*:
Luke 14:16 Revelation 19:6
1: Not all the whole company of them that are called by the voice of
the Gospel, are the true Church before God: for the most part of them
had rather follow the commodities of this life: and some do most
cruelly persecute those that call them: but they are the true Church,
which obey when they are called, such as for the most part they are,
whom the world dispiseth.
a: the word here used [tethumena] is commonly used in sacrifices and
is by translation used for other feasts also: For feasts and banquets
were wont to be begun with sacrifices.
2: A dreadful destruction of them that contemn Christ.
b: The marriage feast.
3: God doth first call us, when we think nothing of it.
c: The general calling offereth the Gospel to all men: but their life
is examined that enter in.
4: In the small number which come at the calling there are some cast
away which do not confirm their faith with newness of life.
d: Word for word, haltered, that is to say, he held his peace, as
though he had a bridle or a halter about his neck.
e: To them that served the guests.
*: Chapter 8:12 and 13:42 and 25:30
*: Chapter 20:16
*: Mark 12:13 Luke
20:20
f: Snare him in his words or talk. The Greek word [pagideusosin] is
derived of snares which hunters lay.
g: they which with Herod made a new religion, patched together of the
heathenish and of the Jewish religions.
h: Truly and sincerely.
i: Thou art not moved with any appearance and outward show.
5: The Christians must obey their magistrates, although they be
wicked and extortionists, but so far5 forth as the authority that God
hath over us may remain safe unto him, and his honour not
diminished.
j: The word that is used here, signifieth a valuing and rating of
men's substance, according to the proportion whereof they payed
tribute in those provinces, which were subject to tribute, and it is
here taken for the tribute itself.
k: Before, chapter 17:24 there
is mention made of a didrachma, and here of a penny, whereas a
didrachma is more by the seventh part then a penny: so that there
seemeth to be a jar in these two places: but they may easily accorded
thus: The penny was paid to the Romans for tribute, according to the
proportion they were rated at, the drachma was paid of everyone to
the Temple, which also the Romans took to themselves when they had
subdued Judea.
*: Mark 12:17 Luke
20:25 Romans 13:7
6: Christ voucheth the resurrection of the flesh against the
Sadducees.
*: Mark 12:18 Luke
20:27 Acts 23:8
*: Deuteronomy 25:5
l: Under which name are daughters also comprehended, but yet as
touching the family and name of a man, because he that left daughters
was in no better case, then if he had left no children at all, (for
they were not reckoned in the family) by the name of children are
sons understood.
m: He saith not that they shall be without bodies, for then they
should not be men any more, but shall be as Angels, for they shall
neither marry nor be married.
*: Exodus 3:6 Mark 12:27
*: Mark 12:28
7: The Gospel doth not abolish the precepts of the Law, but doth
rather confirm them.
n: A Scribe, so saith Mark 12:28. Now what a scribe is, look at Chapter 2:4
*: Deuteronomy 6:5
o: The Hebrew text readeth Deuteronomy 6:5, with thine heart, soul,
and strength: and in Mark 12:30 and Luke 10:27 we read, with soul, heart, strength
and thought.
*: Mark 12:31 Romans 13:9 Galatians 5:24 James 2:8
p: Another man.
8: Christ proveth manifestly that he is David's son, according to the
flesh, but otherwise David's Lord, and very God.
*: Mark 12:35 Luke
20:41
r: Of whose stock or family: for the Hebrews call a man's posterity,
sons.
*: Psalm 110:1
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Chapter 22
2 The parable of the marriage. 9. The calling of the Gentiles. 11.
The wedding garment, faith. 16. Of Cesar's tribute. 23. The question
with Christ touching the resurrection. 32. God is of the living.
36.The greatest commandment. 37. To love God. 39. To love our
neighbour. 42. Jesus reasoneth with the Pharisees touching the
Messiah.
Then *1 Jesus answered,
and spake unto them again in parables, saying,
2 The Kingdom of
heaven is like unto a certain king which married his son,
3 And sent
forth his servants, to call them that were bid to the wedding,
but they would not come.
4 Again he
sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden,
Behold, I have prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are
a killed, and
all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, and another
about his merchandise.
6 And the
remnant took his servants, and treated them sharply, and slew them.
72But when
the king heard it, he was wroth, and sent forth his warriors, and
destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city.
8 Then
said he to his servants, Truly the b wedding is prepared: but they
which were bidden, were not worthy.
9 3 Go ye therefore out into the
highways, and as many as ye find, bid them to the marriage.
10 So
these servants went out into the high ways, and gathered
together all that ever they found, both good and c bad: so the wedding was
furnished with guests.
11 4 Then the king came in, to see
the guests, and saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment.
12 And he
said unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a
wedding garment? And he was d speechless.
13 Then
said the king to the e servants, Bind him hand and
foot: take him away, and cast him into utter darkness: * there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 * For many are
called, but few chosen.
15 ¶ * Then went the Pharisees and
took council how they might f tangle him in
talk.
16 And they sent unto him their
disciples with the g Herodians, saying,
Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God
h truly, neither carest for any man; for
thou considereth not the i person of men.
17 5 Tell
us therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give
j tribute unto Cesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their
wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye
hypocrites?
19 Show me the
tribute money. And they brought him a
k penny.
20 And he said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They said unto him, Cesar's. Then
said he unto them, * Give therefore to Cesar, the
things which are Cesar's, and give unto God, those things which are
God's.
22 And when they heard it, they
marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
23 ¶ 6* The
same day the Sadducees came to him (which say that there is no
resurrection) and asked him,
24 Saying, Master, * Moses said, If a
man die, having no l children, his brother
shall marry his wife by the right of alliance, and raise up seed unto
his brother.
25 Now there were with us seven
brethren, and the first married a wife, and deceased: and having no
issue, left his wife unto his brother.
26 Likewise also the second, and the
third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died
also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection,
whose wife shall she be of the seven? for all had her.
29 Then Jesus answered, and said unto
them, Ye are deceived, not knowing the scriptures,
nor the power of God.
30 For in
the resurrection they neither marry wives, nor wives are bestowed in
marriage, but are as the m angels of God in heaven.
31 And
concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what is
spoken unto you of God, saying,
32 * I am the God of
Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the
god of the dead, but of the living.
33 And when the multitude heard it,
they were astonied at his doctrine.
34 ¶ *7 But
when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to
silence, they assembled together.
35 And o
one them, which was an expounder of the law, asked him a
question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great
commandment in the Law
37 Jesus said unto him, * Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart,
with all o thy
soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This
is the first and the great commandment.
39 And
the second is like unto this, Thou shalt love thy p neighbour as thyself.
40 On
these two commandments hangeth the whole law, and the prophets.
41 ¶ 8*
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What
think ye of Christ? q Whose son is he? They said unto
him, David's.
43 He
said unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 * The Lord said unto
my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy
footstool?
45 If
then David call him Lord, how is he then his son?
46 And none could answer him a word
neither durst any from that day forth ask him any more questions.
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