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Matthew 20:34

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Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brownv. 34

PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD. (Mat. 20:1-16) For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, &c.--The figure of a vineyard, to represent the rearing of souls for heaven, the culture required and provided for that purpose, and the care and pains which God takes in that whole matter, is familiar to every reader of the Bible. (Psa 80:8-16; Isa 5:1-7; Jer 2:21; Luk 20:9-16; Joh 15:1-8). At vintage time, as WEBSTER and WILKINSON remark, labor was scarce, and masters were obliged to be early in the market to secure it. Perhaps the pressing nature of the work of the Gospel, and the comparative paucity of laborers, may be incidentally suggested, Mat 9:37-38. The "laborers," as in Mat 9:38, are first, the official servants of the Church, but after them and along with them all the servants of Christ, whom He has laid under the weightiest obligation to work in His service.

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Strong's Concordancev. 34

δέ (dé, G1161) — but, and, etc. Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, G2424) — Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites σπλαγχνίζομαι (splanchnízomai, G4697) — to have the bowels yearn, i.e. (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity ἅπτομαι (háptomai, G680) — properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. to touch (in many implied relations) αὐτός (autós, G846) — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the… ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, G3788) — the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the… καί (kaí, G2532) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other… εὐθέως (euthéōs, G2112) — directly, i.e. at once or soon ἀναβλέπω (anablépō, G308) — to look up; by implication, to recover sight ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō, G190) — properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple)

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So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

Luke 7:13rank 5

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