The tombs of the prophets (τους ταφους των προφητων). Cf. Luke 11:48–52. They were bearing witness against themselves (…

Ye build the tombs of the prophets. That is, you build sepulchres or tombs over the prophets who have been slain. This they did professedl…

You build the tombs... — Four conspicuous monuments of this kind are seen to the present day at the base of the Mount of Olives, i…

They talk in the same conceited manner and claim self-righteousness, as their fathers did; and if their ancestors killed the prophets, these men ga…

St. Jerome: With a most subtle argument, He proves they are the sons of murderers, while, to gain a good reputation among the…

By erecting monuments the religious leaders thought themselves morally and spiritually above their forebears who had persecuted the prophets whose …

For you build the sepulchers of the prophets. An unfounded opinion is held by some that the scribes are here reproved for superst…

Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites
This is the seventh and last time, in which these words are delivered…

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…