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To the multitude that went out (τοις εξπορευομενοις οχλοις). Plural,
Multitudes . The present participle a…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Then said he to the multitude.—Better, multitudes. In St. Matthew the words Generation (or brood
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Now in the fifteenth yea of the reign of Tiberias Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Origen of Alexandria: No one who remains in his old state, and does not forsake his old habits and practices, can rightly com…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The word “crowds” (GK 4063) represents an unidentified, a orted group of people who came out to the desert to see him (cf. Matthew 3:7, …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Regarding the loud and open rebuke, which was administered to them before everyone, it was for the benefit of others; and that is the reason why Lu…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then said he to the multitude
That is, John, as the Ethiopic version reads; and the multitude to whom he spoke the f…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The scope and design of John's ministry were to bring the people from their sins and to their Savior. He came preaching, not a sect or party, but a…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson