Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 24:46
Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Verse 46. Blessed is that servant] His blessedness consists in his master’s approbation.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he cometh,…. Whether in a way of judgment, as against Jerusalem; or at death, when he comes to remove him out of time, into eternity; or at the day of judgment, when he, the righteous judge, will give the crown of righteousness to him:
shall find so doing; acting the faithful and wise part, ruling the household of God well; giving to all wholesome food, a proper portion of it, and that in the right time.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(46) Blessed is that servant.The words, taken in their letter, seem to refer only to those who shall thus be found at the time of the final Advent. Christian insight has, however, rightly given them a wider application. As there are days of the Lord in the history of churches and nations, so the Lord comes to men in the crises of their individual lives; and one such coming is that day of death which closes the trial-time of their earthly life, and brings them into the presence of the Judge.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
46. When he cometh To the judgment, the same coming as Mat 24:3; Mat 24:27; Mat 24:29-30, etc.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.”
And the one who is faithfully doing it when his Lord comes will be blessed by God. he will hear Him say, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Mat 24:46-47. Blessed is that servant “You, the ministers of religion, ought to be particularly faithful in the discharge of your duty; for it is not an ordinary trust which is committed to your charge; you are stewards, whose business it is to take care of the whole family; and who, because of the influence which your example may have upon the rest, ought to be remarkably diligent, that you may provoke your fellows to be frugal, active, and sober. Your duty is, to be well acquainted with the stores of evangelical truths, and to understand how they may be best applied. You should know likewise the characters of the various persons under your charge; that you may be able to give every one of them their portion of meat in due season: and if when I come, I find you thus employed, you areblessed; for I will highly reward you with the joys of my kingdom; even as an earthly master bestows particular marks of respect on such servants as have been remarkably faithful in any important trust.” We may just observe, that as no peculiar rewards were conferred on any of the Apostles, or other faithful ministers, at the time of Christ’s coming to destroy Jerusalem, this clause sufficiently proves a reference to the final judgment; and will not permit us, with Dr. Hammond, to understand the Gnostics, or with Dr. Whitby, the apostate Jews, as particularly intended by the subsequent mention of the wicked servant; which seems plainlyto refer to a debauched and persecuting clergy, hypocritically pretending to a distinguished zeal for Christian forms and institutions. See Hammond, Whitby, and Doddridge.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Ver. 46. Blessed is that servant ] It was Augustine’s wish, that Christ when he came might find him aut precantem, aut praedicantem, either praying or preaching. It was Latimer’s wish (and he had it) that he might shed his heart blood for Christ. It was Jewel’s wish that he might die preaching, and he did so, for presently after his last sermon at Lacock in Wiltshire, he was, by reason of sickness, forced to his bed, from whence he never came off till his translation to glory. a I have heard the like of Mr Lancaster, a precious man of God, some time pastor of Bloxham in Oxfordshire, a man very famous for his living by faith. Cushamerus, a dutch divine, and one of the first preachers of the Gospel at Erfurt in Germany, had his pulpit poisoned by the malicious Papists there, and so took his death in God’s work. b What, would you that the Lord when he comes should find me idle? said Calvin to his friends, who wished him to forbear studying awhile, for his health’ sake. c And such a like answer made Doctor Reynolds to his physician upon the like occasion. Elijah was going on and talking with Elisha (about heavenly things, no doubt) when the chariot of heaven came to fetch him. There can be no better posture or state for the messenger of our dissolution to find us in than in a diligent prosecution of our general or particular calling.
a Bishop Jewel’s Life by D. Humphrey.
b In suggestu veneno illito extinctus est. Scult. Annal. 80.
c Beza in Vita, An propter vitam vivendi perdere finem.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Mat 24:46 answers the question by felicitation. , mplying that the virtue described is rare ( vide on chap. Mat 5:3 ): a rare servant, who is not demoralised by delay, but keeps steadfastly doing his duty. . . , this one among a thousand is fit to be put in charge of the whole of his master’s estate.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
Blessed = Happy. As in Mat 5:3.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Mat 24:46. , shall find) Therefore we are not under compulsion.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
Mat 25:34, Luk 12:37, Luk 12:43, Phi 1:21-23, 2Ti 4:6-8, 2Pe 1:13-15, Rev 2:19, Rev 16:15
Reciprocal: Pro 27:18 – shall be Eze 48:11 – charge Mat 5:3 – Blessed Luk 12:42 – Who 1Co 4:5 – until
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:46
The servant does not know when his lord will return, but if he is always faithful to his duty it will not matter when it occurs, for his faithfulness is what will bring him the blessing of the master of the house.