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32. Ἰωάννης. The mention of John points to the connection between this parable and the preceding incident.
ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης. A Hebrew expression. Cp. τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, ch. Mat 22:16; ὁδὸν σωτηρίας, Act 16:17. The Christian doctrine was called in a special sense ἡ ὁδός (Act 19:9; Act 19:23).
ἰδόντες, viz. that the publicans and the harlots believed him.
οὐ μετεμελήθητε. Did not even change your minds, much less repented in the deeper sense; see above, Mat 21:29.
τοῦ πιστεῦσαι. For this consecutive formula see note ch. Mat 2:13.