John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 15:3 - 15:3

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John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 15:3 - 15:3


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Mat 15:3. Διατί, why) He replies by a question similar in form to that which they had proposed in Mat 15:2.[678]-καὶ ὑμεῖς, ye also) Whether My disciples transgress or not, you are the greatest transgressors.-διὰ, κ.τ.λ., on account of, etc.) Traditions, even where you could least expect it, detract from the commandments of God.[679]-ὑμῶν, your) They had said, of the ancients; Jesus is no respecter of persons.

[678] The truth is never at a loss for questions, which it may put in opposition to the questions of hypocrites.-V. g.

[679] And what an amount of injury, from time to time, has been the result of the accumulation of such traditions, however much particular ones may be not without their show of plausibility, can hardly be stated.-V. g.