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A Retreat for Peace
Commentators note that after a day of conflict with religious leaders, Jesus deliberately left the contentious city for the peace of a nearby village. Scholars see this as a wise example for believers: knowing when to withdraw from fruitless arguments and find solace and rest in the company of faithful friends.
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Matthew
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 21:17
18th Century
Theologian
Bethany. See Barnes, Matthew 21:1.
AT Robertson
On Matthew 21:17
To Bethany (εις Βηθανιαν). House of depression or misery, the Hebrew means. But the home of Martha and Mary and Lazarus there was …
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 21:17
19th Century
Preacher
Jesus did not love quibbling priests. He left them. He gave them a Scriptural answer to their inquiry and then, knowing that further argument with …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 21:17
During the festivals Jerusalem was crowded. So Jesus spent his last nights at Bethany, at the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus ().
John Gill
On Matthew 21:17
17th Century
Pastor
And he left them
The high priests and Scribes, confounded and put to silence, and as unworthy of his company and con…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 21:12–17
17th Century
Minister
Christ found some of the courts of the temple turned into a market for cattle and things used in the sacrifices, and partly occupied by the money-c…
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 21:1–22
13th Century
Philosopher
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
- In the first part, he relates Christ’s entrance into the world …