Salutations (ασπασμους). The ordinary courtiers were coveted because in public. They had an itch for notice. There are occasionall…

Greetings in the markets. Marks of particular respect shown to them in public places. Markets were places where multitudes of people were …

Greetings in the markets — The greetings referred to were more than the familiar "Peace with you," and involved the language of fo…

This was the fatal flaw in their character: But all their works they do for to be seen of men. So long as they stood well in the sight of …

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had charged the Scribes and Pharisees with harshness and neglect; He now brings forward their va…

Jesus now illustrates some of the leaders’ practices not to be copied (v.3b). He accuses them of being time-servers and applause-seekers (6:1–18). …

And greetings in the markets They used to stroll about the markets, being public places, where there was a great concours…

The scribes and Pharisees explained the law of Moses, and enforced obedience to it. They are charged with hypocrisy in religion. We can only judge …

Here, it was shown how the Pharisees and the Scribes were provoked by Christ’s glory, and also by His wisdom, by which He had crushed them; now, ho…