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The unprofitable (τον αχρειον). Useless (α privative and χρειος, useful) and so unprofitable, injurious. Doing nothing is doing ha…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And cast, etc. (See Barnes on Matthew 8:12).
The spiritual meaning of the parable may be thus summed up:
- The servants …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Cast ye the unprofitable servant... — We have so far considered the special punishment of sloth, but it is not comp…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
The servant who had gained five talents in addition to his lord’s five was allowed to keep them all, for his master spoke of him which has ten …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Glossa Ordinaria: In the preceding parable is set forth the condemnation of those who have not prepared sufficient oil for the…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The talent entrusted to this wicked servant is taken from him, and the relationship between master and servant is severed. The talent is given to t…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. We have also explained,695 under Matthew 8:12, that outer darkness
John Gill
JohnGill
And cast you the unprofitable servant
All the servants of Christ are unprofitable with respect to God; for no man ca…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from Him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Ch…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Previously, the Lord tells a parable about the Judgment, in which some are condemned for not keeping the interior spiritual good they had received,…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson