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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:19

“And will deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day he will be raised up.” The fact that He must die means that Jesus is aware from the beginning that it will be at the hands of the Romans, for they alone had the power to carry out the death sentence. But here it is spelled out for the first time, as is the fact that His death will be by crucifixion. This would come as no surprise to One who had constantly spoken of taking up the cross. Indeed the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:20

‘Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him.” In the context of His speaking of His death the mother of two of His disciples, James and John, seeks Him out, accompanied by her two sons. She bows humbly before Him and indicates that she has a request to make. The mother of the two sons of Zebedee (see Matthew 27:56) was probably called Salome (Mark 15:40). She may well have been Jesus’ aunt (John 19:25). This last would... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:21

‘And he said to her, ‘What is your wish?’ She says to him, ‘Command that these my two sons may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your kingly rule.” ’ When Jesus indicates His willingness to hear what she has to say she asks Him to ‘command’ that her two sons have the places of privilege when He takes up His kingship, one on the right hand and the other on the left. She assumes that He will have autonomous power, and will be able to command what He wants. This suggestion... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:22

‘But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They say to him, “We are able.” Jesus then turns to the two young men who are standing there, possibly a little embarrassed, but certainly hopeful. They are totally involved with the request. And He points out to them that they do not know what they are asking. For if they did they would have recognised that they were now seeking places of intense and continual suffering.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:23

‘He says to them, “You will indeed drink my cup. But to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared of my Father.” ’ All this Jesus knows. But as He looks at them, He loves them, and He is indeed aware of what they must suffer for His Name’s sake. So instead of pointing out that they are mistaken and have no idea what they are promising, He descends to a certain extent to their level and acknowledges that they will indeed... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:24

‘And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two brothers.’ When news reached the ears of the ten about this attempt to pre-empt the allocation of the most important positions, they were furious. Each of them felt that they had a right to stake a claim, and felt that this was an underhand way of going about it. But it was merely in each case an act of selfishness. All wanted to be equal, as long as they were among those who were more equal than others. For each... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:25

‘But Jesus called them to him, and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them” ’ He points out to them that it is the way of the world, and especially of the Gentiles who are the very ones who will exercise their power against Him (Matthew 20:19), that rulers lord it over people, and great ones vaunt their authority over people. This is what sitting on a ‘throne’ means to them, and it is true even of the most... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:26-27

“It shall not be so among you. But whoever would become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever would be first among you shall be your slave.” But it is to be very different among the Apostles. That is why this seeking after positions is so unseemly. For the one who would be great among them must seek rather how they can serve, and the one who would be first among them (sitting at His right hand or His left) must recognise that it involves acting like a slave. This is what ‘sitting... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:28

“Even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” And they must take as their supreme example the Son of Man. He Who was destined to come out of suffering to receive the throne and the glory, had not come to exercise lordship and vaunted authority, nor to look to men to serve Him and cringe be humble before Him, nor to sit on a throne of pride. Rather He had come to serve, and His future throne would be a throne of service (Luke 12:37; Luke... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:1-16

Matthew 20:1-Nehemiah : . Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard.— It is possible (as it is necessary) to distinguish two interpretations of this splendid parable, ( a) that intended by Jesus, ( b) that suggested by the evangelist. To Mt. the vineyard is the Christian community: those who joined it early and those who join it late may expect the same reward. There will be no distinction between them at the Parousia. It is probable that we should omit Matthew 20:16 as well as the words “... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:19

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:26-27

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:28

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:1-16

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