they sent: The profound malice of the Pharisees appears here in their choice of companions, their affected praise, and the artful and difficult questions they proposed.
the Herodians: Mat 16:11-12; Mar 3:6, Mar 8:15
Master: Mat 22:24, Mat 22:26, Mat 26:18, Mat 26:49; Mar 10:17; Luk 7:40
we know: Psa 5:9, Psa 12:2, Psa 55:21; Pro 29:5; Isa 59:13-15; Jer 9:3-5; Eze 33:30-31