Him that dwelleth therein. That is, God. The temple was His house, His dwelling. In the first, or Solomon's temple, He dwelt between the c…

The Jews invented fantastic forms of swearing in order to evade the use of the divine name. Our Lord therefore next proved the utter failure of all…

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 whoever shall swear by the temple
As we have before seen they used to do, and as appears from what the poet says…

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…