THE LIFE OF CHRIST
Luke 19:11 Now as they heard these things, He
spoke another parable, because He was near
Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom
of God would appear immediately. 12 Therefore
He said: "A certain nobleman went into a far
country to receive for himself a kingdom and to
return. 13 "So he called ten of his servants,
delivered to them ten minas, and said to them,
'Do business till I come.' 14 "But his citizens
hated him, and sent a delegation after him,
saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over
us.'
"And so it was that when he returned, having
received the kingdom, he then commanded these
servants, to whom he had given the money, to be
called to him, that he might know how much
every man had gained by trading. 16 "Then came
the first, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned
ten minas.' 17 "And he said to him, 'Well done,
good servant; because you were faithful in a very
little, have authority over ten cities.' 18 "And the
second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has
earned five minas.' 19 "Likewise he said to him,
'You also be over five cities.'
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"Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is
your mina, which I have kept put away in a
handkerchief. 21 'For I feared you, because you
are an austere man. You collect what you did not
deposit, and reap what you did not sow.' 22 "And
he said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I will
judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I
was an austere man, collecting what I did not
deposit and reaping what I did not sow. 23 'Why
then did you not put my money in the bank, that
at my coming I might have collected it with
interest?'
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"And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the
mina from him, and give it to him who has ten
minas.' 25 ("But they said to him, 'Master, he has
ten minas.') 26 'For I say to you, that to everyone
who has will be given; and from him who does
not have, even what he has will be taken away
from him. 27 'But bring here those enemies of
mine, who did not want me to reign over them,
and slay them before me.' "
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Luke 19:11 Now as they heard these things, He
spoke another parable, because He was near
Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom
of God would appear immediately.
Luke 17:20 Now when He was asked by the
Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,
He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God
does not come with observation; 21 "nor will they
say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the
kingdom of God is within you."
The opening words show the parable which follows was
spoken in the house of Zacchaeus. So far as the record
shows, this was the first time in his ministry that Jesus
ever approached Jerusalem with a crowd. By thus
approaching it with a multitude it seemed to the people
that Jesus was consenting to be crowned. And they were
filled with those dreams and expectations, which a few
days later resulted in the triumphal entry. All things
pointed to a crisis, and the people were eagerly looking
for honors and rewards under the new ruler. Jesus
corrected these false hopes by a parable which showed
that there must be patient waiting and faithful work
before there could any season of reward. (The fourfold
gospel).
Therefore He said: "A certain nobleman went
into a far country to receive for himself a
kingdom and to return. 13 "So he called ten of his
servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to
them, 'Do business till I come.'
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Acts 2:32 "This Jesus God has raised up, of which
we are all witnesses. 33 "Therefore being exalted
to the right hand of God, and having received
from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He
poured out this which you now see and hear.
"But his citizens hated him, and sent a
delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have
this man to reign over us.'
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John 19:14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the
Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said
to the Jews, "Behold your King!" 15 But they cried
out, "Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify
Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your
King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no
king but Caesar!" 16 Then he delivered Him to
them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led
Him away. 17 And He, bearing His cross, went out
to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is
called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they
crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on
either side, and Jesus in the center.
Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross.
And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE
KING OF THE JEWS. 20 Then many of the Jews
read this title, for the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the city; and it was written in
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. 21 Therefore the chief
priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write,
'The King of the Jews,' but, 'He said, "I am the
King of the Jews." ' " 22 Pilate answered, "What I
have written, I have written."
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"And so it was that when he returned, having
received the kingdom, he then commanded these
servants, to whom he had given the money, to be
called to him, that he might know how much
every man had gained by trading. 16 "Then came
the first, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned
ten minas.' 17 "And he said to him, 'Well done,
good servant; because you were faithful in a very
little, have authority over ten cities.' 18 "And the
second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has
earned five minas.' 19 "Likewise he said to him,
'You also be over five cities.'
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"Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is
your mina, which I have kept put away in a
handkerchief. 21 'For I feared you, because you
are an austere man. You collect what you did not
deposit, and reap what you did not sow.' 22 "And
he said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I will
judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I
was an austere man, collecting what I did not
deposit and reaping what I did not sow. 23 'Why
then did you not put my money in the bank, that
at my coming I might have collected it with
interest?'
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"And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the
mina from him, and give it to him who has ten
minas.' 25 ("But they said to him, 'Master, he has
ten minas.') 26 'For I say to you, that to everyone
who has will be given; and from him who does
not have, even what he has will be taken away
from him.
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Luke 19:27 'But bring here those enemies of
mine, who did not want me to reign over them,
and slay them before me.' "
John 11:55 And the Passover of the Jews was
near, and many went from the country up to
Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify
themselves. 56 Then they sought Jesus, and
spoke among themselves as they stood in the
temple, "What do you think -- that He will not
come to the feast?" 57 Now both the chief priests
and the Pharisees had given a command, that if
anyone knew where He was, he should report it,
that they might seize Him.
John 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover,
Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who
had been dead, whom He had raised from the
dead. 2 There they made Him a supper; and
Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who
sat at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took a
pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed
the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her
hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance
of the oil. 4 Then one of His disciples, Judas
Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him,
said,
"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three
hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 This he
said, not that he cared for the poor, but because
he was a thief, and had the money box; and he
used to take what was put in it. 7 But Jesus said,
"Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My
burial. 8 "For the poor you have with you always,
but Me you do not have always."
5
Nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian
plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which
yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients
used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of
a most precious ointment (Thayer).
Matthew 26:6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the
house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to Him having
an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she
poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when
His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why
this waste? 9 "For this fragrant oil might have been sold
for much and given to the poor." 10 But when Jesus was
aware of it, He said to them, "Why do you trouble the
woman? For she has done a good work for Me. 11 "For you
have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have
always. 12 "For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body,
she did it for My burial. 13 "Assuredly, I say to you,
wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what
this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to
her."
Mark 14:3 And being in Bethany at the house of
Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman
came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil
of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and
poured it on His head. 4 But there were some
who were indignant among themselves, and said,
"Why was this fragrant oil wasted? 5 "For it
might have been sold for more than three
hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they
criticized her sharply. 6 But Jesus said, "Let her
alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a
good work for Me.
"For you have the poor with you always, and
whenever you wish you may do them good; but
Me you do not have always. 8 "She has done
what she could. She has come beforehand to
anoint My body for burial. 9 "Assuredly, I say to
you, wherever this gospel is preached in the
whole world, what this woman has done will also
be told as a memorial to her."
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Luke 7:36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to
eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's
house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a
woman in the city who was a sinner, when she
knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's
house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant
oil, 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping;
and she began to wash His feet with her tears,
and wiped them with the hair of her head; and
she kissed His feet and anointed them with the
fragrant oil.
Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him
saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, "This man,
if He were a prophet, would know who and what
manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for
she is a sinner." 40 And Jesus answered and said
to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you."
So he said, "Teacher, say it." 41 "There was a
certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed
five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 "And
when they had nothing with which to repay, he
freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore,
which of them will love him more?"
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Simon answered and said, "I suppose
the one whom he forgave more." And He said to
him, "You have rightly judged." 44 Then He
turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you
see this woman? I entered your house; you gave
Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My
feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair
of her head. 45 "You gave Me no kiss, but this
woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the
time I came in.
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"You did not anoint My head with oil, but this
woman has anointed My feet with fragrant
oil. 47 "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which
are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But
to whom little is forgiven, the same loves
little." 48 Then He said to her, "Your sins are
forgiven." 49 And those who sat at the table with
Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who
even forgives sins?" 50 Then He said to the
woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."
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