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He answered, "What did Moses command you?"
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A Wise and Strategic Question
Commentators note that Jesus's response is a masterful debate tactic. Instead of directly answering the Pharisees' trap question, he asks a counter-question about Moses, their own revered authority. This forces them to state their legal basis, allowing Jesus to then analyze and correct their interpretation.
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What did Moses command you? (Τ υμιν ενετειλατο Μωυσησ; ). Jesus at once brought up the issue concerning the teaching of Moses ([Re…
19th Century
Anglican
And the Pharisees came to him. (See Notes on Matthew 19:3-12). We are not surprised to find St. Mark omitting the “hard s…
Jesus, as he often did when in controversy with the Jewish religious leaders, countered with a question of his own. Moses was their authority—what …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he answered and said to them Very prudently and wisely,
what did Moses command you
Presbyterian
Wherever Jesus was, the people flocked after him in crowds, and he taught them. Preaching was Christ's constant practice. He shows here that the re…
