and refused by him : by doing which lie betrays himself. The past tense, were not worthy, is used to show that the opportunity of the unworthy has passed away.
9. Tag dit%6do<j$, the cross ways) It would be pleasant to see a map of the journeys of all the apostles through the world, like that of St Paul's Voyages and Travels. — 6<5og signifies the whole road, — dis^odoi, the parts, and as it were, branches of it.
10. 2uv?jyayoi>, brought together) partly by calling them as they had been commanded, and partly by employing unjustifiable compulsion. — Tovjjpoug rs KO,I aya&ovg, both bad and good) A pro verbial mode, as it were, of expression.1
11. "Avdpuvov, a man) Some remarkable one amongst the many bad who were called, and yet not chosen ; who is indivi dually a sample of all such, one whom you would especially suppose to be chosen, and from whose not being chosen, the small number of the chosen is perceived. The singular number is emphatic ; for the passage would otherwise have equally ad mitted of the plural. — Mdu?j,a yapou, a wedding garment)* sc. the righteousness of Christ ; see Gnomon on ch. vi. 33.
12. 'EraTps, comrade) A word of ambiguous meaning, which is also applied to those with whom we are not on terms of inti macy or friendship. — nag, x.r.x., how, etc.) by what culpable in dulgence of the servants 1 by what audacity on thine own part ? — [jpi/Mrt&l, he was speechless) By this speechlessness [implying, as it does, that the lost perish altogether through their own fault] all objections whatever that are directed against Christi anity are dissipated. — V. g.]
13. A/axovo;j, attendants) Servants, <3oDAo/, are sent forth ; at tendants, didxovoi, wait at table ; see John ii. 5. — gx/3«Xg« sis, x.r.X., cast him into, etc.) This will take place a little before the nuptial evening ; see Rev. xix. 20.
14.3 noXXo/ jap, x.r.X.,/or many, etc.) Our Lord adds this
1 This is the aspect of the Church in the present day. It was not exactly such instructions as these that the King had given to His servants, ver. 9. No one is good before his call : but when the call has been duly accepted, all things are well.. — V. g.
2 Beng. states, in the note of the Germ. Vers. on this passage, that the persons themselves who were celebrating the marriage feast, distributed such garments to the guests. — E. B.
3 tx.ii itsrott — TroXAoi ydp ilai XA»TO<) Two expressions somewhat frequently