Some of the Pharisees (τινες των Φαρισαιων). Luke seems to imply by "from the multitude" (απο του οχλου) that these Pharisees were…

And some of the Pharisees.—The comparative brevity of St. Luke’s description is more than compensated by the interest of the two n…

What a contrast! The King's courtiers shouting for joy, and the King himself weeping over the guilty city where the greatest tragedy in the history…

Origen of Alexandria: As long as our Lord was on the mountain, only His Apostles were with Him. But when He began to approach…

Jesus responded along these lines: It is not legitimate to project earthly conditions into the future state (vv.34–35). Eternal life is actually th…

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude
Who had placed themselves there, to watch and observe what was sa…

Christ has dominion over all creatures and may use them as He pleases. He has all people's hearts both under His eye and in His hand.

Christ…