Passage 1: Genesis 32-33
(Gen 32:1) Nowe Iaakob went forth on his iourney and the Angels of God met him.
(Gen 32:2) And when Iaakob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste, and called the name of the same place Mahanaim.
(Notes Reference) And when Jacob saw them, he said, (a) This [is] God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
(a) He acknowledges God's benefits: who for the preservation of his, sends hosts of angels.
(Gen 32:3) Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:
(Gen 32:4) To whom he gaue commandement, saying, Thus shall ye speake to my lorde Esau: thy seruant Iaakob sayeth thus, I haue bene a stranger with Laban, and taried vnto this time.
(Notes Reference) And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my (b) lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
(b) He reverenced his brother in worldly things, because he mainly looked to be preferred to the spiritual promise.
(Gen 32:5) I haue beeues also and Asses, sheepe, and men seruantes, and women seruantes, and haue sent to shew my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
(Gen 32:6) So ye messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him.
(Gen 32:7) Then Iaakob was greatly afraid, and was sore troubled, and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and the beeues, and the camels into two companies.
(Notes Reference) Then Jacob was (c) greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that [was] with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
(c) Though he was comforted by the angels, yet the infirmity of the flesh appears.
(Gen 32:8) For he said, If Esau come to ye one company and smite it, the other companie shall escape.
(Gen 32:9) Moreouer Iaakob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Izhak: Lord, which saydest vnto me, Returne vnto thy coutrey and to thy kinred, and I will do thee good,
(Gen 32:10) I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and al the trueth, which thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant: for with my staffe came I ouer this Iorden, and now haue I gotte two bads.
(Notes Reference) I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my (d) staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
(d) that is, poor and without all provision.
(Gen 32:11) I pray thee, Deliuer me from the hande of my brother, from the hande of Esau: for I feare him, least he will come and smite me, and the mother vpon the children.
(Notes Reference) Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, [and] the (e) mother with the children.
(e) Meaning, he will put all to death. This proverb comes from those who kill the bird together with the young ones.
(Gen 32:12) For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.
(Gen 32:13) And he taryed there the same night, and tooke of that which came to had, a present for Esau his brother:
(Notes Reference) And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a (f) present for Esau his brother;
(f) Not distrusting God's assistance, but using such means as God had given him.
(Gen 32:14) Two hundreth shee goates and twenty hee goates, two hundreth ewes and twentie rammes:
(Gen 32:15) Thirtie mylche camels with their coltes, fourtie kine, and ten bullockes, twentie she asses and ten foles.
(Gen 32:16) So he deliuered them into the hande of his seruants, euery droue by themselues, and saide vnto his seruants, Passe before me, and put a space betweene droue and droue.
(Gen 32:17) And he commanded the formost, saying, If Esau my brother meete thee, and aske thee, saying, Whose seruant art thou? And whither goest thou? And whose are these before thee?
(Gen 32:18) Then thou shalt say, They be thy seruant Iaakobs: it is a present sent vnto my lord Esau: and beholde, he him selfe also is behinde vs.
(Gen 32:19) So likewise commanded he the seconde and the thirde, and all that followed the droues, saying, After this maner, ye shall speake vnto Esau, when ye finde him.
(Gen 32:20) And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)
(Notes Reference) And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob [is] behind us. For he said, I (g) will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
(g) He thought it no less to depart with these goods with the intent that he might follow the vocation to which God called him.
(Gen 32:21) So went the present before him: but he taried that night with the companie.
(Gen 32:22) And he rose vp the same night, and tooke his two wiues, and his two maides, and his eleuen children, and went ouer the forde Iabbok.
(Gen 32:23) And he tooke them, and sent them ouer the riuer, and sent ouer that he had.
(Gen 32:24) Now when Iaakob was left him selfe alone, there wrestled a man with him vnto the breaking of the day.
(Notes Reference) And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a (h) man with him until the breaking of the day.
(h) That is, God in the form of a man.
(Gen 32:25) And he sawe that he could not preuaile against him: therefore he touched the holowe of his thigh, and the holowe of Iaakobs thigh was loosed, as he wrestled with him.
