And he answered and said, etc. Instead of referring to the opinions of either party, Jesus called their attention to the original design o…

Have you not read...? —The answer to the question is found not in the words of a code of laws, but in the original facts of creati…

In His reply, Jesus challenges their knowledge of the law, “Have you not read?” It was a forceful way of appealing to their own boasted kn…

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

Jesus aligns himself with the prophet Malachi, who quotes the Lord as saying, “I hate divorce” (Malachi 2:16), and also refers to the c…

Have you not read? Christ does not indeed reply directly to what was asked, but He fully meets the question that was proposed. It is just …

And he answered and said to them
Not by replying directly to the question, but by referring them to the original cre…

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 …