Even of yourselves (κα αφ' εαυτων). Without the presence and teaching of Jesus they had light enough to tell what is right (το δικ…

Yea, and why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?—Better, judge that which is just. The meaning of…

Theophylact of Ohrid: When He spoke about preaching and called it a sword, His hearers may have been troubled, not knowing …

And why even of yourselves, etc.? Here Christ opens up the source of the evil and, as it were, applies the lancet to the ulcer. He tells t…

Yea, and why even of yourselves
From their own observation, as in discerning the signs of the weather; in a rational…

Christ would have people be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain peace with God before …