Editorial note — XVIII. THE PROPHECY ON THE MOUNT. Matt xxiv., xxv.
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[22]In the parable of the pounds the number of servants is ten, and there, too, only three are selected as examples.
[23]It is not forgotten that the word translated "nations" is commonly applied to the Gentiles as distinguished from the Jews; but clearly there is no such limitation here. No commentator, at least of any note, suggests that the Jews as a nation are not among the nations gathered around the throne.