(Notes Reference) And when he saw that he (i) prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
(i) For God assails his with the one hand, and upholds them with the other.
(Gen 32:26) And he saide, Let me goe, for the morning appeareth. Who answered, I will not let thee go except thou blesse me.
(Gen 32:27) Then said he vnto him, What is thy name? And he said, Iaakob.
(Gen 32:28) Then said he, Thy name shalbe called Iaakob no more, but Israel: because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also preuaile with men.
(Notes Reference) And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou (k) power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
(k) God gave Jacob both power to overcome, and also the praise of the victory.
(Gen 32:29) Then Iaakob demaded, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore now doest thou aske my name? and he blessed him there
(Gen 32:30) And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.
(Gen 32:31) And the sunne rose vp to him as he passed Peniel, and he halted vpon his thigh.
(Notes Reference) And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he (l) halted upon his thigh.
(l) The faithful to overcome their temptations, so that they feel the pain of it, so they would not boast, except in their humility.
(Gen 32:32) Therefore the children of Israel eate not of the sinewe that shranke in the hollowe of the thigh, vnto this day: because he touched the sinew that shranke in the holow of Iaakobs thigh.
(Gen 33:1) And as Iaakob lift vp his eyes, and looked, behold, Esau came, and with him foure hundreth men: and he deuided the children to Leah, and to Rahel, and to the two maides.
(Notes Reference) And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he (a) divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
(a) That if the one part were assailed, the other might escape.
(Gen 33:2) And he put the maides, and their children formost, and Leah, and her children after, and Rahel, and Ioseph hindermost.
(Gen 33:3) So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.
(Notes Reference) And he passed over before them, and (b) bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
(b) By this gesture he partly revered his brother and partly prayed to God to appease Esau's wrath.
(Gen 33:4) Then Esau ranne to meete him, and embraced him, and fell on his necke, and kissed him, and they wept.
(Gen 33:5) And he lift vp his eyes, and sawe the women, and the children, and saide, Who are these with thee? And he answered, They are ye childre whome God of his grace hath giuen thy seruant.
(Gen 33:6) Then came the maides neere, they, and their children, and bowed themselues.
(Notes Reference) Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they (c) bowed themselves.
(c) Jacob and his family are the image of the Church under the yoke of tyrants who out of fear are brought to subjection.
(Gen 33:7) Leah also with her children came neere and made obeysance: and after Ioseph and Rahel drew neere, and did reuerence.
(Gen 33:8) Then he said, What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the sight of my lorde:
(Gen 33:9) And Esau said, I haue ynough, my brother: keepe that thou hast to thy selfe.
(Gen 33:10) But Iaakob answered, Nay, I pray thee: if I haue found grace nowe in thy sight, then receiue my present at mine hande: for I haue seene thy face, as though I had seene the face of God, because thou hast accepted me.
(Notes Reference) And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore (d) I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
(d) In that his brother embraced him so lovingly, contrary to his expectation, he accepted it as a clear sign of God's presence.
(Gen 33:11) I pray thee take my blessing, that is brought thee: for God hath had mercie on me, and therefore I haue all things: so he compelled him, and he tooke it.
(Gen 33:12) And he saide, Let vs take our iourney and go, and I will goe before thee.
(Gen 33:13) Then he answered him, My lord knoweth, that the children are tender, and the ewes and kine with yong vnder mine hande: and if they should ouerdriue them one day, all the flocke would die.
(Gen 33:14) Let now my lord go before his seruant, and I will driue softly, according to ye pase of ye cattel, which is before me, and as the children be able to endure, vntill I come to my lord vnto Seir.
(Notes Reference) Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until (f) I come unto my lord unto Seir.
(f) He promised that which (as it would seem) he did not plan to do.
(Gen 33:15) Then Esau said, I will leaue then some of my folke with thee. And he answered, what needeth this? let me finde grace in the sight of my lorde.
(Gen 33:16) So Esau returned, and went his way that same day vnto Seir.
