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geneva@Matthew:21:24 @ And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you (note:)One thing, that is to say, I will ask you one thing first before I answer your questions.(:note) one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

geneva@Matthew:21:25 @ The (note:)The preaching of John is called by the figure «baptism» because he preached the baptism of repentance, etc.; (Mar_1:4; Act_19:3).(:note) baptism of John, whence was it? from From God, and so it is plainly seen how these are set one against another. heaven, or of men? And they Beat their heads about it, and mused, or laid their heads together. reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

geneva@Matthew:21:26 @ And if we say, Of men, we feare the multitude, for all holde Iohn as a Prophet.

geneva@Matthew:21:27 @ Then they answered Iesus, and said, We can not tell; he said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.

geneva@Matthew:21:28 @ But what thinke ye? A certaine man had two sonnes, and came to the elder, and saide, Sonne, goe and worke to day in my vineyarde.

geneva@Matthew:21:29 @ But he answered, and said, I will not: yet afterward he repented himselfe, and went.

geneva@Matthew:21:30 @ Then came he to the second, and said likewise; he answered, and said, I will, Syr: yet he went not.

geneva@Matthew:21:31 @ Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots (note:)They hurry to the kingdom of God and you go slowly, so that you should at least have followed their example. Mark then that this word, «go into», is improperly taken in this place because none of them followed Christ.(:note) go into the kingdom of God before you.

geneva@Matthew:21:32 @ For John came unto you in the (note:)Living uprightly, being of good and honest behaviour; For the Hebrews use this word «way» for life and manners.(:note) way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

geneva@Matthew:21:33 @

geneva@Matthew:21:34 @ And when the time of the fruite drewe neere, hee sent his seruants to the husbandmen to receiue the fruites thereof.

geneva@Matthew:21:35 @ And ye husbandmen tooke his seruants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

geneva@Matthew:21:36 @ Againe hee sent other seruants, moe then the first: and they did the like vnto them.

geneva@Matthew:21:37 @ But last of all he sent vnto them his owne sonne, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.

geneva@Matthew:21:38 @ But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us (note:)Literally, «let us hold it fast».(:note) seize on his inheritance.

geneva@Matthew:21:39 @ So they tooke him, and cast him out of the vineyarde, and slewe him.

geneva@Matthew:21:40 @ When therefore the Lorde of the vineyarde shall come, what will hee doe to those husbandmen?

geneva@Matthew:21:41 @ They say unto him, He will (note:)A kind of proverb, showing what punishment the wicked are worthy of.(:note) miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

geneva@Matthew:21:42 @ Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the (note:)Master builders, who are chief builders of the house, that is of the Church.(:note) builders rejected, the same is Began to be. become the The chiefest stone in the corner is called the head of the corner: which bears up the couplings or joints of the whole building. head of the corner: That matter (in that the stone which was cast away is made the head) is the Lord's doing which we behold and greatly marvel at. this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

geneva@Matthew:21:43 @ Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the (note:)They bring forth the fruits of the kingdom of God, who bring forth the fruit of the Spirit, and not of the flesh, (Gal_5:16-26).(:note) fruits thereof.

geneva@Matthew:21:44 @ And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will (note:)As chaff used to be scattered with the wind, for he uses a word which properly signifies separating the chaff from the corn with winnowing, and to scatter it abroad.(:note) grind him to powder.

geneva@Matthew:21:45 @ And when the chiefe Priestes and Pharises had heard his parables, they perceiued that hee spake of them.

geneva@Matthew:21:46 @

geneva@Matthew:22:1 @ And (note:)Not all of the whole company of those that are called by the voice of the gospel are the true Church before God: for the most part of them would rather follow the conveniences of this life: and some persecute very cruelly those that call them: but they are the true Church who obey when they are called, such as for the most part are those whom the world despises.(:note) Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

geneva@Matthew:22:2 @ The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,

geneva@Matthew:22:3 @ And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come.

geneva@Matthew:22:4 @ Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] (note:)The word used here is commonly used in sacrifices, and is by translation used for other feasts also: For feasts and banquets usually began with sacrifices.(:note) killed, and all things [are] ready: come unto the marriage.

geneva@Matthew:22:5 @ But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.

geneva@Matthew:22:6 @ And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.

geneva@Matthew:22:7 @

geneva@Matthew:22:8 @ Then saith he to his servants, The (note:)The marriage feast.(:note) wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

geneva@Matthew:22:9 @

geneva@Matthew:22:10 @ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both (note:)The general calling offers the gospel to all men: but those who enter in have their life examined.(:note) bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

geneva@Matthew:22:11 @

geneva@Matthew:22:12 @ And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was (note:)Literally, «haltered», that is to say, he held his peace, as though he had a bridle or a halter around his neck.(:note) speechless.

geneva@Matthew:22:13 @ Then said the king to the (note:)To those that served the guests.(:note) servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

geneva@Matthew:22:14 @ For many are called, but fewe chosen.

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