In the inner chambers (εν τοις ταμειοις). Old form ταμιειον, a store chamber (Luke 12:24), secret room ([Reference Mat…

Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. See Barnes on Matthew 20:27.

The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of ho…

Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness.—See Note on Matthew 10:27. There is, it will be noted, a difference of th…

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be procl…

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Pharisees indeed sought to trap Jesus in His words, so that they might lead the people away from …

Again Luke notes the crowds, emphasizing the extremely large size of this one. Jesus addresses the disciples “first”; the crowds received his words…

Therefore whatsoever you have spoken in darkness
In the most private manner, to one another:

A firm belief in the doctrine of God's universal providence, and its extent, would satisfy us when we are in peril and encourage us to trust God in…