According to appearance (κατ' οψιν). And so, superficially. See 11:44. Also not "righteous" (δικαιαν) judgment.

Judge not according to the appearance. Not as a thing first offers itself to you, without reflection or candour. In appearance, t…

Judge not according to the appearance.—He has put the case before them in its true light and from their own point of view…

Perhaps some of the same people who had asked Christ, "Who goeth about to kill thee?" now inquired, "Is not this he, whom they seek to…

St. John Chrysostom: The Jews brought two charges against Christ: one, that He broke the Sabbath; the other, that He said God …

Circumcision was initiated by Abraham (Genesis 17:9–14) and explicitly commanded in the law of Moses (Leviticus 12:3). Beca…

Judge not according to the appearance. Having concluded his defense, he also rebukes them because they are carried away by wicked disposit…

Judge not according to the appearance
Or through respect of persons, and so as to please men, the Scribes and Pharis…

Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own discovery, but is from God's word, through the teaching of His…

1. After the Evangelist mentioned how our Lord’s relatives urged him to go to Judea, he also tells us what Christ replied to them. He then t…