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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For unto every one that hath shall be
given - See the notes at Matthew 13:12. This seems to be a
proverbial expression. It means, whosoever rightly improves what is
committed to him shall receive more, or shall be rewarded; but he
that misimproves what is committed to him shall not be rewarded. In
pecuniary matters in the literal sense of this parable they who
improve their money by industry or merchandise increase it. They
who do not who are indolent or vicious lose what they did possess,
and it goes into the hands of the faithful and industrious. In the
spiritual sense of the parable it means that they who are faithful
shall be rewarded - not, however, that anything shall be taken from
the unfaithful and given to them; and it means also that the
unfaithful and indolent shall be taken away from their privileges
and punished.
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
Unto every one that hath shall be
given - See on Matthew 13:12 (note).
Gill's Exposition of the Entire
Bible
For unto everyone that hath shall be
given,.... This seems to be a frequent saying of Christ's, or a
common maxim of his, which he made use of on different occasions;
See Gill on Matthew 13:12, and accords with some usual
sayings, and proverbial expressions of the Jews; who say (a), that
"the blessed God does not give wisdom, but to him that has wisdom";
and of a man, in other respects, they use this is a common proverb
(b),
"if he adds or increases, they add
unto him, and if he lessens, they lessen to him:
and so here; he that has gifts; and
talents, shall have an addition to them,
And he shall have abundance of
spiritual gifts and knowledge,
but from him that hath not, shall be
taken away, even that which he hath. The Vulgate Latin reads, "that
which he seemed to have", and so reads Munster's Hebrew Gospel, and
so it is read in some Greek copies; though it seems to be taken out
of Luke 8:18.
(a) T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 55. 1.
Zohar in Exod. fol. 89. 4. (b) Vajikra Rabba, sect. 30. fol. 170.
2.
Geneva Study Bible
For unto every one that hath shall be
given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not
shall be taken away even that which he hath.
People's New Testament
25:29 To every one that hath shall be
given. Every attainment of honor, wealth, knowledge, or spiritual
grace helps to render further attainment more easy and more
assured; while it is spiritually as well as materially true that
the destruction of the poor is their poverty (Pr 10:15).
Shall be taken away even that which
he hath. For every hath there is a richer hath; and in every hath
not a deeper, poorer hath not.
Wesley's Notes
25:29 To every one that hath shall he
given - So close does God keep to this stated rule, from the
beginning to the end of the world. Matt 13:12.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible
Commentary
29. For unto every one that hath
shall be given, &c.-See on [1358]Mt
13:12.
Matthew Henry's Concise
Commentary
25:14-30 Christ keeps no servants to
be idle: they have received their all from him, and have nothing
they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Christ is in
order to our working for him. The manifestation of the Spirit is
given to every man to profit withal. The day of account comes at
last. We must all be reckoned with as to what good we have got to
our own souls, and have done to others, by the advantages we have
enjoyed. It is not meant that the improving of natural powers can
entitle a man to Divine grace. It is the real Christian's liberty
and privilege to be employed as his Redeemer's servant, in
promoting his glory, and the good of his people: the love of Christ
constrains him to live no longer to himself, but to Him that died
for him, and rose again. Those who think it impossible to please
God, and in vain to serve him, will do nothing to purpose in
religion. They complain that He requires of them more than they are
capable of, and punishes them for what they cannot help. Whatever
they may pretend, the fact is, they dislike the character and work
of the Lord. The slothful servant is sentenced to be deprived of
his talent. This may be applied to the blessings of this life; but
rather to the means of grace. Those who know not the day of their
visitation, shall have the things that belong to their peace hid
from their eyes. His doom is, to be cast into outer darkness. It is
a usual way of expressing the miseries of the damned in hell. Here,
as in what was said to the faithful servants, our Saviour goes out
of the parable into the thing intended by it, and this serves as a
key to the whole. Let us not envy sinners, or covet any of their
perishing possessions.
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