Even so you also... — We find a similar image in the words of the Maccabean prince, Alexander Jannæus, who on his death-bed warned…

The reason given for the seventh “woe” reveals what the scribes and Pharisees really were like in Christ’s sight: Ye are like unto whited sepul…

Origen of Alexandria: Just as they are described above as being "full of extortion and excess," so here they are "full of hyp…

During the month of Adar, just before Passover, it was customary to whitewash with lime graves or gravesites that might not be instantly identified…

Even so you also outwardly appear righteous
By making broad their phylacteries, enlarging the borders of their garme…

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…