Pharisees tempting him (Φαρισαιο πειραζοντες αυτον). They "could not ask a question of Jesus without sinister motives" (Bruce). Se…

The Pharisees also came. (See Barnes' Notes on Matthew 3:7).

Tempting him. This means, to get him, if possible, to express…

Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason? (See the note on Matthew 5:32). The teaching of the Sermon on the Mount…

Here are these vipers again! What perseverance in malice! Little did they care for instruction, yet they assumed the air of inquirers. In truth, th…

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had previously left Judea because of their jealousy, but now He kept more to it, because His pas…

This first section on divorce, always a burning i ue in church and society, has produced much discu ion among commentators.

Pharisees are oft…

And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him. Though the Pharisees lay snares for Christ and cunningly endeavor to deceive him, yet their m…

The Pharisees also came unto him
Either from the places round about, or from Jerusalem: these came unto him, not for…

The Pharisees were eager to draw something from Jesus that they could portray as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numer…

In this pa age, it was shown how one comes to eternal life by the common way. Here, He teaches how one comes by the way of perfection. This way of …