Digged and went deep (εσκαψεν κα εβαθυνεν). Two first aorist indicatives. Not a

hendiadys for dug deep. Σκαπτω, to d…

When the flood arose.—Here we have somewhat less fullness of detail than in St. Matthew’s mention of the rain an…

The Venerable Bede: Lest anyone should vainly flatter himself with the words, Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth s…

If Jesus’ audience was relaxing in the assumption that the preceding teachings were directed only at the Pharisees and their followers, they could …

He is like a man which built an house
That is, intended to build one, having drawn the scheme of it in his mind, and…

Christ often used all these sayings; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others, for we need allowance ourselves. …