Vincent's Word Studies And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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. Of thy feet (τῶν ποδῶν σου)
A. V. omits. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? Chief rooms
Rev., correctly, chief places. See on Mark 12:39. And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Widows' houses
See on Mark 12:40. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. Treasury
See on Mark 12:41. Rich Standing last and emphatically in the sentence," Saw them that were casting, etc. - rich men." Not the rich only were casting in. Compare Mark 12:41. And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. This poor widow
See on Mark 12:43. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Offerings of God
The best texts omit of God. Rev., more simply, unto the gifts. Penury (ὑστερήματος) Lit., lack. Rev., neatly, of her want. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? Stones
See on Mark 13:1. Offerings (ἀναθήμασιν) Only here in New Testament. From ἀνατίθημι, to set up. Hence of something set up in the temple as a votive offering. Such were the golden vines presented by Herod the Great, with bunches of grapes as large as a man, and mounted above the entrance to the holy place. The magnificent porch of the temple was adorned with many such dedicated gifts, such as a golden wreath which Sosius offered after he had taken Jerusalem in conjunction with Herod; and rich flagons which Augustus and his wife had given to the sanctuary. Gifts were bestowed by princes friendly to Israel, both on the temple and on provincial synagogues. The word ἀνάθεμθ (Galatians 1:8, Rev.), is the same word, something devoted, and so devoted to evil and accursed. Luke uses the classical form. The other is the common or Hellenistic form. The two forms develop gradually a divergence in meaning; the one signifying devoted in a good, the other in a bad sense. The same process may be observed in other languages. Thus knave, lad, becomes a rascal: villain, a farmer, becomes a scoundrel: cunning, skilful, becomes crafty. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. Commotions (ἀκαταστασίας)
From ἀ, not, and καθίστημι, to establish. Hence disestablishments; unsettlements. Rev., tumults. Be not terrified (μὴ πτοηθῆτε) Only here and Luke 24:37. By and by (εὐθέως) Better as Rev., immediately. The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Earthquakes
See on Mark 13:7. Famines and pestilences (λιμοὶ καὶ λοιμοὶ) Some texts reverse the order of the words. A paronomasia or combination of like-sounding words: limoi, loimoi. Especially common in Paul's epistles. Fearful sights (φοβητρά) Only here in New Testament, and rare in classical Greek. In Septuagint, Isaiah 19:17. Not confined to sights, but fearful things. Rev., better, terrors. Used in medical language by Hippocrates, of fearful objects imagined by the sick. Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: It shall turn (ἀποβήσεται)
Lit., turn out; issue. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, To answer
See on answer, 1 Peter 3:15. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. Possess ye (κτήσεσθε)
Wrong. See on Luke 18:12. Rev. rightly, ye shall win. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Vengeance (ἐκδικήσεως)
Of rendering full justice, or satisfaction. See on avenge, Luke 18:3. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. Distress (ἀνάγκη)
Originally constraint, necessity; thence force or violence, and in the classical poets, distress, anguish. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. Edge (στόματι)
Lit., the mouth. So Wyc. Either in the sense of the foremost part, or picturing the sword as a devouring monster. In Hebrews 11:33, Hebrews 11:34, the word is used in both senses: "the mouths of lions;" "the edge of the sword." Led away captive See on captives, Luke 4:18. Trodden down Denoting the oppression and contempt which shall follow conquest. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Signs (σημεῖα) See on Matthew 24:24. Distress (συνοχὴ) Only here and 2 Corinthians 2:4. Kindred with συνεχομένη, taken (Luke 4:38), on which see note. The original idea of the word is being held in a tight grasp. With perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring The A. V. follows the reading ἠχούσης, the participle, roaring. The proper reading is ἠχοῦς the noun, the roaring. Render perplexity for the roaring of the sea, etc. Ἠχώ, roaring, is properly a returned sound, an echo. Generally a ringing sound, as of the blows on an anvil. Waves (σάλου) Only here in New Testament. The radical notion of the word is unsteady motion, especially the rolling swell of the sea. Rev., better, billows. Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]. Text Courtesy of Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Bible Apps.com |
