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But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
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The Plowman's Focus
Commentators universally agree that Jesus uses a powerful and practical farming analogy. Just as a plowman must fix his eyes forward to plow a straight line, a disciple must maintain an unwavering focus on following Christ. Scholars note that for ancient farmers, looking back would ruin the work, making the person unfit for the task.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
No man, having put his hand, &c. To put one's hand to a plough is a proverbial expression to signify undertaking any business. So that a p…
Having put his hand to the plough (επιβαλων την χειρα επ' αροτρον). Second aorist active participle of επιβαλλω, an old and common…
19th Century
Anglican
No man, having put his hand to the plough . . .—The image which our Lord used was, as usual, one that went home to the pe…
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Baptist
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus s…
Although saying good-by is not at all the emotional equivalent of a funeral, it still represents a family duty that must be forsaken for service to…
16th Century
Protestant
He who, after having put his hand to the plough, shall look back, is unfit for the kingdom of God. We must carefully inquire what this dec…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus said unto him The copulative "and", is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions:…
Here is one who is eager to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we intend to follow Christ, …