(Gen 33:17) And Iaakob went forwarde towarde Succoth, and built him an house, and made boothes for his cattell: therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.
(Gen 33:18) Afterward, Iaakob came safe to Sheche a citie, which is in the lande of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram, and pitched before the citie.
(Gen 33:19) And there he bought a parcell of ground, where hee pitched his tent, at the hande of the sonnes of Hamor Shechems father, for an hundreth pieces of money.
(Gen 33:20) And he set vp there an altar, and called it, The mightie God of Israel.
(Notes Reference) And he erected there an altar, and called (g) it Elelohe-Israel.
(g) He calls the sign, the thing which it signifies, in token that God had mightily delivered him.
Passage 2: Psalms 36
(Psa 36:1) To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the servant of the Lord. Wickedness sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes.
(Notes Reference) "To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD." The transgression of the wicked saith (a) within my heart, [that there is] no fear of God before his eyes.
(a) I see evidently by his deeds, that sin pushes forward the reprobate from wickedness to wickedness, even though he goes about to cover his impiety.
(Psa 36:2) For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.
(Notes Reference) For he (b) flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
(b) Though all others detest his vile sin, yet he himself sees it not.
(Psa 36:3) The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good.
(Notes Reference) The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and (c) deceit: he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good.
(c) The reprobates mock wholesome doctrine, and put no difference between good and evil.
(Psa 36:4) Hee imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth not abhorre euill.
(Notes Reference) He (d) deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil.
(d) By describing at large the nature of the reprobate, he admonishes the godly to beware of these vices.
(Psa 36:5) Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth vnto the heauens, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.
(Notes Reference) Thy (e) mercy, O LORD, [is] in the heavens; [and] thy faithfulness [reacheth] unto the clouds.
(e) Though wickedness seems to overflow all the world, yet by your heavenly providence you govern heaven and earth.
(Psa 36:6) Thy righteousnesse is like the mightie moutaines: thy iudgements are like a great deepe: thou, Lord, doest saue man and beast.
(Notes Reference) Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great (f) deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
(f) The depth of your providence governs all things, and disposes them, even though the wicked seem to overwhelm the world.
(Psa 36:7) How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings.
(Psa 36:8) They shall be satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house, and thou shalt giue them drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures.
(Notes Reference) They shall be abundantly (g) satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
(g) Only God's children have enough of all things both concerning this life and the life to come.
(Psa 36:9) For with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall we see light.
(Psa 36:10) Extend thy louing kindnes vnto them that knowe thee, and thy righteousnesse vnto them that are vpright in heart.
(Notes Reference) O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that (h) know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
(h) He shows who God's children are, that is, they who know him, and live their lives uprightly.
(Psa 36:11) Let not ye foote of pride come against me, and let not the hand of ye wicked men moue me.
(Notes Reference) Let not the (i) foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
(i) Let not the proud advance himself against me, or the power of the wicked drive me away.
(Psa 36:12) There they are fallen that worke iniquity: they are cast downe, and shall not be able to rise.
(Notes Reference) (k) There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
(k) That is, in their pride in which they flatter themselves.
Passage 3: Matthew 21
(Mat 21:1) And when they drewe neere to Hierusalem, and were come to Bethphage, vnto the mount of the Oliues, then sent Iesus two disciples,
(Notes Reference) And (1) when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
(1) Christ by his humility, triumphing over the pride of this world, ascends to true glory by the shame of the cross.
(Mat 21:2) Saying to them, Goe into the towne that is ouer against you, and anon yee shall finde an asse bounde, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them vnto me.
(Mat 21:3) And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lord hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe.
(Notes Reference) And if any [man] say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway (a) he will send them.
(a) He that will say anything to you will let them go, that is, the ass and the colt.
(Mat 21:4) All this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying,
(Mat 21:5) Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke.
(Notes Reference) Tell ye the (b) daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
(b) The city of Sion. This is a Hebrew idiom, common in the Lamentations of Jeremiah.
(Mat 21:6) So the disciples went, and did as Iesus had commanded them,
(Mat 21:7) And brought the asse and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon.
