And say, etc. This they professed to say by rebuilding their tombs. They also, probably, publicly expressed their disapprobation of the co…

If we had been in the days... —There is no need to assume that the Pharisees did not mean what they said. It was simply an instanc…

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 …

If we had been in the days of our fathers. Christ did not introduce this sentiment without good reason. For though He does not blame them …

And say, if we had been in the days of our fathers
Their ancestors and predecessors: signifying, that if they had li…

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…