And to what are they like? (κα τιν εισιν ομοιοι; ). This second question is not in Mt 11:16. It sharpens the point. The case of τι…

Whereunto then shall I liken . . .—See Notes on Matthew 11:16-19. Some of the better manuscripts omit the introductory wo…

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rej…

St. John Chrysostom: Having declared the praises of John, he next exposes the great fault of the Pharisees and lawyers, who re…

Attention now turns to the contrast between the response of the people (cf. comment on 1:17) and of their hostile leaders to John and Jesus. The ta…

To what shall I compare? He does not include all the men of His age, but speaks particularly of the scribes and their followers. He charge…

And the Lord said
This clause is not in the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, nor in some copies, nor i…

To His miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this one in the kingdom of grace: To the poor the gospel is preached. This clearly p…