Matthew 9:23-25 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,… He gives us for a season spirits taken out of His universe brings them into temporary contact with us: and we call them father, mother, sister, child, friend. But just as in some places, on one day in the year, the way or path is closed in order to remind the public that they pass by sufferance and not by right, in order that no lapse of time may establish "adverse possession," so does God give warning to us. Every ache and pain: every wrinkle you see stamping itself on parent's brow: every accident which reveals the uncertain tenure of life and possessions: every funeral bell that tolls — are only God's reminders that we are tenants at will and not by right — pensioners on the bounty of an hour. He is closing up. the right of way, warning fairly that what we have is lent, not given: His, not ours. (F. W. Robertson, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,WEB: When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder, |
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