(Notes Reference) And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their (c) clothes, and they set [him] (d) thereon.
(c) Their uppermost garment.
(d) Upon their garments, not upon the ass and the colt.
(Mat 21:8) And a great multitude spred their garments in the way: and other cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
(Mat 21:9) Moreouer, the people that went before, and they also that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid, Blessed be hee that commeth in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna thou which art in the highest heauens.
(Notes Reference) And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, (e) Hosanna to the Son of David: (f) Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
(e) This was an ancient kind of cry, which they voiced in the feast of Tabernacles, when they carried boughs according as God commanded; (Lev 23:40). And the word is corruptly made of two, for we should say, "Hoshiang-na", which is as much as to say, "Save I pray thee".
(f) Well is it to him that comes in the Name of the Lord, that is to say, whom the Lord has given us for our King.
(Mat 21:10) And when he was come into Hierusalem, all the citie was mooued, saying, Who is this?
(Notes Reference) And when he was come into Jerusalem, (g) all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
(g) That is, all the men of Jerusalem were moved.
(Mat 21:11) And the people said, This is Iesus that Prophet of Nazareth in Galile.
(Mat 21:12) And Iesus went into the Temple of God, and cast out all them that solde and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money chagers, and the seates of them that sold doues,
(Mat 21:13) And said to them, it is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.
(Mat 21:14) Then the blinde, and the halt came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.
(Mat 21:15) But when the chiefe priestes and Scribes sawe the marueiles that hee did, and the children crying in the Temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid, they disdained,
(Notes Reference) (2) And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
(2) Those that should be masters of godliness are the ones that envy most the glory of Christ: but in vain.
(Mat 21:16) And said vnto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Iesus said vnto them, Yea: read ye neuer, By the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast made perfite the praise?
(Notes Reference) And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast (h) perfected praise?
(h) You have made most perfect. We read in David, "Thou hast established" or "grounded", and if the matter is considered well, the evangelist says here the same thing, for that which is most perfect is stable and sure.
(Mat 21:17) So hee left them, and went out of the citie vnto Bethania, and lodged there.
(Notes Reference) (3) And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
(3) Christ does in this way forsake the wicked, for he has a consideration and regard for his Church.
(Mat 21:18) And in the morning, as he returned into the citie, he was hungrie,
(Notes Reference) (4) Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
(4) Hypocrites will at length have their masks discovered, and any false faces taken away.
(Mat 21:19) And seeing a figge tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaues onely, and said to it, Neuer fruite grow on thee henceforwards. And anon the figge tree withered.
(Mat 21:20) And when his disciples saw it, they marueiled, saying, How soone is the figge tree withered!
(Mat 21:21) And Iesus answered and said vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, if ye haue faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only doe that, which I haue done to the figge tree, but also if ye say vnto this mountaine, Take thy selfe away, and cast thy selfe into the sea, it shalbe done.
(Notes Reference) (5) Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and (i) doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
(5) How great the force of faith is.
(i) The Greek word signifies a fixing or wavering of mind, so that we cannot tell which way to take.
(Mat 21:22) And whatsoeuer ye shall aske in prayer, if ye beleeue, ye shall receiue it.
(Mat 21:23) And whe he was come into the Temple, the chiefe Priestes, and the Elders of the people came vnto him, as he was teaching, and saide, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie?
(Notes Reference) (6) And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what (k) authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
(6) Against those who neglect the doctrine and bind the calling and vocation to an ordinary succession, going about by that false pretext, to stop Christ's mouth.
(k) Or by what power.
(Mat 21:24) Then Iesus answered and said vnto them, I also will aske of you a certaine thing, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authoritie I doe these things.
(Notes Reference) And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you (l) one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
(l) One thing, that is to say, I will ask you one thing first before I answer your questions.
(Mat 21:25) The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it? from heauen, or of men? Then they reasoned among themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say vnto vs, Why did ye not then beleeue him?
