[Footnote 4: Gr. _bondservants_.] [Footnote 5: This talent was probably worth about $1200.] [Footnote 6: Gr. _bondservant_.] [Footnote 7: Or, _loan_.] [Footnote 8: The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth about seventeen cents.] [Footnote a: Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.] [Footnote b: The king forgave the servant $1,200,000; the servant refused to forgive $17. We might say in round numbers, a million, and ten dollars.] § 93. THE MESSIAH'S FOLLOWERS MUST GIVE UP EVERYTHING FOR HIS SERVICE Matt. 8:19-22 |Luke 9:57-62 | 19 And there came [1]a scribe, |57 And as they went in the way, a and said unto him, [2]Master, I| certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever | will follow thee whithersoever 20 thou goest. And Jesus saith |58 thou goest. And Jesus said unto unto him, The foxes have holes,| him, The foxes have holes, and and the birds of the heaven | the birds of the heaven _have_ _have_ [3]nests; but the Son of| [3]nests; but the Son of man man hath not where to lay his | hath not where to lay his head. 21 head. And another of the |59 And he said unto another, disciples saith unto him, Lord,| Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury | suffer me first to go and bury 22 my father. But Jesus saith unto|60 my father. But he said unto him, Follow me; and leave the | him, Leave the dead to bury dead to bury their own dead. | their own dead; but go thou and | publish abroad the kingdom of |61 God. And another also said, I | will follow thee, Lord; but | first suffer me to bid farewell | to them that are at my house. |62 But Jesus said unto him, No man, | having put his hand to the | plough, and looking back, is fit | for the kingdom of God. [Footnote 1: Gr. _one scribe_.] [Footnote 2: Or, _Teacher_.] [Footnote 3: Gr. _lodging-places_.] § 94. THE UNBELIEVING BROTHERS OF JESUS COUNSEL HIM TO EXHIBIT HIMSELF IN JUDEA, AND HE REJECTS THE ADVICE John 7:2-9