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When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away.
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Wonder Without Worship
Commentators note the questioners "marveled" at Jesus's wisdom but did not follow Him. They were intellectually stunned and strategically defeated, but their hearts remained unchanged. As Matthew Henry points out, they admired His wisdom but refused to be guided by it. This serves as a warning that being impressed by Jesus is not the same as submitting to Him as Lord.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They marvelled. They had been foiled in their attempt. Though he had apparently decided in favor of the Herodians, yet his answer confound…
19th Century
Anglican
They marveled—We can imagine the surprise the conspirators felt to find themselves baffled when they thought success was so certai…
Baptist
They had some sense left even if they had no feeling. They saw that their plot had ignominiously failed; they marveled at the wisdom with which Chr…
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Superficially, Jesus’ answer accords with Jewish teaching that people ought to pay taxes to their foreign overlords, since the great, even the paga…
16th Century
Protestant
They wondered at Him. Here, too, it appears how God turns to a different purpose the wicked attempts of His enemies, and not only disappoi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When they had heard these words This answer returned unto them, this advice which was given them, which they could n…
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The Pharisees sent their disciples with the Herodians, a party among the Jews who favored full subjection to the Roman emperor. Though opposed to e…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord refuted the Pharisees by a parable; here, He manifests His wisdom in a second way by disputing with them. He does so in two ways:
