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Their disciples (tous mathētas autōn). Students, pupils, of the Pharisees as in Mar 2:18. There were two Pharisaic theological seminaries in Jerusalem (Hillel, Shammai).
The Herodians (tōn Herōidianōn). Not members of Herod’s family or Herod’s soldiers, but partisans or followers of Herod. The form in ̇ianos is a Latin termination like that in Christianos (Act 11:26). Mentioned also in Mar 3:6 combining with the Pharisees against Jesus.
The person of men (prosōpon anthrōpōn). Literally, face of men. Paying regard to appearance is the sin of partiality condemned by James (Jam 2:1, Jam 2:9) when prosōpolēmpsia, prosōpolēmptein are used, in imitation of the Hebrew idiom. This suave flattery to Jesus implied “that Jesus was a reckless simpleton” (Bruce).