And now, etc. - appeal of God to themselves, as in Isa 1:18; Mic 6:3. So Jesus Christ, in Mat 21:40, Mat 21:41, alluding in the very form of expression to this, makes them pass sentence on themselves. God condemns sinners “out of their own mouth” (Deu 32:6; Job 15:6; Luk 19:22; Rom 3:4).