Luke Chapter 19, Verse 22
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22: λεγει δε αυτω εκ του στοματος σου κρινω σε πονηρε δουλε ηδεις οτι εγω ανθρωπος αυστηρος ειμι αιρων ο ουκ εθηκα και θεριζων ο ουκ εσπειρα
22: And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge
thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere
man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did
not sow:
22: He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked
servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid
not down and reaping that which I did not sow.
Out of thine own mouth. By your own statement, or your own views of
my character. If you knew that this was my character, and knew
that I would be rigid, firm, and even severe, it would have been the part
of wisdom in you to have made the best use of the money in your power;
but as you knew my character beforehand, and was well acquainted with
the fact that I should demand a strict compliance with your obligation,
you have no right to complain if you are condemned accordingly.
We are not to suppose that God is unjust or austere; but what we are to learn from this is, that as men know that God will be just, and will call them to a strict account in the day of judgment, they ought to be prepared to meet him, and that they cannot then complain if God should condemn them.
