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But this cursed multitude doesn`t know the law."
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The Contempt of the Elite
Commentators unanimously explain that the Pharisees' statement reveals their profound contempt for the common people. They used terms like "the rabble" or the rabbinic phrase "people of the earth" to describe those uneducated in their specific legal interpretations. This serves as a powerful warning against spiritual pride and the sin of despising others whom God loves.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This people. The word translated here as people is the one commonly rendered the multitude. It is a word expressive of c…
This multitude (ο οχλος ουτος). The Pharisees had a scorn for the amhaaretz or "people of the earth" (cf. our "clod-hoppers…
19th Century
Anglican
But this people who knows not the law . . .—The words express: “Those people there, among whom you have been, and with wh…
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Baptist
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
They regarded the poor, common people as ignorant and accursed, whereas they, pr…
The Pharisees were irate when the guards returned without Jesus. Their question implied a negative answer: “No one of the Pharisees has believed in…
16th Century
Protestant
But this multitude. The first part of their pride was that, relying on the title of Priests, they wished to subject everyone to them in a …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But this people who knows not the law are cursed . ] With great contempt they style the followers of Jesus "this peo…
The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes its restraint cannot be explained. Never has any man spoken with that wisdom…
13th Century
Catholic
After our Lord told them about the origin and teacher of His doctrine, as well as its purpose, He now invites them to accept His teaching…
