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and say, `If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.`
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The 'I Would Have...' Trap
Commentators highlight a universal human flaw exposed by Jesus. The Pharisees condemned their ancestors, believing they would have acted better. Scholars warn that modern believers can fall into the same trap, naively thinking we would have been more faithful than the disciples or the crowds who rejected Jesus. This verse calls us to examine our own hearts rather than judging the actions of those in the past.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And say, etc. This they professed to say by rebuilding their tombs. They also, probably, publicly expressed their disapprobation of the co…
19th Century
Anglican
If we had been in the days... —There is no need to assume that the Pharisees did not mean what they said. It was simply an instanc…
Baptist
The eighth “woe” referred to their false professions of reverence for “the goodly fellowship of the prophets” and “the noble army of martyrs”: …
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By erecting monuments the religious leaders thought themselves morally and spiritually above their forebears who had persecuted the prophets whose …
16th Century
Protestant
If we had been in the days of our fathers. Christ did not introduce this sentiment without good reason. For though He does not blame them …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And say, if we had been in the days of our fathers Their ancestors and predecessors: signifying, that if they had li…
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The scribes and Pharisees were enemies of the gospel of Christ, and therefore of the salvation of people's souls. It is bad to keep away from Chris…
13th Century
Catholic
After He instructed the disciples and the multitudes about the caution they should have regarding the Jews' doctrine, He now directs His words to t…
