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and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
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Commentators emphasize this warning is for those inside the church, especially leaders. The servant is judged as a 'hypocrite' because his outward profession as a servant of Christ was a mask for an inward life of selfishness and sin. As Charles Spurgeon notes, the punishment of being 'cut asunder' is a grimly fitting end for someone who was already living a divided, two-faced life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shall cut him asunder. This kind of punishment was practiced in ancient times. Sometimes it was done by the sword, sometimes by saws. It w…
19th Century
Anglican
And shall cut him asunder — Here also, as in the case of the faithful servant, the words have more than one fulfillment. This form…
Baptist
He was a servant, you see. So this is a warning, not to the outside world, but to you who are inside the nominal church and who profess to be serva…
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If the servant is wicked and lacks faithfulness and wisdom (v.45), he may convince himself that the master “is staying away a long time”—perhaps a …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And shall cut him asunder The Persic version renders it, "he shall separate him from himself": he shall separate sou…
To watch for Christ's coming, is to maintain that disposition of mind in which we would be willing for our Lord to find us.
We know that we …
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13th Century
Catholic
After the Lord affirmed the uncertainty of the hour of His coming, He advises vigilance. This advice is twofold:
