On the morrow (επ την αυριον). Towards the morrow as in Ac 4:5. (Cf. also Ac 3:1). Syriac Sinaitic has it "at dawn of the day." An…

Two pence. About 27 cents, or 1 shilling and 2 pence. This may seem a small sum, but we should remember that that sum was probably ten tim…

Two pence—that is, two denarii, according to Matthew 20:2 the average wages of a labourer for two days; or, taking the es…

And brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence,

A much more valuable su…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: The lawyer, when praised by our Savior for having answered correctly, erupts in pride, thinking he ha…

“Took pity” (GK 5072) implies a deep feeling of sympathy, a striking response that stands in contrast not only to the attitude of the priest and th…

And on the morrow when he departed
Having taken care of him all night, and put him into a comfortable way, leaves hi…

If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbor w…