The stone which (λιθον ον). Inverse attraction of the antecedent into the case of the relative.

The builders reject…

Jesus says, etc. Jesus, having led them to admit the justice of the great principle on which God was about to act towards them, proceeds t…

Did you never read...? The quotation is remarkable, as it is found in Psalm 118:22, within the immediate context of the verse that…

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures,

St. John Chrysostom: The purpose of this further parable is to show that their guilt was heinous and unworthy of forgiveness. …

Jesus’ question in this verse, “Have you never read?” implies that the Scriptures point to him (Jn 5:39—40). The quotation is from Ps 118:22–23. “S…

Have you never read in the Scriptures? We must remember what we said a little before, that, as the priests and scribes k…

Jesus says to them, did you never read the Scriptures ,
&c.] The passage which stands in (Psalms 118:22[…

This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them is spoken to caution all who enjoy the pr…

Here, they reprehend by questioning. And firstly, the questioning is related; and secondly, the refutation is related, where it is said,