Can ye (μη δυνασθε). So Luke, adding

make , ποιησα, where Mark and Matthew have μη δυναντα. All three have…

Can ye make . . .?—The question is somewhat stronger in form than the simple, Can t…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: As soon as they received the first answer from Christ, they proceeded from one thing to another, inte…

By stating a fact about the disciples of John and of the Pharisees, the disciples are now criticized, not only for eating with sinners, but for hav…

And he said to them
The disciples of John, or the Scribes and Pharisees:

It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was m…