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Du wußtestG1492, daßG3754 ichG1473 ein strengerG840 MannG444 binG1510, der ich nehmeG142 wasG3739 ich nichtG3756 hingelegtG5087, undG2532 ernteG2325 wasG3739 ich nichtG3756 gesät habeG4687 ? 23UndG2532 warumG1302 hast du meinG3450 GeldG694 nichtG3756 inG1909 eine BankG5132 gegebenG1325, undG2532 wenn ichG1473 kamG2064, hätteG302 ich esG846 mitG4862 ZinsenG5110 eingefordertG4238 ? 24UndG2532 er sprachG2036 zu den DabeistehendenG3936: NehmetG142 das PfundG3414 vonG575 ihmG846, undG2532 gebetG1325 es dem, der die zehnG1176 PfundeG3414 hatG2192. 25(UndG2532 sie sprachenG2036 zu ihmG846: HerrG2962, er hatG2192 zehnG1176 PfundeG3414!) 26DennG1063 ich sageG3004 euchG5213 G3754: JedemG3956, derG3588 da hatG2192, wird gegeben werdenG1325; vonG575 dem aberG1161, der nichtG3361 hatG2192, vonG575 demG846 wird selbstG2532, wasG3739 er hatG2192 weggenommen werdenG142. 27DochG4133 jeneG1565, meineG3450 FeindeG2190, dieG3588 nichtG3361 wolltenG2309, daß ichG3165 überG1909 sieG846 herrschen sollteG936, bringetG71 herG5602 undG2532 erschlagetG2695 sie vorG1715 mirG3450. - 28UndG2532 als er diesG5023 gesagte hatteG2036, zog erG4198 voranG1715, indem er hinaufgingG305 nachG1519 JerusalemG2414. 29UndG2532 es geschahG1096, alsG5613 er BethphageG967 undG2532 BethanienG963 nahteG1448 G1519, gegenG4314 den BergG3735 hinG4314, welcher ÖlbergG1636 genannt wirdG2564, sandteG649 er zweiG1417 seinerG846 JüngerG3101 30und sprachG2036: Gehet hinG5217 inG1519 das DorfG2968 gegenüberG2713, und wenn ihr hineinkommetG1531, werdet ihr ein FüllenG4454 darinG1722 G3739 angebundenG1210 findenG2147, auf welchemG1909 G3739 keinG3762 MenschG444 jeG4455 gesessen hatG2523; bindetG3089 esG846 losG3089 und führetG71 es her. 31UndG2532 wennG1437 jemandG5100 euchG5209 fragtG2065: WarumG1302 bindetG3089 ihr es losG3089 ? so sprechetG2046 alsoG3779 zu ihmG846 G3754: Der HerrG2962 bedarfG2192 G5532 seinerG846. 32UndG1161 die AbgesandtenG649 gingen hinG565 und fandenG2147 es, wieG2531 er ihnenG846 gesagt hatteG2036. 33Als sie aberG1161 das FüllenG4454 losbandenG3089, sprachenG2036 die HerrenG2962 desselbenG846 zuG4314 ihnenG846: WarumG5101 bindetG3089 ihr das FüllenG4454 losG3089 ? 34Sie aberG1161 sprachenG2036: Der HerrG2962 bedarfG2192 G5532 seinerG846. 35UndG2532 sie führtenG71 esG846 zuG4314 JesuG2424; undG2532 sie warfenG1977 ihreG1438 KleiderG2440 aufG1909 das FüllenG4454 undG1977 setztenG1913 JesumG2424 daraufG1913. 36Während er aberG1161 hinzogG4198, breitetenG5291 sie ihreG846 KleiderG2440 ausG5291 aufG1722 den WegG3598. 37UndG1161 als er schonG2235 nahteG1448 und beiG4314 dem AbhangG2600 des ÖlbergsG3735 G1636 war, fingG756 die ganzeG537 MengeG4128 der JüngerG3101 anG756, mit lauterG3173 StimmeG5456 freudigG5463 GottG2316 zu lobenG134 überG4012 alleG3956 die WunderwerkeG1411, dieG3739 sie gesehen hattenG1492, 38indem sie sagtenG3004: "GepriesenG2127 sei der KönigG935, der da kommtG2064 imG1722 NamenG3686 des HerrnG2962!" FriedeG1515 imG1722 HimmelG3772 undG2532 HerrlichkeitG1391 inG1722 der HöheG5310! 39UndG2532 etlicheG5100 der PharisäerG5330 ausG575 der VolksmengeG3793 sprachenG2036 zuG4314 ihmG846: LehrerG1320, verweiseG2008 es deinenG4675 JüngernG3101. 40UndG2532 er antworteteG611 und sprachG2036 zu ihnenG846: Ich sageG3004 euchG5213 ,G3754 wennG1437 dieseG3778 schweigenG4623, so werden die SteineG3037 schreienG2896. 41UndG2532 alsG5613 er sich näherteG1448 und die StadtG4172 sahG1492, weinteG2799 er überG1909 sieG846 42und sprachG3004 G3754: WennG1487 auchG2532 duG4771 erkannt hättestG1097, undG2532 selbstG1065 G2534 anG1722 diesemG5026 deinemG4675 TageG2250, wasG3588 zuG4314 deinemG4675 FriedenG1515 dient! JetztG3568 aberG1161 ist es vorG575 deinenG4675 AugenG3788 verborgenG2928. 