(Notes Reference) The (m) baptism of John, whence was it? from (n) heaven, or of men? And they (o) reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
(m) The preaching of John is called by the figure "baptism" because he preached the baptism of repentance, etc.; (Mar 1:4; Act 19:3).
(n) From God, and so it is plainly seen how these are set one against another.
(o) Beat their heads about it, and mused, or laid their heads together.
(Mat 21:26) And if we say, Of men, we feare the multitude, for all holde Iohn as a Prophet.
(Mat 21:27) Then they answered Iesus, and said, We can not tell. And he said vnto them, Neither tell I you by what authoritie I doe these things.
(Mat 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.
(Mat 21:29) But he answered, and said, I will not: yet afterward he repented himselfe, and went.
(Mat 21:30) Then came he to the second, and said likewise. And he answered, and said, I will, Syr: yet he went not.
(Mat 21:31) Whether of them twaine did the will of the father? They saide vnto him, The first. Iesus saide vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that the Publicanes and the harlots goe before you into the kingdome of God.
(Notes Reference) 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 (p) go into the kingdom of God before you.
(p) 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.
(Mat 21:32) For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnes, and yee beleeued him not: but the Publicanes, and the harlots beleeued him, and ye, though ye sawe it, were not mooued with repentance afterward, that ye might beleeue him.
(Notes Reference) For John came unto you in the (q) 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.
(q) Living uprightly, being of good and honest behaviour; For the Hebrews use this word "way" for life and manners.
(Mat 21:33) Heare another parable, There was a certaine housholder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepresse therein, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange countrey.
(Notes Reference) (8) Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a (r) tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
(8) Those men are often the cruellest enemies of the Church, to whose faithfulness it is committed: But the vocation of God is neither tied to time, place, nor person.
(r) Made the place strong: for a tower is the strongest place of a wall.
(Mat 21:34) And when the time of the fruite drewe neere, hee sent his seruants to the husbandmen to receiue the fruites thereof.
(Mat 21:35) And ye husbandmen tooke his seruants and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
(Mat 21:36) Againe hee sent other seruants, moe then the first: and they did the like vnto them.
(Mat 21:37) But last of all he sent vnto them his owne sonne, saying, They will reuerence my sonne.
(Mat 21:38) But when the husbandmen saw the sonne, they saide among themselues, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, and let vs take his inheritance.
(Notes Reference) But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us (s) seize on his inheritance.
(s) Literally, "let us hold it fast".
(Mat 21:39) So they tooke him, and cast him out of the vineyarde, and slewe him.
(Mat 21:40) When therefore the Lord of the vineyarde shall come, what will hee doe to those husbandmen?
(Mat 21:41) They saide vnto him, Hee will cruelly destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard vnto other husbandmen, which shall deliuer him the fruites in their seasons.
(Notes Reference) They say unto him, He will (t) miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
(t) A kind of proverb, showing what punishment the wicked are worthy of.
(Mat 21:42) Iesus saide vnto them, Read ye neuer in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders refused, the same is made the head of the corner? This was the Lordes doing, and it is marueilous in our eyes.
(Notes Reference) Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the (u) builders rejected, the same is (x) become the (y) head of the corner: (z) this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
(u) Master builders, who are chief builders of the house, that is of the Church.
(x) Began to be.
(y) The chiefest stone in the corner is called the head of the corner: which bears up the couplings or joints of the whole building.
(z) 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.
(Mat 21:43) Therefore say I vnto you, The kingdome of God shalbe taken from you, and shalbe giuen to a nation, which shall bring foorth the fruites thereof.
(Notes Reference) Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the (a) fruits thereof.
(a) 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).
(Mat 21:44) And whosoeuer shall fall on this stone, he shalbe broken: but on whomsoeuer it shall fall, it will dash him a pieces.
(Notes Reference) And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will (b) grind him to powder.
(b) 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.
(Mat 21:45) And when the chiefe Priestes and Pharises had heard his parables, they perceiued that hee spake of them.
(Mat 21:46) And they seeking to laye handes on him, feared the people, because they tooke him as a Prophet.
(Notes Reference) (9) But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
(9) The wicked can do nothing but what God wills.