Ye blind guides (οδηγο τυφλο). Note omission of "Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites" with this third woe. In 15:14 Jesus had alread…

Whosoever shall swear, etc. (See Barnes on Matthew 5:33-37).

The temple. (See Barnes on Matthew 21:12).

It is n…

Whoever swears by the temple — For the general teaching of the Pharisees on oaths, see the notes on Matthew 5:33-37.

The form of the fourth “woe” differs from all the rest. In the other seven, our Savior said, “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!”…

St. Jerome: Just as they sought a reputation for holiness by making their phylacteries and fringes broad, and in turn used th…

See comments on 5:33–37 and 15:14 for the background and thrust of these verses. While it may be true that the rabbis fought the abuses of oaths an…

Woe to you, blind guides, As ambition is almost always connected with hypocrisy, so the superstitions of the people are usually encouraged…

Woe unto you, you blind guides
Meaning the same persons, the Scribes and Pharisees, as before, though not named, who…

The scribes and Pharisees were enemies of the gospel of Christ, and therefore of the salvation of people's souls. It is bad to keep away from Chris…

After He instructed the disciples and the multitudes about the caution they should have regarding the Jews' doctrine, He now directs His words to t…