Verse 24
he which: Our Lord placed the example of negligence in him to whom the least was committed, probably to "intimate" says Doddridge, "that we are accountable for the smallest advantage with which we are entrusted; but it cannot imply that they who have received much will ordinarily pass their account best; for it is too plain, in fact, that most of those whose dignity, wealth, and genius give them the greatest opportunities of service, seem to forget that they have any Master in heaven to serve, or any future reckoning to expect; and many render themselves much more criminal than this wicked and slothful servant who hid his talents in the earth."
Lord: Matthew 7:21, Luke 6:46
I knew: Matthew 20:12, Job 21:14, Job 21:15, Isaiah 58:3, Jeremiah 2:31, Jeremiah 44:16-Job :, Ezekiel 18:25-Joel :, Malachi 1:12, Malachi 1:13, Malachi 3:14, Malachi 3:15, Luke 15:29, Luke 19:20-Song of Solomon :, Romans 8:7, Romans 9:20
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:27 - The Lord hated us 1 Kings 20:40 - So shall thy judgment be 1 Chronicles 13:12 - How Proverbs 20:4 - therefore Ezekiel 33:17 - General Matthew 25:44 - when Luke 19:21 - I feared 2 Corinthians 11:13 - false
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