To whomsoever much is given (παντ δε ω εδοθη πολυ). Here is inverse attraction from ο to παντ (Robertson, Grammar, pp. 767f…

Few stripes. The Jews never inflicted more than forty stripes for one offence, Deuteronomy 25:3. For smaller offences they infl…

He that knew not.—The words manifest the tenderness of a considerate equity, like that which uttered itself in our Lord’s words as…

And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. B…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Our Lord here points to something still greater and more terrible. The unfaithful steward will not on…

Jesus concludes this section by explaining God’s principle of judgment. The servants here represent those who sin willingly and knowingly (cf.[Refe…

To whomever much has been given. Christ shows by another circumstance that the more highly favored disciples ought to receive more severe …

But he that knew not
His Lord's will; either not having the means of knowing it, as the Heathens; or through neglect…

All are to apply to themselves what Christ says in His word and to inquire about it. No one is left so ignorant that they do not know many things t…