43DennG3754 TageG2250 werden überG1909 dichG4571 kommenG2240, daßG2532 deineG4675 FeindeG2190 einen WallG5482 umG4016 dichG4671 aufschüttenG4016 undG2532 dichG4571 umzingelnG4033 undG2532 dichG4571 von allen SeitenG3840 einengen werdenG4912; 44undG2532 sie werden dichG4571 undG2532 deineG4675 KinderG5043 inG1722 dirG4671 zu BodenG1474 werfenG1474 undG2532 werdenG863 inG1722 dirG4671 nichtG3756 einen SteinG3037 aufG1909 dem anderenG3037 lassenG863, darumG473 daßG3739 du die ZeitG2540 deinerG4675 HeimsuchungG1984 nichtG3756 erkannt hastG1097. 45UndG2532 als er inG1519 den TempelG2411 eingetreten warG1525, fingG756 er anG756 auszutreibenG1544 die darinG1722 G846 verkauftenG4453 undG2532 kauftenG59, 46indem er zu ihnenG846 sprachG3004: Es steht geschriebenG1125: "MeinG3450 HausG3624 istG2076 ein BethausG3624 G4335 "; "ihrG5210 aberG1161 habt esG846 zu einer RäuberhöhleG4693 G3027 gemachtG4160 ". 47UndG2532 er lehrteG2258 G1321 täglichG2596 G2250 imG1722 TempelG2411; die HohenpriesterG749 aberG1161 undG2532 die SchriftgelehrtenG1122 undG2532 die ErstenG4413 des VolkesG2992 suchtenG2212 ihnG846 umzubringenG622. 48UndG2532 sie fandenG2147 nichtG3756 wasG5101 sie tun solltenG4160, dennG1063 das ganzeG537 VolkG2992 hingG1582 an seinemG846 MundeG191.
Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 2 ZACCHEUS THE PUBLICAN. (
Luke 19:1-
Luke 19:10)
chief among the publicans--farming a considerable district, with others under him.
rich--Ill-gotten riches some of it certainly was. (See on
Luke 19:8.)
3 who he was--what sort of person. Curiosity then was his only motive, though his determination not to be baulked was overruled for more than he sought.
4 sycamore--the Egyptian fig, with leaves like the mulberry.
5 looked up,--in the full knowledge of who was in the tree, and preparatory to addressing him.
Zaccheus--whom he had never seen in the flesh, nor probably heard of. "He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out" (
John 10:3).
make haste, and come down--to which he literally responded--"he made haste and came down."
for to-day, &c.--Our Lord invites Himself, and in "royal" style, which waits not for invitations, but as the honor is done to the subject, not the sovereign, announces the purpose of royalty to partake of the subject's hospitalities. Manifestly our Lord speaks as knowing how the privilege would be appreciated.
to-day . . . abide--(Compare
John 1:39), probably over night.
6 joyfully--Whence this so sudden "joy" in the cold bosom of an avaricious publican? The internal revolution was as perfect as instantaneous. "He spake and it was done." "Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing" (
Isa 35:6).
7 to be guest--or lodge: something more than "eating with" such (
Luke 15:2).
a sinner--that was one but a minute ago, but now is not. This mighty change, however, was all unknown to them. But they shall know it presently. "Sinner" would refer both to his office, vile in the eyes of a Jew, and to his character, which it is evident was not good.
8 stood--before all.
said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord--Mark how frequently Luke uses this title, and always where lordly authority, dignity, or power is intended.
if I have--that is, "so far as I have," for evidently the "if" is so used (as in
Phil 4:8).
taken by false accusation--defrauded, overcharged (
Luke 3:12-
Luke 3:13).
fourfold--The Roman law required this; the Jewish law, but the principal and a fifth more (
Num 5:7). There was no demand made for either; but, as if to revenge himself on his hitherto reigning sin (see on
John 20:28), and to testify the change he had experienced, besides surrendering the half of his fair gains to the poor, he voluntarily determines to give up all that was ill-gotten, quadrupled. He gratefully addressed this to the "Lord," to whom he owed the wonderful change.
