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Watched
See on Mar 3:2.
Spies (ἐγκαθέτους)
Only here in New Testament. From ἐγκαθίμηι, to send in, as a garrison into a city. Hence of persons sent in for the purpose of espionage.
Which should feign (ὑποκρινομένους)
Lit., feigning. Rev., which feigned. Only here in New Testament. See on hypocrites, Mat 23:13.
The power and authority (τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ)
The former, the Roman power in general; the latter, the specific authority of the official.