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That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, `Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.`
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An Anger That Blesses
Commentators note that the master's anger is not petty but a righteous response to the insult of his rejected invitation. Charles Spurgeon highlights that this is a 'happy anger that explodes in blessing.' Instead of simply punishing the ungrateful, the master's response is to invent a new way to show mercy by extending the invitation to a wider, more inclusive group.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Showed his lord. He told his master about the excuses of those who had been invited. Their conduct was remarkable, and it was his duty to …
Being angry (οργισθεις). First aorist (ingressive) passive, becoming angry.
Quickly (ταχεως). The dinner i…
19th Century
Anglican
The master of the house being angry...—The element of righteous indignation is more strongly emphasized in the an…
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Baptist
Said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the…
The host “became angry” because the rejections were a personal insult. The “streets” were those roads traveled by a wide variety of people, whereas…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So that servant came and showed his Lord these things , &c.] The several excuses which those that were bidden to the…
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In this parable, observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of one who kn…
