In the meantime (εν οις). It is a classic idiom to start a sentence or even a paragraph as here with a relative, "in which things …

In the meantime. While he was speaking with the scribes and Pharisees, as recorded in the last chapter.

An innumerable multitud…

In the mean time.—More literally, When the myriads of the multitude were gathered together. The words must be taken in im…

Meanwhile, when an innumerable multitude of people were gathered together, so that they trampled one another, he began to say to his disciples …

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Pharisees indeed sought to trap Jesus in His words, so that they might lead the people away from …

Again Luke notes the crowds, emphasizing the extremely large size of this one. Jesus addresses the disciples “first”; the crowds received his words…

In the mean time, while Christ was discoursing with the Pharisees, and they were using him in the vilest manner, throwing…

A firm belief in the doctrine of God's universal providence, and its extent, would satisfy us when we are in peril and encourage us to trust God in…