But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ de | G1161 | but · conjunction |
| they made light of | ἀμελήσαντες amelēsantes | G272 | to be careless of · verb — aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine |
| and went their ways | ἀπῆλθον, apēlthon | G565 | to go off (i.e. depart) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| one | οἱ hoi | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine |
| to | εἰς eis | G1519 | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition |
| his | ἴδιον idion | G2398 | pertaining to self · adjective — accusative singular masculine |
| farm | ἀγρόν, agron | G68 | a field (as a drive for cattle) · noun — accusative singular masculine |
| another | τὸν ton | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular masculine |
| to | εἰς eis | G1519 | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) |
| his | αὐτοῦ· autou | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine |
| merchandise | ἐμπορίαν emporian | G1711 | traffic · noun — accusative singular feminine |
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But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
But they made light of it,.... The invitation. They neglected the ministry of the Gospel; they did not care for it, nor showed any regard to it: and this is the ease, when either it is not attended on, though there is an opportunity, yet having no heart to embrace it, and no value for it, neglect attendance on it; and which often arises from loving of the world too much: or when it is attended on, but in a very negligent and careless manner; when men pull away the shoulder, or stop their ears; when they do not mind what they hear, let it slip and forget it; when they are unconcerned for it, and their thoughts are employed about other things: or when the Gospel and the ordinances of it are lo…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:1-14 Matthew 22:1-14 Luke 14:15-24 1. And Jesus answering, spoke again by parables, and said, 2. The kingdom of heaven is like a human king who made a marriage for his son, 3. And sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage, and they refused to come. 4. Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Lo, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage. 5. But they treated it with indifference, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise: 6. And the rest took his servants, and abused and killed them. 7. But when the king heard it, he was angry, and sent hi…
Read the whole note in the consoleThose who were invited refers to the nation of Israel, who ignored God’s servants, the prophets (see study note on Matt 21:33-46).
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For men are taken up with worldly ambition as with a farm; and many through covetousness are engrossed with trafficking.
Whosoever then intent upon earthly business, or devoted to the actions of this world, feigns to be meditating upon the mystery of the Lord's Passion, and to be living accordingly, is he that refuses to come to the King's wedding on pretext of going to his farm or his merchandize.
There follows: "But they neglected it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business." To go to a farm is to devote oneself immoderately to earthly labor; to go to business is to yearn for the profits of worldly activities. For when one person is intent on earthly labor and another is given over to the activities of this world, each refuses to consider the mystery of the Lord's incarnation and to live according to it—as if going off to a farm or to business, he declines to come to the king's wedding.
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