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11. ἰδόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι. The Pharisees were not guests, but came into the house,—a custom still prevalent in the East. A traveller writes from Damietta, ‘In the room where we were received, besides the divan on which we sat, there were seats all round the walls. Many came in and took their place on those side-seats, uninvited and yet unchallenged. They spoke to those at table on business, or the news of the day, and our host spoke freely to them. We afterwards saw this custom at Jerusalem … first one and then another stranger opened the door and came in, taking seats by the wall. They leaned forward and spoke to those at table.’ Scripture Manners and Customs, p. 185.
Διατί κ.τ.λ. St Mark represents the question to be asked by οἱ γραμματεῖς τῶν Φαρισαίων, St Luke by οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς αὐτῶν.