Sinners above all (αμαρτωλο παρα παντας). Παρα means "beside," placed beside all the Galileans, and so beyond or above (with the a…

Suppose ye, etc. From this answer, it would appear that they supposed that the fact that these men had been killed in this manner proved t…

Do you suppose that these Galileans . . .?—The tale had probably been told with a conviction, expressed …

"Do you imagine that there was some extraordinary guilt which brought this judgment upon them, and that those who were spared may be supposed to ha…

Glossa Ordinaria: As He had been speaking of the punishments of sinners, a story was fittingly told to Him about the punishmen…

We cannot be certain as to the exact incident referred to in v.1. The social tension made revolutionary activity in those days possible at any time…

Do you imagine? etc. This passage is highly useful, if only because this disease is almost natural to us: to be too rigorous and severe in…

And Jesus answering, said to them
Neither approving, nor condemning Pilate's action; and though he allowed the Galil…

Christ was informed about the death of some Galileans. This tragic story is briefly recounted here and is not mentioned by historians. In Christ's …