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"It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
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Every Believer Has a Job
Commentators agree that the 'man' in the parable is Christ, the 'house' is the Church, and the 'servants' are all believers. Upon His ascension, Christ entrusted His followers with specific work and the authority to carry it out. The core message is that every Christian has a God-given responsibility to fulfill while awaiting His return.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who left his house. The word house often means family. Our Saviour here represents himself as going away, leaving his household, the Churc…
Commanded also the porter to watch (κα τω θυρωρω ενετειλατο ινα γρηγορη). The porter or door-keeper (θυρωρος), as well as all the …
19th Century
Anglican
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey.—The italics indicate, as usual, that the words are not found in the Greek. Their abse…
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God’s people must remain on guard because they do not know when God’s appointed time is. The Parousia could occur at any time.
The parable he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[For the son of man is] as a man taking a far journey Or this case of the son of man's coming to take vengeance on t…
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, d…
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