9 Jesus said unto him--but also before all.
This day, &c.--memorable saying! Salvation already come, but not a day old.
to this house--so expressed probably to meet the taunt, "He is gone to be guest," &c. The house is no longer polluted; it is now fit to receive Me. But salvation to a house is an exceedingly precious idea, expressing the new air that would henceforth breathe in it, and the new impulses from its head which would reach its members (
Ps 118:15;
Acts 16:15-
Acts 16:16,
Acts 16:31).
son of Abraham--He was that by birth, but here it means a partaker of his faith, being mentioned as the sufficient explanation of salvation having come to him.
10 lost--and such "lost" ones as this Zaccheus. (See on
Luke 15:32.) What encouragement is there in this narrative to hope for unexpected conversions?
12 PARABLE OF THE POUNDS. (Luke 19:11-27)
a far country--said to put down the notion that He was just on His way to set up His kingdom, and to inaugurate it by His personal presence.
to receive . . . a kingdom--be invested with royalty; as when Herod went to Rome and was there made king; a striking expression of what our Lord went away for and received, "sitting down at the right hand of the Majesty on high."
to return--at His second coming.
13 Occupy--"negotiate," "do business," with the resources entrusted.
14 his citizens--His proper subjects; meaning the Jews, who expressly repudiating our Lord's claims said, "We have no king but Cćsar" (
John 19:15). In Christendom, these correspond to infidel rejecters of Christianity, as distinguished from professed Christians.
15 (See on
Matt 25:19-
Matt 25:29.)
ten . . . five cities--different degrees of future gracious reward, proportioned to the measure of present fidelity.
27 bring hither, &c.--(Compare
1Sam 15:32-33). Referring to the awful destruction of Jerusalem, but pointing to the final destruction of all that are found in open rebellion against Christ.
29 CHRIST'S TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM AND TEARS OVER IT. (Luke 19:28-44)
Bethphage--"house of figs," a village which with Bethany lay along the further side of Mount Olivet, east of Jerusalem.
30 whereon, &c.--(See on
John 19:41).
31 the Lord hath need, &c.--He both knew all and had the key of the human heart. (See on
Luke 19:5.) Perhaps the owner was a disciple.
35 set Jesus on--He allowing this, as befitting the state He was for the first and only time assuming.
37 whole multitude, &c.--The language here is very grand, intended to express a burst of admiration far wider and deeper than ever had been witnessed before.
38 Blessed be the King, &c.--Mark (
Mark 11:9-
Mark 11:10) more fully, "Hosanna," that is, "Save now," the words of
Ps 118:25, which were understood to refer to Messiah; and so they add, "to the Son of David, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord (
Ps 118:26), Hosanna in the highest." This was the very loftiest style in which He could be saluted as the promised Deliverer.
peace, &c.--(See on
Luke 2:13-
Luke 2:14).
40 the stones, &c.--Hitherto the Lord had discouraged all demonstrations in His favor; latterly He had begun an opposite course; on this one occasion He seems to yield His whole soul to the wide and deep acclaim with a mysterious satisfaction, regarding it as so necessary a part of the regal dignity in which as Messiah He for this last time entered the city, that if not offered by the vast multitude, it would have been wrung out of the stones rather than be withheld (
Hab 2:11).
41 when beheld . . . wept--Compare
Lam 3:51, "Mine eye affecteth mine heart"; the heart again affecting the eye. Under this sympathetic law of the relation of mind and body, Jesus, in His beautiful, tender humanity, was constituted even as we. What a contrast to the immediately preceding profound joy! He yielded Himself alike freely to both. (See on
Matt 23:37.)
42 at least in this, &c.--even at this moving moment. (See on
Luke 13:9.)
thy peace--thinking perhaps of the name of the city. (
Heb 7:2) [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. How much is included in this word!
now . . . hid--It was His among His last open efforts to "gather them," but their eyes were judicially closed.
43 a trench--a rampart; first of wood, and when this was burnt, a built wall, four miles in circuit, built in three days--so determined were they. This "cut off all hope of escape," and consigned the city to unparalleled horrors. (See JOSEPHUS, Wars of the Jews, 6.2; 12.3,4.) All here predicted was with dreadful literally fulfilled.
45 SECOND CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE AND SUBSEQUENT TEACHING. (
Luke 19:45-
Luke 19:48)
As the first cleansing was on His first visit to Jerusalem (
John 2:13-
John 2:22), so this second cleansing was on His last.
den of thieves--banded together for plunder, reckless of principle. The mild term "house of merchandise," used on the former occasion, was now unsuitable.
47 sought--continued seeking, that is, daily, as He taught.
48 were very attentive to hear him--hung upon His words.