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Mat 25:34. Τότε, κ.τ.λ., then, etc.) cf. this address with that to the kids [Eng. Vers., goats] in Mat 25:41.
Here, Come:
There, Depart from me:
ye blessed of my Father; ye cursed:
inherit the kingdom: into the fire:
prepared for you: prepared for the devil and his angels:
from the foundation of the world. eternal. (so called in ver. 46).
-ὁ Βασιλεὺς, the King) an appellation full of majesty, and joyful only to the godly; see Mat 25:40.-τοῦ Πατρός Μου, of My Father) We have been chosen in Christ.-κληρονομήσατε, inherit) Therefore the γὰρ, for, in the next verse ought not to be pressed too much.-ἡτοιμασμένην, prepared) There is an intimate relation between this verb and the noun καταβολὴ, foundation.-ὑμῖν, for you) Therefore elect men have not supplied the place of the angels who sinned.-ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, from the foundation of the world) The preposition ἀπὸ, from, corresponds with the Hebrew מ, which signifies before; cf. Eph 1:4. When good and bad are compared together, good is frequently described by eternity, so to speak, antecedent; bad, by its hereafter: thus it is in this verse; cf. Mat 25:41, and 1Co 2:7; 1Co 2:6.