And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
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Gill's Exposition
But his citizens hated him,.... Not those who are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; whose citizenship is in heaven, and who are seeking the better country, and heavenly…
Barnes' Notes
Ten servants - Nothing in particular is denoted by the number “ten.” It is a circumstance intended to keep up the narrative. In general, by these servants our Saviour denotes his disciples, and…
Adam Clarke
Ten servants - All those who professed to receive his doctrine. Ten was a kind of sacred number among the Hebrews, as well as seven. See Luk 14:31; Luk 15:8; Mat 15:1.
Ten pounds - Ten minas. The…
Our Lord Jesus is now upon his way to Jerusalem, to his last passover, when he was to suffer and die; now here we are told,
I. How the expectations of his friends were raised upon this occasion: They…
Cambridge Bible
his ten servants Rather, ten servants of his own; for such a noble would count his servants by hundreds.
ten pounds The minawas 100 drachmas (Luk 15:8), and was worth £3. 6s.8 d.in nominal value. The…
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