Origen, COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, Part II, Complete

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But the parable in Luke represents with more clearness, that "a certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return," and when going, "he called ten servants, and gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye till I come." [6125] But the nobleman, being hated by his own citizens, who sent an ambassage after him, as they did not wish him to reign over them, came back again, having received the kingdom, and told the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to himself that he might know what they had gained by trading. And, seeing what they had done, to him who had made the one pound ten pounds, rendering praise in the words, "Well done, thou good servant, because thou wast found faithful in a very little," [6126] he gives to him authority over ten cities, to-wit, those which were under his kingdom. And to another, who had multiplied the pound fivefold, he did not render the praise which he assigned to the first, nor did he specify the word "authority," as in the case of the first, but said to him, "Be thou also over five cities." [6127] But to him who had tied up the pound in a napkin, he said, "Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant;" [6128] and he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. [6129] Who, then, in regard to this parable, will not say that the nobleman, who goes into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return, is Christ, going, as it were, into another country to receive the kingdoms of this world, and the things in it? And those who have received the ten talents are those who have been entrusted with the dispensation of the Word which has been committed unto them. And His citizens who did not wish Him to reign over them when He was a citizen in the world in respect of His incarnation, [6130] are perhaps Israel who disbelieved Him, and perhaps also the Gentiles who disbelieved Him.

[6125] Luke xix. 12, 13.

[6126] Luke xix. 17.

[6127] Luke xix. 19. See note 4, p. 500.

[6128] Luke xix. 22.

[6129] Luke xix. 24.

[6130] Luke xix. 14.

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