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Mat 21:41. Κακοὺς κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς, He will miserably destroy those wicked men[941]) An act of retaliation.[942] He will do so miserably with reference to the miserable and wicked husbandmen: cf. in Heb 10:29, χείρονος-τιμωρίσς SORER punishment.-ἐκδώσεται, will let out) In the Church gathered from the Gentiles, the ministers and overseers enjoy great liberty.[943] The same verb occurs in Mat 21:33.-καιροῖς, seasons) sc. different seasons.-αὐτῶν, their, of them) referring to καρποὺς, the fruits, in Mat 21:34.
[941] In the original the words are, “κακοὺς κακῶς-male malos,” which cannot be rendered in English so as to give the full force of the words: perhaps “ill (adverb) them ill (adjective)” is about the nearest approach that can be made-or, He will wretchedly destroy those wretches.-(I. B.)
[942] Talio-i.e. doing ill to ill doers.-(I. B.)
[943] Such as the Jewish Church did not enjoy, as being but local and elementary.-ED.