 19:30 and 22:14 Mark 10:31 Luke 13:30
*: Mark 10:32 Luke
18:31
2: Christ goeth to the cross necessarily, but yet willingly.
3: They that least ought, are the greatest persecutors of Christ.
4: The ignominy of the cross, is the sure way to the glory of
everlasting life.
*: John 18:32
*: Mark 10:35
5: The manner of the heavenly kingdom is quite contrary to the
earthly kingdom.
d: This is spoken by a figure, taking the cup, for that which is
contained in the cup, and again, the Hebrews understand by this word
Cup, sometimes the manner of punishment which is rendered to sin, as
Psalm 11:6 or the joy that is given to the faithful, as Psalm 23:5
and sometimes a lot or condition, as Psalm 16:5.
e: That is applied to afflictions, as David commonly useth.
f: The almightiness of Christ his divinity is not shut out by this,
but it showeth the debasing of himself by taking mans nature upon
him.
*: Mark 10:41 Luke
22:25
g: Somewhat sharply and roughly.
*: Philippians 2:7
*: Mark 10:46 Luke
18:35
6: Christ by healing these blind men with an only touch, showeth that
he is the only light of the world.
h: Himself, nor by any other means.
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Chapter 20
1. Labourers hired into the vineyard. 15. The evil eye. 17. He
foretelleth his passion. 20. Zebedee's sons. 22. The cup. 28. Christ
is our minister. 30. Two blind men.
For the kingdom is like unto a
certain 1
householder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire
labourers into his vineyard.
2 And he
a agreed with
the labourers for a penny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he
went out about the third hour, and saw other standing idle in the
marketplace,
4 And said
unto them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is
right, I will give you: and they went their way.
5 Again he
went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 And he
went about the b eleventh hour, and found other
standing idle, and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day
idle?
7 They
said unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He said to them, Go ye
also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye
receive.
8 ¶ And when even was
come, the master of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the
labourers, and give them their hire, beginning at the last, till
thou come to the first.
9 And they
which were hired about the eleventh hour, come and received
every man a penny.
10 Now
when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more, but
they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And
when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the
house,
12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them
equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 And he
answered one of them, saying, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou
not agree with me for a penny?
14 Take
that which is thine own, and go thy way: I will give unto this last,
as much as to thee.
15 Is it
not lawful for me to do as I will with mine own? Is thine eye
c evil, because
I am good?
16 * So the last shall be first, and the first
last: for many are called, but few chosen.
17 *2 And
Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples apart in
the way, and said unto them,
18 3 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall
be delivered unto the chief priests, and the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death,
19 4 And * shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock,
and to scourge, and to crucify him, but on the third day he
shall rise again.
20 *5 Then
came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons,
worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
21 And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Grant that
these my two sons may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other
at thy left hand in thy kingdom.
22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to d drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be
baptised with the e baptism that I shall be
baptised with? They said to him, We are able.
23 And he said to them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and shall be baptised
with the baptism that I am baptised with, but to sit at my right
hand, and at my left hand, is f not mine to give: but it
shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my
Father,
24 * And when the other ten
heard this, they disdained at the two brethren.
25 Therefore Jesus called them unto
him, and said, Ye know that the lords of the
Gentiles have g
domination over them, and they that are great, exercise authority over
them.
26 But it
shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let
him be your servant.
27 And
whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.
28 Even
as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give
his life for the ransom of many.
29 ¶ *6 And
as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 And behold, two blind men, sitting
by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried, saying,
O Lord, the Son of David, have mercy on us.
31 And the multitude rebuked them,
because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more,
saying, O Lord, the Son of David, have mercy on us.
32 Then Jesus stood still, and called
h them, and said, What
will ye that I should do to you?
33 They said to him, Lord, that our
eyes may be opened.
34 And Jesus, moved with compassion,
touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and
they followed him.
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