The altar. The altar of burnt offerings, in the court of the priests. See Barnes on Matthew 21:12.

It was made of brass, about thir…

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…

And whosoever shall swear by the altar. Here our Lord does what should be done in correcting errors, for He leads us to the source and sho…

And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing
These are again the words or sayings of the scribes and Pharis…

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…