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Slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem (ανειλεν παντας τους παιδας τους εν Βηθλεεμ). The flight of Joseph was justified…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Mocked of the wise men. When he saw that he had been deceived by them; that is, that they did not return as he had expected. It does not m…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The slaughter of the infants of Bethlehem is not mentioned by Josephus or any other writer, and for that reason, its historicity has been questione…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
That was how he interpreted it: that he had been mocked by the wise men. He was exceedingly angry, and when he was angry, his anger was terrible.
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Pseudo-Chrysostom: When the infant Jesus had subdued the Magi—not by physical power, but by the grace of His Spirit—Her…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
It probably did not take long to carry out Herod’s barbarous order. Bethlehem was only five miles from Jerusalem. The Magi had set out in the same …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Then Herod when he saw Matthew speaks according to what Herod felt and thought about the matter. He believed that the Magi had deceived hi…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked
Herod, having waited a proper time for the return of the wise men, and th…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Herod killed all the male children, not only in Bethlehem, but in all the villages of that city. Unbridled wrath, armed with an unlawful power, oft…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
It was discu ed above how the Wise Men bore witne to Christ being born; now, however, it is discu ed how the Holy Innocents bear witne , not by spe…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson