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The Pharisees went out, and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
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An Unlikely Alliance
Commentators emphasize the shocking alliance between the Pharisees and the Herodians. These groups were bitter political and religious enemies. The Pharisees were nationalists who resented Roman-backed rulers like Herod, while the Herodians supported them. Their willingness to unite shows that their shared hatred for Jesus was stronger than their own deep-seated animosity, illustrating how opposition to God can create strange partnerships.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Straightway. Immediately; or, as soon as possible.
Took counsel. Laid a plan; consulted with them. Literally, "made a cons…
And straightway with the Herodians took council (ευθυς μετα των Hηρωιδιανων). The Pharisees could stand no more. So out they stalk…
19th Century
Anglican
A man there which had a withered hand.—See Notes on Matthew 12:9-14. Mark omits the reference to the sheep fallen into a …
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The healing resulted in further enmity against Jesus. The Pharisees, joined now by the Herodians (probably influential Jews who were friends and ba…
16th Century
Protestant
The Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians. Now they regarded the Herodians with the fiercest hatred; for their eagerness to b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Pharisees went forth Out of the synagogue, being dreadfully galled with the reasonings of Christ, at the sil…
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