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And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

With one consent (απο μιας). Some feminine substantive like γνωμης or ψυχης has to be supplied. This precise idiom occurs nowhere …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I have bought a piece of ground. Perhaps he had purchased it on condition that he found it as good as it had been represented to him.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They all with one consent . . .—The Greek phrase, as the italics show, is elliptical; but the English idiom expresses its…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Yet it was supper time, and people do not generally go to see pieces of ground at night; and if the man had bought the land, he ought to have seen …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Eusebius of Caesarea: Our Lord had just taught us to prepare our feasts for those who cannot repay, since we will have our …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The striking thing is that “all” of them declined. Their excuses are weak. One man “must” go to see a purchased field he probably had seen before h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they all with one consent began to make excuse
Or, "they all together", as the Vulgate Latin version, (

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In this parable, observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of one who kn…

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